Fire at Little Mines Injures No One In Indiana Rush
Petersburg August 22 two hundred men fought a mine fire at the Little mines on the C and FE railroad in southern Indiana while three hundred miners were rescued from the colliery no casualties occurred. The fire started in the fanhouse and spread toward the tipple with help from nearby towns and rapid automobile responses. Repairs begin immediately and operations expected to resume in three days.
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Petersburg
Tipple
Indiana
8. W. Little Coal Company
Rooster ordered killed by police in Logansport
In Logansport on August 20 a vicious rooster owned by Casiner Jabulonski was ordered killed by police after it attacked neighbors. The bird pecked at the neck and eyes of a young boy, prompting Dr. J. P. Hetherington to treat the injuries. Patrolman Liming directed Mrs. Jablonski to kill the rooster, and she was pecked during the act.
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Logansport
Casiner Jabulonski
James Palumbo
Claims Part of Estate Found Alive in Idaho Ranch
Hammond August 22 Former Hobart resident Mat Franzen declared legally dead two years ago by Lake Superior court has been found alive on a Lewiston Idaho ranch and claims a share of his father’s Hobart township estate. Franzen left Hobart in 1868 and last wrote in 1875 from a western fort. Relatives believed him killed in an Indian uprising after a dead soldier matched his description. Franzen is now an elderly married man with a large family.
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Hammond
Mat Franzen
Hobart
Lake Superior
Lewiston
Idaho
Hobart Township
Franzen
United States
Man Overcome by Heat Eats Grass Among Sheep
Clarence B. Tufts fifty five owner of a large Washington township tract was seized by heat and went insane. After hours of searching family found him on hands and knees eating grass among a flock of sheep. He was jailed and later declared unsound minded. He will be sent to Madison insane hospital for treatment.
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Aurora
Ind
Clarence B. Tufts
Washington Township
Tufts
Southeastern Insane Hospital
Madison
Couple Yocum wed after ceremony at circus visit
May and December Wed Brazil Aug 22 Mrs Madeline Yocum 25 widow of ten weeks and Christopher Yocum 75 were married by George E Law. After the ceremony they attended a circus.
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Brazil
Madeline Yocum
Christopher
Yocum
George E. Law
Tragic Accident In Terre Haute Girl, 10, Injured
Terre Haute reports a serious accident as Fiora Li lite, ten, fell on an improvised broom stick scene. The end penetrated her body and doctors say she may recover after treatment at the hospital.
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Terre, Haute
Fiora Li Lite
Alti
Indiana News in Brief Highlights Local Incidents
A roundup of brief Indiana items across towns. An interurban derailment near Burrows. a boy injured by a railroad signal torpedo mistaken as lead. ladder collapse injuring two painters in Bedford. Storms cause barn fires and livestock losses near Freetown. A 2,500 barn burned near Borden. rain shields Clark county towns. Milton adds school rooms and courses. A bureau drawer robbery in Bloomington. Greenfield votes for another chautauqua season. several directors removed. Crawfordsville dry campaign ahead of August 28 election. Tipton boy run over by auto while chasing a horse.
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Tinton
Woodmen of the World
Delphi
Burrows
Bloomington
Harley Metlock
Bedford
Edward Tindall
Raleigh Brock
Siymour
Abe Rutan
Freetown
Rutan
Jeffersonville
Joseph Nicholson, Jr
Borden
Sellersburg
Clark County
Milton
Maude Carleton
Indianapolis
Robert C. Metcalf
Metcalf
Greenfield
Cassius Curry
J.C. Vance
W. P. Johnson
Oral Purvis
Jasper Purgig
James Dowlby
Liberty Township
Jooge
K ‘Ig
Onansport
True Man Ransome Jordan Declines City Mayor Bid
In Lucky Gulch, miner Ransome Jordan refuses a mayoral nomination, haunted by a past misdeed. He later surrenders to authorities to clear his name, learns he saved fourteen women in a fiery Dorothea Sisterhood blaze, and returns home to public admiration and personal happiness with Nance Dalziel.
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Redcliffe
Lucky Gulch
Jordan
Ransome Jordan
Big Ben
Ben
Big Ben Stormity
Jess
Ransome
Nance Dalziel
Nance
Dorothea Sisterhood
Hje’meck
Jove
Herol
W. G. Chapman
Death of Lord Avebury Reported in Obituary
Lord Avebury, aged seventy nine, has died recently. The passing is noted by Sir John Lubbock and local circles. Further details and funeral arrangements are expected in forthcoming notices.
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Avebury
John
Lubbock
Mysterious Ad Fragment Promises Soothing Teething Aid
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a product named Mra Winslow s offering teething relief. The readable portion mentions soothing gums and calming effects, with garbled phrasing suggesting a patent remedy sold in a local market. The source lacks clear names, places, or dates.
Eczema Outbreak Cleared After Cuticura Treatment
Mrs. John White of Roxbury Ohio reports a two week old baby with severe eczema spreading across the body and causing disfigurement. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment nightly the skin improved, resolving the irritation and helping the child sleep without scratching.
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Roxbury
Ohio
Bésa
Tovich K
John White
Dept. L
Boston
Fighting Pneumonic Plague Threat in Shan States
Precautions are taken to wipe out a pneumonic plague reported to have reached Lotmme in southern Shan States from China. Lotmme hosts over five hundred military police, but actions suggest the disease is contained for now. The Shan States may gain commercial importance with a railway opening, making plague prevention crucial to protect health resorts and potential growth.
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Lotmme
China
Such a Foolish Question from a Sadlooking Man
A short local tale shows a sadlooking man remarking his wife lost a purse with $15. When asked if she went to town or home, he insists the purse contained money, and everyone understands the lame excuse as the joke lands.
Appropriate Hospitality
A quip on kindness toward an elderly dog suggesting simple hospitality. The speaker imagines offering the dog a choice of port as a comforting drink.
Jerkins noted for social odor and popularity costs
The text contrasts the Jerkins with gasoline spenders and comments that good odor in society costs the average man much to maintain. It reflects on social popularity and personal expense.
Old Nurse Persuades Doctor to Drink Postum
An old nurse and an experienced doctor endorse Postum over tea and coffee. The doctor says five years ago he began on Postum after nurse’s advice and, during a busy winter, avoided overwork, regained appetite, slept soundly, and gained twenty pounds in three months.
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S. W. Little Coal Co
Indiana News
John Alford
White River
Garry Callahan
Greensburg
Winfield Burney
Milford
Decatur County
Lawrenceburg
Henrietta C. Bachelor
Claude E. Landran
Martha Carter Gray
David C. Gray
T. Spencer
Prescott
Palleens
William Prescott
Bos
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