Local News Briefs From Elkhart Area Society
Local items note births, marriages, and arrivals including a boy for Mr. and Mrs H R White, and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs Ed Trentman. Sophia Baker suit dismissed, Miss Anna Morrison returning from Laporte, and Miss Sarah Furthmiller visiting in Terre Haute. OE C Grier recovering from typhoid, and George A Peterman wed in Union town.
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C. Grier
Uiffer & Schlatter
Charles Vandewater
Hunte
Sarah Furthmiller
New G
Mrsam Dawkins
Hist i
Lewis Street
Foster
Terre Haute
Dr. Foster
Local roster highlights figures in recent community list
Clark Gifford Maroin Black Frank Shoey Frank Strain Wilkie Gilsett and John Spalding named among local figures in the latest community roll call.
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Clark Gifford
Maroin Black
Frank Shoey
Frank Strain
Wilkie Gilsett
John Spalding
Joint Debate Set Between Myers and Owen Dates and Places
In a statewide conference leaders Gowdy and Taggart arranged thirteen joint debates between Republican W D Owen and Democrat W I Myers. Debates occur October 2 Evansville to October 27 Indianapolis with city venues listed. Owen opens, Myers closes, speaking one hour for opening and one hour fifteen minutes for closing.
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Ixpraxapolis
Gowdy
Republican State Central Committee
Taggart
Democratic State Central Committee
Grand Hotel
W. D. Owen
W. i. Myera
Owen
Myers
Evansville
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Lafayette
New Albany
Aranspolt
Marios
Wayne South Bend
Lawrenceb'g
Columbus
Richmond
Indianapolis
Secretary of State Myers Weds Florence Stewart in Quiet Ceremony
Invianarotis Sept 6 Captain William R Myers secretary of state wed at noon yesterday to Miss Florence Stewart. An hour later the couple left for a touring visit through the coast. They plan to return to the city for permanent residence and Myers will begin his campaign for secretary of state after the trip. The wedding surprised state officers who had not expected the ceremony.
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Anns Didier
Aria
Clem Bilerman
Dayton
Ohio
Grataley
Reatau
J. 4
Cramley
Knights
Marion
Ind
Piteday
C. M. Gillett
Maysville
Gillett
Invianarotis
Wm. R Myers
Florence Stewart
Caat
Myers
Board of Tax Commissioners
Murder at Bedford ends in instant death
Walter Mitchell is killed by John Smith at a home near Bedford Indiana after a quarrel that grew from alcohol and bad blood. Smith surrenders and is jailed claiming self defense with no eye witnesses. Mitchell recently married, both men from respectable families.
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Walter Mitchell
John Smith
Bedford
Ind
Bzproro
Josie Stolls
Mitchell
Stotts
Smith
Dunder's Almanac Sparks Laughs and Jealousy
Charles B. Lewis portrays Carl Dunder telling jokes from his almanac to a police sergeant. The comic bit includes dialect humor about a laughing street car conductor, confessions of jealousy, and a series of punny conundrums.
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Carl
Charles B. Lewis
Carl Dunder
Mr. Dunder
Dot Almanac
Prominent Town Figures and The Kicker Chronicle
A mock interview traces fame among local Black leaders, while Arizona Kicker founder recalls hardships starting the paper. The KICKER marks its fourth year with a growing office, expanding ambitions, and a push for statehood advocacy.
German Ritual Ban Declared by Knights of Pythias
Supreme lodge votes 79 to 26 to ban German language rituals in English speaking lodges and impose English only usage worldwide. Minority argues five year grace period. debate lasts three hours with leaders Carter and Featherstone prominent. Also notes New Hampshire governor nomination and misc. local items.
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Grand Lodge
Wasunixuton
Knights of Pythias
Supreme Lodge
Kansas City
Auch
Stanton L. Carter
Thomas D. Meare
L P. Hunt
Aaron Myers
John H. Russell
Indiana
Representative Featherstone
Wisconsin
Carter
California
B. F. Franks
Belle Plaine
Washington
New Canvas Check Dam Aids Irrigators In West
A new triangular canvas check dam invented by Professor Horsley at the Arkansas Valley Experiment Station Colorado promises quick irrigation without shovels. A 4 foot square canvas yields two aprons and uses rope rings beams and a simple rope passage for secure fastening.
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Far West
Horsley
Arkansas Valley Experiment Station
Colorado
Irrigation Dams And Fowl Feeders Highlight Farm Notes
A simple check dam design using a wagon and ditch work fascinates readers as irrigation booms expand beyond the southwest. New England Homestead offers a peach basket feeder for soft feed and a self feeder using a flowerpot and cheesebox lid to reduce waste. The article notes mule values higher than horses, growing export demand, and best mule sizes, especially in the south and west. It also covers irrigation congress plans, potash use, clover testing, and weed control with twig handle spread across Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Kansas.
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Stantley
Colorado Pield and Farm
Southwest
New England
Trade Bulletin
Illinois
Kansas
Morrow
Iinois
Pammel
Iowa Agricultural College
Iowa
Wisconsin
Noted Local Lynching Incident and Survival Tale
An elderly Black man recounts a night mob attack that killed a white man nearby. He was captured but saved when a rope snagged his jaw while his son defended him. The next day the alleged killer was found guilty and the mob apologized, awarding the man a purse as compensation.
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Eph
Davies
Summer Season at the Hotel Veranda Ends With Departures
A rustic summary recalls a hotel veranda where 13 summer girls lingered as the season ends. Some guests depart after brief visits while others linger, and a few romances form or falter. A single married guest named Chena faces loneliness and attempted flirtation fades.
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Tiasse
Tiasse and Fled Aftr 24 Hours. Nowiared Chena
Dave Rane
Depag
How to Make Clear Cider Vinegar With Strainers
A farmer explains that vinegar improves with exercise and time, and impurities are removed by fermentation. He advises adding fresh cider to cider vinegar, using a felt strainer to remove floating impurities, and feeding vinegar to maintain vigor. Continuous straining of shipments is recommended to keep vinegar clear.
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New England
Potash Fertilizer Costs Burden Farmland
The author notes potash is the hardest fertilizer to obtain for farmers returning from the coast. Most potash comes from Germany, and interior farmers face higher freight costs unless wood ashes are available. Blood and bone fertilizers are cheaper, but potash is essential. western trials often fail by omitting potash.
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Germany
Seaboard
West
New Yorker
Senate Allocates Funds for Russian Cactus Destruction
The Senate inserted in the agricultural appropriation bill an item of 1 060 000 dollars for destroying the Russian cactus. The money will be apportioned by the secretary of agriculture to infested states based on case needs and paid to state governors upon their oath to faithfully apply it with any state funds raised for cactus destruction.
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Irrigation Congress
Third
National Irrigation Congress
Denver
Federal Congress
United States Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Windbreak Trees Favor Red Cedars Over Pines
Red cedars are praised as good windbreaks in western regions where pines fail. A wine break of Gyergtean is noted to have advantages over deciduous trees, though growers face a small extra difficulty with the former. Rural free delivery faces skepticism from the post office department at present.
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Gyergtean
Post Office Department
Simple V shaped trough for keeping fowls well watered
The text describes a V shaped trough made from fence hoards to supply poultry with clean water. A jug inverted at one end provides a water source, supported by stakes at the trough ends. If extra support is needed, additional stakes fasten the trough to keep the water flow steady and keep the supply pure.
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Jean
Pinched Faces and a Doctor's Secret Remedy
A plea to readers about fainting spells and uterine disorders, claiming a deranged womb causes gloom and pain. The letter extols Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe, natural cure, citing a sufferer named Harriet Wampler and testimonies from various states.
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Sle
Mars
Harriet Wampler
Paki - M
Pearline Advertisement Warns Against Substitutes
A Pearl ine promotional plea argues washing with Pearline saves time and effort, costs no more than inferior substitutes, and warns buyers to reject counterfeit products pushed by unscrupulous grocers and peddlers. Dialogues urge customers to demand the genuine Pearline from honest grocers in New York.
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James Pyle
New York
Supreme Court voids Oklahoma divorces since 1893
The territory's Supreme Court rules that all divorces granted by probate judges in Oklahoma since March 1893 are null, affecting about 400 cases. Many petitioners had remarried, making them guilty of bigamy. recipients are scattered across the United States who sought divorce under the territory's thirteen-grounds law after short residence.
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Gorurie
G. T
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
United States
Pitched Battle In Savannah Between Unions Leaves Man Shot
A clash on Bay street Savannah between union and non union longshoremen, mostly African American, produced about one hundred shots fired. Leader Mark Cain of the non union side was shot in the head and expected to die. Police escorted non union workers to the wharfs to resume work amid threats of more trouble.
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Savannan
Bay Street
Mark Cain
Winchesters
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William W. McDowell
American Protective Association
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Third Irrigation Congress
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