Parole Demand For Frank Brown Negro Arson Conviction
Grant county ppetition seeks parole for Frank alias Fanny Brown a negro formerly of Marion jailed since October 8 1909 for arson The man was charged with murder and arson in a case linked to the Rosa Ricks killing in January 1909 Brown fled Marion was recaptured and eventually convicted on arson after a second trial A clerk sold him coal and a similar can was found near the Willeger barn Brown served four years of an indeterminate sentence and a colored attorney T B Wheeler has taken up his case Walter Kinder Arrested After St Louis note linked to missing child case in Bedford with bond set at 590 dollars.
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Hosa Ricks
Brown
Rocer
Wileger
State Reformatory
T. B. Wheeler
Kinder
Bedford
Walter Kinder
St. Louis
George Kinder
Man Arrested After Quarantine Breach Threatens Family
South Bend reports Peter Kotomo broke a scarlet fever quarantine then intoxicated himself and threw his wife and baby from their home. Kotomo and witness Joseph Hordach were jailed as health authorities probe exposure to thirty or forty people. The wife and child remain in critical condition.
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South Bend
Peter Kotomo
Kotomo
Joseph Hordach
Hoth
Husking Contest Winners Named in Lawrenceburg
Joseph P. Hayes and Edward W. Miller defeated Thomas J. Fitzpatrick in a corn husking contest with a $100 wager. Hayes and Miller husked 197 bushels to the Fitzpatricks 192, in a ten hour field challenge by young corn growers along the Great Miami river bottoms.
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Lawrenceburg
Joseph P. Hayes
Edward W. Miller
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
Great
Miami
Hayes
Miller
Fitzpatricks
Ruffians Attack Farmer on Edinburg Farm
Henry Witts, a farmer near Edinburg, was attacked by two ruffians while husking corn on Saturday. He confronted them, they beat him, and the sheriff was alerted but could not identify the assailants or assemble a posse.
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Edinburg
Henry Witts
Davey Begins Jail Sentence in Obstruction Case
Charles A. Davey, convicted attorney for obstructing justice, is sentenced to one year and will serve first at Fort Leavenworth before transferring to St. Joseph County Jail to complete the term.
Weisman Boy Testifies About Squirrel Hunt Shooting
Petersburg court session recounts fourteen year old Weisman and his father in a field turnips venture when a neighbor shoots. Weisman testifies he was in the woods when Genard Shipp’s party fired as they claim the hunter was on forbidden ground. Witnesses assert an agreement to keep hunters off land and the shooting victim was struck in the neck and heart. About fifty more witnesses pending.
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Petersburg
Eiml -Weisman
Hia
Genard Shipp
Welsman
Burkine
Busking
Peter Popp
Josephine Popp
Frank Popp
Harry Kerner
Weisman
Theufkian
Indiana News In Brief Highlights Across State
Poultrymen near Newbern and Hartsville plan a chicken thief detective association amid rising thefts. Several towns report legal actions including forfeited bonds, robberies, and a pearl theft in Mt Carmel. An Evansville arrest concerns liquor without a license while a Fort Wayne man claims years after being declared dead. Multiple court suits feature in Anderson and Kendallville with property disputes and will contests noted.
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Columbus
Newbern
Hartsville
Shelbyville
William Livingki
Warsaw
Edmund Deardorf
Syracuse
Kosciusko County
Gary
Julius S. Swelganthal
Gray Specialists’ Institute
Mike Kelcha
Elkhart
Paul Bonfiglio
Nick Coscarello
Coscarello
Princeton
Dr. P. E. Pepper
Mt. Carmel
New York
Dr. Pepper
Rensselaer
Clifford Archer
Medaryville
Reformatory
Hanley
Kentland
Fort Wayne
Robert Jacobs
John Jacobs
Fort Scott
Ark
Evansville
Yue Fung
J. W. Wartmann
United States
Anderson
L. C. Harrison
Rush County
North Dakota Land Company
Madison
Harrison
North Dakota
Kendallville - Kendallville
Lagrange
Jackson Platt
South Milford
Cleata
Jungfrau Adventure From Interlaken Rail to Jungfraujoch
A traveler recounts arriving in Interlaken and approaching Jungfrau, praised as Europe’s beauty. He details Guyer Zeller’s rail ascent through tunnels to the Jungfraujoch, passing Elgerwand and Elsmeer glaciers, amid cold winds and dramatic views.
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Interlaken
Switzerland
Lake
Thun
Jungfrau
Europe
Guyer-Zeller
Zurich
Elgerwand
Jungftau
Elsmeer
Jungfraujoch
Canada Dominates International Exposition Prizes in Tulsa
Canada wins seven of eighteen sweepstakes at the International Products Exposition in Tulsa Oklahoma securing the top thrashing devices prize valued at 1200 dollars. Peter Gerlach of Allan Saskatchewan leads with the best hard wheat per bushel while Montana Nebraska Russia Spain Belgium China Canada Mexico Norway Brazil each win multiple awards. The article credits Saskatchewan and Western Canada for overall success in grain and cattle.
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Cote
Colum
Chicago
Congress
Lethbridge
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Farmora’carri
Canada
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Gerlach
Western
Fletcher’s Castoria Enduring Brand Mentioned in Ad Snippet
Fragments recall a 90 year old children’s remedy ad noting Fletcher’s Castoria. The readable text hints at a long standing product praised for infant care.
Unclear fragmentary notice from an old newspaper
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a New York Mail reference and a tourist note with irregular phrasing. No coherent event or names form a complete readable item for a full card.
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cort _ Mor
New York Mail
Eight-hour work plea echoed by farmer and wife
A fragmentary exchange shows a farmer and his wife debating the sufficiency of an eight-hour workday. The dialogue hints at rural labor concerns and domestic perspectives on labor limits.
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Coratosa
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Indiaria News
Jeffersonville
Edward Morton
Clark
Charles Bartle
Indiana Reformatory
Wherry
John B. Carr
Boy
Indiana News
Smalla
Little
Ateep
Fletcher
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