Indiana Citizen Baldwin Vanished Five Years Ago
Martinsville reports J M Baldwin, longtime Indiana and Indianapolis resident and former first mayor of Martinsville, disappeared five years ago after attending a Republican state convention. A Cincinnati sighting prompted F D Baldwin to seek police help as relatives fear for his fate. His family divides between Brightwood and Martinsville, with several sons remaining in the area.
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Indianapolis Journal
Martinsville
Ind
J. M. Baldwin
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
F. D. Baldwin
Baldwin
Brightwood
Indiana foreigners boost money orders in coal regions
TERRE HAUTE locals note foreigners especially Italians and Poles sending large sums to homeland as Christmas money order traffic grows while many have returned home. WINDFALL windfall Knights of the Maccabees ritualizes three new members with a supper after. FORTLAND special agent outlines rural free delivery system progress aiming for completion by March 1. WABASH ice harvest starts with six to eight inch thick ice but not to begin cutting until the new year.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Haute
Gory
Old Country
Knights of the Maccabees
Tipton
Fortland
A. B. Smith
Wabash
Weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday across multiple states
Fair to day and warmer in north and central portions. Indiana Illinois fair Monday, warmer north and central. Tuesday fair with fresh southwest to northwest winds. Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Indian Territory and Arkansas generally fair Tuesday. North Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and South Dakota fair Monday and Tuesday. snow in north portions at night, brisk winds. Local observations show rain, cloudy and trace precip through Sunday. Blythe, Section Director.
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Washington
Indiana
Ilinois
Seetucy
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Ever
Arkansas
Nouth
Wisconsin
Aoe
Tanece
Minnesota
Bee Superior
North Dakota
Dakota
Andersons Industries Are Fairly Humming in Anderson
Anderson Indiana December 9 The industrial scene in Anderson is thriving with the Lambert interests preparing a new gas engine plant in the east end that will consolidate Buckeye Manufacturing and bring in Smith bending works from Muncie Polo and Shaft from Ada and expand the Lambert controlled auto plant at Union City The American Strawboard Company plans to resume full operations by year’s start The Union window glass factory is thriving under new management Sefton Manufacturing with Governor Durbin as a director is expanding The city faces labor and machinery shortages Wright handle works and other departments are starting Women are being hired After year’s start American Steel and Wire’s large plant reportedly to begin full operation Continental Tobacco contracts for Conwell cigar cases J S Conwell of Anderson patented and Wilkie Manufacturing Company makes them locally
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
Lambert Interest
Buckeye Manufacturing Company
Guckeye
Smith Bending Works
Muncie
Polo and Shaft Company
Ada
Lamberts
Union City
Lambert
Pole
Shaft
Allied Lambert
American Strawboard Company
Union Window Glass
Sefton Manufacturing Company
Durbin
Wright
Thomas Wright and Son
American Steel and Wire One
Continental Tobacco Company
Conwell
J. 8. Conwell
Wilkie Manufacturing Company
United States Demands Agreed to by the Porte
The Porte has agreed to the demands of the United States government and has ordered the Governor of Alexandretta to apologize to Consul Davis for insults and assault on a naturalized American citizen named Attarain escorted to a departing steamer, who was freed from prison through Mr. Davis's intervention.
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Constantinople
Porte
United States
Alexandretta
Davis
Attarain
Burned child lacks care as poverty blocks aid in Anderson
A three year old Albert Graham suffered severe burns when clothing caught fire near a stove. His parents, unable to pay, delayed medical help for days. Trustee Jerome Brown intervened, with Miss Dean of associated charities arranging immediate care for the child.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
Jerome Brown
Albert Graham
Dean
Associated Charities
Public sale of Wabash Stock Farm assets ends
Wabash Ind December sale under trustee James W. Stewart realized about 2200 dollars, largely from live stock. Remaining assets include a large farm valued near 25000, doubtful debts from Wabash Bridge and Iron, and preferred claims expected to be recovered for general creditors. A cents on the dollar payout to stock farm creditors possible.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash, Ind
Wabash Stock Farm Company
Wabash Bridge and Iron Company
Wall
James W. Stewart
Theersons
Stock Farm Company
Wesleyn Methodist Church Dedication in Wabash Ind
In Wabash Indiana the Wesleayan Methodist Church was dedicated by Rev E Teeters from Syracuse New York. All funds needed for building and furnishings were raised before the service began. The brick structure seats about 400 in the main auditorium.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash, Ind
New Wesleyan Methodist Church
E. Teeters
Syracuse
N.Y
Miss Erline Sinclair Faces Ongoing Fallout After Pond Ducking
Modest 19 year old Miss Erline Sinclair, a Parks school teacher in Sullivan Indiana, remains too injured to press charges while receiving sympathy letters from locals and outsiders. Despite threats against the water-ruffians, she pursues justice without courting notoriety, with community support for prosecution.
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Indianapolis Journal
Sullivan
Ind
Erline Sinclair
Parks School
Mossback Democrats
Ee Oe Cetv
Mai
Sullivan County
Fire at Windsor Indiana Destroys Store and Red Men Hall
A morning blaze in Windsor Randolph County Indiana destroyed Frank Clevenger s grocery and general merchandise store and the Red Men Hall above. About 4000 dollars in damage reported as residents battled flames with pails due to lack of modern fire protection. Stock was removed from the store but Red Men furnishings and regalia were lost. organ and a few chairs saved. Fire briefly threatened nearby buildings before wind shift confined fire to the one structure.
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Indianapolis Journal
Windsor
Ind
Randolph County
Frank Clevenger
Regular school work continues at Rose Polytechnic
Regular school work at Rose Polytechnic in Terre Haute Indiana will continue until Tuesday afternoon. There are no holiday examinations as the school year follows a new two term system to allow graduates to leave early in June. Employers often want graduates to begin service as soon after June first as possible and some have been allowed to leave before commencement to honour commitments with employers.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Rose Polytechnic
Costly hunting trip ends with arrests in Portland
Portland Ind Dec F A Smart mayor of Arcadia Ohio and John Orth a business man Arcadia were arrested here on charges of hunting in Indiana without the state license. Fines and costs totaled 54 each. They had been visiting the area since Saturday and were nabbed after officials learned no license had been secured.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
F. A. Smart
Arcadia
John Orth
Indiana
Illinois Steel mills idle at Joliet. 1500 workers affected
The Illinois Steel Company at Joliet announces the converter and billet mills will close tomorrow, joining the roll mills shut earlier. About 1,500 workers are affected as repairs and improvements are expedited though duration is not specified.
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Joliet, Ill
Illinois Steel Company
Meddaugh General Counsel of Grand Trunk Dies at 70
E W Meddaugh long time general counsel for the Grand Trunk Railroad died at his Grosse Point Farms home after a yearlong illness. Heart failure due to jaundice was the immediate cause. Born in New York State, he once served as receiver during the 1900 foreclosure against the Chicago Grand Trunk and was offered but refused the counsel role at New York Central.
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Detroit, Mich
E. W. Meddaugh
Grand Trunk Railroad
Grosse Point Farms
Meddaugh
New York State
Chicago & Grand Trunk
New York
Found Bodies of Dead Miners near Isle Royale Mine
A surface party from the Isle Royale mine in Grand Portage reports that three miners Charles Peterson aged 42 Adel 21 and Johi ich died after being overcome while fleeing a fire in the old workings. They were underground for four hours before surfacing.
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Houghton, Mich
Grand Portage
Isle Royale
Charles Peterson
Adel
Johi Ich
War in the Far East Again A Probability War
London reports from December 21 show rising alarm over prospects in the Far East. Belief remains that Russia and Japan wish to avoid war, though readers fear an unforeseen incident could trigger conflict.
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Far East
London
Russia
Japan
Leeds Republica Club Contract Closed in Philadelphia
The Leeds Republic an Club of Philadelphia, through representatives Mr Vance and Mr Canning, today closed a contract for suitable rooms in Chicago for the Republican national convention events and meetings.
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Chicago
Leeds Republican Club
Philadelphia
Vance
Canning
Cecablican Netional Convesten
Oldest Massachusetts woman Honoretta Marshall dies in Worcester
Mrs Honoretta Marshall of Webster dies in Worcester Hospital for the Insane at age 10 years 4 months and 12 days. Born in Poland August 8 1798 she rose from wealth to widowhood and devoted her fortune to the poor. Her life included a long period of wandering due to a walking mania.
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Worcester
Mass
Honoretta Marshall
Webster
Worcester Hospital
Massachusetts
Poland
Work of the Week in the Petroleum Fields Halting to Toledo
Reports from older producing oil fields show mixed results with more favorable activity but persistent dry holes. Indiana and Ohio output steadies with 22 wells completed yielding 5 119 barrels while several fields report dry wells, and overall demand may lift prices to spur further drilling.
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Indianapolis Journal
Toledo, CO
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Trenton Rock
Indiana Field
Tion. Or
Gus. Ce
Delaware
Randolph
Jasper
Ohio Field
Dry County
Ottawa
Cisvascne
Death notices from several Indiana towns recount J F Griffith and others
Death of J F Griffith aged about seventy in Paris Illinois after a twenty four hour illness. He served three years in the Seventy ninth Illinois Infantry and is survived by a wife and six children. Other obituaries include Mrs Jacob D Schweitzer of Marshall and Casper Myers of Portland. Fort Wayne mourns Joel Welty aged forty seven, George W Turner aged fifty nine, Milton Hickerson aged sixty five, all Civil War veterans or notable local figures.
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Indianapolis Journal
Paris
Ill
J. F. Griffith
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Griffith
Seventy-ninth
Illinois Infantry
Jacob D. Schweitzer
German Evangelical Church
Marshall
Portland
Ind
Casper Myers
Conrad Bimel
Frank Alexander
Is County
Fort Wayne
George W. Turner
First Michigan Cavalry
Union Veteran Legion
Evansville
Milton Hickerson
Boonville
Two $100000 Fires Rage In Peabody And Georgetown
In Peabody Massachusetts the George W Brown glue works operated by American Hide and Leather Company burned early today causing about 100000 in damage and leaving 75 workers unemployed with incendiary origin suspected. In Georgetown Ohio a separate blaze destroyed multiple stores including J W Wirthlin Hopper Bros Wil H Hannon and Millen’s saloon and cafe causing another 100000 loss.
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Peabody
Mass
George W. Brown Glue Works
American Hide and Leather Company
South Peabody
Georgetown
J. W. Wirthlin
Hopper Bros
Wil— H. Hannon
Millen
Finland Steamship Runs Aground Near Nieuwenitis
The Red Star Line steamer Finland left Antwerp for New York with about 1000 passengers and ran ashore near Nieuwenlis in foggy seas. Efforts to float her at 2 pm failed while lighters load cargo. the vessel lies in a dangerous position as calm seas and light winds prevail.
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Flushing
Holland
Red Star Line
Finland
Antwerp
New York
Nieuwensluis
Intervention May Be Necessary Very Soon In Santo Domingo
The Cuban steamer Julia arrived in San Juan carrying Senor Espaillat former war minister of Santo Domingo Commander Peres of the Dominican army Captain Geirra Colonel Espaillat and other Wes y Gil sisters. It also brought Juan Medina a Porto Rican named as consul for Santo Domingo to Porto Rico to succeed Senor Morales.
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San Juan
P. R
Julia
Santo Domingo
Haiti
Senor Espaillat
Peres
Geirra
Espaillat
Wes Y Gil
Ulsa
Juan Medina
Porto Rico
Senor Morales
To Cure a Cold in One Day Pills Warning
The fragment cites a claim about curing a cold in one day using a laxative product with a Grove signature on each box. The text appears to be an unreliable advertorial snippet with unclear timing and sourcing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Marines Establish Camp at Empire Panama Empire Marines Take Position at Empire Station
News from Savanilla says two Colombian battalions sailed for Quindio while Marines under Maj. John A. Lejeune camp at Empire, Panama Railroad, with Capt. Kam R. Bears and others in command. The force is housed in canal company houses, well supplied, and engaged in road building and scouting. The flag blessing and fidelity oath occurred on the plaza.
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Panama
Martinique
Savanilla
Quinedo
Department of Bolivar
Marroquin
Gen. Reyes
Washington
Colombia
Reyes
New Republic
Charlie
Republic
Empire Station
Panama Railroad
John A. Lejune
Dixie
Colon
Canal Company
Kam R. Bears
William W. Low
Louis M. Little
John N. Wright
Smedley D. Butler
Prairie
Vaviza
Empire
Peru Boy Hiram W. Bearss Commands Marines in Panama
Hiram W. Bearss, a Peru, Indiana native and son of Frank W. Bearss a Miami County legislator, leads a Marine company on patrol in Panama. A former Peru High School captain, he trained at Vermont Military Institute and Culver, served in the Philippines and China during the Boxer uprising, and led troops into Tien-Tsin. He is part of the Bearss family with long Indiana Republican ties and is a grandson of former congressman Daniel Bearss.
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Indianapolis Journal
Peru
Ind
Hiram W. Bearss
Panama
Frank W. Bearss
Miami County
Vermont Military Institute
Culver Military Academy
Philippines
China
Samar
Tien-Tsin
Captain Bearss
Bearss
Indiana
Daniel Bearss
Eleventh
Prices of Iron to Rise After Holidays
An informal meeting of leading iron men in Birmingham Alabama discussed raising No 2 foundry iron prices to $10. They agreed to maintain current prices until after the holidays with promises of higher sales after January 1. Tennessee interests urged a quicker rise to about $10.75.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tron
Iran
Tennessee
Arrival Notice for New York Passenger Lynda Vaderand
A fragmented report notes a New York arrival, naming Lynda Vaderand with a partial phrase about Aurania and SE Skee. No clear date or full details present.
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Toye
Lynda
Vaderand
New York
Aurania
Fewer rabbits marketed this season in Paris Illinois
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports a reduced rabbit supply in Paris Illinois with hunters finding quick sale as retail buyers demand the stock. The dispatch notes shipments from a busy city area and large numbers being moved to markets, reflecting lower than usual seasonal quarketing activity.
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Indianapolis Journal
Paris
Ill
Telephone Girls Decide Who Shall Be Children's Santy
Santa Claus conversations via city telephone exchanges amuse young callers who believe the prompts may be real. Operators roleplay the jolly visitor, sometimes disguising as Santa to ease the burden of students and parents alike, a playful effort to keep the myth alive.
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Santy
Lively News About Men Who Carry Grip and Sample Case
Horace Eckhouse president of Post B visits New Orleans on his wedding trip. Dean Morlans reports strong business after a month in southern Indiana. Mrs Morlan joins part of the trip. M P Lynch of A Kiefer Drug Co arrives from southwestern Indiana with big sales. Semi annual dues to the T P A due by December 31, Homer Smith to join Farnley & McCrea January 1. Riley Hunt recalls barn theft after buying a lot. barn hauled away at 3 am. J H Call serves Post B members at M J Ready & Co. Dick McClelland of Fahnley & McCrea returns from West. Millinery salesmen from Post B on winter vacation, plan spring travels. James C Norris of Rosenthal-Sloan Millinery Co home for vacation. A traveler’s tale of a sick man and nurse follows, then a nurse from Evansville aids him. J B Meek of Julian-Kocaine Shoes returns from the West. J J Hinman quits road, joins Travelers Life. John C Shutleworth and W D Chambers visit Post B on route to Terre Haute. C Carvin of Griffith Bros retires to run the plant. Post B membership exceeds five hundred. turkey raffle yields good funds, to become annual. Burt Essex retires from Indiana spots to travel for Edson, Keith & Co. Captain Ryder of Ryder Cigar Co. is Post B’s oldest member. Next regular meeting scheduled. always something doing.
Reclaiming America Through Catholic School Reform
Archbishop James E. Quigley warned of liberalism and Catholic influence in a Chicago address to the Roman Catholic Woman's League. He linked the New World discovery to Catholic power, urged stronger Catholic schooling and the bene system to strengthen national Constitution and education.
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Chicago
James E. Quigley
Woman's League
Archbishop Attacks Liberalism In Rhetorical Sermon
The archbishop condemned tyranny and oppression urging the church to educate children rather than the state. He claimed liberalism delegates to the state, warns of conflict with the state, and asserts the U S Constitution protects rights not recognized by modern constitutions.
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Ism
Iim
Justus C. Adams Improves After Hospital Stay
Justus C. Adams president of the Adams Brick Company was taken to St Vincent's Hospital last week with heart trouble. Under care of Dr. R. O. Alexander he showed slight improvement. The doctor said Adams may be able to go home in five or six weeks after further recovery.
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Justus C. Adams
Adams Brick Company
St. Vincent's Hospital
Adams
R. O. Alexander
Alexander
Christmas at First Friends Church Sunday School
Children from the Sunday school celebrated Christmas last night at the First Friends Church at the corner of Alabama and Thirteenth streets. The church was beautifully decorated with holly and evergreen. The program featured recitations and songs performed by William Stockwell and other children.
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First Friends’ Church
Alabama
Thirteenth Streets
Holly
William Stockwell
Ak Smonz
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