Emergency currency act spurs $500 million in notes ready
The Aldrich Vreeland act created $500 million in emergency notes to quell financial panics. Treasury officials and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing worked to prepare notes for rapid issue, with $100 million ready by summer’s end and ongoing efforts to supply banks enrolled in emergency associations.
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United States
Aldrich Vreeland
Treasury
Congress
Coolidge
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Ralph
District of Columbia
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Wall Street
Congressional
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
White House
J.as‘piletty
Gore
Engraving Bureau
Muuelud
Department of Printing
Aldrich
The Myth of One Man's Blank Mythical Reason
A Kansas City Star item compiles a curious tale of lateness and misdirection. A tardy husband crafts an excuse to avoid blame while his wife and guests endure embarrassment. The narrative expands into a digression on filibuster length and emergency currency, finally circling back to the dinner mishap and a late arrival.
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Kansas City Star
Grand Jury Indicts in Whitecapping Case at Rushville
Grand jury in Rushville Indiana returns additional indictments in whitecapping disputes. Charles McFatridge Harry McFatridge and Lafayette Goldman named with unknowns. Witnesses include Ora Nordlah George Walden and others. Leona Tribbey bonds posted. Henry Conoway cleared. Also Indiana House committee exonerates Gov. Hanly over county option bid influence claim.
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Rushville
Ind
Charles MclFatridge
Harry McFatridge
Lafayette Goldman
Ora Nordlah
George Walden
Tarry Collins
Thomas H. Ball
John P. Adams
Eva Moore
3. C. Conner
Marshall Buell
Leona Tribbey
John Tribbey
Bond
Henry G. Conoway
Conoway
Posey Township
Prohibs Name Ticket in Warrison County New Albany Ind
Prohibitionists of Warrison county nominate a full county ticket headed by Getree W. Hoke for representative and John Heth as clerk. Also listed are Frank S. Mowrer auditor Henry Crecelius sheriff Geo H. Davis treasurer Henry Babecek surveyor William H. Peters coroner and Jonas Coffman commissioner.
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New Albany
tieKket
Warrison County
Getree W. Hoke
John Heth
Frank S. Mowrer
Henry Crecelius
Geo. H. Davis
Henry Babecek
William H. Peters
Wo. H. Hottick
Jonas Coffman
Eight New Carriers For Indianapolis and Tipton Feeds
Indianapolis postmaster gains eight additional carriers starting October 15. Tipton will receive city delivery on December 15 with three carriers and one substitute plus 16 letter boxes and mixed letter and package boxes. Columbus notes death of Frank Pfeifer 95, longtime insurance agent who served with German Fire Insurance Co. of Indiana since its early days in Indianapolis. Winona Warsaw assembly plans a $75,000 auditorium, with capacity for 200, and a $25,000 contribution from Pittsburg financier Hoing.
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Indianapolis
Washington, D. C
Ind
Tipton
Columbus
Frank Pfeifer
German Fire Insurance Co. of
Indiana
Winona
Warsaw
Winona Assembly Association
Pittsburg
Murr Seeks Seat in Third District Race
Albany Indiana Coryden resident David J. Murr announces candidacy on the Independence ticket for Congress in the Third district. He previously was the attorney general nominee and will be succeeded by Col. Dieckmann of Fort Wayne.
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Murr
Albany
Ind
David J. Murr
Coryden
Independence
Congress
Col. Dieckmann
Fort Wayne
Miller Awarded a Medal at Co M Regimental Contest
In Jeffersonville Indiana William Miller received a gold medal won at a regimental contest held at schooling. Former Mayor Henry A Burtt delivered the presentation speech to honor the recipient. Nearby Evansville reports a man found in a distressed state after night rider troubles in Kentucky. Joel A Boyd of Hopkinsville is held at the police station awaiting relatives. The body of Harry Mortis, drowned in a collision involving the Elsie and the Pvaneville, was recovered in the Ohio River downstream from Evansville.
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Evansvile
Ind
Kentucky
Joel A. Boyd
Hopkinsville
Tle
Evansville
Harry Mortis
Elsle
Ohio River
Bedford merchant Wallace Dye dies in accidental gun mishap
Wallace Dye, 40, a prominent Bedford Indiana merchant, was accidentally killed while showing a revolver to a customer. He did not know the weapon was loaded and the bullet entered his heart.
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Bedford
Ind
Wallace Dye
Lamphere Trial Date Set for Gunness Murder Case
Judge J C Mehter schedules the Ray Lamphere murder trial in Laporte Indiana for Monday November 8. Lamphere faces charges in the deaths of Mrs Nelle Gunness and her three children in a case that drew wide attention.
Sam Lun Dies After Jump From Railroad Trestle
Bloomington Indiana reports a 96 year old Chinaman, Sam Lun, leaped from a railroad trestle in front of a moving train after a business failure. He died an hour later at the hospital.
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Bloomington
Ind
Sam Lun
Misnomer Indiana Unions Target Reform School
At the Indiana Federation of Labor meeting in Vincennes the prison committee criticized the Jeffersonville reform school. They alleged inmates’ goods are sold on the open market and that the Indiana Manufacturing Co pays 65 cents daily for inmate work. The report labeled the schools as a misnomer and urged an official bill to probe public institutions manufacturing prison goods.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Indiana Federation of Labor
Vincennes
Indiana Reformatory
Indiana Manufacturing Co
H. P. Hoag
Terre Haute
State Federation of Labor
General Assembly
Pretty Schoolgirl in Evansville Seeks suicide
Miss Jessie Robinson a fifteen year old Evansville schoolgirl swallowed chloroform while walking with alleged lovers. She is in a precarious condition as police investigate the adults involved in the apparent street quarrel. Bluffton reports no Negro residents as two colored workers depart and the city notes rare prior colored families and a single birth.
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Evansville
Ind
Jessie Robinson
J. M. Heberer
Robinson
Tuart
Glass Company Changes Hartford City Ind
The American Glass company's largest western window glass factory in Hartford City has new leadership. Thomas Moore is replaced by C. W. Niece, the former assistant manager from Arnold, Pennsylvania. The assistant manager position goes to Octave Jacynen, previously of Mathews, Indiana, and Lovscetee, Indiana.
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Hartford City
Ind
American Glass Company
Thomas Moore
C. W. Niece
Arnold Pa
Octave Jacynen
Mathews, Ind
Lovscetee
Hanly Denounced by State F of L in Vincennes
The Indiana State Federation of Labor held a stormy session in Vincennes passing a resolution denouncing Gov. Hanly and his party for usurping power and denying the people the right to vote.
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Hanly
L. Vincennes
Ind
P Federation of Labor
Gov
Youthful Horse Thieves Foil Fort Wayne Youths
Four boys from Fort Wayne Indiana named Oscar Ormsby 12 Oscar Fulford 14 Joseph Stevens 14 and Clarence Deahl 15 stole a horse and buggy from Fred Peters. They face juvenile court action likely to be filed.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Bugsy
Fred Peters
Oscar Ormsby
Oscar Fulford
Joseph Stevens
Clarence Deahl
Indiana Labor Leaders Convene in Vincennes
The Indiana Federation of Labor hosts its 24th annual session in Vincennes Indiana. President Edgar L Perking faces strong opposition for re election from John Hughes of Indiana tefis who is showing notable strength.
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Indiana
Vincennes
Ind
Indiana Federation of Labor
Edgar L. Perking
John Hughes
Te Fis
Debs Will Speak in Charlestown for Socialist Campaign
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist party candidate for president, will address Charlestown on Wednesday afternoon October 21 at 8 16 oclock for thirty minutes. He will also speak at Noblesville on the same day at 2 20 oclock.
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Jeffersonvile
Ind
Eugene V. Debs
Socurist Party
United States
Charlestown
Heo
New Albany Man Sues United Gas for Damages
Walter Graham by Horace Graham sues United Gas and Electric Co in Floyd circuit court for $5,000 claimed for personal injuries alleged to have occurred August 16, 190%.
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New Albany
Walter Graham
Horace Graham
United Gas and Electric Co
Floyd
Farmer dies from injuries after fall at home
Seymour Indiana reports S W Reveal a well known farmer aged 62 died at his home at Peters Switch from injuries after falling from a load of hay a week ago. Henry County plans expand game preserves to ten thousand acres north of Newcastle with 3 000 acres already closed to hunters.
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Seymour
Ind
S. W. Reveal
Peter's Switch
Here
Henry County
Newcastle
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