Public denounces school book grab in Indiana politics
A sprawling Indiana school book procurement dispute unfolds as Jim Watson, Ed Smith, and C. N. Kendal face scrutiny over Aldine readers and high priced teaching aids. The Indianapolis Sun exposes alleged overcharges and a possible bid rig, while supporters and rivals clash over who benefits from the state’s $209,690 to $300,010 contract.
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Theepublican
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Indianapolis
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Conmipany
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Massachusetts
New Books To Be Adopted In School Catalog
Readers Newson and C55 Geographies Rand McNally Company Arithmetics 2.2. 0000 writing books totals listed with prices 2.20 1.50 1.35 and other items. Notes show students to use history physiologies and grammar texts as part of the curriculum.
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Proclamation Grants Persian Constitution Amid War News
Across the globe on May 5 the Shah of Persia proclaimed a constitution to restore internal peace. In London the Wright siblings sail for the United States aboard the Kron Prinzessin Cecile. Rockefeller Jr. races to Hot Springs to tend a ill mother. In Pennsylvania mills boost prosperity with steady steel-plant employment. A Mount Pleasant Coke plant opens with one hundred ovens. Harvard may appoint John W. Riddle to the international law chair. Ex Governor Douglas plans Washington trip to push tariff free hides. Webster hunted for bold robbery near Lee. Carnegie’s No. 2 blast furnace to resume May 6 after long shutdown. A Santa Fe baggage car fire injures $20,000 loss. The Shah’s proclamation reaches Gibraltar before the voyage continuation.
Women head strike riot among bakers in New York
On May 5, New York saw its first women led strike riot as striking bakers surrounded a wagon owned by James Bock, head of the Master Bakers Association. After beating the driver and assistant, they dumped bread and rolls into the street and attacked officers with loaves. Police dispersed the crowd with nightsticks. many patrons aided rioters.
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New York
James Bock
Master Bakers' Association
Engineer Pedro Alvarez Dies in New York Hospital
Pedro Marendo Alvarez a 35 year old civil engineer and former Spanish army officer who served in Cuba during the Spanish American War died early today at Post-graduate hospital from an intestinal hemorrhage. His wife and one child are at sea en route to join him in New York.
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New York
Pedro Marendo Alvarez
Cuba
Bride of 17 Missing From Husband's Home
William Conner of 617 North East Street asks police to locate his wife Gertrude Conner age 17 who vanished from their home on April 27. The missing teenager is described as very pretty and is likely somewhere in the city.
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William Conner
East Street
Gertrude Conner
Tragic double suicide linked to love affair
Arthur Stitt age 24 and Miss Lesta Stroud 23 died after drinking carbolic acid in an apparent pact to end their lives. They were found unconscious in a buggy near Central avenue and Twenty first street. Stroud died at once. Stitt died later at City hospital. Coroner notes the couple planned to die together, no force or struggle evident. Stitt had a violent past including a fatal stabbing in a saloon several years earlier. Stroud, from Twelve Mile near Peru, had lived in Indianapolis under the name Mabel Graff.
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Edward Cenforth
Big Four Shops
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Cornforth
Marion County
Black man wed with judge present in jailless ceremony
Elmer McAfee, just sentenced in Indiana criminal court, married Salle Jameson in Judge Pritchard’s private room amid a court‑ordered transfer to a reform school. A deputy sheriff arranged the nuptials as McAfee faced a two to 14 year term after being convicted of petit larceny and burglary tied to gas meter thefts.
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Justice of the Peace
Kelly
McAfee
Reformatory
Pritchard
Slayers Wife Sues Breweries for Damages
Alta M Ward sues Terre Haute Brewing Co Claude D Miller and David ODonnell seeking 15000 dollars and 2000 from Home Brewery Gottlieb Leukhardt Asa M New alleging their bartenders sold liquor to her intoxicated husband who killed Thomas McIntire at O Donnell saloon and Leukhardt saloon. Her husband, 48, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
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O’donnell
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Assailant Sentenced in Assault Case
George Barnett was fined eighty dollars and sentenced to six months in the workhouse by Judge Pritchard after pleading guilty to assault and battery with attempt to kill Henry Lackey. The incident led to a Wednesday morning court hearing.
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George Barnett
Pritchard
Henry Lackey
Bobbie ONeil in Indianapolis faces long workhouse term
Bobbie ONeil, operating a Beech Grove boarding house, came to Indianapolis last week and caused trouble. He was jailed for assault and battery and malicious trespass, with 180 day sentences on each count and a $5 fine plus costs for drunkenness. He appealed to criminal court as Henry Edwards lies hospitalized after the incident on N Alabama Street.
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O'Neil
Indianapolis
Wharton
O’neil
Criminal Court
Beech Grove
Henry Edwards
N. Alabama Street
Edwards
City Hospital
Boyle case postponed to Thursday in Mercer kidnapping charge
Mercer Pennsylvania May 5 James H Boyle charged with kidnapping Willie Whitla will not be tried today. Proceedings delayed due to Zoid berg grand larceny case expected to conclude tonight possibly with a night session.
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Mercer
James H. Boyle
Wwilie Whitla
Wheat and corn prices edge higher on rain and Liverpool strength
Chicago trading opened with May wheat at 1.28 to 1.30 and July at 1.15 to 1.17 as rain in the southwest, light northwest receipts, and Liverpool demand supported futures. Corn and oats moved. hog products eased. Closing: Wheat May 1.35. corn and oats mixed. pork near 17.75. lard 10.27. ribs 9.77.
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Patten
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Theodore Roosevelt Tops Protectorate Lion Timer Record
In Nairobi British East Africa Theodore Roosevelt adds two more lions to his tally, bringing his total to seven slain since Saturday. Native chiefs give him the name Bwana Tumbo meaning portly master, and the hunter is revered by local natives for his rifle mastery.
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Nairobi
British East Africa
May
Theodore Roosevelt
Protectorate
Roos¢velts
Kwame Tumbo
Mr. Roosevelt
Negro Sentenced for Contempt of Court in Divorce Case
Leonard T. Harris, labeled a negro, was jailed by Superior Judge Weir for contempt after paying $123 in attorney fees in a divorce case and then neglecting $310. The sheriff pursued him four days until Harris’s mother paid $19, prompting his release after a brief detention.
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Leonard T. Harris
Weir
Harris
Schoolbook Trap Hints at Planned Board Vote on Textbooks
Ed Smith, a lobbyist and school book agent, schemes to influence a board meeting. He plans to push Dodge books and the Aldine reader as the top choices, with a tactic to adjourn if needed to secure adoption. Bobbs-Merrill is cited for best value, while other readers face opposition as changes favor Smith's slate.
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Aldine
Bobbs-Merrill
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