Adulterated Seed Trade and The Favorite Prescription
A detailed discussion covers seed adulteration and misbranding under the American Seed Trade Association. It cites Kentucky seed tests showing mislabelled orchard grass and old oats, high dodder rates in red clover, alfalfa, and yellow terfoil, plus a push to outlaw interstate commerce in adulterated seeds and a forthcoming House vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Seed Trade Association
Mann
Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Kentucky
United States
Department of Agriculture
Connecticut
House
Rabies Scare Hits Bloomington Dogs and Pigs
Bloomington residents report a dog rabies scare with twenty to thirty bitten canines and strict enforcement planned. A yellow shepherd-type stray was killed after biting a Beta dog, while hogs on Frank Kinser’s farm were found to suffer from lice-driven madness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Browning
University
George Steele
Walnut Street
East 4Th
Henry Lee
Frank Kinser
Mr. Kinser
Mann Bill Aims to Stop Seed Adulteration Nationwide
Washington April 7 Representative Mann urges federal action to prevent seed adulteration. Farmers report poor results from so called first class seeds and dealers mix old germless seed with fresh stock. The measure seeks remedial legislation to protect farmers, gardeners, and seedsmen from deceptive practices.
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Washington
Representative Mann
Congress
Department of Agriculture
United States
Unemployed gain gardening land aid in New Albany
The Consolidated Relief Association begins preparing several acres on Catherine Street for potato and vegetable crops to aid the poor. John Vernin donated land. Frank Beaucond relinquished a lease to help the society. Probation Officer Joseph H. Kraft will supervise the project and guard crops against theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Relief Association
New Albany
John Vernin
Seventh Ward
Catherine Street
Home Telephone Company
Frank Beaucond
Joseph H. Kraft
Mr. Kraft
Barely Escapes Ditch On Monon Express Train
A Monon fast Chicago express engine 358 with tender jumped its track on Horse Shoe Hill near Lafayette. The near disaster has prompted calls for fixing truck design while lawyers clash over venue in the Brown county case involving Ford and 40 witnesses in Unionville.
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Monon
Horse Shoe Hill
Mal
Clear Creek
Lafayette Courier
Lafayette
Horse Shoe Bend
Unsafe State School Buildings Condemned by Inspectors
State factory inspector William E Blakely reports two school buildings condemned by the Department of Inspection in Bainbridge Putnam County and LaPaz Marshall County. The Bainbridge site shows walls badly cracked and bulging, with 100 pupils housed in upper rooms over the last year. Inspectors vow to continue statewide checks and prosecute negligent boards to prevent collapse in a windstorm.
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William E. Blakely
Bainbridge
Putnam County
LaPaz
Marshall County
State Department of
Indianapolis News
C. E. Butcher
Ford changes venue in double murder case
Ed Ford indicted for the December double killing of Joel and Frank McCoy withdraws motion for venue change and opts to be tried in Bloomington Monroe county. Judge Wilson grants initial venue shift to Brown county but Ford's team later withdraws the motion and the trial remains set in Bloomington with a probable date around the third.
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Wilson
R. L. Morgan
Henry Spaan
Brown County
Lawrence
Morgan
Monroe
Spaan
Indianapolis
Anderson Percifield
Nashville
McCoys
J. &. Henley
Brown
Unionville
Ford
Brummels Creek
Ed Ford
Bloomington
Joel
Frank McCoy
Monroe County
Edward Ford
Wingate Schoolhouse Crisis Splits Coal Creek Township
Ongoing legal battle over Wingate schools has divided Coal Creek township in Montgomery County. Bondholders claim ownership of the $28,000 in bonds, while the appraised school building remains condemned and in use in makeshift rooms. Multiple courts including Federal, Appellate, and Supreme Court are weighing the case.
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Wingate
Coal Creek Township
Montgomery County
Security Life and Trust Company of Chicago
Henry T. Vancleave
Vancleave
Peter Levandowski
Lafayette
Appellate Court of
Indiana
Supreme Court
NERVE SHATTERED AS Dwyer aide McDonald NEAR DEATH
Terre Haute police keep watch on Henry F. McDonald at St Anthony's hospital. He grows weaker by the hour as chills and shivering return, demanding water and noting another cold coming on. His wife and children visited. patrolmen fear he may die within a day.
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Terre Haute
Henry F. McDonald
William E. Dwyer
St. Anthony’s Hospital
McDonald
Poynter Battle Draws Scrutiny in Lawrence County
The Greencastle Herald asserts Paul Poynter of Sullivan leads a bid to unsettle the Democratic Congressional delegation in Lawrence county. The report claims he is a back-tracker who retreated at a Vincennes meeting in a humiliating fashion. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs John C ONeal relocate to Bonner Springs Kansas for new work with Aylette Campbell.
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Greencastle Herald
Paul Poynter
Sullivan
Lawrence County
The
Herald
Poynter
Vincennes
John C. O'Neal
South F Street
Bonner Springs
Kansas
Aylette Campbell
Man Hurt In Shale Plant Belt Accident
John Strickert of the United States Cement Plant was injured when his hand entered a revolving belt in the shale department as he tried to restart the drop chute. His arm and hand were crushed and bruised but no bones were broken. a co worker’s timely arrival prevented a fatal outcome.
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John Strickert
United States
Grand Central Traction Co Mortgage Filed for 8 Million
The Grand Central Traction Co proposes an interurban from Indianapolis to Evansville with a spur to Ellettsville Indiana. A mortgage for 8 million dollars was filed in Lawrence county to secure 40 year bonds at 5 percent. The mortgage covers 25 pages and will be filed in all counties the line passes through Marion Morgan Monroe Lawrence Vigo Martin Orange Dubois and Vanderburgh.
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Grand Central Traction Company
Indianapolis
Evansville
Terre Haute
Ellettsville
Indiana
Lawrence County Recorder
Chicago Title and Trust Company of
Chicago
Marion
Morgan
Monroe
Lawrence
Vigo
Martin
Orange
Dubois
Vanderburg
Woman Describes Milking Cow Through Fences
Mrs. Joseph Ginet of Washington visited a physician claiming gall bladder pain caused by milking a cow through a fence. She said the cow kicked, forcing her to milk from safety on the opposite side, leaning on the fence for six years, until her affliction began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ginet
Washington
Bloomington youth arrested for obscene mail letters
Charles Wiles, 17, of Switz City, was arrested in Switz City and brought to Bloomington, charged with writing and sending obscene letters via the mails to Miss Viola Mane of Indianapolis. He admits guilt but says a Montana boyfriend asked for the letter. He is held under bond awaiting federal grand jury and his father’s arrival.
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Bloomington
Ind
Switz City
Charles Wiles
Uncle Sam
Wiles
United States
J. G. McPheeters
Viola Mane
Indianapolis
Montana
Miss Mane
Greene County
Stock raising puzzle solved by Dr Freeland
Dr J T Freeland, a Bedford physician and farmer, found two sows had litters of piglets eleven and five respectively. He redistributed three piglets from the larger litter to the smaller sow to equalize eight each, then observed the mothers and piglets adjust as the pigs learned to nurse. The doctor commented that the pigs objected not the sows, noting the experiment was a success after patient prompting.
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J. T. Freeland
Bedford
White River
Dr. Freeland
Time Draws Near For Spring Tax Installments
The article warns that less than four weeks remain to pay spring taxes without delinquency costs, with May 4 as the last day. Treasurer Ray notes many taxpayers miss the deadline and incur ten percent increases. He urges paying now to avoid penalties.
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Ray
Stone firm lands large New York contract for 800 cars
Reports say the P. M. and B. Stone Company won a major contract in New York requiring 800 cars of stone. Local office has no verification, but the rumor is widely believed to be true despite being unofficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. & B. Stone Company
New York
Grand Central Traction plans revised to Jasper line
The Evansville Courier reports Grand Central Traction withdraws a former Evansville Indianapolis franchise and submits a new plan to the board of public works. The draft omits Indianapolis Terre Haute and guarantees construction only to Jasper Indiana, signaling a narrowed scope and cautious review by officials.
Draft grant details limit railroad to Jasper with cash forfeiture
The draft sets six month start after council ratification and three year completion to Jasper with a $5500 cash posting due two months after ratification. If not completed in three years the money is forfeited. It omits Indianapolis and Berne Haute and adds electricity only by board permission, restricting operation to one car unless allowed.
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Jasper
Indianapolis
Berre Haute
Schanck
Bedford Men Faces Fine After Mitchell Shooting Disturbance
Bedford men John Lawson and Felix Smithers charged in three affidavits each for shooting in Mitchell last Monday evening were arraigned before acting Mayor Wood and fined 12 dollars in two cases. Other cases were dismissed. They faced intoxication fast driving and shooting in city limits. A Mitchell paper reported two women narrowly escaped being struck by bullets.
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John Lawson
Felix Smithers
Mitchell
Wood
Bedford
Bruce vs Kern horse trade settled in court
Justice John W. Owens ruled for Bruce in the horse sale dispute with Kern. Bruce sought 40 and Kern 60, claiming defects lowered value to 20. Court awarded 30 plus 10 costs after expert testimony from local jockeys.
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John W. Owens
Bruce
Kern
Floods Ruin Melons and Delay Planting in White River Region
A six hour heavy rain swelled White River and flooded thousands of acres. The flood threatens a month delay to spring corn planting as cantaloupe fields were disrupted and seeds scattered. Roads suffered numerous washouts as the river rose six inches, leaving crops damaged and fields needing replanting.
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White River
Raised ten dollar bills prompt eagle test
An Orleans Progress note questions the common test for ten dollar bills and suggests a counter rule. It claims: eagle on the face means genuine or counterfeit, and disputes the usual method, advising verification despite any printed guidance.
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Lawrence County
Orleans
Indiana farmers push for national corn show in Indianapolis 1909
At the Indiana State Corn Growers Association meeting in the State House Tuesday a move to hold the national corn show in Indianapolis in 1909 was launched. Prof. G I Christie of Purdue was named to approach Indianapolis commercial interests and the Commercial Club and Board of Trade about the event. Charles Downing and the State Board of Agriculture offer state fairground coliseum use. Also noted are James M Myers relocating residence and Miss Luella Hartman ill with tonsillitis.
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Indiana State Corn Growers’ Association
State House
Indianapolis
Chicago
Omaha
Indiana
G. I. Christie
Purdue University
Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Charles Downing
State Board of Agriculture
State Board
State Fairground
Franklin Refused to Attend Powers Howard Pardon Hearing
A Frankfort dispatch reports Commonwealth's Attorney Robert B. Franklin will not appear before Governor Willson as defense lawyers press for pardons for Caleb Powers and James M. Howard. Franklin notes the Governor did not request Commonwealth representation and cites trial evidence issues relevant to Powers.
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Frankfort
Commonwealth
Robert B. Franklin
Gov. Willson
Powers
Howard
Franklin
Mr. Willson
Samuel H. Willson
Lexington
James K. Howard
Caleb Powers
Willson
Kentucky
Youtsey
James B. Howard
Avenue Hotel to Change Hands By May Day
Negotiations with S B Lowe for the lease of the Avenue Hotel building, a thirty room hostelry run by Mrs Effie Prow. Improvements include city heating water works labs and bathrooms to modernize the property, with a likely transfer to new management this month as plans aim to make it one of Bedford's best hotels.
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Avenue Hotel
S. B. Lowe
Lowe
Avenue
Bedford
Egg Confusion Brings Marriage Misfit Tale
A tale from Boonville area recounts Joseph Burns whose father sold eggs to a merchant. Burns put his name on eggs as a pledge to a Miss Nellie Brisco of Bower Massachusetts who had become Mrs Burns by marriage. The incident began with a letter about eggs and a name mix up.
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Nellie Brisco
Bower
Mass
Joseph Burns
Boonville
Young Burns
Miss Brown
Young Farmer Burns in Novel Romance with Letter Pen Pal
A 22 year old farmer named Burns courted via letters after a girl wrote him, starting a correspondence that grew close. He told his father he would be away for a week, bought a through ticket to Bower Mass, and returned home yesterday with his wife. The couple never exchanged photographs.
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Burns
Evansville
Bower
Mass
Young Burns
Purdue Grazing Experiment In Lawrence County
The Purdue Experiment Station plans a grazing test in Lawrence county using 60 cattle averaging 719 pounds. Ambrose Sears will care for the herd while William A. Cacell of the university oversees the project. Cattle will graze on blue grass until fall weighings determine results.
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Purdue
Lafayette
Ghas
Lawrence County
Ambrose Sears
William A. Cacell
University
McDonald Repents At Terre Haute After Killing Dwyer
Henry McDonald remains under care at St. Anthony's hospital Terre Haute as he recants his past life saying the killing of Dwyer was unintentional he sought Cooper and fired when he saw a puff of smoke. He suffers injuries from the courthouse fight and shows marked grit despite pain while denying responsibility for dynamiting Sanford.
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Henry McDonald
Terre Haute
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Dwyer
Indianapolis
Cooper
Court House
McDonald
Sanford
Jim Reese
Hatched By Hot Water Bag Freak Chickens
Four chicks hatched at J. J. Morton home in Normal Heights without a mother incubator. A hen left her nest, Mrs. Morton moved the eggs to a wool lined vessel and covered them with a hot water bag renewed twice daily. In time four babies emerged while ten eggs were dead.
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J. J. Morton
Southern Illinois melon growers curb mice by sparing snakes
Following a spring agreement, melon growers in the Southern Illinois watermelon belt stopped killing non poisonous snakes. The plan aimed to deter mice that burrowed into hills and devoured seeds. This year few mice are seen as snakes are spared.
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Illinois
Struck With Chisel Injures Worker at Plant
Louis Hahn of East Eighteenth Street, an employee at United States Cement plant, was struck on the head by a heavy cold chisel falling from an elevator. A four inch gash exposed the skull and required several stitches. Mrs. Adelaide Howe Whitney arrived from Winona Wisconsin after her sister Mrs. Harry Treats death.
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Louis Hahn
East Eighteenth Street
United States Cement Plant
Hahn
Adelaide Howe Whitney
Winona
Wisconsin
Harry Treat
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Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
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Sullivan Man
Grand Central Traction CO
Qbscene
BIG Stone
Grand Central
Board of Public Works
Justice Owens
Knox
Decker
James M. Myers
Deckard
Sheecks
H Street
Mrs. Myers
Luella Hartman
South H Street
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Tucky
Fort
Purdue College
County Grass
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