Blaze Ravages Chicago Packing Plant Killing Chief Horan
Chicago December fire at Morris and Co packing plant in the stock yards raged for 36 hours. Twenty three bodies recovered, dozens injured, and 27 to 28 feared dead. Reinforcements arrived as Mayor Busse and Coroner Hoffman vowed full investigation into the high pressure water failure. Funds for relief exceeded 51 000 with a goal near 500 000.
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Chicago
Morris & Co
Horan
Engine Company 28
No. 20
Maurice Regan
Euge Sullivan
Richard Ryan
Matthew Byrne
George Barth
Donahue
Frank Y Walters
Pinemini
Engine Company No
Busse
James Horan
Hoffman
Board of Trade
Chief Horan
Masons
Burrough
Daniel Horan
Heeran
Seyferlich
Serferhch
Man and Machine in Education Stir Indiana Teachers
Champ Clark urged manual training as essential during a Friday address to Indiana teachers in Tomlinson Hall. W S Hiser and others highlighted to reform the system linking books and shop work, with sessions across Claypool hotel venues and leaders from Indiana University and local schools attending.
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Champ Clark
America
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Tomlinson Hall
Washington County
Marshall College
Huntington
W. Va
Pike County
Ling
President Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Clark
James G. Blaine
W. S. Hiser
Manual Training High
Indiana Teachers’ Association
Claypool Hotel
Priday
Teachers’ Association
Claypool
Local Forecast: Frigid Friday With Clearing East
Fair and colder conditions prevail Friday across Indiana with cooler night temperatures. Western areas stay fair while eastern portions clear after nightfall. Saturday remains fair but colder with a continued drop in temperatures. Sunrise and sunset times are listed.
Attempted bank robbery near Westfield ends with dynamite blast
Early Friday morning an unsuccessfully attempted heist at the State Bank of Westfield 18 miles north of Indianapolis used dynamite on the inner vault. The robbers stole two horses and a buggy, jimmied the front door, and fled toward Indianapolis, abandoning the plan after the blast.
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State Bank of
Westfield
Indianapolis
Kelly Robinson
Dan Haworth
Carmel
Will Huffman
Yeggman
Mail clerk's health falters on hard run
Railway mail clerk Honderich tells of constant strain on a St Louis to Indianapolis route. He suffered a congestive attack and is advised rest. He recalls trains running late, long hours, and his two year awareness of deteriorating condition. His wife and infant son Harold Eugene wait at their Paris Avenue home as he recovers.
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Adam Honderich
Paris Avenue
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Harold Eugene
Henderich
Pittsburg
East St. Louis
Horan Interview Night Before Fire
A Christmas themed reflection argues for belief in Santa Claus and the spirit of giving. The speaker praises sleep, kinship, and returning home at Christmas, contrasting gift giving with a justified Santa myth and personal belief.
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Horan
Night Before
Santa Claus
Santa
Judge Collins Scores in Police Court Case
Judge Collins presided Friday as Patrolman Bane arrested Chris Romper man and J E Paxton owners of a pool room at 1704 East Washington for permitting a minor Lester Cunningham at 1220 East St Clair to frequent the premises.
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Love Police
Judge Collins
Bane
Chris Romperman
J. E. Paxton
East Washington Street
Lester Cunningham
East St. Clair Street
Champ Clark Disavows Speakership Bid During Indiana Stop
Champ Clark says he is not a candidate for president and not drumming up votes for speaker. He notes 180 pledged supporters and asks for 114 to nominate, pledging to rule with fairness if elected. Judge George M. Gray friends discuss Finley Gray's leanings and Clark's progressive stance amid Indiana delegation questions.
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Indiana
Gray
University Club
Supt. C. N. Kendall
Korbly
Mr. Clark
Denison
Missourian
Congressman Korbly
Champ Clark
Indianapolis
George M. Gray
Connersville
Finley Gray
Congressman Clark
Clark
Finley
Korhly
House
Brightwood City Adopts Brightwood Avenue Car Line Extension
The Board of Works approved extending Brightwood avenue streetcar lines to Thirtieth street as a Christmas gift. Dr William H Johnson led the push against Gale street, aided by local business people and residents including Mrs Sophia Heil. The decision prompted cheers from Brightwood residents. the board closed for Christmas.
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Board of Works
New City Hall
Brightwood
Brightwood Avenue
Thirtieth Street
William H. Johnson
Gale Street
Mayer Shank
Street
Sophia Heil
Christians Sist
Sehrader
Johnson
Motorcyclist Hurt In Collision On City Streets
John Wt. Shepard injured with head trauma after his motorcycle collided with an auto truck while traveling west on Twenty fourth street. Investigators Todd and Okey could not determine the truck’s owner or driver as the vehicle fled the scene.
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John Wt. Shepard
West Twenty Sixth Street
Twenty-fourth Street
Cornell Avenue
Shepard
Todd and
Okey
Slogans for Indianapolis Contest Narrow to Ninety-One
Judges rejected all 45000 slogans for the Indianapolis slogan contest and left ninety-one deemed of equal merit. The Commercial club and allied groups sponsored the effort with cooperation from newspapers. The judges aim to decide next steps soon and may continue the contest until a fully suitable slogan is found.
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Commercial Club
Indianapolis Trade Association
Board of Trade
Manufacturers’ Association
Merchants’ Association
W. H. Howard
R. G. McClure
Homer H. Davie
William Helfenberger
Sand
Uncle Sam
Indianapolis
Hoosier
Indianapoli
America
Indianpolis
National Center
Siub of
Progress
United States
Central City
Heart of Trade
Inland Trade Center
Heart of
Hat tie LeBlanc to Hide From World Enter Convent
Hat tie LeBlanc the 11 year old French Canadian girl acquitted of murder in East Cambridge plans to join a convent. She will decline marriage and vaudeville offers and pursue education after the sensational trial.
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Hattie Leblanc
World West
Arichat
N. 8
Clarence F. Glover
Waltham
Mass
East Cambridge
Shank Targets Firemen in Bid to Reshape City Fire Crew
Mayor Shank declares he will have Capt. Charles A. Oelschlager and Lieut. T. D. Stringer reduced to the ranks and hints at appointing Al Gresh. He cites earlier accusations and questions over misconduct and missing funds as justification, signaling a political clash with Board of Safety President Davis and potential shifts in city control.
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Shank
Board of Safety
Charles A. Oelschlager
Lieut
T. D. Stringer
Company No. 14
Thirtieth
Kenwood Streets
al Gresh
Gresh
Davis A. Gresh
John W. Holtzman
Fifteenth Street
William E. Davis
Davis
Kimball to resign and clear muddle
City controller Howard Kimball said he will hand Mayor Shank his resignation to take effect January 1. He notes no talks with Shank or successor Wal lace and that the move clears the controllership question. He may still serve as deputy if offered. The deputy position remains a mystery.
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Howard Kimball
Shank
Mr. Kimball
Wallace
Kimball
Physicians May Be Hit For Blindness
Indiana considers a bill to curb ophthalmia neonatorum by holding physicians and midwives legally responsible for newborn eye infections. The measure targets prevention at birth, with reduced risk of childhood blindness and state costs around $900,000 annually. Dr. Eturty anticipates opposition to the bill.
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Indiana
Eturty
Stokes Jackson's Son Appointed Traveling Deputy Attorney General
Omer S. Jackson of Greenfield, son of Stokes Jackson the Democratic state chairman, is named traveling deputy attorney general by Attorney General-elect Thomas M. Honan to succeed George B. Bingham.
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Omer S. Jackson
Greenfield
Stokes Jackson
Thomas M. Honan
George B. Bingham
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McLrnn
New Albany
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R. W. Brown
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Ll. A. Pittenger
Indiana University
Adelaide Baylor
Wabash
A. C. Payne
Mooresville
C. V. Haworth
Kokomo
G. M. Wilson
Aeolian Hall
Tee
Morris Packing House
BANK
Honderich
Department
Collins
House of Represen
Bernard Korbly
Denison Hotel
Bowling Green
Brightwood Order
Bill Davis
Controller
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