Indiana Board Report Highlights Efficient Economic Operations
Willis S. Thompson discusses Indiana Industrial Board efficiency after merging with the inspection board. The four months to December 1915 saw 12,520 injuries, 88 fatal cases in five months, $33,073.62 in compensation, 1,225 injured paid under $11.65 weekly average, and most injuries under two weeks off work.
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Indianapolis
Industrial Board of
Indiana
Inspection Board
Industrial Board
Indiana Board
Mrs J E McDonald widow of former Indiana senator
Mrs Joseph E McDonald age 80 widow of Joseph L E McDonald former United States Senator dies at her home 49 Ring apartments after a stroke and declining wealth Funeral set for Saturday at the home with burial at Crown Hill Cemetery She leaves sister Frances Baxter and brother Frank Farnsworth Her first marriage was to Frank Bernard and she later wed Senator McDonald once a noted Indiana figure The Indiana Democratic Club received from her a silver punch bowl and ladle once owned by Mr McDonald Indianapolis News
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Joseph E. McDonald
Joseph LE. McDonald
United States
Indiana
Rink Apartments
Mcdonald
Crown ‘Lille
Tadiana
North Aeridian Street
Rivk
Moores Hill Board Votes to Rebuild Burned Hall
Moores Hill Indiana trustees meet for the first time since abandoning the DePauw merger. They pledge to rebuild Moores Hall at the earliest moment and reorganize to meet Methodist church standards. A woman’s presidency is referred to the faculty committee. Field secretaries report progress toward a $100,000 endowment from the Indiana Conference.
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Moores Hill
Ind
Moores Hill College
DePauw
Moores Hall
Board of Education
The
Methodist Church
Seymour
Virgil Thompson
W. E. Cissna
Indiana Conference
Mowing Down an Army as Battleship Power
Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske argues in Popular Science Monthly that a battleship’s concentrated energy under absolute control could outmatch an army, imagining an armored automobile carrying heavy guns as a mowing machine that could destroy bridges cars and ships as it moves through an army.
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Pennsylvania
Bradley A. Fiske
Popular Science Monthly
Fiske
Why Tagore Avoids Japan
A traveler reports Rabindranath Tagore decided against a visit to Japan. Reasons include mood shifts, wartime hardship for tenants, and anger at a Japanese impostor who mocked his trusted works. The tale reflects perceived disrespect and cultural tensions.
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Tagore
Japan
India
Dynam
Rabindranath Pabere
Tidia
Becaise
Becuse
Efe
Suffrage in Nippon and Election Restrictions
A Saturday Evening Post summary notes that voting rights in Japan are limited by age, residency, taxation, and other conditions. It explains the general eligibility rules that a voter must be at least twenty and meet tax or residency criteria, with several unspecified restrictions.
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Nippon
Togo
Crowned heir of Palgaria delays coronation after Austrian ban
In 1902 Prince Ferdinand sought to proclaim himself king and ordered a Brussels diadem. The concert of Jonrape prevented the move and the crown stayed in a cupboard until 10S when the prince was elevated. Austria barred Ferdinand's coronation so he has not worn the crown publicly.
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Palgaria
Pferdinand
Brussels
Jonrape
Austria
Ferdinand
Dutch New Guinea Mapping Expedition Report
A Dutch expedition recently finished mapping Dutch New Guinea, about fourteen times as large as the Netherlands and part of the island of Papua. It reports encounters with primitive men, some wild and warlike, others peaceful and cooperative with investigators.
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Dutch New Guinea
Netherlands
Islind
Papua
South Seas
Hawaii Completes Island-Circumference Road
Automobilists may drive a 240 mile loop around the island offering tropical scenery, glimpses of primitive life and four volcanoes, one of which is extremely active. The new road encircles the island and provides extensive views throughout the route.
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Hawaii
Practical Health Hint To Relieve the Itch
Dr William P Cunningham of Harlem Hospital explains the itch relief secret in the New York Medical Journal. He advocates covering the affected parts with a salve to keep air moisture and friction away and favors a thick coating of stearate of zinc for supersensitive skin.
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Dante
William P. Cunningham
Tiarlem Hospital
The
Skin and Cancer Hospital
New York Medical Journal
Practical Health Hint Chapped Skin Remedy
Practical health hint describes a skin lotion using glycerin one ounce water four ounces and tincture of benzoin one ounce. Mix well and apply at night, with optional daytime use after dishwashing. Claims the skin becomes smooth quickly and can whiten and soften very red skin.
Recluse Middletown Shopkeeper Eschews Travel Till Death
Alpheus W. Parsons longtime Main street cigar store owner in Middletown died in Easthampton Massachusetts. He never visited Wesleyan College or the state hospital or post office on Main street, claiming not much of a traveler. His son Bert recalled his quiet humor and restraint. Parsons was upright, patriotic, and treated others with kindness, earning respect as a steadfast business and community figure.
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Wesleyan College
State Hospital
Middletown
Conn
Alpheus W. Parsons
Aince
Main Street
Rapallo Avenue
Easthampton
Magss
Parsons
Mr. Parsons
Bert
Pop
Wesleyan Cotege
Main
Clinton
Clanton
Teo
Free Municipal Movies For Boys And Girls Urged
Mayor Sebastian proposes free motion picture theaters for children unable to pay to attend films. A committee of teachers would study the plan to offer supervised city exhibitions across districts, aiming to curb juvenile misbehavior by providing proper guardianship and educational amusement.
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Los Angeles
Sebastian
Passaic Letter Carrier Walked 81000 Miles
George Lucas, a Passaic NJ letter carrier and former post office staff member, celebrated at the annual Passaic post office banquet. He has walked about 81000 miles since free delivery started February 1 1889 and has worked nearly every day except Sundays. His record is unmatched in New Jersey and likely the nation.
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Passaic
N. J
George Lucas
Prisoner Freed Over Seaman Case After Thirst Alibi
South Norwalk Judge Vosburgh ruled a point of law in the case of Alexander Carlson, a deep sea sailor charged with intoxication. He testified he had not touched intoxicants for fifty days, spending forty nine on a pulp schooner and lacking food for twenty days, surviving on salted herrings. The judge discharged him.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Vosburgh
Alexander Carlson
Alexander
Senreco Tooth Paste touted against Pyorrhea
An old dental ad warns that pyorrhea causes gum recession and tooth loss and promotes Senreco Tooth Paste as a daily treatment. It claims Senreco cleanses teeth, adds whiteness and cool mouthfeel, and offers a 2 ounce tube for 25c with a sample via 4c postage.
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Senreco
Sentanel Remedies Company
Union Central Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
Deacon's Wife and Two Incidents Reported in Hoosier Valley
In Dopetown Indiana Mrs Deacon Mudley tossed a jug of medicinal bourbon from a bedroom window after a dispute. Nearby in Ghent Kentucky the ILO OFP building collapsed causing $10,000 in losses but no deaths with several narrow escapes and property damage. Hammond George Bubich of Indiana Harbor received a fourteen year prison sentence for stabbing Rosa Hujack, now married to another man.
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Dopetown
Ind
Deacon Mudley
Deacon Cane
Plymouth Rock
Vevay
ILO. O. FP
Ghent
Dan Hanton
Perry Hanton
C. W. Brown
Hammond
George Bubich
In- Want Harbor
Rosa Hujack
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Little Republic
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