Newcastle to Get Maxwell Briscoe Plant Says Telegram
A telegram from Maxwell-Briscoe locating agent R A Creek confirms negotiations closed to place a Maxwell Briscoe plant in Newcastle subject to citizen ratification within ten days. Elkhart civic leaders discuss industrial development and a $125000 fund raised to lure factories, hoping to revive local industry and mimic Dixon Illinois gains.
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Newcastle
Maxwellriscue
Warren Till
R. A. Creek
Elkhart
Maxwell-Briscoe
Maxwell-Lriscoe’ Company
Dixon, IL
Maxwell- Briscoe
Dixon
Grand Crossing
Maxwell Briscoe Auto Plant Comes to Newcastle Indiana
The Maxwell Briscoe automobile company will build a large plant in Newcastle Indiana with capacity for 3000 cars per year employing 1200 to 1500 workers. A $90000 bonus funded by local land sales will aid financing as Newcastle plans rapid population and interurban growth.
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Maxwell-Briscoe, Automobile Company
Newcastle
Ind
Maxwell-Briscoe
Automobile Company
Maxwell Company
United States
Ee Company
Krell-French Piano Company
Copany
Eita
Pan-American Bridge Works
D- Shovel
Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet Works
Newcastle Casket Company
Newcastle ‘Electric Sign.Company
Newcastle Jron & Grass Bed Company
Newcastle Foundy Company
Safety Corn Husker & Fodder Shredder Company
Newcastle Industrial Company
Elkhart Factory Bid Spurs Civic Committee Effort
A city committee, led by Warren Hill, spent money and time over two months negotiating with the Maxwell-Briscoe company. They pressed to locate a factory in Elkhart and earned praise for their efforts at a mass meeting held Wednesday evening.
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Elkhart
Maxwell-Briscoe Company
Warren Hill
Elkhart Targeted For National Cash Register Expansion
Warren Hill sent a communication inviting an investigation into NCR’s plan to move its Dayton factory. NCR seeks a city with ample population and labor, noting Elkhart’s prospects but acknowledging a city of about 250 000 would be preferable. The company employs about 5000 workers and wants a suitable location with adequate rail side tracks.
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National Cash Register Company
Dayton
Warren Hill
Elkhart
The
Cash Register
National ‘Cash: Register, Company
Seven Causes For a Divorce Admitted by Uniform Laws Panel
Philadelphia delegates at the National Congress on Uniform Divorce Laws approved seven causes for absolute divorce and several annulment provisions. The draft bill limits court rules to open hearings and direct service with anti collusion penalties, while infidelity felony bigamy desertion drunkenness and intolerable cruelty remain valid grounds. Governor Pennypacker objected to an annulment clause allowing a sane party to sue when the other spouse was insane at marriage, arguing it intrudes on a personal contract's rights.
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Philadelphia
Allie of Cnarage
National Congress
Washington
District of Columbia
Shanley
North Dakota
Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Walter George Smith
Ballou Named as Possible Congress Candidate
Reporters say O. L. Ballou, even if not elected, may pursue a seat in Congress. The piece notes Ballou’s influence in La Grange County and hints at Republican strategies around the 1408 congressional race and potential renomination of Congressman Gilhais.
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O. L. Ballou
Wm- Witson
Congress
la Grange
Sya Majorite
Kechad Lgdoptor
Rease
Giatne
Msehad
Congression Il
Gilhais
LaGrange
Soauth
Bend
Ballou
Deaf mates hold about thirty at home on South Main
About 30 friends gathered at a residence on South Main Street for a social gathering. A host named Heaven motioned and sent near items during the informal event.
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South Main Street
Fisherman Lands Deer While Hooking Trout
A British Columbia fisherman, trolling for trout, watched a herd of deer swim past his boat. He attempted to kill one buck with a knife, fell overboard, and after two hours of pursuit with oars and knife, killed the deer. He also landed a trout hooked earlier, making a rare double catch at once.
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Watton
Jakes
Gays
Toronto Globe
British Columbia
Everlasting Pen From German Tantalite Metal
A new German discovered metal tantalite enables a practically everlasting pen. The metal is extremely hard and resistant to ink and chemicals. A German company plans to use it for pens and tools, based on Dr Werner von Bolton’s process.
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Germany
Werner von Bolton
The Spreading Beech Tree Described by Garden Magazine
The beech, valued for its dignified form and clean appearance, provides ample shade and is largely pest free. It transplants easily and thrives in rich sandy loam though tolerates ordinary soil. Reaches 80 to 100 feet, offering seasonal visual changes from summer shade to winter light gray foliage.
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Garden Magazine
One Kind of Man in Newport Dinner Talk
Rear Admiral Evans denounces a man who married an old woman for her money at a Newport dinner. He ponders the ethical limits of love and wealth, contrasting harsh judgment with varying definitions of what constitutes a true man. The tale interlaces Scottish dialogue and bruised pride about marriage for money.
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Newport
Evans
Pebles
MacAndrew
Mac
Benny Kate McAllister
Sanders
Timekeeping Garden: Flower Bed as Clock
A gardener proposes making a clock from a flower bed. He claims the bed opens and closes flowers by the minute, with dandelions opening at 5 30 in the morning and closing at 8 30 at night. Hawkweed is said to open at eight in the morning and close within minutes after two in the afternoon.
Potatoes and a Farmer's Jest Echo Through Frayed Text
A fragmentary dialogue features a housewife and farmer exchanging odd lines about potatoes and size. The garbled wording suggests a rural scene with humor and miscommunication, though many words are unclear or corrupted.
Woman as tiresome and brainless in a barroom tale
A young man boasts that women lack brains or education while others scoff. He recalls a party where women present bore him with exasperating talk and mocks a reader of Scott. A snickering audience member loses courage and leaves for the bar as the speaker presses his stereotype.
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Connersson
Moses
Scott
Problems of the Panama Canal Workers
Officials of the Isthmian Canal Commission describe the staffing woes at the Panama Canal. They report many workers quit after a few weeks, with four months as the average service time for clerks, while some stay longer for higher pay. The rest are drawn by adventure and prefer roving, dreary life over steady duty.
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Panama Canal
Panama
Isthmus
Isthmian Canal Commission
New Use for Phone Schemes Unfold in City Home
A Philadelphia Record report describes a curious phone incident where a houseful of three women, away in the country, had the operator call their own home number from a pay station. The operator’s call, unanswered as the house was closed, led to a strange exchange about avoiding discovery by burglars.
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Philadelphia
Phas
A Novel Fishing Method Seen at Eastbourne Promenade
A correspondent reports a man with a black retriever releasing the dog to swim to a breakwater and return with a fish on a line. The four and a half pound salmon bass surprised onlookers as the end of the line bore the fish rather than a walking stick.
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Eastbourne
Weekly
Telegraph
Feet of the Tonquinese described in Rosary Magazine
An 19th century note details Tonquinese feet with a narrow heel widening toward the toes and a widely separated great toe allowing hooks like ground nails. The feature allegedly earns them a Chinese nickname Cao-Ci for crooked toes.
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Tonquin
Bullet That Does Not Kill From Odd Paris Invention
A fragmented report describes a bullet that supposedly does not kill. It mentions Dr. Deirlers of Paris as inventor and claims the bullet can be used with a sword hilt in tests, though details are unclear.
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Deirlers
Paris
Profitable Customer Enjoys Free In-Store Calls
A visiting friend comments on the convenience and economy of using the corner drug store’s telephone service. The woman notes she never pays the store for calling her and trades there, preferring its service over the post office. She believes a store should accommodate its patrons.
Beastly Joke Gives Lord Beaconsfield A Rough Welcome
While strolling incognito at his country place, Lord Beaconsfield, a frequent target of political hostility, guides two women assumed to be staff. They pepper him with questions about the manor master, and one quips at meeting the famed “old beast” himself, prompting a snappy reply.
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Lord Beaconsfield
Gladstone
The Patriot's Rebuke
A fragmented 19th century style passage features US secret service agent McWade urging Americans to value domestic wonders over foreign boasts. It recounted an encounter repelling a Boston youth who spent a month abroad and mimicked English manners, claiming London as heaven and invoking court.
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Cammirg
U. S. McWade
Secret Service
Agint
Tunghind
America
Boston
England
Heaven
London
Fire Alarm Confusion Triggers Porter Dismissal
A hotel fired a new porter after a morning fire alarm caused confusion. The porter, formerly a railroad brakeman, shouted fire as he woke guests and mistakenly called out station names, leading to misunderstanding.
The Kaffir’s Heaven Vision Narrated in Kaffir Speech
A fragmentary tale presents a Christian Zulu-Kaffir recounting a dream vision of heaven. The speaker tests fellow listeners with questions about Kaffirs in heaven, but the response reveals cultural and linguistic nuances within the dream narrative.
Coal Production in Germany Reported Increase
A historical note reports rising coal production in Germany with details on industrial output and regional factors influencing the decline of imports. The report cites government data and industry sources assessing future trends.
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Roduction
Germany
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Tional Cash Register
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Blde
Ene
Eolen
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