Greatest Naval Battle Sinks Ships Amid Claim of Massive Loss
London reports 125 to 150 warships in a North Sea clash described as the greatest modern battle. Eye witnesses cite heavy German losses including battleships and cruisers, with hundreds believed dead and a value of ships sunk around $1.035 billion. Zeppelins and a destroyed German cruiser Elbing feature in updates.
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North Sea
London
Hetween
Queen Mary
Invincible
Copenhagen
Esbjerg
Blaavanda
Lewepapers
the Times
Captain Hunt
Naegborg
Cape Hanstholm
Jutland
Germany
Lending
Thydorden Canal
Elbing
Junter
Smuiden
Holland
Death toll in Rock Island wreck may reach 25
Rescuers probing the submerged day coach of the Rock Island train after it plunged through a bridge at Packard Iowa report the death list could total 25. Sixty aboard, 35 accounted for, five bodies recovered, with several named victims including Miss Frances Christianson Alvin Thorn Mrs S R Wescott Harry Farrell Pearl Robinson and a Mrs Williams.
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Packard
Rock Island
Frances Christianson
Wesley
Iowa
Alvin Thorn
Kensett
S. R. Wescott
Minneapolis
Harry Farrell
Louisville
Pearl Robinson
Williams
Hughes Still Is Silent on Republican Nomination
Washington reports Justice Charles E. Hughes refuses to confirm or deny any pre convention role or acceptance of a possible Republican nomination. His secretary Laurence H. Green says Hughes has nothing to say on the matter.
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Justice
Washington
Frankitchcock
Chicago
Charles E. Hughes
No compensation for skylarking in Indiana workers' cases
The Indiana Industrial Board rules that injuries or deaths during skylarking or horseplay are not compensable under workers' compensation. A dissent by Chairman Ed gar A Perkins accuses Frank Dry Goods Co of improperly employing an underage elevator operator, contributing to Alfred Neumann's death. Other awards and weekly payments are listed for various workers across Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Charles R. Hughes
Samuel R. Artman
State Industrial Board
Frank Dry Goods Company
Fort Wayne
Alfred Neumann
Edgar A. Perkins
Neumann
Perkins
Eckerly
Walter Rupszynski
Haskell & Barker Car Company
Michigan City
Martin Bucler
Standard Steel Car Company
Hammond
Lazo Zarnich
Mike Musar
Graves Tank Works
Ire S. Johnson
Merchants Heat and Light Company
James Zucco
A. Bentley & Sons
Charles L. Wright
National Motor Vehicle Company
Hardwick
Ball Brothers Glass Company
Muncie
Indiana boys school praised by welfare workers at national conference
Delegates from Connecticut Minnesota and Rhode Island studied Plainfield Indiana methods at the boys school led by Guy C Hanna. Visitors noted the school as a model for reform and praised its vocational options library patronage and the new Washington barracks for continuous supervision.
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Indiana
Guy C. Hanna
Plainfield
Alix Westerkamp
Charities and Correction
Berlin
Germany
Washington Barracks
Population grows toward 300000 in 1916 Indianapolis directory
The 1916 Indianapolis directory lists 116 776 names and uses a multiplier of two and a half to estimate the city population at about 291 940. This marks an increase of 9 063 from 1915 when the estimate was 282 877, indicating steady growth.
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Indianapolis
State Receives Kahn Property for Governor’s Home
The park commissioners adopted resolutions to deed the Henry Kahn house at Pennsylvania and Twenty-seventh streets to the state for a governor’s residence and to plan a large artificial lake north of Riverside park. The Kahn property was funded by assessments on the north park district, not general taxes.
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Kahn
Henry Kahn
Pennsylvania
Twenty
Riverside Park
Board of Park Commissioners
Park Board
North Park District
Lincoln Highway Crossings Plans Ordered by July 1
The public service commission ordered New York Central Lake Shore & South Bend Railway and Chicago South Bend & Northern to submit blueprints by July 1 for Lincoln highway crossings in St. Joseph County. The plan requires 30-foot clearance concrete abutments and a 30-foot roadway. Estimated cost exceeds $150 000.
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Public Service Commission
New York Central
The
Lake Shore & South Bend Railway Company
Chicago, South Bend & Northern
St. Joseph County
Name Changes and Dissolutions Filed in Indiana Incorporations
Articles filed with the secretary of state show Hamilton county based Hornaday Crawford company changing to Noblesville Sanitary Milk Products company. Fulton Avenue Mercantile, Evansville, dissolves. Northern Amusement, Indianapolis, capital $1 500, plans moving pictures with directors M J Barrett, Robert Wands, James A New.
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Hornaday Crawford Company
Hamilton County
Noblesville Sanitary Milk Products Company
Fulton Avenue Mercantile Company
Evansville
Northern Amusement Company
Indianapolis
Capital
M. J. Barrett
Robert Wands
James A. New
Indiana reports 774 318 school children in 1916 totals
The 1916 enumeration by state superintendent Charles A. Greathouse and assistant Ernest L. Welborn shows 774 318 children of school age in Indiana up from 768 622 last year. Enrollment, attendance, and by district gains and losses are itemized, with white and colored totals and urban rural breakdowns.
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Indiana
Charles A. Greathouse
Ernest L. Welborn
Notables Speak at Corydon Centennial Celebration
Indiana centennial opens two day program at Corydon old state capitol with speeches by Gov Samuel Ralston Congressman Herrill Moores Charles W Fairbanks Frank C Dailey and Russell Harrison highlighting Corydon as first capital and birthplace of the state constitution.
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Corydon
Indiana
State Capitol
Samuel Ralston
Herrill Moores
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Frank C. Dailey
Russell P. Harrison
Harrison
Teachers to Federate Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Teachers federation plans to affiliate with the State Teachers federation to gain favor with 18 000 teachers and push for repeal of the institute law requiring monthly attendance and for salaries paid yearly instead of per diem.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Teachers’ Federation
State
Teachers’ Federation
Body Found in Lake Mentag Case in Michigan City
The body of Gus tav Mentag seventy six was found floating in the harbor after he disappeared several days ago. He told his daughter the morning he vanished that ill health had made him weary of life. Mentag was a retired businessman.
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Lake
Michigan City
Gustav Mentag
Mentag
Circus Worker Injured by Wagon Loadable Vehicle
Vincennes reports Harry Mathews an employee of the Selis Floto circus may die from injuries after assisting in loading a wagon on a flat car and being crushed beneath it the wagon passed over his right leg between the knee and the thigh.
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Vincennes
Harry Mathews
Selis-Floto Circus
Wagon and Car Collide Injures Driver In Shelbyville
In Shelbyville a collision between an Indianapolis Cincinnati traction car and an ice truck owned by Daniel DePrez Ice company injures Alta Knight whose right arm was amputated just below the elbow.
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Shelbyville
Indianapolis
Senator Taggart Stops in Indianapolis En Route to St Louis
Senator Taggart paused in Indianapolis on the way to St Louis for a preliminary convention conference. He traveled with A C Sallee secretary of the state committee to discuss conditions in the state.
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Taggart
Indianapolis
St. Louis
A. C. Sallee
State Committee
John Stanley Indicted for First Degree Murder
Muncie reports John Stanley indicted by the grand jury for first degree murder in the shooting death of his supposed friend Charles Lovett of Ashland Kentucky.
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John Stanley
Muncie
Charles Lovett
Ashland
Boy survives head-entrapment injury in narrow hole
The two year old son of Clifford Foist was rescued after his head became stuck in a hole one foot wide and he was kept upright for an hour. Doctors initially feared fatal injury but report the child is now recovering.
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Anderson
Clifford Foist
Barrel Accident Injures Man in Comneraville
William H. Baker fractured his leg when a barrel of vinegar fell on him while lowering it into his cellar. He was alone and remained on the floor until his family returned home.
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Comneraville
William H. Baker
Runaway frightens Warsaw man. severe injuries feared
Peter Schwenk of near Silver Lake sustained critical injuries after his team bolted an auto causing his clothing to snag on a wagon and pull him about half a mile.
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Warsaw
Peter Schwenk
Silver Lake
Thomas McNamee Dies Prominent Wabash Banker
Thomas McNamee eighty three president of the Wabash National Bank and a leading banker in northern Indiana died Thursday evening after a long illness. Citizens of Wabash mourn the loss of a longtime financial figure.
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Thomas McNamee
Wabash
Wabash National Bank
Indiana
LeCain May Recover After Memorial Day Race Injuries
Indianapolis physicians express hope for race driver Jack LeCain who remains in critical condition after the 300 mile Memorial Day auto race. He is described as making a grand fight for life.
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LeCain
Indianapolis
Jack LeCain
Jitney Bus Accident Injures James Moran in Muncie
James Moran a local merchant was severely injured when a jitney bus hit a rut throwing him against a seat in front. He sustained injuries described as serious and was treated after the collision in Muncie.
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Muncie
James Moran
Train Kills Cyclist Crossing Tracks in Plymouth
Aden F. Clark an eighteen year old motorcyclist was struck and killed while attempting to cross the Pennsylvania railroad tracks ahead of a fast train in Plymouth.
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Plymouth
Aden F. Clark
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carnival Planned to Fund Guard Trip in Warsaw
During the centennial celebration from June 26 to July 1, members of Company H of the National Guard organize a big carnival in Warsaw to raise 1500 dollars for a trip to Washington D C for the next president's inauguration.
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Warsaw
National Guard
Washington, D. C
Slate Kills Miner at John Bull Mine West of Boonville
Boonville fatality report: coal miner Albert Walker, forty, employed at the John Bull mine one mile west of Boonville, was killed when slate fell. No further details given.
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Boonville
Albert Walker
John Bull Mine
Help for Working Women Letter on Pinkham’s Remedy
A Kentucky woman describes relief from debilitating female weakness after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports regained strength to perform all tasks and recommends the tonic to others. The letter promotes the remedy and invites women to seek confidential advice from the Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Frankfort
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Conley
St. Clair St
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Coyote terrorizes Porola California prompting hunt
A gaunt gray coyote attacked two dogs at Thomas Dorithy's home in Porola. Mrs. J Hardy narrowly escaped a bite. It appeared at the school during recess and was driven off by children. Hunters comb hills near town seeking to kill the animal.
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Portola
Cal
Thomas Dorithy
J. Hardy
A Respite Conversation on Summer Plans
An optimistic citizen asks about summer anticipation and a pessimistic reply notes many people will leave town for the season. The exchange captures contrasting outlooks on upcoming months.
Mean Suggestion and Miss Gladys Reflect Manners and Face Enamel
A fragment recalls a quizy remark about Miss Gladys's demeanor versus her appearance. The line juxtaposes social behavior with cosmetics, hinting at gossip tone in a bygone column.
Concentrated Satisfaction Pure Wheat Beverage Gains Users
Former tea and coffee users discover a pure wheat beverage with a pleasant flavor. It does not cause sleeplessness or heart flutter, common caffeine side effects, and aims to deliver a soothing alternative to caffeinated drinks.
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Wiliam Hall
Admirality
Marlborough
Hughes
Industrial Board
Circus Man
Mrs. Conley
Carter
Carters
Coyote
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