Dairy Herd Improvement Needed in Indiana
Purdue Ex Station report shows some herds yield $2.50 of dairy products per $1 of feed while others produce only $1.20. Indiana has about 200,000 cows not profitable on feed and labor. Advise: choose calves from proven dairy sires, keep herd records, improve feed and barns, and consider breeding associations to raise profitable heifers and replace underperforming cows.
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Indiana
Dairy Department
Purdue
United States
Winter spraying saves fruit trees from San Jose scale
Indiana farmers face San Jose scale invading orchards. A caustic contact wash with lime sulfur, diluted 1 to 8.5, must be sprayed to every inch of bark during winter before growth starts to kill the scale and protect trees from further damage.
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Indiana
San Jose
Corn King of Indiana Named At State Show
J. A. Stainbrook earned the title Corn King of Indiana after winning the ten lot class in the State Corn show part of the short course program. J. D. Whitesides took the championship in the single ear class. Both men hail from Franklin County.
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J. A. Stainbrook
Indiana
Mr. Stainbrook
J. D. Whitesides
Franklin County
New York Invents Innovative Two-Part Poultry House
A New York man designs an elaborate poultry house in two sections that fold and hinge for ventilation and cleaning. The lower section has side screens and hinged walls, while the upper section features a peaked roof with a hinged screened half and a roof that can slide off or on. The layout aims to protect from rain and light while improving ventilation and reducing insect pests.
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New York
Youth 15 Found Guilty of Murder
A circuit court jury in Boonville convicted William Lee of murder in the August 24 1911 killings of his father mother and brother. The defense attorney Thomas W Lindsey said no new trial would be sought. Lee showed no emotion as the verdict was read.
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Evansville
William Lee
Boonville
Lee
Thomas W. Lindsey
Freight train wreck near Cayuga endangers eight aboard
Eight men riding in the caboose of a Toledo St. Louis & Northwestern freight train escaped death when 20 cars plunged into the Wabash river near Cayuga Indiana. The engine crossed the bridge before the crash and the caboose tipped for the plunge before the coupling broke and the car settled back on the rails.
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Newport
Toledo, St. Louis & Northwestern
Wabash River
Cayuga
Perch Space Guidelines for Chickens in Housing
The article states six inches of perch space for small hens and eight inches for larger hens. It advises more room in summer and closer huddling in winter, with perches 12 inches apart and at least 15 inches from walls or ceilings. Leghorns should be kept farther from walls to prevent tail damage from brooming. Movable perches are often made by hinging to the back wall.
Private Car Derailed near Fort Wayne
J. J. Turner second vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad was slightly injured when his private car, the rear coach of limited train No. 6, was derailed at the western Fort Wayne limits. The car rolled down an embankment after being thrown off the track. Turner suffered a head wound and an arm abrasion but proceeded to Chicago.
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Fort Wayne
J. J. Turner
Pennsylvania Railroad
Overheated Furnace Triggers Major Noblesville Fire
A blaze in Noblesville Sheridan destroyed about half the business district after an overheated furnace in C. E. Elliot’s drug store ignited flames. A south wind spread the fire rapidly beyond the volunteer fire company and chemical engine’s reach, forcing authorities to tear down a flame structure to halt the progress.
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Noblesville
Sheridan
C. E. Elliot
Arsenic in Candy Claimed in Infant Death
Clarence E Williams one month fourteen days old dies in Cloverdale Indiana from arsenic poisoning linked to cheap colored candy. Dr E M Hurst filed the death return with the state board of health offering few details on source or administration.
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Indianapolis
Clarence E. Williams
John R. Williams
Cloverdale
State Board of Health
E. M. Hurst
Professors Face Jury in Adams White Cap Trial
In Bloomington lawyers for Silas Adams argue college professors are poor jurors in the white cap case. Adams’ lawyers used peremptory challenges to cut Indiana University faculty from ten to three on the jury. Adams is among eight men charged with whipping Harvey Mc Farland. Two professors sat on a recent Tobias Snoddy conviction jury.
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Bloomington
Silas Adams
Adams
Indiana University
Harvey McFarland
Tobias Snoddy
Hiccoughs Eleven Days Endanger Local Trustee
Logansport reports John Murphy, trustee of Eel township, has suffered hiccoughs for eleven days with no effective relief. Despite remedies, he grows weaker and death is expected hourly. The bout followed the shock of his daughter’s death.
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Logansport
John Murphy
Eel Township
Proper Poultry Care For Health And Ready Winter Eggs
The guidance covers consistent feeding at least twice daily and constant access to fresh water. It recommends exercise for health and egg production and providing crushed oyster shell. Split root vegetables for fodder, keep floors with straw, and prevent mites on walls and roosts. Early chicks aid winter egg supply. old fowls need less feed. avoid overfeeding. Collect clean eggs and store them properly. market-ready dressed turkeys weigh eight to fifteen pounds.
Knights of Pythias hold Seventh district meeting
The Seventh district meeting of the Knights of Pythias was held in Kokomo with several grand lodge officers present. Addresses by Albert R. Scherer and W. P. Hart and a exemplification by John Gaieher highlighted the night, while Rev. B E Daugherty of Vincennes delivered the principal address in a musical evening.
Terre Haute Engineer Loses Suit Over Brick Sale
Vincennes-Donn Roberts former Terre Haute city engineer loses in Knox circuit court. Judge O H Cobb rules for Albion Vitrified Brick Company of Bra vil for 1738 dollars plus costs in a suit over a car load of brick sold for Terre Haute streets. Co-defendants Nagel and Williams participate in the judgment.
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Vincennes
Donn Roberts
Terre Haute
Knox
O. H. Cobb
Albion
Bravil
Roberts
Messrs. Nagel and
Williams
Knife Wound In Marion Quarrel Leaves Man Fearful
Hollis Weaver fifty six of Sims Grant county was stabbed in the abdomen by Joseph Renfrow forty nine. Weaver rushed to the hospital with feared death. Renfrow was arrested and jailed. The dispute arose from a remark about Renfrow's daughter in law made by Carroll Weaver Hollis's son.
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Marion
Hollis Weaver
Sims
Grant County
Joseph Renfrow
Weaver
Renfrow
Renfrew
Carroll Weaver
Hollis
Sims to Quit as Tax Board Member in Indiana
Indianapolis Feb 6 Fred A Sims recently elected chairman of the Republican state central committee notified Gov Marshall he will resign from the state board of tax commissioners effective February 15 Governor Marshall said he has several applicants but declined to name a successor
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Commissioner Sims
Indianapolis
Fred A. Sims
Republican State Central Committee
Marshall
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Tax Board
Train Strike Kills Five Ties Family Tries
Albert Barekman aged fifty died from injuries after a fast train ran down his buggy near the Barekman farm in Vincennes. He leaves a wife and two children. The accident occurred as he attempted to cross the tracks with his buggy.
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Vincennes
Albert Barekman
Barekman
Gary Traction Wins Right of Way for Interurban Line
Gary February 6. An immediate entrance into Gary is assured for the Gary connecting railway an interurban line from Porter county to Gary. United States Steel corporation refused access but has deeded a right of way removing the obstacle to entry by the traction line.
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Gary
Porter County
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
Teegarden man saves woman from oncoming train
George Matz of Teegarden risked his life to save Mrs. William Johnson by grabbing the horse’s head and forcing it back as a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train approached. He suffered severe injuries and may be crippled for life. Carnegie medal commission will be asked to recognize his heroism.
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Laporte
Carnegie Medal Commission
George Matz
Teegarden
William Johnson
Matz
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Tragedy on Lake Shore Line Kills Two Men in Chesterton
Swapping a snow sweep on a switch near Chesterton, John Rock aged sixty was struck and killed by the eighteen hour Lake Shore flyer. The train hurled him onto nearby Edward Smith a freight brakeman, causing probable fatal spinal injuries. Rock leaves a widow and three children.
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Valparaiso
Chesterton
John Rock
Lake Shore
Edward Smith
Smith
Rock
Life term for Terre Haute slayer bandit
Arthur Jackson was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of killing Joseph Alberts a saloonkeeper he attempted to rob in Terre Haute on February 6.
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Terre Haute
Arthur Jackson
Joseph Alberts
Lesson on Jesus Growth and Church Role in Character
A pastor outlines Jesus youth as a model of growth, emphasizing that character forms over time through words, deeds, and choices. He stresses parental faith, obedience to parents, church attendance, and Sunday school as essential for shaping youth, citing Luke 2 and the synagogue teaching as key.
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Jesus
John
Christ
God
Heaven
Luke
Temple
Bible School
Jewish Bible School
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