Indiana State Medical meeting mulls flu. Gary rail clash
At the Indiana State Medical association convention in Indianapolis doctors focus on influenza prevention with vaccines. In Gary heavy strike related clashes erupt as 400 guards and 300 rifles guard steel mills and a plant. Other notes cover reunions, school wagon suits, and county bond actions across the state.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Medical Association
Nettie B. Powell
Marion
Noblesville
Thirry-ninth Indiana Infantry
Eighth Indiana Cavalry
I. B. Austin
Orlando A. Somers
Gary
Newcastle
Pan- American Bridge Company
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Board of Review
Columbus
Board of Commissioners
Bartholomew County
Nentrup
State Tax Board
Ind
United States Steel Corporation
American Sheet and Tin
United States ‘Steel Corporation
Elwood
West Virginia
Jewis
Indiana
Grant County Grand Jury
Grand
Europe
Evansville
Vanderburg Medical Society
Anderson
120Th Indians Volunteer Infantry
Culver
Culver Military Academy
Muncie
William A. Thompson
Circuit Court
George C. Bryant
Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
Lafayette
Purdue University
R. B. Stone
William IF. Hodges
American League
Brazil
James Campbell
Clay County
Indiana Highway Commission
Putnam Court
Clay Circuit
Terre Haute
Mark Storen
United States
Tennent
N. J
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Townsend
United States Senate
Federal Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Bloomington
Indiana University
Hagerstown
H. GC. Knode
Fred Roberts
Richmond
Knode
Wayne County
Jesse E. Eschbach
State Board of Accounts
Indiana State Highway Commission
Warsaw
Lemuel Royse
Charles A. Rigdon
Shelbyville
Indiana Public Service Commission
Aged sexton loses life savings in bold New York burglary
Thomas Brown, sexton at St. Agnes chapel in New York, found $7,000 cash and unregistered Liberty bonds stolen from his second floor office. The burglary left 20th century heirlooms and jewelry gone as police searched for fingerprints while Brown lamented his fifty years of savings vanished and mourned his age.
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New York
Thomas Brown
St. Agnes’ Chapel
Trinity Parish
West Ninety-first Street
Brown
Old Trinity
Mr. Brown
Sexton
Mr. Brow
Two ten year olds sparks Camden melee with police
In Camden early morning cries of Help! Help! drew a crowd as two ten year olds Frank Poplinski and Joseph Tabineeskihad tried to rob Bernard Reichling’s store at 1121 Broadway. They fought off officers with guns drawn and were subdued after a brief battle behind bundles as bystanders watched.
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Philadelphia
Camden
Frank Poplinski
Joseph Tabineeski
Bernard Reichling
Broadway
Poplinski
Thief in Dining Car Stopped by Police in Chicago
Chicago police stop George A L Thompson a dining car chef accused of taking food from a dining car. Officers note his tall build and describe the alleged loot including rib roast chicken mushrooms coffee bacon butter and other groceries as he confesses planning a breakfast at home.
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Chicago
George Abraham Lincoln Thompson
Grand Crossing
James Gallagher
George
Gallagher
Paralyzed Dog In Sanctioned Bite Case
Damages of 500 dollars were awarded to Mrs. M Grattan by Judge Frank Willis after a paralytic bulldog bit her and confined her for a month. The defendant’s attorney argued the dog’s hind leg paralysis affected the case while the judge noted the injury stemmed from the animal’s overall condition.
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Los Angeles
Cal
M. Grattan
Frank Willis
Joe Crider
M. Hollingsworth
Cat Walks 99 Miles Home From Phoenixville Tale
Irvin S. Yarnel of Perth Amboy recounts a cat that traveled 99 miles from Phoenixville to return to his Perth Amboy home. The cat fled after being taken to a summer place with no food, reappearing six days later with sore paws and a ready claim of truth.
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Perth Amboy, N. J
Perth Amboy
N. J
Irvin S. Yarnel
Yarnel
Phoenixwillie
Robbers Lock Victim In Cold Creamery Fridge
Boston police report masked bandits locked Frank H. Turgeon inside the refrigerator at his creamery and then demanded $250. They called the police and asked for kindness to release him.
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Boston
Music Lures Copperhead In Salem Store
A copperhead three feet long slipped into C. C. Keys music store in Salem drawn by phonograph music. The snake was found coiled near the phonograph and was killed before it could strike. It was noted as one of the largest copperheads in the area.
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Salem
C. C. Keys
Mob Lynches Negro in Omaha After Violent Clash
A mob drags William Brown from the county jail, hangs him on an electric pole, and shoots him. Mayor Ed P Smith is badly beaten while defending order as fire and violence devastate the Douglas County courthouse.
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Smith
Omaha
Ned
William
Brown
Michael Clark
Douglas County
Ed P. Smith
Volunteers to Curb Riot Noted in Lincoln Patrol
Late at night a volunteer force from Lincoln and University Place home guard was mustered for a trip to Omaha to replace police. The order was held in abeyance after word spread that a lynching of a Black man had dissuaded the mob and forced dispersal. Chief Johnstone urged guardsmen to stay ready.
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Home Guard of
Lincoln
University Place
Omaha
Abeyyence
Johnstone
Navy tests new device to guide ships through fog
The Navy signs a contract with inventor Earl C. Hanson to test a fog navigation device at New London and Ambrose Channel. Using a central harbor cable and radio compass signals, ships would follow the cable from harbor line to dock, reducing weather related delays.
Boys' Working Reserve Proved a Great War Success
The 1917 call by President Wilson and Hoover formed the Boys Working Reserve. By 1918 about 250000 youths 16 to 21 served, including 21000 from Illinois high schools. Illinois crops totaled 23000000 dollars with 1200000 earned by the boys. Less than 1 percent were unworthy, and farmers asked for more helpers as the program benefited boys and classrooms alike.
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United States
Boys’ Working Reserve
Wilson
Hoover
Boys
Illinois
Buck Privates Society Aims for 50 000 Members in Chicago
The Buck Privates society, begun by overseas buck privates seeking amusement on the firing line, grows rapidly with chapters across services. Paul F. Collins of Battery D leads as president and chief back private while Edward M. McGuire opens Chicago headquarters as national field rep. The group pledges cooperation with the American Legion and plans a dugout in Chicago and a 50,000 member goal, promoting education, cleaner politics, schooling for under sixteen, and study of industry and labor.
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Tempus
Buck
Sixth
United States Field Artillery
Paul F.collins
Sixth Field Artillery
Los Angeles
Edward M. McGuire
Chicago
American Legion
McGuire
Legion
Women as Special Agents Under Food Control Act Considered
Officials weigh naming women as special agents for the Department of Justice to enforce the Food Control Act. Frank Burke will review the proposal, drawing on prior wartime female agents who served in major cities. Proponents say women shoppers’ insight could aid prosecution of profiteers in clothing and food.
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Department of Justice
Frank Burke
Bureau of Investigations
New York
Boston
Chicago
Baltimore
Johnny’s Shoes
Beefsteak
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Lalil
Washington City
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