Inventor of Welging Machine Investigates Wapa Koneta Explosion
George C. Schemmel of Wapakoneta Ohio, accompanied by Indianapolis attorney A C Pearson, visited Wednesday to study the Welging machine blast at Schooley plant that killed Janes Schooley and injured Glenn Murphy. He argued the accident resulted from mixing of oxygen and acetylene after tanks were swapped, and said the machine remains safe.
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George C. Schemmel
Wapakoneta
Ohio
A. C.pearson
Indianapolis
Janes Schooley
Glenn Murphy
Harlaugh & Schooley
Schemmel
Wapokoneta
Yo A
Mail Schemmel
Schooley
Schennel
Orleans
Raid on Eldridge Route Place Yields Half Pint of Whiskey
Police raided the Eldridge Route place on North I street Tuesday at 4 PM finding only a half pint bottle of whiskey. The bottle was confiscated and no affidavit is expected from the raid. Route runs a soft drink shop on North street near the B and O railway.
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Eldridge
North I Street
The
Police
North Street
B. & O. Railway
Bedford City Council Ends Term With Resignations and Appointments
The last regular meeting of Bedford’s city council in 1913 featured speeches and farewell remarks. Edmond Fields was elected to the Fire Department effective January 1, 1914, with salary listed. several police and fire positions were filed or on file. Torphy resigned from the Fire Department. a law suit involving timbers at streets was noted. ordinances on fire plug tax repeal and heating plant funding were approved. a Progressive party financial report showed $126 received and spent.
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American Surety Company
Dravo-Doyle Company
Edmond Fields
Fire Department
Oren E. Porter
West Sth Street
Henry Acton
Jones Maroney
Bedford
George C. Heitger
Louis C. Heitger
George H. Heitger
Fred Smith
Hattie Freidman
Lawrence
City of
Jackson
Elza Bunch
James J. Hutton
River Station
Stanley Torphy
Lawrence Scoggan
Albert J. Fields
Polk Gardner
Board of Health
Indiana
Grant Acton
City of Bedford
General Fund
Water Works Fund
Progressive Party
C. L. Walters
George Parks
State Teachers Association Convention Set for December in Indianapolis
The State Teachers Association plans a monster convention December 22 to 24 in Indianapolis. President A O Neal cites record program quality and focus on vocational education and public school music, aiming for a 10,000 membership. Notable speakers include Dr George Strayer, Dr George James, ex governor William C Kitchin, Dr Jenkin Lloyd Jones, and Miss Mary Snow.
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State Teachers’ Association
Indianapolis
A. O. Neal
Hotel Severin
Indiana
Columbus and Kokomo
Caleb Mills
Shelbyville High School
Tomlinson Hall
James Whitcomb Riley
Fritz Krull
George D. Strayer
Columbia University
George T. James
University of Minnesota
William C. Kitchin
North Carolina
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Chicago
Mary Snow
Lewis Institute
Supreme Court
State House
Federal and state dove quail season clash with hunting rules
Federal law limits duck hunting and may supersede state rules while Indiana deputies await authority to enforce federal provisions. The quail season ends December 20 with a January 10 rabbit hunting loophole allowed. Penalties under state law include fines from five to fifty dollars per offense. Campaign spending reports from candidates were filed.
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Fish and Game
United States
Indiana
Indiana parole statistics show high success and earnings
Sixteen years of Indiana indeterminate sentence data show 57 of paroled prisoners fulfilled obligations and were discharged, 26 violated parole, 2 died, and 9 remained under supervision. Earnings reported amount to over 2.14 million dollars with savings nearing 568 thousand dollars, while costs per capitas were reduced by supervision.
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Indiana
Board of State Charities
Reformatory
Woman's Prison
State Board
G A R Adjutant General Visits Meeting then Returns Home
Col J R Fesler State Adjutant General of the G A R attended the G A R and W R C meeting and returned to his home in Indianapolis Tuesday.
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Col
J. R. Fesler
Indianapolis
Dinner party honors visiting medical pair at country home
Mrs. Robert Younger hosted a dinner for Dr. and Mrs. Charles Hay and their children at her country home east of the city. The visit coincides with Mrs. Hay’s journey to Shawwick to see her mother, Mrs. Susan Ray, during a postgraduate medical course.
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Robert Younger
Charles Hay
Susan Ray
Shawswick
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Koneta
Investi
Eldige
Rock and Flinch
Fancy Flordia Oranges
Holiday Store
Ening
Torphy
Edmund Fields
10Th and
N Streets
of State Teachers Association
Tomlinson S Hall
Diana
Financial Report
Reformatory Report
Victor Records
Franklin
Brug Stere
Stomarer Music OO
West Side Square
Bedford, Indiana
Ghrist
Grier Ane Magers
Saferwood’s
Chiropractic
GEC
P. Parks
14Th Street
Bedford National Bank
Wipty
New York City
Salt Lake City
Utah
Turkey
Dies
Mrs
Addison Younger
Eakes Coffee
James W. Batman
John
Ana
Kansas
Hiram Batman
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