City Council Deliberates on Illegal Engine House Contract
At a year end meeting City Attorney Walker questioned a disputed engine house contract with Ford Smock as illegal and urged direct appropriation to Smock to cover losses. The council debated bids, city hall moves, police pay raises, hospital funding, and new street supervision structures amid holiday humor.
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Board of Public Safety
Merle N. A. Walker
Walker
Smock
Kimball
Rubens
Shank
Owen
John Wood
Board of Safety
Inspector Winterrowd
Fire Department
City Hall
Stiltz
J. L. Freeland
Dr. Johnson
Terre Haute
Stilz
Hugh McGowan
Traction Company
New City Hall Dedication Plans Revealed
The council chamber in the new city hall will host a dedication ceremony with entertainment for friends of the councilmen on the day of the event.
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New
City Hall
Falling Off in Vote for Mine President
A strange condition appears in United Mine Workers elections with a 20 percent drop in anti-Lewis votes. Central Pennsylvania shows Lewis maintaining 2,400 while White drops to 1,300, widening Lewis' lead from last year. Illinois results are unclear as officials hold votes, with Edwin Perry likely re elected over Green by a large margin.
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United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Pennsylvania
William Green
John P. White
Illinois
Edwin Perry
Porch Climber Loots North Side Homes
A daring porch climber entered three north side houses Monday night and likely carried out about $600 in valuables including a $500 jewelry haul from A. A. Zion’s home. He locked doors behind him then escaped via second story windows leaving no description, while ten apprehensions aimed to end the spree.
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A. A. Zion
Indianapolis Union Railway Company
North Meridian Street
Fred W. Spacke
Charles Pahud
North
Senate Avenue
Spake
Parry Company Seeks Court to Operate During Reorganization
Union Trust Company as receiver petitions the superior court for authority to operate the Parry auto company until creditors complete the reorganization. The receiver notes the firm holds many automobile parts and without assembly they risk being sold at a loss.
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Parry Auto Company
Union Trust Company
Automobile Company
Haworth to Remain Dispensary Doctor Despite Accident
Board of health declines drastic action after the serious accident that killed six year old Johnnie F. Staley. Dr W L Haworth will keep his post at the city dispensary but relinquish outside duties including railway mail service to focus on dispensary work. The board plans four district physicians at 35 dollars monthly to handle referred calls and will post tuberculosis literature provided by the National Anti Tuberculosis League. Also, druggists must label alcoholic contents and comply with prescriptions for paregoric and opium compounds.
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Board of Health
W. L. Haworth
E. D. Clark
Haworth
National Anti-Tuberculosis League
Woods
Half of blindness blamed on disease by Indiana doctor
Dr F C Heath president of the Indiana medical association told a Charity Organization Society meeting that 50 percent of blindness stems from sexual disease. He urged reporting eye birth defects to the board of health, noting Massachusetts used the method to stamp out the condition.
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F. C. Heath
Indiana Medical Association
Charity Organization Society
Heath
Board of Health
Massachusetts
Shriners Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
The Shriners held their annual officer election Monday night naming E. J. Jacoby as illustrous potentate D F Billingsley as chief rabban Charles Mayer as assistant rabban Harry Strickland as high priest W L Dynes as guide C F P Meyer as treasurer F W Brown as recorder and selecting E J Jacoby Charles Mayer H W Krausmann and P H Krauss as imperial council representatives for next July in Rochester New York.
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D. F. Billingsley
Rabban
Charles Mayer
Harry Strickland
W. L. Dynes
C. F P. Meyer
F. W. Brown
Imperial Council
Rochester
N. Y
H. W. Krausmann
P. H Krauss
Artists Marry In Martinsville Union Of Two Art Families
Clifton A. Wheeler an instructor at the John Herron art institute married Miss Hildah Drake of New York in Martinsville. Wheeler recently won a W. M. Chase medal in competitive tests. Miss Drake's father is the art critic of Century magazine.
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Clifton A. Wheeler
John Herron Art Institute
Hildah Drake
New York
Martinsville
Wheeler
Central Avenue M. E. Church Drives Funds for Merit Place Project
At the Methodist ministers' association meeting on Monday the Central Avenue M. E. church announced it has raised $500 toward completing the Merit Place M. E. church project. The congregation still needs about $2,500. Other city Methodist churches will assist.
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Merrit Place M. E
Central Avenue M. E
Methodist Ministers’ Association
Forestry meeting planned by Indiana association directors
Directors of the Indiana forestry association will meet Friday to outline plans for the future. The session will be held in the offices of Charles W. Fairbanks in the Odd Fellow building.
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Indiana Forestry Association
Charles W. Fairbanks
Odd
Never Delay Your Election Subscriptions This Week
Drive subscriptions now to reach voters across districts and past readers. The Sun can mail nationwide for 3.00 per year, so contact acquaintances everywhere and urge timely signups before the contest ends next Saturday night.
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