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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1911
Page
2
A roundup of varied items notes Aldrich denying implying Taft favored Lorimer victory, while Kenyon pushes tariff reform and campaign spending caps. Reports cover naval arms, a Florida inmate freed, a Colorado poisoning verdict, cholera safeguards, rail accidents, and bank liquidations shaping early 20th century public affairs.
The veto measure is near law after third reading in the House of Lords with one peer in opposition. A Philippine typhoon and floods devastate Junon causing 21 500 000 in damages. In Mexico City Jose Ramos and six confederates are arrested for a plot to assassinate General Reyes, with anonymous letters indicating plans against President de la Barra and Madero.
The Indiana state board of agriculture will not issue passes for the September state fair week of September 4. Turnstiles will use a coin admission system two denominations, with slots at gates and limited ticket use only at the night horse show. The change aims to boost paid admission and reduce ticket handling, with money changers at the terminal for those lacking coin.
State board of tax commissioners at the state house hears arguments on statewide real estate assessment increases. It expects to approve few changes without county official recommendations. Counties show protest as county officials' boosts average about ten percent nationwide. In about a quarter of counties prior recommendations to raise around ten percent have been implemented with increases ranging from four to twenty one percent.
The Pythian advance guard assembles in Lafayette in August for the Indiana brigade encampment. Camp Warner will replace Columbian Park in honor of Col. John W. Warner, veteran of the Uniform Bank, with dedication set for Monday, August 7. Warner joined the order in 1878 after earlier service with Lafayette K of P drill corps, which won a Cleveland prize in 1874.
The Indiana state court of Catholic Order of Foresters at Hammond reviewed bylaws to eliminate special assessments and roll them into regular monthly charges. A state organizer in the field was planned and standing committees to serve two years were appointed, with full state membership present led by State Chief Ranger John A Herzog, Mishawaka mayor.
June prosecutions by the state board of health under the pure food law totaled $735.40 in fines and costs across 32 cases led by selling bad eggs and including adulteration, dirty milk, spitting in a bakery, and unsanitary slaughter houses. Vermilion and Clinton counties bore most cases with IN Indianapolis and Terre Haute also represented. The board also announced a statewide September special teacher licensing exam to prevent multiple tests as cases arise.
Detective William J. Burns returns from Europe and is due in Indianapolis criminal court to answer an indictment for kidnapping John J. McNamara and taking him to Los Angeles California. He is on a $1000 bond and his attorney says he will arrive today.
South Bend July 22. The death of Melvin McMillan Elkhart chief witness for the government in the Davey case may lead to dismissal in the Indianapolis federal court. McMillan testified Davey paid him to flee the state and avoid testifying in Richard Walker oleomargarine evasion matter.
Bloomington July 22 The center of population of the United States lies on the W L Moser farm in Benton township Monroe county about eight miles northeast of Bloomington and seven miles from Indiana University. Professor Cogshall of Indiana University, after two days of study, designated the site as a hilly field and marker to be placed by the university. The center point is over a quarter mile from the S W Stephens home in Salt Creek township, the initial point announced.
The state tax board reports completion of land appraisements across Indiana counties with an average 18 percent increase over four years ago and an overall state average of $33.75 per acre. Lake county shows the highest rise at 158.8 percent and the county also has the highest average land valuation at $79.30 per acre.
William Goodfroy aged ninety one died at the Miami County infirmary. He was the last member of the family of Francis Godfroy the Miami war chief who married nine times. He will be buried in the old Indian cemetery beside his father to guide his spirit to the hunting grounds per tribal belief.
A spark from a threshing engine started a fire that destroyed 12 buildings on the Josiah Beatty homestead two miles south of Columbus. The loss totals $158000 with only $6000 insured, including the barn, grain and feed, two tenant houses, and the old Beatty home.
Evansville reports July 22 says John Steller, 67, left a will excluding women from his funeral claiming his wife deserted him in Louisville after he gave half his property to her. He willed all his estate to Joe Haas, a local grocer who befriended him, and his funeral followed his wish.
George A. McClelland former owner of the Dayton Journal and tied to the Indianapolis Star has purchased an interest in Rudolph G. Leeds's Indianapolis Sun and becomes business manager. Leeds retains control and there will be no policy changes.
Charles W. Fairbanks spoke at a Greencastle meeting for the National Forestry association urging forest conservation. Plans are underway to form a local branch organization.
A recruitment notice says 162000 farm hands needed to harvest grain in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with 112000 local help and 60000 extra labor. It promotes very low railway rates via listed agents to attract harvest workers. Harvest starts July 25 and runs five to six weeks with threshing until November.
In hard times at Tuskegee Washington plans a makeshift classroom in an old chicken house. He asks a longtime colored helper to come at nine the next morning to assist in cleaning out the henhouse, despite concerns about starting such work in daylight.
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