Daughters of the American Revolution meet at Crawfordsville
A state conference session in Crawfordsville focused on electing a state regent. Activities included addresses by Mrs. Fairbanks, reports on the national memorial to Caroline Harrison, and a plan for a liquidation fund with three pennies daily. Delegates from across Indiana attended, with numerous railway mail clerks named.
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Indianapolis
Daughters of the American Revolution
Crawfordsville
Frances Haberly-Robertson
Misa Adeline Harding
Robertson
E. C. Atkins
John Lee Dinwiddie
John Lee
John Lee ‘Dinwiddie
James M. Fowler
Tafayette
Caroline Scott Harrison
National Committee
Washington
Fort Wayne
Prvsent
Walter Johnston
Central Presbyterian Church
Maurice Thompson
Dorothy Q
Crawfordaville
Charles W. Fairbanks
Inndianapolis
William A. Cullop
Vincennes
Fairbanks
Athens
Walrbanks
Synod of Indiana closes in Peru with Hanover meeting set
The eighty seventh annual Presbyterian Synod of Indiana adjourned in Peru after selecting Hanover as the next meeting site in October. A sermon by Rev. G K McClure, president of McCormick Seminary, closed the program as the body endorsed a 250 000 endowment fund for Hanover College. The Bloomington Westminster house purchase at 14 000 received approval along with related arrangements and support for Purdue student work. A rescue measure for Bethany Church at Vincennes was urged.
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Presbyterian Synod of Indiana
Peru
Hanover
G. K. McClure
McCormick Theological Seminary of Chicago
Hanover College
Bloomington
Westminster House
T. R. White
Synod
A. S. Work
Purdue University
H. A. Hymes
Evansville
Committee On Sunday Schools
Young People's Christian Endeavor Societies
Bethany Church
Vincennes
David van Dyke
Indianapolis
M. Swadner
Anti-Saloon League
A. Lippincott
South Hend
B. W. Tyler
Franklin
Ezra A. van- Nuys
Goshen
W. C. Logan
Plymouth
A. H. Brand
H. B. Hostetler
South Bend
H. B
Indiana Baptists Name Next Meeting Site at Center Grove
During the sixteenth annual session of the Indiana State Association of Separate Baptists held at the Blue River church near Shholdyville, it was decided the next annual meeting will be at Center Grove church in Greentown Howard County. Maurice Douglas of Flat Rock was selected moderator Ira F Crat of Tipton was named secretary and Morgan Scott of Edinburg continued as treasurer.
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Indiana State Association of Separate Baptists
Blue River
Shholdyville
Center Grove
Indicted for Arson and Insurance Fraud in Indiana
Washington Oct 19 Daniel D Wolfe a veterinary surgeon Van Aljen and Albert M Perkins and Harry Drake were arrested here on twelve grand jury indictments charging conspiracy to commit arson to obtain insurance and swindle an insurer Each posted 500 bond Wolfe faces separate charges of perjury arson and attempting to swindle an insurer Indictments claim they bought three horses for 190 each named Delmar K Byron Mack and Oxoneer insured them for 800 each and burned the barn where the horses were kept The case stems from an investigation by State Fire Marshal Longley and assistants Also Irvin A Cox former sheriff and Democratic county chairman was named state crop reporter to start Oct 16 replacing W C Duncan in Columbus
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Washington
Daniel D Wolfe
van Aljen
Albert M. Perkins
Harry Drake
Spilivan County
Wolfe
Delmar K
Byron Mack
Oxoneer
Longley
Not Robbed Just Spent Money. Boy recounts park robbery tale
A seventeen year old boy and his mother went to police, saying a highwayman tied him to a park tree and robbed him of $9 belonging to his grocer employer, then left him until morning. The boy later confessed he had spent all but 7 cents painting the town. No prosecution. In Hammond, Ora Vangeson of Crown Point reportedly laid his head on a track and was killed. Train crew cite a sudden decision to die, with no clear motive.
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Ferre Haute
Hammond
Ora Vangeson
Crown Point
Chicago & Erie
Vangeson
West Chisago
Sentenced For Six Months In Madison County Jail
Alderson Oct 10 Grover Smith of Pendleton pleaded guilty to conducting a blind timer at Pendleton and was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to six months in the Madison county jail. A jury acquitted William Rungsby a colored hotel proprietor accused of operating a blind tiger. The jury deliberated overnight.
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Alderson
Grover Smith
Pendleton
Madison County
William Rungsby
Roxie Dunbar Dies Suspected Self-harm at Geetingsville Home
Roxie Dunbar aged eighteen, died from carbolic acid at Lloyd Wilson’s residence near Geetingsville. Placed there a month ago by Probation Officer Hedgcock. Family worry over a brother’s reformatory fate cited as a possible cause.
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Prankfort
Roxie Dunbar
Lloyd Wilson
Geetingsville
Wilson
Hedgcock
Suffrage Report Preview From Indiana Convention
Richmond report states Mrs. Mary Wand ard, state secretary of the W C T L, will present at the Indiana convention in South Bend next week. The talk will show special activity in support of the suffrage cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mary Wandard
W. C.tlgl
Indiana
South Wend
Robbery at Selfrick & Sons Clothing Store
The H. Selfrick & Sons clothing store was robbed, with $448 in cash and negotiable paper taken along with two raincoats. Tools used to force the safe were recovered at the scene, indicating a cobbler’s involvement.
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Flkchart
H. Selfrick & Sons
Train kills young man in St. Joseph county
Cyde Stiles aged twenty two of Lakeville was killed when a Whbash passenger train struck his carriage at Wyatt in St. Joseph county. He was the sole open part of the rig and died instantly.
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South Bend
Cyde Stiles
Lakeville
Wyatt
St. Joseph County
Stiles
Auto crash claims life of Hammond man Fred Keeler
Fred Keeler aged fifty four, a senior member of Calumet Produce Company in Hammond, died when the automobile he was driving overturned yesterday and crushed him. Authorities reported the accident occurred in Hammond.
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Auto
Hammond
Fred Keeler
The
Calumet Produce Company
Poison Death Ends A Desperate Telegram Mystery
In Terre Haute on October 8 Mrs. Orville Moore age thirty eight telegraphed her stepbrother Lawrence Ash of Greencastle to come at once saying she would be read when the message reached him. Ash and his mother searched for her that afternoon in rooms above a East Main street grocery. In the evening she returned apparently surprised by the telegram and prepared supper. After seating guests she went to another room and swallowed carbolic acid dying within minutes while embracing her stepmother. Her husband is said to work in the Illinois oil field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Orville Moore
Lawrence Ash
Greencastle
Anna Naughle
Hlinois
Chased By a Train Near Columbus Logs
Charles Moore, employed by John M. Davis postmaster of Columbus, was unloading logs at Elizabethtown today when his mule team bolted as a Pennsylvania passenger train approached. The engine struck the wagon after the mules leaped a twenty foot embankment. the wagon was demolished but Moore escaped injury.
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Columbus
Charles Moore
John M. Davis
Elizabethtown
Pennsylvania
Moore
Indiana News in Brief highlights multiple regional items
Reports from Indiana cities cover a collapsed bridge near Harmony injuring Brazil-William Bell, a petition for a receivership by Walter McCord of Boucher & McCord, a suicide by Edward Hsodron after multiple attempts, a Hoosier artillery reunion set for October in Anderson, a verdict for the Indianapolis Traction Company defense, a pension board appointment decline in Elkhart, a murder claim in Greenfield, arson arrest in Jasper, a 60 year marriage in Lawrenceburg, a damages suit in Columbus, a fined defendant appealing in Newcastle, a death sentence case involving Larry Tastes’ wife, and a Princeton chicken house shooting incident.
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Brazil
William Bell
Harmony
Greenfield
Walter McCord
Boucher & McCord
Evansville
Edward Jhsdron
Anderson
Eighteenth
Indiana Artillery
Joseph Brown
Ida Miller
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Elkhart
W. A. Stauffer
Repubican
County Pension Examining Board
Jasper
E. E. Parsons
Cuzico
Dubins County
Jack McCune
Lawrenceburg
George Washington ‘Hargitt
Margaret Jane Hansel Hargitt
Mt. Pleasant
Sait
Truman Hendricks
MeChaniceburg
Lavertu la Minor
Morkner
Madison County
Henry
Princeton
Charles Whitey
Seed corn selection and storage for home growers
Guidance on producing seed corn at home, starting with a good variety, selecting ears in the field, and storing to prevent mold and moisture. Emphasizes choosing well formed, stout plants with proper ear development, and drying naturally to suit local conditions while guarding against frost and dampness.
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JO. Rankin
University Barna
Paul
Minn
Seed corn and moving wire fences in farm tips
Practical notes mix seed corn selection tips with step by step instructions for moving fence wire. Advisory about ear quality and shelling percentage contrasts with directions to relocate wire, using a pulley, crowbar, and wagon, with guidance on tightening and grounding posts.
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Rv van Metre
Caring for Chicks in the Yurdy Cave
The text advises giving Littl Once a show and ensuring smaller chicks receive their share of the Sued. Larger chicks may overcrowd the hens, so space them apart. Create a feeding place for the little ones to eat in peace and feed the large chicks outside.
Egg washing harms hatchability in hatching material
Washing eggs used for hatching reduces hatchability, affecting hatchery outcomes and efficiency. The practice can cause shell damage or moisture loss, leading to poorer chick viability and lower incubation success rates across production.
Labor Saving Machines for Farms
Farmers seek to adopt labor saving machines amid scarce help. The piece argues for proper regulations to protect owners and a practical, well arranged building plan. Winter is suggested as ideal for planning or constructing suitable storage structures on the farm.
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VF. J. Ginder
Alfordsville
Alva Gilkison
Loogootee
C. D. Perfect
L. BE. Dillman
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FE. O. Powers
Bruceville
Charles S. Cotton
Greenwood
C. M. Vanney
New Harmony
A. H. Wiegman
Columbia
Columbia, ©. L. Ried of Blocher, H. D. Weaver of Onward, FE. T. Knaeble
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P. C. Hulbert
Logansport
Ivan Pettigrew
Pendieton
G. M. Orydon
Scottsurg
FE. E. Bridge
Columbia City
J. H. Stroup
Newcastle
L. Pomeroy
Royal Center
Rank ‘Erry
W. G. ‘Ludlow
Iff Sboro
W. A. Gregor
United States Geological Survey
Ohio Valley
War Department
Ohio
Brato Corporations
General Cement Predicts Company of
Concrete Fuel Company
Clark Transfer Company
Clark Transfer and Storage Company
Spanish Union
Gary
Frank Escudero
Perna
Abe Atgean Acegerser
Thig
Ace Pepeg
Pete Denen
Thaurraek du Las
Murnce Dan Wie
Mulew
I Hudtar
Simey
Luydng
Greentown
Indiana News
New State
Irvin A. Cox
Bartholomew County
Bureau of Agriculture
State
Lincoln Dixon
Cox
W. C. Duncan
A. Wiancke
Department of Solls and Crone
Baeperiment Station
Purdue University Agricultural Extension
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