U boat 53 Sinks G ships off U S coast
German submarine activity off the eastern U S coast sinks four British ships and two neutral vessels near Nantucket, while American destroyers rescue crews at Newport. U 53 enters Newport harbor briefly and leaves after delivering official mail to the German embassy.
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Boston
Imperial German Navy
United States
Nantucket Shoals
United States Atlantic Fleet
Newport
R. IL
Stephano
New York
Halifax
St. John’s
N. F
Nantucket
Drayton
Strathdene
Bordeaux
West Point
London
Newport News
Bloomersdijk
Kingston
Genoa
Red Cross Line
Christian Knudsen
Kansas
St. Johns
N. B
N. 5
R. I
Newport Harbor
Wilhelmshaven
Washington
Goat Island
Hans Rose
Birmingham
Brenton
von Bernstorff
Rose
United States Navy
O’brien
Deutschland
Copenhagen
Archangel
Foreign Office
Christiania
Vardoe
Bottled sunshine heats Fostoria home with sun focused heat
Alberta Barnes a Fostoria machinist heats his house and powers chores with a sun powered caloric storage system. He focuses solar heat on a tin roof to warm a barn sized storage unit made of artificial stone disks packed into straw bales. The disks reportedly store over 1 200 000 calories enough to heat the house all winter. Barnes says the system took ten days to charge.
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Barnes
Indiana Voter Registration at Llano Grande Camp
Fred Van Nuys returns from Llano Grande Texas where Indiana National Guard troops registered voters. He notes no politics during the trip, registrants included Republicans and Democrats, and General Lewis granted him camp access. Minors total about 800 of 3,000 soldiers, camp life praised for health and discipline. Major Tyndall and Battery A drill and march described amid harsh terrain and wildlife.
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Indianapolis
Fred van Nuys
Llano Grande
Texas
Indiana National Guard
Indiana
van Nuys
Lewis
Democratic State Committee
Emmett E. Branch
Martinsville
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Robert Tyndall
Billy Blodgett
The
Indianapolis ‘News
New Incorporations in Indiana Markets
Hoosier Tire Company of Indianapolis shows capital of 10 000 with auto tires and a board of E M Fife W R Fife and E H Fife. J W Nicholls & Co Minois reveals 2000 of its 5000 capital is to be represented in Indiana. Irvington Ice Company of Indianapolis issues 225000 in preferred stock. Fred Rothfiser & Co Hammond lists capital 10000 with directors Philip Lmighlin Fred Rothfise and W B S.
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Hoosier
Tire Company
Indianapolis
Auto. Tires
E. M. Fife
W. R. Fife
E. H. Fife
J. W. Nicholls & Co
Minois
Indiana
Irvington Ice Company
Fred’. Rothfiser. & Co
Hammond
Indiana University Plans Large Scale Extension Here
Indiana University aims to open a broad extension program in Indianapolis this fall to serve residents who cannot attend Bloomington. Classes begin October 9 at the Chamber of Commerce building and Shortridge high school, aligning with rival UCs and Chicago in offering extensive distant learning.
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Indianapolis
Indiana University
University of California
San Francisco
Columbia University
University of Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Indiana University Extension
Chamber of Commerce
Shortridge High School
State University
Bloomington
Indiana Troops Parade at Llano Grande Under Funston Review
Llano Grande Texas witnessed a grand parade of 10 360 seasoned soldiers with Maj Gen Frederick Funston reviewing officer and Brig Gen James Parker observing. Indiana infantry and artillery led the march followed by Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota units and support corps amid sparse local attendance. General Funston praised the display after the review and camp inspection.
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Llano Grande
Tex
United States
Frederick Funston
Indiana
Mercedes
Texas
Funsten
United States Army
San Antonio
Llano Grande Camp
James Parker
Brownsville
San Benito
Funston
Parker
Lewis
Third Indiana Infantry
Aubry L. Kuhlman
Indiana Infantry
Minnesota Infantry
Nebraska Infantry
North Dakota Infantry
Indiana Artillery Battalion
Minnesota Artillery Regiment
Iowa Cavalry
Oklahoma Engineers’ Corps
Indiana and
Nebraska Signal Corps
State News Briefs Include Vagrancy Charge and Missing License
Shockman was held on a vagrancy charge after surrendering at the state house banking department. He feared surrender in his hometown. Hammond police seek owner of Illinois auto license 235657 after a car struck and killed six year old Richard Moore during the fall festival.
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Shockman
Statehouse
Hammond
Richard Moore
Indiana News Roundup Tells Of Deaths and Bank Foils
The Indiana items report a teen named Martin severely injured by a kicking horse, plus various deaths from Shelbyville to Richmond. Bank fraud arrests center in Gary and Nashville, withMiss Lara Ward aiding a bank robbery capture. Indiana figures in a regional historical meeting, reunions, and centennial discussions with Paxson remarking on the Hoosier state’s progress.
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Bourbon
Martin
Milton—Carey Morgan, Jr
Carey E. Morgan
Nashville, Tenn
Bloomington
John C. Steinhagen
Sixth United States Cavalry
Presidio
Tex
City Board of Health
South Bend
William H Rupel
Johnson Nelson Rupel
St. Joseph County
Winchester
Albert Mansfield
Greenville
Here
Mansfield
Mace & Mansfield Fertilizer Company
Gary
George Brintman
Chicago
J. E. Henderson
Lincoln
Ill
W. J. Frinkey
Henderson
Bolton
Covington
Lara Ward
Citizens’ State Bank
Miss Ward
Samuel P. Gray
William Dickson
Canada
F. Walter Crescent
Detroit
Mich
Schoonover
Claypool
Pittsburgh
Riverside Park
Paxson
Indiana
Charles T. Gueve
Cincinnati
Association
Laporte
Twelfth Indiana Volunteer Cavalry
Kendallville
Twenty-eighth
W. P. Marman
D. M. Dressler
Training Today's Boys and Girls Friends and parental concerns
The article discusses how childhood friendships form and persist beyond parental control. It warns that separating children from chums can backfire and recommends expanding a child’s social circle while strengthening home life to counterbalance undesirable influences. It notes that influence goes both ways and suggests careful, tactful guidance rather than blunt isolation.
Aztec Couriers Speed Across the Empire
The Aztec state used couriers to connect distant regions with posthouses along major roads. Messengers carried hieroglyphic dispatches between stations, their swift travel covering up to two hundred miles daily. Fresh Gulf fish reached Montezuma’s table within 24 hours, signaling rapid military intelligence to court.
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Montezuma
Gulf of Mexico
Prescott
Conquest of
Mexico
Exceptional Day's Work in Fence Building Tale
An amused store group hears Hank Parsons recount fence making feats followed by Old Charlie bragging about 1867 rail line fence work. He recalls how two men built a four-board fence along the right of way, finishing in a single day and then walking back.
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Hank Parsons
Charlie
Bill Potter
Brother Waugh Seeks Divorce After Skillet Fight
Judge records a grievance from Brother Waugh who describes a dispute over scriptural portions. He claims his wife struck him with a skillet, fracturing his skull and causing him to hire a blacksmith to remove a neck instrument, questioning the cost and fairness.
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Brother Waugh
Waugh
Haffer Dollah
Thompson Recalled As Loyal Friend Despite Five-Dollar Debt
A reminiscence notes Thompson remains cordial on meeting the speaker, even though he never repaid a five dollar loan from ten years ago. The story highlights enduring friendship over a small debt.
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Thompson
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Elkhart
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Shelbyville
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Short State News
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