Extra Session Unlikely Taft Plan On Tariffs And Olympian Games
Washington reports little likelihood of an extra congressional session this year as President Taft weighs tariff strategy while Rep Paul Howland seeks a 250000 federal appropriation to bid for the Olympian games in Cleveland. Taft plans spring and summer trips to Springfield Columbus Atlanta Nashville and Cincinnati as navy cuts rise next year.
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Taft
George Clinton
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Springfield
Ill
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Columbus
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Southern Commercial Congress
Georgia
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Nashville
Chattanooga
Local option law changes tighten saloon rules and licenses
Governor Marshall signed the Proctor local option bill, shifting local units to townships and cities outside cities. Amendments restrict licenses for those who allowed gambling, raise bonds, require US citizenship, publish notices, and limit remonstrances, with funds going to schools and obscene images banned. A separate bill plans repayment to Henry Beaver for losses. Child labor, gifts to Indiana University Hospital, and multiple House bills are also noted.
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Indianapolis
Marshall
Proctor
Senate
United States
Fight in House stalls Keegan bill on voting rights
The house debates amendments as a measure to arm counties with bonds and a special tax for armories faces obstacles. An open meeting drew more than two hundred women as the Keegan bill to grant voting rights moves through the legislature debated amid opposition and possible revisions.
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National Guard
Keegan
Williams Proposes State Architect and Assistant Plan
The house spent a busy day with routine work and adjournment. A focal discussion centered on Representative Williams' bill to create a state and an assistant state architect with salaries of 4000 and 2500 dollars yearly. The measure, claimed to save 20000 to 25000 annually, faced an aye and no vote, then was saved by Merriman's motion to reconsider. Williams argued savings and disputed charges of backing by the State Architects' association.
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Merriman
Williams
State Architects’ Association
Six Bills Passed By House In Final Session
The house approved six bills including H R 136 to bar auto makers from testing on public highways with a 70 to 3 vote. H B 178 established interstate nurse registration. H B 210 addresses estates of long-lost persons. H B 115 moves court times in Harrison Crawford and Perry counties. H B 123 protects squirrels in public parks. H B 116 reorganizes school boards under 1 500 to township trustees with 86 to 4 approval.
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Indiana University School of Medicine
Agricultural Department of
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Farmers’ Institute
Hschbach
Racey
Oaktown
Knox County
Carter
McMullen
Rentschler
Curtis
Shively
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Guild
Seidensticker
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Eschbach
H.B
Benz
Harrison
Crawford
Perry
Grobe Bill Delays City Franchises in Senate
The Grube bill in the Senate would delay any city council approved franchise for a public service corporation for thirty days to allow review, with the ordinance not taking effect during the cooling-off period.
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Senate
Army to rush Wright biplane to Rio Grande border
War Department to establish an aeroplane patrol along the Rio Grande as the first military aviation use in the United States. General Hoyt will assess insurgent activity while Robert Collier’s Wright biplane is rushed from New York to be deployed with half a dozen more machines available for border security.
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Rio Grande
War Department
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Department of Texas
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Express
Cullom Praised as Lincoln’s Peer in Illinois Senate
Senator Burton of Ohio lauds Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois as next in esteem to Abraham Lincoln. He rebukes Bailey of Texas for implying Cullom’s tenure could be tainted if Lorimer’s seat is found invalid. Burton notes Cullom’s fifty years of service and Illinois’ preferred nomination with a 50 000 vote plurality.
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Huntington County
Senator Lamont
Senate
Beaver
Daniel Christian
Mr. Beaver
Lamont
Washington
United States Senate
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Burton
Ohio
Lorimer
Bailey
Texas
Cullom
Ilinois
Blast Kills Two and Injures Twenty at Carpentersville Hotel
A gas explosion at the Wilburn house hotel in Carpentersville injured twenty and killed four, with Howard Main and Adam Oberst among the dead. Guests fled as gas from a leaky main reportedly ignited by a stove, collapsing the building and causing frantic escapes. The incident occurred about six miles north of Elgin, sending shockwaves through the small town.
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Howard Main
Adam Oberst
Court Debates School Board Authority in Terre Haute Case
A week of injunction arguments pends over which Terre Haute school board is the de facto authority. The O Mara and Dix boards clash with Terre Haute Trust Co over warrants, as funds for salaries remain unpaid pending court ruling on officership and recognition.
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Jury Pleas Clemency in Kokomo Tricounty Case
The jury in the Earl Spitler tricounty conspiracy case asks Judge Purdum for parole for Spitler and co defendants. Miss Minnie Shaw testified as the prosecuting witness. Ray Welty already convicted with sentence withheld. Judges plan to confer with Judge Kirkpatrick before ruling.
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Earl Spitler
Miss Minnie Shaw
Purdum
Spitler
Ray Welty
Miss Shaw
Kirkpatrick
Welty
Business Men Boost Priest at Knights of Pythias Meet
More than 300 attend the fifth district Knights of Pythias session in Huntington with Grand Chancellor John F. Petri and other grand officers present. One hundred businessmen from Marion rally support for Dr. F. A. Priest for grand outer guard as Kosciusko county prepares to host the next meeting.
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Kosciusko
Whitley
Allen
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
John F. Petri
Indianapolis
W. P. Hart
Harry Wade
William A. Morris
Frankfort
Marion
F. A
Horse Dies of Hydrophobia in Ohio Neighborhood
A horse owned by Nicholas Crussell near Newbern died of rabies after a dog bite. Another horse and several dogs were bitten. Crussell killed the attacking rabid dog. Mr and Mrs Omar Lewellen of Alert were bitten and traveled to Indianapolis for treatment to prevent hydrophobia.
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Columbus
Nicholas Crussell
Newbern
Omar Lewellen
Alert
Indianapolis
Stricken as Wife Expires in Tragic Pair
Charles Weideman, a pioneer resident of Valparaiso, sat in his chair unaware his wife had died after a weeks long illness. Mrs. Weideman, eighty eight, expired as he left to fetch water, and he collapsed moments later wandering with an empty glass in hand.
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Valparaiso
Charles Weideman
Mystery burglaries in Valparaiso linked to skeleton keys
In Valparaiso police link recent burglaries to entry by skeleton keys. A stranger, later vanished, posed as an officer and examined door locks, taking putty impressions from several homes.
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Valparaiso
Dog Attack Sufferers Seek Rescue After Child Bite
A Columbus incident leaves a six year old granddaughter and her grandparents suffering bites from a dog. The child was attacked first, prompting the grandparents to rush to rescue. The report notes the dog’s aggression and the family’s call for aid.
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Columbus
Careless and Cappy Caps Fashion Note
The piece describes a fanciful blend of careless and happy styles with a decorative sailor's cap worn over hair, in deaf-green satin veiled with rose and silver gauze. The cap features a flat point at the back, pink and yellow topaz, gray pear-shaped pearls, and a gauze bodice emphasize a dramatic, stylish silhouette.
On the Stage Play Casting Dilemma in Baltimore
The brief notes a stage production facing a casting issue as a light role remains unfilled prompting questions about hiring an electrician as a possible actor. The item reflects Baltimore press tone and local theater chatter.
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Baltimore
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