Postmaster General Hitchcock Opens Parcels Post System
Washington obituary style column notes Hitchcock personally inaugurated the parcels post in the United States mailing the first package from the Washington post office. Other items report Webster Morton’s disappearance with 6000 dollars, fleet awards to gun boat Helena and cruiser South Dakota, and various international and domestic political notes.
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Hitchcock
United States
Washington Post Office
McCarty Knocks Out Palzer In 18th Round For Heavyweight Title
Luther McCarty defeats Al Palzer in Los Angeles after referee Charley Byrne stops the bout in the 18th round, crowning McCarty the new world heavyweight champion. Palzer is described as a punching bag as the fast, clever challenger dominates.
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al Palzer
Luther McCarty
Los Angeles
Cal
Charley Byron
McCarty
Indiana State Teachers elect officers at 59th convention
The fifty ninth annual Indiana State Teachers association meeting ended with new officers: President A O Neal Kokomo superintendent. Secretary-Treasurer J B Pearcy Anderson. Recording Secretary Adelaide Steele Baylor. Kendall urged reforms for individualized classes and pupil initiative.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Indiana
A. O. Neal
Kokomo Schools
J. B. Pearcy
Anderson
Adelaide Steele Baylor
Samuel L. Scott
Jeffersonville
Charles, E. Talkington
C. N. Xendall
Education
New Jersey
Kendall
Indiana Tax Law Upheld By Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court upholds Indiana statute taxing stock owners and excludes foreign corporations from the tax, validating the state’s authority to collect 12. The decision centers on the constitutionality of Indiana’s tax framework and its reach over resident owners.
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Indiana
Supreme
United States
Merchants to Meet at Fort Wayne Convention Program
The Indiana Retail Merchants Association sets its thirteenth annual convention in Fort Wayne for January 21 to 23. The program lists opening ceremonies led by O. M. Mills, addresses by H. H. Highlands and W. R. French, committee appointments, reports by Palfrey and Hartner, and afternoon sessions on government form, advertising, and civic relations. A banquet at the Anthony hotel closes the first day with further sessions planned for January 28.
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William Forger
New York
Keith's
Alhambra
Orpheum
Shank
George Schaal
Terre Haute
Charles Kliderer
Vincennes
Wienand
Karl Karetndt
J. D. Hastman
Charles E. Worrell
Albert C. Schoen
C. F P. Gregg
Gregg
Indiana Retail Merchants’ Association
Fort Wayne
O. M. Mills
Fort Wayne Association
C. C. Travis
Jessa Grice
H. H. Highlands
Gary
Commercial Club
Apollo Club
Roll Cabl
Thomas F. P.ffrey
W. R. French
Eyansville
T. F. Thieme
T. F. Palfrey
G. M. Hartner
Tach City
D. N. Foster
Ralph Clark
Anderson
H. W. Hoegstar
Chicago
R. B. Hanna
C. H. Werden
Anthony Hotel
W. B H. Balch
Indianapolis
H. N. Tolles
Preservation of dunes spurs Chicago horticulture school plan
A Chicago movement aims to preserve sand dunes and glacial features in the Indiana region between Chicago and Gary. The effort links with a proposed regional school of horticulture as local business encroachment concerns grow.
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Chicago
Indiana
Gary
Chicago Geographic’ Society
Rugged Mutton Cookery From Thackery to Broth
A fragmented guide describes mutton as a versatile meat with roast or boiled options and a gamey hash. It details boiling bones for broth then making a carrot onion turnip celery soup with pepper, suggesting barley or rice as a substitute and offering timing cues.
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Thackery
Cleanliness and Health in Life and Home
A discussion on personal care and home sanitation stressing purity of food and water. Emphasizes how clean living and a pure heart contribute to physical health and overall wellbeing.
Holiday Leftovers: Chestnut Mash and Milk Flavor
Readable text describes a recipe fragment for holiday leftovers and suggests flavoring with more milk. The lines mention chestnuts and a tablespoon measure, implying a kitchen instruction in a damaged OCR passage.
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Washington
Webster Morton
Washington and Southern Bank
Washington, D.C
Treasury Department
Helena
South Dakota
Washington, D. C
Chile
Senor
Eaduardo Suarez
Cuba
Lodo
Martin B. Madden
Congress
Illinois
House of Representatives
Andrew Donovan
Manuel L. Quezon
M. Larnshaw
Philippines
William B. Craig
Indiana Veterinary College
Alonzo M. Ragsdale
Helene Knabe
Henry J. Horn
Boston
Benjamin R. Pollock
Charles N. Woodward
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Bridgeport
Cannda
The
Criminal Court
Westport
Chesapeake & Ohio
Guyandotte River
Guyandotte Station
Huntington
W. Va
Sulzer
Eugene Dahl
Grand Trunk Railroad
Transportation Club of Cincinnati
Lawrence
Norwood
Dahil
Rosalie Jones
William Sul
Albany
Executive Mansion
General Jones
A. B. DuPont
Tom JL. Johnson
Cleveland
Margaret Johngson
Alton
Leavenworth
Kan
Frank M Ryan
Iron Workers’ International Union
Michigan
William R. Oates
Wiliam H. Fyffe Parry
Gary Find
Sater
Columbus, O
Lake Shara
Hocking Valley
Clarence L. Marsh
Navyland University Hospital
Baltimore
Clara
Palin
Frederick
W. Powers
Salt Lake City
Clarence S. Dar- Ton
Romanones
Madrid
Spain
Canalejne
Alfonso
London
England
Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter
German Empire
James R. Keene
Waldorf-Astoria
Martin S. Smith
Dlison D. Smith
South Carolina
Columbia Aab
Kokomo Schoola
A. C. Neal
Chocen
Indiana Association
Seasiona
Indiana Cleaners’ and Dyers
Denison Hotel
General Assembly
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