Big Four R R Museum Train Here Friday
The Big Four railroad presents a free exhibit on a special train on the Big Four Switch tracks between Jackson and Madison streets from 8 a m to 2 p m Friday October 12. It showcases 100 years of American railroad progress with Engine 8000 Mikado Engine 999 Holger New York's first train and Warther engine models plus films of rail operations.
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Big Four Railroad
Big Four
Jackson
Madison Streets
United States
Holger
DeWitt Clinton
New York
Warther
Greencastle Women Elect District Mission Officers
The district Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. church held a two day meeting in Martinsville Indiana. Bedford will host next year. Officers elected include President Mrs Bessie Strain Gosport group leaders Mrs Anna Dean Gosport Mrs Jennie Badger Greencastle and others with secretaries and treasurers named. Three foreign missionaries Miss Myrtle Wilson Africa Miss Belle Overman Korea and Mrs R D Wellens India spoke on field work.
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Martinsville
Ind
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
M. E
Bedford
Bessie Strain
Gosport
Anna Dean
Jennie Badger
Greencastle
Polhemus
Brooklyn
Morgan
Mitchell
George H Murphy
Bloomington
E. D. Farmer
Lola Johnson
Bloomfield
E. L. Hutchens
Mooresville
Theodore Crawley
Gladys Badger
Cora Smith
Myrtle Wilson
Africa
Belle Overman
Korea
R. D. Wellens
India
Little Brazil Girl Dies After Auto Crash
In Brazil Indiana 10 year old Josephine Brown died from skull fracture after being struck by Arthur Henderson of Staunton on the National road in front of her home. Police Chief Frank Moore is investigating the accident. Henderson says the girl darted from a hay load and could not be avoided. A second accident nearby left 75 year old Jacob Albertson in critical condition after being hit by Sidney Schraff of Clinton.
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Brazil
Ind
Josephine Brown
Sanford Brown
West of the City
Arthur Henderson
Staunton
Jacob Albertson
Sidney Schraff
Clinton
Frank Moore i
Young Henderson
Otto Biederstadt City Fireman Visited Indianapolis
Otto Biederstadt longtime city fireman spent Monday in Indianapolis for an official visit. He toured stations and met with colleagues to discuss new firefighting equipment and safety procedures. He returned home late that evening with plans for further city drills.
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Otto Biederstadt
Indianapolis
Rotary Day Features Shanghai Scholar and Chinese Student
The Rotary Club hosts next Wednesday noon guest William Lockwood of Shanghai who earned a $500 Shanghai Rotary scholarship for top student at the American School in Shanghai. Speaker Dr. Dji Hian Jap, a DePauw senior, will discuss business life in Singapore.
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Rotary Club
William Lockwood
Shanghai
China
Shanghai Rotary Club
Dji Hian Jap
DePauw
Singapore
Bishop Blake to Describe Russia’s Stricken Conditions
Bishop Edgar Blake of the Mediterranean area of the Methodist Episcopal Church, returning from a lengthy inspection tour of Russia, will speak at 7 o clock Tuesday evening in Meharry Hall DePauw Diversity. The address, open to the public, will relay his findings and aim to inform Creemerstle and surrounding community.
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Edgar Blake
Mediterranean
THE
Methodist Church
Paris
France
Russia
Meditteranean
MethoDist Episcopal Church
Taria
Rigea
United States
Meharry Hall
DePauw Diversity
Huesday
Bichop Blake
Creemerstle
Harge
Montgomery Ex-Official Sentenced in Indiana Case
Harry T. Stout ex treasurer of Montgomery County received a $500 fine and a suspended prison term of one to twenty years after pleading guilty to failing to deposit public funds. Embezzlement and misappropriation charges were dropped. about $10,000 involved was repaid. Local character witnesses aided the suspension.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Harry T. Stout
Montgomery County
Jere Westin
Stout
Farmer Crushed Under Wagon Bed in Indiana Incident
Alfred Spall, 66, a former Madison County farmer, was instantly killed at neighbor John Miller’s farm near Anderson. A wagon bed he hoisted with chains fell on his head when the chain snapped. The body was transported to Middletown.
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Anderson
Ind
Alfred Spall
Madison County
John Miller
Spall
Middletown
Here
Thumb Amputation After Sunday Farm Accident Near Coatsville
Henry Beaman, a farmer near Coatsville, suffered a compound fracture of his left thumb Sunday when his thumb tangled in a rope used to lead a cow. He was brought to Dr. C. C. Tucker’s office by Dr. O’Brien of Coatsville and his thumb was amputated Monday night at nine. Also noted are weekend visitors from Camden, Indiana, and updates on Mrs. Evelyn Riley Nicholson’s visit and Ralph Knoll’s abdominal surgery.
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Henry Beaman
Coatsville
C. C. Tucker
O'Brien
Evelyn Riley Nicholson
Bishop Nicholson
Chicago
A. T. Riley
E. Hanna Stree
Ralph Knoll
St . Vincent’s Hospital
Indianapolis
Brazil Elks to visit Greencastle for season finale
The Greencastle Specials close the local baseball season with a Sunday game against the Brazil Elks who beat Greencastle twice this season. A recent Brazil win near 6 to 2 led to controversy and an on-field incident. Lineups stay mostly the same with minor position changes.
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Greencastle Specials
Zinc Mill Diamond
Clay County Aggregation
BIG Jam
Brazil
Greencastle
Clay
Huskey
State Poultry Meeting at Purdue October 17 18
Indiana poultrymen are invited to a two day education oriented event at Purdue University Lafayette October 17 and 18. The program includes egg production judging laboratory tests for Bacillary White Diarrhoea in chicks and a Baby Chick Supper Conference with industry leaders.
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Lafayette
Ind
Poultrymen of
Indiana
Purdue University
Indiana State Poultry Association
A. G. Phillips
Purdue Poultry Farm
L. P. Doyle
Purdue Veterinary Department
Harry R. Lewis
International Baby Chick Association
W. J. Buas
Ohio
Philips
Purdue
Frank Platt
Chicago
C. W. Carrick
LeRoy L. Jones
Care Purdue University
Indiana Second in Production of Motor Cars
Indiana ranked second in automobile production and cement and flour and grist mill products, with high standings in forgings, coke, coal, railroad cars and repairs. The Hand Book of Indiana Geology notes strong positions across farm products, canned goods, meat packing, and foreign product standings.
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Indiana
State Conservation
Danville High Plans Three Putnam County Games
Danville High School basketball announces a three game schedule against Putnam County teams. The slate includes October 26 at Bainbridge, November 28 hosting Roachdale, and January 4 at Roachdale.
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Danville High
Danville High School
Putnam County
Bainbridge
Roachdale
Harve Gorham Objects to Display of Arms by Officers
Harve Gorham of South Greencastle sends a Herald letter objecting to how officers conducted a search on October 4. He claims the search occurred without a warrant and that he was threatened with a billy club and a revolver while being searched.
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Harve Gorham
South Greencastle
Herald
Gorham
Yorham
Coach Rhea Builds Fresh 1923 24 High School Team
With graduation wiping out nearly all of last season’s starters coach Rhea must assemble an entirely new lineup for the 1923 24 season at the local high school. Only forward Mike Black remains from the first team as Clayton High prepares to visit for the opener on Friday November 2.
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Rhea
Richard Taylor
Bayard Alen
Arthur Nevins
Charley Foster
Frank Christopher
Mike” Black
Stanley Young
Edward Duncan
Clayton High School
Local notes on residents and visitors in town
Arthur Hurst confined to home with severe cold. Terre Haute pair Prevo bring sons to visit daughter and daughter in law in city. Mrs. H. D. Irwin and Mrs. Richard Houck at 605 South Bloomington Street suffer hip fracture. Dr. Zaring treats. John Simison returns home from visit. Agnes Hodge returns from Montana. Prof Longden scratches hand after bear visit in Greenwood with relatives. Vernon W. Shirley at Mullins Drug Store homesick with grippe.
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Arthur Hurst
John
8. C. Prevo
Terre Haute
Gordon Prevo
Edgar Prevo
Greencastle
Chicago
Richard Houck
South
Bloomington Street
T. Zaring
F. T. Carelton
H. B. Longdon
Brown County
Vernon W. Shirley
South Jackson Street
Mullins Drug Store
Grippe
Recalled Days of Red Likur at 5 Cents Pint Covington
Oct 7 Covington crowds greet the Big Four railroad museum train. A school parade drew eight hundred children who learned geography and mechanics from railroad men. The DeWitt Clinton engine and coach drew special attention as tales of honeymoon travels and a dry joke about Santa Cruz rum amused the crowd.
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Covington
Big Four Railroad Museum
DeWitt Clinton
Santa Cruz
Weather Bureau disputes claims of lighter snowfall history
The Weather Bureau argues snowfall levels vary by location and time, noting 1880s to 1910s records show extreme winters. Illinois 1913-14 saw 43 inches, 1918 the coldest month in history for the state. Boston’s record 96.4 inches occurred in 1873-74, while recent winters show different patterns across cities.
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Weather Bureau of
United States
Weather Bureau
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Albany
New York
New Haven
Conn
Boston
Mass
Portland
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
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Pere
Rotary
Montgomery
A. J. Knoll
Joe
Mildred Shamel
Camden, Indiana
Coolidge
ELKS
William Baney
Midwest
Monon Railroad
Old Sage
Monon
Harold Knoll
Gary
North
Madison Street
Basil Gilmore
Henry Qualkenbush
William McDonald
McDon
Aid
Greencastle R. A. Lawton ,Battery Company
Ike
John Simison
Romney, Ind
S. C. Prevo
Agnes Hodge
Belle Union
Montana
Granderson
Frank Hodge
the Weather Bureau
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