Lost police matron bill unearthed in Indiana capitol
Indianapolis report details the discovery of Senate Bill No. 61, introduced by Senator Will Wood of Lafayette to create police matrons in cities with property value over 12 00 000. Gov. Marshall plans to sign despite late arrival, with an explanatory note. The article also notes an epidemic of crime in Indianapolis, including nine murder suspects in the county jail and multiple post office robberies.
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Senate
Will Wood
Lafayette
Marshall
Wood
Wnto
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House
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Giltey
Col. Hulfman
Mark Thistlethwaite
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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
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Miller
Decker
Walker
John Dixon
White River Bottoms
Oliver Bradley
Arthur Marshall
Charles Jackson
Lydia Barker
Robert
James Baughman
Ohio
Baughman
Baughmans
Franklin
Disbarment Proceedings Ordered in Grant County
Judge H J Paulus in Grant circuit court orders an investigation of charges against William J Houck a respected Grant County lawyer. A disbarment committee is named to prepare charges after Houck was acquitted of subornation of perjury in the same case. He had been a former Democratic congressional candidate and a presidential elector candidate in the Eleventh district.
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Grant Circuit Ecoourt
Willian J. Houck
Grant County Bar Association
Houck
Paulus
W. H.charles
O. L. Cline
Grant A. Dentler
J. F. Charles
John A. Browne
Foster Davis
Meade S. Hayes
W. H. Carroll
W. D. Lett
Congress
Republicans to Name New State Chairman Within 30 Days
Arrangements by the Republicans during the legislative session call for a Republican state committee meeting within 30 days to elect a state chairman to fill the unexpired term ending in 1910. Winfield T. Durbin is favored for the post, with Marty S. New also discussed though reluctant to take the chair.
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James P. Goodrich
Winfield T. Durbin
Marty S. New
Aley Heads the Schools as State Superintendent
Robert J. Aley has assumed office as state superintendent of public instruction on Tuesday. Assistants are BE. G. Bunnell and S. L. Scott. Miss Sarah Cotton remains as clerk. Fassett A. Cotton's retiring, to visit La Crosse State Normal School. He begins a two week vacation April 1.
Griffiths Reappointed as U S Consul at Liverpool
John L. Griffiths of Indianapolis has been reappointed by President Taft as United States consul at Liverpool, a four year term. He is the first Indiana man to receive a Taft era foreign service appointment. Griffiths has served since March 1905 and is praised by Secretary Knox as highly valuable to the government. Griffiths earns $8,000 annually, ranking among the highest salaries in the service, with Newton W. Gilbert earning $15,000 as a member of the Philippine commission in the same period.
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John L. Griffiths
Indianapoli
Presidento Taft
United States
Liverpool
Indiana
Foreign Service
Taft
Griffiths
Tiverpool
Knox
Mr. Griffiths
Newton W. Gilbert
Fort Wayne
Sailippine Commission
Refused Earlham Degree for Voting on Local Option
Walter S. Ratliff, Wayne county representative, was denied a Master of Science by Earlham College after voting to pass the Sunday baseball bill and repeal the county local option law. Ratliff had completed two years of work and expected the degree in June. he calls the decision unfair and notes his Purdue degrees.
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Walter S. Ratliff
House of Representatives
Wayne County
Earlham College
Ratliff
Kelly
Purdue University
Knights bid eyed for state encampment convention
Seek Knights Convention. If the Young Men's Business club succeeds Richmond will host August, the largest convention in city history. A hard fight is expected to land the state encampment of the Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias with Evansville, Terre Haute and Fort Wayne also bidding.
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Richmond
Uniform Bank
Knights of Pythias
Indianapolis
Evansville
Terre Haute
Fort Wayne
Payne tariff bill reshapes duties and inheritance tax
The Payne tariff bill moves through House and Senate committees with a 60 day maximum for new rates. It promises a 20 percent average duty rise, higher revenue, and broad removals from some items including wood pulp, leather goods, and dyes. The measure adds an inheritance tax mirroring New York state law and expands reciprocity terms while enabling swift termination of trade accords. Taft and Sherman receive official embossed passes for ballparks.
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Serena Er. Payne
Ways and Means
Taft
Philippines
Treasury
New York
Great Britain
Tariff Bill Provisions Highlight Shifts in Duties
The bill lowers duties on necessities and raises import costs on luxuries. Coffee enters the free list while sugar gets a five cent per hundredweight reduction for refined sugar. Shoes lumber and steel face sizable cuts, iron and iron ore see mixed changes, zinc rates drop, lead ore and furs see increases, cigarettes rise, an inheritance tax modeled after New York is proposed, and beer tax remains unchanged.
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Internal Revenue
Mann Committee
House
America
New York
Former Mayor Harper Subpoenaed in Los Angeles
Former Mayor Arthur Harper arrived in Los Angeles on Wednesday to obey a subpoena for testimony before a special grand jury examining graft charges. Also reported were the deaths of former Louisiana Supreme Court Judge William Wirt Howe at 75, and former Wisconsin Governor William R. Taylor at 89, who had served as governor starting in 1872.
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Arthur
Harper
Los Angeles
William Wirt Howe
Louisiana Supreme Court
New Orleans
William R. Taylor
Wisconsin
Substitute Is Knocked Out in Ohio Ring
Owing to an injury to his hand Marvin Hart was unable to fight Wednesday night with Mike Schreck. William Schuller of Louisville, who took Hart's place, was knocked out in the second round.
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Columbus
Ohio
Marvin Hart
Mike Schreck
William Schuller
Louisville
M Hart
Annual Beach Show Opens in Pittsburgh Kennel Club
The annual beach show of the Duquesne Kennel Club opened in Pittsburgh with 925 entries from 39 dog breeds nationwide. Top entries came from kennels across the United States as spectators observed the event on Wednesday.
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Pittsburg
Duquesne Kennel Club
Daughter Dora Shares Oyster With Mother
A household parlor tale tells how Dora the pet dog brings a large oyster to her mother after lunch. The mother praises the bite and Dora reveals she licked the oyster all the way from the kitchen.
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Dora
Bank Balance and Independence for Women
Business women reshape saving habits not to imitate brothers but to gain independence. A thrifty incentive nurtures a girl’s credit to about 300 or 400 dollars, encouraging further additions to her reserve.
Hamlins Wizard Oil Prominent Remedy Among Country Folk
Thousands of country people know that in time of sudden mishap or accident Hamlins Wizard Oil is the best substitute for the family doctor. That is why it is so often found upon the shelf.
Women and mirrors reflect self view unlike others
A fragment reflects a social claim that women have no use for mirrors that show their appearance as others perceive it. The remark suggests a gendered critique of vanity and social gaze within the era.
Notice to Charles James Fox Declines Government Membership
An elegant public missive from George the Third’s era informs Charles James Fox he is no longer a member of the ministry. The note states the king has issued a new commission in which his name does not appear.
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Charles James Fox
George the Third
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