Governor Gray's Address Urges Tax Reform and Election Security
Indiana Governor Gray reviews state finances noting high domestic debt, proposes using a portion of the state school fund as a loan source to fund public needs, and calls for a 3 percent loan with a two cent debt tax to sink the debt. He discusses prison reform, con stitutional amendments, swamp land claims, and boundary disputes with Kentucky over Green River Island.
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Indiana Senate adjourns after admission gate clash
INDIANAPOLIS Jan 14 The Senate barred entry with admission tickets and elected Cox as presiding officer while Colonel Robertson was denied access. House members led by Mason J Nipluck praised youth in service with new speakers chosen. Governor Cray’s last message read as both houses met in a brief session.
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Indiana election laws proposed with polling tent and challengers
A House bill introduced on the 15th seeks sweeping changes to Indiana election procedure. Provisions include county funded polling tents with chutes and privacy tents, custody by township trustees, ballots issued by county central committees, and stricter penalties for tampering or voter misdeeds. It also adds two extra judges per precinct and allows challengers appointed by county central committees to guard ballots. The measure targets illiterate voters with escorts, outlines penalties for selling votes, and orders printed instructions at polling places. Emergency enactment is requested.
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Man pleads pledge as remedy in drunkenness case
In Indianapolis on January 15 Thomas Dearsay faced the mayor for drunkenness and insulting a young woman. He claimed a prior pledge made ten years ago and promised to renew it if released, saying he would keep it as long as needed. The judge indicated a possible renewed effort to reform.
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Anarchists Win Right to Peaceful Assembly, Court Declines Injunction
Judge Tuley denies injunction in Arbeiter Bund case, finding no reason to outlaw peaceful meetings. He says police cannot preemptively prohibit gatherings for alleged crime, and that free speech and assembly are protected despite anarchist associations.
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Girls Perish in Fire at New York Cigar Factory
A Fifth Street cigar factory fire in New York caused over 45000 in damage. Five girls were working on the top floor and three, Josephine Farenkoph aged twenty Lena Straub aged twenty four and Barbara Appel aged unknown, died from smoke suffocation.
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Stanley's Safety Confirmed In London Dispatch
A Times London dispatch reports official letters from Henry M. Stanley indicating his safety is assured. The letters will be published soon but are temporarily withheld for official reasons. The authenticity and Stanley's safety are stated beyond doubt.
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Hanged by a Mob at Pratt Mines
George Meadows, a Black man, was seized from deputy sheriffs guarding him and hanged from a tree at Pratt Mines. His body was riddled with bullets by a mob after being identified by Mrs Kellum for the assault on Mrs Kellum and the nine year old boy.
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Daniel Reynolds Tortured to Death in Henna Arkansas
Daniel Reynolds, a Black man in Henna Arkansas, was dragged from his home Saturday night and whipped to death. Nine assailants tied him to a tree with barbed wire and used a wire from a fence. Reynolds named seven attackers before dying. seven are in custody.
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Inquest Finds Reading Silk Mill Collapse Sound Structure
Coroner's jury pins the deaths to the tornado collapse at Reading Silk Mill. Eighteen bodies recovered after the disaster, with testimony noting the mill was sound and well built, but demolished by the storm.
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Appropriations for War Vessels Include New Dinamite Cruiser
The naval appropriation bill totaling 20,009,000 dollars funds a dynamite cruiser modeled on the Vesuvius costing 400,000 and a 3500 ton cruising monitor priced at 1,509,000. The plan follows ideas originated by Representative Thomas of Lissois.
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Emperor Wounds Bystander in Shooting Incident
January 19 reports from Berlin say Emperor William accidentally wounded a bystander while shooting at Bauckenburg. The Emperor expressed regret and invited the injured man to call upon him when he has recovered.
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