Great Road Misses Indianapolis Cement Highway Route
Promoters Carl Fisher and partners say the coast to coast cement highway will not pass through Indianapolis. Western cities like Ogden and Salt Lake City push rival plans as Detroit and Akron alert, while Indianapolis lags about 150 miles from the likely trunk line with others building their own connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Carl Fisher
Ogden City
Salt Lake City
Utah
Indianapolis Star
Chas. Bookwalter
W. 8. Gilbreath
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Toledo
South Bend
Chicago
Springfield
St. Louis
Kansas City
Topeka
Denver
Colorado Springs
Ogden
Lake Tahoe
Detroit
Akron
Boy Dies After Neck Is Broken In Horse Accident
Walter Wildman, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Wildman of Swanington, was found unconscious after being jerked by a horse while holding the halter at a two acre pasture. He died at 1 o clock. Ruth Board and Sam Board plan to leave the Guy Martin residence September 1, giving possession to C C Martin and wife who bought the property last spring.
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Walter
Joseph Wildman
Swanington
Ruth Board
Sam
Guy Martin
C. C. Martin
How to Get Rid of Ants and Lost Glasses Found
State Entomologist Baldwin issues a bulletin on eradicating red and black house ants common in kitchens and ice boxes. Advice includes tight food containers cleanliness, locating nests with workers and using carbon bisulphide with caution, or alternative methods like oil pans and boiling water soaked sponges. A pair of gold rimmed spectacles found on July 4 remains unclaimed.
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Baldwin
Concrete Bridge Adorns Shawnee Creek Area
Commissioner Waggoner celebrates a new concrete two arch bridge over Shawnee creek near Will hushaws place built by Rufus Epperson with Henry Davis as superintendent. Cost about 200 dollars excluding approaches. concrete arches reinforced with spiral steel rods and four foot parapets. Attica vicinity sees first such concrete bridge. future steel bridges will be replaced for durability and beauty.
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Waggoner
Shawnee Creek
Will. Hushaw
Rufus Epperson
Henry Davis
Altho
Attica
Ravine Park
Canada Street
Unable to Cure Ham and Other Odd Newspaper Lines
A collection of humorous miscalls mirrors jokes about doctors lawyers pianists and others failing in unlikely tasks. The piece notes Miss Grace Earl visiting Attica from the east side of the city.
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Grace Earl
East of the City
Parole Granted for Frank Best After Horsestealing Case
The Ledger-Press corrected an error about Frank Best who was paroled after being jailed for stealing a horse from Frank Ransom in Prairie township. Best and an accomplice took the horse to Frankfort to bluff their way out, then were arrested near there. Best’s mother, a Montgomery county widow, sought his clemency amid illness and rheumatism. She traveled to Indianapolis to petition Gov. Ralston and the State Board of Pardons, and Best arrived in Crawfordsville to resume life on the square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledger-Press
Frank Best
Warren County
Thos. Gooden
Pine Village
Best
Frank Ransom
Prairie Township
Frankfort
Montgomery County
Indianapolis
Loyal Son Honors Mother’s Efforts in Tribute
A devoted son expresses deep appreciation for his mother, highlighting his unwavering loyalty and daily acts of gratitude as a tribute to her influence and care.
Covington School Bonds Sold at Premium
Covington school trustees sold a 6600 dollar issue at a premium to Worth Reed who paid 125 dollars over par. Bonds bear five percent interest and average eight years to maturity. Other bids included 50 and 56 dollars premiums from J. B. Schwin and A. E. Meyer. Waldo Harmon of Cedar Grove was in Attica on business.
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Covington
Worth Reed
J. B. Schwin
A. E Meyer
Waldo Harmon
Cedar Grove Farm
Attica
Interference and Forging Claim Prompted by Missouri Offer
A speaker asserts the ability to halt interfering and forging actions and offers to prove the point, stressing proper horse shoing and a Missouri origin as grounds for credibility. The message centers on exposing misconduct and presenting an opportunity to demonstrate the claim.
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Missouri
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Zeigler’s
Charles W. Zeigler
Zeigler
Hill
Brussels
Attica Attica
Hock & Rucker
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Scranton Register
Mobile Register
Youngstown Telegram
Detriot Free Press
Houston Post
Florida Times-Union
Gooden
D. Mahoney
5Th Street
Senna
Cascara
Crigler’s Drug Store
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