Cheapness of Good Roads Much Urged at Indiana Congress
Indiana farmers heard critiques of the forestry commission and praised road and fiscal reforms. William H. Dye urged nonpartisan conservation, Clarence Kenyon pressed a state highway commission, and George W. Miles pushed fish and game funding and license reforms. New officers were elected for the Indiana farmers' congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Holton Dye
Indianapolis
Indiana
National Conservation Association
Indiana Forestry Commission
State Farmers’ Congress
Dye
Clarence Kenyon
International Good Roads Congress
Brussels
State Congress
George W. Miles
Fish and Game Department
Doctor Resigns Over Low City Dispensary Pay
Dr. E E Dougherty tendered his resignation to the board of health citing insufficient pay of 35 dollars a month from the city dispensary and his inability to give up his railway mail job. The board refused reinstatement and a physician from Frankfort Indiana is reported selected for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Dougherty
Board of Health
Raiway
Moorday
Frankfort
Ind
Exhibition finishes with 10 cent admission at Herron Institute
The Society of Western Artists and the American artists conclude their display at the Herron Institute with a final 10 cent admission on Wednesday evening. The show, open since December 4, will end at Christmas afternoon and travel to St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, and Chicago in the coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Western Artists
American Artists
St. Louis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Chicago
Hood's Sarsaparilla Praised by Mrs Reminger for Nervous Prostration
Miss Minerva Reminger of Upper Bern Pa credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with curing years of nervous prostration and inability to keep food down after trying many remedies. She says the remedy improved digestion and strengthened her nerves, promoting bright health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva Reminger
Upper
Bern
Hood
Hotel men back model saloon law in Indiana
State Senator Carl E. Wood urged the Hotel keepers' association to back a liquor reform bill proposing high license strict regulation and one saloon per 1000 people. The group agreed to pass on bills but had no own proposal. New officers were elected including A B Jones president and J Edward Krause secretary treasurer Robert Watson, with a broad board from Indiana hotels and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Wood
Hotel Keepers’ Association of
Indiana
Charles A. Bookwalter
Isador Wulfson
State Bureau of Weights and Measures
Association
A. B. Jones
Crawford House
Crawfordsville
J. Edward Krause
Morton and Edward Hotels
Indianapolis
Robert G. Watson
Hotel English
Henry W. Lawrence
Claypool Hotel
Thomas Taggart
French Lick Springs
French Lick
W. A. Holt
Denison
C. Williams
Lorraine
G. E. Sherman
Bucklea Hotel
Elkhart
Robert Watson
Edward Watson
Union Depot
Vincennes
Joseph H. Jennings
New Grand Hotel
Anderson
Fred van Orman
St. George
Evansville
F. QL
Branham
Branham Hotel
Union City
Fred C. Brownell
Tremont House
Wabash
E. T. Dobbins
New Lyon
Seymour
White Plague Film to Be Shown Here
The Indiana Red Cross state committee to educate on tuberculosis shows a 3000 foot moving picture of tenement life. It will play in Indianapolis at the Orpheum theater next Saturday and Sunday. If successful, the film will be leased for a year to all state theaters free of charge. Dr. Henry Moore’s pamphlet How to Combat the White Plague will also be distributed in editions of 10000 each, with 100000 expected by January 1, 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Committee of the Red Cross
Indianapolis
Orpheum Theater
Edison Company
Henry Moore
Blind in One Eye Stops Soldier Recruit
At a recruiting station George Jackson learned he was blind in his left eye, a condition he did not know about. He passed the exams except for vision, attempted to join anyway, and was rejected when the officer confirmed the loss of sight in the left eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jackson
Army
Red Cross Stamp Sale Records Set Ahead of Holidays
With Christmas a week away Indiana expects a record Red Cross stamp sale for fundraising against the white plague. State headquarters shipped 1,195,000 seals and sent 28,000 notices on Tuesday including a 10,000 lot to New Albany. Indianapolis leads with 240,000 sold, followed by Terre Haute at 110,000 and Fort Wayne at 50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Indiana
Federal
New Albany
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Ft. Wayne
Building Trades Council Elects Indiana Leaders
After a two day session at Walhalla hall the Indiana building trades council adjourned until September 1911 with a meeting place to be named later. Joseph B. Isthison of Indianapolis was elected president, W. T. Ginn of Hammond secretary treasurer and vice presidents Frank E. Sherman Indianapolis E L Slough South Bend Peter A Boland Indianapolis James Ray Lafayette and C L Terry Indianapolis were chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Indiana
W. H. Newsom
Elizabeth Jows
Congo
Wwkorn
Newsom
D. F. Marsh
Frankfort
Farmers’ Institutes
Farmers’ Congress
Joseah Strange
Marion
Elizabethtown
Charles E. Butler
Crawfordsville
Strange
National Farmers’ Congress
Indiana Building Trades Council
Walhalla Hall
Joseph B. Istchison
Indianapolis
W. T. Ginn
Hammond
Frank E. Sherman
E. L. Slough
South Bend
Peter A. Boland
James Ray Lafayette
C. L. Terry
Taxpayer Failed to List Personal Property, Suit Filed
Wilfred R. Dean of 1136 North Meridian Street faced a $30,000 penalty after Elliott R. Hooton, prosecuting attorney, filed suit Tuesday afternoon for failing to list personal property from 1898 to 1903. The complaint asserts $4,000 more was owed in listed property across six paragraphs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred R. Dean
North Meridian Street
Elliott R. Hooton
Man Surrenders to Face Parole Violation Charge
Albert Owens of Walcott Kansas walked into Captain Holtz office and asked to be arrested. He said he was wanted for violating parole while serving a forgery sentence and had been traveling across the United States. He said he was tired of dodging police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Owens
Walcott, Kas
Holtz
Kansas
Owens
United States
Stolen Chickens Belong to Mrs Blakley from Senate Avenue
A thief took twenty chickens from Mrs. B. E. Blakley at 1727 North Senate Avenue during the night. The birds valued at 35 dollars were all removed as the Blakley family slept, and the incident occurred before Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Blakley
Senate Avenue
Blakley
Indianapolis Recruiting Office Surges to Seventh Place
Capt. J. I. Watson leads the Indianapolis army recruiting station to climb from twenty sixth to seventh among sixty stations in under a year. Indianapolis recruits show higher intelligence and average two men per day, or 720 annually, with most recruits from homes and factories. Watson’s rapid rise comes despite a four month lull. He served in the Philippines and earned a captain’s rank after a long career. he is now studying law with a law book often in hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Watson
Indianapolis
United States Army
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
Detroit
Knoxville
Watson
Army
Seventh Cavalry
Signal Corps
Forty-fifth Volunteer Infantry
Philippines
Philippine Scouts
Coast Artillery Corps
Capt. Watson
Rockefeller Gives Last Ten Million to Chicago University
The oil magnate John D. Rockefeller pledges 10 million dollars in the final installment of his gifts to the University of Chicago, totaling near 25 million already given. He plans future support to come from other donors and resigns from the university board, turning over control to Chicago and the West as trustees announce the gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Santa Claus
Midway College
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Jr
John D. Rockefeller Jr
F. T. Gates
University Board of Trustees
West
Martin A. Ryerson
Board of Trustees
Carnegie Gifts Surpass Rockefeller Funds by 45 Million
The report details Carnegie philanthropy totaling 179.3 million dollars, exceeding Rockefeller gifts by 45 million. It lists allocations to libraries, education foundations, and universities including the General Education Board with 53 million, the University of Chicago and Harvard College among major beneficiaries, and multiple European and U.S. initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Rockefeller
General Education Board
University of Chicago
Institute of Medical Research
Bush Medical College
Lieber targets poles defying city law after fire hazards
At a city meeting, Richard Lieber vowed to remove 157 downtown utility poles between Senate and Alabama to reduce fire risks, accusing public service companies of law defiance. The session debated fire department funding, with $150,000 sought for improvements and little firm action on a bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lieber
Shank
Fred Owen
Lieber
Maryland Street
Coots
C. A. Schrader
Schrader
Stillz
Prominent Woman Weds Indian Pawneean Leader
Mrs. Bird S. McGuire former wife of an Oklahoma congressman married George D. Lemott a former Haskell star athlete at Lawrence Kansas. Lemott serves as an Osage agency attache and sits on the Pawnee city council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawneer
Okla
Bird S. McGuire
Oklahoma
George D. Lemott
Haskell Indian School
Lawrence
Kas
Lemott
Osage Indian Agency
Pawnee
Kinney to Contest Removal as Gas Office Chief
Bryce Kinney state natural gas supervisor plans to contest his removal effective January 1 by State Geologist Barrett. Kinney claims he should hold office until March 10, 1911, four years from appointment. Assistant attorney general FE White advises him to that effect. Barrett has named William E. Morse of Fortville as natural gas supervisor and expects Morse to start January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryce Kinney
Barrett
Kinney
FE. M. .White
William E. Morse
Fortville
Christmas Cantata at Broadway M. E. Church
Broadway M E Church Sunday school plans a Christmas cantata titled Bethlehem by George T Rost to be performed by the church choir next Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sunday School of
Broadway M. FE. Church
Bethlehem
George T. Rost
Newport man shot in alleged robbery near hospital
Thomas Jullan of Newport Kentucky appeared at City hospital Tuesday night with a gunshot wound to his right leg. He claimed a stranger robbed him of $1 and a ring before taking him to a rear area behind the hospital and firing. Police captain Kruger doubts the robbery claim and Jullan was jailed for loitering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jullan
Newport
City Hospital
Jullan
Julian
Kruger
New Year’s Eve at Maennerchor in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Maennerchor hosts an informal New Year’s Eve with dancing and a male chorus program. A midnight short program, refresh ments in corridors, and lunch are planned. Kneipe seats listeners for the chorus with soprano Miss Augusta Rentsch under Rudolph Heyne. Dining room stays open after 10:30 p.m. with an orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Maennerchor
Image Hall
Kneipe
Augusta Rentsch
Rudolph Heyne
Uniform Recording Legislation Sought
Indiana recorders debate a bill to standardize how legal instruments are recorded. The Indiana Recorders Association committee includes Robert Kelley Noah Lehman Joseph Turk and others. Officers elected at the Claypool hotel include James W. Shinn as president and H E Jones as secretary. They vow to resist any legislature move to cut the 30 percent fee on excess money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorders' Association of
Indiana
Robert Kelley
Allen County
H. E. Jones
Lake County
Joseph P. Turk
Marion County
Noah €. Lehman
St. Joseph County
G. G. Morris
Henry County
Frank Heerman
Vigo
James W. Shinn
Logansport
Fr. Wayne
H. E B. Jones
Crownpoint
Terre Haute
Recorders
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Forestry Commission of
Herron Institute
the Leading Trust Company
the Union Trust Company
Office Company’s
Market Street
Building Trades Council
Opera
Everett
Romeo
Cavalier
Indianapolis Sun
Department of the
John D
Chicago University
Andrew Carnegie
Libraries Education Foundation
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
Washing
U. S
Europe
Eign
Barnard College
Yale University
Southern Education Fund
Union Theological
Harvard University
Baptist Education Society
Cleveland
Peeves Tees
Safe Deposit Department
Fletcher American National Bank
Pennsylvania and Market Streets
C. H
Diinois St
H. G. Alexander
Senate
Alabama
Ohio
Georgia
Maennerchor
Recorders’ Association
J. W. Shinn
Claypool
K.P Masaon & Co
Rushville
Connersville
Greensburg
Union Station
Ilar Bros
Washington St
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