Army recruitment to begin under reorganization bill
War Department readies to recruit soldiers under the new measure with recruiting stations planned in many cities. Officers will be assigned and telegraphic orders will start the work once law passes. About 30,000 men are sought for the Philippine service and current volunteers in the Far East to be discharged by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Senate
Uncle Sam
Philippines
Cuba
Faror
Wright Sails For Manila Dispatch Boat
The US transport Wright, fitted for Manila service as dispatch boat and store ship, sailed for the Orient. Once a fruiter named The Aid, it was donated by Boston women for a hospital ship at the Spanish War outbreak and later used by General Wood in Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
United States
Wright
Orient
Boston
Aid
General Wood
Cuba
Senator Frye Swears In FRR and Praises Victory
FRR an PT se was sworn in by Senator Frye, and congratulated by all the senators. He says he takes his victory of election not as a personal victory, but a victory for the regular state organization.
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FRR An PT Se
Frye
Ward line steamship Vigilancia ashore near Havana
Passengers from the Ward line steamer Vigilancia reach Havana aboard the Orizaba after drifting ashore on Los Colorados reefs in fog. Two tugs and lighters aided the rescue. wind veered southward and calm seas raise hope the vessel may be saved if the weather remains favorable.
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Havana
Ward Line
Vigilancia
Los Colorados
Orizaba
Fatal Fire Destroys Aberdeen Apartments in Chicago
A Chicago Aberdeen apartment house was nearly burnt to ashes with losses exceeding 50 000 dollars. Tenant Frank Crowell died in the blaze while another unknown man is thought to be trapped in the ruins. Many residents were asleep when the fire broke out but no one else was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Chicago
Frank Crowell
Duel in Paris Leaves Gohier Wounded in Abdomen
In Paris a sword duel occurred between Urbain Gohier, noted anti millitaire writer and author of The Army Against the Nation, and journalist Latapie who felt insulted by a Gohier Aurore article. Gohier was severely wounded in the abdomen during the first onslaught and the duel was halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Urbain Gohier
M. Latapie
M. Gohier
The
Aurore
Philadelphia firm wins Indianapolis public building design
Ten prominent architects submitted designs for the Indianapolis public building. At a Treasury Secretary committee meeting the award was decided for Rankin & Kellogg of Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Secretary of the Treasury
Rankin & Kellogg
Bank teller jailed on embezzlement charge
J Prevost Mason, third teller at Continental National Bank of New York, is jailed charged with embezzling $8000 through false entries. The Fidelity and Casualty Company lists total alleged loss at $12,000, on Mason’s $10,000 bond.
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J. Prevost Mason
Continental National Bank of New York
Fidelity and Casualty Company
Mason
British Cruiser Sybil Wrecked Near Lamberts Bay
The British cruiser Sybil is reported wrecked at Lamberts Bay on the southwest coast. The crew was saved. The ship recently landed guns at Cape Town for coastal defense.
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Cape Town
Sybil
Lamberts Bay
Explosion at Denton hat factory kills ten in England
Ten people died and many were injured in an explosion at a hat factory in Denton near Manchester England. W A Clark was elected United States Senator by the Montana Legislature to succeed Senator Carter.
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Denton
Manchester
England
Clark
W. A. Clark
United States
Montana
Carter
Inaugural Address of Indiana Governor Winfield T Durbin
Governor Durbin speaks of Indiana’s growth from its birth as a state, honors veterans of the Civil War and the Philippines and China campaigns, and pledges fiscal prudence and practical economy. He praises Indiana products, gas development, and stresses law, public trust, and safeguarding citizens. He notes the Soldiers Monument as a sacred state tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
T. Durbin
Indiana
Republic
Congress Battle Over River and Harbor Bill Advances
Congress and Senate actions unfold on river and harbor funding with debates led by Corliss Grosvenor Hepburn Cushman. The House adjourns as Rep Hill announces the death of Frank G. Clarke. The Burleigh reapportionment bill nears passage while pension bills surge, including major increase for Gen. Americus V. Rice. Filibusters and district court accounts also feature in the lengthy session.
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House
Corliss
Michigan
Grosvenor
Hepburn
Cushman
Hill
Connecticut
Frank G. Clarke
New Hampshire
Senate
Teller
Colorado
Manila
United States
Ilipinos
Hawley
Senate Committee On Census
House of Representatives
Americus V. Rice
Gen. Rice
Vicksburg
Congress
Ohio
Representative Loud
California
Post Office
Utah
Davis
Minnesota
Messrs
Pettigrew
District of Columbia
Quekrell
Missouri
Sewell
New Jersey
Philippines
Berry
Arkansas
Bacon
Georgia
Warren
Wyoming
Horatio N. Davis
Senator Davis
Allen
Butler
McCumber
West Point Military Academy
Great Britain
Great Lakes
Joint Commission
de Armond
War Department
Gen. Chaffee
China
Indiana growth and government urged as state advances
Governor Gary emphasizes Indiana gains in industry transportation and manufacturing. He appeals for conservation and merit-based reform while stressing debt liquidation and public schools free of politics. The speech also touches voting safety and state finances amid Army reorganization debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Gary
Trunt
Indiana
This and That Polyglot Notes and Offshore Facts
A miscellany mentions seven consonants in some Polynesian languages and coral species on the Florida coast. It notes escapes from Quitman Mississippi jail with five prisoners missing, mentions green cat’s eye crocidolite in New Mexico, and states silk manufacture began in England in 1600. It also cites C T Yerkes planning a five million palace on Fifth Avenue, and health officials estimating ten percent of Cape Nome travelers do not return. It adds Canada’s twenty major furniture makers forming a combine with capital five million and compares US mineral production 1890 to 1899 rising from six hundred nineteen million to nine hundred seventy six million dollars.
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Florida
Quitman
Miss
New Mexico
Mateoes
England
C. T. Yerkes
Fifth Avenue
New York
Cape Nome
United States
State Salons Meet and Governor Mount's Farewell Message
Indianapolis report on the Fortieth Second General Assembly opening its biennial sixty day session. Governor Mount delivers a exhaustive farewell message praising state finances and urging strict anti lynching laws and harsh penalties for kidnapping. Legislature expected to consider a new primary law, raised governor salary to 7500, and new charters for smaller cities. House and Senate organize leadership and schedule joint canvassing of votes on Monday. Representative M F McCarty of Carroll County introduces measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Forty-second General Assembly of
Indiana
Gov. Mount
United States
Senate
Will R. Wood
Lafayette
W. W Huffman
Anderson
Harmon Hutson
C. Pelzer
Boonville
House
Samuel KR
Artman
Lebanon
Illiam Essman
R. B. J. Shafer
South Bend
W.lt. Murray
C. E H. Davis
R. F. Stewart
Ephraim Inman
Bayard Gray
M. F. McCarty
Carroll County
Indiana Senate Debates Antitrust Measure and Other Bills
Tuesday several bills were introduced. A minority antitrust bill defines criminal usurpation of governing powers over production or sale without state copyright, with a 10000 dollar fine and prison term. Other measures: epilepsy village, cigarette ban, death penalty for child kidnapping, plus committee chairmen announced.
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Indiana
Lambert
Columbus
Burns
Bishop of
Morgan
Artman
Minturn
Ways and Means
King
Bonham
Sparks
Scott
Clem
Bishop
Stout
Hidlitz
Beckman
Dudley
Neal
Stookey
Manifold
Whitcomb
Miller of
Kosciusko
Kirkman
Vestal
Owen
Matthews
Temperance
Wesling
Davis of
Wayne
Roberts of
Jefferson
Mueller
Miller
Ohio
Perrett
Indianapolis
Ostermeyer
Bell
Adamson
Thomas
Jack
Rogers
Gillett
Kelley
Johnson
Clarke
van Fleet
Speaker
Statesman
Harris
Reagan
Jackways
Pritchard
Marshall of Fountain
Carmichael
Barried
Morton
Mummert
Global Newspaper Production Still Surges Worldwide
The annual global newspaper print run totals 12.0 billion copies requiring 781,240 tons of paper or about 1.75 billion pounds. If printed by the fastest presses, it would take 333 years to complete a single year’s edition, stacking papers to nearly fifty miles high.
Railways' Steel Use Tops Two Million Tons Annually
Railways consume over 2,000,000 tons of steel each year representing nearly half of the world’s steel production.
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Orland Zenith
Orland, Indiana
Jnice N. Briner, Publisher
Great
Northwest Territory
Col. Dorst
Oliver P. Morton
Maine
Havana Harbor
McKinley
South Africa
Union
Indiana Legislature
Mount
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