Indiana Clippings Report From Various Local Incidents
Clippings note Billy Thompson of Greencastle swindled out of 20 dollars after a $1 bill was raised. Frank Reynolds of the Odd Fellows Talisman died at his Indianapolis home aged 52. IU freshman Irvin Minneman from Logansport perished by accidental gas asphyxiation in Bloomington. Roy Morse near Nashville found 21 snakes while plowing and unearthed two large balls of rattlesnakes. A Newcastle hen broods eight young Belgian hares. Jeffersonville tom cat raises 12 chicks. Frank Feely of Muncie ordered beers and liquor destroyed after removal from local bootleggers. Taft invited to Terre Haute centennial in September if western trip permits. Newcastle man’s red cow painted black as joke. Muneie worker Esrac Ketterman discovers gas well-water eruption turning to steam. Greencastle commencement June 20 outlines graduates listed including many names.
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Frank Reynolds
Odd Fellows Talisman
Indiana
Indianapolis
Newcastle
Jefersonville
Double Murder Rocks Clayton After Ejectment Shooting
Reports from Clayton detail a double murder by Harvey Moon who killed Constable Oliver Wilhoit during a writ removal and then shot Mrs. George Baldock in her doorway. The child witness gave testimony, Moon was arrested, and the slain officer is remembered as a brave county figure.
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Harvey Moon
Oliver Withoit
George Baldock
Clayton
Oliver Wilhoit
Danville
Moon
Wilhoit
Earl Dobyns
Jesse Moon
James Harvey Moon
Wilhouf
Hendricks
Baldock
There Is No Time Like the Old Time Poem
A reflective poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes celebrates youth memory old gardens friends and loves. It contrasts old ties with fading present scenes and ends with well wishes for lasting memories and blessings on wives and friends.
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You
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Memorial Service Honors Soldier Valor at Coatsville Church
A well attended memorial service at Coatsville M E Church last Sunday honored American soldiers. Rev Owen Wright’s sermon urged sacrifice for peace over self interest, recalling Civil War era courage and urging Christian citizenship and anti corruption. The service featured songs including Tenting on the Old Camp Ground and America with congregational participation.
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Coatsville M. E
Grand Army of the Republic
Owen Wright
Wright
America
Farmer Charles Robbins Struck By Leather Piece
Charles Robbins a well known farmer living west of Dunnville may lose sight in his left eye after being struck by a piece of leather that flew from a whip he was using.
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Charles Robbins
Dunnville
New Egg Law to Enforce Loss Off Egg Purchases
Indiana egg dealers will buy eggs loss off starting June 1 and require farmers to supply good eggs or none, under a new state law amendment to the pure food act. The Indiana Association of Car Lot Shippers passed resolutions, Barnard urged enforcement, and merchants fear price competition from shops not candling eggs. The aim is to prevent sale of bad eggs and guarantee consumer protection.
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Indiana Association of Car Lot Shippers
Kust
Tf.fe. Barnard
State Food and Drug Commissioner
Barnard
Wwe
Health Board List Urges School Health Instruction
The state board of health proposes twenty health facts for public school instruction. It stresses disease prevention, personal responsibility, sanitation, fly and mosquito control, rat-borne plague risks, and ecological value of birds while noting most infectious disease causes 90 percent of sickness and costs.
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State Board of Health
Sunday Baseball Clash Between Greencastle Grays and Blaze
Sunday afternoon at Blaze Park the Greencastle Grays battled the Blaze in a close game. Hazlet started on the Blaze mound, the Grays scored in the third, Blaze answered with four in the second and three more in the eighth aided by an error. Ballard pitched well for the Blaze and Warren contributed timely hits. The Blaze plan another game at Greencastle soon.
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Greencastle Grays
Blaze Park
Battle Royal
Hazlet
Blaze
Grays
Ballard
South-Paw Sherrie
Ansingle
Franklin
Warren
Baseball and track notes from early season games and meets
New York beat Philadelphia 2 0 in game two of a series while Indianapolis routed Milwaukee 11 0 and Cincinnati edged Pittsburg 1 0. Minneapolis toppled Louisville 18 6. Brooklyn defeated Boston 9 8. Chicago beat St Louis 7 6 in 11 innings. Plainfield Boys' school club beat Mapletons 5 3 in Indiana. First double header tied 8 1 and 8 3 as Philadelphia and New York split. Washington defeated Boston 9 0. O Toole struck out Odwell with bases loaded. St Paul beat Columbus 7 0. Purdue boasts sprinter George Hoffman. Toffman showed form in dashes. Indiana University football practice resumes with James H Sheldon coaching at Indiana. Harsham College runners to Day ton with four members. Brown Conrad Stanley Earnhardt to run. Notre Dame time trials show John Devine improving beyond 2 47 5, aiming for conference half mile. Davenport of Chicago is top rival.
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Columbus
O'Toole
Odwell
Clarke
Delahanty
St. Paul
Butler
Columbus C
Harsham College
AJA
Dayton
Ohio
Turnverein Association
Conrad
Brown
Stanley
Earnhardt
Quakers
Maris
Notre Dame
John Devine
Devine
Davenport
Chicago
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Billy Thompson
Greencastle
Irvin Minneman
Indiana University
Logansport
Bloomington
Roy Morse
Nashville
Ile
Frank Feely
Muncie
Blind Tiger
White River
Taft
Terre Haute
William Henry Harrison
H.W. Evans
Evans
Esrac Ketterman
Muneie
Greencastle High School
Meharry Hall
Robert Aen
Lawrence Bryan
Choade Burks
Flossie d Adaster
J. Ward Burkett
Bra Chadwicck
Dane Chittenton
Ruth Wd. Crawford
Benee A. Dapey
Joseph Grubb
Rhinehe J. Daniell
OA. EE. Trendris
Hay Tiond Dallas Herod
Lucille Tillis
Lalrye Hummel
Jorenee Thughes
Burl Hughes
Ruby Clyde
Mary Jacobs
Ruth Johnson
Vera Wwelley
Dovie Lucas
Ralph Lloyd
Porrest
Willis Lewis
Edmad Lynch
Olive Mathes
Bonnie Miller
Roberth Newpont
Grace Piper
Raymond Rishtsell
Mona Ruth Enark
Garnett Sackett
Marie Sallast
Gladys Singelton
Mary Small
Ieva Sinith
Gay Smith
Thrace G. Ogden
S83
Jamestown
N.Y
Union
Winifred Wilson
Maya Thompson
Fred McCurdy
Nona Keeler
Hadley Conn
Ruby Crane
Sarah McClain
Chester Little
Ernest Owens
Katheryn Pinder
Etta Spieklenkre
Tie Thompson
Dennie Coltsclaw
Ruth Kendall
Robert King
Shirley Ader
Marie McCormick
Zay McClain
Chester Adis
Coatesville M. E. Church
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Bo Sullivan
Woirren
Lawlet
Pia
New York
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Fromme
Pittsburg
Cincinnatis
Minneapolis
Louisville
Brooklyn
Boston
St. Louis
Plainfield
Mapletons
The
Phillys
Washington
Collins
Hughes
Lelvelt
Fngle
Purdue University
West
George L. Hoffman
Toffman
James H. Sheldon
Purdue
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