Net Weight Law Hearings Open in New York
Committees from the Departments of Commerce Treasury and Agriculture seek written recommendations on the new Net Weight Law signed March 3 1915 with effect in six months. First hearings for manufacturers dealers and others will be held in New York the week of June 8 and additional sessions as demand arises. Communications should be sent to the Net Weight Law Committee Bureau of Chemistry Washington DC. The article also notes broad commentary on hobbies and public discourse but centers on the upcoming regulatory hearings.
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Department of Commerce
Department of the Treasury
Department of Agriculture
New York
Deepartment of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry
Washington, D.C
Trial Delayed in Miss Underwood Shooting Case
The Doris Underwood trial in Muccle Indiana was postponed due to Judge Ellis illness. Judge Sturgis from Bluffton was summoned to preside as the Hartford City schoolteacher faces charges of shooting Otis Fisher, whom she believed had ruined her sister.
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Muccle
Ind
Doris Underwood
Hartford City
Otis Fisher
Ellis
Sturgis
Wella
Bluffton
Strike Waves Hit Cincinnati Transit Fray Amid Arbitration Ultimatum
In Cincinnati on May 12, 500 strike breakers are quartered at barns as Mayor Hunt demands company arbitration by 6 pm or risk court action to annul the franchise. Eight thousand allied building trades workers are locked out after seven hundred strikers refuse to resume work. militia and police are mentioned as potential responders.
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Cincinnati
Traction Company
Hunt An
Bonight
Allied
Employers’ Association
Phas
The Fly Menace and Public Health Duty
A stern notice condemns homeowners who allow flies to breed on dirty property urging removal and proper screening. It warns such neglect endangers life and invites enforcement actions. The text emphasizes filth as a public health hazard and calls for immediate corrective measures.
Committee Johnson Dixon To Look After Indiana Representatives
Governor Johnson selects Dixon to oversee Indiana representatives positions. The appointment signals a hands on approach to legislative assignments as the state restructures representation duties.
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Dixon
Indiana
Fragmented World News Echoes from May Day Dispatches
A scrambled foreign section reports on Japanese envoy Chinda refusing to accept a protest reply, U.S. policy debates with President Wilson and Secretary Bryan hurrying to respond, and tensions over California alien land laws. It mixes garbled local notes with mentions of an unrelated horse incident in Franklin, Tennessee, and mentions of American political strain.
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Washington
Fort Honda
Tename
Japan
Todiy
Wilson
Whaek
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Home Testimony
Local Madison caller HP Mountjoy reports kidney relief from Doan's Kidney Pills, citing improved strength and relief from back pain and dizzy spells. Ad notes price 50 cents with Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as sole U.S. agents. Also includes a joke caption about a quarrel over a kiss.
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HP. Mountjoy
Main Street
Madison
Ind
Doan
Postere Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Supreme Court verdict halts Woman's National Daily pricing plan
In Washington on May 92 the Supreme Court rejected the Lewis Publishing Company and other newspapers' bid to price the Woman's National Daily as part of a spi ar priv degre. The decision ends the prolonged effort and keeps pricing on hold.
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Supreme Court
Lewis Publishing Co
Gase
Washington
Lewis
St Tours
Spiiar Priv
Poste Office
Stiperse Court
Frost Damage Hits Indiana Orchards and Crops
Frost swept across Indiana on May 12 damaging strawberries grapes and berries in several counties. Columbus and South Bend reports note fruit gardens and truck crops harmed with temperatures near freezing and ice. Local values run into thousands as apples peaches cabbage and vegetables suffer losses.
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Canoridge City
Columbus
Ind
South Bend
Marshall denies urging wealth curtailment in reply to critic
Vice President Marshall rejects Col. Harvey’s charge that his speeches incited the predatory poor. He challenges any public utterance advocating wealth distribution by unfair inheritance tax and says fraud witnesses react with anger when questioned.
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Washington
May
Marshall
George Harvey
Wall Street
Local Leaders Resolve Formal Referendum on Tax Measure
The article reports that the people and government leaders have determined to proceed with a formal referendum on a tax proposal. Governor Johnsen urged broad public engagement and emphasized careful consideration of the measure’s impact.
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Forma
Buts
Pho Tee Ram
Child welfare focus at Indiana Mothers Congress convention
The Indiana branch of the National Mother’s Congress and Parent-Teachers Association opened a two day meeting at the Second Presbyterian church in Lantonvette Tud with delegates from across the state. Officers include Mrs. Frederick Hoks of Indianapolis as state president and Mrs. Walter N. Carpenter as recording secretary. Notable speakers include Dr. T. Moran and Prof. W. W. Black on child development and education. Arrangements led by the Lafayette Womens Council. California’s state government projected two year costs of 29 657 733 dollars.
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Lantavette
Tud
Indiana
National
Mother's Congress
Parent Teachers Association
Second Presbyterian Church
Orvill Bright
Chicago
Frederick Hoks
Indianapolis
Walter N. Carpenter
Ernest Cooper
Plainfield
T.s. Moran
W. W. Black
Indiana University
Orville T. Bright
Manual Training High School
Charles V. Emerson
Indiena University School of Medicine
Lacfayette Womens Council
Thos. A. Stuart
Donerail Wins 1913 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
Donerail, a 91 to 1 long shot, won the thirty nine Derby at Churchill Downs in 2:05. Moved by jockey Ri Goose, trained by T. S. Hayes of Lexington, the colt defeated a field that included Flying Tom and Donerail set a new track record by one fifth of a second amid a crowd of about 35,000 spectators.
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Jimmy Gill
Floral Park
Crowell
Leochares
Flying ‘Fom
Sam Hirsch
Prince Hermis
Lord Marshall
Donerail
Foundation
Ten Point
Yankee Nations
Meridian
T. S. Hayes
Lexington
Ri. Goose
Louisville
Herald
Moison
Green penny postal cards adopted hereafter
Washington headlines on May 9 report Postmaster-General Burleson signing an order to switch to green penny postal cards, aligning with similar practice in many foreign countries.
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Burleson
Washington
Arizona Japanese Association Moves On Land Bill Fallout
As California debates excluding non resident Japanese from farming lands Arizona lawmakers consider a similar measure. Japanese truck farmers and small ranchers oppose it while N Oy o plans to present sentiment to Tokio. Henry Ninisiki faces a Globe murder charge as the association weighs possible actions.
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California
Arizona
George W. P. Hunt
N. Oyo
Arizona Japanese Association
Japan
Henry Ninisiki
Globe
Ovo
Tokio
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Sun
Johnson County
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Gonof
Calvin Pethity
Heckedd
National Mothers’ Congress
Lafaytte
Dunfrail
Louisville Racing Association
Churchbill Downs
Rambler Crescent Pierce Hearsey
Alladin
Edw
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