Harry S New Nominated by Indiana Republicans for U.S. Senate
Friends tout Captain Harry S New as a capable businessman and former newspaper editor, now president of the Bedford Stone and Construction Co. He helped build key Indianapolis and South Bend structures and promoted Indiana stone interests while directing the Indianapolis Journal in earlier years.
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Harry S.new
United States
Captain New
Bedford Stone and Construction Company
Middle West
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Indianapolis
Terre Haute Trust Company
Terre Haute
Farmers Securities Trust
South Bend
Indiana
Indianapolis Journal
United States Senate
Jury in Laporte awards damages in breach of promise case
A Laporte circuit court jury awarded Mrs. Hannah Peterson 1860 damages against John Danielson, a 72 year old contractor. Peterson alleged he asked her to marry after hiring her as a housekeeper and promised marriage with a letter saying Be mine for life. Danielson denied the claim and the verdict cited his letter as decisive.
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Peterson
Traverse City
Mich
Erica Rundquist
Rogers Park
Danielson
Boost New at Ft. Wayne Friends Prepare to Launch Club
Arthur L. Hall president of Lincoln Life Insurance and Harry Hogan visited Indianapolis to study club organization for the Harry S. New for Senator effort. They met William Fortune and received enrollment cards and guidance on forming a Ft. Wayne club as a nucleus for other clubs in the Twelfth district. The aim is broad outreach and productive support for New with an optimistic outlook for strong activity and enrollment. Take care of your pennies and some one will come along with a get rich quick scheme and take care of your dollars.
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Indianapolis
Arthur L. Hall
Lincoln Life Insurance Company
Ft. Wayne
Harry Hogan
William Fortune
New
Ft.’Wayne
Mean Retort Reveals Tension In Marriage Row
A Boston Transcript snippet captures a sharp exchange where a wife laments past refusals and wealth, saying several of the men she rejected are now richer than her husband. The husband replies with a terse, knowing line.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Treasure in British Museum: First Directory Published 1595
The British Museum reports a rare find a copy of the first directory ever published in the Enclist language from 1595. This scarce volume highlights early publishing history and linguistic artifacts.
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British ‘Museum
British’ Museum
Sleep Hygiene Tips Highlight Eight Hours Vital
Fragmentary notes stress eight hours of sleep as essential for men. Mentions phrases Sleep and the Smoker with terse reference to Ohio. Contains unclear quotes and no coherent event or source details.
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Jong
Ohio
Training in the Nursery Most Important Part
The article emphasizes early care practices, highlighting key training in infant development and nursery routines. It discusses methods for fostering growth, safety, and attentive caregiving in early childhood settings.
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Abegin
Elon
Old Resident Dr Jacob Stewart Martin Dies in South Bend
Dr Jacob Stewart Martin 83 died Sunday at his son Frank Martin’s home in South Bend after a week of pneumonia. A longtime Rollin Prairie physician, he practiced 45 years and served in medical societies, pensions board, and local politics. He helped build Rolling Prairie’s first brick schoolhouse and later lived with a son in Chicago and a stepson in South Bend. He leaves his wife, eight children, 15 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
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Jacob Stewart
Martin
Frank Martin
South Bend
Indiana
Michigan
Dr. Martin
Morristown
N. J
Ohio
Franklin County
Galena Township
Susan J. Martin
Drummond
Rolling Prairie
Laporte County Medical Society
Indiana State Medical Society
Cleveland
Vilage
Chicago
Wm. Martin
Fred Morse
Marie Morse
Nellie Martin
Columbia
Bend
Rolling Prairie Lodge
South Bend Lodge
In the Same Class Tale Bearers and Tale Makers
A concise quip notes that rumor spreaders and rumor starters harm alike, echoing a Sheridan line about social dynamics. The item presents a pithy reflection rather than a news event, framed as a brief extract.
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Sheridan
Pally Thought on Friendship and Change
The saying warns that a man who does not make new acquaintances as he ages will be left alone. It urges keeping friendship in constant repair to maintain social connections.
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Pally
Johnson
Salt Consumption in the United States Plunges Prices
The United States prints claim salt use per person near 100 sounds with much of it going to monumenting processes. Discovery of new fields has kept prices falling.
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United States
Cinnamon Bark Flavor Tied to Moist, Warm Soils
A quotation notes that the finest cinnamon bark grows best on poor sandy soils with ample moisture. It requires about 85 degrees and roughly an inch of rainfall for each degree of temperature, highlighting the paradox of top flavor thriving in challenging conditions.
Wan as a narrow expert dangers overgeneralizing authority
The saying cautions against treating a person who excels in one area as an all around authority. It warns that expertise in a niche does not guarantee judgment in broader fields or unrelated matters.
Not a Happy Topic in Birmingham Age Herald Curio
A fleeting quotation from the Birmingham Age Herald features Mr. and Mrs. discussing conversations about faults at length noting irony and social friction in a sharp civic voice. The snippet captures a timing quip about perpetual topics.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Cleaning dirty photographs with alcohol dampened cotton
Photographs not protected by glass and soiled by dust or fly specks can be cleaned by wiping them with absorbent cotton dampened with pure alcohol. The method preserves the image while removing surface contaminants.
Friendly Advice Sparks Heated Exchange
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip questions why friendly advice provokes more heat than unfriendly guidance. It suggests the social sting lies in the perception of bad form when someone offers help.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
How He Lost Her in a Crowded Moment
A brief romance snippet features a confession of love and a wry remark about appearance in a crowd. The male speaker admits affection despite a self-deprecating line about not showing well in public, echoed by a sly compliment.
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Buffalo Express
Quarrelsome Couple Discuss Death Stones
A witty dialogue between husband and wife centers on what tombstone they will receive after death. He asks for a stone type while she answers with a playful grim pun about brimstone.
Cotton Origins and Growth in Tropical Asia
Cotton likely originates from Asia and thrives on low coastal tropical land. It notes two major cotton products named after Asiatic towns Mosul and Calicut. The text observes cotton requires ample moisture.
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Asia
Mosul
Calicut
Mrs Heps Sayings in Pittsburgh Dispatch Quote
Mrs Jonathan Hep comments on a new preacher who has women in his church working hard for piety, driven by his belief that religion suits their complex shuns. The remark, shared while awaiting a friend to dress, reflects gendered views of religious fervor.
Cartoonists Link Wealth to Gray Sidewhiskers
A Houston Post quotation argues that cartoonists and caricature authorities for forty years claim no man can possess a large fortune without also having a pair of gray side whiskers. The remark satirizes the idea of wealth and appearance as inseparable signals.
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Houston Post
Abracadabra and the Idea of a Fever Cure
A fragment discusses historical beliefs in a magical remedy for fever and ague. It notes that before marketed hay fever cures, a simple charm using the word abracadabra was once thought to ward off illness, with railroads later suspected of promoting climate cures.
Town Financial Ledger of 1914 Expenditures and Receipts
Listed entries show general fund on hand from 1914, receipts from taxes, and disbursements for town hall rent, saloon licensing, dog control, officer salaries, health printing, blacksmithing, lumber, jail mattress, hardware, fuel, fire engine notes, painting, hose wagon, interest on warrants, election expenses, mortgage and warrant interest, suction hose, dog tags, Moise oil gas electric wiring, loans to bond fund, miscellaneous costs, and a bar on hand in the general fund. Totals appear as balances and sums like 292 20, 12 97, 26 00, and ending 395 39.
Fragmented numeric sequence from OCR
A string of isolated monetary values and codes appears. The readable content lists several dollar amounts and hyphenated numbers with no clear context or identifiable entities.
McClellan Will Case Seeks Life Interest Clarification
Attorneys Darrow and Rowley for Schuyler McClellan children petition Judge Crumpacker in chambers to interpret the will. They contend McClellan held only a life interest valued at 15 000 to 20 000 dollars and that sale to Hart Weaver of LaPorte and then to farmer Lehker leaves the property with Lehker, the possessor. Defendants Osborn Osborn H W Sallwasser McVey and McLean of La Porte represent the defense.
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Darrow and
Rowley
Schuyler McClellan
Crumpacker
Superior Court
Chambers
McClellan
Hart Weaver
Laporte
Weaver
Lehker
Osborn
H. W. Sallwasser
McVey and McLean
Westville Pickle Station Sees Strong Season Start
G A Rich of Chicago and Herman Maikowski of Budlong Pickle Co Michigan City met in town to arrange next season’s contracts with local farmers. Despite bad weather last year the station’s receipts were strong, seven car loads from 100 acres, five vats filled, two shipped to New York. Officials expect Westville to become a key supply hub after a successful experimental phase. June notes mention Kokomo peas and Sunset Girl brand promotions at Matotte's.
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Westville
G. A. Rich
Chicago
Herman Maikowski
Michigan City
Budlong Pickle Co
New York
Homer Boyd Pleads Guilty In Chicago Bank Case
George Homer Boyd of Laporte pleaded guilty before Judge Heath in Chicago to obtaining 25000 dollars from the First National Bank by false pretense and was sentenced to ninety days in the house of correction. A second Englewood bank case against him is set for Monday. The affair ties to the Thomas Phee Construction company where he was an officer and has caused a local sensation in Laporte where he and his wife are prominent.
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George Homer Boyd
Laporte
Heath
Chicago
First National Bank of Chicago
House of Correction
Boyd
Englewood Bank
Thomas Phee Construction Company
Suit filed for widow of Charles Phelps over deadly bull damages
Mrs Cynthia Phelps widow of Charles Phelps sues W A Jones in circuit court for $18000 claiming a mad dangerous bull belonging to Jones scared Phelps to death at his Indi ana and Jefferson avenues Laporte stable. Phelps earned 75 to 100 dollars monthly and the suit seeks damages for loss of earning capacity and sorrow.
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Cynthia Phelps
Charles Phelps
W. A. Jones
Phelps
Indiana
Jefferson Avenues
Laporte
Fisk
Jones
Prison Chaplain Named Rev Earl North at North Prison
Warden Fogarty announced Rev Earl T North of Shelbyville as chaplain for the penitentiary. The board ratified the choice at its monthly meeting after trial services over two months. North, about 40, has led Shelbyville First Presbyterian Church for five years and will move to the city to begin duties. The board heard 62 appeals and paroled 37 men before adjourning at noon.
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Fogarty
Earl T. North
Shelbyville
Rev
North
First Presbyterian Church
Warden Fogarty
Noted Laporte Residents Die Within Days
Wm. B. Zabrt, a prominent Laporte resident, died Friday after a two week illness. His funeral is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. His wife passed away ten months earlier. Hermanne Miller, another longtime Laporte resident, died Friday at age 69 after fifty years in the city. He formerly served as Center township trustee and was widely known across the county.
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Wm. B. Zabrt
Laporte
Hermanne Miller
Center Township
Fruit Growers Meet at Waterford School House
Laporte County Fruit Growers Association met Friday at Waterford School House with Purdue University representative addressing morning session on fruit interests. Afternoon session featured Audubon Society discussion on birds and protection. Lunch served by Waterford M E church Ladies Aid Society.
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Laporte County Fruit Grower's’ ‘Association
Waterford
Purdue University
Audubon Society
Ladies’ Aid ‘Society
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Meyer-Lindorf Company
LaPorte, Indiana
Tennyson
Woastville
Ind
Laporte Gas & Electric Co
Light Fund
Street Fund
Lly
Cetenwall
Jan
Isl
J. S. Becktenwall
Clinton Township
Laporte County
Doran & Cowboy
Lincolnway
Justin C. Loomis
New Durham Township
Ville
Kokomo
Sunset Girl Brand
Jtune
J. Cc
Matotte's
Homer Boyd
Nour
Coats
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