Wreck on B. and S. Rail Line Kills Three Men
Three men died and another injured in a Beellington wreck near Clarence station on Thursday morning. Fireman Harry Temple and brakeman Calvin Temple were killed along with Albert Beamer. Engineer Albert Rowan suffered serious injuries as the light engine derailed on a sharp curve and toppled down an embankment.
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Bellefonte
Clarence Station
Harry Temple
Calvin Temple
Albert Beamer
Albert Rowan
Historic Unitarian Church Destroyed by Fire
The historic St parish church in Concord Massachusetts burnt early Friday from an unknown cause and was practically destroyed. Built in 1794 it once hosted a provincial congress led by John Adams. Emerson Thoreau and other literary figures were members of the society connected with this church.
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Oncord
Masc
Lost Spanish silver mine rediscovered near Frio River
Information from Austin Texas dated April 12 reports the lost Spanish silver mine near the Frio river head has been rediscovered after a century of inactivity. Thomas Hondell, a Tambhman, made the discovery. Spanish records claim the mine is fabulously rich and preparations are underway to work it on an extended scale.
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Austin
Tex
Frio
Thomas Hondell
Co company coal min ers operate workers at Washington
Washington Ind April 12 The company coal min ers are in full operation Thursday morning Their 200 employees are to work Thursday morning The unionized miners have not received their charter and the company has not been asked to recognize them as organized laborers.
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Washington
Ind
German caucus backs government oil bill amid agrarian opposition
Berlin April 12 reports a Wednesday caucus of contes resolved to adopt the government oil bill unanimously. Agrarians are newly objectors. a minority present suggests the Reichstag will approve the change.
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Berlin
Contres
Agrarians
Reichstag
Poison Mystery Haunts Ill Family Home
A distressed household reports a serious illness striking relatives with a poisoning suspected but unproven. Authorities describe the case as a mystery, with no servant employed and the family at the center of inquiry.
Macrum Denounces Pretoria Statement as Slander
Ex consul Charles B. Macrum argues that a Pretoria report on his alleged tampering is false and says proofs of his charges were allegedly abstracted from the Pretoria consulate. He calls the published statement a lie and accuses state department misrepresentation.
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East Liverpool
Charles B. Macrum
Pretoria
Hay
Macrum
State Department
Mayor veto sinks Texedo annexation ordinance
Mayor Taggart vetoed the Texedo annexation ordinance and returned it unsigned. He cited the lack of two thirds support to override and noted no tax revenue for two years, plus immediate costs for fire, police, and electric service. He preferred extending the plan to include all Washington Street and adjacent property. Since Republicans lack the two thirds, the annexation is dead for now.
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Taggart
Washington Sr
No Change of Venue in Sutton Fraud Case
Lansing judge Wiest denies changing venue for Col. Eli R. Sutton charged with conspiring with White and Marsh to defraud the state and orders trial set for April 25. Witness Tom L. Johnson, street railway magnate, to have testimony taken in New York. Sutton's attorneys allege a $4,800 bank deposit, purpose undisclosed.
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Lansing
Mich
Wiest
Eli R. Sutton
White
Marsh
Tom L. Johnson
Sutton
New York
Johnson
Woodruff Bids for VP Nominating Fight With Hanna
Lieut gen Woodruff held a three hour talk with Senator Hanna in Philadelphia. Hanna urged withdrawal but Woodruff refused, claiming 54 of New York's 42 delegates backing him and indicating he would be nominated. Hanna stayed neutral and sought a fair field.
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Hanna
Philadelphia
Woodruff
Famine in India Worst Ever, Consul Says
A War Department report from Consul Wm. T. Fee in Bombay states India faces the worst famine in its history with 3,500,000 people set to receive government relief and daily famine expenditure of 54 thousand dollars. He warns several million may die before India can supply itself.
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Washington
State Department
Wm. T. Fee
Bombay
India
American Novelist Stephen Crane Relapses, Expected to Die
Stephen Crane, the American novelist, who had been ill for some time, has suffered a relapse and is expected to die. The report from London notes his failing condition and grim prognosis.
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London
Stephen Crane
City Life and Court Briefs From Local Page
A. J. Carpenter of Elkhart seeks bankruptcy with $9873.29 debt and $105 assets. Connersville teachers visited Indianapolis schools Thursday. Arthur Remler, 13, arrested for taking $4.75. Mrs Lizzie Leonard released. Victoria sues Fred Boucher for divorce and seeks two children. Col William Brewer will preach in Plymouth church and YMCA. James Morris whisky charge, fined $5 and 30 days. Harry Blair jailed 45 days and fined $25 for ring theft. Mamie Williams locked up for stealing a ring and pawning it. Woodford forgery case continued. hotel-law violation added. he claims piano firm job and board on tick.
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A. AJ Carpenter
Elkhart
Connersville
Indianapolis
Arthur Remler
Lizzie Leonard
Shelby Sr
Victoria
Fred Boucher
Col
William Brewer
New York
Plymouth Church
James Morris
Jim
Harry Blair
E. Court St
Mamie Williams
W. Washington Sr
Maggie Britain
A. E. Woodford
South Bend and Fort Wayne Firms list Capital Stock Changes
A fragmentary business notice lists South Bend terminal club Franklin lumber company and Citizens' loan trust and savings with capital stock figures including 100 000 for the latter and 60 60 for Franklin. Fort Wayne based Mason Lange & Co and Hoosier telephone company show stock changes from ten thousand to thirty thousand in Washington county. Brookville canned goods firm appears in incomplete form.
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Franklin Lumber Company
St. Joseph, Loan and Trust Company
South Bend
Capital
Mason, Lange & Co
Fort Wayne
Citizens' Loan,trust and Savings Company
Hoosier
Washington County
Brookville
Johnsons a Sphynx in Broadway interview
Tom L Johnson refused to discuss Detroit politics and the Sutton case. He described himself as a sphynx and would not reveal why he gave Eli R Sutton $5800 last September. He kept smiling and offered no details, saying he could not answer.
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New York
Tom L. Johnson
Broadway
Eli R. Sutton
Detroit
Johnson
Col
Sutton
Mr. Johnson
Earlham College Announces Football Schedule
Earlham College unveils its 1939 football slate with games at Bloomington against Indiana University, Oxford against Miami, Richmond clashes with Butler and Depauw, and away trips to Green Castle and Lafayette plus a Thanksgiving contest at home. John Lackey buys eight horses including Col. Ziegler and Greenville яс.
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Richmond
Ind
Earlham College
Indiana University
Bloomington
Miami University
Oxford
Butler College
Depauw University
Green Castle
Purdue University
Lafayette
John 8. Lackey
J. W. Ahrens
Attica
Greenville
Nedecker
America
Col. Ziegler
Jayette
A Flying Car Injures Cory Family in Delaware Farm Collision
William Cory and his 10 year old son Samuel were bruised when Columbia car 528 struck their farm wagon at Delaware and Chiosts. The car approached fast from the north and bystanders say the crash came too late to avoid. Cory suffered a cut above the eye while the boy sustained a badly bruised right arm. Motorman Parker claims Cory drove into the car and requests a reversal that arrived too late. Conductor N Collins.
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William Cory
Samuel
Columbia Rave
Delaware and Chiosts
Cory
Parker
N. Collins
Telegraphers Strike Hits Southern Railway
Telegraphers on the Southern railway staged a systemwide strike after negotiations failed. Train dispatchers remain at work, and the impact on train movements was not yet known.
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Washington
Southern Railway
Butler Students Organize Golf Club On Campus
Edwin Hill elected president with Miss J Anna Carpender as organizer and captain. Grounds next to campus secured for the links with work to start once funds are raised. Admission set at $1 for women and $2 for men.
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Butler
Edwin Hill
J. Anna Carpender
Carl Claussen Dead
Carl Claus sen, 56, died Thursday in Cleveland of Brights disease. A soldier and scholar, he was one of the best known German newspaper men in America with great influence among German citizens.
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Cleveland
Carl Claussen
Bright
Claussen
America
Bowling Green Fire Destroys Town Anew
A Saturday blaze wiped out Bowling Green in Virginia. A warrant was issued for Manuel Cartezcosa ex governor of Chispan for alleged fraud, while Alaskan tribes debate uniting on a single reservation proposal.
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Bowling Green
Manuel Cartezcosa
Chispan
Assessor Daily Walks Troll Township in Amusing Tales
Reporter details humorous incidents from morning assessor rounds. Dog tax prompts many pranks as residents misinterpret rules and dodgy answers reveal quirky local characters.
Handkerchief Sale to Benefit West Side Boys Club
A street handkerchief sale in the Pem broke arcade in May funds the West-side boys' club at 1027 W. Michigan St. Miss Hettie Hough leads, with Meridian Street M. I. church ladies organizing and arcade merchants supporting. Donations include decorations from Indianapolis Tent and Awning Co and a register from Hollywood Cash Register Co, plus tables from Badger Furniture. Frank Maffey's Mandolin Club provides daily music.
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Pembroke Arcade
Tapis
Meridian St. M. i
Boys’ Club
W. Michiganst
Hettie Hough
Dickson & Talbott
Indianapolis Tent and Awning Company
Haliwood Cash Register Company
Badger Furniture Company
Frank Maffey
Mandolin Club
Jesse Hough
Meridian St. Church
Marguerite Spencer
T. P. Haughey
Miss Hough
S. E. Kercheval
C. ©. Sherman
S . Reese
FE. M. Campbell
Charles Lilly
J. K. Baker
W. C. Lynn
W. B. Burford
Ellen Spencer
Gertrude Taggart
City Holds Gas Companies Responsible for Undelivered Fuel
The Board of Safety, after a conference with Controller Johnson, ruled gas firms must pay for coal used in engine houses when contracted gas was not delivered. Deductions of 86.25 from Consumers Gas Trust and 191.30 from Indianapolis Gas Company were credited, likely prompting court action. The board also considered creating a weights and measures sealer and approved wagon repairs for fire department vehicles.
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Consumers* Gas Trust Company
Indianapolis Gas Company
George B. Oldham
Xenia
Writing Is Identical in Blackmail Case
Detectives matched Leonard Boyer's known writing to the note sent to Mrs. A. C. Brown and declare them identical. The signature on his $2,000 bond also resembles the handwriting in the letter.
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Leonard Boyer
A. C. Brown
Weather and Crops Bulletin Highlights Farm Conditions
The weekly bulletin reports wheat badly hit by autumn fly and winter cold, with many fields plowed up for replacement. Rye remains promising, tobacco beds burned and sown, grass greening slowly, and clover damaged by frost. Peach buds likely killed in the north, oats mostly sown, potatoes planted, gardens created, corn plowing advancing, maples tapped, stock condition described as fair, and overall dry cool to warm wet weather noted.
Wheat, grain futures drift lower amid bearish weekly review
Chicago markets report wheat futures closing lower with May and July contracts down, amid broad selling on bearish price-current review. Corn and oats also edged down while provisions and dairy products posted varied gains and losses.
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Chicago
Adapt or be left behind by the world of progress
A reflective editorial urges adaptation to continual change in religion, manners, and technology. It contrasts fossil mindsets with the march of progress driven by science and invention, warning that resistance leaves one useless as ships pass and markets shift.
Interstate Live Stock Market Report April at Interstate Stock Yards
Cattle receipts total about 60 with Thursday shipments none. Price range notes show fair to medium export steers at 1,250 to 1,400 lbs averaging around 525 to 586, good to prime butcher steers 1,000 to 1,250 lbs around 460 to 500, and various feeders heifers cows and calves with mixed quotations. Hog receipts 500 with 2,400 Wednesday shipments 2,270. good to choice mediums and heavies around 63 to 66, lighter stock 50 to 60, average around 40 to 55. Sheep receipts nominal. lambs 6.50 to 7.00, yearlings 4.0 to 5.30, ewes 3 to 4.25 per head.
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Interstate
Interstate Stock Yards
Indianapolis Union
Becote
I.tc
Market Report from Indianapolis Union Stock Yards April 1
Cattle receipts total 300 with varied grades including good to prime steers over 1350 lbs priced around 57 to 533 per cwt and good to choice cows 400 to 520 per cwt. Hogs receipts 3000 with price ranges 5.20 to 5.50 for light to medium weights and sheep lambs bids listed with common to good grades.
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