Anniversary Feasts Mark Voorhees Baer Wedding (1908)
Twenty five years ago Philip Voorhees and Flora Baer united in marriage at Flora Indiana. Yesterday they celebrated with intimate friends at their High Street home. An elaborate four course luncheon featured tables in each room with wedding bells décor and a large centerpiece cake. Delegates return from Madison convention of King's Daughters and Sons report a royal reception. Coffees popular social fairs at First Presbyterian and Battenburg clubs prove successful. A double wedding slated for Easter Eve announced for Grover Pattengale with Bessie Kyle and Joseph Minick with Laura Scales.
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Philip Voorhees
Flora Baer
Flora
Ind
High Street
Sam Voorhees
Charles Voorhees
Ed Voorhees
G. E. Voorhees
Arthur Baer
Indianapolis
Fred Perry
Burrows
Newt Grandstaff
Craig
Madison
King’s Daughters and Sons
Ohio
Milton
Kentucky
Louisville
A. G. Burgman
Helvie
Wall
Ross
Rochester
Terre Haute
Grover Pattengale
Bessie Kyle
Joseph Minick
Laura Scales
Aldrich Bill Passes Senate Amid Contested Roll Call Vote
The Aldrich bill failed 42 to 16 after roll call. Senators Teller Johns ton and Overman explained their positions. Amendments adopted include a provision by Johnston Alabama limiting reserves and Allison provisions on deposits for retired notes secured by bonds other than U S bonds.
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Ton
Senator Overman
Yeas
Aldrich
Onkeny
Beveridge
Brandegee
Burker
Burnham
Spurrows
Crane
Cullom
Curtis
Depew
Dillingham
Dixon
Dolliver
Dupont
Elkins
Flint
Frye
Gallinger
Gamble
Guggenheim
Hopkins
Johnston
Kane
Knox
Lodge
Dong
McCumber
Perkins
Piles
Richardson
Smith
Michigan
Smoot
Stephenson
Sutherland
Teller
Warner
Warren
Wetmore
Bankhead
Borah
Bourne
Brown
Culberson
Frasier
Gary
Gore
Heyburn
LaFollette
McCreary
McInery
McLaurin
Overman
Painter
Taylor
Senator Johnston
Alabama
Secretary of the Treasury
Allison
The
United
Awakened Firemen On Burned Paste Alarm At Belt Factory
Residents near the Belt factory on Sixth street reported a basement fire after smelling burning wood. Patrolman Skelton summoned the No. 4 fire department. they found a paste pot left on the stove, water evaporated, and the odor mistaken for fire.
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Sixth Street
Skelton
No. 4 Fire Department
Incomplete Scene Describes Vehicle Breakage
Fragmentary OCR notes show a person being taken to bed while his automobile with a broken axle was being repaired. No further context or names are provided.
Duck Hunt Ends With Dice Prize At English Lake
Four Panhandle shop employees hunted ducks at English Lake for two days. After a disputed claim over the sole bird, George Stoll won by dice at the hotel. Miller Knox and Vermess left. the others stayed claiming fifty one ducks were bagged, which fellow workers deny.
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John Miller
Samuel Knox
George Stoll
Benjamin Vermess
English Lake
Panhandle
Ite
Knox
Miller
Vermess
Candee Affidavit Tied to Adjourned Suit Case
Annexed papers include an affidavit by Baron de Candee. The suit was adjourned without action.
Handkerchiefs lead $900 bill against Mrs. Nolker
St Louis court records show a $900 bill from Jacques Kraklauer for lace handkerchiefs, later reduced to $325 and challenged with an attachment on paintings. The case highlights Mrs Nolker's lavish spending after inheriting a fortune, with prior years totaling hundreds of thousands in fashion and luxury purchases.
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St. Louis
Eleanor O’neil
Notker
Jacques Kraklauer
Grand Maison de Blanc
Paris
New York
Bar Harbor
Justice Kliever’s Court
Greely Leaves Army on Retirement at 64
Maj Gen A W Greely, famed Arctic explorer, reaches 64 and is placed on the retired list. He has been relieved from the Department of the Lakes command in Chicago and is traveling in the orient on leave. Brig Gen Charles B Hall is named major general in his stead at Fort Leavenworth, and Col John B Kerr, commanding the 12th Cavalry at Fort Oglethorpe, becomes brigadier general in Hall's place.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
A. W. Greely
Department of the Lakes
Chicago
Orient
Charles B. Hal
General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Greely
John B. Kerr
12Th Cavalry
Fort Oglethorp
Hall’s Place
School Head is Dead in St Louis
Louis Soldan superintendent of St Louis public schools died suddenly near Sarah and Olive streets shortly after noon likely from heart disease. He had led the district for ten years after succeeding Prof. E H Long and previously served as high school principal. He was about 55.
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St. Louis
E. H. Long
Japanese Honor Service Arranges for Dunham Stevens
The Japanese foreign office schedules a Tokyo funeral for Dunham W. Stevens to parallel his American service. A large attendance is expected with imperial, diplomatic, and foreign contingents, plus thousands of Japanese. Koreans in Japan including the crown prince will attend. Bishop Marris may deliver the eulogy after returning from Seoul.
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Tokyo
Foreign Office
Dunham W. Stevens
America
Japan
Marris
Seoul
Striking Threats Failing To Tie Up Illinois Coal Mines
Springfield March 27. Difficulties threatening a strike were not discussed at the joint scale committee meeting of miners and operators. The adjournment came until Saturday morning with Presidents Treat and Waller confident of a wage scale agreement. Even without one, Illinois mines are likely to stay idle for weeks due to surplus coal on hand.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Treat
Waller
Miners’ Union
Minois
Milk Panic Threatens Chicago Strike Demands Milk Delivery
Chicago faces a milk famine scare as 987 milk wagon drivers vote to strike on April 1. The Teamsters joint council meets tonight to back the action, with 21 dealers and 1,700 drivers affected. The Illinois Milk Dealers' association supplies 90 percent of Chicago milk. they cite cost, while drivers seek higher wages. An effort to continue deliveries for babies and invalids is planned.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Joint Council
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Illinois Milk Dealers’ Association
Largest Glock in World Clock to Crown New Jersey Soap Plant
A clock to be completed soon at Thomaston Connecticut for a Jersey City soap factory will be the largest in the world with a 28 foot diameter. It will top the factory sign visible from the river and New York piers surpassing Philadelphia and Westminster sizes.
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New York
Thomaston
Sheriff cancels anti Taft meeting in Alabama courthouse
Montgomery March 27 Sheriff Horace Hood withdrew permission for a Negro meeting at the county courthouse after an Alabama Negro newspaper published inflammatory material. The organizers led by Bishop Alstork faced a political gathering seen as anti Taft at the Washington administration on race.
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Cal Negro Paper
Horace Hood
Washington
Bishop Alstork
Sheriff Hood
Italian car reaches Ely en route New York Paris race
The Italian car of the New York to Paris race arrived in Ely, Nevada at 7 10 p m and departed at 7 a m for San Francisco following the same route as the American car. In Ogden Utah the French auto racer reported steady progress after arriving at 11 30 p m. At Rock Springs Wyoming the German car arrived late last night and the exhausted driver begged for rest.
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Ely
San Francisco
Ogden
Utah
Mar
Rock ‘Springs
Wyo
Duc de Chaulness Sued Over Tailor’s Claims in New York
The Duc de Chaulnes, spouse of Theodora Shonts, is facing a suit in city court brought by James Cavanaugh, a London tailor, via assignee J F Hannigan. The original claim totaled 1345 dollars for suits from December 15, 1901, with interest bringing the sum to 2000 dollars. The duke, currently abroad with his bride, contends he was not personally served. baron de pay was served instead.
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Traction Interests
Manhattan
Conrad
James Cavanaugh
London
J. F. Hannigan
Duke
Baron de Pay
Baron de
German Aeroplane Club Receives Donation
Berlin reports Karl Lantz a Manheim merchant donated funds to the German Aeroplane club on March 27. The gift supports club activities and aviation advancement.
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Berlin
Karl Lantz
Manheim
German Aeroplane Club
Prize for German aeroplane builders on Tempelhof ground
A $10,000 prize is offered for a contest by heavier than air aircraft built in Germany with home made motors. The competition takes place on the Tempelhof parade ground. Herr Lanz also donates $2,500 to aid poor German aeroplane inventors.
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Germany
Tempelhof
Herr
Lanz
Sixteen Hour Day Issue Trains Pennsylvania Rail Line
Harrisburg March 27. Rail workers appeal to the state railroad commission over the federal sixteen hour rule. The commission lacks power and has referred the matter to the interstate commerce commission. A Philadelphia and Reading freight crew testified that the limit and rest period are hard to observe, citing a Rossmoyne wreck where a crew worked long hours without relief. They question whether to stop work or continue to the end of the run when near a terminal.
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Harrisburg
State Railroad Commission
State Commission
Interstate Comerce Commission
Philadelphia and Reading Company
Rossmoyne
Reading
Foge and Reiss Asked to Quit Military Posts
A Russian army qualification committee headed by Grand Duke Nicholas and War Minister Rudiger urged Generals Fock and Reiss to resign their commissions. Reiss complied while Stock declined pending probe of charges linked to a Port Arthur surrender and a duel with Smirnoff and Stoessel. Stoessel is writing memoirs in the fortress of St Peter and St Paul.
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Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Grand Duke Nicholas
Rudiger
Gen. Fock
Gen. Reiss
Port Arthur
Gen.Ntock
Gen. Smirnoff
Stoessel
St. Peter and St. Paul
Dates Set for Baccalaureate and Commencement Addresses
The high school will hear Rev. Craig at the baccalaureate on May 24 and Prof Craven of Indiana University will deliver the commencement address on May 29. The dates were decided yesterday.
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Craig
Craven
Indiana University
Rotation twists trees differently in hemispheres
European study suggests tree trunks twist due to Earth's rotation rather than growth. Belgian geologist Van den Broeck notes most twists are opposite the sun's path, often left in the north and right in the south, similar to cyclones and vortices. Jean Brunhes cites winds from Earth's motion affecting vegetation. From the Bulletin of the American Forestry Association.
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Europe
van den Broeck
Jean Brunhes
Bulletin of the American Forestry Association
The Dummy In the Clouds Ballooning Party
A playful Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a girl invited to a ballooning party asks how many will ascend. When told three she sighs that four would allow them to play bridge, a subtle joke on expectations and plans.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Picture quarrel with a playful camera man
A young man with a camera asks to photograph a pretty girl and jokes that she is sweet enough to eat. The girl laughs and retorts that such a plate remark is odd and playful.
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