Reform Plan Tracks Three Juvenile Thieves at Mishawaka
South Bend reports Kari, Pearl, and Guy Grady aged 11 twins and 16 respectively faced theft at the Mishawaka Woolen Company where they were employed. The firm will place them in an indeterminate sentence to a reformatory with home schooling and later re employment and earnings restoration while officials watch the program’s outcome.
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South Bend
Ind
Kari, Pearl
Guy Grady
Mishantaka. Woolen Company
Earl
Pearl
Guy
Evangelist Ostrum Ends Goody-Goody Mission in Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville Indiana evangelist Henry Ostrum and singer John Hillis completed a two week mission with 215 conversions, most of whom plan to join the church. A sewer project on Greer Street saw a ditching machine collapse, narrowly missing several workers.
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Goody-Goody
Crawfordsville
Ind
Henry Ostrum
John Hillis
Greer St
Indiana towns buzz with unions schools and crime
Elkhart hosts a central labor union while Evansville sees female burglars at work. Logansport lists a kindergarten cooking school and high school orchestra. Anderson builds a new $10,000 home and opens free kindergarten, as gambling houses are ordered closed. A string of incidents includes counterfeiting arrests in Evansville, burned barns, and a train collision near Alexandria. Police and civic actions span Lafayette, Terre Haute, Fort Wayne, and beyond with political anecdotes and local notes on schools, churches, and industry.
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Elkhart
Evans+ville
Anderson
Greenfield
Logansport
Charles Knight
Evansville
Logansport High School
Air Line
Indiana
Funker Hill
Sullivan
Evansville Journal
Hanna
Muncie payrolls, lynching fears, and a night of violence
The article details a payroll shortfall at Republic Iron and Steel in Muncie last week and a 30 percent wage rise amid high iron prices. Frank Day of Muncie faces manslaughter charges over a drunken fight with Rozelle and Wrightsman, who died from a facial wound Day allegedly caused. Thirty mounted men rode to Ko komo to alert a jail mob aiming to lynch William Busby, but the threat faded as workers arrived. Columbus officer James Henry assaulted city editor Carson George of the Republican, with reports of officers allegedly housing drunk suspects, drawing condemnation of the police conduct.
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Republic Iron and ‘Steel Company
Muncie
Munticie
Frank Day
Modoc
Clinton
Rozelle
Wesley Wrightsman
Wrightsman
Illinois
Day
James Henry
Columbus
Carson George
The
Republican
Henry
George
Trust Seed Sown by Farmers in Liberty Township
Farmers in Liberty township Seneca county plan a cooperative trust to sell crops collectively. They will form a chartered company issue bonds and build a warehouse to store produce. The venture aims to aid members financially and later expand nationwide to influence crop prices.
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Fostoria
Liberty Township
Seneca County
Trust
Commonwealth
Annual horse swaps draw crowds at Calhoun convention
In Calhoun Georgia crowds gather at the court house square and swapping grounds for the annual horse swaps with traders from near and far. Mules horses and banter fill the scene as buyers and sellers haggle over trades during the event.
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Calhoun, 'Ga
Court House
For Sale 1000 Festival Tickets at Six Dollars
A commercial club May festival committee started selling 1000 season tickets at six dollars each to secure a fund for a solid festival start. The committee includes W. H. Evin G. A. Recktt A. A. Young E. K. Chapman W. P. Kappes Warren Oakes Fred M. Ayers Emil Wulschner Major Taylor J. K. Lilly and F. E. Matson.
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W. H. Evin
G. A. Recktt
A. A. Young
E. K. Chapman
W. P. Kappes
Warren Oakes
Fred M. Ayers
Emil Wulschner
Major Taylor
J. K. Lilly
F. E. Matson
Gas ordinance postponed for further study and input
The natural gas ordinance will not be reported to the council Monday night. The contracts and franchises committee met Wednesday night and postponed final action. A further meeting will be held next week with administration and gas company representatives invited to provide clarification. The measure may be altered and possibly never reported back.
Bridges Not Torn Down Simultaneously City Engineer Says
City engineer Jour states that the Meri gian and Tilinoss streets bridges will not be torn away at the same time. He says work such as building the piers can be done before traffic is interfered, and that another new bridge is opened first.
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Jour
Meri- Gian
Tilinoss-st
Mission Fair Attracts Crowds And Diverse Entertainment
Flower fair night draws wide attendance as Pinafore singers boost spirits with new vigor. vaudeville acts by Mrs Layman and Zancigs promise Friday thrills. Palmists, fortunes, autographs from Booth Tarkington, and Dew Drop Inn sparkle amid dinners, lunches, and children's Saturday event chaired by Prof. Brenneke with Little Miss Muffet.
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Charles Layman
Zancigs
Mihier
Dew Drop Inn
Booth Tarkington
Indiana
Prof. Brenneke
Miss Muffet
Wife Deserter Fined $100 In Police Court
Julius C. Morgan was fined 100 for deserting his dying wife, the maximum penalty. He claimed a quail hunt weeks earlier, while Judge Daly criticized his conduct and urged compassion for his wife and children.
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Julius C. Morgan
Clerical Relics Stolen From Manila Churches Find New Life
Catholic clergy report San Francisco pawnshops flooded with vestments and relics from Manila churches brought back by returning volunteers. Items once sold cheap now fetch high prices as collectors seek them. Priests visited scores of shops and found large numbers of sacred relics in every one.
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San Francisco
Manila
Voting Machines Arrive in Lebanon for County Election
By December 30, 1921, Lebanon will receive 21 voting machines at a total cost of 12800 dollars. Boone County is the first to purchase the new equipment, marking a local rollout of modern voting technology.
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United States
Lebanon
Boone
Thesn
New Civil Rights Question Arises Over Hotel Elevator Access
A demurrer in Luella Coleman versus Hotel English proprietors raises new theory on rights. Hotel owners argue they need not grant access rights to colored guests. Coleman, a colored woman, was refused permission to use the hotel elevator to see a guest on business.
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Luella Coleman
Oman
Electrical expert Brownell probes Adams house explosion
E. E. Brownell, electrical expert, is in Indianapolis at the request of the Indianapolis Gas Company to study the blast at Bert B. Adams residence on N. Alabama. He believes a slanted circuit near a pipe junction may have caused the explosion.
DePauw Receiver Discharged and Estate Report
The Union Trust Company was discharged as receiver of the W. C. DePauw estate. Judge Ultz of Floyd County ordered a distribution with $64,000 on hand and 0 paid to unpreferred creditors. The trust company is described as a heavy creditor in the arrangement.
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DePauw
Union Trust Company
W. C. DePauw
Ultz
Floyd County
Town Tales and Local Updates from Indianapolis
Foster Deberger a 16 year old colored boy died at the poor asylum on Wednesday. A new Broad Ripple fire engine will be tested Thursday night. An oiled shed will be burned. Henry Phillips, shot weeks ago by John Mitchell, can sit up and may be out in about ten days. Cattle and horses for export rise at Indianapolis market. Imperial guild plans to move its main office from Hammond to Indianapolis, organized Sept 1 1898 as a fraternal lodge. Partial shipment report from Indianapolis lists corneal and hominy 45 934 430 pounds cattle 4595 horses 1 460 head, with other items.
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Foster Deberger
Broad Ripple
Henry Phillips
John Mitchell
Indianapolis
Imperial Guild
Hammond
Ind
Board of Trade
Ima
Papinta Dances Fire Illusion At The Grand
The Grand hosts Papinta in a fire dance performance with mirrors and blazing drapery drawing gasps from the audience. Frank Daniels’ vaudeville act at English’s draws strong crowds, with Helen Redmond and others praised for their numbers. The Park previews “Who OO io belek fan0” while the Empire showcases The Big sensation show.
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the Grand
Frank Daniels
Post Office Robbery Suspect Held in Shelbyville
Two weeks after the Martinsburg West Virginia post office robbery, a mute suspect Holland Kolar is jailed in Shelbyville Indiana. Authorities pursue a second suspect George W Boyer linked to the Dufields Washington murder and burglary with rewards offered.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Martinsburg
W. Va
Holland Kolar
Newman J. Doman
Dufields
W Wa
Doman
George W. Boyer
Kolar
Boyer
Water famine hits New Orleans amid six months of drought
New Orleans endures an almost unbroken drought for six months affecting all classes. The sanitary auxiliary flushed gutters in summer to provide washing water, which was boiled for cooking and drinking. In the past fortnight gutters have been empty and in some areas residents must carry water a mile.
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New Orleans
Sanitary Auxiliary
Judge Denies Reardon Fees in Wambaugh Estate Case
Judge Allen rejects John Reardon's claim for attorney fees against the Joseph Wambaugh estate, ruling the claimed amount was inflated by the claimant. The decision notes inconsistencies and concludes the fee request lacks proper support.
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John Reardon
Joseph’ Wambaugh
Allen
The Fairbank Case at Tehanon Trial
In a damage suit against Fairbank at Tehanon F. 3. Scholz Fred Gall John McGregor Fred Shepard Harry B. Smith A. M. Kuhn Isaac Kantrowita and Trinin Koehne testified to Fairbank's good reputation. Neighbors testified that bad characters visit the place and the laws are openly violated.
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Fairbank
Tehanon
Scholz
Fred Gall
John McGregor
Fred Shepard
Harry B. Smith
A. M. Kuhn
Isaac Kantrowita
Trinin Koehne
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Paul de Longpre
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