Car HIt s Engine Motorman Has Close Call
A fifty five mile an hour interurban car struck a traction engine on the Logansport branch at Thirty eighth street. Seven were injured as the engine was knocked fifteen feet and the vestibule of the car was demolished. Motorman Wilson escaped with non serious injuries after leaping from the car as it collided. The engine belonged to the American Construction Co and was carried onto the rails.
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Indianapolis
American Construction Company
Thirty-eighth Street
Logansports
Indiana Union Traction Company
Wilson
Mmotorman
Sherry
Evansville Man to Plead Insanity for Family Murders
William Lee, who confessed to killing his father mother and brother, is expected to plead insanity at trial. Local observers say he planned the murders for weeks and showed no remorse. Detective Houghland notes Lee boasted of the notoriety and lacked a conscience.
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Evansville
William Lee
Boonville
Lee
Houghland
Jeffersonville
Three Days for Indians Huntington Case Ends Short
Police arrest Chief Charles Black Horse a Sioux Indian with a wild wear show and sentence him to eleven days for intoxication. Government limits imprisonment of Indians on petty charges to three days, so Charley will not serve the full sentence. He wishes to reach South Dakota for the upcoming war dance in which he must take part.
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Huntington
Charles Black Horse
Charley
South Dakota
William Grubb Near Oakland City in Fatal Attack
William Grubb aged seventy five lies at death in his home near Oakland City after he was attacked. Doors barred, no one admitted to the premises as authorities investigate. Grubb is unconscious and no arrests have been made.
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Boonville
William Lee
Clarence
Lee
United States
Fort Wayne
Mobile
Ala
George B. McGoogan
Oakland City
William Grubb
Grubb
Indiana News In Brief Regional Roundup
Logansport hosts district Odd Fellows meeting October 11 and 12. Muncie post office to open a postal savings depository around October 1. Elkhart County tops delinquent taxpayers list with 500 names turned over to the prosecutor. New Lancaster Woodmen of America plans to end the Anderson Labor Day log roll. Clyde Massey, 15, in Ball Brothers factory, arrested for horse theft. stolen property recovered in Modoc. Tomatoes arrive early at local canneries signaling a small crop but good quality. Sixtieth wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Wells in Shelbyville. Mrs. Fanny Hunter Holleron sues for divorce from Claude Holleron, desertion alleged. Public grounds project at Columbus closes for season. wading pool to be covered and reactivated next summer. Miss Slack to return to St Paul. Indianapolis Attorney General opinion: health officers lack police powers absent ordinance. must file affidavits and proceed by warrants.
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Logansport
The
Odd Fellows
Muncie
Post Office Department
Yoshen
William P. Krau
James J. Harman
Elkhart County
Tipton
Lancaster
Modern
Woodmen of America
Anderson
Clyde Massey
Ball Brothers
Modoc
Ind
Canieries
Shelbyville
Rk. &. Wells
Lawrenceburg
Fanny Hunter Holleron
Claude F. Holleron
Indianapolis
Miss Slack
St Paul
Minn
State Board of Health
KA. Crull
Fort Wayne
Crull
New Rugs for a Nickel and Laundry Labor News
An old ad style item suggests renewing rug brightness with Hewitt's Easy Task soap, scrubbing like a floor and wiping with a damp cloth. The piece then notes a laundry opinion that men may outperform women as hand ironers in St Louis, predicting men will replace two workers due to stronger stamina.
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Hewitt
St. Louis
Castoria Promoted as Safe Remedy for Infants and Children
Vintage advertisement urges careful use of VASTORIA bottles and to seek the Fletcher's Castoria signature. Claims the remedy has been in use for over 30 years and notes children cry for it.
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Fletcher
The Grate Rarely Gracious in Public Conversation
A supercilious girl laments men who speak without introductions as she recalls a crowd jostling her hatpin and the lack of even a simple excuse me. The remark exposes social rudeness and vanity in public discourse.
Unclear Travel Notice Prompts NSFW Dinner Exchange
A garbled local text from St Louis records a brief exchange about dining and obtaining a new hat. It mentions a travel route via a road daily schedule with October 1 inclusive and an agent in Fort Wayne Indiana for information on rates and stopovers.
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Wakes Plate Road
I. P. Karata
Which is the better make in the office exchange
A cryptic exchange questions superiority, noting a man in the office with me did not win advantage. It contrasts two items and asks which is really the better make. The dialogue implies a comparison of quality or value between Roland and Oliver.
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Roland
Oliver
Carboli salve advertised for burns and healing
An old advertisement promotes Ole’s Carboli salve to stop pain from burns and prevent scars. It claims rapid healing and offers product details, pricing, and a free sample offer via J W Cole & Co, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
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J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Alls
Wis
Inspiration Found In Nightly Trash Cans Says Wagner
Wagner confessed his motivation came from garbage cans being emptied at night. The remark highlights a troubling detail about his source of inspiration.
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Wagner
Patient tips and old time remedies for sore throat
The item recounts home remedy chatter from Victorian style ads about gargling with Hamlins Wizard Oil and diluting with water to ease sore throat, plus Mrs Winslow's soothing boric? teething balm and cautions about people ignoring medical advice.
Doan's Kidney Pills Said To Cure Kidney Trouble
Edward Gucker of Mattoon Illinois describes severe back pain and kidney trouble, saying doctors warned of a short life. After using Doan's Kidney Pills he improves greatly and is cured, endorsing the product and its 60 cent price from Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York. A line about a searchlight on a night record follows.
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Dean
Edward Gucker
14Th
St. Mattoon
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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