Lilley Submarine Inquiry Probes Hobson Offer to Aid
The Lilley submarine boat inquiry opened with Lilley detailing alleged offers to help his naval committee role. Hobson testified that a representative of Electric Boat approached him promising influence to place him on the naval affairs committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond P. Hobson
Electric Boat Company
Congress
Cannon
Hobson
Committee On Naval Affairs
Mr. Lilley
Naval Affairs Committee
Mr. Olmsted
Lilley
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Pacific
Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce
Olmsted
Spear
Lawrence Speer
New York
Mr. Hobson
Williams
Speer
Annapolis
Navy
House
House of Representatives
Sylvester
Postoffice Bill Gains Increases Amid Debates
Washington March 12 The House amplified the post office appropriation bill despite protests. Letter carriers secured $1200 salaries via Goebel amendment and clerks in third class offices gained 25000 for salaries and 15000 for contract stations. An amendment by Houston added a prohibition on mailing intoxicants later narrowed to include cocaine. Overall appropriations rose by 1,225,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Overstreet
Committee
Goebel
Ohio
House
Siouston
Tennessee
Five to nine year olds die after eating skunk cabbage root
Hackensack New Jersey March 12 three boys aged five to nine are dead and two others are critically ill after consuming skunk cabbage root they and two companions dug from a swamp near Norwood homes Italian families. One child died before a doctor arrived and two others died soon after. The remaining two may recover.
Bombs Found and Exploded in Barcelona After King Alfonso Departure
In Barcelona a second bomb was found on the quay near the earlier blast site and exploded as it was placed in a laboratory van, damaging the van but causing no injuries. Two more unexploded bombs were found in the city center, with no attempt to detonate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Barcelona
Alfonso
Attacked by a rabid dog harms Evansville resident
Miss Elizabeth Cook was attacked by a frothing dog on a suburban road in Evansville March 12. She fought the animal for ten minutes to avoid a bite, suffered deep leg lacerations, and was sent to a sanatorium. Police shot the dog, its head sent to the state chemist for hydrophobia analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Elizabeth Cook
Indianapolis
Janitor Proves Heir to $30,000 Estate in Swiss Case
Louis Lauby a janitor at the Washington County courthouse in Washington Indiana established his identity as the heir to a $30,000 estate left by his brother who died in Switzerland eight months ago. He used his passport issued when he left Switzerland and photographs of his mother and brother. Lauby left Switzerland for America thirty-seven years ago and had written only one letter home in that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murry
Barney Grandfoddy Murry
Switzerland
Lauby
America
Boots Forty Years Old Owensville Event Note
Owensville Indiana reports a local milestone as B. B. marked forty years with a brief note dated March 12. The fragment hints at a long standing memory or celebration tied to a person or business in the community.
Americans Held on Fraud Charges in Paris
Paris police arrested three men who gave names including Schoele and de Montgomerie of Pittsburg and How ard of Colorado claiming to be guide interpreters. They are charged with obtaining large sums from American visitors under false pretenses. The prisoners deny the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Train Schedules and Ticket Agent Notice
East Bound and West Bound train numbers listed with daily or exception schedules. Burke is named as Local Ticket Agent. The timetable shows North Bound and South Bound lines with various connections to South Bend, Logan, Terre Haute, and Butler. times range from early morning to late evening on Sundays and weekdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kansas City
St. Louis
Toledo
St. Lout's
Burke
Train schedule listings with sleeping and parlor cars
A dense timetable lists passenger trains between Chicago Cincinnati Louisville Logansport and Indianapolis with departures arrivals and sleeping and parlor dining car notes for Nos 1 3 7 8 10 12 118 119 126 127 228 230 231 241 328 329 331 and others and mentions daily service weekends and sleeping car availability including routes through Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Louisville
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Columbus
Pittsburg
Logansport
Basement Floods at Columbia School Drainage Plan
Water fills the Columbia school basement with no drainage option. A ditch must be dug to redirect the water using the old canal for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia School
Monon postal schedule for Delphi Indiana area
The notice lists Monon Delphi Indiana mail and express service times with exceptions on Sundays. It names Frank J. Reed as the general post office agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Reed
Chicago
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Interurban Schedules
The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Co posts interurban times to Peru Huntington Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points from Fort Wayne and Lafayette. Limited cars run late nights and a 11 05 p m car goes to Boyd Park only. Weekday terminals depart Fort Wayne 9 30 a m and Lafayette 8 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort. Huntington
Ft. Wayne
Boyd Park
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
R. T. Gunn
Supt. Trans
Ind
Interchangeable Coupon Books Offer Wide Rail Access
Limited trains run daily with connections at Ka for Indian Tipton. Coupon books sold by local agents cover 32 traction lines across Indian Ohio Michigan totaling 15809 miles of track. One book costs $10 for transportation worth $212, with connections to Muncie Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian, Ohio
Michigan
Mancie For
Hartford City
Montpélier
Bluffton
Farmland
Winchester Union
City
Greenville
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the ‘Union Restaurant
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Louis Sewing
Leach’s Parcel Delivery
Broadway
Lenouff
Tue
Henderson
School of Music
Market St
G. .Woogley
Fourth Street
Jno. W. Markley
Court House
Hendricks Bros. Printers
Market &T
C. O. Heffley
Fourth St
Stalnaker
Stettiner Bay
M. J. Porter
John Coon
ELKS
Antipatent Medicine Society
Washington
Representative Lilley
Olmstead
Boutell
Lessler
Naval Committee
Holland Company
Kellogg
Ferris
The
Lake Boat Company
Lake Company
Secretary of the Navy
Mr. Olmstead
Mr. Ayer
Neff
Mr.Hobson
King
Van
Mad Dog
Associated . Press
Wash
Ington
Washington, Ind
Louis Lauby
Boots
Owensville, Ind
B. B
Lawrence Co
Murray
Commerce and Labor
Ridgely
Schoele
Tribune
Traveler’s Guide
Vandalia
South Bend Acco
South Bend Mail
South Bend Xpress
Logan Ace
South Bend Acc
T. Haute
Terre Haute
Terra Haute
Butler Branch
East Bound
Butler
West Bound
Logan
Pennsylvania
Pac
Bradford
Chi
Effner
East
Mid
Accon
Cin
Keys
Accnh
Monon
Delphi, Ind
Wabash Valley
Travis le
Peru
Waba
Interfne
Delphi
Express Freight Service
U. T. System
L. m
Wood
Alexandria
Fairmount
Anderson
Middletown
Muncie
Tipton
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