Chaney Champions Fowler Bill Over Aldrich Plan
Washington March 4 Associated Press reports Indiana congressman Chaney praised the Fowler bill for its depositor protection and note system based on national wealth with gold backing. He argued the Aldrich bill risks railroads’ bond conflicts and potential treasury controversy over note issuance.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
of Representatives
Chaney
Indiana
Aldrich
Fowler
Secretary of the Treasury
Lodges Foresters Companions to Meet This Afternoon
Laurel No 2 Companion Foresters Court holds a regular meeting this afternoon with all members of staff expected for practice.
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Companion Foresters Court
Laurel No. 2
Town Mayor Defends Sobriety Under Cross Examination
The mayor testifies about past alcohol use and sobriety, stating five years of sobriety except for a prior nervousness prescription containing a stimulant. He recalls drinking white soda at various locations and denies regular drunkenness, while Long presses questions during cross examination.
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Kreuzberger
Palmer
Mr. Long
r.Long
Civil War veteran Phillip Wikle of Cass County dies
Phillip Wikle, an elderly Cass county farmer living north of Young America, died at his home at 3 am after a brief illness from grip. He enlisted in the 24th Indiana battery in 1862, fought at Horse Shoe Bend Sweetwater and other battles, was captured at Macon and held at Andersonville for seven months. He leaves a wife and three children Reed Wikle Marie Wikle and Dora Cress. Funeral Friday at the Christian church.
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Phillip Wikle
Cass County
Young America
Grip
Christian Church
Twenty-Fourth
Indiana Battery
Horseshoe Bend
Sweetwater
Knoxville
Atlanta
Mooresbridge
Macon
Andersonville
Reed Wikle
Marie Wikle
Flora
Dora Cress
Tragedy at Collinwood Schoolhouse Fire Claims Ten Lives
A devastating blaze at the Collinwood schoolhouse kills ten and leaves many burned. Distressed families identify victims by shoes, rings and clothing as firefighters, police, and local residents rush to rescue children and extinguish the flames.
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Collinwood
Vandalia Telegrapher Tricks Employed In-State
Vandalia officials claim the telegraph company uses three in-state tricks at division offices and will not hire new operators since the firm operates only within Indiana. They say the new law does not require extra telegraph workers due to lack of out-of-state lines.
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Vandalia
Indiana
Sale Completed of Chicago and Wabash Valley Line
Announcement reports the sale completed of the Chicago and Wabash Valley railroad to the Chicago and Eastern railroad for 475000 dollars. The line runs forty miles from Zadoc to Dinwiddie Indiana fifteen miles from Gary and was sold by sole owner Benjamin Gifford.
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Associated Press
Kankakee
Chicago and Wabash Valley Railroad
Chicago and Eastern Railroad
Benjamin Gifford
Zadoc
Dinwiddie
Ind
Gary
Trains Delayed On Vandalia Line After Engine Problems
The Vandalia line reported delays yesterday and overnight. Train No 46 from South Bend reached the city late due to a blown engine flue. Train No 64, halted at Garfield by a derailed engine on a spreading track, required an hour to right the locomotive with crew assistance. no wreck train was needed.
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South Bend
Garfield
Mine Workers District Convention Opens with Greetings
In Terre Haute Indiana on March 4 delegates greeted a telegram from President Mitchell who will soon retire greeting the delegates at the nineteenth annual convention of the Eleventh District Mine Workers. The afternoon was devoted to reading and discussion of resolutions from the resolution committee.
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Mine Workers of
Eleventh District
Terre Haute
Associated Press
Ind
Mitchell
Mine Workers National Organization
Eleventh District Mine Workers
Local Brevities Brief Updates From City Visitors
Mr and Mrs C Charles Martin have been visiting. Mr and Mrs John Rhodes on rural route No 4 have returned to the city. Friends of Mr and Mrs C C Reder on an extended western trip have received letters from Colorado Springs. Miss May Simmons who has been visiting here has readied to her home in Marion yesterday.
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C.charles Martin
John Rhodes
C.-C.reder
West
Colorado Springs
Simmons
Marion
Jessie Ferguson
Henry I. Dickson
Hitchcock
South Dakota
Miss Ferguson
Bergdoll wins 125 mile Ormond Daytona race in German car
Associated Press report notes Louis J. Bergdoll wins the 125 mile amateur drivers race at the Ormond Day tona beach tournament in a German car. He clocks hour 13 minutes 3015 seconds, beating his previous day’s time by over 17 minutes. S. B. Stevens, in a 60 horsepower American car, led until a broken rocker arm sidelined him after 70 miles, but his 50 mile segment in 41 minutes 37 seconds neared the record before the crash.
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Associated Press
Ormond
Fila
Louis J. Bergdoll
Bergdoll
S. B. Stevens
Stevens
Democrats to Meet in Indianapolis for State Convention
Indiana Democrats who seek state office will gather in Indianapolis tomorrow to contribute to the legitimate expenses of the state convention set for March 25. Oshér's prominent Democrats will also attend. The committee will discuss selecting a chairman. National Chairman Thomas Taggart may meet with the committee, stating no special choice and that any good Democrat will do.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Indiana
Oshér
Thomas Taggart
Taggart
Peru Man Arrested On Drunkenness Charge After Street Incident
N M Dangerfield of Peru was escorted to the police station and jailed for drunkenness after a difficult night on Sycamore street. His case is set for review before Judge Smith this morning. Police also reported a reported fifth altercation on Canal street where two combatants fled before officers arrived.
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N. M. Dangerfield
Peru
Sycamore Street
Bank Elects Officers in Logansport
The Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Logansport elected officers yesterday. A. T. Bowen is president, G. A. Raub is cashier, W. F. Hanley and W. McGreevy are bookkeepers. The charter for the new organization is expected from the capital late this week.
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Farmers’ and Merchants’ State Bank of
Logansport
A. T. Bowen Bank
A. T. Bowen
Caghier
G. A. Raub
W. F. Hanley
W. McGreevy
False fire alarm at Island View hotel chimney smoke
Fire department rushed to Fourth and Canal streets yesterday afternoon after a report of a blaze at the Island View hotel. Crews found no fire, only a chimney venting heavy smoke from the kitchen downstairs.
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Fourth
Canal Streets
Island View
Regular meeting of Cass Encampment No. 119 I O O F
Tonight at 7 30 members urged to attend and five candidates expected for the Patriarchal degree. Leonard Bowen recording scribe Ira Cree C P
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Leonard Bowen
Ira Cree
C. P
Harmony Court
I.of B. N
Death Notice for Philip Lester Reported by Siblings
Mrs. T. W. Ammons of 18 North Sixth Street received a message from her brother Ed Lester of Crothersville Indiana announcing the death of her brother Philip Lester.
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T. W. Ammons
North Sixth ‘Street
Ed Lester
Crothesville, Ind
Philip Lester
Socials and Weddings Highlight Local Weekend Activities
Local society pages note box socials to aid church pledges, markets by church groups, leap year dances and parties, and several marriages. Events include a Royal Center wedding, a Salem ceremony, and a Hitchcock union, with multiple club gatherings and an officer election planned at the Market street M E church.
Social Calendar Today Dance and Club Events
Informal dances and social gatherings listed across Georgetown and area venues. Groups include Union Sewing Society, Mental Culture Club, St James Lutheran Sewing, Patriots League, Battenburg, Women’s Missionary Society, Christian and Universalist churches, and B Y P U basket social. Highlights feature matinee dances at Stettiner Hall and events at Market Street churches and nearby venues.
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Stettiner
Georgetown
Union Sewing Society
A. N.buchanan
St. James Lutheran Sewing Club
William Burgman
McCrackin
Sixth Street
Patriots’ Social League
Battenburg Club
Quilan
al Routh
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Market Street Church
Missionary — society—Christian Church
Deaths and Funerals Notices
The funeral for George Kardes will be at 9 in St. Joseph's Church with burial at Mt. St Vincent. Mrs Minerva Wright's funeral was held yesterday at 10 from her daughter's home on Market Street. Walter Enefield Smith died yesterday at 1 40 at 1605 Spear Street. funeral Friday at 9 30 from the residence and 12 from Spring Creek Christian church, interment in the adjoining cemetery.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Universalist Church
Charles Brown
Porter’s Grocery
Sixth Street
Milroy Ballard
Presbyterian Church
George Kardes
St. Joseph’s Church
Mt. St.Vincent
Minerva. Wright
Ella Johnson
Market
Anniversary celebration of the Logansport council
The Logansport Council of Daughters of Pocahontas will celebrate the eleventh anniversary of the order tonight at the Red Men’s Hall.
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Logansport . Council - Daughters of Pocahontas
Order
Red Mien
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