Alaska Sinks off Blunts Reef Killing 48
Eureka reports 48 lives lost when the Alaska steamer struck Blunts reef in dense fog and sank near the California coast. 166 survivors were rescued by Anyox, with 12 crew and 36 passengers among the dead. Captain Hobey is missing. Lifeboats launched amid chaos as one boat capsized. The Anyox later reported no clear hope of survivors. Other items note aerial exhibition in Greencastle and a Lafayette car crash.
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Marks Plunge
Alaska
Eureka
Cal
San Francisco
Portland Steam Ship Company
Portland
Oregon
Blunts Reef
Anyox
Coast Guard
Ranger
Harry Hobey
Nyox
Surv Ivors
Hobey
Oddy
E Associated Press
Richardson Couple Attend Theta Se Welcome at House
W Richardson of Indianapolis will stay at the Theta house until ember first to join his wife. He is a teacher in the history element at Technical High School, Indianapolis, and is the son of Mrs Lena Selby, a chap at the Theta house.
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W. Richardson
Indianapolis
Theta Se
Ember
Richardson
Lena Selby
Theta House
Richon
Technical High School
Anapolis
Will Lockridge
Methodist Hospital
Dr. W. E. Stone Body Recovered After Mt Banon Fall
In Calgary on August 7 the body of Purdue University president Dr. W. E. Stone was recovered and is being brought to Banff. Stone died July 15 while attempting Mt Banon. His wife, found alive after eight days on a mountain ledge, is also en route to Banff. Details of the discovery were not released.
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Calgary
Alberta
W. E. Stone
Purdue University
Banff
Wood Family Reunion Held Last Sunday
A two hundred strong Wood family gathered at Lee Wood’s seven miles west of Greencastle in Clinton township for the annual reunion. A noon picnic on the lawn followed by afternoon games, with letters from distant members, and Ed Dalby elected president and May Thomas Wright reappointed secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Lee Wood
Green Castle
Woods
Greencastle
Clinton Township
Ida Wood
Wyoming
Madison Township
Edwin Durham
Denver
Cole
William Dills
Ed. Dalby
Ed. Stone
May Thomas Wright
Hoosier Greetings From Mt Ranier to Abrahmam Lincoln Tryon
Abrahmam Lincoln Tryon a cow puncher and ex-soldier from the wild west travels toward Kansas to tame again amid hostility to the I W W. Indiana settlers greet him, noting Putnam and Carroll county connections and a humorous view of Hoosier attributes. The message cites friends in Greencastle and Maryland, and hints at Tryon seeking a ranch while contemplating life alone.
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Abrahmam Lincoln Tryon
Kansas
Independent
Wild Women
Last Honors Paid Perry Snider Monday
Funeral services for Mess Sergeant Perry B Snider the first Putnam County boy to lose his life in France were held at 2 o clock Monday afternoon at the home of his parents in Green castle. Military honors were paid by the American Legion with a firing squad color bearer and bugler at Forest Hill Cemetery. Snider died June 19 1918 from wounds received in action at the Battle of Beleau Woods. He served with the 7th Infantry regulars.
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Putnam County
France
L. D. Snider
Perry B Snider
North
Madison Street
Henry L. Davis
College Avenue Church
Hilliary A. Gobin
de Pauw University
Greencastle Post
American Legion
Legion
Forest Hill Cemetery
Wallace Welch
Roy Newgent
Fred Haspel
Roy Brackney
Gwin Ensign
Ralph Pierce
Ray Whelan
Evan Strain
Snider
Battle of
Beleau Woods
the Marne
7Th Vs. Infantry
Three Coatesville Students Visit Friends in Greencaste
Maurice Kennedy A E Bradley and Ralph Allen of Coatesville visited friends in Greencaste Saturday evening. They also attended the weekend party at Miss Goldie Larkin's home in Coatesville. The three are students at Wabash College.
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Maurice Kennedy
A. E. Bradley
Ralph Allen
Coatesvile
Greencaste
Goldie Larkin
Coatesville
Wabash Collgee
Indiana Road Contracts Come In Under Estimates
Indianapolis August 6 Contracts for grading eleven miles of the National road and ten miles of the French Lick Road were awarded by the state highway commission at a total of 38 685.84 under engineers estimates. William F Smith of Indianapolis won the National road bid between Manhattan and Mt Meridian at 27 862 21 under the estimate. The French Lick project between Booneville and Pigeon Creek was bid at 10 823 21 under the engineer figures, signaling lower construction costs.
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Indianapolis
French Lick
State Highway Commission
Chesley Gray
Indiana
William F Smith
Manhattan
Mt. Meridian
Booneville
Pigeon Creek
Delta Theta Tau Meeting and Local Notices
Delta Theta Tau will meet this evening at 7 30 with Mrs Florence Wright Coffman. The Bee Hive Rebecca Lodge will meet this evening at 8 o clock in regular session. Fiona Crawley secretary Joseph E Shock newly elected principal of the Greencastle High School underwent an operation for appendicitis today at Indianapolis Perry Rush spent the weekend at home in Rockville Otto Masten of Floyd township has filed a charge of provoke io the Putnam Circuit court against Jame Masten of Greencastle.
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Delta Theta Tau
Florence Wright Coffman
The
Bee Hive
Rebecca Lodge
Fiona Crawley
Joseph E. Shock
Greencastle High School
Indianapolis
Otto Masten
Floyd Township
Putnam
Jame Masten
Greencastle
CHAS JACKSON TO BE COUNTY AGENT AGAIN
Charles A. Jackson was elected to serve as county agent of Putnam County for another year by township trustees at their regular monthly meeting in the office of Frank Wallace, county superintendent of schools. Jackson, a University of Wisconsin graduate, has served as agricultural adviser for two years and is praised for his beneficial and efficient work in Greencastle and Putnam county.
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Putnam County
Jackson
Charles A. Jackson
Frank Wallace
Greencastle
University of Wisconsin
County Officials Review Putnam Hospital Bond Printing
County Treasurer Ott Webb and county auditor Ralph Knoll traveled to Indianapolis to have the county hospital bonds printed and the bond abstract examined. When finished in 2007 the bonds will be issued to Putnam County banks that have purchased them.
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Ott Webb
Ralph Knoll
Indianapolis
Putnam County
Green Castle Car Raid and Dairy TB Inspectors
Harry Bradbury and Samuel Dow of Indianapolis planned to collect their Essex touring car seized in a white mule raid on the Ocean to Ocean highway by Sheriff Sears. A government dairy inspector tested Paul Albin’s herd east of town. all cows passed tagging. C Sayers and Earl Harris are in South Bend competing in the state golf tournament.
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Harry Bradbury
Samuel Dowdener
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Len
Sears
Ocean
Ocean Highway
Paul Albin
Mr. Albin
C Sayers
Earl Harris
South Bend
James Watson Visits Terre Haute Mother's Home
James Watson of Terre Haute is visiting his mother, Mrs. Elijah Grantham, at her home, spending time in the city.
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James Watson
Terre Haute
Mrs
Elijah Grantham
Henry Vaughn Fined for Assault in Farm Case
Henry Vaughn was fined 10 dollars plus costs totaling 26 50 after a Monday morning verdict of guilty on an assault and battery charge. Leslie Coffman, a tenant on the Vaughn farm near Belle Union, alleged Vaughn struck him with a double trace chain about July 25. Vaughn denied the charge. James and Allee defended.
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Henry Vaughan
Phillip M. ‘Frank
Leslie Coffman
Vaughn
Belle Union
Coffman
James & Allee
Trained men to bring back big dirigible
Washington reports members of the American naval crew assigned to recover the airship ZR 2 from Europe will be specially selected and trained after navy department arrangements made over a year. Crew trained in operations and physical drills for the 3100 mile trip will eat aboard with table d Hote meals prepared by engines attached cookers. Meals include cereal fruit bacon eggs coffee roast beef tomatoes soup and desserts.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Navy Department
Hog receipts rise as weights move higher in Indianapolis market
Hog receipts reach 4000 with cattle 700 calves 400 and sheep and lambs 300. Lightweight hogs open 35 to 50 cents higher. Early sales to 10 am ranged 11.85 to 1190 per hundredweight for hogs under 20 pounds. few heavy hogs sold. Prices for sows down 25 cents. 1000 hogs remained unsold at 10 am. Cattle active with stronger to higher quotes. calves up 50 cents to 10.50. Lambs top at 10 while sheep traded around 4.25 per hundredweight.
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Indianapolis
Kingan & Co
Rockville visits and bootleggers jailed in Putnam County
C K Hughes and family plus Mr and Mrs A V O Daniels spent Sunday in Rockville. Eula Clyde Sears of Indianapolis visited her parents M R Sears Will Calvert Sherman Brant and Frank Brant. Three bootleggers were arrested by Lawrence A Sears and taken to the Indiana State Farm Sunday to serve sentences. S A Vermillion county attendance officer set up in the room with Charles A Jackson and Miss Ella Wright. Charles N Lindley of Salem Indiana board of agriculture promoted the Indiana State Fair to be held September 5 to 10 in Indianapolis. Lindley, a former DePauw student, attended academy in 84 85 and DePauw in 86.
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Eula Clyde Sears
Indianapolis
TM. Sears
Will Calvert
Sherman Brant
Frank Brant
Lawrence A. Sears
Putnam County
Indiana
Sears
S. A. Vermillion
Charles A. Jackson
Ella Wright County Red Cross
Charles N. Lindley
Salem
Ind
Indiana Board of Agriculture
Greencastle
Mr. Lindley
DePauw
Academy
Tomatoes Gladden Greencastle Canning Plant Opening
Greencastle Canning Company began operations last Friday with ten tons of tomatoes canned. The plant, south Greencastle, is owned by Reid, Murdock and Company of Chicago until 1921, then purchased by Manley Butterfield and C. W. Tuttle. The operation aims to run into October. Green castle acreage totals 130, with 75 under company supervision and 55 under private contract. Contract price is 10 dollars per ton delivered. peak price previously was 15 dollars. Prospects look strong for a top tomato crop amid hot weather and heavy rains.
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Greencastle Canning Company
South Greencastle
Reid, Murdock and Company of
Chicago
Manley Butterfield
C. W. Tuttle
Tuttle
Putnam County
Tittle
Muncie
Delaware County
Greencastle
Greencastle Company
Ford Lucas
O. M. O’hair
Release of McKeown Seen Breaking Irish Tension
London August 8 The case of John J. McKeown Sinn Fein member imprisoned for murder stirred official circles with expectations of his release alongside other Sinn Fein leaders. An angered Sinn Fein bloc warned no Irish parliament meeting would occur until McKeown’s release and raised fears the government intends to end the truce and peace talks.
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London
John J. McKeown
Sinn Fein
McKeown
Ireland
Bainbridge visitors spend Sunday with Moffett family
Mrs Mary Moffett, Miss Sadie Beck and Mr and Mrs James M Reeds of Bainbridge spent a Sunday visiting Mr and Mrs C M Moffett and family in the area.
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Mary Moffett
Sadie Beck
James M. Reeds
Bainbridge
C. M. Moffett
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John Wamsley
Greencas
Charles Gey
Lesville
Indianap Aerial Association
Irvington
Wams
Butler College
Paul Wright
Owl Drug Re
Lafayette
Mr. Wright
DR. Stone
Town OF Normal
Ed Dalby
Robert Pierce
William Callahan
Ed Stone
George Garrett
Emily Wood
Eliza Wood
John Best
Ranier
Hoosiers
Mt Raner
Allen Gray
Bethaeline
Nellie Fike
Rosa Jackson
Alta Orrell
Cloverdale
Ina Spencer
Russellville
Supt, Wallace
L G. Wright
Raymond Lank
Lawrence Athey
H.C. Morrison
D. O. Moffett
Tilden
Brown County
Maryland
Mr. Tryon
Perry
Eugene Snider
Lucille Snider
Joanna Ash
George Snider
Helen Snider
George Rose
O. L Reeves
Roy Hillis
Lake Wawasee
L. T. Boree
St. Louis
Henry O‘hair
Freeman
Cincinnati
Henry O'Hair
Highway Commission
Perry Rush
Rockville
Chas
Henry Vaughn
C. K. Hughes
A. V. O'Daniels
M’keown
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