Banker's Sin 18 Caught by Coachman in Indiana
Indianapolis report identifies Frank Ross of Chicago as Robert T. Greene of Waynetown Ind vice president of the Farmers and Merchants bank owner of a large farm and shipping horses to Chicago. Greene was arrested after a McCabe horse was found stolen and later a car at the stockyards indicated a scheme involving multiple horses and hay and feed shipments.
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Indianapolis
Frank Ross
Chicago
Robert T. Greene
Waynetown
Ind
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
That Place
Greene
James McCabe
Williamsport
Judge McCabe
Covington
McCabe
Waynetown Bank
M. Foley
Crawfordsville
Tere
Terre Haute
Pentchoff
Social Settlement School
Mayor Cashman Receives Probe on Schlatter Case
Princeton Indiana mayor Robert A. Cashman received a letter from the British consul in Chicago requesting full details on the charge against Francis Schlatter the so called divine healer who was arrested for practicing medicine without a license Schlatter claims the Fort of Wateridge and British subject status and has appealed to Ambassador Bryce in Washington for protection. mayor forwarded a full statement.
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Princeton
Ind
Robert A. Cashman
Chicago
Francis Schlatter
Wink
Schlatter
Wateridge
Bryce
Washington
Ascension Island Ends Money’s Use in Remote Atlantic Realm
A description of Ascension Island as a rare place where money is useless, located in the Atlantic and governed by the Royal Navy. The piece notes its isolation and out‑of‑the‑ordinary social conventions, highlighting the island’s unique status.
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Ascension Island
Atlantic
Dean Swift conducts storm wedding under a tree
Reynolds' Newspaper recalls the whimsically practical Dean Swift who, sheltering from rain, marries a couple under a spreading tree. He blesses the union with a signed certificate claiming the ceremony occurred in stormy weather and vows the thunder will not separate them.
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Dean Swift
Reynolds
Bungler Builder Faces Collapse Of Nightfall House
A metropolitan boss builder reacts with outrage when a foreman reports a newly erected, supposedly sturdy home has fallen overnight. The quarrel exposes harsh leadership and a sudden sack for the subordinate in a harsh exchange quoted by a London newspaper.
Two Rights and a Wrong at Camden Shoe Store
A Camden retailer sold a woman two right shoes by mistake. He chased her to apologize and offer a correct pair, but she said she only needed rights since she wore a woolen left leg. The dealer claims he effectively gave two pairs for the price of one. Beonebee Journal.
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Camden
Beonebee Journal
Potent talent limited by small personal hindrances
A Success Magazine reflection on how great ability remains unused when personal weaknesses habits or poor preparation constrain potential. It notes the frustration of seeing talent squandered by minor, fixable factors across life.
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Success Magazine
Familiar Faces Meet Again In Dinner Hall
A light exchange unfolds as a guest questions recognition while the hostess overhears a kitchen remark about a traveling cook. The scene captures social chatter and domestic setting in Harper's Weekly style.
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Mr. Newlewed
Dead man found on fifty five story building
A man was found dead on a tall building and is believed to have fallen from a neighboring roof. He was crushed. The report quotes a Success magazine line and a Simmons aphorism.
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Success Magazine
Parish Tops and Whipping Across England
The piece recalls parish tops used as a form of public punishment and warmth in frosty weather, noting laws and village practices. It cites Shakespeare and Jonson praising tops as theatrical metaphors, and Evelyn’s diary mentions willow wood tops ordered for towns. An unrelated London Telegraph quip about marriage follows.
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England
Shakespeare
Ben Jonson
New Inn
Beaumont and Fletcher
Evelyn
Whitman Ride Saves Oregon Territory From British Claims
The 1842 journey of Marcus Whitman across four thousand miles of winter wilderness to Washington changed views on Oregon. His testimony to President Tyler and Secretary Webster urged federal action, leading to emigration, settlement, and the 1846 fifty ninth parallel boundary with Britain.
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Oregon
Washington
Marcus Whitman
Union
Paul Revere
Concord
Whitman
Robert Gray
Globe
Columbia River
United States
Jefferson
Lewis and Chirk
Astoria
England
Russia
Vancouver
Andson’s Bay Company
New England
Indiana
Dr. Whitman
Spaulding
Rocky Mountains
Valley of the Columbia
The
American Board
Idaho
British Columbia
Prairies
Tyler
Webster
Congress
Tie
Deeder
Great Britain
Omaha World-Herald
Empire Stock Company Delights Large Crowds on Decoration Day
Large audiences attended matinee and night performances by the Empire Stock Company on Decoration Day. A baby contest failed to materialize at the matinee due to the farmer not delivering the pig prize, disappointing the crowd. Edwin Holt, as Oliver, stood out among Mandel Adamis' actors. Holt had previously performed here with a week-stand company after Bucklen opera house's opening.
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Empire Stock Company
Seward
Mandel Adamis
Edwin Holt
Oliver
Mr. Holt
Bucklen Opera House
Emperor Nicholas and the Russian with a steam powered lamp
In a courtly tale a grand plan to illuminate the Alexander column prompts a contest for round lamp sizes. A bearded Russian lends a solution by rinsing with water, using steam from his mouth to inflate a vitreous ball to the desired size, securing the premium.
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Nicholas
Alexander Column
Ile
Pets Receive Generous Bequests in Wills Across Europe
The Westminster Gazette reports pet bequests by diverse testators including a greyhound named Wildfire II and a parrot pledged to Queen Victoria. Nobler acts include dogs receiving annual allowances and animals such as a tortoise inheriting an entire fortune, illustrating historical affection for animals in wills.
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Parrot
A. TV
Neghbold
Salford
Wildfire
Toulouse
John Spooner
Chicheo
Garland
Jacka
Christinus
Venice
Mgr
Harper
Prenchman
Souchuit
Queen Victoria
Westminster Gazette
Village keeps old ways in New England customs
An elderly resident dies in a village that prizes tradition over modernization. A visiting lawyer, cautious about diet, asks the inn waitress about breakfast options, receiving a trio of choices including dry toast, apple, squash and mince. Local notices advertise Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and theatre entertainment, plus milk products and real estate loan services.
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New England
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Elkhart County Abstract Co
Monger
Earl C. Rice
Secy
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Elkhart
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Wno
Dr. King
B. F. Ayscue
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