Taft Vetoes Wool Free List and Cotton Bills in Congress
Washington Aug 19 President Taft vetoed the wool and farmers free list bills. Democratic majorities fell short of the two thirds needed to override, with 227 to 129 and 226 to 127 votes and several Republicans abstaining. Senate also passed the Willam Alden Smith New Mexico Arizona statehood resolution 53 to 8 and adjournment talks proceed between houses.
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Senate
Washington
House
Taft
Willam Alden Smith
Michigan
Senate Committee On Territories
Arizona
New Mexico
Wiley Probe to end with Wilson testimony
Washington hearing on the Wiley controversy by the House committee on expenditures in the Agricultural Department will wrap up next week with Secretary Wilson testifying. The panel has finished with Dr. Wiley whose strong opposition to enforcing the pure food law prompted demand for change. Wiley offered to fix bureau of chemistry issues if provided a law clerk and a stenographer.
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Washington
Wiley
House Committee On
Agricultural Department
Wilson
Bureau of Chemistry
Pope's Health Improves Prompting Cardinal's Monte Mario Retreat
Rome reports the pope is much improved and Cardinal Merry del Val, the papal secretary, has left for his Monte Mario villa to rest for the remainder of the summer.
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Rome
Merry Jie Val
Monte Mario
Weather snapshot from eight p m readings across cities
Observations from United States weather bureaus at 8 p m list temperatures and conditions for New York 66 cloudy Boston 64 rain Denver 62 pt cloudy San Francisco 52 clear St Paul 58 clear Chicago 68 clear Indianapolis 77 clear St Louis 86 clear New Orleans 82 cloudy Washington 72 clear Philadelphia 68 clear with Sunday unsettled outlook and probable local showers.
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New York
Boston
Denver
San Francisco
St. Paul
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
New Orleans
Washington
Philadelphia
Julia Marlowe Marries Her Joint Star
Julia Marlowe, renowned stage actress, tied the knot with her cinematographic partner in a quiet ceremony reported by the press. The union links two prominent figures in American theater and film, signaling a notable collaboration in their artistic careers.
Big Four Passenger Train Ditches Near Columbus
A Big Four passenger train jumped the track near McKinley avenue as it approached the Toledo & Ohio Central crossover at speed over fifty mph. Four coaches overturned, but the Pullman cars stayed upright. Over one hundred passengers were trapped amid wreckage. thirty-five were seriously injured and no fatalities were reported among the injured listigh. Names of seriously injured include Mrs. Rose Marquard of Dayton, Mrs. L Strickland of Owensville Indiana, Mrs. Sarah Gardner of San Bernardino California, Mrs A E Rough of Cincinnati, Miss Minnie Shank of Dayton, Mrs Cal Ne Quest of Cincinnati, Albert Droddall of Cincinnati, A M Prodo of Lima, and Mrs Hazel Henninger of Mr Carmel Hl.
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Columbus
Toledo & Ohio Central
McKinley Avenue
Rose Marquard
Dayton
L. Strickland
Owensville
Ind
Sarah Gardner
San Bernardino
Cal
A. E. Rough
Cincinnati
Minnie Shank
Cal- Ne Quest
Albert Drodall
A. M. Prodo
Lima
Hazel Henninger
Carmel
Atwood Trickles Through Erie After Near Stoppage
Erie Pa August 19 Harry Atwood flying from St Louis to New York landed at Swanville eleven miles west of here after his gasoline tank emptied He left the machine guarded by two farm boys and spent the night at a farm house before resuming his journey to Erie this morning
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Atwood
Erie
Harry Atwood
St. Louis
New York
Swanville
Here
Mexico’s year exports to U S rise to 61 million
From Mexico City the exports to the United States for last year totaled 61 092 502 dollars up from 52 578 454 the prior year. Mexican imports from the United States last year reached 63 858 939 dollars compared with 53 113 347 in 1909.
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United States
Mexico City
Mexico
Airdrop Tragedy at Aldersh Claims Aviator Ridge
An army biplane crashed at Aldersh killing the pilot identified as Ridge. The incident adds to wartime losses as authorities investigate the cause and memorials begin.
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Aldersh
Ridge
All England Strikes Threaten Break with Leaders
London reports say Britain's rail strike disrupts transport nationwide with 220,000 out, mainly in the midland northern and south Wales regions. Negotiations continue though results are nil while officials and MPs press for settlement amid secrecy and sporadic clashes.
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London
Britain
Midland
Northern
South Wales
Lloyd George
Ramsey McDonald
Arthur Henderson
G. H. Roberts
Union Meeting Ends Without Settlement at Liverpool
Union men at Liverpool adjourned after a long morning meeting at midnight unable to agree on terms of settlement and refused to continue negotiations.
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Liverpool
Marlowe and Sothern Reported Married in London
A London dispatch says Edward H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe wed in London last Thursday. They had toured Europe together since July after sailing from the United States. Both have prior marriages. Marlowe divorced Robert Tabor in 1900 and Sothern faced a Reno decree against Virginia Harned last year amid a failed bid to annul his marriage.
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New York
London
Edward H. Sothern
Julia Marlowe
Mr. Sothern
Miss Marlowe
Sothern
Europe
Robert Tabor
Virginia Harned
Reno
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge Meeting In Indianapolis
The supreme lodge of the colored Knights of Pythias meets in Indianapolis with a planned parade of 20,000 knights. Indiana counts 3,500 colored knights while the United States and foreign countries total more than 2,350,000. Officials expect about 50,000 colored visitors in the city.
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Grand Lodge Colored K. P
Indianapolis
Supreme Lodge of the Colored Knights of Pythias
Indiana
United States
Grand Lodge
Taft undecided on September visits to Evansville and Terre Haute
President Taft has not decided on visiting Evansville Indiana and Terre Haute Indiana in September. He replied to Representative Barnhart that he will not know until Congress adjourns.
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Washington
Taft
Evansville
Terre Haute
Barnhart
Congress
Danville Dogs Put Under 60 Day Muzzle Order
Danville Indiana on August 19 orders muzzling all dogs for sixty days. A large number have been killed and many more are being carefully watched after a widespread mad dog scare prompting drastic measures.
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Danville
Ind
Jellico Opera House and Library Burn in Fire
A costly blaze at Jellico Tennessee on August 19 destroyed the Jellico opera house owned by Smith and Moore and the town public library. The damage is estimated at $150,000.
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Jellico
Jellico, Tenn
Jellico Opera House
Smith & Moore
Child Caught by Train Near Tipton Home
Walter Bates three-year-old son of Clyde Bates was struck by a Lake Erie freight train near his Tipton Indiana home and killed instantly.
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Tipton
Ind
Walter
Clyde Bates
Lake Erie
Wright machine highest flyer at aviation meet
Oscar A. Brindley aboard a Wright plane for the American aviators set a new heavier-than-air altitude record at about 12 000 feet in Chicago, besting the prior 11 330 feet. P O Parmelee nearly hit 10 000 feet while Lincoln Beachey and Howard Gill also topped about 9 000. Two accidents occurred during the seventh day, Earl Ovington sinking into the lake and Jimmie Ward's Curtiss biplane suffering a blown cylinder head but landing safely.
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Chicago
Oscar A. Brindley
Wright
Brindley
P. O. Parmelee
Lincoln Beachey
Curtiss
Howard Gill
Earl Ovington
Jimmie Ward
Painter John McLean Injured In Fatal Peacekeeping Attempt
Lexington Kentucky August 19 John Mc Lean a painter may lose his life as the result of an attempt at peacemaking Nelson Messer also a painter was reading the riot act to his wife when McLean tried to quiet him Messer stabbed McLean in the right side and the injured man was rushed to a hospital for treatment
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Lexington
John McLean
Nelson Messer
McLean
Messer
Detectives Say Charles Roberts Confessed Repeated Thefts
Bloomington reports that detectives say Charles Roberts of the National Express company confessed numerous thefts over the past year. He allegedly furnished his home with items from stolen packages, including a baby buggy.
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Bloomington
Charles Roberts
National Express Company
Indiana Rail Rate Increase Blocked by State Commission
Indianapolis August 19 The Indiana railroad commission rules effective today deny a proposed freight rate rise from 25 to 35 cents for railroads operating within Indiana. The move limits charges on minimum freight rates for Indiana based carriers and maintains existing pricing levels.
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Indianapolis
Raiilroad Commission of
Indiana
Two Boys and a Gun Incident in Marion
In Marion Indiana on August 19 Artie Blake twelve years old fired a twenty two caliber rifle at a bird. The bullet lodged in the foot of his playmate Leroy Smith eight years old. Physicians failed to locate the bullet.
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Marion
Ind
Artie Blake
Leroy Smith
National League Scores From Yesterday’s Games
Summary of results in the National and American Leagues with Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit and St Louis outcomes. Key pitchers Reulbach Archer Morgan Danforth Thomas and others. final tallies show varying runs and errors across venues.
Housewife urged to inspect foods for health
Indianapolis bulletin urges every housewife to act as a food inspector. It says customers may refuse unclean milk bread and other foods and withhold patronage from unclean grocers bakeries and creameries. Clean food costs as much as dirty and protects public health.
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Health Board Suiletin
Indianapolis
Board of Health Bulletin
La Follette grows into power in Senate and White House ties
Washington reports Senator La Follette has risen from mockery to key mediator in the Senate, sharing talks with Democratic leader Martin and Republican peers. The piece notes his seating shift to Frye’s former spot and cites a Taft dinner where a Japanese naval officer impresses two congressmen with West Indies geography, hinting at broader foreign policy implications.
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Washington
la Follette
Senate
Aldrich
Hale
Martin
Wisconsin
Frye
White House
Taft
Togo
Cannon
Congressman Butler
Pennsylvania
West Indies
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Joe
Butler
United States
Panama Canal
American Congress
Frameup claims by Perkins Detec tive chief on mail charges
Gilbert H. Perkins head of the Perkins Detective agency is serving a three year sentence in Leavenworth for misuse of the mails but is free on bond awaiting an October appeal. He returned from Erie Pennsylvania where the trial occurred and said he sent Black Hand letters to Charles Strong a Erie millionaire. Perkins told Postmaster Robert Bryson the charges are false and a letter found in his pocket was planted.
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Indianapolis
Gilbert H. Perkins
Perkins Detective Agency
Leavenworth
Erie
Heas
Charles Strong
Perkins
Robert Bryson
Deserter Charles Smith Reported to Be Pardoned
Portland Indiana August report states Charles Smith arrested as an army deserter may be pardoned and discharged to return to his mother Mrs Elijah Hunter. He stayed at her home in this city most of the time since leaving service and was arrested by Sheriff Fisher of Mercer county Ohio. He said he left the army to help his aged mother at home.
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Portland
Ind
Charles Smith
Elijah Hunter
Fisher
Mercer County
Ohio
Smith
Unlucky Site For Mill Burns In Indiana
Rockville Indiana August 19 The flour mill at Rosedale twelve miles south of Rockville burned down The new mill building and equipment were opened February first and the loss is estimated at 20000 This marks the third mill burned on this site Logansport Indiana August 19 Three insane patients were transported to Long Cliff asylum by Sheriff Frank Tilden of La Porte They enjoyed the car ride through open country and did not realize they were being taken to an asylum.
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Rockville
Ind
Rosedale
Here
Logansport
Longcliff
Sherif Frank Tilden
Laporte
Brakeman Clarence Wertz Dies of Lockjaw in Indiana
Clarence Wertz a 22 year old Big Four brakeman died from tetanus after injuring his foot in the yards at Lawrenceburg Indiana about a week earlier. He was later hospitalized where tetanus developed leading to his death.
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Greensburg
Ind
Clarence Wertz
Wertz
Lawrenceburg
Fatal Runaway Accident Claims Mt Vernon Farmer
Mt Vernon Indiana August 19 William Henderson fifty eight prominent farmer killed instantly when a team hauling lumber ran away the load overturned and the driver pinned beneath.
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Mt. Vernon
Ind
William Henderson
Copperhead Claims Victim in Evansville
Joseph Reider a Kentucky fisherman on Green River was bitten by a large copperhead while awake and rushed to Evansville in a launch. He will die.
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Copperhead
Evansville
Ind
Joseph Reider
Green River
Kentucky
Indiana July death toll falls slightly
The July bulletin from the state board of health reports 2,921 deaths in Indiana, a decrease of 26 from July of the previous year, reflecting a modest improvement in public health indicators.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Indiana
Stranger hires rig from Big Four barn. man missing
Greensburg Indiana August 19 a stranger hired a rig from the Big Four livery barn Monday morning and no trace of the man or the vehicle has been found since.
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Greensburg
Ind
Big Four
A Plague of Blackbirds In Carmel Crusade at Night
Carmel Indiana August 19 The annual crusade against blackbirds is on thousands come from the woods each night to roost in shade trees Bells hang in trees and citizens sit on perches ringing them with ropes to drive birds away Housewives beat pans along the sidewalk each evening as darkness falls a stranger might wonder at the unusual proceedings.
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Carmel
Ind
Brothers Drown While Swimming in Canal Basin
Lasalle August 19 two brothers John and Lawrence Kowelski aged fourteen and eleven drowned in a canal basin. John leaped to save Lawrence but both were seized by cramps.
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Lasalle, Hil
John
Lawrence Koweliski
In the Kindergarten. Teacher-What comes after "I," Ruth?
In a kindergarten dialogue a teacher asks a child what follows the word I and Ruth responds with a humorous line about a fellow who will marry her sister Jane.
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Ruth
Jane
Electric Bitters Purify Blood, Boost Health, Claims Made
In a testimonial style note, Electric Bitters are praised as the best blood purifier that regulates the stomach liver and kidneys and expels poison from the blood. The claim cites O T Badaho of Tracy California and promises rich red blood strong nerves and renewed health.
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O. T. Badaho
Tracy
Calif
Obas
D. Knocefel
Indiana Fourth in Internal Revenue Contributions
Indiana ranks fourth in internal revenue collections for the year ending June 30, 1911. The two Indiana districts gathered 31,183,?84.24 dollars, with the Sixth Indianapolis district at 11,048,068.97 and the Seventh Terre Haute district at 20,083,315.27. Across the United States total revenue collected reached 322,526,269.73 dollars.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Indiana
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
United States
Market quotations Indianapolis grain and livestock report
Wheat No 2 red 87c to 91c across markets. Corn No 3 64% to 66%c. Data No 3 white 39%c. Hay bids 16 to 23 dollars. Cattle 3.90 to 7.50. Hogs 5.00 to 7.85. Sheep 2.60 to 3.54. Lambs 3.50 to 6.50. Receipts hogs 6,600 cattle 1,100 sheep 1,760. Cincinnati and Chicago and St Louis quotations follow with slight variances across commodities. Toledo Sept 91%c Dec 95%c.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicage
At &J. Louis
Thirty Years Together and Dr King’s New Discovery Ad
Thirty years of association reflect worth in time. Thomas Ariss Dom Cord Mich writes about Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds. Endorsed as infallible for asthma hay fever croup quinsy and longs. Price 500 100. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Chas Kaoefal.
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Thos
Ariss
Domcord
Mich
King
Chas. D. Kaoefal
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