Daughters of the American Revolution Meet in Lafayette
The twelfth annual Indiana DAR conference will be held October 8 to 10 in Lafayette. Thirty five chapters will send delegates with about 125 visitors. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott will speak, and Mrs. James M. Fowler will host. Officers will be elected on the final day.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Lafayette
Second Presbyterian Church
James M. Fowler
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Matthew T. Scott
Washington
Fowler
Frances Haberly Robertson
Fort Wayne
William A. Culop
August 1940 Indiana deaths from murders and accidents
The Indiana state board of health reports nine murders and forty four personal crisis cases in August. Accidents caused 193 deaths, totaling 246 external deaths for the month with 192 men and 54 women. Drowning and gun related deaths are highlighted among suicides and accidents on railways and roads.
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Indiana
State Board of Health
State Board
Ffteen
Indiana Fire Insurance Agents elect leaders in Indianapolis
The Indiana Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents closed its convention naming L. W. Jackman of Vincennes as president and A. L. Jenkins of Richmond as secretary-treasurer. Delegates were chosen to attend the National Association meeting in Atlanta October 15 to 17. The group plans to press for a state fire marshal law and seeks uniform storage rates through the legislature. The Indiana Railroad Commission ordered a freight storage rates investigation set for October 17 with aims toward a uniform system.
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Indiana Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents
Indianapolis
L. W. Jackman
Vincennes
A. L. Jenkins
Richmond
Indiana
National Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents
Atlanta
J. W. Kirkpatrick
Muncie
Indiana Railroad Commission
W. J. Wood
Presbyterian Synod to Meet in Shelbyville October 14 16
The Presbyterian Synod of Indiana will gather in Shelbyville October 14 to 16 with prominent out of state speakers including Rev. Mark A. Matthews of Seattle and Rev. Joseph W. Cochran of Philadelphia. Indiana officers and local committees are listed along with synod membership figures and presbyteries.
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Presbyterian Synod
Shelbyville
Presbyterian Synod of Indiana
Mark A. Matthews
D. D
Seattle
Wash
General Assembly
G. G. Mahy
Philadelphia
Joseph W. Cochran
Board of Education
W. R. King
Monmouth
Ill
John Fox
New York
American Bible Society
William C. Covert
Chicago
William McKibbin
Lane Seminary
Cincinnati
Synod of Indiana
Frank C. Hood
Madison
Peon P. Marshall
Bloomfield
John B. Miller
Vincennes
Joseph P. Durham
P. McCrea
D. L. Wilson
J. W. Billman
Cyrus Lemmon
George Kent
H. K. Morris
W. B. Kirk
Catherine Chenhall
E. R. North
Florence McCrea
Frances Morris
Lois Rutledge
Bertha Bowlby
Ora Randall
Helen Perkins
Rev. B. R. North
le Major
R. L. Morris
Charles Ensminger
Frank C. Sheldon
Synod of
Indiana
Panama Canal Topic Highlighted At Indiana Federated Clubs Meet
The fifth annual Indiana Federated Commercial clubs convention at Indiana Harbor October 2 and 4 features speakers such as Samuel M. Foster W A Evans Harry A Wheeler Charles Nagel James R Hanna and others The program includes welcome addresses sewage disposal and sanitary measures industrial expansion city markets and Panama Canal discussions plus a banquet. Articles of incorporation filed for South Meridian Realty and Improvement Company Indianapolis and Prudential Casualty Company of Indianapolis new capitalization.
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Panama Canal
Indiana Federated Commercial Clubs
Indiana Harbor
Samuel M. Foster
Indiana Federated Clubs
W. A. Evans
Health
Chicago
Harry A. Wheeler
Chamber of Commerce Associations of the United States
Charles Nagel
Commerce and Labor
Washington
James R. Hanna
Des Moines
Theodore F. Thomas
Fort Wayne
Jesse Taylor
Good Roads Association of
Ohio
Calumet District
A.J. Schlicker
East Chicago
Virgil S. Reiter
Hammond Chamber of Commerce
Hammond
Commercial Club of
A. G. Lundquist
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
James Kinna
Theodore F. Theime
Good Roads Association of Ohio
South Meridian Realty and Improvement Company
Indianapolis
Mariana C. Harkness
William L. Elder
Mary E. Blackledge
Prudential Casualty ‘Company of
Terre Haute Ward Boss Murder Highlights Election Fraud
Terre Haute Indiana reports Ward boss Harry Kiger shot by rival Frank Battle Ax Savage outside a saloon after a dispute over election fraud. Kiger died later as Savage was bonded. Revelations tie to May primaries and registration padded by bartenders in Red Onion precinct with Dana Roberts named.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Frank
Battle Ax) Savage
Harry Kiger
Battle Ax
Marty Owens
Savage
Owens
Kiger
Sixth Ward
Red Onion
Jack Tierney
Hinky Dink
Chicago
Tern
Tierney
Dana Roberts
Democratic County Committee
Seven Guilty In Marion Blind Tiger Case
In Marion on September 25 seven men pled guilty before Mayor Willson to liquor sales during a blind tiger investigation led by teachers C O St John and J A Crawford. Each was fined 50 dollars. One man pleaded not guilty and faces trial. The teachers reported easy access to whisky at multiple places, with no prior police notice. Police Superintendent Phillips filed charges and made arrests after the cases were presented.
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Marion
C. O. St. John
J. A. Crawford
Marion High School
Willson
Phillips
Joke Causes Girl to End Her Life
In Muncie on September 25 Miss Nellie Shackley killed herself by swallowing poison following a coroner report that a joke about a rival woman moving in with her lover Marl Wharton had distressed her. A misunderstanding with Wharton preceded the death.
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Muncie
Nellie Shackley
Miss Shackley
Marl Wharton
Oldest Native Citizen Head Dies at 77
Elkhart Sept 27 Dr Wilkes Neal aged 77 longtime native of Ey hart dies. He graduated from tush Medical college and practiced medicine in Iowa before serving as first assistant surgeon of the First Missouri Engineestais Corp. Neal led the pot hospital at Johnson Tenn in 1864 and accompanied Sherman in his march through Ceorgia.
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Elkhart
Wilkes Neal
Eyhart
Tush Medical Cellege
Women to Poll City in Franchise Survey
Anderson Sept. 27 The Women's Franchise League announces a house to house poll within three weeks to gauge sentiment on women's suffrage in the city.
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Anderson
Women's Franchise League
Scaffold Fall at Silo Kills Valparaiso Worker
Joseph Catalan died from a fractured skull after a fall of about thirty feet from a scaffold around a silo in Valparaiso. John Worlo sustained internal injuries in the accident yesterday.
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Valparaiso
Joseph Catalan
John Worlo
Catalan
Man Rescued After Jumping From Wabash River Bridge
James Durban, 37, a Monona shops machinist, phoned a friend to say he would end his life. He jumped from the Main Street bridge into the river and was saved by Louis Fleming near the Big Four bridge. Durban, from Frankfort, has a wife and four children and was taken to jail for safe keeping after his rescue.
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Lafayette
Jacob Wiebers
James Durban
Monoa
Wabash River
Main Street
Durban
Frankfort
Louis Fleming
Old State Thread Bank Vindicated by Judge Barnett
Hammond September 27 Judge Barnett rules a wife may keep her husband’s wages in her stocking and the husband cannot touch it. Jacob Wer cick a steel worker gave wages to his wife who banked them in her hosiery. He asked for a nickel to buy beer and was jailed for assault and battery.
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Old State Thread Bank
Hammond
Barnett
Jacob Werciek
Wer Cick
Indiana News in Brief
Numerous short items from Indiana towns report poisonings in Greensburg, property loss from lightning in Worthington, a court acquittal in Muncie, prison sentence in Bedford, and a reunion election in Richmond. Other notes cover typhoid cases in Walesboro, a polemical assault in South Rend, liquor raids in Versailles, a civil judgment in Logansport, reformer requests in Terre Haute, and epidemics of scarlet fever in Lawrenceburg.
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Greensbuhg
Elijah Vanderbur
Worthington
Ben F. Mays
Muncie
John Childers
Bedford
Harry Deforest
New York
Allen
Richmond
Sixty-ninth
Indiana Regiment
Oran Perry
Indianapolis
M. M. Lacey
Fountain City
Nashville
Henrye Richards
Petersburg
Peter Hollon
Columbus
Adrian EF
Betts
Elmeretts
Walesboro
Soutist Rend
William Brooks
Epworth Hospital
J. EB. Bowers
Shelbyville
Versamilles
John Bronnenberg
Guy Wowker
Fred Wagner
Marshal Johnnyon
Bronnenberg
Boyker's
Logansport
H. A. Logan
Winamac
Charles Lambert
Chicago & Erie Railroad Company
Lambert
Rochester
Terre Haute
James Kennedy
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Kennedy
Sullivan
Archie L. Spencer
Pleasantville
Aldo F. Hindman
Spencer
Chawfordsvileim
Albert Viel Aonesio
Esenne
Bla
Gary
Poth
Lawrenceburg
Edward F. Fox
Wonstrow Dupps
Thomas Maral Oll Duppe
Morya
Dupps
Eggshell health claim boosts time resistance and vigor
An essay by two German professors Emmerich and Loewe extols eggshells as powerful against time’s decay, boosting body strength and brain activity while fighting bacilli. The note cites Philip Hale and Eustace Miles, jokes about hair removal substitutes, and mentions ocean dwellers and witchcraft fears about eggshells in ships.
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Emmerich and
Loewe
Philip Hale
Boston Herald
London
Eustace Miles
Mays
Cure for baby rash touted by Cuticura remedies
Mrs. Annie Saunders of Monroe Wisconsin reports a six week old infant recovered from a severe facial and body rash after using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap. She notes hair regrowth, clearer skin, and better sleep following sample use and purchase. Advertising notice ends with world-wide sales and a free 32 page Skin Book.
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Monroe, Wis
Annie Saunders
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Fishermen Seek Bite Despite Rain and Rough Night
A group of weary fishermen trudges home through rain with empty baskets and bad tempers. A ferocious dog barks as they pass a village, one man spitefully kicks it, and another asks if he fears trouble. The reply reveals a surprising hunger for a bite.
Day of Judgment Promissory Note In Sheriff Settlement
A horse dealer in an English town lent a horse to a solicitor who killed it by poor care. The dealer demanded payment and the lawyer offered a bill due at a distant date. The lawyer drafted a note payable on judgment day. The sheriff, after inspecting the bill, declared it was the day of judgment and ordered payment tomorrow.
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Pssge
Castoria Reminder and Humorous Exchange Included
A vintage ad style reminder urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature and notes it has served families for over 30 years. A quip follows about Nimrod and his wife, mentioning a nearby store and a joking exchange.
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Fletcher
Fragmented Ad Parodies Hidden Slogans in Aged Notice
A garbled vintage ad snippet mocks melancholy and male frailty while touting Red Cross Ball Blue laundry soap promising double the wash. It includes dubious medical claims and a sensational line about an average girl pining for affection.
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Adv
Free Advice to Sick Women from Lydia E Pinkham Co
Ladies are invited to write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co confidential correspondence department in Lynn Massachusetts. A woman reads and answers letters and keeps them private. The firm notes a testimonial policy and urges women to seek advice, free of charge, with a 80 page Text Book available by mail at no cost.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Yesther
Sing
Lynn, Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
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