Humphreys Witch Havel Of Comlo Fer Piles
External or internal relief for blind or bleeding itching or burning symptoms. One applicator brings relief for burns scalds inflamed or caked breasts and sore nipples salt rheum chapped hands fever blisters corns bunions. Sample mailed free. At Druggists, 60 cents, or mailed. Hompures Homeo Medicine Co., Cor. Williams and Jta, New York.
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Hompures Homeo, Medicine Co
Wilism and
J Ta
New York
Nervous Debility and Prostration Remedy Ad
An advertisement proclaims Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28 as a long used remedy for nervous debility and prostration from overwork. It promotes one dollar per vial or five dollars for a special package, with sales via druggists or prepaid direct from Humphreys Homeo Medicine Co in New York.
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Humphreys
Homeo. Medicine Co
Col
William and
John Hizeets
New York
Shortage of Hunters Licenses Plagues Indiana Clerks
The hunt for hunters licenses continues with frequent daily requests at the county clerk’s office. Clerks Leonard and deputy Frank face dwindling stock as Sweeney’s supply runs low, forcing telegraphs for fresh books while processing money and names. About a hundred licenses issued so far, with complaints rising from Lawrence Sullivan Daviess Knox and Vigo counties as one hundred per shipment and 10 to 25 issued in a typical day.
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Sweeney
Leonard
State of
Indiana
Leonor
Frank
Lawrence County
Sullivan
Daviess
Knox
Vigo
Cullop to Run for Congress in Vincennes Interest Shown
Hon W A Cullop of Vincennes says he is willing to run for congress. He is well known in the county and recently mingled with several local suites. He favors a district primary if Democrats deem the expense acceptable and voters should freely choose candidates without delegate intercession.
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W. A. Cullop
Vincennes
Congress
Tempest and Sunshine Company Cashes Checks at Opera House
Manager Mann of Tempest and Sunshine arranged with Manager Johnson to cash all checks at the Opera House box office. A loud public appeal drew crowds and about 800 in checks were cashed. Mann agreed to cover 3000 in bad checks if presented and the Kentucky comedy was well received by a large audience.
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Mann
Tempest and Sunshine Company
Opera House
Johnson
Wegan
Tempest
Sasshine
Kentucky
X48
Suit Filed Over Injuries At Railway Shops
Luther Zike sues Southern Indiana Railway Company in Lawrence Circuit Court for 6000 dollars alleging negligence. He claims employee William Kramer, described as reckless, incompetent and dangerous, struck him with a wheel pole causing a head injury and loss of sight in one eye while moving car wheels at the shops on April 5.
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Luther Zike
Lawrence
Southern Indiana Railway Company
Boruff & Boruff
Zike
William Kramer
Kramer
Harry Richardson
Mitchell
St. Louis
Richardson
Dale
Welsh
Cheek
Box
Heelin
Cincinnati
Mitchell Toughs
Sheriff Box
Aaron Burton
Skeeter
Lewis
Frank Dale
Bedford
Levi Dale
Campbell
Warren Glover
A. T. Withers
Returns to Real Estate From Cobbling in Lawrence County
Hannigan Chesnut, veteran cobbler who retired two months ago, plans to reopen a shoe repair shop on J street Monday as he resumes his first trade. A longtime political fixer, his shop was the meeting place for Lawrence county wire pullers. He cites a need to provide space for politicians to meet and wire strings, aiming to be ready for any campaign emergencies next year.
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Hannigan Chesnut
J Street
Hannigan
Lawrence County
Christmas Mast er Riot At Indiana School Revealed
Recollections recall a 1830s Indiana Quaker school where students blocked the master at Christmas demanding apples. After a fox stunt and a carved motto on the door, Isaac Payne ruled the master must treat with apples. The tale centers on Simeon Clayton and the Claytons who arrived from North Carolina prewar.
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Simeon Clayton
Claytons
Indiana
North Carolina
Simeon
John
Jesse J. Day
Leatherwood Christian Church
Alexander Clayton
Martha
Clayton
Isaac Payne
Spelling Test Honors At Local School University
Older residents recall log schoolhouse spelling contests where audience held spellbound as top spellers vied for honors. A local Business University made each recitation an honor test with 100 commonly misspelled words, producing top six averages around 94 percent led by James McKinley. Professor Walters offers to mail the list to teachers.
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Business University
James McKinley
Leland Campbell
Elsie Cannedy
Pearl Withers
Anna Reed
Monta Cook
Walters
Workmen Celebrate Finishing Stone on New Court House
At 2:55 yesterday afternoon a crowd gathered as three workers hoisted a piece of iron atop the new court house. They cheered after completing the last stone on the exterior. Copper dome installation and marble work are planned, with completion of the dome within a week.
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New Court House
Bloomington
Caldwell & Drake J
Knosman
Fightin Parson Dead Veteran Chaplain Fred Hearing 80
Rev. Fred A. Hearing known as the fighting chaplain died at his home in Gentry ville Spencer county Wednesday at age 80. He served as chaplain of the Twenty fifth Indiana Volunteers through the Civil War and earned his nickname by taking up a musket when his regiment fought. After the war he became a preacher traveling widely in his ministry and was prominent at old soldiers reunions.
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Fred A. Hearing
Gentryville
Spencer County
Twenty-fifth
Indiana Volunteers
Mitchell City Marshal F Dale Kills Man in Street Shooting
Sunday morning in Mitchell near the Richardson Hotel a confrontation ended with City Marshal Frank Dale fatally wounding Thomas Welsh, 28. Dale surrendered after the incident and faces manslaughter charges as coroner and grand jury investigate.
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Frank Dale
Mitchell
Sior Thomas Welsh
Dale
Richardson Hotel
Bedford
Box
Teicher
Fletcher
Harry Richardson
Rose
Burton
Welsh
Seymour
Tommy
Charles Rose
Dr. Sherwood
Mole Nugent
Frank Street
Charles Burton
Mike Welsh
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Rise of Roy Feltus in Barnum show contracts
The forepaugh-sells circus disbandment shifts property to Ringling and Barnum & Bailey. Roy M. Feltus of Bloomington, long junior associate, is promoted to general contract agent for Barnum & Bailey, a position once held by Col. W. W. Durand. Bloomington peers celebrate a hometown rise in the circus world.
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Barnum & Bailey
Ringling Bros
America
Roy M. Feltus
Bloomington
H. J. Feltus
The
Star
Roy
Roy Festus
Prisoners Are Gluttons In County Jails Costs Rise
State sheriffs complain about higher food costs and shrinking margins for feeding county prisoners. Daily board often forty cents, Logansport Sheriff Enyart says long term inmates strain budgets. Drunks housed a night eat little next day, while sixty day prisoners demand more food. No unified move to raise prices yet, but many complaints.
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Logansport
Enyart
Mayer Brown To Build Autos At Washington Ind Plant
A Washington Indiana factory project resumes with Mayor Brown to oversee operations. The autos include a large model and a smaller design, originally funded but stalled until new management was appointed. Mitchell Commercial reports the plan to reactivate car production at the site.
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Washington
Ind
Dog Buyer of Indiana University Considered
University authorities weigh creating a Dog Buyer post to roam the state and purchase dogs for medical experimentation. Bloomington reports rising demand and shrinking supply, with dogs sometimes stolen from owners and shipped to campus. A sophomore reportedly procured several dogs in Bedford at 50 cents each, then returned to Bloomington.
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Indiana University
Bloomington
Bedford
Stone City
Labor Turmoil Hits Hoosier Quarry and Bedford Firms
Hoosier quarry workers face wage cuts with about 124 cents an hour for 100 foreign laborers who used to earn more. The men protested by firing two inches from their shovels, shouting short money short shovel. U S Cement Co laid off night crews and many day workers, with more cutbacks likely through December and into January, clouding Christmas prospects for Bedford workers. Mrs. Fred Hoover and Mrs. William Matson of Bloomington are guests of Mrs. Julia Wallheiser.
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Hoosier
Oolitic
Bedford
U. S. Cement Co
Qid Kris Krinste
Stone City
Fred Hoover
William Matson
Bloomington
Julia Wallheiser
Cannon on finance plans and New York currency reset
A Washington dispatch quotes Speaker Cannon noting many proposed emergency fiscal plans and urging patience for presidential and treasury guidance. He argues the economy is strong with large agricultural output, but currency fear blocks market release until banks resume payments, starting with New York. The piece then shifts to Thanksgiving reflections from colonial history and a Stowe description of early American feast customs.
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Washington
Joe Cannon
House
Speaker Cannon
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
New York
Clearing House of
Suits Against Duponts Over Explosion Damages Filed
In Vigo county court Hamill and Hickey sue the Dupont Powder Co for 20000 in five thousand dollar actions. Andrew Ferens seeks damages for destroyed home and belongings while Anna Ferens claims head and shoulder injuries. Annie Ferens, four, was injured by boiling water and falling timbers. Lottie Richards, fourteen, alleges head injuries and permanent disfigurement with a shattered nervous system from the blast.
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Dupont Powder Company
Hamill & Hickey
Vigo
Andrew Ferens
Anna Ferens
Annie Ferens
Lottie M. Richards
Robert Richards
Annie
Lottie Richards
Quarremen Riot Over Wave Reduction at Joliet Quarries
A Saturday riot erupted between strikers and workers near Joliet I Illinois after a wage cut proposal. Revolvers were fired into the air, stones were thrown, and several men on both sides were hit though no serious injuries were reported. Police and deputies patrol the Western Stone company quarries southeast of Joliet as Lemont workers joined to fill strike roles.
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Joliet
Western Stone Company
Thanksgiving on American soil in 1621 at Plymouth
The first Thanksgiving is described as a revival of the English harvest home rather than a grand feast. It notes the pilgrims’ modest circumstances after landing at Plymouth rock and compares to an earlier 1528 harvest note in England where provisions failed to arrive, heightening hardship and gratitude.
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Gradford
Winslow
Massacu
Bradford
New England
Harriet Breecher Stowe
Plymouth Rock
Birth of Skiddoo slang traced to 1908 editor Fos ter
The Louisville Herald editor Charles T. Foster coined skiddoo in 1908 when he urged a reporter to hurry and get a four mile story in for the first edition. The term, linked to skedaddle from Civil War era Greek, spread through universities and newspapers as a legitimate, non slang word per experts.
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Charles T. Foster
Jeffersonville
Louisville Herald
Herald
Foster
Skiddoo
Greencastle Herald
Depauw University
Swahlen
Dr. Swahlen
Durnall Found Guilty of Embezzling Brown County Funds
Nashville wire reports Thomas Durnall former Brown county recorder was found guilty of embezzlement. After an all night deliberation the jury returned a guilty verdict early this morning. He allegedly appropriated 500 dollars from county money before his term ended, a discrepancy uncovered by post term book audit. The case has stirred Brown county residents.
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Nashville
Thomas Durnall
Brown County
Durnall
Gaddis Pleads Guilty to Fornication in Bloomington Court
Tobias Gaddis, arraigned before Judge Wilson in Bloomington on fornication charges, pleaded guilty. The judge fined him $1 and sentenced him to 30 days in jail. He is already serving a 60 day sentence for taking canned fruit and will begin serving the new sentence immediately, potentially leaving jail in two months if no additional crimes occur. He admitted living with Ruth to whom he had never been married.
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Wilson
Bloomington
Tobias Gaddis
Gaddis
Ruth
Keithley Declared Candidate for Clerk of Lawrence Circuit Court
Robert L. Keithley announces his candidacy for Clerk of the Lawrence Circuit Court subject to the Republican primary. A farmer and merchant, he serves as Trustee of Marshall township and is described as an excellent citizen and competent official who would run a strong race and could be the winning nominee if nominated.
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Robert L. Keithley
Lawrence
Keithley
Marshall Township
Justice Reed Victim Seeks Release In Circuit Court
The Lawrence circuit court opened for a seven week term with a morning devoted to docket calls. Judge Wilson freed John Bolding on a habeas corpus writ challenging authority to jail him for intoxication and contempt. Bolding has filed a $1,000 damage suit against Justice Reed’s bondsmen. A restraining order against railroads remains in force until December 6 to halt a joint coal transport rate dispute.
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Lawrence
Wilson
Sheriff Box
Bolding
Justice Reed
State Railroad Commission
Southern Indiana
Linton Field
Lehman
White Allen couple wed at Bedford residence
Roscoe White a machinist at Postal Auto and Engine Co and Misa Inez Allen a stenographer in A B Dye Abstract office were married by Rev Melvin Putnam Saturday night at 8:30. They left for Edinburg and Indianapolis then plan to return by Wednesday and reside at 2017 South G Street after December first.
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Roscoe White
Misa Inez Allen
Melvin Putnam
White
Postal Auto and Engine Co
Bedford
Miss Allen
A. B. Dye
Indiana
Edinburg
Mr. White
Indianapolis
South G Street
Judge Oscar Foote Sees Alaska Territory Support Growing
The Seattle Times notes Judge Oscar Foote of Juneau, visiting Seattle, expects Tom Dale to be Alaska s next delegate to Congress. Foote believes all three districts will favor a territorial government, with Fairbanks strongly pro territorial status. He cites mining interests as not curbing support and recalls his Bedford origins and ties to Winthrop Foote.
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Seattle Times
Oscar Foote
Juneau
Alaska
The
Otis
Seattle
Tom Dale
Congress
Foote
Fairbanks
Judge Foote
Bedford
Winthrop Foote
Police probe after intoxicated young man found in north end
Police investigate a likely alcohol offence after a boy about 15 was found in a beastly intoxicated state in the north end. Prosecutions are expected as authorities identify who supplied the liquor.
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North End
Salem man injured in corn shredder accident
Walter Bressie of Salem was caught in a corn shredder this morning and lost an arm. He is in a precarious condition.
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Walter Bressie
Salem
Inman Nominated for Trustee of Shanswick Township
Stephen B. Inman, Lawrence county native and school teacher in his fourteenth term, announces candidacy for Trustee of Shanswick township subject to Republican Primary. He has not held office before but is deemed competent and strong for the role. Letters for week ending Nov 16 1907 advertised by S L Keacu postmaster.
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Stephen B. Inman
Shanswick Township
Mr. Inman
Lawrence County
Will Women Smoke in the Smoking Car When Free
A poetic meditation questions whether liberated women will smoke and adopt male habits. It contrasts male authority, patronizing attitudes, and economic choices with a future where women gain rights. The verse probes if independence changes smoking, gambling, drink, and social seating dynamics in the era of emancipation.
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