Perkins Retired as State Federation of Labor Leader
Edgar A. Perkins of Indianapolis retires as president of the State Federation of Labor after 14 years. John Hughes, also of Indianapolis, succeeds him by a 73 to 66 vote. Hughes plans to push anti prison and child labor measures and factory sanitation improvements. Other officers elected include O. P. Smith, Charles Fox, Roy Packard, Isaac Hornbrook, L. D. Redding, Clarence Gaumer, and C. P. Smith as delegate to the Federation of Labor. Delegates rejected a local option repeal but approved intelligent regulation of liquor sales. Senator Beveridge addressed the convention on child labor.
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South Bend
Ind
States Federation of Labor
Edgar A. Perkins
Indianapolis
John Hughes
Hughes
Perkins
Beveridge
Knox County Votes on Liquor Question in Vincennes
Knox county voters in Vincennes Indiana are deciding whether to retain licensed saloons today. Supporters on both sides predict victory with the dry side aiming to reduce alcohol sales. The area includes one brewery and seventy two saloons in the county.
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Knox County
Five Officers Tame Insane Man in Brooklyn Home
Five police officers and an ambulance surgeon subdued Charles D. Nutting after he turned violent at 85 S Portland Ave Brooklyn. Nutting hurled furniture from an upper window drawing a crowd before reinforcements from Classon Ave station arrived. He resisted for five minutes and was bound and taken to Kings County Hospital violent ward.
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New York
Charles D. Nutting
S. Portland Avenue
Brooklyn
Nutting
Classon Avenue
Kings County Hospital
Bank Robbery at Citizens National Bank Traced by Posses
In Glenwood Springs Colorado on September 30 three robbers held up the Citizens National Bank in broad daylight and escaped with about $10,000. Deputy Sheriff Revildiss fired on suspects as volunteers joined a posse marching toward a valley west of town. authorities believed a mountain confrontation could end in a fight to the death.
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Glenwood Springs
Col
Citizens’ National Bank
Grand Junction
E. E. Drach
Drach
Revildiss
Elevator Fall Injures Judge McBride and Passengers
In the State Life building a elevator dropped briefly then was caught by the safety device. Judge R. W. McBride suffered torn tendons in his right leg and will remain home for days. Several others were jolted and panicked as the car stalled near the fourth floor.
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State Life
R. W. McBride
Judge McBride
141St Park Avenue
Prunk Resumes Leadership at Indiana-Boston School of Expression
Mrs Harriet Augusta Prunk, longtime principal and famed elocutionist, has recovered from illness enough to lead the Indiana Boston School of Expression and Dramatic Art opening on Tuesday October 5 with Miss Hellen Nell Lemmon as assistant principal.
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Harriet Augusta Prunk
Indiana- Boston School of Expression and Dramatic Art
Indianapols
Hellen Nell Lemmon
Captain Hyland to Complete Twenty Years in Police Service
Captain Martin Hyland, a trusted and congenial leader, will complete twenty years with the police on Monday and become pension eligible while remaining in office. Known for raids on gambling dens and numerous arrests, he has earned respect from peers and criminals alike.
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Martin Hyland
Department
Board of Public Safety
Hyland
Lew Shank
Capt. Hyland
Shank
Primaites
Lon Hennderson
Maryland
Delaware
Ten Firemen Overcome In Factory Fire
In New York a six story Dunham Cocoa Manufacturing building on Pearl Street burned causing 250000 dollars in damage. Ten firefighters were overcome by smoke and others injured by glass as flames spread from the second floor after an explosion and roof collapse.
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New York
Pearl Street
Dunham Cocoa Manufacturing Company
Oak Station
Mrs. Louisa Ballard Dies at 76 in City
Louisa J. Ballard widow of William P. Ballard died Wednesday at her daughter Lewia P. DeVelling’s home at 1409 Ashland Ave. She was 76 and survived by five children. Funeral services were held Thursday at the residence.
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Louisa J. Ballard
Lewia P. Develling
Ashland Avenue
William P. Ballard
Woman Attempts Suicide to Avoid Arrest in Columbus
A Columbus woman identified as Stelle Miller drank carbolic acid in a room above a saloon at 4483 Illinois Street to avoid arrest. Patrolmen found her with a young man, heard a fall after she was told she was under arrest, and she was taken to City Hospital where she is expected to recover. The man escaped.
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Os Stelle Miller
Columbus
Ind
Llinois Street
Hazing Beating Leaves 11 Year Old Boy in Serious Condition
In South Bend on Sept 30 four high school peers brutal hazing left Albert Whitticker 11 in serious condition. He was stripped tied to a tree beaten with clubs and fainted after refusing to stay off forbidden nutting ground.
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South Bend
Ind
Albert Whitticker
Whitticker
Young Whitticker
Teacher Drowns While Arriving to Teach in Missouri
John Turner aged 21 from Bloomington Indiana drowned in Macon Missouri yesterday after arriving to teach French at Blees Military Academy. The incident occurred soon after his arrival. He was a home resident of Bloomington.
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Bloomington
Ind
John Turner
Macon
Blees Military Academy
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Fast Relief and Free Trial
An ad touts the Pyramid Pile Cure claiming a lasting cure for chronic piles with quick relief. It offers a 50 cent box, a free treatment trial by mail, and urges immediate action to avoid complications from bowel issues.
Free Pyramid Pile Cure Coupon Mail Request
A promotional coupon offers a free trial package of Pyramid Pile Cure from Pyramid Drug Company. Readers are instructed to fill in name and address, cut out the coupon, and mail to 216 Pyramid Building, Marshall, Michigan, to receive the sample by mail at no cost.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid
Marshall
Mich
Wheeler & Schebler to Erect New Auto Parts Factory
Wheeler & Schebler will construct a $66,000 reinforced concrete factory building 150 by 115 feet, two stories high, at Sanders Street and Barth Avenue. The contract will be let soon and more factory buildings are planned nearby on a block square between Shelby Street and Barth Avenue. Additional land has been bought by Wheeler & Schebler, with Langsenkamp Wheeler also interested in the tract.
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Wheeler & Schebler
Sanders Street
Barth Avenue
Shelby Street
Langsenkamp-Wheeler Company
Man Claims North Pole Discovery in Brooklyn Crowd
New York news item reports Frank Medfield of Highview New York age 31 who police say escaped Middletown Insane Asylum. He was arrested at Willoughby Avenue and Pear Street Brooklyn while telling a dramatic tale of reaching the north pole to bystanders.
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New York
Frank Medfield
Highview
N. Y
Middletown
Willoughby Avenue
Pear Street
Brooklyn
North Pole
Redfield
Middletown Asylum
Man Held After Confrontation Beside Brooklyn Store
A man was confronted by his wife outside a Brooklyn store about two weeks after an incident. He walked away with an attentive crowd growing nearby. His wife then called two policemen who detained him and he was taken to Kings County Hospital.
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Mary
Brooklyn
Redfield
Kings County Hospital
Parisian Sage hair tonic claims and warnings
A promotional note touts Parisian Sage as America’s top hair tonic noting its cure claims for dandruff and baldness. It warns of imitations and urges buying genuine bottles from Henry J. Huder, with the product advertised as made in Buffalo and sold by druggists nationwide.
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United States
Therm
Henry J. Huder
America
Giroux Mfg. Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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