Water experts: city water judged safe by doctors
Indianapolis doctors and health officials weighed a bacteriological report on city water. Drs Clark and White found low overall bacteria, some colon bacillus present. Experts argued colon bacilli alone do not prove pollution and urged calm, urging residents to trust the supply.
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Indianapolis
Iber
Sixteenth Streets
Tench Locke Streets
Heilli
Vaughn
Smith
Tedden
EB. Furgeson
Clark and White
Investige
F. W. Morrison
Richard
University of Michigan
United
Vaughan
Michigan
Colon
Nightshade
Indianapolis Water Fears and Typhoid Warning
Dr. Henry Jameson and others discuss city water safety in Indianapolis. Polluted wells in Irvington caused typhoid cases and two deaths, prompting a half million dollar filtration system. Advice urges boiling water, proper curbing, and strict filtration to prevent spread while noting occasional harmless bacilli in water.
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Vaughn
Best
Stoddard
Whipplera
Indianapolis
Irvington
Butler College
Leighton
United States Geological Survey
Henry Jameson
Clark and White
Hottest June Day In Indianapolis Recorded At 88 Degrees
Weather Bureau notes the 88 degree high at 3 pm as Old Sol bakes Indianapolis. Heat will continue with possible thunder storms. May averaged cooler and June saw variable temps, rainfall totaling 3.19 inches for the month.
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United States Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Young Pritchard Joins United States Naval Academy
A telegram to W H Pritchard 238 North New Jersey Street announces that his son has passed the entrance examination for the United States Naval Academy and will enter at once. Appointed last spring by Congressman Overstreet the young Pritchard has trained at Werntz's Preparatory School Annapolis since leaving Shortridge High in March this year.
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W. H. Pritchard
New Jersey Street
Werntz
Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
Young Pritchard
Congressman Overstreet
Shortridge High
County superintendents meet at Indiana statehouse institute
About seventy county superintendents attend the annual Indiana Association convention in the statehouse Supreme Court chamber. Dr. William L. Bryan advocates balanced county institutes with strong instructors who know their subjects. F. A. Cotton urges practical elementary education, thrift and character, and discusses school tax policy to fund operations.
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County Superintendents’ Association
Supreme Court
Statehouse
E. B. Robey
E. C. Crider
H. A. Brown
Friends’ Church
William L. Bryan
State University
Bryan
W. T. Stott
Franklin College
Booker T. Washington
Washington
Sui
Technical Institute officers to be elected by nominating committee
Delegates invited by promoters of the Technical Institute convened to select officers. A nominating committee was formed from district reps except the Fifth, with J. W. Strawsell, Richard Park, S. L. Scott, J. E. Payne, W. F. Burker, Cook, J. W. Frazer, Baird, L. H. Recent, H. D. Shideler, H. G. Folger, and G. W. Ellis named from districts one through thirteen.
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J. W. Strawsell
Richard Park
S. L. Scott
J. E. Payne
W. F. Burker
Eee Cook
J. W. Frazer
Eee Baird
L. H. Eee
Death of Mrs Patterson Pioneer Resident of Delaware County
Mrs. Patterson widow of Arthur M. Patterson of Muncie Ind died yesterday at the home of her son in law George F McCulloch 439 North Pennsylvania Street after long illness. Born in Muncie in 1833 she is survived by her daughter Mrs George F McCulloch and son William M Patterson. Body to be sent to Muncie this morning for funeral at 4 PM tomorrow in the family residence there.
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Arthur M. Patterson
George F. McCulloch
Pennsylvania Street
Journeymen Barbers to Move HQ to Indianapolis
secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers reports from Cleveland that the International Union of Journeymen Barbers will place their executive offices in Indianapolis within months. national secretary Klapetzky said the transfer from Cleveland is planned but could not specify timing or building. local members heard only scattered talk of a central location amid a 20,000 member union with many local chapters.
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Indianapolis
International Union of Journeymen Barbers
Wilson
United Mine Workers
Cleveland
W. E. Klapetzky
Barbers’ Union
Klapetzky
Arra
Journeymen Barbers’ Union
United States
Canada
Mitchell to Take Vacation Ahead of Mining Conventions
President John Mitchell will depart for a short vacation from his demanding duties. He will travel from his home to Pittsburg Kansas for the United Mine Workers convention on July 8 and the mine operators convention on July 15. Meanwhile about 1,000 workers in the Lackawanna Coal Company districts travel to Wintondale Pennsylvania to confer with operators who reject union contracts, leaving workers unsettled without a strike.
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John Mitchell
Mitchell
Pittsburg
Kan
United Mine Workers
Wilson
Wintondale
Lackawanna Coal Company
Stories Of The Town And A Tin Finger Bowl Joke
A column sketches a refined boarding house tale in Indianapolis about Miss Tompkins who laments missing finger bowls and recites etiquette while a visiting old friend quips about tin finger bowls on a back porch. It contrasts with a Martinsville traveler who doubts cures and ends with a witty remark from a brightly dressed color woman to a floorwalker.
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Indianapolis
Miss Tompkins
Young Ladies’ Home Journal
Mamma
Tompkins
Martinsville
Sanny Terrium
John W. Linck's Trouble in Chinese Merchants Case
Reports from Seattle and Tacoma say John W. Linck of Madison Inc will be backed by another probe into Chinese merchants credentials. Linck found no collusion, but officials disagreed. He faced resignation or removal and refused to resign, amid further inquiries and internal disputes.
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Tacoma
Wash
John W. Linck
Madison, Inc
Montana
Treasury Department
Linck
Treasury
Department
Washington
Democrats Pass Precinct Redistricting in City Council
The Democratic majority on the City Council approved a precinct redistricting ordinance amid a tense session. The elections committee, all Democrats, reported in favor, while Moriarity, the sole dissenter, cited party loyalties. The measure, read in full due to its 200 pages, passed 19 to 1 with Spray absent, after the Cantown ordinance defined a new district within city limits.
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Council
Council Committee On Elections
Keach
Elliott
Sourbier
Billingsley
Lew Cooper
Spray
Cantown
Twenty-fifth Street
Keystone Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Thirtieth
Dearborn Street
Twentyfifth Street
Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway Company Incorporation
A line of electric railways is proposed from Fort Wayne to Portland through Middle Town Decatur Monroe Bern Geneva and Bryant with another branch Decatur to Pleasant Mills to the Ohio Indiana line. Principal office at Decatur with $10 000 stock. officers include William H Fledderjcohann Henry J Hopple and Benamin Fledderjo hann. directors Willis Armstrong Edwin Fledderjohann and Christian Vogt.
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William H. Fledderjcohann
Henry J. Hopple
Benamin Fledderjohann
John H. Koenig
Willis Armstrong
Edwin Fledderjohann
Christian Vogt
South Side Club
Indianapolis
Samuel Scroggins
Captain Patterson
Clarence Reed
Edward Smith
Moses Fleming
South Capitol Avenue
The
Times Printing Company
J. B. Stoll
Lohman-Vincent Company of
Lafayette
James R. Ross & Co. (Incorporated
Henry C. Thompson
Frederick Grossart
Fred T. Ross
Notable visitors register at Indianapolis hotels
Anderson's H C Heater and Richmond's Senator Benjamin F Starr stayed at hotels in Indianapolis yesterday. Wabash College president W P Kane and Shelbyville's George Ray checked into the Claypool and other hotels. Lebanon's C D King and Fort Wayne attorney N D Doughman were in the city on business, Bloomington's W T Hicks at Spencer House. Columbia Club guests included B F Slessman, Dr Overstreet, and M R Chapman. Overstreet attends Indiana State Dental Association meeting.
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H. C. Heater
Anderson
Denison
Benjamin F. Starr
Richmond
Claypool Yestern
W. P. Kane
Wabash College
Spencer House
George Ray
Shelbyville
Claypool
C. D. King
Lebanon
Indiana
Indianapolis
N. D. Doughman
Fort Wayne
W. T. Hicks
Bloomington
The
State University
Columbia Club
B. F. Slessman
Columbia City
Dr. Overstreet
Greencastle
M. R. Chapman
Connersville
Overstreet
Indiana State Dental Association
Policy Sharks Arrested In City Raid On Blake Street
Horace Heston and Frank Hert were arrested yesterday by Detectives Holtz and Bray for operating a policy game. A raid on the Heston home yielded tickets and supplies, confirming their alleged long running activity. Both men were taken to the police station.
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Horace Heston
Frank Hert
Holtz and Bray
Heston
Blake Street
George G Tanner Improves at Home After Illness
George G Tanner, long troubled by serious illness at his North Delaware street home, showed notable improvement and his family expressed hope for a full recovery after a difficult period.
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George G. Tanner
North
Delaware Street
New Vulcan Water Heater Promoted as Best Yet
An advertisement extols the New Vulcan Water Heater as the most efficient economical and durable model. It touts artificial gas operation and high confidence in performance for home heating needs.
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Uss
Vulcan
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