Close Call as Elevator Frame Collapses
Workmen Fred Young Walter Carnahan Thomas Mountz and Joe Akers faced a near tragedy when second story bents and timbers of an old elevator fell Wednesday. The collapse was caused by mortised timbers and unpinned corners leaving the frame unsafe while builder negligence was noted. Fred Young is the son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Young of this city.
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Fred Young
Walter Carnahan
Thomas Mountz
Joe Akers
Mr. Akers
Joe
Henry Pelham
Oxford Gazette
Theodore Young
Hoosier suffragists pick brown-eyed Susan as state flower
Indiana suffragists adopt the brown-eyed Susan as the state flower and choose a banner reading Political Industrial and Moral Equality for Women. The flower honors Susan B. Anthony who organized the first suffrage club at Logansport. Allen Foster spent Friday with friends in Lafayette.
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Hoosier
Indiana
Susan B. Anthony
Logansport
Real Estate Transfers in Fountain County Ledger Report
Transactions filed for record show conveyances in Fountain County including Jacob D. Fine to Catharine Fine for 80 acres in Jackson township and various transfers involving Attica Bellmont Davis Covington and Wabash areas. Notable deeds include Elias Earl to Elijah J. Earl for 80 acres and Wabash property transfer totaling 6000 dollars.
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Fountain County
Douglass & Nelson
Covington
Indiana
Jacob D. Fine
Catharine Fine
Jackson Tp
Jacob Bernhardt
Louise Bernhardt
Attica
Quincy A. Earl
Elijah J. Earl
Davia
Chas. L. Shephard
Z. Ottinger
Wm.t. Briggs
B. F. Dotson
Fulton
Irvin Lindley
Vedie F. Towell Frackingman
Bazil Miller
Chas. L. Miller
Troy
Lula Hanes
Chancellor Houts
Davis
E. Lula Hanes
Melvin Houts
Cyrus E. Houts
W. W. Layton
Etta Layton
V. Add Covington
William T. Coffin
Add Covington
W. T. Coffin
A. Wabash
Reser’s Queer Reason for Defection From Republican Party
The Oxford Gazette reports Alva O. Reser offers an unusual reason for leaving the Republicans two years ago, claiming Taft was not nominated at Chicago. They note other critics say Taft lacked majority support and was favored by non Republican states. The paper awaits his stump speech and his view on temperance.
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Alva O. Reser
Taft
Chicago
Reser
Gazette
Oxford Gazette
Freeland Park Suffers Second Summer Fire
A major blaze struck Freeland park Benton county tearing through Ma gee's two story general store the Swan hotel a barber shop and a residence. Officials suspect an incendiary as high winds threatened additional buildings.
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Freeland Park
Fowler
Benton County
Magee
Temperance as a Path to Career Success
The Indianapolis Star argues big employers drive reform through sobriety insisting abstinence from liquor. It cites Pennsylvania Railroad and Carnegie Steel promoting abstainers for promotions and notes habitually drinking hinders advancement across industry.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Futhermore
Carnegie Steel Co
Youngstown
Indianapolis Star
City Adds Tank for Street Oiling and Wagon Trial
The city installed a storage tank beside the switch north of the light and water plant to store oil for street lubrication. Oil arrives at 3.60 per 100 gallons. sold to citizens at 4.75. A Studebaker wagon with 250 gallon capacity arrived and tested on Mill Street for river bridge to Perry Street oiling.
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Studebaker Company
Mill Street
Bride
Perry Street
What The Editors Know
An exchange notes editors hear much they dare not tell. They know who drinks beer and who deviates, who smokes in alleys, and who rides till dawn. They could guess why people are as they are, yet publish only what suits reading in the house to please law and community.
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Bellevil
His First Visit to the Barber
Frank and Mrs. Atkinson visited Uncle Caleb Rhode who recalled starting his youth over by hiring a barber for a haircut. It marked the first time in his life a barber had cut his hair, a task previously done by his wife or mother.
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Frank
Mrs. Atkinson
Caleb Rhode
Edison on Unsolved Problems and Opera Prices
Thomas A. Edison states that 75 percent of electricity problems remain unsolved and desires coal to electricity without steam. He says the talking machine is nearly perfect and wishes Opera listening at 5 cents. He claims the secret of flight lies in a bee whose body is 7000 times heavier than its wings.
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Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Y M C A Conferences at Lake Geneva Wisconsin
W Q McKnight reports on the Midwest college Y M C A conferences at Lake Geneva. Delegates hear leaders like John R Mott and Robert E Speer, study life work and social service, and are urged to join college associations. The piece promotes attendance at Students' Conferences for freshmen.
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W. Q. McKnight
Richland Township
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Chicago
Young Men’s Christian Association
Yerkess Observatory
College
Y. M. C. A.s of the
Middle West
John R. Mott
Robert E. Speer
Bishop Henderson
Bishop McDowell
Fred B. Smith
Fountain County
Wabash
Barger to Work at Williamsport Farm
Lafayette youth Paul Barger, acquitted of murdering his father, has taken a farm job with his uncle Ed H. Hobert near Williamsport for the remainder of the summer. The incident occurred as the elder Bargers assaulted his wife, the victim’s mother. He will return to Lafayette to resume studies at Purdue University next fall.
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Paul Barger
Lafayette
Ed H. Hobert
Williamsport
Barger
Paul
Purdue University
Veedersburg Man Improves After Glass Room Treatment
I N Henry of Veedersburg suffers thinning of the blood and has lived in a specially arranged glass room connected to his home for weeks. A physician attends him and though the illness is stubborn, treatment progresses and hope remains that he will soon resume his normal life and work.
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Veedersburg
Federal warns against hog cholera cure amid praise
Washington issues a warning about a new proprietary hog cholera cure. The federal statement says there is no evidence of the cure’s effectiveness and it does not endorse it. Farmers are urged to use anti hog cholera serum under certain conditions to protect stock.
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Washington
Uncle Sam Advises on Lawns For Perfect Turf
Washington agricultural experts urge leaving grass tall and cutting often with a high blade setting. Do not rake heavily or sweep, use wooden rakes lightly, and let clippings mulch roots. Water with a spray to avoid washing soil away.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
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Newman
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