Biography of Hugh T. Miller Issued for Public View
Hugh T. Miller released a short life history booklet with a review of his ancestry and a photograph of a modern frame farmhouse near a Johnson county clump of trees. The biography is written by Edward A. Remy Thomas C. Howe and Oscar H. Montgomery. Endorsed by county chairmen from Bartholomew Brown Dearborn Jackson Jefferson Jennings Johnson Ripley Ohio Switzerland and the Fourth district.
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Miller Overstead
Johnson County
Miners' Union Names New Leaders and Vacation Call
The miners' union appoints Tom Lewis as president and names William Saife editor of the United Workers' Journal. An Illinois man is reported to succeed M. Sexton as editor. Headquarters announce a countrywide endorsed vacation starting Wednesday as contracts lapse and management changes take effect.
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United
Querkers of America
Dh Evans
Mitel M. Sexton
United the Workers’ Journal
Reort
William Saife
Springfield
Father and child die in gasoline explosion in Tennessee
Chattanooga Tennessee April 1 James F. Barnes and his three year old daughter perished after a gasoline explosion in a stove burn while attempting to fight a fire. Barnes mistakenly used gasoline instead of coal oil leading to the blast that killed them.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
James F. Barnes
Bootlegger fined and jailed in Penny prank court
Al Stockmeyer was fined five dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail by Mayor Paul after pleading guilty to bootlegging whisky. Officers Lenon and Stanley arrested him following two sales from his pocket saloon in Prankfort Indiana on April 1.
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Prankfort
Ind
al Stockyer
Aul
Stockmeyer
Lenon and
Staney
Burning Girl Leaps From Fire Scene in Flamboyant Escape
New York April reports Lena Isabel Hes dying in Flower Hospital after leaping from a fifth story window at 48 East Forty sixth Street to escape flames that enveloped her father Frank Hes and herself. Hundreds watched as policemen and bystanders smothered the blaze and rushed the unconscious girl to hospital where Dr Hastings says she cannot recover. The tragedy occurred on Lena’s eighteenth birthday.
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New York
Lena Isabel Hes
Flower Hospital
S48
Forty-sixth-st
Gilbert
Lena
Frank
Incendiary Fire Destroys Hitz Warehouse in Alabama Street
A large blaze at the George Hitz cold storage warehouse on 12 S Alabama burned three hours, costing nearly 100000 dollars. The fire started on the third floor near an elevator shaft and was ruled incendiary. Firefighters used heavy streams and a water tower to contain the flames, while occupants evacuated nearby buildings. W. E. Deitz & Co stored canned goods affected by the fire as the Hitz firm exits storage.
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George Hitz
S. Alabama-st
Coots
Capt. Asch
Duncan Bird Store
Virginia Ave
Virginia-ave
Newsboy Booster for Governor Miller Charms Convention
Artie Lindsey a Stam mond newsboy who has boosted Charles W. Miller for governor for weeks arrives at the convention. He is regarded as a mascot by Miller supporters and freely shakes hands with new friends. The young booster’s loyalty and quiet dignity highlight Miller’s character amid a bitter campaign.
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Mond
Charles W. Miller
Mr. Miller
Goshen
Miller
Newsie
C. W. Miller
Afflicted Man to an Expert With Needle
Huntington Ind April 1 Thomas Murray an elderly respected man in his eighties spends his days at his daughter Mrs J M Hatfield home south of the city He is crippled yet industrious and spends spare time making quilt blocks finishing quilts his work would credit any woman He has made quilts for his other children and is now at work on one for his daughter Mrs Flatfield He uses a flapboard and sews with small neat stitches
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Huntington, Ind
Thomas Murray
J. M. Hatfield
Jie
Flatfield
Young farmer whipped by raiders in Morgantown Kentucky
Morgantown Kentucky April 1 Mounted men dragged Tom Guffy from his home and whipped him for not joining the society. They warned him to attend the next meeting or face worse. Guffy, who has cart ridges, vows not to join and says he will be ready if the raiders return.
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Morgantown
Tom Guffy
Guffy
Plan for New Canal Substitutes Chicago River Widening
Frederick A. DeLane, president of the Wabash railroad, proposes a canal plan costing 12 million dollars as a substitute for the Chicago river widening project. He argues the canal would fulfill transportation needs and improve navigation, signaling a major shift in urban infrastructure strategy.
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Chicago
Frederick A. Delane
The
Wabash Railroad
40000 Miners Quit Work in Pittsburg Field
Pittsburg Pa April 1 Miners in the Pittsburg district with annual production around 47 000 000 tons closed last night as wage scale talks failed after conferences in Pittsburg and Indianapolis. Orders were sent to all miners to quit work leaving an estimated 46 000 miners idle in the field.
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Pittsburg
L—-Al Cnal
Inedianapolis
Judge ejects attorney in Rochester courtroom melee
In Rochester on April 1 Judge Delbert Hebbard erupted from the bench and removed Salvatore Vella from the courtroom after a violent confrontation with ex-Alderman William J. Baker. Vella and Baker clashed amid accusations, with Vella claiming Baker attacked him and a brief scuffle ensued before the judge intervened.
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Rochester
N.Y
Delbert Hebbard
Salvatore Vella
Vella
William J. Baker
Baker
Woman of Gems Robbed on Pullman Car in Chicago
A wealthy New York woman Mrs J K McFarland was robbed of diamonds worth 1000 on a Pennsylvania train as it entered Chicago yards. The diamonds were in a chamois skin bag around her neck. Thieves possibly parted curtains at her berth, cut the bag string, and leaped from the moving train.
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Chicago
L—Darini
J. K. McFarland
New York
Pennsylvania
Impure Milk Complaints Prompt Bloomington Probe
Bloomington residents complain about impure milk as a pure food inspector is expected to visit soon to investigate several local dairies and assess quality.
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Bloomington
Ind
Fashionable coats and skirts described in detail
A vintage fashion note outlines several coats and skirts in serge and cheviots. Designs include four button single breasted coats with dip fronts, silk braid trim, and taffeta linings, plus eleven gored and circular skirt styles with plaits and bias bands. Colors listed include navy, brown, and Copenhagen blue.
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Copenhagen
Weber Council 1M 1 Begins Open Meetings
Weber Council 1M 1 begins a series of open Monday meetings in their hall at Nordykeave and Morris St to promote Catholic teachings and correct non-Catholic impressions. One half hour each evening is for religious questions. Rev. Joseph F. Weber oversees instruction with plans for lectures from his travels in Europe and the Holy Land.
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Weber Council 1M
Nordykeave
Morris St
Joseph F. Weber
Young Men's Institute
Europe
Holy Land
Indianapolis Traction chief ill with bronchitis and heart trouble
Hugh M Gowen III, president of Indianapolis Traction and Terminal, is very sick at his home 1305 N Delaware. He has been confined since last Sunday after returning from the South. Doctors report bronchitis and a slight heart attack though his condition is not grave.
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Hugh J. McGowan
Indianapolis Traction & Terminal Company
Tie
Sumueder
South
Fael
Dorsey
Henry Janeson
Middle West
McGowan
Postum Aids Washington Woman Through Coffee Free Life
A Washington woman credits Postum with restoring health and cheerfulness after four years of nervous trouble and near disability. She stopped coffee, found relief, and now handles housework and caring for two babies with renewed vigor, praising Postum as the reason for her improved life.
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Washington
Coffer
Pheenme
Tam
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
Three Brothers Die Within Three Weeks in Indiana
Princeton Ind April 1 Richard W Phillips who died yesterday of pneumonia was the third of five brothers to die in as many weeks. The Phillips family including parents five sons and three daughters had not seen death break the circle until five weeks ago.
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Princeton
Ind
Richard W. Phillips
Phillips
Horrific Gas Explosion Burns Beaver Falls Couple
In Beaver Falls Pennsylvania on April 1 a natural gas leak caused a deep ditch explosion that enveloped Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Lowney as they were trapped by nearby brush. Both were severely burned with Mrs. Lowney’s prognosis uncertain as rescuers arrived.
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Beaver Falls
R. M. Lowney
Birs. Lownes
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Frank Martin
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D Serge
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Dublin
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Grans
Robert Hiss
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