Prominent House Members Vie For Speaker After Reed
A Washington letter outlines possible successors to Thomas Reed as Speaker. Names include Sereno E. Payne and Lates Sherman from New York, with western contenders like David B. Henderson and Congressman Cannon cited for experience. The piece notes Reed’s withdrawal could elevate minority leaders, while states such as Ohio Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Nebraska Illinois weigh possible candidates.
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House For 16 Years. He Is At the Head of the Committee On Ways and Means
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Nebraska
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Iinois
Congressman Hopkins
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Committee On Ways and Means
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Danville
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Committee On Rules
Reed's Speakership Prospects and Regional Power Shifts
Smith D. Fry analyzes the 56th Congress speakership contest noting Reed's restraint on autocratic rules, the tight vote split between eastern and western blocs, and how geography may influence the selection of a strong presiding officer regardless of location.
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Alleshenienes
Tom Reed
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London
Berlin
Smith D. Fry
Doctor explains lung ailment in Pisin language
The Chicago Tribune quotes a patient asking for a precise diagnosis. The doctor describes a tendency of the lungs to expel air suddenly and forcibly through the glottis with a harsh sound. The patient recalls telling the doctor it was only a cough.
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Dr Gray's Insanity Defense Amid Skinner Murder Trial
Bloomfield and other Indiana towns report the murder trial of Dr Ephraim Gray for Malissa Skinner. The defense seeks insanity as a plea while the state outlines its case with testimony from Spears and others, including notes and admissions.
Indiana man Fisher granted reprieve in Montana murder case
News town Mont May 11 Intelligence said James Eli Fisher son of Calvin Fisher of Treaty county Indiana has been reprieved by Gov Smith after being condemned to die for killing a sheep herder. The reprieve raises hopes of a second trial and possible acquittal. Billy Calder also receives a similar reprieve though a new trial is unlikely and execution may be delayed until July.
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First Annual Reunion of 117th Indiana Veterans in South Bend
Eight hundred veterans of the 117th Indiana regiment gathered in South Bend for their first annual reunion. Col. George Studebaker hosted a reception at Tippecanoe Place as Gov. James A. Mount spoke to the attendees. The regiment presented Col. Studebaker with a loving cup, Lieut Col. William A. May with a gold mounted service sword, and Chaplain Medbury with a study chair.
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Tippecanoe Place
James A. Mount
Studebaker
William A. May
Medbury
Madison Editorial Contest Set By City Council
The Indiana Democratic Editorial association meets here in May. The city council offers a $100 premium for the best Madison writeup. Prizes are $50 for first, $25 for second, and $25 for third. Three Madison men will judge the contest.
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Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Tampa man weds widow after matrimonial paper ad
Ficusioxp Indiana May 11 reports I G Auke bauer a Tampa resident married Kathleen P Engie a wealthy widow of this city. Aukebauer 55 is about equal in age to his bride who is several years younger.
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I. G. Aukebauer
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Kathleen P. Engie
Miss Maud Gingerich Sues Connells For 35000 Damages
Miss Maud Gingerich of Wabash Ind sues Mr and Mrs Levi Connell for 35000 damages claiming circulated reports caused her wedding to be abandoned.
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New Indiana Postmasters Appointments May 20
The president appoints Indiana postmasters naming Ed gar H. Cole for Invesstown and John C. Row for Osgoode among other nominations.
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Invesstown
Edgar H. Cole
Osgoode
John C. Row
Three Days Unconscious After Street Swoon
Dessie Canady, a Black woman in Indianaroni, Indiana, has remained unconscious for three days after encountering her lover with another girl. She reportedly swooned when she embraced him on the street following the sighting.
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Indianaronis
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Dessie Canady
Two Long Distance Lines Granted in Morristown Franchise
Morristown Indiana officials approve a franchise for a new long distance telephone company. The approval grants two telephone lines to Indianapolis, expanding local connectivity and services.
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Morristown
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Long Distance Telephone Company
Indianapolis
Trustees Reappoint Indiana University Trustees
In Indianapolis Indiana May 13 the state board of education reappointed David K. Goss of Indianapolis a trustee of Indiana University Also reappointed were Nat U C Wen of Bloomington B S Shivey of South Bend and Robert I Hamilton of Huntington
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State Board of Education
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Indianapoli
Indiana University
Nat UC. Wen
Bloomington
Dobbs Interacts in Street Exchange Tit Bits Style
A comic street encounter features First Man calling Second Man a blithering idiot, and Second Man retorts that his name is Dobbs, in a Tit-Bits styled vignette.
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National Bank of Indianapolis Declared Reserve City
Washington May 13 The controller of the currency has granted the application of the National Bank of Indianapolis as a reserve city.
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National Bank of
Headless Child Found Near Mt. Vernon
Evansville dispatch reports several boys discovering the body of a young girl in Mt. Vernon across the river. The infant, about one year old, was headless with both arms missing and one leg amputated below the knee. coroner Wesinger took charge and buried the remains, suspecting murder.
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Evansville
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Mt. Vernon
Wesinger
Williams receivership appeal dismissed in Indianapolis News case
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed dismissal of the appeal by Charles R Williams and others in the Indianapolis News receivership case because they accepted the benefits of the receivership and are bound by the lower court decree. An order of sale is expected. In Rushville a thunderstorm struck at midnight injuring driver Harry Striker whose horse died and buggy was wrecked but he escaped injury.
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Supreme Court
Charles R. Williams
Indianapolis News
Resnvite. Ind
Rushville
Harry Striker
Glenwood
Striker
Evansville Rail Right of Way Rejected by County Officials
Evansville Indiana May 13 county commissioners refused to grant the Evansville and New Harmony Electric railroad the right of way citing fear that horses in nearby fields would be frightened by the cars. Indignation meeting may follow. The railroad is backed by Dayton capitalists.
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Evansville
Ind
Woman alleges husband forced her to eat dangerous objects in divorce suit
In Crawfordsville Indiana on May 11 Mrs Mattie Stephens charges her husband tried to make her swallow carpet tacks and glass. She says he had seen such a act in a side show and believed she could digest it and be a freak.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Mattie Stephens
Indiana Editors to Meet
Indiana Republicans Editorial association set to meet in Wansaw on July 15. Democrats plan a gathering at Maxinkuckee Lake.
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Wansaw
Ind
Indiana Republicans’ Editorial Association
Maxinkuckee Lake
Rosa Storger Dies After Cake Walking Event
EvVANsvViILLE Indiana records say Rosa Storger died after taking part in a cake walking contest she had recently joined. Witnesses claim she overexerted herself during the activity.
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Evvansvviille
Ind
Rosa Storger
Accused of Lodging Taxes in Bartholomew County
Lena Roup of Bartholomew county faces a $15,000 suit by the state for alleged failure to report all property for taxation. The matter is noted from Nesuvirus Indiana dated May 10.
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Lena Roup
Bartholomew County
Miners Strike Efforts Fail To Reach Settlement
Evansville Indiana May 12 reports ongoing coal miners strike efforts through Wednesday and Wednesday night with no settlement reached despite strong efforts by both sides.
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Gasoline blast on Indiana farm kills woman child
A gas can exploded Thursday morning on Amos Wiborg’s farm eight miles north of Misuawana. Mrs. Wiborg and one child died. Two other children were seriously injured in the incident.
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Misuawana
Ind
Amos Wiborg
Wiborg
Plow Makers Tie Agreement Over Rising Steer Prices
The Coli ver Plow company denies joining a trust but says it has joined other plow manufacturers in agreeing to raise prices to offset higher steer costs.
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Sourn Blexp
Ind
Coliver Plow Company
Standard Oil Moves Offices to South Bend for Midwest Route
The Standard Oil Company moves its offices from Toledo to South Bend and designates the city as the distributing point for Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, signaling a major Midwest distribution hub shift.
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Standard Oil Co
Toledo
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Daughters of the American Revolution Face Dilemma Over English Applicant
In Blankville a note from Mrs Foraigne asking for DAR membership causes consternation among the D A R women. They debate eligibility since she is English by marriage, then hatch a plan to disband and form a progressive euchre club so she can join.
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Blankville Daughters of the American Revolution
Board of Regents
Jim Foraigne
London
N. Y
Bookmarks 98 Cents Draw Window Stunt at Detroit Store
A Woodward avenue grocer hung a large oak frame with a board covered by black cloth and a pile of new dollar bills as a public stunt. A placard announced Bookmarks Only 98 Cents, drawing hundreds to the window but only one shop entry, the merchant saying the scheme aimed to spark sales and evince confusion over fake or scarce bills.
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Woodward Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Farmers' Industrial Union Publisher Praises Peruna
W. H. B. Williams of Columbus Ohio reports personal use of Peruna as a family remedy. He cites relief for chronic catarrh and other illnesses and says his wife also uses it for severe spells. The couple keeps Peruna at home and recommends the product for children's climatic diseases. A free book on family medicine is offered by Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Hartman
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France's New President Loubet Brings Calmer Yet Firm Resolve
France's new president Loubet is described as calm sane and mildly bourgeois with a strong will behind a bland face. He is portrayed as a force to inject vigor and new life into frail French politics, likened to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in its restorative promise.
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Loubet
Rance
Hostetter
How to Get Rich Excerpt From Uncle Eben
A Washington Star snippet quotes Uncle Eben on wealth, noting some men would not struggle to get rich if they clung as tightly to earned money as to borrowed funds. The remark reflects frugal skepticism about riches.
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Eben
Washington Star
Never wear shoes too small for you a good foot rule
A miscellany of aphorisms from papers including Washington Democrat and Chicago Daily News. quotes advise prudent spending and following one s own conscience, with a cautionary note about overreaching or impractical footwear wisdom.
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Chicago Daily News
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