Young Girl Killed in Automobile Accident in Indiana
Eight year old Jeanette Engleman of Algiers was killed near Petersburg when she stepped from a car into another vehicle driven by Ruth Abbott county truant officer. The coroner ruled accidental death.
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Petersburg
Ind
Jeanette Engleman
Hiram Engleman
Algiers
Orwell
Ruth Abbott
Herschell Abbott
Jefferson Township
Abbott
Engleman
Otwell
C. D. Harris
Police chase hand-bill distributor in Bluffton
United Press dispatches report Bluffton Chief of Police Henry Gehert drove away a Fort Wayne hand-bill distributor after he billed more than half a square uptown, citing a city ordinance that bars out of town firms from circulating hand bills.
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United Press Dispatch
Bluffton
Henry Gehert
Fort Wayne
Tractor overturns. farmer Cecil Cross killed in Indiana
United Press Dispatch reports in Browntown Indiana that Cecil Cross a farmer was killed when a heavy tractor he was driving overturned on a hillside. The accident occurred on August 17 according to local dispatches.
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Brownstown
Ind
Cecil Cross
Dark of the Moon Defined in Popular Usage
The dark of the moon refers to the four day period around the new moon when the moon is not visible. The rest of the lunar month is called the light of the moon, though these terms lack precise definitions.
Powder maker of tired feet fades as autos rise
A Cincinnati Enquirer fragment recalls George, once a neighbor and shoe powder inventor, whose business thrived until automobiles disrupted demand. The visitor learns he now sits in the poorhouse, his factory gone and life changed.
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George Hadalott
Cincinnat Enquirer
Small Vexations Shape Character and Resolve
The passage argues that everyday annoyances serve a moral purpose, testing and shaping character. It notes that while some can endure dire fate with resignation, minor opposition to their views can provoke anger and loss of composure, revealing true disposition.
Indianapolis Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep Calves
Indianapolis Aug 17 hogs receipts 7.50 market 15c-50c lower best heavies 13.00-13.60, medium and mixed 13.50-13.75, common to choice 14.00-14.20, bulk 13.60-14.10. Cattle receipts 700 market steady to higher steers 8.00-14.00 cows and heifers 6.50-10.00. Sheep receipts 700 market lower top 6.00 lambs top 14.50. Calves receipts 600 market steady top 14.00 bulk 13.00-13.50.
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Indianapolis
Increase in Indiana auto owners by 15000
Indianapolis Aug 17 A Breune head of the automobile license department reports an increase of 15000 automobile owners in Indiana. During the first seven months of the year 581858 passenger cars were licensed, compared with 566739 for all of 1924. The price of licenses was cut 50 percent on that date.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Richard Breune
Secretary of State’s Office
Five Best Radio Features Tonight
United Press lists top radio features for 1925. WBZ presents Cowen's cantata The Rose Maiden at 9 30 p m E D S T. WCCO showcases The F and R family at 6 45 p m CST. KOA airs Oratorio and opera at 8 p m MST. WEAF and WWJ feature Goldman band from 8 45 p m to 8 30 p m ET. WOQX offers Detroit Symphony at 8 p m EST.
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United Press
WBZ
Springfield
Cowen
WCCO
Minneapolis-St. Paul
KOA
Denver
WEAF
New York
WOO
Philadelphia
WWJ
Detroit
Goldman
WOQX
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Ministers to Attend United Brethren Conference
Rev. Ernest Roberts pastor of the local United Brethren church will depart tomorrow with Robert Stewart and Clifford Walker to New Albany for the annual conference of the United Brethren church.
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Ernest Roberts
U B
Robert Stewart
Clifford Walker
New Albany
United Brethren
Sunday Dinner Guests Attend Columbus Fair
Dinner guests of Mr and Mrs J A Cox North Main street were Walter Schwartzkopf and Margaret Cox of Columbus Mr and Mrs James Brisben and children Mary Louise and Paul of Grammar Ind Glenn Rupert of Bloomington Miss Ophia Carpenter Lena Davis and Ralph Sheffler of this city Mrs Cox and her son Jack returned to Columbus with their guests where they will attend the Columbus fair
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J. A. Cox
North Main Street
Walter Schwartzkopf
Margaret Cox
Columbus
James Brisben
Mary Louise
Paul
Grammar
Ind
Glenn Rupert
Bloomington
Ophia Carpenter
Lena Davis
Ralph Sheffler
Cox
Jack
Four Under Arrest in Auto Theft Ring
Two young men and two young women from Louisville Kentucky were arrested in Indianapolis and taken to Detroit to face charges of stealing an automobile.
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Indianapolis
Louisville
Detroit
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Kirk
Meat Department
Poe, Johnson & Fuller
Camara
Jeannette Engleman Instantly
Indiana News
Muncie
Collins
Davis
Lapore
LaPorte
Indiana University
Alexandria
Charles Tomilson
Lebanon
Clayton Rosencrance
Oran Hollingsworth
Philippine Islands
Hollingsworth
Rosencrance
Daily Citizen
the Gas CO
Linton
North Main St
Linton Gas & Coke Company
Wilhelmina
Holland
Hoxie
Don Daredevil
Fred Thompson
The
Wonder Horse
Greene County
Milton Sills
Doris Kenyon
Idren
Tel
Wm. Coleman & Sons
FIRST
National Pictures
National
Walter Hiers
Mrs. Coleman
Eleanor Boardman
Matt Moore
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