Governor Signs City Police Appoint Bill in Indiana
Governor Marshall signs Senate Bill No 16 repealing metropolitan police law provisions that gave him power to appoint police boards. The act shifts appointment power to mayors in fourteen cities. The same day the governor expects the general appropriation bill to reach his office by midnight to avoid adjournment without state funding. A merchants bill for uniform accounts in public offices was also signed at noon.
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Indianapolis
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Senate
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House
Stotsenburg
Hammond
Gary
Behymer
Madison County
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Thornton
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Efforts to Recover Body From Sunk Liner Republic
Mrs. Eugene Lynch of Boston died in the Republic Florida collision. Her lead coffin lies in the White Star liner’s hold off Massachusetts coast at depths of 180 to 240 feet. Relatives consult a dredging firm as divers may be hired if feasible with special suits needed to combat pressure.
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New York
Eugene Lynch
Boston
White Star
Republic
Florida
Revivals Continue at Southside Church of God
Revival meetings are being held this week at the Church of God on Southside led by Rev. Levi, with ongoing services and activities announced for attendees.
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Southside
Levi
Flower Boat Disaster Kills Over Thousand on Canton River
A kerosene lamp exploded on a Canton flower boat causing a fire that swept a chained fleet to the water's edge. The Akima Maru arrived in Victoria after the catastrophe, reported at least 1 000 lives lost with earlier AP counts citing about 200.
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Victoria, B. C
Canton River
Hong Kong
Associated Press
Canton
Near Beer Bill Passes Senate Amid Limited Opposition
The Indiana Senate approved the Brosley Sunday baseball bill by 26 to 19 with Governor Marshall expected to sign. A near beer measure, supported by Durre and Proctor as harmless, was pushed past a minority delay and will face the governor. Also, a salary bill for advisory boards at two dollars per day passed 29 to 11.
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Proctor
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Michigan
Minority Report
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Western Magnate Dead
William Thomas Joyce, a leading Northwest lumber dealer and president of multiple lumber firms, banks and small rail lines, has died. Associated Press report from Chicago dated March 4.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Thomas Joyce
Northwest
Indictments From Jury Investigated by Federal Panel
A federal grand jury in New York handed down indictments following an investigation by federal authorities. Details remain limited as charges and defendants are not yet disclosed in the brief Associated Press filing.
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Associated: Press
New York
Mease
Taft Sworn In Amid Snow in Senate Chamber
William Howard Taft becomes the 26th U S president as he takes oath in the Senate chamber amid a northwest blizzard. President Roosevelt attends, then departs for New York, while a grand parade and inaugural ball cap the historic transfer of power in Washington.
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Sherman
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New York
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Cannon Voted Thanks as Congress Ends
The Sixty sixth congress adjourned with Speaker Cannon receiving unanimous thanks and best wishes for peace health and prosperity. The Senate met to adopt conferees reports on the pension appropriation bill while the House adjourned without a day and planned an extra session on the fifteenth.
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Fear Governor's Veto If Sims Are Cut
Indianapolis March 4 The House as committee of the whole began considering the general appropriations bill totaling 8 636 595 for 1910 and 1911. A heated fight loomed as Republicans pressed for cuts while some Democrats defended state institutions. Sun kel urged parity for institutions and proposed halving one appropriation if others were reduced.
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Sunkel
Vigo County
State Normal School
Babcock
Stop Possum Shipments in Georgia Market Crackdown
Atlanta reports a man known as the Marsupial Blind Tiger, active March 1 to October 1, as possum shipments from Georgia halt for seven months due to a state hunting ban. Market price rose from 50 cents to $10 in weeks, but hunters face legal trouble for hunting outside the allowed period.
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Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
The New President Biography Fragment
A biographical fragment details a man born in Cincinnati in 1857 and raised to a legal career. It notes appointments as assistant district attorney, collector of internal revenue, judge of the Superior Court, Solicitor General, federal circuit judge, governor of the Philippine Islands, and Secretary of War, with marriage to Helen Herron and three children.
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Cincinnati
Helen Herron
Ohio
Foraker
Harrison
United States
Sixth
Philippine’ Islands
Beer keg converted by a Connersville preacher
Special to The Tribune. The Rev. J. C. Burkhardt of Central Christian church in Connersville Ind. received a beer keg left on the parsonage doorstep at Halloween. After no claim was made he disassembled the keg and crafted the pieces into a handsome table, showcasing his temperance stance.
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Connersville
Ind
J. C. Burkhardt
Central Christian Church
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