Tragic Hoosier Homestead Mystery Stirs Old Clues
In LaPorte Indiana May 12 the Guinness farm puzzle yields little new amber nor any fresh evidence. Autopsies identified items in Andrew Helgelein’s hand and questioned Jennie Olsen’s remains. Time has badly degraded tissues and skulls, complicating findings. Olaf Jensen is linked by family intimates to Mrs Guinness’ victims.
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LaPorte
Ind
Guinness
Helgelein
Jennie Olsen
Christiania
Norway
Brahmins In Texas Show Quality of Imported Cattle
C. A. Major notes Brahmin cattle in Texas as tick free and heat tolerant with strong range rustling ability. The herd includes Syuda milk breed bull and cows of beef and work-animal varieties. They reportedly suffer no illness since arrival and outperform native cattle in harsh conditions.
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Individu
India
C. A. Major
Texas Farm and Ranch
Swine Growing in French Farms Reflects Regional Focus
French agriculture shows hog production concentrated in certain districts with favorable conditions. Barley and corn feed pigs, with dairy byproducts and kitchen slops supporting prefarrowing diets. Breeding stock receive green forage, with late gestation slops of crushed grains, epsom salts, and bran.
Competition In Cream
Competition may be the splice of trade, but it does not improve cream quality. A locality with no competition delivered mostly first grade cream, while a competing market produced cream that was nearly all third grade.
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J. C. Kendal
Kau- Bas
His Remains Are Scattered in Train Tragedy
In Ann Arbor Michigan on May 12 Harry Byers a 35 year old sectionhand on the Ann Arbor road at Northfield was cut to pieces by a train and his remains scattered along the track for sixty rods. The foreman found the empty sectionhouse and the grip near the track. It is believed he attempted to board a train during the night and was killed. Byers was unmarried. His father George Byers is a farmer near Pint and his nephew works on the Ann Arbor road at Cadillac.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Harry Byers
Northfield
Byers
George Byers
Pint
Cadillac
Senate approves agricultural funds and forest road projects
Washington May 12 The senate passed an agricultural appropriation bill totaling 12 142 146 and granted 1 000 000 for roads and permanent improvements in national forests half of the requested amount. The conference report on naval appropriation bills was agreed to, and the post office bill was discussed. Bailey appeared in the senate since Texas events and was warmly welcomed. Rayner proposed a court of inquiry into charges against Colonel William P Stewart US Army. The house focused on miscellaneous business and passed a ban on betting on horse races at Benning.
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Washington
Senate
Bailey
Texas
Rayner
William P. Stewart
United States Army
House
Benning
A Fable of the Future in Stringtown
In 1920 the Stingiest Man in Stringtown moves to Millionville to save postage. Earlier habits of buying small portraits and sending them to a mail order giant caused seven local stores to close by 1919, prompting him to buy these portraits to placate the Monster in Millionville.
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A. D
Stringtown
Millionville
Metropolis
G. Washington
B. Franklin
W. McKinley
Honor for a fellow student at Yale campus
New Haven May 12 Members of the class of Yale will erect a flagstaff near Woodbridge hall on the new campus during commencement week in memory of Augustus Ledyard prominent Yale man who lost his life in the Philippines The granite base rises to solid rock The staff of Oregon pine will be seventy feet high Augustus Ledyard son of Henry B Ledyard Detroit railway man He was born in 1875 and after service with the Yale battery in the Spanish war went to the Philippines as a second lieutenant.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Woodbridge Hall
Augustus
Ledyard
Philippines
Henry B. Ledyard
Detroit
Stonewall Jackson a Civil War legend and devout leader
The article portrays Thomas Jonathan Jackson known as Stonewall Jackson as a Virginian who saw secession as divinely ordained and the Confederate war as a sacred struggle. It highlights his military genius and constant prayer life, noting he opened battles with prayer and motivated troops, while recounting Lee's farewell comparison after Jackson’s arm was amputated at Chancellorsville.
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Hougis
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Bee
Bull Run
Manhassas
Jackson
Virginia
South
Lee
Chancellorsville
Duma Defeats Socialists Over Justice Budget Clash
In St Petersburg on May 12 the Duma rejected a Socialist resolution opposing the budget for the justice and prison system. Socialists accused justice of propping up politics and cited trials behind closed doors and the Vilborga manifesto. Minister Chtcheglovitoff defended the department as the vote flowed toward overall budget approval.
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St. Vetersburg
Duma
Ministry of
Goulds' Father Seldon Clemmons Dies in Milton Heriage
Seldon P. Clemmons, seventy, blind, died at Central Insane Hospital in Jacksonville on May 12. He was Kathryn Gould’s father and had lived in Milton, transferring there March 6. His death followed paralysis. his first wife was a Kirkpatrick daughter. His children Elan and Kathryn later spread through California and various routes, with Kathryn eventually marrying Howard Gould.
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Jacksonville
Seldon P. Clemmons
Central Insane Hosital
Kathryn Gould
Howard Gord
Hostal
Milton
Clemons
Thomas MM. Kirkpattes
Winchester
Elan
Kathrin
Clemmons
California
Ella
Leff Charles Watts
Mi’ Ton
Bfter
Kathyrn
Howard Con
Practical joke ends badly in Rockville gun incident
William Melweehan was shot and seriously wounded by his cousin William Slavens near the Putnam county line in Rockville Indiana. Slavens fired after a prank in the dark as Melweehan prepared his hose to the stable. The weapon discharged and the bullet lodged in Melweehan's shoulder, the wound deemed very serious. Slavens was arrested and held as the investigation continued.
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Rockville
Ind
William Melweehan
Putnam County
William Slavens
McKeehan
Slivens
United States Fleet Move Viewed as Great Diplomatic Step
In New York on May 12, Thomas S. Darling, returning on the Bluecher liner, says Europe believes the fleet sent to the Pacific is the century’s greatest diplomatic move. Darling, who has been in Russia on business, states that Russia and other European powers now feel world peace is assured.
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New York
United States
Europe
Thomas S. Darling
Darling
Russia
Divorce Suit to Proceed in Vanderbilt Case
New York May 12 Mrs Elsie Vanderbilt has filed for divorce from Alfred G Vanderbilt. David McClure referee says testimony is complete and key points remain to be reviewed. Cornelius Vanderbilt mother of Alfred has gone to Europe amid talks of reconciliation to stop the suit. The referee's announcement signals the failure of that mission.
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New York
Elsie Vanderbilt
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
David McClure
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Alfred Vanderbilt
Europe
Vanderbilt
Cuban Army Leaders Tour U S War Department
General Pino Isuerra commander of the Cuban army Major Marti son of the Cuban patriot and Captain Landa commander of the machine gun battery visited the war department in Washington on May 12 and paid respects to Acting Secretary Oliver and General Bell chief of staff during an official inspection tour of U S military posts.
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Washington
Pino Isuerra
Marti
Landa
United States
War Department
Oliver
Bell
Baseball Mascot Crowned in Spoon River Event
Peoria UL May 12 Johnny Green the seven year old mascot of the Wyoming 11 baseball team was crowned in the Spoon river in Stark county. The boy was known all over the county as a fixture of the Wyoming nine with which he traveled extensively.
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Peoria
Johnny Green
Wyoming 11
Spoon River
Stark County
Wyoming Nine
Riot injures two in Sanders quarry district near Bloomington
Bloomington Indiana May 12 A riot in Sanders quarry district left Jewett Tatum shot and seriously injured while Harley East was stabbed in the breast. The clash involved a party of citizens and foreigners who had been drinking No arrests were made.
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Bloomington
Ind
Sanders
Jewett Tatum
Harley East
Unknown Man Found Dead in Terre Haute Home
In Terre Haute Indiana on May 12 a dead man was found in an upstairs bed after his family returned home. He committed suicide by taking carbolic acid and had removed his shoes and trousers before lying down. The man remains unidentified.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Fred Taylor
Mrs Pinkham Advice to Young Women at Lynn Mass
A lettered plea from Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts invites young women to write about their illnesses. She presents herself as a motherly confidante and asserts most cases resemble those in the letters she receives, promising guidance based on shared experiences.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted by Letters
Letters from women in Nelsonville Ohio and Chelsea Vermont praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing nervousness headaches backache irregularity and other female ailments. The ad claims thirty years of use as a standard remedy and lists effects such as relief from displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and digestive issues. It urges readers to try the product.
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Abby F. Barrows
Nelsonville
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
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