Vast Alaska Canada Boundary Survey Pioneers 141st Meridian
A joint United States and Canada survey mapped the 141st meridian across Alaska and into Canadian territory, detailing over 600 miles of boundary line through mountains rivers and muskeg. It required five summers, portable monuments, and pack-horse logistics, while exposing crews to the midnight sun and first glimpses of horses and steamers for local Indigenous communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Shimrcten
Alaska
Thevorld
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Alaskas
Canada
Archiventure
Mount Saint Elias
United States
Great Britain
Cragin Ranges
Saint Elias Alps
White River
Kennicott
Mt. Nuatazhat
Yukon
Canadian Territory
Forty Mile River
Sagle
Yulon
United States Territory
Engle
Nation River
Big Black River
Porcupine River
Eagles
New ‘Stampart House
Rampart House
Old Crow River
Davidson and Pritish Mountains
Terminal Monument
North Pole
Oheapter, Ummment ci Au Na
141St Meridian
Yukon River
Porcupine
North
Cortez
Toner Eyes Governor Run Says He Has Not Announced
Edward C. Toner of Anderson told reporters in Gary that T will be a candidate for governor though he has not made an official announcement.
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Edward C. Toner
Anderson
Gary
Lightning Fatality Claims Two-Year-Old in Indiana Town
Frightened by a nearby lightning strike, Harold Savieo two years old son of Mrs Esther Savieo of Jefferson township near Fort Wayne was knocked unconscious and died a few hours later.
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Harold Savieo
Esther Savieo
Jefferson Township
Fort Wayne
Drowning Death of Dennis Moore in Lake Michigan
Dennis Moore aged nineteen of East Chicago drowned after cramps while swimming in Lake Michigan. His death marks the thirteenth drowning in the region this season.
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Dennis Moore
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Crystal Chemical plant at Summitville loses $10000 fire
A summitville plant of Crystal Chemical, six miles north of Alexandria, suffered a fire loss of $10000. The cause has not been determined and the fire department was called to Summitville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Chemical Company
Summitville
Alexandria
Governor names Wampler to public service panel
Governor McCray appointed Irrank Wampler of Indianapolis to the public service commission to succeed Glenn VanAuken who has resigned. VanAuken will leave the post effective September 1 as announced by the governor.
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McCray
Irrank Wampler
Indianapolis
Public Srvice Commission
Glenn VanaAuken
VanAuken
Bicycle crash reports lead to Urbana car collision
Motorists notify police at Wabash of several wrecks. Albert Cline a Western Union messenger on a bicycle collided with a car driven by Marsha Speicher of Urbana. A tail light was broken. No one was hurt.
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Wabash
Albert Cline
Western Union
Marsha Speicher
Urbana
Burt
Tragic Collision Near Trail Creek Station Claims Family
Mrs John Largura aged 38 of Gary and her children Mabel 12 Lawrence 10 and Amboris 7 were killed when their auto was struck by west bound Chicago express No 22 on the South Shore electric line at Trail Creek station near Michigan City. The car was torn to pieces.
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John Largura
Gary
Mabel
Lawrence
Aimboris
Chicago
South Shore Electric Line
Trail Creek Station
Michigan City
Rail official Otis W Stair promoted to Logansport agent
Otis W Stair, longtime agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Frankfort since 1912 and 29 years with the company, is advanced to agent at Logansport. Norman Barnes, formerly Lebanon agent, will replace him at Frankfort, while W B Smith moves to the South Bend offices.
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Otis W. Stair
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frankfort
The
Road
Logansport
Norman Barnes
Lebanon
W. EB. Smith
South Bend
Farmers Picnic at Alley’s Grove South of Shelbyville
Farmers from Adams township Decatur county and Noble township Shelby county with families held a picnic at Alley’s Grove on Flat Rock River. Agricultural agents from the two counties and Russell G East, agricultural agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad, gave addresses.
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Adams Township
Decatur County
Noble Township
Shelby County
Alley’s Grove
Flat Rock River
Shelbyville
Russell G. East
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sullivan County Farmers Picnic Set for September 12
The annual Sullivan county farmers picnic will be held at Sullivan September 12 in the city park. Committees have been appointed to obtain speakers. A feature will be a tug of war between farmers and businessmen teams. losers will be ducked in a bathing pool.
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Sullivan County
Sullivan
Farmer Sylvester Sarles Arrested in Barn Assault Case
Sylvester Sarles a 50 year old farmer living three miles south of English was arrested on charges of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm with a deadly weapon. Complainant Miss Margaret Bennett living west of English alleged Sarles and two companions gambled on her farm barn refused to leave then he drew a gun and threatened her. He was released on bond.
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Sylvester Sarles
English
Margaret R. Bennett
Sarles
Miss Bennett
Pocket Publishers League Holds Lincoln City Picnic
The Pocket Publishers League composed of weekly newspaper publishers from counties in the First and Third districts met at Nantey Hanks park Lincoln City for an all day picnic. Charles T. Baker of the Grandview Monitor presided over the afternoon business session. RE A Pickhardt editor of the Huntingburg Signal serves as secretary and treasurer. The next meeting will be in Huntingburg on the second Saturday in November.
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Pocket Publishers’ League
First
Perry
Dubois
Nantey Hanks Park
Lincoln City
Charles T. Baker
Grandview Monitor
RE. A. Pickhardt
Noble county youths honor Hardings memory at Wawaka outing
The memory of the late President Hardings was honored at the annual outing of the boys and girls of Noble county at Wawaka.
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Hardings
Noble County
Wawaka
Decatur County Farmers Federation Outing Speakers at Lake McCoy
Th A Pittinger professor at the state normal school in Muncie and Mrs Charles Sewell Otterhein will speak at the Decatur County Farmers Federation outing at Lake McCoy on August 23. The program includes addresses a business session and a committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Th. A. Pittinger
State Normal School
Muncie
Charles Sewell
Otterhein
Decatur County Farmers’ Federation
Lake McCoy
Cohmann Bros and Kahler Build Largest Plant Addition
Cohmann Bros and Kahler, stove makers in New Albany, completed a 200000 dollar expansion making their plant the largest of its kind in the region. New equipment of modern type is being installed.
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Cohmann Bros. & Kahler
New Albany
Lightning Strikes Huntington Home Wounding Three Children
A bolt at the Hezekiah Fair homes in Huntington rendered three children unconscious as the house suffered roof and wall damage. Another lightning strike on a nearby barn killed a dog and a pig.
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Huntington
Woman Dead After Car Crash Near Princeton
Leona Davidson aged 22 of Vincennes among five riding in a car struck by Ruth Parrett of Hazelton on a hill seven miles north of Princeton. The vehicle plunged down an 80 foot embankment.
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Leona. Davidson
Vincennes
Ruth Parrett
Hazelton
Nouthh
Princeton
New Culver Station to Rise for $30,000 Reconstruction
Porter Allen of the Spearh Bend division of the Pennsylvania railroad announced a new brick passenger station at Culver this year. The structure, to cost about $30,000, will be built on the former station site burned recently.
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Culver
Porter Allen
Spearh Bend
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wesleyan Methodist Conference Opens at Fairmount Camp
The annual Indiana state conference of the Wesleyan Methodist church opened at the camp near Fairmount. Sessions will be followed by the annual camp meeting. Rev. Fr. A Butterfield, associate editor of the Wesleyan Methodist, the official church pastor, has charge of the camp meeting.
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Indiana
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Camp Stroung
Fairmount
A. Butterfield
Wesleyan Methodist
Ehusceh Pauper
Memorial rites for Isdinburg school janitor Jeduthan Dodd
Four hundred pupils at Edinburg attended a tribute to Jeduthan Dodd longtime janitor of the Isdinburg public school and friend to children. Students offered flowers and tears in a simple, solemn funeral scene following his death.
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Edinburg
Jeduthan Dodd
Isdinburg
Lone
Mr. Dodd
Big Four Rail Replacement Advances Toward Elberfeld
Work on the IE. and JT. division is progressing rapidly. Samuel J. McLeish, agent at Evansville, says Hechter rails will be replaced as far as Elberfeld by September. Curves at Wetersburg and Washington are being straightened.
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IE. & JT
Big Four Railroad
Samuel J. McLeish
Big Four Company
Evansville
Elberfeld
Wetersburg
Washington
Two Indianapolis Children Escape Death in Railroad Crossing Crash
Martin, 25, and Howard Ferguson, 11, of Indianapolis, narrowly escaped death at the Washington street crossing in Marion when their truck carrying silk was struck by a yard engine. They suffered cuts and bruises as the vehicle was partly demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An Martin
Howard Ferguson
Hoth
Indianapolis
Washington Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Marion
Auto liveryman Clayton George nearly killed in ditch crash near Helmsburg
Nashville liveryman Clayton George escaped serious injury after a Ford car toppled into a ditch near Helmsburg. The vehicle overturned with George beneath. Fellow farmer John Day pulled him free and he was rushed to Nashville. doctors diagnosed a dislocated left shoulder.
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Clayton George
Nashville
Helmsburg
Mr. George
John Day
Indiana counties miss tax equalization orders prompt source action
The state tax board at Indianapolis issued final tax equalization orders to ten Indiana counties after county boards of review at special meetings last week failed to act on the board’s August recommendation. The counties named are Blackford DeKalb Lloyd Fountain Grant Jefferson Posey Vigo Wells and White.
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State Tax Board
Indianapolis
Indiana
Blackford
DeKalb
Lloyd
Fountain
Grant
Jefferson
Poser
Vigo
Wells
White
Morning and Olive Morning Divorce Case in Shelbyville Court
Morning filed for divorce in Shelby Circuit Court at Shelbyville against Olive Morning. An arrest followed on an affidavit by Mrs Morning for failure to support, later dismissed when payment arrangements were made. He alleges threats to kill him and his family.
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Fsom Morning
Shelby
Shelbyville
Olive Morning
Mrs. Morning
Welcome Lodge Golden Jubilee in Muncie
The Welcome Lodge Knights of Pythias held a golden jubilee in Muncie with members arriving from eastern and central Indiana and western Ohio. Rev. Dennison B. Moss of Fort Wayne delivered the main address, J Harve Leffler of Muncie acted as master of ceremonies, and Ralph W. Gaylord, grand chancellor commander of Indiana, spoke. Every charter member of the lodge is dead.
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Welcome Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Muncie
Indiana
Ohio
Dennison B. Moss
Fort Wayne
J. Harve Leffler
Ralph W. Gaylord
Nineteenth Anniversary at New Market Presbyterian Church
The ninetieth anniversary of New Market Presbyterian Church was celebrated with a home coming at Alvah Cortner's home northeast of Jeffersonville. Pink Carr, former Vicksburg public schools superintendent and Clark county resident, spoke as principal. The church was founded 90 years ago on land owned by William Zollman, father of Charles K. Zollman, Clark Circuit Court clerk. A larger church has since been built.
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New Market
Farmer Marion Vanator Dies by Train Near Warsaw
Marion Vanator a 60 year old farmer living four miles west of Warsaw is believed to have killed himself by throwing in front of a Pennsylvania passenger train near his home.
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Marion Vanator
Warsaw
Pennsylvania
Death by suicide ends Elkhart County farmer life
Eugene Haberstich a 65 year old Elk Hart County farmer shot himself in a barn on his 300 acre Goshen area farm. He was the father of ten children and his wife discovered the body on capers.
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Eugene Haberstich
Elkhart County
Goshen
Officials Back Motor Transport Value From Seville Congress
Pyke Johnson of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce reports at the Seville international road congress that motor transport is seen as a permanent factor abroad and in the U S. Resolutions urged aid for motorbus lines uniform traffic rules urban rural planning to ease congestion centralized highway authority and technical highway work. Johnson notes European officials focus on finance coordination with other transport and traffic handling in congestion.
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Pyke Johnson
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Seville
United States
Europe
Drivers Can Help Maintain Good Roads By Spreading Traffic
Motorists can extend road life by distributing wear, avoiding single tracks, and driving near the center of asphalt surfaces. The article notes right-hand lanes wear more due to uphill traction and arched road design, urging use of middle or less-used portions when possible to preserve pavement.
States Repairing Concrete With Asphalt Widely
Highway engineers across Maryland New York California New Jersey Wisconsin Illinois Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma Michigan Ohio Kansas Iowa Colorado Texas and Canada report asphalt resurfacing concrete roads to reduce longitudinal and transverse cracks. Maryland resurfaced 1918 and 1914 pavements including the two mile Baltimore Washington boulevard built 1913. A Baltimore to Camp Meade route built 1914 was resurfaced in 1919. Some concrete in Baltimore received a flush coat of bituminous material with gravel.
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Maryland
New York
California
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Michigan
Ohio
Kansas
Iowa
Colorado
Texas
Canada
Baltimore
Camp Meade
Japan Accelerates Road Building Under Modernization Drive
Japan rapidly adopts American industrial practices and begins an extensive road building program. The move accompanies a period of economic development focused on nonurban regions, signaling a new phase in infrastructure growth.
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Commodore
Perry
Japan
Oriental Empire
Red Cross Fall Blue Adds Value to Table Linens Ad
War raises demand for table linen and the Red Cross Fall Blue dye is claimed to improve wear. Advertisers urge grocers to stock the product and customers to try it.
Why He Didn't Like It
A Tulsa physician helps three ragged children, fitting two older brothers with new clothes while the youngest, named Alice according to the brother, weeps through the act. The tale ends with the physician asking the child’s name, revealing the surprising reply.
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Tulsa
Okla
Alice
Orchid Species in United States
In the north eastern United States alone there are at least sixty native or wild orchid species. Nature Magazine notes that the orchid name evokes exotic forms often seen in greenhouses.
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United States
Nature Magazine
Second-hand Store Question Sparks Watch Purchase
A shopper asks for a second-hand store and confirms its availability to acquire a watch, prompting a straightforward exchange about options.
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Naskats Bound
Arctic Circle
World Congress
Company Post Wwayneind
It.de
Berry
C. HW. Berry
Sa. Wehican Ave
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
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