Missing West High Street grocer leaves town by rail
Geo W Evans owner of a Montpelier grocery disappeared Monday morning after leaving home for unknown destinations. A note to his son outlined business plans for his absence while he traveled south possibly to Indianapolis. He took money for weeks, last seen boarding 11 08 southbound train. Family believes his mind wanders due to eye cancer. No trace found despite searches in Muncie and Hartford City.
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Geo. W. Evans
West High Street
Montpelier
Mr. Evans
Theo
Evans
Hartford City
Evang
Muncie
Indianapolis
Poneto
Ang Iwece Hildren Bea
Fire destroys Potters barn and grain in Vermont town
A northeast Montpelier area fire destroyed the Potter barn and its grain and machines after a fire started from spontaneous ignition in stored hay. Neighbors George Garboden and Milton Nute alerted the sleeping owner, and about a hundred people gathered as a high loss was estimated at around 1500 dollars with limited insurance.
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Taco
George Garboden
Milton Nute
Potter
French Township Company
Carmel Ministers Plan Sunday Services
Rev Rust will preach at Carmel next Sunday and Sunday evening. Robert Serling and his wife visited Lewis Blount and wife Mrs Sarah Baker of Matamoras to see her brother Seth Simonton for a few days.
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Carmel
Rust
Robert Serling
Lewis Blount
Sarah Baker
Matamoras
Seth Simonton
Rainy weather boosts corn growth across area
The report notes recent rains aiding corn growth. Local households including John Sparks and family in Hartford City spent Sunday with Elsworth Lambert and family. Various neighbors like Vincl Baker, George Garrison, Ralph Carter, James Harley, and Cleve Kunk are visiting others or hauling wood.
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John Sparks
Hartford City
Elsworth Lambert
Vincl Baker
Geo. Garrison
Ralph Carter
Andy Jackson
James
Charles Harley
John Fensel
Cleve Kunk
Jonas Penrod
Hill Norton
Ben Blount
Frea Rinard
Montpelier
Lize Hammond
Jep Gazkel
Republicans Call for Joint Delegate Convention in Indiana
Two Republicans from the 28th Judicial Circuit Wells and Blackford counties in Indiana plan a joint delegate convention at the Republican headquarters in Montpelier to nominate a candidate for prosecuting attorney. Blackford delegates will be chosen by township mass meetings on August 20 with Harrison Jackson Licking and Washington townships assigned delegates and alternates. Officials listed include J. W. Cook and L. C. Johnson as chairs and E. Roush and Finley Geiger as secretaries.
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28Th Judicial Circuit
Wells
Blackford
Indiana
Montpelier
Blackford County
Savelack Pean
Harrison Township
Jackson Township
Millgrove
Licking Township
Hartford City
Assessment of C Corporations Shows Railway and Pipeline Values
The state board of tax commissioners filed a race assessments document listing valuation data for railways telegraph and pipeline firms in the county. Major assets include Pennsylvania Railroad at 702400 taxable property, L E W 142900, and various pipelines and telephone firms with smaller totals. Others named include American Express and Adams Express companies along with United Telephone and Central Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Co-operative Telephone Company
I. U. T. Company
Manhattan Pipelines
Ohio Oil Company
Indiana Pipeline Company
Indiana Pipeline Refining Company
Ft. Wayne Gas Company
United Telephone
Central Union
Citizens* Telephone
Mt. Zion Telephone
Adams Express Company
American Express Company
Aginister Becky Mountain Tea Nuggets
Unable to extract coherent facts from provided OCR text. Summary unavailable due to illegible content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aginister
Becky Mountain
Ifm
Deadly trolley crash between Piqua and Sidney
Five people died and twenty five injured when two Western Ohio Traction trolley cars collided between Sidney and Piqua. The disaster followed a misread order and all but one aboard escaped unhurt. The list of injured includes residents from Piqua, Sidney, Lima and Dayton with multiple head and internal injuries reported.
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Fred C. Grumman
Philadelphia
Ernest Davien
Tobias Moxley
Lima O
C. Brb
Hart
West Point
Ind
Clarence Lene
George Blake- Ivy
Sidney
Charles Po Lock
Tippecanoe City
Mimife Rekerly
Bo Rekerly
Howard Smith
Piqua
Cara Andersen
Mars Ernest
Dayton
Henry G. Ernest
Rollin S. Rex
Psp
Sarvet
Sidney Mans
Fran Piqua
Drospurd
Srlney
Suspect Arrested in Talla Shashom Murder Case
Chien Noe was taken into custody as a suspect in the Talla Shashom murder. The arrest followed a tense confrontation at the medical examiner’s box where Nemmarer awaited a prison date, with police seeking admissions in connection with the case.
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Chien
Noe Bt
Nemmer
Talla Shashom
Iemarcne
Nemmarer
American Opticians Convene as Cotton Mills Strike Rumbles
The Eleventh annual convention of the American Opticians Association opens in Philadelphia with over 500 delegates. In New Orleans, workers at Lane-Hageings cotton mills strike over wage cuts.
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Secutor Aliisans Estate
Esther
Sineneo
Meroor Hood
Dricht
Southoor
New Zealand
Americ Association of Opticians
Reidine Ffs
Philadelphia
Lane-Hageings
New Orleans
Northwest
Chicago
Tonopah
Whitecaps Hint Threats Follow Fire at Kramer and McGill
Decatur Indiana August 11. Kramer and McGill blacksmith shop and wagon works were set ablaze recently causing about 200 dollars in damage. Investigators suspect incendiary origin and note threats to quit business. Kramer an active temperance worker received letters warning him to leave the city or be white raised. Women observed near the building before the alarm.
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Decatur
Ind
Wooton
Kramer & McGill
Kramer
Tie
Sramer
Fo Ciiver
McGill
Caught at Crossing in Logansort Train Incident
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a crossing event at Logansort with references to people and locations. Details are unclear but indicate a transportation disruption and involved individuals. Further readable fragments mention opie arom a boma and Pile with ootoue Pov Vooaver and Bis wittie Tos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansort
Opie
Auto Tragedy at Crossing Near Onward Ends in Deaths
A Pan-Handle freight engine struck an automobile at a crossing five miles east of Onward. Weaver and a family inside were killed or fatally injured as the car was shoved onto the track amid a tangle of wreckage. A sidetrack cut obscured the engine, and the crash echoed a prior tragedy near Columbia City.
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Onward
Anti Weaver
Weaver
Columbia City
Sherman King
Body Found in Canal Near Countre Chich Indianapolis
Aug 11 mystery surrounds the finding of a young woman’s body in the canal near the Countre Chich. The body appears in water several days and is identified as Miss Morice Enoch twenty one of 316 N Pine street. Police consider it an apparent suicide case.
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Canal
Indianapolis
Countre Chich
Two Boys and a Gun in Winchester Incident
In Winchester Indiana on January 11 Charles Miller seventeen son of John Miller shot and wounded Harry Dull eighteen son of Levi Dull while demonstrating self defense against footpads. Miller claimed the revolver was not loaded.
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Winchester
Ind
Charles Miler
John Miller
Harry Dull
Levi Dull
Miller
Explosion at York rolling mill kills several workers
A boiler explosion at the York rolling mill last night killed several workers and injured about twenty more. Authorities report extensive property damage with millions in losses and numerous unaccounted for casualties. The blast followed a chain of factory accidents that have plagued the yard in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York. Pa
Escht
York
Malta and Gibraltar clash noted by Allied forces
Fragmentary wartime note mentions the Orivish cruiser Gibraltar and American Atlantic operations in Australian waters. No clear action or outcome is provided in readable text. Entities include Malta Nugil and brief references to Allied and Australian contexts.
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Malta
Nugil
Gibraltar
Sabe
Australian
State Fair Night Shows Promises Grand Arena Attractions
The State Fair week of Sept 7 features a 10 000 seat arena with night performances starting at 7 15 p m. prize horses and cattle parade, fancy turnouts, saddle horses and high steppers, plus chariot and Roman standing races. Acrobats the Heras family Madam Schuman and her animals perform along with the Bard brothers and Olivers on a high wire. The Weber band and two vocal soloists will provide concerts. Morning admission allows full day at the exposition and night shows at no extra cost.
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Induza
Heras
Madam Schuman
Bard Brothers
Olivers
Diavlo
Weber
Cincinnati
International Business College Fort Wayne Promises Bright Careers
Twenty years of success have established the International Business College of Fort Wayne Indiana as a top provider of business education. The school claims strong postwar opportunities for students with marketable training and invites readers to request its comprehensive catalog.
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Blackford County
International Business College of
Fort Wayne
Ind
United States
Fort Wahyne
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Jasper Morrical
Simonton
Everett Grayson
Kokomo
Wells County
Republican Call
Washington Township
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Pillsbury- Washburn Flour Mills Company
Minneapolis
Elmer E. Dover
Republican National Committee
William Hayward
Nebraska
California
Numantia
Suveric
Hong Kong
Shimonoseki
Japan
Ance
Cass County
K.lied
Rule Brenneman
Drom Cetaneie
Gary
Dad
Polke
Wilxa Ptagn
Tivett A Theete
Eum Rapaer
Hicaze
Huntington Business University
C. B. Williams
Huntington, Ind
Big Soiter
Business College
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