Sheriff Beckley Reports July Jail Population
Sheriff Beckley presents July jail figures: 28 inmates, 23 men and 5 women. Ages ranged from 8 to 5 years the oldest and youngest, respectively. Races: 27 white and 1 black. Total confinement up to 31 days. board cost $46.80. Crimes include petit larceny two, intoxication ten, malicious trespass one, prostitution one, vagrancy five, insane one, child with mother one, incorrigible one, grand larceny one, violating liquor laws one, seduction one, associating one.
Library Report Miss Stevens July totals
Miss Stevens reports July loans by department with adult fiction 1758 magazines 171 biography 16 travels 13 history 16 literature 47 fine arts 16 useful arts 7 science 31 philology 1 sociology 195 religion philosophy 14 juvenile fiction 650 biography 13 travels 13 history 15 literature 1 fine arts 4 useful arts 5 science 0 sociology 20 volumes added yesterday 80.
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Miss Stevens
Death of Charles G. Newell in Marion Illinois
Charles G. Newell former Wabash agent died of consumption in Marion Illinois hospital. Funeral held at Elks Home Marion and remains shipped to Rochester New York for burial. Mrs Newell interred in Rochester. two children reside in Rochester. He was about 60 and also a Mason and an Elk.
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Marion
Ill
John Y. Wood
Orient Lodge
Elks
Ilinois
Rochester
New York
Newell
Hainois
Masonic Lodge
Order of Elks
Newells
Child Severely Burned By Lye In School Carriage
A child of Fred Jasch was severely burned Friday when lye used during floor scrubbing was grabbed as the child tried to drink it. The mouth burned but no liquid swallowed. the child was not seriously injured. The report notes multiple Panhandle Railway staff absences due to sickness and other local travel notices.
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Fred Jasch
Public eyes opened to mail order food issues
Since pure food laws ended mail order grocers from the market, consumers see that local dealers offer better value and quality. Catalogs may show good items, but most goods from mail order houses are poorly made. Local buying supports community taxes and mutual interests between merchants and customers.
Wheat straw worm tied to grain pest debate spreads
A Purdue entomologist reports the wheat straw worm affects only the straw not threshed grain and natural parasites may keep its numbers in check. Washington and Purdue officials discuss the pest as it spreads in the region. Cephas Pigmaeus is a debated name for the worm.
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James Troop
Agricultural Experiment Station
Purdue University
Lafayette
F. M. Webster
Webster
National Agricultural Station
Cephas Pigmaeus
Bell Telephone push to regain control eyed in Richmond
The Bell Telephone trust pursues a national monopoly strategy centered on toll lines, using a Richmond independent merger to gain local leverage. Indianapolis becomes a battleground as L. G. Richardson seeks to buy the independent for 750000 and impose Bell toll routing and new rate tiers.
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Bell Telephone Trust
Bell People
Richmond Home Telephone Company
Independent
Richmond
Richmond Palladium
National Association of Independent Companies
United States
Bell
Indianapolis
L. G. Richardson
Bell Service
Bell Switchboard
Fancy chickens sold to Canadian exhibitor in Canada
Ben Wilhite of Crawfordsville sold a single comb Black Minorca cockerel and pullet for 35 dollars to H Dunne of Toronto Canada. The birds hatched in February are nearly grown and destined for a major Canadian fair showing. Dunne is a leading breeder and exhibitor and heads Ontario Minorca Club while serving as president of the American Minorca club.
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Ben Wilhite
Crawfordsville
Logansport
H. Dunne
Toronto
Canada
Mr. Dunne
Club of
Ontario
Local Man Talks at Democratic Editorial Meeting
Judge M B Lairy, candidate for Supreme Judge on the Democratic state ticket, spoke to the Democratic Editorial Association at Fairview Park in Indianapolis on Friday afternoon.
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M. B. Lairy
Democratic Editorial Association
Fairview Park
Indianapolis
Bethlehem Township GOP Convention Nomination Meeting
Bethlehem Republicans convene at Metea school house on Thursday August 6 1908 at 2 PM to nominate candidates for township offices. Order of committee directs gathering.
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Bethlehem Township
Metea
Largest hay crop in years predicted by national association
The National Hay Association at Sandusky Ohio predicts the country will harvest its largest hay crop in ten years, since 1898, with 500 delegates present. A campaign aims to reduce railroad hay tariffs, led by Charles J Atetin of New York as president, forecasting price declines from last year.
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National Hay Association
Sandusky
United States
Charles J. Atetin
New York
Officials to inspect concrete coated bridge flooring in Chicago
J F Grabie Robert Barnett Grover Fiedler Mulcahy depart for Chicago to view a new concrete coated bridge flooring claimed to last three to four times longer than timber and reduce repairs. Company representatives have lobbied city and board of works members. The trip follows prior visits and aims to assess long term performance.
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J. F. Grabie
Robert Barnett
John Mulcahy
William Fiedler
F. A. Grover
Grover and Fiedler
City Board of Works
Chicago
Board of Works
Public inquiry on Bendix Auto Buggy Company moving costs
A reader questions the Bendix Auto Buggy Co regarding a possible “small consideration for moving expenses” and requests a published financial statement from the Industrial Association’s directors. The writer asks for disclosure of funds received by the secretary, their sources, and how they were spent.
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Bendix Auto Buggy Co
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