Congress Begins Busy Week as Bills Flood In
Washington Jan 6 Congress resumes with a crush of bills to be considered this week. House and Senate plan committee work on the president message and financial matters while rooms in the 3 060 600 office building are assigned by lottery to members. A subway link to the capitol is noted.
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Washington
House
Tiliman
Senate
Committee On Finance
Mallory
Florida
W. J. Bryan
Navy
Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Hale
Naval Committee
House Committee On Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Oti
Capitol
Wills Investigate Night Riders in Midwest Farmin
Fargo North Dakota January six Joes Helen a national executive committee member of the American Society of Equity travels to Indianapolis for a special committee meeting to address depredations by night riders in Tennessee and Kentucky He plans to seek expulsion if the riders are proven to be society members.
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Wills
Fargo
N. D
Jées Helen
American Society of Equity
Indianapolis
Tennessee
Kentucky
Helen
Prince Sagan sues Count Castellane for damages in Paris court
Prince Helle de Sagan files assault damages suit against Count Bont de Castellane in Paris criminal court. He seeks one franc damages and the case is set for January 31 before the court.
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Paris
Prince Helle de Sagan
Count Bont de Castellane
Vinci Vinci cod liver oil alternative touted in New Albany
Obas D Knoefel, a New Albany druggist, promotes Vindoo as a superior cod liver oil product claiming all ingredients are listed on the label and that it uses fresh cod liver without clogging the system. The claim covers health, strength, and relief for coughs, colds, bronchitis, and lung ailments.
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New Albany
Vinci
United States
Obas D Knoefel
Draggiet
Ind
Eastside Rent Strikes Causing Turmoil in New York
Riots erupted on New York City's East Side as tenants clashed with landlords amid rent strikes led by Cenanza supporters. Police used night sticks. five tenants arrested and injuries reported as demonstrations spread to East Eleventh and Twelfth streets. Strikers planned expansion to Brooklyn and Jersey City with 50,000 tenants ready by February to press lower rents.
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New York
East Eleventh Street
East Twelfth Street
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Disturbed Congregation Prompted Offer for Honey and Tar
A reader recounts disturbances at a Sunday service and a demand to buy Foley's Honey and Tar. A death near Seeley dinner area is reported with bruises and possible natural causes, police investigating the incident.
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DU. Knoefel
Seeley
Aio Shearrs
Sears Ace
Dr King’s New Discovery Touts Cough Remedy
W V Henry of Panama Missouri testifies seven years of proof that Dr King’s New Discovery cures coughing and throat chest illnesses. The ad claims thirty eight years of proof and lists uses from laryngitis to early consumption with pneumonia prevention. Sold by Chas D Knoefer at 50 cents and 1 dollar, trial bottle free.
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Dr King
W. V. Henry
Panama
Dr. King
Chas. D. Knoefel
Roosevelt condemns Brownson conduct in hospital ship row
President Roosevelt letters to Secretary Metcalf condemn Admiral Brownson for resigning rather than follow orders. He warns against personal pique and factionalism harming the Navy and notes ongoing ship construction and training defects. Brownson declines to comment and travels to South Carolina for duck hunting after leaving Washington.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Willard H. Brownson
Metcalf
Admiral Brownson
Navy Department
Admiral Converse
Navigation Bureau
Chicago Tenants Form Union To Demand Rent Cut
Five hundred residents of Chicago's ghetto formed a tenants union to force landlords to reduce rents by two dollars a month. Leaders urged members to withhold current rents and resist at court cost if landlords refuse, aiming to model after New York and spread to laboring classes citywide.
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Chicago
New York
Powers Case Ends in Mistrial in Georgetown
Georgetown Kentucky January 6 Judge Morris discharged the Powers jury after finding no possibility of a verdict. He expressed regret and set Monday July 6 as the next trial date. The twelve jurors reported hopeless division and the case moved to a new trial schedule.
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Powers
Georgetown
Morris
Pettibone Acquitted in Steunenberg Murder Case
George Pettibone, charged with conspiracy in the murder of former Idaho Governor Steunenberg, was found not guilty by the jury in Boise. He was released after the verdict and rushed to a hospital due to serious illness.
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Boise
Idaho
George Pettbone
Steunenberg
Pettibone
Why I Lost My Job and Its Enduring Lessons
A narrator argues unemployment stems from mental worry and bodily illness, detailing personal decline, the value of a healthy stomach, and a switch to Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. The piece then shifts to short notices: temperance remonstrances in Martinsville, a jealousy murder attempt in Ludington, a warehouse fire in St. Louis, and a Dr. Electric Bitter remedy testimonial from San Francisco.
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Irda
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Mary Dowling
Sta Ave
San Francisco
Chas. D. Knopfel
Rioters Retreat Welcomed by Officers in Muncie Martial Law
The mayor and officials welcomed state troops as martial law was declared in Muncie Indiana. Civil and military authorities operate under a second degree system with troops supervising but not fully replacing civilian control. Police and deputies enforce order while streetcars run under guard and saloons remain closed.
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Muncie
Ind
Guthrie
Hanty
Hranly
Court House
McKee
Two Whitecappers Convicted in Indiana Case
In Columbus Indiana after a lengthy trial the jury found David Fox and Jacob Kirk guilty of whitecapping William Thomas Vanest a South Bethany blacksmith on the night of June 22. Four co defendants received no verdict. The two men were sentenced to Michigan City prison for two to fourteen years and were placed in Bartholomew County jail.
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Columbus
Ind
Jan. C
Indiana
David Fox
Jacob Kirk
William Thomas Vanest
South Bethany
Michigan City
Bluff Wager Triggers Fatal Duel in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana on January 6 Anton Cencelewski and Nickodem Witucki fought a revolver duel after a bluff wager. Cencelewski was killed instantly and Witucki, severely wounded, allegedly killed him then shot himself, now dying.
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South Bend
Ind
Anton Cencelewski
Nickodem Witucki
Witucki
Cencelewski
Thaw Murder Trial Opens Second Hearing in New York
In New York the second trial of Harry Thaw for the Stanford White murder begins before Judge Victor Dowling. Court rules bar women from the gallery and aim to prevent seat scrambles seen in the first trial. Prosecution weighs challenging Mrs Evelyn Thaw's testimony as defense rests on Thaw's alleged insanity at the time of the shooting. Members of the bar debate the legal issue as jurors are selected and Thaw’s mental state is to be tested anew.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Victor Dowling
Supreme Court
Jerome
Evelyn Thaw
Wood
Thaw
Japanese Reserve Army Ordered Home From Vancouver
Vancouver report says many Japanese reserve soldiers have been ordered to Tokio and are preparing to depart for Japan. The Japanese side has not discussed the matter, but several hundred men are said to have arrived from the south of the International boundary and are ready to travel.
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Tokio
International Boundary Line
Japan
Mount Royal missing as Vancouver reports stir in week of events
Jackson Day dinners and meetings set to raise political temperature. Hundreds of Japanese ex soldiers in Vancouver ordered home by the mikado. Mrs. Lane, mother of Interstate Commerce Commissioner Franklin Lane, dies in San Francisco at seventy. Rear Admiral Evans fleet due in Rio for lavish entertainments. Ice skating era opens with two drownings near Jamaica New York. Peru countersigns Cerro de Pasca Ucayali railroad contracts to Alfred McCune. J Niedrest of Mt. Vernon killed in Evansville Mt. Vernon line crash. seven others injured. Frank Smith of Easton murders his wife then attempts suicide. couple separated. Two trainmen killed in Chicago area collision.
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Jackson
Vancouver
Mikado
Japan
C. H. Lane
Franklin K. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
San Francisco
Evana
Rio
New York
Jamaica
N. 1
Alfred McCune
Cerro de Pasca
Ucayali
J. Niedrest
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Evansville
Frank Smith
Cheater Smith
Easton
Smith
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago & Great Western Railroad
Hagt Dubuque
Public school reopenings and mixed local notices
The district resumes after holidays as Manzanita Tribe of Red Men plans officer installation and bylaw vote. A funeral is held for Clark Harmon’s son. County commissioners open January term and JeffersonEngieman joins the board. Local incidents include a fatality report, burglaries, and property disputes.
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Manzanita Tribe of
Red Men
Board of County Commissioners
Jefferson Engieman
William Hanger
Genuine Foley’s Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for a cold, promising to stop coughing and expel the illness. The copy warns to refuse imitations and directs readers to the genuine yellow package from U. D. Koeffel.
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Foley
U. D. Kooefel
Fins Job Printing 8 specially at this office
Fins Job Printing 8 specially at this office.
Official Calls for Republican Meetings and Delegates
Republican state committees order district precinct meetings on January 10 1908 in New Albany and surrounding townships to elect precinct committeemen delegates and alternates for the district convention on January 14 1908. Local ward and township gatherings will name delegates from seven wards and other townships with further details to be announced."]]
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New
New Albsey
Indiana
Nate
Chey Nate
Ond Nate
New Albany
Albany
Ship
Georg Township
Republicans
Greenship
Galena
Lafar Ship
Mooresville Stownship
M. Bert Thurmas
Oscar QO. Baper
President Eyes Army Horsemanship Exhibit Display
A series of thirteen photographs, sent to the president and chief of staff, depict American military men advancing in horsemanship. The images show officers performing difficult descents and maneuvers, with captions noting the art of cavalry riding and mounting depots as part of a push for legislation to improve horseman training.
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Washington
Ilfe
Presidpany
Secreta
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