Indianapolis Teachers Receive Raises and Policy Changes
Indianapolis school board considers roughly 40000 in salary boosts to maintain efficiency and offset living costs. Kendall cites Chicago ventilation plans and credits for two years university study toward one year of teaching. resignations and new appointments noted along with district meeting dates for Democratic state campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Calvin N. Kendall
Board of School Commissioners
Kendall
Chicago
Institutions of Learning
Windy City
D. L. Waters
Irene Schofield
de Pauw University
W. W. Hart
Shortridge High School
Frank Jennings
Maybell Stiltz
Charles W. Sylvester
Charles J. Pieper
Shortridge
Walter D. Davidson
Jackson
Denison Hotel
T. D. Scales
Evansville
Fabius F. Gwin
Vincennes
Mark Storen
New Albany
F. M. Griffith
North Vernon
Peter Foley
Terre Haute
Bernard Korbty
George Beebe
Charles Murphy
Gary
E. E. Cox
Organize Body for University Outings in Sangamon County
The Sangamon County State University Excursion association formed to study crop methods at the state university. Major J. E. K. Herrick and County Superintendent E. C. Pruitt launched it. Officers include President Edgar C. Pruitt and Vice-president Maj. J. E. K. Herrick. Directors span many townships and areas, led by Maj. J. E. K. Herrick and Cartwright township, with names such as Newton Rawls J. H. Plunkett Island Grove W. H. Dunlap New Berlin Thomas Hergerty Maxwell R. B. Smedley Loami J. M. Dodd Tarkington Arthur Brian Salisbury A. F. Rhodes Gardiner William Gardiner S. Duncan Curran Fred Overstreet and others listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sangamon County State University
J. E. K. Herrick
E. C. Pruitt
Edgar C. Pruitt
Gardiner
William Gardiner
S. Duncan
Curran
Fred Overstreet
Chatham
Charles H. Purdon
Auburn
Henry Hart
Fred W. Ladage
Fancy Creek
O. E. Petefish
Springfield
W. GG. Fagan
Woodside
Will Ladage
Capitol
Walter
Drennen
BE. Hay
Williams
G. A. Hobkirk
S. “Ex Moore
Clear Lake
Ud Say
Trustees in Five Counties Clear on Accounts
Field examiners found two Montgomery county trustees, one Elkhart, one LaGrange, and one Jefferson county trustee all had correct accounts in reports to the state board of accounts. Names include Ulysses G. Cotton, O L Osborn, John B. Hopping, L W Meroney, and Harry Underwood. Jackson county trustees face charges of excess salaries and shortages. Oscar Allen drew 718 dollars, Henry H Tinch 40, and Jerry McOsk er 804.
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Montgomery County
Elkhart
Lagrange
Jefferson County
State Board of Accounts
Ulysses G. Cotton
Cleveland Township
Elkhart County
O. L. Osborn
Wayne Township
John B. Hopping
Ripley Township
L. W. Meroney
Eden Township
Lagrange County
Harry Underwood
Smyrna Township
Jackson County
Oscar Allen
William H. Aikman
Horatio Harrymen
Henry H. Tinch
Salt Creek Township
Messrs
Aikman
Harryman
Jerry McOsker
Brownstown Township
M Harryman
Purdue to Test Wheat Varieties Across Indiana Farms
The Indiana experiment station seeks farmers to run cooperative tests of several wheat varieties. Free ten pounds of four or five varieties will be provided and sown under identical conditions. At harvest, separate threshing and yield reports will determine adaptability. Crop remains grower property. Contact Prof. A. T. Wiancko at Purdue University.
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Indiana
A. T. Wiancko
Purdue University
Lafayette
Advisory railroad committee to meet Indiana commission
The advisory committee from the last annual railroad convention will meet the Indiana railroad commission to discuss preventing accidents. Members include J W Loshend Evansville superintendent Louisville Nashville D F Shaft Indianapolis Big Four J C Sullivan superintendent Wabash and J W Coneys superintendent Pennsylvania lines. They will prepare the program for the Indianapolis convention on November 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commission of Indiana
J. W. Loshend
Evansville
Louisville & Nashville
D. F. Shaft
Indianapolis
J. C. Sullivan
Wabash
J. W. Coneys
Pennsylvania
Indiani - Commis
Open death by own action verdict in Rawn case
Jury finds Chicago Monon president H Ira G Rawn killed himself with his own revolver, but whether accidental or intentional remains unresolved. Open verdict suggests compromise after a three hour session amid debate. Insurance disputes likely, relatives to sue for policies. No Rawn family representative attended.
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Chicago
Iira G. Rawn
Monon
Rawn
John G Carlisle Dies in New York at Age 58
John G Carlisle secretary of the treasury under Cleveland died in New York last night from heart failure after two days of critical illness. Born September 5 1835 in Campbell county Kentucky he held multiple offices including lieutenant governor congress speaker and U S senator before practicing law in New York and leading the Anti Imperialistic league of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John G. Carlisle
Treasury
Cleveland
John Griffin Carlisle
Campbell County
Kentucky
Mary Jane Gorton
Congress
United States
Anti-Imperialistic League of
Boston
Spain faces potential throne crisis as Vatican ultimatum looms
Spanish unrest looms as Vatican refuses negotiation on concordat revision until disputes clear. Carlists and Republicans may push to dethrone King Alfonso amid Civic Guard mobilization and ominous reports of imminent rupture between government and Vatican. Sebastian Don pretender warns Carlist forces may act in upcoming battle.
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Madrid
Vatican
Alfonso
Spain
Tgehela
Sebastian
IllRail graft case alleges 40 percent profits share
Harold A. Sims testified in the Illinois Central rail line graft suit against Memphis Car Co claiming high railroad officials conspired to divide profits from car repair profits reaching up to forty percent of total payments. Sims said he received seven hundred fifty dollars for his role while detailing lumber charging and nonperformed repairs on Chicago area rails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Harold A. Sims
Ilinois Central Railroad
Mason
Memphis Car Company
Sims
Hiinois Central
Illinois Central
Memphis Car Repair Company
Strike Affects 28 000 Men in Chicago Construction
A union conference of thirty seven building trades announced a general strike to press Otis Elevator company to remove machinists from elevator construction work. The move would affect about 28 000 workers on thirty seven building contracts in progress. Carpenters remain untouched by the order as the sole unaffected union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Otis Elevator Company
Carpenters
American Federation of Labor
Otis Company
Adopt Local Option Plank At Iowa Democratic Meet
Ottumwa content reports the Iowa Democratic convention adopting a local option plank after a heated resolutions committee debate putting the liquor question to the people. Jerry Sullivan of Des Moines presided and criticized Theodore Roosevelt. Claude Porter’s nomination for governor was ratified.
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Ottumwa
Resolutions Committee
Jerry
Sullivan
Des Moines
Theodore Roosevelt
Claude R. Porter
Justice Moody to Retire from Supreme Court Post
Magnolia reporting indicates Justice William Moody plans retirement from the United States Supreme Court. Details on timing or replacement were not immediately available.
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Justice Moody
Magnolia
William
Moody
United ‘States
Arrestor Crippen Taken On Board Montrose
Crippen and his companion Ethel Leneve were arrested aboard the Montrose at Father Point by Quebec police and Scotland Yard officers disguised as pilots. Inspector Dew, McCarthy, and ex-Chief Denis escorted them to custody and prepared for deportation to London. Crippen paled and Leneve collapsed as the arrest was executed in their cabin within minutes.
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Montreal
Que
Dew
Scotland Yard
Crippen
London
McCarthy
Quebec
Chief Davis
Dominion Police
Montrose
Father Point
Ethel Leneve
Inspector Dew
Panet Angers
Lkely
Royal George
Denis
Miss Leneve
Doctor Stuart
Deaths in Texas race riot after farmer dispute
In Palestine Texas a race riot erupted after a white farmer and armed posse clashed with black farmers. Estimates say 18 blacks died and three white men died as state militia and rangers battled for hours, with bodies laid in an improvised morgue awaiting Houston undertakers.
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Palestine
Tex
Houston
Galveston
Slocum
James Spurger
Spurger
Church Will Fight Spain Recall Sparks Vatican Tension
Rome reports strained relations between the Vatican and the Spanish government as the recall of Marquis De Ojeda, the Spanish ambassador, escalates tensions. The move follows ongoing diplomatic friction and signals potential further clashes between church and state authorities.
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Rome
Vatican
Marquis. de Ojeda
Ambassdor
Revenue Inspector Probes Blind Tiger Operation Near Jasonville
Brazil Revenue Inspector Stormont questioned Obediah Hatcher and Robert Fry in a raid on a creekside speakeasy. Fry and Hatcher were bound over to the Clay circuit court for the October term with $1,000 bonds each. Officers saved four barrels from a pond while estimating at least fifteen others remain submerged.
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Brazil
Stormont
Indianapolis
Jasonville
Obediah Hatcher
Robert J. Fry
Fry
Hatcher
Clay
Inspector Stormont
Clay County
Gary Values Show Gain In Twenty Acre Site Sale
An indication of rising Gary property values appeared in a sale of a twenty acre factory site several miles from downtown. F. R. Knott former Hammond mayor sold the tract for 40000 dollars about 2000 dollars per acre to Condit McGuinnity Realty company. He had purchased the land at 32 dollars per acre after the steel trust chose Gary as a plant site.
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Gary
Hammond
F. R. Knott
Condit, McGuinnity Realty Company
Steel Trust
Farmers Charged in White River Fish Dynamiting
Anderson Ezra Brown and William Stinson, farmers near Chesterfield, were arrested by Marshal Charles Carter on charges of dynamiting fish in White River. Authorities found twenty five fish in a sack and dead fish on the surface. They are jailed with affidavits filed in circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ezra Brown
Willam Stinson
Charles Carter
Chesterfield
White Tiver
Brown
Stinson
Mayor revokes Ellsworth Ely liquor license
Lafayette imposes a precedent by revoking Ellsworth Ely's liquor license after Montgomery county becomes dry. The mayor holds the proprietor responsible for bartender actions. Ely's bartender William O'Brien was fined in city court for selling beer.
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Lafayette
George R. Durgan
Ellsworth Ely
Crawfordsville
Montgomery County
William O'Brien
Ely
Gary to Host 200 Saloons After Licensing Push
Gary moves toward 200 saloons as 10 new licenses are issued. With population around 18 000, the city would have about one saloon per ninety residents once all licenses are granted after the county commissioners meet at Crown Point. </s>
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Gary
Crown Point
Harry G. Moose
City Considers Ordinance Over Auto Horn Noise
Richmond officials prepare to review a proposed ordinance to curb nuisance noises from automobiles. City council will consider measures targeting vehicles with whistles after receiving numerous complaints about disruptive honking.
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Richmond
Man Drowns After Canal Fall in Buffalo Visit
Fort Wayne reports the accidental drowning of Jacob J. Sewab from this city while visiting his daughter in Buffalo. He fell into the Erie Canal after alighting from an excursion boat and his body was recovered.
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Ft. Wayne
Fort
J. Wayne
Buffalo
Taft Congratulates Harding as Ohio GOP Nominee Selected
President Taft sent congratulations to Warren G. Harding on his Ohio governor nomination, expressing satisfaction with the party platform. Harding won on the third ballot after rival factions merged, with F W Treadway renominated for lieutenant governor and Granville W. Mooney for secretary of state. The Ohio convention in Columbus adopted a broadly favored platform.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
William H. Taft
Harding
Norton
Washington
Maine
Columbus
Administration
James R. Garfield
Carmi A. Thompson
F. W. Treadway
Cleveland
Granville W. Mooney
Burton
Cuyahoga County
Nicholas Longworth
George B. Cox
O. B. Brown
Dayton
National Administration
Cox
Hamilton
Keystone Party Formed To Oppose Major Parties In Pennsylvania
Philadelphia reports the Keystone party formed by 117 delegates from 52 counties to oppose the Republican and Democratic nominees. The group denounces both old parties as under liquor industry influence and rejects including Roosevelt in its platform. William H. Berry, former state treasurer and governor candidate, rose to prominence after the capitol scandal exposure during his term.
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Philadelphia
Keystone Party
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
William H. Berry
State Capitol
Aldrich Hits Back at Bristow Lies in Senate Row
Rhode Island's Nelson W. Aldrich accused Kansas senator Bristow of lying about him amid insurgent attacks. He mocked Bristow's charges as a pack of lies and suggested the matter would differ if raised on the senate floor.
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Providence
Bristow
Kansas
Nelson W. Aldrich
Senate
Rhode Island
Train Hits Auto Three Die in Warsaw Indiana
A railway collision in Warsaw Indiana leaves three people dead when a train strikes a car. Mrs Melville Brooks is among the occupants. Further details are not clear from the fragment.
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Warsaw,” Ind
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Aldrich
Etna
Green, Ind
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