Hanly asks charge be investigated and a committee named
Governor Hanly requested an investigation into a charge by Representative Kinsley that Knieley offered a $2,000 public office vote for the county local option bill. A nonpartisan four member committee was to be appointed, with Republican Downey and Democrat Pierson named, others declined. TheHouse debated membership as members declined serving. The session planned to continue until investigation ends.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
Tower House
Kinsley
Knieley
House
Condo
Downey
Pierson
Hottel
Jackson
Verlin Ratliff Page Shines at Indiana Legislature
Indianapolis Sept 29 Verlin Ratliff son of Representative Walter Ratliff from Wayne County attracts notice at the special session as a diligent page. Appointed for the session, he treats page work as a game and earns his $14 a week while the lawmakers praise his reliability and energy.
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Verlin Ratliff
Indianapolis
Walter Ratlif
Wayne County
Verlin
Taft Speech Tour Draws Crowds Across Minnesota and North Dakota
Taft and his party drew large crowds as they traveled the Great Northern line through Minnesota and North Dakota. Fifteen speeches were delivered with many more planned, including two major rallies in Grand Forks and Fargo. Fargo featured a huge barbecue for thousands of excursionists, with torches, 14 bands, and mounted cowboys adding color to the welcome. Taft spoke on labor tariffs Roosevelt policies and used local flavor to connect with audiences.
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Fargo
N. D
Taft Party
Great Northern
Minnesota
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Taft
Large bond issue to meet hospital expenses and taxes
City officials approved a $25,000 bond issue to fund Reid Memorial hospital expenses over six years while keeping tax rates steady. A $4,000 hospital appropriation was requested, with county aid expected for half. Milk inspector salary set at $1,200 but may be reduced. Mayor opposes hospital subsidies citing private institution status.
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Board of Public Works
Council
Reid Memorial Hospital
Schillinger
Kuhn Proves to Be Lightning Campaigner
The Rev. T. H. Kuhn, a whirlwind campaigner, campaigns for Congress in this district on the Democratic ticket. He plans speeches this week across Lewisville Greensboro Mechanicburg Middletown Falmouth New Palestine Fortville Charlottesville, after a rest period due to hoarseness from two weeks of around two daily speeches.
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T. H. Kuhn
Congress
Richmond
Lewisville
Greensboro
Mechaniceburg
Middletown
Falmouth
New Palestine
Fortville
Charlottesville
Kuhn
Deccan Floods Sweep Towns and Kill Thousands
Thousands of people have been drowned and towns wiped out as floods surge across the Deccan region. Rivers rose as much as seventy feet in a short time, devastating densely populated areas around Bombay.
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Bombay
Deccan
SoHiO Weather Outlook Mentions Warmer Midweek
Partly cloudy conditions for Tuesday night give way to Wednesday fair weather and warmer temperatures. Fresh brisk west winds are expected, shaping the midweek forecast.
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Indiana
Sohio
Automobile party liquor raid shocks Wayne County court
In Wayne circuit court State v George Gay, testimony revealed an alleged automobiler party at the Westcott hotel on May 23 planning liquor for the following day. Gay described a party of twenty five to thirty expected revelers and a sale of beer and whiskey with bottles sent to the bathroom for service in the cafe. Witness Howard Bass, the hotel waiter, corroborated details of the planned party and the bottles used, saying many in the party wore caps and veils and paid only tips. The revelation unsettled the state and hints at Gay’s defense strategy.
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George Gay
Wayne
Westcott Hotel
Gay
Howard Bass
Walter
the Westcott
Tim
Mr. Gay
Jessup’s
Bass
Robbins
John F. Robbins
Mr. Rupe
John L. Rupe
Mr. Robbins
Automobile Party
Tol
Cincinnati Delegation Visits Richmond Fall Festival
Cincinnati Business Men's club and Young Men's Business club plan a 200 strong arrival for Richmond Festival Day on Oct 7. They tour local attractions, enjoy a dinner at Westcott hotel, and expect a large turnout for the festival’s military day as the Tenth Infantry arrives Oct 6.
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Cincinnati Business Men's Club
Young Men's Business Club
Richmond
Cincinnati Business Men
Queen City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Arive
Smittie
Cincinnati
Westcott
Five-Year Barroom Claim Probed in Trial
In court the defendant denied using a corkscrew, noting corks in whisky bottles had been drawn. Attorney Robbins suggested the puller had stood in the room for five years. The prosecutor countered that the place had been a barroom for five years and the trial continued with recross examinations after noon as Sergeant McManus and other witnesses testified.
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Robbins
Puller
McManus
Schroeder Sues Wife For Divorce In Wayne Circuit Court
Frank Schroeder files for divorce from Dessie Schroeder alleging abandonment and faultless conduct on his part. The suit seeks a legal separation with claims of wife’s total withdrawal and refusal to live with him.
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Frank Schroeder
Wayne
Dessie Schroeder
Schroeder
Sealing Wax Explodes Wounds Woman in Sealed Cans
In Fountain City Indiana on a Saturday Mrs. James Townsend was injured when sealing wax on canned tomatoes burst while on a hot stove. Wax fragments blinded one eye and may cause total blindness. The incident occurred as the Townsend family prepared tomatoes.
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Fountain City
Ind
James Townsend
Townsend
Indiana Yearly Meeting Opens With Large Attendance
Indiana Yearly Meeting opens as delegates and alternates arrive for roll call and short business. Devotional meetings are scheduled for tonight at 7 p m and Wednesday at 9 00 am with a Permanent Board meeting. The opening session at 2 00 pm will appoint clerks and address minutes, epistles from London and Dublin, and Peace and miscellaneous matters.
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London
Dublin
Opening of Eighty-Eighth Indiana Yearly Meeting in Indianapolis
The opening session of the eighty-eighth Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends gathered at East Main street, with over five hundred local members and visiting delegates. Clerks and ministers led prayers, urging spiritual awakening, unity, and steadfast faith amid modern contention as delegates from multiple cities gathered for assignments and entertainment plans.
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Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends
East Main Street
Ancil Raulift
Fairmount
Emma Hedges
New Castle
Frances W. Thomas
Spiceland
Petiton
Christ
Keates
South Eighth Street Friends
Richmond
Jacob Baker
Adrian
Mich
Great Society of Friends
Robert Douglas
Versailles
Ira C. Johnson
Edward Mott
Cleveland
David J. Coppock
Rich Square
N. c
Allen Jay
Indiana Yearly Meeting
New Garden
Walnutee
Puget Sound
Dublin
Marion
Spieeland
Traverse City
Vandalia van Wert
West Branch
Whitewater
Portland
Winchester
Walnut Ridge
Bell Duo Held in Larceny Case at Circuit Court
Mr and Mrs Ernest Bell have been held to the circuit court on a larceny charge. They are accused of obtaining a quantity of goods under,
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Ernest Bell
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George W. Self
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Fargo, North Dakota
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Maller
India
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Landlord Gay
Frank C. Marrin
Brooklyn
Clark
Barry
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