Gravel and Stone Roads of Indiana in Splendid Shape
The state highway commission reports extensive maintenance has improved gravel and stone roads across central to western Indiana. Northern roads handle all traffic while some routes around Indianapolis and Shelbyville use detours due to two bridge projects progressing. Roads are largely frost free with some wet areas from recent floods.
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State Highway Commission
Indiana
Indianapolis
New Albany
Michigan Line
Franklin
Gas
Shelbyville
Shelbyville-Indianapolis
Fountaintown
Lebanon
Wat
Spoonoes
Posal
Lebanon-Lafayette
Road detours and closures on routes through Indiana city areas
Fragmented notice lists road segments from Frankfort to Rossville via Indiana towns with detours near Fish Creek and Ramona. It notes flood related closures near Gosport and Ramona, soft pavement in Burlington, earth surface impassable between Paoli English, and detours between Indianapolis Martinsville with caution advised past Bloomington and Martinsville.
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Frankfort
Rossville
Lafayette
Vincennes
Spencer
Martinsville
Indianapolis
Iri
Fish Creek
Freedom
Ramona
Gosport
Aneport
Michigan City
Burlington
Paoli
Mitchell Bedford
Bloomington
English
Grantsboro
Bloofington
Artinsville
Oshkosh Declares Frog Center Of The Nation
The city of Oshkosh claims the title frog center of the nation with about 2,000,000 frogs shipped from local frog farms each year.
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Oshkosh
Sydney Population Surpasses One Million
The Sydney population has exceeded one million after the latest census completed recently in Australia.
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Sydney
Dney
Australia
Horse Dare Daredevil hospitalized after guard horse fall
Emil West accepted a dare to ride the most fractious horse in a National Guard battery at Noblesville Indiana. He suffered a fractured knee multiple facial cuts and a severely damaged ear but plans to ride again once he recovers.
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Times
Noblesville
Ind
Emil West
National Guard
Remarkable British dictation and call handling device
A British inventor unveils a machine that takes dictation answers the phone in the subscriber’s absence and reports it to the caller. It records messages on cylindrical records like a phonograph and repeats them when the subscriber returns.
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London
City to Possibly Erect Lincoln Memorial With Long Fund
Indianapolis nurses hope for a Lincoln memorial funded by a $10,000 bequest from Henry C. Long. The Indiana World War Memorial Board will accept the money when Union Trust releases it, amid debates over who represents the City of Indianapolis and where the statue may stand near University Park while preserving War Memorial Plaza plans.
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Indianapolis
Abraham Lincoln
Marcus Sonntag
Evansville
Indiana World War Memorial Board
Henry C. Long
Union Trust Company
Local Club Meetings Listed For Saturday
State Automobile Insurance Association holds luncheon at 12 15 in Lincoln while Phi Sigma Chi hosts dinner and dance at 7 p m Lincoln. Edwards Heirs Association shows 2 to 5 pm in Lincoln East Side Gun Club also meets Saturdays at 2 pm. Sigma Alpha Epsilon and C of C Beta Theta Pi hold luncheons, Board of Trade noted.
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State Automobile Insurance Association
Lincoln
Phi Sigma Chi
Midwest
Edwards Heirs’ Association
East Side Gun Club
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
C. of C
Beta Theta Pi
Board of Trade
Lincoln Memorial Discussion in Indianapolis Debate
N. Hines of Terre Haute as president urges a bronze Lincoln memorial for Indianapolis as provided by Mr. Long's will. Henry Myer supports the tribute. Hotel English pushes to erect the monument in University Park.
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N. Hines
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Lincoln
Long
Henry Myer
Hotel English
University Park
Ink well water bowl aids shipping canaries
New York reports an ink well water bowl designed for canaries to cut deaths during rail shipments. The device releases water only when a bird pecks it, preventing water splash that previously caused colds among the flock.
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New York
Egyptian barley aids western semi arid regions
In San Francisco on March 27 a barley bred from Egypt proves highly successful in semi arid western regions. It thrives during dry seasons when other grains fail, offering a drought tolerant crop option.
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San Francisco
Egypt
Amos Cady Regains Sight After Twenty Years Blind
Bolivar Missouri March 27 Amos Cady once blind twenty years could play six instruments at once now sighted and can play only one. The six in
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Bolivar, Mo
Amos Cady
Kreisler Recalled Rimmed by Sultan Threat
Friends recount Fritz Kreisler playing before the former Sultan of Turkey when the sultan began clapping and an attendant warned the great violinist that continued playing could lead to beheading. Kreisler had used harmonica, banjo, bass drum, cymbals, triangle and Swiss bells in earlier performances.
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Turkey
Kreisler
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Good Furniture Company
Washington ST
University Park Memorial
Indiana Lincoln Memorial Association
Menter
East Washington
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Dr. Scholl
Vienna
Fritz Kreisler
L. E. Morrison & CO
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