Indiana Assembly Advances Tax Levy and Education Bills
Indiana legislators report steady progress in routine work. The house approves a larger four mill tax levy for Indiana University Purdue University and the State Normal, with distributions to IU three eighths Purdue three eighths and State Normal two eighths. New measures include school enumeration updates and funding to buy the William Henry Harrison home at Vincennes as a state relic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
House
Senate
Indiana University
Purdue University
State Normal
Purdue
Ranke
County Board of Health
City Board of Health
William Henry Harrison
Vincennes
Tilt in House Between Honan and Sweeney over Bill
Speaker Honan and Rep John Sweeney clashed in a Monday session with Sweeney claiming a bill was out of order. Honan sustained his position on reconsideration and later ordered the machinery hall bill engrossed after Sweeney objected to the $160 000 appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honan
Sweeney
John Sweeney
Tell City
Favorable Reports on House Bills for City Reforms
Favorable reports were made on several bills and they were ordered engrossed and ready for passage. The Eliott house bill would allow officers of fifth class cities to seek re election and the Thornton bill on cities and towns was engrossed. A joker in the Thornton bill abolishing the city controller board of works and city judge in third class cities was amended out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliott House
Thornton
Board of Works
Scale of Fees Fixed for Certificates of Election
A bill by Senator Kistler fixes fees for the secretary of state when issuing certificates of election. The scale lists United States senator ten dollars, congressman five, four-year state elective office six, two-year state elective office three, governor appointive state offices with $1000 plus compensation two, circuit judge five, superior juvenile or probate judge thirty eight, city judge three two, prosecuting attorney two, justice of the peace one, notary public two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kistler
Secretary of State
United States
Divided Senate Panel Backs Police Law Repeal
The senate committee on cities and towns issued a divided report on the metropolitan police law repeal bill. The majority report signed by McCullough Ranke Forkner and Bowser favored repeal and was adopted while the minority report by Wood and Kirkman urged killing the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Cities and Towns
McCullough
Ranke
Forkner
Bowser
Wood
Kirkman
Tenement Bill Passed by House
The house approved a bill to regulate construction and upkeep of tenement houses in all cities, aiming to improve housing standards and safety.
Bills in the Senate Propose Broad Reforms and Duties
New senate bills call for a 40 name jury list in struck cases and appeals in impeachments, mandatory schooling for visually impaired children ages 8 to 14, a firemen pension fund for certain cities, state supervision of school enumerations, jury trials for labor injunctions, township flags for schoolhouses, reserve requirements for trust companies, grain lien on threshing, and penalties for bribery of finance board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Finance Board
Senate Sanitary Bill And Road Law Changes Passed
The senate approved a sanitary bill limiting how far children may be hauled to school to five miles each way and requiring sanitary school hacks. A three mile road law was amended to let county commissioners choose on road building petitions. A measure lets general assembly members act as notaries public and a bill bans killing fur bearing animals except the skunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
General Assembly
Great Tariff Session On Preparations For Three Day Convention
Preparations for a three day session of the national tariff commission convention were completed as 1,200 delegates arrived Tuesday morning. The gathering aims to promote a statistical and scientific basis for tariff revision with numerous speakers including U.S. senators and congressmen, labor experts and manufacturing representatives. Each address will be 20 minutes and off topic items will be prohibited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tariff Commission
United States
Liquor Bill Moves Between Houses Amid Quick Senate Referral
The Tomlinson liquor bill dodges delays as it travels from the house to the senate on Friday and is referred by Lieut. Gov. Hall to the committee on public morals with an early report anticipated. The bill cleared the house Thursday afternoon amid a push to speed liquor legislation.
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Tomlinson
House
Senate
Gov. Hall
Committee On Public Morals
Governor urges Fairbanks address to state assembly
Gov Marshall asks the legislature to invite Vice President Fairbanks to speak on his return from Washington after retirement March 4. Lieut. Gov. Hall names a three senator committee to work with a House speaker committee to extend the invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Marshall
General Assembly
Washington
Gov
Hall
Two Cities Bills Signed by Governor Marshall
Gov Marshall signs measures placing Fort Warne and South Bend in class two and Elwood and Jeffersonville in class five, reclassifying four cities under state statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Fort Warne
South Bend
Elwood
Jeffersonville
Bills in the House Raise Wide Reforms and Local Measures
A list of bills introduced includes Wells on primary election regulation Shirley on paying constables salaries Kleckner against injunctions in labor disputes Switzer requiring county ads in nearby weekly papers Mugg allowing school corporations to draw from the state school fund Kayser ventilating coal mines McKennan shifting tax payment dates Racey on liquor license ads and arson murder law Thornton creating first degree murder for killings in arson rape robbery burglary or poisoning Culbertson road building for farmers without county cost Brolley fixing imprisonment terms and repealing indeterminate sentence law Racey establishing a superior court in Gibson Knox and Posey Stephens requiring city delinquent tax lists in local papers
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Wells
Shirley
Kleckner
Switzer—County
Teriiory
Mugg
Kayser
McKennan
Racey
Thornton
Culbertson
Brolley
Gibson
Knox
Posey
Stephens
Rockport Town Marshal Wounded Blinded and Deafened
Town Marshal Frank Lessor of Rockford Rockport now cannot see taste smell or hear after being shot by James and William Langdon whom he attempted to arrest for disorderly conduct. The case is described as one of the most pathetic in Rockport Evansville area history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Evansville
Frank Lessor
Rockford
James
William Langdon
Father Is Freed After Two Years In Michigan City Prison
Stephen Cooper, released from Michigan City after two years for stealing a 25 cent crack, has found work on the Pennsylvania railroad. While he served time, Mrs. Cooper bore a daughter who later drowned the child in December in Lick Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Stephen Cooper
Michigan City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cooper
Lick Creek
Pittsburg Plate Glass settles record Fort Wayne judgment
The largest judgment ever paid in a Fort Wayne U S court was satisfied when Pittsburg Plate Glass Company paid Deputy Clerk Logan 10089.36 to settle the case of Charles P. Winch of Kokomo. Winch was injured while employed by the company.
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Fort Wayne
United States
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Logan
Charles P. Winch
Kokomo
Winch
Brother Reunited With Sister Found by Chance
G W Nyhart of Marshall county located a sister, Mrs Nancy E Rockwood of Naples, whom he did not know existed. A letter he sent about his father's burial place was misdelivered and led to the reunion.
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Laporte
G. W. Nyhart
Marshall County
Nancy E. Rockwood
Naples
Nyhart
Illinois
Rockwood
Indiana Man for Philippines
Indiana educational circles report that William H. Taft will offer the governor generalship of the Philippines to RE Bryan president of Franklin College Franklin Bryan led the Philippine school system under Taft and a friendship grew between them
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Philippines
Laporte
William H. Taft
The
RE. B. Bryan
Franklin College
Franklin
Bryan
Taft
Thieves Rob Dental Office for Gold Plates
In Washington the Smiley and Vanodol dental office was robbed of gold plate valued at 150 to 200 dollars. The safe door was closed but the combination left intact. Entry was gained with a skeleton key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smiley & Vanodol
Body of Ferryman Found Near Yankee Town
The body of George Barton a ferryman of Yankeetown who disappeared December 19 was found with a broken neck floating in a willow pond near Walnut Grove two miles from Yankee town by Elliott Sutor and John Ross.
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Booneville
George Barton
Yankeetown
Walnut Grove
Elliott Sutor
John Ross
Not Poison. Cigarettes. Shelbyville
The excessive cigarette use caused Frank Thorpe to be found unconscious. A cab carried him to the Jacob Anderson home in Walkerville where a physician was summoned and he regained consciousness.
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Shelbyville
Frank Thorpe
Jacob Anderson
Walkerville
Bride Desertion Sparks Lawrence Circuit Court Divorce
Charles H. Gils trap sues for divorce in Lawrence circuit court alleging marriage while intoxicated by a conspiracy, and that his bride deserted him two days after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Charles H. Gilstrap
Lawrence
Hoosier Scraps From Various Indiana Localities
In Princeton Alvin House was found guilty of wife desertion and sentenced to one to three years in the penitentiary. Huntington Chief E. B. Stouder resigns. Deputy Chief Charles Language takes over. Mishawaka and surrounding areas report a mad dog warning from Chief Jarrett. South Bend Peter Young, secretary to Rep H A Barnhart, ill in Washington hospital. Morocco Thomas Cantrell of McClellan township boasted a $18 bounty and wolf skins sold for $5.00. Princeton Charles Langford to Norfolk VA to explain quitting navy before enlistment. Anderson Julia Mahoney appointed circuit court stenographer by Judge Bagot. Crawfordsville Upper Wabash Bible Conference of the United Brethren Church will be held April 13 to 15 at United Brethren church.
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Princeton
Alvin House
Huntington
Stouder
Charles
Mishawaka
Jarrett
South Bend
Peter A. Young
H. A. Barnhart
Washington
Morocco
Thomas Cantrell
McClellan Township
Charles Langford
Norfolk
al Mauck
Navy
Crawfordsville
Upper Wabash Bible Conference
United Brethren Church
Explosive Load Derailed in Millville Ride
Hagerstown reports describe Roll Goar and Charley Batchfield two farmers who loaded several hundred pounds of dynamite in a rickety wagon near Millville. A wheel broke on a rough road, overturning the load into a ditch. Boxes were scattered and one broken open, but no explosion occurred. The frightened horses dragged the wreck before breaking free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Roll Goar
Charley Batchfield
Millville
Hadley Home Industrial School Case Settled by Agreement
The Hadley Home Industrial school dispute in Danville ends in a compromise. Attorney Thad S. Adams helps unite Indiana Woman's Christian Temperance union trustees, Mrs. Martha J. Hadley, and Addison Hadley's estate to resolve the matter.
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Hadley
Danville
Hadley Home Industrial School
Thad S. Adams
Indiana Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Martha J. Hadley
Addison Hadley
Browning Woman Dies After Family Fight
In Rushville a death is linked to a fight between a son and his father at the Browning home east of the city. Mrs. J. W. Browning died of heart disease after the scuffle caused her to fall onto the bed. Her son Charles Browning, a Connersville resident, reportedly had been intoxicated prior to the incident.
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Rushville
J. W. Browning
Charles Browning
Connersville
Drink Leads to Jail Term in South Bend
William Siefert once earning sums as an accountant was arraigned in the police court on a petit larceny charge. Pleading guilty to stealing 12.40 he had been sent to collect, and he was sentenced to 60 days in jail. He attributes his downfall to drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
William Siefert
Order Confused Train Wreck Injures Five in Ramona
Five men were seriously injured when Vandalia freight train No 81 was hit from behind by east bound freight No T1 on the Vincennes division near Ramona Indiana. The wreck derailed both engines and several cars due to a misunderstanding of orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Vincennes
Ramona
Judge orders lunacy exam for Hale after acquittal
Washington. Judge H W Houghton of the circuit court orders Hardin L Hale Nicholasville revenue official and brother in law of Hamlet Dillon to be presented before a lunacy commission. He is to be tried as to his sanity at this time following an insanity verdict in the murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. W. Houghton
Circuit Court
Hardin L. Hale
Nicholasville
Hamlet Dillon
Old Opera Manager Dead in Westville
P. D. Heff longtime American grand opera manager died at his Westville home. He headed the Heff Grand Opera Company for years and brought Clara Louis Kelleg here for her U S debut before retiring in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westville
P. D. Heff
Clara Louis Kelleg
United States
Heff
Heff Grand Opera Company
Hoosier Briefs Highlight Local People and Events
Fort Wayne Dr A Guy Emrick receives a resolution from 200 Decatur Adams county residents endorsing his bid for state game and fish commissioner. Shelbyville Bar association plans a February 23 banquet with Gov Marshall and W Dudley Foulke to attend. Crawfordsville Rev Joshua Stansfield speaks on The Dual Life to Y M C A group. fair directors approve two water systems for Montgomery County Fair grounds to be supplied by Crawfordsville Water Gas Co. Huntington Rev Robert Routledge accepts presidency of El Cristo college near Santiago Cuba, ending tenure at First Baptist. Morocco Windstorm rages 24 hours with damage to hay stacks wind mills and trees. Evansville Osborn and Shelton bound over on bootlegging charges. Kokomo Grace M I church marks Lincoln centenary with talks by John B Joyce and O A Somers. Bedford William Workman mangled boarding B O freight train at Georgia near here.
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Fort Wayne
Guy Emrick
Decatur
Adams
Shelbyville
Shelby County Bar Association
Crawfordsville
Montgomery County Fair Association
Crawfordsville Water & Gas Company
Huntington
Robert Routledge
el Cristo College
el Cristo
Santiago
Cuba
Vtirst Baptist
Morocco
Evansville
Charles D. Osborn
Jefferson County
John Shelton
Gibson County
Ind
Grace M. I. Church
John B. Joyce
O. A. Somers
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Hoosier
William Workman
C. B. Workman
Georgia
Hera
Lydia Jr. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Winneapolis
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkhaim
John G. Moldan
Second St. North
Brinneapolis, Minn
Bor
Spohn Medical
Sackerists
Goshen
U.S. A
Johnny
Freddy
Lewis
J’eoria
Sige
Carters
America
Egypt
Salzer Seed CO
Box W. la Grasse
Wis
Texas
Snyder
St. Austin
Tex
Austin National Bank
Curt
Correspondence
National Eeditorial Association
Ottawa
Canada
S. Crawford
Ninth St
Kansas City
C. J. Broughton
Merchants’ Loan Trust Bidg
Chicago
A-Tone Hiedical CO
Eaton Rapids
Michigan
Munyon
Munyon Company
Philadelphia
Wohler Grand Restaurant Co
North Sixt Street
St. Louis
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