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A health advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as nourishing blood to calm nerves and restore vitality. It contrasts with alcohol-based tonics, touts endorsements by medical authorities, lists ingredients like Golden Seal root and Stone root, and notes free and cloth bound editions of The Common Sense Medical Adviser.
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Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Golden Medical
Common Sense Medical Adviser
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Banana War Shoppers Swarm Bedford Bananas
A stranger in Bedford sold bananas at 10¢ a dozen from a public square stand until Conrad the local fruit dealer countered with 5¢ a dozen. A rush followed with shoppers scrambling, many peeling bananas as Conrad limited purchases to one dozen each.
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Bedford
Conrad
Junior host honors seniors at Deckard Hotel event
Tuesday evening at the Deckard Hotel juniors hosted a seniors social attended by about sixty guests from the high school faculty. Mrs. Deckard directed the repast with Mr. Howard Sproull as toast master and toasts from Clyde Hodges Mike Murphy Georgia Lane Bina Boyd Esther Tobias and Prof. E H Drake.
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Deckard Hotel
Deckard
Howard Sproull
Bloomfield welcomes Illinois Central work train for Indianapolis Southern
Bloomfield received the first I C work train from engine 269 with about 160 Italian laborers to lay track. Work progresses on the sand hill cut and river piers while grading and trestle work between Switz City and Elliston advances. Regular I C service expected within two to three months after the White River bridge completion.
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Illinois Central Railway
Indianapolis Southern
Bloomfield
Sand Hill
Bloomfield News
Lester Farm
Letsinger
Leavitt Farm
Switz City
Elliston
I. C
White River Bridge
Local Marriages and Community Notes From Rochester Area
Deputy Clerk Leonard issued marriage licenses on Saturday for William F Malott and Mary Cakenour Jonathan E B Kilbourn and Jane Gollie Henry Mann and Lena B Braden. Abe Martin jokes about an insurance lodge plan and a brass band tombstone if you die. An Orr Church ice cream social had Mell Hey and John McKinney competing. Hey won nine dishes at 19 cents each but fell ill with critical condition later.
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Leonard
William F. Malott
Mary Cakenour
Jonathan EB. Kilbourn
Jane Gollie
Henry Mann
Lena B. Braden
Wright
Christian Endeavor Society
Orr Church
Rochester
Mell Hey
John McKinney
Hey
McKinney
Coroner rules Cheek shot unknown man in Mitchell killings
Coroner Plummer rules Town Marshal Cheek killed an unknown man in Mitchell, stating Cheek acted hastily and without provocation. Cheek to be arrested for murder as prosecutors say the shooting was unprovoked. local citizens condemn the act and extra police are on duty.
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Plummer
Mitchell
Cheek
Enoch
Fletcher
Marshal Cheek
Marion Township
Washington Democrat
Enoch Cheek
Seymour
Shawnee Cottage Ruins Receiver Appointed in Indiana Suit
In a Lawrence County case the circuit court named John H. Edwards receiver for the Donaldson property with $200 fees and extended the receivership pending a Supreme Court rehearing. The suit, initiated by Indiana Attorney General Taylor for unknown heirs, recalls George Donaldson’s remote estate two miles southeast of Mitchell. Donaldson, a cultured Scotsman, built Shawnee Cottage, housed a curios collection, and protected birds and trees while hosting visitors for decades before his disappearance in autumn.
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Lawrence County
Mobile
Ala
Indiana
Miller
Lawrence Circuit Court
Wisconsin
Michigan
Scotland
Lawrence
W.h.martin
Supreme Court
John Edwards
Edwards
Indiana State University
State Forests Commission
Donaldson
Nature
Wilson
Merrill Moores
John H. Edwards
Taylor
George Donaldson
Mitchell
Memorial Day Proclamation by Indiana Governor Hanly
Governor J Frank Hanly proclaims Wednesday May 30 1906 as Memorial Day urging all public offices to close and flag on half masts. He calls for church cemetery tributes and the renewal of the Lincoln Gettysburg covenant to honor fallen soldiers and inspire devotion to free institutions.
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J. Frank Hanly
I. J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
Memory
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Indianapolis
United States
Williams man suffers rib fractures in accident
Henry P. Pearson received a morning note from Hollis Chase of Williams reporting an accident. The letter says several ribs of Chase’s breast bone are fractured and that he is confined to his bed with few other details.
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Henry P. Pearson
Hollis Chase
Williams
Planerman Strike Considered Over by Bedford Operators
Charles R. Gowen acting as secretary of the local union visited the Brooks Curtis mill and removed his tools announcing plans to leave Bedford. Several strikers have found work in Bloomington, signaling the end of the planerman strike for now.
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Planerman
Charles R. Gowen
Brooks- Curtis Mill
Bedford
Bloomington
Bedford Band to Start Summer Concerts in Two Weeks
Director Reid of the Bedford Band plans to launch a series of weekly summer night concerts once subscriptions are secured. The events, similar to neighbor town programs, aim to entertain most residents and rely on prompt financial support.
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Reid
Bedford Band
Bedford
Judge Unites Names In Courtroom Wedding
In a circuit court recess Judge Wilson rushed to the clerk’s office and joined Charles H. Evans and Nancy A. Frazier in marriage, declaring them one in name. The trial on Bertha Gastineau versus Wid Turner continued with a woman accusing a man of wrong.
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Bertha Gastineau
Wid Turneer
Wilson
Charles H. Evans
Nancy A. Frazier
Negro Kills Hunt Bros. Camp Superintendent With Revolver
Mike Collins, 40, superintendent of the Hunt Brothers camp on the Indianapolis Southern Railroad near Bloomfield, was fatally shot by a man named Walter Williams also known as Gold Tooth Flunkey. Collins died at 5 p m after being wounded twice as the assailant fled toward Freedom Owen County. Williams, captured later, claims self defense and is jailed in Spencer.
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Mike Collins
Hunt Bros
Indianapolis Southern
Bloomfield
Collins
Freedom
Owen County
Jais
Superior
Wis
Spencer
Walter Williams
Kentucky
Vandalia to Add Parlor Dining Car Service
Beginning tomorrow Vandalia will operate a parlor and dining car service between Indianapolis and French Lick and West Baden. The train leaves Indianapolis at 4 45 p m daily via Gosport on the I and W division and returns leaving French Lick at 5 45 a m daily via the Monon. A day coach will be continued between the same points attached to the regular I and V passenger as the day coach now.
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Vandalia
Indianapolis
French Lick
West Baden
Gosport
Monon
Albert Fidler on trial for Pfeister murder at Reed Station
Lawrence circuit court hears the Pfeister killing case from July 28 1901. Albert Fidler faces first degree murder charges after a brawl at Reed Station in which Pfeister was shot and killed. Witnesses describe a rock and gun melee as Fidler and Nelson Fritts confront Pfeister and kill him.
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Pfeister
Albert Fidler
Lawrence
John Pfeister
Nelson Fritts
John
Reeds Station
John Pfeijster
Nelson
John Fritts
Fritts
New Albany
Bedford
Fidler
Wilds
Arkansas
Terre Haute
Boruff & Boruff
Boruff
Fletcher
William Donica
Dora Pfeister
Reed Station
Nel
Hoosier Mill
Leland
Andrew Pfeister
Claud
Jacob Robinson
Claude Lee
George Fritts
Young Lee
Elza Jackson
Voris
Monon
Pfeisters
Pfelster
Ed Swango
Reed's Station
Nelaya Fritts
Geo. Fritts
Fritta
George Fritta
Feister
Idler
Pfiester
George
Claud Lee
Ed Johnson
Reed
Pike Road
Fellowa
Beckard Hotel Dr Gillespie Claims Cure All Diseases
The advertisement asserts Dr Gillespie at the Beckard Hotel offers new remedies and reports successful treatment of numerous diseases including brain, heart, stomach, liver, kidney conditions, Bright's disease, epilepsy, eczema, and nervous disorders. It lists broad cures such as ulcers, piles, stricture, diabetes, and other ailments.
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Gillespie
Warrant for Cheek in Mitchell Manslaughter Case
An affidavit charges Enoch Cheek town marshal of Mitchell with manslaughter in the shooting of Lincoln Heglin. A bench warrant was issued for Cheek’s arrest as prosecutors consider grand jury or direct affidavit action. The case follows identification of Heglin, once treated in Cincinnati, and ongoing public debate over Cheek’s justification.
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Jayde Wilson
Enoch $. Cheek
Mitchell
Cheek
George Byers
Lincoln Heglin
Cincinnati
W. L. Heglin
Marshal Cheek
Heglin
Seymour
Young
Bedford
Fletcher
Fidler
Seymour Democrat
George Young
Ody
Baldwin Hotel
Peter Sensback
Mitchell Shooting Sparks Debate Over Marshal Cheek’s Timing
Eyewitnesses say two masked men lingered near the Pfaffenberger store at dusk before a gun was drawn on George Young in Mitchell. Young identified a suspect among the front-porch watchers, while townspeople defend the marshal, claiming he acted on warranted haste and questions remain about blame.
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George Young
Young
Mitchell
Pfaffenberger
Mr. Young
Marshal Cheek
Mass Murder Mystery in Mitchell Case Ties Cincinnati Man
The dead man is believed to be Lawrence Higlin of Cincinnati, killed Thursday by Town Marshal Enoch S. Cheek in Mitchell. Identification hinges on a laundry mark and telegrams from Cincinnati. coroner’s verdict disappoints Cheek while Seymour police face scrutiny over a telegram claim.
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Mitchell
Enoch S. Cheek
Lawrence Higlin
Cincinnati
Plummer
Marshal Cheek
Maln
Seymour
Seymour Democrat
Marshal Prewitt
George Young
Young
Pfaffenburger
Cheek
Social tea honors Mrs. D F Giberson in Pekin
Mrs. George Dugan entertained about thirty five ladies informally Saturday afternoon in honor of Mrs. D F Giberson of New York. She wore a silver spangled gown and pearl necklace. Program included readings by several guests. Mr and Mrs Giberson left Sunday for New York City.
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George Dugan
D. F. Giberson
New York
Bertha
C. B. McCormick
Elia Whiting
Mabel Senith
Georgia Dugan
Grace Owens
Giberson
City
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Hoosier
John Phester
Reec
Baby
R.N. Anderson
Perry
John S. Zahn
Geo. Goldsmith
W. A. Evans
Edward Cornwell
H. D. Flinn
Flinn Township
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Mildburn Goldsmith
T. D. Butler
Pleasant Run
William McNabb
Spice Valley
J. W. Hoppingarner
Crawford Johnson
Albert
Mary Roberts
Witenosa
Galvin Walker
Witness
George Johnson
Springville
Mayo’s Medical and Surgical Institute
North
Delaware Street
Ind
DR. W. 8. Gillespie
Bedford, Ind
Gillspie
W. R. Mayo
W. B. Gillespie
Dianapolis
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National Biscuit Company
Mitchell Marshal
Mrs. Dugan
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