Bluffton Races Called Out for Open Gambling and Misconduct
A public rebuke condemns the Bluffton city government for allowing twenty or more gamblers to operate diverse card and wheel games at the Welty track from last Wednesday through Monday. Mayor LL b Stevens and Marshal Crosbie were present but did not intervene, leaving citizens fleeced of hundreds of dollars as gambling ran unchecked. The piece laments the shift from law and order to lawlessness and calls for accountability.
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Bluffton
LL. B. Stevens
Marshal Crosbie
Bluffton’s
Wells County
Notice to Taxpayers in Wells County November 6 1334
Notice states no extension for tax payments after the first Monday in November. Taxes must be paid by November 6 1334 and lists submitted and paid before that day. Treasurer Wx. Cover 4103 says the office closes for settlement on November 6 and delinquent taxes and receipts will be returned.
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Wells County
Buckder
Kinear
Mounsey
Wwe
American Exchange National Bak
New York City
Tin Plate Mills Open at Old Wage Scale
The American tin-plate factory began three mills today in Elwood with no wage reductions. President Leeds announced that wages would stay the same, and workers reacted with jubilation.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Leeds
Young man killed after fall from oil derrick near Camden
George Barnes, employed by Bluffton Oil Co., died instantly when a defective plank failed at a 75 foot height on a derrick. He lived nearby and was held in high esteem by friends and neighbors.
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George Barnes
Camden
Bluffton Oil Co
Democratic campaign notes from Huntington area
In Lualaba on Monday evening T. A. Dean and Foust urged Democratic votes. Mrs. Daugherty and her daughter returned to Northern Michigan. A Huntington Barbecue drew thirty four locals. The Republican meeting at the same place proved disappointing as the billed speaker failed to appear. LT A Dean and Foust of Warren, with LaVergne Beldenstevens of Bluffton, campaigned for Democrats.
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T. A. Dean
Foust
Warren
LaVergne Beldenstevens
Bluffton
Republican stump speakers press home market plea and tax stance
John Michaels at Binffton notes campaign speakers push Home Market slogan. Warren Republican nominee Mr. Foust endorses the income tax measure in Tocsin speech. Tocsin lost to Banner in ball game last Saturday. rematch slated for Banner next Saturday afternoon.
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Foust
Warren
Wells and
Huntington
Tocsin
Banner
Work of Fiends Blows Up House Kills Two in Lancaster
A three story brick dwelling in Salisbury township, Lancaster County, was detonated with dynamite, killing Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Leim and seriously injuring a servant named Jackson. Leim, a wealthy citizen, had recent trouble with an Italian labor gang suspected of placing nitroglycerine under the home during dinner.
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Lancaster
Salisbury Township
A. J. Leim
Jackson
Leim
Mrs. Leim
World’s briefies items on October events and figures
A compact digest notes James Smith killed by a cable car in St. Louis, a large crowd greeting Governor McKinley in Kansas, safeblowers loot Gallatin post office, various congress nominees and political moves, Panama Canal talk resumes, and other scattered incidents including fires, deaths, and political developments across multiple states and cities. The column blends accidents, elections, and notable names in a rapid monthly snapshot.
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James Smith
St. Louis
McKinley
Ohi
Kansity
Gallatin
M. K.jantz
Ohio
China
Japan
Bernard Vahlen
Burke
Wais
Clover Leaf Route Announces One Fare Rates
To Michigan Wisconsin Arkansas and other points via T S L and K C R R Clover Leaf Route connections. See nearest agent Clover Leaf or address Co C Jenkins G P A Toledo O N E One fare rates to principal Michigan points Oct 17 and Nov 14.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Arkansas
T. St. L
Co. C. Jenkins, G. P. A
Toledo
Notice of Sale of Wells County Bonds
The undersigned treasurer of Wells county Indiana will receive sealed bids until 2 o clock Pom on.
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Wells County
Indiana
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