Indicted college head sparks sensational Indiana case
Rev. Elijah M. Hanley president of Franklin College was indicted by the Vigo county grand jury on assault and battery stemming from an attack on his father Calvin Hanley at the latter’s Middletown home. Hanley denies beating his father saying he merely spanked him for mistreatment of his mother. Father and son were reconciled soon after. Hanley has held prominent Baptist posts in Cleveland and Providence.
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United Press
Terre Haute
Ind
Elijah M. Hanley
Franklin College
Vigo County
Grand Jury
Calvin Hanley
Hanley
Franklin
C. M. Park
Middletown
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Providence R. 1
Deacon Pease Dies at 68 in Local Home
Prof W M Pease aged 68 known as Deacon Pease died last night at 1 20 at 1127 Wayne street home for ten years He played Santa Claus for Siegel Cooper Chicago and for Hannah & Las Mercantile Co in town He led music at G A R encampment Funeral from Immaculate Conception Thursday at 9 am. Interment in Mason after 11 oclock train to his old home.
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W. M. Pease
Deacon Pease
E. H. Salisbury
Wayne Street
Mr. Pease
Santa Claus
Siegel-Cooper
Chicago
Hannah & Las Mercantile Company
Immaculate Conception
Mason
Buy Fine Clothes: Chicago Women’s Expensive Habits
Chicago delegates at the semi annual Chicago Dressmakers club estimate show that a few women spend 75000 dollars yearly on personal adornment while the average factory girl spends 3.84 dollars weekly on clothing, based on delegate estimates.
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Chicago
Chicago Dressmakers’ Club
Pennant on Idaho Signals Naval Fleet Contests Triumph
The U S S Idaho leads the battleship division with a 94.652 score and a perfect 100 gun score, edging Utah in engineering against 80 percent. Whipple tops torpedo class with 95.893 percent. other ships like Michigan New Hampshire Florida Maryland and Delaware follow. Submarines lag with 69 to 10 percent. F-3 made 100 in gunning but earned no pennant.
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Newport
R. L
U. S. S. Idaho
Idaho
Uncle Sam
Whipple
Navy
Utah
Michigan
New Hampshire
Florida
Maryland
Delaware
Ammon
Traxtor
Stuart
Beale
Jouett
Warrington
Hotel Breezel Fire Wrecks Buffalo Tourists Hurt
Six persons were injured as Hotel Breezel tore through in Buffalo. Fire swept adjoining structures for a total loss of 425000 dollars. Saginaw resident E. J. Fair was hurt in a fall while guests escaped in smoke filled upper floors.
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Buffalo
E. J. Fair
Saginaw
Restrictions on church social activities stay in force at Michigan conference
Battle Creek Mich Sept 17 Restrictions against card playing table games and dancing for younger Methodist members will not be lifted at the Michigan M E conference opening tomorrow. Bishop William Burt of Buffalo presiding said the church’s attitude toward frivolities has not changed and it will remain against activities he says corrupt society and waste time at cards.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Methodist Church
Michigan
Copper Country Conference Faces High Stakes Clash
In a tense lead up to the conference showdown, Copper Country leaders await a decisive outcome. Key figures and teams prepare for a crucial vote or result that will shape standings and future scheduling. The tension centers on a pivotal decision affecting the league’s direction.
Naughton Firm Against Arbitration in Copper Strike
Calumet Sept 17 The 15 000 copper miners strike tightens as operators and government rep John Moffitt meet. James McNaughton resists recognizing the Western Federation of Miners demanding workers sign not to affiliate, while miners seek three dollar underground wage, eight hour day, and two men per drilling machine.
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Calumet
John Moffitt
James McNaughton
Calumet & Hecla
Western Federation of Miners
Butte
Anaconda Company
Montana
Calumet & Hecla Company
Calumet & Herta
Boston
Quincy Adams Shaw
Rudolph E. L. Agassiz
Louis Agassiz
Copper Country
Flo
F. Tu. Higginson
W. Hanniwell
JimNaughton
Brookline
Mass
George A. Flegg
E. D. Leavitt
Calumet & Uecla
Lepine in Gabinet Is New Political Lead From Paris
Paris rumors say Louis Lepine former Prefect of Police and long time head of the Seine department will join the cabinet before year end He is expected to become Minister of the Interior and will take his seat as deputy at the start of the next legislature confirming his rise in politics
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Paris
Louis Lepine
Seine
Lepine
Coal Miners Locked Out After United Mine Workers Strike
Bay City Michigan September 17 coal mine operators ordered a lock out against 3000 workers in Handy Bros mines in retaliation for a UMW strike of 600 employees. Discharge of grievance committee members in Monitor mine sparked the action and kept miners idle.
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Handy Bros.’ Mines
United Press
Bay City
Michigan
United Mine Workers
Handy -Bros
Monitor
New Town Site Scam Victims Rush to Don River Claim
Thousands were drawn by circulars offering 1000 square yards of land in a new town site on the River Don near settlers. Agents aided staking and sold fencing and materials at high prices. They resold lots and then vanished as police arrived, leaving settlers charged with illegal occupancy and out of pocket for building supplies.
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St. Petersburg
Nakhitchewan
Don
United States
Nakhitchevan
Radical tonnage tax urged by Michigan labor leaders
At Kalamazoo on September 17 the Michigan Federation of Labor urged an immediate extraordinary session of the legislature to enact a direct tonnage tax on Michigan mine products. Claude Taylor of Grand Rapids said the tax would shift mining costs to companies while easing state burdens. Frank Martel of Detroit called for an eight hour day for mining workers. Daniel Kelley of Grand Rapids pressed for state arbitration to settle all industrial disputes.
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Kalamazoo
Ferris
Michigan
Michigan Federation of Labor
Claude Taylor
Grand Rapids
Taylor
Frank Martel
Detroit
Daniel Kelley
Priest Accused of Counterfeiting Scandal In New York
New York authorities say Father Hans Schmidt led a dual life as churchman and counterfeit partner with Dr. Ernest Muret. Police recovered a printing press, currency plates, engraving gear, and a $20 bill copperplate at their flat. bail set at $5,000. Schmidt arrested after the Anna Aumueller murder.
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United Press
New York
Hans Schmidt
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Anna Aumueller
Jekyl and Hyde
Ernest Muret
Schmidt
Muret
Somers Nominated for G A R Commander in Chief
Indiana G A R leaders at the forty seventh reunion and encampment in Chattanooga plan a bold campaign for Orlando A. Somers of Kokomo as candidate for commander in chief. Somers, a veteran attendee of nearly every encampment, is well known across state departments.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic
Orlando A. Somers
Kokomo
Somers
State Department
Murder Motive Seen in Detroit Robbery Slaying
Detroit September 16. Joseph Gallager aged 43 was found murdered in a tent outside the city on Michigan avenue. Police believe robbery motive, as five hundred dollars he kept there is missing. Gallager's skull was crushed, evidently with a heavy object.
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Detroit
James Gallagher
Joseph Gallager
Michigan Avenue
Gallager
Farming is popular and Western Michigan leads agri education
Traverse City and seven other Western Michigan high schools have adopted agriculture teaching, with Traverse City in its third year and four schools in second year. Last year 215 boys took the course, 249 farmers joined extension work, and 34 farms were inspected by students, signaling growing interest and future resource development.
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Western Michigan Development Bureau
Boyne City
Ewart
Fremont
Hart
Ludington
Manistee
Muskegon
Traverse City
Michigan Territory
Bellaire
Buckley
Elk Lake
Fife Lake
Kingsley
McBain
Scottville
Sheridan
Thompsonville
Michigan
Six New Destroyers Contracts Awarded by Secretary Daniels
Secretary Daniels announced conditional awards for six torpedo boat destroyers Nos 57 and 62. Two ships go to New York Shipbuilding at 825000 each, two to Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia at 881000 each, one to Fore River Shipbuilding of Quincy at 861000, and one to Bath Iron Works at 884000. The vessels will be the largest of their class yet designed.
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Washington
Daniels
New York Shipbuilding Company
William ‘Cramp & Sons’ Ship and Engine Building Company
Philadelphia
Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy
Mass
Bath
Maine
IromWorks
Stabbed Wife at Taurida Restaurant Tragedy
In Moscow on September 17 J J Groshev twenty six son of a wealthy merchant stabbed his wife to death in Taurida restaurant in front of the manager after toasting her. Musicians played and Groshev pledged his wife before the murder claiming fear she would divorce him. He made no attempt to flee.
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United Press
Moscow
J. J. Groshev
Groshev
Pchalkovsky
Rose
Ten Thousand QUT Strike Paralyzes Dublin Transport
Dublin September 17 ten thousand workers join a sympathy strike with transport staff out. The disruption spreads across the city as workers halt services, raising fears of broader stoppages and economic impact.
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Dublin
More Expense In Education Startling Health Statistics
Washington reports that the Public Health Service urges extensive medical inspection of schools. A plan calls for a school physician and nurse, clinics, and a health curriculum to prevent school disease. City and national data show high rates of defects among children, especially in vision and hearing, underscoring the need for sanitary classrooms and preventive care.
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Johnny
United States Public Health Service
John
J. W. Schereschewski
Public Health Service
United States
Schereschewsky
New York
Minneapolis
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