Arrest of a tramp terrorizes Liberty township ladies
Liberty township in fear as Trustee George Gavin filed an affidavit against a wandering man named John Doe for months of terrorizing households. He sought food at each stop and slept in barns, with threats of arson if denied aid. Neighbors fear enforcement, while witnesses await legal action to remove the suspect from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gavin
Liberty ‘Township
Liberty Township
John Doe
Plans for Bluffton Opera House Progress
Bluffton moves toward an opera house project as Charles DeLacour and Chicago architects George Garnesay present plans for a three story building on the Terrill lot near the jail. The Elks building committee eyes convertible lodge quarters on the upper levels and a front two storefronts with an eight hundred fifty seat opera house, with a potential two story alternative if funds or terms disappoint.
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Elks
The
Washington Staest
DelLacour
the Elks
Senior reception a success at Sturgis hall
The Senior class hosted about two hundred guests at the annual reception in Sturgis hall and Commercial Club rooms. Guests arrived at nine and enjoyed social time, lounging, cards, and pool between dances. The grand march at ten was led by Mrs Dailey and Prof Hamilton as programs with eighteen dances plus extras were distributed. Music by Mrs Mears received praise.
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Sturgis Hall
Charles Dailey
N. D. Hamilton
Dr. Mears
Epworth League Convention Trip Reported Attending
The Evening Star notes fifteen Epworth Leaguers from a Methodist church left for Ossian to attend and participate in the Epworth League convention. The group plans to stay for the evening session and return after tonight's program, with Bishop Walden among speakers. Several named attendees and drivers are listed as part of the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
Methodist
Ossian
Epworth League
Seasion
Bishop Walden
Will
Starr
D. H. Swaim
P. A. Allen
Cora Hitchcock
Gertrude Phillips
Lillian Redding
Ida Bartlemay
Cora Evans
Nora Highland
Ida Thomas
Anne Beeler
Heeks
James Fisher
John Kerwood
A. B. Cline
H. H. Deam
Nellie
Bertaline Mason
Death of Wells County teacher’s one-year-old child
The obituary notes the death Monday morning of the one-year-old child of Everett McElhaney, a Wells County school teacher living east of Liberty Center. The child had been ill for some time. the teacher’s wife is Rev Bundy’s daughter, formerly of Liberty Center charge.
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Everett McElhaney
Liberty Center
McElhaney
Wells County
Bundy
Liberty Center Charge
Four Year Old in Huntington Swallows Tacks
A four year old boy in Huntington swallowed a tack which became lodged in his esophagus. Doctors prepared to remove the foreign object as concerns about the child’s safety grew.
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Huntington
Relief and a Aid Committeeman in a Chicago tale
An elderly relief officer helps Mrs Plumber and daughter after a Chicago fire. Edward Tucker funds aid with a large check and befriends Margaret Plumber, who later reveals her plan and Tucker’s secret past as a former clerk who repaid a loan that helped him rise. He asks her to marry him, but confesses he cannot pursue their relationship.
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Relief and Aid Committee
Chicago
Edward Tucker
Tucker
Ralph
Plumber & Chubb
Mr. Tucker
Mwe
Relief and Aid Society
Margaret
Reef and Aid Society
Tts
Bia Bank
Haift
The Gambling Debt Between Two Old Friends
A former friend narrates a destructive gambling spree between Otis Lawrence and himself, revealing how Otis’s wife Grace Horton unintentionally fuels the rift. After a night of roulette and a total loss, the narrator realizes he has bankrupted Otis and sees the moral cost of wealth gained through gambling. A check found under a lounge reveals the narrator’s fortune came from a worthless token, and Otis agrees the game is a draw.
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Otis Lawrence
Grace Horton
Otis
Wuatchers
Butts
Matey
Truth in healing claims by Dr D W Tucker in Indiana
A Fort Wayne physician Dr D W Tucker warns he will forfeit $100 for any testimonial not genuine or volunteered. The scanned letters praise his cure for chronic liver and cancer-like ailments, with readers from Fort Wayne Boonville and Marton recounting relief after his treatments. A June 28 Wesley anniversary service in Bluffton is also noted.
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D. W. Tucker
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fort Wayne Journal
Gratitude to Doctor Tucker for Epilepsy Cure in Muncie
On May 24 1802 in Muncie Indiana Dr D W Tucker is thanked by a mother and Mrs Ewing for relieving their daughter from a fourteen year severe epilepsy ordeal. The letter describes long lasting fits and expresses deep gratitude for the doctor’s care and presumed improvement.
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Muncie
Ind
D.W. Tucker
Healing Epilepsy Claims Stir Public Testimony
Letters praise Dr. D W Tucker of Fort Wayne Indiana for curing epilepsy in a son after five months without seizures. A former teacher J H Douthitt lauds him as a moral Christian scholar and says his work is as good as a government bond. The Rev Douthitt is noted as a prominent Kentucky preacher.
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Port Wayne
Ind
Doctor Tucker
Wm. E. Yancy
D. W. Tucker
Boonville
Yort Wayne
Methodist Church
J. H. Douthitt
Douthitt
State
Kentucky
Fort Wayne Doctor to Visit Bluffton July Fourth 1903
Dr. Tucker of Fort Wayne will visit Bluffton at the Bliss hotel on Saturday July 4 1903 offering free consultations and examinations He promises honest assessment even if he cannot benefit or cure patients and is contracted to visit Wells county citizens for a year or more
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Tucker
Fort Wayne
Bluffton
Bliss Hotel
Wells County
Carrie Plessinger WEDS Dr Louis Severin In Local Ceremony
This evening at eight o'clock a wedding will take place at the bride's parents home on South Johnston street uniting Miss Carrie Plessinger and Dr Louis Severin. Rev Lester of the Baptist church will officiate. A wedding supper will follow for invited guests. The couple will reside in the city.
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South Johnston Street
Carrie Plessinger
Louis Severin
Lester
Th Baptist Church
Severin
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Epworth Leaguers
the Relief and Aid
Frank Esterday
Ohio
John E. Dresser
John Wesley
John M. Walden
Bluffton M. E
Tam
John BE. Curtis
J. i Ewi
Bluffton Markets
Betes Viecety
Cscs Eek
Twata
Oearsttane
Sean Atoll
Jacobuiyers
Nh Wells Circurt
Rani W. Bert
Jacob Myers
Bats
Hoan D. Studab Mock & Sons
Boterrea
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