Indiana Woman Seeks Promotion After 25 Years in Land Office
Miss Methane nah te Lanham of Madison is a government clerk in the General Land Office in Washington. She has served 25 years without a raise and hopes for a promotion or a change to her line of work. Lanham, an assistant adjudicating homestead claims in North Dakota, asked Senator Shively to press her case with the interior secretary.
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Washington
Indiana
General Land Office
Misa Thane Nah Te Lanham
Fourteenth Street
Northwest
Madison
Fiss
Misa Lanham
B. F. Shively
Himo
Scott County Admire Named Boy After Vice President
In Scott County a admirer writes to Vice President Marshall praising him in a personal letter about naming his month old son Thomas Riley Mare shall Richey after the vice president. The letter notes the baby is a Democrat and that an autographed picture will be sent to Mr Marshall Richey.
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Washington
Aug. i
Marshall
Vmes No Richey
oUsharge
Scott County
Padiaga
Phomaa Radey
Phnomas Riley Mareshall Richey
Scottsbury
Thomas Rieley Marshall Richey
Vevay Plans 100th Year Homecoming With Many Attending
Organizers in Vevay Indiana announce the centennial celebration of the town founded by Swiss French settlers. About 60 percent of residents invited back for August 18 to 25 as 1000 fore ver residents are expected to visit. The event centers on family memories with home hospitality and food. Edward Eggieaton’s birthplace and the old schoolhouse are highlighted as show places. The canning business spirit is noted with a defiant motto.
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Vevay
Lod
Nuguet
Teemen
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chu River
Switzerland
United States
Edward Eggieaton
Etill
Schoo
Famous Knights Templar to contest at Denver conclave
About 200 Knights Templar from Indianapolis and their ladies traveled by train to Denver for the thirty-second triennial conclave from August 12. Raper Commandery hoped to win the $24,000 prize, a silver and gold punch bowl with cups, after five prior first prizes at values in 1877 1893 1903 and 1909.
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Indianapolis
Denver
Raper Comemandery
D, Knyghts Templar
Colorado
Kea
Knights Templars
Raper Commandery
Cleveland
Chicago
San Francisco
Winona
McAdoo appoints Wheately as special custumes agents head
Secretary McAdoo names Joseph Wheate ley of Virginia to supervise special customs agents to succeed John B. Wilkie who has returned to Washington. Senators Kern and Shively back Henry Warrum of Indianapolis for Consul General in London succeeding John L. Jonitiths.
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Washington
McAdoo
Joseph Wheateley
Virginia
John B. Wilkie
Kern and
Shively
Henry Warrum
Iodianapolis
London
John L. Jonitiths
Denver
McCue
Colorado
Springfield
Isod
Keencantice
Ind
Otis Sanford
Aaron Hand
Ray Hand
Wonderful Skin Salve touted as universal remedy
Adv. Buckten's Arnica Salve is sold as a cure for all skin diseases including borna brides and bole. It claims to reduce inflammation and soothe oil healing. J T Scasaman publisher of the News in Cornelina NC reports one box helped his serious ailment after other remedies failed. Available at Harper's drug store.
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Buckten
J. T. Scasaman
the News
Cornelina
N. C
Harper's Drug Store
WIFE MISSING AND A MASS OF BLOODSTAINED CLOTHING FOUND
Chicago police arrest John Grady 32 a Grand Pacific hotel chef after detectives uncover bloodstained kimono coat underwear and bedding beneath his porch during a search tied to the disappearance of his wife Anna a former Cincinnati actress missing for about 21 months Edna Reynick sister arrives to aid the inquiry with Grady denying knowledge of her fate and claiming she left 21 months ago detectives plan cellar digging and furnace ash examination while noting Grady’s two prior marriages and wife’s chorus girl past.
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Chicago
John Grady
Grand Pacific Hotel
East Fifty-fifth Street
Grady
Anna
Cincinnati, O
Edna Reynick
Cincinnati
Wif
Deaths in Carrollton and Ghent Kentucky
Mrs. Edmonia Connell Ginn of Carrollton dies at sixty eight from a complication of diseases at her Seventh street home. Survived by husband James G Ginn circuit clerk and two sons Dr Robert Ginn and Earl Ginn. Mrs Ginn was Baptist and from Trimble county. William Robinson dies at sixty eight in Ghent from a stroke. his burial to be in Henry county. daughter Mrs Guy Griffith survives.
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Carrollton
Aug. S
James G. Ginn
Seventh Street
Ginn
Edmonia Connell
Trimble County
Carroll County
Robert Ginn
Franklin County
Earl Ginn
Clarendon, Ark
Gino
The
Baptist Church
William Robinson
Eixty
Ghent
Henry County
Guy Griffith
Four Weddings Tie Off in Carrollton Kentucky
Nap May and Patsy Page wed in Carrollton as did Sidney Adkins and Della Sidebottom Leonard Wright and Artie Welch Elza Caudle and Ellen Chapel in a local ceremony with several couples from surrounding counties noted in August reports.
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Carrollton
Nap May
Lexington
Patsy Page
Thornhill
Sidney Adkins
Campellaburg
Della Sidebottom
Trimble County
Leonard Wright
Artie Welch
Providence
Constipation Cured by Dr King's New Life Pills
John Supsic of Sanbury Pennsylvania hails Dr Kings New Life Pills as the best remedy for constipation indigestion and flatulence. The ad notes a 26 cent price and Harper's drug store as a recommendeil outlet. The widow remark appears as a stray line about weeds.
Water and fire endanger Moore ranch in dust storm
A July heat wave sweeps the prairie as a grass fire driven by the red wind threatens the Moore ranch. Hester and her father brace for the blaze, spurring a wagon rescue, while neighbor Dick Henderson helps escape danger. Annie’s fortune hints at love and relief as the fire subsides and rustlers are driven off.
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Sunkie
Moore
Hester
Yen
Fanning
Henderson
Fester
Joixon
Mr Moore
Dixon
Seth
Demvins Lero
Priester
Vester
Tester
Annie
Fletter
Fawn
Fiester
Saia
Alkalita
Benty
Walla
Dick Henderson
Halle
Benjy
Chester
Denderson
Nan
Mr. Moore
Trester
Dick Trenderson
Cincinnati Tax Levy Details From Valuation Proposal
A Cincinnati levy proposal sets a tax rate of 15.12 dollars per 1000 dollars of valuation. The plan outlines how property taxes would fund city services and infrastructure.
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Cincinnati
Fatal crash near Milletta Crossing shocks Madison
Miss Lucille Freiburger and Louis Grimes were killed and Helen Lentz Jod Harold Koch of Indianapolis injured when a Big Pour passenger struck their auto at Milletta Crossing. Authorities report a serious danger in Madison following the incident.
Madison Citizens Urged to Seek Kidney Health Help
Local notice urges Madison residents to beware kidney trouble symptoms misattributed to overwork or worry. It cites Doan's Kidney Pills as beneficial, with a testimonial from H. H. Mountjoy of Madison praising the remedy and recommending it to others. Sold by Poster-Murhbo Co. in Buffalo as U.S. agents for the product.
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Madison
HH. T. Mountjoy
Poster-MuUburo Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Dean
Boston Society Rejects Prolonged Mourning in 1900s
Boston society women say mourning should not be worn long after a relative's death. They argue crepe and gloom deepen hardship and reflect outdated customs. Mrs. Charles Kuteman notes too much mourning amid modern civilization. The piece also hints that mourning attire factors into divorce cases.
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Boston
Mass
Charles I. Kutenam
Vatuam
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