Indiana Farmers Urged to Test Sugar Beat Growth
A committee from the Farmers National Congress urges Indiana farmers with rich black soil to plant half an acre in sugar beets and report yields to Purdue University. They note potential profits of 30 to 40 dollars per acre, the high cost of a factory, and the need to prove climate and land suitability before locating a factory. E G Murrinvale signs as Indiana committee member.
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Indiana
National Congress
Purdue University
United States
France
Germany
E.G. Murrinvale
Indiana News Snippets From Across The State
A miscellany of Indiana notes includes Terre Haute seeking a state cycling meeting, Elwood church plans at $7000, Maya Powell joins Alphi Chi Omega at DePauw, and a workers’ union dispute over glass trades. Also: Terre Haute School enrollment rises, a fire destroys a farm home near Valparaiso, Harvey Tinkler’s eight-year sentence for assault, Terre Haute high school’s thirty sixth commencement, State normal school birthday marked, and escapees at Richmond hospital. Additional items cover a Sparke county drainage proposal, Tolleston club attacks, Amanda Jenkins tragedy, grippe exchange, and Mitchell resident John Bond’s eccentric vow.
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the Baptists
Elwood
Maya Powell
Alphi Chi Omega
DePauw University
Indiana Window Glass Workers’ Union
Flint and Green Glass Workers
Unsatisfactory Memory Exchange Cited by Fliegende Blatter
A humorous exchange features a professor accusing a student of loud talking during a lecture and the student denying it, claiming the noise came from the professor speaking in his sleep, as quoted by Fliegende Blatter.
Tragic Lamp Fire Death of Local Girl
Huntington January 30. The young daughter of William Eger died instantly after lighting a lamp caused her clothing to catch fire. The incident occurred in the home and prompted a fatal burn accident report.
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Huntington
William Eger
Edward Perry Hanged for Sawyer Family Murder
Ava Mo January 30 Edward Perry murderer of the Sawyer family father mother and son was hanged this afternoon. The execution broke his neck in the drop and he was pronounced dead fourteen minutes later.
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Ava
Edward Perry
Sawyer
Wheeling & Lake Erie Shops to Reopen at Toledo Norwalk
The Wheeling and Lake Erie car shops in Toledo and engine works in Norwalk will restart with a full workforce on Monday. Neither shop has operated at full capacity for over two years.
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Toledo
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Norwalk
Sisters Die Crossing Train Tracks in Indiana
Katie and Dottie Miller, daughters of Samuel Miller, were killed when their buggy was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train at Eastwood, Vincennes. They were returning from school at the time of the accident.
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Vincennes
Ind
Katie
Dottie Miller
Samuel Miller
Baltimore & Ohio
Eastwood
Petition Drives Anti Cigarette Law Signatures Hit 1200
A petition circulated in Logansport by the W C U received about 1200 signatures for an anti cigarette law. Almost everyone asked signed. The petition has been sent to the legislature.
Lightfist Tales and Witty Exchanges in Humorous Dialogues
A sequence of humorous snippets shows Mrs Lightfist reacting to a five cent tip and a surprised Mr Lightfist denying offense. Other quips include a pony named What Ma Says and a book agent encounter, ending with a witty remark about editors.
Dr Adams Burned to Death in Amity Fire
Special to the Imdiamnapulis Journal reports a fatal house fire at Amity near Edinburg. Dr J H Adams, age over seventy, perished after being pulled from the upstairs room by his son Paul who also survived but suffered severe burns to his face and hands. Wife Mrs Adams escaped after a fall down the stairs. the residence and contents burned with no insurance. Cause undetermined though suspected incendiary.
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EdiInBurg, Inc
J. H. Adams
Amity
Edinburg
Dr. Adams
Colonel Adams
Clark County
Paul
Baseball notes and player moves headline season
Eddie Burke earns a cigar named after him as teams eye acquisitions. The Philadelphia club considers buying McGann from Boston while six candidates contend for center field. The Colts train at Hot Springs with Penn State and Cincinnati updates. Joe Kelly heads to Baltimore for winter, Chicago team to report by March 1, and prospects for Reds unsigned amid Sunday game remarks by President Young.
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Battery
University of Pennsylvania
Hart
Hot Springs
Colts
Robin Francis
University of Cincinnati
Chicagos
Chick Frazer
Louisville
New York
Capitan Joyce
Jack O’conner
Cleveland
Hoy
Milkr
Corcoran
Irwin
Vaughn Gray
Foreman
I Rhines
Dwyer
Ehret
Reds
Young
Out of the Ordinary: Curiosities from a Bygone Era
A compilation of odd facts and claims including Salvation Army meals in London, a fictional price of living in Japan, Cholock Cascade as the world’s highest fall, Robbin Hood’s grave near Huddersfield, the British Isles island count, pest planting lore, Spain’s colonial size, and Japanese addressing customs.
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Salvation Army
London
Japan
Yosimite
Cal
Robbin Hood
Huddersfield
Yorkshire
British Isles
Spain
New World
Cuba
Porto Rico
Dixon Busy Boxer Sets Sights On Downey Bout
George Dixon remains active as he wins a match then trains for a twenty round bout with Jack Downey scheduled for February 15. John Sullivan plans a March tour with Frank Dunn of Boston’s Palace theatre as partner, featuring a minstrel act with Sullivan as interlocutor and statue poses. Sullivan still recovers from tonsillitis.
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George Dixon
Jack Downey
John Sulivan
Frank Dunn
Palace Theatre
Boston
Sullivan
Shade Tree Mention In Neighborly Conversation
A dialogue notes a large tree described as having dark long narrow leaves. The exchange identifies it as a shade tree as a casual local observation.
Century sentence for Chicago burglar across five homes
Judge Ewing imposed successive twenty year terms on Thomas Jackson after he burglarized five residences on December 22. He was linked to a razor attack on Lena Christianson and a severe finger injury to Mrs. Suhr during the break ins. The judge urged prison authorities to apply the full limits for each count.
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Cincaco
Ewing
Thomas Jackson
Jackson
C. Christianson
Lena
Herman Suhr
Fire forces twenty five Newton residents from smoke filled apartments
A fire at 2 30 this morning in the Newton apartment building at Thirty ninth and Calumet avenue drove 25 families to the street in snow. Policeman Cleghorn found eleven year old Ella Mcbride overcome by smoke and carried her to a neighbor. Firemen kept the blaze from spreading while water damaged many households. building damage is expected to be small. The fire started from an overheated steampipe.
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Cucapo
Newton
Thirty-ninth
Calumet Avenue
Ella Mcbride
Cleghorn
Advertising Ruthlessly in Slow Times
A paraphrase of John Wanamaker’s boast that merchants push ads and prices hardest in dull periods, arguing that customers search for bargains most then and shop eager for value.
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Largains
John Wanamaker
Luxurious Bathroom by Emma Spreckels for Her Use
Emma Spreckels plans a $10,000 private bathroom as part of a personal suite for her New York toned home designs. The article notes her marriage to Thomas Watson at 27, her rift with Claus Spreckels, and the revival of the lavish project amid an all female viewing crowd in Trenton New Jersey.
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New York Herald
Trenton
N. J
Thomaga Watson
Claus Spreckels
America
New York
Emma Spreckels
Europe
Pacific Coast
Cupid
Thomas Watson
San Jose
California Hotel
San Francisco
Queen’s Drawing Rooms Set Five for Coming Season
The queen plans five drawing room events for American ladies this season three hosted by the princess of Wales and two by the queen in May and early June. Each event limits 200 presentations and the June room will precede the diamond jubilee celebrations with European princes expected. The queen, in good health, oversees jubilee preparations amid reports of illness denied. she returns from Osborne to Windsor on February 10 and leaves for Cimiez, France on March 9.
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Princess of Wales
Osborne
Windsor Castle
Cimiez
France
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