Political clash in Michigan City and neighboring towns
Michigan City voters face a tight mayoral contest as former mayor Martin T. Krueger leads a reform slate against incumbent Miller. Laporte shows a three cornered race with Dave McGill favored by Republicans while Democrats rally behind rivals. Westville town notices flag voter apathy amid talks of a new town hall and electric system. The Lincoln highway project promises increased travel and regional impact for hotels, auto shops, and related businesses along the LaPorte to Valparaiso corridor.
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Michigan City
Michigan
Krueger
Miller
Huch der Krueger
Laporte
Dave McGill
Ora Besserman
Edmett Scott
FP. Jr. Scott
Mr. Scott
McGill
Liporte
Darraw
Hearby
Westville
LaPorte Savings Bank Growth and Safe Deposit History
The LaPorte Savings Bank, organized in 1871, grew to be a major Northern Indiana bank with deposits surpassing all others in LaPorte County and assets over 1.7 million. Depositors own the bank. earnings go to them after officer compensation. The bank limits investments to real estate first mortgages, US state and city bonds, and secured loans, with strict oversight and no loans to trustees or officers. Over 77 percent of loans are real estate first mortgages, and 4 percent surplus is reserved. Depositors receive four percent interest, with semiannual credits on January 1 and July 1, compounding thereafter.
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LaPorte Savings Bank
Indiana
L sPorte County
LsPorte Savings Bank
United States
LaPorte Sarings
Relic of prehistoric age found near Ealing garden
The bones of a monster thought 20 000 years old were uncovered in a Perivale mansion garden near Ealing Germany. Excavations revealed a long rhinoceros skull likely from the Pleistocene and parts of a Roman wall.
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Perivale
Ealing
Germany
Sight of London Lions at the Tower
The lions of the Tower of London drew travelers for six centuries while the three lion statues linked to kings were revered as symbols. The lions were renamed to fit royal shields and later moved to Regent Park’s Zoological Gardens, where keepers were described as gentlemen.
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Edward II
London
Tower
Zoological Gardens
Regent Park
Trials of Compositors and Noted Copy Difficulties
A Scottish compositor fled Edinburgh for London to escape Carlyle’s helio glyphs and the brain strain of decoding them for type. Balzac’s copy also posed a nightmare, and a printer’s failure was blamed on constant proof corrections. Caesar Birotteau's text reportedly reset 15 times in 20 days.
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Edinburgh
London
Carlyle
Balzac
London Standard
Caesar Birotteau
Notice to Hunters Trespass Warning on Land
Notice to hunters not to trespass on my land. Owner Sohn Gelsen states terms satisfactory purchaser. 2023 address Laporte Indiana.
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Anddress Fy
Patae
Laporte
Ind
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Ca Monte Ne Cone
Valparaiso
Mossbacks
Joan Richter
Arthur Tawlin
Willam Meinke
Axel Lindgren
Lincoln Highway
Laporte- Valparaiso A Raromphy
Chicago
Novi
Yount
Sam
RC. Holsinger
Ness
of Savings-Depositors Safety
State
McCormick
S. H.C
Rock Island
G. L. Howell
Soutt
Court House
Ethelred Curtis
Optometrist
Jefferson Ave
Hotel Rumely
THE
H.black Company
Paris
Makers
Clevelan
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart, Schaffer & Marx
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes
LaPorte County
Oberreich & Arnold
Brrot
Main St. Laporte
Osits
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