Hoos terisms: Little Items of Interest Across Indiana
Youth scalding death in Hammond as Julius Dage 19 dies in a large vat accident. The Ghost Will Walk camp meeting opens at Chesterfield July 25 and runs to Sept 1. A pump handle break kills Thomas Valentine in Warsaw. Miss Cora Ferguson and George Bussman wed after a mail romance. Riley Cory oil field output rises in Clay and Vigo counties with a well yielding about 200 barrels daily.
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Julius Dage
Hammond
Indiana Association of Spiritualists
Chesterfield
Thomas Valentine
Warsaw
Big Weill
Clay County
Riley-Cory
Vigo
Clay Counties
William Clingerman
Evansville auditorium seating collapse injures many
A section of seats collapsed in the hhautauqua auditorium at Evansville. Eight people were badly injured and about 100 others suffered severe bruises.
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Evansville
Actor Shot in Leg Continues Scene at Kokomo Melodrama
During a bloody melodrama performance in Kokomo an actor was shot in the leg but pressed on with the scene. The incident disrupted the show briefly while emergency responders assisted.
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Kokomo
Covington man finds near perfect pearl worth six hundred
John Titule of Covington discovered a nearly spherical pearl weighing eighteen grains during mus sel grabbing. The gem is valued at about 600 dollars.
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John Titule
Covington
Princeton Approves Sanitary Sewage Plan
City Council approves Shape Plans for a sanitary sewerage system drawn by City Civil Engineer E. E. Watts with an estimated overall cost.
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Princeton
E. E. Watts
Lightning hits ok tree on Rockport farm
At Rockport, an ok tree on HE Parker’s farm was struck by lightning. Parker found several dead black birds beneath the tree where he used it as a roosting spot.
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Rockport
Parker
Obituary of Colonel J B McDonald of Columbia City
Colonel J B McDonald of Columbia City died last week at age 183. He served as a soldier editor and state senator and was a well known figure in Democratic politics of the state.
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J. B. McDonald
Columbia City
Death at Anderson Hints Criminal Operation on Teen
Coroner FankbLower investigated the death of Blanche Micah a 17 year old at Anderson. An autopsy concluded she died from the effects of a criminal operation.
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Anderson
Blanche Micah
FankbLower
Huntington pastor awarded patent for color printing press
The Rev. C. B. Whitaker of Huntington receives a patent for an inexpensive multi color printing press. A stock company is formed to promote its manufacture.
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C. B. Whitaker
Huntington
Richmond Independent seeks six team league
Clarence Jessup, manager of Richmond Independent baseball, says efforts are under way to form a six team independent league. Potential cities in Indiana include Richmond, Portland, Hartford City, Bluffton and Decatur, with Van Wert in Ohio.
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Clarence Jessup
Richmond
Portland
Hartford City
Bluffton
Decatur
Ill
van Wert
Ohio
Indiana seeks land rest from Kankakee River flood zone
The Indiana Attorney General James Bingham filed suit last week to recover possession of thousands of acres along the Kankakee River. The land was originally flooded but residents invested heavily in reclamation and colonization efforts.
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State of
Indiana
James Bingham
Kankakee River
Ralston Drops Governor Bid as Sims Emerges in Lafayette
S. M. Ralston, long viewed as the Tuegart wing choice for Governor, announced last week he will not seek the nomination. Rumor states Lafayette attorney Dan W. Sims will be the new Democratic candidate for Governor.
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S. M. Ralston
Tuegart
Democratic Party
Mr. Ralston
Dan W. Sims
Lafayette
Carson Emery Arraigned Over Loud Snoring Disturbance
Carson Emery was arraigned in Logansport court on a charge of snoring loudly enough to disturb neighbors. The prosecuting witness, Louis E. Garber, testified that Emery two blocks away kept him awake. Police Judge Smith set a $50 bond to keep the peace.
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Carson Emery
Logansport
Louis E. Garber
Smith
Emery
Oldest County Spinster Sarah Daniel Dies at 95 Near Lawrenceburg
Miss Sarah Ann Daniel, age ninety five, died at her country home near Lawrenceburg. Once the county’s oldest old maid, she was famed as an irreconcilable man hater who led a hermit's life. Disappointed in love at sixteen, she rarely spoke to a man.
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Sarah Ann Daniel
Lawrenceburg
Log Court House Is No More
Brown County's first court house was torn down last week. Erected at Nashville nearly a century ago it served from organization until recently when a new pirate court house was built. It was made of hewn poplar logs one story and a half high with the second story used as a court room.
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Brown County
Nashville
Will of Nathan Caminsky Bequeaths Heir With Faith Clause
In Goshen, probate records reveal Nathan Caminsky grants his granddaughter Lois Caminsky a large sum on the condition she converts to Judaism and marries an Israelite. Caminsky is described as a wealthy businessman.
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Nathan Caminsky
Goshen
Lois Caminsky
Caminsky
Man kills housekeeper husband in Logansport dispute
Daniel Bebee of Logansport killed Solomon Rice by slashing his throat after discovering Rice’s connection to Bebee’s divorced wife. Rice was fatally wounded, Bebee remains at large and uncaught.
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Solomon Rice
Daniel Bebee
Logansport
Rice
Bebee
Young girl braves flames to save siblings from barn blaze
Thirteen year old Wanda Zipser of Elkhart ran through blazing loft flames to pull her younger brother and sister, both age three, to safety after the children played with matches.
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Wanda Zipser
Elkhart
Three Suicide Attempts End in Death in Union City
J. J. Shannon, an elderly resident of Union City, attempted suicide three times using different poisons. He survived the first two attempts by ingesting arsenic and carbolic acid, with Paris Green cited as effective in the initial cases, and finally succeeded on the third attempt.
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J. J. Shannon
Union City
Paris Green
Logsdon Church Fatal Duel Over Suitors Near Mt Vernon
Two teens, Joe Spencer aged 17 and William Thompson aged 19, fought at Logsdon Church near Mt. Vernon over Miss Cozart of California. Spencer cut Thompson’s throat. Thompson died within minutes.
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Joe Spencer
William Thompson
Logsdon Church
Mt. Vernon
Spencer
Thompson
Cozart
California
Charles Calvert Noted Contractor Reported Missing
Charles Calvert a prominent gravel road contractor based in Scottsburg Southern Indiana has vanished. Rumors circulate of unsettled business deals and alleged debt approaching 25000 dollars across Washington Ripley and nearby counties.
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Charles Calvert
Indiana
Scottsburg
Washington
Ripley
Terre Haute Census Records Accuse Padding of Names
The Terre Haute school census lists forty children of a 31 year old woman. Fourteen are shown as 17 years old. State education investigators found reports that enumerators paid 5 cents per name and padded the lists.
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Terre Haute
State Superintendent of Education
Great Power Plant for Vigo County Planned by Investor
A powerful new venture to build a billion dollar power plant near Seeleville Vigo County with transmission to Indianapolis by wire. Frank M Fauvre of Indianapolis leads the effort to locate beside his coal mine to cut coal transport costs and savings from high carrying rates.
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Vigo County
Indianapolis
Frank M. Fauvre
Seelyville
Fauvre
Great Cave 13 Discovered Near New Albany
Daniel Swarens of Swarens farm eight miles from New Albany uncovered a vast, beautiful cave after lowering himself into a sinkhole a hog had fallen into. He traversed a mile of mineral-formed chambers before returning to the entrance. He plans an expedition to map the cavern.
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Wyandotte
Daniel Swarens
New Albany
Swarens
Black Mail Scheme Leads to Arrest in Michigan City
Be auregard Switzer was arrested by two United States Commissioners in Michigan City exposing a brazen black mail scheme. A letter in evidence was ruled the most obscene seen in mails and targeted J. E. Beyers of Rochester. Rumor places Laporte, Michigan City and Rochester residents in the case and a $20,000 ransom was discussed.
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Michigan City
Beauregard Switzer
United States
J. E. Beyers
Rochester
Beyers
Laporte
Hair is still on the head of Englishman scalped in 1867
William Thompson, an Englishman once with the Union Pacific, survived a 1867 ambush near Central City where Cheyenne warriors scalped him. He later recovered, and parts of his scalp and hair ended up in an Omaha public library, with the tale recounted by the Chicago Tribune.
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England
Omaha
William Thompson
Union Pacific Railroad
Thompson
Union Pacific
North Platte
Denver
Central City
Wat
Willow Creek
Chicago Tribune
Old Time Lawyer's Dessert Joke Escapes Washington Gossip
Washington Post recounts Rep Cushman story about a Wash ington State lawyer at a state bar banquet. An old timer from Wahkingum, wearing colonial garb, tries the custard in the center dish and is warned by a waiter to skip it. The elder declares he would eat it even if it were a wilderness.
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Cushman
Washington State
State Bar Association
Wahkingum
Jie
Grant
White House
Oman
Washington Post
Rockefeller Hissed at Chicago Mock Convention
Report from the University of Chicago where students hissed John D. Rockefeller in a mock Republican nomination convention. A hissed response claimed they represented mock democracy and aimed for realism. The exchange drew reactions as journalists cite the incident.
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John D. Rockefatler
University of Chicago
Rockefeller
Chicago Telegram
Philadelphia Record
Washington ethics joke ends in broken pipe tale
A humorous anecdote attributed to Mark Twain centers on a rich lawyer who breaks his meerschaum pipe and confronts his son who confesses I cannot tell a lie. The father laments the intertwining of his wife’s wish and his son in his own profession as night falls.
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Mark Twain
Washington
Detective Adair Comes East on Divorce Inquiry
Western detective H. K. Adair arrives in the East for a divorce case. He jokes about dictating evidence to a stenographer, recalls a fictitious anonymous letter and a puzzle about misspelled words suggesting a typist or sign painter as the culprit, then asks for a business directory.
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H. K. Adair
Resignation Follows Constant Clumsiness at Dinner
A waiter for the Compton family loses composure after repeated breaks of china and glassware. Mrs. Compton warns of dismissal, then Norah confesses a pantry crash and announces she is leaving with the remark that all the plates are broken and she is off.
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Compton
Mrs. Compton
Norah
The Fewer the Better Schoolboy Birthday Quip
Dr. Edward Everett Hale joked at a Boston dinner about birthdays comparing them to a schoolboy choosing between day school and Sunday school. He favored Sunday school because it only comes once a week.
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Edward Everett Hale
Boston
Indianapolis Star
Speed in Walking
A man who walks a lot says many people think they can walk four miles an hour but would need to move briskly. In fact few reach four mph. three mph is a fair pace, and anything above that is fast walking.
Paris Fashion Hints Pattern List No 1513 1797
Paris fashion hints issue lists two patterns for girls and misses with sizes six to twelve years and thirteen to seventeen years. The note from the fashion editor at 400 Century Building Indianapolis requests ten cents and asks for Paris pattern numbers and sizes.
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Century Building
Indianapolis
Ind
Paris
Address Weissnichtwo and Watterson’s Dark Horse Clue
The note questions Knicker and Bocker about a residence. Knicker refuses, saying the home is the same as Watterson's dark horse location, per the New York Sun.
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Weissnichtwo
Knicker
Bocker
Watterson
Dark Horse
New York Sun
The Golden Calf Sunday School Lesson
Reported here is a Bible lesson on Exodus 32 with the Golden Calf incident. It outlines the Israelites’ idolatry, Aaron’s actions, Moses’ intercession, and the Lord’s judgment and mercy through a structured study guide.
Learn to Love Me Lesson Cited in Courier Journal
Dialogue from the Louisville Courier Journal features a young man asking if he can learn to love a woman and her playful reply offering lessons, depicting romantic banter in a column or fiction snippet.
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Harold
Louisville Courier-Journal
Golden Medical Discovery and Pierce tonics advertised
An advertisement extols Dr. R V Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and tonic curing stomach and liver ailments. It lists ingredients like Golden Seal and Bloodroot, touts non alcoholic composition, and offers a free medical booklet. Also promotes All-Healing Salve and Pleasant Pellets with postal order options.
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Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Bryan praises London fashion and manners at Lincoln dinner
William Jennings Bryan lauds London as the smartest city in the world in a Lincoln dinner talk. He contrasts English ladies in checollete gowns with American modest high neck outfits and recounts a missionary’s joke about savages.
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William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
London
Mr. Bryan
South Seas
Marriage De Convenance Sparks Goop Creator Punchline
Gelett Burgess at an American Booksellers' Assocation dinner in New York warned against writing for money. He cited a San Franciscan tale of a wife who mocked a new car bought with her money, prompting a sharp reply about her own financial role in the union.
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Gelett Burgess
American Booksellers’ Association
New York
Meat or Cereals Debate Highlights Digestion Facts
The article argues vegetarianism avoids eating life taken for food but warns against overloading bowel digestion with starchy staples. It promotes Grape Nuts as a pre digested starch source aiding blood and tissue formation and mental strength via phosphate of potash. It claims ten days prove the claim and cites The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
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Jeffersonville
George H. Bussman
Indian Territory
McDonald
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Dominic
Indiana Baseball League
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Sims
Funny Business
Great Cave
Frost
Gotrox
the Sunday School
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Aaron
Egypt
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Mount Sinai
Camp
Hhimself
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