Mayor Shank Out Of Office In Indianapolis Shake
Indianapolis November 29 Ramuel Lewis Shank resigned as mayor amid looming labor strife and impeachment threats. City Controller Harry R Wallace sworn in as successor after Shank said he did everything to be fair during the strike. A business committee had prepared removal proceedings if labor trouble worsened.
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Wallace
Indianapolis
Ind
Ramuel Lewis Shank
Harry R. Wallace
Tsiness
Shank
Rex Ignation
Stredivar
Chamber of Comeee
Resignation of Indianapolis Mayor Shank Amid Labor Strife
Samuel L. Shank resigns as mayor amid bitter labor controversy. Mayor Wallace vows to act impartially, protect property, and restore the city’s fair name. Police chief and public safety board see shakeups as streetcar strike tensions rise and unions weigh a walkout. Nearby items note personal news and international tensions as the issue unfolds locally.
Tale of a Good Hearted Man
A hospital tale unfolds around a citizen who mails charity notes and receives odd replies. Frederick Hudson, misnamed, learns a kind stranger wrote the letters, setting off a chain of apery and reflection on hospital care and honesty.
Speculators Hold the Potato Crop Threatens Prices
Washington reports a new phase of the cost of living program as speculators in large cities buy up this year’s short American potato crop and aim to hold prices. T. P. Gill of the board of agriculture urges lifting the potato embargo, cites Ireland’s powdery mildew as a quarantine cause, and notes private advice on the potato situation. Secretary Horton and the federal horticultural board held a conference with no immediate action announced. A separate note says storage probes show 5% of the current egg supply in cold storage, controlled by major meat packers, amid a broader inquiry.
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Washington
Ageioij Farm
T. P. Gill
Irth
Apeie Culture
Horton
United
Ameren
Ireland
High Living Alleged at the Xenia Home
Examiner Bliss reports lavish spending and misuse of state funds at the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home in Xenia. No charges filed. Recommendation to replace the board and place management under the state board of administration with tighter supervision.
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Columbus
Xenia
John A. Bliss
State Bureau of Accounting
We State Board of Administration
Arrives with mail a German girl reaches Ohio home
A seven thousand mile voyage from Germany ends with a one year old girl delivered to her father six miles south of New Lexington Ohio after a note pinned to the dress by the Immigrants Office in New York names Joha Kohan Box 117 R F D No 4 New Lexington Ohio Postmaster Diannely and rural carrier care for the child. The story ends with a light exchange about love and belief between Chicago Record Herald and the Ohio item.
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Chita
Germany
Ohio
New Lexington
Immi-gratton
New York
Julia Kohan
Athe Ver
Joha Kohan
Diannely
Here
Sayres Sail for Europe With Wilson Family Departure
President Wilson and daughter Eleanor saw Sayres bow aboard the steamer at New York on November 21 as Francis Bowes Sayre and the White House party left for Cherbourg and Southampton. Crowds gathered on the pier to bid them farewell amid a hushed mood as the ship cleared. The voyage is to end in January with President Wilson expected back on return.
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Wilson
Eleanor
New York
Mia
Francis Bowes Sayre
White House
Huyope
George Washington
Cherbourg
Bouthampton
Hor
Tuwaliy
Etiquette for Christmas Giving and Calls in Society
A guide discusses careful charitable gifting during Christmas, urging discernment to avoid merely flattering gifts or intrusive favors. It advises matching gifts to need and status, warns against intimate presents, and stresses modest, appropriate items. It then outlines winter social calling etiquette, including proper hours, avoiding the host on at home days, keeping a guest book, and respecting decorum for brides and new homes.
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Sonsideratia
Bowe
Coles
Alenye
Modest Moana
Mangaret
Bisa Delghetti
Angie
Brilos
Distinctions of British Uniforms Through History and Regiments
London correspondent to the New York Tribune notes diverse British uniform features and distinctions across regiments. Highlights include the Simmershire Light Infantry’s shoulder Rush, Gloucestershire regiments’ outpost defense in Egypt, and the Ramilles era bearskin traditions. Details cover sashes of Royal Welsh fusiliers, grenadier bearskins, Coldstream guards plume colors, and distinctions among Scots and Irish guards, First and Second Life Guards, and other Highland and Household units.
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United States
Eigland
Cergewnty
Simmer
Pershire Light Infantry
Cery
Somernetshire Light Infantry
Gloucestershire
Egypt
Isut
Ramilles
Willian TV
Foot Guards
Grenadiers
Coldstream Guards
Scots Guards
Irish Guards
Scittet
Household Cavalry
Midland Light Infantry
Cameronians
Uight Infantry
Anuiler
Chattanooga Nearer to the Orient Progress on Key Dam Site
The text details the completion of the barrier and navigation improvements on the Tennessee River below the dam. It notes government work to rehabilitate a navigable channel, the role of a private company in building a hydroelectric facility, and the extensive power infrastructure including a power house and transmission towers to deliver 10 000 volts to Chattanooga.
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Chattanones
Male'e Bur
Panama Capel
Fale'e Bar
Tennescop
Ofty-neven
Wizty
Mettvering
Chattensera
Tennessee
Onter
Cat Saves a Theater in Fiery Fire at Lyceum
Pinky the Lyceum theater cat woke actor George Williamson as flames engulfed scenery. The cat’s persistence woke him before the fire spread, preventing greater harm. Firefighters fought the blaze. about 3000 dollars worth of scenery damaged.
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Itden
Pinky
Lyceum Theater
Ahso
George Williamson
Tooter
Williamson
Toel
Dresine
Preserving Linoleum Care Notes From Exchange and Star
Preservation guidance outlines drying the linoleum fully before treatment, laying it face down or hanging it back out, applying a linseed oil and red lead mixture to the back, drying completely, then thickening the mix for another coat. The exchange and Washington Star quote emphasize patience before finishing.
New Money Order Plan So Post Offices Cash Checks
Postoffice Department seeks to let any station cash checks under a new money order system. The plan would treat orders like drafts or express money orders, allowing payees to cash at any post office or bank. Express companies oppose, fearing a sharp cut to their money order business and a shift to bank drafts. Burleson aims to push Congress to act favorably on the change.
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Postoffice
Paniotte Departeent
Congress
Amy Postetine
Alexander
Trothkers
Destin Petvind Hue
Pat Aethile
Plum
Lidorsett
Burleson
Department
Repair Work Sparks Quip on Speech and Craft
A disjointed passage presents a stormy physician railing that repair work harms him more than the original machine. A mutomobile remark counters that repair work pays better, while a host from Pitts weighs in on speech as a sign of judgment, noting restraint signals a superior mind.
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Pitts
Milk Cure for Babies Reported by London Doctor
London physician Dr Ruth Vincent announced in Baltimore that pure milk is the key to preventing infant disease. He spoke before the Academy of Medicine about recent findings and stressed giving infants milk straight from the cow with no boiling or other preparation.
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London
Baltimore
Ruth Vincent
Hospitel
Academy of Medicine
Fram to Be Early Through Panama Canal Claim
The Fram under Amundsen may gain an early passage through the Panama Canal though not first, with Garrison and Goethals guiding the plan. Officials discuss permanent staffing, noting a need for about 1,500 skilled workers and 3,500 unskilled laborers, plus logistics for depots and supplies to support canal operation.
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Amundaan
Colon
Paus
Atlantic
Pacific
Fram
Pram
Copeala
Jinn
Goethale
Goethilste
Groettwls
Cind
United States
West Indies
Europe
New York
Garrison
Goethists
Xoman
New Aid to Ships in Peril Plan for Wireless Device
Government aid under McAdoo directives permits a leading wireless company to equip the destroyer Seneca at New York with nine radio goniometers. The instrument, placed on the vessel at no cost to the government, claims to detect signal direction within miles, aiding distress calls and speeding location of sources.
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Actiog
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Hading
Seneca
New York
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Mie Wintton
Lily
Operie
Wil Diesel
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Findson
Tiny
Tim
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Washington Star
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