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Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1910

Page

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Rate. Awakening to Danger of Uncleanliness Amid Typhoid Deaths

Indianapolis reports September mortality shows 800 typhoid cases across 3 counties with 158 deaths as Dr. Hurty urges cleaner conditions. Other diseases including diphtheria tuberculosis pneumonia and accidents contribute to 1910 September fatalities nationwide and state totals.

Indianapolis Indiana Europe J.N. Hurty State Board of Health Alien County Delaware Randolph Vanderburg Washington Putnam Marion Dr. Hurty Evansville Fort Wayne Terre Haute South Bend

Work of Food inspectors data shows varied facility grades

State health board reports September field inspections total 430 with 17 excellent 170 good 183 fair 45 poor and 15 bad. Dairies inspected 29 with 11 bad and condemned 5 poor 10 fair 3 good. In 25 inspections improvements ordered before dairymen could proceed. Also notes deaths by violence including fatal stroke and steam road accidents. state health statistics rise to 232 after September.

H.E. Barnard State Food and Drug Commissioner Board of Health

New Mexico official seeks guidance on penal institutions

Amos W. Butler, secretary of the state charities board, received a letter from W. E. Garrison, president of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts and a constitutional convention member. Garrison asks for best plans for administration of penal and correctional institutions. Butler provides information and pamphlets on Indiana methods.

Amos W. Butler Board of State Charities W. E. Garrison New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts New Mexico Constitutional Convention Gar“yter Butler Garrison Indiana

Indiana Librarians seek 10000 dollar state library funding

The Indiana Library Association at South Bend approved a committee report urging a 10000 dollar appropriation by the upcoming state legislature for organization work and the traveling library department under the state library commission. They also backed a state library building, extending township library law to neighboring townships, codifying Indiana library laws, and strengthening ties with the public library commission.

Indiana Library Association South Bend State Library Commission Indiana Library. Association Public. Library Commission

Incorporation Filings Listed With Secretary of State

Articles of incorporation filed list Norgan Register company with Anderson capital stock of 100000 dollars. The object is to engage in manufacturing business based in Mansfield.

Norgan ‘Register. Company Anderson Hlas ‘Mansfield

Crippen Sentenced to Death for Wife's Murder in England

Dr Harvey Crippen was condemned to death after a 30 minute jury verdict for murdering his actress wife Bebe Elmore. Crippen protested his innocence as Lord Chief Justice Alverstone pronounced the sentence, with Ethel Le Neve to be tried as accessory.

Miss_ Leneve London Harvey Hawley Crippen England Bebe Elmore Crippen Lord Alverstone Home Secretary Ethel Leneve

Government Is to Defend

Washington reports a disputed argument began yesterday in the United States with remarks on defending government actions. The brief exchange touched on policy, constitutional questions, and the role of federal authority.

Washington The United States

Secret Service Nabs Nicaraguan Counterfeit Ring in Chicago

Federal agents halted a counterfeit scheme aimed at flooding Nicaragua with 150000 counterfeit 1910 five peso notes. Principal suspects H N Secrest of Tampico Mexico, George B Williams of Williams Printing, and Richard J Trumbull of Western Engraving were arrested after a Chicago car stop and a Willams Printing plant raid following months of surveillance.

Chicago Federal Secret Service H. N. Secrest Tampico Mexico George B. Williams George B. Williams Printing Company Richard J. Trumbull Western Engraving and Colortype Company Guarantee Engraving Company Willams Secrest Secret Panama Nicaragua Williams Los Angeles Denver Cleveland

Mob frees condemned murderer from Nelson County Jail

About 75 armed mountaineers released John Moore from the Nelson County Jail in Livingston Virginia. They moved through town to the jail, overwhelmed guards at pistol point, and removed Moore who had been sentenced to death for the murder of Frank Howl.

Livingston John ‘Moore Nelson County Frank Howl County Moore Richmond Murd Howl Nelson

Phillies Win Series in Chicago 4-1 to Claim 1910 Pennant

The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago (National) team four games to one in a dramatic decisive contest at Chicago. Collins starred with two doubles and a single as Brown and Coombs pitched well seven innings each before Philadelphia pulled away in the eighth inning. Attendance reached 27,374 as the Quaker City men clinched the title.

Chicago Quaker City Chicago Nationals Philadelphia Brown Coombs Zimmerman Trwiler Cub

David Bennett Hill Dies at Wolferts Roost

Former U S senator and New York governor David Bennett Hill died suddenly at his home in Wolferts Roost Albany N Y He was born August 29 1843 and served in the New York Assembly in 1870 and 1871 His early fight to abolish contract convict labor and his role on the judiciary committee with Samuel J Tilden marked his long Democratic career.

Albany N. Y Bennett, Hill United States New Yck Wolferts Roost Hill Mr. Hill Assembly Judiciary Samuel J. Tilden New York City

Storm wrecks many ships along Florida coast

West Indian hurricane devastates the Florida coast south of St. Augustine. Reports from Tampa and Key West list vessels wrecked and lives lost. The French steamer Louisiane with 547 passengers grounded at Sombrero Reef in eight feet of water. all hands reported safe after cargo is jettisoned. The schooner Harry J. Haywood from Boston had three drowned at Boca Ratone reef, and the Edward of Stotesbury New York is also wrecked.

New York Florida St. Augustine Tampa Key West Key Harry J. Haywood Boston Boca Ratone Edward

Canal Libel Brief Filed in Supreme Court

A brief setting forth federal court jurisdiction in the New York libel case was filed Friday in the Supreme Court. The filing indicates the case is being moved through federal channels.

Supreme Court New ‘York Washington Federal ‘Courts New. York Hbel

Dolliver Is Laid to Rest in Fort Dodge

Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver was laid to rest in Oakdale cemetery after a funeral at the Fifty sixth regiment armory in Fort Dodge Iowa. Rain and wind drove services indoors drawing 3090 mourners including Senator Clapp and numerous state and national officials. Eulogies praised the late leader as Rev Charles M Stuart and Gov Carroll spoke for the people with Senator Cummins and Bishop McDowell among speakers.

Statesman Senator Clapp Minnesota Armory United States Iowa United States Senate Charles M. Stuart Chicago Carroll Town Cummins William Fraser McDowell

Postal Bank Offices in Washington Approved

The board of trustees of the postal savings bank system approved a list of forty eight second class post offices where the plan will be implemented. The first serial cooperation is set to begin under this program.

Washington Postal ‘Savings. Bank. System Its Ser Co

Attorney Arch Acon Dies

Arch Acon, longtime attorney and public figure, died unexpectedly at home in Tennessee. Friends recall his work with local legal aid and his service on town committees. Funeral plans are pending with family requesting privacy.

Corner stone laid for new St Paul Methodist Church

Bishop David H. Moore of Cincinnati presided at the corner stone ceremony in Indianapolis for the new St Paul Methodist Episcopal church at Rader and Eugene streets. Officials spoke, music was provided, and the old church was moved to West Twenty-ninth street. The brick structure with stone trimmings is budgeted at about 35 000 dollars total, with the building itself costing 29 000 dollars and completion set for February 6.

Indianapolis

Attack Causes Boy Death in Newcastle

Charles Schultz aged twelve died after an attack that left him in a serious condition for days. Buck Meeks alias Sylvester Hodges, twenty eight, of Portland, had been jailed but was spirited out of the city and possibly taken to Indianapolis. Police mobilized the force and extra men as public anger rose. a jail committee was shown Meeks was not there.

Newcastle Charles Schultz Will — Shultz Buck” Meeks Sylvester Hodges Portland Indianapolis Shultz Meeks

Fear Epidemic of Rabies Strikes Cadiz Area

A mad dog on the loose near Cadiz seven miles west of Newcastle caused panicked residents to chase it by horse automobile and gunfire. The animal bit several dogs and cattle before being killed. An hydrophobia epidemic is feared.

Newcastle Cadiz Here

Indiana professors return from 75 day South American expedition

Vincennes Indiana. Ellis and William Tucker of the Indiana university faculty returned from a 75 day trip into South America. They procured specimens of rare fish for the scientific department funded by Vincennes merchant Jacob Gimbel. Ellis rests at his father Prof. Horace Ellis at Vincennes university.

Vincennes William Tucker of. Osgood Indiana University South America Jacob Gimbel Ellis Horace Ellis Vincennes University

Bars Mask on Hallowe'en in Anderson

Mayor Foster issues proclamation banning masked streetwear on Hallowe'en in Anderson. Police will arrest anyone seen in a mask during the early evening, ending a years long custom after recent depredations cited by authorities.

Hallowe'en Anderson Hallowe’en Foster

Operation May Prove Fatal

Laporte reports a Chicago specialist Dr J Lucius Gray health officer and renowned nervous disease expert is critically ill at Holy Family hospital after an operation. Gray aged fifty five came to establish a sanitarium and previously served as county coroner in this county.

Laporte Chicago J. Lucius Gray Holy Family Hospital

Reunion of Indiana Fifty-eighth Regiment Formed at Princeton

Members of Company B and other units attended a reunion at Princeton marking the semicentennial of the Fifty-eighth Indiana regiment. The reunion organization was formed with Dr. W. (William) Ca e presiding as the event celebrated fifty years since the regiment’s formation.

Princeton Fifty-eighth Indiana Regiment

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