Yorkshire farmers make Chesterfield area a livestock center
In Macoupin County near Chesterfield Illinois a community of Yorkshire descendant livestock farmers contrasts thriving Chesterfield area farms with neighboring fields. Farms average 250 acres yield 60 bushels per acre of corn and feed five carloads of cattle yearly with 150 to 200 tons of manure applied annually.
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Illinois
Macoupin
Chesterfield
Yorkshire
England
Lfe
Apple thinning boosts profits for orchardists
A Purdue University extension overview argues thinning fruit improves yield quality and farm profitability. It cites reduced picking costs, easier packing, and higher first-grade apples, noting experiments showing significant per-acre gains and payback despite thinning costs.
Grapes Insects Detrimental Yet Manageable Says Purdue Expert
Purdue University entomology notes identify the rose beetle as a rare but severe leaf stripper on grapes. The grape leaf folder and grape berry moth threaten leaves and berries but are controllable by collecting and burning winter debris. The grape phylloxera is noted as devastating in Europe but less harmful to native U.S. varieties.
Milk Checks Rise On Compassion for Animals
A short, human interest note explains milk payments grow when animal welfare is improved, linking farmer sympathy to higher compensation.
Northwest Methodist Conference Set for September in Indianapolis
The sixty second Northwest Methodist conference will convene September 22 in Indianapolis for seven days with Bishop McDowell presiding. Key speakers include W S Bovard Harry F Ward and J Frank Hanly. Activities cover laymen sessions Sunday school rally and DePauw University address with a Calumet region motor tour planned for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Northwest Methodist Conference
Joseph M. Avann
D. D
Gary Methodist Church
W. S. Bovard
New York City
The
Methodist Brotherhood
Edgar Blake
Chicago
Board of Sunday Schools
George R. Grose
DePauw University
Dan B. Brummil
Epworth Herald of
Epworth
W. F McDowell
Illiteracy in Indiana and Indianapolis Compared
Census figures show 1910 illiteracy nationwide at 6,516,163 persons ten years old or more. Indiana had 66,213 illiterates, with Indianapolis at 3.5 percent of adults twenty-one and older illiterate, lower than nearby cities such as Louisville, Cincinnati, and Chicago.
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Indiana
Bureau of the Census
Indianapolis
United States
Louisville
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louie
New England States
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nebraska
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
California
Boston
Baltimore
Buffalo
Detroit
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Seattle
Spokane
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Bureau of Education
Indiana G A R appoints numerous aides and visit committees
D. W. Comatock announces a lengthy slate of aides de camp for the Indiana G A R led by John F. Davenport and James R. Henry with many named assistants. Committees are named to visit Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home at Knights town and to visit the Soldiers Home at Lafayette with diverse members from Indianapolis Richmond Danville and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Comatock
Indiana
John F. Davenport
Richmond
James R. Henry
Indianapolis
Rufus M. Hawley
Plymouth
William Hare
Lafayette
Jerome H. Biddle
Remington
Ransom E. Hawley
C. ©. Shroeder
Thomas F. Chaffee
Shelbyville
Nathan A. Perrill
Lebanon
Henry ©. McMahen
Ft. Wayne
Lafayette Larch
Stephen I. Brown
Knox
Thomas J. Cofer
Danville
Stewart Barnes
Sullivan
William Pauley
Bloomington
Samuel Martin
Covington
D. W. Wilson
Seymour
William H. Duckworth
Mt. Vernon
Leander S. Dennis
Newcastle
Jacob Snyder
Cannelton
T. W. Underwood
Pennville
John H. Ladd
Merom
Soldiers and Sailors
T. E. Howard
South Bend
T. C. Grooms
Greencastle
William H. Armstrong
W. B. McMahen
John W. Barens
Kokomo
William Warren
Evansville
Jesse Neff
Harlan P. Miller
Lycurgus Powell
Plan Big Gamp Meeting In Lafayette At Battle Ground
One of the greatest camp meetings in years in the middle west will begin August 4 at the Battle Ground camp meetings grounds at Lafayette and continue until August 17 under the auspices of the Northwest Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference. A expanded tabernacle grounds and cottages accompany a broader program with addresses by famous Methodist leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Battle Ground
Lafayette
Northwest Indiana Methodist Episcopal Conference
Governor Frees Five Men in Parole Board Ruling
Governor Ralston pardons five inmates with four parole recommendations from the state board of pardons. Noah Morehead Arlile Manuels and Albert Finney, youths each charged with burglary, are released arguing sentences were too severe. William Best freed for horse stealing after his mother lobbied the board. Frank Caldwell freed on assault and battery. Nelson Caldwell, his father, supported the petition.
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Ralston
State Board of Pardons
State Board
Noah Morehead
Arlile Manuels
Albert Finney
Morehead
Manuels
Cass County
Finney
John Hedges
Wells Street
Ft. Wayne
William Best
Warren County
Reformatory
Best
Fred Myers
Frank Rawson
Frank Caldwell
Marion County
Caldwell
Nelson Caldwell
Penton Paroled by Governor Ralston
Governor Ralston paroles William T. Penton who was sentenced from Marion county to the Indiana reformatory for robbery. Penton was seventeen at commitment and pleaded guilty. Robert Emmett and Reginald Sullivan supported his case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Penton
Ralston
William T. Penton
Marion County
Indiana Reformatory
Robert Emmett
Indianapolis
Penton
Reginald H. Sullivan
Indiana Progressives to celebrate Founders' Day statewide
Indiana Progressives plan August 6 festivities to mark the party's one year anniversary. Banquets and speeches are planned in Indianapolis Evansville Washington Anderson Muncie Huntington Lafayette Elkhart and other cities. Albert J Beveridge may speak but is reportedly working on a John Marshall biography in New Hampshire.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Chicago
Evansville
Washington
Anderson
Muncie
Huntington
Lafayette
Elkhart
Albert J. Beveridge
John Marshall
New Hampshire Woods
Heroic rescue spares Miss Nees after fatal horse accident
In Fort Wayne a runaway horse, driven by Miss Al ice Nees’s brother at the time of his death, threw her from a buckboard. Indianapolis traveler E M Burch climbed from the rear to lift her clear as the horse bolted. Both suffered bruises and cuts before the animal halted.
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Fort Wayne
Alice Nees
E. M. Burch
Indianapolis
Miss Nees
Burch
Well Diggers Overcome After Explosion At Well
Henryville men Henryville Edward Swisher and Joseph Goaham were overcome by heat while digging a well for Charles Francke. An explosion of dynamite preceded their collapse and left them unconscious in serious condition. They were rescued with ropes and treated by a physician.
To Seek Typhoid Source Evansville Visit
Dr. Whilliam Schimer a bacteriologist from the state board of health arrived in Evansville to examine water and milk specimens to determine the typhoid fever source. Dr James Y Welborn, longtime city health secretary, believes the typhoid germs originate from the Ohio river water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Whilliam Schimer
State Board of Health
James Y. Welborn
City Board of Health
Wright Held in White Slave Case in Covington
Lewis N. Wright, fifty, is jailed in Covington awaiting federal investigation into a white slave charge. Arrested at Veedersburg, Wright reportedly ran off with a young girl from Yeddo and claimed marriage on return. Investigators say they were not married and Wright has a wife and nine children.
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Covington
Lewis N. Wright
Wright
Veedersburg
Yeddo
Fortville Girls Reunion Set for August Picnic
The Old Fortville Girls family holds its annual picnic on August 7 at McCarty's grove near Fortville. Former Fortville residents now women, the group welcomes all attendees as a friendly gathering rather than an invitational event.
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Fortville
Greenfield
Spinal Cord Severed in Upjohn Death Result
Examination shows Dr. William H. Upjohn was fatally injured when his body doubled under his automobile, severing the spinal cord at the fifth and sixth vertebrae. The Lafayette incident details the fatal accident and its immediate cause.
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Lafayette
William H. Upjohn
Hte
Forgery Charged in Martinsville Case
Lannie Sherfield of Ellettsville bought a suit in Martinsville and passed a $27 check payable to Charles Wampler. He was located at his home, brought to Martinsville, and placed in jail to await trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Lannie Sherfield
Ellettsville
W. H. Scales
Charles Wampler
Sherfield
Accident Ends in Death at Edinburg Farm
Ira Ballinger was fatally shot at a home three miles west of Edinburg in an accident. Earl Drybread and Harry Law confronted Ballinger, a dispute ensued, and Ballinger returned inside for a gun. Mrs Ballinger, trying to wrest the weapon away, was shot in the abdomen and cannot recover as physicians report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
Ira Ballinger
Here
Earl Drybread
Harry Law
Ballinger
Balllinger
State Happenings Recorded in Brief
Battle Ground July 28 Itinerant school of the Northwest Indiana conference meets here confined to examination work. Attendees will join Epworth League Institute for lectures. Rev F W Hixson of Crawfords ville presides with Rev A L Miller of Danville registrar. Board members include Rev B B Keasler Lafayette A H Lawrence Indianapolis A F E Monger Terre Haute E W Strecker Covington RE S Warriner Rockville T F Williams Plainfield M C Wright West Lafayette C C Wareing Cincinnati Ohio.
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Battle Ground
Northwest Indiana
Epworth League Institute
F. W. Hixson
Crawfordsville
A. L. Miller
Danville
B. B. Keasler
Lafayette
A. H. Lawrence
Indianapolis
A. FE. Monger
Terre Haute
E. W. Strecker
Covington
Warriner
Rockville
T. F. Williams
Plainfield
M. C. Wright
West Lafayette
C. C. Wareing
Cincinnati
J. Parris Cox
Wheeler
William G. Pulliam
Ralph Collins
Salem
Benjamin Clifton
Yountsville
Joseph J. Davis
Rosedale
Alfred Nimz
Eeston
Frederick C. Sager
New Carliste
Emmett Jm. Clements
North Judson
George FE. Francis
Advance
Wisner K. Ingalls
Newtown
Elmer Jones
Boston
Mags
R. V. Johnson
Kingman
Edgar Moore
Avon
Amos Moshier
Richland Center
Horace L. McBride
New Maysville
Robert M. Land
Kirklin
William W. Speer
Roachdale
Guy O. Carpenter
Brazil
Charles Deitch
LaCrosse
C. C. Ford
South Bend
Glenn Mangun
Interurban Railways Faces Receiver Action in Indiana
Ferdinand C Raff of South Bend files in Porter circuit court seeking appointment of a receiver for the Gary Interurban Railway and dissolution of a merger with the Gary Connecting, Valparaiso & Northern, Goshen South Bend & Chicago and Chicago & New York Air Line systems. Raff owns 5040 shares, cites 94000 dollar earnings last year, and asserts the merger harms stockholders. Judge A D Bartholomew sets September 2 for action with names including Mayor Lemuel Darrow Laporte and others named as defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Indiana
Ferdinand.c. Raff
South Bend
Porter Circuit
Gary & Interurban Railway Company
Gary & Connecting Railways Company
Valparaiso & Northern
Goshen
Chicago
Gary & Interurban
Raff
Gary & Indiana Interurban
Lemuel Darrow
Laporte
Railways Companies
F. W. Wood
Gary
C. W. Chase
A. (. Miller
Frank N. Gavitt
Whiting
Indiana farmer dies who never rode a railroad train
William Northcutt of Hendricks county died at eighty five. A lifelong Linton area resident he never rode a train and avoided travel by rail due to perceived danger. He never visited Indianapolis since 1861 when soldiers rough handled him for southern sentiments.
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William Northcutt
Crawfordsville
Linton
Hendricks County
Northcutt
Indianapolis
Suit Seeks 1200 Over Farm Purchase Breach of Covenant
Martin Moore files suit in Shelbyville circuit court against Thomas H. New and Tilghman H. Scudder seeking 1200 for alleged breach of warranty of covenant in the sale of a farm for 15800. He says nine acres were lost due to defective title at deed execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Martin Moore
Thomas H. New
Tilghman H. Scudder
Iie
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J. 8. Coffey
Department of Animal Husbandry
Purdue '“University School of Agriculture
Purdue University Agricultural Extension
Purdue University Experiment Station
Rome
Ohio Experiment Station
James Troop
Department of Entomology
Purdue University School of Agriculture
Methodists
G. A. R. Aids
Northwest Conference
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