Call for Congressional Nomination Delegates Meet at Portland
Democrats of the Eighth Indiana district summon a delegate convention in Portland on September 7 1904 at 11 30 am to nominate a congress candidate. Representation bases one delegate and one alternate per 200 votes or more for Kern in 1900 plus fractions. counties listed with vote allocations and total 66 for choice. J A M Adair district chairman.
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Eighth Congressional District
Indiana
Portland
Congress
John W. Kern
Adama
Hartford City Teacher Dies In Pueblo Train Wreck
Miss Lot tie Shoup, a Hartford City primary teacher, died in a Pueblo Colorado wreck. A foreboding farewell to her sister preceded the trip with Mrs A L Yeagley. She lived with her sister Mrs Louis Arnold at 671 Casa Ave and was a popular West Side social figure.
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Lottie Shoup
Hartford City
Pueblo
Grand Rapids Post
A. L. Yeagley
Ind
Iting
Vueblo
Colo
Shoup
Louis Arnold
Casa Ave
West Side
Had a big week for Householder Brothers threshing
Householder Brothers running four threshing outfits report their busiest week, ending Saturday. They threshed 13 000 bushels of oats, a record for the firm, with many stops and settings noted on the machine. Farmers sowed wheat fields to oats this season, yielding large crops.
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Householder Brothers
Oata
Death of Mrs. Margaret Eichhorn in Rock Creek Township
Mrs. Margaret Eichhorn died Monday evening at the old home in Rock Creek township after a brief illness described as a severe cut resembling pneumonia. Born in Germany, she came to the United States in 1833, married Philip Eichhorn in 1837, and moved to Indiana in 1864. She was a longtime member of St. Paul’s Reformed Church. funeral services were conducted at St. Paul’s with Rev. H. A. Welker presiding, burial in the churchyard. Her survivors are sons Daniel and David Eichhorn.
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Rock Creek Township
Margaret Eichhorn
Daniel
David Eichhorn
Hartford City
Eichhorn
Old Home
David
Reformed Church
St. Paul’s
St. Paul’s Church
H. A. Welker
Elks State Meeting Scheduled in Anderson
Indiana Elks plan a three day state meeting in Anderson on August 30 to September 1. The event aims to surpass the 1908 G A R encampment record with a major parade and cash prizes for visiting lodges and bands. Rail fare offers, a band tournament, athletics, fireworks, and uniforms in purple and white are highlighted.
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Indiana Elks
Anderson
Elks
Indiana
Lodges of
Une
Cincinnati
Divorce filings highlight Cruelty Adultery case and foreclosures
Phineas I. Abshira sues for legal separation from Susan Abshire Courtney alleging cruel treatment and adultery with attorney W H Iichhorn. Susan once divorced earlier. A second filing names Empire & American Glycerin Co. versus Arthur Scott and others to foreclose a mechanic’s lien with multiple co-defendants.
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Phineas I. Abshira
W. H. Iichhorn
Phineas
Susan
Bossmitten
Abshire
Susan Courtney
Empire & American Glycerin Company
Arthur Scott Et al
Warren Tri-County Fair Opens August 23 1904
Warren Tri County Fair and Driving association announces the sixteenth fair at Warren Indiana from August 23 to 27 1904 with all new modern buildings liberal premiums and best racing of the season. $2100 in purses. Write for premium details to Mat L W Pulley secretary.
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Warren
Tri-County Fair and Driving Association
Ind
L. W. Pulley
Secy
Carnes Reunion Marks Fifty Years Since Arrival
Fifty years ago this week the Carnes family gathered in Wells to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of William Carnes. The event recalled longtime residents and the family’s role in the community.
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Carnes
William
Wells
Man Hurt After Fall From Cable Box Platform
George, badly hurt by a tele phone pole fall in Keystone Saturday, Nicholson and Lew Clark were cutting a cable at a box. Nicholson fell about twenty feet, struck feet first then landed on his arms and hands. He has a fractured arm and sprains in both wrists with a badly wrenched hip and fever. He rode home on the 42 10 car and is recovering at his south side home.
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George
Keystone
Nicholson
Lew Clark
Came Home Alive Ted Campbell Returns After Death Rumor
Ted Campbell of Bluffton arrived in town about 4 o clock on a Clover Leaf freight train and explained that reports of his death were false. He said the rumor started after a fight in Decatur where he was knocked unconscious by a machine attendant and left as a corpse in a corn field before rescuers revived him.
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Ted Campbell
Bluffton
Decatur
Campbell
Funeral in Zanesville for Miss Lottie Shoup
Large observance held in Zanesville for Miss Lottie Shoup killed in the Pueblo California wreck. Crowds joined hundreds of funeral rigs, with many friends paying tribute to a beloved teacher laid to rest beside her parents.
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Miss Lottie Shoup
Zanesville
Miss Shoup
Pueblo
Cali
Morial
Sunday School Convention Draws Big Attendance at Murray
Sunday school convention of Lancaster township schools at Murray Sunday drew a large crowd. Services were in the Christian church with songs and discussions based on the printed program. Bluffton attendees included G. D. Snyder Ben Ashabacher Rev J H String C E Snyder Charles Burkett Miss Lillian Martin Miss Bessie Smith Miss Alta Sark. Snyder and Burkett duet performances pleased the audience. No officers were elected nor business transacted for next year.
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Lancaster Township
Murray Sunalay
Christian Church
Murray
Bluffton
G. D. Snyder
Ben Ashabacher
Rey. J. H. String
C. E. Snyder
Charles Burkett
Lillian Martin
Bessie Smith
Alta Sark
Messry Snyder
Burkett
G R I Excursions to Mackinac Island Petoskey and More
The G R I announces annual excursions to Petoskey Traverse City Northport and Mackinac Island aboard special trains Aug 20 1904 for 5 00 round trip from Fort Wayne to Vicksburg inclusive Tickets valid on scheduled excursion trains and for return until Sept 9 1904 Mackinac Island fare 6 00 Info from O L Lockwood G P A Grand Rapids Mich
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Petoskey
Traverse City
Northport
Mackinac Island
Fort Wayne
Vickaburg
L. Lockwood
Grand Rapids
Mich
Rest room movement urged for county women shoppers
A Banner visit notes daily need for a free rest room in the city to aid visiting mothers with children. County facilities could serve the purpose with a ground floor room and simple provisions, requiring little cost and offering immense benefit to women and families. The agitation should be pushed to achieve the end.
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Court House
Resolutions of respect for Clarence Reuser
The Poneto I C O F lodge declares resolutions of mourning for brother Clarence Reuser. It notes his faithful membership and wishes divine comfort for his bereaved family. The hall will be draped for thirty days, a copy sent to the family, and the resolutions published in Bluffton papers and kept in records. August 11, 1904.
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Poneto
Clarence
Reuser
Bluffton
Talph C
Jones
Bent, Starr
F. M. Buckner
Poneto Man Detained After Pension Money Incident
An elderly man named Reaser from Poneto was brought in by Marshal Crosbie after a drunken episode involving his pension funds. He grew ill this morning and is being held as a patient while recovering.
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Reaser
Poneto
Marshal Crosbie
Fraud charges in Deer Park swindle tied to Chicago firms
I R Marden paid a 1500 fine in Chicago for frauds tied to Deer Park Michigan where many lots were sold to multiple buyers. John R Huffman of Hartford City encountered deception while scouting cottages at Sliggins Lake Rosecommons county Michigan as Deer Park promotions claimed a booming resort with cottages and a $40,000 hotel.
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I. R Marden
Chicago
Deer Park
Indiana
John
Indianapolis
St. Louis
August Meteors Light Bluffton Skies This Week
Star gazers in Bluffton enjoy the August meteor shower as Earth enters the Perseids radiant. Observers note meteors increase after midnight with no moon to wash out brilliant trails. Estimates say ten to twelve million meteors enter Earth's atmosphere daily, adding about 60 million tons yearly to the planet.
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Bluffton
Perseus
Sowards Reunion Set for September at Tancaster Farm
The third Sowards reunion will be hosted at the T. J. Sowards farm in Tancaster township on Friday September 9 1904. President Wim Sowards invites everyone to bring baskets for a day of recreation and fellowship. A nearby Wabash county paper notes a pupil was asked to craft a sentence using defeat and debasement.
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T. J. Sowards
Tancaster Township
Wim, Sowards
Pres
Wabash
Wells County Primary Hots Up Before Election
Wells County politics show a rosy hue as sheriffs candidates hustled in the city ahead of a three week period before the primary. National attention focuses on William Jennings Bryan speeches in Indiana with local committees racing to secure his visit. The Wells county campaign opens around September 1 with expectations of lively times and strong activity from Tom Taggart and the state committee.
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Wells County
William Jennings Bryan
Indiana
Tom Taggart
A Few Good Jokes and Quick Quips From Town News
A soapbox of small town humor. A law to keep chickens from roaming sparked arrests under a local ordinance. A mind reader wowed guests with a newspaper trick and a calico dress remark, while a skeeter bug story paralleled political intrusions. A Knox drug store tale led to a playful misstep about Men maternal and women’s products. An editor faced departure after the temperance bit, and a South Whitley paper received a gift chicken that provoked a sharp follow up letter.
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South Whitley
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Otte
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Alaitban
Dadians
Ruess
Moher
Geo. M. Brickley
Freem Carlisle
G. W. Shepherd
Lam
Union Township
Martin Wickliffe
W. A. Liprey
Marion Garton
Jefferson Township
J. A. D. Taylor
Delaware
Vee Jay Madison Randolph . Wells
J. A. M. Adair
Elks State Meeting
Artio
Neligee
Florsheim Make
Ideal Patents
Colt
Bentman Brothers
Daniel Jones
N. G. James W, Bader
Sowards Reunion
Alabama
Daily Paper
Skeeter Bug
Knox
Mennan
Nein
Wimmin
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