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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1909

Page

7

May Make Fuel From Peat Bogs

Marion, Sept. 17. Government experts visited Indiana and other states to study peat deposits for fuel. Peat from Lake Galatia bogs is seen as a future fuel to replace dwindling coal. Ventures by Marion's H. W. Cory and others in past years revived as experts claim peat can power plants, with by products like oils and waxes. Estimates place coal replacement potential in peat and by projects across eastern states, offering vast value in $36 billion gas outputs and positive forest relief.

Marion Ind Galatia Indiana H. W. Cory Lake Galatia Fairmount United States Geological Survey United States Europe Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Ohio New York New England New Jersey Virginia North South Carolina Georgia Florida

Leona Mason Gives Story After Attempt On Talbot

Mrs Leona B Mason daughter of the late Henry Crofoot releases a multi thousand word statement in booklet form with affidavit to the county clerk detailing her claim that John W Talbot Supreme President of the Order of Owls ruined her through love and marriage promises after securing a divorce for her She says she fired three shots to kill him in the dispute reaching public exposure after months of silence in South Bend Indiana on September 17.

South Bend Ind John W. Talbot Leona B. Mason Henry Crofoot the Order of Owls

Cow in Store Wrecks Counter in Logansport

In Logansport Indiana on September 17 Daniel Gillespies cow crashed into the Deventer store on Fourth Street overturning a hat counter and four mirrors. The cow charged at its reflection causing a pivot mirror to swing horizontal trapping the animal briefly before it was captured in a nearby yard after a chase that stretched several blocks.

Logansport Ind Daniel Gillespie Deventer Fourth Street Gillespie

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