Remarkable Revolutionary Ancestor in Hoosierdam
An obituary note details Anna Doughies born in Rockbridge County Virginia with lineage tracing to a father who fought with George Washington at Valley Forge. The family moved from Cincinnati to Ohio then Prest county where she married Samuel Douglass at 28 and raised ten children. She passed away in Hoosierdam after a long life spanning 64 grandchildren and numerous great and great great grandchildren. The piece mixes antiquated spellings and OCR garbles.
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Losantiville
Douglass
Preste County
Samuel Donglass
Whem
Indiana Legislature Reviews Kidnapping Penalties and Ransom Law
A draft statute in Indiana proposes severe penalties for kidnapping for ransom including death in extreme cases and long prison terms. The bill also allows counties to opt into a voting machine program, with a commission of the governor attorney general and secretary of state to advise on the minimum standards. The final language proposes county commissioners may choose.
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Mareh Op
Pharidhay
Indiana
Rich oil finds spark in Indiana townships
Petr o l l um found in Franklin and Prandin townships and Roseiusikes county near the Yellow river. Ground under Medaryville shows productive potential with large springs in Franklin township. When gathered the material burns with characteristic petroleum odor and smoke, indicating possible abundant deposits.
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Rochester
Ind
Prandin Township
Roseiusikes County
Yellow River
Medaryville
Franklin Township
Saloon Law Crackdown in Kokomo and statewide ties
In Kokomo Indiana twenty eight of twenty nine saloon keepers were arrested for violating the Nicholson law by removing screens from doors and windows after hours. Nearly all pleaded guilty. Prosecutor Willits led the case. Statewide items note railroad surveyors in Muncie for a new route, an apprentice school established by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern at Elkhart, and various election law inquiries and legal rulings across Indiana.
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Kokomo
Ind
Noekomo
Willits
Pid
Faes
Muncie
Cincinnati, Rielmond & Muncie Railroad
Mancie
Richmond
Chicago Ward
Maview
Rayn
Elkhart
The
Lakeshore & Michigan Southern Redread Co
Indiana assembly kills three measures in rapid session
Indianapolis reports three major bills die after passage in one chamber. Measures abolish the lady managers board, ban trading stamps without merchant redemption, and set tax collection fees for sequestrated taxes. Several other acts pass or are noted, including a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage and a sheriff removal provision after mob action.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Assembly
Committee On Rights and Privileges
Sixty-second General Assembly
Manady
House
Senate
Sold Wife Sparks Divorce Suit in Indiana Court
A Goshen woman sues for divorce from Jacob Ratz in Lake county circuit court alleging he sold her for a $2 bill years ago. The plaintiff later married others while remaining married, seeking dissolution and potential inheritance rights. Multiple brief notes follow on local crimes, accidents, and civic items reported from March 9.
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Laporte
Ind
Rosana Ratz
Goshen
Jacob Ratz
Lake County
Ratz
Bluffton Teen Is Victim Of Attack In Indiana
Miss Kitty DeLong, 17, daughter of James DeLong, is in critical condition after a Friday afternoon assault near Bluffton. She walked to her father’s home two hours later, unable to describe her attacker. Sheriff Presinger formed a posse and requested Allen county bloodhounds as the town braces for possible lynching.
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Bluffton
Ind
Kitty DeLong
Jas. DeLong
Miss de Long
Bluiten
Pressinger
Allen County
Big Four Route to Buffalo Special May Fares Notice
Big Four announces May fare options to Buffalo with weekly Tuesday and Thursday excursions. Round trips from one fare plus one dollar, or coach excursions at one cent per mile, good for return up to the following Saturday midnight. May sales at one and one third fare round trip, tickets valid 15 days returning. Also air through tickets with ten day stopover allowed at Buffalo on deposit and fee. Contact Big Four agents for full information and circulars.
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Buffalo
California Pointe
Pointe
Warren J. Lynch
W. P. Deppe
Gen. Pass
G. P
T. A. Cinommuats O
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