Scarce barbers lure Indiana town for shave artists
In Wabash Indiana a barber shortage leaves many men unshaved as A H Dye runs a lone shop day and night. A barber supply man says cities need 100 to 300 barbers, while Ed Porter the cabbie vanishes amid comic chase to force a shave pact.
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Wabash
Ind
A. H. Dye
A. H. Gilmore
Marino
Gilmore
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
Ed Porter
Kokomo Dam Loss Worth 29.55 Report Sought
Kokomo, Inc., Aug. 24 notes a nearly new dam, 100 feet long and four feet thick, valued at 29.55 pounds, missing after a Tuesday wind and rainstorm. Suspected misdeed involves Hien Stewart and the board of works with street force and mules. only mule tracks remain on the stream bank.
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Kokomo, Inc
Kokomo
Hien Stewart
Board of Works
Stewart
Atream
Blow Caused Death at Evansville Asylum
Coroner H. H. Wise and Drs William Daniels and Anzie Weaver ruled that Andrew Ebert died from a blow to the right temple at the Evansville hospital for the insane, contradicting asylum officials who certified death by dysentery.
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Corydon
Ind
H. H. Wise
William Daniels
Anzie Weaver
Andrew Ebert
Evansville
Bradford Family Reunion At Matter Park
Marion Ind Aug 24 The Bradford family reunion will be held at Matter park Thursday with 300 to 400 expected. Prizes will be awarded for the fattest ugliest Bradford prettiest longest and shortest and the one who travels the greatest distance.
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Marion
Ind
Bradford
Matter Park
Thirty-Seventh Indiana Regimental Reunion Scheduled
Lawrenceburg Ind August 24 The twenty third annual reunion of the Thirty seventh Indiana regimental association will be held at the old camp ground here Thursday and Friday. The Eighty third will meet at the same time and place. A big gathering is expected.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Thirty-seventh
Indiana Regimental Association
Wagon Tongue Narrow Escape on Railroad Tracks
John Thorntown narrowly escaped death on Pennsylvania tracks Tuesday as his wagon tongue was knocked off in Rushville Indiana. The incident occurred on a local line and no other injuries were reported.
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Rushville
Ind
John Thorntown
Pennsylvania Tracks
Marry in Canada
Frank A. Bohn a college and prominent business man and Estelle McKay a St Marys school graduate near Cincinnati were quietly married in Canada on August 24 in FT Wayne Indiana.
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FT Wayne
Ind
Frank A. Bohn
Estelle McKay
St. Mary's School
Cincinnati
Canada
Used Shotgun Found In Brooklyn Aug 24
A brief note from The Sun reports a used shotgun found in Brooklyn on August 24. Details are sparse but the item is identified as a firearm left at a local curbside or nearby location. Investigators seek information from residents who may have seen the weapon.
Man With Big Toe Missing Sought By Police
Whiting, Ind news notes a man named Kohn Zeknan missing a big toe. Police traced him via a sand track on the lake front and clues from discarded old clothes and a dealer. He reportedly wears new oxblood shoes, a blue shirt, brown pinstripe suit, and a red tie, with a paper toe kept in his shoe and a wife and 17 hunkies.
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Whiting
Ind
Kohn Zeknan
Zeknan
Zeknun
Hibernians See Mayor's Joke
In Terre Haute Indiana August 24 Ancient Order of Hibernians will elect new officers for Indiana for the ensuing term. Mayor Gerhardt welcomed delegates and proposed formal ties with German societies which drew cheers. Delegates spent the afternoon touring St Marys of the Woods sight seeing.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Order of Hibernians
Indiana
Gerhardt
Hibernians
St.Mary's-of-the-Woorls Sigtseeing
Most Whipped Man Trims Opponent in Kokomo Incident
In Kokomo Indiana Nick Vote known as the most whipped man in the town said he could whip somebody Tuesday. Johan Couchilla bears marks after the altercation. Vote claimed it was a mistake when charged with assault and battery. Don chill had fallen off a wagon.
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Kokomo
Ind
Nick Vote
Johan Couchilla
Vote
Roumanian Plate Glass Colony
Vole
Donchill
Kokomo To Hold Two Conventions In Day
Kokomo Indiana to host two conventions on Thursday as Howard Carroll and Miami counties select a joint representative and a joint senator. Carroll will choose the joint representative. Howarth will pick the joint senator. Senator Jacob Cox and Frank Zharing are mentioned as contenders.
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Kokomo
Howard,Carroll and
Miami Counties
Carroll
Howarth
Jacob Cox
Frank Zharing
Bartholomew Fair Opens to Big Crowd
Columbus Ind August 24 The Bartholomew county fair and race meet opened today with about 5000 attendees. On Thursday local factories and businesses will close. Racing purses are displayed in small sticks on the wire for winners to claim.
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Columbus
Ind
First Settler in Indianapolis Remembered in 91st Birthday
Amos D. McCormick, the lone surviving first settler of Indianapolis, is honored on his 91st birthday. Born in Connerville, he arrived in the area in 1820 and resided there until age 16, marking a early chapter in the city’s founding.
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Danville
Ind
Amos D. McCormick
Indianapolis
Connersville
Indiana G A R state picnic sets big turnout
Lafayette Ind Aug 24 Continuing a last year tradition the Indiana state soldiers home hosts a picnic for old soldiers on Thursday with speaking and prize events where G A R posts compete for premiums. About 5 000 are expected.
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Lafayette
Iad
Indiana State
Ice Cream Poisoning Claims Life Of Marie Koers
At Fort Wayne inn on August 24 Marie Koers aged 16 died after eating an ice cream cone ten days earlier with ptomaine poisoning. Several companions who shared cones at a street stand recovered within hours. The incident follows multiple reports of tainted ice cream authorities investigate.
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FT. Wayne. Inn
Marie Koers
Falls Off Buggy Step in Accident
JRUSHVILLE Ind Aug 4 William Carr aged 4 fell from a carriage step and was run over by the vehicle causing injuries.
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Jrushville
Ind
William Carr
Special Cars for Sorority Convention Arrivals
Bloomington Ind Aug 24 The first business session of the twenty-fifth national convention of Kappa Alpha Gamma was called to order by Miss Edith Stoner grand president of Kansas City Tuesday night 200 girls arrived Two special coaches brought western delegates A musicale and reception is planned for Wednesday night Eight hundred invitations have been sent
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Bloomington
Ind
Kappaappa Gamma
Edith Stoner
Kansas City
Chicago
Orphans Drafted for Harvest Field in Bartholomew County
In Columbus Indiana Bartholomew county orphans home has twenty three children the smallest since its founding seventeen years ago. Since February thirty five children have been farmed out due to a shortage of farm help with demand for boys greater than for girls.
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Columbus
Ind
Bartholomew County
Soldiers of Many Wars to Hold Meet
Martinsville Indiana August 24 The White River Valley soldiers and sailors eighth annual reunion will be held Thursday. All veterans of any war or service branch are eligible and a large crowd is expected. Officers include Capt John T Eller Bloomington president Capt T J Hudgins vice president Dr J M Carelton treasurer Dorothy Cunningham secretary. Executive committee: George E Finney W H Dryden Maj G W Grubbs Maj H H Woods W W Kennedy.
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Martinsville
Ind
White River Valley
John T. Eller
Bloomington
T. J. Hudgins
J. M. Carelton
Dorothy Cunningham
George E. Finney
W. H. Dryden
W. H. Dryden, Maj
G. W. Grubbs
Maj
H. H. Woods
W. W. Kennedy
Taft keynote favors tariff revision on scientific basis
Beverly Mass August speech outlines plan to push separate tariff schedules. Taft backs Payne Aldrich as best so far but seeks cost based revisions, ruling out wholesale overhauls. He calls for fair profits and ends extortionate gains, sending letter to Rep McKinlay for campaign use.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Representative McKinlay
Illinois
Crowds greet grain special on Pennsylvania train
The Pennsylvania wheat special arrived in North Manchester, Ind., greeted by a large crowd. Lecturers reported growing attendance and many riders extended stops to learn more. The train visited South Whitley at 3 p.m. with planned stops at Laketon, Roann, Mexico, Adamsboro, Walton, Lincoln, Galveston, and Kekomo for the night.
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North Manchester
Ind
South Whitley
Laketon
Roann
Mexico
Adamsboro
Walton
Lincoln
Galveston
Kekomo
Fined for Bringing Pauper Into State in Indiana
W C Spitzer of Nebraska was fined 10 dollars and costs for bringing George Carter, a pauper, into Indiana. He admitted intent to aid relatives in Brown county but said relatives refused to help. Spitzer claimed charity and unaware of legal violation.
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Franklin
Ind
W. C. Spitzer
Nebraska
George Carter
Spitzer
Carter
Brown County
Suit to Break Will Benefiting Hartsville Church
Twenty plaintiffs sue in Bartholomew circuit court to invalidate the will of Catherine Barger of Hartsville. They allege undue influence by trustees of Hartsville U B Church and seek to redirect most of the estate to the church.
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Columbus
Ind
Bartholomew
Hartsville U. BA
Catherine Barger
Hartsville
Hartsville U. B. Church
Man shoots singer over song on way home from church
Nashville Ind August 24 Marshall Moore shot and seriously injured Ralph M Yoder because the latter sang on his way home from church Moore had just returned from the reformatory where he served two years for stealing revolvers and ammunition from a hardware store
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Nashville
Ind
Marshall Moore
Ralph M. Yoder
Moore
Reformatory
Fire at Shirley general store causes $30000 loss
A fire in Shirley Indiana at the general store of Odom Durham Tuesday caused about $30000 in damage. Several others including William Sullivan J W Long Frank Gephart Ross Hodson and the Kel Men lodge suffered losses in the same incident.
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Shirley
Ind
Odom Durham
William Sullivan
J. W. Long
Frank Gephart
Ross Hodson
Frank Frahs
Kel Men's Lodge
Norris Reunion Held in Rushville Indiana
The Norris family reunion took place in Rushville Indiana on Wednesday. Notable attendees include Edwin Norris governor of Montana and George William Norris congressman from Nebraska, along with Verne Norris county clerk of the county.
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Norris
Rushville
Ind
Edwin Norris
Montana
George William Norris
Nebraska
Verne Norris
Prominent Democrat Doctor Dies in Insane Asylum
Evansville Indiana August 24 Dr W T Simmons aged about 50, once a prominent Democratic leader, died Tuesday at the Southern Indiana hospital for the insane where he had been a patient for a year.
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Sun
Evansville
Ind
T. Simmons
Southern Indiana Hospital For the
Castor-M'Donald to Meby in Noblesville
Special to The Bun reports a marriage announcement from Noblesville Indiana dated Aus 24 detailing the union of Castor and M'Donald to Meby with local notes on the couple and venue.
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Castor-M’donald
Meby
Noblesville, Ind
Faints in Court as He Tells of Assault
In Columbus Indiana on August 24 George W Gates fainted in court while making an affidavit accusing Alfred Pittman of assault and battery. He collapsed from the injuries he said he had suffered, and had to be taken to the hospital for treatment.
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Columbus
Ind
George W Gates
Gates
Alfred Pittman
Editor A C Hacker Dies On Shoals Street
A C Hacker fifty editor of the Shoals News, collapsed and died on Tuesday from heart disease near his Shoals home in Indiana. He led local coverage, shaping the paper's voice for years. His death shocks colleagues and residents.
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Shoals
Ind
A. C. Hacker
The
Civic Pride Demands New Flag Over Tomlinson Hall
Reporter notes community demand for a replacement flag over Tomlinson Hall sparked by R. Legge and backed by delegates from the United Mine Workers convention. Custodian William D Voris cites funding approval through the board of works for repairs and new equipment.
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Tomlinson Hall
R. Legge
William D. Voris
Leggo
United Mine Workers’ Convention
Indianapolis
Legge
Voris
Board of Works
Tuberculosis Dooms Woman to Self Destruction
Mrs. Julia Currens, 33, of 9641 Prospect street, died Tuesday night by drinking carbolic acid. Her 10-year-old daughter Mildred found her. Dr. W. T. Brown could not save her. She had feared tuberculosis and threatened suicide before. In a note to her husband William Currens she gave no reason. Survived by husband and three children.
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Mildred
W. T. Brown
Junior Mechanics Elect Officers in Indiana Session
The Junior order of American mechanics in Anderson Indiana will elect officers after nominations on Wednesday and close the session with the officer election Lawrenceburg will host the next state convention Officers named include state councilor Arthur McKinley Munce vice councilor John W Benham Hartford City Silas Archibald Jonesboro treasurer Walter B Miller Portland conductor Fred Murrose Indianapolis Tom McFairley Marion warden William Alleger Monroeville Frank Hayworth Muncie inside sentinel W T Crague Jonesboro William Kaffenberger Lawrenceburg outside sentinel Ernest Griffith Jonesboro Frank B Hackett Monroville chaplains John D Freichine Monroeville W R Shirk Dunkirk representatives to national council John D Alleger Monroeville Harry T Connelly Upland W H Thompson Dunkirk
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Harry T. Connelly
Upland
W. H. Thompson
Dunkirk
School Commission Near Wit’s End Over crowded Indianapolis Schools
The Indianapolis board of school commissioners plans relief measures before September as crowded buildings limit attendance. With last year’s 27 000 pupils and an expected 2 000 more, half day sessions have occurred. Seven hundred teachers start on opening day. New facilities at East Tenth and Dearborn Streets will host School 54, a ten room building, with additions at Schools 35 Madison and Raymond and School 49 Morrison and Kappes.
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East Tenth
Dearborn Streets
Madison Avenue
Raymond Street
Morrison and
Kappes Streets
Beta Phi Sigma Fraternity Holds Final Convention Picnic
The Beta Phi Sigma fraternity opens its final convention in Anderson Indiana with a Wednesday business session. A 33 person picnic and dance is planned for the afternoon at Mounds Park. Miss Arrie Hewitt hosts an open house at night with a smoker at the clubrooms.
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