Japan Ups Ante Over School Privileges
Washington reports show Japanese ambassadors delivered an ultimatum to Secretary Root demanding that Japanese subjects in the United States, including children in San Francisco, receive equal school privileges with whites. Washington backs excluding Japanese laborers while insisting on national pride and a diplomatic victory for Japan’s government.
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Japan
San Francisco
Prince Gro
Lings
Washington
Slimia
United States
Naye
Jinan
Local Jottings Highlight City Developments and Oddities
In Indianapolis notes, the Commercial club plans a Lincoln day tribute with a tablet unveiling at the Bates House. Citizens discuss a sign ordinance for business districts while lobbyists linger. Students study the legislature as gas officials eye financing the Consumers’ Gas Trust plant. The K of P lodge gains night visibility and snow figures loom over Broadway. Court talk centers on new probate and superior courts, a wife desertion arrest reveals a sharp remark, and Judge Stubbs presides over a juvenile case with three generations appearing in the courtroom.
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Stubbs
Juvenile Court
Aome
Sunday Shave Bill Divides Indiana Barbers
A large turnout of union and boss barbers urged or opposed Sunday shaving before the house committee on criminal code. The bill to ban Sunday barbering passed the senate and awaits house action. Representatives argued social and religious implications with supporters from the Seventh Day Adventist church and hotel barber shop owners citing labor views.
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House Committee On Criminal Code
Senate
House
Leo Rappaport
Charles West
Rappaport
Indiana
Harpers
Rupert C. Spohr
Seventh Day Adventist Conference
Spohr
W. A. Kersey
Hotel English
George Knox
Denison House
Knox
House Committee
Oliental Rug Cleaning by Ahilan Bros. & Co
Domestic rug and carpet cleaning alteration repair and dyeing offered by Ahilan Bros. & Co. with both phones listed for contact.
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A¢hilan Bros. & Co
Loss of $1,000,000 Fire Destroys Harrisburg Opera House
A fierce blaze in Harrisburg Pennsylvania destroyed the Grand opera house and several nearby structures. Two hotels were wrecked and the Park hotel partly gutted as flames, fanned by wind, spread from the Payne hat store in the opera house basement. Fire departments from Steelton Lancaster and Middletown aided the effort while guests escaped with belongings and authorities assessed the extensive damage.
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Payne Hat
Opera House
Frye
Grand Union Yea Company
Pauls Shoe Store
Hoffa
Third St
Columbus
George Harry
L. Schmidt
Park Hotel
Walnurst
Men identified in daylight robbery case in police court
William Porter claims two men Sullivan and Edgey attacked him near South and West streets, dragging him into an alley and robbing him. Detective Quigsey reports a solid chain of evidence. attorneys plan a preliminary hearing as Sullivan and Edgey contest the accusations.
What Has Nesbit Up His Sleeve
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is said to testify against Marer Thaw while her constant companion Edgey, 26, and Sullivan, 46, both noted pickpockets, moved in the area around Monument Place. Police doubt alibis and claim the two were seen near the Wiley halt and in North Side robberies. Det Quigley pursued leads but never found them together.
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Sullivan
Edgey
Can
Delaware St
Meghes
Marer Thaw
Ihe
Stanford White
Hlinois
Prattsts
Wiley Haldup
Teey
S. West St
Joliet
Chicago
Quigley
Monument Place
Menwidjanst
Quigler
Desperate bid to whitewash Swettenham over Kingston crisis
Scripps McRae report from Bristol notes Sir Alfred Jones and party members arrive after the Kingston earthquake. He defends Swettenham as orderly, claims 200 wounded were treated aboard Port Kingston, but admits injured were moved to the jetty to free space for passengers. He says Americans were ordered off after Swettenham’s decisive action.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Bristol
Gov. Swettenham
Kingston
Sir Alfred Jones
Port Kingston
Toursts
Admiral Davis
Sir Alfred
Mr. Greenwood
Sir. Alfred
Swettenham
Wingsteed
Parsons
Fort Kingstor
Sir Al‘fred
Mortgage Exemption Bill Advances to Second Reading
The house moved the Burton Green mortgage exemption bill to second reading despite a committee majority recommending against it. A minority report urged passage, seeking tax exemption for $1 200 of mortgaged property rather than the existing $1 000.
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Burton Green
House
Secord
United States Weather Forecast Day Update
Sunrise is at 6 54 with a forecast across the United States. The 7 am time stamp appears in the brief, but details on regional conditions are not provided in the readable fragment.
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United States
Senate Rest as Sessions Cancelled Friday Afternoon
The senate did not meet Friday afternoon with time used for committee meetings. A session is planned for Saturday morning and adjournment at noon Saturday followed by reconvening at 2 PM Monday.
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Senate
Senator Cox bill targets parents who abandon children
Senator Cox’s proposal to criminalize parental abandonment of dependents was approved in the Senate Juriday by 42 to 1, establishing felony penalties and extradition provisions.
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Cox
Senate
Juriday
Purdue Medical Measure Knocks Purdue Bill In Indiana House
The Indiana House defeated Representative Thomas M. Andrews's Purdue medical school proposal by 55 to 41 after a rousing debate. Crowded galleries watched as Speaker Emmet F. Branch ordered spectators away. Debate centered on education committee reports with a minority effort to postpone and a majority urging passage before indefinite postponement.
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Thomas M. Andrew
Medical Schoo
Indianapolis
Purdue University
Messrs. Eschbach
Read
Isarrard
Gus Condo
House
Indiana University Hi
Purdue
John W
Itwards
Indiana University
R. N. Filliott
Thomas Honan
Joseph Burns
Horace L. Hanna
Wiliam Freuchtenicht
Minority Report
Branch
Joseph M. Cravens
Babcock
Baltzell
Barkley
Behymer
Benson
Brosley
Brown
Burns
Carmichael
Caylor
Coble
Cox
Cravens
Edwards
Fitch
Frump
Garrard
Geiss
Green
Grieger
Hay
Holloway
Honan
Hostetter
Hottel
Jackson
Johnson
Joyce
Kellering
Kleckrér
McCullough
McDonald
McKinney
Madden
Moon
Morgan
Mortison
Oberting
Parker
Porter
Rentschler
Scholl
Schroeder
Sicks
Springer
Steele
Stephens
Thornton
Vizard
Wade
Weaver
White
Woodill
Andrew
Baker
Billingsley
Bowlus
Condo
Daily
Downey
Dwyer
Eliott
Eschbach
Faulkner
Ileming
Fruechtenicht
Fumas
Hanna
Hays
Johnston
Kelly
Kimmell
Kinsley
Juieb
Louder
McClosky
McEvoy
Meeker
Norwood
Olive
Pierson
Ratliff
Simison
Slimp
Strickland
Stults
Sweeney
Ulrich
Volz
Watson
Wells
Zook
Speaker Branch
One Cent a Mile Bill Drives Vigo Citizens to Present Petition
A large Vigo county petition urged passage of a bill to fix interurban railroad fare at one cent per mile. Terre Haute representative John F. Joyce has introduced the measure, now before the railroad committee. Lawmakers doubt the house will act, preferring to leave interurban firms alone.
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Vigo County
John F. Joyce
Terre Haute
Committee On Railroads
Indiana National Guard bills killed in House
Two measures backed by the Indiana National Guard were defeated in the house on Friday. The bills proposed creating a state armory board and raising the salary of the national guard commanding general. The ways and means committee recommended indefinite postponement.
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Indiana National Guard
National Guard
Ways and Means Committee
Thaws Carry Lunch and Eat It Cold
New York reports the Thaw trial scene shows Mau McKengie and Evelyn Nesbit amid a bustling courtroom. Spectators and assistants shuttle in and out while the chorus circle and keep personal belongings safe as proceedings span the day.
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Mau McKengie
Evelyn Nesbit
Phew
Jooks
Objection 10 Noel stalls State Life audit protest
Officers of the State Life Insurance company oppose examiner James W. Noel citing bias and statements against fair hearing. Coffin faults Noel for alleged partisan influence and ties to Agency agents. Auditor Billheimer adjourns until Saturday to probe further. removal not expected.
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State Life
James W. Noel
Noel
Charles F. Cotin
Confnsel
State Life Insurance Company
Now
Coffin
Compres
State Agency
State Agency Company
State Life Company
John C. Billheimer
Segal
Favorable Gas Tests At Indianapolis Utility
Tests of gas supplied to patrons by the Indianapolis Gas company remain favorable. A test conducted for the city by C. H. Underwood on Thursday showed a 20 candle power quality, exceeding the 18 candle standard.
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Indianapolis Gas Company
C. H. Underwood
Wanted Help Ad Sparks Short-Term Free Service Offering
A compact notice proposes three days of free fun labor under the headings Wanted Male Help or Wanted Female Help. The brief invites volunteers to participate at no charge, with details likely to follow in subsequent lines of the listing.
Soldier shoots up restaurant in Bedford county case
Special to The Sun. Lad Beto L A Ge ed wards, a United States soldier from this county, enraged by finding his sister working in a Mitchell restaurant, returned intoxicated and fired shots at the place. Arrest followed after a brief struggle. He faced Judge Revl, receiving a light fine but later harsher penalties totaling 860 days in jail credits. He was brought in last night to begin serving the sentence.
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Mitchell
Yacken
Tragic Death Follows Brother's Bank Wreck
Edward Hipple, brother of Frank Hipple who wrecked a Real Estate company's bank last summer, killed himself with a revolver at his Philadelphia home after the family heard a shot from his bedroom. He died on the way to a hospital. The incident is linked to his brother's earlier death by self destruction.
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Hipple
Prisoner Taft Found Dead in Cell at Police Station
George A Taft, a prisoner at the police station, was found dead in his cell Friday morning. Officials indicate death likely from heart trouble linked to alcoholism.
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George A. Taft
Wanted Male Zizip Free of Charge for Three Days
A brief notice advertises a three day period of sun exposure at no cost under the heading Wanted Male Zizip or Wanted. It outlines an unusual promotional or public relaxation offer with minimal details and no explicit location or organization.
Thaw Trial Delays Continue as Juror Shadowing Probed
In New York on February 1, the Thaw trial sees further delays as jurors are shadowed and possible removals loom. Thaw grows irritated at slow progress and opposes counsel over removing certain jurors while reports indicate the jury box may fill only by Monday. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and Mae McKenzie Zie arrive at court amid cautious Thaw family conduct.
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Jerome
Ceretain Talesmen
Harry Thaw
Jarome Beteen
Delmas
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Mae McKensie
Mrs. Thaw
Countess of Yarmouth
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Scripps-VicRae Press Association
Washington, Fel. L
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Wnetet
Tee
Commercial Club
Lincoln
Vid Bates
Citizens’ Gas Company
Consumera' Gas Trust
Footpad District
K. of P. Grand Indge
Massachusetts
Broadwar
Sherew Superior Court
Shie
Asleven
Wulschnera
Harrod
Virginia
Harrisburg
Penn
Sylvania City
Scripps-Mechine Press Association
The
Security Trust Company
Walnut
Steelton
Lancaster
Middletown
William Porter
Saulted
Thomas Sullivan
John Edger
Mr. Porter
South
Iieste
Quigsey
J. H. Green
I2ark-Ave
Togal
West and
Merrill Sts
TiHnels and
Pratt Sts
Tne
A. G Wiley
Nesbit
Hligward Nesbitt
Conield Kingston
GOV
Denison Barber Shop
the Pest
NP Rifles
Tibich
Washington St
Heal Bros. Practical Plasterers
Protection For
Purdue Medical
I. U. Bill
Ways and Means Committee of the House
Celyme
Speclal
New York
Eevanmemenus
Marty
Enzie
Auditor of State
Bedford, Lad
Beto Lageorge Ed
Wards
Edward Hipple
Self
Scripps-Mchrae Preas Association
Philadelphia
Edward
BP. Hipple
Dtate
Frank
Flipple
Talesmen
Carl Branderbaury
Harrys Thaw
Tate
Martin
Thawe
Hartridge
Gleason
Talesman
Garvan
Evelyn
Mae McKenzie Zie
Judge Delmas
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