Poor Relief Clarified in Royal Centre and Boone Township
Royal Centre Indiana reports low aid usage with four year spending of 115 dollars on the poor, averaging 28.50 per year. Investigations found many appeals unworthy while noting local visitors and community events, church meetings, junior class gathering, and a new athletic association forming at Dodt's hall with officers named.
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Royal Centre
Ind
Boone Twnship
L. F. Shafer
Shafer
Carlisle
Baptist Church
Dodt's Hall
Walter Conn
Harold Sweet
Hollis Mayfield
Robert Vicken
Logansport
Tri County Institute Discusses Sheep Raising and Cattle Care
The Tri-County farmers institute at Burrows hosts sessions with Frank Gerrard on Sheep Raising and a debate on dogs as a threat. Professor Cotchell speaks on Cattle Feeding and Milton Reif demonstrates Cattle Scoring. Attendees hail from Cass Carroll and White counties. Dr Hurty to discuss Tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-County
Cass
Carroll and
White
2. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Old Soldiers Oppose Bill Abolishing State Pensions
Pension agents M. M. Gordon and O. A. Marsh circulate a petition among veterans opposing a congressional bill to end state pension agencies. Veterans prefer direct checks from Washington rather than distributions via Indianapolis.
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M. M. Gordon
Congress
Gordon
O. A. Marsh
Washington
Indianapolis
Road Supervisor Stops Hauling Over 2500 Pound Tile Load
Bethlehem township road supervisor Charles Asbaugh halted Ike Anderson’s tile haul yesterday claiming the load weighed over 2500 pounds. Anderson returned today with legal advice and will resume hauling on Monday asserting the load was under 2500 pounds.
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Charles Asbaugh
Bethlehem Township
Ike Anderson
Anderson
Adams Taxpayers Seek Reassessment of Road Costs
Adams township taxpayers file a petition with the county auditor arguing the 1905 law repealed the 1901 rule that held them liable for election costs in a proposed sixteen mile road project. County attorney Guthrie urges deferring fee bills until commissioners decide. an ensuing hearing could trigger a heated legal battle as the auditor has issued fee bills despite the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Township
Frank V. Guthrie
Sixteen Mile Roads
Adams
Visiting report on missing Wilbur Biggerstaff
Mrs Biggerstaff of No 5 Eighteenth street reported at 7 30 p m that her son Wilbur had not returned from school. A search found the missing youth at the home of Prof John Mitchell on High street.
Wallace Circus Opens in Peru May 1 With Logansport Stop May 4
Indiana circus magnate B. E. Wallace announces the Hoosier Wallace shows will begin in Peru on Saturday May 1 and perform in Logansport on Tuesday May 4. The season has run openers in Peru for 23 years, shifting earlier only in the past two seasons due to weather. An injunction over the Hagenbeck name was dismissed and a compromise reached.
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B. E. Wallace
Indiana
Carl Hegenbeck
Peru
Hoosier Circus
Logansport
Perug
Coliseun
St. Louis
Drexel Pavilion
Chicago
Wallace
Carl Hagenbeck
Hambereg
Metropolitan City Bills Move Through Legislature Next Week
Indianapolis report shows the cities and towns committee set to advance a Sunday baseball bill and a repeal of the metropolitan police law. Amendments to the cities and towns law aim to realign class structure, salaries, and offices across third to fifth class cities, with public meetings planned for Monday and Wednesday.
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Vapious
M. S. Thornton
New Albany
House
House Committee
Thornton
Senate
Terre Haute
South Bend
Council
Board of Public Works
Wreck Delays Train No 21 at Sellersburg Pa
Panhandle train No 21 due at 1 33 pm was five hours twenty minutes late this afternoon after a wreck at Sellersburg Pennsylvania. Several deaths are reported. An extra train from Bradford was arranged to cover No 21 and reached Bradford at four this afternoon.
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Sellersburg
Bradford
Crystal Theatre to Open With Moving Pictures
The Crystal theatre will open Saturday under manager J. G. Shaver. The venue is newly decorated and will begin with moving pictures, with plans to book high class musical shows weekly later.
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Crystal Theatre
J. G. Shaver
Ice Supply Dwindling As River Ice Melts Away
Ice traders warn of shortages as river ice melts with no cold snaps forecast, leaving the industry uneasy about the annual crop and winter supplies for the country.
Unclaimed Pacific Express Packages Sold At Auction
In a city sale Col. Foster and son auctioned off unclaimed Pacific Express packages from Ft Wayne Wabash Huntington Peru and Lafayette offices. Most bundles sold for 25 to 50 cents with few over a dollar. Prizes appeared amid pills almanacs old clothes and a six foot dregs maker bust form. Some drew real prizes including a canvas tent and fly.
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Pacific_Express
Wabash Valley
Ft. Wayne
Wabash
Huntington
Peru
Lafayette
Pearl Street
Col. Foster and Son
Duckworth Delivers On Panama Railroad Tale
J. F. Duckworth, a Panama Railroad conductor, returns to Panama after visiting his mother. He clarifies there are no electric railroads in Panama or Colón, notes the line covers 49 miles in 1 hour 40, carries six coaches on weekdays, five or six collectors, and handles freight by night and passenger trains by day.
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J. F. Duckworth
Panama
Colon
Cynthia A. Duckworth
North Street
Duckworth
Colom
Coasts
San Francisco
New York
Pacific
Atlantic
Madison county jails inspection plans underway
A Madison county committee led by W. A. DeHarity H. C. Callaway and W. H. Hardy from Elwood surveyed jails across the state to lay plans for a new Madison county jail. They visited the Cass county jail yesterday.
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Madison County
W. A. DeHarity
H. C. Callaway
W. H. Hardy
Elwood
Cass County
Death of Aged Man Due to Gangrene in Hastings
A. M. Fergus, eighty eight, long time resident of this city, died this morning at his Hastings home from gangrene that began as a toe spot. Surviving children include Mrs. George Hensman of Hastings, Charles and James Fergus of Hastings, George and H. Fergus of this city, D. A. Fergus of Miami Indiana, Press Fergus of Fall City, Mrs. Sadie Schicher of this city, and Mrs. Maud Sensman of Monarch. The death was sudden and followed ignored symptoms until treatment arrived.
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Hastings
Neb
George Hensman
Hensman
Charles
James Fergus
George
H. Fergus
D. A. Fergus
Miami
Ind
Press Fergus
Fall City
Sadie Schicher
This City
Maud Sensman
Monarch, EE
Primum Girls Beat Picked Team In Low-Scoring Game
Primum school girls basketball squad defeated a picked high school team 6 to 5 last night. Lineup includes Leona Schloss center Bertha Burgman Mabel Obenchain forwards Gol die Patterson Lucille Reed guards. Picked team features Marie Patterson center Lena Hartman Lauree Fridiger Irene Horstman Helen Brandt.
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Primum
Leona Schloss
Bertha Burgman
Mabel Obenchain
Goldie Patterson
Lucille Reed
Marie Patterson
Lena Hartman
Lauree Fridiger
Ifrene Horstman
Helen Brandt
Five Legged Horse Exhibited by Culver Groom
H. H. Austin of Culver displays a freak horse with a fifth leg growing from its forehead. The animal, broken to single harness, is described as a good worker and travels the state for exhibitions.
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H. H. Austin
Culver
Grand Jury Monday Meeting Promises Busy Session
The grand jury will meet Monday and is expected to have a very busy session with many matters to be investigated.
Jobless Men Sought for Positions in Eel Township
Eel Township Trustee Murphy claims a list of unemployed men needing assistance and plans to appoint an assistant. He asks who has a job for a jobless man and will send a man to interested employers.
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Eel Township
Murphy
McCaslin Paid $5,456.58 From County in Sequestered Taxes
McCaslin received a county payment of $5,456.58 tied to sequestered taxes after County Treasurer Maroney halted it following a city not to pay city sequestered tax funds. City Attorney Funk warned Maroney against paying city funds and said he would sue if the June settlement did not cover the unpaid city portion.
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George McCaslin
Cass County
Matthew Maroney
George W. Funk
MacCaslins
McCaslin
Maroney
George Wink
Logansport
Funk
Moroney
Middleton
Anti-Cigarette Society Formed In Elwood
The Loyal Temperance Legion in Elwood Indiana organized the Anti Cigarette Society to educate youths against smoking and vice. Officers include President Charles Tomlinson Vice President Ed Young Secretary Raymond Kurtz Treasurer Edwin Cowley. The group will mail Indiana cigarette laws to dealers and enforce age restrictions.
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Elwood
Ind
Loyal Temperance Legion
Anti-Cigarette Society
Charles Tomlinson
Ed Young
Raymond Kurtz
Edwin Cowley
Indiana
Hog blown up by dynamite tale shocks Champaign
A local dispatch reports a dramatic if dubious incident in which Erasmus Carter and C. J. Ray allegedly left three sticks of dynamite in the snow after stump blowing. A hog ate a stick and was killed when Carter kicked it, blowing a wagon wheel and sparking disbelief among readers.
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Champaign
Til
Homer
Champaign County
Erasmus Carter
C. J. Ray
Erasmus
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Edith Rogers
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Star City
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Williard Powlen
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Royal Center
E. J. Kistler
Lincerne
Galloway
Gardner
Lil
Wattie Reese
Tricounty Institute
Adams Taxpayers
Hold County
Wallace Circus
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Logansprt
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Nelles
Sulong
Metropolitan Police
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Department of Saftey
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the Board of Health
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