Williams Missing Man Said to Be Held in Peonage
Civil engineer R P Brown advised Governor Marshall that Herbert Williams of Hillsboro Indiana disappeared in April 1908 and may be found in a Mexican mine where he allegedly endured four years of peonage. A reward of $1,000 was posted for information leading to his discovery with a Hillsboro bank and Mar A Williams brother offering extra reward.
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Indiapaipolis
R. P. Brown
Mexico
Wiliams
Brown
Jrown
Aw York Bank
Hillsboro State Bank
Mar. A. Williams
Hog
Hoo's Tail Bitten Off In Hagerstown Hog Pen
Representative Lee J. Reynolds faces a bizarre incident as fifty hogs in his pen display frothing mouths and paralysis. Dr. Clark and health officer Dr Scotolfyer treat the animals, whose tails are bitten off. Five hogs have died, with experts fearing more deaths. A head from a carcass was sent to Indianapolis for analysis.
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Hagerstown
Lee J. Reynolds
Clark
Scotolfyer
Feei
Indianapolis
Husband spanks wife. jailed after arrest
Charles Bulouis aged twenty three spanked his wife sixteen with a strap. He argued it was his right in a free country. Judge Frank Green sentenced him to 100 days in jail. The wife quipped you got what was coming as he was led away.
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Hammond
Charles Bulouis
Bulouis
Frank Green
Hobart Boys Die After Train Collision Near Home
Two Hobart youths Walter Moll eight and Fred Lee twelve were killed by a train on the Pennsylvania railroad while en route to borrow a magic lantern from a neighbor. Moll was the son of August Moll Nickel Plate section foreman.
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Gary
Hobart
Pennsylvania Railroad
Walter Moll
August Moll
Nickel Plate Railroad
Fred Lee
All Records Broken in Wabash Cold Spell
Extreme cold shattered records across Wabash county as thermometers plunged to 25 degrees below zero. Authorities report widespread hardship among the poor as charities receive heavy demand for clothing and food.
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Wabash
Birth Notice for Cunningham Family in Corydon
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cunningham in Corydon. The child is reported with the family noting three generations, including great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers, and two grandparents with one living parent.
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Corydon
Harry. Cunningham
Age Twelve Registration Fragment
A partial OCR fragment notes a twelve year old registration issue with unclear context and stray numbers, lacking complete details about person or event. The readable bits reference age and measurement, implying a registry or enrollment note without full facts.
Robins Frozen in Lake County Dunes Amid Cold Snap
A severe cold snap near Lake Michigan left flocks of robins dead in sand dunes near Chesterton. The 22 degree below zero weather killed a scattered group of birds wintering in the dunes, with fifty six robins found frozen. Local observers fear the species may have perished. Bloomington scene reports Verner Hawkins, seventeen, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for killing quarryman W Higgins with a rock July 4. Judge Wilson sentenced him to one to fourteen years in the Indiana reformatory and parole followed.
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Lake County
Chesterton
Lake Michigan
Bloomington
Verner Hawkins
W. Higgins
Sanders
Wilson
Indiana Reformatory
Indiana News in Brief Local items across the state
A string of short reports from Indiana towns notes a Thurs ton School fire in Hendricks County after an overheated stove. a fatal strike near Hammond on the South Shore line. Mrs. Carl Loop in Shelbyville ill with suspected appendicitis. Gustav Scheutz in South Bend commits suicide in jail. a Boone County divorce for Rev. A La Carney amid allegations. John Shields in New Albany punished for concealed weapons and threats to a truant officer. Curtis Green in Marion sues a theater for damages over seating. Willam F. Casto’s will limits funeral costs. a G A R election move in South Bend for Judge T. E. Howard. Mrs. Emma Salters seeks damages against Antoine Marshes for a fatal incident in Madison. a Lafayette dinner with turkey eggs leading to a turkey dinner for guests. scattered local notices conclude the brief.
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Shelbyville
Thurston
Hendricks
Hammond
Joseph Bogus
South Shore
Carl Loop
United States
London
England
KE. Stroup
South Bend
Gustav Scheutz
Indiana
Longcliff
Lebanon
Parr
Boone Ctr
Cuit Court
A. la Carney
Ida ‘Carney
Carney
New Albany
John Shields
Wright
Marion
Curtis Green
Terré Haute
Willam F. Casto
Lis
Horton
Wyonsocket
T. E. Howard
Howard
Indiana Supreme Court
Anderson
Emma Salters
Melvin Salters
Antoine H. Marshes
Madison Superior Court
Marsches
Salters
Big Four
Theodore Dimmitt
Dimmitt
Phrenologist Examines Sambo Head Bumps In Humorous Exchange
The phrenologist notes curiosity and acquisitiveness as large while imitativeness and industriousness appear small. Sambo retorts he is not weak and boasts he can crack nuts with his teeth in a playful confrontation.
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Sambo
Kansas City Man Complains Of Slow Gas Meter
A Kansas City man notified the gas company that his meter was running slow, noting a simple act of honesty. The report frames the incident as a rare example of integrity in everyday utility issues.
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Kansas City
Broncho Bob Declares Jury Trial Impractical
In a rustic exchange, Broncho Bob argues no jury can be assembled in the settlement without sparking a deadly quarrel over unrelated matters, noting the small population and risk to the trial.
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Broncho Bob
A Good Turn
George Ade in New York humorously notes resolutions. He quips that every wife enjoys seeing her husband turn a new leaf for her sake, but only until his checkbook.
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George Ade
New York
Walking for Nerves and Skin Health
The article discusses how nerves suffer from oxygen deprivation and how walking acts as a tonic, strengthening nerves and improving complexion. It notes walking as a practical daily four to five mile jaunt as a beneficial exercise when leisure allows, compared with other activities.
Looking Upward 1999 Airing Remark by Judge
A 1999 exchange features a judge ordering Marie to fetch the aeroambulator and take a baby upstairs for an airing. The brief line hints at a courtroom or domestic scene with formal language.
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Marie
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Williarme
Hillsboro
Mometers
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Indiana News
Coffee Roasters’ Association
Chicago
Thomas J. Webb
East Riemonner
Brazil
Webb
Seattle Poat Intelligencer
Coffee Trust
Battle Creek
Java
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creel
Michigan
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