Tax dodgers draw ire of Indiana Attorney General
Indianapolis July 28 attorney general Smith vows no guilty man escapes in tax dodging targeting Pullman Sleeping Car Co and other wealthy firms. He will collect tax and penalties for noncompliance as state probes E C Atkins Harrison era monopoly supporters Indianapolis Journal under fire for low personal property payments. Tales from Hanover to Terre Haute mix ghost legends and local curiosities as towns report floods droughts and odd incidents across counties.
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Indianapolis, Inc
Smith
Pullman Sleeping Car Co
E. C. Atkins
Atkins
Harrison
Indianapolis Journal
Amplifry Corporation
Beast Man Narrates Ape-like Monster Sighting Near Greenville
New Avgany Inc reports a tall sensational tale from Chestnut ridge in Greenville County where W M Martin and Prof J W Sturn were blackberry picking. Martin says a four foot ape-like creature with hair and a short stick approached, causing him to fall as it vanished. Local search with guns dogs and pitchforks found nothing. Martin is regarded as credible by neighbors.
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New Avgany, Inc
Chestnut Ridge
Greenville
J. W. Sturn
W.M. Martin
Martin
Daring ascent to top of soldiers monument scaffold
Mrs K Haverfield and Miss Bettie Ligier climbed the city scaffold around the soldiers monument to 240 feet after being allowed to ascend the lower ladders. They reached the summit with apparent fearlessness, surveyed the town for about a half hour, and descended elated.
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Inpianap Pouis, Inc
K. Haverfield
Bettie Ligier
Young fisherman shoots 44 foot mam moth pike in river
Enatisu Inc reports James Byrd, a young fisherman, shot a giant mam moth pike in the Little Blue River on Friday after the fish refused to bite. The yellowish creature measured 44 feet long and required a rifle to secure the prize.
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Enatisu, Inc
James Byrd
Little Blue River
Pest plague hits New Richmond homes and elevator wheat
In northern Montgomery county a bug infestation swarms indoors and out, traced to eggs in wheat sold to the local elevator. The air in the building is filled with insects, making it nearly impossible to stay inside.
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New Richmond
Montgomery County
Lion escapes during Fore paughs show at Rock Island
A lion bolted from its cage during Fore paughs performance in Rock Island causing 6,000 spectators to surge toward exits. The animal was captured unharmed. Other notes report Chicago post office misdirected and unclaimed mail totals, Illinois rail mileage, a Grayville blackberry warning, liquor-seller figures, a Shelby county pastor’s death, Chicago’s saloon surge, Elgin shoe factory hiring, and Illinois poor houses census.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Illinois
Grayville
B. F. Corley
Shelby County
Elgin
Drinking and loafing at Indiana's fashionable resort
An informal column paints French Lick Orange County as a thriving health and pleasure resort with politicians, notable visitors, and a colorful mix of habits. It notes mineral waters, long drinking sessions, and sightseeing like Lost River, Mt. Ares observatory, and a newly built Bridge of Life, while condemning some unsavory local reputation and praising scenic and social diversions.
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Wear Bapen, Inc
Rocky Hills
Orange County
French Lick
Turpie
Franch Lick
Indianapolis
Billa
Mt. Ares
Archer Gang
Eyeleas Fidh
Lost River
Local Items From The Region
The U. S. snag boat Richard Ford was lodged on a sound bank below Grayville after leaving Mt. Carmel for New Harmony about two weeks ago. Baseballists went to Poseyville last Sunday but the game was postponed for Mr. Freeman’s funeral. The Cumberland is at the Chain waiting for water to pass government improvements. Only three more performances by the Stock Co Halves the Unknown tomorrow. tickets at Mumford’s. Tar park windmill rising. tower 40 feet high. Joex Heupatina trapped 88 late in one night at his slaughter house. Watermelons plentiful. Tar Programme suspended. Visit the park.
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W. L. Douglas
Angola
Brockton
Mass
John Walz
New Harmony
Ind
Columbus
White River
Evansville
Warrick County
Westfield
Hamilton County
Daviess County
Chess
Fort Wayne
Maumee
Jackson County
Seymour
Indianapolis
Chicago
Tom Shanahan
Muncie
Harrison County
Mauckport
Morgan County
Emil Wulschner
James Lewellen
Shelbyville
Ligonier
Howard County
Howard Adams
Petersburg
N.T. Hancock
Brown County
Cincinnati
Geo. Herring
James Dicks
Mt. Vernon
U.S
Josiah Beaty
Lafayette
Squires
Jeffersonville
Oakland City
Owenaville
Princeton
Crawfordville
New Albany
Anderson
Oldenburg
Franklin County
Renzy Moore
Clark County
Dubois County
Terre Haute
Brazil
Montpelier
Noblesville
Floyd County
Madison
Senator Voorhees
Ohio
Tipton
U. S
Richard Ford
Mt. Carmel
Grayville
Poseyville
Freeman
The
Stock Co
Mumford’s
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A. D. Jones
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Oliver
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New Harmony, Indiana
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Merchant -Taylor
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Strost
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City Exchange
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Breith
Jery New Harmony
Ndiana
Jefferson County
Hanover
Fremont Alfont
Goshen
P.O. Campbell
58Th Indians Regimental Association
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Scottsburg
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