House Bills Pass in State Assembly on Various Topics
State legislative action records show numerous bills passed or defeated including taxation measures, monument appropriation, incorporation of Benton county town, penalties for kidnapping, gravel roads, school trustee rights, blasting in coal mines, mining law codification, and tax lien releases. Several bills advanced to the Senate, with votes indicating broad support for infrastructure, veterans, and public welfare measures, while some items failed or were indefinitely postponed.
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State Board of Embalmers
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Cox
Schroeder
Shiloh
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Bishop
Morton
Larr
Horsfield
John
Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial Association
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Stookey
Ball
Circuit Court
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Goodwine
Wolcott
Winfield
Jacob Stark
Pulaski County
Johnson
Wood
Guthrie
Ogborn
Johnston
Senate bill fixes time of holding court in Fiftieth Power circuit
Senate bill No. 43 (Kittinger) fixes the time of holding court in the Fiftieth Power circuit for "penaces" while rules suspend to claims. House resolution No. 7 (Reagan) appropriates $1 for payment of the clerk and assistant clerk for extra work for adoption. Report of committee concurred in.
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Corr
Supreme Court
Goodwine
Industrial School
Senate
Kittinger
Fiftieth
Reagan
Legislative Gossip in Indiana Corridors
In the Capitol corridors Senator Gwin discusses lawyer fees, noting some of the largest payments ever made in Indiana were to attorneys in the suit contesting the baseless will, reflecting the high cost of legal battles over wills.
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Senator Gwin
Indiana
Guthrie Back for Indiana Senate, Protsman Says
William O. Protsman, Ripley county Republican chairman, urges re election of Senator Guthrie for the Indiana Senate, praising his uprightness and effectiveness. The piece notes dinner for Indianapolis reporters, House and Senate interactions, and various remarks about lawmakers and public service.
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Ripley
Switzerland
Jefferson
William A. Guthrie
Indiana
Senate
William O. Protsman
Ripley County
Osgood
Guthr
Guthrie
Protsman
Hoax Bed Trick Across Capitol Aide Sparks Laughter
A well known House member, living in a Capitol avenue boarding house, suffered a midnight scare when a lifelike dummy was placed in his bed by prankster women. He fled in fear, then returned to bed as roars of laughter echoed nearby.
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Capitol Avenue
Statesman
Senate
Thomas J. Lindley
Noblesville
Chester R. Faulkner
Indiana
House of Representatives
United States
Maggie Fitzgibbon
William Peele
Faulkner
Women Students Blamed In St. Petersburg Riot
Reports from St. Petersburg say foreign agents warned police of three Nihilists planning to kill M. Bogoliepoff and Interior Minister Sipiaguine. Police followed suspect Karpovitch but did not enter the ministry. An official account describes rioters as women students causing disturbances and tearing their clothes while alleging maltreatment. No arrests were made after names were recorded.
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ST. Petersburg
M. Bogoliepoff
Sipiaguine
Karpovitch
Alexander
Senate Adjourns Without Reorganizing Committees
Washington March 8 final adjournment of the extraordinary Senate session was delayed awaiting Oregon's new Senator Mitchell. Allen of Nebraska faced questions on pay. Hoar pushed a plan to adjourn, while Mason and Foraker sought immediate or basis-based committee reorganization, both defeated. The move defers action to December.
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Senate
Oregon
Mitchell
Hoar
Morgan
Allen
Nebraska
Congress
Mason
Foraker
Export Duty Abolished on Cuban Tobacco Goods
Washington March 8 The President issued an executive order to abolish the Cuban export duty on tobacco starting April 1 replacing a 50 percent rate. The move, approved by General Wood and Cuban Economic Commission, aims to boost Cuban production and trade while causing an estimated revenue loss of 800,000 to 1,000,000 annually.
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Washington
Cuban Economic Commission
General Wood
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Gibara
Manzanillo
War Department
United States
Great Britain
Havana Commission
Turkes on the Border Near Sofia Amid Macedonian Tensions
Turki sh troops concentrate on the Macedonian frontier raising fears in Bulgaria. Arms and ammunition have reportedly entered villages like Kossovo Uskov and Monastir. Two Russian officers who toured northern Macedonia incognito left for St Petersburg. The Russian government has pressed for order preservation on the frontier.
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Bulgaria
Kossovo
Uskov
Monastir
Macedonia
St. Petersburg
Former Senator Carter Named U S Commissioner for St Louis Expo
Former United States Senator Carter of Montana has been appointed by the President as a United States commissioner for the St. Louis exposition. The post pays 5000 a year. Other commissioners include John M. Thurston of Nebraska William Lindsay of Kentucky and George W. McBride of Oregon. The president also sent nominations for consuls secretaries and naval observers to the Senate.
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United States
Carter
Montana
St. Louis Exposition
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
William Lindsay
Kentucky
George W. McBride
Oregon
Senate
Frank C. Dennis
Maine
St. John
N. F
Ernest A. Mann
Florida
Breslau
Germany
Martin J. Carter
Pennsylvania
Yarmouth
Guatemala
Honduras
Robert H. Greene
Constantinople
Philip M. Brown
Massachusetts
Navy
Naval Observatory
St. Clair McKelway
Brooklyn
N. Y
Asaph Hall, Jr
Ann Arbor
Mich
William Harper
Smee Edwards
Pickering
Comibrige
Coeee A. Young
Princeton
Charond Stone
Jottesville
United i
Soho F. Meauil Cowie
Army Promotions Confirmed By Senate Action
The Senate confirmed all nominations sent by the President today except board members to the Naval Observatory and Marine Corps promotions. L ieutenant colonels, majors, and captains across infantry cavalry and quartermaster divisions were advanced in rank including Charles C. Cum nter, Stephen P. Jocelyn, and William V. Richards among others.
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Charles C. Cu Mnter
Charles B. Taylor
Theodore F. Forbes
David B. Wilson
Walter T. Duggan
Leon A. Maule
Butler D. Price
Cavalry
Willam W. Wallace
E. D. Dimmick
George L. Scott
Quartermaster's Department
Navy ranks officers promoted from ranks keep privileges but no extra uniforms
The secretary of the navy told the Senate that officers promoted from the ranks retain privileges like other commissioned officers but may not wear certain uniforms. A new uniform regulation book due May 1 will allow them to wear insignia and select uniforms not currently worn but permitted for other officers.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Senate
Naval Service
Navy
Naval Academy
Extraditable Offenses Under New Britain Treaty
The Senate ratified a supplemental extradition treaty with Great Britain in executive session. It adds abortion procurement, destruction or obstruction of railroads, and obtaining money under false pretenses to extraditable crimes. Vote 40 to 16. debate touched potential risks of debt-based extraditions and usual treaty safeguards. An attempt to act on a French reciprocity treaty failed, returning to legislative session.
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Washington
Senate
Great Britain
Mason
Lodge
Tne
Aldrich
Infantry Regiments Advance in Philippines Deployment
Washington reports progress in recruiting five new infantry regiments. About six hundred unassigned recruits at the Presidio in San Francisco are slated for the first battalion of the Thirtieth Infantry. The Tenth Infantry battalions are full and await dispatch to the Philippines as MacArthur fills army vacancies from volunteers returning home.
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Washington
Adjutant General's Office
Congress
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Presidio
San Francisco
Tenth Infantry
Philippines
War Department
MacArthur
Representative Overstreet Bids Adieu to McKinley at White House
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Representative Overstreet and his wife called at the White House to bid farewell to President McKinley. They depart for Indianapolis the next morning. Also noted are John Ade, banker of Kentland, visiting Washington as a guest of John Ranell, and Nathan Powell of Madison, who had been in Washington for inaugural ceremonies, leaving the city.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Overstreet
White House
McKinley
Indianapolis
John Ade
Kentland
Ind
John Ranell
Nathan Powell
Madison
Life of the French Treaty Extended and Paris Stay
Secretary Hay and Ambassador Cambon sign a protocol extending the French reciprocity treaty for one year from the 4th inst. Porter remains in Paris. Tower stays at St. Petersburg. An unveiling ceremony for General Logan’s equestrian statue in Washington is planned for April 9 with military participation. A Senate military affairs subcommittee will review charges against Lieut. Col. Heistand tied to a Philippines hemp plot. Cabinet discusses army amendments, public lands, Philippine affairs, and Cuba. Navy Observatory dispute involves Capt. Charles H. Brown and Prof. Stimson J. Brown over astronomical director position.
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Cambon
State Department
Porter
Paris
Tower
St. Petersburg
General Logan
Washington
District National Guard
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Helstand
Philippines
Hawley
Philippine Islands
Cuba
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Navy Department
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United States Navy Observatory
Stimson J. Brown
Observatory
South Endorses Industrial Growth and Negro Uplift View
The witness described the South’s transition after the Civil War toward steady industrial and economic growth. He cited rising prices for cotton cattle and mules and a prosperity period for residents. He argued that industrial education for African Americans would increase productivity and citizenship. A separate note denies a Danish West Indies transfer threat by the United States, stating negotiations remain amicable and no pressure was used.
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Don
United States
Danish West Indies
Denmark
Trade Review Sees Little Change Amid Shifting Markets
R G Dun and Co reports only slight movement in general business with ground held, strong merchandise distribution by jobbers, and sparse speculation. Cotton falls further hitting goods, while iron steel and footwear show activity and rising prices. Western jobbers seek slow priced heavy goods. East leads in building materials and coke production expands. Exports and domestic trade grow, but New England textiles struggle amid mill labor troubles and fewer wool sales.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Bofton
New England
Vermont
Atlantic
United States
Canada
Business Situation Brightens Amid Mixed Trade Signals
Bradstreet's report notes overall cheer in distributive trade with active lines but soft spots in textiles, cotton, and cereals. Wool and leather show strength while pork, lard, and butter face mixed demand. Steel and iron markets buoyant with firmer pig iron prices. wheat and corn exports fluctuate as bank clearings rise across principal cities.
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Bradstreet
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Bessemer
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United States
Aguinaldo Said to Be Hiding in Northern Luzon Province
Manila reports unconfirmed native sources claim Aguinaldo is hiding in Isabela on the northern coast of Luzon. American troops scout the region as Capt. Duncan of the Fourth Infantry captures a insurgent squad and twelve rifles near Imus, Cavite. General Wheaton says Northern Luzon troops are in excellent health with under 3 percent sick. The forestry department seeks licenses for cutting and discusses timber rights amid war efforts and potential extra sessions in Congress.
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Manila Board of Health
Aguinaldo
Isabela
Luzon Island
Duncan
Fourth Infantry
Imus
Cavite
Lioyd Wheaton
Department of
Luzon
Washington
Forestry Deae of the Philippines
Lcenses
Een
Islands
Philippines
Congress
Casualty list lists killed and wounded in Luzon actions
Washington March 8 General Mac Arthur reports casualties including Killed Sept 20 at San M b de Ma yumo Luzon Company A by fifth Infantry Sergeant Charles A Marchee aoe Silang and A Gilmore. Wounded Jan 4 at Mount Sarog Luzon Company E Forty-seventh Infantry Corporal Thomas L Casey and Charles W Larzelere.
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MacArthur
San Mb de Mayumo
Luzon
Fifth Infantry
Charles A. A Marchee
Silang
Comdd
A. Gilmore
Mount Sarog
Forty-seventh Infantry
Core Pora
Thomas L. Casey
San Vincente
Valry
Charles W. Larzelere
Erate
South Bend Soldier Killed in Philippine Campaign
Sperial reports William Acker, one of 30 South Bend volunteers in the Philippine campaign, was killed in his 25th fight. Captain Wendall Simpson has recruited forty men at the local station in the last two weeks, all for the Philippines.
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Sperial
Indianapolis Journal
South Bend
Ind
Wiliam Acker
Wendall Simpson
Philippines
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