Francesville Plans July Fourth Celebration With Speakers
Francesville will mark the July fourth holiday with safe patriotic ceremonies at Mallon's Park. Rev Joshua Stansfield of Indianapolis and Judge Samuel R. Artman will speak, with Sunday schools, music groups, a procession, and transport and finance committees coordinating the event.
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Francesville
Mallon’s Park
Joshua Stansfield
Indianapolis
Samuel R. Artman
W. C. Calvert
M. P. Hill
Lark Koster
H. A. Myers
Ollie Thrasher
Cecil Bachtenkircher
Anna Fitzpatrick
Edith Gréck
T. W. Kelsey
Chas. Ale
E. H. Myers
Henry Kopka
Paul O. David
John Wendt Jr
S. F. Fields
Pleasant Ridge
Gillam
Osborne
Parker
Barkley
Bethel
W. C. Myers
Everett Burger
Joe Fox
McClellan Family Escapes Serious Injury in Wild Runaway
C B McClellan of White Post township was in a buggy drawn by a fearful team yesterday afternoon. The buggy tongue dropped due to a defective yoke, frightening the horses which bolted. McClellan was thrown and bruised but not seriously hurt while his wife, son, and mother remained in the buggy until it overturned near the C C Parker residence. they escaped serious injury as the horses dashed down the street at a frantic pace.
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C. B. McCellan
White Post Township
West Side
C. C. Parker
Watch repairs and farm notices in brief ad
A brief column notes the watch must have all parts in order to tell time accurately and points to a repairman. Also contains small ads offering seed buckwheat at 80 cents per bushel oak lumber 8 to 15 dollars per thousand feet and a work horse for sale by Ed Finnegan with phone number 113 R.
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Finnegan
Picnic At St Joseph Orphan Asylum Grounds
The St Joseph Catholic Orphan Asylum at Lafayette hosts a Monday July 5 picnic on its scenic grounds with a ball game between the Devenger Bluffers and St. Lawrence. Francesville Medaryville attendees can ride the Michigan City train at 5 30 instead of 4 30. reduced rate tickets will be sold.
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St Joseph Catholic Orphan Asylum
Lafayette
Devenger Bluffers
St. Lawrence
Francesville
Medaryville
Michigan City
Indiana Ranked Fourth in Rural Route Coverage
Postmaster General Hitch cock reports Indiana has 2,118 rural routes, ranking fourth in rural delivery nationwide. Illinois, Ohio, and Iowa exceed Indiana in routes, while Indiana’s ninth district leads the state in rural service with 219 routes and the seventh district has 36 routes.
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Hitchcock
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Iowa
Squirrel Season Opens July 1 with Owner Consent Rule
The piece notes July 1 as the opening for squirrel season and that hunters may hunt with landowner consent. It urges a preventive ban for several years to stop killing dwindling game squirrels before they face extinction.
Senator Shively Improves After Ill Health
Senator Shively shows hopeful signs of recovery after a period of ill healthTests in Washington have limited his Senate chamber attendance. The strain of last year’s campaign and the race for the senate seat weighed on his endurance. He hoped to deliver a speech on the Aldrich bill detailing the alleged enormities of various schedules.
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Shively
Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Leaky Roof Fix Patent Offer for $1 Square
An advertisement touts a product to seal roofs at one dollar per square feet that can be applied over existing shingles. Dye & Thompson Lumber Co invites customers to inspect stock before paying.
Ex-banker Thomas J. McCoy leaves Michigan City prison
Thomas J. McCoy, former Rensselaer banker, was released from Michigan City state prison at 8 a m on Saturday. He was met by wife Mrs McCoy from Chicago and plans a western trip visiting the Alaska Yukon exposition in Seattle and stops in Colorado before Texas business endeavors.
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Thomas J. McCoy
oRe Rensselaer
Michisgan City
McCoy
Chicago
Monticello
Board of Pardons
League plans Indianapolis convention on enforcing liquor laws
The Indiana Anti-Saloon League will hold a convention in Indianapolis next October to study law enforcement in dry counties. It aims to prevent blind tigers and bootleggers while not removing enforcement from authorities, instead aiding counties that choose to enforce the local option law.
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Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Indianapolis
Must File Names With Clerk Under New Business Law
County Clerk Wittmer announces blanks for firms to certify full names and residences of each member under the 1909 act. Applies to partnerships using titles other than the real names, excludes corporations under their true name and certain trusts. Advertising note for Higgins and Co. giveaway soon.
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Wittmer
County Recorder’s
Early 20th Century Traffic Speed Limits In Municipal Areas
Article outlines motor vehicle speed rules on public highways and in municipalities. It requires speeds not exceeding light 8 miles per hour in built up areas and 15 miles per hour elsewhere, with lower speeds near bridges curves and crossings. After dark all cars must have lights. Violations carry fines up to 50 for first, 100 for second, 200 for third offenses.
State Board reports tax valuations drop in year
The State Board of Tax Commissioners reports a decline in taxable value totaling 4 074125 with railroads electric roads and telephone firms hardest hit by reduced earning power and weather damage. Gains in pipelines telegraph lines and related railroad property offset part of the losses. Right of way improvements and equipment showed increases despite overall drop in mileage and rolling stock values.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
Railroad and Express Company
Boy Confesses Guilt in Grand Trunk Wreck Case
A 15 year old boy from near Griffith Indiana confessed to causing a Grand Trunk train wreck by tying a railroad tie to the track. He acted after hearing his father’s hay loss dispute with the company and sought revenge to protect his family. The incident endangered over 300 Chicago bound passengers aboard a vestibuled flyer.
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Grand Trunk
Willie Osborn
Griffith
Ind
Chicago
Starke County
Constitutional Challenge to County Option Law Draws Supreme Court
Bartholomew county faces a pivotal appeal after Judge Hacker ruled the county option law lacks a contest provision. Dry advocates claim the law blocks loser appeals, conflicting with constitutional and general election contest procedures. Lawyers debate whether the Supreme Court will find the law unconstitutional or uphold its narrow framework.
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Supreme Court
Bartholomew County
Hacker
Vets
Drys
Doys
Indiana goes dry 93 percent of state now dry
The Moore remonstrance law reduced wet areas across Indiana. Four years after enactment 87 of the state’s large cities hosted saloons, now only 27 are wet. Of 365 towns 345 are dry and 95 of 1,016 townships remain wet. About 2,720 saloons have closed due to remonstrances, with Warren County voting dry.
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Indiana
Warrick County
Knox County Farmer Suffers Broken Arm in Wagon Accident
James Hor rall, a Knox county farmer, tried to swat a fly from his nose while greasing a wagon axle. In brushing the pest with his elbow he hit the lifting jack handle, releasing the wagon weight and breaking his right arm near the shoulder.
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James Hor+rall
Knox County
Horrall
Screen doors and screens available at Dye and Thompson
Local hardware note promotes Dye and Thompson offering screen doors and screens of all sizes in stock. Includes mention of Good Standard Twiney and Higgins, with limited context on product lines and availability.
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Dye & Thompson
Saloons Remaining In Indiana Under County Option Remonstrance
Figures from Indiana Anti Saloon League chief E S Shumaker show 2644 saloons remain unaffected by the county option remonstrance in sixty one dry counties 2654 total closed by remonstrance and other laws since 1908 with 713 closed per league figures and 465 per statistician. J L Peetz notes league counts may be more accurate since they tally saloons directly rather than license applications.
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E. S. Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Gantler
Township
Ward Remonstrance
State Statistician
League
J. L. Peetz
Blind Tiger Case in Kokomo Ends With Fines
Judge Cooper convictes Cleveland Catt for keeping beer accessible to the public, ruling the act constitutes a blind tiger. Catt was fined $50 and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail after defense argued it was a partnership affair.
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Judge Cooper
Kokomo
Cleveland Catt
Cooper
Catt
Gutwein & Sons Summer Goods Offer
Gutwein and Sons promotes a summer goods sale featuring a large line of fly nets dusters stable blankets and related horse furnishings harness and equipment. The advertisement emphasizes quality price and the desire to attract customers.
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Gutwein & Sons
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Natal
Stansfield
Artmann
Alex Merica
Elgie Zellers
Calvin Myers
L. W. Hubbell
B. H. Thompson
Star Cox
Ab Whitaker
Wm. Porter
W. R. Jones
E. H. Meyer
J. L. Beesley
J. H. Mallon
R. T. Alkire
Henry Kop
W. J. Hubbard
Chas. Hubbard
William Whitaker
Wil Shoemaker
McClellan
Tillett
Senator Shively
Dye & Thompson Lhb’r. Co
O. T. Higgins and Co
Automobile Speed Law
Boy
W. J. Hubbard’s
Higgins
Plymouth Twine
Higgins and Co
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