Indiana News Roundup of Farm, Fire and Fatalities
Large Evansville gooseberry crop priced low while Crawfordsville area endures sheep killings. Lawrenceburg city engineer George Everhardt, 51, died at a switchboard accident. Fires, drownings, barn losses and a string of farm and rail incidents fill the region.
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Evansville
Crawfordsville
George W. Everhardt
Municipal Electric
Lawrenceburg
Prodigal Banker Returns to Seek Redemption
A gray haired stranger enters Arlington to surrender and repay a bank's debt, revealing he is Ezra Carlin, father of Joseph Carlin. Father and son unite to locate the books and repay loans, while a young woman Agnes affirms forgiveness and promises. The trio plans to leave together, seeking a fresh start.
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Halsey T House
Peabody
Tam
Gounty
Joe Carlin
Carlin
Squire Dedham
Poe
Joe
Tme
Evra Carlin
Joseph
Robert Gilman
Ghid
Ezra Carlin
Joseph Carlin
Ife
Arlington
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Tes
Son
Aerial Horror of the Balloon Trick
A German aeronaut Strohschneider staged a deadly trick in a village inviting the landlord of the inn to ride a trapeze hung from his balloon. The landlord supposedly vanished in space but a dummy in his clothes was wheeled back as the crowd gasped at the fatal prank.
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John A. Losh
Friends Church
Cammack
Strohschneider
Strobschneider
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Self-Reliance Poem Excerpt From Harper's Bazaar
An excerpt presents a speaker asserting self direction and personal responsibility. The poem emphasizes shaping one’s own fate, overcoming fear, and finding inner certainty that all may be well. The voice reflects a solitary, aspirational stance typical of Harper's Bazaar literary pieces.
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Harper's Bazaar
Old Rabbits of Dulverton A Storied Hackman
In Dulverton an aged hackman nicknamed Old Rabbits endears himself to locals with his old world manners and Christian names. A dignified resident protests retirement as the town relies on his steady service guiding youths to school and hauling trunks to trains. His firm independence clashes with modern expectations as he unveils his stubborn loyalty.
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Monon
Bedford
C. P. Speitel
Frankfort
French Lick Springs
Condon
Charles Meckle
Evansville
Terre Haute
Anna J. Rhodes
Mays Station
Newcastle
Dulverton
Hackman
Ife
Nannie
Johnny
Rosin
Rip van Winkle
Old Rathits
Callate
Sonny
Winny- Fred
Winifred
Nearly all buttons off shirt prompt quip about negligee
In a playful exchange a man laments missing buttons on his shirt and his wife replies that a negligee shirt should be buttonless to stay true to its style. The Philadelphia Press caption captures a witty domestic moment.
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Philadelphia Press
Opposites Often Wed Witty Kansas City Journal Snippet
A Kansas City Journal item notes humorous lines about opposites marrying and a playful exchange between a daughter and her mother. It also references a widow’s claim about a spouse’s death and a remark on ambition, reflecting light social commentary.
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Kansas City Journal
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