Central Union Telephone Company seeks rate increase in Indiana
On November 12 1913 the Central Union Telephone Company filed with the Public Service Commission of Indiana to raise rates for Washington and Daviess county Indiana. The petition lists new annual charges for individual business and residence lines and PBX services and argues rates must cover costs and provide a reasonable dividend.
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Central Union
Telph Ne Conia
Commission
Indiana
Public: Service Commission: OF
Central Union Telephone Company
Washington
Ilinois
Chicago
Daviess County
Shively-Spencer Utility Commission
Central Union | Telephone Company
Indianapolis
State of Indiana
A. D
Telephone Company
L. N. Whitney
Public Service Commission of Indiana
Washington, Ind
Indiana ‘Public Service
Bates
Pike County Telephone Company
Washington Boy with Christian Photoplay At Grand Terre Haute
Vitagraph presents The Christian at the Grand in Terre Haute with Washington boy Claire Edwards on piano. Edith Storey stars in the photoplay adaptation, praised as superior to Viola Allen’s stage version. Next Tuesday night the Grand hosts this film, with a capacity crowd expected.
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Vitagraph
Viola Allen
Vitagraph Theater
New York
the Grand
Photoplay
Local Candidate Parks Faces Graft of Township Rival
The Linton Record reprints the Linton Citizen critique of Will L Parks who seeks the Stockton township trustee spot on the Republican ticket. The piece notes his 1912 county treasurer bid, later temper with the ringsters, alignment with progressives, and current flirtation with the elephant party after township convention disputes.
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Linton Record
Will L. Parks
Linton Citizen
Citi’zen
Will L
Parks
Stockton Township
Elephant
Circulation Managers Begin Great Lakes Outing
Detroit reporters note that circulation managers from many papers gathered for the annual Great Lakes outing of the National Association of Circulation Managers. The group planned to travel to Duluth Minnesota for a week long event featuring meetings and networking.
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Detroit
Great Lakes
National 1 Association of Circulation Managers
Duluth
Minn
Governor Proclaims Sunday Flag Day in Indiana
Governor Samuel M. Ralston designates Sunday June 14, 1914 as Indiana Flag Day urging display of the American flag on public buildings, businesses, and homes. The proclamation notes church displays may honor the flag and recalls the origin of Uncle Sam’s nickname in Troy in 1812.
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Ralston
Indiana
Samuel M. Ralston
W. D. Nesbit
National Congress
Republic
Capitol
Indianapolis
L. G. Ellingham
Uncle Sam
Troy
U. S
Samuel Wilson
Japan Produces About 250 Million Bashels Rice Annually
Japan has produced about two hundred fifty million bashels of rice annually for the last four years. The figure reflects a stable output trend amid agricultural cycles and demand.
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Japan
Cooperative societies in Bradford grow large in membership
Co-operative societies in Bradford England report memberships ranging from forty thousand to fifty thousand as urban consumer groups expand. Meanwhile Germany's population rises from 48 million to 66 million, signaling demographic growth.
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Bradford
England
Germany
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Ington
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