Washington Debates and Events Stretch Across Capitol
A wide array of national issues dominates Washington: currency reform moves toward a vote after five weeks of discussion. Castro’s Venezuela visit sparks state department chatter and naval dispatches to protect interests. Suffragists push for votes, weather officials face removals, and debates on tariffs and homestead expansion continue.
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Castro
Venezuela
State Department
Washington
Astor to pay New York tax on inheritance
William Vincent Astor will pay the state of New York a tax of 2 741 833 on an inheritance of 88 959 599 from his father John Jacob Astor. The tax was fixed by the surrogate. Three miners died and ten were seriously injured in a gas and dust explosion at Jackson Hill mine No 2 near Sullivan Indiana. Earl Marshall Reid and Edward Hoover survived a plunge into the Atlantic off Atlantic City in a hydroaeroplane. lifeguards saved them. Automobiles and parts worth 40 000 000 were shipped from the U S in the last fiscal year against 1 000 000 in 1903 per the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Three laborers were killed and two fatally injured in an ore train collision at the Great Northern docks in Allouez Wisconsin. victims were hurled into chipping pits.
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William Vincent Astor
State of
New York
John Jacob Astor
Jackson Hill
Sullivan
Ind
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Great Northern Railroad
Allouez
Wis
Ralston Heads to Hyannisport for Long Vacation
Governor Ralston leaves Indianapolis for a three to four week vacation in Hyannisport Mass accompanied by his wife and daughter. The governor will be guest of Mr and Mrs Taggart at their Atlantic Ocean summ er home and B B Johnson will run the governor's office in his absence.
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Indianapolis
Ralston
Hyannisport
Mass
Ralstons
French Lick
Versailles
John Ashcraft
Osgood
Bertha Ashcraft
Martha Harlan
Train Plows Into Funeral Crowd In Indiana Crossing
Elkhart Indiana August 5 D Ross Bowles a local liveryman was seriously injured and two horses were killed when a Big Four excursion train struck a funeral procession. Undertaker C Edwin Walley escaped with a bruised knee as the hearse front wheels broke and glass shattered. No flagman was present at the crossing and the pallbearers rode to safety.
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Elkhart
D. Ross Bowles
C. Edwin Walley
Russians Decline Official Participation in San Francisco Exposition
Reports indicate the Soviet government will skip the fair. In Roumania Standard Oil secures a 20 year lease on 2,000 acres and additional land concessions. Paris denies divorce reports involving Gladys Vanderbilt and Count Laszko Szechenyi. The French Senate approves a 25 year contract with Compagnie Generale Transatlantique for mail service. Pershing reports heavy battles with Moros on 17 Philippine islands.
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Hamburger Nachrichten
Standard Oil Company
Roumania
Paris
Gladys Vanderbilt
Count Laszko Szechenyi
Morris Cukor
New York
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
General Pershing
San Francisco
Cal
DOJ Special Agent Arrested in New Orleans on Blackmail Charge
Personal C Raymond Mathews a Department of Justice special agent was arrested in New Orleans on blackmail accusations filed by Emmanuel Castile Brito former Campeche Mexico governor. Rear Admiral James H Watmough oldest on US Navy retired list celebrated his 91st birthday in Washington. Ambassador Wilson robbed in New York losing 128 dollars and papers. Charles F Marvin named chief of the weather bureau at Washington succeeding Willis Moore.
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R. E. Pollock
Weather Bureau
Trenton
N. J
H. L. Heiskell
Office of Meteorology
Daniel J. Carroll
Washington
Willis L Moore
Henry Lane Wilson
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Mexico
White House
Senate
James H. Watmough
United States Navy
Ambassador Wilson
New York
Charles F. Marvin
Willis L. Moore
Marvin
Instrument
Woman Accused After Fatal Party Shooting in Muncie
In Muncie on August 5 Anna Jones, a woning, fatally shot Daniel Daugherty during a party when she picked up a revolver from a table and pulled the trigger. She claims she did not know the gun was loaded. Daugherty died instantly from a chest wound. Jones is held on a manslaughter charge pending further investigation.
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Muncie
Daniel Daugherty
Anna Jones
Jones
Daugherty
Citizens Raid Resorts in Terre Haute Vigilante Action
Twenty residents formed a vigilance committee in Terre Haute after Governor Ralston urged citizens to curb law violations. They raided multiple resorts, forced inmates into automobiles, and delivered them to the police. The group vows to continue raids to deter the lawless element.
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Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Ralston
Baby Injured In Fall From Gocart In Connersville
In Connersville on August 5 Lloyd Martindale two years old rolled forty feet down steep steps in a collapsible gocart and was thrown clear before the cart plunged into the river. His sisters left the cart near Water street steps to the ball park bridge. The unit struck a post at the bottom and the baby escaped injury.
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Connersville
Lloyd Martindale
Water Street
Ball Park Bridge
Pea Farmer Reports Record High Acre Return
J. W. Smith of Tipton says twelve and a half acres of peas he planted this spring sold to a local canning company. After settlement he cleared 682.10 dollars, over fifty dollars per acre, signaling a record pea yield and profit.
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Tipton
J. W. Smith
Tombstone Money Stolen in Elkhart
William Whybrew saved 140 dollars to buy a tombstone for his wife’s grave, but thieves stole the money from his home, the Aug 65 report says.
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Elkhart
William Whybrew
Whybrew
Arrest at Shelbyville Court Sparks Disorder
Frank Maze of St. Louis Crossing was summoned in a juvenile court case in Shelbyville. He allegedly created a disturbance at the courthouse and was arrested, placed under bond, and charged with profanity.
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Shelbyville
Frank Maze
St. Louis Crossing
Ol Stader
Indiana Brevities a Contested Murder Meanted
Coroner probes death of Elizabeth Harrell found with a gash above the eye. Neighbor says tenant Philip Axton guarded the door with a cane. Missing money and a check unlocated. Axton jailed after a drunkenness fine. In Logansport a clock project for a new high school is rejected. An electrocution in Lewisburg burns Charles Jackson. Osgood husband shoots wife then dies. jealousy alleged. Indianapolis mayor pursues coatless heat relief for streetcar workers.
Ramsey Held for Robbery After Night of Drinking
Columbia City inmate James Ramsey of South Whitney is confined in the county jail on a charge of robbing Oliver Fager of his watch and $20. Fager invited Ramsey to help drink a case of beer, fell asleep, and Ramsey is slated for trial in September.
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Columbia City
James Ramsey
South Whitney
Oliver Fager
Fager
Ramsey
Bowlin Traveler Dies After Mercury Tablets In Toledo Cell
Christopher E. Bowlin a traveling salesman and former Michigan City police chief swallowed bi chloride of mercury tablets in a Toledo central station cell after arrest on forgery charges. He is not expected to live.
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Hammond
Christopher E. Bowlin
Chicago
Michigan City
Central Police
Toledo
Bowlin
Runaway Engine Damages Yard in Princeton
A locomotive dashed through Southern Railway yards in Princeton and plunged into a turntable pit causing heavy damage but no injuries. In Marion a nine year old boy George Skinner was killed near his home on Pennsylvania tracks while attempting to catch a night meat train. he left behind his parents a brother and five sisters.
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Princeton
Southern Railway
Marion
George QC
Skinner
George Skinner
Pennsylvania
Coroner Clears Civil War Vet in Harrell Death
The coroner rules Philip Axton not responsible for the death of 70 year old Elizabeth Harrell found with a gash above the eye. Doctors say the wound could not be the cause. Relatives discovered cash hidden between the bed mattresses.
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Evansville
Philip Axton
Elizabeth Harrel
Tragedy on Lake Shore Tracks Claims Corunna Man
Robert Darrow aged thirty was struck and killed by a fast train while patrolling the Lake Shore tracks at Corunna. The incident occurred without warning and left the community in shock. Authorities investigated the circumstances surrounding the accident.
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Kendallville
Robert Darrow
Lake Shore
Corunna
Robbers Hold Lake Shore Freight. Brakeman Dies
Bandits halted a Lake Shore freight at Pine and looted cars with merchandise. Brakeman J. S. Roy was wounded and died in a Chicago hospital. Detectives nabbed three suspects in Indiana Harbor: George Gray and George Murray of New York and Joe Goldstein of Chicago.
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Hammond
Lake Shore
Pine
J. S. Roy
Chicago
Indiana Harbor
George Gray
George Murray
New York
Joe Goldstein
Hog Cholera Eradication Plan Moves Across Counties
U S Department of Agriculture launches a nationwide hog cholera cleanup modeled on cattle tick eradication. Beginning in Iowa and Indiana with serum from Doctor Dorsett, the effort aims to wipe out outbreaks through quarantine, county by county, with long term hopes of lower meat prices and bigger hog profits.
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Iowa
Indiana
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Iowa State College
Doctor Dorsett
Excellent hay rack lift by J Wesley Griffin
Practical hay rack lift design reduces labor and time by letting one man swap frames. The device uses parallel posts to raise the rack above wagon wheels and aligns with wagon height so the rack can be moved in and out with minimal effort.
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J. Wesley Griffin
Rewinding Barbed Wire With Homemade Winding Device
A sketch explains a practical tool for winding loose barbed wire from old fences. Use an old buggy axle with two five foot two by fours attached. A bent rod acts as a crank, held by bent nails and wedges if needed. One man pushes while another turns the crank to wind at speed and evenness.
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Carl Achilles
Save the Manure Improve Barnyard Efficiency
Farmers can save hundreds yearly by promptly handling manure. A manure heap fuels bacterial activity producing ammonia lost to the air. Nutrients become soluble nitrates washed away by rain or runoff, while other bacteria convert nitrates to nitrogen gas that escapes.
Horsemen Advice on Stall Doors Safety
A cautionary note warns riders never to lead a horse from its stall before securing the door. Doors can swing open unexpectedly, risking the horse’s head entanglement, a sudden pull back, and possible fatal neck injury. The guidance emphasizes securing doors to prevent accidents.
Quinces Promised Higher Profits Than Apples
Ohio horticulture professor J C Whitten told pomology students that two acres of quinces can bring greater returns than twenty acres of apples. He said quinces are neglected, have unlimited demand, and if grown properly with site selection and skilled care, pruning, spraying and picking, they prove the best for preserves and jellies and the finest core fruit when cooked.
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J. C. Whitten
Ohio College of Agriculture
Whitten
Self-boiled lime sulfur guidance for San Jose scale control
Dr. W E B Hinds of the Alabama experiment station warns that heat from self boiled lime sulfur is not reliably effective against San Jose scale. He cautions against confusing summer brown rot wash with scale wash, stresses waste and potential orchard ruin from an ineffective mix, and recommends boiling a wash of eight to twenty pounds lime with fifteen pounds sulfur to fifty gallons for at least thirty to forty five minutes.
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W. EB. Hinds
Alabama Experiment Station
Sam Jose
Rape as Fall Feed for Sheep Swine and Cattle
Rape sown at two pounds per acre in late cornfields provides rich fall feed for sheep swine and cattle. The plan suits hogging off corn and reduces feed waste. Lambs eat the rape and produce meat efficiently. snap or husk corn before turning other animals into the field.
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Boston
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Eberhart
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Kan
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Earl Marshall Reid
Philadelphia
Edward Hoover
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Logansport
D. C. Arthur
Charles Jackson
Peru
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