Indiana Senate debates on railroad consolidation bill and insurance concerns
In the Senate a large number of second reading bills were advanced. Mr Winfield challenged the railroads consolidation bill, labeling it a trust move. supporters argued fears were groundless. Debate touched on insurance company practices and the need for policy discretion before passage of the bill. The House opened with prayer and saw measures on city improvements and building societies advance, while temperance and military-flag bills drew committee reports and adjournment followed by a debate on quarry killing penalties.
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Marion County
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Indiana
Gen. Grant
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Quall
Endless Chain Debate on Silver Dollars and Gold Reserve
Washington article cites William Jo Bryan arguing against proposed bills to demonetize silver dollars, warn of reduced redemption use, and potential effects on the gold reserve and national debt. He asserts legal tender parity and questions extended monetary reform.
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Washington
Southard
House Committee On Coinage
William Jo Bryan
Bryan
Ryan
Ramones
Federal Appointments Announced for Meemday Districts
New federal appointments listed this week in Washington detail Beveridge to a Kreeme attorney post and a marshal role while Fairbanks assigns a Kreeme district to Beveridge. Albert WWE Techanaspuls named as Tristait Attorney with other district collectors and commissioners noted in terse agency notices.
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Trianapedis Sentinel
Nature Poorboaoks
Beveridge
Ato
Washington
Fairbanks
Kreeme
Toemao Revenue Distriet
Governor's Mansion Project Approved by Indiana Legislature
A joint meeting of the ways and means committee and the Senate finance committee recommended a 4000 pound appropriation to build a Governors residence. The site sits on the northwest corner of St. Clair park with Meridian street frontage and backing on St. Clair. The $50,000 covers the house barn and grounds improvements.
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House
Senate Nance Committee
Indiana
St. Clair Park
Meridian Street
St. Clair
Kansas City Train Passenger Becomes Erratic and Vanishes
J. M. Cross of Morristown Tennessee became insane on a Memphis to Kansas City train and disappeared near Springfield after giving his wife his money. He had traveled with his wife and two children and warned of a man planning to murder him. Mrs Cross remained in Kansas City at Union Depot awaiting word.
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Kansas City
J. M. Cross
Morristown
Tenn
Memphis
Springfield
Senate Debates War Revenue Cut and Shipping Bill
The Senate passed the war revenue reduction bill and the military academy appropriation. Debate covered the shipping bill, travel allowances, post office funding, pneumatic tube service, and special facilities. Quorum disputes and long sessions dominated proceedings with Morgan speaking for hours and Teller protesting night sessions.
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McComas
Jones
Frye
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Burke
Texas
Williams
Mississippi
Swanson
Virginia
Cowherd
Missouri
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Newton
Kas
Philippines
Indian Territory
Arkhansas
Afr
Gallinger
Morgan
Allson
Ale Hson
Reed
Pts
House Passes Post Office Appropriation Amid Debates
The House approved the post office appropriation bill after five weeks of debate. amid remarks the speaker announced certification of electoral votes except for Idermidia and Tennessee, to be counted at a joint session on Feb. 1.
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Idermidia
Tennessee
Hesse and Senate
Grosvenor
Ohioa
Hichardson
Bouss Strate
Mir Pryve
Jones
Chander
Congress
Mones
Hill
Great Britain
Queen Victoria
Mississippi River Commission
Youthful Iowa Tramps Capture Police Notice
Dubuque reports two of the youngest known runaways, Hynes and Scheisel both aged 16. They left Seminary Hill home and were found in Milwaukee under police custody after a dispatch from the Milwaukee chief.
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Dubuque, Ta
Dubuque
Hynes
Scheisel
Hiynes
Seheise
Milwaukee
Illinois Marshal Killed in Metropolis Standoff
Special report from Metropolis Illinois: Thursday afternoon Marshal Gus H. Crouch and Officer John McGlasson attempted to arrest Clem Ferguson and Les Taylor of Kentucky. A fight erupted, Crouch was shot in the head and killed, McGlasson wounded slightly. Ferguson and Taylor were jailed. Ferguson had threatened to kill officers if arrested.
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Metropolis
Gus H. Crouch
John McGlasson
Clem Ferguson
Les Taylor
McGlasson
Ferguson
Taylor
Rome cabinet resignation triggers quick consultation in Italy
Signor Saracco tendered his resignation Thursday morning as King Victor Emmanuel planned to consult with the presidents of the senate and chamber of deputies and with party leaders before designating a new premier.
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Signor Saracco
Victor Emanuel
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
San Andreas Mine Disaster in Mexico Claims Many
A massive explosion at the San Andreas silver mine near Chihuahua Mexico destroys surface and underground structures. Dozens of miners and residents are killed or injured as timber and rock collapse. Rescue efforts recover bodies and fragments among the wreckage on the remote hillside with a note of a multi mile devastation.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Dreas
Sierra Mad
Electricai
Luetzman
Explos
Dilke Urges Cordial Anglo French Ties to Counter Rivalry
Paris cable reports Sir Charles Dilke writing in Figaro urging cordial Anglo French relations to counter American rivalry. He proposes improved cooperation and mutual respect as key to balance power dynamics amid rising U S influence.
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Charles Dilke
Paris
Figaro
Trade rivals and the rise of the United States in global markets
A historical analysis argues that nations fear losing trade benefits and that the United States, with its coal fields and strong resources, will soon challenge Britain Germany and France. It notes Latin American republics gaining prominence and Argentina emerging as a key regional rival, while Europe debates shifts in global influence.
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Europe
Germany
Great Britain
United States
United Kingdom
France
North
Central
South America
South Seas
Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York
A cablegram expresses King Edward VII’s wish to greet the Duke and Duchess on their Australian visit. The message notes sympathy with the royal family after bereavement and asks Australians to honor the occasion with heartfelt regard and gratitude for colonial troops and shared wartime loyalty.
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N.S. W Chamberlain
Secre
Earl of
Hopetau
Australia
Cision
Visi Wall
York
Rica
Coalantes
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
Irish Joan of Arc Maud Gonne Arrives in New York
Among passengers on the Le Champagne from Havre is Maud Gonne known as the Irish Joan of Arc. She lands Monday and is to be greeted by Irish delegations. She will stay at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, address the Academy of Music, and advocate women’s clubs to support Ireland’s language and culture, while promoting the Boer cause and urging Irish youths to resist enlistment in the British army.
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le Champagne
Havre
Maud Gonne
Joan of Arc
Plier
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Miss Gonne
Academy of Music
Krown
Ireland
Carnegie Sells Out to Morgan Interests in Major Steel Deal
New York Tribune reports Andrew Carnegie sells controlling stake in Carnegie Company to J Pierpont Morgan and associates. Carnegie held about 64 percent of a 160 million dollar equity. price not announced though stock trades recently at 1.50 per 1000. Morgan seeks lasting peace in U S steel with this arrangement.
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New York
the Tribune
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Company
J. Pierpont Morgan
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Carnegie
Stock Exchange
Morgan
United States
Ministers demand death penalty for twelve Chinese officials
Exemptions and clemency discussed as foreign ministers publish an imperial edict. Twelve officials named in a list face execution for moral impact, with princes Tuan and Lan possibly banished. Tung Fu Liang urged to live for strategic reasons amid unrest in Shen Si and Kan Su where loyalists protect missionaries.
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Pekin
Tuan
Duk Lan
Turkestan
Tung Fu Liang
Shen Si
Kan Su
Children Perish in Fire Home Tragedy at Streator
A fatal blaze at a Streator residence claims the lives of children. Authorities report the blaze started in the home, with responders unable to save the victims. A preliminary investigation is underway to determine the cause.
Tragedy in Streator: Two Children Burned to Death
In Streator Edward Solomon’s home burned Saturday morning killing Willie four and Roward eighteen months. The mother was away momentarily leaving the sleeping children. A passerby reported the fire after seeing flames, and firefighters found both children charred as the blaze subsided.
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Streator
Willie
Roward
Edward Solomon
Bitterly Resented Lisbon Cable Sparks Outcry
Lisbon cables condemn the Moide attack on the Portuguese government policy. Critics say neutrality is violated by allowing troops to land on Portuguese soil in South Africa, predicting turmoil and potential costly consequences. The Anglo Portuguese alliance risks bringing ruin amid Portugal’s strained finances.
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Portugal
Tech
South Africa
Ford
Edward VII Declared Usurper in London Note
A mysterious unsigned notice declares Edward VII a usurper and Mary IV the rightful queen and claims it was posted on the gates of St James Palace and the Guild Hall the night Victoria died. The claim is linked to a Jacobite League member, with no prosecution expected. the event helps explain restrictions on Legitimists placing a wreath on Charles I’s statue on Jan 30.
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Daily
Staith
Edward VII
Mary IV
St. James Palace
Guild Hall
Queen Victoria
Jacobite League
Charles I
Senator Agnew Found After Overnight Train Sleeper Incident
State Senator Agnew wandered from a Monon train near Lee north of Monon and slept away from the train. He hid under a freight car in his night clothes until help arrived and was found cold but awake in the Senate chamber thereafter.
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Monon
Lee
Adven
Senate
Anderson
Monroe Fitch
Ernest
Frankton
Ervin Fitch
William Fox
Orestes
Monroe
Fitch
Fitches
Dog Used as a Club in Divorce Suit
Mrs. Ella Baker files for divorce alleging cruel treatment by William Baker who allegedly beat her with their pet dog as a weapon. The case has drawn social prominence in Frankfort with Mrs. Baker seriously ill from the incident. The dog suffered fatal injuries and was shot.
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Frankfort
Ella Baker
William Baker
Columbus Woman Claims Arthur Silvers Estate Heirship
Mrs. William Boyer of 1829 Pearl Street Columbus says she is a direct descendant of Aaron Silvers with an estate valued at 140000 dollars awaiting claimants in Germany. She cites about seventy five heirs mainly in Ohio. W S Silvers oil operator of Muncie is among heirs. Aaron Silvers near Liberty Indiana and John Silvers of Hamilton Ohio are noted descendants.
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William Boyer
Pearl Street
Columbus
Aaron Silvers
Germany
Boyer
Ohio
W. S. Silvers
Muncié
Gerre RG
Eee
Liberty
Ind
John Silvers
Hamilton
Walsh and Post Office Clash Over Indiana Mail Service
John Fr. Walsh of Chicago, owner of the Indiana Southern Railroad, refuses a lump sum postal contract after extending mail operations to Terre Haute and building a model mail car. The Postal Service weighs mail only every four years and offered a contract for 1903, which Walsh deemed too low and rejected.
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John FR. Walsh
Chicago
Indiana Southern Railroad
Postoffice Department
Indiana
Terre Haute
Bedford
Owasen
Walsh
Railway Mail Service
Old Man Knife Incident in Montpelier Saloon
John Grinder oil man was stabbed in a Montpelier saloon by John Dangerfield farmer and veteran after provocation. Dangerfield posted in $300 bond for a preliminary hearing as Grinder’s condition remains uncertain.
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Montpelier
John Grinder
John Dangerfield
Grinder
Dangerfield
Angerfield
A Dangerous Campaign Belle Explodes Drag Pin Incident
Alpert Six of this city escaped injury when a drag pin heated to thaw a frozen pump exploded at his home Saturday night. The blast shattered the stove, ceiling, windows, and furniture after Six’s sons had previously modified the pin into a loaded small cannon during the last campaign.
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Anderson
Alpert Six
Six
Large Romance Sparks In Union City Courtship
Dr. Deeter of Union City Indiana travels to Laporte to pursue Miss Lucy Havens declared Indiana’s champion fat lady. Havens then at the county asylum lived on charity as her size left her unable to work. Chicago suitors once offered a museum prize, but Deeter renewed his wooing amid her return to her native city.
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Laporte
Dr. Deeter
Union City
Ind
Lucy Havens
Indiana
Shampion
Chicago
Deeter
Winter Electrical Storm Hits Columbus and Shelbyville
Sunday night storm produced rapid lightning flashes and loud thunder in Columbus, with telephones and streetcars hit. Country districts reported barns and hayricks set ablaze by lightning. In Shelbyville, James H. Carter's stock barn was struck and torn apart, nurses inside left deaf but unharmed.
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Columbus
Shelbyville
James IL
Carter
West Corporation
Indiana Militia Strength Reported From Washington
Militia returns to the adjutant general in Washington show Indiana with an organized force of 2 228 members, including 1 981 infantry 202 artillery 10 signal corps 17 hospital and ambulance corps one general rank officer and fourteen general staff officers. The state’s unorganized militia is estimated at 500 000.
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Adjutant General of the Army
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Copeland children survive wreck after buggy struck by train
In Lebanon a buggy carrying Paul and Hazel Copeland ages 11 and &, was struck by a Big Four train on Monday morning. The vehicle was wrecked and their horse killed. The children were thrown about 125 feet but escaped with no injuries.
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Lebanon
Paul
Hazel Copeland
Prosperous six months for Wabash Bridge and Iron Works
The Wabash Bridge and Iron Works reports six months of strong demand with night and day operations. It shipped the final units of a 27000 dollar steel building contract at Hartford City and completed a 20000 dollar cement mill structural steel order at Newago, Michigan. A large order for the Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie Railroad is finishing, with a forthcoming project for the Wabash River Traction Company starting soon.
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Wabash
Wabash Bridge and Iron Works
Hartford City
Newago
Mich
Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie
Wabash River Traction Company
Tragic Kitchen Fire Kills 4-Year-Old Lola Sarchet
Mrs. Frank Sarchet found her daughter Lola on the kitchen floor with her dress in flames after a short neighbor visit. The child suffered severe burns and died soon after the flames were put out.
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Brazil
Frank Sarchet
Lola
Evansville Saloon Stabbing Kills Two Railroad Men
In a Sunday morning clash at a saloon Gil Gudgel and Ben Steinkamp were fatally stabbed by potter Martin Elliott who was arrested. Gudgel was disemboweled and Steinkamp stabbed through the lungs. Both victims were railroad workers with Gudgel the son of former prosecuting attorney Wm H Gudgel. The quarrel arose over a girl.
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Gil Gudgel
Ben Steinkamp
Martin Elliott
Eliott
Gudgel
Steinkamp
Wm. H. Gudgel
Robbed of Her Hair at Hartford City Public Square
A mysterious man grabbed Miss Minnie Edwards on Hartford City's south public square Saturday night about 8 o clock and cut her hair from her head. Police were notified but could not locate the assailant. Edwards did not get a clear look at the thief due to the rapid act.
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Minnie Edwards
Miss Edwards
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