Indiana college teams post early schedules and matchups
In Indianapolis the Commercial Indoor Baseball League saw Atkins beat Lillys 15 to 13 and Parrys defeat American Central Lifes 13 to 12. Purdue opens basketball tryouts with a large old gold and black turnout as Coach Tapp and Captain Jardin eye a strong season.
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Fannie Ward Tops Keith Grand Opera House Bill
The Keith Grand Opera House in Indianapolis showcases English actress Fannie Ward in An Unlucky Star with a strong supporting cast. The program also features Famous Scenes from Famous Plays, Breathe Into Vaudeville, A Stormy Finish, Zoo Circus, and other acts plus new Photoplane motion pictures with Sunday Photophone showings for charities.
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Hal Stephens
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William Sceanlan
Shyrock
DePauw Debaters Hold First Tryout on Initiative Plan
The debating league of Delauw held its first tryout on Friday with nine men debating whether Indiana should adopt the initiative and referendum. Speakers for the affirmative were Areh Manning Charles Gibson A R Ladd and Claude Anderson. Troxel Cytle Witdtian William Manning and I H Hicks supported the opposing side.
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Downtown Crossing Rules Spark City Wit and Cartoons
Indianapolis editors chronicle Mayor Shank's new safety rules at downtown crossings with sharp humor and witty cartoons reflecting public response and local satire.
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Shank
Christmas Ads Urge Submissions for Holiday Edition
Readers are urged to send advertisements for the upcoming hotchey edition. Submissions must reach the office by Tuesday noon or possibly sooner to ensure inclusion in the December 25 issue.
Wendling Found Guilty of Murder of Alma Kellner
Joseph Wendling, janitor at St John’s Catholic Church in Oslo, convicted by a jury of murder in the death of 11 year old Alma Kellner. The jury fixed the sentence at life imprisonment after deliberations and reader instructions by the judge. Wendling claimed innocence and asked to be set free or sent to prison. The verdict followed a day of testimony and legal arguments about the girl being lured into the church bell tower.
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Sears Roebuck Monthly Earnings Reach Record
Sears Roebuck & Co reported November gross earnings of 7.8 million, up about 20 percent from a year earlier, the largest monthly showing on record. The fiscal year total is expected between 63 and 65 million.
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U S Population Near 91 Million, Census Bureau Reports
The United States population is about 91,000,000 based on state reports and census figures. California reports 2,387,046, up 60 percent, Virginia shows 2,061,612, up 12 percent, and Atlantic City, N J, revised to 46,150 inhabitants, 1,689 more than the earlier estimate.
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Christian Science Founder Mary Baker Eddy Dies at Ninety
Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science, died Saturday night at her Boston home after a nine day illness. She remained mentally sharp to the end and had continued daily drives despite illness. Her passing was announced Sunday from the church pulpit while preparations for private funeral services were planned by the denomination.
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Fatal Vandalia freight accident claims Amo man
Richard Hopkins a 16 year old retired farmer of Amo was killed Friday on the Vandalia line near Amo by through freight No 78. He was walking a shortcut to the meat market and misjudged the train’s distance, his body crushed, neck broken, skull crushed, and arms broken. He leaves a wife and two sons, one an operator at Summit and Hives in Clayton and the other a traveling salesman in Brazil. The piece laments railroad dangers and rail crossing safety.
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Indiana road debate argues education key to improvement
Mr. Kenyon contends road policy hinges on education and cites state data. Indiana shows more unimproved than improved miles with 21 864 miles of free gravel in eighty counties. Connecticut spends more on roads. He urges a highway commission and graduated vehicle tax to curb road damage and invisible taxes.
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Condensed State Happenings From Here and There
Burglaries at Heard County Bank yield 7900 in cash as safe is dynamited Friday night. A young woman Miss Mayner Frey of Frenryville attempts suicide with carbolic acid after heartbreak. a physician saves her. In Kentucky near Webbville a mountain brawl ends with John Perkins dead. Anderson Perkins is accused. John and Ralph Horine drown after skating on thin ice near Frankfort. bodies recovered. Peter Zanger of South Bend attempts suicide by asphyxiation. sanity to be examined. Brewery agent E Richard Shea secures Columbus rooms for a saloon. wets favor high license. William Allmond and Mrs. Katherine Cain vanish from Hartford City. A steak causes death of John Olson in South Bend after choking then dying at a bar. John Smyth of New York nears 17, then dies falling from elevator shaft. Mrs. Mary Ellsworth shoots herself in Danville after quarrel over a child. A first class mall bag from Indianapolis to Hartford City burns on Indiana Union line. contents intact until official word.
Farm for Sale in Coatesville Indiana at 105 per acre
Farm for sale featuring 14 aisles, several barns and granaries, sheds, fences, 2 wells and springs. Located in Coatesville Indiana. Asking price 105 dollars per acre, contact Thos De Witt Walfe.
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de Ream House
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de Witt Walfe
Coatesville. Ind
Hunting Notice Card Postings From Herat Office
The Herat office holds a stock of warning notices to post on farms prohibiting trespassing by hunters. They are printed on weather resistant material and designed to withstand outdoor conditions.
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Herat Ofice
Mnamia
For Sale Items in Amo Indiana Listings
For sale head of Sehropshire high prade ewes vealings to three years old. Jon Criray Amo Indiana. For sale one folding bed. Pnquire Do WoC AMPBELE.
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Amo
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