Madame Henri and the Brittany Murder Tale
Eighty years ago Madame Henri earned fame across France after she killed her husband when he refused to quit drink. The village sleuth uncovered the crime by pieces of a severed body found in sacks along a stream. She confessed, disposed of the remains, and was sentenced to twenty years at hard labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Henri
Brittany
France
M. Ilenri
Henri
Notary
Horn of Plenty
Wenrl
M. Henri
Vidocq
Sue
Europe
Woman Carries Huge Basket on Head Boarding Bus
A young woman entered a car out of breath with a large basket balanced on her head. She sat gracefully as the conductor asked for fares. The scene highlights the unusual carry for a hat and the request for two pence for the basket.
Hasty judgments harm children in family duties
A narrative on differential parental judgment of siblings and the burden on the youngest or only boy, plus the impact of fairness and equity. The piece argues that each child is unique, that judgments must consider merits, and that older guidance plus balanced treatment prevents resentment and injustice within the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nather
William
Charles
George
Digby Bell Leads Lambs and Players Parade in New York
In May a large preparedness parade along Fifth Avenue featured Digby Bell at the head of a company drawn from the Lambs and Players clubs. The column stretched curb to curb with 20 abreast as it approached an island in the street. Bell improvised a solution shouting Fifty-fifty to divide the line and safely pass the obstacle without breaking stride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Digby Bell
The
Lambs
Players Clubs
Fifth Avenue
Forty-Second Street
A Yorkshire Pudding Chest Cure Tale
Mr Coddles, ill with a rundown feeling, travels to Bradford seeking Yorkshire hospitality. His host bakes a Yorkshire pudding to help, then returns to find him wearing the dish on his chest as he asks if he should have eaten it all. The anecdote mirrors humorous local lore from London Tit-Bits.
Weather Pair Laughs Through Sudden Shower
Comic exchange shows Mrs Flatbush soaked after rain while Mr Flatbush blames the umbrella owner who borrowed it. The quick quip highlights a breezy domestic moment amid a shower.
Snow and Rain Impact Estimated 6000 U.S. Falls
A fragment notes the annual fall of snow and rain across the United States with a figure of about 6000 events or incidents mentioned in passing. The text is unclear but centers on weather-related occurrences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
States
Indiana Auto Tax Receipts Top 731 Thousand in Six Months
The six month report shows Indiana automobile license net income of 731 498 96 with 682 902 42 distributed to counties for road work. Administration cost was 48 596 54. The act divides net license funds among counties by equal shares pro rata road mileage and county license totals. The report lists county distributions and notes a health rule enforcing good health certificates for food workers. (Names and places appear in the post office appointments list)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Herman L. Conter
Homer L. Cook
Secretary of State
Anne Eseee Oe
Sages
Steece Eepresnees
Sssseese Seeeee
Esses Ees Wteesese
Eeesens
Multiple Indiana Local News Briefs Across Cities
A compilation of short reports from Indiana cities recounts accidents and crimes. Notable items include a farmer losing a hand in a corn shredder near Lovett township, a forgery sentence in South Bend, milk price hikes in Kokomo, a teen’s suicide in New Carlisle, infantile paralysis updates, a quarantine lift in Oxford, and various local incidents and appointments spanning Indianapolis to Valparaiso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vernon
John A. Ross
Lovett
South Bend
Marchie Stewart
W. A. Funk
Kokomo
New Carlisle
Joseph Shelby
North Manchester
Ioma Heeter
Peter Heeter
Fowler
Oxford
Benjamin Bugbee
Wabash
Janet Jones
Howard Jones
Wabash County
Indianapolis
Brazil
Richard Alexander
Alexander
Terre Haute
Laporte
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Synod’ of
Indiana
Connersville
Benjamin Seal
Bert Cook
Seal
Cook
Indiana National Guard
A. G. Chittick
Fort Harrison
Alexandria
Loftus Aspy
First Baptist Church
Camden
C. W. Chadwick
Linton
Columbia City
John L. Pence
Columbia Township
Indiana Harbor
Charlan Curtis
Kansas
Curtis
Bloomington
Roddick Wylie
Andrew Wylie
Indiana University
James Pearson
Washington
Pearson
Roy Buckley
Fort Wayne
New York Central Railroad
Herman Stark
David Krider
Dale J. Crittenberger
Ralston
Valparaiso
Valparaiso University
Charles Cooks
State Orders Medical Checks for Food Handlers
H. G. Barnard, state food and drug commissioner, issues a state wide order effective October 1 requiring compulsory medical examinations for all food handling workers. Inspectors must report noncompliant establishments as bad and may recommend condemnation until certificates prove absence of communicable disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. ©. Barnard
State Food and Drug Commissioner
State Board of Health
State ‘Commissioner of Foods and Drugs
New Corporate Increases Reported in Indianapolis Area
The Railroad Men's Building and Savings Association in Indianapolis raises capital from 15 million to 11 million dollars. Crescent Drug Company in Bedford increases capital to 2 thousand dollars with directors Karl Kramer D Kramer and Frank Prevo. Library Realty Company shows activity with a June 1 designation and related filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad’ Men’s Building and ‘Savings Association
Indianapolis
Crescent
Bedford
Karl Kramer
D. Kramer
Frank Prevo
Realty. Company
Warden Faults Indiana Escape Penalty As Too Severe
Edward J. Fogarty, warden at Michigan City, argues the two to five year prison term for escapes from the state farm is too harsh. He cites cases of noncriminal escapes and notes that unfamiliarity with the penalty spurred early escapes. He also discusses clemency pleas in the Wheatley case and says Michigan City now receives few escaped prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Edward
Edward J. Fogarty
Michigan City
State Board of Pardons
Indiana
Fogarty
George Wheatley
State Farm
Vincennes
Wheatley
Guns of 1916 Hoosier troops on the Mexican border
Civilians learn how Indiana troops at the Mexical border train with Lewis machine guns. The weapon uses a gas port and clocked firing mechanism with 47 cartridge disks, 36 disks per gun, capable of up to 960 rounds per minute but typically firing about 450. A cooling hood extends four inches beyond the barrel to draw air forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lano ‘Grande
Tex
Mexical
Indiana
Watkins Celebrate Golden Wedding at Newcastle Home
Mr and Mrs RM Watkins observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home in Newcastle. The Watkins couple are the parents of J Leb Watkins, mayor of Newcastle, and Neal Silvers of Summit, Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
R. M. Watkins
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Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper
Groy
Sidonie M. Gruenberg
Ather
Henry
H. E. Barnard
Post Office Department
W. A. Harlin
R. BE. Wilson
Winamac
M. R. Troyer
Upland
C. N. Richmond
Goshen
L. H. Olds
Elkhart
Roy Harroff
Kimmel
J. A. Follick
Scottsburg
Centerville
T. G. Blue
Milton Irwin
Mexico
R. S. Funk
Corydon
H. F. Evans
Davidson
J. L
Fitzgerald
Clarkshill
C. A. Webster
Colfax
John Duckwall
Noblesville
Fred Covall
Muncie
E. W. Young
Cowan
H. M .Walker
Anderson
L. Q
Elderfield
W. A. Boomler
G. G. Steele
Logansport
J. R. Ulm
Butler
Esther R. Fish
Mentone
Warren Lindley
Tangier
C. H. Weber
Greenfield
Hall Paul
Star City
State News
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