Indiana to push new child labor safety bill in legislature
Indiana reform groups unveil a sweeping child labor measure to curb long hours and dangerous work for youths under 16, banning night shifts and prohibited occupations in factories, hotels, and other premises. The bill targets dangerous machinery and street sales, aiming to align with Ohio Kentucky Illinois and Michigan laws.
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Indiana Child Labor Committee
Educational and Child Labor Committee
Indiana Federation of Women’s Clubs
Virginia Lockwood
Indianapolis
Indiana Federation of Women’s Clutbs
W. G. Weatherby
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Illnois
Michigan
House
Senate
Senate Committee
Hobble Skirt to Grow Much Larger
Chicago reports the National cloak, suit and skirt manufacturers association predicts the hobble skirt will expand for spring 1911 with wider feet and limbs. J P Hovland condemns the style as a passing freak while noting jackets will shorten and collars grow larger.
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Chicago
National Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers’ Association
J. P. Hovland
Two Men Die in Dyna mite Fire Blast at Quarry
In St Louis on December 15 Joseph Koveuk and Joseph Gesigola, quarry workers, lighted a fire with dynamite. An explosion hurled one man 150 feet down. Patrolman Byrnes assisted, rescued the injured, and both men were sent to City Hospital.
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St? Louis
Joseph Koveuk
Joseph Gesigola
Koveuk
Josephs
Parrolman Byrnes
Byrnes
Carrie Nation Imitated In Sullivan Assault
Mrs Baldy Stewart and her daughter from Farnsworth Sullivan county Indiana armed themselves with clubs and imitated Carrie Nation smashing a tiger and contents in a mining town home after a drunken husband caused trouble. The men fled and no action is expected against the women.
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Sullivan
Ind
Baldy Stewart
Farnsworth
Carrie Nation
Warning Issued Over Fake Salvation Army Solicitor
Major William Escott, commander of the Indiana district, warns contributors after a man claiming to be a Salvation Army solicitor collected funds from several people. The Army states it has only one approved solicitor Ensign Annie E. Stroh who is conducting official rounds downtown.
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Salvation Army
William Escott
Indiana
Army
Veteran Civil War veteran acquitted in arson case
Noblesville Indiana December 15 Civil War veteran Thomas Williams was acquitted of arson charges. He faced allegations he poured coal oil on four beds and set them on fire but presented a strong alibi and was found not guilty.
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Noblesville
Ind
Thomas Williams
Nin
Six Baths a Year Not Wife's Idea
In Columbus Indiana on December 15 Mrs Anna Snotzmier testifies her husband Charles Snotzmier bathes only once every sixty days while she bathes every Saturday night. She seeks 5000 alimony and supports a divorce suit filed by him.
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Columbus
Ind
Anna Snotzmier
Charles Snotzmier
Bank bandits feared as Glasgow earthquake spooks city
Glasgow police hunted for bank burglars after a Wednesday night tremor and rumbling scare that paralyzed the city. The apparent explosion caused alarms and a citywide search, but it was soon learned the noise and tremor originated from an earthquake affecting western Scotland with no serious damage.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Test Car Speeders Fined Ten Dollars Each
George Fuller Louis Carmichael and Elmer Shields, drivers for Nordike Marmon, were fined ten dollars and costs in police court on Thursday for speeding. Judge Collins warned that any speeders would be fined, noting officers testified speeds of 33 to 35 mph. The cases were prosecuted by Motorcycle Officers Steve and Pressly.
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George Fuller
Senate Avenue
Louis Carmichael
Howard Street
Elmer Shields
Addison Street
Nordike & Marmon Company
Collins
Steve and
Pressly
Amalgamated husband hunters organized in Kokomo
The Amalgamated association of husband hunters is organized in Kokomo Indiana. Miss R E is the contact. communications go via Lock Box 305. The mayor of Mitchell South Dakota says Kokomo girls in the association are ready to assist Dakota men and others with domestic duties and companionship.
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Kokomo
Ind
Amalgamated Association of Husband Hunters
R. E
Amalgamated
Mitchell
S. D
Amalgamated Association
Kokomo Humane Society Receives House for Dogs
The Kokomo humane society is given a house and lot by an eastern donor for the care of dogs and domestic animals. The exact name of the benefactor is not disclosed.
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Kokomo, Inc
Kokomo Humane Society
Shiperd Named General Superintendent in Southern Indiana Traction
Evansville Indiana December 15 L C Shiperd was appointed general superintendent of the Southern Indiana traction company to succeed Fletcher M Durbin who resigned last week.
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Sun
Evansville
Ind
L. C. Shiperd
Southern Indiana Traction Company
Fletcher M. Durbin
Eight of Solomon family stricken by typhoid fever in Rushville
Alexander Solomon of Rushville Indiana reports eight children all ill with typhoid fever. He has requested reduced party rates from the physician for care.
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Rushville
Ind
Alexander Solomon
Solomon
Inventor to form firm for new multiuse wheelbarrow
Brazil Indiana December 15 B F Brown forms a company to manufacture his patent combination wheelbarrow coaster cart and hand delivery wagon concept aiming to replace separate hand carts and carts with a single device.
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Brazil
Ind
B. F. Brown
Lupton Satisfies Law as Alleged Couplet Case Stalls
Apostle Levi Lupton confessed indiscretions with a Gift of Tongues member and Thursday posted bond to support the child after his wife and Miss Marie Corlette refused to prosecute. Mayor Speidel calls this action the township’s protection against the child becoming a burden. The parties insist the baby is not sin but temptation’s fruit.
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Alliance
Levi Lupton
Gift of Tongues
Marie Corlette
Lupton
Speidel
Bond
Apostle Lupton
Confession Shocks Griggy Bluks Members in Hinsdale
In Hinsdale Indiana on December 15 Mamie Corlet gave birth to a baby while staying with the Bradbury family. Miss Corlet and Levi Lupton head of the Griggy Bluks order have startled faith members by admitting paternity.
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Hinsdale
Ind
Mamie Corlet
Bradbury
Miss Corlet
Levi Lupton
Griggy Bluks
Noblesville Mill Banquet Features Possums And Song
Indiana banquet honors company workers with music and eight possums served. Toastmaster C 3B. Jenkins led the program as Daniel Bowlen sang a solo and the Diadem quartet performed. Attendees invited from Indianapolis Toledo and Minneapolis include W. C. Marmon Howard Marmon L. L. Zeigler R. L. Pythian David Anderson Fred Mayer and J. Schlimme.
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Noblesville Milling Company
Jenkins
Daniel Bowlen
Diadem
Daniel
John Bowlen
M. Whitinger
Lewis Rayle
W. C. Marmon
Howard Marmon
L. L. Zeigler
Chicken Hawk Attacks Agent During Shipment in Princeton
Agent Albert Hopkins of the E. S. S. L. traction company was attacked by a chicken hawk while a bird was being shipped through Princeton Indiana on Wednesday. The hawk nearly tore his hand before Hopkins managed to choke it.
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Princeton
Ind
AlIbert Hopkins
E. & S&s. L. Traction Company
Condensary Begins Operations in Startinsville Indiana
Martinsville milk condensary opened on Wednesday. The Van Camp Company of Indianapolis owns the plant and condensed milk will be ready in about two weeks. The new facility boosts local industry in Startinsville and marks a milestone for regional dairy production.
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Startinsville
Ind
Martinsville
van Camp Company
Indianapolis
Congressman Joel K. Cook Dies After Stroke in Washington
Philadelphia dispatch reports Congressman Joel K. Cook aged 66 died from a stroke of apoplexy suffered in Washington last Saturday and killed Thursday in the capital.
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Philadelphia
Joel K. Cook
Washington
Triangular Debate Schedule Drawn Up for 1910 11
The triangular intercollegiate debating league signs by Profs Kiser Price and Bough. Matches set Wabash vs Indiana at Indiana DePauw vs Wabash at Wabash Indiana vs DePauw at DePauw. The motion: Resolved Indiana should adopt the initiative and referendum plan of government.
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Kiser
Price
Bough
Wabash
Indiana
DePauw
Smoking Crusaders Shocked by Columbia Study
New York December fifteenth. Dr. George L. Mylan of Columbia University reports 233 students tested, 113 smokers. He finds smokers make better athletes while nonsmokers perform better in class work, with smokers gaining more weight and height but nonsmokers increasing lung capacity more.
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New York
Crusaders Against
George L. Mylan
Columbia University
Man Grabs Severed Arm After Station Accident
Thomas McGinnis, 63, at Union station East end clutched his nearly severed left arm and attempted to tear it free after an accident. Bystanders and officers pleaded, as surgeons prepared to amputate. He had stepped into the path of trains, narrowly avoiding more harm.
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Thomas McGinnis
Senate Avenue
Union Station
McGinnis
Hiegelemen Schlangen
Glenn
Illinois Central
New York Central
Notice to Mrs. Jones on Rising Prices for Coffee Prunes and Sugar
A local notice informs Mrs. Jones the boarding house keeper that coffee and prunes prices have increased. Coffee rises from 20 to 27 cents, sugar climbs by twenty points, and buyers are advised to choose higher grade coffee.
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Mrs. Jones
Roosevelt urges Harvard students to enter practical politics
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt addressed Harvard University on December 15 urging students to engage in practical politics after graduation. He told them to be both pragmatic and idealistic, criticizing undue virtue and stressing responsibility, with Lowell hosting and Roosevelt returning to New York after the talk.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Theodore Roosevelt
Oop
Lowell
Roosevelt
New York
Light Company Granted Temporary Injunction
Judge Bartholomew in superior court grants Merchants' heat and light company a temporary injunction restraining W. H. Ensley from using electricity at 320 East Washington street for lighting or heating. Final hearing set for Friday.
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Merchants’ Heat and Light Company
Bartholomew
Superior Court
W. H. Ensley
Ensley
East Washington Street
Judge Bartholomew's Court
Climax Company Cancels Show In Columbus
The Climax theatrical company cancelled an engagement an hour before showtime in Columbus Indiana. Advance sale money was refunded. The manager plans to sue the railroad company for damages claiming failed connections for scenery and costumes.
Robbery convict Mekillis ordered transferred to Leavenworth
Judge Anderson in federal court Thursday ordered Robert Mekillis moved from Marion county jail to Fort Leavenworth Kansas to serve a two year term for robbing the Acton Indiana post office. Deputies will likely transport him Friday.
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Anderson
Robert Mekillis
Marion County
Ft. Leavenworth
Kas
Acton
Ind
United States
D. C. Rankin
Drug Firm Sues Two Defendants for Foreclosure
Ward brothers' drug company filed a suit Thursday to foreclose a chattel mortgage and recover 1200 from each of Charles I Lambert and I B Merrill. Lambert executed promissory notes to Merrill in April 1909, later endorsed to the plaintiff, with a mortgage from Lambert to Merrill securing the deal.
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Charles I. Lambert
I. 8
Merrill
Ward Brothers’ Drug Company
Lambert
Navy mailing list trimmed as 20,000 names to be withdrawn
Economy harms recruitment as 20,000 names will be removed from the Indiana recruiting district mailing list in the federal building within two weeks. After weeding out the dead, the district will seek 5,000 new names, with Lieut. C. H. Bullock predicting a vigorous campaign after an initial 25,000 names were collected.
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Navy Department
Indiana
Federal
C. H. Bullock
Mutineers in Brazil Face Hard Labor in Amazon Swamps
Brazilian naval mutineers from the Sao Paulo Minas Geraes De Oro and Bahia fleets are to be punished with hard labor and sent into the Amazon wilderness to work on the Mareira Mamore railroad. Ringleaders reportedly sentenced to death, with prisoner shipments due to begin soon. unrest lingers at Villegagnon fortress.
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Sao Paulo
Minas Geraes
de Oro
Bahia
Amazon
Mareira-Mamore
Villegagnon Island
Jean Candide
Lafollette backs Clark for speaker over interests
W L Lafollette of Washington, visiting Lebanon, says he will support Champ Clark for speaker over any Republican backed by the interests. He is brother of former Indiana superintendent H M Lafollette, who ran Boone County fruit farm holdings and owns 2400 acres after selling a $100000 venture.
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Lebanon
Ind
W. L
Las Follette
Washington
Champ Clark
Lafollette
H. M. Lafollette
Indiana
Boone County
Anderson to Make Its Own Soap
Anderson Indiana December 15 soap will be made locally by the Horton soap company after J H Wynkoop from London visited and selected the city as a good site for manufacture and sale. Local capitalists become large stockholders in the new venture.
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Anderson, Ind
Anderson
J. H. Wynkoop
London
England
Horton Soap Company
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