Indiana Legislature Debates 8 Hour Workday and City Franchises
Public meetings and hearings outline bills on labor rights and city franchises. Sessions cover township advisory boards, ventilation for interurban cars, tax and rail labor pay, and bans on graft. Indiana centennial plans advance with a commemorative brochure for 1916 celebrations.
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Indianapolis
Rouse Committee On Labor
van Nuys
Senate
Stotsenburg
Traylor
Hibberd
Valley
Jackson
van Auken
Curtis
Clarke
Sullivan
Indiana printers convention features education lecture
About three hundred printers attended the Indiana state convention in Indianapolis where W J Prescott and F J Trezise explained the unions education program. They discussed the correspondence course, its growth, and the impact on craftsmanship, with leaders from the International Union and local officers elected for next year.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
W. J. Prescott
International Typographical Union
F. J. Trezise
Chicago
The
International
Prescott
International Unio
Colorado Springs
Trezise
Mr. Prescott
James M. Lynch
Iternational
John M. Hays
Nounions
R. Hettel
Muncie
A. &. Butcher
Kokomo
Karl (. Wolfe
Travelers Amend Constitution At Indiana Protection Travelers
The Indiana Protection Travelers' Accident association met in Indianapolis and approved a partial disability benefit of 12.50 dollars per week. Secretary-treasurer P. B. Trone reported assets at 15,322.63 dollars with 5,000 dollars in non taxable bonds. C. A. Ross was re elected president and W. H. Nichol re elected vice president.
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Indiana Protection Travelers’ Accident Association
Indianapolis
P. B. Trone
C. A. Ross
W. H. Nichol
Indictment in Wayne County murder case amid coroner dispute
Wayne County grand jury indicted Joseph Snyder in the Henry M Dayton murder inquiry after two weeks of investigation, while coroner R A Pierce maintains his verdict urging detention of Mrs Dayton. Prosecutor Metter notes no other indictments or evidence to arrest additional suspects. The piece also mentions Owensville stamp tale with Postmaster Barnett.
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Richmond
Janu
Wayne County
Henry M. Daytona
Joseph Stayder
Dayton
R. 4
Pierce
Clara Dayton
Snyder
Metter
Daston
Panther
Yellow Cat in Oven Burns Father Dwights Mat his Family
Old Jerry the cat owned by Dwight Mathis received burns after Edward Griner blocked the kitchen oven door and started a fire. The cat escaped the stove and collapsed, its fur darkened from yellow to brown, while Mathis and Griner were involved in the incident in Nashville on January 24.
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Nashville
Jerry
Dwight Mathis
Edward Griner
Mathis
Gunner
Catfish Bite In Midwinter Delights Connersville Tables
In Connersville on January 22 catfish from the White Water are turning up as a winter delicacy. The warm water has awakened the fish from their torpor and they bite aggressively on meat or dough lures, as in summer, a rare midwinter scene for local feeders.
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Connersville
Mare Used 65000 Miles Without Whip Dies at 15
Seymour reports the death of a mare owned by J T Montgomery, famed for traveling over sixty five thousand miles without a whip. The animal, age fifteen, died from articular rheumatism. In Carmel, Minnie R Kinger states her father-in-law David Kinzer died from articular rheumatism, not from turning the body to stone.
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Seymour
J. T. Montgomery
Carmel
Minnie R. Kinger
David Kinzer
Desertion Charge Placed on Navy Enlistee James Stewart
Shelbyville reports James Stewart, who used the name Harry Smith, enlisted in October 1908 and is charged with deserting the United States Navy. The case notes his enlistment in 1908 and the subsequent desertion.
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Shelbyville
James Stewwt
United States Navy
Harry Smith
Aged Minister Wiliam Warbinton Passes at Home
Reverend William Warbinton, 82, longtime pastor and emeritus of the First Christian Church in Meemi, dies after a hip fracture. Born Crawfordsville, educated at Wabash College, he led multiple Indiana and Ohio congregations, notably building a brick church in Hagerstown and guiding Springfield ministry. He married thrice, leaving a widow after forty five years of service.
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Stow
Wiliam Wilrainton
Diogevstown
Hirst
Darlington
Hagerstown
Uoen
Indiana
Ohlso
Springfield
Warbinton
Elitrch
Ile
Chiurch
Tsoe
Tie
Indiana News in Brief includes trials and local events
In Nodesville planners talk revival with evangelist from St. Louis as new organization forms. Darsleytown reports a spelling rally at the school and exhibit tours by faculty. Anderson Art Association elected directors and reorganized leadership. Evansville faces a murder trial of Nellie Mills with state evidence and a white slaver angle. Munele notes tuberculosis leading 1912 deaths, with concerns over reporting. Seymour hosts a Sunday school convention March 18 19. St Paul reports a $900 compromise for a $210 900 damage suit against an Indiana Traction Co after a car accident injuring an eye.
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Nodesville
Nibbles
Hoyo Moor
Eure
Tuite Evangelist
St. Louis
Merritt A. Stipp
Sevan
Darsleytown
Frank Kirke
Coeelier
Georey Hohb
Bertha Bobb
Ross Min
J. W. Miller
A. W. Brady
A. C. Hill
C. R. Reeves
S. L. van Petten
Mary Manning
Evansville
Nellie Mills
Jessie MeCune
Elsie Ligon
William Pemberton
Bardy
McCune
Plaua
Muneie
Munele
W. J. Molloy
City Board of Health
Seymour
Jackson County
St. Paul
George W. Sparks
Indianapolis &Cincinnati Traction Company
Sparks
Western Canada posts record post office growth in 1912
The barometer of the post office shows Western Canada expanding as Winnipeg hires forty extra workers and mail trains run special. Immigration and settlement drive a surge in new offices and high mail volumes, with up to 400 000 arrivals in 1912 including many from the United States.
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Beveral
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Old Country
Canada
Western Prairies
United States
Ottawa
Something to Be Thankful For
Michael Meehan loses a brick prank and keeps his silk hat intact after a brick hits him at a building site. He notes how lucky it is he saw the lady and kept the hat unharmed. The rest provides moral reflections and quips on family and ambition.
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Michael Meehan
Michael
Mike
Woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham remedy for health boost
Mrs Joan F of Westwood Maryland writes of relief from nervous spells female weakness monthly pains and right side inflammation after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other suffering women to try the product and notes confidential replies from the company.
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Chards
Westwood
Maryland
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Good breakfast aids health claims for Grape-Nuts
A postumman recounts his wife’s 18 year illness with poor digestion improving after about four weeks on Grape-Nuts with cream. He notes steady breakfasts and better nourishment, praising the food's health impact and urging readers to read The Road to Wellville as a related promotion.
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Moman
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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