Dramatic barroom fight ends with Devlin toppled by Stires
Felder steps in to prevent a blood feud as Hugh Stires, a feared local figure, confronts Devlin at the corner dance hall. In a swift exchange, Stires disables Devlin and asserts restraint, while Felder urges crowd control and warns against private grudges.
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Felder
Devlin
Hugh Stires
Barmney McGinn
Hcrd
Satan Sanderson
Jim
Larry
Tom Felder
Harry Sanderson
McGinn
Debate over Boone county court house plans draws crowd
A packed Lebanon city meeting debated building a new Boone county court house. Speakers argued costs from 125000 surplus funds to 500000 bonds, with estimates of 150000 to 500000 for a modern structure. Most favored proceeding with construction once funds are available, some urged delaying or road priorities. The session ended with motions tabled and adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Chamber
George O Norwood
B F. McKey
S N. Cragan
C F S. Neal
Court House
Neal
Boone County
John H. Caldwell
Lebanon
F. Hedrich
E M Smith
G. W. Norwood
Monroe County Court House
H. G. Brown
Lebanon City
William Rust
Bend
County Toon
Illinois
V. Brown
Robert Stephenson
Mr. Stephenson
E A Williams
D. J. Kimmel
T. J. Shultz
William A. Buntin
J. W. Basterton
Joseph Miller
Putnam County
S. M. Riker
Higgins
Vanda Booher
Joseph Stipes
Education as a steadfast companion in all life
A quotation extols education as a friend at home and abroad, an introduction in society and an ornament in all circumstances, warning that without it one becomes a servant to misfortune, crime, and oppression. It likens ignorance to “a splendid slave” and a degenerate state.
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van Dyke
Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure Quietly Endorsed as Safe
The Pure Food and Drug Law will require labeling on cough medicines with opium or other narcotics but Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure, in use for 20 years, is not banned. Dr Shoop has long opposed narcotics and claims his formula is completely safe even for infants.
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Dr Shoop
Shoop
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Johny
Diske
Cuudler
Webster
Downsbury
Indiana
Maine
Ohio
California
Germany
England
France
Switzerland
America
Wesenee
Dr. Shoop
Cal
Atere
Burrin Drug Co
Lincoln
Washington
Hustler Office
Hustler
Clothiers
Wooley
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