Week's News Highlights From Early 1900s Era
A mix of society, crime, and science notes. A. B. Chandler, senior postal executive, to marry a stenographer at seventy. A burglary steals $2,300 during a widow’s bereavement. Taft invitations controversy roils Congress. Mrs. Shonts alleged jewelry value prompts customs inquiry. A boardinghouse fire kills Mrs. Jenkins. Eva survives. Archbishop condemns opera Baiome in Milwaukee. Accidents on West Coast rails. biologist Whitman dies of pneumonia. Kyrle Bellew plans world tour with Frohman. Flexner recovers after appendicitis surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Chandler
Postal Telegraph Company
Joseph Tener
Hempstead
N. Y
House of Representatives
Helen Taft
Washington Post Office
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Railway
New York City
Hner
L. H. Jenkins
Eva Jenkins
Sire
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Messmer
Milwaukee
Chicago
Kyrle Bellew
Charles Frohman
London
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Presbyterian Hospital
New York
General News Highlights From the Era
United States Secret Service to sweep Chicago bomb outrages and protect citizens. The bark Mantanzas, overdue from Brunswick, Me, arrives in Philadelphia after crew of 11 suffered extreme hardships. Mary Baker Eddy will leave the Christian Science Church major estate including copyrights valued around 1.5 million. Honduran revolutionary outbreak prompts martial law and political prison crowds. A shooting in Indianapolis leaves two teens dead. Tacoma imposes anti drinking ordinance criminalizing giving drinks. British general election shows Unionist losses amid three days of polls. Illinois official Hardy Whitlock resigns after $37,622 shortage. funds settled with bondsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Secret Service
Chicago
Hyrunswick
Philadelphia
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Church
Honduras
Albert Perin
Jesse Osborn
Indianapolis
Tacoma
Wash
Hardy H. Whit Tock
Danville
Ill
O. B. Wysong
Treasury Reforms and Economic Policies Suggested to Congress
Secretary Mac Veagh outlines recommendations to reform currency scope, modernize banking laws, civil service retirements, and cut red tape in government operations. The report seeks to reduce governmental friction without major monetary shifts.
Civil War Veterans Eligible for Indiana Home Steward
Indiana officials say only Union Civil War veterans may be appointed steward at the Knightstown state soldiers home, per attorney general James Bingham, denying a Spanish American War veteran candidate. The article also covers public hospital contributions, school funding limits, prison labor reform, and financial findings from the state boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Knightstown
W. T. Stott
James Bingham
Stott
F. W.W. Terflinger
Northern
Indiana Hospital
Logansport
Charles A. Greathouse
State Board of Education
Sunday observance drive by Newcastle ministers
A committee from the Ministerial association met Prosecutor Evans urging stricter Sunday observance. Other Indiana items include a theater arrest in Newcastle, a suspected enticement case in Marion, a Colgate call for John T. Montgomery of Rolling Prairie, a fatal fire in Bloomington, a wreck injury in Anderson, a stock-subscription suit in Newcastle, a Logansport porch trickster, and Evansville postal Sunday mail debate with the Methodist conference backing Sunday afternoon holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Evans
Warner Schmidt
Kokomo
Frank Baldwin
Sadie Carney
Marion
Baldwin
Kirkpatrick
Laporte
John T. Montgomery
Rolling Prairie High School
Colgate University
Hamilton
N. Y
EK. B. Bryan
Colgate
Franklin University
Montgomery
Rolling Prairie
Fulton County
Bloomington
Babe
Charles Taylor
Fred Gause
W.S. Steele
Logansport
Seybold Dry Goods
Evansville
Post Office Department
Sihler
Indiana Methodist Conference
Sibler
Six Years of Skin Disease Healed by Cuticura
Leonard A Hawter of Brooklyn New York endured sixteen years with a severe skin disease. After trying many doctors and suffering through warm weather he found relief using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. He bought two sets and soon felt himself a changed man and claims a true cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard A. Hawter
Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn
N .Y
Poultry Show to Feature Belgian Exhibitor and Large Prize Pool
The Midwest poultry and pet stock show will run December 8 to 14 at the Chicago Coliseum with entries from 27 states and two Canadian provinces. Mme A F Van Schelle of Belgium will exhibit 129 birds, a breed not previously shown in the United States. Theodore Hewes, secretary treasurer, reports 45 Indiana entries, 10 judges, and $3,000 in prizes. Hewes has purchased eleven $50 silver cups to add to Chicago displays. The event fills the Coliseum, with 2,231 single entries and 187 breeding pens already registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Chicago Coliseum
Theodore Hewes
West Washington Street
Canada
Mme. A. F. van Schelle
Belgium
United States
Hewes
Chicago
Millions In School Funds Reported By State
A report by John J Hoffmann deputy state superintendent shows 8 732 046 20 dollars held in trust as the common school fund across counties on June 1 1910 with one year interest of 523 922 77 dollars. Last year 165 000 dollars were transferred among counties including 148 000 from Marion county. Interest due on December 1 1910 stood at 268 495 25 dollars. Auditors found 21 counties owed 7 963 02 dollars to the fund dating to March 16 1908 which was corrected and placed in the fund by June 1910. Interest from March 16 1908 to November 11 1910 totaled 744 01 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Congress
United States District Court For
Eastern District of
Pennsylvania
Temple Iron Company
St. Paul
Marinette
Wis
Montclair
N. J
Paul H. Hennis
Harvard University
Toronto
Ont
Geary
Chicago
West Side Baseball Park
Coxey
W. N. Ruby
Colorado Supreme Court
Robert W. Steele
China
Committee On Privileges and
George D. Harras
Sioux Falls
S. D
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Harras
San Francisco
Manchuria
Hongkong
James McKinney
Fourteenth District
Illinois
Washington, D. C
Interior
Ballinger
Congressional Committee
Juan Sancho Azcona
Washington
Department of Justice
Azcona
Francisco I. Madero
Mexican Congress
Fendrich
Main
First Streets
Evanaville
Ind
Duveen Bros
America
United States
Loeb
New York
Federal Grand Jury
Detroit
Mich
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company
Pittsburg
A. J. Ghiglione
Seattle
John J. Hoffmann
Marion
State Board of Accounts
Common School Fund
Pensions Granted to Indianians List Total Awards
Pensions were granted to Indiana residents including James M. Bailey thirty dollars Ellen Belford twelve dollars Charles G. Blythe twelve dollars William Draper fifteen dollars Rebecca A. Durment twelve dollars William H. Everman fifteen dollars Nancy M. Goodnight twelve dollars Harry E. Helfrich six dollars minor of Alfred Hicks twelve dollars John H. Lewis twenty dollars William McCullough fifteen dollars Walter J. Maddox twenty dollars William C. Moffitt twelve dollars Leslie H. Moore thirty dollars William L. Powell seventeen dollars Cornelius V. Tanner fifteen dollars James Roas twenty four dollars James Shackelford six dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Bailey
Ellen Belford
Charles G. Blythe
William Draper
Rebecca A. Durment
William H. Everman
Nancy M. Goodnight
Harry E. Helfrich
Alfred Hicks
John H. Lewis
William McCullough
Walter J. Maddox
William C. Moffitt
Leslie H. Moore
William L. Powell
Cornelius V. Tanner
James Roas
James Shackelford
Report of 260 State Banks Shows Resource Increase
The auditor to be succeeded, John Bilheimer, released figures for 285 Indiana state banks. Between September 30, close of fiscal year, and November 10, loans and discounts rose 1,843,049.69. overdrafts 52,146.24. bank fixtures 65,137.04. other real estate 9,648.20. total resources up 1,756,353.53. Liabilities climbed by the same amount due to paid-in capital 221,831.80. surplus 361,500.48. undivided profits 205,101.61. deposits 1,102,115.99. bills payable 123,906.81. rediscounted 41,896.84. Cash and bonds declined 213,627.64. cash reserve down .89 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
John ©. Bilheimer
W. H.O Brien
Woaseje
Ash Taeree
Darwin’s Gardener Reflects On His Master’s Health
A gardener recalls Charles Darwin’s state, noting the scientist wandered the garden and paused by flowers for long stretches. The friend asks how Darwin has been lately, with the gardener saying the poor master seems morose and idle without meaningful work.
Suffrage Leader Comment Sparks Debate on Women Governance
Mrs O H P Belmont says women already govern in effect while men acknowledge it. An editor about to marry tells a joke about Miss Cash prompting his proposal to Miss Dash, illustrating the era's witty gender views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. P. Belmont
New York
Miss Cash
Miss Dash
Their Fate at the Table d'hote Toasting Old Age
Dialogue between Mrs Crow-William and Mr Crow humorously ponders future aging, imagining a comical fate of being served on toast at a table d hote restaurant. The exchange carries a playful tone and Victorian-esque wordplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Crow
William
Mr. Crow
Asquall
Simple Kidney Based Rheumatism Cure Promise
A generic remedy claims rheumatism stems from inactive kidneys and uric acid in blood. It recommends a homemade mixture of Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla taken after meals and at night. The text emphasizes safety and easy preparation from a preservation pharmacy with no side effects noted.
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General News
State Soldiers’ Home
Mr. Stott
State Reformatory
State Federation of Labor
Indiana State Federation of Labor
Jeffersonville
Michigan City
Jeffersonville Reformatory
L. C. Marr
M. J. Farrell
Peyton
Southern Reformatory
Warren D. Wells
Steuben County
Wells
W. A. Debauity
Amos W. Butler
Board of State Charities
Board of Accounts
Board of County Commissioners
Legislative
Ward A. Gardner
Board of Trustees
State News
Billheimer
O’brien
Austins
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