Great Crowd Gathers in Assembly Chamber for Inauguration
A large gathering filled the assembly chamber to witness the inauguration ceremony. A public reception followed the formal proceedings on Monday.
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1911
Page
6
A large gathering filled the assembly chamber to witness the inauguration ceremony. A public reception followed the formal proceedings on Monday.
Vigorous prosecution of canal work abolition of state highway commission and consolidation of public service commissions. Home rule for cities direct primaries statewide income tax parcels post state purchasing agency US senators by direct vote public printing costs abolition of state fair commission.
The first Democratic legislature in 18 years convenes after Gov. Dix’s recommendations for economy and centralized buying. He seeks to abolish several boards and create one purchasing board to streamline state operations. Mrs. John A. Logan attacks modern women as careless and financially ruinous, blaming them for family failures and excess, urging responsibility.
Governor John Alden Dix rode through an inaugural parade in a closed auto from the executive mansion to the Capitol in Albany as a 30 009 strong crowd gathered despite intermittent rain. The ceremony included remarks by retiring Governor White and remarks on preserving purchasing power and transparency in taxation. Mrs Pix and Mrs White attended with other dignitaries as Dix greeted supporters and pledged to explain tax policy if a return to direct state tax is needed.
Washington reports a court of inquiry has been appointed by Secretary of the Navy Meyer to determine responsibility for the Puritan monitor sinking in the Newpor News middle ground in Hampton Roads about six weeks ago after an ordnance experiment. The board convened this morning at Norfolk navy yard.
Governor Dix ordered new hours for state employees. Secretary Lazansky will enforce a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. work day with strict compliance across the office force in Albany.
A second delight for table etiquette fans reports a pea that stays put on a knife blade. Using gyroscopic principles the marrowfat pea remains balanced from plate to mouth, eliminating the need for rimmed knives in some regions.
Paris reports a revival of ornamental calling cards from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The tradition began in France and spread to Germany, Italy and England, featuring cupids, mythological figures, elaborate backdrops, and portraits of the owner, framed by fine engraving and artistry.
London officials report two bodies found in the Stephney ruin after the blaze during the siege on the suspected terrorist group. Police recovered two Mauser revolvers and cartridge cartridges amid the debris. officials deny any Home Secretary Churchill order and say no papers linked to plans survived.
Albert M Judson, a former partner in Judson & Judson of 2 Broad Street, killed himself at J Hood Wright hospital after the stock exchange firm failed on December 1. He was 55, shot himself with a .32 revolver in a hospital lavatory, and died instantly. Judson was a senior member of the firm’s Wall Street operation.
Albany officials announced the next state fair will run from September 1 through September 16. Lt Governor Conway presided as ex officio president, with R A Parsons as vice president and Stanton C Shaver as secretary. Brown reported a net surplus of 70 759 from 1910, 29 250 above the prior high. The plan includes bringing 160 boys from across the state to assist and attend lectures, with essays and prizes of purebred cattle, seeds, and corn.
Rumor at New York police headquarters connects three London safe breakers Jacob Goldstein, Joseah Goldstein, and Warr Rothstein, arrested last March after skipping bail set by Magistrate Barlow. They were said to have stolen between £10,000 and $30,909 from safes nationwide.
A five minute quake struck Vegerny Tuesday causing building destruction and unknown fatalities. The tremor extended to Konal in Semiryetchensk province where large ground fissures opened amid the aftershocks recalling the 1887 disaster.
The New York Press notes oysters grow mainly in summer and grow to full size after seven to ten years. Growth marks like summer humps and winter sinks appear on shells yearly, and after that age it becomes hard to judge. Oysters can live to about twenty years.
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