Week's Important News Notes Condensed for Busy Readers
A survey of notable items includes John F. Philips stepping down after 27 years on the United States Western District bench, Stuyvesant Fish Jr. arranging a remarriage in New York, Arthur Donner resigning as treasurer of American Sugar Refining with Charles I. Allen named successor, and Taft urging Knox to decline a Pennsylvania gubernatorial run. Also noted are Radcliffe College appointing Miss Mary Coos as dean, and various political and legal developments across Ohio Indiana and nationwide.
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John F. Philips
United Court For the
Western District
Curt
Stuyvesant Fish, Jr
Mildred Dick
Garrison
The
Hudson
Arthur Donner
American Sugar Refining Company
Charles i. Allien
Lowell
Mass
Taft
Knox
Pennsylvania
Mary Coos
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Mauss
Agnes Irwin
Richard S. Aldrich
N. O W. Aldrich
Rhodes-band
Presbyterian
Bos
Dial
New York
le Kiel
Fir
Aibert
Poercoek
Armerica Ahd
Clay Workers Win Victory Over Brazil Brick Company
Brazil Brazil June 27 The Clay circuit court dissolved the temporary injunction restraining forty clay workers from molesting interfering with and intimidating company employees following a offer to dismiss the suit if workers promised future legal conduct The workers countered that they had acted peaceably and lawfully.
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Brazil
Sfrikers
John F. Brown
Thomas HH. Merea
Farmer Dies in Runaway Near Wabash
Wabash June 27 Vudae Lavengood a well to do farmer fifteen miles northwest of Wabash was killed when his mules ran away and dragged him half a mile under the wagon after he stepped on the double tree. Lavengood aged fifty leaves a widow and seven children.
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Wabash
Vudae Lavengood
Lavengood
State News Briefs From Indiana Towns
Fire in Danville blamed on incendiary origin destroys three frame buildings on Main Street. Bloomington man found guilty of operating a blind tiger and sentenced by Mayor Harris to 50 dollars in fines and 30 days in jail. Newcastle sheriff brings home two runaway children Edgar and Paul Smith from Muncie. Odus Taylor, son of T G Taylor, bitten by a dog injuring his right leg. Shelbyville Mayor Hawk imposes strict penalties for fireworks sales before July 3 as celebrations begin weeks early.
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Danville
Miain Street
Bloomington
Harris
Jong Heard
Newcastle
Edgar
Paul Smith
Muncie
Spiceland
Washington
Odus Taylor
T. G. Taylor
Shelbyville
Thomas Hawkins
Evansville Livery Fire Destroys Stable At Himann and Hermann
A mysterious fire destroyed the livery and feed stable of Himann and Hermann in Evansville. An auto party of society girls released the horses after finding the watchman asleep. Loss estimated at about 10400 dollars.
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Evansville
Himann & Hermann
South Bend
St. Joseph and Mary's
Notre Dame University
Notre Dame
Fort Wasne
Calhoun Street
Pennsylvania and
Wabash
Fort Wasne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Board of Public Works
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Adams, Allen, Dekalb, Fulton
Huntington
Kosciusko
Lagrange
Marshall, Noble, Steuben, Wells
Whitley
Columbus
W W. HE Atkin
Hope
Christina J. Murphy
Newcastle
John Butterworth
Butterworth
Jennings
Laporte
Owen N. Heaton
Congress
Kendallville
Civic
Anstiss
Belle Gunness
Moscow
Idaho
Gurvei
Anto
Gunagess
Former banker arrested on federal embezzlement charge
Evansville Capt Simeon P Gillett former president of Citizens National Bank was arrested on a federal grand jury indictment for embezzlement. The arrest followed the Indianapolis grand jury probe into Citizens Bank before its January suspension. Gillett was notified by phone, walked to the federal building, and posted a blanket bond.
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Evansville
Simeon. P. Gillett
Citizens’ National Bank
Federal Grand Jury
Indianapolis
Citizens’ Bank
Gillett
United States
Jesse T. Peck
Oficer
Federal Building
Bond
Dinameters Kill Many Fish In Local Rivers
Farmers along Eel river in Hendricks county report extensive fish killings from dynamiting. Similar acts suspected in Big Walnut across the Prattam line. State game warden and deputy J Giles Hadley alerted. arrests expected. Earlier, two Indianapolis fishermen were fined for dynamiting Eel river.
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Eel River
Hendricks County
Pratnam
J. Giles Hadley
Plainfield
Indianapolis
Spencer James and Nancy Crawford Celebrate Sixtieth Anniversary
Spencer James and Nancy Crawford marked sixty years of marriage. The couple wed in Beaver County and were honored at a cheerful surprise celebration. About sixty guests attended and presented gifts as friends and relatives gathered for the milestone.
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Spencer—James
Nancy Crawford
Beaver County
Penneyventa
Ossip
Surmvn
Sy Shand
Belong Mill Destroyed by Fire in Enettsville Loss Near 20000
Fire at the Thompson-Sandy Belong mill in Enettsville destroyed the recently constructed plant. The firm, working on 100000 dollars worth of orders for New York and Boston, faced a total loss about 20000 with two competing theories of origin: locomotive sparks or arson. Insurance coverage covers only half the loss.
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Bloomington
Thompson-Sandy Company
Enettsville
New York
Boston
Monon
Interurban Railway Planned From South Bend to Kalamazoo
A South Bend conference led by M. H. Lane of the Chicago and Kalamazoo Terminal Railway and executives from Chicago Kalamazoo and Eastern Southern Michigan and Southern Indiana Railway firms announced an Interurban line will be built from South Bend to Kalamazoo Michigan soon. The meeting included Fred H. Bennett Edward Ful som M. P. Reed and Ray W. Reynold in leadership roles.
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South Bend
M. H. Lane
Chicago
Fireman Falls From Engine in Heat on Pennsylvania Line
Columbus report says Ralipa Chamypioen aged 26 is in critical condition at his home after a fall from an engine on his first trip as a fireman. He was overcome by heat and fell headlong from the gangway as the extra freight train to Legansport traveled about one hour south of Whiteland.
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Steddard
Dmv
Aguinett
Indiana Societe of Chicago
Hb Woereat Piente
Treorge Ade
Brook
Ind
Fair
Tity ‘ Ta Ae
Banks
Heverbige
Muimy
Gian
Frederick Funston
Servics Schouls
Leavenworth
Kan
Beef Trust
Newark
N. J
Wickersham
Supreme Court
Middle West States
Ilincis State Bar Association
Chicago
Pullman Company of
Pullman Company
Fre Kobler
Poiles
Cleveland
Baehr
Civil Service Commission
Koanler
Nallo
Priedberg
Germany
Jimperial Bank
Marysville
Srihohe
Vyadevett
South Bend
Gitewin Smith
Prome
Stip
Mariena Seimeen
New York City
Genaro Pesce
Atlantic
Italy
New York
Cleo Shaffer
Marion
Russell Gray
American Aeronautical Association
Aeronautic Federation of America
Aero Club of America
Central of
Columbus
Ralipa Chamypioen
Pennsylvania Railroad
Couiles
Whiteland
Legansport
Wheat Harvest Yields Fall Short in County Fields
Princeton report notes wheat yields are weak with many fields yielding about 25 bushels per acre. Despite larger acreage than 1959, overall harvest is expected to be only two thirds of last year as much of the grain is thin and difficult to cut.
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Princeton
Walks in Sleep Fatal Fall From Window
Fort Warne David W. Jones aged eighty nine founder of the Fort Warne Gazette and former city resident dies at Albion home of Mrs WT Green after a serambulistic plunge through a second story window injuring skull and other injuries.
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Fort Waryne
David W. Jones
Fort Warne
What the Ants Tell Us
Morning ants busy clearing nests and dragging sand predict no rain that day. Afternoon ants hurrying home with sentinels warn of rain that afternoon or night. How ants know remains a mystery.
Hotels Should Offer Portable Dog Kennels for Guests
A Popular Mechanics note in Hotel World recommends hotels provide rentable portable dog kennels for guests bringing dogs to rooms. Each kennel should be about four feet long and sized to fit through room doors, built of wood with zinc lining halfway, upper part open wire, and a broad tread bottom for stability.
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Hotel World
Truly Wonderful Climate Ends Tragically for Gassaway
Hyperbole Gassaway traveled from here to a southern California town for health reasons. Within weeks he reported feeling ten then twenty years younger. Afterward no contact. the town mayor advised that after a month there he died from cholera infantum.
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California
Italian savant unveils pocket wireless receiver
The Italian savant Mer Cerebotani, papal nuncio in Munich, is the inventor of a pocket sized device resembling a large watch that can receive messages from wireless stations. With just a bobbin of wire and a metal encased cane as accessories, a user can receive transmissions from stations within a twenty to thirty mile radius at any moment.
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Mer. Cerebotani
Munich
The Outing Spirit for Pleasant Social Runs
The article urges readers to adopt a practical, cheerful outing spirit. It advises adjusting to roughing it, avoiding excess, and preserving health. It stresses frugality, self discipline, and balance between rest and activity for enjoyable seasonal trips.
Girls Sweep Spelling Contests in New Orleans Public Schools
The article notes that girls dominate spelling contest wins in New Orleans public schools, with most victors female. It questions whether feminine superiority extends to other subjects and attributes early mind development and acute linguistic skills to the rising number of women entering stenography and typing roles.
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New Orleans
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