Sofia and Bulgaria Rise Amid Balkan Tensions and Roses
National Geographic feedback details Bulgaria as a peasant yet productive nation famed for attar of roses. Sofia emerges as a modern Western capital with 154000 residents, robust infrastructure, grand theater, and public baths, while regional history shows centuries of rivalry with Turks Greeks and Serbs.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Bulgaria
Balkan States
Byzantium
Europe
Russia
Balkans
Rumelia
Turkey
Ferdinand
Serbia
Greece
Romania
Germany
Austria
Stamboulisky
Sofia
Fatal crush injury at Vermilion mine kills Fred Brooks
Fred Brooks nineteen died after being caught between two cars at the Vermilion mine near New Gaston. The death was caused by a crushed chest injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermilion
New Gaston
Fred Brooks
Bank Cashier Held Up at Edwardsport
Two unmasked men robbed A. B. Rich, cashier of the Edwardsport bank, taking more than $2,500 in cash while Rich was alone in the bank. Police seek suspects and urge any witnesses to come forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Rich
Edwardsport
Rich
Tax official invited to speak at Wabash Kiwanis meeting
William A. Hough, member of the state board of tax commissioners, was invited to address the Kiwanis club in Wabash. The invitation followed news that he would likely attend to oversee the hearing on a petition opposing a bond issue for three proposed hard surface roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Hough
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Kiwanis Club
Wabash
Campaign to Ban Baseball Pools in South Bend
Laurence J. Lane, chief of police, leads a campaign to banish baseball pools. Police will visit cigar stores, poolrooms, and soft drink places to enforce the ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Laurence J. Lane
Borders to Build 50 Room Hotel on Arlington Site
Charles P. Borders has bought the Arlington hotel property at Washington from the Wabash Realty and Loan company of Terre Haute and will erect a modern 50 room hotel. The old frame building is being razed and a brick two story structure will replace it.
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Charles P. Borders
Arlington Hotel
Washington
Wabash Realty and Loan Company of
Terre Haute
Port Commission Delays Spending Pending Suit Ruling
Evansville port commission at a meeting decided not to authorize any expenditures until the Vanderburgh county Probate court rules on a pending suit testing the law’s validity.
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Evansville
Campaign Launch for Gary Methodist Hospital Debt
Fifty captains and team workers led a drive for the new Methodist hospital at Gary. The hospital opened for patients three weeks ago and about $125,000 of the $350,000 debt has been raised in Gary, with the remainder supplied by the Indiana Methodist Hospital association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Methodist Hospital
Gary
Indiana Methodist Hospital Association
Townships Exceed Bonded Indebtedness Under Gravel Law
Four Bartholomew county townships Union Harrison Ohio and Jackson have surpassed the new law limit allowing only 2 percent of income for gravel roads. The ruling highlights financial strain on local gravel programs and prompts potential corrective actions by the townships and county authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Harrison
Ohio
Jackson
Bartholomew County
Walsh Citrus Company Files Incorporation in Terre Haute
Articles of incorporation for the Walsh Citrus company were filed at Terre Haute with the Vigo county recorder. Capital stock is $60,000. Incorporators include Crawford Fairbanks of Terre Haute, Charles A. Walsh of Fort Lauderdale, Thom as N. Stilwell of Anderson, and Crawford K. E. Failey and George Mater of Terre Haute.
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Walsh Citrus Company
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Crawford Fairbanks
Charles A. Walsh
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Thomas N. Stilwell
Anderson
Crawford KE. Failey
George Mater
Stall Re-elected Jackson County Agricultural Agent
Willis P. Stall was re-elected agri cultural agent in Jackson county for a third consecutive year by the county board of education at Seymour. A movement to abolish the office failed as the Jackson County Farm Bureau endorsed Stall and sent representatives to request his retention.
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Willis P. Stall
Jackson County
County Board of Education
Seymour
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Stall
Ku Klux Klan Parade Initiates Membership Class
About four hundred masked members from the Ku Klux Klan and its women’s auxiliary marched through Pendleton streets and Falls Park to initiate a large class of new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ku Klux Klan
Women’s Auxiliary of the Order
Pendleton
Falls Park
Principal speakers set for Bartholomew Teachers Institute
Dr. Skxynn H. Harris of Franklin College and A. I. Winston of Boston will headline the Bartholomew County Teachers Institute in Columbus from August 27 to 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skxynn H. Harris
Franklin College
A. I. Winston
Boston
Journal of Education
Bartholomew County Teachers
Dry Kosciusko County Goes Liquor Free Despite Raids
Kosciusko county where Warsaw sits is among Indiana's driest, say federal prohibition agents EH H. Kimball and W A. Ray. They conducted seven raids in the city and surrounding areas in recent days and found no liquor.
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Kosciusko County
Warsaw
Indiana
EH. H. Kimball
W. A. Ray
Ev ansville Klan Parade Draws About 2500 Participants
The Evansville Klan parade drew an estimated 2,500 participants during the celebration. Organizer Joseph M. Huffington said the number was kept low to avoid street congestion.
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Evansville
Joseph M. Huffington
Ford Is Sentenced for Fraudulent Checks in Madison Court
Leon Ford of Elwood was found guilty of issuing fraudulent checks on banks in Anderson. Judge W A Kittinger of the Madison Circuit Court sentenced him to Indiana Reformatory with a $100 fine and costs. the prison term was suspended pending repayment of the fine and replacement of two bad checks.
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Leon Ford
Elwood
Anderson
Indiana Reformatory
W. A. Kittinger
Madison
Ford
County extends Stout road work deadline to August 7
War saw county commissioners grant a time extension to August 7 for Stout road work in Waltz township. Contractors were questioned after missing the April deadline and warned that failure to finish by August 7 would cancel the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Stout Road
Waltz Township
Post Office at Cowan Closed After Postmaster Resigns
The Cowan post office six miles south of Muncie is discontinued after Mrs. C. J. Gilbert resigns as post master and no successor is found. A substation opens under Muncie with Mrs. Helen Grooms in charge. Appointed substitutes declined due to work load and pay.
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Cowan
Muncie
C. J. Gilbert
Helen Grooms
1923 Road Construction Outlook From USDA
The 1923 season opens with similar total road work as last year. 21 states report 288 million dollars for road projects, up from 273 million, with federal aid accounting for about half. Wages rise mainly outside the Pacific. New England sees about 30 percent higher levels. The federal aid system is largely complete in 33 states. 80 states now tax gasoline, strengthening highway finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Pacific Coast
New England
Maintaining Good Roads Is Most Important Task
An editorial urges municipal road upkeep as essential, arguing neglect leads to costly reconstructions. It compares U. S. practice to Europe, noting France’s road patrols fill potholes, wet and tamp repairs, and keep roads integral to the public realm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
France
Roads Winlets Contracts Awarded in Shelby County
Contracts awarded by Shelby County Board of Commissioners for Wortman and Mahan roads in Hanover township to C. S. Jefferson of Indianapolis. Wortman road length two and one fourth miles bid $10 998. Mahan road length two and three fourth miles bid $12 487. Both to be gravel surfaced.
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Shelbyville
Board of Commissioners of
Shelby County
Hanover Township
C. S. Jefferson
Indianapolis
Suit by Ohio township board seeks 20000 against bank receivers
A suit filed in Evansville Superior Court by Warrick county Ohio township board targets George H. Vanada Wilson Bradley John C. Effinger Anna M Allen administrator of James Allen estate and Eugene C Sargeant receiver of Farmers Trust bank Newburg seeking 20000 over a failed bank bond and alleged neglect to preserve public funds. The bank became in receivership a few months ago.
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Board of Finance of
Ohio Township
Warrick County
George H. Vanada
Wilson Bradley
John C. Effinger
Anna M. Allen
James Allen
Eugene C. Sargeant
Farmers’ Trust Bank of
Newburg
Evansville
Bank of Newbury
Shelbyville records six month fire toll tops all prior
William Briggs, chief of the fire department, reports sixty one fires in six months since January 1, the highest ever for Shelbyville. Fire loss totals 4878 dollars, with the Kennedy Car Liner and Bag plant fire in February costing about 250000 dollars. Sparks caused 37 percent of blazes and the department's six month cost runs 7611.87 dollars.
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Shelbyville
William Briggs
Kennedy Car Liner and Bag Company
Suit against Pennsylvania Railroad over Centerville crash
Fred O Staats administrator of Howard L Cook estate filed a $10,000 damages suit in Wayne Circuit Court Richmond arising from a July 4 1920 crossing collision at Centerville in which Cook died Mrs Cook survived serious injuries and a recent Wayne Circuit Court jury awarded her $5000 damages The railroad company has appealed to the Appellate Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred O. Staats
Howard L. Cook
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Wayne
Richmond
Centerville
Cook
Pennsylvania
Railroad Company
Old Academy Girls' Association Reassembles in Franklin
Members of the Old Academy Girls' association held their first meeting in nine years on July 12 at Mrs. Kate Bogart's Franklin home. The group, comprising alumnae of Franklin academy, organized in 1907 with 36 members and now totals 140. Officers include President Mrs. Lydia Brown and vice presidents Mrs. Sarah Sloan and Mrs. Martha Johnson, with Miss Sallie Ragsdale as secretary and Miss Belle Jones as treasurer.
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Old Academy Girls’ Association
Kate Bogart
Franklin
Franklin Academy
Lydia Brown
Sarah Sloan
Martha Johnson
Sallie Ragsdale
Belle Jones
Storm drenches Franklin and Clinton counties with heavy rain
A storm swept over Franklin and Clinton counties dropping 4.66 inches of rain in two hours and causing thousands of dollars in damage to property and infrastructure.
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Franklin
Clinton County
Sullivan County Sunday School convention names officers
A county convention of the Sullivan County Sunday School association met in Sullivan with state leaders addressing the gathering. BE. T. Albertson and Miss Nellie C Young attended. Officers for the ensuing year were elected: President Fred Dillingham, vice president Tella Haines, secretary treasurer Arthur E DeBaun, adult superintendent J F Douthitt, intermediate superintendent Emil Sites, elementary superintendent Eunice Drennan, home department superintendent Mrs Charles Walston.
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Sullivan County Sunday School Association
Sullivan
BE. T. Albertson
Indiana Sunday School Council of Religious Education
Nellie C Young
Fred Dillingham
Tella Haines
Arthur E. DeBaun
J.F. Douthitt
Emi! Sites
Eunice Drennan
Home Department
Charles Walston
Little System Is Used in Dragging Highways
The article argues that dragging roads requires more system and perseverance. It notes that roads dragged after rain show clear improvement versus sporadic effort, and that even poor dragging helps clayey roads. It adds gravel roads are dragged when wet to soften and smooth the surface.
Woman seeks annulment of second marriage over prior divorce doubt
Martha Shields Davis files in Delaware Circuit Court at Muncie seeking annulment of her marriage to John Davis after learning she had not been legally divorced from John Shields before the wedding. She asserts she was told a divorce decree had been granted when she wed Davis.
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John Davis
Martha Shields
Davis
John Shields
Bull Goring Claims Life of Albert Wyeth Near Jasonville
Albert Wyeth aged sixty eight died after a bull gored him at his rural home four miles east of Jasonville. The accident occurred on a farm setting with Wyeth as the victim in a tragic livestock incident. Local authorities were notified and investigations will follow.
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Albert Wyeth
Jason‘ville
Marshall files $29,000 claim against Bosse estate
Henry W. Marshall of Lafayette publisher of the Journal and Courier filed a claim for $29,000 against the estate of Benjamin Bosse former Evansville mayor who died in April 1922. The claim alleges two personal notes by Bosse to Marshall with no security.
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Henry W. Marshall
Lafayette
Journal and Courier
Benjamin Bosse
Evans Wille
Marshall
Bosse
Interesting Changes in New Type of Hard Road
A new concrete road form described by Popular Mechanics uses steel sections twelve feet long and three sixteenths inch thick. The top edge is rounded to prevent small stones or concrete from lodging and causing the finishing machine to ride high.
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Popular Mechanics
Man Seeks Modest Share Below Standard
A man expresses desire for a small portion of goods or rights, stating his request is modest and below the prevailing standard. The report notes his intent to obtain a limited stake in a local matter.
Castoria Product Ad Promises Relief for Children
An old advertisement touts Fletcher’s Castoria, claiming it relieves constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. It asserts calming feverishness and aiding digestion without opiates and features the genuine signature.
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Fletcher
Flag in Bird's Nest Woven Into Family Robins Nest
Mr and Mrs Joseph Davies of Topeka Kansas report a 100 percent American robin family in their pear tree. A small American flag found by Mme Robin or a friend was woven into the nest as material, its remaining flag portion waving in the breeze and drawing attention.
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Bird’s Nest
Joseph Davies
Topeka
Kan
Mme. Robin
Parable About a Head Shape and an Ax
The Presiding Elder quotes a crude remark about a boy’s head while Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge interrupts with a blunt joke. The Kansas City Star fragment suggests a rural tale with crude violence and a moral undertone.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Some Men Are Born Great Then Begin to Shrink
A brief quip notes a paradoxical trait of some men who start life with greatness and later diminish in stature or influence.
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