09 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
1
Governor and party leaders address Democratic senators urging adherence to the platform. Stotsenburg named as leader with Kistler as chairman. Legislators plan committees and organize arrangements for the January assembly opening.
Twenty eight of thirty Democratic Indiana senate members met in Indianapolis to plan the winter session. They agreed to redeem party pledges, including repealing the county option law, and discussed economy and upcoming legislation with Lt Governor Hall and Governor Marshall.
The jury found Menlo Moore charged with the murder of Charles Edward Gibson after a midnight session in Vincennes Indiana. Judge Cobb instructed that if Moore was driven insane by his wife’s confession he could be found not guilty. if sane he faced murder or manslaughter verdict.
The Senate passes a small bill for heirs of a Panama Canal engineer while the House weighs minor matters. Tariff debates prompt cautious steps as Congress gaps in business persist.
President Taft holds a special cabinet meeting to discuss the Supreme Court appointment situation. Fifteen senators and other leaders confermed, with no decision expected before next Monday or Tuesday. Congress adjourns airily while bills on tariffs and free admissions face quick action.
Washington Dec 8 Senator Cummins will introduce next week a resolution proposing an amendment to the Payne Aldrich tariff law. The move aims to adjust the schedules to aid legislative action on tariff measures.
A brief note records a change in China as the ancient regime yields to a new idea with January timing. The fragmentary line hints at political shift shaping historical path.
Pekin reports Duke Tsai Tse, long a member of the traveling commission investigating foreign systems, is favored to become prime minister as China advances toward a constitutional cabinet. The imperial senate, from an empire long ruled by the Manchu, seeks to reduce expenditures and pensions while building a representative parliament.
In Indianapolis today state supervisor of construction and maintenance of highways was urged at the American Good Roads Congress to push state supervision. Speakers led by Harold Harker of Massachusetts praised state control as the best system, while Paul D. Sargent Maine T. A. Ely Michigan WS. Gearhart Kansas and J. C. Wonders Ohio urged a nationwide campaign.
Fragmentary note attributed to Associated Press implies a warped headline about a death claimed to be by self action. The readable text hints at confusion around truth and attribution.
After polls close in London the Coalition Liberals win 147, Labour 28, Nationalists 45, Independent Nationalists 6 totaling 226, while the Unionists have 198. The outcome mirrors the start, an unprecedented tie. John Redmond predicts a vanishing veto for Lords and Home Rule. Belfast sees post poll rioting.
The Associated Charities of Logansport established a citywide charity system with ward volunteer supervisors reporting weekly to the head of the organization. John Hildebrandt was named president with Capt. Anderson secretary and Mrs. W. T. Wilson treasurer. The plan assigns two volunteers per ward to oversee district relief efforts and weekly directors’ meetings will set by‑laws and winter plans. The Salvation Army announced its Christmas collection will begin next Monday, mirroring last year’s program with baskets for needy families.
The report notes James Smith, a mill worker in Granite City, under an agreement to vacate on short notice, forced to move from a pest house after a notice action reported by Associated Press.
Washington reports that the national Rivers and Harbors Congress expects federal policy and annual appropriations for inland waterways. Champ Clark predicts House approval with few dissenting votes, urging senate and White House action. Frederick A. Delano argues for balanced depth on the Mississippi and its tributaries and warns against overbuilding beyond practical cost.
Associated Press report from Washington notes that Vienna Parliament passed a resolution by a large majority amid efforts to ease duties. Ambassador Kerens cabled from Vienna that diplomacy alone failed to curb rising living costs.
Eight year old Guiseppi Lengo was recovered by police from a rear east side tenement where he had been held prisoner by kidnapers. Officers broke in as another child guided them to the scene and arrested two guards and five others including a woman.
A man at a race track requested 4500 dollars to defray legal expenses and the money was cheerfully handed over.
In a New York investigation into the Metropolitan Turf Association cash handling, John J. Evans admitted no books or correspondence as treasurer. A $4,500 payment to Howard Burke for “legal expenses” was made in cash after an on track discussion, Burke is in Havana and Evans could not explain his absence or purpose.
Eleven Hindus of thirteen passengers who arrived aboard the Manchuria on Sunday are to be deported under orders issued yesterday by Dr. M. Glover, medical inspector, who declares them unfit to remain.
In Boston on December 8 a quiet funeral for Mary Baker Eddy founder of Christian Science featured simple readings from Science and Health and a Lord’s Prayer. Reverend Clifford Smith led most of the service with prayers as mourners filed past the casket. The event drew about 120 attendees and ended with a brief reading and benediction.
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