Important News Notes Of A Week Condensed For Busy Readers
A roundup of federal policy debates and political events. Topics include meat import strategy endorsed by industry leaders, the immigration bill and literacy tests facing Senate approval, antitrust approaches to AT&T regulation, Osage tribal council investigations, and security measures for President-elect Wilson. Also covered are government printing contracts, a resignation scandal, naval and transport incidents, and notable legal cases and civic events.
Wyoming House Riot Ends With Fatal Shooting
A riot in the Wyoming House of Representatives saw Speaker Pratt and Speaker Pro Tem Wood clash for about three quarters of an hour. Detective Peter Hart of Chicago was shot through the heart and killed, with Mead identified as a suspect in the scene.
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National
House of Representatives
Cannon
Moore
Philadelphia
Bartholdt
Sabath
Wyoming
Pratt
Peter Hart
Chicago
C. Mead
Teat
Balkan Powers Demand Ottoman Reply in Fourteen Days
Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro present an ultimatum to Turkey pressing a favorable reply within fourteen days. The note was delivered in Constantinople as Europe awaits Turkish response. Diplomats expect Balkan clashes or outside intervention to settle the dispute. Raymond Poincare elected French president, to take office February 18. Emperor Nicholas demoted Grand Duke Michael after a private marriage announcement. Henri Rochette, once a prominent Paris banker, convicted of embezzlement, fled Paris and is now in Mexico.
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Bulgaria
Servia
Montenegro
Turkey
Porte
Constantinople
Balkan
Raymond Poincare
Versailles
Fallieres
Nicholas
Michael
Henri Rochette
Prométer
Paris
Mexico Cuy
Public hearing on workmen's compensation bill reforms
Lawmakers reconvened in Indianapolis as committees schedule hearings on a draft workmen's compensation bill. Indiana collaborations outline a system modeled on Ohio with employer funded premiums and a state liability board to award damages, plus defined wage and death benefits and access to medical care.
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Ohio
Alexander G. Caving
Indianapolis
Indiana Manufacturers’ and Shippers’ Association
Henry W. Bullock
Indiana Federation of Labor
State Board of Awards
Indiana Federation of Clubs Plans Program and State Convention
A federation board meeting in Indianapolis outlined the year’s work. President Mrs. Felix T. McWhirter introduced Mrs. Graigie Gunn, with Mitchell of Bedford named vice-president and Mrs. Vida Newsom of Columbus as second vice-president. The May 15 and 16 convention date was announced, with many officers listed including treasurer Mrs. Leon Stern and secretary Mrs. Eva Rohbock. Also, L. M. Vogler of Hope won the state corn show grand championship at Purdue, with other crop awards going to Greensburg, Franklin, Richmond, New Augusta, and Concord. The Corn Growers meeting drew over 1,000 farmers as Oliver Kline urged farm partnerships with families. Officers of the Indiana Corn Growers Association were elected.
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Board of Trustees
The
Indiana Federation of Clubs
Educational and Legislative Department
Federation
Palm Room
Claypool Hotel
Indianapolis
Felix T. McWhirter
Graigie Gunn. Mitchell
Bedford
Lewis J.cox
Terre Haute
McWhirter
Graigie Gunn Mitchell
Vida Newsom
Columbus
Leon Stern
8. E. Perkins
Eva Rohbock
Wabash
Grace Julian Clarke
Ruth Wallace
Franklin
Fred Ross
Cora L. Saxon
Conneraville
Goodwin
Brookville
Cora Markie
Winchester
Indiana
L. M. Vogler
Hope
Purdue
Charles B. Shirt
Greensburg
C. A. Brown
Indiana to study site for governor mansion in Indianapolis
Report on May session details an official inquiry into building a governor’s mansion. Indiana state inspectors review several Indianapolis locations to assess expense, feasibility, and suitability for purchase.
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State of
Indiana
Indianapolis
Regialatur
Farmer's wife finds relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Westwood Maryland woman recounts near collapse from female troubles and organ inflammation. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after following directions and urges others to seek help from the medicine company in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
John F. Richards
Westwood
Maryland
Lydia E.pinkham
Time and Years Exchange Reflections in a Poetic Line
The fragment presents a dialogue on time and aging with lines about time running its race and years as laps, suggesting a reflective meditation on duration and memory.
Its Popularity in a Municipality
A witty exchange questions which public board holds favor in a town. The speaker jokes that the festive board may outrank others in popularity. The quote highlights social priorities and local civic life.
Reginald’s Sweet Advice on Sugar Prices
A playful exchange unfolds as a beau suggests economizing on candy due to rising sugar costs. Reginald insists on sweets, while the beloved advises saving by buying in bulk as her father did with sugar.
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Reginald
Twain and Roosevelt in a wartime bravado tale
The New York Sun recalls a story by T. R. Augustus Thomas where Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and Thomas play a game. Roosevelt discusses war while Twain, a former Confederate soldier, notes he stayed calm yet nervous, maintaining composure throughout the engagement.
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Mark Twain
T. R. Augustus Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Colonel Roosevelt
New York Sun
A Good Breakfast and Grape-Nuts Transformation
A testimonial from a husband about his wife's health improving after using Grape-Nuts and cream. He describes poor health lasting 18 years and four weeks of the cereal improving appetite digestion and breakfast and supper meals. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and a reference to a booklet titled The Road to Wollville.
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Moman
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wollville
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Daniel J. Haley
United Master Butchers’ Association
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Argentina
la Foliette
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Wickersham
United States Chamber of Commerce
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Uncle Sam Oil Company
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Wilson
Osage Indian Tribal Council and
Interests
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Government Printing Office
Richard W. B. _Merington
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Uranim
Halifax
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Schenk
Kersey
Wheeling
W. Va
John C. Schenk
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
H. Percy Silver
Kansas
Daniel S. Tuttle
Protestant Episcopal Church of America
Diocese of
Oddie
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Reno
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Shannon
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Lochie S
Louieville & Nashville
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Supreme Court
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Put-in-Bay
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Ohio Society
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York
Taft
Mate Bones
Cleveland
Judiciary Committee
Traction Companies
van Nuys
Anderson
Indiana State Lobility Board of Awards
Indiana State Liability Board of Awards
State Board
A. N. Ogle
Philip H. Penna
J. E. Frederick
Kokomo
A. G. Cavins
J. W. Zartman
Edgar A. Perkings
D. J. Williams
D. B. Robb
Federation of Clubs Plans Program
New Corn Kings Hope Farmer
State Board of Medical Registration and Examination
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