Indiana News Roundup Loses Life and Gains Events
A long Indiana roundup reports accidents crimes and civic notes. A 52-year-old man dies in a sand bank cave in near Madison. A Wabash safe blow yields 54 dollars in cash and over 200 in checks. School superintendent John Giles named in Marion. A Logansport sleepwalker injures himself. A body found in Pigeon Creek near Evansville labeled death by own action. An Alexandria child dies from a gasoline torch incident. Brazil invites bids for a 65 000 building. County assessors note large increases in personal property values in Anderson. Raspberry harvest begins in Oakland City with a large coop. Evansville murder case defendant Janz refuses counsel. Runs and wagon accidents injure Shelburn man Nud Hill. An enraged elephant in New Albany injures a horse and is restrained. Peru reports arsenic poisoning death of Otto Wolf. A Shelbyville barn burns with loss. Measles deaths rise in Kosciusko County. Columbus saloonkeepers push blue laws enforcement. Lightning damages a Carlisle barn. A Logansport child loses part of his lip to a dog. A Peru stock buyer robbed of 1000. St Paul to build a large stone crusher plant. Evansville resident dreams of burglars and wakes to find missing money. Ducks and cranes seen near Greenfield. Threshers form a new cooperative in Fort Wayne with price boosts. Galena area postal cases note prosecutions. New plant at St Paul planned by Muncie capitalists. More local odds and ends conclude the noisy Indiana snapshot.
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Idallardesty
Pigeon Creek
Evansville
Ifford
Charles Oyler
Alexandria
Brazil
County Board of Review
Anderson
Oakland
John Janz
What Is It That Attracts Woman to Man in Love
A couple dabbles in love and suffragette politics through dinner club chats. Helen Brandscombe’s bold views on women’s power clash with Harry’s cautious ardor. A dramatic raid leads to arrest and a perilous month, ending in engagement and a changed dynamic.
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Itelen Brandscombe
Sir Henry Mornington
Helen
Dlelen
Murry
Tielen
Monte Carlo
Sir Tarry
Merry
Norma
Lenny
Harry
Uwelen
Thielen
Iman
New Orleans to Paris trains showcase French carriages
The Orleans Railway opened a new day train between Paris and southwestern cities like Bordeaux Nantes and Biarritz. The eighty-foot cars feature parlor style interiors large windows and smooth ride with up to seventy five mph speed. A retro locomotive exhibit and a steam motor model were shown at Orleans.
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Orleans Railway Company
Paris
Bordeaux
Nantes
Biarritz
New York Herald
Orleans
Gare d’Orsay
Orleans Company
Wishing for Millions Becomes Lesson in Work
A bill clerk and cashier discuss the folly of idle dreams and the value of steady effort. The cashier urges aiming for a practical $2,500 yearly income through diligent work, delaying grandiose wishes until achievement is within reach.
A Pretty Good World After All Poem Excerpt
A reflective poem notes that people often face drear outlooks and modest gains yet find beauty and renewal. The piece contrasts daily difficulties with hopeful refrains as imagery of spring fragrance, rose scent, and starlit nights evoke resilience. FE. Wiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
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FE. Wiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Uncle Sam’s microbe factory and a quirky tale mix
The piece describes a Washington facility where pathogens are studied in detail using incubators and animal testing to develop countermeasures. It shifts to a humorous narrative about a girl’s wedding promise and a practical proverb about marching in a procession.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
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Review OF Indiana
Andrew J. Bright
Madiosa
Yegemen
C. J. Huff
Wabash
Joseph T. Giles
Marion High School
Marion Public Schools
John Potthorf
Logansport
Nud Hill
Shelburn
New Albany
Otto Wolf
Peru
James Agnew
Shelbyville
Albert Dake
M. Jolinger
Pendleton
Thomas
Conds
Co. W. Swartz
Frankton
Adair
George F. Terry
Waterville
United States District Court
Portland
Hale
Post Office Department
Robert H. Green
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Waynestown
James McCabe
Williamsport
Green
McCabe
Frank Ross
Father Simmons
Oakland City
Kosciusko County
Warren A. Kohler
Leesburg
Columbus
Carl Drouthitt
Carlisle
John Hildebrandt
Wilkerson Hildebrandt
Nathan Lewis
Muncie
Albert Greeley
St. Paul
George Pregsge
Eliett Cheeseman
Cicero Creek
Noblesville
Ambler Wire Company of
Charles Borden
Brownstown
Borden
Owen Perkins
Kentland
Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Washington Township
Cass County
Lovansport
Adams Township
Germany
Losunsport
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Boone County
Clinton County
Hugh Watt
Sugar Creek Township
Boone Couty
Miles Carrigan
Lebanon
Martha Stafford Thurman
Citizens’ Factory Fund Committee
Marshall Wright
Huntington
Zachary Taylor
Wes
Yelen
Telen
Helen Brandscombe
Earth
Tlas
Tia
Jack
Marty
Hervic
Miss Brown
Nora Harrington
Jielen
Helen of Troy
Sir Harry
France
Henry W. Cole
Monte Rosa
Johnny
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