Cass Township approves wet status by large margin
In Cass Township a local option vote yesterday approved liquor sales by a 172 majority. All precincts favored wet except No 5 Gilmore, which stayed dry by 12. Wet wins: No 1 Cass 40, No 2 Dugger 48, No 3 Farnsworth 31, No 4 Dugger 65. total wet 184 against 12 dry No 6. Nine saloons operate across Dugger Farnsworth Gilmour Caledonia Jerico.
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Cass Township
Gilmour
Cass
Dugger
Farnsworth
Caledonia
Jerico
Greater Farm Efficiency Through Better Fertilizing
Professor A R Whitson argues for wider use of commercial fertilizers in Wisconsin. He cites rock phosphate added to manure raising potato yields by 47 percent and stresses soil type, crop needs, and proper fertilizer selection over blanket programs.
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A.R. Whitson
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
United States
Wisconsin
Agricultural College
England
Germany
France
Europe
Famous First Seeks Long Race Victory at Speedway
Gil Anderson drives Stutz entry number one in the second annual 500 mile International Sweepstakes at Indianapolis next Memorial Day. He completed the first 600 mile race with no mechanical adjustment, a feat praised as remarkable for manufacturing the model and leading to the company’s expansion on the successful chassis.
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Gil Anderson
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Anderson
Lexington Motor Car Company
Connersville
Ind
Harry Knight
America
Lexington
Knight
Wescott
Carnegie
Carnegie Commission
Stutz
Ideal Motor Car Company
Indianapolis
Gil” Anderson
Len Zengle
Billy Knipper
Mercedes
Spencer Wishart
Port Chester
New York
Ralph DePalma
Louis Disbrow
Harvey Herrick
Wilcox
Merz
Herr
Fiat
E. E. Hewlett
Los Angeles
Cal
Teddy Tetzlaff
United States
Speedway
Knight Back in Game in 1912 Indianapolis 500
Harry Knight, noted young aeroplane pilot turned racer, will drive the Lexington Motor Car Company six cylinder 1914 model in the Indianapolis 500. The entry marks Lexington’s first appearance in the Memorial Day classic, with Knight’s dramatic past crash and rescue drawing wide attention and Carnegie medal consideration.
City Government Wins Narrow Victory in Special Election
At a special election in Jasonville yesterday supporters of a city government won by 27 votes, confirming a change in local governance. The result reflects a tight contest and voter turnout details remain to be reported.
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Jasonville
Taft Wins State Convention Delegates and New York Primary
Taft secured a majority of 105 delegates at the Indiana state convention in Indianapolis and was named as a national convention delegate at large with Fairbanks New James Watson and James D Oliver. In New York Taft led the primaries earning 83 of 90 national delegates. The Second District meeting at Vincennes will elect two delegates with Taft holding a district convention majority. Students Return to School after Fraternity Dispute. Entre Nous and F L E clubs involved but the issue is under review by the school board.
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Taft
Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
Harry S. New
James E. Watson
James D. Oliver
New York State
New York
Vincennes
Entre Nous
Bridwell Names County Children Guardians Board
Judge William H. Bridwell reorganizes the county board of children's guardians by appointing Will A. Thompson Davie M. Riggs John W. Lindsey Mrs. Carrithers and Richard Park to the panel.
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Bridwell Names Board
William H. Bridwell
County Board of Childrens Guardians
Will A. Thompson
Davie M. Riggs
John W. Lindley
Carrithers
Richard Park
Local Notices of Subscriptions and Funeral Attendance
Eugene Crawley of Tulsa Oklahoma and his mother Mrs C E Crawley of Cincinnati send subscription favors. Eugene works for Gulf Coast Pipe Line Co in Tulsa. Mr and Mrs J B Mullane of Indianapolis are here for the funeral of Mrs Mullanes uncle James Price. Joe K Smock returns Tuesday from a trip to New Orleans and other southern points.
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Union
Eugene Crawley
Tulsa
Oklahoma
C. E. Crawley
Cincinnati
Eugene
Gulf Coast Pipe Line Co
J. B. Mullane
Indianapolis
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Christchurch
Success Magazine
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Cinity
Sullivan Union
Terre Haute Star
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Indianapolis News
the Sullivan Union
Sullivan, Ind
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