Young People's Children's Outing Organization in Indianapolis
A detailed profile of the Young People's Children's Outing Organization in Indianapolis. It notes its umbrella role for Epworth League and Christian Endeavor groups, lists officers, and outlines summer plans to send children to Accon and Bethany Park, with modest costs and several country trips already completed.
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Indianapolis
Young People’s Children’s Outing Organization
Epworth Tague
Christian Endeavorers
Indianapolis C. E. Union
Junior Department
Christian Endeavor Union
State Epworth League
State Christian Endeavor Bariety
M. Hoff
Clyde Woodfill
Edna Ragsdale
Charles F. Ingleman
David Ross
L. A. Robertson
W. T. White
George Purvis
Flora E. Drake
Carrie
Slate
Ind
North Vernon
Ulysses G. Abbott
Crothersville
Acon
Bethany Park
Young People's Outing Organization Aids City Children
The article details the Young People's Outing Organization founded by S. M. Hoff, aiding city children during hot months. It describes how 165 children were helped initially, then 41, then 372, with many placed in permanent homes or under church supervision, funded by church societies and donors. The program matches children with suitable rural homes, ensures ongoing church involvement, and emphasizes adoption when appropriate.
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How Young Peoples Children's Outing Organization
Hoff
Those Newspaper Men Washington Post Opinion Blast
In Washington the scorn for newspaper men runs among small figures in big places and pretenders. The piece argues journalists are purer, braver, and more useful than a corrupt mix of officials financiers parasites and courtiers, and urges real locals to affirm this claim.
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Washington Post
Washington
Parvenus
Pse
Traveling man recounts Hudson valley apple talk at village church
A West Side traveling man described a Hudson valley town where apples abound. He attended a village church service and heard a fine sermon but was surprised to see eight representatives of speculative houses greeting growers as they left the church.
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New York
West Side
Hudson Valley
The King of Tramps Eddie Sims Visits Indianapolis
An Indianapolis visitor, Eddie Sims known as the King of Tramps, tours the city on a two day stopover. The Bloomington born globe trotter travels by fast trains, funds his travels by odd jobs, and once rode a thousand miles hidden in a coal box. He claims world fame, cites media coverage, and plans onward to Bloomington Illinois while sharing travel tricks and survival anecdotes.
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Indianapolis
Henry James
James
England
Miss Blank
George Meredith
Thomas Hardy
Golden California
John
Callifornia
Mangtown
Hangtown
California
Eddie Sims
Hoosier
Sims
Bloomington
Ill
Cincinnati
Eddie
San Francisco
Birmingham
Indiana
Newport News
Illinois
mid-West
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
United States
British Islands
France
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Italy
Australia
China
Japan
Philippines
South
Europe
Chicago & Alton
Globe-Trotter
Porter
Racing ads sully Detroit turf with named horses
Detroit Journal decries the trend of advertising on racehorses naming their owners commercial gelatine fortunes. The piece notes two successful horses owned by a wealthy gelatine magnate as the current example and warns of a growing eyesore on the turf.
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Kickum
Morris
Hujtzilpochtli
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston Millionaire
Detroit Journal
Harnessing the Broad St Joseph River
South Bend attorney James Du Shane traveled to Indianapolis to discuss the St Joseph and Elkhart Power Company dam projects on the St Joseph river near South Bend. He reported the main dam is nearly complete and expressed hopes for rapid industrial growth in northern Indiana within the year.
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James du Shane
South Bend
Indianapolis
St. Joseph and Elkhart Power Company
St. Joseph River
St. Joseph
Hen Island dam power house to spark northern Indiana industry
Plans show a ten mile long lake on the St Joseph river with a stock-backed resort scheme for banks along the water. The Hen Island dam near South Bend will generate up to 12,000 horsepower, powering factories in South Bend Elkhart and Mishawaka and feeding a 13 000 volt transmission grid. Two additional dams are planned along the river, promising cheap, dependable power and regional growth.
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St. Joseph
South Bend
Elkhart
Mishawaka
Ieal
Berrien Springs
Mich
Hen Island
Indiana
West
Sanderson & Porter
New York City
William H. Lang
Ten Island Dam
Middle States
Martin V. Berger
E. A. Saunders
Charles H. Tenney
New York
Indiana Power Company
St. Joseph and Elkhart Company
Supreme Court of
Circuit Courts
United States Supreme Court
St. Joseph and Elkhart Power Company
Supreme Court
Typesetting Machines Benefit Printers, Not Hurt Them
Veterans argue that early 20th century typesetting machines increased work, saved labor, and boosted newspaper editions. The article notes printers rose from 28,000 to 45,000 union members as machines proved essential, while unions remained supportive of automation amid industrial growth.
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Washington Post
John McCormick
Sunday Post
Saturday Star
Typewriters Abroad Spur Female Training in London
London schools report a sharp rise in female enrollment for shorthand and typewriting, prompting requests for 113 extra machines to reach four per school. About 1,700 women tutor under school board programs earning certificates, with Pitman and others training thousands of women who comfortably gain employments as clerks, often earning strong weekly wages. progress noted across Polytechnic and smaller institutes as frictionless job placement grows.
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London
Euch
Society of Arts
London Chamber of Commerce
Messrs
Pitman
Polytechnic
Firis
Shine 2 Temnon Aca Ae
Ane Nat
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