South Bend Man Hears Of $160000 Fortune Scheme
Thomas Pope in South Bend received a Madrid letter claiming he could obtain $160,000 from a scheme linked to Alexis Ivanovitch. The note, plus a London clipping about embezzlement and pursuit, proposes Pope contact a Spaniard for steps to recover $480,000 with a share to Pope and Ivanovitch's daughter. Police may investigate.
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South Bend
Thomas Pope
Madrid
Spain
Alexis Ivanovitch
London
St. Peterspurg
Hammond Youth Kills Stepmother Then Slays Self
Frank Cravens, 19, a Hammond law student, shot and killed his stepmother Grace Cravens after she refused to reveal where she hid two revolvers. He then shot himself and lies dying in a hospital. His father, Lincoln B. Cravens, was once a law partner of J. G. Bach and a former Indiana Mason leader.
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Hammond
Grace Cravens
Chicago
Frank Cravens
Cravens
Lincoln B. Cravens
J. G. [Bach
Fidiana Appellate Court
Indiana Grand Lodge of Masons
Women Shuck Corn for Church in Terre Haute
Fifteen women from Mt Pleasant neighborhood rode into Terre Haute on a wagon loaded with corn they shucked the day before. They offered to sell it for the Mt Pleasant church with the proceeds to benefit the congregation. DB Z Hanks, a postmaster candidate, bought forty bushels at 63 cents a bushel, 27 cents above market price.
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Terre Haute
Mt. Pleasant
Z. Hanks
Mt. Vernon Boy Killed by Gunshot
In Mt Vernon on November 18 Ralph Conner age 11 was killed by a gunshot while out nutting with his brother McKinley 14. The father had urged the older boy to take a gun to shoot a mad dog, and the gun discharged striking Ralph in the neck, dying within thirty minutes.
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Mt. Vernon
Ralph Conner
McKinley
Carpenter saved after fall from barn roof near Goldsmith
William Gray, a carpenter, fell eighteen feet from a barn roof on Clyde Findling’s farm near Goldsmith while shingling. His fellow workers found him suspended by his overall straps, unhurt, after lowering him down from the scaffolding.
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Tipton
William Gray
Clyde Findling
Goldsmith
Gray
Deaf Boy Struck by Train on Hunting Trip
Kokomo report says seventeen year old Cally Webb who was deaf and mute was struck by a Lake Erie southbend passenger train while returning from a morning hunting trip. He died shortly after the accident.
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Kokomo
Cally Webb
Lake Erie
Advertising board pledges artistic billboards nationwide
Nov 22 reports that the Advertising Men's Association of the United States and Jewish groups vow billboards will be more artistic and faithfully fulfill promises. The article notes future campaigns aim to elevate billboard presentation and comply with agreements.
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Lick
al Rectors
Ag@clation
United. “States
Hunter fined after Sunday rabbit hunt near Clermont
In Marion county Indiana hunter Itin Smith challenged Deputy Fish and Game Commissioner Fred Ehlers and deputies Lanphere and Gleason. Smith was fined 39 for Sunday hunting 34 for hunting without a license and 10 for drawing on a deputy. The single rabbit was left behind. George W. Miles called it the first thriller of the year.
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Indianapolis
Arizona
Marion County
Clermont
Itin Smith
Smith
Fish and Game
Fred Ehlers
Ehlers
Lanphere
Gleason
Justice of the Peace
Kennedy
Danville
Ind
Ehters
George W. Miles
Indiana News Snapshots From Brier to Lawrenceburg
Reports from multiple towns detail injuries and deaths including five year old IND Corbin struck by a car with skull fracture, Bert Staley dies after being run over by Vandalia freight cars, and a murder case set for Sullivan court. Other items note lawsuits, arrests, local health alerts and road contracts.
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Glenwood
John W
Maria Lindale
Philadelphia
Sullivan
Frank Hooper
Sullivan Elitalt
Hooper
Bicknell
Knox County
Thanksgiving table decor from 1912 inspired by New England
The article contrasts modern Thanksgiving ease with 1912 hostess tasks, urging advance planning and home craft decorations. It describes turkey edge table trim, crepe paper place cards, chrysanthemum baskets, and centerpieces using dried corn, leaves, and paper figures. suggests toy figures and party favors from ten cent stores to recreate colonial scenes and progress tableaux.
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Adele Mendel
America
New England
Comsack
Committees Honor Lady With Purple Chrysanthemum
Investigating scientists approached a lady and presented a rare chrysanthemum as a token of high regard. She marveled at the flower's exquisite purple shade and remarked she would like a dress in that color. The committee signaled a successful choice and the professor acknowledged the win.
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Professor Prewing
Poor Dickey’s Pink Tea Menu Cards Cause Prostration
In a humorous note, a judge jokes that Dickey’s cousin’s pink tea menu cards induced his nervous prostration. The quip questions what mental strain from designing the menus led to illness.
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Dickey
After Dinner Joke From Pecos Valley New Mexico
In the Pecos valley of New Mexico an apple joke centers on the dreaded bite into an apple and discovering a worm. The punch line says the worst is finding half a worm, a playful regional quip.
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Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Real Estate Dealer Offer Sparks Witty Exchange
Two men discuss property talk with humor about Jukes being a founder, highlighting contrasting reputations and the value of dealing with a real estate agent.
Scoffers Turned Converts by Health Gospel
A reader notes skeptics who mocked health claims end up convinced after researching coffee harm. The piece cites Postum as a remedy and tells of an Oklahoma sister who quit coffee, followed by headaches fading within days after using Postum.
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Brier
John Ferencr
Greenfield
Leslie F. Pope
Palestine
Lawrencebure
John W. Bennett
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company
William J. Kitchell
Kitchell
Bennett
Columbus
Bartholomew County
BE. H. Kinney
J. R. Dunlap
William E. Romine
Ao Pike
Romine
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