Lawrence County Republicans Plan August 3 Township Meetings
Pursuant to Republican State Committee orders Republicans in Lawrence County will meet in townships on Saturday August 3 1912 at 1 pm to select delegates for the State Convention at Tomlinson's Hall Indianapolis August 6 1912 and to nominate party candidates for statewide offices including Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State and others plus delegates for the Third Congressional District Convention. County is allotted fifteen delegates per convention with per township allocations listed and meetings held at designated local sites.
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Republican State Committee
Lawrence County
Indianapolis
Indiana
Said
Supreme Court
Appellate Court
United States
Shawswick
Marion Township
Spice Valley Township
Indian Creek Township
Mitchell
Tinsley Ridge
County Creeria Committee Meeting Notice
Lawrence County Creeria Committee announces meetings in Fayetteville Perry Springville Needmore School House Pleasant Run Heltonville Guthrie and Tunnelton. Chair CHAS. H. ALLEN and Secretary GEORGE C. CAMEBELL oversee the sessions.
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Fayetteville
Perry Township
Springville
Marshall Township
Needmore School House
Pleasant Run
Heltonville
Guthrie
Bono
Tunnelton
Chas. H. Allen
Lawrence County Creeria Committee
George ¢C
Camebell
Rare 1776 Documents Found In Old Barge Canal Trunk
A trunk recovered from the Barge canal era contains two genuine George Washington furlough signatures, an Astor account book, and Lafayette journey records in New York after the war. Also deeds pre dating public record, plus a hunter’s shack near Montezuma marshes. Original owner Judge Tremper of Kingston. Disposal steps planned.
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Montezuma Marshes
Tremper
Kingston
Alligator Delays Mail on Rural Route in Georgia
United States mail was delayed when carrier J. D. Moore encountered an alligator sunning on a road near Waycross Georgia. The animal moved aside after being prodded with a pole and the mail delivery continued.
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Atlanta
United States
Georgia
J. D. Moore
Waycross
Test to determine what is beer by pure food board doctors
In Washington DC a field test by Drs. Doolittle Mitchell and Dunlap aims to define beer for the pure food board. A Florida professor claims a method to restore life, a discovery likely to provoke the undertakers’ association.
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Washington, D. C
Drs. Doolittle, Mitchell and Dunlap
The
Pure Food Board
Flarvara
Undertakers’ Association
Odd Nuggets From a World of Small Wonders
A collage of wry observations on everyday life and curious events. A New York man is jailed for stealing 1920 collars while a Californian asks a congressman for the Congressional Record to cure insomnia. A court says poker at home is legal unless the wife is home.
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New York
Pittsburg
War and Weather Quips Roil The Yearly Chronicle
A quirky jumble notes seasonal heating with fans and hot nights while joking about famous names and fashion. A New Jersey man is jailed for mosquito control after a fine. A perceived war spirit grows as Kaiser Wilhelm is invoked in hat lore and insomnia cures. An Italian organ grinder departs home with a reported fortune.
Folding Bed Traps Family of Three in Williamsburg
A folding bed imprisoned Alfred Eberhardt, his wife Mary, and their nine month old daughter Josephine in their Brooklyn apartment at 680 Metropolitan Avenue. Neighbors and Officer O Connor pried open the door as the bed closed during a morning struggle to place the infant in the crib. A doctor treated the injured family.
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New York
Metropolitan Avenue
Williamsburg
Alfred Eberhardt
Mary
Josephine
Celic
O’connor
Herbert Street
Eberhardt
Brave Boy Rescues A Baby From Narrow Well
Henry Mathews a 11 year old from Dothlan Alabama earns Carnegie hero medal for rescuing 3 year old Bennie Grant, dangling head first thirty feet down a fifteen inch bore. He was lowered three times and finally captured the child before surfacing to fanfare.
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Tot
Dothlan
Ala
Henry Mathews
Bennie Grant
Henry
Cover for an ordinary chair to protect freshness and look
A practical chair cover design is described for easy slipping over a chair to keep it fresh. Cretonne fabric with braid edging is suggested, with a back double layer, seat piece, and side pieces. Ties around the legs secure the cover, usable for shabby or nice chairs.
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Cretonne
Feather Neckwear Returns with Opulent Ostrich Stoles
Feathered neckwear makes a comeback as wide ostrich boas in black white or to match gowns dominate street and salon wear. Doubled lancered white feathers create a luxurious stole while shorter feather necklets with pendant tassels stay popular, the long wisps fading from fashion.
Fashion Notes: Lace Edging and Satin Roses Trim Tulle
A fashion snippet describes tulle ruffles adorned with satin roses and lace edged deep collars. It notes tunic drapery with a matching bolero, bright purple bone buttons on a dark blue suit, and a gray serge suit with lace trims. Plain tailored waists with long sleeves rise in popularity.
Loosely Woven Fabrics Described in Textile Notes
The passage discusses grille or filet mesh linen used with plain linen and soft loose woven cottons with filet weave. It notes flecked cottons with pepper and salt coloring and attractive gray and tan tones, while warning loose weave may stretch or lose shape.
Bandits Mistake Water For Champagne in Mexican Raid
Monterey reporter recounts rebels in Guerrero seizing hundreds of bottles from a box car. Believing the "water" to be champagne, they drank it, fell ill, and killed a dozen Spaniards and wounded many others after returning to Chilpancingo. Dozens of rifles, two days of fighting, and heavy casualties ensued.
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Monterey
Mex
J. B. Butler
Chilpané Higo
Eight Legged Fish Bark At San Diego Coast
An eight legged fish with a bark like a dog was netted off the Lower California coast by Steve Rhio aboard the Panama. It arrived in San Diego in a tank with a rope around its neck and drew curious crowds at the customs wharf. It measures about two feet, has canine teeth, gills, fins, fur covered feet and eats potatoes and seaweed. Dr. Ritter of the La Jolla biological station will attempt classification.
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San Diego
Cal
California
Steve Rhio
Panama
Custom House
Ghia
Shield from sun and rain foldable awning designed in Washington
A portable shade and rain shelter features a two section central rod with cross bars forming an oval frame. Waterproof fabric stretches between bars and inclines to drain rain. Lightweight collapsible design allows easy transport for outdoor painting reading or fishing.
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State of
Washington
Soldier's Boots Saved Him At Fort Kearney
Freeman O. Cary recalls a Fort Kearney to Fort Laramie trek in 1867. Peter Small, barefoot until a two size too large pair protected him when Indians attacked. he escaped by clever rifle feints, leaped sand and water, shed boots, and reached camp to warn others as Sioux pressed from the river. We remained two weeks for relief.
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Fort Kearney
Platte River
Fort Laramie
Peter Small
Freeman O. Cary
Hamilton, Wash
National Tribune
Pete
Hin
Inventions Aid Lazy Man With Door Opener and Bed Exercise
The New York Herald notes two inventions designed to ease life for the lazy. C Alter of New York patents a pneumatic door opener allowing passage by stepping on a platform, targeting those with packages. A bed exercise device from the University of Tubingen uses electric motor pedals to move the legs, improving circulation and heart activity, claimed as a step from breakfast in bed to a morning constitutional.
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New York Herald
C. Alter
New York
Alter
University of Tubingen
Unmanned Balloon Reaches 18 Miles In Belgium Flight
A Belgian Meteorological Institute balloon ascended to 95 250 feet, about 18 miles, recording minus 82 Fahrenheit at peak and minus 88.44 at eight miles. The device used a two-balloon system to observe instruments and return them safely.
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Ueele
Berlin
Berson
Suering
Hergesell
Life Boats Nesting Elevates Deck Safety on Transatlantic Liners
One major steamship line adopts a nesting system for lifeboats to increase deck space. The new design allows only two or three boats stacked high, improving efficiency while maintaining rescue capacity on long ocean voyages.
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Transatlantic Steamship Companies
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James
Sherman
Calvin Faris
Elbert J. Stalker
Earl G. Short
Thomas J. Daniel
William Duncan
George L. Gibbons
William H. Skerd
Everutt W. Foster
Lawrence
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Statistician
Norway
Paris
Mona Lisa
Fairh
Charley Ross
Discovery
New Jersey
Kaiser Wilhelm
Italy
Turkey
le NL
Sandcreek
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