Indiana Board of Charities Endorses 1913 Democratic Legislature
The Indiana Board of Charities signs the 1914 report praising the 1913 legislature for progressive reforms. It highlights colony care for the insane, detention homes for dependent children, a state farm for short term male offenders, juvenile court clarifications, compulsory school attendance, and expanded public welfare laws. The piece notes Governor Ralston’s regular attendance and cites Republican opposition to the Public Utility Commission Law, while praising its rate cuts and arbitration work during streetcar strikes.
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John H. Holliday
Indiana
Holliday
Lnion Trust Company
Indianapolis News
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Board of of Charities
Board of Charities
Demarchus C. Brown
Butler University
Brown
Hilton A. Brown
Francis Henry Gavish
St. John’s Church
Indianapolis
Mary A. Spink
Fletcher’s
Emma Lee Elam
John B. Elam
President Harrison
James W. Fesler
Republican State Committee
Indiana University
Joseph M. Cravens
Madison
Amos W. Butler
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General Assembly
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Indiana Girl’s School
Indiana Boy’s School
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Marion
Ralston
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Richmond
Bevaneville
Terre Haute
Republicans may revive Public Utility Commission Law says Indiana editor
Charles G. Sefrit editor of the Washington Herald, a key Indiana Republican figure, says the party would repeat the Public Utility Commission Law if they control the next state legislature. He helped manage campaigns and sat on the state convention committee shaping the platform.
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Public Utility Commission
Charles G. Sefrit
Washington Herald
Sefrit
Indiana
Heminway
Senate
Serritin
Jailer Kills Mob Member in Paria Kentucky
Eugene Houston was shot and killed by Jailer Farris during a mob attack on the Paria jail as they tried to lynch Henry Thompson the assailant who broke into Harry Mead’s home with a hatchet. Vice President Marshall plans Chicago trip for a Scottish Rite meeting and will return to Washington due to war-related changes.
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Paria
Eugene Houston
Farris
Henry Thompson
Harry Mead
Mead
Marshall
Chicago
Arizona
Washington
Reserve Board Has Big Powers Regulates Banknotes and Rates
Washington outlines the Federal Reserve Board powers under the new system. The five appointed members plus ex-officio officials will oversee banks, rediscounting, reserve requirements, notes, and supervision. The board, with a $12 000 salary, requires full-time service and tight post-employment restrictions for treasury and board staff.
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Federal Reserve Board
Charles 8. Hamlin
Boston
F. A. Delano
Chicago
Paul M. Warburg
New York
W. P. G. Harding
Birmingham
Ala
Adolph CG. Miller
San Francisco
William G. McAdoo
Treasury
John Skelton Williams
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve and
Central Reserve
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Advisory Council
Nosey Oe
Benes
Russians Invest Three German and One Austrian Towns
An official report states Russian forces invested Koenigsburg and Lemberg, while heavy rains check German advances. Allied reinforcements bolster fronts at Mons and Charleroi as Belgium reports Diest evacuated and Endre withdrawn.
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Diest
Endre
Mons
Charleroi
St. Petersburg
Koenigsburg
Horn and Gauding
Lemberg
London
Mone
Charleroia
Berlin and Paris fronts report Allied advance halted
An official war office statement says Russian forces in East Prussia had their advance halted while British and French troops are driven back in the Paris area. A Berlin wireless note reports German forces captured thirty thousand Russians in East Prussia.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
War Office
East Prussia
Paria
New York
Montenegrins Defeat 5000 Austrians at Mt Loveden
Cettenji reports that Montenegrins attacked Mt Loveden and defeated around 5,000 Austrian troops with about 450 casualties. Official statements confirm the engagement and loss figures.
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Cettenji
Mt. Loveden
Hamburg American liner chartered for European relief trip
Washington reports the Hamburg liner was chartered today by the American Red Cross for a European relief mission and will call at Europe this Saturday. London dispatches note reports on Louvain offer hope the city was not entirely destroyed by German forces.
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Turkey
Greece
Italy
Louvain
Red Grass
Hamburg
Washington
Europe
London
International
None Service
Telegraphe
War talk and battles reported as Europe heats up
Paris reports if Turkey declares war Greece will be met with war Healy plans. Temps notes Germany pressures Turkey and Britain protests U S abstentions from foreign ships. In Zagline between Villers and Montherme battles rage with Allies said to hold their own.
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Paris
Turkey
Greece
Healy
Temps Today
Germany
Paria
Zagline
Villers
Montherme
Queen Wilhelmina Celebrates Birthday With Red Cross Appeal
The Dutch queen, turning thirty four, asked citizens to donate what they would spend on birthday celebrations to the Red Cross. Meanwhile, 1466 American war refugees arrived aboard the San Giovanni from Genoa, with the Anchor Line liner Columbia bringing a hundred more travelers who had no funds.
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Wilhelmina
Red Cross
New York
San Giovanni
Genoa
Columbia
Glasgow
Wounded British Officers and Soldiers Arrive in London
Three hundred officers and soldiers wounded on the continent arrived in London today and were given a reception as heroes. They had sustained injuries in Belgium and northern France.
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London
Belgium
France
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