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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
3
Tyron Dunham, after aiding a frightened woman calling herself Mary Remington, schemes a quick marriage at Edwin Twinell’s church with a plan for protection. He arranges a YWCA interview, a fiancé’s ride, and a rapid engagement while reporters and a suspicious Irishman linger nearby.
A man hurried by rubbered feet into a nearby cigar store with a clear view of the Y W C A Building as he stood outside observing the scene. The fragment suggests a passerby moment near a notable landmark in front of the building.
A man struggles with a stubborn car window for twenty minutes and complaints erupt until a witty bystander reassures him the wind is affectionate. The exchange ends with the window jokingly “falling on your neck” as a punchline.
Vice-President Marshall rises in public esteem as a renowned humorist and speaker. His well known ten commandments for lawyers are cited, while a private luncheon remark on ambition remains unpublished. In Washington he urges perseverance to attain lasting fame and longevity.
The state fire marshal reports Indiana urban areas caused 70 percent more fires than rural districts over six months. November total fires reached 527 with losses of 410 035, driven by a Century Biscuit Company blaze and winter heating hazards. Sparks from chimneys, faulty flues, and a long list of causes contributed to the surge. Farmers’ State congress sessions in Indianapolis drew about fifty farmers with talks on hog cholera farm credits and cooperative warehousing. Governor Ralston appointed Franken Sanders Bridges adjutant general and Pearle A. Davis quartermaster general, extending to a three year term. Richmond and other groups push for standardized Indiana taxation methods and a state taxing commission to oversee valuations.
The annual meeting of the Association of Indiana Gideons in Terre Haute elected officers including President M. E. Weiser of Indianapolis and vice presidents James Morton Elkhart C. E. Bear Terre Haute Charles Groes Fort Wayne Sol Soyer Evansville secretary treasurer B. L. Lockwood Indianapolis and chaplain Charles D. Meigs Indianapolis.
George W. Miles state commissioner of fisheries and game announces Victor V. Cassidy of Jasper Dubois County as chief deputy for southern Indiana succeeding Jacob Sottong Brookville recently removed. Cassidy to earn 125 dollars a month and begin duties immediately. He served as Dubois County sheriff for two terms.
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