Local option bill strength shifts as Edwards leads House
Indianapolis dispatch reports John Edwards of Lawrence county, a Hanly foe, placed in charge of the local option fight in the Indiana House to bolster passage. A Republican conference kept two local option bills in committee awaiting Senate action expected this afternoon as a riot disrupted the chamber and police removed about one hundred demonstrators.
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Indianapolis
John Edwards
Lawrence County
Hanly
Indiana
Republican Committee
Edwards
Gua Condo Wio
Ways and Means
Noor
House
Senate
Old
Wayne
Richmond
B. Hunt
Watson
Koon
Capitol
Mundo Delega
Doctors Seek Grant's Office
Local physicians have inquired about appointment as county health officer after the death of Dr. George H. Grant. County commissioners will meet Thursday to choose a successor, with five or six physicians expected to seek the post, which covers the entire county and unincorporated towns amid fears of an epidemic.
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George H. Grant
Campfield Fights Hospital Contract Clash in Indiana
Indianapolis September 22 Former Richmond contractor E M Campfield testified before the Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees about being ousted from the Southeastern hospital project at Madison. He said Governor Hanly threatened militia to force him off the premises while alleging illegality in the commission’s actions and the Pulse and Porter contract. He offered to complete the work per contract and bond if required, as lawmakers weighed a 151000 appropriation to finish the hospital and ratify the contested agreement.
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Indianapolis
E. M. Campfield
Richmond
State Commission
Southeastern Hospital For the
Ways and Means
House
Senate
Hanly
Madison
Pulse and Porter
Greensburg
Campfield
W. A. Ketcham
E. E. Gates
Ketcham
Pulse
Porter
Ilegally
C. V. McAdams
Commission
MeAd
Shall Richmond Respect Pioneers' Judgment in Naming National Road
Richmond council debates renaming National Avenue back to National Road honoring early pioneers and Henry Clay. supporters cite sentiment and heritage while opponents fear action haste and public reaction. debate questions the value of a historic name versus present civic practicality.
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Richmond
Congress
Henry Clay
McMahan
National Avenue
West Side
Maryland Hill
Mountain
Ohio
Indiana
Richmond City
Roosevelt Sees In Taft Stand Endorsement Of Candidacy
President Roosevelt issues a formal statement on the Hearst Foraker controversy praising Taft for his stand against Foraker and his allies. He cites Taft's integrity in rejecting a dual endorsement plan and highlights the Brownsville era as evidence of reform minded leadership.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Hearst-Foraker
W. R. Hearst
W. H. Taft
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Taft
Hearst
Mr. Taft
Ohio
Ohio State Central Committee
Mr. Foraker
Senate
Brownsville
Mr. Hearst
State Central Committee
Mr.Taft
Congress
Haskell
Oklahoma
Case Dismissed as Prosecution Witness Vanishes
Florence Haler the prosecuting witness in State v. Charles Muth faced a dismissed assault and battery case after missing from city court. Haler appeared at police headquarters with red eyes then left, promising retaliation, and could not be found this morning after being in the city last night.
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Florence Haler
State
Charles Muth
Haler
Pastor in Greenfield Absent on Affinity Case Embezzlement Suspected
In Charlottesville Methodist church trustees suspend services as Rev William Ritchie 37 flees with Bertha Williamson 20 of Carmel Indiana. Ritchie faces embezzlement charges after borrowing funds from church and board members. Mrs Ritchie prostrated, neighbors aid family as police seek missing pastor and girl who left town.
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Willam Ritchie
Bertha Williamson
Carmel
Fmd
Ritchie
Ind
Joseph L. Allen
Hancock County
Charlottesville
M. E. Church
Allen
Postmasters Meet Here October 6 in Richmond
Final arrangements are being made by Postmaster Spekenhier for the annual meeting of the Sixth district postmasters to be held in Richmond on October 6 and the first day of the fall festival. About one hundred officials expected. James H. Jones of New Castle chairs the program committee. Officials from Washington may be invited to give speeches. William T. Fletcher, Cincinnati post office inspector, likely to attend as well.
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Spekenhier
Richmond
James H. Jones
New Castle
Washington
William T. Fletcher
Cincinnati
Weather Prophecy From The Weather Prophet
Washington D C Sept 22 Indiana and Ohio fall Tuesday night and Wednesday with light to fresh south to southwest winds.
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Washington, D. C
Indiana
Ohio
Insurance War Aimed at Oldline Firms by Richmond Firms
Local business leaders and Commercial Club members plan to invite mutual fire insurers to Richmond to counter high rates. They report 42 plants insured cost nearly $32,000 annually and claim old line companies unfairly discriminate. Mutuals may offer rates under half of old line charges if they prove fair, prompting potential withdrawal from old line coverage.
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Old Line Fire
Richmond
Old Line
Commercial Club
Hne
New York Journal of Commerce
Insurance Committee
The
Western
Old Line Fire Insurance Companies
Sellers
Sys
City faces budget gap and bond options for 1909
The Controller urges either raising the tax rate to 1.25 with a $6,000 hospital appropriation or keeping it at 1.05 and issuing $20,000 to $25,000 in city bonds. He cites unemployment and lingering post 1907 panic effects, a projected 1908 deficit of $55,600, lower tax receipts due to reduced property appraisals, and an added $201,500 needed for the 1909 budget plus Reid Memorial hospital funds.
Proposal to raise dairy inspector salary debated by city council
Council considers increasing the dairy inspector pay from 120 to up to 1200 annually. The health officer seeks a milk inspection expert with licensing powers for dairies, while ward residents express mixed support and opposition. Council members weigh sentiment and legality before introducing a licensing ordinance.
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Bartel
C. 5. Bond
Council
Washington
Burdsall
Eighth Ward
Couneilman Wettig
Richmond Faces Deficit and Tax Hike Battle
City budget office warns of a severe deficit forcing either a tax rate rise from 1.05 to as high as 1.25 or a bond issue near 25 000 dollars to cover next year and current shortfall. Controller Parry proposes a 20 000 to 25 000 bond issue, to be paid from sinking fund in five to six years, keeping debt under the legal limit. If no bonds are issued, taxes would rise to 1.20 without hospital funds, or 1.25 with Reid Memorial Hospital funds. The plan totals 201 500 dollars for city operations and 46 600 dollar deficit this year, with the matter sent to the finance committee.
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Richmond
Webster Parry
Council
Schillinger
Finance Committee
Department of Finance
Ee Ee
Department of Law
Board of Public Works
Fe Tees Fire Department
Health and Charities
Department of Police
City Court
Sissee
Tatoo
Copy of Richmonds First Labor Union Constitution Found
The Mor risson-Reeves library preserves a 1835 constitution and by laws of the house carpenters and joiners society, likely the citys first union. John W. Foulke, 118 North Fifth Street, also owns a leather bound copy. Foulke, a relics collector, keeps artifacts including a Dr. Warners bellows tied to local history.
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House Carpenters’ and Jotners’ Society
Morrisson-Reeves Lbrary
John W. Foulke
North Pith Street
John Hughes
Foluke
Middle West
Cincinnati
Foulke
Warner
Richmond
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Optionists
Old Wayne
Grant
Governor Haskell
Mr. Bryan
Muth
Pastor
Wm. Ritchie
Greenfield
Methodist Episcopal Church
Dean
West
Hospital
North Tenth Street
South First Street
Reid Memorial Hospital
City Council
First Labor Organization
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