Elks From Other States Land In Indiana For Stopover
Elks from the west begin stopping in South Bend on the way to Detroit for the national convention. Indiana lodges wrap up their state convention and plan a joint parade to Detroit. A proposed Christmas aid program for the poor is debated, with next meeting places discussed as Fort Wayne Vincennes and Lafayette compete.
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Ind
Elks
Detroit
Indiana
Frank E. Hering
Fort Wayne
Vincennes
Lafayette
Elks Train Trip to Detroit Heralds Grand Lodge Meet
Nevada to Detroit bound Elks passengers pour in as Santa Barbara and Seattle crews join for the grand lodge reunion. The city girds for 100 000 Elks and 200 000 guests, with $36,000 city funds and far more from citizens, as officials pledge courteous policing and wide preparations.
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Great American Desert
Los Angeles
Elks
California
Golden State
Seattle
Portland
Detroit
Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lodge of Elks
America
Bill Elk
The
F. S. Burgess
Law and ‘Order Committee
Millionaire Beats Kaiser in Yachting at Kiel
Alexander R. Cochran of New York sailed the Westward to victory in Warnemunde and Kiel races. The Westward captured the Jubilee prize and the Emperor’s city in a rainstorm on a 77 mile course on July 3, leading most of the way. Cochran inherited 25 million from Warren B. Smith and 15 million from his father.
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Germany
Alexander §R. Cochran
New York
Warnemunde
Kaiser
Emperor's City
Cochran
Warren B. Smith
Joss Houses Echo Halley’s Comet Fear in Chinatown
New York July 9 The Hong Kong bound Inverie brings many Chinese workers to Mott Street joss houses as superstition runs high over Halley’s comet seen as a fiery monster. English officers say it was only a comet, while locals fear divine wrath and danger to women aboard.
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New York
Mott Street
Hong Kong
Blind tiger caught in parlor raid at upholstering shop
Special to The Sun. Anderson Ind July 9 A full grown blind tiger in the rear of an upholstering parlor was what the police found this morning when they swooped down on the establishment of George Barr. Barr furnished $100 bond.
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Anderson Beast
Anderson
Ind
George Barr
Barr
Laporte. Ind
Rev. Cole
Huntington
Edward
Portland
Kokomo
Extra shocks rattle LaPorte pastor after bicycle spill
Rev. Cole of LaPorte Indiana rode his bicycle near the street car power house when he was thrown over the handlebars. A second shock came when a bystander offered him a beer as a stimulant.
Motorman Stops Car To Save Child On Track
Motorman Warner of the Indiana Union Traction company faced a nerve wracking moment south of Tipton Indiana when he spotted an object on the track. Slowing and then stopping, he found a runaway child standing in the center of the rails watching the big light as a mother ran toward the scene.
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Tipton
Ind
Warner
Indiana Union Traction Company
Here
Court clash in Evansville over probation methods
In Evansville on July 9 Judge Phil C. Gould and City Clerk Harvey Weber clashed in court over Indianapolis probation methods Gould supports. Gould said Weber blocked his plan by not doing his part. Weber called him a liar as officers separated them.
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Phil C. Gould
Harvey Weber
Indianapolis
Gould
Weber
Lodge Faces Tough Battle in Massachusetts Senate Race
Boston July 9 Henry Cabot Lodge opens campaign HQ for the first time in years amid threats to his U S Senate seat. He has installed Col Edward B Clarke to field any challenge. Opposition described as cautious gumshoe activity with unclear strength.
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Mass
United States
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodges
Lodges
Col
Edward B. Clarke
Lodge
No One in Columbus Seeks Drink Cure in City
Columbus Indiana on July 9 reports no resident admits alcohol addiction or seeks treatment. Mrs B E Rinard of a drink cure institute asked Mayor Barnaby to provide one local drunkard for cure, but the mayor has not complied.
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Columbus
B. E. Rinard
Barnaby
First Family Reunion After 24 Years in Kokomo
Mrs. M. E. B. Ferrell of Wichita visits her brother J. S. Edwards in Kokomo Ind for the first time since leaving 24 years ago. The reunion marks their long separation ending this year.
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Kokomo
Ind
M. EB. Ferrell
Wichita
Kas
J. S. Edwards
Westfield Youth Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Lloyd Williams of Westfield Indiana has earned a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University England and plans to depart in September. A 21 year old graduate of Haverford College in Philadelphia he has lived with his grandfather Noah Tomlinson since age two.
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Sun
Westfield
Ind
Lloyd Willams
Oxford University
England
Noah Tomlinson
Haverford (Friends) College
Philadelphia
Abandons Effort To Make Turkeys Crow
Dopetown Indiana July 9 A whimsical tale of Professor Leathercar who sought a turkey that could crow and gobble. He abandoned experiments after a gobbler was hen pecked by a pheasant, leaving Leathercar disillusioned yet fame remains for his earlier work with geese that ate potato bugs earning him $300 daily that summer.
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Ind
Leathercar
Leatherer
Smokeup
Here
When Heart Thumps First Vow Is Forgotten
In Columbus Indiana on July 9 Benjamin Henderson twenty met Stella Smith eighteen who was his fiancée but Mary Brooks fifteen intervened and eloped with him. Henderson feeling sudden heart thumps proposed elopement. They hopped a southbound interurban car and the parents rushed ahead to block the marriage. Moments earlier Henderson told his fiancée he would return after changing clothes.
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Stella Smith
Rare
Mary Brooks
Nat
Henderson
Brooks
Former Prosecutor Talbott Feels Driven by Delusions
South Bend Indiana July 9 Overwork and failing health have unhinged former Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Talbott. He searched the business district planning to brain and shoot Joseph Luther chief of detectives, whom he believed was arresting him. He was taken to a private asylum in Detroit Michigan.
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South Bend
Ind
Joseph Talbott
Joseph Luther
Detroit
Mich
England Tries Out Army Aeroplanes
London July 9. War office has not announced it but it is generally known an army aeronaut corps is forming. Headquarters will be at Farnborough at the war balloon factory grounds. The corps is a new departure and will be largely experimental in its first stage, clarifying the line between balloon works and aeronautical training.
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Army Aeronautcal Corps
Farnborough
War Balloon Factory
Aeronautical Corps
Army Balloon Construction Works
Army Aeronautical Training School
Judge to decide if one bath in eight years suffices
Special to The Suan reports in Muncie Indiana that Judge J G Left ler will decide whether one bath in eight years is enough as Mrs Mary Schull wife of Mallen Schull applies for divorce claiming her husband went without a bath for years, a potential ground for dissolution.
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Ler
Mary Schull
Mallen Schull
Farmer May Die Of Hay Fork Injury
Edward Zeigier a wealthy farmer was caught under a falling hay fork Friday while stowing hay in Huntington Indiana. He suffered a crushed face multiple broken ribs and internal injuries. He may die from his injuries.
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Zeigier
Babe of Two Crowns In Tub Of Water
Marion Indiana July 9 Donald Schooley two year old son of E S Schooley drowned in a tub Friday The child had a fondness for water and climbed into the tub and was found dead by its mother Local county officials are investigating the accidental death of the child whose middle name is uncertain from the clipping
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Marion
Ind
Donald Sehonley
E. S. Schooley
Arm Fractures From Timber Break At Hammond Bridge
In Hammond Indiana on July 9 a pedestrian suspecting a crack in a timber caused a car window to break and Dr. A A Young lost his left arm in multiple fractures after his arm extended from the vehicle window.
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Hammond
Ind
Hohman Street
A. A. Young
Man saved by fireman after train attempt at Elwood
Samuel Bailey tried to throw himself before a Lake Erie train when his wife objected to his long spree. A fireman intervened and saved his life though Bailey was badly hurt. He later told a nurse he had repented of the folly.
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Samuel Bailey
Lake Erie
Batley
Bridge collapses on crowded footbridge at Wesley Lake
At Asbury Park New Jersey July 9 an iron footbridge at Wesley Lake hosting a fireworks crowd of 300 collapsed. Five injured four of them women all crushed or trampled. An investigation began into the accident.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Wesley Lake
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity May File Libel Suit
Indications are that the Phi Delta Kappas will file suit for libel against the Fort Wayne News for an editorial about disorder at the state convention in Bluffton. A conference of officers with an attorney was held in Portland Indiana.
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PHI Delta Kappas
Fort Wayne News
Bluffton
Jesse James Wife Charges Plunder Amid Wedding Ring Theft
Mrs. Jesse James files with Peru police accusing husband Jesse James of plundering over $200 of her money and taking her wedding ring. The incident occurred in Bunker Hill Indiana on July 9 as the couple faced domestic dispute reports.
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the Sun
Bunker Hill
Ind
Jesse James
Peru
Japan tightens censor ship as Korea reports arms rise
Confidential dispatches from Korea indicate Japan is rapidly boosting military strength in anticipation of unveiling annexation plans. Severe censorship is imposed on telegrams and mails, and even Japanese paper correspondents are barred from mentioning these developments.
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Pekin
Korea
Japan
Corr
Bulldog Shot After Attacking Girl in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on July 9 a bulldog belonging to Henry Stych was shot by Patrolman Meeker after the animal bit Marie Nipser aged 18 twice. Neighbors had previously complained to police about the dog.
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Henry Stych
Meeker
Marie Nipser
Franklin capers injure two in horse accident
Franklin Indiana July 9 Charles Crowell was thrown from his mustang pony Friday and seriously cut the head and face Mrs Elizabeth was injured about the head and shoulders when her horse balked at an auto and overturned the buggy
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Franklin
Ind
Charles Crowell
Elizabeth
Calf butting injury fractures leg in Huntington
Mrs. Clifford Oden sustained a leg fracture on Friday when a calf she was feeding butted her and toppled her in Huntington Indiana. The incident occurred July 9 as she tended the animal on her premises. Local medical aid was summoned for treatment.
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Huntington
Ind
Cliford Oden
Little Girl Replaces Mother as Family Struggles in Gary
In Gary Indiana Mrs FL M Baker 30 has vanished leaving older Hazel 11 to care for siblings Florence 8 Vera 4 and Grace infant. Hazel comforts crying siblings and begs father to search for mother each night. The distraught husband vows to search tirelessly as the family grapples with the disappearance.
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Gary
Ind
FL M. Baker
Hazel
Flocrence
Vera
Grace
Mamma
Papa
Baker
Wire crown saves woman in runaway incident
Special to The San Columbus Indiana July 9 Miss Anna Reno, in a buggy with Sease Reno, was thrown from the conveyance when the pair collided. A wire crown acted as a safety aid, helping to avert serious injury to the woman as the runaway situation unfolded.
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Wire Crown Saves
San
Columbus
Ind
Anna Reno
Sease Reno
Abe
Elks Plan New Washington Home
Washington Ind July 9 The Elks have bought a premier city lot and will start building a new lodge home once preliminary arrangements are finalized in a move signaling a major local project by the fraternal order.
Child's Body Buried in Box Found at Cemetery
Columbus Indiana July 9 report says infant grave possibly tied to child murder after discovery of a burial box at Pugh Cemetery near St Bouts crossing of the ore. Grave diggers uncovered the burial. The fragmented note notes an infant buried in a sack.
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Columbus
Ind
Pugh Cemetery
St. Bouts Crossing
Buriog
Wilkinson Family to Hold Big Reunion in Crawfordsville
The Wilkinson family reunion, one of the oldest and largest in the county, is planned for August 28 in Crawfordsville. Officers and relatives including Mart Wilkinson, Wallace Wilkinson, Earl Wilkinson, and Decature Wilkinson will meet Sunday to arrange details for the event said to be among the biggest ever held.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Wilkinson
Mart Wikinson
Wallace
Earl Wilkinson
Waynetown
Decature Wilkinson
Ridge Farm
Geese Take Over Kokomo Porch In Quiet Invasion
A large goose and its mate wandered onto Dr. Br. 3 CG Adams porch in West Kokomo on a Friday. The birds settled in as calmly as family members prompting Adams to plan a Sunday dinner if the owner does not appear to reclaim them.
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Kokomo
Ind
CG Adams
West Kokomo
Since John Quit Drinking
A spoken memoir in verse celebrates a wife’s happiness after her husband halts drinking. She recounts using a remedy to help him stop, noting his renewed cheer and a transformed life, expressing pride and relief in their restored happiness.
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