Brakeman Killed Near Lafayette in Railroad Accident
In Lafayette near river road bridge a Big Four brakeman Maurer aged 28 standing on east bound track to inspect wheel defects was struck by east bound freight No. 98. He did not hear the approaching train and died after being knocked 25 feet to the roadway. He worked four years for the railroad.
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Lafayette
G. M. Mourer
Fletcher Avenue
Indianapolis
Big Four
River Road Bridge
Monier
Hig Four
Maurer
Release recommended for Walter Temple at state hospital
Columbus E J Fogarty warden and Dr J W Milligan in charge of the hospital for the criminal insane have written Judge Hugh Wickens urging the release of Walter Temple of this city. Temple was arrested two years ago on burglary charges and sent to the hospital after an insanity declaration.
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Columbus
E. J. Fogarty
State Prison
J. W. Milli-gan
Hugh Wickens
Bartholomew Circuit Court
Walter Temple
Temple
Ex-Chief Feiler Dies After Operation in Terre Haute
Terre Haute Patrolman Nicholas Feiler former police superintendent and a popular figure died after an operation he had undergone to relieve illness. Feiler was 51 and had served with the department since 1898.
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Terre Haute
Nicholas Feiler
Geil Winues Feiler
Washington City Declares Stray Dogs Nuisances
The city council passes an ordinance declaring stray dogs nuisances and charges police with destroying any stray dogs seen on the streets. The council agrees to pay 50 cents per dog carcass delivered at the electric light plant.
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Washington
Body Found in Lake Solves South Bend Mystery
The disappearance of John Jenus of South Bend at Barron Lake in St. Joseph County last January is solved after his body is discovered in the lake. Jenus was part of the ice cutting crew when he was last seen.
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South Bend
John Jenus
Barron Lake
St. Joseph County
Jenus
Woman Arrested for Drunkenness in Bloomington
After a week long spree in Bloomington Anne Shields twenty two of Bloomfield was fined fifty dollars and sentenced to thirty days in the Woman s prison She was arrested twice in forty eight hours for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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Bloomington
Anne Shields
Bloomfield
Dreams Her Daughter Was Hurt Then Kills Self
Mrs Helen M Lyons aged 23 wife of Oscar B Lyons a Beech Grove machinist died by suicide at 1460 Lexington Ave Indianapolis after she dreamed her daughter visiting relatives had been harmed and she shot herself in the breast in the upstairs room. a neighbor and her husband heard a shot. She wore her best clothes.
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Indianapolis
Helen M. Lyons
Oscar B. Lyons
Beech Grove
Lexington Avenue
Greencastle Scientist Links European War to Local Drought
A Greencastle scientist proposes a drought cause tied to World War II style battles in Europe. He claims cannonading concentrates moisture near explosions producing heavy rain in France and Belgium, snow in the Carpathians, fog at the Dardanelles, and drought in our area.
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Greencastle
Europe
France
Belgium
Carpathian Mountains
Dardanelles
Bonds forfeited for sixteen young farmers raid on resort
In Vincennes a raid on a resort led to the forfeiture of bonds for sixteen young farmers who failed to appear. They preferred summer field work to ten days in jail for visiting the resort. In nearby Anderson about seventy five year old Spencer Lawson and John Haas escaped serious injury when Lawson lost control of his auto near a culvert and the car slid into mud.
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Vincennes
Anderson
Spencer Lawson
Lawson
John Haas
Boy Russell Little Sought By Police In Hamilton County
Shelbyville police aid requested to locate Russell Little a fifteen year old boy who has been living with Mrs. J H Golden of Hortonville Hamilton County. He disappeared several days ago and has not been heard from since.
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Shelbyville
Russell Little
J. H. Golden
Hortonville
Hamilton County
Gary Elevates to Second Class City Status
Gary voters approved a change from fourth to second class at a special election by 2150 to 1218. As a result, Gary will assume second class city status effective May 1, joining four other second-class cities in the state.
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Gary
Lusher Family Loses Barn After Fire Devastates Farm
One week after Frank and Rudolph Lusher lost a $6,500 apartment house to fire, they suffered a $1,000 loss from a barn fire on a farm near Elkhart. Officials say children playing with matches caused the blaze.
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Elkhart
Frank
Rudolph Lusher
Injured Man Falls from Train in Velp en
Petersburg William Wyatt of Velp en was injured leaving a Southern train from Huntingburg when he fell breaking his collar bone and left leg.
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Petersburg
William Wyatt
Velpen
Huntingburg
Child Dies After Fall From Second Story Window
Hartford City reports four year old Earl Carson, son of Mr and Mrs Troy Carson, fell from a second story window to the sidewalk and was fatally injured on impact. details indicate severe head trauma.
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Faille
Hartford City
Earl Carson
Troy Carson
Tramp Dies in Clinton Jail
A tramp plumber identified as Thompson Molday of Robinson Illinois died in Clinton jail after requesting nightly confinement due to being chilly.
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Clinton
Thompson Molday
Robinson, Ir
Club to Incorporate in City With Wa bash River Clubhouse
Sullivan The Eagle Island club files articles of incorporation with a capital stack of 2040 dollars and a clubhouse on the Wa bash river below Riverton in this city.
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Sullivan
Eagle Island
Wabash River
Riverton
Steamer Tragedy Drowns Madison-Jasper Owens
Madison-Jasper Owens of Louisville fell from the steamer Royal one mile from lock No. 3 on the Kentucky River and drowned. The body was not recovered.
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Madison
Jasper Owens
Louisville
Royal
Kentucky River
Bargersville Congregation Plans $12,000 New Church
The Bargersville congregation of Bargersville Christian church bought a northeast Bargereville lot to build a new church at an estimated cost of 12 000 dollars.
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Franklin
Bargerswile
Maryland Style Fried Chicken And Sides
Instructions describe washing draining and drying spring chickens then frying in hot lard and butter until browned. A thickened milk gravy is poured over the chicken. Fried Tomatoes and Fried Green Peppers are prepared with sliced tomatoes and green peppers pan fried in olive oil with basic seasonings and a white sauce.
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Maryland
Pork Preservation Method From Home Canning Guide
Instructions for preserving chopped pork with fat salt pork by mixing with soaked bread crumbs and onion, packing into jars, sealing, and processing in a hot water bath to create self jelly formed meat ready for long term storage.
Perfect Waterfall of British Guiana Described
A traveler journeys inland from the British Guiana coast to remote jungle and rugged plateaus to find the “perfect waterfall.” Warfield chronicles a mighty river plunging 800 feet with a 400 foot crest and an 882 foot total drop, five times Niagara, praised as Nature’s grandest display.
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British Guiana
Niagara
Mr. Warfield
Bread Muffins
Bread muffins prepared with breadcrumbs milk flour eggs melted butter and baking powder. Soak crumbs in milk for fifteen minutes then form a paste with yolks and flour salt and butter. Fold in stiff egg whites and bake in buttered tins in a quick oven for about twenty minutes.
Hogshead Cheese Preparation Method
Instructions describe cleaning soaking and boiling hogshead meat tongue feet and other pieces until the meat slips from bone. Season with salt pepper sage marjoram cloves if desired then press into tins with cloth and a weight. Rest two days before turning out ready for use.
Spiced Rolls for Luncheons
Bake cinnamon rolls from half inch dough brushed with butter and sugar. Roll tightly like jelly cake, cut inch thick, place close in a pan, let rise, and bake twenty minutes in a hot oven.
To Soften Paint Brushes With Hot Vinegar Tip
Vinegar heated to boiling point can soften brushes that have dried and become hard. The method suggests applying hot vinegar to restore pliability and improve brush usability.
Park encounter ends with worm eating dare
Mrs Beaton meets two ragged boys who offer a stunt for a dime. The elder proposes his brother will imitate a chicken, but he claims the younger will instead eat a worm for a joke. The exchange unfolds playfully in the park.
The New Cook Triggers Divorce Dilemma
A young wife sobs she must divorce her husband to keep a new cook from leaving. He reacts with shock as their perfect idyll collides with practical needs, illustrating how material concerns disrupt domestic happiness in a satirical tone.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Mere Expediency and Honest Motives in Politics
A dialogue contrasts honesty as a political tool with the risk of sincerity driven by policy aims. Senator Sorghum warns that a person acting only from honest motive can tire of a slow, steady system.
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Sorghum
The Question: Will the European War End This Fall
The passage ponders the fate of the European war with a confident fall-end claim. A follow up questions who supports that peak moment and who fans the uncertain forecast.
A Worried Bride Seeks Help From Mother
A brief exchanged between a young wife and her mother recalls a troubled marriage. The mother advises avoiding eyes and ears when the husband returns from the club, while the wife laments her nose as a problem in their frayed relationship.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Carnegie cites cynic quote about ministers and mistakes
In New York at the Aldine club Mr. Carnegie recalled a cynic who advised taking a mean advantage of rivals. He quipped that the cynic warned to profit by other people's mistakes just as ministers do when they marry us.
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Carnegie
Aldine Club
New York
Mr. Carnegie
Luck and Sense
A dialogue between a man and Senator Sorgum discusses trust in luck and the idea that some people are wiser when they rely less on judgment, suggesting that overthinking can hinder decision making. The exchange contrasts luck with prudent restraint in judgment.
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Senator Sorghum
Poor Father Jokes About Son's Postgrad Plans
A humorous exchange features a father and son discussing life after college as the son jokes about needing a new excuse to squeeze money from his father. The banter highlights generational financial expectations and light family humor.
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