County's Poor Must Chew Gum Instead of Tobacco
Readable excerpts recount a Marion county poor farm inmate who laments the loss of tobacco as rations replaced by chewing gum. Theft and petty crime surge as residents barter soap blankets and other items for tobacco. Officials justify the change as saving money and reducing decadence, while county women debate oversight and morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
John Griffin
Elas
Harcourt
Old John
Bell
Indianapolis
Carnegie
Council of Women
Mary Moody
Blaker
Nettie Ransford
Moody
Grant
Local notes mix humor and tragedy from Mullenville and nearby towns
The column blends small town gossip and light humor with a fatal accident. Worthy Clark, 14, died after a cow incident near Waterloo. D. A. Hauk, once of Logansport, now ranches in Idaho, reportedly earned over $800 from an apple orchard last year. A funeral scene for Oliver M. Tichenor includes 52 floral offerings.
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D. A. Hauk
Logansport
Canon City
Idaho
Oliver M. Tichenor
Princeton
May Lee Denied U S Admission Over Exclusion Law
May Lee, a tea merchant from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is barred from entering the United States after returning from Canada by way of North Dakota. Oshkosh residents signed a certificate aiding his case, and government officials plan to depose local notables to verify his identity amid fears of a substitute entering the country.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Pacific
Oshkosh
May Lee
United States
Wisconsin
Canada
North Dakota
H. Rourke
Asst
United States Dist.-Atty. E. J. Henning
C. Stewart
Lee
Edward H. Smith
First Congregational Church
J. M. Wolverton
American Express Company
C. R. Boardman
A. H. Goss
Moy Lee
China
Miss Stone Sued in Boston for 30000 Damages
Richard Heard and others file suit in the supreme court against Ellen M. Stone for 30000 damages alleging breach of contract to lecture on experiences in captivity in Bulgaria. The March 22 contract called for 100 lectures, but Stone later amended with a separate agreement and lectures under that contract. Earlier equity proceedings in the superior court were decided against Heard.
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Boston
Mass
Supreme Court
Ellen MM. Stone
Richard Heard
Bulgaria
Miss Stone
Mas. Pond
Heard
Superior Court
Woman boards train with chained child in pursuit by father
Mrs Emma L Thomas and her husband J W Thomas quarreled a year ago and the father took the child. Last week Mrs Thomas seized the girl in Afraid of Kidnapping in Oberlin and left with it chained to her. The father has begun pursuit.
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America
Land of the Free
Oberlin
Kan
Bicycle thief specialist hired by Indianapolis police
Detective Kinney becomes the bicycle theft specialist for the Indianapolis police. He will focus only on stolen bikes, urging owners to record wheel numbers gear details and license numbers to aid recovery, while contacting bicycle dealers citywide. The force notes about 1146 bikes stolen annually and outlines owner safety steps.
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Indianapolis
Jerry Kinney
Kinney
Adolph Asch
Detective Kinney
Gerber
Celeste Helps Thad Find Real Connection Beyond Voiced Bond
Thad Brandon, a socially restless man, conducts a persistent telephonic courtship with a mystery caller named Celeste. After weeks of abstract dialogue, a real encounter arrives when Celeste’s identity is revealed by Miss Thorndyke’s daughter, and Thad meets her in person, ending his solitary pursuit with a shared path forward.
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Thad Brandon
Burt Bayton
Philadelphia
Thad
Payton
Brandon
Burt
Deuce
Celeste
Miss Celeste
Burt Payton
Mr. Brandon
Miss Thorndyke
Cal. Thorndyke
Thaddeus Brandon
Miner Jones Fights For Life After Spine Operation
At the Emma mine near Dunton two months ago a miner from Ohio died at Telluride hospital after a fearless bid to live. Doctors removed a large portion of his spine in an operation, he survived briefly, then relapsed. He faced death with cheer and gratitude, leaving behind his Ohio parents and a brother in Dunton.
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Emma
Dunton
Telluride Hospital
Jones
Ohio
Miss Belle Sharpe Visits Mrs McGowan And Society Soiree
Montana socialite Miss Belle Sharpe visits Mrs Hugh McGowan as society circles toast marriages and brides to be. A series of dinners, luncheons, and club meetings mark a busy week with plans for June weddings and nuptials in Indianapolis and Fond du Lac.
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Belle Sharpe
Montana
Hugh McGowan
A. D. Gates
Emma Atkins
Joseph L. Stacy
Annetta Langsdale
Helen B. J. Holman
Europe
Indianapolis
Veronica Club
Walter Fitch
N. Capitolave
Warren C.buell
Broad Ripple
School burdens and a cure in a pink pill
New York State Superintendent Charles N Skinner warns that schools push children too hard causing health declines and early graduations. Mrs J L Sutton of Algona Iowa credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing her daughter Pearl after four months of use.
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Charles N. Skinner
New York State
J. L. Sutton
Algona
Tiano
Pearl
Dr. Williams
Wounded Miner Jones Dies After Back Injury
Telluride Colorado reports miner Harvey Jones who suffered a back fracture could not survive surgery. He was injured during work and transported to a regional hospital where medical staff attempted a repair but the patient failed to recover.
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Telluride
Colo
Harvey Jones
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