Bountious Crop Is Reported On Indiana Farms
Indiana farmers report bumper yields across counties with wheat and oats foremost. Johnson county yields 51 bushels per acre from 14% acres, 739 bushels total, grain 61 pounds per bushel. Whitley and Elkhart report strong quality and 59-60 pound grain. Corn rises in importance in Rush and Randolph, oats predicted at 70 bushels per acre in Putnam and Tipton counties, statewide optimism amid rains delaying some harvests.
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Sun
Indiana
Franklin
Johnson County
Samuel George
Thomases
George
Whitley County
Delaware County
Howard County
Cass County
Elkhart
Huntington County
Marshall
Marshall County
Morgan County
Putnam County
Rush County
Randolph County
Bartholomew County
Columbia
Decatur County
Hamilton County
Montgomery County
Texas Prohibition Vote Set at Democratic Primaries
Austin Tex July 23 Prohibition as a statewide policy in Texas is being decided Saturday by voters at the Democratic primaries The proposal would instruct the legislature to submit a statewide prohibition constitutional amendment to the people for approval Balloting is underway as the campaign peaks with supporters urging passage and opponents warning of economic and social impacts
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Coroner Says No Verdict Yet In Death Case
Chicago coroner Hoffman reports a fatal shooting with powder marks on clothing and embedded in flesh, while friends say the deceased had shown distress over investigations into Illinois Central rail road losses.
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Chicago
Hoffman
Ilinois
Death by own action theory gains strength in wife's story
Chicago dispatch reports Mrs. Ira G. Rawn's account of the shooting at Winnetka bolstering the death by own action theory. Police, coroner investigators and detectives weigh whether two shots occurred while noting a melted second bullet fragment mistaken for a bullet.
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Winnetka
Ernest Stevens
State Street
Rawn
H. P. Cullen
Stevens
Hofman
Schuettler
Cullen
Hoffman
C. Furness Hately
Mr. Rawn
Wireless saves scores of lives on burning Momus
Charleston dispatch recounts how the coast liner Momus of Southern Pacific caught fire off Florida. Wireless S O S prompted the sister ship Comus to stand by while 60 passengers and 25 crew battled the blaze, hatches battened and pumps flooded holds. Passengers helped maintain cheerfulness as two dozen sang through the night with a pianist aboard.
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Charleston
S. C
S. O
Momus
Southern Spacific Company
Florida
John F. Boyd
Prominent figures pledge to attend Newcastle Boosters Day
Newcastle Indiana July 23 Special to The Sun prominent men have promised to attend Newcastle boosters day invitations accepted boost committees report great encouragement among invitees Vice President James Sherman Gov Marshall J P Morgan Jr H N Satterly Tom Taggart Charles Fairbanks Crawford Fairbanks ex Senator Hemenway Charles Heinly originator of the idea
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Newcastle
Ind
James Sherman
Gov. Marshall
J. P. Morgan
H. N. Satterly
Tom Taggart
Charles Fairbanks
Crawford Fairbanks
Hemenway
Charles Heinly
Crippen Sought in Canada by Scotland Yard
Inspector Dew of Scotland Yard departed for Canada amid hints Crippen the suspect in Belle Elmore Crippen's murder will be arrested after his arrival. The destination remains secret as officials anticipate action once he reaches Canada.
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London
Dew
Scotland Yard
Hawley Hourvey Crippen
Belle Elmore
Canada
Freest
Crippen
Four Naval Heroes to Receive Commandant’s Commendation
Portress Monrod July 23 reports four heroes of the Bat tery De Russey explosion will be awarded the commandant’s commendation for bravery. Private Fred Saulkner Private Charles E Parks Private D C Wright and Cook William Hawk stood to receive certificates of merit after aiding in preventing a second powder charge and likely saving many lives of the Sixty-ninth company.
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Portress Monrod
Battery de Russey
Col. Townsley
Iany Mouve
Fred Saulkner
Charles E. Parks
D.C .Wrighy
William Hawk
Lynching Foiled by Quick Flight in Louisville
Three young farmers Swinton Fermen ter Cummings and Burkfield were spirited from the county jail by authorities and taken by special train to save their lives as a mob gathered to lynch them for the murder of Jennie Sharp whose throat was cut and body found mutilated near Duval Hill. The suspects denied guilt amid conflicting stories and evidence pointing to their involvement.
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Louisville
Miss
Jennie Sharp
Duval Hill
Swinton Fermenter
Cummings
Burkfield
Street murderer's death in Belton public square
In Belton Texas on July 23 Henry Parmenter, a Black man who killed Constable James Mitchell, was surrounded by a sheriff's posse near Belton and shot when he resisted arrest. He was then brought into Belton and burned in the public square after being exhibited throughout the city.
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Belton
Tex
Henry Parmenter
James Mitchell
Mob trial ends with acquittal in Cairo jail attack
Judge Duncan declared the defendants not guilty in the Alexander county jail attack case. He told the crowd he found an unhealthy sentiment in Cairo and noted that many believed mob law is sometimes justifiable, ending the trial of twelve men at 5 p.m. Friday.
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Cairo
Alexander County
Duncan
Ill health of three European rulers alarms continent
London reports three monarchs Westminster: Kaiser Franz Josef of Austria Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and King Alfonso of Spain are described as gravely ill. Franz Josef shows old age decline with months expected. Wilhelm allegedly carries blood taint from birth with a wrist boil and ear abscess signaling serious disease. Alfonso suffers ear pain treated by Dr Mure Bordeaux specialist, hinting at broader blood disorder.
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London
Europe
Kaiser Franz Josef
Austria
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Alfonzo
Spain
Franz Josef
Wilhelm
Alfonso
Mure
Kaiser
Rival Opens War on Guggenheim
Former Colorado congressman Robert Bonynge of Collins announces his candidacy to succeed Senator Simon Guggenheim. He says he intends to run in the direct primary next fall and believes the incumbent will face a trial in re election.
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Denver
Col
Simon Guggenheim
Robert Bonynge
Collins
Guggenheim
United States Senate
Colorado
Bonynge
Only Six Wet Places In New York Under Mayor Gaynor
New York reporter notes that under Mayor Gaynor a city of about four million now has just six places where a traveler after 1 am may enter a front door and legally order a drink. The mayor aims to license only establishments frequented by workers with legitimate refreshment needs.
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New York
Gaynor
Unsettled Weekend Weather for Indiana and Area
The forecast calls for unsettled weather tonight and Sunday with probable showers. Temperatures stay warm overall with sun rise at 4 48 and sunset noted in the hourly forecast.
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Indiana
Woman Hangs Self at Mother's Home on Prospect Street
Emma Bogardus, 40, was found dead by hanging Saturday morning in her home at 829 Prospect Street. Her mother, Sarah Bogardus, 70, discovered the scene in the sitting room, Twenty-year neighbor Mattie Raila assisted, effort to revive failed. coroner notified.
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Emma Bogardus
Prospect Street
Sarah Bogardus
John Hahn
Mrs P Belmont Leads In Great Woman's Parade
London July 23 In the largest suffrage pageant ever 500000 women marched to Hyde Park to protest the Shackleton franchise bill 617 jailed militants led the line followed by 300 artists 100 actresses and world suffragists Mrs C H P Belmont notable among them Irish women in orange and green with pipers highlighted the dazzling banners drums and mounted cavalry added splendor to the procession.
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C. H. P. Belmont
New York
Judge Leffler Declines Run for Eighth District
Special to The Ban Muncie Indiana July 23 Judge Joseph G Leffler of the circuit court says he will not seek Republican candidacy in the Eighth district The field remains open with several possible nominees under discussion Walter L Ball Rollin W Warner Albert Vestal I P Watts and Frank Snyder named as strong contenders
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Muncie
Ind
Joseph G. Leffler
Walter L. Ball
Rollin W. Warner
Leffler
Albert Vestal
Anderson
Rev. I. P. Watts
Winchester
Up in the Air Meeting To Be Held Tuesday
Indianapolis Trade association plans an informal roof garden gathering at the Columbia club Tuesday to discuss future trade extension trips. If the weather fails, the meeting moves to the fifth floor. Key topics include trip length and destinations such as a five day tour through southern Indiana and southern Illinois. Special tickets are issued for all members.
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Trade Association
Harold Hibben, Jr
Indiana
Ilinois
Cambridge City Methodists to Erect Modern Church
The Methodist congregation of Cambridge City Indiana will erect a modern church on the old El Hott block on West Main Street. The group has worshiped in the old building for over two generations and plans a substantial new structure to replace it.
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Cambridge City
Ind
General spread of Grand Trunk strike looms
Montreal July 23 reports caution and deadlock as arbitration beckons amid a Grand Trunk strike. Strikers fear spread to Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen Enginemen and Engineers if peace is not restored. Freight moves resume as officials assert improved service while calls mount to join broader railroad labor action coast to coast. W. G. Lee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen travels to Montreal for a crucial conference.
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Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen
Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers
North America
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Montreal
Lee
Wabash Canadian division ends strike
Mid July 23 Detroit report states the Wabash Canadian division strike ends with trainmen resuming work Saturday. Superintendent J J Sims notes crew returns at 15 percent raise and that adopting the standard scale will be discussed later. Strike tied to Grand Trunk operations in Canada.
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Detroit
Wabash Railway
J. J. Sims
The
Wabash
Canada
Trainmen Stoned as Strike Preparations Reported
A Grand Trunk Railway executive assistant visited Michigan lines and reported preparations to harass trainmen. Trains were pelted with eggs and stones at Pontiac Port Huron Battle Creek and Durand as strikebreakers were sent to various points ahead of a freight train movement.
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Detroit
Mich
B. Atwater
Grand Trunk Railway
Michigan
Pontiac
Port Huron
Battle Creek
Durand
Troops Called in Grand Trunk Strike Violence
Ottawa dispatch reports troops were ordered out Saturday in Brockville Ontario due to violence connected with the Grand Trunk strike. The city on the St. Lawrence River saw unrest prompting military deployment.
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Ottawa
Ont
Brockville
St. Lawrence River
Grand Trunk
Strikebreakers Recruited for Grand Trunk Train Load
Kansas City Missouri July 23 A train load of strikebreakers was recruited for the Grand Trunk railroad and left here for Montreal constituting a notable labor disruption event with out-of-town mobilization and transit arrangements.
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Kansas
Cheiy
Grand Trunk Railroad
Montreal
Colorado Senator Patterson Visits Indianapolis
Senator Thomas L. Patterson of Colorado, a Democrat and friend of Senator Beveridge, visited Indianapolis on Thursday and Friday and tried to meet the Indiana senator, who was in the city.
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Thomas L. Patterson
Colorado
Indianapolis
Patterson
Beveridge
Indiana
City
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