Weekly Capsule of World and Domestic Notes
Andrew Donovan contests Martin B Madden’s reelection for First Illinois district for alleged campaign law violations. Quezon and Earnshaw head to Washington to push Philippines independence. Philippines natives number eight million, with less than 400 thousand civilized. Pribilof fur seals shrink from 2.5 million in 1867 to 215 thousand in 1912. Jordan and Clark urge repeal of five year land killing suspension act. Taft finishes Panama Canal inspection aboard Arkansas and heads home. U S signal corps eyes aeroplanes to locate submarines, other naval roles. Ernest Baumann moves from Paris to Washington. Henri Martin reassigned to Montreal.
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Manuel L. Quezon
M. Earnshaw
Congress
Philippines
Washington
Pribilof Islands
David Starr Jordan
George A. Clark
Department of Commerce and Labor
Verdicts in labor dynamite conspiracy trial at Indianapolis
The jury found guilty on all counts for forty defendants except Herman G. Seiffert of Milwaukee and Daniel Buckley of Davenport. The article also notes a twin sister case in Maryland, a second trial for Clarence Darrow in Los Angeles, and Michigan fire loss and US Steel profit sharing subscription details from 1912 and 1913.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Herman G. Seiffert
Milwaukee
Daniel Buckley
Davenport
O. W. Powers
Salt Lake City
Clarence §. Darrow
Los Angeles
United States Steel Corporation
Governor Urges Rapid Alaska Land Legislation
Alaska Governor Clark in his annual report urges swift enactment of laws enabling sellers of Alaskan lands to proceed amid declining placer mining and weak land statutes. The text notes the urgent push for policy action.
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Clark
Alaska
Mexican rebel leader Campa joins insurrectos in Chihuahua
Foreign Emilio Campa, who disappeared before arraignment in Phoenix on fugitive alien charges, telegraphed friends that he has joined the insurrectos in Chihuahua. An Indian bombing injury report on Bar on Hardinge shows stable progress. The Kaiser’s fifth grandson born in Berlin with 72 gun salutes. Athletes braved Dorchester Bay freezing water to finish 25 50 and 100 yard races.
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Emilio Campa
United States
Phoenix
Ariz
Insurrectos
Chihuahua
Kaiser
Auguste Wilhelm
Wilhelmstrasse
Berlin
Potsdam
Dorchester Bay
Notable New York Wedding of Maude F. Ingersoll
Miss Maude F. Ingersoll wed Wallace McLean Probasco in New York City in a ceremony aligned with Col. Ingersoll’s teachings. The event featured strict observance and prominent families from New York and Ohio.
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New York City
Maude F. Ingersoll
Col
Robert G. Ingersoll
Wallace McLean Probasco
Ohio
Mr. Ingersoll
Dynamite case defendants in union labor trial declared guilty
In Indianapolis 38 of 40 dynamite trial defendants were found guilty of conspiracy and illegal explosives transport on passenger trains under federal law. Buckley and Seifert were acquitted. Each will face separate sentences up to 39 years and 6 months and fines up to 10,000, with appeals possible.
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Indianapolis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Daniel Buckley
Rock Island
Herman G. Seiffert
Milwaukee
Frank M. Ryan
International Bridge and Structural Tron Workers
Herbert 8. Hockin
Bridge Workers
Hugene A. Clancy
John H. Barry
St. Louis
John T. Butler
Buffalo
Henry W. Legleitner
Denver
Patrick F. Farrell
Brooklyn
Michael J. Young
Boston
Phillip A. Cooley
New Orleans
Charles N. Beam
Minneapolis
Michael J. Cannan
Philadelphia
James Cooney
Richard H. Houlihan
William E. Reddin
Paul J
Fred Mooney
Duluth
James E. Ray
Peoria
William Shupe
James Coughlin
Frank J. Higgins
Charles Wachmeister
Detroit
Ernest G. W. Basey
Frank J. Murphy
George Anderson
Cleveland
Olaf A. Treitmoe
Building Trades of
California
Fred Sherman
Hiram Cline
Muncie
Ind
Frank C. Webb
Clark
Dayton
O. McManigal
Los Angeles County
Llewellyn Iron Works
Unusual Lawn Party at Laphams Corners Causes A Financial Plan
Uncle Si recalls a lawn party at Lapham's Corners where city guests sparked a noisy Virginia reel and fireworks. The elder vowed to raise insurance on the meeting house after the disturbance, while locals argued for traditional collections. Uncle Si ultimately buys groceries and leaves.
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Meeting House Yard
Elder
Uncle Si
Lapham’s Corners
Hiram
Virginia
Lapham
Lem Beacher
Lem
Five of Family of Six Die in Diphtheria Tragedy
In Gary Indiana on December 28 authorities report black diphtheria has claimed five members of a family leaving a single survivor. The outbreak prompts urgent public health questions as investigators work to determine exposure and prevention measures.
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Gary, Ind
Shaw Refuses Dress Rehearsal Access
London reports George Bernard Shaw humorously insists his dress rehearsals remain private to protect the craft. A prominent French critic pushes for a hurried Parisian critique, but Shaw quips that his comedies are not written for the next day.
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George Bernard Shaw
London
Mr. Shaw
Paris
Word Properly Condemned by Critics Over Alright
The London Chronicle quotes George Meredith defending the contraction alright while noting its repeated use by the author since 1863. Critics challenge the practice, arguing Meredith’s precise spelling elsewhere contrasts with this lenient habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meredith
London Chronicle
Meredith
Wise-Acre Origins in Ben Jonson Retort
A note on the term wise acre or wise-atra tracing to Ben Jonson and a countryman boasting about acres of land, reflecting early modern wit. The passage highlights how small claims to land were mocked in literary figures of Jonson’s era.
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Ben Jonson
Muncie Men Defrauded by Arkansas Firm Impostor
A man posing as J A Fones of the Fones Hardware Co in Little Rock Arkansas defrauded several Muncie business owners. Drafts totaling about 38 000 to 40 000 drawn on a Little Rock bank were dishonored and the Little Rock firm repudiated the scheme while the con artist vanished.
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Muncie
J. Rufus Wallingford
Muncie Busess
J. A. Fones
Fones Hardware Company
Little Rock
Ark
Little Rock Company
Father and Son Arrested in Indiana Fraud Case
William Curry and his son Frank Curry were arrested in Greenfield on petit larceny and forgery charges. Frank, a parolee from the Jeffersonville reformatory, had cashed a $10.25 check using the name Willie Holden, with J. W. Holiday and coal dealer J. A. Knight involved in the transaction. Parole officers will transport Frank. William remains jailed awaiting trial.
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Greenfield
William Curry
Thomas Nye
Frank Curry
Jeffersonville
J. W. Holiday
Willie Holden
J. A. Knight
Marion Avenue
Indianapolis
Mary Clark
Bay Street
May Free Convict "Santa" Laporte
Caitlin A Adams a Michigan City prison convict sent a $100 toy fund to Columbus for needy children. Columbus newspapers urge his release and a nearly universal petition will reach state pardons secretary Harry B Darling before the March board meeting. Adams reportedly belonged to a prominent family and was imprisoned for horse stealing under a different name to spare his parents disgrace.
Mount Vernon Man Arrested in Florida Kidnapping
Wilbur Montgomery of Posey county was arrested in Jacksonville Florida on a kidnapping charge. He and his wife, formerly of Poseyville, had been separated after a divorce that granted custody to the mother with limited visit rights. The father allegedly took the boy, eight, to Florida while visiting grandparents, violating the custody terms.
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Mount Vernon
Jacksonville
Fla
Wilbur Montgomery
Posey
Montgomery
Poseyville
Florida
Four Year-Old Burns In Nashville Stove Incident
Kris Clark, four, and her mother Mrs. Omer Clark suffered burns when Kris’s dress caught in a stove draft. The accident occurred four miles west of Nashville on December 31, and Mrs. Clark smothered the flames with a comfort, injuring her hands and arms.
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Nashville
Kris
Omer Clark
Here
Robbers Take Ten Pennies From Wabash Station
Two men forced entry at the Wabash station in Rich Valley and took ten pennies from the cash drawer. They fled on a handcar stolen from the railroad, in a December 31 incident reported from Wabash.
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Wabash
Wabash Station
Rich Valley
Here
Hoosier's Death Explained In South Bend
South Bend report explains the death of Joseph Zwilling a former resident who died in a room under unclear circumstances. The brief mentions his passing and notes it occurred near the end of December.
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Hoosier
South Bend
Joseph Zwilling
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