Small Benefit From Wednesday's Rains
Indianapolis reports a light statewide rainfall that offered little relief to the drought. Weather Bureau Director Blythe said crops benefited only slightly in Marion Knox Randolph and Dekalb counties while Vincennes saw the heaviest rain but still not enough to change overall conditions.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Bengal
The
Weather Bureau
Blythe
Corm
Marion
Knox
Randolph
Dekalb
Vincennes
Kinney deposits settlement in Kinney bank creditors
John J. Kinney head of the defunct Kinney bank at Angola deposits 63 500 in White National bank Fort Wayne to be distributed among creditors upon Judge Andersons approval. The 40 percent of indebtedness plus already distributed 20 percent brings total possible 60 cents per dollar of claims. Williams Palmer Toledo capitalists backed the cash and may take assignment of assets. Attorney Yeagley Angola attended to settlement. Cases closed include Orwig Wood Houser Woyvrick Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Kinney
Kinney Bank
Angola
Natiama Bank
Fort Wayne
Anderson
Federal Court
Willams & Palmer
Toledo
Kinney
J. @. Yeagley
Referse Harris
Joseph B. Orwig
Alphonso C. Wood
Adam B. Houser
William W. Woyvrick
Tohn P. Hall
Tramp Beats Aged Woman Near Chesterton
Elizabeth Ryden a 60 year old farmer's wife was attacked by a tramp in a ravine near Chesterton Indiana. He followed her knocked her unconscious then fled after stealing her pocketbook. A posse of farmers searches the woods amid talk of lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Elizabeth Ryden
Yeors
Danse Wooda
Chesterton
Foley Kidney Cure Promises Bright’s Disease Relief
Advertisement notes Foley’s kidney cure claims to treat Brights disease diabetes stone in bladder and general kidney and bladder diseases sold by Dreier and Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Dreier & Bro
Foley
Droler
Bro
One Divorce for Seven Marriages in Indiana Report
Indiana records show an average of one divorce for every two marriages statewide. Franklin County leads with one divorce per thirty-one marriages, while abandonment and cruel treatment trigger most petitions. Drunkenness accounts for 844 separations and 29 convictions. Clark no longer top for many marriages as Lake County rises in elopements.
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Indisnapolis
Indiana
State Statistician
B.F. Tobinson
Owen County
Franklin County
Clark County
Lake County
Two Wacks at Same Snake in Angola Claim
Motorman Elbertson of the Angola railway killed a four foot red-bellied black snake beside the track after first striking and killing it. The next morning the snake was found with part of its body raised as it crawled away. Elbertson again crushed and electrocuted it to ensure its death.
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Angola
Ind
Elbertson
Bate
Tle
Local incidents and notices from DeKalb county Indiana
Obituaries report John Redmond and Vira Purgeon dying suddenly and a Huntington official killed by electric shock. The DeKalb teachers plan an August 22 institute in Auburn and a county reunion is set for September 1920. A southern Indiana mayor warns halt on improvements due to debt. local saloon violations and legal cases are noted alongside a kidney cure advertisement.
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John Redmond
Kanadallville
DeKalb County
Auburn
South Whitley
C. Biddle
Shutt
Spencerville
Fortyfourth
Indiana Regimental Association
Hamilton
James Bowen
South Bend
Vira
Caroline Purgeon
Wabash
T. M. Sloat
Winona
Warsaw
Winona Lake
Emmett Shanks
Huntington
Tacob Yeager
Decatur
Indiana
Anderson
William Millen
Leverton
Millen
Samuel Tinottson
Corunna
Nate Colebert
Acif
Woodshucks
Ferdinand township Protest Over Colored Assistant Postmistress
In Ferdinand Indiana tensions rise as Ida Hagen, 18, is appointed as assistant postmistress by Dr A G Wallemann a physician and former postmaster. Local Democrats oppose the move citing prejudice and threats of boycott while demanding his resignation. An indignation voiced by residents highlights racial tensions in the town of Jasper.
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Jasper
Ind
Ferdinand Township
Indiana
Ferdinand
Ben Hagen
Ida
A. G. Waltemann
Wallemann
Ida Hagen
Wellemann
Hagen
Phyel
Frauds in Alien Naturalization Reported in New York
New York, Aug 11. Fraudulent naturalization papers yield an estimated 600000 in profits over the past year. Over 100000 fraudulent papers traded nationwide, about 30000 in New York City, with Italians the largest offenders though Greeks Armenians and Germans also appear. Courts have grown stricter. naturalization activity has declined in New York City.
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New York
George W. Morgan
New York State
New York City
William Williams
Eis Taland Immigration Bureau
Newark
N. J
Roosevelt
Congress
Department of Elections
Naturalization
Woman injured at crossing gate in Gar Creek incident
Mrs M E Johnson of Gar Creek suffered painful though not serious injuries when her earrings touched a lowering crossing gate near Hann street and the Pennsylvanian railroad. She was dragged from her carriage and thrown to the ground before being taken to her son's home on Thomas street. Lewis Golden died at Bluffton after extended illness and leg amputation due to blood poisoning following an illness treated at Hope hospital in Fort Wayne last May.
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M. E. Johnson
Gar Creek
Hannastreet
Pennsylvanian Railroad
Lewis Golden
Bluffton
Golden
Hope Hospital
Fort Wayne
Armory Project Moves Toward Sure Deal At City Armory
At a Battery B meeting in the old armory, a local syndicate's offer to fund a new armory was nearly accepted in exchange for a long lease. The planned brick and stone building, costing about 12 000 dollars, will be 60 by 150 feet with two stories and a basement. The basement and first floor will house the battery, while the second floor will be a dancing academy with a large ballroom. Three sites near Calhoun Street are under review, with construction to start within a month and completion expected by fall.
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Battery B
The
Sentinel
Indiana
Calhoun Street
Valparaiso Alumni Gather For Banquet And Speech
Valparaiso Indiana hosts the annual Alumni reception with over 1000 guests including attendees from Chicago and South Bend. Dr B J Otgyand of the University of Chicago delivers the address as a list of toast speakers is announced. Commencement exercises are planned for the auditorium with over 500 visitors expected.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Grace Incheon
South Bend
W. A. High
Huntington
E. D. Crumpacker
Mark L. DeMotte
T. B. Awartz
Blake
FB. Cox
J. M. Medill
Chicago
Brown
Sister Columbina Leaves Fort Wayne After Long Term
Sister Mary Columbina, long time sister superior at St. Peter’s Catholic School in Fort Wayne, has been summoned to the mother house in Milwaukee. She founded the mission school in 1881 and built it into a large parochial institution serving hundreds of pupils. The departure drew a large turnout as residents bid farewell.
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Mary Columbina
St. Peter's Catholic School
Milwaukee
Fort Wayne
Sister Columbing
St. Petert S Mission
Columbiana
Godspeed
Columbing
Order of the Sisters of Notre Dame
West
English heiress to devote fortune to religious work
Mrs. Charles McCallon Alexander, widow of the evangelist, plans to dedicate her vast inheritance to religious and evangelistic causes. Born Helen Cadbury of Birmingham, she inherits 93,000,000 with a further 8,000,000 expected from her father’s estate and will fund work in Britain and America.
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Northfield
Mass
Charles McCallon Alexander
Alexander
Helen Cadbury
Birmingham
England
British Isles
Gatbiy
Richard Cadbury
Miss Cadoury
Gnnbury Angels
Atlantic
Oldest Odd Fellow Dies in Indiana at 87
James A. Derbyshire of Laurel Indiana died Tuesday night at his daughter’s home after a brief illness He was 87 the oldest Odd Fellow in the state He joined the order in 1839 and was later admitted to the Gaurel lodge His uncle John Derbyshire brought from England the charter of the first I O O F lodge in Baltimore Maryland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Derbyshire
England
Baltimore
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Plans State Convention
At a meeting in Columbus Indiana the W C T U arranged the state convention for August 22 23 and 24. Sessions will be in the Christian church and Sunday services will feature visiting delegates. About 200 delegates are expected as southern groups join northern organizers in state work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Thin City
Christian Church
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cures Severe Leg Ulcer
A runaway almost fatal injury left J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove Illinois with a four year leg ulcer. Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed the wound after doctors and remedies failed. Also praised for burns bruises skin eruptions and piles. 5c at Dreier and Bro.'s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Orner
Franklin Grove
Bucklen
Dreier & Bro
Voters at St Vincent picnic prize contest draws spirited
At the annual St Vincent Catholic parish picnic at Academie the voting contest drew lively interest. Prizes were awarded including a buggy to H A Plumarore, an Osborn mower to Tonkel, a cultivator to Jacob Beiot, and a plan donated by Romarus. The Wallen band played and leaders addressed the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent Catholic
Academie
A. Plumadore
Viberg & Co
Tonkel
Osborn
Clausmeier
Gilbert
Robinson
Flying automobile crash injures Sauerteig couple at park
Mr and Mrs Sauerteig of 1013 West Jefferson street suffered serious injuries when a speeding automobile with no headlight struck their buggy at dusk near the park driveway. Mrs Sauerteig was thrown fifteen feet, while Mr Sauerteig hung head down in wreckage. both were taken home after a lengthy delay as the auto fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John, Sauerteig
West
Jefferson Street
Sauerteig
Liquor Odor Triggers Manic Episode for 17-Year-Old Wife
Emma Hangel, 17, wife of Adolph Hangel, is described as a rav ing maniac after detecting liquor on her husband’s breath. Doctors at the detention hospital deem her case hopeless. The couple, once happy, faced distress as she raved that he drank and did not love her. The husband remains at the hospital after worry over her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Beonjag
Hantel
Sheffield Avenue
Adolph Hangel
Mgr
Hansel
Strangers Demand Money From Mrs Hershey Near New Paris
Two unknown men confronted Caroline Hershey as she pumped water near New Paris. With revolvers leveled they demanded money and took her chopping-bag containing a silver dollar before she rang the farm bell to summon help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Hershey
New Paris
Nebraska fusion completes state ticket listing candidates
Lincoln August 11. After an all night session the democrats and populists of Nebraska finalize their state ticket. The fusion gives the populists five offices and the democrats three with Berge and Osborne among the nominees. William J Bryan hailed the completion as a great victory over Watson.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
George W. Berge
Dr. A. Townsend
Franklin County
R. F H. Watzke
Richardson County
Treacher
William J. Bryan
Thomas E. Watson
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Breuben
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Negross
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Syndiccate
Columbina
St. Peter’s School
Tft
IT. U
Martin
Grand County
LCAN
C. E. Pfeiffer
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Citizens’ Trust Co
Postoffice
Epesewe Ee
John Sauerteig
Swinney Park
Bryan
Wil Ais Way
Dr. Pierce
Eurin
Pierce
United States
Pe Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
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Fort Wayne Trust Co
Cor
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Uncle Sam
U. S
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Klaehn & Melching Uadertakers
West Main Street
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