Sons of Veterans Plan Active Involvement in State Encampment
Veterans from the city and county prepare to attend Kokomo s state encampment May 19 20 and 21 with a shortened parade route. Officials confirm no post parade business session and outline camp fires at Alhambra Opera House and Grace M E Church with leaders presiding.
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Kokomo
Indiana Department
William A. Ketcham
Col. Fowler
Arnet
Vorhees
C. A. Sommers
Ketcham
Alhambra Opera House
Grace M. E. Church
A. O. Marsh
C. C. Hartzell
The
Sons of Veterans
Francis Hotel
Sons of Veterans Roder
Navy officers and the life plant tales in old texts
A historical note recalls naval officers paying travel costs from personal funds and being reimbursed after delay. It also mentions a Rand House anecdote of a secretary's order to proceed to Sitka, plus a curious Guadeloupe life plant that sprouts white tentacles from leaf edges when pinned to a warm wall.
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United States Treasury
New York
Sitka
Secretary of the Navy
Harrisburg
Lippincott’s
Guadeloupe
Commissioners accept culverts and plan road bond sale
The Hartford City commissioners accept J F Pierce’s Atkinson and Hart culverts, costing 785 and 485 dollars. They will bid on sixteen road bonds totaling 108000 dollars, with bonds to be signed by three commissioners and the auditor. Bond buyers Breed Harrisons and J F Wilde are expected to bid, with some bonds sold previously.
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J. F. Pierce
Delphi
Ind
Town
Atkinson
Laurent
Board of Commissioners
Breed & Harrison
Cincinnati
J. F. Wilde
Indianapolis
Marion Creek
Williams Road
Hartford City Times-Gazette
Night Prowler Entered Page Home on South Washington St
Unknown man entered the William Page residence Sunday evening on South Washington Street. Edgar Page had invited friends over. Dave Lilly, Marl Tewksbury, and Clifford Gilbert confronted the intruder after Lilly found a light in the kitchen. A struggle ensued as the burglar fled through the back door into the alley, escaping into the night. Lilly suffered a sore arm and Tewksbury a gashed hand from a screen door during the chase. No valuables appeared missing as of the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Page
Washington St
Lilly
Dave
Tewkbsury
Tewksbury
Editor near press crushed his toe in accident
Des Moines May 6 Reverend O D Elliott editor of the Iowa Prohibitionist and Prohibition candidate for governor was injured when he stood too close to a press. Three toes of his right foot were crushed and amputation became necessary.
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Des Moines
O. D. Elliott
Marshalltown
Iowa Prohibitionist
Climate Hooded by Disease Across Elevations
The report notes malaria on lower elevations while fevers and diseases persist at higher altitudes. It highlights the contrast between perceived pure air and real health risks across geographic strata.
Montpelier native Charles Sheedy returns from Egypt
Charles Sheedy, a well known Montpelier youth, arrived home from a year in Egypt where he drilled wells with eight companions from Lima. The group used Keystone drilling machines moving by camel and man, drilled 400 to 700 feet, faced heat and language barriers, visited Cairo and the pyramids, and returned via Naples to New York arriving May 4. Four stayed abroad, four returned home, and his mother is expected soon.
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Charles Sheedy
Montpelier
Egypt
Sheedy
Lima
Nile Valley
Sahara Desert
Heaven
Mohammed
Keystone
Khardasis
States
Alexandria
Cairo
Naples
New York
Charles
Ith
Montpelier Liquor License Hearing for Small-Quantity Sale
John Went3, applicant from Montpelier township, seeks a one year license to sell spiritous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in a room on High street, Montpelier, Indiana, for consumption on premises. Hearing set at June 1 1908 board of commissioners. location details describe a ground floor brick building with a specific lot boundary and interior measurements.
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Board of Comm
Blackford County
Indiana
Montpélier
High Street
Montpelier
John
Notice of Liquor Licence Hearing in Montpelier Indiana
Montpelier residents are informed that a male applicant over twenty one will seek a one year license to sell intoxicating liquors for on premises consumption in a specific two story brick building on High Street. The applicant will petition the Blackford County Board of Commissioners and the Montpelier Common Council at June 1908 sessions for licenses to sell by the glass with on premises drinking rights.
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Montpelier
Harrison Township
Blackford County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Court House
Hartford City
High Street
Ciy
Common Council of Said
Monteller
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promoted For Health Claims
The article praises Dr Pierce and his Golden Medical Discovery, detailing the use of Weirs and Sti principles, glycerine extraction, and alcohol-free formula. It claims benefits as a blood purifier and stomach tonic, curing catarrhal head and throat conditions, weak stomach, and torpid liver, while warning cures are not guaranteed for consumption but suggesting patience and perseverance.
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Pierce
Memorial Day Plans by Johnson Post G A R
At its meeting the Johnson Post G A R formed committees for memorial day services and appointed J F McDorman as Grand Marshal. They decided to hold services on Sunday due to band and merchant scheduling, with final date and program details to be announced by the Herald after national guidance.
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Johnson Post
Graves
W. W. Adams
J. W. Thornbay
Dan Arnold
George Maddox
Wm. Simons
Eli Arnold
H. C.brannum
J. F. McDorman
A. R. Felt
ringgGrounds
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Lowell, Mass
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Cellahonel
Scheel
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30Th St
Gricaco
Aw Fone
Srwine Machine Company
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the Sons OF Veterans
Will
Hartzell
NIGHT
Chad
Camls
I. W. Harper
John F. Price
Tee Eaters
D. D. Swift
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