Caucus Not Held Amid Option Bill Dispute
Indianapolis reports the Democratic caucus for option legislation did not meet the required quorum. Committee members appointed to craft a compromise failed to agree after noon adjournment and will report to tonight's caucus. Governor Marshall names February 11 for a special election to replace the late William S. Larber.
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Kieckner
Lacey Benmer
Hostetter
Clare
Merriman
N. W. Stevens
Plymouth
Marshall
William S. Larber
Marshall County
Aiatolids
Queen bees must be sound for Hawaii imports
Hawaii will require clean health checks for queen bees arriving by mail. Territorial authorities pressed Secretary Wilson and Postmaster General Meyer secured a policy allowing Hawaiian postal officials to inspect all incoming queen bees for disease.
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Washington
Hawaii
Wilson
Meyer
Trainmen Called to Explain Hebron Wreck Details
Panhandle trainmen in charge of two trains involved in a collision near Hebron were summoned to Trainmaster S. F. Johnson's office to report the incident and determine the cause of the wreck.
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Panhandle
Hebren
S. F. Johnson
Wreer
Heirs to contest Baldwin will in court
Attorney John A. Hubbard of South Pend leads other heirs of late judge D. P. Baldwin in filing a will contest. Action to challenge the will is set to be filed soon.
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John A. Hubbard
South Pend
D. P. Baldwin
Powell Heads County League
Dr J Z Powell was elected chairman of the Cass County Anti Saloon League at a 26 member meeting in the courthouse. A county organization was formed with A Leep of Galveston as vice chairman and Henry Whitmyer as secretary. Township and precinct chairs will be created. a political drive to mobilize voters and workers to drive out saloons was planned.
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J. Z. Powell
Cass County
Court House
Powell
A. Leep
Galveston
Henry Whitmyer
R. KB. Troutman
Gasoline Explosion Injures Plant Workers in Pittsburgh
At the Monongahela Steel Plant electrical department two men Louis Sny der and John Conroy were injured in a gasoline caused blast. While climbing a ladder Joy led and Conroy followed with a pipe. gasoline in the pipe ignited triggering a second explosion.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela Steel Plant
Louis Snyder
John Conroy
Joy
Conroy
January Health Report Shows City Boasts Low Deaths
The January health report notes eighteen total deaths with four over seventy and four under one year. There were twenty one births including one set of twins to Willard and wife at 660 Linden Avenue, and four infant deaths. Contagious diseases were scarce with three cases: chickenpox measles and diphtheria. Dr Holloway warns cold weather can lead to pneumonia.
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Willard Shields
Linden Avenue
Holloway
Suit Seeks 10600 for 1907 Death of Spencer Wilkinson
Susie Wilkinson, administrator of Spencer J. Wilkinson's estate, filed in circuit court against Panhandle seeking 10600 for the death of her 21 year old son. He was killed in the South Yards June 20 1907 when a stationary car was bumped and ran over him while repairing an air base connection. He was the sole support of his widow mother, who is 63.
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Susie L. Wilkinson
McConnell
Police Court News: Disturbance at Dunn Hotel
Claude Brown received eleven days in jail for causing a disturbance at the Dunn hotel last night. George Clarke, too drunk for the state line train and the interurban, paid one cent plus costs for the police care he required.
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Claude Brown
Dunn Hotel
George Clarke
State Line
Interurban
Earthquake Tale Sparks Alarm in Two Towns
Reports from Barcelona claim the supposed earthquake and tidal wave in southern Spain were exaggerated. A light tremor occurred in Totana and Oliva without damage or casualties while Madrid notes communications remain intact. Sensational journalists are blamed for the false alarm.
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Madrid
Spain
Barcelona
America
Totana
Murcia
Olfas
Storm Danes Boys Home Again
Two teen-year-olds Deb Cra mer and Roy McGaughey left to ride for warmer lands aboard a Wabash train. They spent Thursday in Danville Illinois and postponed continuing the trip due to rain and cold. They finally boarded eastbound toward home but arrived nearly frozen and the journey remains postponed.
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Deb” Cramer
Roy McGaughey
S& Louis
Danville
St. Louis
Delayed Double Wedding In Columbus Ends In Separate Ceremonies
In Columbus Indiana on January 30 Miss Delia Coy wed William E Galey while her sister Miss Cora Coy married John W Clark later that evening. The Coy sisters daughters of John W Coy of Nineveh township. A justice performed Delias ceremony and Cora's was delayed due to superstitions about bad luck from a double wedding.
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Columbus
Ind
Cera Coys
Delia
William E. Galey
Cora Coy
John W. Clark
John W. Coy
Ninevah Township
Coy
Cora
Logansport to Send Large Labor Day Delegation to Kokomo
Wabash Valley Labor Day association delegates plan the Labor Day observance in Kokomo with a preliminary meeting at the Kokomo courthouse on Sunday afternoon September 6. Logansport will send a large delegation and several interurbans, with many labor men traveling to Kokomo tomorrow.
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Kokim
Wabash Valley Labor Day Association
Kokomo
Court House
Lafayette
Koikomo
Lethor
Thompson makes threats over boxing title chase
Cyclone Thompson declares he will whip Battling Nelson and Mc Farland when he sees them. He blames months of refusals and insults for his anger and says he will win the lightweight championship in the street if he cannot get a title shot in the ring.
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Nelson
McFarland
Chicago
Cyclone Thompson
Thompson
Snow Drifts Halt Panhandle Traffic in Logansport
Severe blizzard conditions stranded trains and disrupted interurban service across Logansport. Drifts twelve to fifteen feet blocked tracks near Boone while cars, trolleys, and streetcars ran on irregular schedules. Panhandle trains No. 7 No. 4 and No. 43 faced delays up to three hours as crews battled snow and wind all night. Western Union reported no major telegraph issues amid ongoing operations.
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Panhandle
Broadway
Fifth Street
North Side
Ryder
North End
Chicago
Boone
Here
Western Union
Fisherman Jim Foley Recalls Dreamlike Wabash River Tale
Foleyville resident Jim Foley imagines spring fishing as he narrates a vivid dream about using a microphone to talk with fish and a talking perch on the Wabash near the country club. He describes weighing a ten pound bass, a prankish perch, and a surreal morning on Broad Street ending in waking.
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Jim” Foley
Foleyville
Wabash River
Jim
Broadway
Burglaries At Schaffer Cigar Store Miss Small Cash Cache
Thieves broke into the Schaffer Brothers cigar store on Market Street by smashing a plate window and rifling the cash drawer. They took eight dollars, but overlooked a $200 roll of bills. A prior West Side home burglary by the same suspects left a larger sum untouched.
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Sf Schaffer
Schaffer
Schaffers
Relief Department Reports Large Benefit Payouts
The Pennsylvania Lines relief department reports total payments of 150 556 47 for last month to members. Sick benefits cost 62 547 83 and deaths 243 876 37 east of Pittsburgh while 26 642 50 for sick benefits and 1 650 for deaths west of Pittsburgh. Since February 15, 1886 total death and sick benefits paid 26 617 255 44.
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Pennsylvania
Pitteburo
Pittsburg
Salvation Army and Volunteers of America Santa Clauses barred
Boston Police Commissioner Stephen O'Meara in his annual report says Santa Clauses and other charity solicitors may not solicit funds on streets for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. He notes over fifty groups now seek permission and promises strict enforcement of the law.
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Boston
Salvation Army Lassies and Volunteers of America
Santa Clauses
Stephen O'Meara
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