Mass filling planned for Indiana post offices
The Post Office Department lists 245 Indiana presidential post offices to be filled during the Wilson administration. First Class offices include Indianapolis and Fort Wayne with salaries up to 6600, while Second and Third Class offices span numerous towns such as Evansville, South Bend, and Bedford with salaries ranging from 1000 to 2900.
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Post Office Department
Indiana
Wison
Anderson
Crawfordsville
Elkhart
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Gray
Goshen
Hammond
Indianapolis
Kokomo
Lafayette
Laporte
Logansport
Marion
Mishawaka
Muncie
New Albany
Richmond
South Bend
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Purdue short course aids Indiana farmers January 13 to 18
Indiana farmers anticipate the Purdue short course with over 1,000 attendees. Subjects include soils crops livestock horticulture dairying poultry and domestic science. The program emphasizes hands on learning and peer association. A Purdue bulletin helps teachers in agriculture and domestic science with practical topics and references.
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Indiana
Purdue
Agricultural Extension Department
Indiana University Admits Broad Collegiate Associations
Indiana University lists affiliations with the Association of American Universities the National Association of State Universities the Association of American Medical Schools the Association of American Law Schools National Society Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi along with the Association of Collegiate Alumnae. President William L. Bryan notes the U S Bureau of Education ranks Indiana in the first class and says classification improves standards while risking injustice.
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Association of American Universities
National Association of State Universities
The
Association of American Medical Schools
Association of American Law Schools
National Society, Phi Beta Kappa
National Honor Society For Scientific Men of Sigma Xi
Association of Collegiate Alumnae
United States Bureau of Education
Indiana University
Indiana
William L. Uiryan
Nine new pardon cases filed for December review
The state board of pardons has nine new cases for December consideration. Among them is murderer Albert D. Traylor. Also possible on the docket is Arthur Johnson, sent from Marion county to the Indiana reformatory three years ago for stealing trousers worth two dollars and fifty cents.
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State Board of Pardons
Albert D. Traylor
Arthur Johnson
Marion County
Indiana Reformatory
State Incorporations In Crawfordsville and Indiana firms
The Community House for Women and Girls of Crawfords ville to operate a home. Wabash Bargain Store in Wabash with 3 000 to deal in merchandise. Alfred G. Neerman Inc of Indianapolis with 10 000 to do printing and publishing. Foster Drug Company of Richmond with 5 000 to deal in drugs.
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Community House For
Crawfordsville
Eri. A. Sidener
R. McCain
N. F. Graham
Wabash
J. Horodesky
D. A. Levy
M. Carlstein
Alfred G. Neerman
M. Neerman
O. Neerman
Foster Drug Company
Richmond
J. B. Dougar
Socialist Waler Party in Indiana Reports Campaign Balance
The Socialist Waler party shows a treasury balance of 15.62 in Indiana from the campaign, with members contributing 249.50 and expenses 230.88. Samuel M. Ralston, winner in Indiana gubernatorial race, has total expenditures of 1,380.07. he gave two donations to the Democratic state central committee of 560 and 326.
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Waler Party
Indiana
Samuel M. Ralston
Ralston
Democratic State Central Committee
Corner Stone Laid for Evansville Masonic Home
Evansville Masons from southern Indiana and neighboring regions attended the corner stone ceremony for a new Masonic home. The project, valued at 100000 dollars, is to be completed early next year. J W Dunbar of New Albany and S W Douglass led the event with Rev John Boden delivering the day’s address.
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Evansville
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
J. W. Dunbar
New Albany
S. W. Douglass
John Boden
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Knight Templars
Howard Goes On Trial For Yopp Killing In Putnam
The trial of Thomas Howard 20 charged with killing Roscoe Yopp a paroled inmate of Indiana state reformatory began in Putnam circuit court. Howard pleads self defense. Yopp Boone and Howard had been drinking when Yopp attacked them. Howard says he stabbed with a pocket knife when defending himself. Yopp died from a knife wound to the heart.
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Greencastle
Thomas Howard
Roscoe Yopp
Indiana State Reformatory
Putnam
Howard
Yopp
Roscoe Boone
Boone
Death by Poison in Colfax Soldier Case
Coroner Marion Carter files findings on George Allison an old soldier who died October 26 from chloral hydrate known as Knockout Crops. Mrs Allison woke to loud breathing and found him dead before aid arrived. Stomach contents showed lethal chloral hydrate. Grand jury may investigate murder mystery.
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Frankfort
Marion Carter
George Allison
Colfax
Allison
Tramps Like Seymour Move to Crowd City Jail Solution
Hundreds of professional tramps visiting Seymour solve high living costs by violating minor laws to gain county jail sentences. Chief J T Abell blames the faulted jail system that gives inmates meals and lodging. Police plan to bar tramps, while a push for a rock pile grows.
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Seymour
J. T. Abell
Watcher on the Table as Surgeons Operate for Gibbon
John W. Fitzgibbon, manager of the Conservative Life Insurance company, lay on the operating table for four hours as doctors could not use anesthesia due to his weak heart. Surgeons had to surgically open the neck to remove a throat growth to restore breathing. The patient is expected to recover.
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South Fend
John W. Fitzgibbon
Conservative Life Insurance Company
Fire destroys store and home of elderly couple
In Lakeville ten miles south of here a $10,500 fire swept away the general store and home of Philip Ducoumb, eighty, and his wife. The couple were rescued by volunteers but their property was lost. The town was saved after a hard fight.
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South P Bend
Lakeville
Here
Philip Ducoumb
Eight Cows Burned in Greensburg Fire
A large barn on Mrs. Mary FE. Helmut's farm six miles northeast of Greensburg burned with the loss of eight cows. Total damage 9500 with 1200 insurance. A man was seen fleeing the scene after the fire was discovered.
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Greensburg
Mary FE
Helmut
Farmer and Doctor Taken in Chesterton Death Case
William Greening a young farmer near Chesterton and Dr J H William Meyer were arrested on affidavits by the Greening family. The charge concerns an alleged operation said to have caused the death of Mrs William Greening, wife of Greening, several days ago.
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Laporte
William Greening
Chesterton
J. H. William Meyer
Greening
Lessons on Discipleship and Childlike Faith
A sermon outline contrasts the question who is greatest in the kingdom with Jesus teaching by placing a child before the disciples. It emphasizes entering the kingdom through childlike trust, humility, and purity, and notes the duty of parents and teachers to foster this spirit in children while warning against pride and power欲.
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Kingdom
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Israel
Moses
God
Early 20th Century Plan To Build a Channel Tunnel
A French mining engineer first proposed a tunnel under the English Channel at the century’s start. By 1867 plans grew, hundreds of millions cost, preliminary borings begun but halted by war. Negotiations later resumed, funding failed in 1880, and now renewed interest follows improved Franco British relations.
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England
France
English Channel
Mathieu
Argonaut
Channel
Ample Sleeping Accommodations
A California farmer with 160 acres offers a new hand any suitable land area on the property to sleep on, as he welcomes the worker to meals and house reading material, deeming sleeping space immaterial.
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California
Popular
Getting Even in a Spelling Standstill
A brief dialogue features a girl named June and a man, debating spelling her name as J-u-e-n. The girl defends unique spelling, reframing the contest to avoid the Maes gaining advantage in spelling names. The exchange captures humor and competitive spirit over a simple spelling question.
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June
Maes
Excess of Riches and Coal Quip Echoed in Detroit
A humorous exchange from the Detroit Free Press notes an abundance of wealth and coal. One quip claims nine tons of coal in a cellar versus another line boasting a single paid-for coal load, highlighting wit over material quantity.
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Detroit Free Press
Constipation Claims Cure by Dr. Pierce Pellets Ad
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a thorough cure for constipation. It describes tiny sugar coated granules and endorses their use by Ady.
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Pierce
Man With Wristwatch Prefers Pocketless Wallets
A general remark notes that a man who wears a wristwatch tends to carry money in fewer pockets, implying efficiency and minimalism in personal style and accessories.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Double Value
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as delivering double value for money, claiming it goes twice as far as competing brands and inviting readers to ask their grocer for it.
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Ady
Fortune Tests One Time Man's Foot in It
A quirky note suggests a man risks a fortune by stepping into uncharted territory. The line hints at luck or risk tied to a single bold move and the potential payoff or setback that follows.
Cole's Carboli salve cures itching skin diseases
The advertisement touts Cole's Carboli salve as stopping itching and smoothing the skin. Sold by all druggists at 25 and 50 cents. A brief aside notes some fellows can only keep late hours.
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