Harry S New and Indiana Republican Power Players
A Madison Herald column reports on Harry S New entering a Indiana senatorial bid and the hostility from Republican voters over his 1912 Taft delegate manipulation. It cites millionaires from public utilities backing New and accuses their bloc of pressuring state offices while recalling Chicago 1912 conventions.
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New
Indianapolis
Taft
Indiana
Huntington Press
Claypool
Harry S. New
Dudley
Harry
Chicago
Harry New
Jim Watson
Republican Party of
Indiata
Work A Song of Triumph Read At Centennial Dinner
Indiana citizens hear verses from Angela Morgan adapted for the Indiana Centennial year. Read by Mrs. Rufus Dooley at the County Centennial Chair en dinner in Indianapolis on December 3, 1915, praising work and the state’s path toward 1916.
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Indianapolis
Decemer
Rufus Dooley
Parke County
Angela Morgan
Indiana
Jonah cats aboard steamer Carmania inspire superstition tale
The steamer Carmania halted at Sisters Island and struck a sandbar delaying eighteen hours. Aboard were two cats abandoned by the towboat Sprague. The mate warned the captain who laughed, but later, after rescue by the steamer Hibernia, one cat was found and removed at Cairo, proving the superstition to be true.
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Sprague
White City
New Orleans
Sisters Island
Hiberna
Ser
Hibernia
Cairo
Loth
Louisville Times
Bowser Wins Copyright 13 by The McClure Syndicate
Local note reports Mr Bowser securing Copyright 13 status from The McClure Syndicate. The brief item confirms the legal win and the syndicate’s role in the registration.
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The
McClure Sewepaper Syndicate
Carrollton Masons Elect Officers in Carrollton Ky
Carroll Lodge Free and Accepted Masons elected officers for the upcoming term. Elected were J. E. Delane master J. E. Whitehead senior warden J. E. Robinson junior warden W F Howe treasurer Guy Sandefur secretary G B Winslow Tyler Joe Adkinson senior deacon J C one junior deacon Rev J W Crates chaplain.
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Carrollton
Carroll Lodge
J. E. Delane
J. E. Whitehead
J. E. Robinson
W. F. Howe
Guy Sandefur
G. B. Winslow
Tyler
Joe Adkinson
J.C
J. W. Crates
Bowser Traps Himself with Farce of Fictitious Beasts
Mr Bowser plans a ruse to outwit his wife by asking silly zoological questions. Mrs Bowser answers with wild, invented creatures and tall tales, and Bowser finally discovers he has been outplayed when the druggist and his wife share a hearty laugh at his expense.
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Brazil
Zoologiea Garden
Bowser
Borneo
Towser
United States
Peru
Java
Mr. Bowser
Mra. Bowser
Mrs Mattie Ball Former Pearcy School Matron Dies in Mexico
Mrs Mattie North Ball of Carrollton Ky died in Mexico where she had gone for health reasons. She formerly lived in Sanders and served for years as matron of the Pearcy School of Campbellsburg in this county.
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Carroll County
Mexico
Carrollton, Ky
Mattie North Ball
Sanders
Pearcy School
Campbellsburg
Carrollton Wedding At Fifteen Years Each
Carrollton Kentucky December 29 Arthur Moore and Miss Ethel Warren both fifteen years old of near Worthville were married here. The wedding drew local attention due to the young ages of the couple and occurred in the Carrollton area.
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Carrollton
Arthur Moore
Ethel Warren
Worthville
He.e
Gary man arrested for alleged attempt to wreck train
Indiana News reports Gary resident Nick Yacevick arrested on charges of attempting to wreck a Michigan Central flyer east of Gary by piling ties in the track path. Jeffersonville opens first consolidated township school for inspection a four room brick building costing 12000 dollars on two acres. Greenfield notes Red Men lodge in Marion Hancock and Henry counties to host district meeting January 19.
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Gary
Nick Yacevick
Jeffersonville
Greenfield
Red
Marion
Hancock
Henry Counties
Dr King’s New Discovery Offers Cold Relief
The ad warns that colds linger and can lead to bronchial and lung ailments if neglected. It claims Dr King’s New Discovery safely helps the body expel cold germs and urges readers to buy a bottle for 1 dollar.
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Ronng
Prescribing a Cure and The Bachelor’s Decision
A Henry story features a barbed ultimatum about marriage at once or dismissal. The tone shifts through two samples: a Houston Post style quip on duty and love, and a Yonkers Statesman poem about avoiding marriage days. The Herald is referenced.
Old Man Burglars Four-Legged Tool Discovered
A Detroit era report describes a portable safe cracking device nicknamed the old man. The steel framework with four legs and a wormlike drill enables illicit entry to safes using nitroglycerin charges. Detectives note four leg bolts, wax seals, a fueled fuse, and a complete crime kit seized by authorities.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan Trust
Geggs
Flint
Vermontville
United Light and Railways Company
Safety
A. A. Carroll
Carroll
Mile a Minute to Save Dog
Anoka Minnesota motorist Anthony Bryson drove forty miles in forty five minutes over frozen country roads to save his dog and cat from a house fire on Elk River. He arrived after the home burned but rescued the pets before firemen could reach them.
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Anoka
Minn
Anthony Bryson
Bryson
Elk River
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PostoMoeat
Madison, Ly Econdioaus Matter
Officefiii
East Main
Vmadiso , Ind
Castoria
Jonahs
Carmania
Carrollton Masons
Madison
Mrs. Bowser
Mr. Trawser
George
Mattie Ball
Indiana News
ADV
Merrica
Yonkers Statesman
Michigan Trust Company
Leading Trust Company
Co. S. Powell, Pres
John W. Tevie
See’y, and
Treae
California Exposition
Ming
First National Bank
Ind
Edward Kampo
David Johnson
L. P. Bcheik
Cashier
J. F. Nteaso
Aast
Caghter
J. W. Cornett
J. K
Levant
M. Strader General
South Mulberry Stree
Humphreys
Humphreys’ Homeo, Medicine CO
William and Ann Streets
New York
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Coe Pall An
Willie
Mamma
Grandma
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