Indiana Law Sparks Public School Reading Brawl
Indiana AG says only the Howe primer may be used in public schools for five years, forcing districts to forgo other readers. The dispute centers on 1908 and 1909 laws, with Bobbs Merrill readers favored by many districts but constrained by the state contract. Critics call the move a new blow to schoolbook choice and accuse the trust of pressuring Indiana children into inferior texts.
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Indiana
State Board of Schoolbook Commissioners
Bobbles- Merrill Boks
State Board
Howe
Book Trust
Liiberty
Abe
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Etiog
Tai Daaron
B. Smith
Wed
George B Rubens Considers City Council Candidacy
George B Rubens of the Second district, a Saks and Company store superintendent for 19 years, declares his willingness to run for the Democratic nomination in the city council race. A 32nd degree Mason and active in multiple fraternal groups, he lives at Ardmore flats near Massachusetts and Delaware streets and has never held office. Also entering the race is James Little, longtime resident of the First district and partner at Cary in the merchant tailoring business, living at 640 Tacoma Avenue.
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George B. Rubens
Rubens
Saks and Company
Pennsylvania
Washington Streets
Model
Ardmore
Massachusetts Avenue
Delaware Street
Knights of Pythias
The
Red Men
James Little
W. O. Cary
Traction
Mr. Little
Tacoma Avenue
First District
Angered by boys a man struck one and 15 arrested
Ralph Easley objected to a group of boys at the Virginia avenue fountain and struck George Melton, 711 Laurel street, after an exchange over a humorous remark. Melton and others denied prior contact. Easley was fined $1 and costs in police court.
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Ralph Easley
Virginia Avenue
Easley
George Melton
Laurel Street
Melton
Lawn fete for St Philip Neri church July 1916
A lawn fete at Rural Street between Michigan and Tenth, July 13 to 15, benefits St. Philip Neri church. The new church seats 600 and a parochial school will be run by Sisters of St Mary's of the Woods. Rev George Smith, formerly assistant pastor at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral, leads the event with daily concerts by local talent.
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St. Philip Neri
Michigan
Tenth Streets
Sisters of
St. Mary’s of the Woods
George Smith
SS. Peter and Paul
Men of Other Cities Winked of Our Girls
Indianapolis girls have been selected in the past 24 hours as desirable brides by four men from other cities and licenses were issued by the county clerk. Claude R Newhouse 19 of Louisville and Miss Mary E Gray 17 of 1218 Yandes street obtained a license. Edward Tindall 25 of Evansville obtained papers to wed Sadie Ameer 26 of 414 North Senate avenue. Earl R Blythe of Clinton Ind chose Nellie E McDaniels 814 East New York street for his bride. Jacob A Cary 54 came from Olean N Y to wed Mary C Krunel 55 of 528 N Senate avenue.
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Indianapolis
William Berner
Claude R Newhouse
Louisville
Mary E. Gray
Yandes Street
Edward Tindall
Evansville
Alia Sadie Ameer
Senate Avenue
Earl R. Blythe
Clinton
Ind
Nellie E. McDaniels
New York Street
Jacob A. Cary
Olean
N. Y
Mary C. Krunel
Dead man identified in California house death
The man who died suddenly Saturday night at the California house on Illinois Street was identified Tuesday afternoon as Alonzo Lewis, 48, of 846 Arbor Avenue.
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California House
Illinois Street
Alonzo
Lewis
Arbor. Avenue
Taggart defended as newspapers attack him over Gingles tale
In a polemic column, supporters defend Thomas Taggart against accusations tied to the Gingles testimony. The piece cites alleged press bias from the Indianapolis Star and asserts Taggart’s public and private records show a clean career and charitable acts despite hostile coverage. It argues the smear is politically motivated and urges restraint.
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Gingles
Chicago
Thomas Taggart
French Lick
Mr. Tagegart
Indianapolis Star
Mr. Taggart
Taggart
Star
Indiana
Law Didn't Bo On Stand in Burt Law Murder Case
Rapid progress is reported in the Burt Law murder case as the state rested after two hours and the defense began its witnesses without putting Law on the stand. Defense witness Stetson Duvall claimed Monaghan reached for a revolver as Law fired. others testified Monaghan bought a gun hours earlier and vowed to kill. State witnesses included Deputy Coroner Dugan noting the bullet entry from the back and Nellie Monaghan and Patrick Murphy testifying.
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Burt Law
Law
Stetson Duvall
Monaghan
Benjamin Petrovitzky
Mongahan
Wires Across Streets Hinder Auto Traff ic North Side
Wires stretched across streets in the North side tripping up autos. Doctors Erdman and Furniss report collisions Tuesday night after their cars struck the wires. Each end of the line was said to be an inverted can filled with dirt as three boys fled the scene.
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Erdman
Newton Claypool Building
A. Furniss
New York
Furniss
Fourteenth Street
Illinois Street
Capitol Avenue
Meridian Street
Twenty-first Street
Fresh Air Camp Offered at Carl Fisher Farm
The Salvation Army plans a Fresh Air Camp for Indianapolis' sick women and children at Carl Fisher’s 3 acre summer home near New Augusta. Major Escott will lead the program using Fisher's grounds and house, donating a respite from city illness and heat. Fisher welcomed the aid, stressing the camp’s value for the deserving.
Road houses barred in Washington Broad Ripple township
Suons and road houses will not be established in Washington township Broad Ripple or any other place in that township. The county commissioners have
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Washington Township
Broad Ripple
Salvation Army seeks cars for fresh air babies work
Indianapolis volunteers are urged to aid the Salvation Army fresh air work for tired mothers and babies at the Fisher farm. Maj Escott invites auto owners to contact him on Main 2276 or visit room 79 Baldwin block to donate vehicles. The effort is touted as a notably worthy charity in the city.
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Salvation Army
Fisher Farm
Army
Maj. Escott
Baldwin Block
Indianapolis
Fresh Air Camp Offered by Salvation Army at Fisher Farm
Major Escott accepts a generous offer from Mr. Fisher to use his Indianapolis farm for a Fresh Air Camp this summer. The two story house with shade and water will host sick babies and women, with meals prepared in a dining tent and transported by car. First patients to be moved Monday July 19, with autos aiding transport and broad community support expected. Investigators refuse liquor licenses for Dawson and Christian due to remaining dry status. other license remonstrances trigger hearings next Friday.
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Salvation Army
Fisher
Mr. Fisher
New Augusta
Chidren
Major Escott
Indianapolis
Major E Scott
Escott
Marcellus Dawson
Broad Ripple
Jack Christian
Fall Creek Mills
O'Connell
Delaware Street
Charles 0. Nichols
Washington Street
Cook Fails 10 Recover Taxes on Wis Shares
County commissioners refused to refund 1297 dollars paid under protest on June 29 as taxes on shares of stock held by Nathan S. Cook in the Advance Thresher company. Cook says taxes should be paid by the corporation, not the shareholder. A similar case will be tried in circuit court. action on the Boulevard Land Company tax of 227 dollars from 1907 was deferred as too old and referred to the board of tax equalization.
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Nathan S. Cook
Cook
French Mutual Aid collector shot by beneficiary in New Orleans
In New Orleans on June 7 F Calomes collector for the French Mutual Aid and Benevolent association was shot through the heart and killed by Charles Buron who had been drawing relief Calomes argued Buron was not entitled to the relief in a fatal confrontation that ends with Buron as the alleged shooter.
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Wew
Orlea
S. la
F. Calomes
French Mutual Ad Benevolent Association
Charles Buron
Calomes
Buron
Governor to rule on reformatory trustees findings
Governor Marshall, due back from Salem Center likely Friday, will review the evidence transcript from last Saturday’s hearing on Theodore Weinshank’s charges against trustees of the Indiana Reformatory. The board will be advised on findings, with possible restart of the heat and light plant dispute and full consideration of Weinshark’s claim against Warren Webster & Co.
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Marshall
Salem Center
Theodore Weinshank
Eetain
Indiana Reformatory
Weinshark
Warren, Webster & Co
Chicago
Indiana Engineering Company
Burt New
Maranall
Lawyer Bakewell Dies in Court in Pittsburgh
Pittsburg report states Attorney Thomas W. Bakewell, a leading counsel for United States Steel, died suddenly in the U S Circuit Courtroom this afternoon. In Green Bay, Diamond Lumber plant destroyed by fire, losses estimated at $150,000.
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Pittsburg
Thomas W. Bakewell
United States Steel Corporation
United States Circuit
Green Bay
Wis
Diamond Lumber Company
Guarded New York Stock Exchange Against Dynamite Plot
In New York on July 1 the stock exchange was guarded by extra police and plainclothes officers to thwart a suspected dynamite attack. The alert followed a Friday warning to governors and officials, with guards inside and outside the building, searches for entrants, and heightened watch as investigators pursued clues about the would be dynamiters. The threat was linked to a person who had suffered heavy losses in Wall Street.
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Lieut
Farley
Wall Street
Exchange
Hogan
Oak Street
McCafferty
Fnrc2
Pearl Eastes Sues For Divorce In Circuit Court
Pearl Eastes files for divorce from James B. Eastes in circuit court alleging cruelty. Proceedings seek dissolution of marriage and related relief in the local jurisdiction.
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Pearl Eastes
James B. Eastes
The House Next Door described in Beatrice Fairfax
In the Indianapolis Sun a feature titled The House Next Door explores ambition envy and love through two kinds of love the father’s love for children and romantic love. It argues love conquers envy malice and social caste while urging fathers to read the romance for its moral and emotional lessons.
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Indianapolis Sun
Jove
Beatrice Fairfs
A Saxon Lover and Jewish Rival in a Noble Feud
By JOSEPH O'BRIEN Alba daughter of Sir John Cotswold loves Adrian son of Sir Isaac Jacobson and Esther daughter of Sir Isaac loves Cecil. Sir John hates Sir Isaac and all Jews, while Isaac grows tolerant and powerful. They live on Sir John Lotswold estate in Ken sington as rents shift and a mansion rises beside the old house. The tale charts class and race prejudice as power shifts from old aristocracy to a new order.
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Alba
John Cotswold
Adrian
Isaac Jacobson
Esther
Sir Isaac
Cecil
Sir John
Sir John Lotswold
Kensington
Cotswolds
Isaac
John
Sir Isaac Jacobson
Cotswold
Sir John Cotswold
Acre
Jacobsons
Ulrica
England
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Carl Fisher
Mrs, Escott
Ripple
Reformatory Trustees
Gov. Marshall
Beatrice Fairfax
Joseph O'Brien
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