Aerial travel safer than auto claims by aviator
South Bend Ind June 16 David H. Goldsmith aviator says he is developing an invention to make air travel public and deems the question vital to his attendance at the Indianapolis aviation meet His experiments are in Montana and he plans to depart soon He declares aerial travel less dangerous than motoring with crossing accidents eliminated
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South Bend
Ind
David H. Goldsmith
Goldsmith
Montana
Franklin College Offers Presidency To Dr Hanly
Franklin Indiana June 10 Dr HA Hanly of Providence Rhode Island has been offered the presidency of Franklin college. The board also accepted the resignation of Prof Rebecca J Thompson who held the mathematics chair for 38 years and voted to launch a campaign for 500000 dollars in added endowment.
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Franklin, Ind
HA. Hanly
Providence, R. 1
Franklin College
Rebecca J. Thompson
Crawfordsville hosts third annual Indiana Bankers meeting
Bankers from the fifth district of Indiana convene in Crawfordsville for the third annual meeting. Greencastle's J I Randell presides while M V Wert welcomes. Speakers include James E Evans of First National Bank and A H Starke of Rockville. Samuel K Buick outlines legal points of interest to bankers.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Indiana
Montgomery
Sullivan
Clay
Vigo
Vermillion
Fountain
Putnam
Parke
Warren
White
Benton
Tippecanoe
Indiana Bankers’ Association
J. I. Randell
Greencastle
M. V. Wert
James E. Evans
First National Bank
A. H. Starke
Rockville
James W. Sale
Silas Hays
Samuel K. Buick
Last State Office In Barn Is Gone
Columbus Indiana June 16 With the change this week in the office of state fish and game commissioner the only office in a barn in Indiana will pass out of existence. Rev ZT Sweeney would say the location of his office is in Mr Irwins barn. The offices are handsome.
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Columbus
Ind
Indiana
Sweeney
Tobacco smoked meat not approved
Special to The Suns Franklin Indiana June 16. Butcher shop proprietors and staff have been instructed by the pure food inspector to stop smoking while on duty.
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Franklin
Ind
Pure Food
Local jury clears George Cotton in livestock dispute
In Van Buren Indiana on June 16 the jury ruled George Cotton did not steal a bull he had previously bought from Otto Creviston and Gena Nye. Cotton had left the bull with them for a few days pending removal and later exited with the animal when they refused to return it after claiming they had been swindled on the price.
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van Buren
Ind
George Cotton
Otto Creviston
Gena Nye
Cotton
Pauline the perfect cow missing from White House stables
President Taft faces a new railroad grievance as Pauline Wayne, the perfect cow gifted by Senator Isaac Stephenson, remains unaccounted for since departing the Stephen son farm in Wisconsin. No word has reached the White House about her arrival or status, and a milkman has been supplying the White House since Jessie's death.
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Whitehouse
Washington
Taft
Pauline Wayne
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
Jessie
White House
Pauline
Jowney
Stephenson Farm
Woman Lawyer Suffragette McCulloch Leads Illinois Bar
CHICAGO June 16 Mrs Catherine W McCulloch newly elected second vice president of the National Woman Suffrage association. She is a member of the Illinois bar and admitted to practice in the United States supreme court. She partners with her husband and was once Evanston justice of the peace for forty years. Mother of four, her husband shares home and business duties.
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Chicago
Catherine W. McCulloch
National Woman Suffrage Association
Wilinois
United States Supreme Court
Auto mobile run set from Bloomington on July 4
Bloomington Indiana details announced for a July 4 automobile run coordinated by the Commercial club. The 4:30 a.m. start ends with breakfast at Nashville and dinner at the Grand Hotel in Indianapolis, with stops including Columbus Seymour Edinburgh Mitchell West Baden French Lick and Tedford along the route.
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Nashville
Brown County
Grand Hotel
Indianapolis
Columbus
Seymour
Edinburg
Mitchell
West Baden
French Lick
Tedford
Rickety stairs cost owner $5,000 verdict
Princeton Indiana June 16 A jury awarded Stephen Easthan of Vincennes five thousand dollars after Elizabeth Weitzel an employee in Easthan's laundry tripped on a rickety stairstep, fell and was crippled for life She sought ten thousand and evidence showed the step needed repairs despite knowledge of the flaw
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the Sun
Princeton
Ind
Stephen Easthan
Vincennes
Elizabeth Weitzel
F Easthan
Easthan
Four Firemen Hurt at Buffalo Mattress Plant Blaze
Four firemen were hurt and one collapsed from fright as flames damaged the Buffalo Mattress company plant at Church and Jackson streets on Wednesday night. Lieut. Peter Ryan of engine No. 7 was the most severely hurt. all are expected to recover.
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Buffalo
Buffalo Mattress Company
Church and
Jackson Streets
Peter Ryan
Farmers Advertise for Help High Wages in County
Local papers in Washington Indiana publish farmer ads seeking farm hands with steady seasonal work and top wages. Report suggests farmers may struggle to secure enough labor for the harvest now underway.
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Washington
Ind
Governor calls special session to repeal fire rating law
Gov. Campbell issued a call for a special session in Austin to begin July 19. The purpose is to repeal the fire rating board law which has raised insurance rates and to enact a law prohibiting insurance companies from forming a combine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Campbell
Fire Rating Board
New Cafe Planned on White Way by Tony Faust
Tony Faust, famed St. Louis restaurateur, will move to New York to open a grand cafe at Broadway and Forty-seventh Street on the White Way. His venture is backed by Adolphus Busch and Faust's fortune, linking the Busch family to the project.
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White Way
ST. Louis
Tony Faust
Broadway
Forty-seventh Streets
New York
Adolphus Busch
Busch’s
Brave trained nurse rescues girl under street car
In Cleveland on June 16, Mrs Theresa Brear a trained nurse risked her life to pull 2 year old Bella Gershon from beneath a street car. She was severely bruised but saved the child from certain death.
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Cleveland, CO
Theresa Brear
Bella Gershon
Allen's Foot-Ease Foot Powder Ad Claims Global Fame
A historic advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as the original antiseptic foot powder. It proclaims cures for smarting and swollen feet and promises savings on stocking costs, with testimonials and a free sample offer.
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Allen
Allen’ S. Olmated
le Roy, N
Kidnapped Girl Seized by Lovers Band in Ford City
Detroit dispatch reports Samuel Bomberra of Ford City Michigan seeking his daughter who was abducted Wednesday night by 12 armed Italians led by a decisive lover. The father was overpowered but the girl escaped to a touring car as shots rang out and a manhunt across several states began led by Marshal Oliver Sansouci.
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Detroit
Mich
Samuel Bomberra
Ford City
Oliver Sansouci
Bomberra
Daughter of Eve Ends Snake Life on Farm Walk
Miss Belen Wampler a 16 year old daughter of Henry Wampler killed a 5 foot 6 inch blacksnake while walking through a meadow on the E A McClintock farm. She seized a large club and exterminated the reptile without fear.
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Bloomington
Ind
Belen Wampler
Henry Wampler
Columbus Plans to Tax City for Boost Fund
The Commercial club of Columbus Indiana on June 16 proposed a factory fund financed by a one percent tax on taxable property. Club members will split the city and seek each taxpayer's pro rata subscription to support local industry development.
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Columbus
Ind
Commercial Club
Fireman's Cottage Damaged By Oil Soaked Hay Fire
Bert Richards, a fireman, found a pile of oil soaked hay beside his cottage in New Albany Indiana on Wednesday night. The weather boarding was partially burned indicating a suspicious blaze as investigators began checking for causes.
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New Albany
Ind
Bert Richards
Evansville Eagles claim murder in Chamberlain death
Evansville Aerie of Eagles says it has evidence and handed it to police to prove the murder of Foward Chamberlain who died June 1 after a crossing from Nine Mile House. The incident involved Chamberlain sticking his head out a window and striking a bridge tinder during a river crossing. The coroner’s inquiry noted a near-fatal misadventure at the same site.
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Evansville
Ind
Ear cost man who bit it off in Lawrenceburg
In Lawrenceburg Indiana on June 16 Dr Reese Jackson a veterinarian and harness maker P Emmett Jackson fought over a fancy buggy whip with 13 silver bands. During the struggle Dr Jackson bit off part of P Emmett Jacksons ear. The ear was reattached by physicians and the incident cost $11.75.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Reese &. Jackson
P. Emmett Jackson
Kokomo and Brazil Trusts Named to Roll of Honor
Ind June 16 The Kokomo and the Brazil trust companies from Indiana are listed on the Financier of New York roll of honor both with capital of 50000 dollars. The roll includes 27 percent trust companies nationwide with surplus and profits above capital stock.
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Kokomo. Ind
Kokomo
Brazil
Indiana
New York
United States
Strong’ Company
The
Indiana Trust Co
Auto Runs Man Down In Crawfordsville Incident
Frank Welch was struck by a car driven by Reverend W H Kerr in Crawfordsville Indiana on Tuesday evening. Welch suffered a broken left arm in two places and was seriously injured.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Frank Welch
W. H. Kerr
Bride Saves Groom From Charivari In Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on June 16 AcroPaugh a groom was abducted from a traction car at Bennett's Switch and bound by friends along a country road. His bride Miss Bessie Mason a former telephone girl tracked the group, freed him, and they rode home in a farmer's buggy after a near all night trip.
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Kokomo
Ind
AcroPaugh
Bennett's Switch
Bessie Mason
Two Homes Burn in East Columbus Fire Gap
In East Columbus, a suburb of Columbus Ind, the homes of Claude Gulley and James Berry burned to the ground due to lack of fire protection. East Columbus with about 2000 residents lies outside the corporation line and cannot be reached with a fire hose.
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Columbus
Ind
Claude Gulley
James Berry
East Columbus
Corporation
Exploding bullet kills boy in Union City play
Union City Indiana June 16 Hugh Bickel aged 15 was killed when an exploding bullet penetrated his right lung. He was attempting to pry a ball from a 32 caliber cartridge when it exploded.
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Union City
Ind
Dhugh Bickel
Widow Mrs Albaugh Buys Turel and Takes Charge
Mrs Albaugh a widow in Kokomo Indiana has purchased the Tureland theater and is now in full control of the house. She is noted as a prominent social woman in the community.
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Delury the Hatter
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H. L Sherwood
Baldwin Block
Barris-Thompson Co
W. South St
New
Eagles Lodge
Evansville Aerie
Chamberlain
Dental College
Col
Delaware and
Ohio
Hartmann’s
Boy
Thea
Ayer
Suchon
Sinion
U.S
Ledg
Heiner & Hockensmith
North
Pennsylvania Street
Bryce
AIS
Illinois
Central Union Telephone Co
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