Railroad Rumblings and Reassignments Local Update
A. J. Rateliffe of Indianapolis is in the city as Union Pacific traveling passenger agent. J. C. Hollenbeck of Indianapolis, I D and W passenger agent, was here yesterday. Rail approaches into town grow smoother and soon should be in fine condition. The C H and G division of the Big Four has new coach and baggage car in standard Big Four livery and attractive. Harry Smith, long time J M I passenger conductor, resigns due to ill health after limited work in four years.
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A. J. Rateliffe
Indianapolis
Union Pacific
J.C. Hollenbeck
I. D. and W
Fiarry Smith
Hsa
Local notices from Taylorsville and area events
James Anthony returns home after visiting friends. N G Smock and wife back from Ohio visit. Kardo Indian Medicine company spent a week at town hall promoting goods. Garry Chambers and wife move into W M Garris property. David Breeding and Mamie Roberson newly married. William Schuger and Nellie Wood were also wed. George Zeigler returns from Pendleton visit. Kokosing tribe of I O B M held annual pow wow at wigwam with maize corn and opossum. W N Nash insurance agent in city. Little Guy Turpin sick. Henry Maley ships cherry lumber to New York. Davis & Hartman ship weekly poultry carload to New York. Wormans Musical club meets Saturday at 2 with program by Mesdames Stevens. Indiana University Glee Club draws large audience at Tabernacle. Tunis Nading estate sues heirs to sell land for debts. Marshal Hacker attorney. Clay Whitelly & Co sues Laura Rominger and Fischel & Bro. on note.
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Kardo Indian Medicine Company
Garry Chambers
W. M. Garris
David Breeding
Mamie Roberson
Clifford
William Schuger
South of Town
Nellie Woode
St. Louis Crossing
George Zeigler
Mary Steiner
Pendleton
W. N. Nash
Tunis Nading
Mary Nading
Marshal Hacker
Clay Whitelly
Harness Care Offers Savings For Owners
Do you own a harness set? An expensive one will be worth saving as harness leather dries and cracks. Oil with Black Velvet Harness Oil to keep gear supple, reduce replacement costs, and preserve the look of your old set. Sold by Ernest Stantutru & Co Druggists in Columbus, Indiana.
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Can
Buik
Marriage of Kip and Clinger in Baptist Church
The marriage of Joseph Kip and Miss Carrie Clinger occurred Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock in the Baptist church performed by Rev. Swift. The article notes the upcoming Y M C A entertainment at city hall on Tuesday evening January 19 featuring J. WeWitt Miller, a famed lecturer with many platform calls.
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Joseph Kip
Carrie Clinger
Rev
Swift
Histucy
Baptist Church
City Hall
J. weWitt Miller
Famoaus
Sealskin Cape Woman Tests Gentleman's Temper at Brewery
In a Washington Post vignette a young woman in a sealskin cape and a Bible class young man react to a brewery visit. A jovial derby-hatted patron pitches beer and presses them to drink as the woman grows visibly uneasy and withdraws.
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Washington Post
Washington
Poor man seeks charity then asks for a ticket and fan
A vagrant in cold November knocks at a uptown mansion seeking cast-off clothing. A benevolent woman offers clothes but refuses to give him a ticket or further aid, while the tale ends with awkward insistence and a door slammed. Sweden dominates match production with the oldest factory. Europe houses 50,000 factories producing matches worth 50 million dollars annually.
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Florida
Detroit Free Press
Vicket
Sweden
Europe
Definite knowledge key to success over vague effort
A writer argues women should focus on one skill rather than claiming to do anything. She recalls a publisher's advice to build merit, noting sympathy fades and competence sustains income. The piece stresses concrete competency as essential in the money world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott’s
Power from mountain streams reshapes Swiss energy use
The article highlights Switzerland lighted by numerous small hydro plants tapping mountain streams. It notes Montreux tramways and Vevey castle rides powered by minor streams, and explains long distance transmission will spread mountain stream power, using electricity or compressed air with minimal loss.
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Switzerland
Montreaux
London
Vevey
Chilton
Unique courtroom plea wins Maryland case
A Washington attorney recalls a Maryland country district case where the plaintiff won after a brief but decisive speech. The judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff within five minutes, despite weak evidence and the defendant’s prior misdeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Washington
Washington Star
Justice of the Peace
Squire
Discarded chimneys spark new gas utilization push
The article notes a shift in English manufacturing with chimneys abandoned to create vacuum and collect exhaust for reuse. It describes German gas cooling via water bubbles, discharging into a gasometer, and broader purification aims. It also mentions X ray ideas from Dickens and early nail history.
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England
Germany
Liszt’s Legendary Practice Routine Revealed
The text notes Liszt as the most skillful pianist and says he trained by ten hours of scales and exercises daily. It claims he did this privately for a decade to master his craft.
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Liszt
Legal Fight for a Big Cave at Wind Cave South Dakota
Litigation over possession of Wind cave Cham berlain South Dakota has moved to a pivotal stage. McDonald, who located the cave before survey, claimed it as agricultural land in 1895. The South Dakota Mining Company protested minerals. Government officials ruled against McDonald, canceling his patent, and both sides appealed to the Secretary of the Interior awaiting a decisive outcome.
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Chamberlain
S. D
McDonald
South Dakota Mining Company
Register
United States Land Office
Rapid City
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
American Lawyer Stirred English Theater With Mock Royalty
Joseph Bartlett, an American lawyer in England after the revolution, disrupted a theater satire by shouting long live King George of England, whipped by tailors and cobblers. The audience fell silent then cheered as his bold jibe sparked a tense moment and admiration for his pluck.
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Plymouth
Joseph Bartlett
England
Joe
King George of
Horses Compared To Humans In Coachman Tale
The New York Christian Advocate editor recounts a coachman comparing two horses. The restrained horse never harms itself, while the other, capable of a fast mile under 2 25, would push on until exhaustion, doing its best in any condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Christian Advocate
Measuring Its Own Velocity In Gun Bore
Projectiles fired from a cannon were recorded inside the gun using copper ring contacts forming automatic photographic records. A wood rod attached to the projectile front end created sequential electrical contacts as it moved. The shortest interval between records was 3.7 centimeters and some gaps were as small as two thousandths of a second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Board of Ordnance
Scientific American
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Kinney
A. Turpin
T. Gubere Owens
Celumbas
Indisus
Taylorsville
James Anthony
N. G. Smock
Ohio
Guy Turpin
Charles Turpin
Henry Maley
New York
Davis & Hartman
New York Today
Wormans Musical Club
Mesdames
Indiana University Glee Club
the Tabernacle
Ernest Stantutru & Co
Columbus
Ind
Silverman
Dickens and the
Electrical Review
Scrooge
Marley
Society of Psychical Research
Dickens
Jael
Sisera
France
The
Nile
South Dakota
A. Strauss
Arters
Bao
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