Indiana park law would extend to second class cities
Indiana park commissioners from Fort Wayne Terre Haute Evansville and South Bend meet in Indianapolis to back a bill extending the first class city park law to second class cities with similar powers over funding and expansions. They plan a draft for the general assembly and a follow up meeting at Denison hotel with city attorneys.
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Indianapolis
South Bend
Indiana
Board of Park Commissioners
Board of Park Commissioners of
E. M. Foster
Fort Wayne
H. G. Hogan
General Assembly
Indianapola
Denison Hotel
Boards of Works
Civil service exams announced for Indianapolis positions
A list of federal job examinations to be held in Indianapolis includes roles from teacher of agriculture for the Indian service at $800 annually to laboratory aid and expert agent positions in various departments with salaries ranging from $79 a month to $2,900 a year. Also notes Governor Marshall finishing a brief legislative message after three weeks, praising its conciseness.
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Indianapolis
Indian Service
National Museum
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Labor
Department of Commerce and Labor
Custom House Service
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Marshall
General Assembly
Indiana General Assembly
Taft
State board reorganizes elects new president and officers
Following eight-member reelection the state board of agriculture elected I Newt Brown of Franklin president, Dan C. Reed of Attica as vice president, and Charles Downing to a second term as secretary. Brown will announce committees soon. expectations are low for major changes.
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State Board of Agriculture
I. Newt. Brown
Franklin
Oscar Hadley
Plainfield
Dan C. Reed
Attica
Mr. Brown
Charles Downing
Brown
Hufford Pushes School Fund Reform and Local Government Change
Delaware county representative William H Hufford proposes a bill to require county attorney certification for state school fund loan abstracts replacing the recorder's role and hints at a city government plan free of politics. Senator Lambert and Representative Campbell expect several Delaware county measures, while all Delaware lawmakers oppose repealing the county option law.
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Indianapolis
WiLlliam H. Hufford
Delaware County
Hufford
David A. Lambert
D. P. Campbell
Indiana and Washington briefed stateside crime and rail updates
State items report Clifford Baum fined twenty five dollars and jailed twenty five days for malicious trespass amid future charges. In South Bend Indiana the electric railway plans a summer opening to Lake Maxinkuckee with line completion progressing. Evansville wrestling railroads argue over uniform bills of lading sparking a potential Indiana railroad commission appeal. Fort Wayne Edward M Shell faces mail fraud charges tied to melon shipments. Richmond reports a rich ice harvest with seven thousand tons possible if cold weather persists. New Castle commissioners chase farm talks, delaying public funds deposits but resuming duties.
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Washington
Clifford Baum
McCarty
Baum
Colbert
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company
South Bend
South Bend & Indianapolis Electric Railway
Logansport
Plymouth
Lake Maxinkuckee
Evansville
Louisville & Mashville
Southern
Evansville & Terre Haute
Illinois Central
Indiana Railroad Commission
Fort Wayne
Edward M. Shell
United States
Henry Lucas
Ewing
Shell
Anderson
Richmond
Otto Rettig
New Castle
Henry County
Alpha Langstown
Sterest
Welford
Flood of Bills Expected as General Assembly Reopens
Indianapolis January 7 The legislature adjourned until Monday and the flood of bills is expected to begin with members carrying many proposals. Speaker Veneman works on committee lists while Cravens is eyed for Ways and Means chair. Bills on liquor regulation and liquor laws loom alongside preparations for session expenses.
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Manufacturers’ Bureau of
Indiana
F. C. Schwedtman
St. Louis
James A. Emery
Washington, D. C
Indianapolis
National Manufacturers’ Association
Europe
Veneman
General Assembly
Joseph M. Cravens
Madison
Ways and Means
Representative Worts
Crawfordsville
Insurance
Gifford
Laurel
Benevolent Institutions
Frisse
Evansville
Public Morals
Corr
Bloomington
Homer C. Cook
Marion County
Education
Injunction Case Slated For January Hearing
Prisceton January 7 The trial date January 19 at Rockport has been set before Special Judge Swan in the injunction case Mayor Davidson versus the city school board and Noble Plumbing and Heating Co. The suit has dragged for months and the injunction halted completion of the high school heating plant.
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Prisceton
Rockport
Swan
Davidson
Noble Plumbing and Heating Company
Machinist Killed by Train in Vincennes
Vincennes January 7 John Boyer a forty five year old machinist was instantly killed by an Evansville and Terre Haute train. His body was mangled beyond recognition. Identification was made by letters in his clothing from his daughters Louise Boyer Cove nted Ohio and Annx Boyer Cincinnati Ohio.
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Vincennes
John Boyer
Wes
Evaneville & Terre Haute
Louise Boyer
Covingted, Ry
Annx Boyer
Cincinzati, Co
Winter Poultry Housing and Winter Management
A guide on winter poultry care emphasizing movable colony houses for small flocks, proper bedding, litter depth, water access above freezing, draft control, and ventilation. It details feeders, troughs, nest design, roosts, and winter zoning to maximize egg production and health on farms.
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Claypool Hotel
John W. Kern
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Kern
William T. Murray
Fayette County
State Board of Finance
W. H. O’brien
Clites
Chapin & Co
Wisconsin
Capital
R. W. Chapin
Toniine Company
L. C. Lambert
F. B. Swisher
H. C. Ryan
Thomas L. Green & Co
Seeeery
Columbia National Bank
Fidelity Trust Co
Eas Ae
Merchants National Bank
German-American Trust Co
People's State Bank
Seenee
Farmers’ Trust Bank
Civil Service Examinations
Hadley
State News
Cravens
House
Senate
Harlan
C. K. McCullough
William Steelman
Hazleton
Howard Bell
Gary
Wade Free
Frank Maas
G. I. Eisner
Terre Haute
Long
Proctor
Rouse
Edward Donnell
J. G. Halpin
Weensin College of Agriculture
Western Newspaper Union
Colony House System
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Wade
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