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Newspaper

Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1914

Page

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Indiana Teachers' Association closes meeting in Indianapolis

The Indiana Teachers' Association history section held its final session at the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis electing officers and committees to prepare for Indiana's centennial. Moran of Purdue University was elected president with officers Chadwick and Graham, while committees reviewed history education and vocational training links.

Indianapolis Indiana Teachers’ Association Claypool Hotel Thomas F. Moran Purdue University L. B. Chadwick Gary Hope W. Graham Logan Hearey Bloomington Minnie Weyl Terre Haute James A. Woodburn Indiana University Morans Harlow Lindley Earlham College Indiana B. W. Bond Lafayette Frank S. Bogardus Terra Haute Harry W. Wood W. H. Gibson Crawfordsville Beatrice Jones Evansville Oscar H. Williams Moran John A. Lapp Willliams Woodburn

State House Painters Elect at Indiana Association Meeting

The Indiana Association of Master House Painters and Decorators elected officers at Hotel Severin Indianapolis. George F. Haner was named president, G W Reyers first vice president, Gottlieb Hallar second vice president, E C McNeal secretary treasurer, and Harvey L Loehr joined the executive board. Indianapolis chosen as next convention site with dates to be set by the executive board in July.

Indiana Association of Master House Painters and Decorators Hotel Severin Indianapolis George F. Haner Richmond G. W. Reyers Gottlieb Hallar Fr. Wayne E. c. McNeal Harvey L. Loehr South Bend Association

Indiana Pension Bills Passed by the House

The Indiana House passed pension bills for multiple veterans and widows. Names include Mary V. Tiggle widow of the One Hundred and Twentieth Indiana infantry with $12, Joh. Busher of the Fifty-ninth Indiana infantry $236, Mathan Fitzgerald of the One Hundred and Thirty-second Indiana infantry $24, and others such as Earl Hanash widow of the Eighth Indiana infantry $20, William A. Taylor of the One Hundred and Twenty-third Indiana infantry $305, Joseph W. Dawson Tenth Indiana cavalry $27, Joel M. Morgan Ninth Indiana infantry $30, Archibald Leonard Ninety-third Indiana infantry $30, James Taylor Sixty-seventh Indiana infantry $30, David Nahant Ninth Indiana cavalry $36, John Wooley Third Indiana cavalry $50, William N. Barnett One Hundred and Thirty-second Indiana infantry $30, William Yandell Seventeenth Indiana infantry $30, Eliza J. Corn widow of Fifty-eighth Indiana infantry $20, Andrew N. Coffey Fiftieth Indiana infantry $30, Sarah A. Campbell widow of Twenty-sixth Indiana infantry $20, Frederick Kepford One Hundred Forty-second Indiana infantry $303, William L. Smith Fifty-fourth Indiana infantry $30, Clara A. Harlaw widow of Thirty-eighth Indiana infantry $12.

Indiana House Mary V. Tiggle Indiana Infantry Joh. Busher Mathan Fitzgerald Hanash Earl Eighth William A. Taylor Joseph W. Dawson Tenth Indiana Cavalry Joel M Andrew N. Coffey Fiftieth Sarah A. Campbell Twenty-sixth Frederick Kepford Fifty Fourth Clara A. ‘Harlaw

Miners Delegates Choose Indiana Organizer Represent

Delegates named from the Miners union select representatives to attend the Indiana organizing event. William Hick and James LeWiens named as leaders. Houston listed among participants.

Indiana Organ Ton Hick William Houston le Wiens James

Indiana Board Announces Ten Medical Licenses Winners

The Indiana state board lists ten successful medical license applicants from the recent exam. Notable names include W. S. Powell of Bluffton and Vera Chalfant of Muncie. William J. Mellinger, an intern at City Hospital in Indianapolis, tops the honor roll with well over 900 of 1000 points. Others passing include H. C. Hurd Indianapolis C. F. Lynch Terre Haute R. W. Johnson Lowell Frank H. Kelly Argos A. M. Mitchell Terre Haute W. H. Mikesch Hammond Frank B. Fisk Indianapolis.

State Board of Medical Registration and Examination Indiana W. S. Powell Buffton Vera Chalfant Muncie William J. Mellinger City Hospital Indianapolis Mellinger H.C. Hurd Terre Haute R. W. Johnson Lowell Frank H. ‘Kelly Argos A. M. Mitchell W. H. Mikesch Hammond Frank B. Fisk

Many Changes In Charity Laws Urged

A forthcoming annual report from the state board of charities outlines investigations into conditions of dependent children and the impact of the state agency for dependent children in its sixteen years. The agency logged 1,514 field days, visited 2,940 children with 92.5 percent judged well or fairly well. 219 were unsatisfactory and action was taken, 43 other visits to addresses found no children.

WAB Board of State Charities Department For Dependent Children State Board

Japan House in Turmoil Over Tax Plan Riot Blocks Session

Tokyo dispatch reports Japan’s lower house in rare disorder with opposition members wrecking a ballot box to block a tax measure. Kei Hara was briefly attacked as others claimed henchmen used violence. Navy officers, including Koichi Fujii, face court martial over bribery tied to German firm contracts.

Tokio Japan Kei Hara Koichi Fujii Berlin Sawashi Admiral Fujii

Illinois Leads Nation in Agricultural Values for 1909

Illinois tops the nation in total farm crop values at 372 million dollars for 1909, with Iowa second at 315 million. Texas ranks third at 298 million, followed by Ohio Georgia Missouri and others. corn leads production, oats follow, and eleven leading crops total about 4.13 billion dollars in value.

Washington Ilinois Census Bureau Illinois Iowa Texas Ohio Georgia Missouri Kansas New York Indiana Olino Idwa

Bertillon Dies, Criminology Pioneer of Modern Era

Paris reports Alphonse Bertillon founder of the Bertillon system of criminal identification died after suffering from anaemia. This marks the loss of a leading criminologist of modern times.

Banke District Attorney Whitman Probes Kennedy Death

John J. Kennedy killed himself at the Markeen hotel in Buffalo after being served a subpoena in the New York graft case led by District Attorney Whitman. Authorities seek motive while noting Kennedy had borrowed from state depositories and left no suicide note.

Buffalo N. Y John_ J. Kennedy Markeen Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament Kennedy New York Whitman

Three Dynamiters Seek Habeas Relief in Leavenworth Case

Indianapolis February 16 reports say writs of habeas corpus have been filed to obtain release from Leavenworth for Frank C Webb of New York Philip A Cooley of New Orleans and James Munsey of Salt Lake who were convicted in the dynamite conspiracy case United States District Attorney Frank Co Dailey received the petitions arguing the men have served one crime and that the remaining cumulative sentences are void.

Indianapolis Leavenworth Kan Frank C Webb New York Philip A. Cooley New Orleans James Munsey Salt Lake United States District Frank Co Dailey

National suffrage on May 2 to mobilize women nationwide

Washington reports a plan to assemble women in every city and hamlet on May 2 to urge Congress to pass a federal suffrage amendment. The National American Woman’s Suffrage Association backs the event with plans to unite with the Congressional Union for the cause.

Chicago United States Congress National Woman’s Suffrage Association Medill McCormick Congressional Washington Congressional Union Clayton Judiciary Committee New York National Board O. H. P. Belmont Mondell

Senator Bacon Dies After Illness in Washington

Senator Augustus Oc tavius Bacon of Georgia died in a Washington hospital after a ten day illness. He served nearly 19 years and chaired the foreign relations committee. A public funeral was held in the senate chamber with attendance by the senate and house, the president, cabinet members, and Supreme Court justices.

Washington Augustus Octavius Bacon United States Georgia Foreign Relations Committee Democratic Party Bacon Senate House Supreme Court

U S Honors Lincoln Memorial Groundbreaking

Washington February 14 ground was broken on Thursday the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln memorial project valued at two million dollars.

Washington Abraham Lincoln

Erte Pia Set Sath Onboard A Ship

A fragmentary OCR item notes a set aboard a vessel with names and places unclear. The readable bits indicate a maritime context and possible seating or seating arrangement details. Further specifics are not legible.

British land guns and ammunition for legation defense

Reports from Vera Cruz and Mexico City describe British marines landing with two machine guns and ammunition to defend the British legation in Mexico City amid rising tensions. Japanese finance plans to loan Mexico 75 million dollars, and attacks on Arthur Cook and envoy Lind prompt heightened security in Vera Cruz.

Vera: Cruz Legation Suffolk Mexico City Trisp Francisco de la Barra Toklo Huerta Vera Cruz Mex Joaquin “Maas War Ministry Arthur Mr. Lind Cook Connecticut John Lind Arthur B. Cook Mayo United States Lind Wilson Mexico

Jury finds manslaughter for four mine guards in copper strike case

Hancock Michigan February 17 jury in the case of John Groff James Cooper Arthur Davis Waddell Mahon detectives and Deputies James and Polkinghorne charged with murder in the second degree in connection with the copper strike shooting returned a verdict of manslaughter against all defendants except James who was found not guilty by order of Judge Flannigan Clemency was urged by the jury in Polkinghorne case The five were charged with killing two miners on August 14 5 Thomas Raleigh of New York a sixth defendant jumped bail and escaped

Hancock Mich John Groff James Cooper Arthur Davis Waddell-Mahon Polkinghorne Flannigan Achilling Thomas Raleigh New York

Doctor Anna Shaw Hurt in New Jersey Sleeper Accident

New York Feb 17 Doctor Anna Howard Shaw president of the American Woman Suffrage Association was badly hurt when she slipped from a sleeping car step at a New Jersey station and fell onto the platform. The incident occurred while the party was traveling. Initial reports say she sustained injuries to her head and back.

New York Anna Howard Shaw Association A. Eee Nalley Pullman Jersey

Smallest brown county baby dies in fall and fire news

A series of terse notes report a baby named Googre Oogoouoo weighing one and a half pounds, aging fourteen months, born in Brown County and dying after a fall. Separate items mention Elias Hedrick accidentally firing a shotgun, Marie Rosenburg burned, and other obituaries and incidents across Indiana cities including Terre Haute and Indianapolis.

Brown ‘County Bec Gary: Steel, Mills Terre ‘Haute Los Angeles Cal Marie Rosenburg Princeton Carey Harrodsburg South Kentucky Infantry Mexico Evansville William G. Ralston Doctor Ralston Ralston Purdue Ptudent New York William of Germany Lafayette South Bend W. A. Funk St.’ . Joseph Elreult Edward’ Swanson St. Casimier’s A. W. Gruza Order of the Holy Cross Hammond Sigler Cedar Lake Frankfort M. T. Dillon Fatzinger Carroll County Indianapolis Indiana Samuel M Harry Rashoof Vincennes Moody Institute Chicago Parley George

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