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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1910
Page
2
In a bold urging the paper promotes early nomination for a public subscription contest. It stresses sending in applications today to appear on the first printed candidate list Tuesday and promises substantial vote bonuses for paid subscriptions and contract deals, with incentives for rapid action in Indianapolis.
The Contest Department offers free printed campaign materials including circular letters vote cards and subscription requests for candidates. It invites candidates to come in and receive cooperative assistance to launch their campaign toward victory.
Two holdups, two burglaries and a purse snatching were reported to police Thursday night. A teen named Herbert Aker fought back after a highwayman grabbed $1.50 on South street between Alabama and Delaware, while Fred Livingston faced a man with a revolver near Columbia Avenue. A 15 year old girl, Lottie Mattinger, was robbed of $2 on Washington street. Police noted several home burglaries and a fur coat, bracelets, and pawn checks missing in the area.
Robert Glockling president and J W Dougherty secretary of the International bookbinders union will visit Indianapolis on November 27 and 28 to choose a new office location. The union won a referendum by 1502 votes over New York and will move its headquarters to Indianapolis. Offices open about January 1 under three salaried officers.
Col W W Haggard reports in his biennial Governor Marshall briefing that wives of Civil War veterans exploited the Indiana state soldiers home to gain housing. He says the practice harms widows and men awaiting placement, urging more room as 300 applications remain and current capacity is 1,071 with 1,430 members.
The Tenth ward democratic club held its quarterly meeting Thursday night. Clarence Ireland was elected president with Henry Schroeder as vice president Martin O Connor recording secretary B J Sexton financial secretary and Thompson as treasurer. Ireland seeks the state board of printing clerkship and the club endorsed the candidacy. Thomas H Marshall was endorsed for president in 1912. A federation of Indianapolis charitable organizations will discuss next two weeks at a joint meeting chaired by Thomas C of the Commercial club with benevolent associations on the agenda.
A home remedy recipe promises to aid overworked office workers and others with nervous, despondent symptoms. It advises mixing sur barsaparilla compound, balmwort, car diol essence, and cacha mene compound to be taken after meals and at night, claiming dormant circulation and nervous impairment cause misery.
J L Peetz retiring statistician in a biennial report recommends branch offices in all large cities and seeks a $1000 appropriation. He declares private agencies no longer prey on the poor and says the state bureau saved $11,935 for 2,387 men by placing them without charging private firms a cut of the first month’s wages.
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