Springboro Toll Bridge Era on the Tippecanoe
J B Van Buskirk notes Carroll and White counties built and financed the Springboro bridge with a 1870 four span iron design replacing earlier wooden toll crossings. The project, costs, contractors, repairs, and eventual 1916 sale mark the rise and fall of tolls and ferries along the Tippecanoe, detailing county cooperation and key figures.
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J. B. van Buskirk
Monticello
White
Tippecanoe
Springboro
Carroll County
Oakdale
Carroll
White County
Thomas Sleet
Reuben Thayer
James Yee
Asa Haff
Carroll County Board
Chili
Miami County
A. Wheelock & Co
Fort Wayne
W. W. Winslow
Helena
Ohio
Winslow
Warren Adams
John S. Troxell
George W. Pigman
James C. Cross
Theodore J. Davis
Christopher Hardy
Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Canton Ohio
Lafayette Bridge Company
Tioga
White Sprasty Council
Penancy
Have You This Habit
Priscilla's sequestered upbringing in a northeast town gives way to travel dreams after a Florida visit. A chance encounter with Miss Elizabeth, a worldly friend, sparks a decision to save, plan, and see the world, starting with China next year. The piece reflects on travel as growth beyond familiar confines.
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Priscilla
United States
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Elizabeth
Florida
Richmond
China
Carolinas
Georgia
Plymouth Rock
Miss Elizabeth
Metropolitan Newspaper Service
A Line of Cheer TF Poem Begins Early Day
A fragmentary verse line expresses starting at dawn to prove oneself as a perfect lawn. The speaker vows to keep spirit fresh and green while striving for a bright, smiling outlook.
Snappy Town Hero Beats Bank Robber in Odd Sprayer Shootout
Johnny Beal a eighteen year old hardware store clerk dreams of adventure in a small town. When a bank robber bursts out, Johnny aims the sprayer nozzle and unintentionally blinded the thief with poison spray before knocking him out. The chief cites Three Fingered Jake Dorsey as the suspect.
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Johnny Beal
Johnny
Edna
Mike
Jake Dorsey
Evolution of Congressional Record as Official Journal
The text traces the history of the Congressional Record as the United States Congress journal dating from 1799. It notes that before 1799 the Senate held secret sessions and publication began thereafter with executive sessions exempted. Records has been the title since 1875, previously titled Annals.
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Congressional Record
Congress of the United States
Senate
Acarns
Notice to Bridge Contractors for Wise Bridge Project
Carroll County Indiana commissioners will receive sealed bids September 20 1924 at 2:00 pm for construction and repair of the Wise bridge between Deer Creek and Jackson Townships Plans are on file with the County Auditor Bond and non collusion affidavits required bid security equals bid amount and the board may reject all bids.
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Wise
Deer Creek
Jackson Townships
Carroll County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
John H. Mourer
J. M. Kingery
Riley Stephens
R. C. Davidson
Geo. M. Smith
John M. Julien
Tippecanoe Township
Bond Sale Notice for Carroll County Drain Bonds
Notice sets sale for October 2 1924 at 10 00 A M in Delphi Indiana for 7261 76 dollars of James L Caughell et al Drain Adams Township bonds The 15 bonds dated Sept 1 1924 484 12 each carry 6 percent interest payable semiannually November 15 and May 15 Maturities span 1925 to 1929 The county Auditor R C Davidson will bid bids at par highest bid may be rejected as allowed by law
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Carroll County
Indiana
Delphi
James L. Caughell
Adams Township
Board of Commissioners
J. L .Caughell
R. C. Davdson
Michael A. Ryan Drain
Washington Township
Michael A. Ryan Et al. Drain
Flightless Wild Duck Threatens Island Pool
A rare teal on a lonely Hawaiian island wordlessly risks extinction as the lone freshwater pool dries, leaving the flightless duck vulnerable to encroaching sands. Local hunters could catch wary birds, but the real danger is the shrinking water source that sustains the species.
Notice of Bridge Construction Bond Tender
The Board of County Commissioners schedules bid opening at 2:00 p.m. for the John M. Julien Bridge project in Tippecanoe Indiana. The contract covers construction and materials with laborers furnished as required by the bond, and the bond shall cover such obligations.
Bonds Issued by Carroll County Indiana Drain Project
On October 2, 1924 at 10:00 AM the Carroll County Treasurer approves an issue of 10 bonds totaling 6074.49 dollars for Michael A Ryan Drain in Washington Township Indiana. Bonds dated Sept 1 1924 bear 607.45 each numbered 1 and 2 due Nov 15 1925 and so on through 1929.
Restaurant Man Warned Tonkey Chases Corned Beef Tale
Doorman Tonkey at the Palace theater tells Mike Genora to reopen his corned beef and cabbage joint soon. Genora, burned in the Capitol hotel fire, plans a Capitol hotel fire, plans reopening in Carl Ries building after renovations. Tonkey threatens “Black Hand” style action if demand not met.
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Tonkey
Palace Theater
Mike Genora
Genora
Capitol Hotel
Carl Ries
Mike
Lissen
Old Buzzard
Houston Post
Tradition Helps Nation In the Great Events
A quotation by G. Le Bon from Les incartificias da l Hanre Prasanra argues that the dead sustain the living will in protecting a nation during dire moments. It laments Russia's weak resistance at the war’s end due to a lack of fallen defenders.
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Russia
G. le Bon
Hanre Prasanra
Good Qualities of Bass Reported by State Commission
The state conservation commission notes bass are attentive fathers guarding their young after hatching and defending their shoal against threats. They have been observed attacking pickerel and pike that approach their swarm, according to Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
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Lebovies Marton
S. B. Maxwell
Oscar Winski & Co
Maxson
John C. O’connor
Attica Bridge Company
By Margaret Morison
John Kendrick Bangs
Ralph D. Paine
Doubleday, Page & Co
Board of County Commissioners of
Board of Countyommissioners of
Hoover
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Delphi Ice, Coal & Supply CO
Delphi, Ind
Carroll County Fair
Delphi, Indiana
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