Monarch Edward VII Dies After Brief Illness
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and British Dominions dies at 11 45 p m after a short illness. The prince of Wales becomes king as George V and vows to uphold peace abroad while addressing domestic matters. Funeral arrangements set for May 20 with a royal state procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall and Windsor.
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London
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Jerusalem
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England
Minoru
Sir Martin
Big Increase in Taxables Shown in State Valuation
State auditor figures show total property valuation for 1909 taxes at 1 743 096 475 with an increase of 19 784 911 over the prior year. The rise comes mainly from personal property and improvements as real estate values were not changed. The six largest counties reported Marion 207 944 965 Allen 55 318 310 Lake 50 902 775 Vanderburgh 42 785 820 St Joseph 44 048 63¢.
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Indianapolis
the Auditor of State
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Auditor of State
John E. Reed
State
State Board of Finance
Marion
Allen
Lake
St. Joseph
Vanderburg
Sui cide and unrest fill Evansville state briefs
Evansville reports the suicide of George Eigenbrodt aged fifty tied to eyesight loss and homesickness for Germany. Other notes describe Clinton deputies patrolling for concealed weapons, a United Mine Workers organizer headed to Clinton to aid foreign miners, and Gillespie county events. Newcastle jail for Blaine Reynolds after a drunken terror spree in Lewisville. Tipton: Charles Steele dies after wagon accident, brain contended as fad. Evansville: James Lesseur held on bigamy charges with $500 bond.
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Evansville
Germany
George Eigenbrodt
Jacob Fuchs
High Street
Eigenbrodt
Terre Tiaute
Clinton
United Mine Workers
Newcastle
Blaine Reynolds
Lewisville
Reynolds
Wildy
Kate
Mary Mallory
Tipton
Charles Steele
Steele
James Lesseur
New York City
Jeanne Kelley
Grand Jury
Clay Workers Strike Idle Brazil Clay Plants
At a mass meeting the Clay Workers union called a general strike of all 11 Brazil clay plants. About 1,500 workers walked out after companies refused a 20 cent per hour minimum wage and a nine hour day. Some plants had closed. Sheridan Brick workers joined when a manager declined to review the scale. Burners and firemen were allowed to finish hot kilns only in some plants.
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Brazil
Clay Workers’ Union
Indiana Paving Brick Company
Clay Product Company
Sheridan Brick Works
Faces Forgery Charge in Wabash Mayor Comments
Ora Whiteneck city civil engineer street commissioner and former county surveyor was arrested by Sheriff George Freeman on nine grand jury forgery indictments and one for embezzlement. He is noted as the only Democrat elected to office on the county ticket since the Civil War, amid graft fallout from the Reeves ditch and payments to contractor Joseph H Rees who is currently in Arkansas.
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Wabash
Wilson
Ora Whiteneck
George Freeman
Whiteneck
Wabash County
Charles H. Brett
Owever
Reeves Ditch
Joseph H. Rees
Arkansas
Windfall School Fight Moves to Court
The Sc?fool tris ces of Windfall filed in Tipton circuit court to stop the town board from ending the school manage and control and from transferring school property to the township. A restraining order was served and a hearing is set for May 17. An April 18 town board ordinance to abolish the school corporation takes effect May 12.
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Tris Ces
Windfall
Tipton
Iron and Steel Workers in mourning for McArdle brother
Delegates in Fort Wayne grim with sympathy as President P. J. McArdle learns his brother is killed in an Alabama mine disaster. He leaves for Cincinnati and then to the mine. Vice-President Jones presides in his absence.
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Fort Wayne
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
P. J. McArdle
Alabama
Presdent McArdle
Cincinnati
Jones
Richmond-William Titus’s Remarkable Eye Injury
Richmond-William Titus a laborer suffered a remarkable accident after blowing his nose, dislocating an eye with the eyeball turning in its socket. Physicians plan an attempted restoration to prevent sight loss.
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Richmond
William Titus
Titus
Delay Bridge Proposal Continues In Washington Court
In the commissioners court the plan to build a joint bridge over White River linking Dargress and Knox counties was continued. Officials cited low costs as the main reason for favoring the project.
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Washington
White River
Dargress
Knox Counties
Knox
Iners
Danville Ministers Resign to Seek Evangelistic Field
Two Danville pastors resign with church duties ending June 1 for Rev George L Guichard of the Presbyterian church and July 15 for Rev Fred E Smith of the Friends church. Smith plans to enter the evangelical field.
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Danville
George L. Guichard
The
Presbyterian Church
Fred E. Smith
Friends Church
Evansville Bigamy Case Sees Omaha Wife Readies Appearance
Mrs. Rowena Rodgers Lesseur of Omaha confirms she will travel to Evansville to attend the trial of James Lesseur on a bigamy charge after marrying Miss Jeanne Kelly. The case centers on a nondivorced wife asserting her status and involvement in the proceedings.
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Evansville
Rowena Rodgers Lesseur
Omaha
James Lesseur
Alee
Jeanne Kelly
Lesseur
Dr Hyde On Stand In Swope Murder Trial
Dr B C Hyde testified in his own defense about Col Thomas H Swope's death claiming apoplexy and denying discussions of a will. He described treatments including Halladin capsules and injections, and said he warned against cistern water use. His wife testified with emotion as the trial continued.
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Kansas City
B. C. Hyde
Col
Thomas H. Swope
Colonel Swope
Stella
Mrs. Hyde
Doctor Hyde
Moss Hunton
Swope
Roosevelt in Berlin Meets Emperor After Berlin Arrival
Theodore Roosevelt and family reached Berlin and were greeted warmly. After a brief illness recovery, Roosevelt adjusts plans with German officials and will lecture at the university while dining with Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg.
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Berlin
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Potsdam
Ambassador Hill
Mr. Roosevelt
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Riese Tachidd
The
Diplomatic Corps
Griscom Hurt in Sunday Car Crash Worsens
Friends fear for Lloyd Griscom Republican county chairman and former ambassador to Italy after injuries from a Sunday motor car accident near Park Ave. His wife and secretary were in the car. Griscom’s condition prompted concern from his associates.
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Griscom
New York
Lloyd -On Griscom
Republican
Italy
T Mobile
Antituberculosis Movement Grows Across Nation
At the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis meeting Dr Livingston Farrand reported rapid expansion of the movement since May 1909. Associations rose above 425, tuberculosis hospitals increased from 298 to 265? a misprint. legislatures during 1910 sessions enacted laws addressing the disease. Inside and Out: Speaker Cannon advised a dinner audience that both men and women have roles. a humorous exchange about a cook ends the clipping.
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National Association For the
Livingston Farrand
Cannon
Washington
Jman
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