Washington Newsmen in Roosevelt Era Public Service
Notes from Washington April 20 1903 on President Roosevelt elevating journalists to federal posts including Robert Armstrong Wynne Henry McFarland and Harry West Among remarks on access to the President press rooms and the unwritten rule about quoting the President while investigations at the Post Office continue bristow leads the handling of the inquiry with confidence in the process.
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White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Post Office Department
Bristow
Payne Snot
Death visits Shome Leota Flora dies at 17 from measles
Miss Leota Flora aged 17, daughter of Samuel B Flora, died Wednesday morning after weeks of illness from measles. Relapse and complications led to her death at eight. Funeral held at 2 p m Thursday with Rev H L Greenawalt at Lakeview Cemetery inhumation.
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Leota Flora
Place
H. L. Greenawalt
Lakeview Cemetery
Accepted Position in Goshen with Hawks Hardware
W. C. Hammon has accepted a position with Hawks Hardware Company of Goshen after leaving Stout and Son eight months ago. He is the third person from Stout and Son to join Hawks Hardware in Goshen, following Will Hill and Frank Burt.
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W. C. Hammon
Hawks’ Hardware Company
Goshen
Stout & Son
Will Hill
Frank Burt
Christian Endeavor Meeting at Lutheran Church
The regular monthly business meeting of the Christian Endeavor of the Lutheran church will be held Friday evening April 24 at the home of Mrs. O L Leonard. The following Sunday is consecration day and all members are urged to attend the service. All are invited to attend.
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The
Christian Endeavor of the Lutheran Church
O. L. Leonard
Reformatory Law Changes In Indiana Legislation
Senate bills 56 and 57 passed last session altering the reform system. The Indiana Reform School for Boys at Plainfield becomes the Indiana Boys' School. The act directs vicious and criminal boys sixteen or older to Jeffersonville reformatory rather than the Indiana Boys' School.
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Senate
Indiana Reform School For Boys
Plainfield
Indiana Boys’ School
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Measles and Whooping Cough Warned By Health Board
The article notes measles and whooping cough have been widespread in Silver Lake and other towns this winter. It cites Chicago health guidance praised for sound advice. It stresses measles as the most serious after effect and highlights Osler on recovery, urging vigilance to prevent pulmonary complications.
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Silver Lake
Chicago Board of Health
Osler
Purdue kerosine emulsion for scale on fruit trees
Purdue University horticultural department offers a kerosine emulsion solution to spray trees affected by scurry scale. Mix half a pound seep with soft water and add two gallons coal oil then process to cream. Use rates of one part emulsion to eight to ten parts water for hard bodied insects and one to fifteen to twenty parts for soft bodied insects.
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Horticultural Department
Purdue University
Silver Lake Nominating Slates Set For May Election
Democratic caucus in Silver Lake nominates Andrew Homman Edgar Snyder Marquis Votter Charles Stout John Leonard for trustee posts clerk treasurer marshal with election set for May 4. Republicans name Ira Leckton Cyrus Leonard Elias Braude James Babcock William Price Alvin Bowen for the same offices.
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Andrew D.homman
Edgar P. Snyder
Marquis D. Votter
Oe Esehs Charles Roger Clerk
Christian E. Stout Marshal
John J. Leonard
Aeassecae
Ira Leckton
Cyrus L. Leonard
Elias Braude
James J. Babcock
William W. Price
Alvin H. Bowen
Thacker Brothers Tile Mill Begins Operations
Thacker Brothers started their tile mill last Monday and report everything in good shape for a strong season. The demand for drain tile has been high, with supply insufficient until now.
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Thacker Brothers
Will Deliver Sermon at South Pleasant Church
Rev. Marion Bolin of Wisconsin will preach at the South Pleasant church south of town next Sunday evening April 26. Bolin, a former local resident, will be welcomed back by many eager to hear him again.
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Marion Bolin
Wisconsin
South Pleasant
Bolin
Scarlet Fever Sickness Reaches College Students
Rev. Tillman learned his son Ernest and roommate Roy Scoles of Claypool were ill with scarlet fever at Terre Haute. He found them improving but forced to leave college for the rest of term to recover and prevent spread, under proper authorities’ precautions.
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Tillman
Terre Haute
Ernest
Roy Scoles
Claypool
Rural Highway Law for Free Delivery Routes Passed
Governor signs act mandating all rural free delivery highways be kept in repair and passable. Boards of commissioners township trustees and road supervisors must maintain routes and drainage. trustees must allocate at least five percent of road funds annually for an emergency fund to implement provisions.
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United States
Boards of Commissioners
Money to loan at five percent interest
Isenberger and Arnold offer loans at a low 5 percent rate with annual interest payments. They accept partial payments of $100 or multiples on any interest date and have ample private funds for short notice loans. They also buy notes of all kinds and remind farmers they can borrow.
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Isenberger & Arnold
Balloon treasure in St. Louis World Fair dedication
A large oil silk balloon filled with hydrogen will be released during the dedication ceremonies at the World’s Fair in St. Louis. A notice attached to the balloon promises a season pass to the fair upon return of the notice to Exposition officials. The balloon could travel about a thousand miles before landing.
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St. Louis
Female Grafter at Work
A regional fraud case details a female grafter who visits homes under charity pretexts to solicit money and steal valuables. She targets churchgoers, starting with Meth odists, and travels between cities, using trust to gain access and take loose items when residents are away.
Mrs Jacob Strauss and Delia Hill Guests of John Wertenberger
Mrs Jacob Strauss of North Dakota and Miss Delia Hill of Silver Lake visited John Wertenberger and family this week in Roann.
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Jacob. Strauss
North Dakota
Mias Delia Hill
Silver Lake
John. Wertenerger
Roann
Proclamation on 1903 Acts to Take Effect May Start
Printed copies of the acts of the 1903 legislature are with the secretary of state and distribution has begun. Upon receipt of deliveries from counties, the governor will issue a proclamation putting acts without emergency clauses or with a later date into effect, likely by May 1.
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Secretary of State
Great sensation as Brown saved by Dr King's New Discovery
In Leesville Indiana W H Brown, thought near death from consumption, was saved by Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption. He testifies the remedy relieved asthma like symptoms and quickly improved his condition, marking a dramatic recovery.
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Leesville
Ind
W.H. Brown
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