Prisoner recalls four months in Andersonville hell
William E. Whittinghill, then a teenaged Kentucky lad, recalls four and a half months in the Andersonville prison during 1864. He describes squalid food, vermin, bloodied gums, and a brutal march from Chattahoochee to the camp, noting 85,000 men penned on fifteen acres and the Providential Spring. He later joined Lebanon and reflects on his Civil War service and exchange survival.
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Kentucky
Georgia
Andersville
William E. Whittinghill
Lebanon
Earth
Jacksonville
Fourth
Kentucky Veteran Volunteer Infantry
Iowa
Michigan
Tennessee
Wilson
Chattahoochee River
Hood
Atlanta
Love Joy Station
Tebel
Brownlow
Andersanvijie
United States
Andersonville
Anderson Ville
Une
Wirz
Prizons
Yuletide
Dahomey
Union
Man Held on Child Desertion Charge
A Fort Wayne man arrived in Crawfordsville and was taken into custody at 7 pm Wednesday on a charge of child desertion concerning Asa Hardesty. He claimed his wife deserted him, plans to plead not guilty at Port Wayne arraignment, and an officer was to escort him back, expected on an evening train.
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Crawfordsville Journal
Fort Wayne
Asa Hardesty
Ideal
Lebanon
Port Wayne
Fire Rips Clark's Hill Home. Bedridden Fire Suspected
Smith, resident two miles northeast of Clark's Hill, woke in the middle of the night to a blaze consuming his rock dwelling. He roused his family, and they escaped as flames and debris collapsed the single story structure. Origin of the fire remains unknown.
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Smith
Clark's Hill
Heavenly Vision Sermon At Union Meeting On Public Square
A Sunday night open air service on the public square featured Dr. Lisgar Eckhart of DePauw University delivering The Heavenly Vision. He urged obedience to vision, cited Paul's Damascus moment, and explained visions of Christ, ideal manhood, victorious power, and redemptive love shaping faith and service.
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Lisgar Eckhart
DePauw University
Eckhart
Paul
Damascus
Jesus Christ
Jesus
God
Runaway Boys Reach Home Tired Footsore and Weary
Lebanon youths Relph Norvel Kern Husky left for Paris unknown last Tuesday and returned Sunday morning up to Boone tired and hungry. They walked from Dayton Ohio to Boone with little money. A neighbor’s boy gave them thirty cents. They slept out Saturday night near Whitestown and began home early Sunday. Mothers were glad and two physicians had to calm their nerves.
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Relph
Norvel Kern
John Husky
Lebanon
Paris
Boone
Dayton
Whitestown
Fertility of the Soil for Corn Growth Stages
Purdue University Bulletin No 176 examines how corn composition changes across growth stages to inform soil fertility. Authors W J Jones Jr and H A Huston emphasize balanced fertilization and crop rotation, noting that plant food use varies by growth phase and that older tables may misstate nutrient removal.
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W. J. Jones, Jr
H. A. Huston
Purdue University Experiment Station
United States
Havest
Pearl Hickton
Hickson
Mabiel
Potash Loss Revealed in Wax Corn Field Study
A detailed agricultural report notes rainfall between October 1 and 5 totaling 2.10 inches, washing potash from ripening corn leaves. The analysis shows 12.3 pounds lost in stalks and blades and 1.7 pounds in ears, with ash rising and nitrogen dynamics shifting as ears form, suggesting soil potash exhaustion limits corn in the belt and leads to chaffiness with continuous cropping.
I Pitched No Hit Game Hard Luck Contest
Murphy Indians edged Mechanicsburg 1 0 Sunday in a close baseball clash at Mechanicsburg. Mechanic sburg pitchers Terhune allowed no hits while seven scattered blows and two errors doomed the locals. Mandel made a spectacular running catch in the outfield and the teams prepared for a midweek nod to Whitestown in the Red Men’s pitche event.
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Murphy Indians
Mechanicsburg
Indiana
Terhune
Mandel
Texhune
Cox
Clemons
High
Whitestown
Annival Red
Rifle Bullet Kills Lafayette Insurance Chief in Canoe
Charles A. Werkhoff, 32, superintendent of Lafayette Insurance, was killed instantly near Monticello when a rifle discharged while he placed it in a canoe. Witnesses include his wife and friends. he was a Spanish American War veteran, Mason, Knight of Pythias, and Odd Fellow. He leaves a widow and parents in this city. The accident occurred during a river trip down the Tippecanoe River.
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Lafayette
Charles A. Werkhoff
Lafayette Insurance Company
Monticello
Tippe Canoe
Werkhoff
Mias
Gladys Gray
Pything
Cornelius Werkhoff
Oscar Hartley
Lebanon
Farmers State Bank
Beaver Pitched In Lafayette Win Over Ladoga
The Lafayette Red Sox defeated Ladoga 8 to 2 Sunday at Lafayette. Ladoga scored in the eighth on Beaver, the first run he allowed in 35 innings, as he yielded seven hits and struck out thirteen batters.
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Lafayette Red Sox
Ladoga
Lafayette
Beaver
Lipton Declines Shamrock IV Race If England Enters War
Sir Thomas Lipton said he has decided not to race Shamrock IV off Sandy Hook for the America's Cup if England becomes involved in the European wars. The statement comes as tensions rise and plans for a London event with yachts are in flux.
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London
Thongs Lipton
Sandy Hook
America
England
Same Old Story Lebanon Wins Again In Tight Bout
Lebanon rose from an early eight to two deficit to defeat Indianapolis Merits 12 to 9 Sunday. Miller and Hanna led Lebanon with power including a home run from Miller while Link struck out twelve for the locals. Nash held the Merits to eight hits as Lebanon’s defense turned three errors into scoring chances. Lotshaw replaced Empire Long after an early injury as the game stayed tight through the middle innings.
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Lebanon
Indianapolis
Tomlinson
Galerna
Miller
Link
Lout
Hanna
Harris
Baimen
Hart
Roempke
Bunny
Emmett
Nash
Mes
Pierce
Empire Long
Lotshaw
Frankfort
Breho Tanna
Baumen
Emmert
Endwig
Heflin
Tomkinson
Serere Toon
Mateus A
Ss Se
Kausky
New
Kuhns
Carr
McElfresee
Merits
Flebanon
Kuhn
Hanne
Paseed Ball
Office Opens in Farmers State Bank Building
The new taxicab office of Charles Elder is now open to the public. It handles all taxicab orders and offers cigars, candy, and chewing gum. The mahogany finished cases stand on marble bases, four in number, with rest rooms for ladies and gentlemen nearby.
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Charles Elder
Farmers State Bank
J Lebarion
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William E. Whittinghall
Ava Hardesty
Crawfords
Ville
Heavenly Vision
Purdue Station
Country Culture Club
Wax
Misa Pearl Hick
Son
Murphy's
Chanicsburg
C. A. Werkhoff
Fayette
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