Indiana Teachers 10 Meet in Indianapolis
The Indiana State Teachers' Association history section will meet February 13 14 at the Claypool Hotel Indianapolis in a joint session with the Indiana Historical Society on Friday afternoon speakers include Harry W Wood Oscar H Williams and Thomas F Moran. The Saturday business session will elect officers and hear further talks.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Claypool
Indiana Historical Society
Harry W. Wood
Manual Training High School
Oscar H. Williams
Bloomington
Thomas F. Moran
Purdue University
Indiana
Harlow Lindley
Earlham College
United States
Jacob P. Dunn
Demaarchus C. Brown
James A. Woodburn
Indiana University
John A. Lapp
Lurmberuven
Lumber Dealers’ Association of Indiana
Indiana Association
C. W. Lang
Bedford
Cc. E. Foster
Valparaiso
Harry C. Scearce
Mooresville
George L. Maas
C. D. Meeker
Monticello
Albert Greely
Muncie
Keith
5. E. Tomlinson
Chicago
General Traffic Service Company
Congress votes to open inquiry into Colorado and Michigan mine strikes
House Democrats approve a 149 to 17 resolution to create a mines and mining committee investigation led by Rep Foster of Illinois. Keating of Colorado and McDonald of Michigan push for hearings in Denver Pueblo and possibly Trinidad within two weeks. In Trinidad cavalry charges strikers at San Rafael hospital. A suitcase with an explosive device is found near the Ahmeek mine power plant in Keweenaw County.
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Washington
Colorado
Michigan
House Democrats
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Foster
Ilinois
Keating
McDonald
Denver
Pueblo
Trinidad
Colo
San Rafael Hospital
Mary Jones
Houghton
Harris
Ahmeek
Keweenaw County
Five Killed and Twenty Injured in Michigan Central Wreck
A Michigan Central passenger train collided with a freight train near Jackson Michigan early Monday killing five and wounding twenty. The wreck, caused by order misinterpretation, occurred a quarter mile beyond a switch with all passengers in the first coach and the smoking car either killed or hurt. Engineer Cal Johnson of the passenger train was the only body identified at dawn.
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Jackson
Mich
Michigan Central
Cal Johnson
Postoffice Bill Passed With Record Funding
Washington reports the house approved a $396 million post office appropriation bill. It includes a full salary for one year for on duty injuries for clerks carriers rural carriers mounted messengers and $2,000 in case of death with a half salary for a second year if needed.
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Washington
House
Alaska Rail Way Bill Wins Broad Presidential Powers
Washington January 27 The senate passed the Alaska railway bill authorizing the president to purchase or construct 1000 miles of railroad in Alaska at up to 40.9 million dollars. The act gives the president wide powers over route selection construction and operation or leasing and creates a redemption fund from public land or mineral revenues. The vote was 416 to 16 with notable party splits and amendments limiting officials pay and preserving liability rights. Secretary Lane hailed the passage as a major boost to western development.
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Washington
Senate
Alaska
House
Poindexter
Bacon
Hoke Smith
Williams
Tidewater
Panama Canal
Smoot
Territorial Committee
Lane
Goethals To Head Police Commissioner Post
New York mayor Mitchel announced Col. George W. Goethals chief engineer of the Panama Canal will be the next New York City police commissioner. The mayor said he has long wanted Goethals for the post and that George W. Perkins urged him to accept. A personal interview with Perkins is planned.
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New York
Mitchel
Col
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
New York City
Colonel Goethals
George W. Perkins
Perkins
Welsh Outpoints Fisher in Ten-Round City Bout
Freddie Welsh England lightweight champion defeats local boxer Rar Fisher in a newspaper decision after ten fast rounds in Cincinnati. Welsh improves his record while Fisher fights hard but falls short in the city arena.
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Welsh
Fisher
Cincinnati
Freddie Welsh
England
Rar Fisher
Bandit Robs Train Near Jackson Michigan
A slender armed bandit robbed Michigan Central No. 7 west of Jackson at 1 45 am, taking less than $300 and shunning jewelry. Pullman porter Louis Thombs aided the theft and its quick escape, with pursuing Sheriff Greble and a partisan posse bidding to recapture him as three accompanying men vanished.
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Chicago
Michigan Central
Jackson
Mich
Gary
Louis” Thombs
Parma
J. F. Greble
Michigan
Elliott Resigns From Boston & Maine Board
Boston news reports Howard Elliott chairman of the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad resigned as chairman and director of the Boston & Maine at a Saturday meeting. The action followed a Rome Georgia event announcing the endowment by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson of the Edward W Axson scholarship at the Martha Kerry school for mountain girls during its twelfth anniversary celebration.
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Boston
Howard Elliott
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
Elliott
Boston & Maine Directors
Rome
Woodrow Wilson
Edward W. Axson
Martha Kerry
Wolgast Defeats Rivers In Ten-Round Wild Bout
Ad Wolgast of Michigan outfought Jon Rivers of California across ten brutal rounds at the Hippodrome in Milwaukee. The Cadillac native surged from start to finish, delivering savage exchanges and relentless pressure to claim a hard fought victory.
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Milwaukee
Wolgast
Michigan
Lttle Dutchman
Cadillac
Hippodrome
Jon Rivers
California
President Hints Embargo Lift in Mexico Crisis Meeting
President Wilson and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee met at the White House to discuss external affairs, with the Mexican embargo and intervention policy dominating talks. Secrecy was urged as crisis conditions appear near, while arbitration treaties with Britain Japan Italy and Portugal seek prompt Senate action.
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Washington
Wilson
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Rio Grande
Mexico
United States
Huerta
Texas
Mexico City
White House
Senate Committee
Great Britain
Japan
Italy
Portugal
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Colombia
Panama
Une
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