Tipton seeks electric rate surcharge amid rising costs
Tipton petitions the public service commission to add a 15 percent rate surcharge for September through November citing higher coal labor freight and operating costs versus revenues since January 1. The city owns and runs the electric utility and argues the increase is necessary to keep the plant operating.
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Lafayette
Purdue University
Edward Charles Elliott
Purdue Alumni Association of Indianapolis
Henry W. Marshall
David FE. Ross
Purdue
George Ade
Central West
George [. Christie
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John F. Knoob
Edward Troug
Charlies Cavanaugh
Louisville
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Sand Island
Edward Frei
J. B. Foster
Charles W. Zeigier
Attica
State Highway Commission
John D. Williams
Brazil
Linton
Muncie
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McCray
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Renthind
Hammond
Gary
Henry Wellnes
Anderson
Madison
Hartford City
Blackford County
Fort Wayne
Indiana Federation of Post Office Clerks
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Lynchburg
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Ohio-Kentucky Distillery and Warehone Company
Ohio
Senators Poindexter Renominated as Republicans Sweep Maine
The article reports Miles Poindexter winning renomination for the Senate in Washington and a Republican victory in Maine with sizable majorities for Governor Baxter and four congressional candidates. It also covers Balkan tensions, rail labor settlements, and political shifts nationwide.
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Miles Poindexter
Senate
Co. C. Dill
Old guard Republicans press renewed after three-state primaries
After primaries in Massachusetts Michigan and Washington the Republican establishment regained a confident front. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge won over Joseph Walker by about three to one and will face William A Gaston who defeated Sherman L Whipple for the Democratic nomination. Michigan Senator Townsend won renomination by a comfortable plurality amid three challengers.
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South
South Carolina
T. G. McLeod
Blease
Georgia
Hardwick
Clifford W. Walker
Maine
Frederick Hare
Curtis
Baxter
Pattingall
State Assembly
State Senate
Washington
Massachusetts
Michigan
Henry Cabot Lodger
Joseph Walker
William A. Gaston
Sherman L. Whippie
Townsend
Salisbury Woman Plans Hereditary Legion Auxiliary
Mrs Edward W Burt of Salisbury North Carolina chairs an American Legion Auxiliary committee to create a hereditary society for descendants of World War I veterans. The plan embeds war records into Auxiliary files to aid future genealogists and foresees a junior society may arise after a generation.
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Edward W. Burt
North Carolina
Salisbury
N. C
Burt
American Legion Auxiliary Committee
Auxiliary
American Legion
Legion
Sons of the Revolution
Burt F
Veteran of Seven Wars Seeks Peaceful Life in Seattle
Robert Bruce MacGregor a 48 year old Seattle veteran recounts service in the Philippines Boxer Rebellion South Africa and other campaigns. He bears twelve medals four decorations and wounds. He now advocates for veterans unemployment relief and recently helped place jobs for 236 former soldiers while supporting a fourteen year old boy.
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Robert Bruce MacGregor
Seattle
Wash
MacGregor
Pat
Mr. MacGregor
Philippines
Winning Legion poster by Clarence Reeder for New Orleans meet
The poster by Clarence Reeder, a New Orleans newspaper artist, won $100 in a contest among nineteen local artists. It features a doughboy, a sailor, and a marine studying a guidebook “New Orleans, the Paris of the U. S. A.” with the Legion emblem above and the convention dates October 16-20. Forty thousand copies will be distributed to Legion posts and shown in railroad stations nationwide.
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New Orleans
American Legion
Sevezeant
Clarence Reeder
Camp Vike
Paris
Legion
Buddy
Lesson from Samson Falls In Sun Day School Lesson
In a tone reflecting a 20th century American weekly, a Sunday school teacher asks children for a lesson from Samson’s downfall. A boy named Georgie responds with a warning against patronizing women barbers, illustrating social attitudes of the period.
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Samson
Georgie
Ma'n
American Legion Weekly
Self Preservation Punchline From Hotel Lobby
A Birmingham Age-Herald joke depicts a sympathetic man asking a deaf man why he uses an ear trumpet. The deaf man replies that a convention of uplifters is in town and that he uses the horn to deter talkers about the “cause.”
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Liver Bladder Remedy Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure, non stimulant herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims uniform quality in every bottle and offers a sample for ten cents by mail from Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Interview Prep Signals Uncertain Future for Youth
A young man prepares to interview the girl’s father, facing an uncertain path that isn’t a promised land yet hinges on a promised hand guiding his steps.
A Simple Lesson in Matrimonial Peace
A brief comic exchange compares marriage to a garden laid off in stages and notes that some couples avoid quarrels by refusing to reconcile. The humor suggests restraint and stubbornness in domestic relations.
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Big Four
Pike County
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Allen County
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Frank Easterday
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Lugalsport
Cass County Detective Association
J. Briant Rice
FL A. Phimmer
W. B. Ball
James Ide
CL B. Chambers
LL. B. Custer
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State Board of Pharmacy
Columbus
Columbus Gas Light Company
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Minors Steel Company
Clinton
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