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Merit in Indiana records clerk career spans decades
The article traces Miss Mary Peacock’s 28 years as record clerk under Indiana Supreme Court clerks. Merit system support comes from letters to Fred France, with successive clerks recommending her, noting nonpolitical service since 1881 under politically varied administrations.
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Indiana
Fred France
Supreme Court
Mary Peacock
France
Miss Peacock
Statehouse
Jonatan W. Gordon
Gordon
P. Shearan
Wiliam I. Noble
A. M. Sweeney
Alex Hess
R.A. Brown
Ed Y. Fitzpatrick
Woman Dies After Severe Burns at Home
Emma Lacave, 60, died after eighteen hours of suffering from severe burns suffered while attempting to start a fire with kerosene at her home on East Ohio Street. She died at City Hospital shortly after midnight after physicians fought to ease her pain. She leaves one son in Lafayette.
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Emma Lacave
East Ohio Street
City Hospital
City Commission Plan Sparks Mixed city response in Indianapolis
City officials oppose the commission plan fearing power concentrates in a few. Mayor Shank disclaims knowledge of the project and warns commissions hear only one side. Street commissioner Hogue fears leaders would control government without checks, while council members weigh terms and delay until the next administration.
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New York
Joseph Hogue
Tom Taggart
Joe Kealing
Bill Davis
Kern Will Address Democratic Club Victory Celebration
The Indiana Democratic Club will celebrate the party’s recent win on Wednesday night. John W. Kern, the Democratic candidate for United States senator, has accepted an invitation to attend. The event will be in the Western Union telegraph building quarters on the Circle and is expected to be a top political meeting of the year.
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Indiana
Democratic Club
United States
John W. Kern
Western Union Telegraph
Circle
Peetz Elected Superintendent of Indiana Children's Home Society
J L Peetz, retiring state statistician, won the post of superintendent of the Indiana children's home society at a Tuesday night business meeting at the Y M C A with a salary of 1800. He competed against R M Elliott of Marion John W Pryor of Freedom and J K King of Indianapolis.
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J. L. Peetz
Indiana Children’s Home Society
R. M. Elliott
Marion
John W. Pryor
Freedom
J. K. King
Indianapolis
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Catarrh Says Lebanon Man
Eugene Forbes of Lebanon Kansas describes terrible catarrh symptoms until trying Hood's Sarsaparilla. After three bottles he claims a complete cure with no further illness. The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a radical permanent cure and promotes liquid and Sarsatabs forms.
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Eugene Forbes
Lebanon
Kansas
Hood
Driver Escapes Serious Injury After Train Car Collision
Frederick Schissel, driver for New System laundry, was injured when cars backed by Big Four switch engine No. 236 collided with his covered wagon at West Tenth Street crossing. The wagon rolled onto its side, the horse was cut, and Schissel fell 300 feet north of the crossing before help arrived. He was taken to 620 Elwood Street.
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Frederick Schissel
New System Laundry
Big Four
West Tenth Street
Big Four Railroad
Schissel
Tenth Street
Irick and
Whitehead
Elwood Street
Republican board saves neat balance 1910 report
The biennial report shows the Republican board for the fiscal year 1909 10 saved a balance of 23 279.09 for 1910 11 which began Oct 1. The total appropriation was 75 000 and expenditures were 31 720.91. The sum left.
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Board of Pubiic
Republican Board
Printing and stationery costs hit state board of accounts
The board of accounts incurred 5079.59 dollars for printing stationery and binding aside from regular reports as the highest expense among state offices.
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Board of Accounts
Negro Arrestee Charged With Hatchet Assault in Cincinnati
Thomas Hurd colored was arrested by Detectives Kurtz and Askins Tuesday on assault and battery with intent to kill charges. He allegedly struck Minnie Lightfoot colored at 117 Emmet Street with a hatchet and is also charged with trying to kill his wife in Cincinnati on August 7.
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Kurtz and
Askins
Minnie Lightfoot
Emmet Street
Cincinnati
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People’s Outfitting Co
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