Handsome house to be dedicated by the Presbyterians
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Terre Haute Ind Aug 2 the conference of the United Brethren Church of the Lower Wabash Valley decided to apportion the 7.00 debt of the church college at Westie IL among several territorial divisions of the conference to raise the amount for the ensuing year J B Coonett J B Norvell and J L Brandendure presiding elders were appointed to arrange a course of study for prospective members of the annual conference Admission is based on a certain degree of standing Rev S E Long Terre Haute Rev L H Cooley Paris and other members were appointed to arrange the course of study W C Smith was re elected secretary of the branch missionary society LaPorte Ind Aug 2 It is expected that the First Baptist Church will on Monday evening extend a call to Rev Clark R Park son in law of President W F Stott of Franklin College and to succeed who has accepted a call to Coampaign party
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Ditch contract awarded to Loganport man for 532,000
Contractor Robert C. Hillis of Logansport wins the Gault ditch project after a competitive bidding process. The four county drain will cover Cass Fulton Pulaski and White counties, stretch about 23.16 miles, drain the Indian Creek valley into the Tippecanoe river, and reach completion within two years. The project requires excavating about 60 million cubic yards of dirt and reaches depths of 28 feet and widths of 76 feet.
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Union strike settlement and labor reports from Indiana
In Marion Aug 2 the United Telephone Company strike ends with workers winning a 25 cent daily wage increase while the company refuses union recognition. Unionists return to work and nonunion linemen are discharged amid sympathy strikes in Bluffton Huntington Fort Wayne and Gas City. In Logansport three workers strike over a minor dispute prompting local denials of a citywide labor crisis. Terre Haute reports miners from Dugger claiming Keeley Cure mine discrimination. management agrees to reemploy former workers as idle periods persist in the Linton area due to rail limits.
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Reunions Dominate Big Week in Indiana Towns
Hagerstown hosts three all day family reunions at the fair grounds for the Bond Thornburg and Keever clans with noon dinners and afternoon speeches music and games. Hodson and Coggeshall gatherings flourish in Spiceland Richmond and Centerville with officers elected and poems read. Indiana regimental and grange reunions surface in Orleans Noblesville LaPorte Elkhart and Winchester with notable speakers and large crowds.
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Parole Plan Discussed by Two Prison Boards in Indiana
Governor Durbin presided over a joint session of the State Prison and Jeffersonville Reformatory boards in Michigan City to resolve how to parole reformatory convicts transferred from the southern institution. The meeting produced two possible approaches and slated parole decisions to begin Monday.
Will Ask for Parole in Embezzlement Case
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Michigan City Ind August 29 A B Newton alias Wagner who tried to swindle the H A Root Manufacturing Co by passing a forged 1980 dollar check seeks a parole at the next board meeting Wagner says his wife and children in Indianapolis are starving and need relief He claims he will accept parole covering fourteen years of his sentence and that there will be no other prosecutions though he is still sought in a case of forgers in the United States
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Inter state shoot closes with Marke trophy win by Savannah team
SAVANNAH GA Aug 2 The inter state shoot closed this afternoon The Marke trophy was shot for by three teams two from Georgia and one from the United States marine corps The Georgia team led by Capt T Austin of Savannah won by a total of 268 out of 300 The firing was five heats each 60 shots The second Georgia team took second and the marine corps third
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Kruse and Deventer Furnaces Highlight No 7 4 East Washington
Kruse and Deventer advertise celebrated warm air furnaces located at No 7 4 East Washington. The listing emphasizes their products and location for potential buyers seeking reliable heating solutions.
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Unusual Haegerstown Robbery Involved Poison Threats
In a Hagerstown area robbery three masked men woke Charles Crabbe at 2 am. They demanded bank funds, bound him, pried his teeth open with a knife, and forced a poison swallow. After the money is taken the leader threatens to shoot Crabbe but relents, ordering silence. Crabbe later tells a neighbor and physician. A separate Marion burglary nets jewelry and a shirt stud.
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Farmers Block the Way Delay Elwood Anderson Traction Line
Unusual obstacles face Union Traction Company as it works to build a sixteen mile air line road from Elwood to Anderson. Farmers oppose the project demanding high land use payments, prompting more than forty condemnation suits and court orders before work can proceed. In Hartford City, Oil Belt Traction line promoters report Boston capital funding and a Maxwell contract to start construction from Hartford City to Alexandria after franchises and right of way were secured.
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Shelbyville Corn Mill To Open In Indiana
Shelbyville plans a new corn mill with 2 500 bushels daily capacity. William Nading leads construction, has awarded contracts, and purchased machinery. Expected operation by year’s start, signaling economic expansion in Shelbyville Indiana.
Peppermint and Ginseng First Named Yields About $115 an Acre
In Indiana H G Gilliam, LaGrange county school superintendent, proves a profitable year as peppermint and ginseng farmer. His 316 acres yield 365 dollars in peppermint oil, with 190 dollars cost this year. Distilled at Hobbs marish Adeline distillery. Gilliams expects higher future yields at lower cost. Gilliams has 60 gin seng plants, 40 of which show growth. A St Louis poultry firm buys 120 acre farm near Terre Haute to raise chickens with incubators for 26,000 chicks.
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New Entrance Building and Boys Club House at Winona Lake
Extensive improvements underway at Winona Lake include a new electric railway entrance and Pennsylvania station complex funded by H. J. Heinz. A Winona Boys' Club house with at least a hundred rooms is planned on the college campus at a $7,000 outlay, while a Big Four Railroad station and sheds will be built for summer crowds. A bronze priest figure, donated by Heinz, vanished then was recovered after a lake search.
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Danville Chautauqua closes with lecture by CanaCritill
At Lincoln Park Danville Chautauqua concludes with Edward A. Adam Cantrill delivering The Messianic Life. Laura Ormiston-Chant wore a decoration and recounted her wartime Crete relief work rewarded by the Greek king with Red Cross honors. Richmond Chautauqua progresses with talks by James A. Shaw and James Speed, music by jubilee singers, and a stereopticon on Red Head. Maxinkuckee Assembly nears close as Medbury and Smith speak on Greater America. stockholders reelect officers—ground improvements planned. receipts exceed prior years. Miss Flo Hardin, longtime Indiana State Spiritualists Association secretary, retires and is honored with a purse and gold offering.
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Suspended Citi zens Bank President Assigns Assets
Beaumont Tex August 2 Red Oliver president of the recently suspended Citizens National Bank made a general assignment to R E Prince of Corsicana for the benefit of creditors. No statement was filed. A general belief exists that Mr Oliver has an estate of at least four other banks all of which were closed since the failure here.
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