Washington news digest highlights vaccination push and politics
Secretary Garrison vaccinates officials under a new order after two smallpox cases. Speaker Champ Clark may practice before the Supreme Court later. President Wilson calls for Latin American peace without aggrandizement while John Marble is confirmed to the Interstate Commerce Commission. A “white ribbon” policy bans alcohol at Wilson and Marshall events. Loan sharks, ousted by a reform bill, open offices on Virginia’s side of the bridge and offer free car service for borrowers.
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Garrison
War Department
Department
Wilson
Washington
Virginia
Long Bridge
District of Columbia
Old Dominion
Broadening probe aims at federal wage laws for women
The Indles senator ial vice commission plans an east tour visiting New York and Pennsylvania to spur a national inquiry and push federal action on a minimum wage for women. state funds will cover trip costs. The OCR lists a flurry of events from school fires to labor strikes, financial indictments, and international tensions.
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Indle Senatorial Vice Commission
New York
Pennsylvania
Indiana House approves fire marshal bill amid amendments
Indiana lawmakers pass the fire marshal bill with an amendment shielding state funds from maintenance costs and reject a rider lowering salaries. Drainage and assessor bills move forward, and several measures await governor action or veto.
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Indianapolis
General Assembly
House
Representative Combs
Carter
Gavit
Senate
Calumet Township
Lake County
Easle
Ralston
Flaming
Laundrymen Meet at seventeenth Indiana convention
Members of the Laundry Owners Association of Indiana met in their seventeenth annual convention at the Hotel Washington in Indianapolis. The program included welcomes, reports, and discussions on membership, advertising, and running laundries, with speakers from Indiana, Texas, and New York. The second day covered committee reports, a national secretary address, and educational talks on finances and church work in Lebanon.
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Laundry Owners’ Association’ of
Indiana
Hotel Washington
Indianapolis
John F. White
C. E. McKeen
Terre Haute
Lee Pyle
Rustiville
C. A. Wheeler
Ft. Worth
Tex
National Association
W. By
Fitch
LaSalle
The
Nati Nal” “Association
Lebanon
Indiana - Methodist’ Episcopal Conference
School of Methods
Crawfordéyille
J. ©. Fidyd
Chicago
General Conference Commission
Fred B. Fisher
New York
F. W. Hixon
Crawfordsville
W. F. McDowell
W. O. Oldham
Lebanon Church
Oldham
McDowell
Doctor Floyd
Doctor Fisher
Far East
Indiana Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers
Shortridge High School
Everett W. Owen
Manual Training High School
M. D. Lolend
Shelbyville
Ernest 8. Tillmann
Hammond High School
A. E. Hiley
Ernest Stirwall
Fort Wayne High School
Hugh H. Barcus
W. F. L. Sandera
Connersville High School
Hugh A. Ackley
X. W. H. Courson
Anderson High School
Harry N. Holmes
Harsham College
Ulysses O. Cox
Indiana State Normal
George S. Christie
Purdue University
Melvin K. Davis
New Cases To Come Before State Board Of Pardons
Among upcoming reviews is William Shantee from Spencer county sentenced in September 1910 to terms of two to twenty-one years for manslaughter. He was sent to the Indiana reformatory. Other cases include assault and burglary. Names include Holliday, Finney, and Albert Finney with years from October 1910 to twenty years in prison.
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State Board
William Shantee
Spencer County
Indiana
A 'Albert
Finney
Allen ‘County
Charity Debated as Payments and Property Dispute Arise
London Globe notes a public discussion over charitable payments and the legal ownership of goods given to poor children. The fragment suggests that the property remains with the donor or authority unless proper permission is granted, affecting sale or pawn of items.
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London Globe
Cure for Child Skin Trouble Promoted by Cuticura
Mrs W H Hughes of Wathens Kansas credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with clearing a severe pimple like eruption on her child after two weeks of use. She recalls constant scratching and a month of troubled skin before trying the product. She notes clear skin and asks readers to request a free sample and skin book from Cuticura.
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Kan
Baby
Cuthura
Wintor
Mra
W. H. Hughes
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boeton
Adv
Untitled Dial Tone Exchange Tells a Dreamlike Gaffe
A fragmented dialogue reads like a quirky exchange about telephones and dreams. The speakers reference a kiss by telephone and describe the sensation as like dreaming about something while feeling hungry at night.
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Ike
Cheap Picture Mounting Method for Nurseries
A simple economical method to frame pictures for children's rooms. Trim margins from the print, attach to a larger thin board, stain a two inch oak border, varnish, and mount on the wall with an even wood edge showing.
Strength From Breakfast For The Busy Man
An old column advises the business man to choose morning foods that avoid stomach burden while supplying energy for a busy day. It recalls personal trouble with heavy meals causing indigestion and notes a shift toward lighter options like grape-based breakfast ideas.
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Lawrence
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Ernest Lister
Minnesota
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Omaha
Frank Rothleuter
Kilgore
Neb
Bateman
William J. Humhardt
Baltimore Harbor
Sarah Bernhardt
Pico Heights
National Child Labor Conference
Jacksonville, Fla
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Religious Educators’ Association
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