Indiana News Sketches and Tragic Auto Fatality
The torn material reports on Indiana State news with a tale of a soldiers and Indians play ending in a fatality involving a lad named Gery and mentions an auto accident where a physician loses control. Also noted is a tax value increase across Indiana with Marion Lake and other counties showing higher assessments and a court proceeding involving Goanen and New Paris.
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Hidianapolis
Indi
Updiana
Dudiana Bureau of Statics
Keu
Equity
As Review
Marion
Alea Vico
Lake St Joseph
Vandervurg
Madison
Tinpecenoe
Grant
Delaware
Wayne
Kaperte
Ohio County
Brown Cous
Crops Benefit From Rain Amid Mixed Reports
Rain steadies crops across regions with hopes for improved yields though some fields report limited gains. Local observers note variability in moisture impact and ongoing concerns about season timing and harvest prospects.
Rushing Repairs in Warsaw ISD Power Car Plan
The text notes a project in Warsaw ISD involving an electrical power car concept and preparations for September work. Details are garbled but indicate rapid repair efforts and a timetable for housing or facility work connected to the project.
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Warsaw
Buchanan, Mich
Ohey
Wanted in Kentucky and a fatal house fire in Terre Haute
Terre Haute Indiana resident Green Fisnne was moved to Somerset Kentucky on a requisition. Twenty three indictments charging liquor law violations are said to be pending. He ran a Terre Haute saloon for a year. In a Terre Haute house fire Mrs Jus lens used coal oil to start the meal causing her and her twenty month old child to die.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Green Fisnne
Somerset
Evansville Boy Drowns While Swimming
Towell Baldwin aged 13 drowned after cramps seized him while swimming several miles below Evansville. Companions failed to render aid before rescue efforts could begin. tragedy noted in local river area.
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Evansville
Ind
Towell Baldwin
Miscreant Shots Fragment Rail Line and Train Incident
A report describes gunfire near a railway creek area and a derailment tied to a sabotaged rail segment. Investigators note wires and ties disturbed along a line near the Prairie pit. Indiana authorities pursue legal action against Sullivan and Vigo counties for an unformed railway company lacking authorized business status.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sullivan
Vigo
Patrhoankws Trias’ Dea
Fairbanks
Sullivan County
Billheimer
Indiana
Brutal assault sparks murder question in Brayanoville
In Bryaoneviltle Indiana two white men attacked George V Mondie a Black man who died soon after the incident. The assailants fled as bystanders watched. The motive and details remain unclear with Mondie’s death considered imminent.
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Bryaoneviltle
Ind
George V Mondie
Ed Parvin Dies. Longtime Indiana Postmaster Served Union Army
Edward Parvin, 82, veteran postmaster of Evansville, Indiana, for eight years under McKinley and Roosevelt, died suddenly in the lobby of the St George Hotel. He was a cap tain in the Union Army and a noted First district political leader.
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Evorsville
India
James DD. Parvin
McKinley
Rouse
St. George Roo
Rolle B Oglesbee Dies Suddenly Amid Heat
Rolle B. Oglesbee died suddenly in Indiana after overwork and heat leading to heart failure. He was a former bank chief and Auditor of State official, a prominent local figure. Weather lingered with heavy rain, raising hopes for farmers awaiting harvest.
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Ae Parr Pienso
Dasper
Drad
In- Mona
How Long to Sleep and Restful Habits
The piece argues there are no fixed sleep rules and suggests sleeping until refreshed, avoiding alarms, and waking at set times. It advises against naps, supports short daily rests, and claims sleep builds nerve power and health. The guidance targets brain workers, nervous individuals, growing children, and general well being.
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Ben
Astoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Rats and their elusive breeding patterns discussed
Tom Speedy of Liberton summarizes correspondence in The Scotsman and London Globe on rat progeny. He notes varied brood sizes from four to fifteen, a typical litter born soon after, with young able to see after 14 days and displaced by new broods a month later. He questions the 658,808 projection and mentions old males sometimes destroy young broods.
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Tom” Speedy
Liberton Naturaliat
The
Scotsmans
Speedy
London Globe
Copenhagen Laborer Discovers Hidden Savings Bond Book
Laborer Christensen of Copenhagen found a stamped savings book worth 4446 dollars after cutting open a rare overcoat. He reported the find to police but could not locate the original owner. The treasure was awarded to the laborer after a search failed to identify rightful ownership.
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Christensen
Copenhagen
Japan's Cotton Imports Decline in Early 1908
Consul Hunter Sharp in Kobe reports Japan imported raw cotton worth 15.25 million dollars in the first quarter of 1908, down from 18.31 million dollars in the same period of the previous year. The drop is linked to trade depression and resulting congestion in shipments.
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Japan
Hunter Sharp
Kobe
Not Suitable for Automobiles in Norway
American made cars find popularity in Norway but road conditions limit their use. The text notes that the road character restricts automobile travel and affects car suitability.
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Norway
Four Porcupines Loose in Evansville Attack Police Judge
In Evansville Indiana four porcupines from a show escaped and roamed the city still at large. One animal attacked a dog owned by Police Judge J G Winfrey and the dog is said to die. Poseyville Indiana Harmony fire destroys seven businesses and two residences causing 350000 in losses with unknown cause.
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Evansville
Ind
J. G. Winfrey
Poseyville Ind
New Harmony
Evansville Woman Dies of Gunshot Wounds After Kentucky Incident
Joan Henderson of Evansville Ind was shot at the Union County fair in Uniontown Ky by a race horse man and brought to a local hospital where she is dying.
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Judisnapolis
Ind
Cincinnati
Tas
Wan
Edward Chat
Evansville
Joan Henderson
Uniontown
Union County Fair
The Spider and the Fly and Ladies First Reflections
Excerpts discuss the spider’s role in controlling flies and the value of spiders to humanity. They contrast this with views on gender, noting women’s emancipation and the principle of ladies first in sport and society.
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Philadelphia Press
Frye
In Your Youth at the County Fair Memories
The Los Angeles Express recalls a past county fair outing with a man in a new suit and a roadster, joined by a woman in a white dress and blue sash. The scene lists day expenses from entry fees to rides and refreshments, ending with a memory of feeling you overplayed that day.
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Dewey Munger
Los Angeles Express
Incongruous Quotes Sparkling in Old Paper Snippets
A collage of humorous and faded phrases from a Cleveland Plain Dealer clipping plus advertising and stock phrases. Phrases mention a dog with near human intelligence four years ago and a teething syrup for children, with miscellaneous literary quotes and stray typos.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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