Veterans to meet on battlefield at Gettysburg in 1913 reunion
Pennsylvania organizes a four day Gettysburg reunion for 40 000 Civil War veterans north and south. The state and national government fund a large encampment and entertainment while free transport is limited to local veterans. The event aims to unite Blue and Gray in peace on July 1 to 4 1913 with a grand tent and military and civic programs.
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Harrisburg
Gettysburg
Pensylvania
Congress of the United States
States
Commonwealths
Pennsylvania
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Congress
Eath
War Department
Pennsylvania Commission
Secretary of War
General Assembly
Trunk Line Passenger Association
Direc
United States Army
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
United States
Fife and Drum Corps
Union
North
South
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Battle of Gettysburg
Little Round Top
Oak Ridge
Cemetery Hill
Culp’s Hill
Rock Creek
Stone Wall
Pickett
Longstreet
Meade
Lee
National Park
Legislature
Well-Trained Dog Helps Burglars in Georgia Tale
A Georgia governor recalls a dog bought to chase thieves that later proved useful to burglars. Trained to carry a package and later a lantern, the dog did not bark during a nighttime break in, as the burglars moved unseen through the house.
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Brown
Georgia
Indiana Bankers Meet in Columbus Elects Shelbyville Leader
The Indiana Bankers Association Group Six wrapped up its Columbus annual meeting with about 200 attending. New officers include Dr. S. P. McCrea Shelbyville as president Walter Hungerford St Paul as secretary and Shelbyville chosen as next meeting site. The session featured speeches by Col J L McCullough Marion and Purdue's G I Christie on farmer banking and hog cholera, plus dental association appointments and a child dental demonstration at public school No. 9.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Columbus
Hugh Th. Miller
Irwin’s Bank of Columbus
Frank Griffith
First National Bank
William G. Irwin
Irwin’s Bank
State Association
Col
J. L. McCullough
Marion
G. I. Christie
Department of Agricultural Extension
Purdue University
Indiana
Andrew Smith
Lannes Phitridge
R. R. Gillis
Hammond
J. E. Stokey
South Bend
Charles Erwin
Terre Haute
EB. C. Vandervolgen
Crawfordsville
W. L. Myer
Rensselaer
National Dental Association
Frances M. Kelsey
Blanch G. Williams
Association
George Edwin Hunt
Indiana Dental College
D. A. House
H. A. Hessler
F. R. Hinshaw
George West
Chicago
Ray Kibler
J. H. Protheria
W. F. Whalen
Peoria
Ill
Indiana Women's Home Missionary Union Meets in Elkhart
Annual report shows total receipts 948.68 and disbursements 907.82 for the Indiana branch. Churches listed contributions from ElkHart to Winona with amounts. Bertha Helming read reports in place of absent officers. Indiana conference of Congregational churches held in Elkhart with welcome by R W Monger and remarks by Rev Harry Blunt. Address by Rev L C Talmage highlighted event.
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Woman’s Union
Indiana
Woman’s Home Missionary Union of the Congregational Societies
Elkhart
Angola
Cardonia
East Chicago
Fairmount
Ft. Wayne
Indianapolis
Kokomo
Marion
Michigan City
Miller
Orland
Portland
Ridgeville
Terre Haute
West Terre Haute
Plymouth
Winona
Nora Hager
Incorporation Notices for Local Firms and Capital Increases
Articles of incorporation list Halstead Construction Company with 10000 capital by W C Halstead W H Halstead and C B Clarke. W T Thompson Veneer Co Edinburg 35000 capital with W T Thompson B Young and F M Cutsinger. Indianapolis Provision Co Indianapolis 2000 capital by J R Budd 3 Glick K Kaercher. Auburn Manufacturing Co increases capital by 20000.
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Halstead Construction Company
W. C. Halstead
W. H. Halstead
C. B. Clarke
W. T. Thompson Veneer Company
Edinburg
W. T. Thompson
B. Young
F. M. Cutsinger
Indianapolis Provision Company
Indianapolis
J.-R. Budd
3. Glick
K. Kaercher
Auburn Manufacturing Company
Indiana appoints labor, employer, and civic leaders to labor commissions
Governor Ralston named Charles Fox and John E. Frederick along with Henry W. Bullock Alfred M. Ogle and William A. Greene to a commission to study workmen's compensation with Greene paid five dollars daily while on duty. The panel includes Democrats and one Republican and will report to the 1915 General Assembly. Additional appointments include optometry board members and a women workers commission led by Mrs. Virgil H. Lockwood.
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Ralston
Charles Fox
Terre Haute
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana Federation of Labor
John E. Frederick
Kokomo
Henry W. Bullock
Indianapolis
Organized Labor
Alfred M. Ogle
William A. Greene
North Walcott Street
Typographical Union
Ogle
W. A. Greene
General Assembly
Indiana State Board of Registration and Examination
John H. Ellis
South Bend
George A. Dice
Tipton
H. E. Woodard
Joseph W. Thompson
Danville
Thomas C. Hood
Ellis
Hood
Virgil H. Lockwood
H. J. Conway
Lafayette
Lee Rodman
Cannelton
Melville W. Mix
Mishawaka
Elks Plan State Convention in Lafayette This Month
Lafayette lodge of Elks completes arrangements for Indiana lodge entertainment at the annual state convention on May 27 and 28. State officers arrive May 26 and attend a smoker at Elks hall that evening.
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Elks
Lafayette Lodge of Elks
Lodges
Indiana
Elks’ Hall
Fifth Annual Purdue Egg Show Impresses Officials
Purdue University hosted its fifth annual egg show with large varied entries and a standout educational exhibit. The freak section displayed eggs of all sizes colors and forms including cubist eggs and items such as turtle eyes crayfish snake and frog eggs.
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Purdue
Purdue University
Vandorik elected head at Indiana Odd Fellows meeting
The Indiana Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows held its seventy seventh annual communication in Indianapolis with Rebekah assembly officers elected for the coming year. New president Mrs Ida S Vandorin Indianapolis and other officers include vice president Mrs Ella M Clark Bloomington and trustees Mrs Jennie Leedy Indianapolis and Miss Orra Norris Crawfordsville. Retiring president Mrs Kate I Nichols Elkhart. An excursion to the Odd Fellows home in Greensburg accompanied business sessions.
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Indianapolis
Rebekah Assembly
Indiana
Ida S. Vandorin
Ella M. Clark
Bloomington
Harriet K. Spekenhier
Richmond
Mary E. Stipp
Michigan City
Florence McGregor
Mount Vernon
Jennie Leedy
Orra Norris
Crawfordsville
Mary A. Wiley
Fowler
Kate I. Nichols
Elkhart
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Odd Fellows
Greensburg
Richmond Woman Maude Decamp Missing Since Friday
Police search for Mrs Maude Decamp reported missing since Friday. Husband says no trace of her whereabouts after a quarrel with her father Seth Lucas over a $1600 estate. Lucas could not provide information. Last seen at her father's business with a suit case.
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Richmond
Maude Decamp
Decamp
Seth Lucas
Lucas
Williamsburg
Peru Prison Escape Attempt By Thomas Salamundo
Thomas Salamundo who killed Joe Flavo and was jailed awaiting trial tried to break out by wrenching a pipe from the water system and prying cell bars. He was discovered by officers and moved to another cell. His trial, delayed multiple times due to his attorney Frank D. Butler chairing the flood executive committee since March, was not opened.
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Peru
Thomas Salamundo
Joe Flavo
Frank D. Butler
Flood Executive Committee
Barn frame collapse kills one at Seymour farm
A barn raising on George Seymour’s farm west of Warsaw ends in tragedy as the framework collapses. Charles Martin dies instantly while Ora Neidig and several workers are seriously injured. About six others suffer injuries.
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Warsaw
George Seymour
Here
Seymour
Charles Martin
Ora Neidig
Faints and Drops Oil Lamp Fire Damages Home
A Philander Etchison family member east of the city fainted during a physician’s visit to dress a younger child’s broken arm. He dropped a lit oil lamp causing a fire that quickly spread, injuring both the man and the child and leaving the home badly damaged after firefighters carried them to safety.
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Elwood
Philander Etchison
Jury Finds Medley Guilty of Manslaughter
In New Albany the jury convicts William Medley of the murder charge by returning a verdict of manslaughter. Medley, over thirty, will serve two to twenty one years at Michigan City prison. He wept when the verdict was announced.
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Medley
New Albany
William Medley
Harry Renn
Michigan City
Body Found In Ohio River In Jeffersonville
The body of a white man about sixty with a bald gray-mustache was recovered from the Ohio River by Charles Long. Coroner Freeman M. Coots is in charge. the body appeared in water less than five days. Found in his pockets were a Waterbury watch a drinking cup and a razor with no money.
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Ohio River
Jeffersonville
Robbers Smash Window At Chues & Co Jewelry
Robbers smashed a display window at Chues & Co jewelry store and stole diamonds and watch fobs valued at more than $500. Police officers nearby remained unaware until the thieves fled with the loot, a brick used to breach the glass muffling the noise.
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South Bend
Chues & Co
Tenderfeet Win World Championship
City bred in the world’s greatest metropolis J C Hill and his three sons settled on four homesteads at Lloydminster Saskatchewan eight years ago They became champion oat growers of North America winning the Colorado Oat trophy for the best bushel at the Fifth National Corn exposition in Columbia South Carolina Their oats grew on wild prairie less than four years ago They studied climatic conditions soil and seed and added live stock adopting mixed farming Their success has spurred other farmers in the district to follow their example
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J. C. Hill
Lloydminster
Saskatchewan
Canada
Columbia
S. C
Hill
United States
Hampstead Heath
London
Alberta
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Loss an Illusion in a Tennessee Town
James C. McReynolds recalls early practice in a Tennessee town where a wealthy tailor sought $10,000 damages after calling him a hippopotamus. He notes the man delayed suing until a circus visited, misunderstanding the insult as a compliment.
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James C. McReynolds
Tobacco Trust
Tennessee
Binlsman
McReynolds
Saturday Evening Post
Hand Eczema Cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Sam Marcus reports two years of persistent eczema on his hands cured after using Cuticura Soap with warm water and Cuticura Ointment twice daily for about five to six months. He notes red sores swelling cracking and white discharge ceased, with the product sold worldwide and a Skin Book sample available from Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
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Lowell Place
Chicago
Sam Marcus
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Paris Opens School of Duelling With Silhouette Targets
In Paris a new duel school invites aspiring duelists to shoot at silhouette targets while avoiding graphic imagery. The exchange notes urge restraint and warn against harming family.
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Bill
Paris
Jill
Good Seat at the Opera Sparks Gossip
Judge recalls a near box seat at the opera where society people spoke aloud. Conversation hints at social chatter and perceptions of class within the audience.
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Madge
Marjorie
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething
Advertisement notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething soothes gums reduces inflammation eases pain and cures wind colic priced at 86 cents a bottle in Arkansas.
Do you believe in the saying that success is sweet
One of Many notes a brief exchange where a character asks about belief in success being sweet and another responds with a frank, humorous retort about never tasting it, revealing a light literary moment.
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