German Town Council Cuts Funeral Costs With Innovations
A German town council plans lower funeral costs by shrinking casket size to hexagonal forms, reducing grave depth to 1.2 yards, and using larger carriages to deliver multiple coffins at once. One pall bearer, one preacher, and one service will suffice, with pine wood supplied from state reserves. Ottawa reports 6.8 percent unemployment in April, down from 9.6 the prior year, and Morse code lights at Mitchell Field identified the landing area.
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Ighbor
Ann
America
Mitchell Field
New York
Tanlac touted as cure for stomach kidney and heart pains
A Vincennes Indiana lunch room proprietor claims Tanlac cured his stomach trouble kidney and bladder disorders and relieve sharp pains headaches and weakness. He says he spent a fortune before trying Tanlac and now feels better than ever. Tanlac sold by druggists with over 37 million bottles sold.
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N. Ft
Vincébnes
Taniac
Summer classes in sewing and cooking planned
Warsaw youths will have summer classes in sewing and cooking at the high school building. The Warsaw board of education approved courses for beginners and advanced students with thorough instruction in canning fruits and vegetables.
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Warsaw
Warsaw Board of Education
Aberdeeah Grammar School unveils Byron statue oldest in empire
A statue of Lord Byron was unveiled on the grounds of Aberdeeah grammar school which claims to be the oldest in the British empire. The school’s history stretches back nearly seven centuries.
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Aberdéeh Grammar School
Lord Byron
British Empire
American Red Cross relief in Patras district Greece
The American Red Cross has fed tens of thousands of refugees in the Patras district from January to May, with 40 000 to 44 000 daily feeding totals, eight refugee hospitals, three ambulatorias, milk stations for babies, and vaccination against typhoid and cholera. A large relief effort under Henry C Wolfe and Dr J C McKean remains active as relief forces withdraw.
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American Red Cross
Greece
Anatolia
Thrace
Piraeus
Red Cross
Grecian Peninsula
Patras
Henry C. Wolfe
Coshocton
Ohio
J. C. Mckean
el Paso
Texas
Zante
Argostoli
Mentoned
Américan Red Cross
Indiana Briefs and Local Notes Across The State
Franklin Oliver Cornelius was sentenced to one to seven years in the Jeffersonville reformitory for failure to provide for his children. Diplomas awarded to 167 graduates at a joint Lutheran school commencement in Fort Wayne. Three Bicknell miners entombed 96 hours in a cave-in near Sullivan, along with a faithful pony, features of a First Aid meet planned for July. Daughters of the American Revolution unveiled a marker at the site of the old Gibson Inn in Gary. Prompt medical attention saved timber buyer Errastus E. Russell after a copperhead bite in Crawfordsville. Isaac Talbert, once a place in Jefferson County Tennessee, died at his home in Portland. Purdue board of trustees approves tentative plans for three new buildings in West Lafayette. In Lafayette the Bachelor’s club hosts a farewell party in blue room for two members marrying. In Columbus, sugar costs admission to an old-fashioned spelling match aiding veterans in hospitals. A. W. Crisler reappointed receiver for Silver Lake Elevator co operative. Monoquet parrot owner C D D Longenecker houses a valuable parrot arriving from a nearby city. County commissioners award Purdue University Scholarships to Drs Swanson, Atwood and Ted Rogers of Warsaw. Middlebury reports the largest fruit crop in years in the northern Indiana belt. Winona Lake’s Jack Carduff buys a summer home from Billy Sunday. Goshen’s Sidney New, Henderson will travel to Alaska with President.
Local News Briefs From Indiana Territory Regions
Dent Harding visits the territory. Kokomo Schoolchildren run a buy a brick campaign to finance the Howard county hospital. Sullivan hosts a horse shoe league basket dinner at the city park. Butler farmer 168 a farm name is dead from heart failure at his home. Bluffton Lockwood 17, who shot his mother, to be beaten next Friday. Laporte railroad detectives probe an apparent attempt to wreck a Baltimore and Ohio express train near here.
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Lieyd ‘Lockwood
Laporte
Ian
French Lick Visit Sparks Conspiracy Theories Denied
Reporters pressily chase a myth of a national party plan during Governor Smith’s vacation at French Lick Indiana. Taggart counters by affirming Indian Senatorial support for any decision, while reporters note no Smith nomination next year. A pine tree insert from 2865 in Tex. shows a long-ago storm impact.
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Wayne Journal-Gazette
al Smith
French Lick
Taggart
Npire
Smith
Ralston
Indiana
Ralkton
Inchea
Inedr
Orang Tex
Remarkable Eight-Foot Indian Skeleton Unearthed in Indiana
Archaeologists at the Indiana State Museum study a colossal ancient skeleton found in Guthrie Township Lawrence County. The eight-foot remains, tied to a nomadic tribe, are preserved and prompt theories on early regional inhabitants and interactions with nearby cultures.
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Selkers
Indiana
Maseum
Herman
Guthrié
Lawrence Coun
Elaiman
Mu Athé
George Isey
Bedford
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