Rumors and campaigns swirl in Indiana politics
Gossip ties John A M Adair of Portland to withdraw from the gubernatorial race to back Judge Richard K Erwin of Decatur. Everett Neal strengthens for Supreme Court reporter nomination against George Self. Young politicians Mayor Fred Barrows and Prosecutor Wilfred Jessup loom as possible successors to Jim Watson in the Sixth District. Willam L Taylor campaigns at Evansville then speaks in churches. James E Watson slated for speeches at Lagrange and Lima. Harry S New heads to Washington to set dates for the national convention with cities Kansas City St Louis and Chicago mentioned as hosts.
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John A. M. Adair
Portland
Richard K. Erwin
Decatur
Fred Barrows
Connersville
Wilfred Jessup
Richmond
Jim Watson
Jessup
Harry S. New
Washington
Mr. New
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Richard Harlan
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court
Western University
Harlan
George Washington University
Connecticut
Goethe Family Tree Trimmed by Karl Kiefer in Frankfurt
A biographer notes Goethes lineage revised by Karl Kiefer of Frankfurt. It traces the poet's ancestry through lawyers, a tailor and innkeeper, and a blacksmith. The text also links Goethe and Lotte Charlotta Bluff through Kirghhain burgomaster Reitz Kornemann, a relation likely unknown to both poet and heroine.
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Goethe
Karl Kiefer
Frankfort
Artern
Johannes May
Elizabeth
Hans Beyer
Beyer
Hans Fack
Lotte
Charlotte Bluff
Burgomeister
Reitz Kornemann
Kirghhain
Weight of famed diamonds after cutting noted
The Cullinan diamond weighs over 3000 carats in rough form but cuts will alter its size. Koh i noor shrank from 193 to 280 to 191 16, then 1061 16 carats. Pitt or Regent fell from 410 to two thirds lost, Star of the South lost a little over half at cutting.
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Botha
Edward
Growing Fuel in Dakota
In southeastern South Dakota near Volin, a Saxon grove of cottonwood trees planted about 25 years ago is thriving. Trees yield substantial timber per cut, with many producing a cord per tree, demonstrating potential value for farmers facing fuel shortages to grow cottonwood for fuel.
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J. Salem
Volin
South Dakota
Professor Shaw
Ghent Police Chief Proposes All-Woman Brigades
The Ghent police chief plans to form a brigade of policewomen selecting only women aged five to ten. He argues that at that age the sex has reached years of discretion and gained life experience and knowledge of human nature.
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Ghent
Secret shadows in New York spark private sleuths tale
Special to The Sun reports covert watchers trailing a man through New York as Commissioner Bingham is followed to Europe and back. The piece notes a booming trade in plaster stone potatoes used to defraud buyers, not edible, and warns of upcoming “gutta percha beefsteak” substitutes.
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New York
Shadowy New York detectives flood finance and politics
New York reports a vogue for personal shadows as real detectives in old frock coats tail prominent financiers like Stuyvesant Fish and E H Harriman. The trend extends to Comptroller Metz and Mayor McClellan amid heightened shadowing by Hearst allies. Michigan Alumni rally behind Yost while Yabash and Purdue football chatter mix with local civic notes.
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New York
Financial District
Stuyvesant Fish
E. H. Harriman
Metz
Bingham
Fingy” Conners
Democratic State Committee
McClellan
Hearst
Wallst
Hood's Barsaparilla Tonic Endorsed For Convalescence
Convalescence after pneumonia typhoid fever and the grip may seem only apparent. Hood's Barsaparilla is recommended as the real rapid tonic many testimonials report. Take Hood's.
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Hood
Atlantic to the Mississippi Waterway Plan Revived
The Atlantic and Great Western would create an all water route through Georgia Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky connecting with the Mississippi and linking the southeast with the midwest and Great Lakes. Proposed since 1872 the project seeks government backing with a route from Brunswick Georgia up the Ocmulgee Etowah Coosa to Rome and Gadsden then Guntersville and Cairo. Estimated cost 32000000.
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Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
Middle West
Great Lakes
The
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Brunswick
Macon
Ocmulgee
Atlanta
Etowah
Coosa River
Rome
Coosa
Gadsden
Ala
Tennessee River
Guntersville
Huntsvilel
Cairo
Wealthy Indiana trustee found dead in cornfield
Special to The Sun Washington Indiana Oct 19 John Hedrick prominent local figure and former Reeve township trustee was found dead in a cornfield near his home yesterday afternoon cause of death a ruptured blood vessel in his head authorities ruled a tragic accidental death with no foul play suspected and the community mourns the loss of a wealthy county leader
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Washington
Ind
John Hedrick
Reeve Township
A Notre Dame Lady's Appeal for Home Rheumatism Cure
A woman named Mrs. M. Bummers of Notre Dame Indiana advertises a free home treatment for rheumatic pains. She claims the discovery removes uric acid from blood loosens stiff joints purifies blood and improves overall vitality without climate changes. She invites readers to write for proof at Box R Notre Dame Ind.
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M. Bummers
R. Notre Dame
Ind
Verdict for 5000 in Copeland Mine Death Case
Petersburg Indiana October 19 The jury returned a verdict for Mrs Margaret Copeland against Muren Coal and Ice company awarding 5000 for the death of her son killed in the company's mine.
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Petersburg
Ind
Margaret Copeland
Muren Coal and Ice Company
Escapee Barry McComb Captured in New Castle
Barry McComb, an electrician who escaped Montgomery county Jail in January, was captured in New Castle, Indiana. He had been serving three months for theft of an overcoat and had previously robbed the city electric light plant of 100 dollars.
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Henry Campbell
Dublin
Ireland
Harvard
Williams
Crawfordsville
Ind
Barry McComb
Montgomery County
New Cas
Tle, Ind
McComb
City Electric Light Plant
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