Favorite Prescription cited in medical notes and trial details
The document cites Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with ingredients and claims of universal tonic use. It also recounts a missing person case involving Dona Fayne, with statements from Collins about Doe’s absence, an umbrella and gloves found, and Dr. Gangler's search notes as Fayne warned Dona's lawyers and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. Beatholow
Medical College
Pierce
Iferson
Fayne
Broad 3
Dana
Collins
Dona
Alleged burglars had key to saloon in case drift
The State vs Omar Owens and Thomas Nelson ended Thursday afternoon and returned Friday with a hung jury. Testimony showed they were found in the Cocker Bilyeu saloon at 2 AM after a ladder to a back door appeared forced. Defense claimed Owens had a key and slept there with Nelson for company. Bond set at £500 each. awaiting next term. Sheriff Pax carried Spank Jones to the Michigan City penitentiary for life. Iris Clark of Ft. Ritner sued the B&O railroad for injuries aboard a train near that place. General Claim Agent Kellogg of Cincinnati settled the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Owens
Thomas Nelson
North I Street
Moore, Hemes and
Payne
F. M. Cook
Owens
Nelson
Pax
Spank Jones
Michigan City
Cri Ee Iris Clark
Ft. Ritner
Kellogg
Cincinnati
Fayne Gilman Bound Over in Murder Case
Fayne Gilman waived examination in Common Pleas Court after arrest at her boarding house. Bond set at 5000 dollars, posted by attorneys Elliff and Mattern. Mrs. Gilman and son Collins out on bail. Dana Gilman’s murder cited with Fayne as possible accessory. Dr Gangler attended the mother. Dana’s body and conditions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayne Gilman
Contable
Heitzman
Eliff and Mattern
Dayton
Markey’s Court
Common Pleas Court
Elliff
Mattern
Dana
Iday Webner
Fayne
Safety Bills Sought by Indiana Railroad Workers
The Indiana Legislative Committee of the Brotherhood of Trainmen submitted a petition to the Indiana Railway Commission proposing bills to regulate train operations, limit cars, protect lives and property, license telegraph workers, appoint a safety appliance inspector, limit telegraph and dispatcher hours, and require eight wheel cabooses. The commission will study the proposals and respond later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Brotherhood of Trainmen
Indiana Railway Commission
Fred L. Feick
Indiana
Sixty-fifth General Assembly
Sixty-ffth General Assembly
United States
Congress of the
State Railroad Commission
Telegraph Examiners
James OConnell Completes Large Green Hill Monument
James OConnell Wednesday completed the Matth ews family monument in Green Hill. The 36 feet 5 inches high Barre granite shaft stands as Lawrence county’s largest and tallest memorial, with careful workmanship required to raise it without damage.
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James O'Connell
Matthews Family
Green Hill
Lawrence County
Insane Woman Kills Self With Revolver At Jail
Mary Dove, declared insane, was allowed access to the women’s section of the County Jail in Shoals. She stole a revolver from the sheriff’s desk, pressed it to her body, and fatally shot herself. the ball passed through her.
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Sheriff's Desk
Mary Dove
Shoals
Sheriff’s Ofice
Bradfute Endorsed by Monroe Republicans for Postmaster
The Monroe county Republican group last night endorsed Walter Bradfute for Postmaster to fill the vacancy created by L W Buskirk’s resignation to become president of the First National Bank of Bloomington. Bradfute, editor and proprietor of the Daily Telephone, has 29 years in newspapers and is described as the longest-serving Indiana editor of his age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Organization
Monroe County
Walter Bradfute
L. W. Buskirk
First National Bank of
Bloomington
Bradfute
Daily Telephone
Indiana
Red tape over medical complaint spurs Postmaster General remark
A tale of long bureaucratic delays shows papers winding through officials before reaching the Postmaster General. The Chief Clerk is urged to find a quicker path as Cortelyou quips that the lid for red tape is worse than the original issue.
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Mr. Cortelyou
Bedford National Bank elects directors and notes profits
Bedford National Bank held its annual meeting with nearly all stockholders in attendance. Directors elected include Thomas J. Brooks and W V Williams among others. Officers were re elected, with Brooks as president Hay as vice president and W A Brown as cashier. The report praised the year as most prosperous with higher deposits and profits, and an eight percent dividend declared. Local stock ownership was reshaped with Brooks Williams McDaniel Hay Brown Foster Turley and others listed as holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford National Bank
Thomas J. Brooks
W. V. Williams
Geo. M. Foster
Boone Leonard
E. E. Mitchell
Geo. W. McDaniel
George W. Hay
Henry Zollman
John A. Rowe
W. A. Brown
Messrs. Brooks
Williams
Foster, Brown and McDaniel
Mr. Walsh
T. J. Brooks
George W. McDaniel
George M. Foster
William Turley
W. H. Smith
James W. Douthitt
George M. Dodd
Henry J. Zollman
James M. Potter
Robert E. Dale
Elizabeth Zollman
J. D. Kennedy
McHenry Owen
Fannie Overman
William E. Clark
Fred B. Otis
Remonstrance Filed Against New Saloon in Marion Ward
Temperance advocates pressed a remonstrance in Marion County court against Albert Soltan's planned saloon in the Tenth ward. Attorney Dean F. Orbison argued the Board lacks jurisdiction and that alcohol sales on site contravene state and federal constitutions. The commission overruled the remonstrance on county attorney Caleb S. Denny’s recommendation. The remonstrators plan appeals to circuit court and possibly the supreme court for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Commissioners’ Court
Dean F. Orbison
Schuyler Young
William J. Trefz
Tenth Ward
Albert Soltan
Board of Commissioners
Indiana
United States
Caleb S. Denny
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Denny
Grand Jury to Hear Dana Gilman Murder Case
Cincinnati report from Dayton notes the grand jury may act next Monday on the Dana Gilman murder. Detective Walter Karnes says he found a female hand letter in rubbish behind the Gilman home hinting at threats and naming a Cincinnati woman who could testify about the body’s transport at about 11:15 the night of November 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Dana Gilman
Walter Karnes
Union Agency
Gilman
Grandview Avenue
Cincinnati
Itching Scare In a Western Post Office Case
A 1906 postal inquiry traces a complaint from a woman in a Western state about alleged itching at a post office. The investigation follows chain of correspondence through department bureaus to local postmasters and a physician report, revealing a personal illness misinterpreted as postal contagion.
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P. O
Senate Committee Assignments Include Pearson Five Panels
Henry P. Pearson was slated for five Senate committees on Thursday including Executive Appointments Military Affairs Organization of Courts Phraseology of Bills and Supervision of Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
State Senate
Henry P. Pearson
Dope Habit Tightens Grip on Bloomington Youths
Dope addiction grips Bloomington with cocaine as the main drug among youths and some girls. Cocaine is inhaled in powder form for a brief euphoric feel, followed by severe withdrawal. Origin traced to railroad workers from the south, with other drugs like chloral laudanum and morphine reported. Some stores refuse sales, forcing victims to rely on friends for supplies. Reach from floods near Owensboro includes reports of live fish in homes, seen as providence in ruined districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
South
Owensboro
Providence
No Lobbyists on Floor Rules Tighten in General Assembly
The coming session will bar outsiders from the Senate and House floors. Lieutenant Governor Miller and Speaker Branch plan to clear the floors to members, staff, and press. Public schools and agencies had urged morals efforts, but billboards showing questionable pictures drew criticism for moral harm and crime exposure.
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General Assembly
Miller
Speaker Branch
Senate
House of Representatives
Grand Hotel
Gentry Bros. Show Sold to W M Savage of Minneapolis
The Gentry Bros dog pony and monkey shows pass to W M Savage of Minneapolis last Saturday. Savage, owner of Dan Patch and stock-food interests, plans wintering in the south or California and begins 1907 season in March under the Gentry name. Frank Gentry stays as general manager and new wardrobe plans are made.
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Gentry Bros
W. M. Savage
Minneapolis
Mr. Savage
San Antino
Texas
Dan Patch
National Stock Food Company
Cream of Wheat Company
Frank Gentry
Bloomington
H. B. Gentry
California
Walt Gentry
Thousands Back of Celebrated Crook Red Austin
Col Ward, talking to a Marion Chronicle rep, praises the elusive con man known as Red Austin. The tale traces his long run of gold brick schemes from Ohio in 1872 to Brockton and Richmond, noting a $20,000 reserve and repeated jailbreaks. Ward asserts Austin’s past deception, wealth, and ability to obtain bonds and escape custody.
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Red Austin
South Bend
Col. Ward
Marion Chronicle
Marion
Austin
Ohio
Red
Cincinnati
Richmond
John Norris
Columbus
Norris
Ohio Penitentiary
Foraker
Brockton
Mass
Anderson
Plymouth County
Grand Jury
New York City
Edward Clark
New York
Michigan City Penitentiary
Pirates to France Licks and Hot Springs Training Route
The Pittsburg Pirates depart March 10 for French Lick Springs then move to Hot Springs for training. Beebe reports to Bloomington January 21 to coach Indiana University baseball through gym drills and Jordan Field when weather allows. A double wedding is planned in Indianapolis with Clyde Goodwin and Fred Goodwin marrying Kate Brumfield and Zona Graham near Russellville. Blue-ribbon pitcher Clyde Goodwin has national and Milwaukee League ties and a Washington AL contract this year. State Health official notes a pure ice cream bill allowing one tenth percent gelatine with labeling. U S rules deemed impracticable by ice cream makers.
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Bixon Fred Beebe
St. Louis
Bloomington
Indiana
Beebe
Jordan Field
St Louis
Grand Hotel
Indianapolis
Clyde
Fred H. Goodwin
Putnam County Court House
Greencastle
Kate Brumfield
James H. Brumfield
Zona Graham
A. A. Graham
Russellville
Clyde Goodwin
Vincennes
Milwaukee
Washington
Goodwin Boys
D. H. Goodwin
J. N. Huty
State Board of Health
State Board
Department of Agriculture
United States
Lari
Hurry
Indiana Farmers Congress Seeks Broad Reforms and Subsidy Repeal
The Indiana Farmers' Congress at the State House urged many legal changes. They called for repeal of all subsidy laws, required tax receipts for vote qualification, and straight salaries for officials. They pressed for nonpartisan county auditing, mandatory jail labor, and public-notice franchise transparency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Farmers’ Congress
State House
General Assembly
Congress
B. F. Marsh
Frankfort
J. E. Amick
Scipio
I. M. Miller
Upland
United States
National Congress
Horticultural Department
Purdue University
San Jose
Death Of Prince Louis Napolean In South Africa
Letter to the editor recounts Prince Louis Napoleon's South African death during the Zulu War. It disputes Admiral Wood's account, detailing the prince's impulsive mission, a mishap at a mealie field, a broken stirrup, and his subsequent death amid Zulu fighting and looting.
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Prince Louis Napolean
South Africa
MAIL
Robinson
U. S
Cape Town
France
Victoria
War Department
Lord Chelmsford
Evelyn Wood
Wood
Prince Louis
Doe
Sues Saloon Men For Runaway Damages
Mrs Eva Asbell of Dubois County filed a $10,000 damage suit in Jasper Circuit Court against saloon keepers Frank X Kunkle and Martin Gossman. She alleges drunken Stanfield youths wrecked her buggy, injuring her and her child, and that the defendants supplied the liquor. The piece also notes local health updates and discusses a proposed raise in General Assembly salaries and a police whistle initiative for women to curb robberies.
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Eva Asbell
Dubois County
Jasper
Frank X. Kunkle
Martin Gossman
Asbell
Haysville
Charles
James Standfield
Young Man Saves Two Women From Drowning at Quarry
Arley Fields, a 28 year old farmer from Silverville, leapt into icy water to rescue his wife and his mother after their buggy overturned in a deep quarry at Oolitic. While Fields clung to rocks, a Monon train crew followed his cries and pulled the trio to safety, with the two women surviving thanks to his bravery and the crew’s help. The accident cost one horse and left others drowned. Fields refused to abandon his relatives.
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Arley Fields
Silverville
Dark Hollow
Oolitic
Salt Creek
Fields
Young Fields
Grouth
Monon
Jim Stevens
Charles Ferguson
Arthur Allen
Carl Sears
Herman Kutch
Allen
Consolidated Quarry
Mercenary Guards Recalled From War Duty
The passage describes the guards as mercenaries who volunteered for pay, acting independently of regular discipline and escaping punishment as a result. It references W. E. R. and notes their loose adherence to standards.
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Regular
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David Curtis
Sel
Buskirk
Temperance
Senator Pearson
Ray Dillman
Morris & Co
Wholsale
Hoboken
Ray
Gotham
Peru
Benjamin E. Wallace
W. E. Franklin
John Magavin
J. H. Havlin
John Talbot
Degger, Cote
Wallace
Alva Noel
Martin Williams
John D. Clayton
Caw
Eilettsville
Noel
Washington, Ind
Motor Carworks
Buffalo
N. Y
Motor Car-Works
Chicago
Council of Women
Allan B. Philputt
Central Christian Church
W. G. Clinton
Irvington M. E
W. W. Wheeler
Rescue
Pittsburg Pirates
French Lick Springs
Hot Springs
Louisa Houston
Joseph Glen
Joseph Reath
South I Street
Charles C. Lemon
Guthrie, Wa
Emily Sipes
George Itn
North Street
Julia Dye
West 15Th Street
Wm Wease
E. B. Thornton
6Th Street
Thomas Edmondson
West 18Th Street
Sth Street
Todd
Fairview
Jacob Lucas
5Th Street
Luther
Lancaster
North S Street
John Brown
Clay City
W.R. McNeely
Bedford
Campbellsburg
Douglass McAfee
Mr. McAfee
F. X. Johnson
Pyle
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