Aviator in trouble as gun details leak from Panama Canal fortifications
An arrest and a disclosed military device emerge in a Panama Canal fortifications story. A photographer and writer linked to a San Francisco magazine published a photograph of a new French and United States joint gun. The gun, described in Jane Popular Mechanics, weighs five pounds and fires 300 rounds per minute with a three-man crew calculating range by binoculars.
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Krovert
Matha
San Praneico Muagazion
Panama Canal
Acres
Unina Uee
United States
Jane Popular Mechanics
Sound Beyond Machines Reveals Speech Surface Limits
A fragment from a historical narrative discusses phonetic transmission and the limits of reproducing human speech. It notes that producing higher airwave frequencies requires precise breath control, and references a confrontation where a man explains why a woman cannot hear him.
Caddie Dere Finds One Good Thing About Phish Got
A terse report notes Caddie Dere has one positive takeaway amid a murky scene. Coders and locals discuss a quirky pack and slicks around the harbor as Kin son reflects on the day.
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Phish
Sonny
Shot in Forehead at Brooksburg Killing
Madison Indiana July 20 Bert Porter thirty eight was shot and killed by Glenn Sherman eighteen in Brooksburg near the Ohio river. Officers transported Sherman to the county jail. Porter left a widow and child. The shooting occurred near a church social. Sherman intoxicated announced he would shoot the town. Witnesses say the fatal shot struck Porter in the forehead as he stood with friends. Porter had not been drinking. Sherman learned of the killing only after sobering.
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Madison
Bert Porter
Glenn Sherman
Brooksburg
Ohio River
Switzerland
Sherman
Porter
Mercer
Kiline Sev
Sterman
Slaughter of Sparrows in Crothersville Rainstorm
Crothersville July 9 a heavy rain after eleven weeks brought one of the area’s strongest electrical displays. No damage reported beyond corn blown down and a halish spaveawe causing some damage. A line of slide tres simoone square atone Arn eet heteeon Zmtout saad Din.
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Crothersville
Crotherswillie
Thrilled Sellersburg crowd watches wild west scene
In July 20 events at Striow's Mille four miles from Sellersburg a film company staged a wild west scene. A moving picture machine affected the crowd as the rain arrived and a theft mischief briefly disrupted plans, but locals remained eager to see the stars and a lively afternoon unfolded.
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Sellersburg
Mershare
Dayvniett
Genterook
Pakeening Igam Tie Tr
Sellersourg
Striow's Mille
Sellerstirg
Woman Attacked as Onlookers Describe Street Incident
Fragmentary text details a chaotic scene with a party of women and a young society girl, Mies Gall Colp, amid a tense street confrontation. Accounts mention a fall, a tire issue, and a later release from police custody.
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Judy
Wiley Prns
Mies Gall
Kroeber
Dibelibor
Poatieu
Divorce Seeks Wed Before License in Saeligeville
July LT Mrs. Mary Trurtien, recently divorced, and William Simos sought a county clerk for a marriage license. Otto Coste, clerk, denied the license as the docket was unsigned by the judge and the woman not yet divorced. Witnesses described her intent to marry the best man on earth.
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Saeligeville
Mary Trurtien
Aly
William Simos
Judy
Otto Coste
Afouze
Guddee
Hirthey
Plowing for Wheat Crmipersyilie July 2
Fragmentary agriculture note reports plowing to prepare for wheat, mentions crop damage and Hessian fly suspected as cause. Readers warned that the current crop is thrashed and the situation remains uncertain with limited readable detail.
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Bether
Boy Loses Arm in Accident While Playing Soldier
A twelve year old boy, Norval, son of Lerman Arntelt, was accidentally struck by a charge from a gun while playing soldier. The blast struck Pu, a six year old, and carried at bayonet the boy's arm below the elbow. Names and details are partially garbled in the OCR text, but the incident describes a accidental discharge during play, causing a severe arm injury.
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Columies
Jay
Norval
Lerman
Arntelt
Willig Paardiek
Bos
Rain ushers relief after ten weeks in Doonmlfield
Heavy rain falls after ten weeks in Doonmlfield on July 20. Early planted corn cannot recover, but later sowings will greatly benefit from the rainfall. The scene marks the best rain in ten weeks, offering hope to farmers and prompting expectations of improved crop prospects.
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Doonmlfield
Frightened Residents Report Supposed Wild Man Sighting
In Oakland City area near Rumbletown Pike County six miles north, residents are alarmed by reports of a supposed wild man seen in the vicinity. Local authorities urged caution as the sighting sparked fear among neighbors.
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Oakland City
Rumbletown
Pike County
Waarstreen
Ure, Ke, Loveloss
Escapee Fred Clifford Nabbed Near Pittsboro
Fred Clifford twenty six, the escaped convict from the Frankfort reformatory, who fled after leaping from a Big Four train near Lebanon, was captured on Wiley Smith farm three miles south of Pittsboro. Farmers Jesse Treutman Levi Worrell and Spike Robinson chased him to Pittsboro and alerted Boone county sheriff McRoberts. Clifford, epileptic and weary from his night run, is under medical care at the Lebanon jail. The three boys will share a $200 reward.
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Lebanon
Fred Clifford
Frankfort
Ky.) Reformatory
Gus Rogers
Sherif McRoberts
Boone County
Wiley Smith
Pitts
Boro
Jesse Treutman
Levi Worrell
Spike Robinson
Pittsboro
Clifford
Indiana News In Brief Counts Local Fire and Accidents
Linden Fire at a grocery belonging to Joseph Rickey caused a loss of 1. A0. In Jasper Huff brothers engaged in a free for all at a church. fines totaled 81.85. Christina Portner, age ten, burned when a damp exploded while a farmer was filing a kerosene lamp. A man named Ferrent died after a 60 foot fall at a company plant. In South Bend Rev Le Gardiner injured as glass fell in a church. In Cambridge City a boy, twelve, shot accidentally during a July 4 event, died later in a Richmond hospital. Logansport miner Bert Hurd injured when dragged under a train car. John Lind named as Wilsons representative to Mexico, otherwise Grace Wilbur Iron t to replace Clark if needed. In Columbus a 40 year old sign painter Arthur died after a fall from scaffolding. Princeton weather caused a barn fire destroying livestock and hay. In Tipton county heirs of Floh Shirk accused of omitted taxes, with thousands due.
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Jasper
Huff Boys
Anderson Valley
Christina Portner
Redford
Ferrent
Ain Trelan
Inticna
Walter Ataler
First Baptist
Cty
St. Paul
St. Paul Denais Barrett
Tle
Hig Automobile
Pirtreck
Pivansville
Loulaville & Nashville Railroad
D.C. Harlan
Germantown
Reid
Richmond
Hees Oo
Ts. Kitterman
First National
Logansport
Bert Hurd
Wahaeh
Peru
Hirazi
Vhanutauqua Bureau
John Lind
Woodrow Wilson
Mexico
Champ Clark
Lind
Grace Wilbur Irront
Malinsis Women’s Franchise League
Chileno
Willipeas
Chainhoiqua
Columbus
Harry Arthur
Allert
Arthur
Columbus Miling Company
Princeton
Wham Kister
Tipton
Tipton County
Floh. Shirk
Shirk
Thousanda
Bank Teller’s Flight For Mexico Ends in Capture
A Missouri bank teller tired of his ordinary life stole 25,600 dollars using stolen bank wrappers. He fled by auto toward Mexico across the Rio Grande but was traced by a surety company and arrested near the border. The car was recovered and sold to reimburse part of the loss. the culprit is now serving a lengthy prison sentence.
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Texas
Mike Ie
Muskrat Skins Dominate North American Fur Trade
Muskrats are the leading fur-bearing animal in North America. In one year, about 400,000 muskrat skins were placed on the market, yielding roughly $1,700,600 to trappers.
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North America
Idone
Defining Innate Wisdoms in Town Gossip and Trade
Judge notes that true wisdom lies beyond chatter and deals. South China annually yields over 1,00 bales of raw silk and exports more than 19,090,000 pounds valued at over 17,000,000 dollars, signaling robust regional commerce.
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South China
Postum touted as coffee alternative in health appeal
A dated health ad promotes Postum as a remedy for stomach trouble insomnia and headaches attributed to coffee. It features a young woman and her brother praising the beverage after switching from coffee, noting better sleep appetite and overall wellbeing. The ad explains two forms Regular Postum and Instant Postum with prices and brewing tips and claims similar cost per cup.
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Postum
Postuima Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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