Indiana State Fair Prize Increases and Special Cups Planned
The premium list for the Indiana State Fair shows total prizes of 58,662 with trotting and pacing leading at 21,590. Horse shows award 10,538 across draft coach horses mules and light harness. cattle premiums total 14,251 with dairy cattle at 3,375 and ewe cattle at 10,876. Dairy and creamery prizes reach 210. sheep 2,665. swine 2,060. poultry 2,409. Special cups and gold medals, including Meredith silver service and Percheron Society honors, highlight a broader effort to attract top stock, with entries closing August 27 and the fair opening September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American
Virginia C. Meredith
Cambridge City
Indiana
Solomon Meredith
General Meredith
Oakland
Ile
Meredith
TS. Graves
Indianapolis
Walter Ladley
Abie Brown
van Natta
American Association of Importers
Chicago
Short items and oddities from early newspapers
Redhaired people described as impulsive and outspoken. The estate of David Valentine settled in Fall River Massachusetts after long court battles. A Calais Maine building once a prize ring and former church now hosts moving pictures. Elmer Barnard of Orlando Maine caught a nine foot 400 pound sturgeon in his weir, first in ten years on the Penobscot. A Virginia governor receives a cane from two battlefields, Chal Gettys Peach Field etc. The Summerland California oil field sits offshore with about 200 wells producing five barrels daily.
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David Valentine
Fall River
Mass
Calais
Elmer Barnard
Orlando
Virginia
Pears
Challectorsville
Summerland
Cal
Stolen Bases and Baseball Notes From Early Season
Stolen Bases. Shaefer of the Detroits is described as the greatest comedian today among ball players. Frank Chancee marks his tenth year in baseball and remains with the Chicago Nationals. Walter Manning of the New York Americans is seen as ready for a big league pitching career. Campbell of the Cincinnati Reds recalls a 1905 rejection by St. Louis as a setback. Cy Young is said to be using more curve balls this year.
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Shaefer
Detroits
Frank Chancee
Chance
Chicago Nationals
Walter Manning
New York Americans
Campbell
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis
Cy Young
German Gleanings on Industry and Language Policy
A German industry report notes a yearly iron stone bonus for workers with over a year of service, totaling about SITIQ0W0 annually. The Prussian royal table linen and those of Baden Saxony Bavaria and Württemberg are produced at a single factory in Bielefeld. A new law mandates German for public meetings nationwide as part of Germanization efforts in Alsace German Poland and Schleswig Holstein affecting roughly 4,500,000 people.
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Germany
Baden
Saxony
Bavaria
Wurttemberg
Bielefeld
Empire
Flippant Flings and Terse Observations Across Papers
A collection of quips criticizing era biases and journalistic lapses. Mentions of a Jupiter satellite discovery and reflections on prohibition ripple through references to the Lorain Times-Telegram Louisville Courier Journal and Galveston News.
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Ken
Job
Atlanta Journal
Jupiters
Lorain
Georgia
Louisville Courier-Journal
Flower and Tree Facts and Growth Tips
The orange tree bears fruit up to 150 years. Coconut tree leaves reach thirty feet long and a parasol magnolia leaf can shelter fifteen to twenty people. The Inaj palm has the largest leaves often fifty feet long and ten to twelve feet wide. For flowering cuttings use small cracks to start roots and blooming, especially geraniums, as cracks fill with roots.
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Ceylon
Paris Bans Barrel Organ Licenses Amid Police Decision
The Paris prefect of police has decided that no more licenses to play barrel organs in the city will be granted. In Abrest, twelve couples recently celebrated their golden weddings in a notable local event.
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Paris
Abrest
Vichy Town Guests Witness Large Family Gathering
In a small town near Vichy France three hundred descendants gathered at a church. A plan is being considered to move the Jardin des Plantes to a site three miles outside Paris to establish a zoological oasis where animals would enjoy greater liberty.
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Vichy
France
Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
Pith and Point from the Atchison Globe
A reflective column notes that public perception, respect for women, and reputation matter in all walks. It argues few ruin come from major offenses while many suffer from minor misdeeds and social expectations in civic life.
Spanish Beauty Haunts a Sanitarium Grounds untold tale
A serialized tale unfolds at Dr. Brier's Home Sanitarium where a Spanish woman born in Castile endures a doomed marriage and a chilling vow. A curious English couple tours the grounds as the narrator hints at a tragic past, blending romance with a provocative mystery in a suburban setting.
Grim tale of a cursed marriage and a doomed patient
A young doctor tells of a woman tormented by visions and night screams as her former husband is blamed for her dying grip. Despite many doctors and her husband’s efforts, the case grows worse and ends in hopelessness. Crimson roses on her gown symbolize her fragile hope.
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Pal
Rainy Day Milk Run Echoes Shared Forecast
A milkman notes rain on the day as a housekeeper checks her milk jug and agrees the shower is coming. The exchange captures a simple, weather quiet moment with practical concern about the weather.
Will Bring Youth
A quote states that an income of 4000 dollars annually will bring youth to a woman every night, attributed to Pathfinder.
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Cassyv
Pathfinder
Wellesley Town Develops Parks and Parkways Centered on Rail Lines
Wellesley plans eighteen acre playground near Washington Street with ball fields and tennis courts and a future three mile parkway to the Charles River. Town boosters note improved railroad stations planted with trees and shrubs and a land lease near Wellesley station to the town for decorative landscaping. Three village improvement societies coordinate efforts across Wellestey Hills and Fells to discuss welfare questions and municipal life with a large membership and active meetings.
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Wellesley
Mass
United States
Woml
Steve
Hese
Lago
Boston Trerald
Elm Park
Wellesley Hills
Wellesley Hills Square
College
Hunnewell
H. H. Hunnewell
Washington Street
Fullerbrook
Wellesley t[TiIs
Charles River
Tunnewell
HL. F. Richardson
Village Improvement Society
Wellesley Station
Wellesley Improvement Societies
Wellestey
Wellesley End
Hills and Fells Society
Fells Society
Fells
Wellestey Point
Boston
Berlin Moves to Curb Street Sign Vandalism
Berlin officials promise steps to prevent the defacement of streets by electric signs. Authorities plan measures to protect signage and maintain street aesthetics.
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Berlin
Berlin Po Hce
A Cool Gun Fighter From Tombstone Told by Marcus A Smith
Hon Marcus A Smith recalls Tombstone in 1880 where thirty killers roamed and many died by bullets. He highlights Harry Leslie, a Georgia youth who killed an armed foe in a barroom moment and was acquitted by a swift jury, in a Baltimore American account.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Marcus. A. Smith
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
Naimest
Harry Leslie
Leslie
Baltimore American
Hat in Booth Causes Broadway Bustle
Diners watch a young woman in a huge white straw hat with red wings get stuck in a telephone booth. She maneuvers the brim, slides through, then reinserts the hat causing a door to fail to shut and a roomful of laughter.
Non-Residents Notified in Indiana Land Suit
In Hamilton County Indiana the Hamilton Circuit Court issues notice to non residents named as defendants in a real estate quiet title action. The plaintiffs seek to quiet title and demand appearance by October 5 1908 at Noblesville Court House to answer or demur the complaint.
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State of Indiana
Hamilton County
Hamilton
Willian P. Harris
William J. Eberwein
Miley J. Ogle
Binteher Ogle
May Ogte
Spetcer Ogte
Lanthbert Ogle
Nettie Ogle
Marvin Ote
Etta Eberwein
Neith Waggoner
Henry
Waggoner
Maud Mller
Fred Miller
Mary Ogie
Beth Ogie
Naomi Ogie
Richard Talcott
Mary Talcott
Rich Talcott
Talcott
Richard +sott
Richard Tallcott
Unkown
Slocun
Howland
Hanuison T. Howland
Benjamin Gould
Sylvia Ane Gould
Benign Gould Jr
Gould
Benjamin Gould Jr
Watow
Tates
Sil
Tamilton
Indiana
Uverdore
Hamilton Circuit Court of
Noblesville
Notice of Administration in Hamilton County Estate
Notice is hereby given that the wadersizaert has been appointed by the Circuit Court of Hamilton county Indiana as Administrator of the estate of Hannibal Underwood late of Hamilton county deceased. The estate is supposed solvent John B. Foulke named as Administrator. July relaps.
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Wadersizaert
Circuit Court
Hamilton County
State of
Indiana
Hannibal Underwood
John B. Foulke
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Ecrops
Galtveston News
Atchison Globe
Dr. Brier
Seodi
Enorious
Castile
Inez
England
America
HME College Town
Leroy J. Patuv
Pearson « Pearson
Attyrs
Phaintitts
Chicago and the North
S A. Royster
Pearson & Pearson
Sheridan
Sheridan Markets
Aay
Henry Southards
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