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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
2
Senate votes defeat Penrose La Follette motion on Underwood tariff
The Penrose La Follette move to force public hearings on the Underwood tariff bill failed 41 to 86. Senators Ransdell and Thornton joined Republicans. Poindexter aligned with Democrats. Burns, once a Weather Bureau foreman, was demoted for misconduct. Wilson supported the bill as passed by the House and rejected Senate changes. Parcel post in April surged 54 percent with Chicago leading. Senate panel backed Chamberlain's female suffrage amendment. Navy leak probe involves DoJ agents and detectives. Senate GOP challenges Harris nomination for Census director in executive session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Finance Committee
Ransdell and
Thornton
Louisiana
Poindexter
Washington
Wilson
Underwood
House
Senate
W. 3. Harris
Georgia
RE. Dana Durand
Indictments Allege Rebating and Discrimination in 63 Counts
Federal grand jury returned 63 counts charging rebating and discrimination against Vandalia Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis rail lines and coal interests. Rioting erupted in Cincinnati street cars as mounted police dispersed 10 000 protesters. Two youths injured and many arrests reported. J B Milholland elected Cumberland Presbyterian moderator at Bowling Green Kentucky. York State appellate division orders new trial for Cartes Hyde former city ch remarriage bribery conviction related to deposit funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago & St. Louis
Big Four
Chicago, Indiana & Southern
Grand ‘Trunk Railroad
Gara Coal Company
York State’ Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Cartes
H.“Hyde
City Cham* Bariain
Hyde
Powc Y
City P In
Northern Bank of Carnegie
Trust Company
Federal hearings probe steel pricing amid antitrust case
In New York a federal suit seeks to dissolve United States Steel as an illegal combination with James A. Farrell testifying that no agreement exists to fix prices. Other items note Colorado governors veto on boxing commission, racing bill becoming law without signature, a Buffalo council ousting socialist W Frank Cattell, and fate of Darrow indictment in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shere
United States Steel Corporation
New York
Ammons
Colorado
General Assembly
Boxing Commission
United Trades and Labor Council
Buffalo
N. Y
W. Frank Cattell
Council
Clarence
Darrow
McNamara
Los Angeles
Cal
Gas blast destroys Turtle Creek church in Pennsylvania
A gas explosion destroyed the First Christian church in Turtle Creek near Pittsburgh. Fourteen people were injured with two in serious condition. Local authorities investigate cause and assess casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Turtle Creek
Pittsburgh
Foreign Conspiracy Charges Filed Against Huerta in Mexico
Herberto Barron files charges of conspiracy usurpation and assassination against Gen Victoriano Huerta before the Mexican Chamber of Deputies. The report notes international maneuvers and a London Paris loan for railway restoration amid rising political tensions. A Prussian attaché, Gen von Lewinski, is reported killed in Munich by a suspected lunatic. a police sergeant also dies. The Duke and Duchess of Westminster abandon divorce actions and sign a separation pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoriano Huerta
Champer of Deputies
Herberto Barron
Madero
United States
London
Paris
von Lewinski
Bavaria
Munch
Duke
Duchess of Westminster
Mrs Wissler Re-elected Day ton Wyoming Mayor
Susan Wissler mayor of Day ton Wy and one of the only two women mayors in the United States was re elected for a second two year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan. ‘Wissler
Dayton
Wyo
United States
Miss Underwood Is Freed in Murder Attempt Case
Miss Dorris Underwood of Hartford City was acquitted by a jury after a trial in Muncie over an alleged attempt to murder Ottis Fisher a drug clerk. The verdict followed a crowded courtroom scene and a last ballot decisive result. Fisher had promised to marry Underwood’s sister Ada but did not keep the pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Dorris Underwood
Hartford City
Ottis Fisher
Fisher
Ada Underwood
J. Frank Mann
Young Fisher
Ada Fisher
Destroy Historical Home in Kokomo
The Busby house south of Kokomo was burned, a structure nearly sixty years old built by Barnabas Busby a Mexican war veteran. Pre Civil War gatherings were held there and the first Howard county company to go to war formed at the home where Barnabas served as captain. His son William Busby lived there at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Busby
Barnabas Busby
Howard County
William Busby
Woman Obituary: Mrs Eliza beth Jenkins Ends Life at Home
Mrs Eliza beth Jenkins, 35, wife of Prof Pleasant Jenkins and former Georgetown public schools worker, shot herself at her Floyd county home two miles north of New Albany. Reported causes are poor health and despondency. she acted while husband and daughter were at Sunday school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Elizabeth Jenkins
Pleasant Jenkins
Georgetown
Floyd County
Morphine Scarcity Tied to Veteran’s Death
In New Albany on May 20, Henry H. Baxter a 74 year old Civil War veteran died after lawmakers blocked physicians from prescribing opiates. Baxter had long used morphine and the inability to obtain it left him in a severe nervous state leading to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Henry H. Baxter
Sheriff Raids Foreign-Born Bootleg Camp Near Lewisville
Sheriff K. K. Kirk of Henry county and three deputies raided a construction camp near the Pennsylvania line by Lewisville and found a blind tiger in operation. A foreigner named Keener, with an unpronounceable name, was jailed. Three barrels of bottled beer were confiscated. Kirk raided five blind tigers in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
K. K. Kirk
Henry County
Pennsylvania
Lewisville
Kirk
Youth Killed In Runaway Tragedy In Linton
Linton reports the death of French Clore aged seventeen after a runaway accident. His father LL B Clore former editor of the Linton Daily Call. Raymon Maddox sixteen shot himself in the abdomen and may die from his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Five Horses Drag Man Through Streets Incident
A man was dragged by five horses in an unspecified location with unclear date. No injuries or outcomes are stated and the report offers minimal details beyond the incident description.
Duty in Labrador Night Rescue Aboard Sledge
Dr G K Hutton recalls a dangerous 71 mile Labrador mission to Hebron. Amid storm and black ice the party navigates broken ice, rising rock ledges, and icy seas, pushing through to reach the missionary's dying people. The memory centers on the perilous ice track along the cliff face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labrador
G. K. Hutton
Hebron
Johannes
Privilege Question Sparks Parlor Debate in Senate Setting
In a late scene a venerable ex senator remains with young people in the parlor as a plan unfolds. The daughter proposes a closing wall to exclude nonparticipants while she and Charlie discuss a personal privilege matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charlie
Friendly Campfire Sparks Reflection and Comfort
David Graygon describes the campfire as friendly and companionable, its flames dancing in the dark air. He notes how the light flickers through trees revealing wide shadows and then fades, leaving a somber mood and a sense of generosity in the glow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Graygon
Wise Old Gentleman Refuses Duel
An old gentleman famed for unimpeachable character is challenged by a dissolute youth seeking duel. The elder refuses to fight, while the aggressor insists and pushes for honorable satisfaction, leading to a tense standoff as bystanders react.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotepur
Balkan War Began in 1663 Mentioned in Vienna Archives
An Italian newspaper references a 1682 declaration of war from Sultan Mehmed IV to Emperor Leopold. The piece recalls 1663 reports in Newes of Vienna of Turks and Tartars advancing with fire and sword, burning towns and massacring thousands near the Waegh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Mehemet IV
Leopold
Poland
London Daily Chronicle
Turkey
Hungary
Austria
Electricity and Plant Life Theory Sparks Experiments
The theory that pointed leaves attract atmospheric electricity and aid plant growth is supported by experiments. R E Dimick of Almena Wisconsin reports that well cultivated vegetables grow less when pointed wires are placed among them, acting like lightning rods to draw off electricity Dimick believes essential to plant life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Dimick
Almena
Wis
New Zealand Farmer Traps Hares Using Auto Spotlight
A New Zealand farmer adapts motor car headlamps to hunt hares at night. Driving with two bright lights, he bags six to twelve hares nightly as the illuminated animals freeze in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Woman Praises Postum as Best Friend Over Coffee
A Wisconsin woman recalls heart palpitations from coffee and credits Postum with curing her nervousness and weight gain. She notes increased strength and ease climbing stairs after a year of use and says her family now prefers Postum. Postum Co. promotes Instant Postum and the book The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles T. Burns
Weather Bureau
Willis L. Moore
Houston
Burns
Post Office Department
Chicago
Chamberlain
Department of Justice
Navy Department
J. B. Milholiana
Charleston
The
Cumberland - Presbyterian Church
Bowling Green, Ky
J. M. "Lewis
Birmingham
Ala
Wisconsin
Assembly
Jacksonville, Fla
H. P. McNeil
Emory Spear
McNeil
Plush Lee
George Wrightman
Clarence Upkide
Fond du Lac
McGovern
Wrightman
Santa Barbara
Robert S. Trumbull
Minden
Neb
Kearney Lumber Company
Jack” Johnson
Home
Reginald McKenna
London Police Force
Indiana
Miss Underwood
North
Wise Old Gentleman
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