Purdue Station Farmers to Save Money on Seed Tests
Purdue experiment station reopens free seed testing lab after a summer pause. Since 1910 the service has analyzed 803 samples, providing estimates of weed seed impurities, seed vitality, germination rates, and inert matter to help farmers choose high quality seed. Farmers may mail clover and alfalfa samples for germination tests. grass seed requires fewer ounces. Address Purdue Agricultural Extension, Lafayette, Arthur Goss, director.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue Experiment Staton
Indiana
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Department
Purdue University
Purdue Experiment Station
Arthur Goss
Man fined for street headstand and booze stunt at Ohio avenue
John Simpson paid $1 and court costs after standing on his head on the sidewalk on Ohio avenue. Police say he had previously stood glasses of booze on heads, careful to receive the flood with his mouth beneath. Charles Billings avoided sentence for operating a blind tiger by promising to sell his place called The Madhouse and quit selling drinks.
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Muncie
Ind
John Simpson
Ohio Avenue
Charles Billings
No log cabin may be built on lot in Bloomington
Henry Seward bought a Bloomington city lot from Samuel Johnson for 600 dollars. An abstract of title reveals a 1864 condition forbidding any log cabin or rail fence on the property. Seward says he will comply with the stipulation.
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Bloomington
Ind
Henry Seward
Samuel Johnson
Seward
Allen Jay Memorial Action Delayed in Richmond
A mass meeting at Eartham College Sunday revealed differences of opinion on the Allen Jay memorial. President R L Kelly spoke for the trustees while objections to the plan were noted during the session.
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Richmond
Ind
Allen Jay
Eld
Eartham College
R. L. Kelly
Moldy Corn Stalks Drive Cattle Mad in Greensburg
In Greensburg Indiana on October 10 a disease linked to eating moldy corn stalks is killing cattle in the area. In Seymour Indiana on October 10 reports say shooters are targeting meadow birds in east fields, violating game laws.
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Greensburg
Ind
Seymour,ind
Marion Physician Saves Cut Finger
A. L. Galligher, a United States glass factory worker in Marion, suffered a severe middle finger cut when it hung by skin. Dr. Brose-Horne sewed the pieces to encourage growth and restore function. Police ordered new handcuffs and badges as wear and breakage were noted.
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United States
Auto fire destroys two cars in Hammond area
In Hammond Indiana on October 10 two large cars were destroyed by fire caused by a defective carburetor. Charles Rumsey of Indiana Harbor lost a seven passenger car valued at 4000 dollars while John L. Smith of Chicago lost his car valued at 5000 dollars after overheated cross pipes and flames. The East Chicago tire department responded and traffic on the Chicago and East Chicago streetcar line was halted briefly over explosion fears.
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Hammond
Ind
Charles Rumsey
Indiana Harbor
John L. Smith
Chicago
East Chicago
East Chicago Tire Department
Chicago and
Kern Ridicules Beveridge Slogan in Decatur Rally
John W. Kern sparked an uproar Saturday by ridiculing Beveridge's slogan "Mary of the Vine-Clad Cottage" as inspired by Captain Mal de Mer's romance "The Roaring Devourer of the Maiden's Last and Only Blush."
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Decatur. Ind
John W. Kern
Beveridge
Mary
Mal de Mer
Bicycle paid for after collision in Huntington
Rapid transit messenger Joe Murphy of Western Union rode a bicycle Saturday when another rider appeared from a hidden spot. Murphy avoided a crash but his wheel was broken. The stranger paid for the damaged bicycle.
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Huntington
Ind
Murphy
Western Union
Joe
Itch Sweeping Gas City Citizens With Seven Year Chron
Gas City Indiana experiences Lycosis a skin condition spreading among residents. Physicians diagnose it as a benign summer itch akin to the seven year itch causing temporary discomfort with small blisters. Noah Webster notes the term and local officials monitor the situation.
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Gas City
Ind
Noah Webster
Unhappy Lover Shoots Himself in Markle Incident
Huntington Ind Oct 10 Dee McCanee 23 shot into his brain with a target rifle at his father W P Bender’s Markle home after a love affair, dying almost instantly.
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Huntington
Ind
Dee McCanee
W. P. Bender
Markle
Tobacco Grower Bets On Early Market Price In Indiana
Bert Stanley of Plainfield road in Mooresville Indiana has raised about 2000 pounds of high quality tobacco and reports a good price offered when the crop is ready for market.
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Mooresville
Ind
Bert Stanley
Plainfield Road
Greenwood schools principal injured in football game
Forrest Elis, principal of the Greenwood schools in Brownsburg Indiana, was seriously injured Saturday while playing football. The ligaments of one leg were torn.
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Brownsburg
Tud
Forrest Elis
Greenwood
Mount Opens Campaign in Danville Rally
Finley P. Mount, Republican candidate for attorney general, fired the opening gun in the campaign at Danville Indiana on October 10. He opposed extortionate schedules and favored protective policy, and urged the return of Senator Beveridge.
Race Tees Little Corn Race News
Special report notes race coverage with sparse readable bits, referencing corn and local turf events. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are legible.
Town Lot Giveaway Sparks Fraud Warnings In Indiana
Report from Shelbyville Indiana notes about fifty men received free lots in Tabiequab Olla under a plan by a mysterious donor claiming town official status. Each recipient paid a shell fee to cover deed costs and record changes. Officials labeled the man a fraud.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Tabiequab
Olla
Popcorn Vendor Remains Grieved After Inquiry
In Muncie Indiana on a Main Street Sunday a peanut and popcorn vender faced a stranger asking for directions to Prosperity. The man claimed he meant Industry and the crowd watched as the exchange with a local police officer unfolded without incident.
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Muncie
Ind
Main Street
Sidewalk Too Narrow for Walking in Tipton
In Tipton Ind on October 10 Alva Brown drank cider and wine and was fined one dollar and costs after trying the narrow sidewalk. Truant Officer Gus Veber found nine children playing truant while investigating six families' complaints.
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Tipton. Ind
Alva Brown
Gus Veber
Auto Driver Surprises With One-Handed Trip
John Ross of Indianapolis drove an auto to Dana twenty three miles with one hand after his right arm was broken when starting the car in Indianapolis. He faced a solo return trip with no one to drive for him.
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Dana, Ind
John Ross
Indianapolis
Dana
Corn Knife Ends Dilpute in Danville Dispute
Danville Indiana report says John Parker used a corn knife on neighbor Robe Williamson over rent money. Williamson narrowly avoided loss of a thumb and sustained multiple deep cuts.
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Danville
Ind
John Parker
Robe Williamson
Williamson
Girls walk ten miles to hear Beveridge speech
Misses Mildred Butler Grace Ream and Eleanor OConnor teachers in Bippus ten miles from Huntington walked to hear Senator Beveridge speak. They completed the trek in a little under two hours as all rigs were used and the last train had departed when school ended.
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Mildred Butler
Grace Ream
Eleanor O'Connor
Bippus
Huntington
Senator Beveridge
Irish Home Rule speakers in Indianapolis meeting
John E. Redmond and Joseph Devlin, Irish MPs, will lecture on Home Rule for Ireland at Tomlinson Hall on Thursday evening Oct 20. They tour American cities to spark support, with no collection at the event. The Indianapolis United Irish League finance committee backs the effort and local groups assist with arrangements.
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John E. Redmond
Joseph Devlin
House of Commons
Ireland
Tomlinson Hall
Redmond
Afr. Devlie
Indianapolis
United Irish League
J. A. McGowan
D. Z. McMahon
Tim Sexton
M. Horan
William Curry
Daniel J. Brosnan
P. 7. McNamara
John F. Reynolds
M. E. Foley
John J. Mahoney
Patrick H. McNelis
George Feeney
W. O'Hara
John J. Rochford
W. J. Mooney
John R. Welch
William L. O'Connor
Donates Church To Congregation At Wabash Indiana
Mark Shambaugh a wealthy farmer near Wabash donated a cement block church to the Holiness congregation, a surprise gift after members had held a praise service all day. He had loaned them money and then forgave the mortgage by giving the property free of debt.
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Wabash
Ind
Mark Shambaugh
Holinesa
Shambaugh
Reactionaries of Democracy in Algendy
A political argument asserts Republicans oppose tariff reform and rail lobby influence. It suggests Indiana progressive Democrats may back Beveridge and progressive Republicans, mirroring shifts by Bryan-era Democrats in California, Washington, Wisconsin, and Kansas toward substance over party name.
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Senate
House
Indiana
Clark
Montana
Smith
New Jersey
Congress
Juss Consolidated Railroad
Bryan
William J. Bryan
Beveridge
California
Washington
Wisconsin
Kansas
Bunko Scheme Netted Empty House in Muncie
A caller in Muncie Indiana asked a girl clerk to send two pairs of silk hose and $17 in change for a $20 bill. The man claimed his wife was upstairs and promised return with the $20, but he vanished within an hour, leaving an empty house and a crying clerk.
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Muncie
Ind
Riverside Avenue
W. A. McNaughton
Indian Lands at Auction in Five Civilized Tribes
Seventy two thousand acres of restricted Indian land will be offered for sale by government agencies in the five civilized tribes starting Oct 10 and continuing five days with interior department approval required. Farmers already on the ground plan to bid for the farms.
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Muskogee
Okla
Five Civilized Tribes
Department of the Interior
Pumpkin Crop Short Special to The Suz Clayton Ind Oct 10
A brief dispatch from Clayton Indiana notes a shortened pumpkin crop season. Representation from local canning interests discusses impact and market prospects for the harvest.
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Marion
Ind
A. L. Galligher
Suz
Clayton,,ind
Vagrant Confides Tricks to Judge in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana on October 10 Pat Grimes told Judge Batt he was a vagrant from Chicago traveling via Cincinnati and Louisville. He described wearing six pairs of trousers a vest four coats and many whiskers and said he would walk to Chicago if released. He explained laundering and drying methods using a rope and insect protection tied to his trousers.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Pat Grimes
Batt
Grimes
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louwisville
Gary Church Built in Five Hours by Parishioners
In Gary Indiana the Christian church of Tolleston was completed in five hours under Pastor Rev Martha Stout Trimble. The site was a vacant lot at sunrise and a finished edifice stood by sunset. Organ and furniture were brought in from the lawn and installed. Women of the congregation held dedicatory services and served supper to workers and reporters.
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Gary
Ind
Thomas A. Edison
Christian Church of
Martha Stout Trimble
Tolleston
Mind of Motorman Corkwell clouded after wreck
Coroner A. J. Kesster declares Motorman B. V. Corkwell demented and unable to tell his side of the Kingsland wreck. Conductor Del Wilson is held responsible along with Corkwell as officials believe Corkwell will never recover mental clarity. Corkwell’s injuries are mending but his mind remains clouded.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
A. J. Kesster
B. VT. Corkwell
del Wilson
Kingsland
Lukens Couple Hurt Seeking Safer Vehicle
Mr and Mrs Marshall Lukens were thrown into the road when their horse balked at a flock of sheep while they were driving to town to buy an automobile.
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Washington, Ind
Marshall Lukens
Charity Fair Held in Grencastle Court House
Grencastle Sod Oct 10 The Putnam County Hospital Association held a well attended fair at the courthouse to raise funds for a hospital building project.
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Grencastle
Sod
Putnam County Hospital Association
Court House
Moss Praises Beveridge in Martinsville Tariff Speech
Special to The Sus. Congressmen Moss congratulates Senator Beveridge on courage in tariff fight and hails republican stand against high tariffs seen as money for trusts. He backs Taft and criticizes Democratic opposition to Cannonism.
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Moss
Martinsville
Ind
Ralph W. Moss
Beveridge
Republican Party
Taft
Wisconsin
Knights of St John confer final degrees in Richmond
The Knights of St John a Catholic order representing Ohio Indiana and Kentucky held an exemplification of final degrees in Richmond on Saturday. A military parade followed with maneuvers led by Gen F S Settig supreme commander and the Richmond commandery boasting about forty members.
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Richmond
Ind
Knights of St. John
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Vandalia reports peak locomotive roster in service
Loganport dispatch says W C Arp, superintendent of motive power, notes the Vandalia steam road currently has 289 first class engines in service, with additional locomotives in shops for repairs, marking a record high in active motive power.
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Logansport
W. C. Arp
Dame Nature Hints When the Food Is Not Suited
An Arizona man shares a warning from Dame Nature about choosing foods when digestive trouble appears. He narrates past headaches from breakfast starches and coffee, then credits Postum and Grape-Nuts for relief, weight gain, and better digestion. He endorses the products as delicious and nutritious with no dyspepsia.
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Arizona
Westville
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