McGregor declines re election as Madison Chautauqua secretary
At the Madison Chautauqua annual directors meeting Hon. John McGregor declined another term as permanent secretary. He has long served the association, balancing a large law practice with Chautauqua duties, and will be missed for his energy and generosity to patrons and press.
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John McGregor
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Chautauquate
Madison
Herald
Pearl Found by Glass Blower Worth Up to Fifteen Hundred
Elwood Darrow, a Terre Haute glassblower, found a nearly perfect 414 grain mussel pearl weighing about 1.2 grams on the Wa bash riverbank. The gem is valued at 1200 to 1500 dollars and is described as pearl shaped. Mr. and Mrs. Warner E Pratt Jr return from Indianapolis and plan Madison as their home. Pratt notes no place like Madison.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Elwood Darrow
Wabash
Warner E. Pratt, Jr
Indianapolis
Madison
Mr. Pratt
Allied Offensive Near Antwerp Namur and Namur Forts Fall
Thirty thousand German troops attacked the allies near Antwerp as Namur came under Allied control with forts being bombarded. Russian forces seized Soldau and Neidenburg in East Prussia. British and French ships aided the Japanese at Tsing Tao. The Austrian front in Galicia advanced while Namur forts fell in reports from Berlin Paris and London.
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Rotterdam
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Saigon
New York
Sayville
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Conclave to elect successor to Pope Pius opens August 13
Rome reports the conclave to choose a new pope will open August 13 despite fears that Sacred College members may not arrive due to the European war. Balloting is expected to begin on September 2 if attendance is delayed.
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Sacred College
Rome
Vatican
Pius
Grain futures surge as Wheat barrels gain near three cents
Chicago market reports record grain prices with wheat closing about 3 cents higher than yesterday. Corn oats and provisions also rise amid strong trading activity.
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Chicago
Absence sparks House bid to recall Congressmen
Washington August 25 Mr Underwood introduced an eight point resolution urging the House to recall to Washington the 200 congressmen currently absent and to dock the salaries of those who fail to return.
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Washington
Governor Declares Disease Prevention Day Observation
Governor Ralston announces Friday October 2 as Disease Prevention Day urging Wisconsin residents to observe the day. He states preventable diseases kill more people annually than war.
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Indianapolis
Ralston
Indiana Government Displays At The Fair
Indiana state government exhibits at the State Fair in the week of Sept. 7 highlight public education for farm and city living. Fire prevention shows, fireproof materials, and condemned buildings are showcased alongside forestry, food purity, and adulteration controls. Entomology, plant disease, and spraying methods aid farmers and urban nature lovers, with Purdue judging contest and a $200 Purdue corn growing prize.
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Indiana
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Indiana State Board of Forestry
State Board
Purdue University
Hoosier Farms
State Board of Agriculture
Purdue
Apple Crop Forecast Shows Large Indiana Harvest
The Department of Agriculture forecasts a 230 million bushel apple crop, about 65 million more than last year and 25 million less than 1912. Prices to producers were 85.5 cents, 62.3 cents, and 66.7 cents in 1910 11 and 12 respectively. Indiana's estimate is 4 million bushels.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Bottled beer found in long-abandoned well at Princeton home
Workmen cleaning a 25 foot West Princeton well at Fred J. Lewis's house found two quart bottles of beer with a rare cap unused by breweries for eighteen years. The gas remained strong from bottling, and the men drank one bottle, while another was saved as a keepsake.
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Princeton
Ind
Fred J. Lewis
Railroads Net Operating Revenues June 1914 65 Million
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports that 167 principal U S steam railroads earned net operating revenues of 65,078,624 dollars in June 1914. For the twelve months ending June 1914 total net operating revenues reached 761,340,119 dollars.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cardinal Farley Arrives in Milan En Route to Rome
Cardinal Farley landed in Milan from Switzerland today and will travel to Rome tomorrow. The journey marks a clerical visit as he continues to the Italian capital.
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Farley
Milan
Rome
Italy
Cardinal Farley
Switzerland
Granite monument struck by lightning in Hanover cemetery
During an electrical storm in Hanover cemetery in Greenfield Indiana a granite monument to Joseph Talbert and his wife was struck by lightning creating a perfect cross six inches long in the stone. Navy deserters are no longer to be incarcerated. Simply canned.
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Greenfield
Ind
Joseph Talbert
Hanover Cemetery
Navy
Col Brown Dies in Rochester Indiana At Home
Col Isaac Washington Brown known as the bird and bee man has died at his Rochester, Indiana home. The Hopkins Theater in Louisville was destroyed by fire yesterday morning causing over 80,000 dollars in damage to the theater and neighboring structures. The steel trust allocates 750,000 dollars annually to safety devices.
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Rochester
Ind
Isaac Washington Brown
Hopkins
Louisville
The
Steel Trust
Daily Market Report Commodities and Livestock Highlights
The report shows Wheat strong for No 2 red track and No 8 red track, Corn weak for No 3 white through billing, Oats strong for No 3 white and No 83 mixed, Hay steady with bid ranges for good to choice feeds. Livestock quotes list cows, bulls, veal, and hogs with price bands and bulk sale ranges.
Flour and poultry prices from Trow's Quotations listing
A fragment from Trow's Quotations shows prices for flour types such as Perfection Invincible Triumph Shipstuff and bran per ton, meal per 100 pounds, and wheat per bushel. It also lists live poultry and wool prices with notes on quality and condition, ending with a stray sentence about the human skeleton having 208 bones.
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Peerless
Queen of Madison
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