Two Large Cities Seek Second Class Status
Terre Haute and South Bend press to enter second class and keep current city machinery. A Verreiante delegation led by Mayor Lyons urged Senate support, arguing growth warrants upgrade while preserving boards and economy under present systems. Delegation included city officials, council members, and commercial leaders amid bipartisan backing.
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Terre Haute
Muncie
Andersen
South Bend
Verre Haute
Lyons
Frank Rawley
Jerome Perry
Claudie Bowers
Congress
J.d. Cowan
Henry Newham
Lewis Lavque
The
Commercial Club
Alvin Dud- Tey
Fire destroys Baldwin locomotive shop in Philadelphia
A blaze at Baldwin locomotive works in Philadelphia caused by a paintshop explosion wiped out an entire section. The fire, started last night, resulted in a loss of 1 million dollars. About a thousand workers were employed in the building that burned.
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Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Funeral held for Mrs Isabelle M tes widow of Prof Lee
The funeral of Mrs Isabelle M tes widow of the late Prof T w Lee was held at her home on N Ilhavis street. The body was taken to Greencastle for burial. She is survived by two, Dr G W Lee and M Bee if trouble was the cause of her death.
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Isabelle M. Tes
T.w. Lee
N. Ilhavis St
Greencastle
G. W. Lee
Postum A Healthful Alternative To Coffee Says Lady
A New York woman credits Postum with reversing health decline from lifelong coffee use. She and her husband, once nervous and ill from coffee, improved after switching to Postum, praising it as a pure, healthful drink and urging others to banish coffee. The letter endorses Postum Co., Battle Creek, and references the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Weilwile
Senate Debate Signals Turbulent Final Weeks in Assembly
The senate debate over the Bland railway fare bill signals a stormy finish for the assembly. Politicians warn that hastily enacted measures from party platforms face tough scrutiny, with the two cent fare bill sparking extended discussion and possible amendments as the session winds down.
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National Congress
Congress
House
Senate
Pekin Zouaves honored at Indianapolis banquet
The Pekin Zouaves, an Indianapolis boys unit headlining at the Grand, were honored Tuesday night at a Mothers' club banquet hosted by Mr. and Mrs. H J Craig at 722 N New Jersey St. About 100 guests attended. The event marked the second annual banquet for the troupe, organized four years ago by captain Charles I Craig. Rev Dr Lewis Brown spoke, noting the McKinley birthday alongside the celebration. The group returned to the theater after the meal for a social hour.
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Mothers’ Club
H. J. Craig
New Jersey-st
Indianapolis
Orpheum
Mothers of the
Lanquet
W. J. Craig
Clairles T. Craig
Craig
Lewis Brown
St. Paul's Church
William McKinley
Dr. Brown
Charles T. Craig
Whendore Curtis
Albert Swing
Bernie Beck
Ford Teallick
Forest Newton
Jank Ensley
Robert Jenner
Charles Feeser
Wert Omennell
Charles O'Donnell
Carl Overman
Charles
Miles Glenna Sells
Anderson
Fern Christian
Louisville
Social Calendar Notes From Indianapolis Area Visits
Society items detail visits from Lois Davis and others in Frankfort and Shelbyville, engagements announced for Cora Ellis and William Wright, an Indianapolis luncheon by Mrs Candee Dean, and a matinee at the Grand. Names include Ashworth, Neff, Dillman, Vance, Meier, Brown, and others with travel to Berlin and Martinsville mentioned.
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John Candee Dean
Augustus Lynch Mason
Fletcher Hodges
William Frederick Wober
George N. Catterson
Charles Brossnan
Herbert W. Foltz
Katherine Keene
Budget Chief Skeptical Over $2.40 Deputy Surveyor Pay
A legislative debate faults a Senate Committee measure setting deputy county surveyor pay at $2.40 per day while on public works. Critics argue the civil engineer's trained skill is undervalued, likening the proposal to footing labor with professional compensation.
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General Assembly
Senate
Assembly
Civi
Brickley Vers
Teachers Await Legislature To Act On Salary Raise
Indianapolis school teachers await action by the legislature before receiving the promised pay raise. The move to eliminate the 19 percent holdback on salaries will not be acted on until the board's February meeting.
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Indianapolis
Fie
Perent
Startling Facts About Elections in Tight Primary Fight
The Roemier primary bill draws heavy party machine opposition from Democrats and Republicans alike. A heated, hot debate looms as lobbyists tout sensational data and local history to press or hinder direct primary nominations for state, federal, and local offices.
Hackenschmidt Accepts Offer for World Wrestling Championship
Kansas City fans await a May match as Hackenschmidt accepts a bid from the Missouri Athletic Club for a world wrestling championship bout with Gotch. The purse is 19.0 with 75 percent to the winner and the rest to the winner total.
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Kansas City
Cure For Eczema Found After Six Days Of Treatment
Edward Wovell of Band 30th U S Infantry Fort Crook Nebraska describes a long battle with eczema on hands arms and legs. After six days using Cuticura Soap Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent the itching stopped and the sores disappeared.
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Edward Wovell
U. S. Infantry
Fort Crook
Nebraska
Cure Skin Tortures with Cuticura Remedies
The advertisement touts Cuticura as a complete external and internal treatment for skin diseases including eczema rashes itchings and hair loss in all ages. It promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with depots in Boston London Paris and New York for worldwide sale and mailing.
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Potterbrug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Maas
London
Newbery
Charterhouse
Paris
Roberts
Rue de la Paix
Newcastle bout ends in twelve round draw
Jimmy Dunn of Newcastle and Frank Carsey of Chicago fought 12 lively rounds to a draw before about a thousand at the Newcastle Athletic Club. Both fighters showed fatigue at the final bell with Dunn slightly weaker.
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Speeniico the Sun
Newcastle
Penn
Jimmy Dunn
Frank Carsey
Chicago
Newcastle Athletic Club
Dunn
Medics Voted Down In Indiana Purdue Medical Fight
Indiana University faces a tougher battle as the house rejects a bill to run a medical course in Indianapolis and declines to ratify Purdue’s contract with medical schools. Supporters of both institutions push to advance bills in the senate, with outcomes likely tied to the house’s view of the senate’s actions.
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Indiana University
Purdue
Medical
Senate
House
Flat 2 Cent Fare Moves Through Senate
The Wirkman amendment to the two cent railroad fare bill removes the half cent excess when paid on the train, passing 29 to 17 in the senate to establish a flat two cent rate. Bland's amendment offering one pound of baggage free was debated but approved 28 to elemen, and the bill advanced to engrossment.
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General Assembly
House
Wirkman
Bland
Beaten by Robber Leaves Shimer Beaten and Hiding
Captain of Detectives Bray learned a hold up at Multen and Michigan streets last night was the work of highwaymen who also beat O B Shimer of Oriental Street. Detectives Lersh and Gerber found Shimer at his home confined from the severe beating. Shimer and relatives failed to report the incident.
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Tnman
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O. B. Shimer
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Oriental-st
Lersh
Gerber
Alr
Shimer
Ale
They Died Together in Michigan Lake Mystery
A note allegedly signed by a distressed father and his daughter Martha claims they drowned themselves in a lake near Lincoln Park after a disastrous fire at the Weiboldt furniture store. Police say the pair vanished Saturday. the note references 45 years of hard work and a shared fate. The story underscores the family’s troubled devotion amid scandal and tragedy.
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Chicago
Jian. S
AL Weibolt
Lincoln Park
Daugh
Ame
Weisehchts
Pittanes
Snowstorms and standstill hit North Dakota Minnesota
A fresh blizzard sweeps North Dakota and Minnesota trapping trains and leaving engines and snow plows idle. Blockades and fuel shortages deepen, with relief movements described as highly unlikely. Rail lines from the Sea to Great Northern and Northern Pacific report widespread disruption and stalled equipment.
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Mineapolis
Minn
Jan
North Dakota
Minnesota
Northwest
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Diamond Ring Theft Arrest Sparks Youth Case
Child Bransy Withens Aged T1 visited with Joe Shultz and his two children. She left Mrs Jennie Nahor's house with a diamond ring. Police arrested her Tuesday after Shaug interfered with an officer. The child says she looked at the ring then dropped it on the street. Police seek the ring.
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Bransy Withens
Joe Shultz
Jennie Nahor
John Shine
Shaug
Ives Alost W. Whishington Jr
Austrian Dispensary claims auscatco cures asthma and catarrh
New York January 9. A long line of patients with asthma catarrh and bronchitis fill the waiting room at the Austrian Dispensary 32 West Twenty-fifth Street New York City. The newspaper hails auscatco as a universal remedy with thousands of cures backing its extraordinary claims. A few days treatment is offered to callers or mailed free to any address in America on request.
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New York
West Twenty-fifth Street
New York City
Auscatco
Fie
Ascates
America
Young Woman Injured In Street Collision
Miss Hattie Wagner suffered painful injuries after being dragged across the street when a wagon was struck between a wagon and an E Washington street car. A bystander was knocked down. Wagner received care at Dr. M A Young and was then taken home in the dispensary ambulance. Another item reports Dr J N Hurty being accused of lobbying against the bottle bill during a House debate, with Representative Michael Thornton alleging the DHE aimed to boost Indiana’s bottle business for labor interests. vote 44 to 50 defeated the measure.
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Hattie Wagner
Miss Wagner
Charles Blanchard
S. Capitelarya
M. A. Young
W. Walnutst
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Michael Thornton
New Albany
Indiana
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C. W. Neff
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Aurelia Dillman
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Flo Geeting
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Cora Carson
Shelbyville
Albert Blakely
James W. Noel
Campbell
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Edith Stanton Brown
G. P. Brown
Bloomington
Robert A. Boomer
Frank A. Flanner
N. Capitolave
George Philip Meier
Sadie Kirby
Harlan FE
Cook
Henrietta Schooley
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Walter D. Franklin
Cora Ellis
William Oliver Wright
Miss Blue
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Carrie
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Leonora Tyner
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Grace Young
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