Indiana photographers meet at Winona Lake for state convention
Photographers from Indiana and neighboring states gather at Winona Lake to open the Indiana Association of Photographers annual meeting at the Daguerre Memorial. The exhibition features prize entries, including works by national figures, with the diamond medal contest drawing top interest. Officers are listed for the Indiana Association and its women’s auxiliary.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Winona Lake
Indiana Association of Photographers
Frank Scott Clark
Detroit
Mich
Temple Dance
Indiana Association
R. Morris Williams
Evansville
R. E. Smith
Attica
S. A. Hackett
Fairmount
A. Shubart
Princeton
Otto Sellers
Munele
J. E
Coliopy
Warsaw
N. Rice
North Manchester
R. HB. Smith
H. D. Bennett
Logansport
Five Acre Corn Growing Contest To Boost Indiana Yields
Purdue extension with county agents hosts a five acre corn growth contest across 38 of 26 counties with hundreds of contestants. Indians Corn Growers Association awards medals for 100 bushels per acre and $100 prizes for top yields. Final reports and cost data are filed with the county agent, highlighting gains over ten year state averages.
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Purdue ‘University
Indians Corn Growers’ Association
Randolph
Tne
Indiana
Indiana Faces Short-Term Treasury Balance Amid Board Meeting
Indiana holds about 1,000,600 dollars in the treasury to cover June expenses after paying current costs and repaying borrowings. The state may rely on fees and revenues to extend the fund, with monthly expenses near 400,000 dollars. Purdue finances draw scrutiny as AG says education levy preempts general fund. The finance board leans toward the AG opinion restricting Purdue’s 120,000 dollar annual general fund draw for extension work.
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Indiana
W. H. O’brien
State
O’brien
Finance ‘Board
Purdue University
Finance Board
General Assembly
Purdue
Attorney General
State reports six months auto license revenues reach 379724
Secretary L G Ellingham releases semi annual total revenues from automobile and motorcycle licenses for the first half of 1914. The state treasury will distribute the funds to counties soon. Officials estimate the year will exceed 400000 with about nine percent reserved for licensing department expenses.
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L. G. Ellingham
Treasury
Ellingham
Dercentane
City Funds Settle as $591 475 From County Report
The June settlement lists amounts advanced to Indianapolis by county auditor William T. Patten and paid under Roy Sahm. It details fund apportionments, advances, and remaining balances for general, sinking, recreation, teachers and police pensions, firemen, park, school health, track elevation, board of health, improvement sinking, and school funds. The county treasurer reported $3 214 899.14 collected in six months and Indiana received $591 745.22, with most of that advanced previously.
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Indianapolis
William T. Patten
Roy Sahm
Recreation Fund
Teachers’ Pension Fund
Police Pension Fund
Advanced
Firemen's Pension Fund
Park Fund
Board of Health Fund
Indiana
Indiana patents grant list includes several named inventors
Indiana patents and trademarks announce grants to individuals such as Arthur J Adams Elkhart and A B Leith Chicago as trustees for perambulator, Denzil C Barnhill Lafayette breath guard Norman Bleuler South Bend CBE theater Clyde De Deeda Terre Haute bottle closure Jasper Gyger Gyger signor to forty nine one hundredths to EB B Thornton Redford stone working machine Leo Nafziger Goshen extension and roof for silos Oliver B Sandfur North Manchester snap hook James J Wood Fort Wayne as a signor to General Electric Ch
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Arthur
J. Adams
Chicago
Ferris
Elkhart
A. B. Leith
Trustees
Denzil C. Barnhill
Lefayette
Norman Bleuler
Bend
Cbe
Clyde de Deeda
Terre Haute
Jasper
O.gyger
B. Thornton
Redford
Leo
Nafziger
Essignor
Goshen
Snap Hook
James J. ‘Wood
Wayne
General
Electric Company
Modernizing the Declaration in Independence Hall speech
President Wilson addresses a Philadelphia crowd near Independence Square urging modernizing the Declaration of Independence to guide U S business politics and foreign policy. He argues the document is a business plan, not a Fourth of July speech, and critiques current economic criticism while praising established reforms.
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Hall
Philadelphia
Wilson
United
Chicago Victims In Wisconsin Auto Crash At Burke Crossing
A Burlington and Quincy freight train collided with a car at Burke Crossing near Shabbona Wisconsin. Three killed and several injured as the car carrying two men and their wives, including Miss Mona Dunne daughter of Governor Edward F Dunne, overturns. Victims were rushed to a Chicago hospital after the crash. among the dead Frank Nelson Gifford and Mrs C W Richardson.
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Chicago
Frank‘Nelson Gifford
Mies
Dunne
Miss Dunne
Harry
Bert
Dolan
Northwestern
Lake Geneva
Burlington & Quincy
Burke's. Crossing
Shabbona
Richardson
Williams Bay
Mona Dunne
Edward F
Wilma’ Leonard
Ruth Armstron
Harry Armstrong
Bert Dolan
Roosevelt Keynote Attacks Administration at Pittsburgh Rally
Col. Theodore Roosevelt delivers a bold keynote at a Progressive rally in Pittsburgh on July 2. He urges voters to back Gifford Pinchot for senator and Dean Lewis for governor, rebukes the Wilson administration over cost of living and tariff policies, and calls for strong administrative commissions to curb trusts and reform the tariff.
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Pittsburgh
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Gifford
Pinchot
Dean Lewis
Wilson
Rene
Chicago
Roosevelt
Huerta Wins Vote as Huerta and Blanquet Lead
Reports from Vera Cruz and Mexico City indicate Huerta was elected president with light turnout and questionable legality. Blanquet and Huerta received the majority while De la Barra and others earned scattered votes. Lascurain may assume office after Sunday's ballots. Rebels advance toward Mexico City as Carranza forces move to block federal retreat.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Funston
Mexico City
Huerta
Querido Modeno
Moheno
Jorge Huerta
Joaquin Maas
Maas
Modeno
Puerto
Mexico
General Huerta
Blanquet
de la Barra
Camboa
Washington
Pedro Lascurain
City
San.Luis Potosi
Saltillo
Suly
Carranza
Jesus
Cerritos
San Luis’ Potosi
Queretaro
Schultz Edges Conley In Ten Round No-Decision Bout
Toledo boxer Johnny Schultz defeats Frankie Conley across ten rounds in a no-decision fight. Newspapers favor Schultz by a clear margin, in Toledo, Ohio, on July 4.
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Toledo
Johnny Schultz
Frankie Conley
Kenosha
Wis
Schultz
Huron
Mich
Howard M
Hanna, Jr
Point Aux
Barques
Warrensburg
John Beals
Garden City
Baltimore
Franklin Square Hospital
Fireworks toll lighter in Chicago Fourth obituary note
Chicago marked Independence Day with few fatalities or maimings. Two deaths were noted Springfield and Ti reports list Helen Wasbki eight died from burns when her dress ignited by fireworks. Dorothy Dickson daughter of Adjt Gen Frank S Dickson escaped but suffered burns from a sparkler. Maj Johnson helped put out the fire.
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Csccceeseeeneseses
Sesseaeeres
Tveerbaonsey
Oese
Chicago
Springfield
Helen Wasbki
Dorothy Dickson
Adit
Frank S. Dickson
Camp Lincoln
Petras Trial Continues After Murder Claim Letter
A Chicago sent letter declares the writer the real murderer of Thoreaa Hollander at the St Nicholas graveyard. Judge Irwin rejects defense bid to direct verdict. the Petras case remains with the jury as the state rests its case.
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Geneva
Iil
Tresete
Hollander
Chicago
Irwin
Tony Petras
St. Nicholas
Petras
Thoreaa - Hollander
St Nicholas Graveyard
Masked Men Hold Up Train in Grande Oregon
Four masked men robbed a Oregon-W Washington Railroad and Navigation line train near Grande on July 4. Passengers were threatened and the bandits escaped with valuables while one robber was killed during the incident. Local authorities and investigators searched for remaining suspects.
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Grande
Ore
Oregon-Washington
Dobbes
Jones testifies on Harvester Trust connections at hearing
Senate inquiry reviews Thomas Jones links to the Harvester Trust including his director roles and voting record. McCormick allies and Perkins bylines cited as Jones discusses his ties to the trust and the Missouri court ouster, with the board confirmations of Hamlin Miller and Harding noted.
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Harvester
Zine Trust
Wilson
Mgr. Jones
Jones
Hig
Cyrus
McCormick
Mre7iieCormick
Harvester Trust
Wickershaim
The
Missouri
Mineral ‘Point
Wis
New Jersey
Zinc: Trust
Trust
T Timony
Massachusetts
California
P. G. ‘Harding
Alabama
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
John Skelton Williams
Paul Mc Warburg
New York
Rich Society Girl Declared Insane in Chicago
Miss Morton Bayly, daughter of multi millionaire Mark Morton Bayly, wife of Roger Bayly of Virginia, was declared insane by a commission on Monday and placed under care of her uncle Col George Fabyan of Geneva, at whose home she was married. She had earlier attended a Washington horse show and her allowance was curtailed.
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Chicago
Helen
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Sre
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