Supreme Court upholds Payne Aldrich tax provisions
The Supreme Court of the United States rules the corporation tax provisions in the Payne Aldrich tariff act constitutional. The ruling ends a long controversy sparked by President Taft and pursued since then. Walter L. Fisher of Chicago becomes head of the Interior Department succeeding Richard A Ballinger in a quiet oath.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Taft
Congress
Department of the Interior
Walter L. Fisher
Chicago
Richard A. Ballinger
Indicted Promoter Frost Faces Alaska Mining Conspiracy
Nine men led by Albert C. Frost, promoter of the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric and Alaska Central railroads, were indicted in Chicago for conspiring to defraud the U S government of ten thousand acres of Alaska coal land valued at ten million dollars.
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Albert C. Frost
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railroad
Alaska Central Railroad
Chicago
United States
Alaska
Notable Figures in Distinct Life Events
Mrs Carrie Nation remains at a Leavenworth sanitarium in weakening condition amid a general breakdown. John B McDonald dies in New York City after weeks of critical illness. Frederick Weyerhaeuser buys a Pasadena home to spend his later years. Whitelaw Reid and family attend son Od en Mills Reid’s wedding at Racine Wisconsin college chapel. John Hays Hammond to pay ten thousand dollars weekly for Burdett Coutts mansion during London coronation week.
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Carrie Nation
Kansas Temperance Worker
Leavenworth
Kan
Whitelaw Reid
United States
England
Oden Mills Reid
Helen Milels Rogers
Racine
Wis.) College
John Hays Hanmimond
Burdett-Coutts
London
End of Mexican Revolution Foreseen by Finance Plan
Reports from New York claim Senor Limantour has finalized a tentative reform plan acceptable to the Mexican government and insurgents, explaining his sudden departure from New York. An attack on Juarez barracks with nitroglycerin injured two insurgents and damaged the fortifications. Archduchess Stephanie, Countess Longay, is reported gravely ill in Zurich.
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Owa
Illinois
California
Minnesota
New York
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Mexico
Senor Limantour
Iraq
Senor Limentour
New York City
Juarez
Stephanie
Longay
Leopold
Belgium
Rutolph of
Austria
Zurich
Switzerland
Renewals of Liquor Licenses and New Applicants in Indiana
County Auditor Sahm issued fifty renewals under the Proctor act with forty nine granted by the March term and one delayed. Sixteen new applications for established saloons were not considered and three new saloon requests were refused. Attorneys anticipate increased litigation over the act and license controls as counties grapple with the new law.
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Indianapolis
Sahm
Shelby Street
Raub
Lon S. McClure
Indiana Avenue
H. A. Walker
Court Street
A. M. Schwa
General Assembly
Indiana
Marion and
Kokomo
Board of County Commissioners
Greathouse Begins Term as State Superintendent
Charlies A. Greathouse started his two year elective term as state superintendent of public instruction. He was the last of the November elected officers to assume office after being appointed last November to fill the unexpired term of Robert J. Aley. Miss Adelaide Baylor will head the manuscript department, lecture to teachers, inspect schools, and earn two thousand dollars annually starting about April 15.
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Greathouse
Adelaide Baylor
Wabash
Miss Baylor
Marietta H. Dunn
Aley
Missionary Meetings Arranged in Indiana Districts
During the Indiana conference missionary convention in Shelbyville last December it was decided all districts in Indiana would hold missionary meetings and divide into subdistricts. Rev J T Scull Jr of West Street M E church leads Connorsville district and schedules April meetings at Connerville Milton Leavel Milroy Sandusky Clarksville Rielland Liberty Brownville Waterloo College Corner Brookville Metamora Mount Carmel Rushville Falmouth Arlington Morristown.
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Indiana Conference Missionary Convention
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Shelbyville
Indiana
J. T. Scull
West Street
Leuvel
Milroy
Sandusky
Clarksyville
Rielland
Liberty
Brownville
Wairfield
College Corner
Brookville
Metamora
Mount Carmel
Rushville
Falmouth
Arlington
Morristown
Discrepancy Found in Mitch ell Clerk-Treasurer Accounts
Field examiners of the state board of accounts charged ELC Tirey with 4256.48 plus 2400 paid by Tirey’s bondsmen after his retirement in August 1907. Harry Orchard, now a field examiner, conducted the review and found about 6700 discrepancy, though bond liability was disputed.
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Charce
Tirey
State Board of Accounts
ELC
Mitchell
Indiana Manufactures Receive Legal Bulletin On New Employers Liability Act
Indiana manufacturers who belong to the Indiana Manufacturers' Bureau will receive bulletins from the bureau's legal department evaluating the new employers liability act. The department argues much of the act re enacts old law and that portions may be unconstitutional, signaling possible challenges when the Supreme Court considers it. The act targets employers with five or more workers and holds them liable for injuries caused by employer or employee negligence or by defects due to employer carelessness, with contributory negligence not excusing liability.
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Indiana
Indiana Manufacturers’ Bureau
Legal Department of the Bureau
Harry Miesse
Supreme Court
Indiana to Aid State Centennial Celebration 1916
Indiana university moves to a prominent role in the 1916 state centennial. The board of trustees created an Indiana history research fellowship under Professor Woodburn. A graduate student will study the state history to prepare a memorial volume for the centennial.
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Indiana University
Indiana
Woodburn
Engraver Senges Ends Life at City Saloon
Indianapolis reports Philip H. Senges an engraver of 503 East McCarty Street died after drinking carbolic acid in the West Washington Street saloon at 3010. He reportedly drank the poison with beer as a jest and collapsed. he died at City Hospital despite emergency transport.
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Philip H. Senges
Washington Street
Indianapolis
McCarty Treet
West
Bicyclewen Trimpe
Bernauer
Senges
Plans for Editors to Gather in Laporte in June
Plans for the Democratic State Editorial association meeting in Laporte in June are advancing. Warden E J Fogarty of the Michigan City prison offered to extend hospitality to editors and their wives, while President John Cavanaugh of the University of Notre Dame will host at the institution.
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Laporte
Democratic State Editorial Association
E. J. Fogarty
Michigan City
Harry B. Darling
John Cavanaugh
University of Notre Dame
South Bend
Medical Protest Against Low Necklines Sparks Cold Weather Debate
Local physicians and health officers in Columbus protest the fashion of very low necklines worn by young girls in severe cold. They claim several recent deaths were caused by colds contracted from exposed throats and necks while on the streets.
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Columbus
Bat Ends Love Argument at Shelby Street Saloon
In Indianapolis on March 18 a baseball hat was used to strike Alfred Whalen of Louisville in a dispute over a young woman. Loyd, a railroad man, swung the hat at Whalen at 374 Shelby street. Whalen sustained serious injuries and was treated at police headquarters after both men were arrested for assault and battery.
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Indianapolis
S. P. Loyd
Alfred Whalen
Louisville
Shelby Street
Whalen
Indiana Corn Is Winner Shipped to South Africa
Indiana corn gains fame as Louis A Vogler and Son of Hope ship 25 bushels to Pretoria by order of the Transvaal agricultural department for experimental use.
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Indiana
Columbus
Louis A. Vogler & Son
Corn Growers of Hope
Pretoria
Agricultural Department of the
Transvaal
South Africa
Firebugs Strike Gary in March Fires Stack up Quick
Five fires of apparently incendiary origin broke out in Gary within a half hour challenging three fire companies. Citizens helped fight the blazes and calls went to East Chicago and nearby towns for aid.
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Gary
Trap Catches Gray Eagle in Quincy
Quincy report says C BE Summers captured a gray eagle in a steel trap. The bird spans seven feet from wingtip to wingtip and Summers plans to sell it promptly due to its large appetite.
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Quincy
C. BE. Summers
Mr. Summers
Will Retry Laporte Case
Laporte March 18 State's Attorney Smith announced he would retry William J. Hunt of Wabash indicted for murder. Hunt, a Lake Shore employee, is alleged to have hurled Joseph Tarnowski of Willow River Miami to his death.
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Laporte
Smith
William J. Hunt
Wabash
Hunt
Lake Shore
Joseph Tarnowski
Willow River
Miani
Family in Bed With Measles In Emmons Household
The father mother and two children of Jacob M Emmons’ family are all bedfast with measles in the city, reported to Grant Keith township trustee. The note describes a strained household health situation in Washington on March 18.
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Washington
Gead
Grant Keith
Jacob M. Emmons
Robs Girl Gets Sentence in Circuit Court
Fort Wayne story reports Charles Zickeras sentenced to five to fourteen years in the penitentiary after robbing eight year old Amanda Misner of two theater tickets and small change in the circuit court.
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Fort Wayne
Amanda Misner
Charles Zickeras
Car Crash Kills Farmer in Michigan City
Joseph Waener a farmer died and Frank Sitkowski age thirty five was fatally injured when their wagon was struck by a city street car in Michigan City on March 18.
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Farmer
Michigan City
Joseph Waener
Frank Sitkowski
Saloon Keepers Arrested Under Excise Law
Lafayette reports seven saloon keepers arrested by United States Deputy Marshal David Rankin for violations of the excise law. the arrests occurred in the city on March 18.
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Lafayette
United States
David Rankin
EXPRESS WAGE DISPUTE FACES NEW WALKOUT IN N Y AND JERSEY
Five thousand union drivers in New York and Jersey City back a general strike after a stormy delegates meeting. Adams United States and Wells Fargo express workers quit their posts, extending the walkout to all three firms. Discrimination cited against leaders from the prior stoppage. Mayor Gaynor had promised a settlement plan, which delegates rejected.
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Adams Express Company
New York
Gaynor
Jersey City
Adams
United States
Wells Fargo Express
Adams Company
Mail Transfer At Sea Aboard Minnesota And Sado Maru
The Minnesota and the Sado Maru exchanged mails in mid Pacific after the Minnesota broke a shaft five days from Yokohama. Two mail boats loaded with 202 bags were brought alongside with no injuries except a crushed ankle to Assistant Purser Ford. Passengers were returned to Japan after a wireless discussion between captains deemed the transfer too risky.
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Victoria
Great Northern
Minnesota
Yokohama
Pacific
Purser
Ford
Japan
Swindle Aims At Mutilated Rare Coins In Cincinnati
Detectives in Cincinnati report a large swindle using old rare coins altered with new dates. Federal inspectors trace a suspected gang altering 50 cent pieces from 1853 and 1804 to pass to collectors at high premiums. Officials say the minting work shows remarkable skill and a nationwide fraud possibility is being pursued.
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Cincinnati
Littleton Endorses Doctor Taft for Senator Seat
New York congressman Martin W. Littleton, a leading Democratic candidate for U S senator from New York, returns home with strong backing for Doctor Taft of Augusta Ga. After a spine abscess threat, he played golf with the president and beat Taft two up with one to play, returning in good health.
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New York
Martin W. Littleton
United States
New York State
Taft
Auguusta
Augusta
Banker Ends Life at London Branch of Parr's Bank
Ro. F. Carnegie, manager of the Lombard Street branch, Parr's Bank Limited, shot himself at his home in London. The bank's affairs are reported to be in perfect order.
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London
England
Ro. F. Carnegie
Lombard Street
Parr’s Bank, Limited
Sealing Fleet Reports Heavy Ice Pack Delays
Unfavorable wireless update from the sealing fleet leaving port indicates an unusually heavy ice pack delaying operations. If milder conditions do not arrive soon, this year’s sealing prospects in St John’s face substantial problems.
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St. John’s
N.fy
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Booth Fisheries Company
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N. Y
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Auburn Prison
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General Land Office
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Boston
Gaspere Pelee
Tacoma
Wash
Anna V. Vilas
William F. Vilas
Madison, Wis
Professor de Coy
Ann Arbor
Mich
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Africa
Amanda F. Lauterbach
Edward Lauterbach
Republican County Committee
Promitty
Milwaukee Western
Mary Fitzbain
Greenwich
Conn
Mey
Sane
Pin Manufacturing Company
Guy
Lealve
Carnegie Trust Company
Grand
Andrew Carnegie
Frank Gorman
Court For Common Pleas
George B. Cox
Cox
Whicch
Coahuila
Moreico
Chihuahua
Lower
Sonora
Susan G. McComber
John Lane Publishing Company
J. H. Fall
Nashville, Tenn
Helen Zander
Kalamazoo
Wes
Gamma Delta Tau Sorority
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Canada
Julius Caesar Burrows
Milham Park
Frank Clavansky
Harlem
Utah State Senate
House
John B. McDonald
Frederick Weyerhaeuser
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Pasadena
Cal
Supreme Court of Indiana
Marion
Senator Powers
Adams Employes
Company
Congressman Littleton
R. F. Carnegie
Parr’s Bank
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