Reapportionment to be discussed in Indiana legislature
In Indianapolis Democrats plan a joint house and senate caucus on general matters with reapportionment as the main topic. A Beal Shively employers liability bill passed the senate and would hold firms with five or more workers liable for injuries to employees and survivors.
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Indianapolis
House
Senate
Senate Committee of Revision of
Hanly
Durbin
Marshall
Beal-Shively
Shively
Marion
Beal
Terre Haute
Clark
State constitution bill seen passing and Senate action
Indications through midweek show the new state constitution bill likely to pass the legislature and be signed by the governor, then put to a 1912 election vote. Senator Stotsenburg introduced the bill in the senate with swift progress. House action expected by week’s end. Brown named state librarian again. the board seeks a full recodification of education laws.
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Senate
Stotsenburg
House
White
Committee On
South Bend and
Fort Wayne
Lieb
House Caucus
Faulkner
Frisse
Merriman
Masselink
McMullen
Carr
Askren
McGinnis
Regulation of State Agriculture Board Elections Reported
The judiciary committee reported the Smith bill to regulate how state agriculture board members are elected and to allow audits by the state board of accounts. Amendments require itemized reports to the legislature and auditor. Delegates elected by counties to a convention were removed to avoid politicizing the board. The bill also prevents board members from voting themselves into perpetual office. A separate Roggen bill on commission form government for certain cities was divided for passage after committee review.
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Court House
Sullivan County
Superior Court
Laporte County
M. C. Mann
Marion County
Cass Township
E. F. Bowman
A. M. Chandless
Wayne County
Senate
Hibberd
South Bend
Fish and Game Commissioners Bureau
Charles W. Fairbanks
House Committee On Claims
W. B. Hord
Indiana
Smith
State Board of Agriculture
State Board of Accounts
Agriculture Board
Judiciary Committee
Auditor
State
Committee On
State Power Plant Proposal Postponed by House Committee
The Ways and Means Committee of the House urged definite postponement of Representative Craven's bill to create a state heat, light and power plant. The measure stems from Governor Marshall's plan for a state plaza between the Monument and the river. The governor wants the plant to supply light heat and power to all state buildings in the plaza including the new Robert W. Long Hospital at Indiana University in Military Park.
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Ways and ‘Means
House
Craven
Marshall
Hospital of
Indiana University
Miletary
Trust Shard Hit In Chicago Butter and Egg Case Decline
Herbert A Emerson president of United States Packing company testifies before a state senate subcommittee. He claims massive unsold butter and eggs in cold storage and accuses the butter and egg trust of manipulating prices. Emerson says storage totals reach 60 million pounds of surplus butter and that housewives are cutting costs as press exposure damages the trust.
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Chicago
Herbert
A. A. Emerson
United States Packing Company
State Senate Committee On Livestock and Dairying
Emerson
Butter and Egg Trust
United States
American Warehousemen’s Association
Trust
Destroyer Monaghan Launched in Newport News Ceremony
The torpedo boat destroyer Monaghan was christened by Miss Eleanor R. Monaghan and slid down the ways at the government shipyard in Newport News. The vessel was towed to anchorage after the launch as a tribute to Ensign John Robert Monaghan, Spokane hero who died at Upolu Samoa in 1899 defending his officer.
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Newport News
Eleanor R. Monaghan
Monaghan
Chesapeake
John Robert Monaghan
Young Monaghan
Phillip V. Landale
Upolu
Samoa
Lansdale
Captain White
Philadelphia
Spokane
Dorothy Arnold Missing Woman In NYC Inquiry Continues
Unclear notes show Dorothy Arnold still unrecovered with six days left in the inquiry. Friends lack definite information as investigators pursue leads in New York.
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Dorothy Arnold
New~ York
Togo
Borah Scores North on Hypocrisy Over Negro Vote Bill
Senator Borah declared prejudice against Negroes similar in the North and South and accused Northern states of hypocrisy. He spoke against the Sutherland amendment aimed at electing senators by direct popular vote, arguing Congress would protect individual voters even without the amendment. His remarks drew opposition from Nelson Carter and Sutherland and followed praise from several senators.
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House
Keegan
Washington
Borah
Senate
South
North
Congress
Idaho
Nelsong Carter
Sutherland
Petea
Root
New York
Confession ties Arkansas arson plot to grave robbery
Ola Arkansas William Robertson brother of Henry Robertson confesses that the red bones found from a farm house fire near Birta belong to a victim whose body was stolen from a grave. An insurance policy in a fraternal group spurred investigation after a claim led to William Robertson’s arrest. A reward was posted for Henry Robertson’s capture.
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Ola, Ark
William Robertson
Henry Robertson
Birta
Vote Millions for Forests Passes Senate in 67 to 9 Vote
Washington reports the Senate approved a bill creating national forest reserves in the White Mountains and southern Appalachians by 67 to 9. It would spend 2 million dollars yearly through 1915 to buy land for eastern forest reserves, and now only awaits the president's signature after House passage last session.
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Washington
White Mountains
Southern Appalachians
Senate
Southern
Appalachians
House of Representatives
Society Sees Prize Fight At Gould Lakewood Gym
New York society guests including George J. Gould and London belles watched Anthony J. Drexel Jr. and Hon. Robert Beresford clash in a private Lakewood gym boxing match. Drexel fought bravely but was knocked out by the English amateur champion after a hard third round as his seconds carried him from the ring.
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New York
George J. Gould
London
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr
Robert Beresford
Gould
Lakewood
N. J
Drexel
London Papers Cite Doctor Sewein on Insanity Treatment
London newspapers quote Doctor Sewein from the Glasgow asylum discussing a method linked to blood that, when observed in insane patients, allegedly renders them immune from further attack. The fragmentary report suggests a controversial or speculative therapy being publicized.
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London
Had a Reason for Being at Carnegie Dinner
At a dinner hosted by Andrew Carnegie an eminent lawyer near the middle of the table debated the British coinage system. Carnegie criticized pounds shillings and pence as cumbersome while the lawyer, undisturbed, noted farthings as an absurd financial oddity and joked about benevolence for Scots.
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Andrew Carnegie
England
Successful Treatment of Pimples and Blackheads
A speedy economical treatment for pimples follows a simple routine with Cuticura Ointment and Soap. Apply ointment gently, wash off after five minutes, bathe with soap, then repeat morning and evening. Use soap for itchy or scaly conditions and scalp issues. Send for the Cuticura book from Potter Drug & Chem. in Boston.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Coming Event Sparks Private Family Conflict
A tense exchange reveals a planned encounter and potential pressure within a family. The dialogue hints at asking a father for favors and raising questions about personal boundaries and timing, suggesting unresolved underlying tensions.
Imagination Shapes a Christmas Gift Response at St Regis
A visitor at the St Regis notes how imagination guides senses and shares a tale of sending an elaborate sachet case to a young woman. She thanked him stating the perfume pervaded the room, illustrating how personal taste and scent impressions influence reception.
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The
St Regis
New York Press
IT'S FOOD That Restores and Makes Health Possible
Gastritis sufferer from New Brunswick New Jersey credits Grape-Nuts with restoring health after months of pain weight loss and loss of interest. She describes recurring stomach upset and medication attempts before finding relief through the product.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Pupil Beating Case Draws Large Crowd in Union Township
In the Vance Conner case Justice M H Post heard testimony about the beating of twelve year old Van Hoppes by his teacher. The lengthy session drew about 200 people with sensational arguments as Samuel Hoppes' counsel accused County Superintendent James Frazier of perjury. Farmers described an eight inch abrasion on the boy’s back.
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James Frazier
Michigan City man found dead in prison cell after suicide
Benjamin Smith a 21 year old life convict from Mancie Prison, hanged himself in his cell using suspenders tied to the ventilator grate after a prior quarrel with his father near Munice. He confessed following discovery of the father’s murder near a well days earlier.
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Patricide
Michigan City
Benjamin Smith
State Prison
Mancie
Smith
Muncie
Contests Husband's Demand in Sensational Divorce Case
In Vigo county Indiana a sensational divorce suit lands in Superior Court. Plaintiff Thomas Fudge accuses May J. Fudge a fortune teller of blackmail immorality and murder based on letters she allegedly wrote. She testifies she loves him and wishes to remain married though separated.
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Terre Haute
Vigo County
Thomas Fudge
Tippecanoe Street
Young Men’s Christian Association
May J. Fudge
WII Inspect All Schools Richmond
City health officer Dr. T Henry Davis and the state board of health asked for a expert to inspect Richmond grade schools. Dr King from the board will conduct a thorough survey of ventilating and toilet conditions at once.
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WII
Richmond
Ben Bartel
Women’s Collegiate Club
T. Henry Davis
State Board of Health
Indianapolis
Unable to Tell of Friends Lafayette Finn Dies After Train Fall
John Orange a thirty six year old Finn pushed from a Monon freight train ten days ago at San Pierre died in St. Elizabeth's hospital. He reached Lafayette two days after the accident in critical condition among strangers. He could not explain his origin or where relatives might be found.
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Lafayette
John Orange
Monon
San Pierre
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Court Delivers Life Sentence in Evansville Case
Clark Mesel, 40, convicted in circuit court of mistreating his daughter Fern who died after her brother interrupted her. Judge De Briler sentenced the father to life imprisonment.
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Evansville
Clark Mesel
Fern
Lydia Pinkham Remedy Praised by Ottumwa Woman
Ottumwa Iowa reports a grateful testimonial from Mrs T E Wampl 5248 Ransom Street praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female troubles after doctors failed. The ad urges women to seek Mrs Pinkham's free confidential guidance from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ottumwa
Iowa
United
Clockmaker faces fear of looming strike in works
A wry exchange notes the Commercial Anxiety of a clockmaker, suggesting the constant prospect of a strike in his workshops creates ongoing unease for a craftsman whose trade hinges on steady labor.
Domestic Amenities: Father and Mother Comment on Baby
A brief dialogue notes a baby’s appearance and the mother’s remark about the child closing its eyes, revealing a domestic scene.
Fragmentary Quote Sparks Question of Credit for Kindness
A fragmentary excerpt questions who can claim credit for kindness as a man suggests a moral dilemma about giving or withholding praise. The unclear wording hints at social expectations and personal humility.
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