Cleveland girl wins intercity spelling bee title
In Cleveland on July 1 the eighth grade spellers from Cleveland Pittsburg New Orleans and Erie competed in the National Educational Association contest. Marie Colden a thirteen year old daughter of a city mail carrier spelled every word correctly to win the championship. Mae Thursby of Pittsburg also achieved a perfect score and will receive a medal on her return to Smoky City.
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Cleveland
National Educational Association
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Erie
I’c
Marie Colden
Thextine
New ‘Orleans
Qjieans
Francis H. Haserot
Cleveland Board of Educatin
Mae Thursby
United American Mechanics
Smoky City
Real Estate Transfers and Mortgages in Logansport
Charles I Knouffeaux transfers lot 28 in Dodds Buchanans add Claude Street to Sarah J Bennett for 2000 dollars. Sarah J Bennett and others transfer the same property to David D Fickle trustee for 1 dollar. Mortgages filed total 3835 dollars. one chattel mortgage 132 dollars. one real estate mortgage released 185 dollars.
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Charles I. Knouffeaux
Sarah J. Bennett
Dodds & Buchanan
Logansport
Claude Street
David D. Fickle
Mrs Philip N Moore elected president of federation
Mrs Philip N Moore of St Louis defeated Mrs Mary Alden Ward of Boston for two year presidency of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Of 906 votes cast Moore 516 Ward 390. Moore named for leadership roles in education and women’s higher learning. Ward long active in the federation and Boston literary circles.
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Boston
Philip N. Moore
St. Louis
General Federation of Womens Clubs
Mary Alden Ward
Federation
Musical Club
St. Louis Training School For Nurses
Provident Association
Pure Milk Association
St. Louis School of Philosophy
Vassar
Rockford, IL
America
Europe
Colorado
Kentucky
Missouri
May Alden Ward
Women’s Clubs
National Federation
Massachusetts
John
Priscilla Alden
Ward
Cincinnati
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
French Choreographic Assn Hails American Dance Wave
Paris reports M Lefort secretary of the French Choreographic association praises American dance for breadth of movement and expanded chest. He notes a new dance called the wave and says it surpasses the Boston cake walk and may change male participation in partner dances.
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America
Boston
Girl Found in Woods Near Whitley County
Amy Houghton of Wabash a former Longcliff inmate who fled rather than return to the institution was found Monday roaming in the woods in Whitley county She is returned home and will be permitted to stay as she is not violent.
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Amy Houghton
Wabash
Longcliff
Whitley County
Campbell Named to Patrolman's Spot After Gorman Resigns
L. W. Campbell is chosen to succeed Patrolman Hugh Gorman who resigned. Campbell has been doing Special tin star work for the bard and goes on tonight.
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L. W. Campbell
Hugh Gorman
Campbell
Bard
Suffragettes Plan to Surround Parliament as Police Readies
London July 1 police prepare for a large evening demonstration by suffragettes aiming to surround the House of Commons to push for votes. Leaders will meet at Caxton Hall to send a deputation to Prime Minister Asquith who may refuse to meet them.
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London
House of Commons
Caxton Hall
Asquith
Commissioner of Police
Parliament Square
Scotland Yard
Parliament Building
Hurty Praises Cass County Medical Aid on Sewage Plan
J N Hurty of the state health board commends the Cass County Medical association for urging sewage reform. He warns that groundwater depletion and reliance on surface water require prompt filtration and sanitation surveys by Logansport authorities to prevent financial ruin and public health disaster.
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J. H. Hurty
State Board of Health
East End
Cass County Medical Association
Indiana
Waite
Muncie
Logansport
Whales Escort German Freight Ship Barcelona
The German steamship Barcelona arriving from Hamburg reports a school of about thirty whales escorting and swimming alongside the vessel for nearly sixty miles. Captain Filter notes the whales matched the ship’s speed of twelve miles per hour and included several very large individuals.
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Boston
Barcelona
Hamburg
Filter
Owls Secede from Local Nest to Join National Order
The local Owls group seceded from the Order of Owls at last evening’s meeting and became members of the American Order of Owls. William Rea reported as delegate to the national convention and was approved.
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Order of Owls
American Order of Owls
William Rea
Gasoline Explosion Damages Stove In Accident
Mrs Elizabeth Cupp of 23014 Market street ignited a gasoline soaked rag in a stove causing an explosion. The stovepipe was knocked down and stove lids were blown off.
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Elizabeth Cupp
Market Street
Negro Red Men Case Ends In Not Guilty Verdict
Danville Illinois July 1 Judge Craig reversed a lower court verdict and ordered Andrew Whitlow a Negro member of a separate Red Men group be found not guilty of illegally wearing the emblem of the Improved Order of Red Men The trial showed distinct emblems with the Illinois statute banning nonmembers from wearing lodge insignia The opposing officials from Roanoke Va and Chicago attended the proceedings and no further appeal is expected
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Danville, Ill
Craig
Circuit Court
Red Men
United States
Andrew Whitlow
Whitlow
Roanoke
Wilson Brooks
Chicago
Improved Order
W. T. Woods
Danville
Improved Order of
Negro Lodge
Fifty Day Laborers Strike in Brazil Over Wages
A group of fifty day laborers in Brazil walked off their jobs demanding higher pay. Officials indicated most are likely to be released while negotiations continue.
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Brazil
Poorly Dressed on 10 000 Frocks in New York Gossip
A New York fashion editor notes the city’s elite spend lavishly on clothing with a 17 year old’s $10 000 annual wardrobe allowance cited. A Fifth Avenue dressmaker predicts Miss Manhattan could be stylishly gowned on $20 000 annually, stressing women’s persistent demand for costly finery and frocks.
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Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
New York
Library Report Shows Drop In Loans Amid Warm Weather
Local librarians report a monthly decline of about 1 000 book loans due to warm weather. Adult department totals include Fiction 1801 and Magazine 157 while Juvenile section lists Fiction 31 Biography 13 Travels 113 History 15. overall loans total 2888.2.
Muncie Man jailed for forged check to buy car
Harley Shreeves of Muncie forged a check to purchase an automobile and received a prison sentence.
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Harley Shreeves
Muncie
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Souri
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Dance American Product
Paris
M. Lefort
Choregraphic Associa
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DR. Hurty
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Sesson
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George Bush
Nw York
Supreme Court
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Crosby S
Flouf
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