Fast Horses in Action at New Linton Track
The Linton Racing association prepares for a two day meet at the new southwest city track on Labor Day and the following day. Entries from Indiana and Illinois include twenty head from the county Salem fair and ten from Princeton with others from Washington and southern Indiana. Extensive grounds and track improvements, including a grand stand, aim to enhance the two day card weather permitting.
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Linton Racing Association
Indiana
Illinois
Salem
Princeton
Washington
Monkey in Cass county shocks local hunter
Loganport Indiana September 3 James Davidson while squirrel hunting fired at what he thought a squirrel and killed a small brown member of the monkey family. He exhibited the animal to prove his claim. A local carnival had a monkey show recently but no escape reports are confirmed.
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Logansport
Ind
Cass County
Here
James Davidson
Dawes Heads West on Pacific Speaking Tour and San Francisco Jubilee
Vice President Charles G. Dawes left Chicago at 11 p.m. aboard a westward speaking mission to Seattle and a guest role at California statehood jubilee in San Francisco on September 9. He received one of the gold inaugural medals, with the other awarded to President Coolidge.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Seattle
Pacific Coast
California
San Francisco
Washington
Coulidge
Ohio woman accused in kidnapping case
Mrs. Henry Spicer of Croton, Ohio, was arrested in Newark on a Greenfield Indiana court warrant charging kidnapping. She plans to fight extradition after saying her 14 year old daughter was awarded to her ex-husband in divorce, but she brought the girl to Newark for a visit.
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Newark
Ohio
Henry Spicer
Croton
Greenfield
Ind
Spicer
Castoday
Coffee Cure Adverts Bartholomew Lane Shop 1637
The Publick Adviser of May 19 1637 advertised a shop in Bartholomew Lane London stock of coffee described as wholesome and physical remedy. It claimed to aid digestion quicken spirits lighten the heart and prove excellent against eyesores coughs colds headaches gout dropsy scurvy and royal disease among other ailments.
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Publick
Bartholomew Lane
London
Self-Love and Virtue: A Plutarch Reflection
A concise meditation on self-regard versus admiration for virtue, noting how a person may esteem themselves above others. The reflection contrasts self-admiration with genuine moral greatness and the dangers of presumptive superiority.
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Plutarch
Cubs Have Three Baseball Games On Schedule
Linton baseball fans will see the Cubs play three ball games over Sunday and Monday at City park. Sunday features Cubs versus Indian Springs at 2 30 pm. Monday offers a 10 am game between Cubs and Indian Springs and a 2 30 pm matchup with the Giants. Admission is 80 cents per game with ladies free.
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Linton
Cubs
City Park
Indian Springs
Giants
Strikers Head Toward Pittsburgh Coal Fields
Shamokin Pa Sept 3 The ticket agent for Pennsylvania Railroad reported more than 100 anthracite mineworkers bought transport to the bituminous coal fields and other points near Pittsburgh since Monday signaling a field strike movement.
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Shamokin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Mexico opens new bank of issue with Calles present
Mexico City announces the formal opening of the new bank of issue to put paper money in circulation for the first time since 1920. President Calles, his cabinet and the diplomatic corps witnessed the ceremony yesterday.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Calles
Bumper Indiana Corn Crop Forecast Elevates Farm Income
Crop statisticians estimate Indiana corn total at 210000000 bushels for this year. Normal is 184000000 and last year 117000000. Secretary William Howard touts best outlook among middle western states and notes potential $54000000 extra income for Hoosier farmers at 60 cents per bushel.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
William Howard
Indianapolis Board of Trade
Still Use Braziers Braziers Remain In Mexican Hearths
Four fifths of Mexico's people still rely on brazier charcoal for heat and cooking as survey shows widespread use and persistence of traditional fuels despite modernization, with many households lacking access to modern gas or electric options.
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Mexico
Flies as Disease Carriers Across Wide Germ Range
A Science Service note states a single fly can carry between 550 and 6.6 million disease germs, highlighting the potential health risk in public spaces and the importance of sanitation and pest control.
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Science Service
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