Clark chosen Democratic speaker candidate in caucus
Champ Clark of Missouri was unanimously selected by the Democratic members-elect as the party’s candidate for speaker of the House in the Sixty Second Congress. The caucus pledged to strip the speaker of committee powers, placing that duty in the Ways and Means Committee.
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Champ Clark
Missouri
House ’ Representatives
Ways and Means
Paul Morton
Hquitable Life Assurance Society
Navy
Seymour
New York City
Katsura
Hugene Ely
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
United States Senate
Charles M. Schwab
William E. Corey
Thenited States Steel Corporation
James A. Farrell
John A. Dix
New York State Agricultural Society
New York
Tate
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Washington
United Mine Workers threaten to quit AFL over Western Federation
A resolution at the United Mine Workers of America meeting in Columbus Ohio demands immediate AFL inclusion of the Western Federation of Miners or it will sever ties with the parent body. Massachusetts ponders school savings banks to foster child thrift per Chapin's annual report. Taft Dix and Gaynor to dine together at the Waldorf on Washington’s Birthday as guests of the Police Lieutenants’ Benevolent Association.
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American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers of America
Columbus
Western Federation ‘of Miners
Massachusetts
School Save Banks
Bankommissioner
Chapin
Taft
Overnor Dix
Gaynor
Washington
Hardy Whitlock
National Board of Trade
Aldrich i
Central ‘Banking Organization
New York Central Railroad
Albert Seagrove
Grand Central
New York
Thomas F. Walsh
Arapahoe County
Colorado
Meadow Cave
Newfoundland
Kern Elected Indiana U S Senator in Voter Triumph
John W. Kern was formally elected United States senator from Indiana for a six year term beginning March 4 1911 in a crowded Indiana House chamber. He gained 90 votes to Beveridge 60 and thanked supporters with wife Mrs Kern present amid thunderous applause. Local option and liquor law changes were outlined by Democrats McMullen Tingle and Proctor as they pledged swift action to fulfill the party platform while hearings on education bills were scheduled.
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Denver
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Champ Clark
Joseph A. Bailey
Texas
Baltimore
Clark
Bailey
Hay
Washington
Ben
Knox
Spokane Council
United States
Italy
Justice Crain
New York
R. W. McLean
Mount Clemens
Mich
First Baptist Church
Harry Miller
Joinville-le- Pont
Paris
France
Atlantic Seaboard
Virginia
Raymond L. Ditmars
Bronx
Hudson River
Louis D. Brandeis
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Women's Council of Vetera
Tacoma
Wash
J. H. Brady
Abo
Indianapolis
John W. Kern
House of Representatives
Indiana
General Assembly
Marshall
Veneman
House
Hall
Kimmel
Rouse
Oldaker
Ratliff
Dale J. Crittenberger
Senate
Charles J. McCullough
Kern
Albert J. Beveridge
Stotsenburg
Proctor
McMullen
Tingle
Democrats
M. T. McCarty
Frankfort
L. C. Tilden
Greencastle
B. Johnson
Orange
Martin Counties
Higgins
Boone County
McCarty Questions Attendance at Liquor Caucus
Senator McCarty pressed on the liquor bill and party platform pledge while Mr. Proctor and Likhart members debated attendance. McCarty insisted he would not attend the caucus and would not be present for the 8 party platform measure.
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Senator McCarty
Mr. Proctor
Senator Proctor
Likhart
Doctor McCarty
Bills Killed in Committee Report
The House opened with prayer by Rev. Father Joseph F. Byrne. Speaker Veneman read committee reports recommending indefinite postponement of two bills including county school superintendent elections and creation of a state highway commission. A third bill to amend burrs and thistles cutting law was also held for postponement.
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Joseph F. Byrne
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Veneman
Committee On Education
Butcher
Committee On
Wells
State Highway Commission
Purdue University
Rupel
Both Houses to Meet for Joint Session and Senate Change
Both houses will meet in joint session in the house chamber with Lieutenant Governor Hall presiding to announce the ballot result. Senator Beveridge’s term ends March 4 and Mr. Kern will replace him, making Indiana’s two Democratic senators for the first time since 1897. Legislation: bills from the Indianapolis Bar association on civil procedure, nurse registration, a $4,000 salary for the Marion County surveyor, and probate commissioners for mid-sized counties.
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Hall
Kern
Senator Beveridge
Mr. Kern
Indiana
Daniel W. Voorhees
David Turpie
Voorhees
Charles W. Fairbanks
Beveridge
Turpie
Fairbanks
James A. Hemenway
Senate
B. P. Shively
South Bend
Hemenway
Seldensticker
Maas
Marion County
Parties Divide On Local Option Bill In Indiana Senate
Indianapolis Jan 21 There was a party break over the local option bill as Democrats backed the majority report to pass the Proctor bill while Republicans urged killing it. The senate also passed a railroad damages bill and a slate of new measures including monuments and an industrial court. House debates produced printing fights over amended versus original forms and voted to print only the amended version. Committees investigated the Jeffersonville reformatory with a routine state prison trip planned to Michigan City.
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McMullen
Tingle
House
Stotsenburg-Proctor
Senate
Committee On Public Morals
Committees On Public Morals
McCarty
Tilden
Proctor
Elkhart
Indianapolis
Durre
Evansville
Morals Committee
Askren
Reformatory
House Committee On
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Gabriel Godfrey
Peru
Physicians Fight in Store in Greensburg
In Greensburg on January 21 two St Paul doctors Jewett and Pagel fought in the rear of the town drug store. The quarrel stemmed from Pagel's alleged tales about Jewett's handling of a recent case. Pagel offered no defense and was badly beaten.
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Greensburg
Jan
Jewett
Doctor Pagel
St. Paul
Pagel
Growth of Towns in Western Canada
The article notes rapid town growth along western railways driven by strong agriculture and local industry. It highlights thriving towns, new cities of 10,000 to 15,000 people, and investments in hotels stores and schools. Government efforts promote settlement. favorable climate and railway rate supervision bolster markets and high prices.
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Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
Edmonton Bulletin
Central Western States
Dominion
Hobo begs for nut cracker after wholesome biscuits
A downcast tramp knocked on a back door and claimed a sick wife and twelve hungry kids. The housewife, moved by his plight, gave him homemade biscuits. He thanked her and asked to borrow a nut cracker for a few minutes, sparking a moment of quiet humor.
A Prime Cause of Ill Health
A renowned physician says constant thinking and talk of ill health causes it. He warns that the nervous rising generation obsesses over sleep, food, and exercise, leaving them without a moment’s peace and wearing themselves out.
There's the Rub in a Boarding House Exchange
An optimistic boarder says you can eat as much as you like at the boarding house. A pessimist replies you can eat as much as you like, but there’s never anything you could possibly like. The exchange highlights contrasting views on abundance and satisfaction.
Pettits Eye Salve Advertised by Buffalo Drugist
Pettit's Eye Salve for congested inflamed eyes promises to remove film and scum. Distributed by Howard Bros. in Buffalo New York. The ad quotes Emerson on life's journey and wisdom as a closing flourish.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
Emerson
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Burrows
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Susquehanna Valley
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California
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Cook
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Indianapolis Bar Association
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