Socialists Gain Power in United Mine Workers Convention
Indianapolis January 28. Socialist delegates and allied leaders gain influence at the United Mine Workers of America convention after ten years of struggle. A public ownership of utilities resolution passes with no opposition. Thomas L. Lewis appears to be re elected by a large margin as opponents contend with John Walker of Illinois.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
John Walker
Illinois
Independent Labor Party
Friends
Thomas L. Lewis
Anti-Saloon League claims big wins in Indiana local option votes
Indianapolis reports rallying support for prohibition as counties Putnam Decatur Tipton and Hamilton show strong dry majorities in local option elections. State superintendent E S Shumaker notes cross party sentiment and concludes results exceed expectations with large dry gains in Hamilton and Tipton counties.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
E.S. Shumaker
League
Putnam
Decatur
Tipton
Hamilton
Hamilton County
Nervine touted as cure for nervous breakdown
An advertisement asserts nerve energy controls respiration circulation digestion and elimination. It claims Nervine by Miles has cured thousands of such conditions and promises to rebuild and sustain life.
Robbery Reported In Fort Wayne Man Robbed and Labeled as Mistaken
Charles McKenzie and William Yarnell held up farmer Charles McKenzie in Fort Wayne on Jan 21 taking $300. The victim fled after the crime, later learned Chicago police had arrested the suspects, and he retracted his initial misreport claiming the incident. Police linked the pair to other thefts and sought warrants while Tipton and surrounding counties voted against liquor licenses in a broad dry movement.
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John A. Lee
Paulding County
Fort Wayne
Charles McKenzie
William H. Yarnell
Chicago
Chinatown
Lee
Martin H. Ankenbruck
St. Wayne
Straus Bros. & Company
Herman Royer
Washington Boulevard
Grant Avenue
McKenzie
West Williams Street
Plainfield
Jeffersonville
Yarnell
Lenz
Campaign to set Grant county election date under new law
Marion Indiana January 28 petitions will seek February 23 as the election date under the county option law. Over 100 attendees from all parties discuss timing for Grant county with forty saloons and over 15,000 voters. Indiana Brewing Association located in Marion expected to influence the campaign. WN C Shirey Anti Saloon League official arrives to aid workers and predicts a dry outcome amid a likely hard fight. Saloon interests are also organizing to oppose the movement.
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Marion
Ind
Grant County
Indiana Brewing Association
WN. C. Shirey
Fort Wayne
Anti- Saloon League
Petition for county local option election filed in Princeton
The local option petition was filed with 3332 signatures, about 44 percent of the county vote. If approved by the county attorney and council, and sent to the commissioners, the election may be held the last week in February near Princeton Indiana.
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Princton
Ind
Yeager
Wabash saloon men seek repeal of option law
In Wabash Indiana villagers push a petition to repeal the option law despite a dry vote by the county in December. Four of twenty one saloons have closed with four more to shut next Friday. Temperance groups decline a counter petition, saying the county spoke at the polls. The drive likely targets neither Fred I King nor Senator T R Brady, both defenders of the law.
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Wabash
Ind
Wabash County
Fred I. King
T. R. Brady
Cass County to Vote on Wet or Dry Election
Logansport Indiana January 28 a petition carrying 3361 signatures was filed under the county local option law seeking a wet or dry special election. The law requires 2000 names.
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Logansport
Ind
Quiet After Vote Divides Indiana Saloon Debate
Noblesville Indiana reports a calm morning after Tuesday's wets and drys vote with a 2186 majority for the dry side. Saloonkeepers resume business while vengeful supporters threaten boycotts of local merchants and plan club organizing to retaliate.
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Noblesville
Ind
Indianapolis
Taft nickname sticks to Representative Wells at Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Star prints a two column portrait of Representative W. S. Wells of Fort Wayne. It notes his physique and facial similarity to the president-elect and says the horse had dubbed him Mr. Taft. Wells, a Democrat, does not object to the name.
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Wells
Indianapolis
the Star Today
Fort Wayne
the Horse
W. -S. Wells
Allen County
Taft
A Day Verdict in Four More Counties
In Indiana seven counties voted to oust saloons as part of a broad election wave.
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Indiana
Agency Wife Denied License Halted by Residency Rule
James Cameron of New Haven failed to obtain a marriage license for Helen F. Davis after Deputy Clerk John Belot ruled she had not lived in Allen county for the required thirty days. Cameron, 67, with two ex-wives, had arranged the match via a matrimonial agency and brought Davis from Massachusetts. The rejection ends the plan for now. they may wait the period or travel to Michigan.
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James Cameron
New Haven
John Belot
Helen F. Davis
Allen County
Massachusetts
Cameron
J. N. Mason
Michigan
Lincoln Birthday Talks Planned in Public Schools
School principals seek Fort Wayne speakers to deliver brief Abraham Lincoln addresses for the February 12 birthday. Hon. E. G. Hoffman, Charles Bush, Capt. Ivers W. Leonard, and Arthur W. Perry are among those invited to address high school and Bloomingdale students. H. R. Freeman proposed expanding Lincoln Day observances.
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Fort Wayne
Abraham Lincoln
E. G. Hoffman
Charles
Bush
Bloomingdale
Capt. Ivers W. Leonard
Arthur W. Perry
H. R. Freeman
First National Bank
February Schedule From Knights of Columbus Entertainment Committee
The Knights of Columbus local council entertainment committee announces February activities. Events include regular meetings on Feb 1 and Feb 15, dances on Feb 3 and Feb 10, stag meetings with cards and athletics on Feb 8, a reception on Feb 17, and initiation on Feb 22.
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Council of the Knights of Columbus
Sentinel Map Chart for Every Farm Home
The Weekly Sentinel offers an Encyclopedic Map Chart with Allen county Indiana United States and world maps plus a complete directory. It includes governor and president portraits, county and state details and a world atlas section. Priced at $2.50 with two years of The Weekly Sentinel.
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Allen County
State of
Indiana
United States
World
Weekly Sentinel
St. Clair
Indiana Territory
Hanly
Republic
Mar
Sentinel
Indiana delegates named for tariff session in February
Gov Marshall announces twenty one delegates from Indiana districts for the tariff meeting to be held in Indianapolis February 17 to 19. Farmers report steady ploughing as weather remains favorable and predict a bumper crop after years of light yields.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marshall
John W. Boehne
Evansville
John T. Oliphant
Vincennes
A. P. Fenn
Tell City
Joseph M. Cravens
Madison
W. C. Ely
Terre Haute
J. B. Gordon
Richmond
John L. Ketcham
Charles M. Kimbrough
Muncie
J. E. Frederick
Kokomo
H. B. Brown
Valparaiso
H. A. Gable
Marion
Samuel M. Foster
Fort Wayne
Joseph D. Oliver
South Bend
West End seeks new Washington school building
West End residents begin circulating petitions to the city school board asking for a replacement of the Washington school at Washington boulevard west and Union street. The aging, crowded building has poor sanitary conditions. locals expect to pursue a legislative act to authorize additional bonds for new construction.
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West End
City School Board
Washington School
Washington
Washington Boulevard West
Union Street
Bloomingdale
Ninth Ward
City Sees Bumper Crops Across This Year
Readable notes report strong harvest prospects in the city with mentions of Thursday events and references to Hewes and potential forecasts. The fragmentary text indicates optimism about crops and local activity around farming topics.
Must File New Letters for Notary Commissions
Indianapolis January 28 Governor Marshall ends a long standing practice by ordering that notaries seeking renewal must file a new recommendation from the circuit court judge of their county. Previously one letter sufficed for multiple renewals. The governor cites potential changes in a man's reputation and possible shifts in a judge's view over time.
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Indianapolis
Marshall
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