Competition Against Harriman Darkens Gould's West Dream
The piece argues Harriman's victory ends real railroad competition on the Pacific coast. It says Gould promised Western expansion and a Western Pacific line from Salt Lake City to San Francisco, but Harriman used politics to grab control of the Western Pacific terminal and effectively kill Gould's venture.
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San Francisco
Harriman
Gould
West
Pacific Coast
Great Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Standard Oil
Salt Lake City
Southwest
S of Trade
Champers of Commerce
Pacific Coast Terminal
Far West
California
Oakland
Bay
Local Woman Denies Elopement Tale After Visit
Aieggsié Morton returns to Delphi from Greentown and denies eloping with a Logan man. She says she stayed overnight with a friend, and that her uncle Philip Morton was involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aieggsié Morton
Reat Delphi
Greentown
Logansjman
Philip Morton
School teachers and nurses praise Casca Royal Pills
Readers are told that teachers and trained nurses endorse a mild pleasurable physic for all ages. Blackburn's Casca Royal Pills are said to be available from city druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Sure Shot Sam Opens At Nelson Amid Mountain Charm
Gleanings note Lem B Parker based play Sure Shot Sam on Tennessee mountain life. Opening at the Nelson Thursday August 6 with a strong cast and new scenery. Broadway vaudeville features Welch Earl and Jorine McNeal plus Billy Windom. Mas ter Earl Hyman presents illustrated song finale. Miss Carolyn Elberts and Rose Stahl highlighted in major stage engagements.
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Tennessee
Lem B. Parker
Broadway
Sure Shot
Sam
Tennessee Mountains
The
Nelson
Imperial Trio
Welch & Earl
Welch
Jorine McNeal
Logansport
Billy Windom
Mr. Windom
Carolyn Elberts
Kate Roberty
Tule
Henry B Harris
Shirley Rossmore
Henrietta C
Henry Fiore Maurice Campbells
Herformer
Nelk
Rose Stahl
James Forbes
Grand Opera Home
New York
Madeline Trelogan
Nelson Theatre
Tempest and Sunshine at the Nelson Saturday matinee
A dramatisation of Mary J. Holmes novel Tempest and Sunshine to be staged at the Nelson with matinee and night show Saturday. The play promises genuine heart interest, exciting scenes and surprising climaxes, with an engaging plot and a company of performers delivering the four acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Holmes
Nelson
Elopement Thought Quashed by Miss Marion
While visiting Greentown, Miss Marion denies any elopement plan and says the Logansport man was not named. She states the idea of eloping never entered her mind.
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Greentown
Logansport
Marion
Morasch Sentenced to Life for Killing Niece
In Wyandotte County Kansas Mrs Sarah Morasch aged forty eight was given life imprisonment for the murder of her four year old niece Ruth Miller. The case involved sending Fosecina candy through the mail to Ella Van Meter fourteen a half sister of the victim. the older girl survived. Morasch accepted the penalty with a smile and offered no statement.
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Kansas City
Kan
Sarah Morasch
Wyandotte County
Kansas
Ruth Miller
Buried Burglar Loot Found in Owl's Valley Quarry
Samuel Wallace of Freysville uncovered what may be a burglar haul while removing stone at Owl's Valley quarry. Under a large stone he pried loose seventeen pieces of solid silverware wrapped in a July dated newspaper. Each piece bore the initials H and M L L McSmith Mida B, initials not matching any local resident.
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York
Samuel Wallace
Freysville
Owl's Valley
Wallace
M. L. L. McSmith
Mida B
Partners Named for Second Golfing Contests at Country Club
The ladies contending for honors on the local Country club links have selected partners for the second tournament this week. Mrs Walter Uhl teams with Mrs M B Larry, Mrs O H Binns with Miss Betty Wilson, Miss Virginia Craig with Mrs Hal Smith, and Miss Florence Shultz with Miss Gertrude Funk.
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Walter Uhl
M. B. Larry
O. H. Binns
Betty Wilson
Virginia Craig
Hal Smith
Florence Shultz
Gertrude Funk
State police in street quartet disruption and local notices
Columbus police break up quartet singing on streets while noting other state news includes Isaiah Gordon named to New Albany police board by Gov. Hanly and Tipton creamery incorporation with $25000 capital. Health, death, and local incidents unfold across Indiana communities.
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Isaiah Gordon
New Albany
That City
Hanly
Miner Dies After Slate Fall In Coal Mine
William Hunter of Brazil was fatally injured when a heavy slate fall trapped him in a coal mine. A prior failed suicide attempt involving morphine was noted but the worker will recover.
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William Hunter
Brazil
Crows Form Unlikely Parrot Caravan in New Jersey Field
Edward Dodds of Woodbury New Jersey watched a large flock of crows in a Salem Pike field. A green parrot sat among them, seemingly at ease as the crows ignored it while the flock scattered and the parrot struggled to keep up.
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Woodbury
N. J
Edward Dodds
Salem Pike
Dodds
Nabisco Sugar Wafers Highlight Even Small Gatherings
The text extols Nabisco Sugar Wafers as the ideal touch for any gathering. It argues that hospitality hinges on clever presentation and suggests wafers as a reliable, elegant option for refreshments and dessert at events of all sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jude Amrent
Nabisco
Child Blames Lye Spill for Household Accident
The child of Fred Jasch in East Bridy was badly burned Friday after drinking lye. The mother, scrubbing with lye water, failed to notice the child start drinking. The mouth suffered severe burns though no water was swallowed.
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Fred Jasch
East
Missing Pittsburg Woman Mind Lapses After Suspected Drugging
Miss Clara Kanter eighteen of Seles vanished Monday while shopping near Shousetown or Pittsburg and returned three days later unconscious. Doctors believe a powerful drug was given and her memory remains severely impaired as family and physicians seek answers.
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Seles
Susan Wirth
Broadway Quartette Captures $5 Prize at Kokomo
The Broadway Quartette from this city Harry Woods James Martin Len Porter and George Chess ar performed at the Sipe theatre Kokomo Friday evening and won a $5 prize. They were encored multiple times and manager Sipe praised their show promising a circuit tour to nine houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Woods
James Martin
Len Porter
George Chessar
Sipe
Kokomo
Earache Cure Suggested: Onion Heart Heating In Ear
A reportedly simple home remedy proposes heating the core of an onion and placing it inside the ear to relieve earache. No medical endorsement or clinical evidence provided.
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Howard McGurley
Huntingburg
Oregon
John Harberger
St. Louis
Berne
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New Thirty Years
J. A. Morehouse
Huntington
John W. Clark
Portland
Lake Winona
Brownstown
Joseph Garrison
Wabashy
Graham Fields
Rockport
Ohio River
Waldo Snyder
Indiana University
May ‘Terry
Swal
Pittsburg
Pittsburg, Pa
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Earl Lorine
M'Neal
Lajoie
Reléon
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Monroe
Pierce
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Denmark
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Indiana Union Traction Co
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Funny Men
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Logansport Drug Co
Red Cross Pharmacy
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