Kingman aims to build public library with Carnegie funds
Residents of Kingman push toward a Carnegie library, meeting requirements and raising nearly 600 dollars for a suitable site. The library will sit east of the bank on a central corner with access from the paved street and tall trees on site. In Veedersburg Grove and McCullough trade hardware store to F M Bever who plans to take possession in September for a 120 acre New Richmond farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingman
Wideawake
Carnegie Library Commission
Bank
Grove and
McCullough
Veedersburg
F. M. Bever
Newtown
New Richmond
Mr. Bever
Mars Not Habitable Says Expert From Are the Planets Inhabited
E Welter Maunder argues Mars cannot support life noting nightly ice and a thin atmosphere with limited moisture. He describes near freezing days, shallow icy seas formed by melt, and no evidence of great ocean basins. Paul Ehoaf visited Kingman relatives Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Federal move to elect U S senators by popular vote in Indiana
Washington reports a federal bill in progress aims to standardize how Indiana will nominate and elect U S senators under the new popular vote system. It would require state conventions from the Democratic, Progressive and Republican parties to nominate candidates and place them on the state ballot for the next general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Washington
United States
Shively
Senate
House and Representatives
United States of America
Congress
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Kern
Veedersburg Newspaper Moves Prominent Change Looms
A new newspaper plans to locate in Veedersburg amid rumors of a Harris led venture with ties to Kingman and Cincinnati. Harris and a partner run a Cincinnati printing shop that burned, possibly starting a rival in Veedersburg. No deal is confirmed as factions debate ownership of the News of C. M. Berry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veedersburg
Harris
Kingman
Cincinnati
Noah Teegarden
C. M. Berry
Covington
James Copeland
The Craving of the Human Race
A reflective passage questions humanity's universal hunger and seeks a better moral understanding among people. It emphasizes understanding our nature, the Infinite One, and the goal of aligning ourselves with an ideal, citing the Golden Rule as a guide and invoking Lyman Abbott's authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Lyman Abbott
Aged Stone Bluff Pioneer Celebrates 91st Birthday
Simon Minnick, 91, longtime Stone Bluff area resident, was honored at a dinner hosted by his son-in-law near Stone Bluff. His wife Prudence Minnick, 90, assisted as guests praised two generations of the Minnick family and their deep local roots since 1829.
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Frank Kimball
West Lebanon
Danville
Big Four
Smith Hoagland
Stone Bluff
Simon Minnick
Mr. Minnick
Ohio
Prudence Board
Osborn Prairie
Daniel Osborn
Christian Church
Samuel Stansbury
Veedersburg
John Board
Oliver Board
Covington
Edward McLean
Charlotte Fowler
Mn Minnick
William Henry Harrison
William Howard Taft
Government Must Approve All Wabash Bridge Plans
War Department warns Miami county commissioners that no bridge over the Wabash can be started without prior approval from Congress and the chief of engineers and secretary of war. The letter cites 1899 acts and notes even well built structures could be illegal without federal consent.
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Wabash River
Peru
Attica
Miami County
War Department
United States
Peru Sentinel
War Department of the United States
Broadway
McElheny
Broadway Street
Congress
Chief of Engineers
Secretary of War
G. Jordwin
Corps of Engineers
Department
Tax Collector Shifts to Personal Delinquent Visits
The county tax collector, hired by the treasurer, visits delinquents to urge payment. He will grant time if finances allow but will levy on property to satisfy taxes if needed. He warns against challenging his authority and notes current tax receipts improving, with about $5,000 to $6,000 paid despite poor weather and harvest.
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Thompson
Miss Martha Earl Visited Indianapolis Family
Miss Martha Earl of Indianapolis spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. Geneva Earl and sister Mrs. Lee Yocom. Mrs. Charles Farmer and daughter Elva visited Winthrop on Monday morning to see her parents Mr. and Mrs. Than Pearson.
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Martha Earl
Indianapolis
Geneva Earl
Lee Yocom
Charles Farmer
Elva
Winthrop
Than Pearson
Observed by the Way on Clothing Morality
The piece notes arbitrary moral standards in dress across contexts from beaches to tracks and courts. It cites a Richmond Va woman fined for a slit skirt while stage garments are judged differently, arguing inconsistencies reflect human rather than moral truths.
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Richmond
Jacob Sheffer Chosen President at Indiana Infantry Reunion
About forty survivors of the 116th Indiana Infantry gathered in Lafayette for their annual reunion. Jacob Sheffer of Williamsport was elected president with C. W. Lindley as secretary and treasurer. S. C. Loveless of Lafayette presided. Attendees toured Camp Orth near Purdue, where they camped fifty years ago.
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116Th Indiana Infantry
Lafayette
Jacob Sheffer
Williamsport
C. W. Lindley
S. C. Loveless
Camp
Orth
Purdue
R. Beamer
Attica
Charles Shipps
Oxford
John Nagle
Stone Bluff
Foretelling the Weather Hints From Sky Signs
A guide to next day weather based on sky views. Northwest blue predicts no steady downpour, otherwise showers. Evening blue specks warn of change. longer formation delays the shift. Red morning means rain within 24 hours. eastern red or orange at sunrise signals clouds and possible rain by night. Evening red and morning gray indicate one fine day.
Political Friction and Calls for Organization in Covington
The Covington Republican laments unclear trouble sources and accuses current city leadership of casting opposition under a spell. The piece argues delay in politics endangers progress and urges a strong political home and organized leadership, contrasting with old Republican vigor. Mary Davis visits Miss Eleanor McDonald from Knightsville on Tuesday.
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Anchorage
Covington Republican
Mary Davis
Knightsville
Eleanor McDonald
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Yocom’s Bakery Telephone NO
Jones Brothers
U. S
Flint
Odell Masons
Shawnee Lodge
Hugh Ritchey
Mark Borum
Lodge
McDermond
Celebates
Veedersboro
Charles Bacon
Wabash
Jesse Martin
O.S. Clark
W. B. Scher
Merhorn
Peaslee-Gaulbert Co., Incorporated
Louisville, Ky
Crigler-McMahon Drug Co
Unesco
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