Bank laws spark talk on post office frauds and navy
Washington March 21 Representative Clark of Florida discusses bank laws and how easy it is to fleece innocent towns. He cites a Florida incident where two New Yorkers opened a bank with 1500 and charged a 1 percent cash discount. The post office department is blamed for censoring advertising and harming innocents while pursuing frauds. Other topics include the Bennett resolution to expunge Roosevelt remarks and calls for a larger navy from Hobson and Sulloway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broderick Clifford
Washington
Rank Clark
Florida
Missouri
P. O. Department
Post Office Department
Victor Murdock
Ikanasas
Postoffice Department
Boston
Ufe
Roosevelt
Committee On Rules of the House
Bennett
House
Secret Service
Committee On Rules
Houseill
Hobson
Alabama
Japan
Sam
Sulloway
New Hampshire
Granite State
Naval Committee
Indiana School for the Blind Reports Good Year and Growth
The sixty third annual report to Gov Marshall notes sufficient appropriations and excellent care for blind pupils. Expenditures for Indiana’s blind education reached 70 794 54 with property valued at 614 61. Superintendent George R Wilson reports 166 pupils enrolled with exceptional conduct and no expulsions. The curriculum spans literary music physical culture and industrial training, with advanced students receiving high school level instruction. Board officers named Pilkenton Edinburg Dunlap and Hennessey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana School For the Blind
Marshall
Indiana
George R. Wilson
Board of Trustees
A. (. Pilkenton
Greenfield
F. F. Wiley
Edinburg
L. M. Dunlap
Covington
J. F. Hennessey
Indianapolis
Nellie Bergmann Seeks Divorce and Alimony in Martinsville Case
Nellie Bergmann filed for divorce from George Kersmasr on Saturday and asks for a $5,000 alimony, restraining order against the bank and Chris Bergmann, custody of their five year old Katheryne, and protection of funds from the defendant. Grounds include alleged inhuman treatment, abuse, and continued harsh conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Bergmann
George Kersmasr
Martinsville National Bank
Chris Bergmann
Andrew Bergmann
Katheryne
Pastor Van Dyke Receives Grand Reception
Last night the Rev. David Van Dyke D D pastor of Sixth Presbyterian church was honored with a congregation reception after being unanimously called from Greencastle Indiana where he served as pastor. He is regarded as a leading minister in the Indiana synod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David van Dyke
D. D
Sixth Presbyterian Church
van Dyke
First Presbyterian Church
Greencastle
Ind
Indiana Synod
Names Change Petitions Filed in Circuit Court
Wladyslaw Kucharczyk and his brother Ludwik filed petitions to change their names in circuit court. The elder seeks the name Bobty Pandur and the younger desires the name William Pandur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wladyslaw Kucharczyk
Ludwik
Bobty Pandur
William Pandur
Snakes Die After Irish Melody Parade Stop
Bronx Zoo reptile curator Raymond Ditmars and keeper Charley Snyder travel with snakes to a public school lecture in Elizabeth New Jersey. Parade traffic halts them. a policeman challenges the cargo. Opening the cases reveals several snakes dead or near hysteria amid the Wearing of the Green band.
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New York
Raymond Bh. Ditmars
Bronx Zoo
Elizabeth
N. J
Public School No. 1
Charley Snyder
Zoo
Twenty-third Street
Ditmars
Snyder
Broadway
Wets Accuse Dry Petition of Fictitious Names in Chicago
In Chicago on March 19 the fight over April 5 prohibition election escalated as wets challenge a 74 026 name petition. Lawyers say 38 507 valid voters 2 193 fictitious names and 1 200 duplicates. dry forces urge keeping petition in force while purging registration lists for alleged fraud in wet wards. Noted figures include Levy Mayer Arthur Burrage Farwell and James K Shields.
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Chicago
United Societies
Levy Mayer
Arthur Burrage Farwell
Law and Order League
James K. Shields
United Charities
One Million Workers Loom to Strike in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia reports state wide labor action as F E Greenawalt prepares to call a 1,000,000 worker strike for Monday. Violence linked to the car strike spurs police probes while talks between Philadelphia Rapid Transit and carmen leaders stall. The company demands a 23 cent wage schedule with reinstatement only for discharged workers on specific terms, while union leaders push for 25 cent wages and full reinstatement.
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Philadelphia
F. E Greenawalt
State Federation of Labor
Greenawalt
Coral
Dauphin Streets
Thirty-first Street
Columbia Avenue
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
O. Pratt
Carmen
Chicago Women for General Suffrage Move Goes National
Chicago women property owners who oppose paying taxes until suffrage is granted have invited national and state suffrage groups to join the movement in a country wide push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Flowers and Birds Draw Shoppers at Stores
The article describes shoppers entering a New York store greeted by apple blossoms and birds, with Easter lilies and seasonal flowers on display in many Indianapolis stores. It notes that springtime decor elsewhere this season cannot match the elaborate decorations shown in the Indianapolis shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indianapolis
Floral display brightens Washington street emporium
Interior shows pink and violet flowers in the Washington street emporium. B. P. Shirley the decorator drapes real boughs with apple blossoms. Fifty canaries, hung in cages among the blossoms, fill the space with melody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
B. P. Shirley
Boy 15 shot self in prank with revolver at home
Coroner hears testimony that Bryson Hamilton, 15, was found shot in his home at 30 Bradley Ave. He supposedly did not intend to die but may have shot himself accidentally while playing with his father’s revolver. Lowell Foley, 9, and Lamonn Foley, 10, witnessed the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
Bryson Hamilton
Bradley Avenue
Lowell Foley
Lamonn Foley
Hamilton
S. Sherman Avenue
Foley
Foley Bors
Judge Orr Voiced Embarrassment Over Corset Model Demonstration
In Pittsburg on March 21 Judge Charles P. Orr presided in a patent dispute over a corset. Six models were brought to court. one was chosen to show fit. The judge reddened and repeatedly tried to regain composure as the attorney commented on the corset and lines in dispute. The scene drew laughter and overhead discomfort from the audience and judge alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Charles P. Orr
United States District Court
Orr
Pedestrians Freed by Police Judge After Detention
Walter Semple aged 3 and Lee Arthur aged 2 from Pittsburg Pa began a cross country walk to San Francisco to see the Jeffries Johnson fight on a $1000 wager. They were detained in Indianapolis overnight after boarding a freight car and were released by Police Judge Collins following letters from city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Semple
Lee Arthur
Pittsburg
San Francisco
Cal
Jeffries-Johnson
Indianapolis
Semple
Young
Dazey
Arthur
Collins
Diamonds Planted in Jewelry Store Ring Heist
Syrian immigrant Simon Holli was arrested by Corner Police on N Meridian near Washington while attempting to dispose of two diamonds. He claimed the stones came from abroad after paying $150, but rings missing their stones were recovered during a search at police headquarters. Holli will be held pending investigation of the diamonds' origin.
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Simon Holli
Cincinnati
Peak
Baker
N. Meridian Street
Washington Street
Holli
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Carl L. Rost
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