Neighbors clash over mule trespass feud in Madison
In Madison township farmer B B Adams tried to reclaim mules from George Burk's farm after the animals trod onto Burk land. Burk refused possession until damages were paid, a dispute escalated to intimate blows and a corn knife threat, with affidavits filed accusing trespass and possible追加 charges against Adams and W L Taylor.
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George Burk
Madison Township
B. B. Adams
Longdon
Burk
Adams
Taylor
Cherry divorce suit filed by Fern Cherry
Mrs Fern Cherry files for divorce from Paul L Cherry through Hurst and Stoessel alleging cruel and inhuman treatment The plaintiff formerly Miss Fern Stamm of this city and says they wed Sept 1 1918 and separated May 20 1920.
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Fern Cherry
Hurst & Stoessel
Paul L. Cherry
Street Car Run Ends in 5 Deaths in Kansas City
Five people are killed and twenty eight injured when a one man operated street car ran out of control on a steep grade at Twenty seventh street and Grand avenue. Officials say reports are incomplete and final totals may rise. Four dead identified. no injuries reported on the larger car. Elizabeth Sweet, daughter of Prof and Mrs W W Sweet, is ill with scarlet fever.
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Kansas City
Elizabeth
Man Buys Sausage Then Bites Into Diamond
New York report recalls a grocery incident where Harry Wohl, a bookkeeper, bought a half pound of sausage and a quarter-carat diamond for 15 cents. While eating, his tooth struck a hard object, revealing the diamond. He returned to the store with the gem and the grocer asked what he wanted next.
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New York
East Side
Harry Wohl
Wohl
Nurse Allays Fear of Fever Epidemic in Bowers
Miss Meta M. Ludolph public health nurse spoke reassuringly to Bowers residents after fear of a scarlet fever epidemic. Her investigation found only minor skin diseases and one scarlet fever case, earning the community’s warm regard for her prompt, sincere care. She previously served as Putnam County Red Cross nurse and later joined Valparaiso University.
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Meta M. Ludolph
Bowers
Ludolph
Crawfordsville
Putnam County Red Cross
Valparaiso University
Oil prospects in Gosport territory spark lease activity
W Hume of the Pure Oil Co a Minneapolis firm told Gosport that oil will be found in paying quantities in the vicinity. He has spent years in the oil industry and has been in Gosport since Tuesday surveying the territory and securing leases. A number of acres have been leased.
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Gosport
Oklahoma
W_ Hume
South Bend
Pure Oil Co
Minneapolis
Hume
Airplane to Aid Fox Drive in Tippecanoe County Roundup
In Wabash township Klondike on December 27 farmers plan a fox roundup using an airplane for the first time. Foxes are plentiful and hen roosts have been robbed. The event expects at least 2,000 attendees with no guns or dogs. Other events include a greased pig contest a race for women trap shooting and dancing.
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Lafayette
Ind
Tippecanoe County
Wabash Township
Klondike
Harding invites Bryan to confab in Marion
William Jennings Bryan will confer with President-elect Harding on Friday December 17 in Marion Ohio. Senator Harding said he invited Bryan among other Republican and Democratic leaders to meet with him aligning with Bryan's appearance in Marion for the laymen's meeting of the Marion Presbytery.
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Marion
Ohio
William Jennings Bryan
Harding
Mr. Bryan
Marion Presbytery
Hog Receipts Steady to 10 Cents Lower at Open
Indianapolis livestock market reports 10 500 hogs and 1 000 cattle with hogs steady to 10 cents lower. Early sales averaged 9.65 to 9.85, extras at 9.90, heavies down to 9.50. Pigs 9.90, sows 9.40. cattle 25 cents lower. calves steady with top veals near 14. sheep and lambs steady with top lambs about 9.
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Indianapolis
Regular December distribution of township school funds
County Auditor Ralph Knoll reports the regular December distribution of tax funds to township trustees and city school treasurers. Totals include Jackson 7382.18, Franklin 16980.01, Russellville 1509.76, Russell 7157.92, Clinton 7345.09, Monroe 12028.14, Floyd 6187.79, Marion 13834.35, Greencastle 1002.72, Greencastle City 42314.71, Madison 3507.81, Washington 7373.70, Warren 4426.38, Jefferson 5031.12, Cloverdale 8911.45, Cloverdale City 1127.58, Mill Creek 2538.30.
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Ralph Knoll
Jackson Township
Franklin Township
Russellville
Russell Township
Resse
Clinton Township
Monroe Township
Floyd Township
Marion Township
Greencastle Township
Greencastle City
Madison Township
Washington Township
Warren Township
Jefferson Township
Cloverdale Township
Cloverdale Town
Mill Creek Township
$42 000 In Securities Found Beside Highway
Leland Booth found a tin box with Libery Bonds War Saving stamps and other securities worth 42000 along a Hamilton County country road. He took the box to Noblesville then Indianapolis to locate owner W C Bays...
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Noblesville
Ind
Leland Booth
W. C. Baystic
Hamilton County
Indianapolis
Standard Bearers Meet This Evening With Elizabeth Tilden
The Standard Bearers of College Avenue Church will meet this evening at 7 oclock at Elizabeth Tildens home on East Seminary Street.
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College Avenue Church
Elizabeth Tilden
East Seminary Street
Domestic Science Club
Henry Bicknell
Belle Union Opens The Farmers Bank Of Belle Union
The Farmers Bank of Belle Union opened for business last Thursday. Walter JF. Allee serves as president and Walter Keller as cashier.
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Farmer's Bank of
Belle Union
Walter JF. Allee
Walter Keller
Christmas Rush Urges Early Mailing To Ease Post Office Load
Post office officials appeal to the public to mail Christmas packages early as 30 000 extra mail carriers begin night and day shifts. About 3 000 extra railway cars plus thousands of trucks are to handle the rush, with rules to wrap packages and include sender and recipient addresses.
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Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Greencastle
Ryan
Bureau of Post Offices
Washington
Gunmen rob Eagle restaurant in Crawfordsville
Five gunmen in a high powered touring car robbed the Eagle restaurant in Crawfordsville Ind at 3 am Sunday taking about 80 dollars from the cash drawer. The incident occurred within a short distance of the police station and no trace of the robbers was found.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Eagle
One Year Ago Today in Valparaiso Indiana
December 15 recalls a cold day with 14 degrees below zero and eight inch lake ice. Weather records note the frigid conditions and thick ice across nearby lakes in the Valparaiso region.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Odd Fragments Echo Themed Dialogue In Potent Paradox
A string of quoted lines reveals playful paradoxes about poetry doctors sweets and carpets. The dialogue touches on optimism profession gender and domestic requests illustrating quirky social banter.
Fur Prices Fall Hit Trappers Hard Across Frontier Regions
The article notes trappers depend on mink muskrat and other pelts and face sharper declines than farmers as hides and fur markets slump. Pelts have dropped from 300 to 600 percent since last year, forcing trappers to work harder to approach last season’s records.
Student Recital At DePauw Music School
Program for Tuesday evening December 14 at 7 at DePauw University School of Music Hall. Pupil performances include piano pieces Betys Music Box Carrie Bond March of Little Lead Soldiers. voice Absence Because Roma D Hardelot Zetta Byers. violin Meditation from Thais by Massenet Lucille Bailey The Lark Balakirow Dorothy Bard Vioco But the Lord is mindful of his own Mendelssohn Iva Holiday Salterello Carrice Mildred Riffe O Dry Those Tears Genevieve Sailor Del Riego By the Simplicity of Venus Doves Old English Helen Purcell Scenes II and V from Imaginary CL ae Coleridge Taylor Dorothy Davidson Summer Chaminade Gonda Gares Stride la Vampa from Il Trovatore see Verdi vane Pauline Norris Organ Impromptu Detaier Mary Brown.
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de DePauw University School of Music
Music School
Betty
Carrie J. Bond
Pierre Helen Niblack
Root in conference with president elect
President elect Harding sought advice from Elihu Root on plans for an association of nations and a world court under the Versailles covenant. Root, a former secretary of state and world court participant, discussed how to use league machinery to craft a peace document acceptable to the United States. The meeting focused on incorporating league elements into a future peace framework.
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Marion
Association of Nations
Harding
Elihu Root
United States
Root
Variety the Spice of Meals in Yonkers States Man
A humorous exchange in Yonkers States Man notes a speaker advocating meal variety. The seedy companion counters with a quip about fluctuating meals, implying unpredictable dining habits and casual conversation.
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Yonkers States
All men are created equal asserted in class debate
Johnny quips that while the phrase implies equality, people are born with different advantages, and all share a common need for clothes according to a teacher led discussion.
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Johnny
He Might Fill the Bill
A comic exchange about hiring a boy who never lies swears or answers rudely. The employer asks for a flawless candidate while the boy proposes his deaf and dumb cousin as a workaround, prompting a humorous twist. The dialogue highlights a humorous misfit in workplace ethics and communication.
Fires devastate Cork after ambushs and raids in Ireland
Cork city suffers the costliest destruction since reprisals began as fires rage through the business district. City Hall Carnegie Library and Corn Market burned along with numerous buildings in Albert Quay. Cadets raid streets and troops patrol, with casualties and missing persons reported.
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Dublin
Cork
Cork City Hall
Carnegie Library
Ireland
Albert Quay
City Hall
Corn Exchange
Pillow’s Cross
St. Patrick'street
Cook Street
Maylor Street
Winthrop Street
Cork Street
Old Georges Street
Summer Hill
Delaney
Miss Ida Riley Undergoes Serious Operation
Miss Ida Riley daughter of Rev and Mrs A T Riley underwent a serious operation Saturday at Dr Runnell s Hospital in Indianapolis. Hospital reports today say her condition is excellent and that a speedy recovery is assured by her physicians
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Ida Riley
A. T. Riley
Dr. Runnell’s Hospital
Indianapolis
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Grand Avenue
Bryan
Putnam County
Bele Union
DE Pauw Music School
Roma D'Hardelot
Zetta Byers
Pieno
Mary Loftin
Lynes
Violin
Massenet
Lucille Bailey
Net Ae . Balakirow
Dorothy Bard
Piano— Salterello Carrice Mildred Riffe
Genevieve Sailor del Riego
Helen Purcell
Ae Coleridge-Taylor
Dorothy Davidson
Summer Chaminade Gonda Gares
Il Trovatore
Vane
Pauline Norris
Organ— Impromptu
Detaier
Mary Brown
Charles Barnaby
Chicago
Frank Gillmore
Harrison, Ohio
St. Patrick's Street
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