President Wilson urged reform amid tariff debate
The piece contrasts Wilson’s push for currency and banking reforms with charges of overreach. It cites Representative Verl J. Decker defending presidential influence over Congress. It weighs constitutional boundaries during tariff discussions and the push to stabilize Mexico amid national concerns.
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Wilson
Congress
Taft
Aldrich
Cannon
Verl J. Decker
Missouri
United States
Bryan
Mexico
Hutchings Transfers Vine Street Property to Charles Hutchings and Agnes Zulauf
Real estate transfers record William D and Mathilde Hutchings convey to Charles F Hutchings and Agnes H Zulauf and husband. Property located on Vine Street. Consideration listed as private.
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William D
Mathilde Hutchings
Beira
Charles F. Hutchings
Agnes H. Zulauf
Vine Street
Calls for explanation of Indiana state expenditures
A Rushville Republican report cites alleged errors in the 1912 and 1913 Indiana state auditor’s general fund expenditures. It accuses Republican auditors of past sixteen years of similar discrepancies and questions whether errors were accidental or deliberate to deceive taxpayers.
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Indianapolis
Rushville
Crown Point
Democratic State Auditor
Indiana
State
Daily
Avery
Lown
Billheimer
Republlican
Rep.bligia Editora
State Republican Central Committee
Dwight Smith Resigns as Vevay Mayor for Theater Work
Dwight Smith resigns as mayor of Vevay at a council meeting. In his letter he states he will travel with a theatrical company leaving for New York.
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New York
Vevay
Dwight Smith
Embroidery Prize-Winner Misses World Art Piece
Mrs. Jacob Wahl of Vevay Indiana reported her embroidery prize work is missing after a trip to Chicago. The award winning embroidery from a world contest in England had been contained in a package she did not open at first. It was later discovered the item was lost after handling by several people.
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Jacob Wahl
Vevay
Chicago
Ind
England
Wail
Defeated by Husband Votes for School Trustee Seat
In New Albany on August 4 a woman received council votes for the School Trustee post for the first time in the city. Dr. Robert W. Ears won the seat by 6 to 2, while his wife picked up two council votes. The Centennial Woman's Club had petitioned for a woman to be elected and proposed several names.
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New Albany
Robert W. Ears
Centennial Woman's Club
Two Boys jailed in Greenfield for alleged attempted murder
Two boys in Greenfield Ind are jailed in default of 800 bail charged with assault and battery with intent to kill Merle Kennedy. They were allegedly firing at Merle Kennedy on a farm owned by Frank Kennedy after being told to leave.
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Greenfield
Ind
Merle Kennedy
Frank Kennedy
Pipe explosion injures Corydon official
Corydon Indiana August 1 Frank Cunningham county commissioner was smoking a pipe when it exploded leaving only the stem. He suspects a accidental cartridge from a flobert rifle may have been in his tobacco bag.
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Corydon, Ind
Frank Cunningham
Corydon
Doctor Von Klein-Smid Returns to DePauw Psychology Chair
Dr. R B von Klein-Smid, associate superintendent and head of psychology at the Indiana Reformatory, will resume his duties as head of the psychology department at DePauw University at the start of the next school year. He has served at the reformatory for two years.
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Jeffersonville
R. B. von Klein-Smid
Indiana Reformatory
Depauw University
Reformatory
Child Bakes First in Pike County Bread Contest
Marguerite Crow, nine year old daughter of W. D. Crow of Petersburg Indiana, won first prize in a local bread baking contest against seasoned bakers, shocking judges who could hardly believe a child baked the winning loaf.
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Petersburg
Ind
Marguerite Crow
W. D. Crow
Pike County
Escapes From Fire in Washington Home
Mr and Mrs Wallace Walker and three children narrowly escaped a morning blaze that destroyed their home in Washington Indiana at 3 30. The roof collapsed as they fled and the house and contents were a total loss with damages about 2500 dollars. Accidents during the Panama canal construction have cost 1219 lives.
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Washington
Ind
Wallace Walker
Vandal Cuts 300 Apple Trees In Orleans Orchard
Three hundred young apple trees in R. A. Troth’s Orleans orchard were felled causing an estimated loss of about 3900. Bloodhounds failed to locate any trail.
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Orleans
R. A. Troth
Electric Bitters Promised To Restore Spring Health
ADY advertises Electric Bitters as a spring tonic and system cleanser. It claims winter impurities clog kidneys liver and bowels causing fatigue and spring fever. A four week course is said to renew strength and ambition with guarantees and prices 60p and $1 at Herper's drug store.
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Herper's
Secretary Daniels orders end to navy desertion imprisonment
Washington reports that Secretary Daniels issued a dramatic order abolishing imprisonment for desertion in the navy during wartime. The measure shifts penalties to confinement choices and aims to weed out "undesirables" while raising enlistment standards.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy
Gener
Reival Eirteles
Stati
Iey Dbs
Aviation Work in Army Under New Act
Washington details of the act authorizing an aviation section within the army signal corps. The plan adds sixty officers and 260 enlisted men, with transfers of Lt. Col. Samuel Reber and Capt. Arthur S. Cowan to new aviation posts as orders near issuance.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Samuel Reber
Arthur S. Cowan
San Diego
Cal
Worked A Pardoned Man and His Prisoner Scheme
Springfeld Uh Chicago area report states Asa Jones and Roy N Howard used a pardons board to win Howard's release from Chester Penitentiary. Both men, now back under sentence, were cellmates and Jones forged a Employment offer in Mattoon causing Howard to be paroled as Joseph Brown. The bogus employer planned robberies. Jones was caught for cobbling a Carbonate house and Howard for stealing tools.
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Springfeld
Asa Jones
Roy N. Howard
State Board of Pardons
Howard
Chester
Jones
Mattoon
Joseph Brown Ton Jeter
Joseph Brown
Brown
Carbondale
Kickapoo Worm Killer Advertises Child Worm Relief
An advertisement claims Kickapoo Worm Killer cures child worm infections and related symptoms. It promises relief for seat stomach and pin worms, notes a laxative effect, and markets the candy confection to children. Available 260 price from Kickapoo Indian Med Co in Philadelphia or St Louis.
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Kickapoo Indian Med. Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cavalry Force of Gorneiuck Described in The Text
A fragment describes a German cavalry force of about 100 regiments with plumed lances held upright while mounted. A carbine hangs from a bucket beside the saddle.
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Cavary
Germany
Gorneiuck
Paiva
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