Mauretania Breaks Propeller Scene and Record
The Mauretania achieves a dual feat by breaking a propeller blade and setting a world record on the same voyage. Alfred G. Vanderbilt notes his income has fallen to $800,000 annually yet remains optimistic. A double life earns a man salary of $16 weekly, seen as wizardry by those earning more. Bernard Shaw toys with marriage, inviting sharp male critique. Foot size debate claims women’s feet grow or stay the same. A New Yorker serves 18 months for forgery due to mistaken identity. War declared on house flies. grandmothers once fought them daily.
Timeless Timber Tales and Baseball Slang Forecast
An article notes the Missouri river will supply endless snags for the wood pulp trust after national timber is exhausted. It quotes a professor claiming English may die in 4,000 years. It also jokes that baseball slang could soon spread worldwide.
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Missouri
Wood Pulp Trust
Ida Tarbell Speaks On Common Enemy Men
A fragmented passage cites Ida Tarbell addressing women about a common enemy, noting a critique of men. It mentions Monroe City and a breakfast incident, with references to digestion and blame, though the text is garbled and incomplete.
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Ida Tarbell
Monroe City
Texas couple walks ten miles in rain to wed
The story recounts a Texas couple who walked ten miles through rain and mud to marry. The piece notes optimism on marriage until similar trials provoke a divorce, then comments on rail costs and import routes amid Britain’s railway issues.
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Texas
Bright side view on Oklahoma life and youth in nature
The text laments drought and drowning in Oklahoma while critiquing modern youth and urban life. It condemns effeminization of schoolboys and asserts urban dwellers crave open fields and natural freedom as spring returns.
Made in Germany Seedlings Planted in Adirondacks
New York State purchased nine hundred fifty thousand German seedling trees this year for reforestation in treeless Adirondack districts. Three year olds will be planted directly while about half of the two year olds will be kept in nurseries for a year before final setting out. German firms sell three year olds at about four for a cent, motivating the import.
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Germany
Adirondack
State of
New York
Studebaker to Build Mansion Near South Bend
Clement Studebaker plans a $200,000 residence in the suburbs of South Bend. South Bend businessmen push for improved roads radiating from the city. Heavy rain eases drought in southern Indiana. Linton joins the Eastern Illinois Baseball League after forfeiting a franchise.
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Studebaker
Clement Studebaker
South Bend
Indiana
Linton
Ilinois
Fatal Quarrel Over Pipe Ends in Shooting Death
In Francisco Bud Jackson shoots and kills Lafe Bushrod during an argument over who should smoke a pipe. The fatal quarrel occurred at a domestic or public setting and leaves Jackson facing homicide questions.
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Francisco
Bud Jackson
Lafe Bushrod
Socialist Ticket Nominated in Venderburg County Race
The Socialists of Venderburg county nominate a county slate. State representative candidate William Maxburg, a bartender, heads the ticket.
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Venderburg County
William Maxburg
Owensville man injured after fall from water wagon
Cyrus Sampson of Owensville fell from a water wagon used with threshing machines, suffering two broken ribs and additional injuries.
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Cyrus Sampson
Owensville
Duress of Dyna Mite Demonstration Injures Youth
Chester Pettus, fourteen years old, lost both hands in Bloomington while trying to show youngsters how to fire a dynamite stick. The accident occurred in front of a crowd of small boys as Pettus conducted a hazardous display.
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Chester Pettus
Bloomington
Child Burned Playing With Matches in New Albany Alley
Katherine Daniels, four, daughter of Albert Daniels, died in New Albany after trying to start a bonfire in an alley with matches. A tragic accident reported as a fatal fire.
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Katherine
Albert Daniels
New Albany
Farm hand burned to death by lightning at Hazelwood barn
Ed Soots a farm hand was killed when lightning struck a barn on Mrs. Mary Shammond’s farm near Hazel wood. He was at work in the barn at the time of the strike.
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Ed Soots
Mary Shammond
Hazelwood
Soots
Farmer Aaron Davis Arrested in Strychnine Water Pour Case
Aaron Davis a 60 year old farmer was arrested at Shoals and jailed on suspicion of attempting to murder Delbert Evans by putting strychnine in Evans water jug authorities reported Davis allegedly tampered with the jug to cause Evans death in the incident that drew local police attention.
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Aaron Davis
Shoals
Delbert Evans
Tipton County to Become Dry After September 24
Formal remonstrances lead to Tipton county becoming dry after September 24. There is no saloon outside Tipton city, and only three saloons remain within Tipton city limits.
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Tipton
T M Elliott Held for Trial on Assault Charge
Evansville businessman T M Elliott and ufia Diblemilas are charged with attempting a criminal assault on Laura Steinbach aged 15. Elliott has been held to the Circuit Court for trial.
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T. M. Elliott
Ufia Diblemilas
Evansville
Laura Steinbach
Governor Hanly Reports $33,000 Annual Interest From Public Depository Funds
After a State Board of Finance meeting in Indianapolis Governor Hanly announced the state is receiving $33,000 each year as interest from funds under the public depository law enacted by the last Legislature.
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State Board of Finance
Indianapolis
Hanly
Mishawaka Forms Major Rubber Reclaiming Plant
A Mishawaka company capitalized at 3,900,000 to reclaim old rubber has been organized. Groundwork will begin soon on a large plant in the West. When completed the factory will employ 300 workers.
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Mishawaka
Message from the dying Wellman Smts warns friends to quit smoking
The Wabash man died of consumption and on his death bed dictated a warning: Dear Boys, take advice and quit smoking cigarettes and drinking. He wished the message to warn others about the dangers of tobacco and alcohol.
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Wellman Smts
Wabash
Thief Arthur Hight Confesses to Indiana Warped Conscience
Arthur Hight an 18 year old of Valparaiso told Akron police his conscience is killing him and he is a thief wanted in Indiana for grand larceny. He said Indiana authorities have been notified and that his conscience is stronger than his desire to escape punishment.
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Arthur Hight
Valparaiso
Akron
Indiana
Robert Gillette
Tragedy in Vincennes Claims Young Man
John W. Emison Jr of Vincennes was fatally injured in a crash involving a touring car owned by William H. Glover. Emison cranked the car while it was active and was crushed between the car and an iron fence before it could be stopped.
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John W. Emison, Jr
Vincennes
William H. Glover
Roosevelt to Fill Three Speaking Appointments in Indiana
The Republican State Central Committee says President Roosevelt will schedule three campaign speaking appearances in Indiana. One likely site is Michigan City, with options from Terre Haute Evansville Indianapolis South Bend and Hammond among other potential cities.
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Republican State Central Committee
Roosevelt
Indiana
Michigan City
Terre Haute
Evansville
Indianapolis
South Bend
Hammond
Woman Dies During Birthday Dinner in Princeton
Mrs. Sarah Collis of Princeton dies at age seventy seven during a supper held for her birthday. She fell ill with a coughing spell at the table and passed away shortly after, while close family gathered.
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Sarah Collis
Princeton
Indiana Egg Production Totals Over Sixty-two Billion Eggs
Mary Stubbs Moore of the Indiana Bureau of Statistics reports Indiana last year produced 62,648,508 dozens of eggs, up from 62,410,103 dozens the year before.
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Mary Stubbs Moore
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Indiana
Gas Well a Big Gusher West of Sullivan
A gas well shot west of Sullivan is producing about 1,500,000 cubic feet of gas each day, indicating a major gusher and potential for significant local supply.
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Sullivan
Tragedy at Leonard Crossing Claims Two Youths
David Bennett Hill aged 18 and Ernest Hopper aged 19 were killed when their vehicle was struck by a Pennsylvania train at the Leonard crossing near Greenfield. Police indicated the crash occurred as the car attempted to cross. No further details released.
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David Bennett Hill
Ernest Hopper
Greenfield
Leonard Crossing
Pennsylvania
Files Suit Against Joker for Damages
Gertrude Wilkinson of Warsaw sues Paul Byrer for 5000 dollars claiming he pulled a chair from under her as she prepared to sit, causing a fall that permanently injured her spine.
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Joker
Gertrude Wilkinson
Warsaw
Paul Byrer
Mussel Pearl Trade Spurs New Industry in Hartford City
In Hart ford City Big Lick creek a new business of mussel hunting and pearl digging has emerged with a jeweler reporting purchase of about fifty pearls last week. Sizes range from pinhead to pea size, indicating a growing local market.
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Big Lick Creek
Hartford City
Fulton County Tops In Beef and Dairy Cattle Counts
Statistics show on March 1 1908 Fulton County leads in cattle with 501495 beef cattle in the state. The year prior 445010 beef cattle. beef sales 386770 vs 432664. dairy cattle 545043 on hand vs 570543 last year. Leading beef counties include Montgomery Clinton Hendricks Boone Putnam Fulton Wabash Parke Delaware and Fountain. Fulton leads in both dairy and beef.
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Fulton County
Mary Stubbs Moore
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Montgomery
Clinton
Hendricks
Boone
Putnam
Fulton
Wabash
Parke
Delaware
Fountain
Indiana wheat acreage drops from 1906 to 1907 harvest
The Indiana Bureau of Statistics reports 1907 wheat sown acreage at 2,059,615 acres for the 1908 yield, down from 2,391,478 in 1906. The 1907 wheat crop totaled 34,874,726 bushels with an average of 14.58 bushels per acre, and counties Posey Gibson Shelby and Rush lead in acreage.
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Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Indiana
Posey County
Gibson County
Shelby County
Rush
Indianapolis Welcomes Kern After Denver Convention
John W. Kern, Democratic vice presidential candidate, returns to Indianapolis greeted by neighbors. Charles W. Fairbanks, Republican incumbent, delivered the leading address. The two rivals and their wives share close friendships and clubs. Welcome remains non partisan along the railroad from Chicago.
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John W. Kern
Denver
Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
Kern
Indiana
Chicago
Indiana Man in Romantic Elopement with London Merchant’s Daughter
Walter C. Burbank, a 24 year old former Purdue student from Lafayette, eloped with Miss Alice Kemp Satterlee of London. The Satterlee family merchant father pursued them in New York but relented and forgave the couple. Burbank had a rapid rise in Chicago social circles before moving to New York two years ago where he met his bride during a tour of America with the Satterlee party.
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Indiana
Lafayette
New York City
Walter C. Burbank
Purdue
Henry H. Burbank
Alice Kemp Satterlee
London
England
New York
Young Burbank
Chicago
Burbank
America
Satterlee
States
Brazil firm lands 5 million paving brick contract
Fine Clay in Clay County reports the Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company of Brazil has secured a contract to supply 5,000,000 paving bricks for St. Louis streets. The plant added brick products after tests indicated Brazil clays are ideal for paving bricks.
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Clay County
Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company
Brazil
St. Louis
School Funds Get Big Sum From Liquor Licenses
The county auditor apportions 26383.43 dollars from liquor licenses to the schools of Indianapolis and Marion County. The payment funds the local school budget and reflects ongoing revenue sharing with educational institutions in the area.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
Paris Fashion Hints Pattern Descriptions and orders
Paris Fashion Hints presents multiple Ladies shirt-waists in various fabrics and sizes 32 to 42. Included are details for tucked shirt-waists with back yoke three-quarter sleeve and removable chemisette in coral-pink messaline and cream filet lace, plus striped handkerchief linen and rajah silk options. Also features a pond-lily centre-piece design and a pattern club note with a mailed order for Paris Pattern No. request and ten cent price.
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Copenhagen
400 Century Building
Indianapolis
Ind
Paris
Odd Bits of News From Around the World
A collection of curiosities and brief items notes whales in the Gulf Stream, Dutch dikes, global fish density, youth growth ages, Paris cork sellers on the Seine, Gainsborough’s deep artesian well, and nutrition claims about baked potatoes. It also covers Chilean store hours, a playful Cincinnati ghost prank, drunken Indians near Sapulpa, Paris theater hat rules, and a Brussels style clerical bias toward brunettes in the Treasury.
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Gulf Stream
Holland
Paris
Seine
England
Gainsborough
Chile
Cincinnati
Sapulpa
Oklahoma
Treasury Department
Washington
Saul Rejected as King for Disobeying Divine Command
The lesson details Samuel confronting Saul after he spares Amalek’s king and spoils against God’s command to utterly destroy. It notes Saul’s self justifications, Samuel’s rebuke, and the Lord’s decision to remove Saul from kingship, setting the stage for a neighbor to rise.
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Samuel
Saul
Israel
Agag
Amalek
Gilgal
Moses
Palestine
God
Jehovah
All Is Changed in Witty Domestic Exchange
The Philadelphia Press quotes a husband calling his wife unbearable while she retorts that his past sarcasm was once considered wit. The exchange highlights shifting perceptions in a marriage as critics note the change in tone.
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Philadelphia Press
A Historical Mystery Solve The Man In The Mask
A cryptic note from the New York Sun recalls a historical mystery surrounding the man in the iron mask. The statement hints at personal turmoil as the captive laments his wife’s action of cutting his hair, while onlookers extend heartfelt sympathy.
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Man In the Iron Mask
New York Sun
Sixty Minutes Question Echoed by Eddie Motorby
In a brief exchange from Standard Time, a teacher asks Eddie Motorby for the equivalent of sixty minutes and Eddie replies sixty miles, with a puck remark following.
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Eddie
Puck
Dollar Bills by Weight Lesson From Kansas City Star
A bank president explains a playful weight test showing twenty six used bills balance a $20 gold piece while twenty seven new bills balance it, suggesting accumulated dirt adds weight. The exchange highlights novelty of currency physics and change handling.
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Kansas City Star
An Expert Carver and a surgeon's servant
Mme X seeks a new helper with carving skill and table service. An applicant boasts he can carve well, noting he spent ten years as a surgeon's servant in a dissecting room to prove his expertise.
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Mme. X
His Preference: Introduces a Blue Ruffled Girl
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt a speaker wishes to meet Miss Din fZleberry noted for being well informed, but prefers an introduction to a younger girl with blue ruffles standing nearby.
No Sympathy Need
A prison tour prompts a young visitor to comment on hard beds in summer cottages versus plank sleeping arrangements for inmates. The warden explains inmates endure harsher beds yet acknowledge the difference in setting.
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Detroit Free Press
Paradoxical remark on a lazy youth hints at potential
Philadelphia Press notes a paradoxical view that a lazy youth may yet become a good man, tempered by a sharp comment suggesting he needs a strong push to change. The exchange captures local attitudes and a terse, pointed tone.
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Philadelphia Press
Dropped Coffee Reverses Doctor’s ills and Gains
A Washington DC physician reports years of periodic headaches and distress improved after switching from coffee to Postum. After proper preparation with 15 minutes boiling, plus cream and sugar, he gained 20 pounds, gained mental clarity, and says headaches, sleeplessness, and irritability vanished. He credits Postum as nourishing and invigorating, and notes family members also benefitted.
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Wash
D. C
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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