Hoosier Troops on the Border at Mercedes Texas
Indiana soldiers stationed near Mercedes Texas face possible reorganization into a division. Brigadier General Lewis says no definite plan for a major general is set, while troops, including Minnesota and Nebraska units, prepare for potential border raids. Local Indiana ties strengthen as stops along the train tour reveal a large Indiana presence and support from Brownsville officials.
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Llano Grande
Geneal Lewis
Indiana
Lewis
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kings
Payne
Battery A
Indiana Infantry
A. E. Brown
Brownsville
Sam Murdock
Battery Chera
C. H. Boyd
Terre Haute
Mercedes
Albert Kalbfleisch
Peru
Indiana dunes plan forms to seek national park
A temporary organization named the National Dunes Park Association is to be perfected in Gary as 3000 people attend a Tremont meeting amid heat and dunes. Plans include a 4 part thirty mile preserve, a dollar subscription fund, and congressional aid. A six August formation date was noted with Knotts as provisional chairman and Can non, Harrison, Dennowitz, Jones as officers.
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Gary
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Tremont
Chicago
National Dunes Park Association
A. F. Knotts
Hammond
Thomas H. Cannon
Robert Harrison
Valparaiso
Carl Dennowitz
Alfred Jones
Outdoor Art League
The
Prairie
Illinois
Michigan
Knotts
Tom
Jesse Smith
America
Mexican
Arctic Circle
Jens Jensen
France
Denmark
Organizing Another Indiana Artillery Battalion
Indianapolis adjutant general Bridges says she will organize another artillery battalion for the Indiana National Guard as fast as cities with artillery units can recruit to strength to permit inspection. Fort Wayne unit reports sixty nine men intend to join. minimum strength needed is 133.
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Indianapolis
Franklin L. Bridges
Indiana National Guard
Fort Wayne
Night riot erupts in Logansport amid streetcar strike
Unclear text describes a night of rioting in Logansport following a streetcar conductors strike. References Ft Wayne Traction Company and increased operations amid the unrest. Strong entities include Logansport, Ft Wayne Traction Company, and streetcars.
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Logansport
Ft.’ Wayne Traction
Atrike
Indiana to Open National Guard Recruiting Stations statewide
Following Franklin L Bridges return the adjutant general plans recruiting offices in Indianapolis South Bend Fort Wayne Terre Haute and maybe Evansville. Each station will have a sergeant corporal and private in charge. Recruits will be sent to Fort Benjamin Harrison for training before border assignment.
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Indianapolis
Franklin’ L
South Bend
Ft. Wayne
Terre Haute
Evansville
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Edward Coppock
Government Army
State Guard
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Clergy Pension Plan Adopted by Dioceses
Indianapolis clergy of the Protestant Episcopal church report the U S pension plan has been adopted by sixty eight dioceses. More than ninety eight percent of clergy including ministers missionaries and educators will be eligible under the plan.
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Indianapolis
Protestant Episcopal Church
Indiana
United States
Indiana apple show offers prizes at West Baden
The Indiana Horticultural Society will offer over $2,000 in cash and merchandise prizes for the best fruit displays at the annual Indiana apple show to be held November 14 at the West Baden Springs Hotel. The exhibit has previously been in Indianapolis.
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Orleans
Indiana Horticultural Society
Indiana
West Baden Springs Hotel
Indianapolis
Reunion of Green County Residents Planned at Brookside Park
A one day back to the country movement formed by former Green county residents now in Indianapolis plans a reunion of all former Green county citizens at Brookside Park on Sunday July 30.
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Indianapolis
Green County
Brookside Park
Gold Bearing Vein Struck Near City
An apparently heavy vein of gold bearing sand was discovered in a gravel pit opened by James H. Mellhaney and Otis T. Stevens on their farm northwest of the city. The find occurred during pit excavation.
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Newcastle
James H. Mellhaney
Otis. T. Stevens
Hundreds of Clay Workers Strike at Brazilian Plant
In Hoosier notes several hundred clay workers block the road to the Hydraulic Press Brick Company, warning bosses to join the strike. The union bans hiring pump men, superintendents, fire department staff and watchmen during the stoppage. Columbus warns residents to conserve water as municipal pumps strain under hot, dry weather. Shelbyville moves to secure a county agent with a $500 deposit, and Elkhart notes rising teacher pay and labor difficulty in 1913.
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Brazil
Hydraulic Press Brick Company Works
Columbus
Paving Uproar Through History and Curious Materials
The text catalogs eccentric paving schemes and materials from Europe, America, and beyond. It cites Paris and Lyons style roads in France, copper and silver paving anecdotes for royalty, mirrors on Louis XIV courts, and a Milan palace yard mosaic of varied stone from many lands, highlighting extravagant public works.
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France
In- Republique
Russia
Maximilian Emanuel
Bavaria
Louis XIV
Versailles
Louta
Louise de’ la
Val Nere
Louis
Milan
Europe
America
Asia
Africa
Australian
Cat Dives for Frog in Pond Stuns Maine Worker
Warren Clement of Millvale heard a splash in a pond while in his hayfield. He watched his Angora cat dive from a stump, recover a lifeless frog, and return for another dive, displaying remarkable hunting in front of him.
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Froga
Warren Clement
Millvale
Buy
Maine
Angora
Cook
Art for Arts Sake stock chatter prompts doubt
The excerpt shows Mr. Cumrox dismissing concern over art prices while stock ticker news looms. He says he will not return home to study a new market quotation, indicating detachment from potential price volatility.
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Rox
Fragmentary crime note hints at domestic disturbance
A disjointed OCR snippet mentions a young wife seeking to learn when her husband returns home and a plan to buy drugs. The text also references wakingfulness and sprinkling the floor with tacks, implying a potential protest or harm motive amidst an unstable domestic situation.
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Husba
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