Indiana Senator Harry New backs universal military training
Indiana Senator Harry S. New signals warm support for a universal military training bill. He argues unpreparedness leads to folly and warns that early readiness could preserve the United States from war, claiming 10 million trained soldiers could be ready by a future call. Meanwhile Indiana towns adopt fuel saving measures with earlier closings and reduced lighting to conserve coal.
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Harry Ery
New
Indiana
D.C
Congress
Wea
Harry
S. New
Senator New
Senate
United States
Brook
Ind
Frankfort
Anderson
Wabash College Library
Presbyterian Church
Auburn
Indianapolis
Evans Woollen
Finding a Comet and Troubles in the Skies
The article recounts the Perrine Campbell discovery of a comet seen on February 15 1896 after a convoy of misread cipher cables. A later error in translation suggested a new comet, moving rapidly, which was only then correctly identified as Perrine’s comet. The piece links to broader science and maritime-political context through quoted reflections from Talcott Williams.
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W. W. Campbell
Lick Observatory
Charles D. Perrine
Perrine
Mr. Campbell
Campbell
Lamp
Kiel
Germany
Caroline Islands
Pacific
McKinley
Philippines
Lord Salisbury
United States
Japan
England
Philadelphia Press
Charles Emory Smith
Talcott Williams
American Review of Reviews
When Dewey Was at Manila in 1898 Clash Feared
The excerpt recalls Dewey’s Manila harbor stand in 1898 with a German fleet looming over the conflict. British and German squadrons prepared to intervene as the two major powers weighed actions, signaling a tense near confrontation.
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Germany
Dewey
Manila
Chichester
Why Shoes Wear Out Says New York Mail
The New York Mail notes that an average step is 26 inches equating to 2 437 steps per mile and 12 185 in five miles. A 160 pound person daily pounds shoes with 74 tons of force and 1 600 pounds of body tissue. men buy three pairs yearly.
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New York
Mail
Biggar family riddle quoted from Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star quotes a recurring riddle about Mrs Biggar having a baby and asks which is bigger. It resolves that the baby is fatherless, implying humor over size. Mr Biggar dies earlier in the tale, leaving the question of who is bigger unresolved in a witty twist.
Mayor elect announces official city staff for 1907
H W Salliwasser of LaPorte today named his official family effective after January 7. Appointments include City Engineer Burtis Thomas Street Commissioner John C Baumann Board of Safety James F Kelly Controller W F Krueger Attorney Frank J Conboy Superintendent of Waterworks J H Harding Chief of Police Alfred Norris Stenographer Bertha Busehart. All are Democrats except Harding a Republican and Krueger the present city clerk. He will also appoint two more members to the board of safety and the health board.
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Ws.Sallwasser
W. Gallwasest
Laporte
Burtis Thomas
John C. Baumann
Board of Safety
James F. Kelly
J. H. Harding
Alfred Norris
Bertha Busehart
Harding
Krueger
Saliwasser
Health Board
Abolish Wirt's Job in New York Schools
The New York board of aldermen, with a Tammany majority, voted to abolish the $10,000 yearly post of William Wirt, educational consultant, who helped install the work study play plan. Street disturbances by striking pupils, allegedly backed by politicians, continued with police injuries and broken windows in schools.
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New York
Walleye
Gary
Hylan
Tammany
Board of Aldermen
William Wirt
Hunters Return From Michigan Deer Chase
D F Birchim of Rolling Prairie along with D F Gable and Wm Schmidt of Three Oaks arrived back after a three week deer hunt in the upper Michigan peninsula near Sidnaw Holden county reporting plentiful big game. They returned with the legal venison allowance. The Teda estate sale conducted by Commissioner F R Marine netted 13481.25 and involved Porter county farm lands and Michigan City city lots. The court ordered the sale to settle the estate, echoing a Chesterton crossing tragedy from two years ago with four deaths.
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D. F. Birchim
D. F. Gable
Wm Schmidt
Three Oaks
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Sidnaw
Holden County
Teda
F. R. Marine
Valparaiso
Crumpacker Named Special Judge in City Contest Suit
E. D. Crumpacker of Valparaiso was chosen as special judge to try the mayoralty election contests filed by R. O. Johnson and Harvey J. Curtis against William F. Hodges. A former eight term congressman and staunch Republican, Crumpacker was among five presented to the lawyers. Former Judge H. B. Tuthill of Michigan City was named to preside over County Surveyor Ray Seeley’s indicted case.
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E. D. Crumpacker
Gary Tribune
EE. D. Crumpacker
Valparaiso
R. O. Johnson
Harvey J. Curtis
William F. Hodges
Crum‘packer
Congress
Hodges
H. B. “Tuthill
Michigan City
Ray Seeley
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