House of Mystery Hints at Kidnap Plot Across Street
Rudolph Van Vechten and Tom Phinney chase leads from the House of Mystery near the Powhatan club after a man is found dead in the street. Paige Carew’s missing status and a gold purse tie Paige to the case while Van Vechten and Phinney weigh pursuing answers about Paige and a mysterious girl observed at windows and in crowds. The duo plan to probe Rocky Cove and seek help from Detective Flint as they confront danger and mounting questions about Paige, Josephine, and a shadowy broker.
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Rudolph van Vechten
Feieure
Powhatan Club
van Vechten
Tom Phinney
Paige Carew
Tom
Flint
House of
Tron
Van
Paige
Man of
Iron
Rudolph
Josephine
Theodore van Vechten
Powhatan
Kenmore
Barnicle
Rocky Cove
Cut-Out Family Game for Tots Teaches Everyday Tales
A simple activity for children uses illustrated journals and paste to create a “Cut-Out Family Game.” Kids select pictures from books to match a tale about Susie, pasting portraits of people and pets as the story unfolds. The piece notes railways employ over 600,000 in the United Kingdom.
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United Kingdom
Pioneer Clubhouse for Farmers Memorial in Seymour Indiana
The Blish estate will build a $25,000 Bedford stone and brick Farmers Clubhouse in Seymour to honor Captain Meody W. Shields. The fireproof memorial, first of its kind in Indiana, will offer nurseries, a large living room, and facilities for farmers and their families with no membership cost.
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Seymour
M. S. Bligh
Indiana
Jackson County
N Seymour
Clu
Captain Shields
Honors to Two Poets in Harris Hall and Riley Building
Greenfield May 6 board of school trustees names assembly room in the public library Harris hall in honor of Lee O Harris a Hancock county poet and former teacher. The high school building is named the Riley building for James Whitcomb Riley born here and who lived in the city. Evansville May 8 thieves break into the General Baptist church cornerstone steal about 3 dollars in silver a signet ring a gold ring a 1822 penny and several old 5 cent pieces. Corner stone laid Monday and new church work began. Columbus May 8 Bartholomew county council refuses 12000 to replace Clifty creek bridge four miles east of town Leroy Jordan announces closure to travel. Bridge built in 1859 it has been declared unsafe. Shelbyville May 6 D A Williams owns a 379 year old watch made in Dublin 1535. It kept good time and was carried at Waterloo by the great great grandfather in Wellington’s army. Greensburg May 8 John Huston will study in New York under David Belasco after proving his ability as actor and teacher. Tipton May 8 veteran engineer Benton McAfee of the Lake Erie and Western railroad dies at Rankin while preparing to take his engine out.
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Rudolph
Rudolph van Vechten
van Vechten
London
Paige
Mrs. Devereaux
Paige Carew
Powhatan
Tom Phinney
Tom
Buddy
Scott
Greenfield
Board of
Harris
Lee O. Harris
Hancock County
Federation 9 Clubs
Riley
James Whitcomb Riley
Evansville
General Baptist
Columbus
May
Bartholomew County Council
Clifty Creek
Leroy Jordan
Shelbyville
D. A. Williams
Dublin
Ireland
Waterloo
Mr. Williams
Lord Wellington
Tipton
Benton McAfee
Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Rankin
Negro Prisoner Escapes From Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville reports a 25 year old African American prisoner named Philip Nunn who had been sent to the Indiana Reformatory last February from Marion County after a grand larceny conviction. He escaped from the institution.
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Jeffersonville
Philip Nunn
Indiana Reformatory
Marion County
Two Deaths Reported In Indiana Local Areas
Found dead Herman Reynolds, twenty three, in his father's barn at Eminence Morgan County after a fall from the loft neck broken. coroner F A Maxwell cites death by neck strike on feed trough. Eugene Simonton, thirty two, and Edward Bromwell, fifteen, drowned crossing the Ohio River near Florence when their skiff capsized. five others rescued by towboat crew.
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Martinsville
Herman Reynolds
J. E. Reynolds
Eminence
Morgan County
Reynolds
F. A. Maxwell
Vevay
Eugene Simonton
Edward Bromwell
Florence
Here
Ohio River
Simonton
Bromwell
Indiana News In Brief Highlights Local Board Actions
Princeton county agent plans alfalfa auto tour of Gibson county on May 19 and 20. Warsaw woman Mary Crowl injured falling cellar stairs. Henry county moves orphans from Spiceland to Indianapolis. Oliver Sanders convicted in Newcastle for theft. fined and jailed. Gustave Gramelepacher named bank cashier in Kokomo. Indiana Railways cuts home power rate from 11 to 9 cents. Vin Placeholder druggist George Krack pleads not guilty to whisky indictments. bond set. Delinquent taxes rise in Fayette county with 20 percent delinquency. John Morton Chapter Sons of the American Revolution backs marking Terre Haute–Indianapolis national road. Clark County refuses double bill for sheriff’s water. leaks found. Houghland Bros acquitted over alleged pollution from canning factory. Haney sues Miller over sale of Vincennes newsstand. Miller argued blindness defense. Lawrence County contracts let for building costs. Warsaw health officers combat smallpox with quarantines and vaccination surge.
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Princeton
R. R. Marshall
Gibson County
Warsaw
Mary Crowl
Newcastle
Henry County
Spiceland
Indianapolis
Anderson
Oliver Sanders
Kokomo
Noah Alley
George N. Alley
Unitah Tribe
Jasper
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Gustave Gramelepachér
Jacob Burger
Indiana Railways and Light Company
Rushville
George Krack
Vincennes
Milroy
Rush County
Connersville
Fayette County
Verre Haute
John Morton
Sons of the American Revolution
Terre Haute
Illinois
Jeffersonville
Board of Clark County Commissioners
Wiliam
Clyde
Matt Houghland
Houghland Bros
Underwood
Clark
Silver Creek
Jesse D
Alpha
Madison Superior Court
Charles F. Haney
Tra Ff. Miller
Alexandria
Haney
Miller
Bedford
Lawrence County
Wormane
C. C. Dubota
C. W
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