State Board Wins Thirty Five Suits And Inspections
Indiana state health actions report 35 prosecutions by H E Barnard for September with $10 fines. 417 establishments inspected. six rated excellent, 187 good, 190 fair, 30 poor, 3 bad. Grocery stores most inspected. 62 canning factories 31 good. Red Cross Christmas seal commission formed to fund tuberculosis prevention. State health board targets free lunch counters in saloons for sanitary upgrades and stricter dish and utensil sanitation. Edgar A Perkins retires from Indiana State Federation of Labor presidency after 17th win.
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Indianapolis
H. E. Barnard
State Board of Health
Dearborn
Floyd
Greene
Knox
Laporte
Lawrence
Marion
St. Joseph
Sullivan
Tipton
Vermilion
Vigo
Red Cross
Indiana
Rhoda Welding
Terre Haute
Vera Catherine Harrison
South Bend
Theodore Potter
Indianapolis Red Cross
Charles W. Ebel
Lafayette
Tuelle Anderson
Muncie
S. Edgar Bond
Richmond
W. R. Cleveland
Evansville
Noble C. Butler
Indiana Red Cross
State Health Board
Barnard
Farmers Institute Conference at Purdue Oct 18 20
The annual farmers institute workers conference will be held at Purdue University October 18 20 with focus on the Clare bill 1911 law uniting institutes with Purdue agricultural extension. Attendees include institute speakers county chairmen and presidents of county women’s auxiliaries. The Indiana Federation of Clubs meets October 25 in Indianapolis with a reception by the Commercial Club. State finances show year end balance issues with the general fund at year start and ongoing government expenses.
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Farmers’ Institute
Purdue University
Indiana
Clare
Farmers’ Institutes
Agricultural Extension Department
County Institute
Indiana Apple Show Spurs Orchard Revival Across State
Indiana horticultural society members promote the November 6 apple show in Indianapolis as a catalyst for revived interest in orchards. Large firms invest in fruit land and tracts while old orchards are being replanted. education and science push pests and diseases back, signaling Indiana’s rise as a top apple producer.
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Indiana Horticultural Society
Indianapolis
Indiana
State printing bids set for two year contract
The State printing board will receive bids on a two year contract for all state printing under its direction. December 2 officials advocate a clause to compel the state printer to stop delays in office report deliveries. The present state printer has answered that
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State Printing Board
Turkey Appeals To World Amid War Claims Over Tripoli
Telegram from Constantinople protests Italy's declaration of war and Tripoli occupation. Rome confirms Italian control of Tripoli with Rear Admiral Borea d Olmo named governor. Italian naval actions include bombardment of Hodeida and sinking a Turkish gunboat. Troop mobilization proceeds as Italy readies force for Tripoli and Cyrenaica with multiple divisions and naval support.
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Constantinople
St. Sophia
Italy
Turkey
Hague
Tripoli
Rome
Borea d’Olmo
Faravelli
Borea d’Olmo Ig
Italian Victories in Tripoli Bombardment and Red Sea Actions
Turkish troops retreat from Tripoli after Italian bombardment with eight Turkish torpedo boats resisting. Italian ships sink two torpedo boats while others flee. Turkish warship gunned at Hodeidah without effect. Italy orders pursuit of Turkish gunboats in the Red Sea and potential attacks on Yemen ports. May include Taft mediation efforts and consular discussions in Constantinople.
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Red Sea
Aretusa
Hodeida
Arabia
Tripoli
Cyrenaica
Messina
Reggio di Calabria
Scilla
Italy
Sicily
Naples
Caneva
Tobruk
Bomba Bay
Vittorio Emmanuele
Aubrey
Eritrea
Africa
Dardanelles
Aegean Sea
Sultania
Consular Corps
Faravelli
San Marco
Agosta
San Giovanni di Medua
Artiglieri
Taft
London
the Chronicle
Constantinople
Turkey
Russia
America
Daily Telegraph
Massawa
Hodeidah
Aretusia
Staffetta
Volcano
Yemen
Rivalry Between Parties Feels Like a Baseball Pennant Chase
A reader notes the political party rivalry growing fierce with comparisons from Mrs. Torkins who cheerily says the contest resembles teams contending for a baseball pennant. The remark highlights the sportslike intensity of local political frictions.
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Young
Shark blocks dredge nozzle at Gosford
A six foot shark was drawn into the suction pipe of the dredge Zeta at Gosford New South Wales and became stuck across the nozzle due to suction forces observed recently.
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Gosford
New
South Wales
Berlin II Wins Bennett Cup After Grueling 450 Mile Flight
German balloon Berlin II piloted by Hans Gericke and J Otto Dunker battled a forty hour gale from Kansas City to Holcombe Wisconsin and La Crosse before landing 12 miles north of Holcombe. They carried the Sennett trophy after 450 miles while Buckeye finished second at 265 miles amidst rain cold hunger and exhaustion.
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Holcombe
Wis
Hans Gericke
J. Otto Dunker
Berlin
Kansas City Aero Club
Kansas City
Berlin SI
Berlin II
Gericke
Herr Dunker
la Crosse
Gibbons Receives Gift in Civic Demonstration
A silver service bought by a Baltimore citizens' committee for Cardinal Gibbons during a June civic demonstration was presented at city hall. Attendants included Governor Crothers, Mayor Preston, and many state and city representatives. Cardinal Gibbons thanked the gathering and noted Bishop Murray of Maryland's role.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Crothers
Preston
Murray
Protestant Episcopal Dicese
Maryland
Defect Causes Flood In Black River Falls
Fifteen families homeless and property losses reach 1 200 000 as Black River Falls endures flood fallout blamed on faulty construction of the city power plant and a diagonally laid dam dike. State militia guard against looters while rail service suffers a washout between Lytles and Marshland. Stores dwindle and supplies must be imported.
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Black River Falls
Lytles
Revolt Rumors in Mexican Capital Move to Begin
PLOT NEW MEXICAN REVOLT reports a sensational San Antonio telegram that Reyes and Diaz followers form a junta in Mexico City awaiting Reyes arrival. Dispatch from Juarez says revolt to start before December. General Madero downplays the reports.
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Mexico City
E! Pais
San Antonio
Tex
Reyes
Diaz
Juarez
Madero
Wiley foes relieved as reform reshapes agriculture board
Washington reports a rapid series of moves in the agriculture department. Solicitor George P. McCabe is retired from the pure food and drug board, Associate Chemist F. L. Dunlap is on leave, and Harvey W. Wiley remains effectively in command. Dr. R. B. Doolittle of New York is appointed temporarily to the board.
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McCabe
Pure Food Board
Dunlap
Washington
Department of Agriculture
George P. McCabe
Pure Food and Drug Board
F. L. Dunlap
Harvey W. Wiley
R. B. Doolittle
New York
Want Gomper s to resign
Denver officials of the United Mine Workers and the Western Federation of Miners say delegates to the AFL national convention will urge Samuel Gompers to give up his Civic Federation membership or resign from the labor body he leads. The move follows John Mitchell’s enforced retirement from the Civic Federation.
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Denver
Colo
United Mine Workers of America
Western Federation of Miners
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation
National Civic Federation
Labor Organization
Civic Federation
John Mitchell
Mack Put Clark On List For Democratic Nomination
Buffalo N Y Chairman W Norman E Mack of the Democratic national committee reviews Speaker Champ Clark as a possible presidential candidate in the October National Monthly. Mack says the next year's battle should hinge on the record of the Democratic House and Clark's influence on its policies.
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Buffalo
N. Y
W Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
National Monthly
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Mack
Democratic House
Murder at Detroit Road House West of City
Police search for former employee Charles Fuller after Mr and Mrs Jacob Kraft owners of a suburban saloon are found murdered. A daughter alleges Fuller fired at her then killed her parents following a quarrel between the girl and Fuller.
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Detroit
Mich
Jacob Kraft
Charles Fuller
Fuller
Plans Fight Upon Typhoid
The public health service urges use of anti typhoid vaccination with limits as protection, already compulsory in the American army for soldiers under forty five. The nationwide typhoid prevalence prompts the policy push to combat disease through immunization.
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Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Washington
United States
Public’ Health and Marine Hospital Service
Woman and Daughter Die in Detroit Gas Stove Explosion
Mrs John Duke is dead and her daughter May probably fatally burned after a gasoline stove exploded. The mother tried to break glass windows to escape as the door to their room was locked and the key lost.
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Detroit
Mich
John Duke
May
Captain Cook Resigns After Court Martial
Washington announce the president accepted the resignation of Captain Frank A. Cook after a court martial in San Francisco for conduct unbecoming an officer. The War Department released the official action.
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Captain Cook
Washington
Frank A. Cook
San Franceco
Department
Nine Prussian Miners Killed in Elevator Disaster
Nine coal miners died in Dortmund Prussia after the failure of an elevator cable caused a deadly gash in a mine shaft. Rescue crews rushed to the shaft as authorities began investigations into the accident at the mining site.
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Dortmund
Prussia
Prisoner Leaps From Train During Roundup Escape
German real estate dealer Ernest Lienss arrested on swindling charges in Milwaukee and linked to Milwaukee operations. He escaped detectives during a roundup in Roundup Montana by leaping from a train in Seattle Washington.
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Seattle
Wash
Ernest ‘Lienss
Milwaukee
Mont
Splendid Canadian Crops Prosper in Western Provinces
Readers learn of record wheat yields from 35 to 40 bushels and oats from 60 to 100 bushels per acre in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Barley and flax are strong. Many Americans invest in cattle and grasslands as land sales rise, with government agents offering guidance on farming opportunities in Western Canada.
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United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
States
Canada
Two of a Kind Goes Abroad This Summer Prompt
Mrs. Leeder asks about travel plans while a playful exchange hints at an imitation or coincidence. The light dialogue captures a casual, gossiping tone reflecting a social moment.
Castoria Alert Warns Parents to Check Signatures
Mothers urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for the proper signature as a safe remedy used for infants and children for over 30 years. The notice emphasizes avoiding fakes and ensures the product bears the Fletcher’s Castoria name.
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Fletcher
Cahans Impress as Regular Parish Fans
A reader unaware of the Cahans learns they are Irish and seen as regular parish attendees. Tom Cavanaugh explains they are fans, in light humor referencing the Friars Frolic and town church attendance.
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Tom Cavanaugh
Tom
Chicago Post
A Superior Person
F H Eliott secretary of the American Automobile association describes a conceited millionaire as a very superior person. He jokes that the man would attend a horse show in a motor car and an automobile show in a monoplane.
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F. H. Eliott
American Automobile Association
Mr. Elliot
Not Knocking Slattery and Mrs Coogan Dialogue
A fragmentary cartoon caption quotes Mrs Slattery and Mrs Coogan in a witty exchange about a boy with a devilish resemblance to his father. The humor hinges on mispronunciations and affectionate sarcasm.
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Knocking Slattery
Heiress and Ex-Partner Clash Over Past Refusal
A terse exchange between a wealthy heiress and her former suitor reveals a rejected marriage plan ten years past. He reports being forced to work for a living after the decision, while she recalls the threat to wreck his life.
Clothes Reveal Less Than Wives Wealth, Says Proverb
A proverb notes that outward attire does not reveal a man's income. It suggests true wealth is shown by his wife's appearance rather than his own clothes. The saying cautions against judging based on dress alone.
Man With Money Narrows Focus On His Affairs
A man in need of funds concentrates on his own affairs with little time or concern for others.
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Clarence Gaumer
State Federation
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Gaumer
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Ft. Wayne
Fleming
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Purdue
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Future For Indiana Orchardists
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