Dawson Wins Indianapolis 500 In Dramatic Finish
Italian driver led most of the race but engine trouble slowed him near the end allowing Joe Dawson of Indianapolis to surge to victory in a National car. Time 6 21 06 at 78.8 mph. Tetzlaff and Hughes finished second and third as twenty four cars started and nine finished.
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Joe Dawson
National
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Speedway
Dawson
Ralph de Palma
Mercedes
de Palma
Tetzlaff
Fiat
Hughie Hughes
Mercer
Hughes
Speedway
Death inquiry in Terre Haute man connected to Red Men
William L. Smith, 35, found dead in rooms occupied by Mrs. Hattle L. Pritchard in Terre Haute. Police hold Pritchard amid conflicting tales. Smith, linked to a local department store and former grand sachem of the Red Men of Illinois, left a widow and three children. Physician cites heart disease. death could have occurred anywhere.
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William L. Smith
Terre Haute
Hattle L. Pritchard
Smith
Red Men
Illinois
Curious Bits of History by A. W. Macy
A 1911 Bowles excerpt discusses George II as a ridiculous monarch, noting his Dutch origins, loose morals, and reliance on Queen Caroline. It recounts Walpole awakening the Prince of Wales and quotes the era’s view of the king’s vanity and detachment from England, including his long stay in Hanover.
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A. W. Macy
Sir Robert Walpole
George Augustus
Prince of Wales
George J
England
George II
Thackeray
George
Caroline
Hanover
Marble Named Logansport District Superintendent
The Rev. Dr. M. S. Marble of Anderson was appointed superintendent of the Logansport district after Rev. Dr. Cissell of Kokomo resigned while tied to a hotel room scandal at a Minneapolis church meeting. Howard Cheney, eight, saved his two year old sister from a cistern and was promised a bicycle as a reward for the rescue.
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Cissell
M. S. Marble
Anderson
Logansport
North Indiana
Kokomo
Minneapolis
Church
Howard Cheney
Terre Haute
Covington School Burns in Indiana Blaze Destroys 1876 Build
A three story brick Covington Indiana school erected in 1876 and valued at 36 000 was destroyed by fire. Repairs completed two years ago cost 4 000. The fire origin remains unknown.
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Covington School
Covington
Ind
Logansport Club Opens Membership to Women
The charter of the Logansport Commercial club is opened to women marking it as the first civic and industrial organization in the country to admit women to membership.
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Logansport Commercial Club
Woman in Washington Drowns Self with Carbolic Acid
Mrs. Mary Taylor, 50, of Washington Indiana, committed suicide by swallowing carbolic acid. She was despondent over illness and financial difficulties.
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Mary Taylor
Washington Ind
Worker Falls Ninety Feet From Elevator in Greensburg
Frank Bernosky fell ninety feet from an elevator at Greensburg Indiana where he was working and was believed fatally injured according to initial reports.
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Frank Bernosky
Greensburg
Ind
Local Social News From Marion and Albany Visits
The Misses Minnie Hart Ora Michael Ruth McMillan and Ethel Held went to Marion Monday. Mr and Mrs Vessie Hollaway and children of Albany spent Sunday as guests of William Miller and family.
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Minnie Hart
Ora Michael
Ruth McMillan
Ethel Held
Marion
Vessie Hollaway
Albany
William Miller
Laundry Leave at D W Boxell's Gents' Furnishings
Notice to leave laundry at D W Boxell's gents' furnishing store or call agent Wyeth Landess for pickup. Compact 19th century notice urging service and contact.
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D. W. Boxell
Wyeth Landess
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East Main Street
van Buren
Marion, Bluffton & Eastern Traction Co
M. B. & E. Traction Co
Bluffton, Ind
Picture Sale
Marion Glazing CO
Glass
North Side Square
Marion, Ind
The
News-Eagle
the Style Store
Panama
Center
Marion, Indiana
Joseph B. Bowles
J. H. Galbreath
Thomas & Thomas
N. E. Cor. Square
Greer-Wilkinson Lumber Co
John Husted
Mgr. van Buren
C. G. Willie
Conwell & Son’s Drug Store
van Buren, Indiana
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