Four Dayton Women Vacation in New York Sees Sweatshop Horror
Four Miss Haas Pike Boroff from Dayton Ohio, long time employees of National Cash Register, visit New York City as a paid vacation study. They tour Washington Philadelphia and Pittsburgh observing conditions of women workers and sweatshops, vow to report findings to colleagues in Dayton upon returning for Christmas. They plan Boston trip next before returning home.
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New York
Dayton
Waldorf-Astoria
Ella M. Haas
Mary J. Haas
Flora Pike
Ida J. Boroff
National Cash Register Company
Pittsburg
Washington
Philadelphia
East
Eva Haas
Bac
Boston
Ohio
Vaccination Ordinance Repealed Allowing School Entry
Gas City Indiana reports that a vaccination ordinance facing strong opposition has been rescinded. Children may now attend school regardless of vaccination status, ending the controversy and restoring normal attendance rules.
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Gas City
Ind
Rushville citizens visit capital see Ben-Hur
Prominent Rushville residents traveled to Indianapolis to view Ben-Hur and learn from aerial observation that Rushville streets compare favorably. An elder woman offered gratitude that if she raised me coin, nothing else would.
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Rushville
Indianapolis
Various Local Notices From Indiana Newspapers
A collection of short bits from Tipton and surrounding towns includes Joseph Helmer’s odd arrest and a subsequent family payment, S D Adams visiting for goodwill toward locals, a letter from T D Adamson about a lynching and parts of the rope and hatband, Bert Antrim working off a jail board bill, a Kendallville bachelor’s mock election among club members, James Watson seeking a bride in Saline City, a snowplow lawn mower invention, and Terre Haute school telephones blamed on teachers’ “fellers” chatter amid efforts to curb the nuisance.
Harness Cottage Ghosts Reported Haunt Night Watch
Local observers described visiting Harness Cottage to seek the spectral headquarters rumored there. They endured a cold night in anticipation of apparitions, but no ghosts appeared despite the long vigil.
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Harness Cottage
Sum
Local Briefs Highlight Deaths and Civil Matters
A survey of short notes from multiple cities reports Galveston death by heart trouble, a Marion elopement near Converse, a dangerous squirrel bite in Terre Haute, a disputed Kidman matter in Shelbyville slander suit, and construction delays on the Muncie to Fort Wayne railroad. The Friendly Inn project faltered in Fort Wayne and a series of other local incidents are noted.
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Fort Wayne
Opedee
Emer Bush
Kokomo
W. H. Sumption
C .H. Leach
Michigan City
Numerus
Converse
Fred Davis
Inis Fancher
Marion
Peru
Tipton
Thomas
Hobbs
Terre Haute
Charles Blake
George Friend
Duvall & Whittiker
Whittier
Shelbyville
Clara M. R. Fox
Otto Billman
Marion Township
Rosanna Thurman
Sugarcreek Township
Muncie
Muncie, Hartford City
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Men’s and Boys’ Outfitters
Saks and Company
Oxford
SAKS
Washington and
Pennsylvania Streets
Santa _ Claus
West
Washington St
Kentucky Ave
Peddor
Hay
Phifo Hay Specialties Co
May
Philo
Bendaillon Co
Lafayette al
Newark
M. H. Hiss
Grugeists
Philo Hay Specialties CO
Lafayette St
N J
Bax
Lafayette
Lewark
Joseph Helmer
Matthews
Police
Joseph
Joe
Adams
Tiptonites
S. D
Tipton Tribune
T. D Adamson
Wynne, Ark
Rochester Republican
Bert Antrim
Jennie Fletcher
Bravy
Anderson
Kendallville
Ligonier
Democrat
Indiana Pickups
Galveston
William Long
I Nara Co
Arsaparilla
Lowell
Mass
Watson & CO
New York St
Granger
B. Brown
W. Wash. St
Dr. Lipes
CAI
U. G. Lipes
Steven
Lipes
Lon DR. White
Jim
Wigor Wita
Addreve Bishop Remedy Co
Sen Moan Drug CO
Weet Weskingws
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