Indiana Ladies of the Maccabees Hold December Rally
The Indiana unit of the Ladies of the Maccabees of the World will hold its annual state rally in Indianapolis December 2 and 3 with a school of instruction, exemplifications, class work, and first degree conferral. Supreme officers Miss Elna M. West and others from Port Huron and Illinois will attend, with Fidelity hive No. 140 supervising closing ceremonies.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ladies of the Maccabees of the World
Fidelity Hive No
Francis Hire
Fidelity Hive No. 140
Elna M. West
Port Huron
Mich
Francesa Partridge
Elizabeth M. Hooper
Grace Meredith
Wabash
Ind
Nelle E. Lounsbury
Pennsylvania
Warren
Louise Hinricks
Illinois
Chicago
Urges University Help for Public School Work
J G Collicott Indianapolis superintendent calls for closer ties between Indiana universities and public schools. A survey of history teaching is under way with Indiana University involvement and aims to share research driven methods. Williams from the university training school surveys local classrooms to aid teachers. Also notes Indiana pensions and new corporate incorporations in Fort Wayne and other towns.
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Indiana
J. G. Collicott
Indianapolis Public Schools
Indiana University
Collicott
Wisconsin
State University
Purdue University
Purdue
William Lowe Bryan
Bryan
Indianapolis
Oscar H. Williams
Williams
Indiana Y M C A reports show strong college member bas
College men in Indiana high schools and 21 institutions include 2,900 Y M C A members with 1,500 in Bible study. At 870 religious meetings last year 40,000 students attended. Culver Military Academy reports nearly all students in Y M C A and Bible study, while Hanover, Wabash, and other schools shaped early college secretary work. The state association plans to highlight growth and positive student influences at Ft Wayne convention December 5 to 7.
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Colege
College Men
Indiana
Young Men's Christian Association
State Association
Ft. Wayne
Association
Culver Military Academy
Indiana University
Purdue University
Valparaiso University
Hanover College
Hanover
Pioneer College
Hanover Association
Star
Wabash College
Robert Weidensall
International Committee
Luther D. Wishard
Jssue
Indiana Young Men's Christian Association
A. H. Sicaty
Ohio Y. M. C. A
C. B. Kessinger
Vincennes
Indiana Association
Duluth & Iron Range
Ernest Bourner Alten
Toledo
John M. Coulter
University of Chicago
Parole Petition for Frank alias Funny Brown in Grant County
In Marion on November 26 a petition circulated seeking parole for Frank alias Funny Brown, jailed since 1909 for arson after a prior murder-arson case tied to Rosa Ricks’ murder near Marion. Brown, who fled after the crime, later faced retrials and a life sentence before the arson conviction.
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Marion
Grant County
Frank
Funny Brown
Brown
Rosa Ricks
Wigger Lot
Wigger Barn
State Reformatory
T. B. Wheeler
Ruffiana Attack Hits Edinburg Farmer on Farm
Nov 26 reports Henry Witts, a farmer near Edinburg, was attacked by two ruffians while husking corn. He confronted them. they beat him. Sheriff notified but could not identify or mobilize a posse to find the assailants.
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Edinburg
Henry Witts
Davey Begins Jail Sentence In Fort Leavenworth Stint
South Bend reports attorney Charles A. Davey has begun a one year sentence for obstructing justice. He will serve part at Fort Leavenworth and then in St. Joseph county jail. Also in Paoli the market sees fifty possums sent to market from Orange County by Morton Dalley, a local rustic chair maker.
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Paoli
Morton Dalley
Orange County
Marion Bakery Destroyed by Fire in Indiana
The Frank Middleton bakery in Marion Indiana one of the largest in central Indiana was practically destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of eight thousand dollars. The blaze was attributed to combustion.
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Marion
Frank Middleton
Indiana
Hollowell and Nunamacher Divorce Case Stirring Local News
Tipton reports that John D. Hollowell, 69, married in October to Susan Nunamacher, 58. After six weeks of marriage a divorce complaint was filed on the grounds of incompatibility, signaling a swift breakup and ongoing legal action.
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Aska
Tipton
John D. Hollowell
Susan Nunamacher
Eiz Weeks
Ute
Weisman boy shot by neighbor while hunting near turnip field
Petersburg, Nov 23 Emil Wes man aged fourteen testified he and his father walked into woods to shoot a squirrel. Bufkins fired twice as Weisman advanced causing fatal neck and heart wounds. Neighbors testified to an agreement to bar hunters. About fifty more witnesses expected.
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Petersburg
Emil Wesman
Genard Shipp
Weisman
Bufkins
Peter Popp
Josephina Popp
Frank Popp
Harry Kerner
Th Bufkins
Indiana News In Brief Highlights Local Cases
A string of short Indiana items notes poultry theft ring prep in Newbern and Hartsville, bonds forfeited in Shelbyville, a Syracuse man prompted to suicide by arrest for a minor theft, Swindling claims at Gary, a Pearl theft loss in New York, chicken theft convictions in Medaryville, a Fort Wayne disappearance and a large Ark land claim, liquor arrests in Evanville, court compromises in Anderson, estate suits in Kendallville, a minor’s injury damages in Newcastle, and Senator Floyd Parks’s long Odd Fellows tenure in Jeffersonville.
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Columbus
Newbern
Hartsville
Shelbyville
William Livinski
Warsaw
Edmund Deardorf
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Grand Jury
Gary
Julius
Sweiganthal
Gray Specialists’ Institute
Coscarello
Princeton
P. E. Pepper
Mt. Carmel
New York
Dr. Pepper
Rensselaer
Clifford Archer
Medaryville
Reformatory
Hanley
Kentland
Fort Wayne
Robert Jacobs
John Jacobs
Fort Scott
Ark
Evanaville
Ying Fung
Ying Hong
Lo Fong
J. W. Wartmann
United States
Anderson
L. O. Harrison
Rush County
North Dakota Land Company
Madison
Harrison
North Dakota
Kendallvile
Kendallville
Lagrange
Jackson Pratt
South Milford
Cleata Brown
Charles Pratt
Newcastle
Eugene Howard
Howard
Daniel 8. Quickel
Jeffersonville
Floyd Parks
Jefferson Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Wireless long distance mirror could widen sea safe vision
A New York article describes a wireless long distance mirror that projects images from objects within two to three miles onto a base mirror, usable at night or in fog. It aims to prevent collisions by revealing danger locations to lookouts, with tests at Vallejo showing clear images of Mare Island navy yard, trains, and city streets.
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New York
Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Beamed fifty and jailed for grand larceny in New York
Nathaniel Laird, long time Sunday school superintendent and bookkeeper for Kensico Cemetery, was sentenced by Judge Crain to one to two years in Sing Sing after court found he had stolen about $40,000 from the company. He had 804 West 128th Street address and a St Nicholas Avenue church role. A separate note from Sheffield Pennsylvania reports farmer W W Williams witnessing a bear fight over honey with both bears dying and the farmer collecting the carcasses and 200 pounds of honey.
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New York
Nathaniel Laird
Kensico
Sing Sing
Crain
Court of General Sessions
Sheffield
W. W. Willams
Williams
Thieves Steal Copper Wire In Nighttime Boonton Stretch
Copper wire amounting to nine hundred feet vanished in a night theft between Boonton and Bertrands Island Hopatcong. Trolley service halted after midnight as investigators probe the copper heist.
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Thiogoes Staal
Boonton
N. J
Bertrands Island
Hopatcong
Congressman Ninkeed Receives 24-Inch Sweet Potato
Presented With Big Potato in Washington Congressman Ninkeed of New Jersey was given a sweet potato twenty four inches long weighing four and a half pounds grown in his home state.
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Washington
Ninkeed
New Jersey
Canada Wing Again Brings Home Prairie Farming Prizes
Saskatchewan farmers dominate recent shows with top oats and wheat prizes in Columbus and Columbia. Manitoba and Alberta also shine at national expositions, while Canada totals fifty sweepstakes at Tulsa International Soil Products Exposition, led by Peter Gerlack of Allan. Western Canada’s success comes from grain and cattle raised on nature grasses, not corn.
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Western Canada
Columbus
Ohio
Columbia
North Carolina
Saskatchewan
Colorado
United States
Manitoba
Chicago
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Peter Gerlack
Allan
Montana
Nebraska
Russia
Spain
Belgium
China
Mexico
Norway
Brazil
Gerlack
The Nuisance Goat Adjacent Property Dispute
A humorous exchange questions trespass on property with a neighbor denying it and blaming a goat instead. The quip plays on a neighborly dispute where livestock is cited as the cause of boundary issues. No formal actions or locations are provided.
Collar signals danger in wireless era warning
A Herald piece notes a girl could signal for help if she faces danger using a wireless collar technology. The exchange questions practicality and safety, reflecting early concerns about new communication devices and personal security.
Calf Nursed by Two Cows Baffles Expert
A farmer challenges an agricultural expert who boasts of two university credentials. The expert claims knowledge while the farmer recounts a calf nurtured by two cows, noting the calf grew larger with more nursing, highlighting a rural wit in a dispute over expertise.
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Germany
Grape-Nuts Endorsement Promotes Balanced Nutrition
A testimonial endorses Grape-Nuts as a perfectly balanced food valuable for all ages from infancy to old age. The speaker cites improved nerve and brain power, sustained appetite, and reduced meat use, with family members adopting Grape-Nuts after observing benefits. The ad notes Postum Co. attribution and references The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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