President Wilson praised for clear war policy and neutral stance
An Indianapolis Star excerpt highlights the President as a safe leader during troubled times, with definite warcraft and tax plans. It also defends his neutral rights stance and warns against hyphenated loyalties, praising his disapproval of German and pro-ally biases. Plus a market update at Indianapolis showing current hogs, beef, cattle, sheep, and lamb prices.
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Wilson
Germany
Indianapolis Star
Supreme Court upholds county districting law in Indiana
The Indiana Supreme Court sustains a late legislature's measure requiring county commissioners to establish multi district plans for electing representatives. Judge Ewbank had blocked action with an injunction. Marion, Vigo, Allen, St Joseph, Vanderburgh and Lake counties must be divided into districts matching their number of representatives.
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Indianapolis
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Supreme Court
Ewbank
Republican Organization
Marion County
Vigo County
Allen County
St. Joseph County
Vanderburg County
Lake County
Court Opinion on Jurisdiction and Restraining Order
Judge Cox writes that courts intervene after legislative action, reviewing its validity when challenged in controversy. The circuit court’s lack of subject matter jurisdiction leads to reversal and dissolution of the restraining order, with the demurrer to the complaint sustained.
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Cox
Indianapolis Cash Grain bids at Board of Trade yesterday
Bids for wheat, corn, oats and hay listed with prices forNo. 2 red wheat 1.164% 1.17 milling 1.17 December 1.16. New corn grades 65% 66%e for No. 4 white 66% 67%e for No. 4 yellow 66% 67%e No. 4 mixed 65% 66%c. Oats firm No. 2 white 43% 44c standard white 43% 44c No. 3 white 43% 43c No. 4 white 41% 41%c No. 2 mixed 41% 11%c No. 3 mixed 40% 40%c No. 1 mixed 39% 39%c. Hay firm No. 1 timothy 15.50 16 standard timothy 14.50 15 light clover mixed 14 14.50 No. 1 clover mixed 13.50 14.
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C. Hay
The Desert Dancing Girl in a Night of Miracles and Threats
A lone traveler in a camel camp witnesses a Persian woman grieving over her dead baby and an Haji’s brutal threat. He then encounters a radiant moving celestial ball near a grave, realizing it is a tumbling tumbler, and the episode ends with gratitude for not betraying the mother’s sorrow.
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Kerbera
Musay
Tlaji
Ancient bricks uncovered in Boston law school annex
Workers tearing down the ell of the Suffolk law school on Beacon Hill found handmade bricks dated to more than 300 years ago. Experts believe the bricks were imported from England around the time Boston was first settled, ten feet below the mansion’s foundation.
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Beacon Hill
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Folding brush and comb for light marching order
A new folding brush and comb fits in one fourth the space of standard items. Its Lox Hike style case is long and narrow, with a brush emerging from one end and a hinged comb sliding from under the opposite surface. It can be carried in a vest pocket.
Her Preference Dinner Remarks Clash With Mr Boreson
A couple banters over a surprise dinner gone awry. The woman laments the guest’s self involvement and jokes about borrowing an organ grinder’s monkey to avoid talk about himself.
Quick Wits and Ancient Tricks From Aboard Old Texts
A classroom joke about Milton being blind as a poet. Archimedes tests a crown by water displacement to reveal fraud. The gypsy moth first-stage larvae have been windborne up to 13.5 miles, with possible higher unrecorded cases. A mechanical blotter dries ink on large surfaces instantly.
Carnegie Hero Fund Defines True Everyday Heroes
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission screens about 1,000 claims yearly to distinguish genuine heroes who risk their lives to save others. Only a small fraction earn medals or cash rewards, with distinctions for those who act beyond their regular duties. Investigators, mostly ex-newspaper men, conduct thorough interviews and gather affidavits, then the Commission judges each case before awarding medals and stipends.
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United States
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Andrew Carnegie
Thero
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Hero Hunters
Rock Fails to Reach Shaft Bottom in Vertical Mine Tests
Experiments show falling rocks in a vertical mine shaft lodge on shaft sides rather than reach the bottom. Two metal balls dropped center shaft vanished or lodged in the east wall, explained by Earth's rotation imparting an eastward drift as surface speed differs with radius.
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Earth
Fish that climb trees surprise explorers in India and Ceylon
An explorer notes a relative of the perch found in India and Ceylon that can crawl on dry land breathe air and travel between water bodies. These fish retain water in their mouths to keep gills moist and may even climb trees to catch insects before returning to water.
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India
Ceylon
Use of steel rope drives in modern machinery
The article notes steel rope drives replacing leather belts and motors in Pittsburg factory work. A parallel rope system allows continued operation after a rope breaks, reduces cost, and enables ratio adjustments with small pulleys. Rope elasticity absorbs strains and efficiency ranges from 87 to 97 percent. It claims motor location away from dust improves efficiency.
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Pittsburg
To Furnish Gardens with Hardy Annuals
Hardy annuals offer a cheap attractive way to furnish a garden with summer flowers. Use edgings beds window boxes borders or pots. A penny packet yields many seeds and a shilling fills a large garden with showy plants. Seeds sown now bloom June to autumn.
Birds Destroy Weeds In Sparrows’ Winter Range
Native sparrows in Massachusetts are estimated to consume about 875 tons of weed seed in a season. With ten birds per square mile and each bird eating a quarter ounce of seed daily for 200 days, the total seed eaten nears 1,750,000 pounds. The report notes higher sparrow abundance in the west and many sparrows observed in Iowa.
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Massachusetts
Iowa
Trustee Notices Marion Township
Emerson BE Ruark trustee of Marion township states he will conduct business at his Fillmore home on each Tuesday and Friday to act as trustee.
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Washington Township
J. O. Mullinix
Reelville
Floysy Township
Edgar J. Wilson
Ployd Township
Marion Township
Emerson
Fillmore
Greencastle Township
Harry Talbott
S.C Sayers Book Store
Greencastle
Phono
Interurban Time Table Shows Revised Schedule Signals
The notice outlines new interurban train times from Indianapolis with morning, afternoon, and evening departures. It lists multiple routes including Limited and Greencastle options, with times such as 6:10 am and 9:20 pm, and special Highlander services.
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Greencastle
Tron
Indianapolis
Highlander
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