Meeting closes higher salaries asked Indiana union favors July 4 gathering
Indiana branch of the United National Association of Post Office Clerks met in Indianapolis to approve moving the annual gathering from Memorial Day to July 4. They urged higher salaries for entry and senior clerks, civil service for assistants, a sick-benefit plan, an eight-hour workday, Sunday post office closings, and a central states postal association. Elections and banquet followed, with next convention slated for Logansport on July 4, 1913.
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Indiana
United National * Association
Indianapolis
United National Association of Post Office Clerks
M. B. Huffman
Muncie
Ind
Civil Service
Central States Postal Association
Huffman
Anderson
F. F. Rogers
Milton 8. Huffman
Ira New
Elkhart
W. M. Long
Frankfort
D. W. Harvey
Lafayette
Ytreasurer
Alfred H. Perring
Bloomington
Boston
A. C. Porter
Tipton
P. Harvey
Mr. Porter
W. D. Goldrick
C. B. Rallinson
Indiana Ranch
Logansport
Indiana Starts Tyrphoid Battle From County Death Rates
Indiana state health officers report the 1911 typhoid death rate was the lowest in ten years as they extend a tuberculosis study model to typhoid. Dr. J P Simonds led the ten year survey 1902 to 1911 and officials plan county by county analysis to equalize disease impact and advance public health statewide. Diphtheria will follow, with ongoing statistics guiding future efforts to place Indiana among the healthiest states.
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Indiana
State Board of Health
United States
J. P. Simonds
Union
Gome
State Parent-Teacher Meeting in Indianapolis
Two day session to organize the Indiana branch of the National Congress of Mother and Parent-Teacher associations under Mrs. Orville T. Bright of Chicago. Activities include receptions, speeches by city officials, round-table discussions, and state-branch organization.
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Indiana
National Congress of Mother and Parent-Teacher Association
Indianapoli
Orville T. Bright
Chicago
National Association
Bright
H. H. Rice
Cora Stanton Brown
City Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations
Charles A. Butter
Huntington
W. O. Crouse
Lafayette
Carl Lieber
Association
Rice
C. 8. Woods
J. C. Collicott
Indianapolis
Adelaide
Baylor
G Rumpler
Joseph Selvage
Eliza A. Blaker
Anne Brockhausen
John BE. Higdon
Charles Carroll Brown
Anna Brockhausen
Adolph Schumack
Walter Carpenter
Allen T. Fleming
Misa Adelaide
J. Fred Hoke
Linton A. Cox
Old Dickie House and the Potomac Falls Dining Legend
In Virginia near Great Falls and Matildasville the old Dickie house is famed for fish and chicken dinners. Generations say most presidents, except Taft, dined beneath its roots with Washington aiding its origin as a canal promoter. The falls draw 170,000 excursionists yearly and the nearby routes offer scenic views toward Cabin John bridge.
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Washington
Virginia
Great Falls of the Potomac
Niagara
South
Dickie
United States
Taft
Matildasville
George Washington
Dickle
Potoman
National Capital
Maryland
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Cabin John
Jefferson Davis
Mighty Maryland Falls Awe Visitors Above Potomac
The article describes the Great Falls on the Maryland side where a historic Jefferson Davis inscription once marked the bridge. The falls, fed by a dam that powers Washington's water supply, vary with water height. Water splits around a craggy island, creating three cascades and a thunderous whirlpool before narrowing into a granite walled gorge.
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Jefferson Davis
Maryland
Washington
Wants Clear Conscience Plea Linked to 1908 Theft
Daniel Loewy, carried on a stretcher, sought a clear conscience as he considered pleading guilty to a theft alleged in 1908. The grim scene unfolded as authorities moved toward resolution in New York.
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New York
Daniel Loewy
The Only Time Exchange Between Geena and Jack
Geena Banda Grace recalls a past engagement moment with Jack as she questions memory of the night he proposed. He quips that he should remember since it was the last time she saw him act.
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Geena Banda Grace
Jack
Children Half Price at the Show
A mother and child visit town sights and stumble upon a ticker touting "Children half price" prompting a playful request to buy a baby, reflecting playful street theater humor.
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Bessie
Marine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago Offer
Fragmentary note references Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago offering a care service or product. No clear event date or outcome. Source text limited to ambiguous branding and location with no concrete actions.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Atchison Man Skips Ball Games For Frugal Reasons
In Atchison the local note says a man is so economical he won’t attend a ball game unless he gets a peas to a doubleheader. The column jokes about his wife, a lawnmower, and how public opinions shift in domestic scenes.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
Leta
Bingle
Ahe
Repartee Off the Stage and Quick Witty Exchanges
In the Weber-Fields dressing room Joe Weber and George Heban play checkers before a performance. Weber teases the actor about preparing for a tantrum on stage as a nightly trick. The opponent retorts that he owes money and would like to be paid. A separate dialogue touches on society gossip about marriages and infatuations involving the Highupp girl and Miss Munney.
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Weber-Fields
Joe Weber
George Heban
Mr. Weber
Weber
Allen's Foot Ease Sample Offer and Misc Advert Catchlines
An old advertisement fragment promotes Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder for tired feet with free samples and a reply address in Le Roy New York. Also included are assorted quotes and stray lines about happiness and soothing syrup for children, with miscellaneous misprints and promotional blurbs.
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Allen B. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
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Indiana Bankers’ Association
David Coulter
Florida
Indiana Nature Study Club
Bats
Charles Pickering
Colorado
Rives
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Journal of Health
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Cleveland
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Brooklyn
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Detroit
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