Farm Boys Seek Urbana Short Course At State College
County Farm Boys Brigade led by Prof. Edgar C. Pruitt plans to send a large group to the University of Illinois Urbana for the January 16 28 1911 short course in corn and livestock judging and agricultural lectures. A corn growing contest will follow. The move follows a county fair and Farm Boys Institute showing eager participation and state fair representation by rural schools.
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Indianapolis
Pruitt
State College of Agriculture
Urbana
College of Agriculture
Civil War Veterans Eligible for Home Stewardship
Attorney general opinion limits eligibility for steward at Knightstown Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors' Orphans' Home to honorably discharged Union Civil War veterans. The superintendent cannot select a candidate, as power rests with the board of trustees. The text also notes rulings on patron contributions to state hospitals and school term funding.
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Indiana
Knightstown
W. T. Stott
James Bingham
Stott
F. W. Terfinger
Northern
Logansport
Charles A. Greathouse
State Board of Education
Logansport Doctor Questioned In Licensing Board Case
Dr. Charles D. Pettigrew faced rigorous questioning before the state board of medical registration at the state house over alleged fraudulent advertisements. TheLogansport physician admitted he had not read the June 14 ad before publication and had merely clipped it from another paper. The case, described as the board’s first of its kind, was continued to a future meeting.
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Charles D. Pettigrew
Logansport
State Board of Medical Registration
State House
Frank B. Gavin
Pettigrew
Doctor Pettigrew
Medical Board
Washington
Senate
William Lorimer
Sinois
Lorimer
Subcommittee
United States Senate
Charles A. White
Illinois
O’fallon
Robert E. Wilson
Lee O’neil Browne
H. J. C. Beckemeyer
Michael Link
White
Springfield
Lee O'Neil Browne
Criminal Court
Cook County
Indiana official cites new federal ruling on adulterated foods and drugs
H E Barnard state food and drug commissioner returned from a national meeting in New Orleans stating a new ruling by national authorities opens a new line for prosecutions of adulterated foods and drugs. The ruling treats the original package as the shipment unit, enhancing state enforcement.
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H. E. Barnard
Food and Drug Commissioner
State Food and Dairy Commissioners
New Orleans
National Food and Drug Authorities
Rebels Seize Cobra Island Fortress in Rio de Janeiro Bay
Brazilian mutineers seize the Cobra island fortress near Rio de Janeiro after a five hour bombardment. Over 200 killed or wounded as loyal forces and a scoutship join the suppression. Senate votes a 30 day state of siege while negotiations and bombardment continue. President Fonseca reports to the senate on the crisis.
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Rio Janeiro
Cobra Island
Rio Grande Do Sul
Senate
Ruy Barbosa
Bay of Rio Janeiro
Palacio Cattete
Fonseca
Riots as Striking Tailors Clash in Chicago
Five men were arrested and a policeman was struck unconscious by a brick during Friday outbreaks by striking garment workers. Residents sparked excitement as non union tailors’ homes were surrounded and stoned, windows shattered and families fled into the street.
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Chicago
Death of Casaday Plowmaker in South Bend Indiana
Fragmentary notice reports the death of Casaday Plowmaker in South Bend Indiana. Details are unreadable but indicate a fatal incident involving a person named Casaday.
Charlton Extradition Case Heads to Courts
The U S State Department rules Italy is entitled to extradite Porter Charlton for murder of his wife near Lake Como. The decision rests on literal treaty interpretation and national faith. Charlton may remain jailed at home while sanity is reviewed, possibly delaying trial for about two years.
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Washington
State Department
Italy
Porter’ ‘Charlton
Lake Como
Department
United States
Charlton
Jury Acquits Menlo Moore in Gibson killing case
Menlo Moore, theater manager, is found not guilty of murder in the shooting of Charles E. Gibson at a railway station. The verdict provoked a cheering crowd and Moore was carried from the courtroom. The ten day trial drew sensational attention in southern Indiana. Gibson had allegedly mistreated Mrs. Moore.
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Vincennes
Ind
Menlo Moore
Charles E. Gibson
Moore
Indiana
Gibson
Four Found Murdered on Bernhard Farm Near Martin City
Four people including Emeline Bernhard 75 and her son George 40 were found murdered on the Bernhard farm near Martin City Missouri. The victims were clubbed to death and robbery is believed the motive. A former hired man and a stranger seen near the farm recently are suspected.
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Kansas City
Emeline Bernhard
George
Tom Morgan
Worth
Bernhard
Kansas
Martin City
Here
James Little
Obnson
Kan
Lorimer Cleared in Bribery Probe Unanimous Subcommittee Vote
Washington report states the Senate subcommittee found no proven bribery in Lorimer's election after exhaustive review. The panel will forward the finding to the full committee and then to the Senate for ratification.
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Congress
Taft nominates White as Chief Justice and confirms
President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of Associate Justice Edward Douglass White to be chief justice. The Senate confirmed it and the president also named Willis Van Devanter and Joseph Rucker Lamar as associate justices. He named four judges for the new Court of Commerce: Knapp Archbald Hunt Carland Mack with three to five year terms.
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Washington
Taft Konday
Senate
Edward Douglass White
United States Supreme Court
Willis van Devanter
Wyoming
Joseph Rucker Lamar
Georgia
Court of Commerce
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robert W. Archbald
United States
Middle District of
Pennsylvania
Wiliam H. Hunt
Court of Customs Appeals
District of Montana
John Emmett
Carland
South Dakota
Julian’ We
Mack
Firat
Kentucky
Freshwater Herring Blocked Illinois Steel Water Intake
A school of freshwater herring clogged the water intake supplying hydraulic power to the Illinois Steel Company rail mill, halting operations for two hours. Workers shoveled the fish out while hundreds of foreign workers took them home in their lunch pails. A prior incident involved a rat killed by electricity that disrupted plant power for hours.
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Gary
Illinois Steel Company
Judge Recommends Clemency for Italian Laborer
Salvatore de Gianni, an Italian railroad laborer, wept before Judge Fox as he sentenced him for assault with intent to kill. The judge, via interpreter, said the jury was not fully aware of the evidence and recommended the pardon board consider the case promptly, stating the prisoner deserves liberty.
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Richmond
Salvatore de Gianni
Fox
German couple loses life savings to oat box theft
Mr and Mrs John Schmidt German residents about eighty years old saved burial funds in a box of rolled oats. Robbers took the entire fifty dollars. A past swindle by a supposed New York niece left the couple destitute yet protected by their home.
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Wabash
John Schmidt
New York
Cure That Cold Today
Munyon's Cold Cure advertised at 25 cents promises to relieve all forms of colds and grippe, prevent pneumonia, and can be mailed with free medical advice from Prof. Munyon's Philadelphia doctors. The ad claims quick relief, nose and eye discharge control, and a refund if not satisfied.
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Munyon
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Seeks to Revoke Charter of Local Gas Firm
Madison county prosecutor Anderson Frederick Vannuys filed in superior court to revoke the Citizens' Heat and light company of Elwood's charter. The firm successor to Elwood Heat Gas and Oil stopped gas service about two years ago, closed offices, and allegedly retained over $10,000 from Elwood residents deposited for meters to be refunded when service ended.
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Anderson
Frederick Vannuys
Madison County
Citizens’ Heat and Tight Company of
Elwood
Elwood Heat, Gas and Oil Company
Elwood Citizens
Meek Rival Returns in Logansport Encounter
Walter Farquhar, fleeing Brown County years ago after believing he killed John McGuire, confronted the supposed dead man in a Logansport United States Army recruiting office. After a scuffle, Sergeant Joseph Finney intervened to separate them as tables and chairs overturned.
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Logansport
Brown County
John McGuire
Naomi Britton
Walter Farquhar
United States Army
Farquhar
McGuire
Joseph Finney
Burrell Fight Continues Over Bank Failure in Brownstown
Message from R B Applewhite in Muskogee Okla reports ongoing effort to return Hugh A Burrell to face charges from the failure of the People's State bank at Brownstown, where he served as president. Habeas corpus hearing postponed until Monday with objections by the opposition to be studied. Expect a long, hard fight with prospects of ultimate success.
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Burrell
Brownstown
R. B. Applewhite
Muskogee
Okla
Hugh A. Burrell
People’s State Bank
Tragic Fire Claim Near-Child Amid Playing With Matches
A three year old boy identified as Luther, son of Cal Luther, died in a fire caused by playing with matches. Authorities report the incident as a fatal house fire with investigators at the scene.
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Newcastle
Charles
Luther
Cal
Injury to Van Huysen still life at The Hague museum
A still life by Jan van Huysen in the Hague gallery was damaged when someone attempted to shoo a lifelike fly painted on a fruit basket scene. Officials note the act was not by a thief or vandal but a cautious gesture near the canvas.
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Lfe
Jan van Huysen
the Hague
Yanda
Chambermaid Repartee Exchange Quietly Turns Comic
A brief humorous exchange between two Chambermaids ends with a playful misunderstanding about a pillow slip and coverlet as they joke in a domestic setting. The light banter captures a moment of workplace humor.
EAGER TO WORK Health Regained by Right Food
A Michigan woman recovering from an operation details how digestion and nerves improved with proper diet. She describes fluctuating appetite, indigestion after overeating, and a desire for company and steady activity to restore health.
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Michigan
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