Back to the farm plan eyed by New York Central head
In a Richmond editorial the New York Central president J Brown proposes a scheme to fund and equip farms for city residents to operate. He envisions crop proceeds letting buyers purchase farms, pending syndicate support, while noting risks of monopoly and misallocated savings in large organizations.The piece also discusses grocery delivery consolidation and a biology anecdote about a boa constrictor’s tooth and regrowth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond News-Leader
Brown
New York Central Railway
J. J. Hill
Consolidated Grocery Company
Coms
Consolidated Company
Snake’s tooth pulled heals South American boy Herbert
New York Telegram reports Herbert the South American boa at the Bronx Zoo was suffering tooth pain for weeks. Curator Ditmars, with keepers Snyder and heads of departments, removed the problematic tooth in a dental-like operation after Herbert coiled around Snyder. The 12 foot serpent had been in the zoo seven years and is now pain free.
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New York Telegram
Herbert
Bronz Zoological Park
Ditmars
Charles Snyder
Herbert Long
Snyder
W. Reid Blair
Professor Hornaday
Edwin R. Sanborn
Mr. Ditmars
Herberom
Herbrt
Rubber famine drives up prices and spark of speculation
The article notes rising rubber costs as demand surges while supply dwindles. It traces speculative frenzy in rubber companies, mostly unproven plantations in India and Malaya, and references Congo abuses and the Amazon potential. It highlights Goodyear’s impact and the search for viable substitutes amid growing auto and golf goods demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Inquirer
England
Whittaker Wright
India Slam
Malay Peninsula
Amazon
Mexico
Congo
Madeira River
Goodyear
Jon
Sassafras Tea And Springtime Memories Of Boyhood
The article recalls a Kansas childhood memory of gathering sassafras roots and making tea at the camp fire with maple sap syrup. It contrasts rustic spring rituals with adult city life, noting the joy of digging horseradish and the scent of camp brewed tea.
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Kansai
Boy Hood
Dds
Oon
Unappreciated thrift in Ben Franklin tale
Home Notes recalls Benjamin Franklin and his thrifty wife who saved for a china cup and silver spoon yet triggered a rebuke on luxury. He then wheeled a barrel of papers to his warehouse after breakfast to avoid neighbors hearing of the new items.
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Benjamin Franklin
Stove explosion at Wheatland cafe causes minor blaze
A gasoline stove exploded Sunday afternoon at the Dillson cafe in Wheatland. The ensuing fire was quickly extinguished and damage was limited. No serious injuries reported.
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Dillson
Wheatland
Kern's Charges Stir Indiana Political Scene
The Indiana press debates John W Kern's allegations of bribery by eight Democratic legislators. editorials demand naming those involved, an investigation, and accountability. Shively, Kern, and party figures face calls for disclosure amid mounting political tension.
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Newcastle Courier
John W. Kern
Taggart
Shelbyville
Republicana
Verity
Deep Blue Sea
Huntington Herald
Ith
Tt Fa
John Wo Kern
Allence
Shively
Kern
Democratic Party
United States
Newport Hoosier
Indiana
United States Senate
John W. ‘Kern
Senate
Brewers
I Party
Atake
Phe
Evith
B on the Oats Mystery Spurs Local Fear Near Anthony
Farmers around Anthony recall a prewar tale of a letter B appearing on oats and fear a coming catastrophe. They link Haley’s comet sightings to uncanny crop marks and recount an 1860 memory where B on leaves supposedly foretold Civil War. The old superstition persists as residents await calamity.
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Anthony
Lihu
Indiana
In Memoriam for David B. Burks
Plainville lodge 371 K of P. passes resolutions mourning David B Burks a devoted husband and father The lodge offers heartfelt sympathy and directs copies to the bereaved family minutes and The Gazette for publication
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David B. Burks
Plainville Lodge 371
Plainville Lodge 671
Gazette
Great Irrigation Scheme in Alberta by Canadian Pacific
The Canadian Pacific Railway Company advances a vast irrigation plan in southern Alberta east of Calgary. A three million acre tract along the Bow and Red Deer rivers will be transformed by a 1000 mile network of main and secondary canals and distributing ditches supplying eight feet of water, with a massive earthwork effort including a 1000 foot cliff cut.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Alberta
Calgary
Dominion
Red Deer
Bow River
Egypt
Great Divide
Irrigation Growth Opens Farmland to Diverse Crops
Describes Rockies irrigation where perpetual snow supports a renewable supply. Water distribution targets farms with channels reaching each parcel, charging 50 cents per acre annually for one cubic foot per second to 150 acres. Land sales include 10 percent allowance for dwellings. Company expects high costs but later profits amid optimistic outlook.
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Rockies
Flies Shun Honeysuckle In Season Long-Run Defense
Kansas City Times urges homeowners to remove houseflies through sanitation and deterrence. Dr Albert Florain notes larvae emerge from trash. keep yards clean. Walter M Cross recommends planting honeysuckle to deter flies near kitchens and doors to reduce indoor entry. Continuous vigilance advised.
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Kansas City Times
Albert Florain
Walter M. Cross
Eity
Jerald
Dangerous Caterpillar Threat to Central Vegetation
The Bureau of Entomology reports a dangerous caterpillar, Hemileuca alicae cockrell, spreading from Springer Lake south of the Colorado line. By late 1909 it covered about 30 000 square miles and reached up to twenty million insects per square mile, posing serious harm to vegetation and raising questions about its origin, spread, identity, and control measures.
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Bureau of Entomatogy
Department of Angpleatoiteid
New Medea
Angasgt. Los
Tts
Springer Lake
Santa Fe
More Men Faint More Often Says English Doctor
An English physician claims men faint more now than women and often without clear cause. A tailor recalls four customers fainting in his shop in a year while trying on clothes, suggesting that stiff poses may impede breathing.
Kempf to Move Shop in Hofmeister Building
The Kempf barber shop will occupy the vacant room in the Hofmeister building at Main and East First streets starting July 6.
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Kempf
Hofmeister
Main
East First Streets
Tomato canning crisis hits Clark and Scott counties
Reports from Jeffersonville indicate only about half the usual tomato output for the season. Jeffersonville will not can tomatoes but will process hominy kraut peaches pumpkins and other items. Henryville will run a limited tomato pack while Charlestown Otttox Underwood Scottsburg and others may not start. Poor weather delayed plantings and last year’s glut plus low prices reduce profit.
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Jeffersonville
Clark
Scott Counties
Henryville
Charlestown
Ottaco
Underwood
Scottsburg
Liberty for One Minute. Ford Freed in Murder Charge
Bloomington reports James Edward Ford the Unionville farmer is freed of first degree murder in the killing of Joel McCoy on Thanksgiving 1907 after four terms of court. He is re arrested for killing Frank McCoy. Ford had been tried twice for Joel McCoy’s death with hung and near conviction results.
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Liberty
Bloomington
James Edward Ford
Unionville
Joel McCoy
Ford
Frank McCoy
Joel McCoy Ford
Twce
Eclipse of the Sun Promises Rare Anular To Total Transition
A report describes a rare solar event on Friday June 17 featuring a brief annular eclipse shifting to total then back to annular. It notes no prior record of such a sequence in astronomy history and outlines the path across North America extending into Canada and the United States with observers seeking documentation.
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Portland Commercial Review
United States
Mississippi
Indiana
Jaois
Illinois
Grand Jury
Ita
Shively
Kern
North America
Canada
Fragmented note hints at self harm and poison danger
The readable fragment references a person contemplating death by poison and seeking a cure or remedy. It mentions a physician's claim that distress and unhappiness require food as a cure, with unclear names and places.
Radium power described in dental college address
Prof Richard B Moore of Butler College told 49 Indiana Dental College graduates in Indianapolis that the energy in one dram of radium would outmatch sixty tons of dynamite in effect. He said the earth remains warm only because radium preserves its crust, delaying cooling since the sun’s separation.
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Richard B. Moore
Butler College
Indiana Dental Colege
Indianapolis
Stray Dog Shot After Disturbing Neighborhood
A stray dog in the northeast Fifth street area caused concern Monday as residents alerted police. Ed Reeve used his old gun to end the animal’s suffering with two shots.
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Fifth Street
Ed Reeve
Old Trusty
Indiana music teachers convention program at Princeton
Three local musicians will be on the program at the Indiana Music Teachers annual convention in Princeton. Vocalists Miss Bessie Porter and Miss Ethel Evans and pianist Mrs. Margie Leverette are listed.
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Indiana Music Teachers
Princeton
Bessie Porter
Ethel Evans
Margie Leverette
Constable Arrests Man in Vincennes Overboard Bill
A man named Sechrest, employed at local shops, was arrested by a Vincennes constable at South Washington this morning and returned to Vincennes this afternoon. He faces charges of jumping a board bill.
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Sechrest
Vincennes
South Washington
Dance by A. O. H. at Montgomery Tuesday night
The laces auxiliary of the A. O. H. at Montgomery will sponsor a cream social and supper on Tuesday night June 21 in St. Peters hall. Harris orchestra will provide music. Admission is fifty cents.
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Montgomery
St. Peters Hall
Harris Orchestra
Star Changes Hands in El Nora Purchase
The Star newspaper, published weekly at El Nora, has been bought by Home Printing Company of El Nora from former owners WH Payne and Oscar Hackler.
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STAR
Wekely
Elnora
The
Home Printing Company of
WH Payne
Oscar Hackler
Downey Elected Vincennes School Trustee
John Downey an attorney formerly of Washington was elected a member of Vincennes board of school trustees. He received the entire vote of the council.
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Ehelow
Taked
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