Best Home in Country Best Home in Country
New York man W Galloway, a music company representative, praised the Daviess County Orphans Home after a Friday afternoon visit. He said he had seen many orphans homes across several states but found none better in shape or attendance.
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W. ©. Galloway
New York
Daviess County
New Yor
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illlinois
Iowa
Missouri
Dever
Model Home Praised by State Agent in Dariens County
The Dariens County home received high praise from a state agent who visited Wednesday. The matron Mia Hunemeier, noted for leadership as superintendent, earned compliments for improving conditions and earning love and respect of the children. The home now stands in excellent condition and compares favorably with others in Vodiana.
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Mia
Hunemeier
Hunewhier
Vodiana
Notes of Shops and Railroads Amid Vacation and Recovery
Engineer Charles Spidk f and Ottis Stevenson take vacations while car inspector Steve Porter returns to Vincennes after a visit. Trainmaster E. G. Owens comes back from Seymour on business. Allie Bales, once seriously injured at the shops, shows improvement. Traveling auditor Tom Donahge returns from Cincinnati to spend Sunday with family.
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Steve Porter
Vincennes
E. G. Owens
Tadly
Seymour
Allie Bales
Tom Donahge
Cincinnati
Hypnotists Stir City Winter Scene Ends Sharply
In this city this winter aspiring hypnotists Chas Schillings and Delbert Downing drew crowds with an exhibition at Swap Pond school. Schilling put three locals to sleep while performers staged stunts. A drunken Geo McClelland disrupted the show with a stove poker, ending the event amid a rough scuffle. The expedition was reported to the grafternity as a successful ong.
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Chas Schillings
Delbert Downing
Schilling
Geo McClelland
Machine Moved Wound For Worker At Grain Elevator
Stephen Montgomery a laborer from the west end was seriously injured Friday unloading a heavy corn shredder at Jesse Goshorn grain elevator near the E and L railroad when a prop slipped and the machine toppled onto his back. Skin was torn from shoulder to hip a two inch wide gash, hip bruised and two ribs cracked. He is attended by Dr U T Wall.
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Stephen Montgomery, Slaborer
West End
Jesse Goshorn
E.&l
Montgomery
Abd
Browning Released After Five-Week Grand Jury Probe
Lawrence county grand jury released Elmer Browning and Frank Evans after a five week inquiry into an alleged confession by Browning’s divorced wife accusing them of murder. Browning appeared before Judge Wilson for release while his wife faced separate charges for operating a house of ill fame.
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Lawrence County
Grand Jury
Elmer Browning
Hebbpg
Frank Evang
Browning
Frank Evans
Sarah Schafer
Fletcher
Wilson
The Great Lafayette in The Pearl of Bhutan at Spink's Opera House
The Great Lafayette with a company of fifty and a live animal cast arrives from Tipton to present The Pearl of Bhutan at Spink's Opera House tonight. The $25,000 production features elaborate costumes and scenery and blends grand opera, vaudeville, and illusion. Edward Morgan stars in a play that starts pastoral and grows into intense scenes, with a large advance sale signaling strong attendance.
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Lafayette
Tipton
Bhutan
Spink
Pera
Green
Hermann
Edward Morgan
The Gentleman From Indiana At Spick's Opera House
The Gentleman from Indiana to be performed at Spick's Opera House Monday night starring Booth Tarkington in a local stage adaptation.
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Gentleman
Todiana
Spick’s Opera House
Tarkington
High School Notes Report Exams and Absences
Bluffton visitors J G Postal and Will Stuckey stop by. Juniors take geometry exam while Sophomore commercial class tests English grammar. Attendance hits 98.27 percent. Senior class plans year end exercises in two weeks. Clay Creager absent due to his father’s illness. Several pupils missed Friday for Rev J F Boyd’s funeral. Chemistry class has three students on acids and will complete term. German classes study Will iam Tell and Schiller biography. bookkeeping drafts an original set next week. Geology to finish in two weeks then morning program reverts. Dismissal next Wednesday afternoon for state teachers’ meeting in Indianapolis. Senior class meeting to determine number in class.
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Walter Ragsdale
Pittsburg
Mr. Roberts
Columbus
Hill
Clay Creager
Willian ‘Tell
Schiller
William Tell
Indianapolis
State Association
Leroy Stock Company Opens in Evansville This Week
The Leroy Stock company, recently reorganized in Washington, travels to Evansville to open there next week. Mr. Leroy leads a strong troupe and is expected to have a successful season.
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Leroy Stock Company
Washington
Evansville
Leroy
Senior class activities described at local school
The Senior class held its first rehearsal of a spring play on Thursday at the school building and will continue rehearsals into April. A class spread occurred Friday evening with light refreshments and games.
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Dlass
Real Estate Transfers Summary From Local Notices
Real estate transfers listed include Jobo T Johnson to Marion M Johnson with multiple parcels in Greenville, and Johnsons transferring to Ada Killion among others. Several warrants show parcels in Washington Tranter’s addition, with prices such as 7700 and 900, and names like Eldora B Bolding and James A Wilson appearing in deeds.
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Marion Mu Johnson
Ada Killion
Nwg
Martha J. Myers
Roy Alyers
Nwa
Howard Willams
Jane M Peters
Elnora Solomon Ketcham
Dully Buthstford
John Stisseran
James A Wilson
Walter Snider
Sarah C Kindred
John M
Brows, Jr
Thomas H Shircliff
J Johnson
Marson M Johnson
Joseph H Chestnut
Eldora
Bolding
Richard B
Smbot
Blasche
Smoot
Local notices and inquests from March issue
A mixed page item covers charitable lodge work in Masonic No 30, display of samples at Meredith Hotel by J M Stafford of Stafford Johnson Glass Coffin Co, and coroner Bonham’s inquest into William Winters death citing alcoholism and exposure. The inquest lists Winters as 5 feet 8 inches, about 160 pounds, with details of descent and identity.
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Masonic
al M
Bebarday
W. M
Henry Aikman
J. M. Stafford
Stafford-Johnson Glass Coffin Company
Meredith Hotel
D&Éw
Bonham
Daviesh
Indiana
Willian Winters
Ed Rae Neer
Pac Hasrinos
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Ottis Stevenson
J. Beitman
Clothier
Stephen
Schafer
Bedford
PEARL
Ching Ling Foo
Chicago
Julia Dean
He'en Sherwood
the Gentleman From
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J. G. Postal
Bluffton
Will Stuckey
Priday
J. F. Boyd
Clase
Jobo T
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Marion M Johnson
Greenville Johnson’&w
Game Ag
Marion Mi
Johnson’ &W
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Pto
Dean
iGazerrz
City Gas
Company
Main Street
Hatfield & Palmer CO
C. D. Taylor
Washington, Ind
Ithaca Conservatory of Music
Indianapolis Pa
Ithaca Conservatory of Music Cncert Company
Central Ave
M. E. Church
First Christan Church
Cae Eis
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