State Sewage Disposal Practices Under Scrutiny
Indiana state institutions improperly dispose of sewage, with officials urging new funding and varied systems. Plans include sewage irrigation at Plainfield reform school and investigations by Purdue, while several facilities discharge into local rivers and streams, prompting calls to improve sanitation and save garden value.
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Indiana
Butler
State Board of Charities
Plainfield
Southern Insane Hospital
Evansville
Central Insane Hospital
Indianapolis
Eagle Creek
Eastern Hospital
Richmond
Northern Insane Hospital
Logansport
Hospital
Wabash River
Michigan City
Lake Michigan
Jeffersonville
Blind Institute
Deaf and Dumb Institute
White River
Jovial attorney spawns tall tales and town gossip
A humor piece notes Berton B. Bales of the State Life Insurance Co. as a rising joker at the corner store. It recalls a courtroom anecdote about a witness with a comic family history and describes a downtown scene where two stylish women avert embarrassment after buying coal buckets.
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Berton B. Bales
State Life Insurance Company
Bert
I and V railway delays electric Martinsville service plan
Superintendent Mansfield says the I and V railway will not rush the Martinsville electric service to compete with the interurban line. No action will occur until the Springfield to Dayton electric line is ready, about 30 days, with no delay expected from that line's reception.
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I. & V. Railway
Martinsville
Mansfield
Springfield
Dayton
Bostock Claims Chiquita Was Basely Duped
Frank C. Bostock of wild animal shows asserts Chiquita the Cuban midget was duped by a plot tied to her marriage to Anthony Voeckner a boy ticket taker. He notes Chiquita is valued at 200000 dollars and earns about 25000 yearly from show performances. Gov Durbin hosted a reception for Chiquita in his Indianapolis office before her trip to Buffalo.
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Frank C. Bostock
Chiquita
Anthony Voeckner
Gov. Durbin
Lttle
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Two Marines Killed in Samar Engagement
Washington report confirms two Marines killed in the Samar engagement. Abel Kloman and Private Geo Lynch, both from Bos, are named among the fallen.
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Washington
Samar
Hoosier Tales and Rural Notes Chronicle Local Life
Blooming Grove notes discuss Spencer fire run and residents lampooning the fire company. Indiana news covers unions among reporters, a Marion origin note, poems on hens, local curfew in Brownsburg, and towns like Peppertown and Whitestown planning growth including interurban lines.
German club to honor Presidents Day with luncheon
The German literary club celebrates Presidents Day Tuesday at luncheon with Mrs. Ferdinandina Reese. Mrs. Walker will give an address with piano numbers by Mrs. Henry Adams Jr and Miss Wight. Songs offered by Mrs. Goetz and Mrs. Bernhardt. Manual training high school students anticipate a large crowd for Ernest Seton-Thompson lecture at Tomlinson Hall Monday night.
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German Literary Club
Ferdinandina Reese
Mesdames Burkhardt
Rush and
Severin
Manual Training
Ernest Seton-Thompson
Tomlinson Hall
Thompson
Arboretum Proposed for Riverside Park
Riverside Park may become an arboretum as J Clyde Power, superintendent of the Park board, outlines a plan to transplant native Indiana trees and herbs along Fall Creek. Funding shortages slow progress but preservation and education are central aims for future generations.
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Riverside Park
J. Clyde Power
the Sun
Fall Creek
Indiana
Supt. Power
Indianapolis
Reunited by a Baby’s Hand in a Family Tale
Helen Gardner and Frank Gardner live in the same house but are emotionally apart. Alice Maynard travels to Europe to heal the breach, and a golden haired child named Marjory arrives to comfort Helen. The baby’s affection prompts a heartfelt reconciliation between husband and wife.
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Helen Gardner
Helen
Alice Maynard
Alice
Frank
Mrs. Thayer
Europe
Maynards
Mrs. Gardner
Mrs. Maynard
Marjory
Frank Gardner
Piano Sales Signal Prosperity in Early 20th Century Indianapolis
A report on rising piano sales and the shift toward home music making in Indianapolis. Notes from Joiner Kennedy Music and D H Baldwin indicate about 75 pianos sold monthly, with credit plans boosting purchases. Regional shift shows Western production overtaking Eastern, and schools influence musical demand.
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Joseph Joiner
Joiner-Kennedy Music Company
Indianapolis
Edward G. Hereth
D. H. Baldwin & Co
Pink rats panic New York jail inmates in delirium tremens scene
In Jefferson Market prison, about twenty inmates panic as delirious prisoners claim pink rats are visible. A drunken man released the animals for exercise triggering magistrate Olmstead to threaten ambulances. One sober culprit is ordered released, while Burdock Blood Bitters is promoted as a health aid.
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New York
Jefferson-market
Olmstead
Help Wanted in The Sun Help Liners
Classified note offers help for liners with contact at office 123 125 E Chiost and phone 880. Indicates two contact numbers for assistance.
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Chiost
Ohiost
Local ad column shows address and phone snippet
Fragmentary notice from a newspaper column lists the street address 123 125 E Ohio St and a phone number 880 125 in a marketing context for The Sun's publication.
Rooms for All Read The Suns For Rent Rooms
Classified notice lists rooms for rent with contact numbers 880 and 123135 and references the Sun newspaper. The fragment indicates a housing section offering various rooms and contact options.
Artist S M Hecker Rescued After Week in Swamp Bog
S M Hecker, a young artist from Woodbine New Jersey, was held prisoner in a swamp bog for seven days and found near his home in a delirious state. He survived hunger thirst and exposure with remarkable endurance. He gnawed his hat for sustenance and drank from a stagnant pool near his captors.
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New Jersey
South Seaville
N. J
S. M. Hecker
Woodbine
Hecker
Multiple Disparate News Briefs From 19th Century Wire
A roundup from Leavenworth’s escapees and other incidents reports fourteen convicts still at large after a jail break. Killed fireman J T Shennell in Youngstown. Injuries to engineer Gates and brakeman Conerty. Trials of Dr G A Hayes in New Orleans over a death in an insane asylum. Probed mob violence in Greenville SC. Hydrophobia doom for August Brockstick of Chicago. Rising rail car shortages across regions. Bakers form potential trust. A Thomas Jefferson statue unveiled in Louisville costing 60000. Dynamic blasts near Springfield Missouri injure Poorman and Knight. Helen Hutton of Decatur AL suicides after a breakup. Helen Gould donates 25000 to New Brunswick NJ college. National Prison Association meets in Kansas City. Auto dealers in New York discuss a supposed combine. Halil Rifat Pasha dies. Chicago Chinese restaurants rumored to serve mule and horse meat.
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J. T. Shennell
Youngstown
Gates
Conerty
G. A. Hayes
Insane Asylum
New Orleans
New York
Halil Rifat Pasha
Turkey
Chicago
Definition of drunk by Judge Stubbs
Judge Stubbs recounts a Hancock county judge saying drunkenness is relative and depends on whether drunkenness is in the head or the legs. He notes police court cases show a man is usually pretty full when a patrolman detains him for drunkenness.
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Hancock County
Digestive discomfort eased by Hood's Sarsaparilla claim
An 19th century advertisement asserts distress after eating including belching and nausea signals dyspepsia and promises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure. It presents a physicianless remedy narrative aimed at general readers seeking relief.
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Hood
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