A Long Time Coming and Other Indiana News
Henry E. Suddoth of Delphi collects a $100 bounty check from an Ohio county auditor for a Civil War claim. Indiana suffragists meet in Logansport for the first annual Indiana Women's State Suffrage League convention. Mrs. Mary Burris of Newcastle earns a divorce from William Harris at 11 AM and wed Leonard Meyers of Buffalo at 4 PM. J J Maroney of Indianapolis sets a 12 mile two stepping record in three hours. John T. Bates, back in Mitchell after 29 years, learns his wife remarried after his presumed death. his family includes adult children and a second wife with a son.
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Henry E. Suddoth
Delphi
Ohio
Indiana Women's State Suffrage League
Logansport
Mary Burris
Newcastle
William Harris
Leonard Meyers
Buffalo
Mitchell
John T. Bates
Bates
Indiana's Largest Baby Born in Hammond Family
The stork delivered the biggest boy ever born in Indiana to Mr and Mrs Reinhold Berg of Hammond last week. The child weighs eighteen pounds and the father is a milkman.
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Stork
Indiana
Reinhold Berg
Hammond
Culberton Granted Patent on Railroad Bed Ties
George W. Culberton of Glezen Pike has received a patent for a railroad bed device which is claimed to eventually supplant all cross ties. The invention promises to improve track stability and longevity.
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George W. Culberton
Glezen Pike
County
Pupil Debate Praises Newspapers Over Pulpit
In a Warsaw high school debate, judges ruled newspapers are a greater public benefactor than the pulpit, highlighting the value of print media in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
County official processes over 180000 tax receipts
Bert McDonald deputy county treasurer of Shelby County has drawn more than 180000 tax receipts during nine years in the post.
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Bert McDonald
Shelby Counts
Fear of local option election halts bids in Fort Wayne
Bid activity stalls as saloon men fear the upcoming local option vote. They urge Mayor Hesey to enforce Sunday and night closing laws amid rising tensions.
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Ft. Wayne
Hesey
Tragic death at Indianapolis Catholic Cemetery
Miss Tillie Mesers, 24, was found dead at her father's grave in Indianapolis Catholic Cemetery after reportedly ingesting carbolic acid. Police investigation underway.
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Tillie Mesers
Indianapolis
Ministers Consider Committee to Oppose Sunday Baseball
At a meeting of the Methodist Ministers Association of Indianapolis a laymen’s committee was formed to challenge in court the constitutionality of the new law allowing Sunday baseball.
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Methodist Ministers’ Association
Indianapolis
Attempted Dynomite Blast Damages Attorney Renner Home
An unsuccessful attempt at Martinsville aimed to blow up the home of Attorney G Renner with dynamite. The blast wrecked the front porch and shattered a dozen window panes. Renner is known for anti saloon activity.
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Martinsville
G. Renner
Renner
Cracksmen Loot Newport County Treasurer Safe
Safe in the Newport County Treasurer’s office was blown open by criminals who stole $1.60 from the chest. A robber dropped a valuable watch chain in the yard, worth far more than the cash.
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Newport
Mill Saw Accident Claims Life of Thomas Hastings Jr
Thomas Hastings Jr. was killed instantly at a Lovett mill when a resaw link broke causing the saw to strike him with full force. He suffered fatal, extensive injuries along the length of his body.
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Thomas Hastings, Jr
Lovett
Hastings
Severe storm kills soldier in Pike county home
A powerful electrical storm struck last week over southern Pike county and Pikeville. Lightning fatally struck Benjamin Davis, an elderly veteran, destroying his house and shocking his family with the sudden death.
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Pike County
Pikeville
Benjamin Davis
Sawmill owner William St. Clair found murdered in burnt Columbus home
The 62 year old sawmill owner and widower was discovered in the charred ruins near Columbus. Coroner reports indicate murder and robbery intended to cover up the crime.
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William St. Clair
Columbus
St. Clair
State to advance county funds under new law around April
The state plans its first advance of money from county treasuries under the new law about April 10. The draft will total between 800000 and 900000 dollars, with the exact amount to be set soon. Notices to county treasurers will go out April 1.
Bidder Offered for Star Publishing Property in Indianapolis Case
George F. McCulloch through attorneys before Judge Anderson in Indianapolis Federal Court proposed to produce a bidder for the Star Publishing Company property including the Indianapolis Terre Haute and Muncie papers who would pay 890000 and to guarantee the offer with a forfeit of 100000.
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George F. McCulloch
Anderson
Indianapolis
Star Publishing Company
Terre Haute
Muncie
Livestock Buyer Killed on Lafayette Area Farm
George E. Lyon, a livestock buyer, was killed at William Washburn’s farm near Lafayette while instructing a butcher in cattle killing. A calf turned, Lyon fled, and the gun discharged as he climbed a fence. Nearby, farmers near Mitchel circulate a petition to establish another game preserve stocked with Hungarian pheasants.
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George E. Lyon
William Washburn
Lafayette
Mitchel
Walter Ratliff Denied Degree Over Local Option Vote
Earlham College informs Walter Ratliff that his master’s degree will not be conferred due to his support for repealing the county local option law. President Kelly’s letter conveys the denial. The piece notes mail order houses backing the local option fight and circulating liquor price quotes to Vermillion County farmers and towns.
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Walter 8. Ratliff
Wayne County
Earlham College
Kelly
Ratliff
Vermillion County
Lion and the Mouse Manager Recounts BellMan Free Admission Claim
The Lion and the Mouse manager recalls an incident in Frankfort Indiana where a man claimed to be the bell man and threatened to ring a curfew bell next door if denied entry to the show. He warned he would cause a disturbance by tapping the bell if refused.
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Frankfort
Ind
Birkenruth Family Heads to Vienna For Jockey Harry’s Ride
Abe Birkenruth of Marion travels with sister from Logansport to New York in a Pullman car to sail for Vienna Austria Hungary. Harry W Birkenruth, a jockey, has ridden in Vienna for years earning about $20,000 a season and is said to be worth at least $300,000 after savings from his career.
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Abe Birkenruth
Marion
Harry Birkenruth
Logansport
New York
Tere
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Harry W Birkenruth
Franz Joseph
Birkenruth
Exploding Nitroglycerin Destroys Lake Shore Bridge at Indiana Harbor
A nitroglycerin blast at Indiana Harbor destroyed the Lake Shore Bridge under construction by Pittsburg Construction Company. A forty five ton steel piece flew 100 feet, girders twisted, nonunion workers blamed, South Chicago steelmen linked to the blast, a westbound Lake Shore train passed moments earlier, and the bridge valued at 500000 dollars.
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Indiana Harbor
New Lake Shore
Pittsburg Construction Company
Chicago
Lake Shore
Counterfeiting Ring Foiled Near Gary Illinois
Secret service agents returned to Chicago with a full counterfeiting outfit seized from the home of Ford Predom seven miles from Gary. Predom and his son James were arrested after failing to pass a counterfeit half dollar. The raid also involved Adam Racke known as the Wizard of Counterfeiting who says he last produced counterfeit money three years ago. Authorities claim two mold frames were found in Racke’s cellar and that the Predoms learned the craft from him.
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Secret Service
Chicago
Ford Predom
Gary
Predom
James
Adam Racke
Racke
Illinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Burgess Blackmer, War Hero, Passes At Muncie Home
Burgess Blackmer a veteran of the Apache campaigns and the Civil War died at his Muncie home. He served in government roles during frontier conflicts and participated in key confrontations with Geronimo's father and the famed Indian chief known as The Bloody Sleeve.
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Burgess Blackmer
Muncie
Blackmer
Geronimo
Anti-Saloon League Leader Fears Marion County Dry Vote
Indianapolis special reports E S Shumaker head of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League says local option election may come after many Marion county races. He warns liquor growth could raise crime and that a dry win would face court battles and tax shifts.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
E. S. Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Shumaker
League
Mr. Shumaker
Wonderland
Albert Sahm
Sahm
Hquor
Marion
Temperance
AntiSaloon League
Anti-Saloon League
Indianapolis Breweries
Anti
Reward for Baker Bribe Arrest Withdrawn in Indiana
Indiana Governor Marshall cancelled a $3,000 reward offered by the 1905 legislature for Oscar A. Baker alias Cigaret Baker, accused of bribing Representative Ananias Baker to veto a cigaret ban. With Ananias Baker dead, the governor fears revival of the claim if Baker returns and seeks clemency before death.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marshall
Indiana
Oscar A. Baker
Baker
Tobacco Trust
Annanias Baker
Ananias Baker
O. A. Baker
Canada
War Delays Circus Arrival in Acajutla Harbor
The steamship Acapulco reports Salvadoran Nicaraguan war delay by one day to let Acajutla citizens attend a circus. Martial law barred landings at first, but was lifted within an hour to allow passengers to attend the show.
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San Francisco
Acapulco
Salvador
Nicaragua
Acajutla
Ruler of Island Murray to Abdicate After London Marriage
John Davis Murray, a Purdue graduate and manager for a phosphate firm on Christmas Island, has married in London. His wife prefers domestic life to queenly duties, so Murray will abdicate as ruler of Christmas Island where local leaders had appointed him king for control over natives.
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Lafayette
Ind
Christmas Island
Pacific Ocean
Singapore
John Davis Murray
Purdue University
London
Murray
Stamps Won’t Bear Czar Portrait in New Issue
Philatelic journals claim the upcoming stamp issue will feature the Czar’s effigy, but this is incorrect. The article asserts that Russians would not tolerate the imperial image on postage stamps, even amid revolutionary sentiment, preferring defaced designs.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Little Father
Officials Promote Sanitation to Fight Indian TB
Washington officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs mount a crusade to curb tuberculosis among Indians. They plan education on prevention, segregation of patients, and sanitation to reduce the high death toll and adapt tribes to modern living while preserving health and welfare.
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Washington, Special
Great Western Plains
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Service
Crusade Against Corsets Gains Global Notice
Berlin reports scientists lead a campaign against corset wearing led by Carmen Sylva the Roumanian Queen who denounces tight waists as unesthetic and harmful She has issued a pamphlet distributed in schools and instructed teachers to teach physiology Queen Alexandra and the Queen of Italy are also cited as opponents of corsets.
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Berlin
Carmen Sylva
Italy
Queen Alexandra
Plans for a Brotherhood Welfare Association newspaper in St Louis
In St Louis officers of the Brotherhood Welfare Association led by James Eads How plan a large newspaper to act as the order’s official mouthpiece The socialist group has attracted a local capitalist for funding and Mrs Cora Harvey secretary says outlook is favorable
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St. Louis, Mo
Brotherhood Welfare Association
James Eads How
St. Louis
Cora Harvey
Coopers Sentenced to Twenty Years for Carmack Murder
In Nashville the jury found Col Duncan Cooper Robin Cooper and John Sharp guilty of murder in the second degree for the death of former Senator Edward Carmack and set the punishment at 20 years in prison.
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Nashville
Tenn
Col
Duncan Cooper
Robin Cooper
John Sharp
United States
Edward Carmack
Coopers
Water Tank Burst Kills Two in Parkersburg
In Parkersburg West Virginia Friday morning a disaster followed two large water tank bursts releasing 2 000 000 gallons. Two people are dead and many injured as the city faced widespread gloom and 250 000 dollars in damage.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Diet Advice From Dr. D. H. Kreas for Habit Cure
Washington Special reports Dr. D. H. Kreas states a vegetable diet for six months can cure a strong appetite for alcohol and tobacco. The city physician promotes dietary treatment as a remedy.
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Washington, Special
D. H. Kreas
Suffragists Clash Over Naval Bureau Reform
A humorous quote captures a debate as a veteran suffragette pledges reform of the naval bureau and an opt for modern reshaping, while a younger suffragette backs sweeping changes and a stylish wartrobe and chiffonier.
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Naval Bureau
What kind of contractor is Bluf ley anyway
Quote from Kansas City Times noting a characterizing jab about Bluf ley as a debt contractor.
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Blufley
Kansas City Times
Reluctant Soldier’s Gnawing Fatigue on a Steep Campaign
A late chief staff officer recalls an exhausted private during a long ascent. The man complains of unbearable labor, believing they are trudging a tableland, only to be corrected that they are actually climbing the leg of a vast ridge. The anecdote appears in a Philippines gossip column.
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Bill
Philippines
Sheridan recalls Irishman and army mule tale
Gen Phil Sheridan once joked about a memory of an Irishman on a kicking mule. As the rider’s foot tangled in the stirrup, Pat quipped that he would be getting off if the general was getting on. The remark amused Sheridan and is cited from Gunther's Magazine.
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Phil Sheridan
Pat
Gunther
Child Cured of Hives by Cuticura Remedies
A six year old girl suffered two months with severe hives from contact with other children. Severe itching caused sores on arms and back. After hot baths with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, itching subsided and the disease disappeared. Warren Michigan reader quoted. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston.
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Cutiura
G. L. Fridhoff
Warren, Mich
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Penns Canny Scheme In Law Dispute Of 1707
The tale recounts William Penn using a peep hole at his London home to monitor visitors during a courtroom pressure. A servant deflects a creditor by noting Penn has seen the visitor but dislikes the look, illustrating Penn’s cunning in a tense legal era.
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Penn
William Penn
London
Man Lives in a Barrel Like Diogenes Near Erie Railroad
Joseph Leonard, an inmate of Overbrook Insane Asylum, resides in a barrel hogshead in a pas ture lot owned by blacksmith George Davenport near the Erie railroad. He has lived there six months, speaks no English, cooks at an improvised fireplace, and appears healthy though sociable.
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Diogenes
Overbrook Insane Asylum
Erie
Joseph Leonard
George Davenport
Leonard
Less Meat Diet Endorsed by Family Doctor
A New York letter praises Grape-Nuts as a healthier breakfast replacing meat and greasy foods. The writer says two years on Grape-Nuts improved health, saving money on medicines, with a healthier family and happiness noted. The ad, from Postum Co., cites the slogan There’s a Reason and invites readers to read The Road to Wellville.
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A N. Y. Tan
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Joy rides take hold as gossip in the East
The Chicago News notes that joy rides are in fashion among married men traveling alone in the smoking car. The column attributes the trend to private travels and social chatter sweeping the East.
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Peckem
East
Chicago News
Getting His Own Back
A London Answers item quotes Mrs Talia about a giraffe with an eighteen inch tongue. Mr Talkmore adds a curt, lecturing remark about the scene.
Courage Aid for Sudden Mishaps Noted in Farm Beliefs
Rural readers affirm Hamlins Wizard as the best substitute for a family doctor during sudden mishaps or accidents. The piece reflects on courage, self-esteem, and improvised remedies among country people who rely on local lore rather than professional medical care.
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Hamlins
Kemp's Balsam Endorsed By Doctors As Best Cough Cure
A historic advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as the premier cough remedy endorsed by physicians and nurses. It notes many years of doctor trust and urges readers to buy at druggists for 25 cents, promising cures where others fail.
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Khow
Tane
Woodward
le Rev
Whiskey for Lame Back Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts one half pint whiskey with syrup sarsaparilla and Toris compound from any druggist. Directions call for two spoonfuls before meals and at night. The copy asserts happiness comes from giving to others.
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Bass
Allen's Foot-Eare Ad Promises Instant Relief For Shoppers
When you wear heavy stockings your shoes pinch and feet swell use Allen's Foot-Ease in shoes for instant relief. Best for rubbers and new shoes. Dancing parties and breaking in footwear. Sold everywhere 25 cents sample free. Address Allen Olmsted Le Roy New York. Accept no substitute. A man in a passion rides a horse that runs away with him. Spanish proverb.
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Allen
Olmsted, le Roy
N.Y
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
Catarrh cure claims to cure by internal remedies and local applications. It asserts action on blood and mucous surfaces and cites a Toledo contact, F. J. Cheney & Co. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation with price.
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Hall
Toledo
Price
Wake Hall
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