Democratic crowd braves rain at Ninth District meeting in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on October 16 Democrats gathered at Athletic park and the auditorium drawing 2560 inside and 8000 outside despite heavy rain. Speakers included Senator Kern Congressman Adair State officials and Governor Ralston sharing praise for Kern and the national administration.
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Kokomo
Ind
Indiana
9Th Congressional District
Ixokoma
Athletic Park
Kern
Adair
Dale J. Critterbserger
George A. Nittler
Pupple
Ralston
Martin A. Morrison
Riley Dunham
John W. Kern
Jon
Jack
Johno
Buce
Bul
Bell
John Kero
Plath
Ralaton
McAdoo
Boone County
Sara
Joba
Steel Barge Claimed to Revolutionize River Traffic
The Louisville Herald shows a 250 foot all steel barge built by Inland Navigation Co of New York at Howard's Ship Yards. The vessel, to be launched late this month, will run 22 mph downstream and 15 mph upstream, with wireless dispatch and gasoline engines. The firm plans thirty five barges for service between Pittsburgh and New Orleans at low freight rates.
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Louisville Herald
Jeffersonville
Inland Navigation Company of New York
Howard’s Ship Yards
Ohio
Mississippi
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Louisville
The
Inland Navigation Company
Roscoe Kent
Indiana Sunday School Conference At Seymour In Nov
A state meeting for Elementary Division Sunday school workers will be held in Seymour in November 1921 under the Indiana Sunday School Association. Teachers of children under teens, cradle roll leaders, and department heads may attend. Emma Lemen coordinates, with Mary Foster Bryner as a featured speaker, promising strong turnout from southern Indiana.
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Seymour
Indiana
Mies Emma
Indiana Centennial Commission Fixes Corydon May 13 1916 Celebration
The Indiana Centennial Commission fixed May 13 1916 as the initial Corydon celebration date, chosen since delegates to Indiana's first Constitutional Convention were elected on May 13, 1816. Other events will follow statewide and a final gathering is planned in Indianapolis. Maces are carried by Turkey's irregular cavalry.
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Corydon
Ind
Indiana Centennial Commission
Indianapolis
West Point Cadet Increase Aims to Raise Army Officers
Annual report by Colonel C. P. Townsley details plans to raise West Point cadets to 1200 or 1500, requiring about 1.9 million dollars for housing and facilities, plus 350 thousand for a new hotel. Townsley supports gradual expansion over four years and notes physical defects reject many applicants under 1910 law and current standards.
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West Point
N. Y
Te Military Academy
Seo West Portners
C. P. Townsley
War Department
Townsley
West Point Corps
Congress
Studson Valley
Corps of Cadets
Widower Marries Widow Adds Eight Stepchildren
In Camden New Jersey George Washington Henry fifty five a Turffville blacksmith wed sixty four year old Gloucester City widow Mrs Kenrietta Versillee at Gloucester City City Hall. The marriage makes him stepfather to eight of the thirty young Versillees and step-grandfather to thirteen more. Henry plans a card index to track his expanded family.
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Camden
George Washington Henry
Kenrietta Versillee
Gloucester City
Spain Seeks Alternatives as Coal Embargo Bites
Washington report notes Spanish coal import needs rise as British embargo disrupts supply. Consul Dawson at Valencia cites northern Spain deposits for this year but stresses low coal value drives reliance on outside sources. Railways and factories already import American gas coal with solid results. heating remains modest but gas heating grows demand. England previously dominated trade. US coal now imported, yet Spain expects English share to rebound.
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Washington
Spain
Department of Commerce
Dawson
Valencia
England
Civil War Disk Returned to Soldier’s Widow
Harrisburg Iowa reports a Confederate era identification disk of Ki Johnston Ague, a Pennsylvania soldier killed before Petersburg, was sent to his widow Mrs Matilde Ague of Oak City after months of search. The disk, found on Cedar Mountain Virginia by J Leman, bore Ague’s name and Company B Tenth Pennsylvania Reserves.
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Harrisburg
Ki Johnston Ague
Pennsylvania
Petersburg
Matilde Ague
OU City
Thomas J. Stewart
Oterall
War Department
Washington
Adjutant General’s Department
Cedar Mountain
Virginia
J. Leman
Ralelph T. Green
Culpepper
Steh Ordeles
Ague
Pennsylvinky
Private Chambers Regains Sight After Ocean Rescue
London surgeons note the blinded Canadian Private Chambers recovered sight after a shipwreck ordeal. He was blinded by nerve damage, later saw light again, and, despite being tossed into a shell crater and water, guided a wounded comrade to safety and swam to a lifeboat before arriving in Queenstown.
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London
Chambers
Phesperian
Tam
Queenstown
Cripples Welfare Society Charter Filed
The Cripples Welfare Society charter and election certificates were filed in New York. Most board members have lost a leg. Charles Noel Douglas and Dr. William Sheldon Couns are exceptions. Vice president Mrs Sarah Bernhardt recently lost a leg. The group aims to place crippled workers, improve mobility, assist with living costs, and supply artificial limbs. Mr Doughis serves as president, though he has been bedridden eighteen years.
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New York
Cripples’ Welfare Society
Charles Noel Douglas
William Sheldon Couns
Sarah Bernhardt
Doughis
Cherry Pies Win Heart and Secret Marriage
John L. Brandt Jr., son of Rev. Dr. John G. L. Brandt of St. Louis, admitted fat juicy cherry pies won his heart from his stepmother’s maid. He then confessed a secret marriage to the maid on March 2.
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St. Louis
John L. Brandt, Jr
John GL. Brandt
All Souls Day Masses Call For War Dead Prayers
Pope Benedict urges Masses for fallen soldiers on All Souls Day November 2. Catholic clergy in Madison and beyond receive Apostolic Constitution authorizing three Masses with one for the dead in honor of those who died in Europe. The Vatican note, dated August 10, requests attendance at Mass and cemetery services the Sunday before the official date.
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Madison
Civilized World
Pope Benedict
Guthneck
Bilger
Holy See
Vatican
Europe
Opening Of the Conspiracy Trial Began Today
The government opened the conspiracy trial of William Rockefeller and ten other New Haven Railroad millionaires after a motion to quash the indictments was ignored. The defendants argued the alleged monopoly was beneficial to the country. Also noted are brief items on poems and cartoons and obituaries of Joel H. Mattock, plus a note that Indiana National Guard units may be rehabilitated if requested.
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New York
William Rockefeller
New Haven Railroad
New Haven
Indiana National Guard
War Department
Treacherous Bank Teller Vanishes After Auto Theft
Henry F. Flentke a 22 year old teller at the Commercial State Bank is missing after borrowing President Harmett's auto to collect funds. The car was later found deserted at the Louisville & Nashville depot in Evansville. The missing man has about $2400 in question.
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Evansville
Henry F. Flentke
Commercial State Bank
Harmett
Louieville & Nashville Railroad
Youth's Companion 1916 Subscriptions Offer
The Youth's Companion invites new subscribers to join for 1916 with a $2.00 payment. Existing readers receive free issues for the rest of 1915. New subscribers get the 1916 Forecast and a Companion Home Calendar, plus access to a list of contributors including ex presidents and a growing Americas section.
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Come Pavion
Genersc
Justice Brewer
Boeton, Maas
Madison Case Highlights Kidney Pain Relief Claim
A Madison furniture dealer recites a testimonial claiming Dean's Kidney Pills cured his kidney pain and backache after a lengthy illness. The ad urges readers to buy the product at 50 cents and credits Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, New York.
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Madison
Geo. N. Leland
Prop
West Main St
Dean
Leland
Foster Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo
N. Y
President to Launch 1916 Campaign in New York Speech
President Wilson plans to open the 1916 campaign with a national defense speech on November 4 before the Manhattan Club in New York. The event signals the start of his bid for reelection as the nation faces international tensions and domestic issues.
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Manhattan Club
New York
Washington
Wilson
Benjamin F. Loutham Dies Publisher of Pharog Reporter
In Logansport on October 18 Benjamin F. Loutham publisher of the Pharog Reporter died Sunday. The oblique note mentions Buehmen's food consisting largely of locusts.
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Logansport
Benjamin F. Lotham
The
Pharog
Buehmen
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