Legislature Adopts Unhurried Adjournment After Seventy-Third Session
Indianapolis dispatch reports the Sixty-Third General Assembly adjourned sine die Monday night in an orderly scene. Speaker Henry W. Marshall received a trophy amid ceremonial farewells while Governor Durbin addressed both houses with thanks for devotion to public welfare. The session ran under a smaller appropriation than two years ago, with a modest deficit projected and most funds allocated to ongoing expenses.
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Indianapolis
Sixty-third General Assembly
Purbin
Senate
Gibson
Henry W. Marshall
Lafayette
Ser Varta
Sixty Third General Assembly
Sion
Arias
Tia
Armour & Co Tests Wireless Telegraph Between Plants
Armour & Co plans wireless telegraph tests linking Chicago stockyards with key offices. The system would extend from Chicago to St Louis Kansas City Omaha Sioux City and east to Allegheny Philadelphia New York and Boston. If successful, they expect an annual saving of at least 100000.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Sioux City
Allegheny
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Vesuvius erupts as Portici crowds watch
Vesuvius continues to erupt with massive flames and thick smoke while tremors rattle the area. Around Portici residents observe from streets as villagers stay calm amid the spectacular volcanic display.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Portici
Largest American Investment Contract in Philippine Electric Rail
Washington reports a cablegram from Governor Taft noting the largest single American capital investment in the Philippines. It allocates to an American the ownership and maintenance of 35 miles of electric road in Manila and suburbs and the operation of electric light, heat, and power works. The allotment follows the Philippine commission act of October and came after a spirited contest among American and foreign interests.
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Washington
Philippines
War Department
Taft
Manila
Philippine Commission
Striking to Murder at Waterbury Car Stop
Waterbury police report a brutal armed assault at Forest Park end of North Main street line during a strike. Motorman John Chambers and conductor George Weberndorfer were beaten. Policeman Mendelssohn died from a heart wound. John Chambers survived after a late chase by four assailants.
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Waterbury
Conn
Violenes
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Paul Men Wlesohn
John W. Chambers
George Weberndorfer
Forest Park
Mendiessohn
Weberndorfer
Pan Moterman Chambers
Young Chambers
Woman Passes as Soldier at Ft Totten Hidden Reveal
A young girl dressed as a man enlisted as a private in the regular army at Ft Totten Willits Point last Monday. She stayed one day and night before her father brought her home. The girl's name and motives are not disclosed and Major Arthur Murray confirms the tale but will not provide details.
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New York
Ft. Totten
Willits Point
Arthur Murray
Oil Explosion Kills Twenty In Olean Area Rail Wreck
Twenty lives were lost and many injured in an oil explosion north of Olean after an Erie Railroad wreck Monday night. Bodies were burned or blown into the creek. all victims were men and boys from Olean and nearby.
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Olean
N. Y
Erie
Pennell Killed in Auto Crash Tied to Burdick Murder
Arthur Pennell, a key figure in the Burdick murder investigation, died when his electric car veered off Kensington Avenue near Fillmore Avenue and plunged into a quarry. His wife Mrs. Pennell was severely injured. doctors fear her recovery may be unlikely. Pennell had recently admitted meeting Mrs. Burdick in New York before the crime, a detail fueling suspicions of involvement. The accident occurred as bystanders described the car’s sudden plunge and the lack of railing at the quarry edge.
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Tuffalo
N. Y
Edwin L. Purdick
Arthur Kk. Pennell
Burdick
Mr. Pennell
Mrs. Pennell
Kensington Avenue
Fillmore Avenue
Gehres
Pennell
Sisters’ Hospital
Austin
Cleveland Avenue
Fennell
George J. Dunbar
William Lannen
Lannon
Mrs Cavendish Battles For Husband Estate In Court
London cable reports Mrs Henry Cavendish formerly Isabel Joy of the Savoy Theatre is seeking to have set aside a deed that gave Major C H Strutt control of her explorer husband's estate. She accuses him of being guided by alleged spirits. Major Strutt contests the move.
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London
Henry Cavendish
Cavendish
Isabel Joy
Savoy Theater
C. H. Strutt
Major Strutt
Trust Plans Cheap Glass By New Machines
The American Window Glass Company told its workmen that on March 14 all factories will close for the season and then a large force will install new glass blowing machines. The move aims to replace skilled labor and cut production costs to less than one third, with all plants equipped.
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Pittsburg
American Window Glass Company
Senator Gibson Dies at Circle Park Hotel After Illness
Indiana Senator Thomas J. Gibson of Perry Spencer and Crawford counties died Sunday at 10 AM in Circle Park Hotel after a grip illness. The 51 year old faced rapid internal hemorrhages. he served in the Senate and was noted for steady influence and leadership in the agriculture committee.
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Indianapolis
Thomas J. Gibson
Perry, Spencer and
Crawford
Circle Park Hotel
Gibson
L.a Grippe
Senate
Harry T. Harter
Spencer County
Toomate
Senator Gibson
General Assembly
Starr
Richmond
Birkley
James P. Gray
Evansville
Denison
Matson
Cantwell
Hartford City
O. P. Lewis
Covington
William Morton
Sycamore
Gilbert
Committee On Agriculture
Perry County
Branchville
New Storage Batteries Patent Expirations Spark Market
Philadelphia report notes the seven teen years patent restricting electric storage batteries has ended. The last of the major patents on storage battery electrodes, held by Charles F Brush since 1886, expired Wednesday, freeing manufacturers to market related inventions.
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Philadelphia
Charles F. Brush
Cleveland
Floods Hit Ho Valley with Record Midwest Rain
A severe rainstorm drenched Evansville and southern Indiana Sunday into Monday, dropping 2.49 inches in twelve hours. The river rose rapidly, bridges were swept away, boats aided crowds, and navigation may halt as Wabash and White rivers surge past 42 feet. Some towns along the Ohio River are at flood mercy.
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Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Here
Owensboro
Wabash
White
Patoka
Cairo
Globe's Surface Mission Maps Cape to North Cape
Swedish scientist Dr. Rubin will depart March 14 to assist the South Africa ordnance survey. The July start at Feira station in Zambesi aims to complete a Cape to North Cape survey, aided by 100 to 200 natives under harsh conditions with no roads and no beasts of burden due to tsetse flies.
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Copenhagen
Rubin
Ordnance Survey of
South Africa
Cape
Zambesi
Feira
Mediterranean
North Cape
Cape of Good Hope
Interurban railways praised after Yorke trip
London cable reports Colonel A E B Yorke chief government inspector of British railways visited the United States last autumn and praised American interurban railways. He declares English electric lines are mere tramways unsuitable for high speed and urges adopting American methods to achieve success.
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London
A. EB. Yorke
British Railways
United States
Yorke
Fngland
America
Boston Polish Activist Arrested by Russian Government
Boston residents report William Miller of Boston an American citizen with real name Vincente Milikewicz has been exiled to Siberia after ten months in St Petersburg. He dedicated himself to educating Poles globally, not limited to Russia.
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Boston
Mass
Europe
William Miller
Siberia
Miller
Russia
Vincente Milikewicz
St. Petersburg
James Stet taner Dies of Blood Poisoning in Denver Visit
Col Deaver reports James Stet taner of Chicago died at Mercy Hospital from blood poisoning after a neck scratch while shaving. Erysipelas and kidney complications followed. He left a fortune estimated at 3,006,000 and came to Denver two weeks ago for mining business.
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Deaver
James Stettaner
Chicago
Mercy Bkospital
Stettaner
Denver
Fortieth Anniversary of Royal Marriage in London
King Edward and Queen Alexandra celebrated forty years of marriage in London with customary salutes and bells. The royal couple received numerous telegrams of congratulation from public bodies and officials.
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London
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Beecher Memorial Fund Rally At Brooklyn Academy
A large mass meeting at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn raised funds for a Henry Ward Beecher memorial. Hundreds more gathered at Plymouth Church after doors overflowed. Mayor Seth Low led the event with tributes from Grover Cleveland Justice Brewer Newell Dwight Hillis and Frank W Gunsaulus.
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New York
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
Plymouth Church
Seth Low
Grover Cleveland
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Newell Dwight Hillis
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Chicago
Empress Dowager accused of aiding rebellion in Pekin plot
Chinese and foreign reports warn of imminent murder spree and a Boxer era style outbreak. Empress Dowager and Grand Chancellor Yung Su are alleged to back Tung Fu Hsiang with plans to seize Pekin and kill all foreigners.
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Pekin
Shanghai
Tung Fu Hsiang
Loving Lazy Husbands Debate Ends In Favor Of Easier Partners
In Washington Indiana four women debated whether a loving lazy husband is better than a mean industrious one at the African M E Church. After two hours the judges ruled in favor of the lazy, loving husbands.
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Washington
Ind
M. J. Church
Ameer of Afghanistan Decrees Four-Wife Limit
London cables report that the Ameer has divorced all but four of his wives. The divorced women may remarry, and the Ameer pledges lifelong support for those who do not remarry. He also decrees a four wife limit for all subjects and mandates divorce for excess wives.
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London
Kabul
Ameer
Afhanistan
Dense fog halts New York harbor traffic Sunday
Dense fog suspended almost all harbor and river traffic for hours. The American liner Philadelphia anchored outside Sandy Hook and could not reach its pier until late afternoon after the fog lifted significantly.
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New York
Philadelphia
Sandy Hook
General Franklin Dead in Hartford at 89
Major General William Buel Franklin died Sunday at his Hartford home at age 89 after a period of declining health since his wife’s death three years ago. Funeral is set for 3:30 PM Wednesday at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Interment will be in York, Pennsylvania, on Thursday.
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Hartford
Conn
William Buel Franklin
Church of the Good Shepherd
York
Sunday School Lesson on the Riot at Ephesus
The lesson reviews Acts 19 29 41 set in Ephesus about confusion in the theater caused by followers and opponents of Diana the goddess. It notes Demetrius and craftsmen seeking lawful assembly and praises the town clerk as a prudent model, with five takeaways on superstition crowd manipulation tact and governance.
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Diana
The Ephesian Uproar over Diana and the Silversmiths
A seven question review outlines why Christian converts spurned Diana’s temple and shrine trade, Demetrius the silversmith led a citywide protest, two of Paul’s companions were seized and paraded to the theater, the Jews named Alexander to speak, and the town clerk calmed the crowd by praising lawful conduct and cautioning against demonizing the empire.
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Diana
Ephesus
Paul
Demetrius
Taul
Alexander
Ephesians
Demtrius
Mystery at Tea Reveals Miss Brown and Piano Partner
A young man at an afternoon tea asks who the violin soloist is. The hostess’s eldest daughter Miss Brown performs, with a mysterious piano accomplice.
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Brown
Family dispute over insured employee led to fatal outcome
A daughter recalls her father's chilling remark and a daughter's question about life insurance as they discuss a man who died after being refused aid. The exchange hints at a motive tied to a life insurance policy in the household.
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