Parker City Social Club Directors Jailed for Liquor Sales
John Conway and other Parker City residents who ran the Parker City Social Club were tried on liquor sale charges. They were fined 75 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail. The club operated with stock at 1 dollar and chips for drinks.
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John Conway
Muncie
Thee Patty, Jr
Carl Bond
Henry H. Dudley
Edward McCort
Parker City
Parker City Social Club
Elmer E. Franklin
Indiana
Sherman Turnpaugh
Dudley
Conway
William Horn
N. J. Baird
Lindley A. Owens
Anderson Lesley
Co. W. Digg
Frank Horn
John Henning
Elwood Pierce
Thomas J. Leavell
William Smith
John Hough
John W. Pickett
Losantsville
Iroquois Theatre Fire Tops Death Toll Of 1903 Disasters
A list ranking the year’s worst calamities places the Iroquois theatre fire in Chicago on December 30 at 566 deaths, the heaviest loss of life among fires and other disasters shown for 1903. Other incidents include the Jan 27 Colney Hatch fire and multiple disasters across North America and Europe.
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Iroquois Theatre
Colney Hatch
London
Boy Baene
Cece Aces
Phicks
Grank
British Columbia
Portada
Miter Cresterds
St. Louis
Seewegnateeee
Heppner
Betes Ae
Marris
Wyo
Ecc
Jeanette
Paris
Jamaica
Connersville
Chicago
Prize Tale From Old-Timers Night In A Small Town
An Adama county man told a tale of wooden wagon harnesses that stretched in rain and contract in sun. The team, tied to a tree after dinner, pulled the wagon up a steep hill as the rawhide tightened and snapped into place.
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Adama County
Baby Schafter Dies Near Doemath
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Charles Schafter died Friday afternoon near Doemath. Funeral services held Sunday and conducted by Rev Bil Berle.
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Herman
Charles Schafter
Domeath
Bil Blerle
Mayer son of oil operator goes insane in Buffalo
Jack Mayer of Buffalo New York son of J B Mayer a wealthy oil operator suddenly went violently insane Friday night in the Interurban building while seeking aid from attorney J A Hindman and manager Joshua Bailey. He refused to go to Buffalo without Hindman and the trio traveled to Buffalo with Mayer under restraint. The account notes Mayer aged about thirty five and a history of dissipation and rapid decline. Hartford City Times
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Jack Mayer
Buffalo
N. Y
J. B. Mayer
Joshua Bailey
J. A.| ‘Hindman
Mayer
Indiana
Young Mayer
J. A. Hindman
Mr. Hindman
Mr. Bailey
Hartford City Times
Port land Democrat Adair Re-elected District Chairman
Hon J A M Adair of Portland was unanimously re-elected chairman of Indiana's eighth congressional district at a Thursday court room convention. Judge J D Ernst on of Anderson won the chairmanship initially, with Adair as district committeeman nominee, amid speeches by Hartford Smith and others. The event featured Indiana Glee Club performances and a large Democratic attendance.
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John A. M. Adair
Portland
Indiana
State Central Committee
Democras
Adair
J. G. Ellingham
J. D. Ernston
Anderson
BE. A. McKee
Portland Sun
Indiana Glee Club
Jay County
Hartford
J. A. M. Adair
Ernston
Richard Hartford
J. H. C. Smith
Bluffton
Erwin
D. E. Smith
J.T. Mercyman
C. J. Lutz
Fight at Craigville ends in mutual pounding between two locals
In Craigville last Wednesday two elder men Jobo Hawk and Elmer Beech fought after a dispute over a piece of harness found on Clover Leaf tracks. A boy involved had shown the item to Hawk who told him to take it to town, provoking Beech. The fight ended when spectators separated them. both suffered black eyes and minor injuries.
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Craigville
Jobo Hawk
Shaffer
Hawk
John
Elmer Beech
Beech
Ite
Cirewnstances
Hawkle
Mason vs Manley quiet title suit in Jefferson township
Circuit court heard Mason vs Manley a quiet title suit with many witnesses present. Dailey Simmons Dailey represented plaintiffs and W H Eichhorn defended. Tom Watson filed two quiet title cases against Clarence Richardson for next term. The court closed last Saturday with little activity until the next term.
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Frank Tuttle
Montpelier Gas and Oil Company
Derr-Brown Wedding Held At Derr Home
Bennie Derr married Miss Bessie Brown Friday at Ed Derr's northeast city home. The newlyweds will reside with the groom's parents for the time being.
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Ed Derr
Bennie Derr
Bessie Brown
To Cure a Cold In One Day Larative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Advertising copy claims a one day cure for colds with Larative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It promises refund of money if failure and notes Grove’s signature on each box.
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B. W
Grove
Wells County Prosecutor Upholds Pardon Opposition
Prosecutor John Burns explains his pledge to oppose a pardon for Wells County murderer John W Terrell. He describes responding to criticism and cites letters from Wells Marion and Decatur counties praising the verdict. Juror James Settlemeyer offers to join Burns in Nottingham and Union townships to secure opposition to any reprieve.
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John Burns
John W. Terrell
Wells County
Hartford City News
Nottingham Township
Terrell
Bluffton
Burns
William Noonan
Marion
Decatur
Fort Wayne
Wollowing
Ind
Hartford City
Nottingham
John
Muncie
John Thomas
James Settlemeyer
Union Township
Garland editor praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
John H. Cullom of Garland Texas News writes a letter praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup and colds since 1887. He notes it is easy for babies to take, safe with no overdose risk, and has been used for his five children. Davenport and Ehle sell the product.
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John H. Cullom
Garland, Texas
Davenport & Ehle
Emma Nussbaum and Dell Frauhiger Wed at Farm Home
At the Frauhiger Nussbaum farm eleven miles east of town Emma Nussbaum married Dell Frauhiger in a Friday ceremony conducted by Rev J H String. A large attendance from relatives and friends enjoyed a noon ceremony and a post ceremony dinner. The couple will reside with the bride's parents and received many fine gifts. Bert Wasson and his wife visited relatives in Pennville over Sunday.
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John Nussbaum
Emma
Dell Frauhiger
J. H. String
Bert ‘Wasson
Pennville
Escape of Mrs Stella McCaslin From Opera House Fire
Mrs Stella McCaslin and her mother were at a Chicago opera house when a fire broke out. McCaslin survived after burning clothes and a chaotic scramble down stairs while her mother was crushed and remains missing. A bystander helped her to a drug store to contact her husband.
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Stella McCaslin
J. W. McCaslin
Drexel Avenue
McCaslin
Eddie Foy
Mother
Chnsin
Ife
Indiana Farmers Face Labor shortage and delayed corn harvest
State Statistician Johnson cites a pronounced fall labor shortage that will persist into spring, with farm hands scarcer and wages higher. He notes city-bound farm boys and interurban construction draw workers away, delaying corn harvest as reports lag and acreage data arrive. Harvest expected near thirty bushels per acre.
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Johnson
Indiana
Mr. Johnson
Life Plant Co Advertises Restorative Remedy
A letter from A. S. Lightwater of New Philadelphia Ohio praises Life Plant as a general restorative. He reports rheumatism improved after one bottle and endorses it for sale by M. A. Bront in town.
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New
Philadelphia
Ohio
The
Life Plant Co
Lightwater
Commonwealth
M.A. Bront
Damnable Iteration Reveals State Department Call
An Evening Post piece recalls a past telephone exchange at the U S State Department involving Alvey A Adee then third assistant secretary of state. The caller asks for the secretarys name and the dialogue ends with a frustrated receiver hanging up.
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Alvey A. Adee
State Department
Adee
Evening Post
Wells County Bank to Add Assistant Cashier February First
Wells County Bank officials met Friday to enlarge the staff. W. A. Marsh will become assistant cashier on February 1 after a month of medical rest. He enjoys broad support and is expected to strengthen the bank's operations. Charles Hessler of the Marion News Tribune spent Sunday with local friends.
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Wells County Bank
W. A. Marsh
Marsh
Charles Hessler
Marion
Great Southwest Lands Offer Low Costs and Promising Climates
The notice promotes homeseeker and colonist rates twice a month to the Southwest, highlighting affordable land in Missouri Arkansas Louisiana and Texas. It describes land types from cut over timber to rich soil farms, lists available descriptive literature with maps and dealer contacts, and provides an address for E W LaBeaume in St Louis to request rates and literature.
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Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
St. Louis
Cairo
Memphis
E. W. LaBeaume
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Livingston
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Allen D. Candler
Burrell Hullinger
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Stella’ M'Caslin
Ghicgago Opera
Ayer
J.C. Baxter
Braidwood
Ayers
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
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Boston
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