Indiana Library Trustees Elect New Heads
The Indiana Library Trustees association closed its annual meeting in Indianapolis with Mrs. Alonzo D. Moffett elected president and officers including Charles Eckhart Ada Elizabeth Bush F S Cooper. The executive committee will form a legislative committee and a librarian qualification panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana Library Trustees’ Association
Board of Trade
Alonzo D. Moffett
Elwood
Charles Eckhart
Auburn
Ada Elizabeth Bush
Kentland
F. S. Cooper
Plainfield
Carl V. Milam
Thomas Jansen
Gary
Arthur S. Hathaway
Terre Haute
Publc
Fslam
State Board of Accounts
Legislative Committee
Mise Adelaide Barlor
Office of
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Indiana Library Association
Governor Names Delegates for National and State Meetings
Governor Marshall announces honorary appointments to delegates for multiple gatherings including the National Red Cross in Washington, Apple Growers Congress in Denver, Road Builders Association in Rochester and Indianapolis, and Road Congress in Richmond. Additional honors cover Good Roads, National Rivers and Harbors, interstate liquor traffic conferences, National Horticultural, and Texas Land Exposition events.
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Marshall
National Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Henry A. Barnhart
Rochester
Congress
Denver
Colo
C. H. Baldwin
E. R. Smith
Indianapolis
Joseph M. Cravens
Madison
H. E. Barnard
State Board of Health
Reeder
Laporte
Canners Hold Secret Session In Indianapolis Tomato Pulp Debate
Indiana State Canners meet in a closed session at the Claypool Hotel in Indianapolis to discuss tomato pulp and related topics, with 75 members present. R M Milburn warns that canning machinery promoters create small ventures to profit, while E L Sanford urges joining the National Canners Association and funding the publicity fund.
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Claypool
Indianapolis
Indiana State Canners' Association
Charles Lathem
Wabash
Latcem
R. M. Milburn
Jasper
E. L. Sanford
National Publicity Fund
National Canners’ Association
National Canners’. Association
Purdue Short Course To Host State Livestock Meetings
Indiana farmers attending Purdue January short course will join Live Stock Breeders' association and Sheep Breeders' Herders' association sessions for the first time at Purdue. The Live Stock Breeders' meeting on January 11 will include stock inspections at the Purdue experiment station and talks by national figures. Dean Skinner will discuss the relation of the live stock industry to agriculture, and Professor Smith will present breeding principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Purdue
Agricultural Extension Department
Live Stock Breeders’ Association
Sheep Breeders’ and Herders’ Association
Wool Growers’ Association
Indianapolis
Professor Smith
Indiana board revokes Hadley Home license for orphans
The Indiana State Board of Charities revoked the license of the Children’s Home Society of Indiana for running the Hadley home in Hendrick s county. The board ordered counties to take charge of wards and watch over children until return to their home counties. Violation penalties include a 300 dollar fine or imprisonment or both. Governor Marshall said publicity should close the home without court action unless needed.
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Board of State Charities
Hadley Home For Orphan Children
Hadley
Hendricks County
Lcense
Children's Home Society of
Indiana
Boards of County Commissioners
County Boards of Organized
Marshall
State Board
City Government Form Discussed by Indiana Groups
Representatives of commercial organizations from across Indiana will meet at the Commercial Club on Thursday November 23 to discuss the best form of city government. The event centers on the commission form already used in Des Moines Iowa and a few other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Commercial Club
Des. Moines
Reynolds and Parole Agency Officials Discuss Employed Force
A fragment references Reynolds, the force of employees of the Board of State Charities and Miss Nan B. B. Wood as parole agent, noting organizational roles and duties. The text suggests inspection or policy discussion involving these individuals.
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Reynolds
Board of
Charities and Miss
Nan
B. B. Wood
Parole
Iron Master Heads New Carnegie Corporation
Andrew Carnegie launches the Carnegie Corporation of New York with a 25 million dollar gift in United States Steel first mortgage bonds. The fund aims to promote education libraries scientific research and knowledge diffusion nationwide through support to schools libraries institutions and related agencies.
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Iron Master
New Corporation
Fund—Root
New York
United States
Andrew Carnegie
Laird of Skibo
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Corporation of
Arsenic Found in Bodies of Two More Vermilya Victims
Chicago reports two more deaths linked to Mrs. Louise Vermilya, with arsenic in abundant quantities found in the bodies, Coroner Hoffman to exhume other remains. Conductor Richard T. Smith and Dr. Frank Brinkamp died at the 415 East Twenty-ninth Street home, as did Policeman Arthur Bissonette. Coroner experts Prof. Walter Haines and Dr. E. R. LeCount note the poison presence. Jane McDonald Thorpe Quinn is charged by a coroner’s jury with killing her third husband John M. Quinn.
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Chicago
Louise Vermilya
Hoffman
Richard T. Smith
East Twenty-ninth Street
Frank Brinkamp
Arthur Bisonnette
WBX9
Walter 8. Haines
E. R. LeCount
Haines
Jane McDonald- Thorpe-Quinn
John M. Quinn
U. S. Gets McNamara Records In Dynamite Case
Indianapolis report states Judge Anderson ordered the International Association of Bridge and Iron Workers papers turned to the federal government. United States marshal Schmidt delivered them to the grand jury after the panel could not obtain evidence on subpoenas. The jury began probing charges against the McNamara brothers for alleged dynamite transport violations.
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Indianapolis
Ind
International Association of Bridge and Iron Workers
Anderson
United States
Schmidt
Federal Grand Jury Room
Grand Jury
Federal Grand Jury
McNamara
Canal Committee Members Pledge Panama Canal Open in 1913
Report states congressmen planned to complete canal work and open the isthmus for business by 1914. Taft predicted swift progress and toured the area, returning to Washington in his private car amid relentless effort.
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Congress
Panama
Big Ditch
New York
Congressional
Panimonth
Taft
Federal Court OKs Tobacco Company Dissolution Plan
In New York the federal court approved the dissolution plan for the American Tobacco Company with modifications. The ruling grants authority to proceed with the corporate wind down and outlines required changes to the proposed arrangement.
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O. K
New York
United States
Breuit Court
American _ ‘Tobacco
Gompers Predicts Major Changes in Government Roles
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor reports on the thirty first convention predicting wide reforms in US government methods, especially in political parties. He urges referendum initiative and recall, envisions federal labor department, broader labor protections, and strict controls on immigration and convict labor.
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Atlanta
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United States
Taft
Gompers
Civil Service
Congress
Department of Labor
Danbury Hatters
Senate
Bladwin Locomotive Works
Morrison
Treasury
Rescue of Washington Aboard Ship Off Peacock Spit
Aboard the schooner Washington 47 passengers and crew were saved after a 30 hour battle with gales. The Tatoosh tug, Capt. Charles T. Bailey, towed the vessel into Astoria as crowds watched on the shore. Other ships foundered in nearby harbors with unknown crew fates and drownings reported.
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Astoria
Ore
Washington
Peacock Spit
Columbia Bar
Tatoosh
Charles T. Bailey
North Head
Northport
N. Y
Huntington Harbor
New Haven
Conn
New York
Provincetown
Fisher's Island
Edith EL. Dennis
Fort Terry
Cook ‘Wes
Cyclone Damage Hits Indiana Mills and Homes
Bedford reports a cyclone and electric storm causing extensive damage to seventeen mills with ten out of service for up to two months. Homes suffered severe damage, losses exceed half a million dollars. No lives lost. Other towns record various crimes, accidents, and weather events across the state.
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Bedford
Letter praises Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root saving life
A grateful reader from Lowell Indiana credits Kilmer Swamp Root with treating longstanding kidney and liver trouble that caused severe pain, weight loss, and fainting. She urges others to try the remedy and notes sample bottles and a kidney bladder booklet are available from Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Mrs. Honora Sullivan Burns Fingers in Coal Oil Accident
In Terre Haute Mrs. Honora Sullivan, 80, wrapped her burned finger with a bandage soaked in coal oil while trying to place a traveling in the stove. The clothing of the fire department and the Michigan City grand fury are mentioned in the report.
Couple at Odds Over Bread and Kisses
A playful dialogue shows a couple arguing about marriage and simple comforts. He vows to share bread and kisses, while she rejects bread as unappealing, revealing tension over expectations and affection.
Birthday Mystery in Primary Class
A Western city graded school on February 224 hosts a curious classroom moment. A girl named Margaret reveals the intended birthday question and surprises all by answering that she herself is the celebrated birthday person.
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Margaret
Force of Habit in Politics Spawns District Talk
In a satirical dialogue a first suffragette doubts Miss Lazybones can carry her district while a second jokes about hiring a porter to do so. The exchange reflects playful views on leadership and suffrage era challenges.
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Mise Baylor
Cannera
King Calle
Democratic
Dets
Close Hadley
Reformer
Philadelphia
Rudolph Blankenburg
Reform
Mr. Blankenburg
Pennsylvania
Louse Vermilya
U. S
M’namara
Canal Committee
Michigan City
Superior Court
H. B. Tuthbill
Police Commissioners
Hammond
Beatrice Rice
Mount Ayer
Indiana Avenue
Wickey Cass
Frank Waldon
Cass
Deaconess Hospital
Waldon
Albert Crail
Indiana Veneer and Lumber Company
Crail
Henry Hinckman
Vernon
America
Kokomo
David Edwards
Rev
E.R. Edwards
New York City
Delamater Ironworks
John Ericason
Fort Wayne
St. Joe Valley Railway Company
Lagrange
the Valley Inc
Elkhart
Angola
South Bend
Canelston
Ella B. Mertz
Duboise County
Clarence Bailey
John Porter
Bailey
Aiegal
Englia
Be. Kilmer & Co
Binghamtes, 4. Y
Henry Mumm
Lowell, Ind
The
Grand Fury
PEAL
James Gardiner Company
Waterloo
Court House
Clyde Lit
Independence
Iowa
Missouri
Jasper County
Frank Carthage
Manitoba
Canada
Winnipeg
McConnell & Livingston
Morden
Pyre Vr Vane
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Estern
Prince Albert
Western Canada
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