Headless Body Found Near Indianapolis Tracks Mystery
Bloomington Ind March 31 The headless trunk of an unknown man was found beside the Indianapolis Southern tracks at Rogers Street with the head nearby. Eleven knife wounds just below the heart indicate foul play. No identification beyond initials W H R in a derby hat. The man, about 28, appears foreign with an intelligent face.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indianapolis
Rogers Street
Sis
Linton
End of Jasonville race riot in Terre Haute
The Jasonville race riot at the Bogle mine ends as the last Hungarians leave town. They plan conferences with attorneys after patrols and armed guards kept streets calm. A small shift returns to the mine with vigilantes on duty.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jasonville
Bogle
Teachers Arrive for Major Indiana Educators Convention
Six thousand public school teachers gather in Indianapolis for the opening of a landmark joint convention of the Northern and Southern Indiana teachers associations. Noted speakers include Brander Matthews and Franklin Giddings of Columbia University, Judge Benjamin Lindsay, Elmer Ellsworth Brown, and Joseph W. Folk. The event runs through the week with multiple sessions and divisions.
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Indianapolis
Brander Matthews
Columbia University
Franklin 8. Giddings
Benjamin Lindsay
Governor Designates Arbor Days in Indiana
Governor Marshall issues a proclamation designating April 30 and October 29 as Arbor Days for Indiana. The document notes trees and beauty as central to the observance and calls upon residents to participate in activities related to planting and care of trees.
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Marshall
Indianapolis
Ind
Sleep Sleep and the Nature of Rest
A fragmented meditation on sleep and energy hints at the body’s need for rest. The piece juxtaposes fatigue with a call to discipline, suggesting mindfulness and renewal through quiet, restorative practices.
Custom of planting shade trees honors Indiana public spaces
The passage extols the long standing practice in Indiana of ornamenting public grounds with shade trees and shrubs around schools, colleges, state institutions, and along roadsides and parks. It argues beauty and utility justify this custom and should be preserved annually.
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Indiana
No Hall Large Enough Makes Indiana Teacher Convention Grow
Indianapolis April 2 The first joint convention of Indiana's northern and southern teachers opened with five to six thousand educators meeting in multiple halls. The southern group reviewed education from kindergarten to high school and the northern group heard lectures by Franklin Giddings Elmer Brown and Brander Matthews. William Lyon Phelps spoke on the modern novel.
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Indianapolis
Northern
Southern Associations of School Teachers of
Indiana
Southern Association
Northern Association
Tomlinson Hall
Franklin Giddings
Columbia University
New York
King's Daughters Elect Officers in Indiana
The King's Daughters of Indiana elected officers in Terre Haute on April 1. State secretary Miss Nellie Filbeck of Terre Haute and assistant secretary Miss Margaret Vesey of Fort Wayne were chosen, along with recording secretary Miss Clara Lock of Terre Haute and treasurer Mrs. T. E. Heiz of Madison. Executive board members include Mrs. Lewis Orth of Terre Haute, Mrs. Charles Woodruff of Ligonier, Mrs. Frank Wall of Logansport, Mrs. J. Ellsworth Monroe, and Mrs. Robert Harding of Fort Wayne. Indianapolis was chosen as next year’s meeting place.
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Terre Haute
Ind
King’s Daughters of
Indiana
Nellie Filbeck
Margaret Vesey
Fort Wayne
Clara Lock
T. E. Heiz
Madison
Lewis Orth
Charles Woodruff
Ligonier
Frank Wall
Logansport
J. Ellsworth Monroe
Connersville
Robert
Will Blossom Out as Indiana Repeal Sparks Cigarette Trade
Indianapolis reports that after Governor Marshall’s repeal of the anti cigarette law, luxury contraband will fill store windows in cities across the state. Factories see surged orders and officials estimate Indianapolis jobbers sold 100000 last year and expect 200000 this year.
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Indianapolis
Marshall
Indiana
Velpen Fire Destroys Business Block Incendiary Origin
A blaze in Velpen Indiana destroyed five buildings in a fire of incendiary origin. The flames started in the Velpen hotel owned by J F Geddas and spread to shops including John D Bass barber shop and photograph gallery Emma Henning millinery and furniture Louis Arnold confectionery. Velpen population about 300 lacks fire protection and residents fought the flames to limit damage.
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Petersburg
Ind
Velpen
Southern
J. F. Geddas
John D. Bass
Emma*Henning
Louis Arnold
Boys Build Aeroplane at Boonville High School
Burns Hunton and Earl Nestor, Boonville high school students, built a working aeroplane during spare moments. The craft has twenty foot wings and a twelve foot rudder, and after a run to catch the wind it sails several hundred feet and lifts 150 pounds.
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Boonville
Ind
Burns Hunton
Earl Nestor
Richmond Police Report Shows March Arrests Consistent
Richmond Indiana March police tally lists thirty three convictions for drunkenness, mirroring the average monthly level. The period marks the first full month after the local election and reflects Richmond as the sole wet spot in eastern Indiana with brisk police business.
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Richmond
Ind
Police ‘Department
Jocal Aption
Indiana
Indiana Guard Officer In Critical Illness
Major Frank E. Stephenson commander of the artillery battalion of the Indiana National Guard is critically ill with ptomaine poisoning contracted after attending a Scottish Rite meeting in Indianapolis last week. Doctors say recovery is impossible.
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Rockville
Ind
Frank E. Stephenson
Artillery Battallion
Indiana’ National Guard
Monia
Stephenson
Alek
Indiananatis
Mrs Johns Vincent Died After Long Illness in Indianapolis
Mrs Johns Vincent wife of Bishop Vincent of the Methodist Episcopal Church and chancellor of the chautauqua institution died after a two year illness in Indianapolis. She was born in 1882 at Deposit New York. Prof George E Vince dean of the University of Chicago faculty is named in the obituary.
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Indianapolis
Johns Vincent
Vincent
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Chautauqua Institution
Is City
Deposit
Geo. E. Vince
Universty of Chicago
Roosevelt in Gibraltar Denies Assault Rumor
The Hamburg arrived at Gibraltar with Theodore Roosevelt and his party. Roosevelt denied an Italian passenger allegedly assaulting him, then visited Governor Forestier-Walker and consul Sprague before leaving for Naples.
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Gibraltar
Hamburg
Theodore Roosevelt
Naples
Richard L. Sprague
Frederick Forestier-Walker
Roosevelt
Mr. Sprague
General Forestier-Walker
Mr. Roosevelt
Duchess of Aosta
Burmeister
E. A. Powell
Powell
Neptunes
Ruth Draper
Thomas R. Geary
Malagay
Spain
Admiral Goodrich
Sprague
Auburn Day Would Not Go Back To Saloons
Auburn Indiana reports no saloons within its limits for nearly three months after remonstrances led to the closing of the last saloon in early January. Brewery men and liquor dealers circulate stories about the town, but Auburn stands without a licensed house as a result of local action.
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Auburn
W. H. McIntyre Company
Zimmerman Manufacturing Company
Auburn Automobile Company
Elkhart Carriage Company
McIntyre Company
W. H. McIntyre
Killinger Works
Garrett
Fort Wayne
Sweden
Calcutta
India
McIntyre Works
Zimmerman, Elkhart and
Auburn Automobile Works
Ind
South
Congress
Mr. Money
Senate
Dopion
Elders Chosen in Conference at Elkhart
In Elkhart Indiana on April 2 the Indiana conference of the Evangelical church re elected Rev J H Evans of Dayton Ohio as secretary and elected Rev S H Baumgartner of Indianapolis as presiding elder of the Evansville district. Other presiding elders were re elected J O Mosier Fort Wayne J Wise and L S Fisher. Evansville district report shows 2467 members with a $04 increase.
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Elkhart
Ind
Indiana Conference of the Evangelical Church
J. H. Evans
Dayton
Ohio
D. D. Speicher
Evansville
S. H. Baumgartner
Indianapolis
J. 0. Mosier
Fort. Wayne
J. Wise
L. S. Fisher
No Harmony in Prices Among Local Druggists
Fort Wayne druggists prepare to open their soda water fountains next Saturday the day before Easter. A past effort to fix a uniform ice cream soda price failed and this season prices will range at 5 and 8 cents as each druggist chooses.
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Fort Wayne
Diseases in the County Report for March
Eleven contagious disease cases were reported to Secretary E M Van Buskirk of the county board of health for March. Diphtheria numbered eight, scarlet fever two, and one smallpox case was recorded. Dr Range has not completed his full report for March.
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E. M. ‘van Buskirk
County Board ‘of Health
Range
Fox
Taft Backs Tariff Bureau Plan Amid Washington Debate
President Taft endorses creating a tariff bureau during Congress session to aid in applying the Payne bill and aiding negotiations in foreign trade, while urging detailed tariff data to the White House and Congress. The move follows a tariff convention push and Harvard’s Eliot’s diplomatic talks at the White House.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
White House
Indianapolis
S. E. Miles
Henry R. Towne
New York
D. A. Tompkins
Charlotte
N. C
Sentinel Map Chart for Every Farm Promises Wide Use
The Weekly Sentinel offers a new Encyclopedic Map Chart for homes and farms. It combines Allen county Indiana and state maps with a U.S. and world atlas, plus a rich directory, portraits of governors and presidents, and wartime data. The wall hanging map set costs 2.50 and includes two years of The Weekly Sentinel.
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Allen County
State of
Indiana
United States
World
Weekly Sentinel
St. Clair
Indiana Territory
Hanly
Republic
Sentinel
County normal exam yields two thirds fail. honor roll listed
Over two thirds of 316 graduates failed the exam last Saturday in March as reported by County Superintendent Felger with 87 passing. A March honor roll includes George Parker Huntertown 93.5 and 11 others with scores from 90.3 to 92.9 across towns including Monroeville, Springfield, and Wayne.
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County Normal Schools
Felger
George Parker
Huntertown
Virgil Eager
Grabill
Florence Hemerick
Fred Rowe
Wayne Township
Ruth Huber
Fel River Township
Herbert Harter
Springfield
Township
James Leroy
Zinn
Ariz
Delight Caston
Poe
Bernard
Kell
Washington Township
George D. Jackson
Scipio
Clarence McCauslin
Marie Whittern
Monroeville
Bernard Snider
James McClare 85 Dies in Ausburn
James McClare aged 85 is reported dead in Ausburn with limited details available from the notice.
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James McClare
Ausburn
Money To Loan On Real Estate Or Personal Security
C F Pfeiffer offers loans on real estate or personal security from Rooms 6 7 Bass Block.
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C.F
Pfeiffer
Bass Block
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