The Real Diggers of the Panama Canal
The article describes laborers who built the canal, focusing on Jamaica Barbados and Spanish workers. It notes recruitment from Jamaica Barbados and northern Spain, living conditions including meals housing pay and clinics, and contrasts white supervisors with black and mixed crews. It highlights risks of disease and alcohol and the social life of workers near Ancon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
West Indies
Jamaica
Barbados
Panama
Spain
Commission
Ancon
Colon
Bajian
Cuba
Ancon Hill
Salvation Army
Apple Crop Varies Across Indiana Counties Amid Drought
Reports from Indiana counties show diverse apple yields with some districts like Wayne Delaware St Joseph Rush Montgomery Tippecanoe and Putnam faring well while Davie s Orange and Vanderburgh report gloom due to drought and pests Large early crops in Knox await rain while Delaware counts crop is above normal Wholesalers pay 50 cents to 1 dollar a bushel and retailers 75 cents to 1 25 per bushel and peck prices vary across counties Also two notable Indiana University medicine graduates among 89 exam entrants with high marks and licenses granted to four women including Mary Matthews Murray and Marie Kast
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Wayne
Delaware
St. Joseph
Rush
Montgomery
Tippecanoe
Putnam
Daviess
Orange
Vanderburg
Knox County
Delaware County
St. Joseph County
Rush County
Montgomery County
Tippecanoe County
Putnam County
Louisville
Daviess County
State Board of Medical Registration
State Board
H. W. Helmen
South Bend
Indiana School of Medicine
Joseph G. Stark
Manual Training High School
St. Vincent's Hospital
New York
Marie Kast
George East
English Avenue
Manual Training High
Indiana University School of Medicine
Detroit
Mich
Woman's Hospital
W. H. Thompson
Drought Ravages Southern Indiana Crops and Livestock
Southern Indiana faces its worst drought in history with corn and pastures failing. In White River bottoms losses to corn reach at least 25 percent, 50 to 70 percent on sand and clay hills. Farmers cut corn green for ensilage as melons shrink. cantaloupes ripen rapidly and labor shortages hinder harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
White River
Canteloupes
Blake Lamb
Rabies Treatment Report Details July Intake at State Lab
Dr Will Shimer reports nineteen people aged three to sixty four completed Pasteur treatment at the state pathological laboratory in July. Eleven in Indianapolis were bitten by unmuzzled rabid dogs. Mrs M Burnett and son Chester of Peru travel to start therapy after a poodle tested rabid. Westport residents bitten by a rabid cow also begin treatment.
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State
Will Shimer
Indianapolis
Westport
Helen Doerr
W. E. King
Mildred King
Ruth Ahlgren
Elsie Tate
Armedes Charon
Helen Hunt
Ruth Horney
Iva Etrus
Andrew Conner
Herbert Wagner
Osgood
W. A. Dean
Kokomo
Irvin Nuckle
Ruby Shull
Glenn Spurgeon
Salem
Checks Sent to Soldiers for State Share of Salaries
Checks for the government's share of salaries were sent by Charles A. Garrard to twelve of the thirty nine Indiana National Guard units at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Remaining units will receive their checks as fast as prepared while Adjutant General McCoy sent last week’s encampment expense checks.
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Charles A. Garrard
Indiana National Guard
School of Instruction
Fort Benjamin Harrison
McCoy
Pearce seeks AG opinion on mine timber duty near Brazil
Indiana mine inspector Frank I Pearce asked Attorney General Thom M Honan for an official ruling on whether a mining company must transport timbers to prop mine roofs at the face of miners rooms. No prior AG opinion exists and court decisions are lacking.
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Pearce
Frank I. Pearce
Thomas M. Honan
Brazil
Ind
Great Races at Fair Highlight Western Horsemen Stake
At the state fair racing fans can expect top competition in the Western Horsemen stake. Three year-old trotters and pacers will compete for about $6,500 and $3,500 respectively, drawing a large share of the national elite.
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Western Horsemen
Specialty Manufacturing Moves to Indianapolis
The Specialty Manufacturing company of Greenfield relocates to Indianapolis. The Third Ward Charles A. Bookwalter club in Indianapolis will operate a club. R. Butler, T. Allen, L. Griffin listed. Inter-Ocean Life and Casualty of Springfield Illinois cuts capital from $200000 to $100000, discontinues life insurance, and renames to Inter-Ocean Casualty.
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Specialty Manufacturing Company
Greenfield
Indianapolis
Third Ward
Charles A. Bookwalter Club
R. Butler
T. Allen
L. Griffin
Inter-Ocean Life and Casualty Company
Springfield
Ill
Inter-Ocean Casualty Com
Drowning of Bertha Allee Under Probe in Riverside Park
Indianapolis coroner and family private detective investigate the death of Bertha Allee 247 Haugh Street who fell from a canoe at Riverside Park. Andrew Hoddy, the man with her, says she pursued him and he pushed her away twice. He blames the victim for the accident.
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Milas Bertha Allee
Indianapolis
Lake Riverside Park
Durham
Bertha Allee
Haugh Street
Riverside Park
Andrew Hoddy
Hoddy
Schools in Good Shape in Central Missouri Lutheran District
Reports at the triennial convention of the Central district of the Missouri Synod praise all educational institutions under its care for excellent condition. Buildings and equipment have seen substantial improvements over three years, including Forest College in Chicago receiving 31 000 dollars from the district in the last two and a half years. Church membership has risen significantly since the previous convention.
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Fort Wayne
Missouri Synod of Lutheran Churches
Forest College
Chicago
Corydon to Build New High School and Carnegie Library
Corydon will replace the old hilltop school with a modern building containing ten classrooms an assembly hall gymnasium domestic science room and other facilities. A Carnegie library is planned as part of the project bids are being received for the new facilities. The town has used Ohio Valley Normal College facilities for high school classes due to limited space.
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Corydon
Ohio Valley Normal College
Ginseng Farmers Expect Record Prices Across Midwest
Ginseng growers in St Joseph County and adjoining Michigan counties anticipate a strong harvest as prices soar due to Chinese shortages. An auction in Hong Kong recently set a record near 372 dollars per pound for Korea grown roots, with Indiana and Michigan production largely shipped to Hong Kong.
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South Bend
St. Joseph County
Berrien
Cass
Michigan
China
Hong Kong
Korea
Far East
Indiana-Michigan
Hongkong
Nonunion Plumbers Face Pressure in Logansport
Nonunion plumbers hired to replace striking workers in Logansport complain of being called scabs and receiving threatening notes at job sites. The local union after a strike formed a cooperative plumbing firm and reports thriving business.
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Logansport
Old Settlers Meet At Riverside Park
The old settlers of Randolph and Jay counties will hold an annual reunion at Riverside Park on August 20.
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Ridgeville
Randolph
Jay Counties
Riverside Park
Makes Up Mind In Jalil Evokes An Indiana Wedding
Edward Bellew twenty one spent a night in jail after Mayme Schlachter sued for ten thousand dollars over a broken marriage promise. An attorney hired by his mother halted the ceremony, Bellew remained jailed on bond default, and the experience led to a final wedding.
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Jalil
Evansville
Edward Bellew
Mayme Schlachter
Bellew
Brookville Deputy Marshal Dismissed After Saloon Case
In Connersville on Aug 11 the Brookville saloon keeper Frank Moniger faced charges for keeping his place open after eleven. Deputy Marshal Casper Schuck testified the town’s saloons ran open day and night. The jury found no fault with Moniger and the Brookville town board then discharged Schuck following citizen complaints.
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Brookville
Casper Schuck
That City
Connersville
Frank Moniger
Justice of the Peace
McCammon
Schuck
Mr. Moniger
Moniger
Initiative and referendum voted down at Green Hottles Blowers meet
At the thirty seventh annual convention in Marion the initiative and referendum proposal was rejected. Delegates noted it had appeared in six prior conventions and called it a time waster while supporters argued it would give most members a say in the association’s affairs.
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Marion
Green Hottle Blowers’ Association
United States
Canada
Bloomington Farmer John Stipp Dies at Courthouse
John Stipp aged seventy three wealthy Monroe county farmer collapsed and died of apoplexy in front of the courthouse as he neared entry. His long pursuit of Roddy Austin over a $5,000 alleged quarry scheme was famed across the state. Stipp never recovered his money but sought revenge by pursuing Austin for years and securing his imprisonment.
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Bloomington
John Stipp
Monroe County
Roddy Austin
Stipp
Austin
Farmer Escapes Four Horses Killed In Train Collision
George W. Wooten of Mullinsburg Illinois narrowly escaped death when his wagon was struck by a Vandalia train at the crossing west of Reelsville on the National road. Four valuable horses were killed. Wooten, returning from work on his Lebanon area farm, leaped to safety as the train approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
George W. Wooten
Mullinsburg
Ill
Reelsville
Wooten
Lebanon
Child Wife’s Testimony Frees Man in Perjury Case
Jeffersonville Aug 11 August Mueller charged with subornation of perjury was dismissed by Justice Keigwin after his child wife Edna Kipp Mueller took the blame for swearing she was eighteen. She had pleaded guilty and was paroled to her mother by the juvenile court. The couple eloped July 22 from Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Mueller
James S. Keigwin
Edna Kipp Mueller
Louisville
Mill Blaze Destroys Haubstadt Elevators and Mills
Fire believed sparked by a wire destroyed the Ziliak and Schaefer Milling company elevators and mill at Haubstadt. Fire engines from Evansville contained the blaze. losses run about 60 000 dollars with partial insurance. The mill was among the largest in southern Indiana.
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Haubstadt
Burns
Princeton
Ziliak & Schaefer Milling Company
Evansville
Indiana
Firefighter Dies Off Duty In Basement Fire
Elkhart on August 11 reports Fred Shigley thirty five an electrician with the fire department was fatally shocked while handling wires in a burning residence basement. He was off duty but responded from the station with the assistant chief leaving a widow and four children.
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Elkhart
Fred Shigley
Jewelry Theft Charge Ties to St Louis Case
Evansville police arrested Charles Cox twenty eight on a jewel theft charge involving jewels valued at several hundred dollars taken from his sister in law in St Louis. He likely will be sent to St Louis for prosecution.
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Evansville
Charles Cox
St. Louis
Infantile Paralysis Fatal in Dearborn County
George Rolfes four year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank E Rolfes died at their Logan township home after a brief illness with infantile paralysis.
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Aurora
George
Frank E. Rolfes
Logan Township
Dearborn County
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