Various World News Highlights From The Flora Enterprise Sentinel
A survey of diverse items notes paper from brewery refuse, German army uniform color trials, Bremen’s $7,000,000 harbor and water works loan, and ancient man size debates. It covers Japan sent plant stock to Chico, ski innovation from Zdarski, a Hanover mother with five children, Joplin club plans to deter mashers, Russia’s rural regeneration via American machinery, Mme Zola offering a Medan home, and the Tibetan Kahgyur Bible’s vast size and transport needs.
Advances in Postal Handling and Safety Practices
The piece notes new cancelling machines causing torn letters and directs hand cancellation for bulky inclosures. It mentions postmasters may reimburse messenger fares from special delivery revenue, fire drills in schools, home safety drills, and urges household emergency training. It contrasts lynching and train robbery as grave national crimes, urging state action for lynching and federal action for train robbery.
Whitecapping charges filed against six Indiana farmers
Mrs. Duleena Pryor of Marion township near Bloomington accuses six well known farmers William Roddy George Shive ly John Tincher Gilbert Thompson James Mann and John Shively of abducting and whipping her household in the early hours of April 5. The affidavits say the assailants dragged Mrs Pryor her daughter Amanda and Grover Pryor from their home and used switches, with a physician needed for their wounds. The defendants deny the charge and will offer alibis. On April 15 Roddy Shiveley Tin cher Thompson Mann and Shiveley were arrested and posted bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Duleena Pryor
Marion Township
William Roddy
George Shively
John Tincher
Gilbert Thompson
James Mann
John Shively
John Shiveley
Dulecenla Pryor
Fach
Bond
Freshmen Trick Sarcastic Rally Hinders Banquet Plan
Rose Polytechnic sophomores seized a Vandalia train claiming to be freshmen and were denied entry to a banquet for freshmen to Marshall. The sophomores rearranged to gain admission after detouring, while officials guarded the hall with sheriff deputies to prevent retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Rose Polytechnic
Marshall
Third Street
Bank Robbery at Churubusco Ind Ends in Desertion
The private bank of O. Gandy & Co. was robbed of 85340 with 2000 left on the floor. Three nitroglycerine explosions demolished the room. Two robbers waited outside with Winchesters while a posse and officers pursued them by car and on horseback. Banker Gandy's wife was shot in the neck but not seriously injured. The robbers fled south after abandoning a horse and buggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churubusco
Ind
O. Gandy & Co
Gandy
Princeton Mine Disaster Trial In Coal Blast Case
Princeton Indiana April 14 Roscoe Hedrick a coal miner pleaded not guilty in circuit court to unlawfully drilling and blasting in coal mines. The information alleges a shot placed in six feet of rock near the city caused the March 22 disaster that killed five men and fatally injured four others. Hedrick was released on bond and trial was set for the end of next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
Roscoe Hedrick
Hedrick
Duncan
Hollingsworth
Dynamite Accident Kills Nine Year Old in Greensburg
In Greensburg Indiana Leonard Nugent nine, son of William Nugent, was fatally mangled by a dynamite explosion while playing with a stick of explosive. The father had been blowing stumps and hung sticks in the woodhouse. the boy took one inside and lit the fuse. He cannot recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Ind
Leonard Nugent
William Nugent
Letts
Dollar Dinner Honors Gov Hanly In Terre Haute
Gov. J. Frank Hanly was guest of honor at a Terre Haute Commercial club dollar dinner. About four hundred Western Indiana industrial leaders attended with William Co. Ball presiding. Speakers included Gov. Hanly, John G. Williams of Vandalia Railway Co., Phil H. Penna of the Indiana Bituminous Operators' association, John T. Beasley, Dan Reagan, A. Herz, W. P. Black and others. Hanly spoke on Industrial Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
J. Frank Hanly
Mr. Hanly
Indiana
Ex-Cashier Robbins acquitted in Indiana bank case
Albert C. Robbins ex-cashier of the defunct Farmers Bank of Auburn Indiana was acquitted in Whitley county circuit court after a three hour jury deliberation on an embezzlement charge. The indictment claimed he received deposits while knowing the bank was insolvent. Two killed by a train near Noblesville Indiana April 15 Homer McKinstry and Fred Harrison aged 20 were instantly killed at a crossing while riding in a buggy toward Fishers Station.
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Auburn
Ind
Albert C. Robbins
Farmers Bank
Whitley County
Robbins
Noblesville
Homer McKinstry
Fred Harrison
Fishers Station
Elevated Tracks Bring Indiana Southern Rail To Indianapolis
Indianapolis officials say the Indiana Southern, now under Indianapolis Pols Central Co. control, will be the first railway to enter the city over elevated tracks. An understanding reached with Mayor Holtzman outlines plans to build into the city by October 1 from the Indiana coalfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Southern Railway Co
Holtzman
Iwi‘pols Central Co
Indiana Southern
Indiana Coalfields
A Perfect Mite Born In Anderson In Newborn Infant
A perfectly formed yet weighs less than a pound baby was born to Mr and Mrs John Rinker at Anderson Indiana on April 13. Doctors believe the micro infant will survive after placement in an incubator. The incident marks a remarkable early life case for local observers.
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Anderson
Ind
John Rinker
Cattle Prices Rise Sharply on Hoof in Indianapolis
Indianapolis April 14 prices of cattle on the hoof have advanced a full 1 per 100 pounds in the last three weeks with 50 cents of the gain occurring in the past week.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Electric Railway fares split over mileage book
Reports from Indianapolis April 14 show a committee failed to agree on an interchangeable mileage book for Ohio and Indiana lines as Ohio companies resist fare reductions. Reactions followed by other city health and legal notes across Indiana including a manslaughter verdict in Muncie and a terminal deal near Indianapolis. A notable wool sale in Frankfort set a near two ton load fetching close to a thousand dollars, a potential world record for price.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Electric Railway Association
Ohio
Indiana
Frankfort
Frank Kelly
Teaford S Estimated Fraud Charge Ties To Bond Firm
Bloomington reports the American Express Co files an affidavit charging Dennis Teaford with a shortage of 1014 dollars in his accounts while agent here. Express Bonding Co., his surety, will try to locate him. In Hartford City a ten round draw occurred between Eddie Daley of Baltimore and Tim Harlan, a local pugilist, with both men floored several times and both seeking knockouts.
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Teaford
Bloomington
Ind
The
American Express Co
Dennis Teaford
Express Bonding Co
Hartford City
Eddie Daley
Baltimore
Tim Harlan
Meteorite farming in Kansas yields wealth and legends
Dr. F. H. Snow and Kansas farmers collected meteorites fallen in Kiowa and Washington counties. Stones valued at up to $1,100 were bought, mortages lifted, and meteorite shows drew admission fees. Stories recount a farmer denying and later selling prized finds and a teacher witnessing a blue streak meteor impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Snow
University of Kansas
Kansas
New York Post
Kiowa County
Dr. Snow
Kimberly
New York
Kiowa
Luxuries in Alaska Highlight Seattle Cream Trade
A Binghamton Press item notes Seattle firms ordered 7 500 cases of condensed milk cream for Alaska shipments as canned milk substitutes. Alaska social life in Juneau features clubs and dances with men in dress shirts, carpeted huts, and added American luxuries in homes.
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Alaska
Seattle
Binghamton Press
Watch Factory Turpentine Incident Protects Workers
In 1890 during a European influenza epidemic, workers in three Madretsch watch factories fell ill and some died, while one factory escaped the outbreak. Investigations found oil of turpentine used in turning watch faces heated and evaporated, and inhalation of the vapors appeared to shield workers from influenza. Since then turpentine is evaporated on a stove in that factory, and no cases have occurred there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Madretsch
Germany
Court cross examination reveals sharp exchange about catching
In a distant city court a case featured Mr Bartholdt from Mississippi as counsel. Witnesses were cross examined, and one woman showed impatience during her turn. She exclaimed she cannot be caught, while Bartholdt calmly reassured her with a bow and stated no desire to catch her.
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Neas City
Mr. Bartholdt
Bartholdt
New York Herald
Ali
Mr. Bartholdi
Miserable Conditions and Health Remedies Advertised
Fragmentary text describes miserable bodily and mental states from poison exposure, urging Callwell's Ki 4 op eepans as a relaxant and blood purifier. It shifts to a booklet offer about Adirondacks travel and a marriage proposal vignette, with promotional tones and dated language.
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Callwell
Lands for Sale in Central Minnesota at Low Prices
Central Minnesota firm offers fifty thousand acres of hardwood lands for sale with appealing term. For information write Works Secretary, Mankato, Minnesota. A quote on statecraft is attached but the readable text mainly highlights land offers and contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Minnesota
Tion Co
Jones of North Central Mine
Mankato
Minn
Headache Relief Claim From Dr Pusheck Key Health Cure
A reader from Clayton Washington reports headaches vanished after using Dr Pusheck s Kuro claiming it the best medicine they have tried. The note mentions Clayton and nearby areas with curious inserted phrases and dates.
Stray Stories Roundtable Quip on Fort and Fortress
A witty exchange ponders the distinction between a fort and a fortress with a humorous bite about silencing a fortress, reflecting light humor in a Stray Stories vignette.
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Flora Enterprise Sentinel
E. Nobel
Bremen
A. Castre
Pationel Plant Garden
Chico
Cal
Japan
Norway
Zdarski
Joplin
Russia
Mme. Zola
Medan
Assistance Publique
M. Mesureur
Mme. Zo Fa
Mongo
United States
Gov. Hanly
Indianapolis Southern Railway
Boonville
John Dark
South Bend
Tom Letcher
Elmer Moffit
Notre Dame
Grant
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Muncie
Delmar Bowen
John Dickson
Lesler
Bowen
Stephen Neal
Lebanon
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Interstate
Walsh
Dawyer
Sresey Eames
Boston Globe
Adirondacks
Grand Central Station
New Ys York
Lowell
Jupiter
Mus
Globe
Trinity Springs
Lane
Mall Hs
Pnd
Deeee
St.Jacobs Oil
Sciatica
Carters
TES
Slicker
FA A. J. Tower CO
USA
Tower Canadian Company
Toconto
Canada
Piso
Piso Company
Liberty Streets
Warren
C. D. Hillman CO
Seattle, Wash
Woolson Spice CO
Toledo, Ohio
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