Riot at Oolitic over political crowd confronts authorities
About 1000 travelers from Terre Haute and nearby areas saw two train sections stop at Oolitic to view the mill and quarries. A Rock-throwing incident injured a man, Hillenburg was arrested for assault and battery, fined 13.50, with further arrests anticipated as police and train staff kept order.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Oolitic
Otto Knowl
James Kline
Bert Hillenburg
Kline
Hillenburg
Knowl
James Chesnut
Chesnut
Lem Harbaugh
Brown
Lockwood
Witchcraft Rumors Shake Dubois County Indiana
In Dubois county Indiana rumors accuse two sisters, one Mrs. Catherine Ferry, of witchcraft as cattle die mysteriously nearby. A local correspondent notes farmers seek health officials, and warns against superstition. The piece also mentions busser horses and state team shoot results with local names and scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubois County
Ind
Japer
Catherine Ferry
County Board of Health
Courier Journal
Electric Bitters touted as cure all for female troubles
A promotional note claims Electric Bitters cure backache headache nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and related ailments with testimonials including a 73 year old Mrs Phebe Cherley who says the remedy cured kidney trouble and enabled her to do housework. Also mentions a grafted elm stump cherry tree at Lizzie Weddle property and a report that John Mitchell was recaptured after a Saturday parole violation at Shoals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phebe Cherley
Peterson, In
Messick & Dodd
Lizzie Weddle
Medora
Collision injures rider during band concert near Mall office
Oscar Martin riding a bicycle collided with a buggy carrying Farney Smith near the Mall office. Martin suffered a three inch skull wound but is not seriously hurt. Fire at a springs hotel sparked rumors of many deaths but reports later said only three died.
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Oscar Martin
Farney Smith
Martin
Fire at West Baden Hotel Leaves Beside Victims and Risk
A massive blaze at the West Baden hotel, owned by L W Sinclair, E B Rhodes and James F Persise, trapped guests and staff. A heroic Louisville man rescued an invalid woman and child, while the fire destroyed the hotel and surrounding facilities.
Farmers' Institute expands meetings statewide
A letter from State Superintendent Latta outlines increased appropriations enabling 50 or more supplemental Farmers' Institute meetings yearly. The general committee plans remote venues and two day trips, with local cooperation required, to reach every farmer within two years. Applications should go to the County Institute Chairman by August 1.
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Latta
Farmers’ Institute
General Assembly
General Committee On Institutes
County Institute
Farmers’ Institutes
General Committee
Fire destroys large hotel at French Lick West Baden
A three story wooden hotel with about 200 guests burned rapidly. The blaze lit the sky for miles, taking out the Western Union office and causing a flood of telegrams as relatives sought information. Operators in French Lick and West Baden handled the surge after the disaster.
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French Lick
Western Union
West Baden
Mrs Riggins Plans Addition at 6th and I Streets
Mrs. Anne Riggins is having an addition built to her home on the corner of 6th and I streets. The project appears to be under way with construction activity noted at the property corner.
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Anne Riggins
6Th and I Streets
S S S Blood Purifier Promises Cure for Blood Diseases
The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta advertises S S S as a blood purifier and tonic that purports to remove poisons from the blood and build up constitution. It claims cures for cancer scrofula rheumatism chronic sores eczema psoriasis and contagious blood poison with fifty years of success and offers free medical correspondence with no charge.
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S_.S
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Tot Causes Night Alarm and Snake Incident At Heltonville
Mrs. J. C. Snider of Crittenden Kentucky recalls a crying baby with croup that Dr Kings New Discovery quickly relieved and cured. A farmer on Little Salt creek killed 22 feet of snakes in a corn field prompting danger warnings. Dr H M Burnham injured in a runaway near town but not seriously hurt.
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Croup
J. C. Snider
Crittenden
Dr. King
Messick & Dodd's
Little Salt Creek
Heltonville News
Town News Brief on Shawswick Man and Bloomington Visit
W. P. Younger of Shawswick traveled to Bloomington to visit his daughter Mrs. Mary Lively on Monday. Miss Mary Day returned home from Bloomington Sunday.
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W. P. Younger
Shawswick
Bloomington
Mary Lively
Terre Haute Grocers Excursion a Notable Success
The Terre Haute grocers excursion to Bedford and the stone quarries drew large crowds. At Bedford they were greeted by the Premier Band with welcomes from local officials. Both towns praised the reception and the Southern Indiana Railroad for a warm, well organized trip.
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Elnora
Bedford
Stone City
Wabash
Court House Park
E. B. Stephenson
Terre Haute
Southern Indiana Railroad
T.C. Williams
Fourth Indiana Cavalry
Ford
Terre Haute Express
Charles W. Burton
Lively Scrap At Mitchell Between Two Noted Men
Ex-Marshal Jim Jones and Frank Dale clashed Tuesday evening in Mitchell over a blocked alley. Dale cut Jones with a pocket knife while rocks flew, but both men showed restraint. Jones suffered non serious injuries and the incident drew local interest due to their reputations.
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Mitchell
Jim Jones
Frank Dale
Dale
Jones
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Praised by Drug Gists
A druggist from Van Etten New York J Goldsmith reports in five years of selling Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy with complete satisfaction for himself and customers. He uses it in his family for ordinary coughs colds and post influenza coughs and finds it efficacious. Available for sale by W C Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Goldsmith
van Etten
N. Y
W. C. Elliott
Possible Victim Of West Baden Fire
Relatives of Frank Bolton of Newark believe he died in the West Baden hotel fire last week. Bolton was a guest and has not been heard from since the blaze. His brother Louis Bolton left for West Baden to investigate today.
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Middle States
West Baden
Wicker
Dayton
Wheeler
Fort Wayne
Mullen
Ft. Wayne
Cincinnati Enquirer
Poole
Noodles Hahn
Cincinnati Reds
Louisville
Bub
Jack Winston
Washington
America
Indiana
Winston
Washington Herald
H. M. Burnham
Newark
Frank Bolton
Ind
Louis Bolton
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James F. Persise
West Baden Town
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W. H. McDoel
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French Lick Hotel
S. J. Richardson
Cincinnati
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Sinclair
Clark
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Monon Railroad
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Canton
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George P. Parks
Supreme Court
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Edward Garvey
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