Week in Review at a Glance From 1907 Era
The Brooklyn home of Dr. Frederick A. Cook is sold to a New York real estate speculator and will be torn down to build a modern apartment house. The Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire reveals plans for a home for aged British nationals in the United States. Russia's czarina is gravely ill, court festivities halted. National Civic Federation delegates from 34 states discuss accident compensation and corporate regulation with rostrums by Roosevelt, MacVeagh, Root, Carnegie, Cummins and others. Colorado Senator-elect Charles J. Hughes dies at Denver home after long illness. Benjamin H. Cramp dies in Philadelphia from gas-poisoning found in bathroom. Cornell marks Ezra Cornell’s 104th birth anniversary with Founder’s Day address by President Schurman. California’s Judge John D. Works elected U.S. senator by the state legislature. Connecticut caucus selects George P. McLean for U.S. Senate, defeating Morgan G. Bulkeley.
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Brooklyn
Frederick A. Cook
New York
Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire
United States
James Bryce
Czarine
Russia
National Civic Federation
Roosevelt
MacVeagh
Root
Carnegie
Cummins
Charles J. Hughes
Colorado
Denver
Benjamin H. Cramp
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Philadelphia
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Ezra Cornell
Schurman
Goldwin Smith
John D. Works
California
Frank T. Flint
George P. McLean
Connecticut General Assembly
United States Senate
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Senate Committee On
William Lorimer
Illinois
Crawford
South Dakota
Lorimer
Stephenson
Wisconsin
McGovern
State Senate
Hubert Latham
San Francisco
Newton
N. J
Society For the
W. W. Kyle
Weston
Charles McGuire
Colquitt
Texas
Fort Worth
American National Livestock Association
Senate
Cullom
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Judson Harmon
Columbus
Mann
Chicago
Taft backs Longworth tariff plan at Washington banquet
President Taft praised the Longworth bill as a conciliatory measure to empower the tariff commission. He also summoned Ways and Means Republicans to the White House to urge harmony. Elsewhere, Mrs Mary G Eddy's will faces questions over a 2 million gift to the Mother Church and its possible heirs.
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Taft
National Tariff Commission Association
Washington
Tariff Commission
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Mother” Church of Christ, Scientist
Mary G
San Antonio
Tex
Great Northern
The
Oregonian
Fielding
Mont
Brooklyn smoker dies after two days without cigarettes
In Brooklyn a young cooper named John Michels died in hospital after being deprived of cigarettes for two days. He had smoked 80 a day for fifteen years. The incident adds to a long list of disparate news items from the era including College spelling woes, railroad security, and political developments.
Wives Sons and Daughters Meet Attending Short Course
Farmers and families from across Indiana converge on Purdue for the ninth annual farmers short course. Nearly two thousand enroll. sessions cover dairying, horticulture, household economics and livestock. A road planning push seeks a state highway commission and expert oversight to reform Indiana’s road building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Purdue University
University and Experiment Station
University
Purdue Farm
Fowler Hall
Stone
John H. Skinner
George S. Christie
W. C. Latta
J. D. Jarvis
O. F. Hunzicker
H. C. Mills
C. G. Woodbury
J. G. Boyle
James Troop
Henrietta W. Calvin
Grace Woodward
W. W. Smith
Proposed Changes in the Fish Laws Move Through Legislature
Legislation from Senator Yarling of Shelby county and measures backed by George W. Miles aim to codify Indiana fish laws. Proposals would issue one dollar licenses for fishing with spears or nets from June to November, allow certain gear with landowner consent, and empower property owners to arrest violators. Bills seek to finance fish propagation and protect species via a centralized statute set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarling
Shelby County
George W. Miles
State Commissioner of Fisheries and Game
Miles
Commissioner of Fisheries and Game
Marion County Fish Protective Association
Lafayette
Fort Wayne
Wawesee
No Criticism of Prisons Delayed Clarification
Amos W. Butler receives a letter from Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise explaining his remarks at a U S prison congress. The statement criticizing American prisons was directed at jail systems only, not full prison institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos W. Butler
Board of State Charities
Evelyn Ruggles- Brise
K. C
Boys' School Head Ends Long Service
Eugene E. York resigns after 17 years at Indiana Boys' School including ten as head. He joined in 1893, held roles as chairboy and company officer, then chief clerk before becoming superintendent April 1, 1901. His tenure improved and expanded the institution, earning nationwide regard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Boys' School
Eugene E. York
Board of Control
York
Ther
Charlton
United States
Kinney Asks Opinion On Gas Inspector Term
Kinney Bryce Kinney appointed state gas inspector by W S Blatchley asks the attorney general for the expiration date of his four year term. Attorney General Honan says Barrett the state geologist informed him Kinney has relinquished the office and William Morse Blake s gas inspector has been at work a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinney
Bryce Kinney
W. S. Blatchley
Honan
Barrett
William Morse
Will Improve State Highways Model Law Prepared
The Department of Agriculture and the American Association for Highway Improvement plan a model road law for Indiana. They will secure a new system of road making to insure economy in expense and guide the legislature through W. S. Blatch.
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United States Department of Agriculture
American Association For Highway Improvement
Indiana General Assembly
Indiana
Department of Agriculture
Logan W. Page
Office of Public Roads
W. S. Blatchley
Clarence Kenyon
Indiana Good Roads Association
State Highway Commission
J. E. Pennybacker, Jr
Colorado
Washington, D. C
The
American Association
Indianapolis
Colorado Building
Anderson Charged with forgery and jail escape in Madison
Henry Barr alias Henry Wiley was arraigned in the Madison circuit court on forgery charges. He allegedly passed a counterfeit check to buy turkeys from farmer Charles Cather. Barr feigned illness to avoid arrest, later escaping and regaining health in jail. He previously served time in Michigan City prison for horse theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Henry Barr
Henry Wiley
Madison
Barr
Charles Cather
C. L. Niccum
Robert Johnson
Michigan City
Alexandria
Princeton
Cumberland Telephone
Lawrence
R. W. Dyer
Mount Carmel
North Vernon
Alan Grinstead
San Jacinto
South Bend
Ministerial Association of
Mishawaka
Logansport
Joseph McCune
Flora
McCune
Folse
William Dillon
Dillon
Free Advice to Women by Mrs Pinkham
Women suffering from illness are invited to contact Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. All letters are read and answered by women. The firm emphasizes confidentiality and offers free advice and a free 80 page Text Book by mail direct to readers.
Funds to Fight Tuberculosis in 1910 Report
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports that 1910 spending on tuberculosis reached nearly 15 million dollars, led by 11.38 million for sanatoria and hospitals. Public funding rose to 9.27 million, more than double 1909, signaling growing government support for TB work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Anti-Tuberculosis Associations
National Association
Father of the Man and the Wandering Jim
Miss Amelia Austin listens as Mrs. Amasa Hunting speaks of James Hunting, once from Wo Brook-in-the-Hills, who left youth to become a millionaire. She notes Jim has gone abroad for baths, joking that his mother never could make him wash his neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Austin
Amasa Hunting
James Hunting
Wobrook-in-the-Hills
Jim
Miss Amelia
Mrs. Hunting
Feminine Financiering and a Curious Bet
A witty exchange centers on a bet about a football game. He proclaims victory and demands ten kisses, while she agrees to pay with a draft on mamma. The dialogue showcases playful statutory language and a glimpse into a commercial school graduate’s character.
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Mamma
Backing Off Friends to Avoid Pushing Ahead
A terse maxim warns against advancing by sidelining friends. It stresses loyalty, caution, and the value of trust in collective progress and personal conduct.
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General News
Iyanersons
Connellsville
L Feo
Uuwee Coulp
E.etly
Pulldigig
Aak Gotch
Gladys Oestryck
Humboldt
J. & Paulding
Mark Twain
Butte
John Michels
Cooper
Wellesley College
Andrew Carnegie
J. Hunter
University of Kansas
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Utah
Overland Limited
Harbin
Manchuria
State Department
David W. Holstlaw
Illinois Senate
Oglesby
Deneen
Iuka Lanker
Borah
Judiciary Committee
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York State
Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Association
Jersey
Gottlieb Santel
New Jersey
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Purdue
C. E. Pittenger
Muncie
Indiana State Trustees’ Association
House
Henry Seyfried
Pittenger
Township Advisory Board
Township Board of
States
State News
Post
Lingera” Postum Cereal Co., Lad
Battle Creek, Mich
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