Gathering of Women's Clubs Convene in Fort Wayne
The sixth annual Indiana Federated Clubs meeting opened at Fort Wayne in the First Presbyterian church with Mrs. C. M. Dawson delivering the welcome. More than 200 delegates from about 1,000 clubs attended, as Mrs. Felix McWhirter of Indianapolis gave the president’s annual address.
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Felix McWhirter
Indianapolis
Indiana Federated Clubs
Fort Wayne
First Presbyterian Church
C. M. Dawson
Dawson
Edward M. Wilson
Twelfth District
Abstracter Group Seeks Standard Title Page Size and Rules
Indiana Title association members at their sixth annual meeting in Indianapolis urged uniform legal blanks and standard document dimensions to fit records. Thomas B. Orr argued for stricter regulation to curb unqualified practitioners and improve public welfare through competent handling of title abstracts. Charles E. Lambert urged broader membership and lower dues, adopting a $6 rate plus national per capita tax. James H. Ewbank endorsed newspaper advertising to educate the public and schoolchildren on clear title importance.
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Indiana
Thomas W. Brokey
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Terre Haute
Evansville
Indianapolis
State House
Indiana Title Association
Thomas B. Orr
Anderson
Orr
Charles E. Lambert
Rockville
National Association
James H. Ewbank
Lawrenceburg
Ewbank
Indiana Librarians Convene at Terre Haute
Delegates to the Indiana Librarians Association gathered in Terre Haute with St Mary of the Woods noted. They endorsed expanding the state librarian’s role and seeking a larger legislative appropriation for traveling libraries. They urged local boards to fund $100 yearly for a delegate to the state convention and to place all library funds with the depository law. They also urged officials to oppose state support for library schools under other supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Librarians’ Association
Terre Haute
St. Mary-of the-Woods
Becker is Guilty Verdict Is Severe Blow to Defendant
Police Lieut. Charles Becker was found guilty of first degree murder in the Rosenthal case after an eight hour jury deliberation. The verdict was delivered at 12:02 a.m. and Becker's wife, Mrs. Becker, was barred from the courtroom. She fainted as the news reached her, a shock to the defendant and his counsel who had hoped for a disagreement.
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New York
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Burns Ride On The Stand In Dynmite Conspiracy Case
Walter Drew testifies that Herbert S. Hockin said the gun would be needed after J J McNamara was arrested in April 1911. Drew aided the National Erectors association in exposing the case and indicting forty five men on trial. He outlined the feud between national and international unions over a bridge contract subletting to a non union Boston Bridge company.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Herbert S. Hockin
J. J. McNamara
Walter Drew
National Erectors’ Association
Drew
Burns
McNamaras
National Erectors’ Asociation
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
American Bridge Company
Boston Bridge Company
Masonic group approves $5000 for Indiana home fund
At the sixty seventh annual convocation in Indianapolis the Grand chapter Royal Arch Masons of Indiana appropriated 5000 dollars to the Masonic home fund. Alfred C. Ormond Mishawaka was reappointed grand chaplain Jacob Rubin Indianapolis grand guard and Robert A. Woods Princeton as committee on correspondence chairman. Retiring Grand High Priest William E. Goltra Crawfordsville received a jewel.
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Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of
Indiana
Indianapolis
Alfred C. Ormond
Mishawaka
Jacob Rubin
Robert A. Woods
Princeton
William E. Goltra
Crawfordsville
Supreme Court nears decision in Patten cotton corner case
Solicitor General Bullitt argued in the Patten case as the Supreme Court reviews potential Sherman antitrust violations. The government seeks to curb corners in cotton and other staples and to block agreements to buy beyond known supply or futures contracts.
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Washington
Bullitt
Supreme Court
Patten
Indiana school costs per pupil in 1911 12 by region
State Superintendent Charles A. Great house reports average annual cost per pupil in commissioned high schools at 45.88 dollars for 1911 12. Township schools average 51.35 dollars, while town schools average 40.89 and city schools 46.39, reflecting regional funding differences.
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Indiana
Charles A. Greathouse
Orchard Demonstration Promises High Returns in Indiana
A fragment describes an orchard demonstration in Indiana promising enormous returns from well cared for orchards. The text highlights capable management and money invested yielding strong profits.
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Indiana
Riots in Berlin Turn Violent Over Food Shortage
In Berlin on Thursday about 2,000 women raided a butcher shop in the Wedding district. They demolished the premises and stole meat amid rising food riots.
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Berlin
Germany
Roosevelt Sues over Libel and Threats at Sagamore Hill
The Roosevelt libel case targets George S Newett publisher of the Ishpeming Iron Ore over a October 12 article calling Roosevelt a drunkard. Col Roosevelt seeks 10000 and Newett faces criminal and civil actions. bail set at 2000 on a capias. A bodyguard is urged as visitors fear crank invasions while Roosevelt's condition improves.
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New York
Roosevelt
George S. Newett
The
Iron Ore
Ishpeming
Mich
James H. Pound
Detroit
Colonel Roosevelt
Marquette
George A Newett
Ishpeming Iron Ore
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Sagamore Hill
Convicts Set Prison Warhouse Fire in Michigan
Fire destroyed the binder twine warehouse inside Michigan state prison in Jackson on Thursday. The building held more than 500 tons of sisal stock and the state carries no insurance, promising a heavy loss. Guards say convicts likely started the blaze in retaliation for recent prison riots.
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Jackson, Mich
Suicide by Carbolic Acid Reported in Indiana Family
Laporte Ind Oct 29 with exclamation to his family I am going to kill myself William Roling of Marshall county committed death by own action Sunday by swallowing a quantity of carbolic acid.
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Laporte
Ind
William Roling
Marshall “County
Young Prince Doing Well After Accident In St Petersburg
Russ Prince reports the czare vitch recovering after injuries sustained several days ago in St. Petersburg. Medical staff say he is improving and responding to treatment while officials monitor his condition.
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Russ Prince
St. Petersburg
Czarevitch
Three Die in Riots in Havana Central Park Clash
Three medical students were killed and several wounded when police fired into a rioting crowd after a new outbreak of violence in Havana Central park. Martial law, cavalry patrols, and heavy gunfire followed a liberal conservative clash.
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Havana
Central Park
Albert Club
American Club
Havana Post
Dow indicted for $146000 larceny against Michigan copper firms
Boston reports an indictment naming Stephen R. Dow a stock broker for the larceny of 146000 dollars from four Michigan copper mining companies. Dow posted 25000 dollars bail in cash.
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Boston
Mass
Stephen R. Dow
Dow
Salt Lake City
Utah
Thomas Riley
Riley
G. Fassel
Peoria
Myron Jordan
Rock Island
Ill
Jordan
Schriever
Ship Burns Eighteen Die Off Brazilian Coast
The Asiatic Prince reporting from New York says it rescued thirteen men from the burning Fagundes Varella off the Brazilian coast on October 7. Of forty one aboard, eighteen were drowned and nine picked up by another ship. The eighteen survivors were landed at Macelo, Brazil.
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New York
Macelo
Brazil
Vice President Sherman in Serious Condition in Utica
Utica, Oct 29. The condition of Vice President James S. Sherman on Sunday was reported very much worse. He is unconscious and fears are entertained that the attack may be the most serious one he has had. He is suffering from gall stones.
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Utica
N. Y
James S. Sherman
Balkan Allies Score Major Balkan War Gains
Reports from London and Belgrade describe Scutari and Adrianople under siege by Montenegrin and Bulgarian forces. Turkish resistance persists amid famine and destruction as Servians, Montenegrins, and Bulgarians push toward further victories and the capture of key strongholds like Uskub and Kumanova.
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London
Adrianople
Demotika
Abdullah Pasha
Sofia
Belgrade
Uskub
Kumanova
Servia
Scutari
Macedonia
Four Auto Party Drowns Crossing Delaware River
Four members of an automobile party from Noble Pennsylvania drowned while crossing the Delaware River near Delaware New Jersey. The party of eight in two cars included Mrs Legny Gil bert Miss Rebecca Tyson Mrs H W Trump and Leon Gilbert Jr seven years old. The ferry boat was struck by a raft in midstream and knocked off course.
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Belvidere
N. J
Shawnee
Noble
Delaware
Legny
Gilbert
Rébecca Tyson
H. W. Trump
Leon Gilbert
Marion Banker's sudden hearing return linked to shock
Marion banker Mark Kilgore, after a live-current shock while grabbing a loose wire, recovered his partial deafness. The incident occurred as he cleaned his yard and noticed the dangling wire.
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Marion
Mark Kilgore
Kilgore
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Gathering OF Woman's Clubs
Indiana Federation
Employment Bureau
State Librarian
Indorsed
Gebeerey
Balkan States
Constantinople
Becker
Gotham
H. S. Hockin
Arch Masons
United State Supreme Court
Michigan
Cuba
James’s. Sherman
Albania
Antivaria
Mirko
Walter
God Ooooooooooe
Hoosier News
Charles O. Phillips
Misha‘Waka
Walter Kelley
St. Joseph County
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Phillips
Ohio
Newcastle
Laura Evans Miller
Gaar Miller
Shelbyville
Eliza Haymond
Waldron
George Haymond
Columbus
Bloomington
Silas Adams
Harvey McFarland
Harmony Farmer
Marshall
French Lick Springs
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Fort Harrison
Logansport
Indiana Union Traction Company
Milroy Ruth
Walton
Ruth
Flora C. Schwartzkopf
Theartholomew
Albert N. Schwartzkopf
Francis T. Crump
Richmond
William
Thompson
Fountain’ City
Wa County
Milo Burden
Arene
Notre Dame
Lis
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