Crops Doomed by Waters in River Valleys
Regions across Indiana report severe flood damage to crops as heavy rains and rising rivers wash away grain, ruin oat and wheat shocks, and force evacuations. In Columbus, 3.5 inches of rain fell in 12 hours, White River rose ten feet, with farmers moving grain to higher ground. Hendricks county also sees corn blown down and hay ruined. Monon main line repairs resume after historic washout, and Ellettsville notes 25 families evacuated.
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Columbus
Ind
White River
Danville
Hendricks County
Wheat Devastation Halts Transport in Franklin Region
Franklin Indiana reports show lowland wheat nearly wiped out, with trains stalled and multiple small bridges washed away. The weather disaster disrupts rail service and farmers face extensive crop losses as repairs begin.
Daddy Calls Off Boy's Romance
Special to The Sun. Terre Haute Ind July 18. The father of the would be groom blocks a license by warning clerks and an affidavit by a brother to claim Leo Chatfelter is 21. Chatfelter nearly 19, has worked since youth at his meat market. father insists the boy is too young and this is his first romance.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Nn Business Mag
Leo Chatfelter
Eva Mercury Iough
Vigo
McCulllough
Miss McCullough
Chatfelter
Deposed Pastor Quits First Christian Church
LaPorte Indiana July 18 The Rev J J Cole deposed pastor of the First Christian church left for Corbin Kentucky Monday The congregation is lonely divided over him and the acts charged against him which caused the split His latest statement says his first mistake was refusing to wear a dress suit at his own reception He was not allowed by the official board to preach his farewell sermon Sunday.
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Laporte
Ind
J. J. Cole
First Christian Church
Corbin
Cote
Tinier Colt Born in Indiana County
Special to The Sun. Rushville Ind July 18 J W Travis owns the smallest colt born in the county and likely the state. It stands 19 inches tall with burro ears and a mane and tail like a Shetland.
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Rushville
Ind
J. W. Travis
Hurt in ride 70 save child's life
In Columbus Indiana on July 18 Forrest Lane rode at high speed to fetch a doctor to save his ailing little brother. His horse slipped and fell breaking its hip, leaving Forrest seriously injured but the boy's life was saved.
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Columbus
Ind
Forrest Lane
Democrats to Nominate Prosecutor at Bedford Delegate Convention
Special to The Sun reports a Democratic delegate convention for the Tenth judicial district comprising Lawrence and Monroe counties to be held in Bedford. The meeting aims to nominate a candidate for prosecuting attorney.
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Bedford
Tenth Judicial District
Lawrence
Monroe
Cat mothers wee small chickens in Huntington tale
In Huntington Indiana on July 18 John Cull an Erie engineer owns a cat that mothers his incubator chickens. The cat meows in answer to their peep and occasionally brings a tender mouse to them, then seems disappointed when the chicks stare and shy away.
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Huntington
Ind
John Cull
Erie
Trust Company and Bank Open in New Home Noblesville
Noblesville Indiana July 18 The First National Bank and the Hamilton Trust Company began operations in their new stone building at Lagran and Ninth streets. The banks form Hamilton counties largest financial institution after a capital increase from 50000 to 125090 and surplus from 16000 to 40000. Officers listed: President George Bowen, vice presidents E M Hinshaw M W Worth and Thomas Hussey, cashier Fred M White and assistant cashier David Householder.
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Noblesville
Ind
First National Bank
Hamilton Trust Company
Lagan and
Ninth Streets
Hamilton County
George Bowen
E. M. Hinshaw
Dr. M. ©. Waworth
Thomas Husse
Fred M. White
David Househnlder
Epileptic Woman Faces Juvenile Court Over Beating Child
Frankfort Indiana, July 18. Mrs Mose Pippinger, accused with cruelly beating Flossie Speitle, age 11, appears before Judge Combs of the juvenile court. Probation officers say she is an epileptic and her actions after a seizure resemble those of an insane person. Moses Pippinger, husband, threatened to shed blood to keep the child from being taken from their home.
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Frankfort
Ind
Flossie Speitle
Mose Pippinger
Judge Combs
Pipminger
Moses Pippinger
Aerial Rescue in Balloon Breaks at Fair
Jedwell, an aeronaut from Hartford City, saved Miss Flora Bush of Muncie when the balloon’s bottom tore during a double ascent at the fair. He landed first to shield her and was injured with a sprained leg while she escaped unharmed.
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Muncie
Jed
James Dedwell
Hartford City
Flora Bush
Jedwell
Miss Bush
Romance Connects Two Remispheres Attica
In an adobe hut near Salliquello Argentina a young ranchman awaits a ship. Carey O Lewis formerly of Benton county Indiana expects the vessel to carry Miss Esther Points of Attica and a romance of the western hemisphere that could be a novel. Miss D Points sails Wednesday from New York.
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Attica
Ind
Salliquello
Argentine Republic
Ranchmiain
Carey O. Lewis
Benton County
Esther Points
D Points
New York
Evangelist Delivers Sermon From Car Amid Baseball Fans
In Koromo Indiana on July 18 Rev. E. R. Edwards preached from an automobile to a grandstand full of baseball fans. He spoke in the vernacular of the diamond and was joined by other evangelists, drawing a receptive crowd.
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Koromo
Ind
E. R. Edwards
Democrats Nominate Ticket in Tippecanoe County
At the Tippecanoe county Democratic convention in Lafayette on Saturday the ticket was nominated for county offices: Prosecuting Attorney William M. Crockett, Auditor William Burkle, Treasurer Herman Balhis, Recorder Anthony M. Baum, Sheriff Melvin Slayback, Surveyor Everett Hodges, Clerk Frank Bonner, Coroner Dr George W W Thompson, Commissioners Henry Klinker and Perry Davis, with Laban Sparks named as necessary.
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Lafayette
Ind
Tippecanoe County
William M. Crockett
William Burkle
Herman Balhis
Anthony M. Baum
Melvin Slayback
Everett Hodges
Frank Bonner
George W.W. Thompson
Henry Klinker
Perry Davis
Laban Sparks
Society at Negro Funeral in Kokomo
The body of J. W. Edwards, shot by Constable Oscar Welty, was buried at Crown Point cemetery after a mixed crowd attended the service. The grand jury charged Welty with first degree murder, and he remains in Tipton jail while community leaders urge support for law officers.
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Oscar Welty
Crown Point
Edwards
Keys
Gaines
Ergin
Constable Welty
Tipton
Fugitive Witness In Law's Clutch
Bedford Indiana July 18 Tom Martin to be brought back Monday to testify against James Douthitt charged with violating the liquor law. He will be confined this time after escaping custody weeks ago when Marshal Joe Pierce tried to secure King at a bluff above Salt Creek Oolitic and he swam away. He has since served sentence in Kurtz for disturbing an old woman by taking possession of her home in the night.
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James Douthitt
Joe Pierce
King
Salt Creek
Oolitic
Kurtz
Ind
Whopper Thresher Drives Fast Wheat Processing
July 18 report from Wasington notes Lem Mize’s large threshing outfit starting in the county. The machine reportedly threshes about 2,000 bushels of wheat daily, requiring 12 wagons and four teams to sustain its capacity.
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Wasitington
Fadt
Lem Mize
Accused expects Gods protection in jail speech
Wayne Indiana July 18 Moses Richter in Allen County jail for beating and biting his adopted son to death attended a divine service and told the congregation that the great God will protect me in a speech after the service.
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Twhat Wayne
Ind
Moses Richter
Allen County
Flour mislabeling leads to millers' fine in Indiana
Myers Brothers of Epsom millers were fined 17.50 dollars for labeling flour by the barrel rather than the sack. The accusation came from a pure food and drug inspector in a justice court at Elnora, Washington County, Indiana, on July 18.
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Washington
Ind
Myers Brothers
Epsom
Millers
Justice of the Peace
Elnora
Smokehouse raid ends with arrest for beer sale
In Columbus Indiana on July 13 a half barrel and a washtub of bottled beer were seized at a smokehouse owned by Louis Maring. He was arrested on a blind tiger charge as officers reported the beer found in his establishment.
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Columbus
Ind
Louis Maring
Bedford Man Attacked En Route Home In Tin Town incident
Frank M. Russell arrived from Louisville and was assaulted by three unknown men in Tin town Bedford. He was knocked unconscious and robbed of $40 while en route to his home north of the town. Local authorities investigate the early morning incident.
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Bedford
Ind
Frank M. Russell
Louisville
Here
Tintown
Buffalo woman dies on camping trip in River Park
Special to The Sun. South Bend Ind July 18 near their gypsy wagon in River park the body of Mrs George F Coylé of Buffalo was found by her husband while taking his family on a camping trip for his wife's health. She died of asthma.
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South Bend
Ind
River Park
George F. Coylé
Buffalo
Drowns Saving Wheat Near Black Hawk Farm
William Miller, a farmer near Black Hawk, Indiana, drowned while trying to keep his wheat from washing into a pond yesterday. The incident occurred near his Terre Haute area residence.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Willam Miller
Black Hawke
Spiritualists hold seance in Chesterfield Indiana
The Indignant Association of Spiritualists plans a gathering in Chesterfield Indiana on Thursday July 18 for a spiritualist seance. Local organizers invite community members to join and partake in the event aiming to explore ectoplasm and communication with spirits.
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Chesterfield
Ind
Indigng Association of Spiritualists
Will ‘Arsemble
Thareday
London Society Girl to Marry London Society Girl
London notes announce Miss Claire Frewen daughter of Moreton Frewen and niece of Mrs. Corn willis West is engaged to Brinsley Sheridan of London. Frewen, social favorite, recently appeared with Nellie Post at the Swedish court where they were hosted by the Duchess of Scania and graciously received by King Oscar.
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London
Claire Frewen
Moreton Frewen
Cornwillis West
Randolph Churchill
Brinsley Sheridan
Miss Frewen
Nellie Post
Scania
Oscar
Build a Aeroplane for Great Speed in Frankfort Ind
A test aeroplane is being built here for the La Marr Aero company recently incorporated. The makers claim it will maintain lateral stability to increase speed. The biplane craft has a 32 foot wingspread 85 feet long and weighs 500 pounds with operator. A 25 horsepower Detroit Aero plane motor is used. Estimated lifting power is 1000 pounds and lifting surface totals 3800 square feet.
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Marr Aero Company
Espetind
Detroit Aeroplane Company
Babe Rescued From Drowning At Lake George
Hartford City July 18 Harry Worley who never learned to swim saved a baby at Lake George after his wife pushed him into the water when she saw the child drowning His feat occurred as a boat was unavailable and Worley struggled to reach the infant and resuscitate it Parents listed as living at Augola
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Lake George
Namestown
Fire destroys Standard Office plant in Whiting
A large fire destroyed the Standard Ofexrense plant in Whiting Indiana causing an estimated 200000 dollars in losses. Fire departments from Whiting Hammond Gary and South Chicago battled the blaze preventing spread to the city. The plant had been operating double shifts after a previous plant fire in St Louis.
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Whiting
Ind
Army probes poor steering of Gen. Otis ferryboat
New York July 18 an army board of survey investigates the Gen Otis ferryboat built at cost RS5 000 for service between Governor's Island and Manhattan. The vessel sits top heavy and handles poorly even in smooth seas, causing it to ship water and to ground near Fort Jay and in Brooklyn. The investigation aims to assign responsibility and many expect the craft to be condemned as unsafe.
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New York
Army
Army Board of Survey
Gen. Otis
Governor's Island
Gen
Otis
Ft. Jay
Brooklyn
Army Board
Stigma of Prison Sentence Ends in Suicide
Despondent over the stigma of his sentence in Jefferson ViNe reformatory he was paroled last week. Fred Mitchell, 1413 Alvord Street, killed himself Monday by swallowing earbolic acid. He had found work in Anderson, Indiana days earlier but returned, told his parents its all over now. Bicglemen Hunter and Hnarlebright took him to City hospital where he died.
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JeffersonviNe Reformatory
Fred Mitchell
Alvord Street
Anderson
Ind
Bicgglemen Hunter and
Hnarlebright
City Hospital
Fireman Struck by Water Tank Falls Safe Recovery
Ind July 18. E L Robinson a Chicago and Erie fireman leaning from a cab near Wabash in this county was struck by a projecting water tank. He was rendered unconscious but saved from a fatal fall by engineer Charles Thompson. He will recover.
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Wabash. Ind
Cnd
E. L. Robinson
Chicago & Erie
Wabash
Charles Thompson
May Get Virginia Gas For Richmond Ind City
A prospect of securing natural gas from West Virginia for this city is seen as Richmond Natural Gas transfers nearly all stock to new holders.
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Virginia Gas
the Sun
Richmond
Ind
West Virginia
Richmond Natural Gas Company
Civic League Organized in Anderson Enforces Liquor Laws
In Anderson Indiana on Sunday the Civic league was organized with resolutions aimed at enforcing liquor laws, according to a special to The Sun. The meeting established a formal group to push for stricter enforcement of existing liquor regulations.
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Civic League
Anderson
Ind
Hunter finds fortune in Wyoming gypsum beds
Franklin Indiana resident Theo dore Eck journeyed to Lander Wyoming where he found a peculiar gypsum strata. He had it analyzed and subsequently formed a company with $100000 capital to mine gypsum. The plant now operates at a daily capacity of 1400 sacks.
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Franklin
Wyoming
Ind
Theodore Eck
Lander
Wyo
Eck
Burglars Active Across City Sunday Night
Three burglaries and one attempted break-in were reported to police Monday. G W Anderson at 20 S Hawthorne Jane lost two gold watches and other valuables while away since June 25. Andrew Crezer of 2503 Yandes street found a missing suitcase and a silver backed hair brush. McKuhn Wiles & Ross coffee house on S Pennsylvania street broken into via back window, stealing stamps and chewing gum. Mrs Anna Southerland at 2354 Yuandes street escaped a burglar but was bruised.
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G. W. Anderson
S. Hawthorne Jane
McKuhn
Broadway Church Chooses New Pastor Rev Walker
Rev John M Walker pastor of Locust street M E church at Greencastle has accepted the unanimous invitation of Broadway M E church trustees to fill the pulpit. He will assume the pastorate at once and preach his first sermon on Sunday July 24. Walker was well liked in Greencastle for building up a large congregation through his ability and untiring work.
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John M. Walker
Locust Street M. E
Greencasts
Broadway M. E
Walker
Des Moines
Iowa
Broadway Church
Greencastle
Poles Recall Gruenwald Battle Anniversary in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana on July 18 thousands of Poles marked the anniversary of the Gruenwald battle of Poland where the Teutonic Knights of the Cross secured a victory 3 000 years ago.
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South Bend
Ind
Gruenwald
Poland
Teutonic Knights of the Cross
Ambition Drives Confidence in Career Advancement
Ambition fuels trust and willingness to assist as individuals strive to become significant figures in the business world. Demonstrating dedication and goal orientation signals capability, inviting mentorship, opportunities, and collaborative support from peers and leaders.
Too Pretty, Girl Leaves Washington
Washington July 18 Miss Mary Todd, deemed too pretty for the capital, has left Washington to seek work elsewhere where she will not face male attention. In the past year she lost four jobs due to her appearance, from stenographer to milliner, with floor walkers and suitors causing trouble at each spot.
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Mary Todd
Washington
Babes Take Charge Of Handsome Home In New York
Fourteen sick babies on the east side seize Mrs Richard Aldrichs Riverside drive residence at 317 West Seventy fourth street. While she is away at Duchess County the city home becomes a nursery hospital and reception place with nurses and a physician in charge. The children are well supplied and will begin outings along Riverside drive before seashore conveyance.
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New York
East Side
Richardd Aldrich
Margaret Livingston Chauler
West Seventy-fourth Street
Riverside Drive
Aldrich
Duchess County
Washington gamblers in police court raid on road poker
Twelve Washington residents aged 17 to 49 faced police court on a gambling charge after they were found playing poker in a county road. Police said the game caused vehicles to leave the road into a ditch and that $200 was in the pot at the time of arrest.
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Washington
Neal Institute Three Day Drink Cure Endorsed by Patient
A 26 year old Anderson glass blower credits the Neal Institute cure for whisky addiction after a three day program in Indianapolis. He praises the institute's quiet operation, confidential treatment, and a bond to ensure completion, claiming the cure removes all desire for intoxicants.
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Neal Institute
Middle Drive
Woodruff Place
Indianapolis
Ind
Anderson
Foster
Neal
Cuba E. Clay
South Noble Street
Woodruff
Neal Institute CO
R. H W. Willams
Mgr
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