Golden Medical Discovery Promoted For Blood Purity Ills
An old medical advertisement touts Dr. Pierce products for impure blood and skin issues. It claims Golden Medical Discovery cleanses blood and aids the brain, with All-Healing Salve for open sores. The text shifts to a violent incident involving Alfred Lang’s family and a jail inquest, noting a son of Lang’s move and a man’s alleged insanity following typhoid fever.
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Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Main St
Buffalo
Golden Medical Discovery
Murder Shocks Monroe County as Son Kills Father-in-Law
Arthur Young, wealthy farmer of Monroe County, was fatally shot by his 21 year old son-in-law Preston Lang four miles east of Bloomington. The motive stemmed from a bitter clash over the marriage to Mara Young who wed Lang last September on her eighteenth birthday. The couple had moved to a nearby farm and had frequent quarrels. Lang planned to move to Illinois.
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Monroe County
Lang
Alfred Lang
Goshen
Young
Arthur Young
Preston Lang
Bloomington
Mara Young
Miss Young
Mr. Young
Horace Collins
Methodist Church
W. J. Neill
Stanford
Illinois
Walter Freese
Hs Son
Edward Fee
Newt Fee
East 7Th Street
Mr. Fee
Indianapolis
Rules for rail safety and local news from Bloomington
A Bloomington bulletin covers railway safety debates led by Cyrus E. Gallatin and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers as train crews face rule violations and wage demands. It also notes regional business changes, a river death near Vincennes, Thaw trial commentary, a mislaid $25 anecdote about Edward Fee, and a rookie batter’s breakthrough at Indiana University coached by Fred Beebe.
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Cyrus E. Gallatin
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Indiana
Gallatin
Railroad Commission
Woodville
Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
New York World
Black Squirrels of Arkansas Tug at the Delta Tale
A Kansas City Star correspondent recalls meeting a blue black wild black squirrel along the White and Arkansas rivers. The piece details its rarity, eerie appearance, elusive behavior, and hunting lore, including a cautious approach and buckshot advice. It also mentions unrelated court notes and a whisky d d daily intake testimony in Indianapolis.
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Arkansas
White
Mississippi
Kansas City Star
White River
Delta
Lousiana
Indiana January Weather Review Records Highs Lows and Precipitation
The Indiana section reports January data: statewide mean temperature 34, 9.7 above normal, with Vevay highest excess 10.6 and Laporte lowest 0.5. Record highs include 77 at Farmersburg. lows 7 below zero at Auburn. Precipitation averaged 6.96 inches. Marengo 11.83 inches the greatest at a station. Wind direction prevailing.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Co-Operative
Auburn
Dekalb County
Rensselaer
Jasper County
Vevay
Laporte
Rome
Farmersburg
Salem
Rochester
Angola
Marengo
Lima
Bloomington
Mauzy
Jeffersonville
Vincennes
Washington
The Fast Set and its Morals
The Chicago Chronicle condemns the so called fast set of big cities for licentious behavior and violence. It warns society to investigate and curb their crimes while noting the burial of John Flora who shot Burton by mistake. Flora had served eight years of a life sentence.
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New York
Chicago Chronicle
John Flora
Michigan City
John
Burton
Bent Jones
Jones
Flora
Mitchell Tribune
John Eliot
John Hancock
George Washington
Priscilla
John Alden
Historical Society
Indiana
Historical Societies
Dan Patch poised for record pace season in 1907
The article details trainer H C Hersey's plan to push Dan Patch, the Indiana sidewheeler, toward beating the 1:55 mile world record. It describes meticulous daily routines at the Minneapolis stock farm, including feeding, grooming, and conditioning through booted runs, alcohol baths, and massage-like processes to ensure peak performance.
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Dan Patch
Dan
H. C. Hersey
Indiana
Hersey
$1 200 Worth Canvas at Lewis Burned
A spark from a B&O locomotive caused 40 000 feet of canvas at Mitchell cement plant to ignite and burn in minutes. The canvas protected cement worth hundreds of thousands, and a rain could now ruin several hundred carloads. The canvas, coated with pitch, burned rapidly from a hot coal. Master Mechanic Thomas plans to organize a plant fire company using a chemical engine.
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Mitchell
Thomas
Lent and Thunder Echo in 1910s Pittsburg News
The piece links Lenten abstinence to biblical figures and notes a dramatic thunder and lightning event during a heavy Pittsburg blizzard. It reports Prof. Brashear’s remarks on a giant sunspot and describes local social notices including visits, travel, and a fatal fall at Bloomington, along with property and business moves in Indiana.
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Pittsburg
John A. Brashear
Allegheny Observatory
Indiana Senate defeats woman suffrage bill by narrow margin
The Indiana Senate voted 24 to 22 against a woman suffrage bill backed by Mrs. Helen Gougar, with supporters applauding as senators argued the measure. Sen Benz defended the bill by recounting political outcomes and urging passage amid a tense session with many bills hanging.
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Indiana Senate
Helen Gougar
Benz
Dubois
Perry
John Benz
New Suit List Shows Numerous Civil Cases In District Court
A string of civil actions appears with divorces, partitions, and damages on docket numbers 5960 through 5983. Plaintiffs include Mabrey, Pfaffenberger, Reid, Jackson, Wood, Burton, and others. defendants range from families to corporations with local law firms Boruff Boruff, Underwood and Pearson, and McHenry Owen representing plaintiffs. A legislative note reports rail bills advancing on hours, leaves, and liability waivers. Localiodge recounts a boarding house incident and a travel note from Eaton Brigham about Orleans.
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Burke Mabrey
Ola Mabrey
Clark
Joseph A
Pfaffenberger
Cyrus D Crabb
Boruff
Alexander Reid
Newton Scott
Underwood and Pearson
Ellen Lee
George
Jackson
Admr
James W. Stapp
Pet
McHenry Owen
Citizens National Bank
James H Thomasson
W H Martin
Alice Wood
Jewett H. Wood
Boruff & Boruff
William H. Burton
George M Albertson
Helen N Lewis
Joseph Kurtzeman
Brooks & Brooks
Joseph L. Crawford
George W Harris
Alexander & Harris
Mary Jocelyn
Curtis Jocelyn
Martin & Martin
Frank P. Able
City of Bedford
William Davis
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company
Pff
George Boniface
Charles A. Pate
United States Cement Company
William W Montgomery
Icilius Montgomery
Edgar R Montgomery
Emma Montgomery
Ollie P Henderson
Delbert Henderson
Sally A Montgomery
Louise Roberts
James W. Eads
William Trowbridge
F. Gilkingson
Mable Ping
Benjamin H Ping
George Iseminger
Union National Bank
Census worker studies divorce in Lawrence Circuit Court
An employee of the U S Census Bureau arrived Friday to review Lawrence Circuit Court records for divorce statistics. The effort supports calls for restrict laws and uniform rules amid a decade long debate. Names listed include Mrs Irene D Arville Fisher and Mrs Mary Harmon among others.
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U. S. Census Bureau
Lawrence Circuit Court
Census Bureau
Irene
D’arville
Fisher
Mary
Harmon
Katie
Hammersly
Elsie
Holiman
Artie
Kern
M. G. Smith
Anna
Willins
Annie
Organizing Local Historical Societies Urged Here
W S Wright urged Logansport residents to form a local historical society to preserve early history and relics. He cited Indiana and Chicago examples, noted few Indiana groups exist, and described New England societies as self supporting through modest dues and donations.
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Lugalsport
New England
Logansport
Indiana
Chicago
Chicago Association
New England Associationa
United States
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