Bedford Woman Ends Life After Suicide Attempt
Mrs. Elmer Chambers, who drank carbolic acid at the Central Union telephone exchange stockroom, died that afternoon after an earlier suicide attempt. She traveled from Danville with her husband, spoke with a flagman, then drank two ounces in a restroom. Doctor Freeland arrived too late to save her.
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Townsfolk Remember Towell Pioneer of Indiana Territory
George Towell eighty five died at his daughter’s home in Marshall Indiana after a long life rooted in Indiana Territory beginnings He was born January 7 1847 in Orange County North Carolina and moved to Indiana as a child He was a member of the Friends Church and survived by five children Funeral services are planned with interment in Sylvania Greensburg born 1814 died this morning Richard B Thomson Greensburgs first mayor built the courthouse and left lasting landmarks in the county Evansville M J Fahey of Cleveland Ohio died at his room of acute gastritis aged about forty five a broker visiting friends was found unconscious and died before aid could be summoned
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Notable Indiana Deaths Touching Clay County
Ida Bryson of Clay City dies after fourteen weeks illness at home. She was married to Richard Bryson a leading local businessman. Funeral planned at the residence on Monday. W H Chillson age eighty four dies at home in Brazil after long debility. He is father of ex county superintendent and Spencer Democrat editor. James Shaw prominent Converse resident dies in Marion Hospital at sixty two.
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Ten Quaker yearly meetings adopt new constitution in America
Richmond Ind August 15 Ten of thirteen Friends yearly meetings have adopted the new constitution prepared years ago and under review since. Indiana Wilmington Western California Oregon Kansas North Carolina New York New England and Baltimore have adopted with North Carolina finalizing this week. Ohio and Iowa vary, Canada unlikely, with Canada later contested by London approval.
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Indiana Yearly Meeting to convene with quinquennial plan
Indiana Yearly Meeting will meet September 9 to October 7 with a program similar to past years. The quinquennial conference will meet October 2 in Indianapolis, with Timothy Nicholson on the program committee. Each meeting allocates five delegates plus one per thousand members. This first gathering under the new discipline will alter business methods.
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Another Glass Conference Sets Next Week in Pittsburg
President Charles E. Woitle of the American Flint Glass Workers Union arranged another conference with pressed ware manufacturers for next week. Members voted overwhelmingly against the manufacturers terms from Atlantic City. If no settlement is reached a strike will be ordered. in the thin blown tumbler branch workers seek a 10 percent raise while most National Glass plants are running and a strike seems unlikely.
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Hemingway factory flint house to hire 150 workers
In Muncie Indiana the Hemingway factory flint house will begin operations next Monday with 150 men. A week later three tank furnaces will hire an additional 200 workers, followed by the coal and gas producer furnace with a full crew. When fully online the plant will employ over 400 men.
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Wilder's brigade in Lafayette hosts fortieth reunion
Lafayette observed the fortieth reunion of the Wilder brigade with nearly two percent of veterans from Indiana Kansas Missouri Illinois and other western states in attendance. General John F Wilder led the brigade as it formed for a parade Marched by Major John W Warner as chief marshal. A campfire gathering followed with speeches by Wilder and others as plans for officer elections were announced for tomorrow afternoon.
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Lincoln City Reunion Date Moved to Include Nancy Hanks Grave Dedication
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Rockport Indiana reports officers moved the Lincoln City reunion dates from late this month to September 29 to October 1 to coincide with the Nancy Hanks Lincoln grave monument dedication. The event gathers First district soldiers and will feature speakers James A Hemenway Joseph G Cannon and Senator Dolliver from Iowa.
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Prisoner In Melon Theft Paraded Across Counties
Gasey Mattacy of Fontanet faces theft charges after a Big Four detective chained him to a melon as evidence while transferring him from Fontanet to Green Castle for arraignment. The detective forced a bystander to carry the fruit in handcuffs aboard the eastbound train.
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Melon Theft Suspect Hails From Terre Haute
In a court report the thief Mattsey stole a melon and fled by train to Terre Haute with the fruit. He aided his captor until a streetcar to the police station was proposed, then objected due to a boycott. He threatened to drop the melon but was forced aboard. Judge Rowley deemed prior temptations sufficient punishment.
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Retreat Ends as Providence Sisters Begin New Vows
At St Marys of the Woods Indiana eight Sisters of Providence completed a ten day silent retreat and received a new class of twelve novices with first vows. The ceremony was led by Bishop O Donaghue. In South Bend over sixty sisters from numerous states concluded their annual retreat led by Father Mark of Hoboken.
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Bowles Rampage Stirs Anderson At Nation Rally
Dr Bowles denounces Anderson papers as inciting mobs while praising Roosevelt and Carrie Nation. In Decatur a local bus driver Frank Cotton, inspired by Nation, donned a dress and hatchet and attacked a saloon owner, then fled as the crowd intervened.
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Drunken veteran dies after fairground accident in Indiana
William Pearson fifty a Spanish American war veteran carrying a Lafayette Soldiers Home furlough staggered into a peanut vendor’s cart at the Fair Grounds. He sustained internal injuries from which he will die and blamed himself. Hawthorn the vendor refused blame and surrendered. authorities declined to charge him. Other local incidents include a man found dead near Big Four tracks near Greensburg with neck broken, an Evansville window washer seriously injured after a three story fall, a Huntington grocer injured in a runaway, and the Fort Wayne German Lutheran Orphans Home reporting a debt free year with receipts of 13014.92 and disbursements of 12860.57.
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Madison county constables plan relief campaign meeting
Elwood Indiana report notes a joint Madison county constables meeting within ten days to outline a campaign for relief from onerous practices and unjust working conditions. The article mentions months of growing dissatisfaction among the constables seeking reforms.
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Indefinite shutdown hits New Point quarries in Wide Car shortage
Greensburg reports the Big Four stone quarries at New Point closed due to lack of railroad cars to ship shipments. The operator holds $10,000 in dressed stone ready. they study moving to Ripley county to reopen. Nearby reports include a possible railroad death mystery in Laporte.
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Indiana towns hear of rail line plans to Poland
Reports from multiple Indiana cities detail proposals and local reactions to a Terre Haute Electric Company line project. Farmers near Poland offer a right of way for a Poland connection. Richmond outlines county budget increases. Terre Haute Labor Union defers boycott action. Normal City forms a commercial club. ague cases rise amid heavy rainfall. Greenwood interurban extension to Columbus advances with no sale rumors.
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Elderly couple wed in Elwood home ceremony
Peter Wells aged seventy five and Mrs Sarah Snelson married by Justice Williams at Wells home in Elwood Indiana. Both are over sixty with Wells noted as one of the citys wealthiest men and this being his fifth marriage.
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Rain Interferes With Terre Haute Carnival Attendance
Terre Haute Indiana on August 15 reports rain reducing carnival and race attendance. The day, billed as Terre Haute day, failed to reach expected turnout with visitors significantly lower than anticipated.
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Forty Workmen Laid Off at Bedford Stone Works
Bedford Indiana August 15 Consoli dated Stone Company laid off forty workmen today due to a surplus of stone on hand. The layoff will be temporary.
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Interurban Poultry Group Reorganized as Apollo Takes Stage
Efforts to revive the Interurban Poultry Association continue with a new Apollo organization. It previously staged Indiana’s best poultry show in this city three years ago before disbanding. The revival aims to restore the event’s prominence and support local breeders.
Show prospects and Civic notes across Indiana towns
Reports from Fort Wayne to Henryville describe show prospects with inter urban line to Tipton, a Trinity Methodist Church brick plan at $9000, a Milwaukee educated public schools director, and several community updates. Reunion attendances, pension board resignations, long drives for young workers, and health inspections punctuate the local notices.
Surprised Old Newsman Recalls Westward Career
An New Orleans Times-Democrat anecdote recalls a Utah stint editing state news. A bishop death blunder prompted a managing editor to limit copy, noting “a bishop for every seven Mormon members.” The tale reveals newsroom misfires over misread clergy and large families.
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Bohemianism in Art Declines in American Scene
Philadelphia Times notes Harrison Morris of the Academy of the Fine Arts argues Bohemian influence in art is waning. The piece praises native schools over Paris roaming, contrasts bohemian journalism stereotypes, and lauds the move toward more purposeful, refined artistic achievement in the United States.
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The Planting of Trees
The Philadelphia Inquirer urges planting trees by children to teach value through hands on work. It argues youth involvement combines aesthetic and practical benefits and asks parents to endure the accompanying effort for future shade and growth.
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Carnations Fall in Price Thanks to New Wire Machine
A Philadelphia florist explains prices for carnations dropped about 40 percent in the last year not due to popularity but a newly invented wire device. An automatic steel wire tree-box about two feet tall steadies growing carnations, preventing spoilage and rot, keeping flowers upright and cheaper.
Average wages by region in Mahin’s Magazine
The article notes wage disparities across U S regions. Atlantic states average 459 dollars per worker, North Central 445, South regions show the lowest at 54 and 60 dollars respectively, while Western states pay the highest on average.
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