State reports many orphans cared for in Indiana homes
Secretary Amos W. Butler reports Indiana has ample orphans homes and no new institutions needed. Six agents oversee 39 institutions for dependent children, with over 5 000 children placed in family homes and 3 052 processed last year.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Board of State Charities
Amos W. Butler
Camm
Board of Site Charities
Butler
Bourd of
State Charities
Agnts
Ty Boards of County Commissioners
State News Briefs Highlight Local Incidents Across Indiana
Summary of brief notices from Evansville Madison Warsaw Petersohn Columbus and Washington detailing injuries death by suicide legal judgments fines and a youth gang case. Includes Mollie Pifer judgment against Evansville city and sewer builders and a chicken-raid gang hearing with sentencing to Indiana School for Boys at Plainfield.
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Evansville
Mollie Pifer
City of
Hollerbach & May
Warrick
Madison
James Robinson
Warsaw
Ivin Shanton
Indianapolis
John Peterson
Syracuse
Wawaseeake
L. H. Wrigley
Noble Circuit Court
Petersohn
Wrigley
Columbus
Jack Reed
Carl Fisher
Alfred Freroad
Guill
Barnaby
Washington
Ciruit
Daviess County
Houghton
Charles Arnet
Robert Babrick
William Light
Indiana School For Boys
Plainfield
English Income and the Allure of American Money
A man who lived in England explains that earning American money reforms outlooks on wealth. He recalls making seven pounds a week in London and contrasts it with the greater purchasing power of dollars in the United States, stressing the desire to maximize earnings before returning.
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England
London
Purdue Professor Moses Cobb Stevens Dies at 92
Purdue University mourns Prof. Moses Cobb Stevens, the oldest faculty member and noted mathematician, who died of heart failure at his Tallapoosa Florida winter home. Retired in 1962, he previously chaired mathematics at Earlham College and served as register and bookkeeper at Purdue. Funeral at Fowler Hall suspends all university activities for the day.
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Purdue
Fowler Hall
Chicago man fatally shot in accidental revolver discharge
Redford P A Smith of Chicago likely died from a gunshot wound after an automatic revolver discharged while being placed under a buggy seat near the Deckard hotel. Smith, a night watchman at P M T B stone mills, was taken to City hospital with a bullet through his right lung. doctors say his recovery is doubtful.
Tragic Fire Kills Mrs Kilbern in Evansville Home
Mrs Nancy Ann Kilbern 65, a nearly helpless adult, tried to rekindle a room fire with lamp oil brought by a five year old niece. Minutes later the child found her engulfed in flames. Stella Ferguson, a domestic, called for help but could not assist. Kilbern died within ten minutes.
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Evansville
Nancy Ann Kilbern
Stella Ferguson
Razor affray leaves three injured in Linton incident
A. B. Cross was fatally cut with a razor and George W. Greene was seriously injured in a street affray at Cross’ home. Cross’ head was nearly severed by a razor, Greene sustained a deep wound while separating the attackers. William Ashcraft and Charles Bruner were arrested by officials Pennington and Hoffey immediately after the incident.
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Linton
Cross
George W. Greene
Greene
William Ashcraft
Charles Bruner
Pennington
Mike Hoffey
Trustees Buy Dairy Land For Southern Indiana Hospital
Trustees of the Southern Indiana Insane Hospital purchased 40 acres near the hospital for a dairy farm at 14 000 dollars or 175 dollars an acre. The funds come from a 30 000 dollar state appropriation. At the next meeting 60 000 dollars will be allotted for a building to care for the sick.
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Evansville
Southern Indiana Insane Hospital
Two Daughters Reunited by Death Notice in Peru City
Miss Bessie Hare Crist of Peru and Mrs. Charles Langston of Kokomo, adopted daughters of Benjamin Hare, were reunited after learning of each other through the father’s death notice. Benjamin Hare died recently in the Soldiers home, ending years apart despite living nearby.
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Kokomo
Bessie Hare Crist
Peru
William
Crist
Charles Langston
Benjamin Hare
Wealthy farmer Samuel Waddall burned in Conroe fire
Samuel Waddall a bachelor farmer near Conroe was found dead among house ruins after a blaze. Reports say he may have been slain by robbers. investigators probe the exact cause as a large sum of money was known to be in his home.
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Lafayette
Samuel Waddall
Conroe
Waddall
Garibaldi
Anita
Emy
Lincoln
S. Shields
Shields
Mary Todd
Three Indiana inmates to be released on paroles this week
Three life prisoners will be released this week from the Northern Indiana prison on parole. Anthony McDougall of Floyd county, jailed since 1885 for wife murder. John Williams of Vanderburg county, who killed a man in 1906. and William Messenger from Starke county, sentenced in 1898 for murder, are the three.
Jury Fines Saloon Man in Bedford Case
Constant Gaussin, last Dedford saloonkeeper, convicted on two charges of selling liquor after license expiration. Jury sent him to county jail for 110 days and imposed a fine of 435 dollars.
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Bedford
Constant Gaussin
Dedford
Barn Fire Destroys Burns Property Near Flora
A barn owned by D. B. Master of Flora was burned with a loss of about 2000 dollars. A nearby stable on the Fannie Hursh property also burned to the ground. it was not insured.
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Flora
D. 3
Fannie Hursh
New York Yellow Dog Quip Supplies Satirical Tone
A sharp New York style quip mocks standards by asking if one can keep a water on it and noting that a yellow dog would not tolerate such treatment. The line highlights urban bluntness and cultural critique through a witty aside.
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New York
Fighting Forgery with Fire
An inventor unveils an electric device that burns holes in paper as ink is written to prevent check and document forgery, using fire to alter the paper itself during inscription. The method aims to deter tampering by creating permanent damage to valuable writings.
Garibaldi and Anita A Warrior Couple in War and Love
A biased biographical tale follows Giuseppe Garibaldi across battles in South America and Italy. He falls for Anita, a fearless Creole woman who fights beside him, endures hardship, and aids his cause until his ultimate victory and solitary retirement.
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Anita
Craribaldi
Garibaldi
Ile
Italy
Ravenna
America
Staten Island
Lincoln and Mary Todd a tale of love and peril
A narrative traces Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd from their courtships in Kentucky and Illinois to marriage in 1842. It details Lincoln past hardships, Mary Todd's fiery temper and possible mental strain, and the couple's devotion, ending with Lincoln’s assassination and Mary Todd Lincoln’s lifelong grief.
Practical Plan for Convenient Sheep Rack
A Michigan Farmer description of a 90 foot sheep rack used by large feeders in Eckford township Calhoun county on Herman Mahrle’s farm. It features twin side aisles mid barn for feeding via mangers with hinged sides that lift for lamb access and drop for feeding. An iron lever and sash cord system raises individual boards for quick operation.
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Eckford
Calhoun County
Herman Mahrle
Michigan
Pig L
Modern Farmer Deliberates On Behalf Of Education And Progress
In this piece the author notes farmers in well dressed groups discuss beef and milk rations and plant nutrition. He questions whether readers of bulletins or station workers drive better farming and urges farmers to consult facts from experts, approve or critique, and apply truth in daily management.
Selection of the Bear and the Pure Bred Boar
The Swineherd stresses that choosing a pure bred boar matters more than sow numbers. He notes scrub boars produce uncertain offspring, while pure bred sires offer uniform quality. Prefer boars raised on the place where they were bred for best results.
Best Pasture Grass Crowned for Palatability
Among permanent pastures the blue grass leads in palatability and sustaining power. Kentucky blue grass is now the most widely distributed and should be crowned king among the grasses. In favorable localities three acres of Kentucky blue grass can maintain a steer approaching maturity for seven months each year.
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Rover
Draft on the Doubletree and horse pull dynamics
The article explains how the position of clevis pins relative to the draw pin alters lever arms in a draft team. Diagram (1) shows equal lever arms so one horse cannot outperform the other. Diagram (2) places pins behind the draw pin, giving the ahead horse a longer lever arm and the behind horse a shorter one. Diagram (3) places pins ahead, reversing the effect so the ahead horse pulls more than the behind.
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Charity Board
James L’ord
Moses Cobb Stevens
Bullet
Razor
Insane Hospital
Burns
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Austria
South America
South American
Barra
Abraham Lincoln
Anne Ruttedee
Middle West
Miss Rutledge
New Yorker
Anne
Kentucky
Springfield
Ill
Miss Todd
James Shields
Ford
Wilkes Booth
W. Milton Wnelley
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