Dope Ring Probe Targets South Bend Druggists
Police plan warrants for at least three South Bend druggists on morphine and cocaine sales to youths after the arrest of Solomon Neimer a Syrian go between. Neimer allegedly supplied capsules to teens Raymond Holycross Lloyd Run Ja woe and Charles Feldai as authorities prepare charges and seek statements for prosecution.
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South Bend
Salomon Neimer
Neimer
Newton Halycross
Lion
Susanne
Wid
Hing
Hils
Jim Ineohoreni
Sxenientes
Neliner
Too Much Realism in Columbus Play Leads to Lawsuit
Bert Kocher sues Roy W. Emig for 100 damages claiming a scene in Emig’s play Sealplock of Stony Lanesome harmed him. Kocher played a whitecapper and says Indiana University students cut his hair with clippers causing a cold and humiliation.
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Columbus
Dec
Roy W. Emig
Bert Kocher
Emig
Sealplock
Stony Lanesome
Kocher
Indiana University
Who Fired the Shot in Boonville Mystery
In Boonville on December 4, 11 article reports Robert Torrence, 55, wounded by a bullet and not expected to survive. He accuses Edward Rogers, 55, while Rogers surrendered to Sheriff Frank Phillips. Torrence claims Rogers’ wife fired the shot amid a months long feud over Torrence’s alleged familiarity with Rogers’ wife.
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Boonville
Robert Torrence
Edward Rogers
Torrence
Goonville
Rogers
Frank Phillips
Hawk Killed by Shotgun Accident In Maryland Field
In Hagerstown on December 13 Lewis Nation aged fourteen rode a $300 horse into a field to shoot a hawk. He fired the first shot killing the hawk but the other hammer fired when he dismounted, striking the horse in the neck and killing it instantly.
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Hagerstown
Lewis Nation
Hie
Freight Conductor Falls Thirty Feet Into Creek
Wabash December 13 Henry Bealer a Wehbash freight conductor was knocked from a car while passing a creek bridge and fell thirty feet to the creek bed suffering severe injuries but is alive and receiving aid.
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Wabash
Henry Bealer
Wehbash
Killed Instantly as Streetcar Strikes Worker in Marion
Jeremiah Mercer aged 66 a section hand was killed instantly in Marion when struck by a traction car at a street crossing. The victim suffered a head injury and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police and railroad investigators began inquiry into the accident.
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Marion
Jeremiah Mercer
Western Traction
Ispoc Hl Ryan Couple Mark Sixty Years of Marriage
In South Bend on December 14 Mr and Mrs Ispoc Hl Ryan celebrated their sixtyeth wedding anniversary. The couple, both 75, marked the occasion quietly with their family at home, not holding a public event or celebration.
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South Bend
Ispoc Hl
Ryan
His Leg Was Crushed In Illinois Steel Plant Accident
Nels Weedberg of Hegewich, a worker at Hammond's steel car works, was rushed to St Margaret's hospital after his foot caught in a frog and he was run down by a train. He cried that his leg was crushed, and doctors found the limb to be wooden. He compared the pain to a train-accident injury from ten years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Nels Weedberg
Hegewich
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Weedburg
Weedberge
Cary Mayor Knotts Travels to Cuba and San Marcos Visit
Cary mayor Knotts leaves town with his third son Benjamin for a trip to San Marcos Cuba to visit his second son Eugene, escaping local political strife.
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Knotts
Cuba
Gary
Dee
Cary
Benjamin
San Marcos
Eugene
Terre Haute Shooting Suspect Surrenders on Bond
John Withen, wanted on a charge of shooting Walter String at a Lewis area blind tiger, surrendered after a manhunt near Terre Haute. String was taken to a local hospital and is expected to recover. Withen was released on bond.
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Terre Haute
Dec
John Withen
Wiingelf
Walter String
Lewis
String
Withen
Two Men Buried by Sewer Cave-In in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute on March 13, George Hormley, white, and Frank Smith, colored, workers on a sewer project, were buried alive when a cave-in trapped them. Rescue efforts were abandoned as hope for their survival faded.
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Terre Tate
George Hormley
Frank Smith
Indiana News In Brief Highlights Local Tragedies And Court Action
New Palestine new home of John M Ashcraft destroyed by fire. Valparaiso rail worker Martin Goudy killed after falling from switch engine. Columbius William Cyats ill from meningitis. former postmaster and county treasurer. Princeton Eleanor Foster speaks at charity exhibit. Martinsville girls sell over twelve thousand Red Cross seats to raise funds. Brookville Leonard Senefelt injured after falling two stories in factory. Petersburg four year old dies of diphtheria. fourth recent death from the disease. Spencer Willow Jenkins sentenced for statutory charge after leaving family. Valparaiso divorce suit seeks $5000 alimony. Sullivan Isabel Wallace suffers hip fracture after revival trip. Frankfort search for heirs of Mrs Henrietta Wellman from 1882 tornado. Shelbyville Medical Society officers elected. Muncie four year old George Mustard dies after falling at school. believed chronic heart trouble.
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New Palestine
John M. Ashcraft
Here
Valparaiso
Martin Goudy
Fonty
Lake Shore Railroad
Porter
Columbius
William FL Cyats
Princeton
Eleanor Foster
State Board of Charities and Connection
First Baptist Church
Martinsville—Society
Red Cross
Brookville
Leonard Senefelt
Charles Senefelt
Petersburg
W. C. Hilgeman
St. Endal
Pike County
Spencer — Williow Jenkins
James D. Hollett
Sullivan
Isabel Wallace
Frank Cox
Frankfort
George O. Sample
Worthington
Henrietta Wellman
Sugar Creek Township
Clinton County
Shelbyville
Shelby County Medical Society
M. M. Wells
Partland
H. E. Phares
Morris Drake
J. Willard ‘Parrish
Muncie
George Mustard
Jackson
Yale and Harvard Clash in Old Yale Glory and Change
An aging Yale alumnus recalls 19th century campus life and contrasts it with the set piece football showdown between Yale and Harvard before forty thousand in New Haven. He recalls gym facilities debates societies and the old Yale fence as markers of a transformed era.
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New Haven
Yale
Harvard
David F. Atwater
Springfield
Atwater
Linonia
Brothers In Unity
Calliope
Atheneum
Lyceum
New Haven & Hartford
New York Sun
Oldest Horse Claim Spurs Fairland Woman
Bigelow of Fairland Maine keeps an aged family horse said to be past forty one years old yet healthy and lively. Teeth suggest she is about thirteen by appearance, and claim circulates that she is the oldest horse in the country.
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T. Bigelow
Fairland
Pathfinder
Camphor Trees and Industry Shifts in Cultivation
Experiments show camphor trees can be cultivated in some regions of Worlda while Japan and Formosa continue to lead production. Florida yielded 7,267,000 pounds of refined camphor in 1911. The industry moves toward leaf distillation, with trees re planted and forests expanding at ten thousand acres now, with plans to plant twelve thousand more annually for twelve years.
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Worlda
Formosa
Florida
Acute Hearing Quip Sparks Dismissive Bond
A fragment from a diary page shows a character named Binks scoffing at the idea of acute hearing, dismissing the notion with contempt and a taunt toward Moe.
Woman Overcomes Two Year Face Rash with Cuticura
Miss Pansy Hutchings of Sioux Falls describes a two year skin rash starting on the face and neck. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she saw relief in two days and a total clearing in four weeks, with ongoing use on scalp and hair. Cuticura ads invite readers to request free samples and the 32 page Skin Book.
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Sioux Falls
Addree
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Old Southern Preacher Collects for Missionary Cause
A humorous anecdote notes a preacher who aggressively appeals for funds, claiming a morning collection for a serious cause. He appeals to his flock by warning against those who stole Mr. Jones' turkeys, implying thieves should not contribute. The quote highlights comic rhetoric in fundraising appeals within church life.
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Popular Magazine
No Call for Anxiety and the Tramp Money Exchange
A citizen gives a coin to a tramp and seeks assurance the money will not be used for unworthy purposes. The tramp questions whether the funds would be spent on basic needs like food and clothes.
Not to Be Caught in Hedge Row Dispute
Farmer and boy encounter near a hedge with the boy attempting to flee as the farmer accuses him of trespass. The exchange shows a tense moment with the boy backing off and a warning implied.
Dr Pletoe's Pleasant Pellets Mentioned For Digestive Ease
An unreadable fragment references a herbal remedy called Dr Pletoe's Pleasant Pellets. It mentions regulation of stomach liver and bowels and describes granules that are easy to take.
Bo Williams Arrested After Game Quits
Report says Bo Williams started in dress coat and underwear before leaving the game and was arrested. The incident followed his exit from the event.
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Bo Williams
Fragmentary OCR Summary of Local Observation
Incomplete text fragment describes a man with a horseshoe or door relation and a seeker character. Details are garbled, limiting clear identification of person, place, or event.
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Solomon Neimer
Indiana News
Moe
Om the Parson
Fletcher
Seeker
Sieger
Rks
Oost Lacener
Funston
Zetem Bidgy
Lewin
Canada
Free Homestead
Manitoba
Dtovino
Auperiorapan Prosiabse Agrisature
Ohta
Vata
Moneyix
Rtzerenten
Ant Prlep
SON
the United
Wan Samuel
Adams
Chicada
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