Lebanon Post Office Mail Volumes Show Clerks and Carriers Work
Reports for May detail city clerks handling 297,?k pieces of mail with times and handlings, city carriers processing 104k pieces, and rural routes delivering across 13 paths. Outgoing and incoming mail totals reach 208,578 pieces with minutes and per-minute rates broken down by class and franked items.
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Lebanon
Post Office
Washington, D. C
Ice
Iing
Dling Vers Ag
Acey
Leg Amputation Report From Culver Union Hospital
William Bootes underwent a successful operation Sunday morning with his left leg removed just above the ankle. Authorities note his age and long illness raise recovery doubts, but he emerged well from the anesthesia and is expected to recover. He had been at Culver Union Hospital in Crewfordaville for several weeks until a week ago.
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Darlington
Enys
William Bootes
Culver Union
Crewfordaville
County Board Sets Farm Land Values Across Townships
The county board of review approved a forty day hearing schedule for grievances affecting farms and banks. Townships listed with hearing dates include Marion June 14 and Clinton June 14, with others through June 27 for financial institutions. Farm land values were averaged at about 44 per acre, up from prior levels by roughly seven dollars, with Marion and several townships adjusted accordingly.
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County Board of Review
Marion
Clinton
Washington and Jefferson
Sugar Creek
Thorntown
Lebanon
Center
Union
Perry
Eagle
Zionsville
Harrison and Worth
Jacckson, Jamestown and
Advance
Banks
Trust Companies
Washington
Jefferson
Harrison
Jackson
Worth
Marlon
Ransom Demanded for German Professor Held by Turkish Bandits
Turkish bandits seized Professor Richter on Mt Olympus near the Thessalon border. A ransom demand arrived with a letter from Richter begging governments and friends to meet the bandits terms. Turkish troops warn against paying and press locals for information under threat of torture while funds to free the professor are being raised.
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S‘lonika
Professor Richter
Mt. Olympus
Thessalay
Richter
Railway Engineer Hurt By Fall In Indiana City
William Weaver, a Central Indiana Railway Company engineer, was severely injured yesterday evening in this city while loading coal for a west-bound freight. He was repairing the crane when it swung and struck him, causing a seven foot fall and serious back and chest injuries. He is under care at Mrs. Wes South’s home on Railroad Street and will be moved to his home in Muncie when able.
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Willian Weaver
Central Indiana Ry. Co
Wes South
Railroad Street
Muncie
Weaver
Unwise Buying and the High Cost of Mail Orders
The article argues mail order catalogs mislead buyers by masking flaws in images. It contrasts shopping from home stores with hurried metropolitan visits, stressing careful personal inspection, time for decision, and lengthy discussion to ensure profitable purchases.
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Sanil
Metropolitian
Boone County Medical Society Regular Meeting Program
The Boone County Medical Society meets this evening at the public library for a regular session. The program features a lecture on Prolapsus of Right Kidney by Dr. Williams with discussion by Dr. Hurt DeL Smith and Dr. Chauncey Bassett. Case reports by Dr. G Schultz accompany current medical literature reviews.
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Boone County Medical Society
Williams
G. K. Hurt
del. Smith
Chauncey Bassett
G. Schultz
Automobile Collision Damages Campbell Car at Shed
Auto owned by George W. Campbell was damaged yesterday in a collision with a wagon inside a shed at the Ritchie Co. plant. Campbell applied excessive power, the car jumped forward, hitting the wagon. Radiator damage and front lamp destruction reported.
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George W. Campbell
Campbell
Th “Oe moweHome
Ritchie Co
Lebanon Couple Weds in Danville Ill at First Christian Church
Grant Wiley and Miss Elizabeth Stevens wed at 12 noon Saturday in Danville Illinois at the parsonage of the First Christian church. The couple returned home by midnight and reside with Mrs Jennie Moffitt on Clark Street until remodeling Wiley's Kersey Street residence is finished. Mr Wiley works at Campbell Smith Ritchie Co. plant. The couple are well known in Lebanon with many friends offering congratulations.
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Grant Wiley
Elizabeth Stevens
Danville
Ill
First Christian Church
W. D. Adams
Jennie Moffitt
Clark Street
Wiley
Kersey Street
Moffitt
General assembly rules school building repairs under sanitary law
The act regulating public school buildings requires repairs to meet sanitary standards, aiming to prevent remodeling under letters from Thomas M. Honan, attorney general. Dozens of township trustees request guidance as they plan work that must now conform to the new law, including a provision barring new construction in some cases.
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General Assembly
Thomas M. Honan
Ed Howe of Kansas Retires From Atchison Globe
Ed Howe, famed Kansas editor of the Atchison Globe for over thirty years, retires to publish a monthly magazine of his own work. Known as a keen satirist and noted for his provocative paragraphs, Howe rose to fame with his novel The Story of a Country Town and a long career of paragraph writing.
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Ed” Howe
Maine
Meteo
E W. Howe
Trustees Bump Against Remodeling Rules in Schools
A trustee described a fire damage at a graded school and sought remodeling but faced an act restricting heating ventilation for rebuilt structures. An architect stated remodeling was impossible due to proximity to a steam railroad within five hundred feet. The attorney general advised repairs to avoid violating the law, prompting many schools to repair instead of remodel this year.
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Honan
Tommie Waters Released After Bath Dressed For Reform
Tommie Waters known as a wild figure was released from jail after a bath and new clothes. He refused water during the protest bath and soon resumed drinking, prompting deputies to subdue him as he caused a disturbance on the way back to jail.
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Tommie Walters
Tommie
Country Residence 3 Broken Into and Robbed
In Whitestown Indiana on June 6 the home of Mr and Mrs John Groover southwest of town was broken into Saturday night. A gold watch two chains and a bracelet were stolen after a screened window was pried open. The couple were in town and did not return until after 1 am. The loss was not realized until the next morning and no trace of the items has been found. Mr Groover notified jewelers to watch for the thief.
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Whitestown
Ind
John Groover
Groover
Jerennt
Township remonstrance blocks liquor license
About 200 residents of Paglia township filed a blankeot remonstrance in the county commissioners court against granting a license to any liquor applicant in the township. The remonstrance was filed by attorney Ralph Bundy of Zionaville, Eagle township, who has opposed liquor in the area for several years.
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Paglia Township
Courtty Commisalopers Court
Ralph Bundy
Zionaville
Eagle Township
Confesses in Fire Plot at Chicago Clothiers Firm
Leopold Dreyfus of L Dreyfus & Co clothiers confessed to involvement in last Saturday’s Market street fire. Police suspect an organized band would burn businesses for pay, after two men allegedly offered $5,000. Dreyfus paid $300 upfront and shot himself after confession. Fire loss valued at $12,000.
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Chicago
Janme G.—Leopold. Dreyfus
L. Dreyfus & Co., Clothiers
Market Street
J. Dreyfus & Co
Leopold Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Dreyfie
Pire
Sullivan
Treatise on Trees Aims at Indiana Schools
Charles C. Deam, secretary of the state board of forestry, plans a forthcoming school-year treatise on Indiana trees. It will include a separate account of every native species and every introduced tree, with full-page drawings. About 125 native species exist in Indiana.
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Charles C. Deam
State Board of Forestry
Indiana
Deam
Township Trustees Monthly Session Reviews Expenses and Duties
The township trustees met in regular session to discuss legitimate expenses and a fee for conveyance in discharge of duties. They planned to investigate cemetery care, ditch cleaning, and report at the July meeting. The board also extended thanks to retiring county superintendent E Gullion for assistance.
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E. ©. Gullion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wiliam Boots
Review Board
William Weaver
Central Inde
Ana RY
the County Medical Society
ED Howe
Kansas
Atchison
Tommie Waters
Gountry
State Forestry Department
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