Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Female Weakness
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for a wide range of female ills including headaches backache pelvic pain and digestive issues. It claims no alcohol or habit forming drugs and offers free correspondence with Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York. Also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a laxative and regulator for stomach liver and bowels.
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Dr. Pierce
Jer. Pierce
Pierger
R. Vierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Pierce
Democrats Use Local Option Claim Amid Bribery Rumors
Indianapolis reports reveal party lines on county option with Democrats accused of trying to confuse voters. The piece details Senate votes, Laurentine Slack’s stance, and alleged brewery influence and bribe offers to lawmakers to block or kill the county option bill.
Mail Confirms Stella Miller Death by Her Own Action
The mail statement confirms Stella Miller died by self inflicted means. Officials say the case involves self harm and result was recorded as an intentional act. The report notes no third party involvement and lists no further suspects.
Death by Carbolic Acid Inquest Confirmed
Stella Miller died last Monday night from drinking carbolic acid per an autopsy and chemical analysis by Indiana University. Dr Lyons reports phenol in stomach and mucosa, with stomach lining destroyed and pain, supporting death by self-administered poison in a personal crisis. Coroner Voyles will rule Stella Miller came to her death by drinking carbolic acid within personal crisis intent, ending wild rumors.
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Stella Miller
Robert E. Lyons
Indiana University
Beddoe & Chrisler
Voyles
Math
Bloomington
Lyons
MAIL
Lyon
Ind
H. Voyles
Lawrence County
Rogert E. Lyons
Public demand ends shifting of saloon gambling cases
The Mail censures the Lawrence Circuit Court for striking and re filing cases on appeal from the Mayor's court. It notes dismissals of saloon and gambling charges and refiling of affidavits against visitors, accusing officials of calendar juggling. The paper calls for accountability and an end to the apparent lethargy and improper scheduling.
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Lawrence
Circuit
Mar
Mai
Vincennes University Bond Question Open for Senate Action
Indiana Senator Cavins contemplates an enabling act to authorize a Supreme Court led investigation of the $120 548 Vincennes University bond claim. The plan would delay payment until the inquiry concludes, with the outcome potentially settling the dispute permanently.
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Vincennes University
Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Cavins
Senate
Dugger Faces Severe Water Shortage Sparks Rationing Fears
The Dugger Journal reports a dire water crisis as wells run dry and remaining sources are guarded by owners with clubs to prevent water theft. Residents fear prolonged drought unless rain arrives soon.
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Dugger
Cullop Meeting Abandoned After Frost Strikes Campaign
William A. Cullop, Democratic nominee for Congress, saw a meeting in Fayetteville called off as the first frost of the season hit. Only about a dozen people showed up to hear the candidate at 2 PM and Cullop moved on to other venues. The weak reception worries Democratic leaders who fear a larger defeat in Indian Creek township and beyond.
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William A. Cullop
Congress
I’ayetteville
Cullop
Father
Puddle Street
Waterloo
Indian Creek Township
Young Man Loses Sight in Both Eyes in Indianapolis Billboard Accident
Bloomington dispatch reports 20 year old John Hendrickson injured while erecting a billboard. A nail rebounded from a seasoned board striking his right eye, destroying sight, following the loss of his left eye from a recent hunting accident.
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Bloomington
John Hendrickson
Henderson
Another Blind Tiger Inquiries Under Local Court
A court of inquiry in Mayor Stipp's office, led by Prosecutor Fletcher, investigates actions of a blind tiger in the Ft. Ritner area. The animal has been driven out repeatedly but returns, with recent drunken episodes prompting officers to locate its lair.
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Stipp
Ft. Ritner
Ft. Ruitner
Labor Leader Rankin Urges Republicans at Packed Meeting
A large courtroom crowd heard ex AFL labor figure A. C. Rankin press the Republican cause. Introduced by M. H. Draper, Rankin spoke on local option and national issues, arguing Taft favors labor more than Bryan. Bedford Glee Club added campaign songs.
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A. C. Rankin
American Federation of Labor
M. H. Draper
Carpenters’ Union
Taft
Mr. Bryan
Bedford Glee Club
Haskell Resigns as Democratic Treasurer in Chicago
Gov Charles N Haskell Oklahoma treasurer of the Democratic National Committee resigns after arriving in Chicago from Guthrie three hours earlier He asserts he was not asked by Bryan to sever ties with the campaign committee and says he does not wish to embarrass the party by remaining in office The decision follows accusations from Hearst and Roosevelt about his connection to Standard Oil and related industries in the new state
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Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
William Randolph Hearst
Independence Party
Roosevelt
Standard Oil Company
Ihe
Guthrie
Haskell
Bryan
Democratic Party
National
Hearst
Ardmore Editor Publishes Open Letter to Bryan in Haskell Charge Row
Ardmore Morning Democrat editor L. T. Russell, in Kansas City, releases an open letter to W. J. Bryan alleging long-standing charges against Governor Haskell tied to Standard Oil and Prairie Oil and Gas. He urges testimony to prove claims and cites telegraph records and prior refusals to read documents. A brief society note records licenses and births in the area.
Time To Clean Up in Political Press Debates
The Greencastle Banner calls out Democratic papers for unfair tactics alongside Republican coverage of Gov. candidate James E. Watson. It notes temperance regions label him a founder and booze-fighter while liberal districts call him a puritanical strait-laced Methodist.
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James E. Watson
Greencastle
Liquor House Raided Over Blind Tiger Violation
The wholesale liquor house of John E Zum Felde on North I street was raided by Chief Payne and Officer Gipson. Liquor stock was confiscated and sent to police headquarters amid charges he sold to consumers in quantities under the five gallon limit. Police say he held a government license but never took a city license, enabling cheaper quart sales.
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North I Street
Payne
Gipson
Zum Felde
Indian Springs
Stipp
Records of Droughts Across American History
The document catalogs long drought periods from colonial times including summers with no rain. It lists numerous summers with extended dry spells such as 1762 the longest, from May 1 to September 1, prompting villagers to seek hay and grain from England. It reflects repeated observations of extreme weather in early America.
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America
England
Judge Wilson Meeting at Williams Draws Large Republican Crowd
Republicans pour supporters in Indian Creek township at Williams town hall for Hon. James B. Wilson campaign speech. Crowd filled the hall, glee club offered entertainment, and Wilson received a long ovation as he outlined party truths and doctrines for the county race.
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Williams
Mrs Jennie Short Dies in Bloomington At 80
Bloomington resident Mrs Jennie Short widow of Capt Samuel Short aged 80 died at home after general debility and a grip attack. Body brought to Bloomington for burial at Rose Hill. graveside services to be held Friday morning at 9 o clock conducted by Prof Amzi Atwater.
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Jennie Short
Brookville
Rose Hill
Christian Church
Margaret Dunn
Mamie Dunn
Frank Batterton
Spencer
Templeton Undertaking Establishment
Amzi Atwater
Lewis Nominated by Acclamation for Congress in Salem
Salem editor John W. Lewis was nominated by acclamation for Congress at the Republican Third district convention in New Albany Indiana. District Chairman Joseph P. Throop presided, Edward Dufenbach was elected permanent chair man, and James Stewart served as secretary. Lewis faced no opposition and resolutions endorsed Roosevelt Taft national and state platforms along with Senator Hemenway's reelection bid.
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John W. Lewis
Salem Republican Leader
Congress
Joseph P. Throop
Paoli
Edward Dufenbach
Huntingburg
James Stewart
English
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Thomas J. Wilson
Corydon
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William H. Taft
United States
Beveridge
Hemenway
Drought Kills Quail in Anderson Area
Farmers report quails dying of thirst near Anderson Indiana as coveys search for water on farms lacking ponds. Local residents revive almost dead birds with water and report regular lifeways to a trough. The city’s river supply remains abundant with 5 to 7 million gallons daily distributed via pumping stations.
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Anderson
Ind
Isaac Dunaway
Cory Biddle
Monon Freight Fire Races to Save Car from Flames
Monon through freight No. 73 raced from Horse Shoe to the Bedford yards after a roof fire ignited a stock car loaded with shingles. The engine’s spark set the car ablaze, a sidetrack detour halted the flames, and Bedford firemen struggled to douse the blaze near Fifth Street. The stock car and contents, routed via Bedford to a Linton firm, were total losses, shingles valued at 800 dollars.
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Bedford Yards
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Salem-Bedford
Fifth Street
Wood
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L Street
Linton
Bedford
Idiana
Bryan Plan Fails With Rail Workers Crowd
An unidentified Democrat tried persuading B and C O railroad workers to back Bryan claiming four Republicans per voter would ensure victory. The crowd, mostly staunch Republicans, dismissed the idea as impossible and stayed loyal. The speaker, noting the approaching train, left the platform without success.
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Bryan
United States
Seymour
Bedford Welcomes New Furniture Store Owner James D. Martin
James D. Martin of Cloverdale buys the E. S. Ferguson furniture business on the North Side and prepares to take possession Saturday. Ferguson shifts to undertaking, leasing space in Norton block, while remaining at the old stand briefly to ease transition. Ferguson has eight years in furniture trade.
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James D. Martin
Cloverdale
E. S. Ferguson
Mr. Martin
Putnam County
Bedford
Ferguson
Norton Block
Martin
Taft and Sherman Pole Raised at Henry Smith Home
A large Republican crowd gathered at Henry Smith's Twenty-fifth Street home on Saturday to raise a Taft and Sherman pole. Judge James B. Wilson spoke passionately, stirring strong enthusiasm as the 100 foot pole with Old Glory fluttered from its top.
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Henry Smith
Twenty-fifth Street
Sherman
James B. Wilson
Local option bill passes House by safe margin
The County local option bill won 55 to 45 in the Indiana House on a heated split. Five Democrats backed it and four Republicans opposed it as Governor Hanly’s signature could seal its status. The fight drew hundreds of party workers to Indianapolis amid a broader battle between Brewery Combine and parties over county wide local option.
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House of Representatives
Hanly
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Indianapolis
Bedford
Prohibition Party Adopts Camel Emblem For Ballots
The Prohibition party drops its fountain emblem and adopts the camel as its official ballot symbol. The camel is said to better indicate a fresh water source and prevent voter confusion on tickets in states requiring party emblems. Mrs. Louella Stipp Bauhard, who transported her husband A. L. Bauhard’s remains from Bristol to Martinsville, plans to visit her father, Fred Stipp, and will be joined by her sister Mrs. John Lasher returning home after a stay here.
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Prohibition Party
Louella Stipp Bauhard
A. L. Bauhard
Bristol
Pool Rooms Targeted for Minor Ban in Bedford
Police moved to enforce the pool and billiard age law in Bedford, filing cases against John Goldsby, owner of the Sixteenth Street room and the East Side location. Fourteen to fifteen underage boys were found playing in the two rooms, an enforcement step unseen in Bedford before.
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John Goldsby
Sixteenth Street
Bedford
Kentucky Court Upholds Adams Express Whisky Case
Chief Justice O'Rear in a Kentucky Court of Appeals opinion affirms a lower judgment against Adams Express for shipping whisky between opt out counties. The court noted the aim to deceive and urged common carriers to obey the law in both letter and spirit.
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Frankfort
O’rear
Court of Appeals
Commonwealth
Adams Express Company
Mercer County
Kentucky
For Sale Eight Room House Near Public Square
For sale an eight room house with a 90 by 140 foot lot, a good barn and a summer kitchen plus modern conveniences. Location four blocks from the public square with plenty flat land. Apply at the Red Cross Shoe Store on East Side Public Square.
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Public Square
Red Cross Shoe
East Side Public Square
Jail turnkey now a prisoner in liquor case
Frank Dodson the jail turnkey pleaded guilty in police court to furnishing prisoners liquor. He received a $20 fine plus costs and was committed to jail for inability to pay. The case reveals a blind tiger operator and other prisoners allegedly receiving whisky with outside parties aware of the activity. More arrests and heavy fines are expected.
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Frank Dodson
Supp
Dedac
Oolitic Democrats use free rides to move voters to Avoca
Report details Pete Williams in charge of arranging wagons and a drum corps to haul supporters to Avoca for W. A. Cullop while Rankin audience was encouraged to stay home. The plan succeeded in diverting about 50 voters, though Rankin drew a solid crowd at his Oolitic speech. Cullop's Lawrence county tour suffers as meetings draw small turnout elsewhere.
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Oolitic
Avoca
W. A. Cullop
Congress
Rankin
John Henderson
Arthur Smallwood
Pete Williams
Cullop
Fayettville
Leesville
Lawrence County
Mitchell
Snowstorm Collision Kills Numerous on NP Train
In Livingston Montana a Northern Pacific passenger train No 16 eastbound from Helena collided with a freight at Youngs Point in a snow storm. Reports list 19 killed with others saying 25 dead and up to 40 casualties. The express car telescoped the smoker as the passenger train derailed into a ditch. Engineers and firemen among the dead include Joe Besinger of Livingston plus another engineer and two firemen. A relief train was dispatched to transport victims to Livingston.
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Livingston
Mont
Northern Pacific
Helena
Young’s Point
Yellowstone River
Joe Besinger
Mothers of Nashville Seek to Halt Blind Tiger Trade
In Brown county temperance tensions rise as nearly a hundred witnesses are summoned before the grand jury to expose bootlegging. A Mothers of Nashville notice threatens the illegal operators, while open saloons have already faced remonstrance and removal amid ongoing typhoid fever and recovery updates.
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Nashville
Grand Jury
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