Kentucky Mountaineer Freed in Excusable Homicide Case
Thos Jaddis released from custody after coroner rules excusable homicide in the shooting death of Jesse Robinson at Shagtown Indiana. Robinson and two others allegedly sought to assault Jaddis before his home invasion. Jaddis and his kin plan to remain in Bloomington given the family’s financial and health concerns.
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Bloomington
Ind
Thos. Jaddis
Jesse Robinson
Jaddis
Shagtown
Harris
Robinson
Thomas Jaddis
Bloomington man held on larceny charge after killing
Thomas Jaddis or Tobias Gaddis remains in Bloomington jail on a larceny charge connected to seven cans of fruit reportedly stolen from William Stultz’s mother. The killing of Jesse Robinson followed masked men breaking into the Jaddis home and the coroner deemed the death excusable. Residents fear the whitecapper era may end with the incident.
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Bloomington
Ind
Thomas Jaddis
Tobias Gaddis
Jesse Robinson
Robinson
Jaddis
Shagtown
Indian Creek Township
William Stultz
Stultz
Indian Creek
Governor’s ultimatum to Alabama railroads sets October 7 deadline
Governor B B Comer threatens an extra session to compel Alabama railroads to enforce the new reduced rates. He cites Louisville and Nashville, Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis, and Central of Georgia as still noncompliant, noting Georgia and Arkansas lines already adopted two cent passenger rates.
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Birmingham
Ala
B. B. Comer
Alabama
Louisville & Nashville
Nashville
Chattanooga & St. Louis
Central of Georgia
Georgia
Arkansas
Railroad Commission
Prohibitionist Candidate Discusses Drink and Consistency
M H Stevens of Pittsburg argues the Prohibition party is a political group not a church. He notes many drink despite supporting the Prohibition ticket and criticizes church officials who vote for licenses while abstaining at home.
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Pittsburg
M. H. Stevens
Pennsylvania
West Bridgewater
Prohibition Party
United States
Swarthmore Considers Coal Lands Value Over Athletics
Swarthmore College appoints a committee to appraise coal lands left by Anna T Jeans with the condition that athletics be dropped. Alumni leaders oppose giving up sports, hoping for victories over Penn instead of cash. In Boston, a grand jury indicts six public officials for soliciting positions with the New England Telephone and Telegraph company. All plead not guilty and post $1,000 bail.
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Philadelphia
Swarthmore College
Anna T. Jeans
Swain
Walter Clothier
Alumni Athletic Committee
Boston
Suffolk County Grand Jury
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Indiana Federation of Labor poised to shape state politics
Muncie Ind Sept 24 The Indiana Federation of Labor closed its convention signaling it will be a major political factor in the state. It criticized several political figures and formed a committee to study elections and back labor friendly candidates.
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Muncie. Ind
Indiana Federation of Labor
Commonwealth
Death of Mrs. Susan E Wallace Widow of General Lew Wallace
Mrs Susan E Wallace widow of General Lew Wallace died at her Crawfordsville Indiana home after a illness of just over three weeks She was nearly 77 years old would have reached that age next Christmas day Surrounded by family and two trained nurses at the time of her death.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Miea
Susan E. Wallace
Lew Wallace
Ben Hur
Knox Coal Company buildings destroyed by fire at Bicknell
Fire at Knox Coal company near Bicknell Indiana wiped out the tipple engine and boiler rooms blacksmith shop and fanhouse. Machinery valued above 15000 with building logs valued 28000 to 30000 partly insured leaving 150 workers unemployed. Laporte Indiana October 2 Charles W Rogers of New Carlisle fined 1288 80 in Justice Grovers court.
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Bicknell
Ind
Knox Coal Company
Laporte
Charles W. Rogers
New Cariisie
Grover
Special Cloak and Fur Display Opens Friday October Eleventh
Fashion readers are invited to the inaugural sale at W. B. Coleman’s East side square featuring cloaks and furs. Local remedies advertise relief for kidney and bladder issues with DeWitt’s Pills and Dr. Shoop’s Restorative promises to aid weak stomach and heart nerves with mailed samples from Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin.
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W. B. Coleman
East Side Square
Shoop
Racine, Wis
First English Shilling and Early Money Facts
A compact chronology notes the 1508 planting of the first English shilling, 1108 anti counterfeiting laws under Henry I, the 1792 establishment of the United States Mint, Rome’s 269 B C mint by Fabius Pictor, and John Law’s large scale paper money issue exceeding £120,000,000.
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Rome
B. C
Fabius Pictor
John Law
DeWitt's Kidney Pills Advertised For Backache Relief
Do you suffer backache and fatigue from kidney weakness and bladder inflammation. DeWitt's Kidney Pills claimed to ease backache weak kidneys and bladder inflammation. A week’s treatment sold for 25 cents by The Hughes Drug Co.
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DeWitt
Heoges Drug Co
Plays and Players and Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
The item notes new works: The Silver Box by Ethel Barrymore, a western life play by Augustus Thomas for Lawrence D Orsay, Lulu Glaser’s new play tentatively The Small Town Girl, and E M Holland joining Keith Proctor vaudeville. Also mentions a stock company with Charlotte Walker and Vincent Serrano and James Carew in Her Own Way. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup touted for children and family use by The Hedges Drug Co.
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Ethel Barrymore
Augustus Thomas
Lawrence D’orsay
Lulu Glaser
George Cohan
E. M. Holland
Keith & Proctor
New York
Charlotte Walker
Vincent Serrano
James Carew
Ellen Terry
England
Maxine Ellott
Old Fashioned Questions From A Distant Past
A snippet-like column ponders old fashioned people and quirks such as a fond old man, a spring water tale, an ironing wife, apple dumplings with a dip, a mother denying candy, and washing a boy’s ears with dirt gag. An ad for DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve touts healing bumps and piles and a sale joke about 13 cents a yard.
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Atchison Globe
DeWitt
Hedge Drag Co
Atlanta Chamber inaugurates canal waterway project
The Atlanta chamber of commerce launched a plan to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River via the Ohio, Tennessee, Coosa and Ockmulgee rivers through an extensive canal system. The 1872 government survey estimates the cost at 52 million dollars.
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Atlanta
Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi River
Ohio
Tennessee
Coosa
Ockmulgee
Notorious Outlaw Slain in Tepic Territory Raid
Dis patches from Tepic territory report the death of Gonzales a notorious outlaw at Catarina after a raid and encounter with rurales. The pursuit led to a clash with the soldiers and Gonzales was killed in the engagement.
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Guadalajara
Mex
Tepic
Catarina
Gonszales
Gonsales
Constipation Eases With DeWitt's Early Risers Pills
Advert says obstinate constipation and severe headaches vanish after taking DeWitt's Little Early Riser Pills. Promises quick relief. Also notes Munsing underwear praised for fit and quality with full range of sizes.
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DeWitt
Nerges Deug Co
Kidney Trouble Warns Hearts and Bodies
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats and a feeling of heart distress as the heart works harder to pump thick poisoned blood. Modern science links most constitutional diseases to kidney trouble and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy with sample offers by mail.
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