Democrats Net Eight Senate Seats In 1911 Shift
Washington reports the 1911 election will reshuffle the U S Senate with 51 Republicans and 41 Democrats as the Democrats gain eight seats. In the House the Democrats will hold a 65 member majority. vacancies will fill after November 8 results and three newly chosen senators have already secured seats. Contests erupt in many states as legislatures decide who fills vacancies including New York where Chauncey Depew’s successor is sought by numerous aspirants.
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Washington
United States
Senate
House
Dolliver
Iowa
Thompson
North Dakota
Clay
Georgia
Indiana
Nebraska
Montana
New York
Ohio
New Jersey
Maine
West Virginia
Missouri
Porter J. McCumber
Isidor Rayner
Maryland
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Money
Carroll
Page
Vermont
Daniel
Virginia
Claude A. Swanson
Senator McEnery
Louisiana
J. R. Thornton
Democratic Party of
Empire State
Congress
Chauncey M. Depew
Edward M. Shepard
William F
Too Many Half Baked Laws in Illinois Report
The Illinois Attorney General Stead biennial report to Governor Deneen criticizes the General Assembly for passing half baked, meaningless acts. It notes laws are enacted repealed amended and reconstructed in bewildering profusion and rushed bills create inconsistent, vague, or vicious legislation. It promises recommendations to be sent to the assembly next week.
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Springfield
Ill
Lllnois
General Assembly
Stead
Deneen
Fire devastates Concord apartment house on Eleventh street
A Friday blaze at the Concord apartment house on Eleventh street left one woman dead and thirteen injured. Rescue crews battled the flames as residents evacuated, with investigators tracing the cause to the early evening fire.
St Louis Hosts Major Social Science Conventions
St Louis welcomed hundreds of sociologists economists and labor leaders as the American Economic Association American Association for Labor Legislation American Statistical Association American Political Science Association and others met. Sessions highlighted labor legislation tax policy and industrial injury enforcement with joint talks by Yale’s Farnum Columbia’s Giddings and Hoffmann of Prudential.
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St. Louis
Meeci
American Economic’ ‘Associafibn
American Association For Labor
American Statistical Association
American Political Science Association
American Sociological Society
American Home Economic Association
American Association For Labor Legislation
Congress
American Association
American* Sociological Society
Henry W. Farnum
Yale University
Franklin H. Giddings
Columbia University
Frederick L. Hoffman
Prudential Incuranive Company
American Economic Association
Edmund J. James
Woodrow Wilson
Dogs Tear Man to Pieces in Carrier’s Mills Burglar Case
Bloodhounds escaped from their keeper near Carrier's Mills chased a burglar to an old barn and mauled him fatally. The residence had been burglarized in the family’s absence, and dogs were brought to the scene after the discovery. The attack left remains unrecognizable.
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Mount Vernon
Carrier's Mills
Carrier's Milla
Looge
Packers Fight for 2/Me in Beef Trust Case
Indicted members of the so called beef trust vow to use every legal tactic to block government actions. Attorney George T Buckinghat secured a delay to file objections to the dismissal of the civil suit aimed at enjoining the National Packing Co from anti trust violations. The government suit was dismissed to prevent the packers from avoiding criminal indictments.
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Chicago
Beef Trust
Kohlsaat
United’s States Circuit Court
George T. Buckinghat
National Packing Company
Wickersham
Packera
Lexow, Foe, Is Dead in Nyack After Noted Probes
Lexow, famed for chairing the 1894 investigation of New York City government and later leading the sugar trust inquiry in 1897, died Friday night at his Nyack home. Before entering politics he was a prominent New York bar member.
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New York
Clarence
Indiana road and child labor reforms debated in state groups
Indiana Public Improvement Association meetings in Indianapolis oppose convict labor on roads and seek non taxable road bonds. The Indiana Manufacturers and Shippers Association urges amendments to the child labor law to allow limited work for families in certain conditions. Leaders like R C Hillis of Logansport and J E Fredrick of Kokomo advocate balanced approaches and night school considerations.
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Indiana Manufacturers’ and Shippers’ Association
Indianapolis
J. E. Fredrick
Kokomo
Association
Mr. Fredrick
C. M. Kimbrough
Muncie
Aid urged for Indiana epileptics at Newcastle farm
The board of state charities urges rapid development of the Indiana Village for Epileptics at Newcastle. The report notes 116 men and boys can be cared for on the farm, with four cottages to open soon, while 763 epileptics remain in other public institutions, and many more living in private homes.
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Board of State Charities
Indiana
Newcastle
Boot Valley
United States
Minneapolis
America
C.W .Kerr Co
Mini
Indiana Rail Commission Inspects Hebron Crossing Gates
Commissioner John F. McClure visited Hebron to study gate needs at the Pennnsylvania railroad crossing. The town trustees ordered gates. the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway asked the commission to review the ordinance. Attorneys for the railroad and the commission observed the line and its electric headlights amid prior suits over headlight brightness.
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John F. McClure
Railroad Commission of Indiana
Hebron
Ind
Pennnsylvania Railroad
Railroad “Company
Charles. Smith
Chicago - & Eastern - Illinois
Frank E. Payne
Raffredd- Commission
C.& EI
Commission
Indiana Public Improvement group opposes road law changes
At the Indianapolis annual meeting the Indiana Public Improvement association urged lawmakers to avoid changes to the road law system. President R C Hillis of Logansport said the group supports non taxable road bonds and opposes convict labor on road work. He noted widespread untaxed road bonds, with Cass county holding about 250 thousand dollars, of which only two thousand appear on the tax duplicate.
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Indiana Public Improévement Association
Indianapolis
R. C. Hillis
Logansport
Mabor
Indiana
Saidee
Ar. Hillis
Rog
Lediana
Pan
Calong
Bennsworth
Indiana Public Improvement’ Association
Mr. Hillis
Cass County
School Apportionment Delayed to Next Week
The January apportionment of funds to county schools by the state superintendent likely will not be made until late next week. John I. Hoffman, deputy superintendent in charge, says the law bases apportionment on December settlements between county auditors and the state auditor, with a December 31 deadline for those settlements.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
John I. Hoffman
Woman Ends Life in Dramatic Drug Store Incident
In Washington a well known Emma Faith drank carbolic acid in a drug store. Clerk Arthur Hummel tried to intervene by throwing his bottle and forcing alcohol down her throat. She died shortly after leaving the store from the bite of the poison.
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Washington
Grant
Emma Faith
Hummel
Washington Census Count Sparks City Recount Effort
At Mayor John W. McCarty's call, 200 residents gathered in Washington city hall to demand a recount of the government census. The city, split into eight districts, will appoint enumerators and sworn assistants for a complete recount. The official tally is 17,338 with school census hints of over 10,050 residents.
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Washington
John W. McCarty
Italian Accuses Landlord in Shooting Claim
John Gudice an Italian patient at St Joseph’s hospital said to County Prosecutor Custer and Chief Morris that his landlord Dominico Anacondes shot him. Gudice, wounded twice, initially told doctors he fired accidentally while cleaning his gun. He later regained consciousness and was questioned.
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Logansport
St. Joseph’s Hospital
John Gudice
Custer
Morris
Dominico Anacondes
Gudice
Gudiie
Remarrying For Mother's Legal Objection In Columbus
Mrs. George W. Robertson forced a second wedding for her daughter Mildred sixteen and Edgar Clevenger eighteen after finding the first ceremony out of state not legal. The couple had eloped to Cincinnati two years prior and were remarried by Rev. A. H. Pitkin of the Methodist church.
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Columbus
George W. Robertson
Mildred
Edgar. Clevenger
A. H. Pitkin
Methodist Church
Cincinnati
Officer's Bullet Fatal After Confrontation in Vincennes
Clyde Stein twenty one year old glassblower from Kiefer Oklahoma died at Good Samaritan hospital from peritonitis due to a bullet wound after Patrolman Charles W Fyffe shot him during an arrest attempt for fighting and intoxication. Stein had earlier fractured Fyffe's skull with the officer's mace and Fyffe remained in a precarious condition. Stein called for a minister and professed conversion.
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Vincennes
Clyde Stein
Kiefer
Okla
Good Samaritan Hospital
Charles W. Fyffe
Stein
Fyffe
Fort Wayne Dispatching Taken Over by City Office
The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction company will dispatch all lines from Fort Wayne except the Logansport-Lafayette division. The change follows the railroad commission’s request after the Kingsland wreck and shifts dispatching from Layro to this city.
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Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Logansport-Lafayette
Layro
Kingsland
Deputy Marshal Resigns Over Prosecutor Critique in Evansville
Deputy U S Marshal Harry Bullen submitted his resignation to Marshal Henry C Pettit in Indianapolis. He accused Deputy District Attorney Nicols of not earnestly prosecuting a black man arrested for bootlegging in Evansville and said Indianapolis authorities were undermining prosecutions in this city.
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Evansville
United States
Harry . Bullen
Henry C. Pettit
Indiianapolis
Bullen
Nicols
Indianapolis
Plaster life support used to extend coal miner Ashby's life
In Vincennes and Bicknell, doctors Hy Maxe don and Eugene Bowers placed Samuel Ashby in a plaster to prolong his life after a crippling accident. The Bicknell coal miner is described as paralyzed from the hips down with an uncertain prognosis.
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Vincennes
Samuel Ashby
Bicknell
Solitary Life Versus Self Reliance in Bronte Quotation
A reflective note on solitude and self-respect quotes Charlotte Bronte and contrasts dependence with personal strength. The passage mentions pain remedies and a product named Hamlin’s Wizard as a remedy comparison within a casual discourse.
Angered Debate About Bath Angel With High Heels
In Bath Maine the steeple figure of a wooden angel at a Universalist church has been the butt of jokes for years. The Bath Enquirer recalls a past exchange when a former North Congregational pastor asked Raymond if he had seen an angel with high-heeled shoes, prompting the reply that he had not seen one with shoes or without.
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Bath
The
Bath Enquirer
North Congregational Church
Raymond
Mr. Raymond
Armour & Co. reports 1910 profits and sales reach 250 million
The Chicago Record Herald notes Armour & Co. shows total net sales of 250 million with a profit of 2.33 percent. The company carries 93.98 million in capital and surplus, reflecting vast scale and disciplined operations across the United States.
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Armour& Co
Argour & Co
Tha
United States
Chicago Record Herald
Ellen Terry Praises Playwright Asks Friends To See His Work
A charming tale from New York recalls Miss Ellen Terry attending the first night of a gallant young playwright’s latest drama. She congratulated him warmly and offered to send American friends to view it. The reply was a witty boast that the piece would sell 90,000,000 tickets.
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Ellen Terry
Players’ Club
The Primitive Man Gaffe at Opera House Dinner
Humorous exchange centers on Jones who shouted Supes at a stagehand during an opera house scene and later whispered to a waiter about spilled spoons, drawing mortified reactions despite his wealth.
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Jones
Opera House
Charges Against Biggun Probed by Committee
An intimate friend reports an investigating committee has held an informal meeting and decided that Biggun isn’t guilty, though the inquiry has not yet proceeded.
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Seats of the Mighty
Biggun
Woman Credits Postum For Turning Health Around
A Pennsylvania woman recalls chronic headaches and heart palpitations tied to coffee. After choosing Postum, she reports better health and a visible change in her wellbeing following a friend's recommendation.
Free recipe promises kidney cure and recovery
An unsolicited ad offers a $3.50 recipe to cure weak kidneys urinary troubles backache and related symptoms. It claims quick relief within a week and invites readers to request a free copy from Dr. A. E. Robinson in Detroit Michigan with assurances of harmless yet powerful remedies.
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A. E. Robinson
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
How to Keep a Husband's Love Keeps Deep Affection
A reader asks for methods to maintain marital affection. The column suggests steady attention, honest communication, shared goals, and mutual respect as key factors in sustaining love over time.
Pettit's Eye Salve Promises Quick Eye Relief
An ad praises Pettit's Eye Salve for burning eyes and lists Howard Bros. of Buffalo New York as sellers. It promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation and touts a Cicero quote about adding a library to a house. The ad also features Lewis' Single Binder cigar and an original Tin Foil Smoker Package alongside a line about love.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo,n.y
Lewis
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