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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1911
Page
2
A digest of international matters from Canada to Alaska, outlining U S Senate scrutiny of the reciprocity bill, Senate investigations into Day portrait fraud, and testimony from Edward Tilden and other executives. Also notes on Cummins Bristow and Lorimer scandals, and the Pailing-Pinchit Alaska coal dispute.
Harvard University announced 34,200,000 in gifts received in the last year at a Cambridge alumni gathering. The report came as John J. Jarvee survived a 500 foot biplane crash in Chicago and as other aviation feats and disasters occupied national attention from Niagara Falls flights to naval damage control in Brooklyn.
The article notes United States Senator Francis Warren of Wyoming biasction to Miss Clara LeDaren Morgan, the little Lidl rep of Hore Gotham in New York City, with Warren aged sixty and Morgan described. It also mentions Mrs John Laughmar, widow of a Civil War veteran and former populist candidate for Congress, killed by a bicycle car near Sister Park in Indiana. John W Gates postponed departure due to illness after seven operations for a throat abscess. The University of Michigan named Robert Campbell treasurer replacing Georgeaker. The Catholic Educational Association opened in Chicago with 3,000 delegates, including nuns in deliberations. Evangelistic meetings by Rev Hille Sunday in Erie, Pennsylvania converted over 1,009 people.
The fifteenth annual Indiana State Bar Association meeting will be at Winona Lake July 11 and 12 with a banquet the evening of July 12. President William A. Ketcham will speak, and Peter W. Meldrim will deliver the principal address. A special interurban train will bring members from Indianapolis, and a six oclock dinner and lake ride are planned. Nearly 200 Indiana golfers will compete for the state championship at Richmond Country Club July 11–15 with clubs from Indianapolis, Richmond, Terre Haute, Fort Wayne, Marion, Muncie, Kokomo, Logansport, and others. Will Diddle of Indianapolis is the defending champion amid a field including Wilber Hibberd, Dudley Eimer, Will Pimm, and Frank Bravett.
At an Indiana Municipal League meeting a plan to draft a new cities and towns act was approved. A five member committee including D. H. Campbell and James W. Fortune will prepare proposals for the league’s legislative committee ahead of the next session. Talks centered on the impact of street improvement laws in Indianapolis and surrounding cities, with critique of cost burdens on property owners and city funding needs.
American artist Royal academician Edwin Abbey has had liver surgery in London. His condition is reported favorable for recovery. Governor General Gondatti of Vindistals orders maritime province governors to report on Jews in their jurisdictions, with four weeks given to settle affairs before expulsion. France forms a new cabinet with Joseph Cailleux as premier presenting colleagues to President Fallieres for signatures.
The Indiana Supreme Court upheld William B. Cluthe v Evansville Mount Carmel and Northern Railway Company from Vanderburgh County. The railway sought to condemn land for a right of way claiming incorporation in 1906 but argued construction was not started within three years, challenging eminent domain.
At a state board of education meeting the three trustees for Indiana University were reappointed for three year terms from July 1. Benjamin F. Shively of South Bend Ira C. Batman of Bloomington and Robert J. Hamilton of Vincennes were chosen on nominations from a committee including C. N. Kendall W. W. Parsons and J. C. Webb.
Governor Marshall says he cannot order out the Second Indiana National Guard for a peace parade in the city on July 4 due to lacking legal authority and the cost about 3000 dollars. He will invite Major Conde to join the battalion in the parade and notes Taft day plans discussed with President Taft. The state board of pardons met with 63 cases, 22 new, hearing several continuances including cases of grand larceny and murder. Governor also issued a parole for Jesse Vandine of Hancock county, released on recommendation of the reformatory superintendent after paralysis.
Articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state include Teegarden Brick and Tile Company of South Bend with $20,000 capital to manufacture and sell brick and tile. incorporators William B. Calvert, D. G. Miller, William Miller. Octagon Oil and Gas Company of Muncie with $15,000 capital to develop oil and gas wells. incorporators R. W. Brown, Everett Moffee, C. Hash.
Indiana state food and drug commissioner H E Barnard plans to send an inspector to a northern county after a complaint from an egg buyer. Hucksters with wagons are selling bad eggs under the new law while paying 11 cents a dozen for eggs tossed off, against 14 cents offered by the dealer. The inspector will prosecute hucksters found with bad eggs.
Glenn Eller, a young farmer near Noblesville, fought two highwaymen who tried to rob him on a covered bridge over Stony Creek. They struggled for five minutes until the horse bolted free and the robber fled the scene, leaving his partner and gear behind. police found no trace of either man.
Mrs. Dora Lugarty asks Marion authorities to locate and arrest Elmer S. Jones a former Landesville merchant and her daughter Addie Lugar sixteen who eloped by train to Chicago Jones about thirty five has a history of multiple marriages and fled Landesville abandoning business and family last year he and Addie Lafferty were arrested in South Dakota and returned to Marion a divorce involving Alys Jones was recently granted
In Greene circuit court Daniel Neal faces murder charges for killing George Hutchinge at the Jackson Hill mine in Sullivan county. Jury selected and opening statement by Sullivan prosecutor Fred Bays outlined the state's theory. Bays said Neal operated a blind tiger at the mine during the shooting. Buys presented the defense.
Jeffersonville Maj David C Peyton, superintendent of the Indians reformatory, promises a full investigation of the clash between guard Oliver T Worrall and inmate Harry Reynolds. Reynolds accuses Worrall of assault and pointing a dangerous weapon after Worrall fired several shots amid threats from citizens. The dispute centers on Reynolds tying his horse on land leased by the prison.
Local knights finalize arrangements for the Indiana Brigade encampment and Jubilee meeting of the Pythians of Indiana in Lafayette from August 7 to 12. Daily entertainment plans promise to attract thousands, with the Indiana Brigade gathering expected to be the largest ever attended by the uniform rank.
Nine year old Harry Wertz, son of William Wertz of Flatrock, drowned while with his companion Morris Evans, twelve. Evans raised the alarm and the body was recovered within twenty minutes.
A driving horse owned by Dr. E. Custer, attorney, died suddenly in Columbus after swallowing a rag that obstructed internal organs. The horse was valued at $300.
Mrs America Finn sues Indianapolis Southern Railroad for 10000 damages over her husband’s death on June 26 1909 alleging railroad employees’ carelessness and improper medical attention caused excessive blood loss and death.
In an interview W J White head of Canadian immigration offices in the United States reports uniformly good crops across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with increased acreage this year Farmers upgrading from 100 to 150 percent more land seed and expect 20 to 30 bushels per acre with forecasts of 200000000 bushels of wheat Many lands held steady at 15 to 2 per acre could rise to 20 to 25 with harvest and spring prices expected to climb Emigration from Canada remains at a record pace with rail line districts favored for land purchases Information available from Canadian Government Agent nearest.
A social Ohio town tale notes a young man who declines Mrs. Wood's invitation on the nineteenth, in formal terms from Lippincott's Magazine. The excerpt shows the proper etiquette and courteous phrasing used in polite correspondence of the era.
A terse exchange quotes the phrase Can you answer the questions about this beach show categorically referring to a dogmatic stance. The dialogue centers on preference for dogmatic certainty in addressing complex queries.
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