Memorial services held for Chauncey Rose founder
Memorial services were held at Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute for Chauncey Rose, founder of the school. A. J. Shields, Bloomington merchant, died at home from a heart attack at seventy one. A son born to Mr and Mrs Fan Meloy near Sidney becomes their sixteenth child.
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Rose Polytechnic Institute
Terre Haute
Chauncey Rose
A. J. Shields
Bloomington
Fan Meloy
Sidney
Kosciusko County
Wabash River Rise Halts Indiana Interurban Service
The Wabash river surged seven feet in four hours at Wabash causing suspension of interurban service west of town on the Indiana Service Corporation line.
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Wabash
Indiana Service Corporation
Richwine bonds on embezzlement charge in Elkhart case
Clarence Richwine of Elkhart is under bond of 1500 to ensure his appearance for trial on a charge of embezzling 446.73 from the Elkhart court, Independent Order of Foresters. Two hundred Spanish-American War veterans and families marked the regiments twenty fifth anniversary at Culver Military Academy. Notre Dame journalism students plan a daily paper starting May 20 with a St Marys college and academy department added to broaden circulation.
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Clarence Richwine
Elkhart
Elkhart Court
Independent Order of Foresters
Culver Military Academy
Culver
Notre Dame
St. Mary’s College and Academy
Terre Haute Shooting Ties to Bootleg Gangs Claims Self-Defense
Harry Murphy forty a former patrolman was shot dead in Terre Haute during a clash with bootleggers. William Evans was arrested on a murder charge though witnesses say he fired in self defense.
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Harry Murphy
Terre Haute
Wiliam Evans
Murphy
Labor Shortage Persists in Fort Wayne Area
A state free employment office reports a serious labor shortage in Fort Wayne and nearby cities and rural districts. Calls for men exceed applications by more than a third, highlighting tight job markets and recruitment pressure.
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Fort Wayne
State Free Employment Office
Winslow Elected Mayor Succeeding Resigning Larrabee
At a special city council meeting in Greenfield Marshall Winslow was elected mayor to succeed Frank S. Larrabee who resigned due to illness. Winslow is a Democrat and has years of experience in the newspaper business.
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Greenfield
Marshall Winslow
Frank S. Larrabee
Winslow
Marion Prosecutor Sues Over School Fund Division
Prosecutor George M. Coon files suit against Willard Elkins treasurer and board of finance member in Marion alleging discriminatory division of school funds. The complaint seeks Elkins removal from office.
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Marion
Stit
George M. Coon
Willard Elkins
Board of Finance of
Elkins
Fatal sewer collapse buries worker at Misha waka
Gustave Martin, 35, died when a sewer cave in at Misha waka buried him up to his neck. He watched companions struggle to free him but died before extraction could be completed.
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Gustave Martin
Mishawaka
Twelve-year-old drowned in swollen Little Salamonie river
The body of Thurl Wayne Girton aged twelve was found lodged against floodgates a quarter mile west of Thorn Tree bend after drowning in swollen Little Salamonie River near the Portland Country Club in Portland.
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Thurl Wayne Girton
Little Salamonie
Portland Country Club
Portland
Thorn Tree Bend
Browne Sentenced in Versailles Court for Shooting with Intent
Leo Browne aged twenty four was given a sentence of two to fourteen years in the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville by Judge R Carney after pleading guilty to shooting with intent to kill. He also received a fine for carrying concealed weapons.
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Leo Browne
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
R. Carney
Versailles
Citizens Gas Company Assessed at $14.5 Million in Indianapolis
Indianapolis assessors and the state board of tax commissioners set the Citizens Gas company appraisal at $14,521,880 for next year, rising by $2,944,220 from last year’s assessment on which taxes are being paid this year.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Citizens Gas Company
Clark County Allocates Funds for Indexing County Records
Clark County council appropriated 2000 dollars at the request of the Clark County Bar Association in Jeffersonville to index the recorder and circuit clerk records. Attorneys say the files contain millions of dollars in transactions and lack indexes making probate and civil case tracing impossible. Indexing had stalled after state board of accounts refused to authorize bills as current expenses.
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Clark County Bar Association
Jeffersonville
Clark County Council
State Board of Accounts
Death of Dr. Royal Hare Gerard in Terre Haute elevator accident
Dr. Royal Hare Gerard age forty eight of Crawfordsville, supreme chief of the Tribe of Ben Hur, died at St. Anthony's hospital after injuries from an elevator accident in a Terre Haute hotel.
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Royal Hare Gerard
Crawfordsville
Ben Hur
Terre Haute
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Doctor Bird Receives Army Reserve Major Commission
Dr. G. A. Bird of Greensburg is named a major in the United States Army Reserve Corps. The commission bears date of April 30. Bird served in World War I with British forces and later with American forces.
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G. A. Bird
Greensburg
United States Army
Bird
Aly
Watch swallowed by Miss Grazick. no ill effects expected
A physician reports Miss Mary Grazick swallowed a watch while washing her hands and will suffer no ill effects. Thousands of Knights Templar gathered in Franklin for the dedication and consecration of the Knights Templar building for boys at the Indiana Masonic home.
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Mary Grazick Or
Laportewix
Knights Templar of
Indiana
Franklin
Knights Templar
Indiana Masonic
Will of bank president distributes $250000 to charities
The will of Hardin Roads, president of Merchants National Bank of Muncie who died ten days ago, distributes about $250,000 among charities, schools, friends and relatives. Thomas A. Drake, 60, longtime physician of Prairieton south of Terre Haute, drowned in Honey Creek near Prairieton.
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Hardin Roads
Merchants National Bank of
Thomas A. Drake
Prairieton
Terre Haute
Honey Creek
Mrs Rhoda Menthrone’s Death By Own Action At Lafayette
Mrs Rhoda Menthrone wife of Robert Menthorne died by her own hand in Lafayette. Her body was found in an attic room by her husband. Police report no foul play suspected. The tragedy is recorded as a self inflicted death in the local obituary list.
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Rhoda Menthrone
Robert Menthorne
Lafayette
Marion leader re-elected as Grant County Sunday School head
R H Richardson of Marion was re-elected president of the Grant County Sunday School association at the closing session of the two day county convention held in Marion. Vanentin Engel a 48 year old foreman of the Grand Trunk signal gang at Valparaiso was instantly killed when he alighted from a moving train his clothing caught and dragged him under the wheels.
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R. H. Richardson
Marion
Grant County Sunday School Association
Vanentin Engel
Grand Trunk
Valparaiso
Public School Receives 200-Book Library Gift
Rev. M. H. Lyon of Winona Lake presents to East Wayne consolidated public school in Kosciusko county a 200 volume library covering education religion and history subjects for student use.
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M. H. Lyon
Winona Lake
East Wayne
Disciples of Christ approve Butler college site move
At the eighty fourth annual convention in Frankfort the group approved without opposition relocating Butler college from Irvington to the Fairview park site.
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The
Disciples of Christ
Frankfort
Butler College
Irvington
Fairview Park
Young Fort Wayne pair plead guilty to highway robbery
Ernest Leininger twenty three and Vernon Nelson eighteen of Fort Wayne pleaded guilty to highway robbery and were sentenced to ten to twenty one years for robbing Sherman Titsworth.
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Ernest Leininger
Vernon Nelson
Fort Wayne
Sherman Titsworth
Boys Discover Hidden Still in Cemetery Monument
Ralph Baker and William Dunlaw, young boys in Posey county near Evansville, find a hollow metal monument painted to look like stone hiding a still. Posey county officials are notified and take charge of the evidence.
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Ralph Baker
William Dunlaw
Stewartsville
Posey County
Evansville
Hartford City Hosts Double Wedding Ceremony
Henry Harpst wed Mabel Cox and Frank Harpst married Mary Lamount in a double ceremony in Hartford City. Both brides come from local families, with Cox and Lamount households listed as their parents.
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Hartford City
Henry Harpst
Mabel Cox
Henry Cox
Frank Harpst
Mary Lamount
Edward Lamount
State awards paving contracts for 35 miles in Indiana
The state highway commission at Indianapolis awarded contracts for 35 miles of bituminous paving and tar surfacing costing about 828000. Plans call for a 50 mile program of this kind to proceed this year.
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State Highway Commission
Indianapolis
Elkhart County Farmer Charles Swart Dies at Meeting
Fifty five year old Charles Swart prominent Elkhart county farmer and former Indiana representative died of heart disease in Goshen while presiding over a directors meeting of the Elkhart County Farmers Co operative company of which he was president.
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Charles Swart
Elkhart County
Indiana General Assembly
Goshen
Mrs Eleanor Coughlin Dies After Illness in Liberty
Mrs Eleanor Coughlin age twenty six wife of George A Coughlin died at her Liberty home after four weeks of typhoid fever. She developed a brain abscess last week and had been unconscious for days. She was a widely known clubwoman in Union county.
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Eleanor Coughlin
George A. Coughlin
Liberty
Indiana Legion aid totals for ex servicemen reach 23560
Thomas O Reilly, acting state service officer, told the closing session of the fourth annual conference of past commanders and adjutants at Culver Military Academy that from January 1 to date the total compensation received by former Indiana servicemen through the service division of the Indiana department of the American Legion was 23560 dollars.
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Indiana
Indiana Department of the American Legion
Thomas O'Reilly
Military
Culver
Shelbyville Man Named Sole Beneficiary of Mrs. Martin Estate
H G Montgomery of Shelbyville is named sole beneficiary and executor of the late Mrs Emily Martins probate in Shelby Circuit Court. Estate valued about 15000 dollars. The will provides all property owned at death passes to Montgomery.
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H G. Montgomery
Shelbyville
Emily Martin
Shelby Circuit Court
Dedication Planned for New Christian Church at Lawton
Arrangements are made for the formal dedication of the new Christian church at Lawton on Sunday May 20. Rev. J. C. Canole of Indianapolis will conduct the services.
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New Christian Church
Lawton
J. C. Canole
Indianapolis
Randolph County Tuberculosis Officers Elected at Winchester Meeting
The Randolph County Tuberculosis Association elected officers at a Winchester meeting. Dr. John S. Robison was named president, Mary Gwin of Modoc vice president, Mrs. J. H. Morris of Union City secretary, and Ruth Starbuck of Winchester treasurer. The officers will appoint county committees.
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The
Tanlac credited with curing wife’s illnesses
George Birkholz of Indianapolis says two years of illness ended after Tanlac treatment. He details indigestion, headaches, weight loss, and sleepless nights, noting his wife now eats well and sleeps soundly with improved health. He endorses Tanlac and mentions wide sale.
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George Birkholz
Fort Wayne, Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Question on Breaking Up Housekeeping by Smashing Furniture
The inquiry asks why someone would end a shared living arrangement by destroying furniture, exploring possible emotional triggers, legal implications, and practical steps for securing space and belongings. It seeks reasoning rather than a factual news report.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Genuine Tablets
A dated advertisement urges buyers to check for Bayer on packaging to ensure genuine aspirin. It claims Bayer tablets are safe for colds headaches toothaches and other pains and notes common package sizes and prices. It identifies Bayer as the trademark of Bayer Manufacture and describes aspirin as monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
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Holland
Bayer
What’s in a name says a farmer and Isabel
A farmer notes names matter little after naming his eldest daughter Isabel, only to reveal she isn’t named Isabel. The quip underlines the playful puzzling of identity and recognition.
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Hoptoad
Isabel
The Real Thing Hair Tonic Tale
A humorous exchange quotes a clerk praising a tonic's strength. The customer jokes that a friend pulled a cork with his teeth and woke with a mustache, suggesting remarkable effects. The item reads as an anecdotal script brief from Boston.
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Boston
Transcript
Fatherly Wisdom Guides Resource Stewardship
A proverb-like line notes that a prudent father manages his own resources so he can likewise care for his daughters, framing thrift as a familial duty and long term safeguard for loved ones.
Senator Objects to Back Districts Joke About Seed
A constituent’s letter referred to the statesman as a "lawn maker." The senator called it a poor joke, while a friend suggested the writer simply wanted free seed, noting the matter was of little consequence overall.
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Statesman
The Later the Better
A quip from the Sydney Bulletin about Mrs. Canberra Villa and the evolving travel plans of her husband. The joke imagines increasingly late town visits and the need to call on her in person as schedules shift year by year.
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Canberra Villa
Sydney Bulletin
A Mule Can't Kick While He Is Pulling
A succinct adage notes a mule cannot kick when it is pulling, implying restraint yields safety or progress in a task. This saying frames practical wisdom about effort and risk management.
Billy Looks Ahead to Birthday Gifts
Billy feels excited about his party and possible presents but his mother advises humility and thanks to visitors. He privately grapples with anxious thoughts that some children may come without gifts.
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Billy
Mother
Sign of Greatness in a Politician's Promise
A farmer notes Josh Countes sel can talk for hours on agricultural policy despite lacking personal experience. The remark suggests the boy’s potential as a politician hinges on eloquence rather than practical know-how.
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Josh
Countessel
Flirt Idea Describes a Foolish Display by a Woman
A speaker defines flirtation as a woman who makes a fool of herself while attempting to fool a man. The remark frames flirtation as performative and social in nature, highlighting gendered expectations in courtship.
If you would dodge your creditors don't become famous
A terse warning advises against dodging creditors and chasing fame, implying financial risk. The pleonastic wording suggests a cautionary note about prudent management and public exposure. The piece underscores accountability and reputational consequences linked to debt avoidance.
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Doan
Ohio
F.C. Penney
Constable
North Franklin Street
Richwood
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