Two Oil Field Men Pay Deputy for Baby Carriage Prank
Homer Mounsey and John Osborne, oil field workers west of town, loaned a baby carriage to a wagon ride as a joke. After driving it a short distance they were stopped by a deputy who demanded twenty five dollars. They paid twenty dollars and drove on, joking the deputy got the rest as their punishment. The incident followed them home amid teamster roasting.
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Homer Mounsey
John Osborne
Tallon
Ohio
Feld
Bishop Walden in the City Visits Cincinnati Preacher
Bishop Walden of Cincinnati spent Sunday here and led the morning service. He spoke on the Colored Problem in the evening, arguing God allowed slavery and its end to foster a educated colored class destined to Africa as missionaries. The 72 year old bishop, once editor of a free silver paper, now guides Methodist work and supports a Nashville school for colored youths. He returned to Cincinnati Monday morning.
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Walden
Cincinnati
Africa
Kansas
Methodist Bok
Nashville
Tennessee
Wincinnati
Maccabee Knights Hold Memorial at Reformed Church
A large band of Knights of the Maccabees gathered at their hall Sunday afternoon and marched to the Reformed church for a noted memorial service. Rev String delivered an excellent sermon that drew warm praise from attendees and reflected well on the occasion.
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Knights of the Maccabees
Reformed Church
String
Decatur S Big Store Fire Destroys Largest Department Shop
A massive blaze leveled Kern Beeler Co s Decatur department store after oils in the cellar ignited. Fire officials say walls collapsed, insurance coverage was limited, stock valued at about ninety thousand dollars and the building at thirty thousand dollars. No injuries were reported as residents flocked to view the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Kern, Beeler & Co
Beeler
Chicago
Kern
Judge Studabaker
R. B. Allison
Fort Wayne
A Gastly Relic From Powell's Ford Explosion
George Huffman turned in a eerie souvenir to the office a bottle labeled with the Powell's ford glycerine explosion of April 26 1895. The label claims the contents are parts of horses and a dog blown apart by the blast two miles east of Bluffton Indiana producing wide destruction and a hearing distance up to twenty miles.
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George Huffman
Powell’s Ford
Powell's Ford
Bluffton
Indiana
William Ulmer
Ulmer
Turley backs soldier unionization and AFL ties
Turley, secretary of the Teamsters National Union, said he favors unionizing U S army soldiers and affiliating them with the American Federation of Labor. He defended Chicago post office mail wagon drivers who since October have demanded and received higher pay, threatening to strike and halt mail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Turley
Teamsters’ National Union
United States Army
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Turley
Chicago
Expulsion Questioned After Franklin College Abduction Incident
The Rev. F B Bachelor junior and state Baptist union leader faces college expulsion over participation in a class day prank involving abducting a fellow student. Friends claim he was not the ringleader and expect the suspension offer to be reconsidered.
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F. B. Bachelor
State Baptist Young People’s Union
Franklin’ College
Bachelor
Indianapolis Morning Star
Frank
Franklin
Case of State Life Insurance v Postal Delayed Again
The case has lingered in court for over two years as Hartford City scheduled trial. Plaintiffs sought a continuance arguing new issues and unready witnesses. the judge granted the motion, delaying the trial further.
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State Life Insurance Company
John Postal
Postal
Hartford City
Uncle Levi Abroad: Bluffton Judge Visits City
Judge Levi Mock of Bluffton, famed as the Jumbo of humanity, appeared in Portland Saturday. He stopped at the courthouse spire to scratch his chin and shook hands with Judge Headington from a third story window. A large crowd gathered at Weiler's corner as Mock shared pithy stories, drawing warm Portland friends eager for his arrival.
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Levi Mock
Bluffton
Court House
Judge Headington
Bimel
Mock
Weiler’s Corner
Portland
Portland Review
Letter alleges young woman’s ties to city house
A note found on the street implicates a Biniston girl with a local house of ill fame run by its proprietress at Anderson. The girl remains in town as rumors grow, and officials warn that more serious consequences may follow unless she changes her lifestyle.
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Biniston
Anderson
Ossian Funeral for Miss Hunice Clark
Funeral services were held in Ossian for Miss Hunice Clark, the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Clark, with burial in the Ossian cemetery and local mourners attending the ceremony.
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Ossian
Hunice Clark
Wi .Q
Rev Richard Earle Locke Resigns from Germantown Church
The Rev Richard Earle Locke, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer at Penn and Chew streets in Germantown, announced Sunday his resignation effective September 1. He will join Buffalo’s Cavalry church, a large Protestant congregation with 500 members and a 1200-seat auditorium, after nearly three years at Redeemer.
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Philadelphia
Wells County
Locke
Dell Locke
Bliss House
Richard Earle Locke
Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer
Penn and
Chew Streets
Germantown
Church of the Redeemer
Buffalo N. Y
Cavalry Church
Union League
Broad St
Calvary Church
Buffalo
Inquiry About Green's August Flower Cure Outcomes
The notice asks readers if any person has tried Green's August Flower for indigestive and liver troubles and remained uncured, seeking reports on outcomes including sour stomach headaches sleeplessness and nervous dyspepsia. It promises free books and recommends a 25 cent bottle for first trial.
Sudden Death of Four-Year-Old Dorcas Worley
Four-year-old Dorcas Worley died suddenly at her Ossian area home after a day with her parents. The exact cause remains unknown. the child had appeared well the day before and died the next morning. Funeral services were held in Ossian. The family is devastated by the loss.
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Ossian
Dorcas Worley
Fred Worley
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Bluffton Residents
Bluffton readers praise Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache and urinary troubles. Mrs W L Covault of 300 East Washington St credits the product with relieving years of dull back pain and loins ache after taking boxes from Chas C Dean's drug store. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Becker and Plessinger preparing for the Fourth of July celebrations.
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Dean
Bluffton
W. L. Covault
East Washington St
Chas. C. Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U.S
Don’t Swell Up A Gentleman's View Of Working Men
A speaker denounces pride in dress and status that belittles workers. True gentility lies in civility to laborers and willingness to work, as many intelligent men once did. The piece argues the well dressed man needs the working man as much as the working man needs him.
Letter List Unclaimed at Bluffton Post Office 1903
Uncalled letters for the week ending June 2 1903 at Bluffton post office include Mrs Joseph Brown Mrs Mary Buckley G N Barton Maggie Barton C H Crook Mrs J J Bly Mrs H Groff Sige Harp Fanny Howard I C Lesh Anna Lisey Louis Tinsley M C Marcy J Marv ington Mary M Rach Nellie Reed Leon Schwartz Myrtle Smith Irene Smith M Wallin Mrs Henry Winteregg John West
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Bluffton Post Office
Joseph Brown
Mary Buckley
G. N. Barton
Maggie Barton
C. H. Crook
J. J. Bly
H. Groff
Sige Harp
Fanny Howard
C. Lesh
Anna Lisey
Louis Tinsley
M.C. Marcy
J. Marvington
Mary M. Rach
Nellie Reed
Leon Schwartz
Myrtle Smith
Irene Smith
M. H. Wallin
Henry Winteregg
John West
Wedding Unites Miss Jennie Shumaker and John Osborne Near Bluffton
A joyful Monday ceremony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Lusk three miles northwest of Bluffton joined Miss Jennie Shumaker daughter of John W Lusk in marriage to Mr. John Osborne a prosperous Culver Indiana businessman who is a familiar figure in the community. Rev Lesti officiated the wedding in the presence of relatives and neighbors.
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John Lusk
Bluffton
Jennie Shumaker
John Osborne
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Bluffton Banner
GEO. L. Saunders
Morrow Block
Bishop Walden
Uncle Levi
Becker and
Plessinger
Crlene Tio É
Osborne—Shumaker
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