Evidence Arises of Funds to Elect Lorimer Senator
Clarence S. Funk testifies before the Helm senate committee that Edward Hines was told of a $100,000 fund to back William Lorimer’s election and that Edward Tilden was named to receive a $10,000 subscription from ten big contributors. Funk says he was pressured to approve sending money through Tilden while Kohlsaat describes pressure from Cyrus McCormick and the Harvester company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Clarence S. Funk
Springfield
Ill
Edward Hines
Helm Senate
United States
Edward Tilden
National Packing Company
Federal District
Chicago
Hines
International Harvester Company
Mr. Hines
Senator Lorimer
Washington
Mr. Tilden
Mr. Funk
Lorimer
Funk
Heln
Kohlsaat
Herman H. Kohlsaat
Chicago Record-Herald
Helm
Record-Herald
Kohlsaar
Mr. McCormick
White
the International: Harvester. Company
Ste
Lormer
Attorney Healy
Herman H. Kohlsaar
Hines details $100,000 Lorimer election effort
Clarence S Funk testifies that Hines admitted International Harvester funded about $100,000 to place Lorimer in Springfield. He described rapid action, later seeking partners to cover or return the funds as friends were consulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hines
Lorimer
Springfield
O Brien names examiners for building and loan office
Auditor W H O'Brien announces three new examiners Henry Hoch Isaac Dunn and John D Williams for building and loan department effective with the new law. Salaries 1800 a year plus travel. Political balance maintained with Hoch and Dunn Democrats and Williams a Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Henry Hoch
Rockport
Isaac Dunn
Troy
John D. Williams
Bedford
Hoch
Dunn
Williams
John P. Dunn
Perry County
Gilbert H. Hendren
Building and Loan Department
Office
The
Auditor of State
General Assembly
Hendren
Encampment Order Issued For Indiana G A R Meeting
John R. Fesler announces General Order No 4 calling Indiana G A R posts to the state encampment at Richmond on May 17 18 and 19. Department headquarters will be at the Westcott hotel and the council of administration meets opening day afternoon. Credentials committee named with Fesler Rankin Bozarth Skelton Hammel Justus and Alexander. Transportation arrangements not yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Fesler
Indiana
Richmond
Westcott Hotel
Council
Mr. Fesler
Oscar Rankin
Nelson J. Bozarth
Benjamin W. Skelton
John F. Hammel
Meering
J. D. ‘Alexander
Public Hearings Urged on Pardons Board Reform
Daily argues the state board of pardons should be a body of independent investigation rather than a venue for ex parte public hearings. He cites publicity costs and a $500 attorney fee, favors private hearings to curb abuses, and notes release records are public but hearings are not. Also mentions Mann talks by McDaniel and Fess at Caleb Mills Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Sane
Mae
Tre
Marshall
State Board of Pardons
Board of Pardons
Pardon Board
Parole Board of
Mann
Hammond
Indiana “Teachers’ Association
Fess
Antioch College
Horace Mann
Caleb Mills
Indianapolis
United States
Mannyand
Sia Piek- Sr
Fes Ric’ Bignifi
Indiana Brewers Report Audits Weem Vote Across State
The Indiana Brewers Association reports that 37 of 94 cities have voted under the Proctor local option law. Of these, 24 are wet and 13 dry. historically dry under county options. Seven cities auto switch to licensed saloons. Muncie Monticello and Clinton plan elections. Dry cities such as Delphi Veedersburg Noblesville Warsaw Mitchell Green Castle Tipton Frankfort Gas City Portland Ledford Crawfordsville Sullivan remain in dry status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weem
The
Association of Indiana Brewers
Indiana
Proctor City and Township
Muncie
Monticello
Clinton
Plymouth
Martinsville
Kendallville
Ligonier
Union City
Rushville
Vevay
Wabash
Columbia City
Marion
Newcastle
Huntington
Decatur
Washington
Greensburg
Elkhart
Goshen
Connersville
Attica
Covington
Princeton
Greenfield
Kokomo
Dunkirk
Delphi
Veedersburg
Noblesville
Warsaw
Mitchell
Greencastle
Tipton
Frankfort
Gas City
Portland
Ledford
Crawfordsville
Sullivan
Public regulation and rights of the public in utilities
Theodore N. Vail, head of American Telephone and Telegraph and Western Union, urges public ownership and full publicity for public service firms. He argues regulation with publicity benefits the public, suppresses aggressive competition, and could lead toward state ownership as a last resort. Harper’s Weekly calls this a new era in economics and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Robert Vinson
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Henry L. Higginson
Boston
Henry P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
W. Murray Crane
George F. Baer
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
Norman W. Harris
John S. Waterbury
Vail
The Man Who Fights for His Beliefs
A compact, stylistic passage argues that fighting for one's beliefs is man's natural merit. It emphasizes courage and readiness to face consequences, stating that lawyering cannot replace personal resolve and that opinions matter less than the instinct to fight for what is right.
Bandit Holds Up Train Near Muncie
Railway detectives from across the state and local police searched Muncie and the Selma area for a lone bandit who robbed the New York Central express No 27 between here and Selma. Passengers were relieved of 200 to 300 dollars. Police refuse to name the suspect, compare the crime to Jesse James, and expect capture soon. The New York Central Railway company may offer a large reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
New York Central
Here
Selma
Jesse James
New York Central Railway Company
Trains Collide at Crossing in Frankfort
A delayed Monon passenger train and a Lake Erie freight collided at a city crossing in Frankfort. Baggage man Charles Miller of Indianapolis was slightly hurt by jumping. The mail car and two baggage cars derailed. one car thrown 50 feet. Passengers were shaken but uninjured. Engineer Hurley and Fireman Messmore remained on their engine, which was carried 60 feet and half turned over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Monon
Lake Erie
Charles Miller
Indianapolis
Hurley
Messmore
IU Board Appoints Committee for Long Memorial Hospital Plan
The Indiana University board met at the Claypool hotel and formed a committee led by Judge Joseph H. Shea to confer with Governor Marshall and state plaza planners. The panel includes J W Fesler William Lowe Bryan and Rev S R Lyon to secure concerted effort with Indianapolis park leaders for the Robert W Long Memorial hospital project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Board of Trustees
Indiana University
Claypool Hotel
Joseph H. Shea
Seymour
J. W. Fesler
William Lowe Bryan
University
S. R. Lyon
Richmond
Marshall
State Plaza
Bloomington Prosecutor Files Involuntary Manslaughter Charge
Prosecutor Regeater filed an affidavit against Squire Thomas sixty years old charging involuntary manslaughter in the death of his step daughter Ethel Stewart seventeen. The act on February 1 allegedly caused the girl s death. Thomas is at large and the grandfather offers a reward for his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Regeater
Squire Thomas
Ethel Stewart
Thomas
Locked in Room for Joke at Indiana University
One hundred Indiana University medical students were confined on the second floor for three hours when Grace Muller and Chester Pavy were found in a tete-a-tete. The door was locked and the student body was informed. most participants joined the occasion, and authorities could not stop the laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Grace Muller
Chester Pavy
Inspector Aids in Chase for Clay City Post Office Robbery
Post Office Inspector Frank Ely of Cincinnati helps pursue yeggmen who blew the Clay City post office and stole 50 in cash and 300 in stamps. He will hear a Clay City citizen delegation that identified John Keenan, arrested here, as one of the men seen near the post office before the robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Terre Haute
Frank Ely
Cincinnati, Co
Clay City
John Keenan
Carpenters Strike Over Five Cent Hour Increase
Crawfordsville union carpenters threaten strike as they refuse to work until their demand for a five cent hourly raise is granted. Contractors refuse and plan to hire nonunion men, affecting local workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters
Crawfordsville
Union
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills Offered Free Trial Package
A free trial of Munyon's Paw Paw Pills is available to requestors. Send to Professor Munyon at 53d and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia, to receive medical advice and a careful diagnosis. The pills claim to gently stimulate liver and stomach secretions without scourging, aiming to improve digestion and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munyon
Professor Munyon
Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
Munyon’s
International Tuberculosis Congress to be Held in Rome
Representatives from over 30 national and provincial tuberculosis associations will attend the Rome congress next September. Delegations are listed from England and Wales to Venezuela, including Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
England
Wales
Ireland
Sweden
Denmark
Russia
Belgium
Holland
France
Switzerland
Portugal
Italy
Greoes
Bulgaria
Hungary
Austria
New Ze Zealand
Japan
Cape Colony
Argoine
Brazil
Chile
Newfoundland
Romania
Uruguay
Venezuela
Did Politicians Kiss You As A Baby
A juvenile quizzically asks if politicians kissed him when he was an infant, as an old countryman watches the moment. The vignette reflects a playful question about political affection and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie
Success Magazine
Not Responsible in School House Dispute
A fragmented notice centers on a pupil blaming a missing school house near home and denying fault for delays. The terse exchange references responsibility and construction of a nearby educational building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hersher Xen
Chillisome Frost Hurts Conservatory Plans
A fragment from the Washington Herald notes a proposed conservatory faced delays as frost damaged many plants, making the project costly. The report hints the venture may be postponed due to expensive losses and unclear outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frost
Washington Herald
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Albert J. Hopkins
Cyril R. Jandus
Edgar A. Bancroft
Clarence S Funk
O'Brien
Theodore N. Wall
Western Union and Telephone Companies
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