Local notices and society items from Sullivan Indiana
James McDonald of Shelburn visited the city yesterday. The Arts Study Club hosted a Friday night lecture by Prof. Brown of Butler University on The Message of Art. Mrs. Bertha Neff of Indianapolis performed songs and Miss Agnes Mumford of Princeton played organ pieces.
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Abs
Sullivan
Merom Road
John L. Thompson
Aaron Wilkey
Clyde
Redlands
Tal
Canton
Miss
Agron
Mississippi
John E. Fry
Mt. Vernon
Presbyterian Church
Fry
Ella Allen
New Lebanon
Emily Ridgeway
Bloomfield
Allen
Nellie
H-mera
John Buff
Merom
Jobin Daniels
Detroit
John
Tennessee
Brown
Butler University
Agnes Mumford
Princeton
Bertha Neff
Indianapolis
Scenic Colorado folder from Burlington Route offers travel info
The Burlington Route issues a 16 page illustrated folder titled In Scenic Colorado with a relief map and seasonal trip information. It promotes travel via its Chicago and St Louis routes and offers mail information through L. W. Wakeley G. P. A. St. Louis Mo.
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Burlington
Colorado
Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
L. W. Wakeley
Suspicion and Safe Conduct in Moonshine Country
A Detroit traveler recounts asking a Cumberland foothills postmaster for a safe note to travel among moonshiners. The postmaster doubts its usefulness, fearing moonshiners would deem him a spy and rope him or hold him for days, fueling mutual suspicion about revenue men.
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Cumberland Mountains
Pina
Lrecken
Marriage Licenses Listed for Local Residents
Jonathan R. Bonham marries Myrtle A. Fenton. James M. Bonham weds Francis P. Bedwell. Lon Bolinger ties with Dollie Kirk. Luther E. Frakes weds Maggie McClanahan.
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Jonathan R. Bonham
Myrtle A. Fenton
James M. Bonham
Francis P. Bedwell
Lon Bolinger
Dollie Kirk
Luther E. Frakes
Maggie McClanahan
Heavy rain causes damage and traffic caution near Sullivan
A heavy rain drenched Sullivan and environs yesterday causing swollen streams and notable damage. E. and T. H. trains from Terre Haute to Sullivan ran with orders to proceed cautiously as water works near Busserou ran near bank full. The rain was described as badly needed.
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Sullivan
Terre Haute
Busserou
A Rainy Day In Japan From Mortimer Menpes
A vivid excerpt from Japan, a Record In Color describes rain transforming streets gardens and homes into artful scenes. It praises yellow paper umbrellas unfurling in showers and extols Japan as a nation of beauty both in homes and on streets.
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Japan
London
Mortimer Menpes
Draconian Law Themes Echo in Family Exchange
The passage presents a father and son named Patrick in a sharp exchange about theft and punishment. The father recalls a life sentence of penal servitude for a past offense, contrasting it with the son's alleged theft. The dialogue probes justice, guilt, and moral irony within a family.
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Patrick
No Hope For Him. A Jailer's Placed Judgment
A Chicago News quip notes a jailer’s remark that a man jailed for murdering his wife is “too sweet to live.” The exchange frames the case with dark humor about the condemned man’s moral character.
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Chicago News
Action Follows Word As New Actor Confirms Stage Entrance
A fledgling actor recalls planned stage stealth and whispered Hist missing syllables. The exchange ends with a somber confession that the line was spoken, highlighting the tension between intention and execution in theater.
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Rand
Baltimore American
His Wheel Won’t Rust in Wet Weather
Hewitt claims his wheel stayed functional after getting wet yesterday while Jewett jokes about soaking his head in a New York Herald page note.
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Hewitt
Jewett
New York Herald
Poverty of Character Warns About True Wealth
A concise moral from Ladies' Home Journal notes that wealth cannot cure a lack of character. true value comes from integrity, not money.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Indiana Heroes in Philippines Defend Liberty and Valor
An unbiased correspondent defends American troops in the Philippines amid criticism of their conduct. Indiana regiments, sailors, and marines fought in Samar and Luzon with notable valor from Pekin to San Juan Hill, while debates over Waller and Basay highlight the brutal realities of war and the need to distinguish between enemy slaughter and disciplined force.
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Indiana
Cili Vation
Savatory
Philippines
Rough Riders
Camp Mount
Waller
Samar
Hiram
Bearss
Miami County
Carmack
Tillman
Stephan Bonsall
Collier’s Weekly
Egypt
China
Smith
Illinois
San Juan Hill
Second Infantry
Mr. Bonsal
Luzon
Balangigan
Mr. Bonsall
Alamo
Cabrnos
Major Waller
Major Wailer
Basay
Balangiga
Ninth Infantry
Mr. Bonsali
Gova
Ninth
Tien-Tsin
Pekin
Annapolis
New York
Leyte
Pacific
Noah
Rodgers
Nipa Nipa
Roberts
Indiana Rural Free Delivery Growth and Leaders
Indiana has led and benefited from rural free delivery as a Hoosier project. Perry Heath, as first assistant postmaster general, helped turn the experiment into a nationwide system with almost 6900000 farm residents now receiving daily mail. The program aims to reach every rural doorstep within four years, with route proposals outpacing available action and ongoing expansion funded by congress.
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Indiana
Postal Service
Perry 5
Heath
Post Office Department
Congress
Wanamaker
Bissell
Wilson
Gary
Indianapolis
Union
United States
Department of Agriculture
Nighttime shade officer water cure controversy
Senator Patterson of Colorado defends a claim that an American officer sat under a tree in the Philippines shade during water cure practices all night. The exchange with Senator Beveridge in the Congressional Record highlights partisan clashes over U S policy in the Philippines and questions of military conduct.
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Senator Patterson
Colorado
Indiana
Wilson
Washington
Crawfordsville
Rocky Mountain News Afr
Patterson
Dewey
Colorado Statesman
Philppines
Liglitor Patterson
Philippines
Senate
Beveridge
Congressional
Waesther
Pdoweyv
Cauloraca
Utah
Rawlins
Tennessee
Cotton shipments draw lines in Democratic leadership
A South Carolina cotton factory began 40 tons of cotton drilling for Manila while a Georgia mill sent 22 tons of cotton cloth to China and Japan. The remark notes Southern states’ voting patterns contrasting with their export actions.
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South Carolina
Manila
Georgia
China
Japan
Critics Silenced by Knox Appointment as Attorney General
Noblesville Ledger notes Democratic outcry over President Roosevelt naming Knox, a distinguished corporation lawyer, as attorney general. The piece argues his anti merger and anti trust actions quieted opposition while pointing out Republicans passed and enforced most anti trust measures.
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Roosevelt
Knox
Corporation
O N
Noblesville Ledger
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