Christmas gift distribution shows 46 million buyers
An unofficial estimate by Victor H. Olmstead of the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Agriculture, places Christmas spending around 90 million dollars in cash with about 46 million buyers. Most will spend under five dollars, many households cannot afford gifts, while farmers often send farm produce to relatives.
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Washington
Dr. Wiley
United States
Victor H. Olmstead
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Olmstead
Adoration Cantata to Highlight Sunday Service
First United Brethren Church on Park Avenue and St. Clair Street presents The Adoration, a Christmas cantata by George B. Nevin. The program features baritone recital, soprano solo, women's chorus, solo and full chorus under Samuel E. McGregor with organ by Mrs. John Weinland. Evening worship at 7:20 p.m.
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First United Brethren Church
Park Avenue
St. Clair Street
George B. Nevin
Samuel E. McGregor
John Weinland
Fire devastates Hagerstown block with hotel evacuation
Fire in the Fairney building spread to the Franklin hotel, forcing guests to flee in night clothes. Firefighters saved the block. George W. Riley, a hotel guest, suffered a broken leg carrying a trunk downstairs. Loss estimated at $100,000.
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Hagerstown
Fairney
Franklin Hotel
George W. Riley
Horse Found An Engine On Central Line
Engineer Bird of train No 27 discovered a horse carcass with a harness jammed against the engine pilot near Terre Haute. A track walker reported the horse had pulled from a hitching post and wandered onto the track after a slight shock at Perth.
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Linton
Ind
Bird
New York Central
Terre Haute
Perth
Akron rubber magnate gifts 18 suite apartment to Salvation Army
William A. Johnson of Akron presents a $47,000 eighteen-suite apartment house in Cleveland to the Salvation Army as a home for working girls. The gift is to be converted immediately and given without prior army approval.
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Cleveland, O
William A. Johnson
Akron
Salvation Army
Army
Moonix Mug Case: Hubert Moster Fined After Court Absence
Rushville Indiana December 22 Hubert Moster known as Moonix due to hazy eyes could not appear in court because of illness after arrest for drunkenness. He was fined 1 and costs on Thursday marking his first drink related trouble.
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Rushville
Ind
Hubert Moster
Moster
Moonix
Willow Plumes Theft At Anderson Millinery Store
Police in Anderson Indiana rely on thumb prints found in dust as clue to a theft at the Rawlings Wallace millinery store. Entry used a front door key. Willow plumes valued at 120 dollars were stolen during the Wednesday night burglary.
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Anderson
Ind
Rawlings &Wallace
Pastor to be Installed in Columbus Presbyterian Church
Rev Alexander Sharp will be officially installed as pastor of the Presbyterian church in Columbus on Thursday night. Rev John St Martin of Indianapolis will deliver the charge to the pastor and Rev By 8 Marshall of Indianapolis will deliver the charge to the people.
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Columbus
Ind
Alexander Sharp
Presbyterian Church
John St. Martin
Indianapolis
Marshall
Skates Merrily to Death in Roanoke Incident
Loren Watkins, age 6, died after slipping under a street car while skating on December 22 in Ro Roark Indiana. Crow was arrested on insanity charges after visiting the sheriff’s office on Wednesday.
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Ind
Loren Watkins
Bi. C
Crow
Richmond Mayor Sued for Divorce
Cyrena J. Zimmerman filed for divorce in Richmond Indiana circuit court naming W. W. Zimmerman as defendant. They wed Sept 24 1878 in Richmond and separated Jan 20 1897 after about fourteen years of separation. They have a daughter Lona now Mrs Wilie Huber. Zimmerman later served as county coroner and was elected mayor three times. He refused to discuss the suit.
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Sun
Richmond
Ind
W. W. Zimmerman
Circuit
Cyrena J. Zim
Major
Lona
Wilfie Huber
Zimmerman
Prominent Veteran Found Dead in Dayton Woodshed
Special to The Sun Lafayette Ind Dec 22 The life less body of John S Bush was found in the doorway of the woodshed at his home in Dayton by his granddaughter Mabel Ruger He had been out of the house a short time It is believed he fell and suffered concussion of the drain Bush born at Dayton 1839 His father founded Dayton in 1827 Bush served in the Civil War in Miller s brigade and was a leading Tippecanoe County citizen
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Sun
J Lafayette
Ind
John 8S
Bush
Dayton
Mabel Ruger
Mr. Bush
John Bush
Miller's Brigade
Tippecanoe County
Fractures Skull After Runaway Buggy Accident
In Greencastle Indiana on December 22 Dwight Harlan aged 21 was thrown from his buggy by a runaway. He suffered a fractured skull and the tearing away of his right cheek. He was not found for some time after the accident.
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Greencastle
Ind
Dwight Harlan
Leatherear Invents Youthless Infants in Satirical Tale
Special to The Sun from Dopotown Indiana describes Prof Leatherear announcing a mock solution to race death with a self caring baby, titled Blessed Be T Leatherear. He envisions precocious offspring advancing backward through life stages to end nursery duty and allow women career freedom. The piece lampoons eugenics and fame seeking in a periodical satire voice.
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Prof. Leathercur
Wisdon
Leatherear
United States
Evansville Mayors Mills Bankrupt in Bankruptcy Filing
A petition to force Evansville cotton mills into bankruptcy was filed before U S Commissioner J W Wartmann. The firm owes eastern firms 6000 and has 250000 in bonded debt, equal to its capital stock. Mills closed weeks ago due to high raw material costs and stagnant cotton goods prices amid efforts to reorganize. Mayor Charles F Heilman, president and major stockholder, oversees Heilman family interests in the company.
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Evansville
Ind
Evansville Cotton Mills Junto
United States
J. W. Wartmann
Charles F. Heilman
Heilman
Rattlesnake dinner invitation circulates in Michiana area
Vincent Brunner, once a Michawaka resident, invites friends to a rattlesnake dinner. The spoof directions describe a bizarre Arizona mining camp trip with wolves, dogs, and perilous trails, ending with a joke about Mars potato bugs. The item reads as a humorous note rather than an actual travel plan.
Juror's crash echoes runaway horse accident verdict
A jury in Princeton Indiana awarded Mrs Edna R Pritchett 2000 damages against J R Laplante of Vincennes for injuries from a runaway horse startled by his car. She sought 10000. An odd feature: juror Horace Schwartz, on his way home, was injured when his horse frightened by an automobile in circumstances identical to the case.
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Princeton
Ind
Edna R. Pritchett
J. R. Laplante
Vincennes
Horace Schwartz
Crippled Boy’s Art Exhibit Funds Education
A young artist Ralph Uaskett, 14, displays landscape paintings in Columbus Indiana. Proceeds from the sale go toward the boy’s education as he is described as a cripple in the report.
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Columbus
Ind
Ralph Uaskett
Runaway Injures Two in Evansville
Mrs Li lian App and her mother Mrs Affice Kinman were thrown from a buggy in Evansville on Wednesday afternoon. Both women were seriously injured with Mrs Kinman suffering a fractured skull and in grave condition. death expected.
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Evansville
Ind
Lilian App
Affice I Kinman
Two Win Corn Prizes at Columbus Show
Louis Vogler and son of Hope won first on white corn and Stienbrook of Germantown won first on yellow corn and second on white corn at a large corn show held by the People's Trust Company. Each prize winner received eight silver cups.
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Columbus
Ind
Louis Vogler
Trustees Lieutenants Oppose New Road Tax Plan in Huntington
Huntington Ind December 22 Trustees told Ed Wasmuth they do not want new laws but want to know where they stand. They oppose a proposal to make road taxes payable entirely in cash.
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Whuntington
Ind
Ed Wasmuth
Charity Bureau Opened in Columbus Ind
A free employment bureau opened here by the Associated Charities with T. F. Fitzgibbon, superintendent of schools, in charge of the men’s department and Miss Vida Newsom running the women’s department.
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Columbus
Ind
Associated Charities
T. F. Fitzgibbon
Miss Vida Newsom
Lindley Will Trial Ends in Hung Jury Discharge
Noblesville Indiana December 22 The jury in the Oliver Lindley will case after forty hours out reported they could not agree and were discharged Wednesday a new trial will be necessary.
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Ans
Noblesville
Ind
Oliver Lindley
College Presidents Meet in Indianapolis January
Col lege presidents association will meet in Indianapolis January 19 and 20 in Greencastle Indiana. A banquet at the Claypool hotel on the second day will feature speakers C W Fairbanks former Gov J Frank Handy President Welch of Ohio Wesleyan President McConnell of DePauw and Senator Beveridge.
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Lege Presidents’ Association
Indianapolis
Claypool
C. W. Fairbanks
J. Frank Handy
Welch
Ohio Wesleyan
McConnell
DePauw
Beveridge
Witness charges two false arrests
Marion Indiana December 22 The jury trying Peter Berger for alleged violation of the blind tiger law failed to reach a verdict after a long deliberation. Jury in the Dugapb case also could not agree. Druggists Berger and Dugan figure in the tied up trials with sensational testimony from Henry Sherron about kidnapping and arrest allegations involving Dugan.
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the Sun
Marion, Ind
Peter Berger
Wiliam Dugapb
Berger
Dugan
Henry Sherron
Indianapolis
Tingan
Insolvent South Bend Life Insurance Firm Sued for Dissolution
South Bend life insurance company faced a bid for dissolution after Attorney General James Bingham filed suit alleging 800000 in liabilities far exceed assets. A receiver appointment was agreed by company officers while the attorney general sought delay to allow creditors to be heard.
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Sun
South Bend
Ind
James Bingham
South Bend Life Insurance Company
Child Dies After Fall Into Boiler in Huntington
In Huntington Indiana on December 22 a 4 year old girl, daughter of Charles Deviinu, fell into a wash boiler and was killed. Authorities reported the accident occurred Wednesday. The tragedy is being investigated by local officials.
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Huntington
Ind
Charles Deviinu
Restaurant Fight Leaves Man Injured with Crutches
Gottlieb Herkomer seeks 3000 dollars for injuries after TL. A. Walker allegedly struck him with crutches in a Kokomo restaurant on December 22. The incident was reported by Ted. Dec. 22.
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Kokomo
Ted
Gottlieb Herkomer
TL. A. Walker
Angry polar bears suffer toothache at Hagenback winter zoo
In Peru Indiana on December 22 two polar bears were treated for decayed teeth at Hagenbeck Wallace winter headquarters. Dentists Drs Smith and Snyder, joined by trainer John Helliott and animal handlers, pried open jaws and pulled the rotten molars with forceps amid bar restraints.
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Peru
Ind
Hagenback-Wallace
John Helliott
Eddie Saurs
Apportionment bill for house based on new census
Washington Dec 22 The apportionment law to fix representation in the house appears certain this session. Rep Crumpacker of Indiana, chair of the census committee, says a bill will be introduced using the new census data and work on the number of inhabitants per representative is underway.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Congress
Crumpacker
Indiana
House Census Committee
Champ Clark
Census Bureau
House Committee
Greyhounds of Sea Bring Many Gifts to New York
Three gigantic ocean liners, the Lusitania the St. Louis and the George Washington, deliver the largest single Christmas mail consignment into New York harbor. Postmaster Morgan notes record Christmas mail for the city with over seven million dollars in foreign money orders issued for Europe.
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New York
St. Louis
New York Harbor
Morgan
Europe
Honey Grove Kid Wanted Across the Nation
Lucius Hindman known as the Honey Grove Kid, a Mabry gang member, is held after a struggle with Detective Daly in New York. He faces federal postal law and concealed weapon charges as authorities pursue other gang members involved in a scheme that defrauded victims through fixed bets and counterfeit winnings.
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New York
Mabry
Lucius Hindman
Honey Grove
Daly
Hindman
Paris
Tex
United States
Bedford Couple Wed by Mayor in Step-Sister Marriage
Special to The Scax from Bedford Indiana reports Jesse B Tuell and Cecil E Thomas were married by Mayor Fields on Wednesday. The bride, 16, is the step-sister of the groom.
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Bedford
Ind
Jesse
Tuell
Cecil E. Thomas
Mpields
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