Beveridge and Marshall Star in Indiana Labor Meeting
At Lafayette Indiana the state federation of labor convention reconvened after a stormy session with a hard fought race for officers. R B Packard won third vice president, U L Redding won fourth vice president, and debates over repealing the county option law continued. Senator Beveridge and Gov. Marshall headlined a Victoria theater program, Beveridge praising laborers and child labor reforms while stressing shared ideals with workers. John W Kern spoke on jury trials and labor legislation as Emil Levy served as toastmaster.
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Lafayette
Ind
State Federation of Labor
R. B. Packard
Wabash
S.H. Saltsgaber
UL. D. Redding
Ft. Wayne
William Goetz
Muncie
Terre Haute
Evansville
Albert J. Beveridge
Thos. R.marshall
Victoria Theater
Beveridge
Indiana Federation of Labor
Gov. Marshall
Gov.Marshall
Congress
Edgar A. Perkins
Federation
Perkins
Bozen
John W. Kern
Ife
Emil Levy
John B. Lennon
American Federation of Labor
George B. Haywood
Indianapolis
George R. Durgan
Clarence Gaumer
P. Smith
Logansport
R. D. Redding
South Bend
S. P. Hackader
Charles Fox
EE. YF. Brown
Terre
Martia
Eddy
Horton
Hughes
Depopulation Fears Grip St Paul Indiana Town
In St Paul Shelbyville Indiana the community reels as a sequence of disappearances rocks the town. Dr John Bell vanished from St Paul followed by Walter Adams a baker and Mace Bush owner of a dry beer joint. Edward Eck a farmer disappeared taking 69 with him and leaving his aunt Louella Eck with concern. The town fears depopulation as absent men leave their wives and a panic grows while residents seek a remedy for the runaway crisis.
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Shelbyville
Ind
John Bell
St. Paul
Walter Adams
Mace Bush
Edward Eck
Eck
Louella Eck
Waldron
Dr. Bell
Bell Smokeless Powder Company
Bush
Indianapolis
Womans account of Kingsland wreck told at hospital
Mrs William Bergan a Kingsland wreck victim recovering in Fort Wayne recounts how Lou Justus warned of danger before the collision. She describes a rush for the rear doors as the car filled with passengers and people were crushed in the aisles.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Lou Justus
William Bergan
Kingsland
Earlham Enrolls Largest Freshman Class to Date
Richmond Indiana September 29 The fifty second fall term at Earlham college opened with the largest freshman class in the school’s history. President Robert L. Kelly noted early indications that the class of 1914 is the largest and most spirited yet. Rev Arthur Dann of London Yearly Meeting addressed students at Lindley hall urging a solid Christian foundation.
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Richmond
Ind
Earlham College
Robert L. Kelly
Arthur Dann
London Yearly Meeting of
Reads
Lindley Hall
Judge Heaton declares progressive stance in campaign opener
Ft Wayne Ind Sept 20 Owen N Heaton republican candidate for congress opened his campaign in his old schoolhouse arena. He called himself progressive and said he would oppose Cannon for speaker and back Beveridge in his tariff plan advocating a protective tariff fair to all. His opponent Cline launched his campaign criticizing the tariff law.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Owen N. Heaton
Congress
Cannon
Senizter Beveridze
Judge Heaton
Cline
Carrier Pigeons Set For Dayton Speed Record
Five carrier pigeons belonging to G M Alexander of Dayton Ohio were released from the Colonial sanitarium in Martinsville Indiana at noon Wednesday in an attempt to set a speed record as they head home to Dayton. The birds rose high and followed their homing instinct toward Ohio.
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Martinsville
Ind
G. M. Alexander
Dayton
Col Nelson Dies In Zanesville At Fielding
Col William Nelson of Mount Vernon Indiana died at his daughter Mrs Leland Adams home in Zanesville Ohio Wednesday morning He served eight years as clerk of the county court and was executive clerk under the late Gay Alvin Hovey of Indiana The obituary notes his local service and Indiana connections
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Mount Vernon
Ind
William Nelson
Leland Adams
Zanesville
Col
Nelson
This County
Gay
Alvin Hovey
Indiana
Priest Zumbelte Dies in Indiana at 72
Hammond Ind Sept 29 A 72 year old priest Mathis Zumbelte pastor of St Martin's Hanover Center collapsed and died of heart disease while en route to visit Rev H M Plaster of St Joseph's Catholic church in Hammond. He was ordained in Belgium in 1886 by the archbishop of Mannes.
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Hammond
Ind
H. M. Plaster
St Joseph's Catholic Church
Mathis “Zumbelte
St. Martin’s Catholic Church
Hanover Center
Mannes
Belgium
Clark Uses Cannon as Political Rag Baby in Sullivan Speech
Champ Clark addressed about 1000 people in Sullivan urging that Speaker Cannon be opposed as a despot on the rules committee. He praised Rep Bill Cullop as a man of conviction and predicted his overwhelming re election, framing the fight as a clash between reform and a rigid leadership.
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Sullivan
Ind
Champ Clark
Congress
Speaker Cannon
Joe Cannon
Bill Cullop
Clark
Divorce and 145000 Alimony Granted in Talcott Suit
Mrs. Nellie S. Rodney Talcott of Buffalo wins divorce from Thaddeus Talcott Sr. in Laporte court. Alimony set at 145000 with injunction on property until payment. Talcott, a Pullman stockholder worth about 400000, lived in Chicago until 1900 and faced deposition testimony in the case.
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South Bend
Ind
Thaddeus Talcott
Talcott
Chicago
Slipped Ten Spot to Judge to Sorrow
In Bedford Indiana on September 29 a trial of Mike Affrisso charged with operating a blind tiger was interrupted when Joe Byrock handed a bribe envelope to Judge J B Wilson. The note urged nullifying Affrisso and included a $10 bill. The judge ordered Byrock arrested for attempting to bribe a circuit court judge and set bond at 500.
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Sun
Bedford
Ind
Mike Affrisso
Reed's Station
J. B. Wilson
Joe Byrock
Affrisso
Wilson
Byrock
Freak egg shown by chicken expert at Amo exhibit
Tod Simon Whicker displayed a gigantic egg shell measuring eight inches around and nine inches long at the Amo exhibit. The shell held an inner shell seven by six inches with the yolk forming an eye. The outer shell contained the white and the inner shell the eye. the whole weighed six and a half ounces. A Rhode Island Red hen sat on it for the incubation period, but no chick emerged.
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Amo
Tod
Simon Whicker
Rhode Island
Terre Haute Church Officers Hold Presbytery Session
In Terre Haute on September 20 no steps were planned to investigate Rev. W. Helt of Evansville for his stance against the Anti-Saloon League. District Supt. McNaughton received a warm reception at the presbytery. A. W. Sonne of Sullivan was released to move to Flemington New Jersey on November 1. Several ordinations occurred including Capt. B. L. Stahl of Terre Haute and John G. Low of Wheatland. William Worrell and W. T. McKenney were ordained. Chester Birch will conduct evangelistic work in Chicago and Westphalia.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana Sophs Rush Film Shows
Bloomington ind Sept 29 newsword Gleason Mackey of Rochester named sophomore scrap captain as plans for the annual freshman sophmore scrap are set. The second-year men rushed all local event shows after a sophomore meeting, clashing with police as one marcher was roughly handled before the crowd dispersed.
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Bloomington
Ind
Gleason Mackey
Rochester
Jordan Field
Insurance firm confesses judgment in Hunter case
Bloomington Ind Sept 29 A judgment for 3775 was confessed in circuit court by the Peoples life insurance company of Fort Wayne in favor of Mrs Ellie G Hunter widow of Samuel M Hunter a former stone man of the city The payment was resisted since Hunter died of Brights disease within a year of the policy issue
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Ellie G. Hunter
Samuel M
Hunter
People’s Life Insurance Company of
Frankfort
Bright
Strut and Fret Names Fall Play Critics at IU Tryouts
Bloomington Ind Sept 29 Jeanne Crowder 12 of Indianapolis A T Tas berg 1 of Indianapolis Paul McNutt 8 of Martinsville and Katherine Crean 11 of Anderson chosen by Strut and Fret at Indiana University to hold fall tryouts and select a play for the term.
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Bloomington
Ind
Jeanne Crowder
Indiagapolis
A. T. Tasberg
Indianapolis
Paul McNutt
Martinsville
Katherine Crean
Anderson
Strut
Judge clears jury costs in Columbus city case
Columbus Indiana September 29 Jude Hacker of circuit court ruled that Ary Peggs was not fined for jury costs in a case tried before the city court. The decision reduced Peggs time in jail by about fifty days.
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the Sun
Columbus
Ind
Jude Hacker
Ary Peggs
Pegs
Man awarded ten dollars after wagon accident
Columbus Indiana September 29 Lawrence Stucky received a jury verdict of $10 against Amos King. Stucky says a delivery wagon owned by King struck him and remained on the street without a driver violating city ordinance.
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Columbus
Ind
Lawrence Stucky
Amos King
Stucky
King
Tipton Wreck Probe Opens Without Key Officials
Coroner L M Reagan started the Tipton Indiana wreck inquiry with neither Conductor J D Maines nor the freight car present. M W Surrat, division superintendent of the traction company, testified that the freight was ordered to take the siding at Sharpsville but that order was ignored. The probe will continue through Friday.
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Tipton
Ind
L. M. Reagan
J. D. Maines
M. W. Surrat
The
Traction Company
Sharpsville
Newcastle Company Discharges Grews After Wreck
In Newcastle Indiana on September 17 a collision on the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern traction line injured eight. The company discharged both crews and estimates total wreck costs at about 20000 pending claims and repairs to damaged cars.
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Newcastle
Inod
Terre Tatte
Indianapolis
Northwest reports steady improvement in conference
LaPorte Indiana report from the Northwest Todiana conference opens its annual season with Bishop Moore conducting communion. District reports show steady improvement and growth in membership. Bishop Moore delivers a night lecture titled Chentulpo or What an American Law of the First Battle of the Russo Japanese War.
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Laporte
Ind
Northwest Todiana Conference
Man 86 Dies After Stepping Before Train in Portland
Theodore Glissford, aged 86, was killed instantly in Portland Indiana when he stepped in front of an east bound Lake Erie and Western passenger train on a Wednesday. He had been ill with typhoid fever and wandered from his lodging.
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Portland
Ind
Theodore Glissford
Lake Erie & Western
Grape-Nuts praised by Brooklyn mother for child health
A Brooklyn mother reports her sickly son improved with Grape-Nuts, eating it for meals and showing growth. She notes her husband’s health rise, two rickets cases benefited, and the family believes in the cereal as a wholesome diet.
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Brooklyn
Wellville
County Officials Back Convict Road Labor Plan
At the county commissioners association session in Fort Wayne Indiana about 200 delegates favored roads built by convict labor. The stance was announced as a unified position on state road work during the meeting held Wednesday.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
County Commissioners’ Association
Princeton Selects Moderator For Indiana Cumberland Presbytery
Rev B F Musgrave of Chandler was chosen moderator for the coming year as the Indiana presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian church opened its annual session in Princeton. Sermons were delivered by Rev G W May and Rev C M Zwingle in the afternoon and evening.
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Princeton
Ind
B. F. Musgrave
Chandler
Indiana
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
G. W. May
C. M. Zwingle
Pioneer Sarah Henderson Dies At 85 In Columbus
Mrs. Sarah Henderson aged 85 a Columbus pioneer resident died at her home on September 29 in Columbus Indiana. She was among the city's early settlers and is mourned by family and neighbors.
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Columbus
Ind
Sarah Henderson
Factory Elevator Accident Kills 18-Year-Old Garnet Law
In Shelbyville Indiana on September 20, Garnet Law aged 18 was fatally injured at the Hedell factory when caught by an elevator at the second floor shaft edge. His skull fractured chest crushed collar bone and several ribs broken. The mechanism stopped after his body wedged against the shaft edge.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Garnet Law
Hedell Factory
Woman Dies After Eating Castor Beans In Anderson
Anderson Ind Sept 20 Mrs wi Wright is suffering continual hemorrhages as a result of eating castor beans for medicinal purposes She ate several beans from a vine growing in her yard on the advice of a neighbor She is in a dying condition.
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Anderson
Ind
Wi Wright
Indianapolis teen runs for senior Inn class president
Jacob J. Kiser of Indianapolis, recently chosen as assistant in the public speaking department, announces his candidacy for the presidency of the senior Inn class, Bloomington dispatch reports dated September 22.
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the Sun
Bloomington
Ind
Jacob J. Kiser
Indianapolis
Inn
Getty Admits Lied About Father In Libel Bid
Special to The Gan Loganport Sept 2 Bert Getty admits in a signed statement he lied about his father J F Getty of the machine company He says the admission is to escape libel claims over remarks about his father s second wife The father replies restitution was mild and aims to keep the first wife from contesting property rights The woman attacked is wealthy in her own right and a former devoted friend of the first wife
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Logansport, Inc
Bert Getty
J. F. Getty
Getty
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