Efficiency First in State Audit Appointments Sparked by Democrats
W H O'Brien announced he would retain John Reed of Muncie as deputy auditor under John C. Billheimer and candidate for auditor. The move signals merit based staffing over spoils, with focus on efficiency and expertise in routine state work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. HH. O’brien
John Reed
Muncie
John C. Billheimer
Reed
Statehouse
J. Fred France
Supreme Court
L. J. Trixler
Huntington
Mary Wencock
O’brien
John E. Lamb
Peter Foley
Terre Haute
Bert New
Gov. Marshall
Lamb
Denison
Meion
Thomas Taggart
French Lick
John W. Kern
Stokes Jackson
Mr. Taggart
Billy Holt
W. H. O'Brien
Democratic
Thomas W. Brokey
J. C. Tbach
Hammond
Andrew Adams
Columbia City
Larry
Logansport
Hottel
Salem
Dent- Bon
Adair
Boehne
Korbly
Morrison
Dixon
Adam KE. Wise
Liymouth
Marshall County
Stand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Coroner criticizes elevator inspections after hotel death
Coroner Blackwell finds no blame in the Margaret Meehan death at the Claypool hotel on November 9. He urges city elevator inspectors to report inspections and faults after evidence showed the west shaft door had been off for weeks. Feigen, the elevator inspector, admitted inspecting the gate but failed to report to authorities, while Campbell, head bellman, noted no recommendations were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
Margaret Meehan
Claypool
John Feigen
Elvator Get. le
Joseph G. Campbell
Feigen
Blackwell Enga
Border clash looms as Mexicans and Texans race to battle
Rock Springs Tex Nov 15 Eighty ranchmen and cowboys armed with ponies confront 300 armed Mexicans marching toward the border in a suspected invasion. Texans are reinforced at several ranches as authorities rush troops and rangers into Edwards County in a bid to avert a near border battle that could reignite cross border fighting. The Mexicans seek revenge for the execution of Antonio Rodriguez amid rising frontier tensions near the Rio Grande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Tex
Las Vegas
Mexico
Antonio Rodriguez
Fowces Wilhl
Campbell
Edwards County
San Antonio
Rilo Grande
Belittles Mexican Trouble in Mexican Travel Report
Telegraphed note from W T Paton of the Mexican national railways disputes recent turmoil headlines. It states no event affecting US to Mexico travel occurred, cites Nov 9 student protest in stockton? It says no serious damage or injuries, authorities restored order, and Mexico City reports perfect tranquillity throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. D. Boyd
Missouri Pacific
W. T. Paton
Mexican National Railways
United States
Mexico
Rtock Springs
Tex
Mexico City
Navy tests wreck monitor Vuritan at Hampton Roads
Two tests with the highest explosives ever handled by the navy were conducted Tuesday on the United States monitor Vuritan in Hampton Roads. The explosions severely damaged the ship, tearing a hole in the side and flooding a compartment before hurried repairs at Portsmouth navy yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Monroe
United States
Hampton Roads
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Parliament Faces Historic Crisis Over Lords Veto Power
London reports England’s parliament reassembling amid a deep political crisis over limiting or abolishing the Lords veto. The dispute traces to Lloyd George’s radical budget and Irish pressure, risking another election if a solution fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Lords
Lloyd George
Couse of Commons
Lberal
Blast Wrecks Home and Car Near Garfield Park
An explosion from two blasting charges near 618 South Delaware wrecked a building used by Pennsylvania Railroad for a new freight depot project. A 20 pound cement piece damaged a porch, shattered windows, and dented a suitcase. another chunk struck Garfield Park car 436 injuring bystanders including Mrs. Caroline Knopf. Two people were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware Street
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Leul Amos
Amos
Bessie Robinson
Garfield Park
South Bound
John Melvin
John Zion
Caroline Knopf
South Alabama Street
Viola Lentz Says Black Man With Long White Beard Attacked Her
Viola Lentz 15 says a lean black man with a long white beard grabbed her at the pump near West Morris street and Holt avenue, took her belongings, and forced her into a car. She led officers to the suspect after a dog thwarted the scene, but her father and police question the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola
Viola Lentz
Eugene Lentz
Morris Street
Holt Avenue
Lentz
Shep
Father
Régort
Sid
Washington
Illinois Street
DeVore
Capt. Crane
Sergt. Anderson
Black Hand
Crane
Switchman Hurled Foot Breaks in Railroad Fall
Harvey Hutton a 34 year old Big Four switchman on Richland avenue slipped while boarding a switch engine at Holmes avenue and Michigan street and broke bones in his left foot. He stepped from a footing to the engine and fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Avenue
Michigan Street
Harvey Hutton
Richland Avenue
Fock
Explosives Plot Left Residents Unharmed in City Car
Slight injuries reported as Mrs Christena Gruner was thrown to the floor of a car. Mildreth Peckham, engineer in charge, Alfred McGuire and Alexander Bobbs were arrested by Bicyelemen Gollniseh and Bastlin. They are charged with setting off explosives within less than 1,000 feet of a dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christena Gruner
Hecking Street
Mildreth Peckham
Alfred McGuire
Jefferson Avenue
Alexander Bobbs
Spencer
Ind
Gollniseh
Bastlin
Brattin Case Alleges Guard Took Bribe at Workhouse
William J. Brattin, an inmate of the Marion county workhouse, claims a former guard took $20 to release him. Judge Pritchard told the grand jury two bribe payments were made, and Brattin remains jailed while the guard, now a bartender, allegedly admits the charges in a letter. Prosecutor Hooton denied involvement as the grand jury investigates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pritchard
Marion County Workhouse
Andy Reinhart
Northwestern Arena
Brattin
Criminal Court
Hooton
New York
Albert Stoops
Anarchy in Leon as Rebels Advance in Nicaragua
Report from Leon dated November 15 says government artillery mows down thirty liberals in the streets. The city is described as in a state of anarchy with government troops unable to restore order and a revolution threatening to spread across the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
Leon
Republic
Twenty six first time on tax records says board
State tax commissioners listed twenty six transportation firms for taxation totaling about 200000 dollars. Thirty nine firms already appear with a valuation near 24000 dollars. Col Matson notes the count will roughly double by completion and cites yard observations and directories as key methods. Firms include H J Frick coke, H J Heinz, Proctor and Gamble among others across Chicago Detroit Buffalo Indianapolis Philadelphia New York and Pittsburgh. Board members J W McCardle and Fred Gemmer join Col C C Matson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
H. J. Heinz Company
Proctor & Gamble Soup Company
Cincinnati
Lemar Carriers' Company
Chicago
Hammond Standish Company
Detroit
Crystal Car Line
Western Heater Dispatch Company
Dairy Shippers’ Dispatch Company
Anglo- American Tar Products Company
Hicago
Mineral Point Zinc Company
H. C. Fr
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Contact
Board of Tax Commissioners
J. W. McCardle
Fred Gemmer
First hunter fined in Indiana game law crackdown
Willis Bryant of Rochester became the first man in Indiana to be arrested and convicted under the game laws since the open season began November 10. He pleaded guilty to hunting without a license and paid a fine of 34 dollars and 85 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Bryant
Rochester
Indiana
Hallrow at Oneida hotel sparks equity and threshers clash
In a chaotic Oneida hotel scene delegates from the Equity Society and the Threshers occupy the same hall. disputes over space lead to corridor meetings, interrupted by staff, with Mayor Shank absent and committees formed in bedrooms. President Sharp urges farm elevator and produce sales ideas amid upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneida Hotel
Etc. Sharp
H. M. J. Winters
H. Mogul
J. Winters
Shank
A. B. Philpott
Oneida
Aly
E. M. F. Sharp
Narrows
Tolstoi Will Not See Wife At Death At Railway Station
Bulletin from Tula reports Count Tolstoi and Countess Sophia Tolstoi gravely ill at Astopova station. He remains delirious with high fever and refuses hospital care while she, allegedly near death, demands to be beside him. Their movements suggest travel toward Sweden and possibly America, amid poverty and scarce facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolstoi
Tula
Russia
Sophia Tolstoi
Astopova
Alexandra
Muaksovszky
Count Telstoi
Canada
Sweden
America
Count Tolstoi
Schmurdino
Kozelsh
Moscow
Cau
Visiting Committee Named by Governor to Review State Institutions
Gov Thomas R Marshall announced a legislative visiting committee to inspect state institutions and gather facts for the annual appropriations bill. Members include J J Netterville Anderson senator elect from Madison and Henry counties Joseph N Cravens Madison Jefferson county Miles Furnas Winchester representative elect Randolph county. The committee will meet with the governor at 2 pm Friday and the Indiana tuberculosis hospital board is named effective Dec 1 with Dr Henry Moore and Dr VU Schuman and Isaac Strouse on the roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Marshall
J. J. Netterville
Anderson
Madison
Henry
Joseph N. Cravens
Jefferson County
Miles Furnas
Winchester
Randolph County
Indiana Tuberculosis Hospital
Henry Moore
Republcan
Indianapolis
VU. V. Schuman
Democrat
Columbia City
Isaac Strouse
Rockville
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Lord Lansdowne
Arthur Balfour
Premier Asquith
A. Binall
London
England
Commons
House OF Tiarliament
Pennsylvania Railroad
Case
Ada
Workhouse
William Brattin
William J. Brattin
Col. Matson
the State Board of Tax Commissioners
A. W
Vocenee
Sensene
Equity Society
American Society of Equity
James Winters
The
Threshermen’s Society
E. M. Frank Sharp
Mr. Sharp
High M. J. Winters
Committee On Credentials
Arthur
Bulletin
ST. Petersburg
Yasnaya Polfano
Indianapolis Sun
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