Poisoned Bologna Kills 7 Year Old Harold Bunn
Ptomaine poisoning from prepared bologna bought in a South Bend grocery caused the death of Harold Bunn, age seven.
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Harold
South Bend
Harold Bunn
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Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
2
Life term given in Rush County murder case
Shelbyville jurors sentenced Leslie Brundrant to life imprisonment for the murder of Charles Coleman in Rush County last March. The verdict ends a case that drew local attention and established a severe penalty for the crime.
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Shelbyville
Leslie Brundrant
Charles Coleman
Rush County
Tax assessor returns show Madison county value drop
Returns from Madison county tax assessors indicate a decline of more than 31 million dollars in valuations for the current year compared with last year, signaling a sharp property market downturn.
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Madison County
State House Picnic Invites All Party Leaders
All Republican and Democratic state ticket candidates and state committee members are invited to attend this year’s State House picnic. The event gathers party leaders from both sides for a shared afternoon.
Hydrophobia Epidemic Reported in State
Acting director Dr Helene Knahe of the state bacteriological laboratory says a hydrophobia epidemic exists in the state and has been particularly active since Christmas.
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Helene Knahe
Veteran Receives Tax Rebate Check After 1871 Wait
Maj. Julius Waldschmidt of South Bend finally gets a United States Government check for $2.97. The sum is a rebate on income tax earned long ago.
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Maj
Julius Waldschmidt
South Bend
United States
Fire devastates Ft. Branch causing major property loss
A disastrous fire in Ft. Branch last week destroyed houses and other property valued at least 30000 dollars. Thousands of bushels of grain and flour were burned in the blaze.
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Ft. Branch
Winchester Child Killed In Home Incident
A 12 year old girl of Winchester is reported dead at her home seven miles south of the town. The victim is identified as Mary Hinshaw mother of W. E. Hinshaw who is serving a life term for wife murder in Michigan City.
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Mary Hinshaw
W. E. Hinshaw
Michigan City
Winchester
Accident on porch ends life of Floyd in Shelbyville
A three year old named Floyd from Shelbyville was accidentally shot by his six year old brother while playing sol dier on the front porch. The elder child used a shotgun and Floyd died after about twenty minutes.
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Floyd
Shelbyville
State Bank Assets Rise in Indiana in Three Months
Figures by R. B. Oglesbee show the assets of Indiana state banks increased in the three months ending May 14 from 5,264,787.32 to 61,286,206.71.
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R. B. Oglesbee
State Auditor's Office
Indiana
Connersville Man Fined and Imprisoned for Petit Larceny
Cy Huber of Connersville was fined 50 dollars and legal costs, disfranchised for five years, and sentenced to the Indiana Reformatory in the Circuit Court for petit larceny. He was convicted of stealing a chicken valued at 25 cents.
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Cy” Huber
Connersville
Indiana Reformatory
Huber
Sunday and Day Marital Matchups Near Martinton
Sunday and Day are two farmers near Martinton. Sunday has five sons and Day five daughters. Three of the Sunday boys have already married Day girls. With the other two brothers courting the remaining sisters, it looks as though every Day would be Sunday, by and by.
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Martinton
Roosevelt Nominated Rumor Sparks Shootout in Logansport
Robert Moore of Logansport shot Rastus Brown after a claim about a Roosevelt nomination at Chicago. Brown hospitalized with a broken leg at St. Joseph's. Moore is a fugitive.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Robert Moore
Corocred
Logansport
Rastus Brown
Brown
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Moore
Republicans Plan September Barbecue in Brook Farm
The Republicans of the Tenth congressional district announce a proposed barbecue at Brook on Geo. Ade’s farm early in September. President Roosevelt is expected to be invited to attend and give a public address.
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Tenth Congressional District
Brook
Geo. Ade
Roosevelt
Noted stagy modeler Clarence Asbey dies in South Bend
Clarence Asbey aged 51, originator of using living models to pose famous statuary and a renowned figure in that field, died in South Bend after a two year illness. He spent nearly twenty years traveling with P. T. Barnum's circus.
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Clarence Asbey
South Bend
Asbey
P. T. Barnum
Circus
Noted Indiana philanthropist Richard Thomas Dies at Home
Richard Thomas aged 70 collapsed and died of heart disease while writing a letter at his Columbus home. A retired capitalist, he was famed for his charity and was widely regarded as Indiana’s most widely read man.
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Richard Thomas
Columbus
Indiana
Man Loses Legs In Rail Yard Accident Wins $40,000
Haynes Hackett a former Monon Railway switchman at Monon had both legs amputated after a train incident. A Chicago jury awarded $40,000 in damages, delivering the verdict after the lengthy case.
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Haynes Hackett
Monon
Chicago
Indiana Birds Win Honolulu Prize
J F Thompson a poultry raiser from Jippe sent a pen of white Plymouth Rock chickens to Honolulu long ago and has now received the birds back after the poultry exhibit.
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Indiana
Honolulu
J. F. Thompson
Women spectators thwarted as lodge votes to prosecute
During an Odd Fellows meeting at Brown's Corner east of Huntington the open lodge room windows attracted married women planning to watch. They climbed trees and ladders near the windows but fled when discovered. The lodge then voted to prosecute the trespassers.
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Odd Fellows
Brown's Corner
Huntington
London heir fined for speeding in Indianapolis incident
Arthur Thomas, son of a London multimillionaire, told Indianapolis police court officials he would visit his father’s brewery interests in the country. He was fined for violating the city speed limit and joked that he would cast a vote as an American citizen and reclaim the fine.
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Arthur Thomas
Indianapolis
Boys Land 33 Pound Catfish In Richland Creek
Earl Stone and Paris Hatta baugh, nine and nineteen years old, respectively, found a large catfish trapped between a log and a stone at the old water mill in Bloomfield. They freed it with a shoelace through its gills, dragged it ashore, and brought the 33 pound catch to town as the season’s largest.
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Earl Stone
Paris Hattabaugh
Richland Creek
Bloomfield
Paris
Earl
Insanity Decree Halts Newcastle Bride’s Wedding
A marriage in Newcastle was halted when a court decree of insanity for the bride had never been dissolved. The ceremony stopped as the minister began, and clerks learned of the record after the couple left. The parties were told the decree must be dissolved before the marriage can proceed.
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William H. Carmichael
Pearl McCormmick
Kennard
Newcastle
Burgess
Clark Hosier
Purdue to Abandon Tank Scraps For Safer Campus Rivalry
Purdue students vote to replace the old tank scrap tradition with a safer plan under faculty oversight. The new method preserves best features while banning brutality and city intrusion, ending all-night debauches. After events, the defeated class will be paraded to a bonfire and painted, then forced to perform the traditional stunts.
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Purdue University
Purdue
Evelyn and Natica Trade Pensiveness in Illustrated Bits
Evelyn remarks on a learned man while Natica concedes suspicion and fatigue at his company. The brief exchange captures a light, metropolitan air with wit about intellect and annoyance.
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Evelyn
Natica
Evlyn
Child's Cry Stumps Boston Mother Inquiry
A Boston mother asks why her baby cries and the child replies he cannot say for he has never indulged in introspection, a remark cited by the Pittsburg Post.
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Boston
Pittsburg
Banana Skin Soap Made From West Africa Skins
Banana skins are burned to ash and mixed with water and palm oil to create a cleanser. The product is in demand among both white settlers and native populations on the west coast of Africa.
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Africa
Brevity Debate Quips from Philadelphia Pregg
A brief clash over concise speech features the quip by Kwater and a contrasting observer remark in the Philadelphia Pregg. The exchange highlights wit and brevity as valued traits in commentary.
Insurance Humor From Tennessee Official
Insurance Commissioner R E Folk recalls the grim joke of life and death in the business. An agent meets a sick friend Herbert who boasts of luck because his company’s medical examiner cleared him two months earlier, only for a doctor to declare an incurable disease now.
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R. E. Folk
Tennessee
Herbert
Paris Pattern Hints For Little Girls Frocks
Fashion editor notes simple and attractive child and girl frocks with Paris patterns 2361 1741 2351 2332 2330 for sizes 2 to 12 years. Describes fabrics and trims with suggested materials and inclusive age ranges. Enclosed ten cents for Paris Pattern No and address request.
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Century Building
Indianapolis
Ind
Power of Gold and the Piano Lesson
An Eastern family gains wealth and aims for culture. They hire a piano master for their daughter who laments the lack of talent. The patroness declares, I am rich, buy her talent in New York with money.
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New York
Slips of the Tongue Anecdotes from Harper's Weekly
A literary man recounts amusing slips of the tongue. A minister misreads a New Testament passage as Peter crowed three times and the cock went forth and wept bitterly. Another tale has a man who knows only two tunes: God Save the Weasel and Pop Goes the Queen.
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Peter
Harper’s Weekly
Christianity Prevails as World Religion by Dr Roberts
The article states Christianity is the world’s prevailing faith with about 477,090,158 adherents, followed by Confucianism 250,000,000 Hindoo ism 190,000,000 and Mohammedanism 176,834,372. Buddhism 147,900,000 and other faiths 118,129,470, totaling 1,430,000,000 global population. Christians make up about one third of humanity.
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Roberts
Correction demanded over misprint of name and costume
A woman arrested yesterday for arson and assault asks the Daily Whoop editor to correct a report. She says the piece misidentifies her name and misdescribes her costume, insisting the facts are accurate.
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Daily Whoop
Population figures for Japan and major cities
The article estimates Japan's population at 46.5 million six years earlier, growing by 500000 annually. It notes Tokyo around 1.5 million and Osaka between 600000 and 900000, with twenty other cities exceeding 50000 residents. It also claims Japan was 5.9 million ahead of Great Britain after annexations including Formosa.
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Japan
Great Britain
Formosa
Tokyo
Osaka
Tossing a Coin Delays a Marriage Decision
A couple debates a coin toss to settle which suitor to marry. He bets on heads with In God We Trust, while she hesitates over choosing between two lovers and contemplates a second toss before finally embracing him.
Kingston Dust Fight Ends With Laughter
In Kingston Jamaica a dust flinging skirmish between two women ends abruptly when one explains in a drawn out drawl that they were just fooling. A tin pan and water add to the dust covered scene as onlookers fear a larger clash.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Mastah
Jess
The Poniatowskis and a French citizenship dispute
A story from Paris recalls Prince Joseph Poniatowski the father of Prince Stanislas Poniatowski who died recently. Napoleon III naturalized him and made him a senator amid protests that he was not a Frenchman. The senate president defended the nomination by noting Marshal Poniatowski’s service at Leipsic under Napoleon I.
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Joseph Poniatowski
Stanislas Poniatowski
Paris
Napoleon III
Tuscany
France
Senate
Napoleon
Poniatowski
Leipsic
Severe Debt Laws in Siam Worldwide
The article warns that in Siam debt leads to endless bondage with harsh interest, debtors stripped to work in fetters for life, and no appeals. It also notes that drunkards cannot testify in Siamese courts.
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Siam
Long National Anthems Across Nations
The piece notes that large nations sing shorter anthems while small countries produce longer ones. It lists bar counts for several nations from God Save the King to the Chinese hymn and mentions San Marino as having the longest national hymn except China.
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Columbia
Siam
Urugay
Chile
San Marino
China
The Old Quarrel Doctor and Professor Debate History
A witty exchange features a Doctor arguing living in history is honorable while the Professor contends being embalmed in history is a satirical and absurd ambition. The dialogue highlights their clash over legacy and posterity.
Weathered Hint for Approval Echoes Yesterday’s Report
The note hints at seeking approval amid diminishing interest in yesterday’s weather report. It reflects a terse, dated tone noting waning attention and the lingering question of credibility.
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dJudge
Garden Feud Sparks Violent Exchange at Fence
A suburban quarrel over garden seeds ends in lethal violence as a neighbor cleans an ax and disputes chickens returning home to roost. The exchange escalates from taunts to bloodshed, drawing St. Louis Post-Dispatch attention.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Secretary Taft Not Recognized By Clerk In War Office
A Life caption recalls a moment in the war office where a clerk asks who the stout man in the boss's room is and learns it is Secretary Taft, remarking he has only worked there two years. The anecdote highlights familiarity with senior officials.
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War Office
Taft
Sudden Death and Feud Tangle Reimagined in Ledger Tale
A fragmented note notes a man who sought life’s charm in Kentucky where he meddled with a feud. The Philadelphia Ledger hints at a sudden death he courted amid regional tensions and personal clashes.
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Kentucky
Philadelphia Ledger
Hard to Place Him in Theaters Recital Mystery
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet questions a man’s profession suggesting uncertainty over his role. The subject is described as “the man who recites the playa into the funnel for the new theaterium makings,” a cryptic line implying ambiguous theater connections.
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Theaterium Mackings
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Risen Christ by the Sea Sunday School Lesson
A Sunday school lesson outlines Jesus question to Peter and threefold command to feed his lambs and sheep. It covers Peter's future, his death, and the disciple John, with guidance on meeting the Lord loving him and following him. The text frames preliminary connections time and place and practical application for teaching.
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Jesus
Simon Peter
Simon
Jonas
Peter
Brethren
Galilee
Pter
John
Sympathetic Air in Balloon Journey
A lighthearted Baltimore note reports a signal service officer embarking on an experimental balloon trip while his wife frets about the airborne adventure. The quip-laden item captures playful domestic concern surrounding early aviation exploits.
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Signal Service
Baltimore American
Last Book Surprise Echoes in Bantering Exchange
Borus thanks editor Naggus for the new book, noting it pleasantly surprised the reader. The editor admits expecting an entire evening of reading but falls asleep within five minutes, in a wry Chicago Tribune-tinged exchange.
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Borus
Naggus
Chicago Tribune
Monkey plans city move and organ grinder cashier job
In a light City column a monkey announces a move to the city next week and the ape replies with a plan for the monkey to work as a cashier for an organ grinder. The item preserves the humor and names Chicago News as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
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Frances
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Poniatowskis
Little Nation
the Sunday
Risen Christ
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