Bruce Taylor Describes Canal Work At Culebra Cut
Bruce Taylor details Panama Canal progress at Culebra Cut with figures from March 4 excavations. He notes vast earth removal, 36082 cubic yards in eight hours, 1744 shovels and 1192 wagons hauling material, 133 locomotives powering the effort, and sanitation and equipment setup as essential steps before final digging. He references the Gold Hill landmark and the moment of reaching the Pacific, plus a banquet for arriving torpedo fleet officers and men scheduled for March 18 with 2460 invitations issued.
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IRIO
Culebra
Youe
Sonia
Panama Canal
Costa Money Odleritics
Cilebra
Corning Distillery Fire Hits Major Losses
A mill and a corning distillery burned after an early morning blaze at 1 45. Explosions during egress sent flames through banners and outbuildings. The plant held about 56 600 gallons of spirits and 80 000 cattle faced evacuation from yards. Lives of firemen were endangered but no serious injuries reported. Estimated losses ranged from 700 000 to 1 000 000 dollars.
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Ria, WL
Corning & Distillery
Vanishing Fleets serial to start this Saturday
The Reporter announces the new serial The Vanishing Fleets to begin Saturday. Readers are urged to read the opening chapters as the tale aims to captivate and absorb the audience with its unfolding intrigue.
Hog market opens steady then advances in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis the hog market opened steady at Wednesday’s prices and stayed mostly unchanged for the best hogs, with late arrivals pushing a 5 cent advance. Top price reached 6.45, bulk sold 6.55 to 6.40, receipts about 5,000. Cattle, calves, and sheep markets showed mixed results with cattle slightly lower, good sheep steady to strong, and spring lambs around 12 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Circus War Brewing Opens In Indiana Summer Showdown
Indications point to a circus war this summer with Indiana as the storm center. In Kokomo a Wallace-Hagenback agent failed to secure options on show tots. Buffalo Bill Wild West booked sixteen acres for June 6 and Barnum-Bailey aims for July 1. Other Ringlings may enter early.
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Indiana
Kokomo
Wallace-Hagenback
Buffalo Bill
Wallace Hagenback
Indiana Arena
Big gain on land sale boosts local farmer’s fortune
About thirteen years ago Marcellus Hypes bought thirty six acres north west of town, cleared swamp and timber with family help, turning it into a neat farm. He paid 36.50 per acre and last week sold at 110 per acre, netting 73.50 per acre. He also bought 148 acres in Owen county near Cloverdale and will move next week.
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Marcellus Hypes
St Mito
Hypes
Owen County
Cloverdale
North Salem Herald
Governor Nomination Goes to Watson at Indiana Republican State Convention
In Indianapolis on April 3, delegates endured an eight hour session to settle the race for governor. After four tight ballots Watson gained steadily and was nominated on the fifth, with Miller of Goshen converting to an acclamation. The convention ended in a tired, orderly mood as supporters and rivals alike acknowledged the result.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Watson
Charles W. Miller
Goshen
William L. Taylor
Hugh T. Miller
Columbus
W. Miller
Taylor
Hugh Miller
Hanly
Fremont Goodwine
Goodwine
E. F. Branch
J. Ja. Peet
Kokomo
A. C. Alexander
Marion
John F. Warbritton
Crawfordsville
Amask
Representative Branch
Martinsville
Hanty
Branch
LaGrange County
Hanry
Edward Robinson
Marion County
Hovee
Beveridee
Hemenway
Goodrich
Durbin
Nominated Judges and Convention Roles Dominate Ninth District Conference
The piece details nominees for Supreme Court and Appellate Court from Greensburg, and lists officials chosen for the Ninth Congressional District meeting in the state capitol. It covers ballot results, factional fights, and leadership selections, including Watson strength, Goodwine support, and Governor Hanty’s contested influence within the GOP setup.
Ministers Conference of Crawfordsville District Held in Danville
The Northwest Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will hold its Crawfordsville district meeting in Danville Apell. The district includes Montgomery Fountain Boone Hendricks and Marion counties with 77 churches valued at 300100 and over 10600 members. Seventy Sunday Schools serve 7006 scholars and last year benevolences totaled 12470. Fifty eight active and retired ministers are in the district and most active preachers will attend along with many laymen. Temetring Tillotson of Lebanon will participate.
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Conference of the
Crawfordsville
Northwest Indiana
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Danville
Apell
Montgomery
Fountain
Boone
Hendricks
Marion
W. EB. McKenzie
Temetring Tillotson
Lebanon
March Weather Sets New Record For Temperature
The March mean temperature for the last thirty eight years topped all prior March averages. The 76 degree high on the 27th and 25 degree low on the 20th marked the extremes, with daily ranges from 6 to 34 degrees and total precipitation noted for the month.
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Weather Bureau
Weather Summary From Mareh Report With Data
Mareh precipitation totaled 4.07 inches while last Mareh had 0.2 inches. The greatest daily total in the past twenty four hours reached 147 inches on the 1st. Four days were partly cloudy ten days and cloudy seventeen. Eleven days saw precipitation of 0.11 inch or more. Atmospheric pressure ranged from 20.58 to 30.68 with 20.07 as the reading. Winds chiefly from the south at 112 mph average. peak velocity 47 mph from the southwest on the 6th.
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Dave
Courtroom Battle After Guilty Verdict in Indiana
In Terre Haute on April 2 Henry McDonald, found guilty of dynamiting a Sanford church and two stores, opened fire in a courtroom killing Chief Detective William Dwyer and wounding four others. McDonald fell, riddled by bullets from officers, still alive. He fired at Prosecutor James Cooper Jr., who dodged the shot as officers returned fire.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Henry ¥. McDonald
Sanford
William B. Dwyer
McDonald
James A. Cooper, I Jr
Joint Convention Attended by Boone County Delegates
Boone county residents joined the joint convention of W. 1 and Conference at Wingate on April Land 2. Delegates included Rev. CA Brown, Rev Rey Licas Christian Liberty, Rev. Stover of First Christian, and city figures Mrs. Young and Mrs. Morris. Miss Beaman of Fairview spoke highly received. Rev ASL Carney also attended.
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Boone County
Wingate
CA Brown
Rey
Carver Sells Half Interest in Undertaking Firm
The Crawfordsville Journal reports George F. P. Carver sold half interest in his undertaking business to Walter L. Hunt of Advance. Hunt, who has six to seven years as an undertaker in Advance, will move his family there. The firm may be named Carver and Hunt, with the Carvers continuing personal oversight.
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Crawfordsville Journal
George FP. Carver
Hie
Walter. L. Hunt
Advance
Hunt
Carver & Hunt
George ¥. Carver
Night Collision Sinks Destroyer Tiger and Berwick
Off the Isle of Wight during dark night maneuvers in the Channel, the destroyer Tiger was cut in two by the cruiser Berwick. Thirty-six men, including Lt. Middleton, perished. twenty-two were rescued, mostly engineers and stokers. Tugs and divers to recover bodies at daylight.
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Portsmouth
England
Middleton
Tiger
Isle Or Wight
Berwick
Channel
Portland
Two Men Hurt In Sugar Creek Rock Fall Near Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville Indiana on Sugar Creek two workmen Mark Hershbarger and M C Charters were injured when a heavy rock crashed down as they bored into shale at the whale pit near the poor farm. Both suffered compound fractures of the right legs and are at Culverinian Hospital awaiting possible amputation avoidance. Charters bore the brunt, pinned beneath the rock until others cleared the debris.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Sugar Creek
Mark Hershbarger
M. C.charters
Culverinian Hospital
Mr. Charters
Drainage law appeal window clarified by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court interpreted the drainage law as allowing a term appeal from an order creating a public ditch and confirming assessments if the appeal bond is filed within thirty days. It refused to dismiss one Stevens versus Templeton case despite the transcript being filed fifty-nine days after the bond.
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Supreme Court
Joseph F. Stevens
Martha M. Templeton
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Istillery
Peoria
Porter
Tit
Quincy A. Myéra
Logansport
David Myers
Greensburg
George Shibts
Noblesale
State Capitol
Frank Sims
Clinton County
W. W. Layton
Fountain County
William Sims
W.H. Arnett
Ira Sharp
FT. Staley
Tipton County
Finley
CW. Miller
C. W. Miller
Leutenant
Mob Foley
Crawfardevitte
B. Landis
Clehec
Ministers of
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