Campaign to curb fraudulent labor bureaus in Indiana
Four state free employment offices in Fort Wayne South Bend Evansville and Terre Haute will lead a drive to stop bogus labor agencies. Charles R Duffin deputy statistician heads the campaign with inspectors to enforce a 325 license and monthly reports. Fraud schemes unjustly charge workers and prey on foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Free Employment Bureau
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Evansville
Terre Haute
Indiana
Indianapolis
Charles R. Duffin
Indianarpolis
Duffin
Mortgage Release Sought on South Washington Lot 3
Maria Poivey and husband Justin Poivey filed in circuit court to release a mortgage on Lot 3 in South Washington. The Poiveys acquired the property June 29, 1895, from Katherine Kauffman. Mattingly and Myers represent the plaintiff. Humor notes follow with a joke about a boy reciting the Lord's Prayer and a string of light anecdotes about local office life.
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Sulit
South
Washington
Maria Poivey
Justin Poivey
Katherine Kauffman
Mattingly & Myers
Odds and wagers swirl around big Indianapolis race
Bets flood in across New York London and Chicago on the 500 mile race at Indianapolis with odds claiming two deaths or more. The piece recalls ancient Rome wagering on battles to the death and notes history may repeat itself.
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New York
London
Chicago
Indianapolis Speedway
Evansville Man Convicted Over Sporting Mischief
In Evansville Jacob Bevinger is cited for mischief after he headbutted a baseball to stop play and fled with a loaded shotgun packed with tobacco quid and a baseball cap. The lead missed William Enlow who still connected on a base hit.
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Evansville
Jacob Bevinger
Bevinger
William Enlow
Burglary Case Ends With Reward in Columbus Home
A burglar found a hidden sum behind a family portrait in Mrs. John Smith’s Columbus residence. The discovery yielded $100 to the homeowner as a reward or restitution.
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John Smith
Columbus
Short bed blamed for Bink Schnur’s ailment in Columbus
Bink Schnur of Columbus suffers from fiddle neck again and blames the affliction on a short bed. The casual report notes the recurring discomfort and the residents’ informal remedies circulate locally.
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Bink Schnur
Columbus
Judge McBride to Leave Rural Mail Route Post
Judge McBride, longtime carrier on a rural route for eight years, will depart in a few weeks for a three part vacation trip. The retirement or break follows extended service and signals a change in local mail service arrangements.
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West
Grand Junction
Col
Pacific Coast
Coast Line
Elmer Stuckey
McBride
Fruit Crop Prospects High In Northern Indiana
Marion attorney George G Wharton, a noted chicken rancher and fruit grower, reports fruits show strong growth. Cherries lightly damaged by frosts, pears and plums thriving, strawberries delayed to avoid frost, prices likely near last year unless a bumper crop lowers them or poor weather raises them.
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George
G . Wharton
Marion
Indiana
Eighty Five Stills Raided In Nowlin's Mill Area
Richmond May 31 Deput y Collector Hendricks and Henry of North Carolina and Special Collector Weaver of Roanoke recently returned from Franklin and Patrick counties where they uncovered twenty two illicit distilleries near Nowlin's Mill and Tamaesa. Over 12 000 gallons of beer were destroyed and several barrels of whisky emptied. This is the biggest raid yet in the region. In the last ninety days these officers have raided and destroyed eighty five stills in the state.
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Richmond
Hendricks
Henry
North
Caroling
Weaver
Roadoke
Franklin
Patrick Countes
Nowlin's Mill
Tamaesa
Finger Injury At Bottling Plant Involves Edward Wathen
Edward Wathen, formerly at Neal & Eskridge, recently joined Coca Cola Bottling works, sustained a painful finger wound Tuesday when a mop bottle exploded and glass penetrated the finger. The incident prompted immediate medical attention.
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Edward Wathen
Neal & Eskridge
Coca Cola
Four Fishermen Injured on White River Trip
George Nold Nelson Norton Charles Walker and Frank Blackwell fished the White River early Tuesday. Blackwell slipped fell and sprained knee and foot, now using a cane. Despite the mishap, the party reports a good time and successful catching.
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Iver
George Nold
Nelson Norton
Charles Walker
Frank Blackwell
White River
Blackwell
Harroun Wins First 500 Mile Indianapolis Race
Ray Harroun in a Marmon car won the inaugural 500 mile race at Indianapolis in 6 hours 41 minutes 8 seconds. Ralph Mulford finished second in a Lozier, with David Bruce-Brown third in a Fiat. A fatal accident befell mechanic Dickson and injury reports followed for Greiner and others as fans flooded the track amid chaotic scenes.
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Harroun
Motor. Speedway
Indianapolis
Speedway
Ray Harroun
Ralph Mulford
Lozier
David Bruce- Brown
P. Dickson
Chicago
Arthur Greiner
Griener
Dickson
Greiner
Amplex
David Lewis
Loriez
Terry Telzlaff
Sergeans
Tate
Joe Jagers
Harroun Wins Rough Running at Long Beach Track
Car race ends amid wild crashes and dramatic scenes as Harroun secures the victory on a brutal course. Mechanics and drivers suffer injuries including a broken leg, while crowds cheer through the chaos. An X-ray of the day shows a tire cast and a fatality report as the field thins and Harroun’s car crosses the line.
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Louis Disbrow
Pope Hartford
Tetzlaff
Lozier
Dis
Prow
Harroun
Cresendo
Wagner
Speedway
Harrown
Arthur Griener
Dickson
Tinkering With The Tariff
Marion Chronicle examines the tariff debate since 1908, arguing Democratic and insurgent efforts create uncertainty harming prices and production. It contends political demagoguery raises living costs, shrinking Indiana farm output and eroding industrial and commercial activity nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Chronicle
Aonsumpton
Congress
Indiana
Wanted a Printer R A S Hunting in Typographical Journal
A call for a printer appears in Typographical Journal seeking a mechanical mind and steady hands. The advertisement asks for a machine that can think and perform constant, repetitive work, emphasizing the need for relentless, tireless labor from a skilled operator.
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A. S
Typographical Journal
Wanted 2 Printer at Office Amid Theaters Crowds
An old style appeal describes a printer at the composing desk, surrounded by the click of type and the delivery of news as ink becomes thought. It urges advertisers to seek a printer who bears the unseen labor behind every page and every public notice.
New B and O Order Restricts Following Trains
An order from F M Curry general superintendent of the B and O Southwestern forbids engines or trains from following passenger trains from the local station to the relay depot and back. Previously engines would trail after train 1 to the shops, but now all trains must clear the yards first to prevent accidents.
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F. M. Curry
B. & O. Southwestern
Enine
First Perjury Conviction in Knox Circuit in 25 Years
Louis Shehrs has been found guilty of perjury in Knox circuit court and sentenced to two to twenty-one years for making a false affidavit, marking the first such conviction in twenty-five years.
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Knox
Louis Shehrs
Public highway improvement petition in Washington township
Petition filed May 11 1911 seeks drainage grading and paving with stone gravel or other material for two described segments of John Burke Road and Edwardsport to Palmer Road in Washington township Daviess county Indiana. Board of county commissioners to hear June 6 1911. Petition signed by over fifty freeholders with names including Mandabach Miles and Nugent.
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Martin Mandabach
Washington Township
Daviess County
Indiana
Board of County Commissioners
County
Daviess
Court House
City of
Washington
Thomas Nugent
Thompson & Dennigan
Attys
Tate
Board of Commissioners
County of
Palmer Road
Edwardsport
John Burke
Daviesa County
Daviess ‘County
Township
8. M
Yocum
John F. Miles
Wm. Ford
Jay. Grant
Cc. M. Palmer
Joseph Speaner
J. M. McCullough
John P. Schred
John W. Scholl
C. G. Stumpp
Wm. H. Kiefer
John Helphinstine
Arby Sisstells
H. Herr
Charles Faust
J. Earle Thompson
Thomas Harris
State of
County End
Wallace
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M. J. Carnahan Co
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