State Happenings Across Indiana Strikes and Politics
Governor James P. Goodrich addresses state troops at Hammond warning of force if law and order are violated amid widespread strike unrest. Reports cover Hammond strike riots, twin Civil War veterans, food and sugar price shifts, labor security measures, and local civic actions across Marion, Sullivan, Crawfordsville, and other cities.
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Indianapolis
James P. Goodc
Blammond
Inna
Russia
Hammond
Standard Steel Car Company
Indiana
W. W
Shelbyville
James P. Rowe
Samuel D. Rowe
Eaton
Mr. Rowe
United States Pension Bureau
Franklin County
James Rowe
Greensburg
Thirtyseventh
Indiana Infantry
Enlsted
George F. Edenharter
Central Hospital For the
Edenharter
Central Hospital
Marion
Indiana State Firemen’s Association
Elks’ Hall
Elkanah Hulley
John C. White
Alfred Houston
Sullivan
James R. Riggs
Thomas R.marshall
Department of Agriculture
United States
Riggs
Washington, D. C
Marshall
Victor Photo Company
Riffith
Here
Henry Plogh
Aly. Lightfoot
Fracred
Vera Wray
Stenagher
J. Fraley
Stanley Wyckoff
Wilson says he cannot proclaim peace before treaty ratified
President Wilson tells Senator Fall he lacks power to declare peace by proclamation and would not consent before a formal peace treaty. He explains the League of Nations may not be created by three powers and details questions about overseas possessions, commissions, and plebiscites.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Fall
White House
Germany
League of Nations
Fah
Senator Fall
Congress
United States
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
Switzerland
League
Spain
France
Great Britain
FT Am
Africa
Saar
Commission of Five
Belgium
America
Not Poor but? A Leonardo da Vinci Quotation Fragment
Fragmentary quotation attributed to Leonardo da Vinci rendered through a 19th century translator. The text contrasts poverty with desire, posing a philosophical question about place and time and urging self-reflection.
Twin Boys Watch Spotted by Dorothy
Dorothy observed two twin boys seated nearby as part of a longer dateline fragment. No additional context or events are provided in the readable text.
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Dorothy
Streetcar Children Resemble Each Other in Passengers
A woman recalls two boys she saw in a street car. They were peculiar looking yet strikingly similar in facial features. She mentions to her father that both boys looked alike and remarked on their appearance during dinner.
Fragmentary exchange hints at shopper and carry plans
A truncated dialogue appears to show an exchange about carrying goods and a purchase. Names such as Crawford and Crabshaw surface in a shopper conversation about marketing at home and amounts like twenty or thirty dollars.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
Snappy Sayings From The Finder
A collection of maxims on leadership work ethics and human behavior. It contrasts earning goodwill with bossy rule and notes jokes about wrinkles, democracy, and contentment. The quotes mix humor and social commentary attributed to The Finder style.
Universal Military Training Bills Introduced in Congress
Identical bills by Senator Charterlain and Representative Kahn call for universal military or naval service for all male US citizens at age eighteen with a six month training period. The plan merges military and vocational training, includes pay of five dollars monthly plus housing and medical care, and envisions rapid mobilization and demobilization.
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Mr. Kahn
Kahn-Chamberlain
United States
Army
Navy
Women and society facts from the era of suffrage
The piece lists figures on divorce rates and female labor in the United States, literacy in India, Texas ratifying suffrage, women in academia and law, a New York mayor hiring a woman lawyer, estate values of a novelist, the Women’s Trade Union League backing a party, Detroit law graduates, cost of living for women, US women teaching methods in France, and Canada-US divorce rates.
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Hylan
New York City
Women’s Court
Breezy Bubbles and Quips Across Cities
Brief, playful collection of witticisms noting dry cities Venice and Bath and humorous lines on weather bread phone and beauty aids. A cheeky closing line warns against overly eager heat inquiries.
Rich Rhodesia chrome ore deposit hailed as world’s richest
New notes of science report a potential world leading chrome ore deposit in Rhodesia under development. Other items describe a spring powered ping pong ball pistol for indoor target practice, a gas range lever system for broiler positioning, electric motor driven shears, an adjustable bed foot rest, church and theater cooling fans, five door London underground cars for rapid loading, and a self adjusting vise with adaptive teeth.
Washington Considers Return of Pawnshops After Long Hiatus
Washington faces a pawnshop comeback after a 1914 ban and a 1 percent two month interest cap drove firms out. District authorities and police favor reintroducing regulated hock shops to aid theft detection and aid financially strapped residents.
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Yee
Washington
Fin Provident
District of Columbia
Potomac River
Virginia
Washington. Co
Congress Asked for Money to Combat the Influenza Epidemic
The American Medical Association urged Congress to appropriate 1.5 million dollars to fund influenza research and dissemination of information. Rep. Fess of Ohio introduced a resolution detailing the need to investigate causes transmission prevention and treatment and to authorize use of military medical and public health resources.
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United States
American Medical Association
Congress
Fess
Ohio
Public Health Service
Secretary of the Treasury
District of Columbia
Treasury
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Medical Department of the Army
Medical Department of the Navy
Two Billion Dollar Bonus Bill for Fighting Soldiers
A House bill by Representative Royal Johnson SD proposes issuing 2 billion dollars in Treasury bonds at 4 percent to provide extra pay for officers and enlisted personnel in the army navy and marine corps who served from April 8 1917 to enactment. Eligible recipients receive 30 dollars extra per month of service with a minimum 240 dollars. those under fire in battles against Germany get 100 dollars more. Clerical staff earning over 60 dollars monthly would not receive the bonus. Bonds may be paid as bonds if desired. the measure could create records of service under fire.
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Treasury Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Royal Johnson
South Dakota
Secretary of the Treasury
Germany
Mr. Johnson
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New York
Dettor Barnard
Doctor Barnard
State Highway Commission
Lincoln
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Vigo County
Terre Haute
Tinois
Range Line
Howard
Tipton Counties
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Howard County
Miami County
French Lick
Warrick County
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Bedford
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Jackson Highway
Johnson County
Greenwood
Franklin
United States Housing Corporation of
Brown
Crawfordsville
E. W. Ream
W. B. Walkup
D. H. Eikenberry
Wishawaka
Anna Willson
Miss Willson
School Welfare Association of
John C. Snyder
Arthur A. McCain
Isaac C. Elston
Walter C. Forster
Atlas Hotel
Liberty Town
J. W. Darby
First Christian Church
Forster
Rev
Darby
Darlington
Farmers’ Company
Kirkpatrick
Roscoe Abbott
Peart Stutsman
Goshen
Professor Abbott
Goshen High School
Miss Stutsman
Nappanee
Wabash
Sweeney
Vesta Golding
Shelby County
A. R. Helser
Clark, Wysong & Co
Martinsville
Richmond
Howard Brown
Mooresville
Ind
Friends Church
Hebna
Timothy Nicholson
U. S. Senate
Upper Silesian
Woodrow Wilson
Leonarrdo da Vinci
Edward. MelCurdy
The
India
Texas
Columbia University
Barr
Women’s Trade Union League
American Labor Party
Law Department
University of Detroit
Katherine P. Edson
Industrial Welfare Commission
Canada
Venice and
Bath
West
Philadelphia Bulletin
Rhodesia
London
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