Notable Obituaries and Political Shifts Across Nations
A condensed weekly digest reports Virginia Senator John W. Daniel's death from paralysis at 67 in Lynchburg. Other items note independent Gifford Pinchot’s Pennsylvania gubernatorial bid, cop per case fees to John B. Stanchfield, Rhode Island bishop William Nielson McVickar's death, Louisiana Senator Samuel McEnery's passing, inventor Joseph Thomas near 83 in Hoboken, Mrs. Sherman's illness, Theodore Roosevelt Jr.'s San Francisco arrival with new wife Eleanor, and Judge John F. Philips's retirement marking 27 years on the Missouri bench.
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John W. Daniel
Virginia
Lynchburg
Senator Daniel
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
John B. Stanchfield
F. A. Heinze
New York
William Nielson McVickar
Rhode Island
Beverles Cove
Mass
United States
Samuel Douglas McEnery
Louisiana
New Orleans
Joseph Thomas
Hoboken
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Sherman
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Eleanor Butler Alexander
San Francisco
John F. Philips
United States Court For
Western District of Missouri
Denied New Trial in Hyde Poisoning Case
Dr B C Hyde who was convicted May 16 of poisoning Col Thomas H Swope was Wednesday denied a new trial in Kansas City by Judge Ralph S Latshaw. The report also notes other legal and political items from the era including a mistrial for Leo O Neil Browne and long jury deliberations in Chicago.
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B. C. Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Kansas City
Ralph S. Latshaw
Baron de Hirsch
New York City
American Library Association
Mackinac Island
Mich
Leo O'Neil Browne
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Chicago
H. Terrell
Belgium
San Antonio
Tex
House of Commons
Harry B. Hutchins
University of Michigan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic
Pacific
Magoffin
Floyd
Knott
Kentucky
Porter
Charlton
Ican
F. Goldthrite
Ottawa
Ont
Deroit River
Buffalo
Detroit
Illinois Supreme Court bans bible reading in public schools
A long list of disparate events follows a Supreme Court ruling that religious exercises in public schools during school hours cannot be conducted. The coverage touches on regatta results, accidents, explosions, crimes, and other incidents across the United States, reflecting a broad wire service round-up style.
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Tllinois Supreme Court
Yale
Thames River
New London
Conn
Harvard
Taft
Robert
T. Taft
Beverly
Mass
Peter Ripley
Simplex Railway
Hammond
Ind
Edward Bushay
Minneapolis
Minn
Teatro Colon
Buenos Aires
George Washington University
Washington
Richard O. Harlan
Lake Forest College
Robert O. Abel
Frederick Abel
Harry Jessom
St. Louis County
Missouri
George Badger
Jackson
Mich
Jim Shivers
Count Zeppeline
Deutschland
Teutoburgian Forest
Germany
Emil Rohn
Mount Clemens
Lee O'Neil Browne
Chicago
McSurely
Deutsche Vacuum Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
E. L. Quarles
Quarles
Ogden
Utah
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
Water Valley
Miss
International Association For the Prevention of Smoke
Thomas A. Landregan
James H. Carroll
Welch & Landregan
E. M. Nelson
Lakeside
Duluth
Veterans to pay three cents per mile to Atlantic City encampment
Indiana G A R members traveling to the national encampment in Atlantic City will be charged three cents per mile one way, one and a half fares round trip. Efforts for a two cent rate failed as trunk lines refused. Terre Haute G A R resolution urged half fare, with traffic managers informed.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Atlantic City
Terre Haute
John R. Fesler
George F. Randolph
Baltimore & Ohio
Seining Cleaned Indian Creek Dumps German Carp
George W. Miles reports completion of seining at Indian Creek near Madison with 1 053 German carp removed. Disturbance to other fish and muddy waters prompted the action. Pettiford fined 31 dollars for bass under legal size. Pommerher fined 40.10 for shooting squirrels. Authorities plan vigorous action against strawboard polluters and mills near Matthew. Water samples and Big Blue river analysis underway to apportion blame.
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George W. Miles
Madison
Miles
Matthew
Big Blue River
Carthage
Crawfordsville Chosen as Next Indiana Municipal League Meeting City
At the closing session Crawfordsville was selected as the next meeting place for the Indiana Municipal League. Elected officers were Mayor Lemuel S. Darrow of Laporte president James E. Burke of Jeffersonville first vice president John Thom of Noblesville second vice president Loring W. Melette of Elwood treasurer Fred B. Robinson Crawfordsville secretary Gary opposed Crawfordsville but later withdrew the request and favored waiting.
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Crawfordsville
Indiana Municipal League
Lemuel S. Darrow
Laporte
James E. Burke
Jeffersonville
John Thom
Noblesville
Loring W. Melette
Elwood
Fred B. Robinson
Gary
Indiana agriculture course outlines approved by state official
State Superintendent Robert J. Aley announced that the new agriculture course outlines for Indiana schools have gone to the state printer. He praised the country school oriented program after consulting with Purdue University and said it is the first time his office has been fully satisfied with the agricultural curriculum.
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Circuit Court
Charles Renister
Henry C. Cox
Indiana
Supreme Court
Remster
Robert J. Aley
Doctor Aley
Purdue University
Pension Payout Tops Twelve Million in Indiana
The pension bureau reports nearly $12,000,000 paid in pensions this year as fiscal year ends June 30. Indiana lists 67,728 pensioners including 35,889 Civil War veterans, 1,966 Spanish War veterans, and 94 Mexican War veterans. There are 19,087 widows and orphans.
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Federal
Pension Bureau
Indiana
Rabies Germ Not Hardy Says State Health Lab Doctor
Dr J P Simonds of the state health laboratory says rabies germs are not hardy and unlikely to infect cattle feeding on the same pasture. He notes germs cannot survive sunlight or dryness and would not survive stomach digestion unless the mouth or throat lining is injured. The report also notes 12 cows in a Richmond dairy died from a rabid dog exposure, with 31 animals total affected in Kokomo and vicinity.
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J. P. Simonds
Bacteriological Laboratory
State Board of Health
Doctor Simonds
Richmond
Ohio Line
Kokomo
Appellate ruling on mine safety duty to remove loose roof
The appellate court holds coal mine operators must keep roof safe by removing loose stones before workers enter. Judge Roby states the duty is defined by law and excludes unsafe obstructions, rejecting notions of arbitrary interference.
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Roby
Taxes Reach Half Million In State Auditor Settlements
June settlements of taxes at the office of the state auditor totaled 340 249.86 adding to prior settlements to exceed 500 000. Counties settling included Washington 17 802.54 Carroll 26 503.01 Elkhart 61 402.40 Marshall 24 566.21 Fulton 23 964.80 Vanderburg 85 268.19 Knox 47 607.41 Union 12 714.62 De Kalb 36 273.38 Saturday totals were Madison 75 568.99 and St Joseph 91 348.99.
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Office of
the Auditor of State
Washington
Carroll
Elkhart
Marshall
Fulton
Vanderburg
Knox
Union
Dekalb
Madison
Bt. Joseph
Spanish War Veterans Meet at Richmond Encampment
Four hundred to five hundred Spanish American war veterans gathered in Richmond for the state encampment. Mayor W W Zimmerman gave the welcome. Col Edward J Gihon of Boston replied. A banquet for the Ladies Auxiliary followed by a parade and degree work by an Ohio team highlighted the day.
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Richmond
W. W. Zimmerman
Edward J. Gihon
Boston
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Military Order of the Serpent
Ohio
F. C. Kibbey
Paul Comstock
Kibbey
Charles Zillmer
South Bend
Louden
Bloomington
Zillmer
Lightning Fire Destroys Barns in Montgomery County
A severe electrical storm with heavy rain swept Montgomery County causing widespread barn fires and livestock losses. The Center Christian church near Elmsdale was struck and damaged, with its roof torn off. Farmers Charles Goff James Pearson Lincoln Hesler William Peyton George M Brown and William Senders reported barns burned or damaged and hogs calves or other livestock killed. The county wait rainfall ended five weeks drought.
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Crawfordsville
Montgomery County
Center Christian Church
Elmsdale
Charles Goff
James Pearson
Lincoln Hesler
William Peyton
Here
George M. Brown
Alamo
William Senders
Wallace
Rescue Attempt Ends in Tragic Drowning Near Grand Calumet
In Indiana, Frank Vizen died while trying to save his cousin George Hazen from the Grand Calumet river. Hazen also drowned after cramps struck during a swim watched by about a dozen friends. The crowd fled in panic and police recovered the two bodies after an hour of searching in the river weeds.
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Gary
George Hazen
Grand Calumet
Frank Vizen
Hazen
Bootlegger Admits Guilty in City Court
Princeton man Fred Lautenslager pleaded guilty to bootlegging after a raid on a pool room and residence netted 8 6 pints of whisky. He was fined 100 dollars and given 30 days in jail. His brother Charles had charges dropped for lack of evidence.
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Princeton
Fred Lautenslager
Charles
Fred
Charles Lautenslager
Volunteer Firemen Plan for Fort Wayne Meeting
Elaborate plans are being made by the volunteer fire department of the Fort Wayne Electric works for the annual convention of the Northeastern Indiana Volunteer Firemen's association in Fort Wayne. Hundreds of firemen from surrounding towns will attend with their apparatus and local volunteer and city companies will participate.
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Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Electric Works
Northeastern
Indiana Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Brakeman Falls From Train Near St Paul
Greensburg John Burke a Big Four brakeman fell from the top of his train between the cars a mile this side of St Paul. He suffered injuries thought to be fatal with blood flowing from his ears after the accident.
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Greensburg
John Burke
St. Paul
Foreman Mayer Vanishes Prompting Family Fears
Evansville news reports fore man machinist Frank Mayer who said he would meet a friend downtown and has not been seen since. His wife mourns deeply and fears foul play as Mayer was considered a model husband and father.
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Evansville
Frank Mayer
Mayer
Mayor Conducts Inquiry In Tipton Gambling Probe
Mayor Martz opened a court of inquiry in Tipton after local newspaper accusations of gambling and blind tigers. He examined witnesses including the editor but found no direct evidence. The inquiry will resume and police were told to watch Sunday Hyner sales harder.
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Tipton
Martz
What the Ants Tell Us
Morning activity shows ants clearing nests and carrying sand to the surface. afternoon movement and sentinels gathering stragglers predict rain that day or night. The source notes we cannot explain how ants know this.
Hotel Kennels for Dogs Recommend Portable Units
A Popular Mechanics excerpt from Hotel World suggests hotels provide portable dog kennels for guests who bring pets to rooms. Each kennel should be about four feet long and sized to fit through room doors, built of wood with zinc or sheet metal lining up part way, open wire on the upper section, and broad treadcasters on the base for stability.
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Hotel World
Hyperbole Gassaway Dies After California Health Trip
Hyperbole Gassaway left his home for health reasons in southern California and reported feeling increasingly younger. Two weeks later no word came, and a telegraph from the town mayor revealed he died after a month there from cholera infantum, leaving a husband and father.
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California
Italian savant designs pocket wireless receiver
The Italian savant Mgr Cerebotani papal nuncio at Munich invents a pocket like instrument resembling a large watch that decodes messages from wireless stations. The device requires only a bobbin of wire and a metallic encased cane and can receive signals from stations within a radius of twenty to thirty miles.
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Mgr. Cerebotani
Munich
The Outing Spirit Guide for Workers
The article urges workers to adopt the outing spirit by embracing roughing it without complaint, avoiding overexertion, and planning within means. It stresses health, rest, and strength building as core motives, warning against wasting savings and letting temper flare.
Girls Sweep Spelling Contests in New Orleans Public Schools
The article notes that nearly all spelling contest victors are girls, with prior year similar results. It questions if feminine superiority extends beyond spelling to other subjects and credits school administration for improving pupil spelling and applauds the girls' success in spelling.
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New Orleans
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Oklahoma
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