Death of William Cors at 72 in Cincinnati
William Cors age 72 died after strokes at the Cincinnati home of his son Edward and family. He was born near Sunman and spent most of his life in Sunman area, later moving to Cincinnati. He is survived by his son Edward, a step-daughter Mrs William Meyerose, stepsons John Greves of Spades and Fred Greves of Greensburg, plus many friends in Adams Township.
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William Meyerose
Cincinnati
William Cors
Cors
Edward
Mr. Cors
Sunman
Marbb
Kate Greve
John Greves
Spades
Fred Greves
Greensburg
Adams Township
Buffaloes Carry Mail Across Flat-Footed Roads
In parts of Russia, mail is carried by buffaloes chosen for their flat feet that allow travel where horses sink. The animal serves as a sturdy carrier for provincial postal routes.
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Russia
Crocheted Ladies Hand Ligs Window Sign Noted
A shop window displays a phonetic misprint reading Crocheted Ladies Hand Ligs with the crowd shade and dies echoed in a Boston Transcript item, reflecting on odd signage and linguistic slips observed locally.
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Boston Transcript
Bee Exhibit Triggers Fatal Beehive Stampede in Store
In Evanston Society for Visual Education display a glass bee hive inside a department store caused a mass bee awakening. Photographers sparked swarms, bees fought wildly, dozens of people, including Miss Lucile Berg, were stung as children and adults fled the chaotic scene.
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Lucile B. Berg
Miss Berg
Society For Visual Education
Evanston
Society
Miss Berk
Chicago Daily News
Potash Supply From New Jersey Green Sand Revealed
The New Jersey green sand deposit, extending to Virginia, holds vast potash reserves. A New Brunswick factory will turn the sand into caustic potash, with process details from R Norris Shreve showing milk of lime heating to 470 degrees for an hour. Potassium nitrate emerges as the best form for fertilizer use.
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New Jersey
Virginia
Scientific American
New Brunswick
N. J
American Chemical Society
R. Norris Shreve
New York World
Rare Kingly Matrimonial Gift Through History
An English correspondent notes the rarity of British kings giving away their daughters. George III tied the knot with his eldest in 1797, the third in 1818, and the fourth in 1816, while Henry I’s only daughter Matilda married Henry V in the eleventh century, long before England’s kingship as such.
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England
Ingland
Edward VII
George LV
Prince of Wiled
George III
Henry I
Matilda
Henry V
West
Boy Threatens Prosecution After Forced Tooth Extraction
A Columbus youngster, four candles on his last birthday cake, resists a dental extraction. The dentist distracts him with a tale to remove the tooth, and the boy, in mock gravity, declares he may sue the doctor for the stunt. The tale comes from the Indianapolis News.
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Johnnie
Columbus
Indianapolis News
Eagles Clash With Airplanes Over Scotland Flight
An eagle swooped at a pilot as he neared England from Scotland, crashing into a propeller and forcing an emergency landing. In a separate incident another eagle dove at a cockpit, but the pilot fired his pistol to drive the bird away.
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Scotland
Eingland
Rival in the Flood Turns to Swift Rescue
Dorothy leaves a flooded riverside house in a motorboat to rescue Howard and his rival Alice from a sinking rowboat amid debris. She saves Howard, helps Alice, and ends the peril with both lovers safe in the boat, Dorothy hailed as heroic.
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AirClare
Dorothy Gordon
Dorothy
Howard Freeman
Howard
Alice Wispert
Severn Tunnel Hidden Underground River Beneath Bristol
London Answers reports the Severn tunnel carries a massive underground stream beneath the river. Builders faced a flood that halted work for months before discovering an underground culvert draining into Bristol. Daily pumping keeps the supply drinkable for the city.
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United Kingdom
Severn Tunnel
Great Western Railway
Severn
London
G. W. It
Bristol
Batesville Eagles edge Greensburg in dramatic thirteenth inning
Batesville and Greensburg split two games as Batesville forced a thirteenth inning win after a late Greensburg rally. Key moments include a foreseen misplay by Lightner, big innings for Greensburg with Magness Beatty Mattern homers, and a late Batesville surge led by Jackson Bloemer Luhring and Schott. Umpire Brooks cited safe calls in crucial plays with Reis and Moore.
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Greensburg
Eller
Lightner
Teller
Jones
Jackson
Magness
Reis
Mohrman
Wintz
Gunter
Beatty
Mattern
Our Boys
Schott
Bloemer
Batesville
Butler
Eagles
Brooks
Moore
Lambert
Luhring
Short
Shearer
Wernke
Parsons
Golden
Ste
Fritsch
Benz
Town Character Shines When Not Paying for Things
A note from Atchison Glabe describes a man in Kivery town as a delightful fellow only when he avoids paying. The sketch highlights frugality and social quirks of a local resident.
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Kivery
Boost Batesville Golf Club to Invigorate Outdoor Fun
An appeal urges local residents to support The Hill Crest Golf Club in Batesville Indiana. It highlights the club as a beautiful, healthy outdoor activity and invites members to play, boosting attendance and community spirit. Prizes include three new golf balls for the 20th registrant and two balls for the lowest 18 hole score during July 8–14.
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Yellowstone National Park
Niagara Falls
Hill Crest Golf Club
Indiana
Batesville
Wycoff Speaks At Hartsville Fourth Of July Program
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wycoff and Mr. and Mrs. Neil McCallum attended Hartsville's Fourth of July event. Wycoff praised American citizenship, commended Hartsville’s Community Club, and urged local action as the town plans a new community house. Community Chorus directed by Mrs. Harold Ogden performed well.
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A. B. Wycoff
Neil McCallum
Hartsville
Wycoff
Harold Ogden
Orioles Win 5 2 as Benz Sparks Nap. Rivalry
The Orioles, under Grover Benz, defeated Napoleon on its home field 5 to 2 last Sunday. They scored three runs in the first inning and two more in the third, then held Napoleon scoreless until two runs in the eighth. Wachsman pitched steadily, with Bischen’s catching highlighted.
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Orioles
Grover Benz
Napoleon
Wachsman
Bischen
Napoleon - Batesville
Engel
Benz
Sarringhaus
Holzhausen
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Batesville Tribune
Donald McCallum
Republican
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
ED Jackson
William G. Oliver
Ora J. Davies
Patrick J. Lynch
Benjamin J. Burris
Supreme Court
David A. Meyers
Solon A. Enloe
Charles F. Remy
Willis C. McMahan
Alonzo L. Nichols
John.s. Benham
Ovid C. Richardson
John W. Johnson
Blucher M. Owens
Brainard
George C. Taylor
Otto W. Pegee
Edna H. Gordon
William B. Meyer
Albert Ebel
Edward R. Behlmer
Fred W. Hafft
Charles E. Holton
Oscar Hughes
Herman H. Bohlee
J. Peter Meyer
Lorenzo Marshall
Township
Laughery Township
John Schmocker
Frederick Wonning
Alice
Byron
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