State Tax Board rejects farm land assessment cuts in five Indiana counties
The Indiana board of state tax commissioners overturns reviews in Jefferson Daviess Martin Vermillion and Orange counties returning farm land assessments to 1911 bases. It cites productivity and rising farm values as proof there is no decline in land worth. Perry Marion and Benton counties cited for lowest and highest farm land valuations.
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Fort Wayne Sentinel
Indiana Board of State Tax Commissioners
Boards of Review
Indiana
Jefferson
Daviess
Martin
Vermillion
Orange
Perry County
Marion County
Benton County
Indiana Farmer
Indiana School Exhibit Secures Second at Panama Exposition
Indiana earned second prize for its educational display at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. A special gold medal was awarded to Superintendent Charles A. Greathouse for his role in the consolidated township school system exhibit. The exhibit featured a topographical map, a flat map, community facilities, and one hundred color views created with Purdue, State Normal, and Indiana University collaboration. Delegations from other states and countries show strong interest and frequent bookings for viewing.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
San Francisco
Office
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Charles A. Greathouse
Exposition Board
Greathouse
Consolidated Township
G. I. Christie
Purdue
C. E. Cox
State Normal
R. J. Leonard
Indiana University
Rural and consolidated school exhibit earns praise
The pictures show work at both the school and on farms where students apply classroom lessons at home. The exhibit and award defend claims that supporters cite as evidence against partisan criticisms that the display lacks merit.
Gov Ralston limits executive clemency petitions
Governor Ralston says he will not entertain clemency petitions unless endorsed by official parties connected to the case and the state pardons board. He cites heavy workload from public agencies and argues judges and prosecutors should seek relief through proper channels.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ralston
Board of Pardons
Public Service Commission
Public Accounting Department
Workmen’s Compensation Board
Board of Trustees
State Board of Pardons
Brown Family Reunion Held at Green Castle
The eighth annual Brown family reunion was held Thursday August 19 at the First Ward schoolhouse Greencastle. Members traveled with baskets. a noon feast filled the hallway table. at 1 30 p m a program of songs readings and talks followed. Officers elected: James F Grantham president James Ferrand vice president Margaret J Glidewell secretary treasurer. Two deaths Ferrand brothers one others marriages seven births noted. The next reunion planned for August 13 1916 with James Ferrand of Fillmore hosting.
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First Ward
Greencastle
Hootman
John Ferrand
Lafayette Ferrand
James F. Grantham
Ladoga
James Ferrand
Fillmore
Margaret J. Glidewell
Putnamville
Junior High School Plan Gains Traction in US Cities
Prof T H Briggs reports education reorganization under the junior high plan is under way in the United States. He notes 57 cities now have unmistakable junior high structures and cites gains in high school transition and reduced pupil elimination after the seventh to ninth grades. Los Angeles leads in development.
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T. H. Briggs
U. S. Bureau of Education
United States
Briggs
Los Angeles
Cal
Butte
Mont
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Horace Mann
New York City
War in Indiana to feature vast military display at Indianapolis speedway
The Indiana event will spend five thousand dollars for ammunition and related supplies. It involves 336000 rounds of small arms ammo 20000 for machine guns and 25 rounds for heavy artillery. A Washington check funds shipments and preparations are under way with subsistence fodder and transportation purchases. A motorcycle dispatch corps will relay orders between officers and tests are planned prior to the performance.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Department of Militia Affairs
Washington
Obituary: Marquis D Ferrand 1861 1915
Marquis D Ferrand born February 22 1861 in Morgan County Kentucky died July 28 1915 at his brother Harvey Ferrand's home near Putnamville Indiana at age 54 years 5 months and 6 days He was one of ten children son of Thomas J and Martha J Ferrand The family moved to Madison Township Putnam County Indiana when he was five He suffered a severe accident at age eight leaving lifelong impairment and hardship His last hours were spent at his brother’s bedside with family prayers and a hopeful farewell poem reference
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Marquis D. Lafayette Ferrand
Morgan County
Kentucky
Harvey
Putnamville
Ind
Thomas J
Martha J. Ferrand
William T
Jefferson
James
Harvey F
Jane
Ellen
Joan
Rebecca
Marquis
Madison Township
Putnam County
Indiana
Greencastle
The Nigger by Jawara Sheldon at The Lyric
Jawara Sheldon writes a fearless American drama tackling a highly controversial subject. Critics call it unforgettable and provocative, aiming to reveal deep human truth without flinching or softening the theme.
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Jawara Sheldon
America
Dorian Gray Portrait Unmasks His Reckless Life
In a London tale, Dorian Gray envies perpetual youth as Basil Hallward paints him. Evelyn the actress, shamed by her stage life, dies by suicide after Dorian rejects her. The portrait shows his growing cruelty while he remains outwardly young, and he kills himself by stabbing the image to end the reflection of his sins.
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Opera House
Dorian Gray
London
Basil Hallward
Gray
Dorian
Evelyn
Shakespeare
Hallward
Lord Henry Wotton
Dorain
Very Disagreeable Summer Belle and Courtship Repartee
A comic exchange features Summer Belle and Friend discussing two disagreeable men. A Fond Parent jokes about footwear costs, Shoeman notes slippers for his wife, and a quip about a fiancée learning to float. Willie Mouse offers a playful miscue as wind shifts.
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Summer Belle
Shoeman
F. P
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Aegta
South Jackson Street
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Greencastle Herald
Indianapolis News
Indianapolis Star
Willis S. Thompson
W. H. Alburn
James Grantham
W. W. Tucker
Vine Street
Washington and
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Willie Mouse
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