22 Jun 1906
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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
1
The article describes a contested class fight at Franklin College with names such as Lacy Tilfort Turpin, Harry W Ik Hetts, and Ralph Carter Thompson. It notes an offer of flour to inmates and hints at a rivalry within the class as students prepare for “the fight.”
Seven men camped on the banks west of Pehtil, Ind, under Dr J N Harty and a family group reporting lung relief from an air treatment. The treatment drew others as campers observed improvement. Dr Hurry planned to visit during the week.
June 22 State Board investigators found serious violations at a local meat market in Indianapolis. Sausage hamburgers and other prepared meats were tainted with poisonous preservatives. Some products used color agents while others contained borax. multiple items such as sausage hamburg wurst bologna tripe pigs foot jelly were affected.
A fragmented notice reports Luella Mat aged 16 missing after leaving home on June 22. Authorities search for her as inquiries into incorrigibility and a court rebuke are mentioned. No confirmed location or status provided.
A second attack on Indiana's county line road law was made before Marion county's board of commissioners. The measure approved March 4, 1905, funds highway construction along county lines by apportioning costs to townships by taxable property. Critics call it unconstitutional, arguing it conflicts with the state constitution's grant of authority to county boards, while a prior ruling by Judge Vinson Carter upheld it and an appeal awaits in the Appellate court.
Yesterday marked 17 years since the Woman's Relief Corps was organized. At the West Washington Street home of Mr and Mrs George White about eighty friends gathered for music and conversation with Miss Lida Hettler and Mr Raymond Bek performing. Refreshments of ice cream cake and lemonade were served as guests departed hoping for more such anniversaries.
Pasadena contractor Charles E. McCarthy survived five days after a unique operation to repair a torn heart. He was thrown from a motorcycle onto a steel hay rake, suffering a punctured lung and a rake tooth tearing his heart. Surgeons washed the heart through the chest, replaced it, and sewed the wound, with part of the lung removed. McCarthy remains determined to recover.
Rev Dr Henry S Bradley told Washington University graduates that dying rich is a disgrace and compared Andrew Carnegie to Alexander the Great. He drew a contrast saying Carnegie regrets there are no more countries to give his money to.
After twenty six years apart Edward Vandeensteele and Minnie J. Guessenhoven renewed an engagement at Union Station on June 22. Their paths crossed again after a split in DePere Wisconsin when they were about twenty one. Both spouses had died, opening the way to marriage.
Lebanon defeated Ladoga 7 to 4 in a season opener amid a busy day of baseball news. A new home player Clyde Suttles from Ft Wayne Inter-State League joined practices, with hopes of earning a sign, while Ladoga’s Cecil Gray organized a solid team. Descriptions note strong Lebanon hitting, one disputed inning with three runs scored after a ball bounced over the backstop, and honest play by pitchers Utter and Ritchie. Windy Létshaw shines in Jacksonville outfield as Mattoon’s team eyes rest of schedule.
In Frankfort Indiana on June 22 seats for the State Ts Rachabivi meeting opening next Tuesday sold out before the advertised time. Women stood in line well before the sale opened and no one could reserve more than six seats. Within two hours after sales began all tickets were gone as press members and officers joined the scramble for good seats.
The Indiana National Guard stands to gain about 30 000 annually from a new federal bill authorizing 2 000 000 per year for state militia maintenance. Previous funding limited range access and armory improvements, forcing soldiers to pay for practice and travel. The increased appropriation will allow more rifle ranges and better armories across Indiana while enabling units to meet legal annual training requirements.
Thomas S. McCoy, known as the Rensselaer bank wrecker, arrived in town with Sheriff George Stephens and Attorney George Haywood to serve an indeterminate sentence for embezzlement. He recalled the 1896 Northern Indiana Republican convention he chaired, where J Frank Stanly was defeated for Congress, and watched the crowd from a hotel balcony as the era’s dramatic politicking returned to him.
King Haakon was crowned shortly before noon in Oslo as bells, trumpets, and distant guns marked the event. The ceremony blended grandeur with simplicity, a democratic spirit shaping a regal stage set by officials, clergy, and civic representatives.
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