Local notes include illnesses, obits, and court action
Ill residents Mrs James Nelson and Mrs Bien Stack Besser are noted as ill or deceased with funeral details. Visitations include Earl Sourwine of Louisville and Dr Herbert Landes in Baltimore for a funeral. Courthouse action covers Union Trust vs Cyrus O Hair with a judge overruling a change of venue. Guards at Putnamville adopt gray-green whipcord uniforms as state law required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Trust Company of Indianapolis
Cyrus O'Hair
James P. Hughes
Putnam Circuit Court
O'Hair
Indianapolis State Farm
Putnamville
Indiana
Sheriffs Sale Notice From Putnam County Indiana
Decisive public sale notice lists Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank as plaintiff and Clyde Meta et al as defendants for decree 13 555 requiring 11408.16 plus interest and costs. Sale set for May 23 1901 between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM at Greencastle Court House to auction rents and profits for up to seven years on parcels in section 28 and 24 township 15 north range 4 west totaling about 200 acres. If rents and profits do not cover the decree, fee simple title to remaining land may be offered at the same time and place. Sale proceeds without valuation relief. Sheriff Alva Bryan signs with attorney W M Sutherlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Putnam County
Indiana
Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank of
Louisville
Kentucky
Clyde Meta
Barbara A. Metz
William A. Kreigh
Carl Williams
H. L. Freeman
Lida M. Martin
William H. Lawson
Lawson
H. T. Witmer
University State Bank
E. R. Watt
James Loney
Greencastle
Towit
Township 15
Alva Bryan
Ind
W. M. Sutherlin
Civic training urged to curb communism and fascism
Oswald Ryan, Anderson attorney, told a crowd in Indianapolis that American public education must return to its civic mission. He argued that prioritizing citizenship over scholarship is essential to repair racketeering, crime, and mismanagement cited by Congressman Hamilton Fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMC
Ind
Hamilton Fish
Indianapolis
Oswald Ryan
Anderson
United States
Savings Prom Prom Shipment by Water Shown
Evansville Ind April 29 Shippers using the waterways haul over the Ohio river save more than 22 000 000 annually in transport costs according to J D Beeler shipping authority and general manager of the Mead Johnson waterways terminal here The freight traffic carried by barge and packet boat on the Ohio river averages 2515500000 ton miles per year Based on lower rates and terminal expenses the total cost of waterways transportation is 22000000 less than a similar movement by other means A 250 percent gain in freight tonnage occurred 1923 to 1930 and further growth is expected due to terminal and shipping improvements including the Mead Johnson terminal in Evansville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
J. D. Beeler
Shipping Authority
Mead Johnson Waterways
Beeler
Mead Johnson
Mystery man sought in Indianapolis death inquiry
Coroner Fred Webling investigates the suicide of Jillian Wilmer at 2010 North Meridian Street. A rough-dressed man who followed her two days before may hold key details, with Miss Anna Miller identifying the Chicago registrant as Lillian Wilmer of Michois Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Jillian Wilmer
Sawyer
Fred W. Webling
North Meridian Street
Vehling
Meridian Street
Womaan
North Mlindy Street
Michois Street
Lillian Wilmer
Chicago
Anna Miller
Nellie Miller
Miss Miller
Farmer Dies in Chair at Mooresville Indiana
Thomas B. Rooker aged ninety died at his home near Mooresville while seated in a chair. Born in Morgan County he lived most of his life on the Rooker farm and was the oldest member of the Mooresville M. B. Church where he served as a trustee for over fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Morgan
Maple Avenue
Mooresville
Scotty” Inge
Inge
Ind
Thomas B. Rooker
Farmer
Morgan County
Rooker
M. B. Church
Donation of 700 acres to Methodist Home in Lebanon
The will leaves 700 acres to the Methodist Children's Home at Lebanon. The deceased is survived by two nieces Mrs James Barnett of Mooresville and Mrs Bertha Moon Sawyers of Indianapolis, and two grandnieces Mrs Wallace Mills of Lafayette and Mrs Raymond Mitchell of Indianapolis. Funeral services are to be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. conducted by Rev. R O Pearson at the M B E Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
James Barnett
Mooresville
Bertha Moon Sawyers
Indianapolis
Wallace Mills
Lafayette
Raymond Mitchell
R. O. Pearson
M. BE
Roosevelt Dismisses Walker Ouster Move
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt today dismissed charges against New York City Mayor James J. Walker. The city affairs committee had sought removal for incompetence and neglect of duty, and the action was announced from the executive office while Roosevelt was at Hyde Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James J. Walker
New York City
City Affairs Committee
Walker
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Huntington College Re-elects C R Mummart President
Huntington College in Huntington Indiana announces the re election of Sr C R Mummart as president by the United Brethren church board of education. Reports show Dr Mummart as General secretary of education and Rev J W Brubaker as general treasurer. Officers named include Rev W F E Musgrove president Rev A M Johnson vice president and Rev J E Harwood secretary. The executive committee features W E Musgrave Bishop A M Johnson Rev J E Harwood Rev B E Griffith and Rev C F Mansberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
C. R. Mummart
Huntington College
Board of Education
The
United Brethren Church
Dr Mummart
Church
J. W. Brubaker
W. FE. Musgrove
A. M. Johnson
Pinch Yellow Kid Weil Linked to Indianapolis Swindle
Joseph R. Weil known as the Yellow Kid is jailed in Chicago amid suspicions he and two associates swindled Indianapolis man Matthews Reinart of 37 000 after selling him on a quick money stock scheme. Reinart, a retired grocer, met the trio in Toledo and Martinsville as they pressed for collateral to claim his paper profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Joseph R
Yellow Kid
Toledo
French Lick
Reinart
Martinsville
J. A. Kirk
Chicago
Kirk
G. A. Mayo
Tle
Oldest Nickel Plate station ends after 77 years
In Kokomo Indiana the Indiana Public Service Commission orders the Nickel Plate railroad to discontinue passenger and freight service at Fairfield after 77 years. Fairfield first gained rail access with the Indianapolis & Peru line, later part of Nickel Plate, ending a historic service decades old as autos and trucks erode revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Howard County
Indiana Public Service Commission
Nickel Plate Railroad
Fairfield
Line First Railroad
Indianapolis
Peru
Nickel Plate
Monard County
Police end auto theft spree. four men arrested in Terre Haute
Police tied a chain of auto thefts and small robberies to four men in Terre Haute. Among those arrested are Chester Cottom, 22, paroled four months ago, and George Kelley, recently released from the state reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
State Reformatory
Chester Cottom
Reformatory
George Kelley
Four Men Charged in Auto Banditry Robbery Case
After serving a term for auto banditry, Kelley was arrested following a stolen car chase ended by police gunfire. Kelley confessed robbery involvement and implicated Ernest Clouse and Elmer Brock, both taken into custody in Taylorville, along with a fourth man. All four face auto banditry charges and Brock carries an added count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor as a 1 year old girl was with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Ernest Clouse
Elmer Brock
Taylorvile
Brock
Contention Over Speakers and Patriotism at DePauw Campus
A long passage argues for the university to freely select speakers including those of various faiths and to defend student rights. It defends Pres. Oxnam and DePauw against charges of anti defense stance and contends veterans groups support peace moves that respect the flag. The piece asserts loyalty to America, calls for defense readiness, and criticizes calls for another flag over campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Post 58
American Legion
Paul McNutt
the Legion
Chapel Committee On
Pres. Oxnam
Jesse M. Lee Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Germany
Oxnam
DePauw
Tadlock Case Divorced Wife Amid Bonus Scandal
Shelbyville April 29 William Tadlock World War veteran was sentenced in City court for assault on his wife as she filed a divorce suit in Shelby Circuit Court. She alleges he has not been sober since receiving his veterans bonus payment. The couple married one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
William Tadlock
Indiana State Farm
Shelby
Tadlock
Arnold Tilden Home From Europe
Prof. Arnold Tilden son of Prof and Mrs F C Tilden east Seminary street has returned home from a year studying and traveling in Europe. He studied history in Berlin and Marburg working toward a doctor's degree. Miss Elizabeth Tilden daughter of Prof and Mrs Tilden who also spent the past year in Europe studying in Italy is expected to arrive home June. Both Miss Tilden and her brother Arnold are graduates of DePauw University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Tilden
F. C. Tilden
East Seminary Street
Europe
Berlin
Marburg
Germany
Elizabeth Tilden
Tilden
Italy
Miss Tilden
DePauw University
Earthquake Kills or Injures 100 in Trans-Caucasia
An earthquake in Nakichevan districts of the Trans Caucasus region killed or injured at least 100 people. Several villages were demolished and many houses destroyed. The Trans-Caucasian government organized immediate relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Nakichevan
Trans- Caucasia
Livestock prices dip at Indianapolis market report
Live stock market in Indianapolis on April 29 shows hogs mostly ten cents lower with prices 7.05 to 7.25 for general sales. Underweights and heavyweights down, sows down to 6.25. Cattle largely unchanged. Calves down about eight dollars. sheep steady with little early trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Mountain School Subject Inspires Boston Club Talk
Miss Jennie Throop presents Mountain Schools in Kentucky and Tennessee at a Boston club meeting hosted by Mrs. Charles Zeis. Seventeen members attend with two guests and a discussion follows the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Tennessee
Jennie Throop
Boston Club
Charles Zeis
East Washington Street
Indianapolis man to speak to Greencastle Kiwanis
Frank Wade of Indianapolis will address the Greencastle Kiwanis at the regular Thursday noon luncheon in the Green Castle Christian church. Wade, an authority on precious stones, will discuss his specialty in his talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wade
Indianapolis
Greencastle Kiwanis Club
Greencastle Christian Church
Wade
Descriptive Music Talk Showcases Modern Composers
Mrs Johnson and Mrs Leach presented a musical program using a Victrola to illustrate modern descriptive music. They cited Manhattan Symphony and America as examples of noisy city scores, then featured Debussy Sunken Cathedral and Hugo Wolf New Love to highlight color and motive development. Other composers mentioned included Hanson Luening Ravel Albeniz Falla Coates Vaughan Williams and Elgar with several pieces performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitaphone
Manhattan Symphony
Philadelphia Symphony
Honneger
Treating Seeds Helps Prevent Sick Plants
Lafayette Indiana April 29 The home gardener can prevent plant diseases by treating seeds before planting. Dr C T Gregory of Purdue recommends a 1 1000 solution of corrosive sublimate or other mercury compounds as best for controlling disease on vegetables. If corrosive sublimate is used dilute to one part chemical to 2000 parts water or tomato seeds will be killed. Celery leaf spot tomato bacterial
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
C.T. Gregory
Purdue University
Seed Treatment Controls Plant Diseases, Old Horticulture Tip
A fragment describes soaking seeds to control potato scab, leaf diseases, and blossom blight using chemicns and calogreen. Instructions suggest ten to thirty minutes in a solution, with cautions about planting in uninfested areas and using calogreen from drug or seed stores to reduce gladiolus scab.
Odd Fellows Meet at Fillmore Tonight
The Fillmore chapter of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will confer the initiatory degree on a large class of candidates at a meeting in the Lodge Hall at Pillmert tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillmore
Order of Old Frilows
Pillmert
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North Jackson Street
Earl Sourwine
Floyd Miller
EB. R. Pruitt
East Anderson Street
Herbert Landes
Johns Hopkins University
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Bien Stack Besser
Putnam County Hospital
St. Pauls Catholic Church
Forest Hill Cemetery
Henry McLean
Bloomington
Crawfordsville
Woodrow Webster
George Webster
Providence Church
Mt. Meridian
W. EB. Gill
William Harris
North
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Victor L. Raphael
Presbyterian Church
Harris
Big Four Station
Sherife’s Sale
Shelbyville MA
Boston
S. S
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R. Riley
Raymond Riley
South Locust Street
Progress History Club
Studio
Elm Street
Mies Crouch
Roy Abrams
Edward Connerly
Heber Ellis
Ralph Etter
William Sherman
Irs
Charles Cooper
Benton Curtis
Ernest Browning
Edith Gilbert
C. M. McWothy
Mark Johnson
Fred L. O'Harr
Johnson
Moving Pictures
Indiana Loan CO
Washington
Ben Davis
L. C. Buchheit
University Shop
Dobell Home
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Company
Naghten St
Columbus
Ohio
Lawrence Wright
S. Jackson Street
Beta House
Wm. W. Kitchen
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Detroit
Ford Finance
Universal Credit Company
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