Memorial Day date change debated by G A R encampment
May 238 report from Terre Haute Indiana notes a movement to shift Memorial Day from May 30 to the last Sunday in May, creating Memorial Sunday. Support exists in South Bend, while Warsaw G A R objects that the day should honor observance rather than pleasure. Terre Haute veterans plan tours and Fort Harrison and St Marys sites, with the mayor promising a full, enjoyable visit.
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America
Grand Army of the Republic
South Bend
Old Fort Harrison
St.Mary’s-of-the- Woods
Wabash Valley
Gebhardt
Women and Men Respond to Hat Removal Plea in Church
In Warsaw Indiana on May 23 Rev A G Neal urged men to show support for his suggestion by saying Amen. About 170 men attended the Methodist Episcopal service and all answered Amen while women removed hats and head coverings except rats and turpuns in a humorous domestic scene reported by The Law special.
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Trial of Sheneman Begins in Laporte Court
Special to The Sun. Roy Sheneman, formerly an assistant prosecuting attorney for St. Joseph county, will be tried in Laporte county Monday on a charge of forgery. He is accused of cashing forged notes passed in Indianapolis and Wanatah, Ind.
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South Bend
Ind
Roy Sheneman
St. Joseph County
Laporte County
Sheneman
Indianapols
Wanatah
Successor Named for Richmond Man South Bend High Principal
A dispatch from F L Sims of Kennilworth Illinois states he will accept the principalship of South Bend High School, succeeding I E Neff who moves to Richmond Indiana.
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Sun
South Bend
Ind
F. L. Sims
Kennilworth, Ill
South Bend High School
I. E. Neff
Richmond
Drunk man removed from church by pastor in Sedalia
Special to The Suan reports in Kokom Sed May 23 that Rev EB Edward s of the Christian church led a drunken man from the pulpit area after the man, unaware of his surroundings, tried to talk over others. The pastor urged him to return when sober.
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Christian Church
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Aeroplane Flight For Sane Fourth At Portland
Portland Indiana prepares a safe and sane Fourth with attractions now booked. Highlights include seven motorcycle races an automobile parade and race and an aero plane exhibition flight ensuring a festive yet orderly celebration.
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Portland
Ind
Black Horse Troop of Culver Completes Jog
South Bend Ind May 22 The black horse troop of 30 cadets of Culver military academy completed a jog to and from South Bend covering miles in a Sunday afternoon excursion between Culver and South Bend.
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Ind
Black Horse
Culver Military Academy
Culver
Willon Wrapping Paper Bequeaths $60,000 in Evansville
In Evansville Indiana on May 23 a quirky scene ends with Marsh Marshall McMurran a notorious eccentric leaving all his rumored sixty thousand dollars to Mrs. Mattie Hannum. The will dated 1889 was witnessed by Emma Grant and Cora Miller both now deceased and McMurran claimed he had more money than Coogan the Vincennes grocer who earlier tried to eject him.
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Ind
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Mattie Hannum
McMurran
William Coogan
Vincennes
Coogan
Pinchot to Return to Washington After NYC Trip
Gifford Pinchot former chief forester will go back to Washington this week after leaving Liverpool aboard the Arabic for New York. He held a lengthy conference with Col. Theodore Roosevelt abroad.
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Gifford Pinchot
Liverpool
New York
Prohibition Drive Urges Washington Saloon Ban
Rev. Frank F. Fitch of Iowa Sunday school delegates introduced a resolution urging Congress to declare Washington a strict prohibition city. The measure condemns the saloon as a chief cause of poverty crime and vice and Iowa plans to lead the fight if adopted.
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National
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Iowa
Aoe
Congress
Conerness
Boy Replies With Confidence In Education Claim
A western attorney recalls a boy who sought work at his office and claimed high education. The youth confidently replied I be to emphasize his bold, self confident tone during the telegram and telephone message task discussion.
Gesticulations Draw Crowd In Fort Wayne Store Incident
Ed Ofenloch displayed wild gesticulations at a pretty passerby outside his Fort Wayne store on a Sunday. Bystanders misread his actions as flirting or performance. A policeman considered arrest but avoided court, and an old woman finally urged help as Ofenloch, trapped by he door, struggled to free himself in the heat.
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Ind
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Grenlock
Filbert Plans Independent Run Against Local Option
LINTON Indiana May 23 Judge J B Filbert urged toward an independent bid for the Indiana legislature representing the county seat He opposes the local option law and will seek votes from those who want repeal While for the senate he sees no choice between Kern and Beveridge and notes Republican and Democratic candidates favor repeal.
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Linton
Ind
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Indiana
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Imell
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Beveridge
Pauper Sued for Debts at Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on May 23 legal process served on Herman Bauchman a declared pauper in an effort to collect debts owed to the Sisters of St John of the Holy Crece hospital of Anderson and Dr Frank Hanna of Anderson for a total of 150 dollars. It will be contended Bauchman transferred property to evade his debts.
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Sisters of St. John
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Anderson
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Baucman
Shy Youth Captures Shy Goin at Tipton
Hays, a 235 pound youth from Kentucky, travels via Tipton to Elwood and Anderson after leaving Chicago. He tells a whispered tale of woe at a local office, describes his shy temperament, and says he plans to return home to repent and rethink his life.
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Ind
Hays
Chicago
Kentucky
Elwood
Anderson
Columbus
Way Points
Way
Corington
Cairo Tornado Hurts Eight, Homes Wrecked
A Cairo tornado on Sunday night left eight people injured including two women and six children who suffered serious harm. Several others were bruised, and four families became homeless as homes were wrecked including the house of H. M. Smith which was flipped in a nearby lot.
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H. M. Smith
Colonel and corporal taste new coffee soup claim
In a brief wartime exchange the colonel asks for complaints and samples a liquid. The corporal confirms the taste and notes the cook wants to name it coffee, signaling a humorous wartime kitchen mislabeling by M. A. P.
Conn Band Factory to Rebuild at Once
Elkhart Indiana May 23 The mammoth Conn band instrument factory will be rebuilt immediately C G Conn plans to take personal charge after wiring from California Roy Edgerly 68 a factory watchman died in the blaze which caused estimated losses up to 1 million dollars with insurance not full coverage The fire origin is unknown and occurred soon after fellow guard William Mabus pulled his box a suspicious act Edgerly died from smoke confusion hindering escape
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Mammoth Band
C. G. Conan Company
Conn
Roy Edgerly
William Mabus
Edgerly
Earthquake Shocks Agde Frighten South France
An earthquake lasting two seconds rattled Agde and nearby areas on Monday, triggering panic among residents in the southern region of France. No injuries reported as tremor unsettled towns along the coast.
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France
Newspaper man goes to Chicago for treatment
South Bend editor Fred A Miller of the Tribune has entered St Luke's hospital in Chicago for stomach trouble. He will be a patient there for two weeks, marking a brief hospital stay for the prominent northern Indiana journalist.
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Ind
Fred A Miller
South Bend Tribune
Indiana
Chicago
St. Luke’s Hospital
Orbison Endorsed by Marion County Bar for Judge Seat
The Marion County Bar endorses Charles J. Orbison for Superior Court Judge in Room One. The list of Democratic lawyers supports his candidacy for the 1910 county primary election, urging his name be placed on the official ticket.
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