Indiana corn contest prizes announced for young growers
Indiana state officers of agriculture announce prize awards in a corn raising contest for contestants under eighteen. The standings list Arthur Harter of Allen County 154 bushels 6 1 2 bushels, George Cook Kosciusko 115 3 4, Connie Strattan Henry 97 39, Wm H Hedges Vermilion 91 12. The event showcases junior ingenuity and large yields on one acre per participant.
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Indiana
State Board of Agriculture
Arthur Harter
Allen County
Ind
George C. Cook
Kosciusko County
George Mustard
Fremont County
Towa
Washburn Tilson
Johnson County
John H. Thomas
Pottawatomie County
Kansas
Connie Strattan
Henry Co
Charles E. Long
Wm. H. Hedges
Vermilion County
Hoos market notes and grain prices across multiple towns
Reports from United Stock Yorps InpraNnapo and nearby markets show a quiet Hoos market at 4.55 to 4.75 per 100 ths with receipts of 5 640 head. Drovers Journal notes Hoos receipts 43 000 head and shipments 1200 head with mixed packing and softer prices. Wheat futures steady to firmer with Chicago up and cash No 2 red at 99 1/2 cents.
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United Stock
InpraNnapolis
Curiaco
Mbe
Indianapouis
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati Father Forced Daughter to Leave Home
A Cincinnati man drove his blind daughter from the home though able to support her after she refused to kill herself with poison he supplied. The case highlights a fatal coercive act and parental abuse within the family.
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Cincinnati
Personal clash erupts in the House over funding bill
A heated House debate on the funding bill ends in a near combat between Weaver and Sparks after repeated insults. Sparks calls Weaver a liar. Weaver denounces Sparks as an unmitigated scoundrel as allies hold them apart. The scene resembles a mob fight with dozens involved before order is restored.
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House of Representatives
Chamber
Fernando Wood
Ways and Means Committee
Weaver
Greenbackers
Wall Street
Enquirer
Mr. Weaver
Mr. Bland
Mr. Sparks
Illinois
Garfield
Bland
Covert
New York
House
Greenback Party
Sparks
Mr. Clymer
Mr. Ewing
Mr. Carlisle
Mr. Jones
Texas
Wanver
Lck
Randall
Disorder in chamber over Lilouse authority and mace display
A chaotic scene erupted as a lent tattoo on the desk and shouts for the sergeant at arms to restore order. The crowd demanded to see the American Eagle emblem on the silver mace as the sergeant led a parade and forced seating. The Speaker required the Committee of the Whole to rise and report before ad journ.
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Thompson
Christmas Programs Across Local Sunday Schools
Local churches prepare Christmas Eve services and cantatas including Doane's Santa Claus with readings, singing, and a tree gift distribution. Participating sites include Locust Street M E Church, Christian Church, St Paul’s, Presbyterian, and College Avenue Church with varied events led by Dr. Vincent, Miss Carrie Welk, and others. Santa Claus will distribute presents after performances.
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Santa Claus
Carrie Welk
Messrs. Jos. M. Allen
P. R. Christie
College Avenue Church
Marine
Sato
iThe Church
Permits To Marry From Local Licenses Issued
License to marry has been issued to Thomas J. Plunkett and Jemima Allen, William J. Bunten and Flora E. Ruark, Thomas Roberts and Martha Graves, Charles Hoffman and Mary L. Secrest, Lewis N. Phillips and Aldeda McAninch, James Y. Davis and Anna Morris.
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Thomas J. Plunkett
Jemima Allen
William J. Bunten
Flora E. Ruark
Thomas Roberts
Martha Graves
Charles Hoffman
Mary L. Secrest
Lewis N. Phillips
Almeda McAninch
James Y. Davis
Anna Morris
Remarkable pine tree defies girdling study at Indiana museum
A Terre Haute Express note recounts W H Ragan of Clayton presenting a live pinus sylvestrus that was girdled eleven years earlier yet did not die. The trunk has grown above the girdle, reaching seven and a half inches in diameter, after being two feet high. The tree originates from J A Miles’s Belleville farm and will join the Indiana Horticultural Society museum.
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Terre Haute Express
W. H. Ragan
Clayton
Ind
Scientific American
J. A. Miles
Belleville
Indiana
Museum of the
Indiana Horticultural Society
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