Bloodhounds in Indiana Towns Police Efforts Pro voke Debate
Indiana towns increasingly use bloodhounds for crime pursuit. Seymour leads with kennels and a dedicated dogkeeper, inspiring some support as a public safety asset and drawing criticism over effectiveness and costs. Dogs reportedly help in rural areas and assist larger city police when trail details are prompt and discreet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Seymour
Winslow
Churulmsee
Noble, Pike
Gibson
Marion
Noble County
Department of Police Protection
Police
Missionaries Open Ports of Puerto Rico Work
Rev Dr C W Dress leads efforts to establish Methodist Episcopal missions on the island after American occupation. He has 13 years in Mexico and South America, with others from Episcopal, Presbyterian and Baptist groups already active. Baptists report six missionaries and property at Rio Piedras near San Juan.
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C. W. Dress
Methodist Episcopal Church
Porto Nico
Methodist Episcopal Missions
Mexico
Uth
America
Venezuela
Guianne
Anglican Episcopalians
Ponce
Episcopal Church
I and
Rio Piedras
San Juan
Green balks at duchy chatter and rumors about Sylvia
Mrs Hetty Green dismisses talk that her daughter Sylvia fished for the duke de la Torre. She calls such rumors common gossip and says Sylvia has not discussed a marriage with her. Separate notes report January emigration from Hamburg and Bremen reaching 22,857, up from 13,201, plus Wisconsin starch output and potato events.
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Hetty Green
Sylvia
de li Torre
Ang
Gr Bylvia
Germany
Hamburg
Bremen
Mrs Burnett Weds Mr Townsend in Quiet Genoa Ceremony
Francesa Hodgson Burnett and Stephen Townsend wed quietly in Genoa after her Washington winter. Townsend, son of the late Rev. George Townsend, is a former physician turned stage professional. They plan two months cruising the Riviera and Corsica before settling at Maytham Hill Kent. Burnett's novel work on The De Willoughby Claim and dramatization projects are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francesa Hodgson Burnett
Stephen Townsend
BE. RC. S
Inner Temple
London
Astor Aids Stranded Men At Rhinebeck Charity Aid
Col John Jacob Astor arranged relief for three penniless young men stranded near Rhinebeck New York. After Justice Pottenburgh ordered their confinement, Elmore Rickert contacted Astor who then provided food lodging and paid for travel to Buffalo. The trio left Rhinebeck that night.
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John Jacob Astor
Rhinebeck
N. Y
Albany
Col. Astor
Ferncliffe
Justice Pottenburgh
Elmore Rickert
Rickert
Astor
Buffalo
Lighting the Sea: surfacing a glowing naval shell
Naval officials in Washington and at sea pursue a chemical flare shell that ignites on water. A calcium chloride projectile tested at Indian Head impressed Rear Admiral O Neill though it proved heavy and unstable in flight. If perfected it could aid warships against torpedo boats by providing illumination during combat.
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Naval
Washington
Spain
Admiral O'Neil
Indian Head Proving Grounds
Ldeut. Strauss
Proving Grounds
O'Neil
Woman Owns Big Orchard in South Dakota Record
South Dakota claims the largest orchard in the state, surpassing Iowa. Mrs. Laura A. Alderman owns a 150 acre Hueley Turner county property with 6,000 fruit trees including plum, currant, gooseberry and grapevines. Three acres host strawberries and two acres hold plum trees.
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South Dakota
W. N. Irwin
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Iowa
Telegraph Line for Alaska Forts Urged by Gen Greely
Gen. Greely, chief signal officer, seeks a military telegraph line linking St. Michaels Alaska to Fort Egbert Cape Nome and other stations. Estimated cost about 500000 dollars covers 1000 miles at 150, 194 miles of submarine cable at 960 and 555 miles of land cable at 200. He cites Alaska’s growing commercial importance and argues a rapid, economical communication network will reduce needed military forces and improve administration. Difficulties include high local prices transportation scarcity and poles laid directly on the ground with insulated wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greely
Department of Alaska
St. Michaels
Fort Egbert
Cape Nome
Alaska
Gen. Greely
Secretary of War
Bicycle for Soldiers Plan Aims to Boost Volunteer Units
The government proposes 2,000,600 for volunteers with 250,000 to fund bicycle squads in each regiment. Lord Lansdowne and George Wyndham endorse bikes for home defense, enabling rapid mobilization and transport of arms and rations over roads, though not suitable for South Africa. A trained cyclist could reach a distant point quickly, like a charger at the door.
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Lord Lansdowne
George Wyndham
War Office
Cable Code For Public Messages Employed By Army
The article describes a military coded telegraph system to send private messages from the mainland to Porto Rico and the Philippines. An example shows a message from Mrs. Doe to Maj. Doe in Mayaguez using location ciphers and code words. Citizens could register names at proper offices to use the scheme if unknown to the signal officer.
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Porto Rico
Philippines
Gen
Otis
Doe
Philadelphia
Maj. Doe
Mayaguez
Ban Juan
Richard
Maj
Patent Office Sees Record Patent Output Potential
The patent office reports 785 more patents issued in the last three months than the same period last year. If this pace continues the annual total could exceed any prior 12 months, potentially reaching 26 000 patents. Trade marks designs and prints also rose. January and February receipts up 20 000 from last year, implying a 120 000 annual increase. Week ended March 10 brought 80 000 in receipts.
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Patent Office
Beauty and Dreg Stores Contend Beauty Is an Accident
The Chicago Times-Herald argues beauty may be accidental as Lilian Russe! asserts. the text suggests many drug stores might merely occur by chance in contrast to deliberate care.
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Lilian Russe
Chicago Times-Herald
Turquoise Mine Owner Reports Spanish Adjacent Find
Julan Padilla, owner and operator in southern Banta Fe County, reports the Albuquerque Journal-Democrat that an old Spanish mine adjoining his turquoise claim was discovered this week. It contains 35 feet of workings and various tools were unearthed. Contracts have been placed at Sheffield and Birmingham for over 170000 tablespoons for the army.
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Julan Padilla
Banta Fe County
Albuquerque
N. M
Journal-Democrat
Sheffield
Birmingham
Duties of Parents in Modern Times Voice
A preacher advises parents to balance discipline with understanding in raising children. He cites parental faults, inconsistent methods, and strong temptations facing youth, stressing care for body mind and immortal souls. The speech uses vivid parables of animals and a lifeboat to urge vigilance and compassionate guidance.
Start Early to Shape Children for God and Heaven
The speaker urges parents to correct sin now in the Christian home before moral drift becomes irreversible. He compares delayed reform to mending a sinking vessel and emphasizes the mother’s heart and early family prayer as pivotal, recalling a mother’s vigilant care and the enduring memory of her guidance.
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IPN
Fifth Avenue
Tom Paine
Noah
Itis
Garibaldi
Napoleon I
Kingdom of God
Jesus Christ
Matthew Henry
Angels of God
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Yogs
Island
DUKES
Metty Green
Wisconan
Burnett
Genoaa
Italy
Military Department of Alaska
Bicycle
Nritiah
Dr. Talmage
Louis Klopach
Solomon
Christ
George
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