Panama Canal Contract Explained by Gilson Garder
Washington report explains that canal digging is government driven with private contractors like Oliver & Co. providing labor chiefs and skilled workers. It details payment of $100,000 worth of work for a 6.75 percent fee, plus engineering review, time-based penalties, and the push to employ diverse labor forces including Spanish labor.
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Gilson Garder
Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
William J. Oliver
Meenas
Oliver
Oliver & Co
Canal Commission
San Domingo
Spain
Thornton Defends Glass Factories In Night Work Amendment
Indiana House debated child labor Friday with Representative Michael C. Thornton of New Albany leading a defense of allowing 14 to 16 year olds to work nights in factories including glass plants. Thornton called the glass industry “the aristocracy of American labor” and shared personal history of factory work and education, drawing applause as the amendment passed despite opposition from Reps. Kieckner and Fitch.
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Michael C. Thornton
New Albany
Thornton
House
Charles W. Kieckner
J. Monroe Fitch
Muncie
Oliver Carmichael
Gus 8. Condo
Marion
Mr. Fitch
Mr. Thornton
Indiana
Local Society Notes Then and Now in Indiana Towns
Social items reveal visits and returns among Kokomo Marion Vincennes Bloomington Columbus and Shelbyville with guests from Madison Indianapolis and Crawfordsville. Marital announcements include Katherine High and John Jewell wed Jan 5 at St Pauls Episcopal church with home to Columbus. A bride elect Pearl Fewell hosts a party with Miss Edna Hawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine High
Emma High
John Jewell
Columbus
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Lewis Brown
Jewel
Pearl Fewell
Edna H. Hawkins
Postal Service Needs a Change on Business Basis
The House committee on post offices and postroads urges a three senator and three representative commission to thoroughly investigate the entire postal service with experts. The goal is to adopt businesslike reforms, improve efficiency, and realize economies. Also notes judiciary panel rejection of Beveridge child labor bill and defeat for a 14 foot Mississippi River channel plan.
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Sus
Washington
Houses Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
Postoffice
Over- Street
House
Post Ofice Department
Postal Service
Post Office Department
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Beveridge
Mississippi River
Chicago
St. Louis
Gulf
House In Committee
Duke and Duchess of Malborough Reach Settlement
London Feb 7 The Duke and Duchess of Malborough have settled their domestic trouhles. The Duchess formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt, with her two sons, sat in a Drury Lane theater box with the duke’s mother, the Marchioness of Blandford. The duke was expected to join but did not.
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Duchess of
Malborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Hew
Drury Lane Theater
Mothel
Eloped Couple Marries After Long Highland Escape
Ransom Sexton aged 17 and Cova Flanary aged 13 eloped after a pre dawn trek of about 40 miles on foot through sleet across the Cumberland and Black mountains to Whitesburg Kentucky where they were wed amid a stormy march.
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McRae Press Association
Whitesburg
Ransom Sexton
Cova Flanary
Cumberlands
Black Mountains
Miss Ethyl Carney and Harry Bru Baker Wed in Church
Miss Ethyl Carney and Harry Bru Baker were married Wednesday at SS Peter and Paul church by Rev. Father George Smith. The couple plans to live in California after March 15.
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Violet Ethel Harding
Charles E. Hays
J. W. Harding
H. F. Hader
Blackford M. EB. Church
Timothy
Florence Wahl
Anthony B. Wernsing
Sacred Heart Church
Wernsing
Washington St
Ethyl Carney
Harry Brubaker
SS. Peter and Paul Church
George Smith
Boy Pleads Guilty in Slaying for 99 Year Term
Special to The Sun. William Weismiller, 19, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to 99 years in the penitentiary. He shot and killed Charles Brassez, a saloon porter, on Jan 40 in St. Louis Missouri.
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the Sun
ST. Louis
William Weismiller
Charles Brassez
Macmillen Charms Indianapolis Audience In Recital
Violinist Macmillen impressed Indianapolis listeners with a second return recital at Magishs. He, and accompanist Richard Haglman, delivered a varied program showcasing technique and deep musical feeling, particularly in Tartini Corelli Variations and Paganini Witches Dance, drawing enthusiastic encore after encore. The young virtuoso was praised as a potential future master of the violin.
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Francis Macmillen
Indianapolis
Magish
Macmillen
Tartini
Corelli
Piganini
America
Richard Haglman
Spring flower tea highlights social season pleasures
Mrs. Daniel Wait Howe hosted a spring flower tea on Wednesday with daffodils and yellow tulips and yellow candlelight. Honor guest was Mrs. James Bingham wife of the new attorney general with hosts including Mrs. A. M. Tral and Miss Sue Howe assisting.
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Daniel Wait Howe
James Bingham
Robert Geddes
N. Delawarest
Joseph Gilchrist
Cleveland
Muriel Hitt
Senate Committee Advocates Holding Back House Bills
A senate committee chairman urged delaying house bills until the house responds to senate measures. He warned past delays when the house held up senate bills could recur, risking the fate of both chambers. The chairman spoke Wednesday afternoon and his stance prevailed.
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House
Senate
Maine Cold Snaps Spur Tall Tales Of Freezing Fish And Beard Loss
Ashland Maine February reports extreme cold with winds up to forty miles an hour. A Stevens logging camp trout pond froze solid allowing fishermen to harvest fish. Long Jim Weston’s beard and hair froze. a salt mackerel supper sparked thirst leading to frozen whiskers. Hen Carson recalls a dog taunting cows as tails sank through a predrilled trough ice.
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John Pierce
Stevens
Long Jim" Weston
Jim
Bill
Carson
Loos
Cincinnati artist Leon Vanlov to fund club banquet in will
Cincinnati artist Leon Vanlov leaves 20 dollars to the Cincinnati Art Club for a dinner to be held after his death in memory of the artist’s circle. He notes he may join the event if spirits return, and mentions bequests to Belgian and Cincinnati friends, a 60 franc gift to Dr Schuerman’s widow, and a photo by Esme Meyer.
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Leon van Loo
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Art Club
Leon Vanlov
Belgium
van Lea
van Loa
Esme Meyer
van Io
Gulf Stream Shifts but Britain Won't Freeze
New Orleans reports a Gulf Stream shift since the Jamaica earthquake. Capt. John Soley notes the current hugs the Central American coast and deflects west, reducing its influence on Britain and Western Europe. Climate effects are attributed to warmer southern winds rather than the Gulf Stream itself.
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Britain
Maica
Gulf Stream
America
Europe
Gulf
Atlantic
John
Central American
England
Philadelphia
Newfoundland
Jamaica
Hen frees cows in extreme cold weather
In a tale of extreme cold Hen notices cows suddenly blocked by tails tied to a trough as water freezes and animals stand immobilized. He cuts the tails free with an axe to prevent injury. He recalls temperatures near 30 below and notes it has reached 47 below in past winters.
Moving the Court in Courthouse Basement
Juvenile court expands into two large rooms in the courthouse basement. Judge Stubbs plans a flat desk for his use so he can address boys and girls at eye level during hearings.
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Stubbs
Crack Teams in Match Between Duesseldorf and Bloomington Five
The Duesseldorfers meet the Bloomington five at the Columbia alleys on Saturday night in a 300 a side match. A rematch is planned for the following Saturday under the same conditions.
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Duesseldorfers
Bloomington
Columbia Alleys
Dusseldorfers
In Use. His Beau-Say Requests Sister Hair Lock
In a cryptic exchange Freddy offers a lock of his sister's hair while insisting it must be new. The speaker presses for a strand, revealing a quirky domestic dialogue with implied family tension.
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Freddy
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