Indiana Bakers Elect Officers At Annual Convention
Indiana Master Bakers conclude their eighth annual convention in Indianapolis. Officers elected: President Frank Middleton, Vice President Richard Cunningham, Secretary August B. Thau, Treasurer William F. Geller. Aimed to amend 1909 sanitary food law to allow fresh baked goods under coverings. Banquet held at the Denison Hotel. a proposed tri state bakers group with Michigan and Ohio was endorsed for Detroit next year.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Association of Master Bakers
Denison
General Assembly
State Board of Health
Robert M. Bryce
Frank Middleton
Mari
Richard Cunnington
Muncie
August B. Thau
Williiam F. Geller
Fort Wayne
Julius Rasteter
Evansville
Joseph Zauler
Albert L. Stubbs
Mr. Stubbs
William F. Geller
Bakers’ Association
John Zawissler
Richmond
Association
William F. Gel‘er
Indiana
Tristate Association of Bakers
Michigan
Ohio
Detroit
Indiana Supreme Court Upholds 1911 Judges Election Law
The Indiana Supreme Court declares the 1911 law constitutional, delaying elections for superior, juvenile, and probate judges and extending terms in several counties. Decision affects Marion, Elkhart, St. Joseph, Shelby, Lake, Laporte, Porter, Tippecanoe, Allen, Vanderburgh, Vigo, Grant, Delaware and others.
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Indiana Supreme Court
Marion County
Elkhart
St. Joseph
Shelby
Lake, Laporte
Porter
Tippecanoe
Allen
Vanderburg
Vigo
Grant
Delaware
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Constitutional Court
Indiana Mayors to Attend Shank Parade in Indianapolis
Indianapolis plans a municipal parade on May 24 inviting mayors from Indiana cities. Mayor Shank directs invitations via Annis Burk while Harry M Franklin and a police drill team shape the route and reviewing stand. A merchants’ group offers to fund one band if the parade traverses their district.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Shank
Annis Burk
Harry M. Franklin
Police Department
West Washington Street
Humane Society Thanks Backers For Tag Day Support
President C F Surface of the Indianapolis Humane Society issued a card of thanks for tag day support. The notice credits the Indianapolis Terminal and Traction Company merchants and the press plus the general public for help. The statement closes with Everybody was Happy.
Bankers Banquet in Lebanon Aims to Curb Bank Robberies
At the Clute hotel in Lebanon all Boone county banks and trust companies attended the bankers banquet. Andrew Smith of Indianapolis spoke on Bank Organization and Indiana Bankers association efforts to rid the region of robbers, urging caution with questionable deposits and noting twelve sent to the penitentiary. S. N. Cragun acted as toastmaster.
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Boone County
Clute
Lebanon
Andrew Smith
Indianapolis
Indiana Bankers' Association
Richard Millera
Mr. Smith
Indiana Bankers’ Association
State Association
S. N. Cragun
The
Fiftieth Indiana Physio Medical convention opens in Indianapolis
The fiftieth annual convention of the Indiana Physio Medical Association convened at the Denison Hotel in Indianapolis. Dr. Adam L Berninger presented a paper on Parineal Lacerations and Their Repair while Dr. J T Englerth led the discussion. A nominating committee of Drs Alfonso R Harold Adam J Berninger and E Grove Antor of Indianapolis was appointed.
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Indiana Physio-Medical Association
Denison Hotel
Indianapolis
Adam L Berninger
J. T. Englerth
Honey Creek
Alfonso R. Harold
Adam J. Berninger
E. Grove Anethor
Irvington Transfer and Feed Company Incorporation
Articles filed with the secretary of state list Irvington Transfer and Feed Company of Indianapolis with capital of 5000 to conduct a transfer and feed business. FG Montgomery C. 8S. Fix and C. B. Clarke are listed alongside Harrison Peterson Drug Company with 10000 to operate wholesale and retail drug business.
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Irvington Transfer and Feed Company
Indianapolis
Montgomery
Fix
C. B. Clarke
Harrison-Peterson Drug. Company
Woman's wit links Meeker to beef inspection plot
Chicago society leader Mrs. Scott Durand accuses Arthur Meeker of Armour & Co. of using the U S Department of Agriculture meat inspection to destroy Crabtree Farm a rival dairy. She alleges she trapped inspectors who condemned her herd but passed Armour cows as tubercular. She is summoned to testify next week.
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Washington
Government
Meat Inspection Service
Scott Durand
Chicago
Nelson
Wisconsin
Arthur Meeker
Armour & Co
United States Department of Agriculture
Crabtree Farm
Mrs. Durand
Meeker
Shriners Name Officers and Mecca City for Next Year
Southern Shriners elected Ernest A. Cutts potentate of Alee temple Savannah as imperial outer guard by a large majority. Dallas Texas was chosen as the imperial council mecca for 1914 with sessions set May 13 and 14. Cutts is in direct line to imperial potentate and will succeed in twelve years. William J. Cunningham Baltimore named next imperial potentate.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Shriners
Imperial Council
Ernest A. Cutts
Alee Temple
Savannah
Imperial
Dallas
Tex
Mecca
Texas City
Cutts
William J. Cunningham
Baltimore
Cardinal O'Connell Considers Yacht Purchase This Summer
Cardinal O'Connell may buy a fine yacht stored at Marblehead and use Marblehead waters for much of the summer. The Boston church leader is negotiating a yacht purchase as a possible summer diversion.
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Boston
Cardinal O’connell
Marblehead
Titanic Victims Recovered by Montmagnr Captain
Halifax reports Captain Johnson of the Montmagnr sent a wireless message Sunday stating four bodies have been recovered during the search for Titanic victims after leaving Halifax a week ago.
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Halifax
N. S
Johnson
Montmagnr
Father’s Buried Treasure Found by Kent Spadeworker
Charles Ramsey unearthed a box containing $500 in gold coin and paper while digging for onions in Kent Q May 14. The box was buried 20 years ago by his father Jonathan Ramsey, a former slave.
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Kent
Charles Ramsey
Jonathan Ramsey
Choose Two Sets of Delegates Eureka Springs Ark May 14
The Republican reports from Eureka Springs Arkansas dated May 14 that third congressional district delegates are to be chosen. The note outlines two possible sets of delegates and indicates party procedures for selection.
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Eureka
Springs, Ark
Inquiry on Judge Archbald Misconduct Charges
Edward J. Williams testified before the house judiciary committee in Washington about Archbald’s misconduct inquiries. Williams admitted obtaining a letter from Archbald to influence railroad case outcomes and denied knowledge of signed statements implicating Archbald in coal land deals with Erie and Lehigh railroad. He described his Washington trip and claimed Borland betrayed him while Borland financed expenses.
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Washington
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
House Judiciary Committee
Edward J. Williams
Scranton
Archbald
Williams
Department of Justice
Erie & Lehigh Railroad
William P. C. Borland
Borland
Dying Allegations Mark Hillsville Court Shootout
Witness Daniel Thomas recounted the Carroll county court house massacre in Hillsville where Judge Massie was mortally wounded and said Sidna Allen killed me. Floyd Allen faced trial as gunfire erupted, with several witnesses describing him as respectable in business dealings.
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Wytheville
Sidna Allen
Massie
Carroll County Court House
Hillsville
Allen
Daniel Thomas
Floyd Allen
Thomas
Aviators Fly In Gale At Hendon
In a 40 mph gale at Hendon aerodrome London crowds witnessed daring flights by Hucks and Hamel on Sunday. Hucks nearly capsized on his second run but steadied his craft and then climbed to 1 000 feet as lightning flashed and thunder roared before safely landing.
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London
Hendon
Hucks
Hamel
Girl Kills Self in Louisville After Mother's Death
Twelve year old Alne House killed herself with a pistol Friday in Louisville grieving over the loss of her mother who died eight years earlier. Authorities note grief as the motive in this sad case.
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Louisville, Ky
Alne House
Feudist Victim Callahan Dies in Kentucky Ambush
Edward Callahan former Breathitt county sheriff and noted feudist died in Crockettsville ten days after being shot in an ambush. Pneumonia developed in a wounded lung.
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Callahan
Lexington
Edward Callahan
Breathitt County
Crockettsville
Ottawa Recall Sparks Banking Taxation Debate
In Ottawa in May 1914 discussions surface as finance minister asks banks about potential tax actions amid a push for costlier credit and broader fiscal tightening. Officials weigh measures affecting lending and public expenditures.
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Ottawa
Ont
Taft Denies Wireless Welcome to Apostolic Delegate
White House statement rejects reports that President Taft sent a wireless greeting to the newly appointed apostolic delegate. Taft asserts no such message was sent and accuses those spreading the claim of arousing religious prejudice against him.
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Washington
White House
Philippines
Rome
Leo XIII
Major Butt
Cardinal Merry del Val
New York
William EL Taft
Republican National Committee to Meet in Chicago
New York May 10 A call issued for a meeting of the Republican national committee in Chicago on Thursday June 6 to settle contests among delegates to the Republican national convention. The last day for filing contests will be May 29.
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New York
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Holland Minister of Marine Quits Over Battleship Vote
The Hague May 13 Vice-Admiral J Wentholt resigns as minister of marine after the chamber of deputies defeats the proposal to build a battleship for service in the Dutch East Indies.
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Holland
the Hague
J. Wentholt
Chamber of Deputies
Dutch East Indies
Chief of Police Drops Dead
Police report the death of a city chief in Binghamton New York on May 13 with initial statements indicating natural causes during duty. The incident prompted city officials to launch routine investigations and tributes from colleagues.
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Police
Binghamton, N. xX
Pursued Man Arrested After Wild West Side Flight
Indianapolis report details Matt Bell, 28, colored, riding a stolen horse, eluding four officers for nearly five miles through the west side. He robbed eight men with a 38 revolver, terrorizing bystanders as emergency police and spectators chased him to a saloon where he was arrested.
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Indianapolis
West Side
Matt Bell
Gibson
Riot Violence Flares At Scranton Breaker
In Scranton Delaware, Lackawanna & Western work site two thousand workers clash with foreign leaders. police fire on rioters wounding several, two officers attacked as crowd disperses. later Beald Beald clash in Illinois leaves one dead and four wounded during a labor referendum dispute.
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Scranton
Cayuga Breaker
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company
Peter Marker
Louis Davis
Mike Flacka
Springfield
Ill
Beald
Macoupin County
Gillespie
Auto crash near Kilbuck Creek injures four occupants
An automobile driven by Miss Gladys Brattain containing three other women crashed into a bridge over Kilbuck creek and was wrecked. The force bent the steel railings and the occupants escaped injury. Brattain reportedly lost control of the car.
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Anderson
Gladys Brattain
Kilbuck Creek
Brattain
Train crash near Terre Haute kills Mack Adams and injures daughter
Mack Adams a cattle buyer near Rosedale is killed when a Vandalia train strikes his vehicle five miles north of Terre Haute. His fourteen year old daughter is seriously injured and another daughter Rachel is missing. A horse is killed and police search for Rachel.
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Terre Haute
Mack Adams
Rosedale
Rachel
Tobacco Use Rule Debated by Methodist General Conference
A stormy session in Minneapolis discussed banning tobacco use by officials. Dr. Robert Stephens proposed a rule forbidding election of anyone using tobacco. Debate raged as opponents questioned regulation of personal conduct. motion passed by large majority. The conference also urged aid for ministers affected by recent southern floods.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Methodist General Conference
Robert Stephens
Danville
Ill
Robert Watt
Delaware
Doctor Gettys
Nebraska
James Bowe
Chicago
Committee On Education
W. S. Chinn
Louisiana
Home Missionary Society
South
Quakes Strike Mexico City Area Toll Rises
Mexico City reports thirty four killed in Zapatalan along Colima slope with many buildings destroyed. Ciudad Guzman loses sixteen and ten others hurt. Guadalajara records twelve shocks and heavy damage. Quartel suffers over half a million dollars in losses including a church. Volcano becomes active and a volcano observatory warns of a possible major quake within twelve hours.
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Mexico City
Zapatalan
Colima
Ciudad Guzman
Guadalajara
Quartel
Wreck Near Kokomo Kills One. Forty Hurt In Runaway Collision
A Wabash Valley line train collided with a southbound local a mile south of Kokomo Indiana, killing one and injuring about forty including many seriously. Authorities say the wreck resulted from the conductor and motorman of the southbound car disregarding orders.
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Kokomo
Ind
Wabash Valley Line
Indiana Urban Traction Company
Plan Boycott Against Tips
California traveling men affiliated with the United Commercial Travelers will boycott any hotel barber shop or cafe in Los Angeles where tipping is not prohibited as of mid May.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
United Commercial Travelers
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