Windy weather slows local farming and melon yields
In Veale township area many farmers have abandoned farming awaiting rain as melon crops near season end. Charles Griffin of Greenfield visits neighbors while J M Peek starts a new dwelling project touted as one of Veale’s most modern homes. Multiple residents travel, visit relatives, and attend events including the Maysville festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Griffin
Greenfield
J. M. Peek
Veale
Emery Lett
Cincinati
Thomas Singleton
Old Settlers
Odon
James Singleton
Raymond Johnson
Craig Wer
Perry Singleton
Lizzie Wilson
Kentucky
Grenfield
Harold Colbert
Richard Peek
Lee Singleton
William Buchanan
Mt. Carmel
Hulda Singleton
Vincennes
Malina Thomas
Prry Singleton
Ennis
Buchanan
Singleton
Memorial aims mark of Nelson Morris in Chicago
Mrs. Nelson Morris widow of a Chicago millionaire packer plans a $250000 memorial to her husband linked with Michael Reese Hospital. She may raise the gift to $500000. Architect Richard Schmidt will prepare plans upon her return, as work proceeds in Europe this summer. Meanwhile, Indianapolis visit shareholders discuss direct primary benefits and New York advances industrial education plans to open technical schools nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Morris
Chicago
Packer
Michael Reese Hospital
Morris
Europe
Richarde Schmidt
Michael Reese
Mrs. Morris
Industrial Schools Vary By Local Industry
A plan to create local trade schools tailored to regional industries is outlined, with emphasis on comprehensive hands on training from shop floors to skilled crafts. The proposal favors night classes for broader access and includes female students to expand opportunity. The broader aim is to produce skilled workers across sectors such as textiles, shoemaking, railroading, and general machine work.
Registry fee hike and legal trust dispute at speedway
An upcoming two cent increase in registry fees was announced by Postmaster General Hitchcock after a broad inquiry into the system. Officials from multiple cities meet to discuss reorganizing the registry system for efficiency. Separately in New York, James B. Hammond fights a court bid to revoke a gift of stock to employees, claiming the stock is worth about a million dollars and tied to a yearly pension. In Indianapolis, coroner testimony links speedway wrecks to tire failure and rough track conditions, with witnesses describing speeds of sixty to seventy mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
John Mitchell
National Eivic Federation
New York
Mr. Mitchell
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Grand Union Hotel
Forty-second Street
Parks Avenue
Shrady
Bellevue Hospital
Mr. Vanderbilt
Bellevue
Whh
Grand Central Hotel
Mr. Vanerbilt
Coroner's Office
Hitchcock
Postal Service
Genera
George Reiter
Cincinnati
Arthur H. Potts
Indianapolis
Vignaux
Atlanta
John A. Leathers
Louisville
James B. Hammond
Hammond Typewriter Company
Hammond
America
Indianapolis Speedway
Blackwell
Charles Merz
Claude S. Kellum
Merz
Harry Holcomb
William Bourque
Coroner’s verdict inquest declares death by stroke rupture
Coroner Union H Holder of Daviess County Indiana reports an inquest into Noah F Banta death. He finds death caused by shock from accidental stroke and rupture of the liver on July 12 1909. Banta is described as 19 years old, 6 feet 1 inch tall, about 150 pounds, with black hair blue eyes born in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pnion
H. Holder
Daviessicounty
Indiana
Noah F. Banta
Union H. Holder
Daviess County
St Peters Picnic Draws Wide Support in Montgomery
St Peters congregation held a successful Montgomery picnic on Thursday with rain easing earlier in the day. A large attendance from neighboring towns and churches enjoyed abundant food and prompt service. About $400 cleared, with gifts including a rug, lamp, dishes, and a rocking chair listed among donated items. Priests from Evansville Terre Haute Loogootee and other towns attended as did the Montgomery band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fathers Rowan
Evansville
John Ryves
Terre Haute
John W. Doyle
Patrick Gorman
Francis Torbeck
Washington
T. O'Donaghue
T. Cavanaugh
Loogootee
Duffey
St. Martins
Gorman
Cannerburg
Gordon
St. Michaels
Montgomery
Father Matthews
John D. Montgomery
Lizzie Montgomery
Mary Cramer
Mary Costello
Indianapolis
Father O'Donahue
Father Rowan
Michael Maden
Trainor
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F. B. Fornwald Lls
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Washington Realty CO. E
Forsythe
Jackson's
Wa. Keifer
New York Legislative Commission
W. F. Moore
Democratic City Committee
Charles B. Clark
St. Louis
Sadie Gray Farrin
Walnut Street
Cairo
Ill
Reed Green
Illinois
Stinger
Central District
William Fitch
Central Dispensary
City Hospital
Rodney J. Bunch
Bunch
Los Angeles
Cal
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Wyo
Detroit River
Harry Boney
Bondy
St. Peters
Joseph
Meredith House
Owen
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