Women to Exhibit Strongly at Indiana State Fair
Indianapolis women will feature prominently in the state fair exhibits across departments. Needlework oils and photographs will be shown by many contestants from Indianapolis and surrounding towns, with names like Nellie Courant Crawfordsville and Amelia Harts Logansport among entrants. Flower and fruit displays include numerous local exhibitors and a large decorated china contest is anticipated to attract broad participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
A. L. Orndorff
Willis Pugate
John O'Neill
Naomi George
John W. Hardrick
Otto Schoenrogg
Elmer C. Stewart
Fort Wayne
George Sands
Kokomo
Mary L. Oda
Crawfordsville
Nellie Courant
J. S. Hadley
Martha Overman
Clara Litel
J. W. Martin
J. A. Norwood
Jennie Drake
Southport
W. F. Spangler
Greenfield
Drake
Mary Flick
Lawrence
Indiana
Indiana Fairs in 1911 Dates across multiple counties
A report lists Indiana county fairs with dates from September to October 1911, naming cities such as Huntingburg Vincennes Liberty Goshen Covington Terre Haute Kendallville Decatur Evansville Chisney Bremen North Manchester Bourbon Angola and dates September 11 to October 18, with corresponding secretaries and presidents. The text also notes an ongoing state board of accounts inquiry into the office of state mine inspector James Epperson, alleging raised vouchers and misappropriation of funds by deputies, investigation led by Milton Alexander and Walter G. Owen under State Auditor W A Deharity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Fountain County
Thos. H. Bodine
George P. Schwin
Fr. Wayne
Allen County
P. J. Strieder
H. W. Tapp
Boswell
Benton County
W. D. Simpkins
Hiram Bright
Converse
Miami County
Will W. Draper
C. C. Crandall
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Charles R. Duffin
W. L. McPeak
Kendallville
Notte County
A. C. Brouse
C. A. Case
Decatur
Adams County
Chas. E. Magley
T. Fl. Baltzell
Evansville
Vanderburg
A. J. Ragan
Chisney
Spencer County
J. P. Chisney
J. C. Elaines
Bremen
Marshall Country
J. B. Snyder
John Graverson
North Manchester
Wabash
John Isenbarger
J. W. Strauss
Bourbon
Marshall County
B. W. Parks
W. H. Erwin
Angola
Steuben County
C. G. HeckenNvely
E. §. Croxton
James Epperson
State Board of Accounts
Mr. Epperson
Milton Alexander
Walter G. Owen
W. A. Deharity
State Auditor's Office
Tariffs Raised by Central Electric Traff ic Association
The state railroad commission reviews a tariff sheet from the Central Electric Traff ic Association affecting over thirty six electric railways in Indiana Illinois Kentucky Michigan and Ohio. Local passenger fares governed by joint rates rise to levels used for limited train service with effect October 1. Most increases meet the Indiana two cent limit per Brady chief tariff clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State Railroad Commission
Central Electric Traffic Association
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Michigan
Ohio
M. T. Brady
Commission
Trustees to name successor at Clermont Girls School
The Indiana Girls School at Clermont aims to appoint a new superintendent after a board meeting. Miss Lottie Caldwell of Lafayette, Mrs W B Campbell of Anderson, and Dr Kenosha Sessions of Anna Illinois discussed candidate Miss Sessions formerly a physician at Indiana Hospital for the Insane and long considered for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Girls’ School
Clermont
Charlotte Dye
Lottie W. Caldwell
Lafayette
W. B. Campbell
Anderson
Kenosha Sessions
Anna
Ill
Afiss Sessions
Indiana Hospital
Hogs Have Infantile Paralysis Doctor J P L Simonds
Fragmentary OCR mentions Dr J P L Simonds and Indiana pathology superintendent roles, with garbled references to infantile paralysis and Todianapolis. No clear event or date is discernible from the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. PL Simonds
Todianapolis
Indiana
Jetoraiony i de Jeune
Defeat for Union Issue Now Up to Workers
The Southern Pacific under Julius Kruttschnitt rejected union recognition for the Federation of Shop Employes, 25 000 workers. No further meetings were arranged. officials say the strike decision rests with national officers. SP cuts 75 to 100 auditing staff as work shifts to conductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Juius Kruttschnitt
Harriman
F. W. Alhern
Southern Pacific Bureau of Economy
Kruttschnitt
Allroad
Guttchnitt
J. W. Kline
Lovett
Southern Pacific Company
Geidel Found Guilty in Second Degree Murder
Paul Geidel, a seventeen year old bell boy, was found guilty of second degree murder in the killing of William H. Jackson at the Iroquois Hotel on July 26. The jury, kept locked up overnight, spared him the electric chair and awaits sentencing to a long term in Sing Sing or Auburn prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul Geidel
Bell Boy
William H. Jackson
Iroquois Hotel
Geidel
Sing
Sing Or
Auburn Prison
Colorado Land Deal Sparks Denver Gala Announcement
A high value land transaction near Denver draws attention with an $800,000 deal and a gala styled announcement. Key figures and stakeholders remain unnamed in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Denver
Gala
Youth Saves a Ship as Storm Tosses Lexington
Sixteen year old wireless operator Jack Scheetz kept a distress call going for 24 hours, aiding 12 passengers and 44 crew aboard the steamer Lexington. A wave wrecked the on board station, but Scheetz fixed a new setup in the rigging as the revenue cutter Yamacraw responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Lexington
Jack Scheetz
Hunting Island
Young Scheetz
Sheetz
Scheetz
Astor Marriage Settlement Reported for Madeleine Force
Newport reports Col. John Jacob Astor has arranged a large marriage settlement for his fiancée Miss Madeleine T Force. Estimates place the amount between two and three million dollars, with other figures cited up to twenty five million or more, making her one of the wealthiest brides in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport, R. I
John Jacob Astor
Madeleine T. Force
Miss Force
Petition Drives Clemency for Earl Gilchrist in Madison
Madison citizens urge Governor Donaghey of Arkansas to grant clemency for Earl Gilchrist, a 15 year old who killed another boy in a street fight. Signers will be sought in other cities as part of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Donaghey
Arkansas
Earl Gilchrist
Stork Hovers at Palace as Crown Prince to Take Command
Dantzig Zeitung reports Crown Prince will assume command of the bodyguard Hussars on Sept 15. Crown Princess Cecelie will not attend Dantzig for a period due to a family event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Dantzig
Prussia
Orn
of Hussars
The
Dantzig Zeitung
Cecelie
Taft Urges Legal Reforms and Arbitration Treaties
President Taft addressed the American Bar Association urging reform in legal procedure and higher judicial salaries to attract top lawyers. He defended arbitration treaties with Britain and France, backed the courts as ultimate interpreters of law, and opposed judicial recall. A resolution denouncing recall was adopted, calling for a committee to expose its fallacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
American Bar Association
Taft
United States
Supreme Court
John Marshall
Great Britain
France
Oil Octopus Expires Under Supreme Court Decree
New Jersey based Standard Oil compay ceases to operate as the head of a vast global trust as its dissolution becomes effective. The holding structure will be unwound and stock in over thirty subsidiaries will be apportioned over the next three months with full readjustment not complete before December 1. An official notes the final outcome depends on whether independent subsidiaries can maintain profit levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard ON Company of
New Jersey
Supreme Court
New Jersey Company
Food Shortage Report From Montezuma District
R L Cosgrove reports in Montezuma Sonora that crop failures and widespread reluctance to plant due to ongoing revolution have caused a famine like condition and severe suffering in the Montezuma district near Sonora Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas, Ariz
Montezuma
Sonora
R. L. Cosgrove
Mr. Cosgrove
Rich man now in prison on McNeil Island
George H. Parker of Seattle has begun a two year federal sentence for mail fraud tied to stock sales in United Wireless Telegraph. Parker, rated a millionaire, was moved from New York to McNeil Island Prison to serve the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
George H. Parker
New York
United Wireless Telegraph Company
McNeil Island
Parker
Oklahoma Congressman in Store Brawl After Daughter Insult
Representative C D Carter of Oklahoma clashed with four clerks in a Washington department store after accusing them of insulting his eighteen year old daughter Miss Jaly Carter. He struck one man with his fists and beat the others with his cane before leaving with his daughter. He surrendered at a station house but was not detained. Clerks threaten possible action if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. D. Carter
Oklahoma
Jaly Carter
Hollinberger
Elevator Drops 18 Stories In Masonic Temple Incident
Three occupants of a derelict elevator cage in the Masonic temple plunged eighteen stories to the pit below. They were buried under twisted iron and wood but survived, credited to the cage being checked between the eighteenth and fifth floors by an unwinding cable. The crash echoed through the building and outside as crowds gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Masonic Temple
Fair visitors in wreck near Olentangy park
A Toledo to Columbus train carrying state fair visitors derailed after leaving the rails near a bridge at Olentangy park outskirts of Columbus. One coach overturned causing minor bruises and cuts to many passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Toledo
Olentangy Park
Battleship Utah Commissioned in Philadelphia
The battleship Utah, with a crew over 700, stands at attention as she is placed in commission in Philadelphia. After final supplies are loaded, the ship will sail for New York and then join the Atlantic fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Utah
Will
New
Belgium Moves to War Amid Frontline Fort Preparations
Belgium readies for conflict as government imposes military precautions near France and Germany. Two years of high activity visible as shells and rifle ammunition are sent to frontier forts and new posts strengthen roads toward the German border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liege
Belgium
France
Germany
Gotch Repeats Title In Record Chicago Wrestling Crowd
Frank Gotch of Iowa defends his world wrestling championship against George Hackenschmidt in Chicago before 35,000 fans, winning the first fall in 14 minutes 18 seconds and the second in 5 minutes 32 seconds. Hackenschmidt shows poor heart, avoids rough play, and exits promptly after defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Gotch
Iowa
George Hackenschmidt
Gotch
Iowan
Hack
Governor Deneen Suffers Broken Left Leg in Auto Crash
Springfield Ill. Governor Charles S. Deneen broke both bones in his left leg when his car rolled backward down a steep hill near Farmingdale as brakes failed. He was treated at the executive mansion with a temporary cast and anesthesia. The accident left him bedridden for days. His wife Frances Miss Bina infant child nurse and chauffeur Otto Swansen escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Charles S. Deneen
Farmingdale
Deneen
L. C. Taylor
Taylor
Beattie Tells His Story at Chesterfield Court
Paul Henry Clay Beattie Jr testified in the trial claiming a bearded highwayman killed his wife Beulah Binford and tried to discredit Beattie’s cousin. He sat with a handkerchief, described the alleged attack, and asserted the same defense strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterfield
Beulah Binford
Paul
Henry Clay
Beattie
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State Board of Health
Morgan
Johnson Counties
State Board
White River
Martinsville
Indianapols
Representaton Homer McGinnis
Morgan County
Charles
Arnold
James HH
Baker
Norval
Probe Office of Mine Inspector
Association Borks Fares
UNION
Southern Pacific Railroad
Harriman Lines
Guest
Astor Liberal
Millionaire
Wisconsin
STORK
Standard of
Mexico
H. Parker
United Wireless
McNeil Island, Wash
Drubs
Charles D. Carter
Hocking Valley
Hackenschmidt
Gov. Deneen
Executive
Team
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