Bokhara: An Oriental Spell Beyond Modern Tourism
National Geographic notes Bokhara as a borderland Russian autonomous republic cradle of Islam with 364 mosques and hundreds of theological colleges. It describes the bustling bazaars, diverse peoples, ceremonial prayers at Registan, and the city’s slow, sunset charm as a living museum of past grandeur.
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National Geographic Society
Wilington
D. C
Bokhara
Federal Union of
Boknara
Autonomous Republic
Utah
Eimir
Samarkand
Delphi
Desert
Georgia
Indiana State News: November birth and death counts
The Hartford City health report shows fourteen births and four deaths for November. George A H Shideler, superintendent of the Indiana reformatory, died at St Vincent's hospital in Indianapolis. The Remy Electric Company of Anderson paid $1409.55 to employees for suggestions and will continue the suggestion bureau. Hogs and other stock are being driven from the Wabash bottoms in Posey county as the river rises, threatening heavy losses for farmers.
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Hartford City
Indiana Reformatory
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Indianapolis
Remy Electric Company
Anderson
Wabash Bottoms
Posey County
Wabash River
Nichols Named to Prosecute Gov McCray in Indianapolis
Dr. C N Dinsmore of Indianapolis led the rededication services at Sandcreek Baptist church five miles east of Greensburg. The church was remodeled during the ceremony.
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Clarence W. Nichols
Warren T. McCray
Indianapolis
C. N. Dinsmore
Sandcreek Baptist Church
Greensburg
Harris Brought to Huntington by Deputy Sheriff
John W. Harris was transported from Vermilion County by Homer Hardy deputy sheriff. Harris was arrested at the request of Bluntington county authorities for wire desertion in Huntington.
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John W. Harris
Huntington
Vermilion County
Homer Hardy
Harris
Bluntington County
Tragic Suicide Found at Logansport Home Barn
The body of John R. Long thirty nine was discovered hanging in the barn at his Logansport area home by his twelve year old daughter with a wire rope around his neck. An investigation suggested health issues may have prompted the act.
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John R. Long
Logansport
South Bend Sees Record Births in 11 Month Period
City records show 11 month total of births in South Bend surpassing previous highs with November alone recording 178 newborns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Shirk Brothers Die Within Two Days in Indiana
Paralysis caused the deaths of Robert L. Shirk aged sixty seven of Monroe and his brother Jacob Shirk aged seventy one of Athanta within forty eight hours. They were natives of Pennsylvania and came to Indiana about forty years ago.
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Robert L. Shirk
Monroe
Jacob Shirk
Athanta
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Indian apolis physician elected to lead Indiana Methodist hospitals
Dr Demetrius Tillotson of Indianapolis resigns as superintendent of Methodist Episcopal hospitals Indiana. Dr George M Smith pastor of Roberts Park M E church elected to succeed him at a meeting of the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demetrius Tillotson
Indianapolis
Indiana
George M. Smith
Roberts Park
M. E. Church
John Worth Kern Jr Appointed U S Commissioner
John Worth Kern Jr age twenty three son of former Indiana senator was appointed United States commissioner by Judge A B Anderson of the federal court at Indianapolis to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles W Moores.
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John Worth Kern, Jr
United States
Indiana
A. B. Anderson
Federal Court At
Indianapolis
Charles W. Moores
George Allen Elected President of Laporte Kiwanis for 1924
George Allen, architect, was elected president of the Laporte Kiwanis club for 1924, succeeding Dr. R. B. Jones. Other officers named include Garry Decker as vice president and Harry Henoch as treasurer, with A. J. Miller district trustee and F. C. Brewer among directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Allen
Laporte Kiwanis Club
R. B. Jones
Sre
Garry Decker
Harry Henoch
A. J. Miller
F. C. Brewer
H. Myron Smith
G. W. Kimball
Harry Marum
Ben C. Rees
M. ©. Kale
Secretary Ed Jackson Questions Car License Fee Increase
Ed Jackson secretary of state in Indianapolis questions the validity of the new law increasing automobile license fees. The state automobile registration division operates under his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Jackson
Indianapolis
State Automobile Registration Division
Prisoners to be paroled for Christmas home return
Sixty three inmates at the Indiana reformatory near Pendleton will receive parole in time to reach their homes by Christmas, announced by the reformatory trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Reformatory
Pendleton
Reformatory
Seed Potatoes Ordered by Terre Haute Growers Group
Members of the Terre Haute Truck and Fruit Growers association have placed an order for 800 bushels of certified seed potatoes through the association’s purchasing agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute Truck and Fruit Growers’ Association
Auditor Walter W. Leslie distributes Shelby County taxes
Walter W. Leslie, auditor for Shelby County, completed the December tax distribution totaling $482,755.48. The state received $382,747.03, of which $28,000 had been advanced weeks earlier.
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Walter W. Leslie
Shelby County
Jamestown Methodist Church Opens Annex With Subscriptions
Dedicatory services marked the new $19,000 annex of Jamestown Methodist Church. During the morning service a subscription raised the full amount and an oversubscription of 1200 was reported within minutes.
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Jamestown
Telephone exchanges sold to Indiana association official
Announcement from Anderson states the Middletown and Daleville Telephone company sold its property to Max I. Hosea, treasurer of the Indiana Telephone association, which runs several Indiana exchanges. George E. Meyers and Harry Kirklin owned the Middletown and Daleville exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Middletown and
Daleville
Wabash Veterinarians Target 8000 Chickens Over Diarrhea
In Wabash county veterinarians Dr. H. A. Sailors and Don Baker will examine 8000 to 9000 chickens over the coming months to combat bacillary white diarrhea in chicks. The disease causes a death rate of 60 to 90 percent in chicks aged four days to three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash County
Wabash
Indianapolis To Head National Terminals Corp
Indianapolis becomes the executive headquarters for the National Terminals corporation formed to operate terminal warehouses and cold storage across the United States. William J. Hogan, president and treasurer, announced holdings of the new company are valued at $12,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
National Terminals Corporation
United States
William J. Hogan
Car crash near Noblesville injures Thomas Roberts
Thomas Roberts sustained a broken arm and severe bruises when the automobile left the road and went into a ditch northeast of Noblesville. Four other occupants escaped injury. Clinton Roberts piloted the car and claims a larger vehicle forced the auto off the road from the opposite direction.
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Thomas Roberts
Noblesville
Clinton Roberts
Dedication of $275000 Dixie Bee Line Bridge at Hazleton
The White River bridge on State Road No 10, the Dixie Bee Line, was dedicated in Hazleton as a milestone in Indiana highway progress. Officials, chambers of commerce and automobile clubs from multiple states joined a large celebration marking the event.
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White River
Hazleton
Chambers of Commerce
Salem Legion Auxiliary Officers Named At December Meeting
Mrs Ivan Zaring was ejected president of the Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion at the annual December business meeting in Salem. Mrs Luther Brown was chosen as vice president with Mrs H Hazelbaker as secretary and Mrs Roy Huckelberry as treasurer. Miss Collyne Payne serves as historian and executive committee members include Mrs Claud Alvis Mrs Dwight Carter and Mrs Herbert Simpson.
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Ivan Zaring
Woman’s Auxiliary of the American Legion
Salem
Luther Brown
H. Hazelbaker
Roy Huckelberry
Collyne Payne
Claud Alvis
Dwight Carter
Herbert Simpson
Indiana farm bureau drive reaches Vanderburgh county meeting
State drive head Masterson spoke to farmers in German township about boosting membership. Local meetings were also addressed by HW A Hacker Charlies Sims W E Payne C O White and Anthony Lehner.
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Indiana Farm Bureau
Vanderburgh
Ison, Co
S. Masterson
German Township
HW. A. Hacker
Charlies Sims
W. E. Payne
C. O. White
Anthony Lehner
Minister Rev Z T Sweeney to study Russian mission work
Rev Z T Sweeney of Columbus has been asked to travel to Russia to study missionary work for the Church of Christ. At a national committee meeting in St Louis the reopening of a missionary college at Petrograd was discussed and funds for one year have been collected.
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Z. T. Sweeney
Columbus
Russia
Church of Christ
St. Louis
Petrograd
Marengo Historical and Nature Study Society Formed
A new group formed at Marengo with 35 charter members drawn mainly from the local high school. The society aims to collect county relics and historical records, with officers elected including Howard T. Batman as president and William Jenner as vice president.
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Marengo
Howard T. Batman
William Jenner
Knoefel Merryman
Women leaders elected in Grant county Law and Order group
The woman's auxiliary of the Grant county Law and Order league formed after Dr. B. J. Bulgin's Marion evangelistic services elected officers: president Mrs. Raymond Booth, vice president Mrs. Hattie Shaeffer, secretary Mrs. Ethel Wisner, treasurer Mrs. Ethel Joy, and legal adviser Mrs. Oscar Pryor. Mrs. Booth is married to Rev. Raymond Booth, president of the main league.
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Woman's
Grant County
Law and Order League
B. J. Bulgin
Marion
Raymond Booth
Hattie Shaeffer
Ethel Wisner
Ethel Joy
Oscar Pryor
Bus Crash Near New Palestine Leaves Two Dead
A Rushville motor bus driven by Joseph Metcalf collided with a truck on Brookville road at the bridge entrance east of New Palestine. Metcalf was seriously injured and taken to an Indianapolis hospital. Three bus passengers were slightly hurt. The truck driver W Harcourt escaped serious injury. Two boys in the truck were killed.
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Rushville
Joseph Metcalf
Brookville
New Palestine
Metcalf
Indianapolis
W. Harcourt
New Salem
Indiana captain commissions new Company B leader
Chester W. Lorch received his commission as captain of Company B, One Hundred and Fifty-second Indiana Infantry at New Albany, succeeding Samuel W. Watts. Lorch, a World War veteran, previously served in the One Hundred and Fiftieth Field Artillery Rainbow division. Fire in Sylvester Doolittle’s Muncie home caused about $1,000 damage.
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Chester W. Lorch
Adjt
Harry B. Smith
One Hundred and Fifty-second Indiana Infantry
New Albany
Samuel W. Watts
Captain Lorch
One Hundred and Fiftieth Field Artillery
Rainbow Divsion
Sylvester Doolittle
Muncie
Mrs Connor appointed Vanderburg jury board member
Mrs Sarah Connor of Evansville was named to the Vanderburg county jury commissioners board for 1924 by Judge Philip C. Gould. She is serving her second year and is the first and only woman to hold the post in Indiana. Frank Grange and Frank Feldman were also reappointed.
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Sarah Connor
Evansville
Vanderburg County
Philip C. Gould
Vanderburg
Damages Sought in Injury Suit Against Lloyd Engle
Grace Mattix sues Lloyd Engle in Clinton Circuit Court at Fort Frank for 5000 dollars claiming a car crash near Rossville last August threw her from a buggy causing injury and disfigurement. Judge James P. Hughes convenes Putnam County grand jury at Greencastle.
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Clinton
Frankfort
Grace “Mattix
Lloyd Engle
Rossville
Engle
Mattix
James S P.hughes
Putnam County Grand Jury
Greencastle
Allie Baa Receives Patient Thank You Letter
After Christmas Allie Baa the rag doll waits for a letter from Great Aunt Mary. Mary’s note praises a real little friend who isn’t offended by waiting and shares warm weather imagery. Allie values Mary’s opinion and feels happy when the letter arrives.
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Allie Baa
Mary
Allie
Oys
Lesson in Profanity From a Grocer Front Page
A household drama unfolds as a father chastises Jimmy for swearing and hurries to teach him a lesson but trips over a chair. The mother calms him, noting the first lesson may already be enough for the day in a light progressive grocer feature.
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Jimmy
John
Tommy Sees His First Elephant in Baggy Pants
Comically framed line where Little Tommy views an elephant for the first time and muses that creasing the legs like his father’s would improve the creature’s appearance. The remark reflects a playful, childlike commentary characteristic of a light local feature.
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Tommy
Papa
A Hard-Worked Man
Jud Tunkins praises a very hardworking man known for his good humor and life of the party reputation, noting his steady energy and resilient spirit.
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Jud Tunkins
Fone
Demand Bayer Aspirin Warning for Genuine Tablets
A Modern Mode advertisement warns buyers to look for the Bayer name on packaging or pills to ensure authentic aspirin prescribed by physicians. Imitations may be unsafe and unproven for 23 pars. The ad urges saying Bayer when purchasing Aspiria.
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Bayer
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