Scope of Arithmetic in High School Prompts Taxation Focus
Yesterday afternoon the section met to discuss The Scope of Arithmetic in the High School with Prof. Kelso urging emphasis on business topics. He highlighted taxation, interest, banking history, stocks, commercial paper, life insurance, and methods in payments as vital for citizenship and practical understanding.
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Kelso
Babylon
Greece
Amsterdam
England
Atlantic
America
United States
L. E. Wheeler
Monticello
James F. Millis
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis
H. L. Rietz
Butler College
Indiana University Latin section votes in new officers
Dr. Harold W Johnston elected president of the Classical Section at State House Room 12 yesterday afternoon. Miss Lillian Gay Berry re elected secretary and treasurer. The meeting heard talks on teaching Cicero and the place of Latin literature, with several teachers offering remarks during the discussion led by Johnston in his absence.
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Indiana University
Harold W. Johnston
University
Statehouse
Lillian Gay Berry
Johnston
A. A. Campbell
Peru
Cicero
Campbell
Lawrence Hull
Shortridge High School
Ian H. M. Kingery
Wabash Colle
Grace Triplett
Mary Town
Kon High School
English Section presents high school reading aims
Miss Benedict of Marion High School argues for a broad general reading program for high school students, stressing access to top fiction and serious writings and avoidance of trashy literature. A wide discussion follows led by Miss Porch and Miss Cook with principal J L Hope guiding.
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State Teachers’ Association
Statehouse
Frances Benedict
Marion High School
Margaret Porch
Anderson
Nellie Cook
Alexandria
Rice
Waldron
Sue Pose
J. L
Hope
Resolutions Adopted Elevate Music Teaching in Indiana
Indiana Teachers' Association music section approved a resolution urging legislative amendment to employ competent school singing teachers, allow joint funding, and authorize tax levy adjustments. Officers named Seeee Bailey Birge secretary Effie Hessin executive committee members Stabler Miles Bryant. An afternoon of papers and discussion followed with a concert featuring Noblesville, Indianapolis, and Brazil pupils highlighting the day.
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Indiana Teachers’ Association
Masonic Hall
Committee On
W. E. M. Browne
William Miles
J. M. Black
Indiana
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Brown
Seeee Bailey Birge
Indianapolis
Effie C. Hessin
Goshen
W. J. Stabler
Noblesville
Fort Wayne
Laura Bryant
Brazil
Arthur W. Mason
Columbus
Birge
Indianapone
High School Section elects officers and discusses reforms
The High School section met at Masonic Hall and elected E G Baughmann as president Mrs Margaret DeBruler as secretary with an executive committee including O M Pittinger O E Oldaker and John Whitely. Lawrence Hull spoke on the place and function of the high school and the need for rural high schools while W H T Howe urged practical physics topics.
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Masonic Hall
E. G. Baughmann
Mt. Vernon
Margaret DeBruler
Indianapolis
O. M. Pittinger
Anderson
O. E. Oldaker
Seneca
John Whitely
Greenfield
Lawrence Hull
Shortridge High School
Franklin 8
G. A. Abbott
Manual Training High School
Lillian B. Brownfield
South Bend
John Quincy Adams
Philadelphia
America
Adams
Teachers’ Association
Elocution Section Meeting Led by Carr in Anderson
J. W. Carr of Anderson presided over the elocution and reading section meeting. T. J. McAvoy, section president, died last April. May Good of Chicago sent a paper on Reading In Public Schools read by Carr. John M. Clapp of Indiana University discussed Reading Literature. P. Trueblood of Earlham College spoke on Value of Debating. Jess ex man oe of paren College presented a paper.
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J. W. Carr
Anderson
T. J. McAvoy
May Good
Chicago
Carr
John M. Clapp
Indiana University
P. Trueblood
Earlham College
Jess Ex Man
Paren College
State House Meeting Hears Three Papers on Education Attitudes
The primary section convened at the State house yesterday morning where members listened to three papers. Miss Harriet McCauley of Indianapolis presented a piece titled The Teacher's Attitude to Children, reflecting on directing and managing instruction with restrained guidance.
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Statehouse
Harriet McCauley
Indianapolis
Indiana Teachers' Association discusses grammar schools at Statehouse
The Statehouse hosts a grammar school section of the Indiana Teachers' Association with officers named Miss Harriet McCauley and Miss Viola White. Discussions cover characteristics of a good teacher and department methods, while the Indiana Philological Society fails to convene as attendees miss the afternoon session.
State Reading Circle Board Adopts Two Reading Circle Books
The State Reading Circle Board met yesterday afternoon in the office of State Superintendent Jones and adopted two books for reading circle work: Lincoln by Nicolai and Hay and Ivanhoe by Scott. The executive committee of the Town and City School Superintendents Association will meet this afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Hotel English.
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State Reading Circle Board
Jones
Lincoln
Nicolai
Hay
Scott
Town and City School Superintendents’ Association
Hotel English
Miners Audit Credentials Committee in City for National Meet
The United Mine Workers auditing and credentials committee travels to Stevenson's headquarters to review delegates for the Indianapolis convention starting January 19. Members McTaggart Mossop and Fitzsimmons examine local credentials and audit books for the quarter ending December 31 while canvassing votes for national officers and compiling a comprehensive quarterly report on dues, relief fund disbursements, and field conditions for distribution to delegates.
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United Mine Workers of North America
Stevenson Building
Indianapolis
Michael McTaggart
Barnesboro
John J. Mossop
North Lawrence
Patrick Fitzsimmons
Olyphant
National Organization
Public Works Routine and Street Openings Summary
Board actions include final and primary assessments for cement walks on Charles street and Washington street, brick roadways on Pine street, gravel roadways on Chicago street, and vacating alleys west of Meridian Arlington Paris and McCarty. Openings and extensions for Barnhill Vigo Cooper streets noted with petitions filed and referred to the city engineer. Papers ordered for Michigan street improvements.
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Charles Street
Ray
McCarty Street
Meridian Street
Michigan Street
Oriental Street
Bell Street
Pine Street
Virginia Avenue
English Avenue
Hovey Street
Nineteenth Street
Pike Street
Washington Street
Maple Street
Central Avenue
Chicago Street
Barnes Avenue
Schurmann Avenue
Arlington Avenue
Wright Street
First Alley
Pennsylvania Street
Thirtieth Street
Thirty-second Street
Paris Avenue
Missouri Street
Barnhill Street
Tenth Street
Barnhillie Gs
Vigo Street
Lockwood Street
Shelby Street
Cooper Street
Feraway Avenue
Roosevelt Street
Hamilton Avenue
Grain Call Resumes at Board of Trade Noon
The executive committee of the Board of Trade has decided to resume the daily rain call at 12 o'clock starting next Friday. The noon grain call, once discontinued, will be renewed due to numerous broker appeals.
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Board of Trade
Daniel Carlisle Dies at Home of City Cigar Dealers
Daniel Carlisle, longtime city man for Schoen and Toole, cigar dealers, died today at his home at 301 North Illinois Street. The cause of death was recorded as consumption.
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Daniel Carlisle
Schoen & Toole
Ilinoia Street
Second Traction Suit Adds Paragraph to Union Case
In Superior Court a second paragraph to the complaint against Union Traction Company president George F McCulloch and others repeats allegations of misconduct and seeks a receiver and injunction. Plaintiffs Robert C Light George J Marott and Katherine Keller hold stock stakes and allege misused funds tied to the Indianapolis Northern Traction Company. The case, noting added specifics from officials and employees questioning, remains on calendar awaiting oral argument.
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William Bosson
Byron K. Elliott
Robert C. Light
George J. Marott
Katherine Keller
Union Traction Company
George F. McCulloch
Superior Court
Union Traction
McCulloch
Indianapolis Northern Traction Company
James A. van Osdell
William C. Sampson
W. Wesley Schoepf
Randall Morgan
Charles A. Baldwin
William H. Bioss
Ellis C. Carpenter
Henry Moore
Albert S. Ritchey
Arthur W. Brady
Charles Berry
Bosson
Contempt Hearing Set In Bushong Divorce Case
The dispute over child custody ends with Mrs. Bushong accusing Bushong of drunkenness and immorality and nonpayment of maintenance. Judge Carter delays ruling, with testimony from Terre Haute witnesses and a court appearance ordered for Bushong to show cause. Bushong’s parents are noted as prominent in the north west city area.
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Bushong
Ushong
Carter
Terre Haute
Governor Durbin rules Dudley case ends for Sullivan County
Governor Durbin rejects reinstatement of ex sheriff Dudley over lynching of a prisoner. He directs Sullivan County commissioners to demand the office turnover to the coroner and warns that law must guide punishment. Durbin states the decision will influence public opinion and uphold orderly process.
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Sullivan County
Dudley
James Dillard
Durbin
Sullivan
Mr. Dudley
The
Stae
Divorce case and court actions in three courts
In re Fannie Bushong vs William L Bushong requests modification of decree. John J Johnson vs Henry A Johnson et al finds for plaintiff and orders sale with Frank T Brown as commissioner bond $32 000. George Young pleads not guilty in burglary case, found guilty of petit larceny and sentenced to Indiana Reformatory for one to three years plus one year disfranchisement. New suits include Kidd Co vs Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance Co. Kutzer vs Umbenhower dissolution of partnership. Ostenforth divorce cases. Jeffries divorce. Smith vs Carr quiet title.
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Indiana Reformatory
Young
William Perk
Massachusetts Avenue
Oliver J. Kidd
Kidd
Hamburg and
Bremen
Vinson Carter
Fannie Bushong
William L. Bushong
Circuit Court
Henry Clay Allen
John J. Johnson
Henry A. Johnson
Frank T. Brown
Criminal Court
Fremont Alford
Oliver J. Kidd & Co
Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Co
Superior Court
Peter Kutzer
Cornelius R. Umbenhower
Anna Pearl Ostenforth
Louis Ostenforth
Lloyd Jeffries
Emma J. Jeffries
Ida G. Smith
John Carr
American Law Review
Texas
Higher Courts' Record Supreme Court Minutes
Appellate court entries list briefs and petitions including First National Bank of Seymour versus William W Isaacs treasurer and various cases before Marion Johnson Bartholomew Gibson Kosciusko Madison and Marion counties with appellees' or appellants' briefs and requests for oral argument or leave to brief.
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The
First National Bank of
Seymour
Ind
William W. Isaacs
Jackson C. C. Appellant
Joseph A. Wait
Harriet Oearson
C. C. Appellee
George R. Avery
Nordyke & Marmon Co
Marion
C.appellee
City of Alexandria
Valentine Liebler
Dison
C. Appellant
Hallick Jones
People's State Bank of
Brownstown
Bartholomew c. C. Appellant
Ellen Emmons
Oscar A. Harding
Kosciusko
Petition for Receiver in Economy Vapor Case
Peter Kretzer and Cornelius Umbenhower join in a circuit court petition seeking a receiver and dissolution of their partnership with Jacob Perkins and James Burns. Kretzer claims unfair treatment and unaccounted patent sales, alleges about $2,000 owed to the firm, and asks a receiver to straighten affairs and possibly sell the plant for equitable distribution.
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Peter Kretzer
Economy Vapor Heater and Fuel Company
Cornelius R. Umbenhower
Jacob W. Perkins
James A. Burns
Bretzer
Kretzer
Tnership
McIntosh Will Probate Divides Estate Among Family
The will of Sarah E. McIntosh, daughter of Washington C. De Pauw, probated yesterday, splits her Marion county estate and other property valued at over 200000 among husband Andrew J. McIntosh and five children Eva Houston Charles De Pauw McIntosh Wilbur Carlin McIntosh Sadie E. McIntosh Nellie Gabrielle McIntosh. Executors named are her husband and two sons Charlies De Pauw McIntosh and Wilbur Carlin McIntosh. Jewelry diamonds and heirlooms go to husband and children. real estate and home furnishings shared similarly. If the family separats or the organization is disrupted, property is to be divided equally among husband and children or grandchildren. Mrs. McIntosh died December 15.
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Sarah E. McIntosh
Washington C. de Pauw
Wilbur Carlin McIntosh
Mcintosh
Bushong custody fight resumes in Superior Court
The divorce case of Fannie Bushong and former husband William L. Bushong occupied Judge Carter in Room 2 yesterday morning. They were divorced over a year ago with custody awarded to Mrs Bushong for Donald E. and Elmer R. The decree required Bushong to pay $2 weekly for child support. She had moved to Terre Haute and then returned to Indianapolis amid disputed living arrangements.
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Fannie Bushong
William L. Bushong
Carter
Superior Court
Interesting Old Virginia Exemption for Mill Owners
Recent legal notes survey outdated statutes and case outcomes. The Virginia grand jury exemption for gristmill owners is highlighted as a relic no longer useful. Other items discuss Weaver v. State and evidentiary errors, Hostetter’s Bitters protection, telegraph delivery rules, neighboring land excavation damages, and the treatment of use of land as an advancement in estates.
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Norfolk
Southeastern Rep
North Carolina
False teeth found at Washington Springs office
A set of false teeth awaits an owner at the Washington Springs True Republican office. The finder may claim by providing proof of ownership and paying any necessary costs.
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Washington Springs
Leon Lee
Ottaleat
Sis
Kirkman Quits Race and Prosecutor Pay Reform
The article outlines Indiana prosecutor pay issues with salaries and fees varying by county, calls for salary increases and potential fee changes, and notes proposals to reform criminal law penalties including redefining offenses. Charles Benedict of Marion County is drafting a bill, with a committee appointed to study the measures.
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Marion
Vanderburg
Allen
Vigo
Charles Benedict
Marion County
Eee
Purdue Money Drive Marks Morton Club Open House
The O. P. Morton Club will hold an open house on New Year’s Day from 2 PM to unspecified closing time. Light refreshments will be provided.
Legislator Visit Sparks Talk Of Convict Bricks
Hugh Th Miller and Glen D Kimball visited the city with remarks on convict labor and brick production for county and city building projects. Kimball suggested convicts helped make bricks sold at cost for public works. Miller planned to depart Wabash before January bills, noting legislators are exempt from some service during the session.
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Hugh Th. Miller
Bartholomew County
Glen D. Kimball
Kimball
Wabash
City News Notes Recap of Local Property Trades and Tragedy
Frank A. Muzzy sold to Charles T. Boyer Lots 91 8 and 93 in Brown s South Meridian street area for 1500 cash. The funeral of Flavel Waggoner a Ridge High School student who died recently was held. Carl McLean an Express Company employee near Union fell dislocating his knee cap and was taken to hospital. A note references a conspiracy among Masons Burden Association and a brick discrimination dispute in Chicago with a $22000 judgment against brick manufacturers and related union labor dispute.
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Charles T. Boyer
Brown
South Meridian Street
Boyer
Muzzy
Arbor Avenue
F. Cline & Co
Flavel Waggoner
Ridge High School
Goner
Carl McLean
Express Company
The
Union
Goodwin
Pensary
Shelby
Masons’ and Burden Association
Chicago
George
Bas’ Eae Ind
Catgaan Binet
Oompeon
Can I President Be a Christian?
Alfred Henry Lewis recounts Andrew Jackson's struggle between politics and faith in Everybody's Magazine. The tale centers on a miniature of Jackson’s wife Mia and a tearful vow to become a Christian after leaving political life, a claim that no man can be both president and Christian.
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Charleston
Andrew Jackson
The
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