Warmer Today Despite Still Cool Winter Attire
The United States Weather Bureau promises warmer weather today with a rise of five to ten degrees and bright sunshine. Despite the improvement the forecast notes no drastic change, as winter clothing remains necessary. Yesterday remained cool with a 7 am reading around 14 degrees and a roughly twenty degree high last night. the coldest area near the Great Lakes hit zero yesterday morning.
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United States Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Governor Durbin Sets Out for Scotts Hunting Trip
Governor Durbin departs for a hunting trip near Scottsburg accompanied by Ernest H. Tripp. John W. Mertin and James RBey will be allowed to hunt on a 1000 acre tract near Scottsburg this year where game is protected. C Wollenweber won the bid to remodel the City Hospital two year wing for meat house use, contract awarded by the Board of Public Works. bids were Schmacher Co. 1450 and Jungelaus Co. 1600, work to be finished in one month.
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Durbin
Scotts
Ernest H. Tripp
John W. Mertin
James Rbey
Scottsburg
C. & Wollenweter
City Hospital
Hoard Public Works
J. W. Schmacher & Co
W. J Jungelaus Company
Wollenweber
Mustered Out Indiana Company K Disbanded
The Indiana National Guard's Company K of the Second Regiment, based in Danville, was mustered out and disbanded after disputes over pay. Adjutant General John Ward and Governor Durbin ordered the dissolution following complaints about compensation for readiness, West Point service, and a funeral detail. Ward notes payments were made by the federal government and that guards received extra allowances, rifles, and uniforms. overall state spending on the guard has risen.
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Indiana National Guard
Danville
John Ward
Durbin
Ward
Joseph B. Kinter
Evansville
West Point
Foster
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shelbyville Division Adopts New Winter Schedule
On January 4 the Shelbyville division of the Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction Company will switch to a new winter timetable. Service from Indianapolis to Shelbyville and intermediate points runs every hour on the half hour from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. with an 11 p.m. last car, held if theaters close. Return trips from Shelbyville to Indianapolis run hourly from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. The Shelbyville cars pass through downtown Indianapolis via Virginia avenue, Washington Street, Illinois Street, Georgia Street, Meridian Street, and back to Virginia Avenue. Track improvements since the property sale have reduced trip times by about twenty minutes.
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Shelbyville
Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company
Indianapolis
Virginia Avenue
Washington Street
Illinois Street
Georgia Street
Meridian Street
Pevenue
Preparing Army List for Indiana National Guard Officers
Adjutant General John R. Ward will soon file with the national adjutant general in Washington a report on Indiana Guard readiness and available men for active service. He also compiles a list of officers and enlisted men qualified for U S volunteer commissions, requiring an average 70 percent on examinations across infantry cavalry and engineering.
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John R. Ward
Washington
Indiana
Bury Wins Auto in Elks Mardi Gras Raffle
Frank Bury of Fort Madison Iowa has ticket 10937 winning the Elks Mardi Gras automobile raffle. Committee chair Revers expects to endorse the ticket after being notified. Bury, a traveling salesman for John Lucas paint of Chicago, visited during the Mardi Gras and bought a book of tickets.
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Elks’ Lodge
Frank Bury
Fort Madison
The
Elks
Miller and Smith retained by Ensley
County treasurer elect Oliver P. Ensley announced retention of Frank Miller as chief clerk and Henry L. Smith as cashier in the office. Many candidates had sought the two posts, with Ensley’s picks meeting general satisfaction.
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Oliver P. Ensley
Frank Miller
Henry L. Smith
Mr. Ensley
Annual Indiana Academy of Science Session Opens at State House
The nineteenth annual Indiana Academy of Science convened at 3 p m in State House Room 12 with State Geologist Blatchley presiding. Delegates from nearly all colleges and universities in the state attend alongside the State Teachers Association. The opening featured committees named by the executive body and papers read and discussed in the afternoon. Blatchley delivered an address tracing planetary and Indiana natural history from formation to modern flora and fauna, linking climate shifts and geological changes to Indiana's current landscape.
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Indiana Academy of Science
State House
Blatchley
State Teachers’ Association
Claypool
George W. Benton
John S. Wright
Indianapolis
Katherine Golden
Purdue University
Stanley Coulter
Arthur Foley
State University
G. A. Abbott
Donaldson Bodine
Wabash College
Robert Hessler
Logansport
Moenkhaus
Mel. T. Cook
de Pauw University
W. J. Karslake
Butler College
State Library
A. J. Bugney
Moore's Hill
M. B. Thomas
Wabash
D. M. Mottier
C. C. Deen
Butler
Dr. Eigeman
C. R. Dryer
State Normal
W. B. Thomas
de Pauw
Purdue
Assembly Hall
Shortridge High School
Indiana
Hudson Bay
Greenland
County Superintendents Meet in State House Courtroom
The County Superintendents' Association met at the State House Supreme Courtroom, with Rankin as new president. Papers by Mendenhall of Decatur, Tarpy of White, and Burkett of Henry discussed ideal county superintendents, rural school waste, and departmental teacher institutes.
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State House
Roby
H. B. Brown
Valparaiso Normal School
Rankin
Mendenhall
Decatur County
McKnight
Benton County
Clerkin
Jennings County
Huyett
Wells County
George H. Tarpy
White County
William F. Burkett
Henry County
Work To Strengthen The Weaker Unions
The Central Labor Union met last night with no new business and adjourned by 9. The executive and organization committees were to unite for a plan to bolster weaker city unions. A grievance over violated trade agreements by barber shops was sent to the committee. President Edward P. Barry urged closer union ties and a firm closed shop as dual groups form. The next meeting will elect officers in a likely fierce contest.
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Central Labor Union
Committee On Organization
Mayioay
Barbers
Edward P. Barry
Pioneer Simeon Behymer dies at 78 in Indianapolis
Simeon Behymer a long time Indianapolis pioneer dies at 5776 Dewey Avenue Irvington aged 78 of declining years. He leaves a widow daughter Fannie Shideler and son Omer T Behymer of Indianapolis. Funeral Wednesday 10 am at Irvington M E Church with burial at Crown Hill. Born August 14 in Clermont Ohio he moved to Indianapolis when the city was a trading post and later worked as contractor architect and builder and in lumber. He directed part of the Indianapolis Orphans Home project and devoted later life to ministry as an ordained Methodist Episcopal minister affiliated with Ashbury Chapel Fletcher Place and Roberts Park Church for thirty years.
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Simeon Behymer
Indianapolis
Dewey Avenue
Irvington
Behymer
Fannie Shideler
Omer T. Behymer
Irvington M. E
Crown Hill
Ministers Debate Sin Unto Death at Meeting
At a Christian ministers meeting yesterday a lively debate centered on sin unto death. Rev. R. O. Moore argued it killed spiritual life while Rev. D. R. Lucas said the phrase referred to sin punishable by physical death. A heated discussion followed on possible repentance and the exact nature of the sin.
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R. O. Moore
D. R. Lucas
Inspector Ryan Weighs Coal Wagons For Accurate Weights
City weights and measures inspector P. J. Ryan supervised weighing of twenty five coal wagons by police to test accuracy. Early results showed some wagons over by varying amounts while others were short by 50 to nearly 100 pounds per ton, marking a starter effort toward ensuring fair coal weights for buyers.
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P. J. Ryan
Ryan
Pope Pius Honors Indiana Author Booth Tarkington
Pope Pius X praised Booth Tarkington in a personal Rome interview. The Indiana author, wintering in Italy with family, received the Pontiff’s warm commendation for Beaucaire and The Gentleman from Indiana. Tarkington’s father noted a portrait of Bishop Chatard and copies of the books left on the priest’s table as a striking tribute.
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Pius X
Booth Tarkington
Indiana
Italy
Tarkington
Rome
Pius
Beaucaire
John 8. Tarkington
Father Hubbard
Chatard
Indianapolis
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