Shows Benefit From Relief Law For Poor Trustees In Session
Indiana township trustees hear Amos W. Butler explain shrinking need for public charity due to the current poor relief law. Trustees discuss ditch and school transfer laws, consider a daily paper for compliance, and evaluate the government of townships as Henry Schroeder defends the system and urges continuation of relief mechanisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Township Trustees’ Association
Amos W. Butler
Board of State Charities
W.A. Deharity
E. Pittinger
Muncie
T. A. Goodin
Johnson County
Bruce Moore
Frankfort
Silas Bugen
Dekalb County
Wuuditing
William Busselberger
Albert Delong
2. C. Stineman
John C. Becker
Hammond
Townships
Henry Schroeder
Indianapolis
Italian Steamer North America Ashore at Arsella
The Italian steamer North America with thirty five aboard is ashore at Arsella and breaking up in turbulent seas. She was sailing from Buenos Aires to Genoa and is slowly going to pieces as rescue efforts continue.
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Tangier
North America
Arsella
Buenos Ayres
Genoa
Model Tenement of Hotel Ten Urged for Foreign Quarter
At a Tuesday night meeting of the Commercial club Board of Trade and other civic bodies with real estate men Dr S Woods will urge erecting model tenements or hotels to house the foreign element as replacements for condemned West End buildings. Winterrowd the building inspector has condemned a row on West Chesapeake and South West street plus three West Georgia and South West street houses. Rhodes & Son own the condemned shacks. inspectors cited indescribable filth and decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Board of Trade
S. Woods
Woods
West End
Foreign Quarter
Winterrond
West Chesapeake
South West Street
West Chesapeake Street
West Georgia Street
West Georgia
S. Rhodes & Son
South West Streets
Winterrowd
Rhodes
Danger in red signs to warn crossings adopted in Indiana
Railroad officials from Evansville Terre Haute and Chicago Eastern Illinois meet with state authorities to establish red danger signs along highways and rail crossings. Chairman Wood notes a drop in deaths after signs began, from 70 to 55 to 42 in the respective years, reflecting improved safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Railroad Commission
Evansville
Terre Haute
Tlinois
W. J. Jackson
Chicago
C. & Eli
J. €. Muir
T. H
Fe,uh
Seneff
William J. Wood
Wood
Indiana
First Boy Scouts Begin Drill In Indianapolis
The first outpost of the American boy scouts in Indianapolis held its initial drill night at the Boys' club with six sailor drillmasters supervising forty boys aged 12 to 16. They will drill again Tuesday night ahead of Hugh S. Miller's Wednesday lecture on the movement. The sailors under Lieut. Co. HH. Bullock will train the boys until regular drillmasters are ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Boy Scouts
Indianapolis
Boys’ Club
Hugh S. Miller
Scouts For
Middle Western States
Boy Scout Movement
Department of the Lakes
Co. HH. Bullock
Suit Over Trestle Fall in Terre Haute
William C. Scotten, employed by James Ix. King, sues for 10000 damages after a trestle collapse caused a broken ankle while working near Tune's store at Fifth street and Wabash avenue in Terre Haute. He blames Ning for the faulty trestle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Scotten
James Ix. King
Scotten
Tune
Fifth Street
Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute
Ning
Shortridge Frat Targeted as School Fight Grows
Fraternity members at Shortridge High foresee a clash as rumors link the seven fraternities to an attack on Greek groups. Principal Buck and school board President Morrison discuss breaking down cliques to unite the school. Twelve suspended boys, all fraternity members, seek reinstatement amid ongoing negotiations with attorney C C Pettijohn.
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Shortridge
Prin
Cipal
Buck
F A.morrison
Duluth
Seattle
Chicago
Indiana
Shortridge Suspensions Halt School Athletics
A Shortridge basketball team of students faced suspension, with five players banned from games. The suspensions halt athletics at the school as the suspended players were key figures in all sports, leaving the team unable to compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shortridge
First of suspended clerks reinstated at Indianapolis post office
Charles B. Wiett becomes a clerk in the city delivery division, replacing Walter L. Campbell who resigned. Wiett had been in the money order division before the economy program. Postmaster Bryson has not announced plans for remaining suspended clerks, but a vacancy is expected to be filled by a competent old clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapols
Charles B. Viett
Walter L. Campbell
Wiett
Hitchcock
Bryson
Two Saloons Denied Licenses in Washington Township
August Christian and Irwin C. Dawson, saloon men, failed to secure liquor licenses as county commissioners denied their requests for operations in Washington township. The meeting drew strong local opposition with a remonstrance bearing 903 names, while Christian disputed many protest signatures amid charges of invalid voters and improper objections. Christian sought a saloon on Allisonville Road near Forty-second Street, Dawson on Shelby Street. Bliss Native Herbs Hunt's Barber Shop, 250 W. Washington St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Township
Commissioners’ Court
Christian
Allisonville Road
Forty-second Street
Dawson
Shelby Street
Bliss
Hunt
Washington St
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Mr. Dingbat
Herriman
Polly
Sit
You Dingea
Amos Butler
BOY Scouts
Shortridge Frat
C. CC. Pettijohn
Pettijohn
Albert Quigley
Bors
Mr. Buck
J. P. Mulally
August Christian and
Irwin C. Dawson
LS Ayres
Paris
New York
AEW
Japan
Charles Mayer and Company
West
Washington Street
New Polk
Trade & Bes
Polk’s
Polk
East 15Th
Lewis Streets
College Ave
Diadem
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