Big Four Train Wreck Near Town Causes Derailment
A broken angle bar caused the No. 43 west bound Big Four passenger train to derail near the town’s western edge. The engine and five cars left the track but no one died. engineer William Rother was slightly hurt. Line blocked about six hours as Indianapolis and Lafayette wreck crews cleared the main line. Conductor J. A. Meyrose supervised. traffic resumed with five passenger trains delayed.
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William Rother
Roller
Indianapolis
Trai
J. A. Meyrose
Lafayette
Trafic
Lebanon
Bay View Club Discusses Philippines Letter and Societal Topics
The Bay View Club met with Miss Geraldine Perkins on North Jehana street. Members read a Philippines letter by Mrs. Mary Haynes Richey from Mendanao PBJ. Miss Mahan read in absentia. Discussion covered life and customs, with approval. Members protested basement rental by the library for business. A social hour followed with tea served by mothers and Mrs. Gregory.
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Bay View
Geraldine Perkins
North Jehana Street
Philippines
Mary Haynes Richey
Mendanao
PB. J
Kelly
Mahan
Walkar
United Stats
City News Light Brita reusters for sale
Miss Ida McCaslin donated 2.00 to Third Ward school for Victrola records. Daisy Masters visits J S Masters of Thorntown. W C Yutzy confined at home with tendonitis. Mrs O N Sweeney and Mildred Alice in Franklin visiting Frank McConausky. Lyman H Price of Indianapolis shipped cattle to a Washingt on township farm. Mr and Mrs William Harrison hosted Joish Flahback Robert and Icel Chambers at dinner. Dobins Schmiters returned from Delphi after visiting parents.
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W. S. Youky
Ida McCaslin
Third Ward
Daisy Masters
J. S. Masters
Thorntown
W. C. Yutzy
O. N. Sweeney
Mildred Alice
Franklin
Frank McConausky
Lyman H. Price
Indianapolis
Blg Farm
Washington Township
William Harrison
Bas
Pearl Street
Joish Flahback
Gon
Robert
Miss Icel Chambers
Dobins Schmiters
West South
Péreet
Delphi
Burglars Blow Mulberry Post Office Safe
Burglars forced open the Mulberry Indiana post office front door and blew the safe just before 2 AM. They escaped on a Lake Erie freight train about twenty minutes later. No one saw the burglars. a few center items were damaged and less than $2 was taken. Police in Lafayette and Frankfort were notified.
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Mulberry
Ind
Lake Erie
Arthur C. Ronk
Ulis
Ladoga
Lafayette
Frankfort
Darlington Mill Sold to Al Hopkins
W B Lynch of Darlington sold his saw mill to Al Hopkins. The mill is a chief industry of Darlington and has supplied many of the lumber orders for the Vandalia railroad.
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W. B. Lynch
Darlington
al Hopkins
Lyneh
Vandaila Railroad
Local Rogsile paper founder changes hands to 21 year old
The Re Journal reports Mrs C M Walter and children lost control of the newspaper to a new owner, a 21 year old familiar with the business who has worked there for months. A theatre party hosted by H M and Ivan Coulter at the Grand drew 600 to 702 children, despite a 15 year age limit, with several large fifteen year olds seeking admission. Teachers attended to ensure the children’s comfort and safety.
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Re: Journal
H. M
Ivan Coulter
Coullters
Jock
Republican state convention slated in Indianapolis for April 22 23
The G O P plans its state convention for the campaign nominating candidates with sessions at Claypool and a move to Hotel Severin. Delegates will be chosen by counties on April 10 or 11, one per 200 voters cast for Otis KB Gulley the 1910 secretary of state candidate.
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Indianapolis
State Central Committee
Claypool
Hotel
Severin
Otis KB. Gulley
Former Postmaster Finds Diamond During Chew
A. A. Laird of Frankfort bit into a plug and found a stone he believed to be gravel. A jeweler identified it as a white diamond and offered $50. Mr. and Mrs. George Beanblossom of East Rim street returned from a visit in Indianapolis.
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A. A. Laird
Frankfort
Laird
George Beanblossom
East Rim Street
Indianapolis
Four Hurt In Wreck Inbound Passenger Crash
Four persons injured at Forty ninth and Ada streets when a Grand Trunk passenger train inbound collided with a Wabash freight. One believed fatally hurt as steel coaches and railroad officials say the metal protection limited loss of life.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk
Forty Ninth
Ada
Birthday Party for Miss Esther Bower Draws Friends
Miss Esther Bower of West Main entertained a group of her girl friends on Saturday afternoon February 28. Those present included Pauline Allen Ole Broshar Elizabeth Garner Mary Lenox Ruby Gipson Nada Ulery Catherine DeVoll Pearl Zimmerman Hazel Miller Martha Datis Florence Campbell and Myrtle Dale. They enjoyed music and games and refreshments before departing late evening wishing Miss Esther many happy birthdays.
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Esther Bower
West Main Street
Pauline Allen
Ole Broshar
Elizabeth Garner
Mary Lenox
Ruby Gipson
Nada Ulery
Catherine DeVoll
Pearl Zimmerman
Hazel Miller
Martha Datis
Florence Campbell
Myrtle Dale
Wed night house cleaning shower for Miss Lens Himes
Miss Jewel Crooky hosted a Wednesday evening house cleaning shower for the bride to be Miss Lens Himes. The event featured a delicious two course luncheon and favors of buttonettes of sweet pews for attendees.
Thirty Three Church Fires Plague State Since May
The fire marshal reports thirty three church fires statewide since last May. Losses total about 41651 dollars with lightning and defective furnaces as top causes. Many fires occurred in summer storms when buildings were occupied. The marshal urges furnaces in fireproof enclosures and proper aisle spacing to aid egress during crowds and emergencies.
Want a Job Postmasterships Exam Held in Lebanon
An Executive Order requires competitive examinations by the Commission for fourth class postmasters where annual pay is $180 or more and the incumbent was not civil service appointed. Lebanon is named for an exam on April 18. Mrs Elizabeth Shipley of South East Street is mentioned in the text.
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Lebanon
Howard Allen Died in Chicago. Burial in Thorntown
Howard C. Allen, former Thorntown resident and brother of Mrs. W. R. Beck and Mrs. M. M. Custer, died Monday night at his daughter Edith Mack Arthur’s home in Chicago. The body will be shipped to Thorntown for burial. funeral Wednesday at two p.m. in Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. O. H. Carmichael officiating. The body to be brought on the Big Four train arriving this afternoon.
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C. Allet
Thorntown
William R. Beck
M. M. Custer
Edith Mack Arthur
Chicago
O. H. Carmichael
Oak Hill Cemetery
Indiana School Fires Highlight Heating Hazards
Four Indiana schoolhouse fires on February 16 caused about 20000 dollars in damage, with two buildings destroyed. Fire Marshal warns defective stoves and furnaces raise risk to students. urges intact fire bowls, floor protection, and preventive precautions as schools resume sessions. Unofficial reports also note four more fires on February 28.
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Indiana
Pastor Powell leaves Hamilton church for Cambridge study
Res P L Powell closed his work as pastor of the Baptist church at Hamilton New York on Sunday and will move at once to Cambridge Massachusetts to devote the remainder of the year to study at Harvard University before taking up homiletics at Colgate Seminary next fall, per Franklin Star.
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P. L. Powell
The
Baptist Church
Hamilton
New York
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Colgate Seminary
P Franklin Star
Wabash Valley Sanitarium Grounds Show Quiet Rural Setting
The Wabash Valley Sanitarium near Lafayette Indiana sits three miles from the city center on the Wabash River. It offers hydrotherapy treatments with pure spring water and a suplho magnesium well, equipped X-ray facilities, fluoroscopic work, and rates from 20 to 30 dollars per week inclusive of board and care.
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Wabsesh Valley Sanitarium
Lafayette
Indiana
Ssanitarium
United States
Deful
Wabash Valley Sanitarium
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Big Four
BAY View Club
City News
Athi
Surelars
Rodherst
Flere
Elizabeth Shipley
South East Street
Howard C. Allen
W. R. Beck
Custer
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