Rioting and firearm discharge disrupt Winona camp chaos
Rioting and gunfire broke out at the Winona Lake assembly grounds Sunday morning. Sentries guarding Bayville picket lines challenged Dr J G Nehrbas and W D Stansifer, leading to a standoff and arrests. milkman J J McKinney resisted, fights ensued, several shots fired, sheriff and Warsaw police intervened.
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Warsaw
Ind
Witona Lake
Bayville
J. ‘G. Nehrbas
W. D. Stansifer
Winora Institution
Indianapolis
Dr. Nehrbas
Stansiler
Winona
Stansifer
J. J. McKinney
McKinney
Winona Company
Rhart
John Nichols
Boyville
Surprise on ae They can do something for you
The fragment expresses desire for straightforward refusal over reluctant consent and advocates sincerity in conversation to avoid embarrassment. It mentions preferring an out and out refusal with no explanation and notes a tendency to be freed by honest speech as one grows older.
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Thad
Lenora Pioneer Remembers Founding and Growth
O. J. Burwell recalled Lenora’s origins marking the site 33 years ago with buffalo, Indian camps, and the certainty of a town. He described arriving 34 years earlier with nothing, later refusing offers, and witnessing a bustling Main Street with trains, farmers, and a growing high school as the city developed.
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O. J. Burwell
Lenora
Main’ Street
Topeka
In and Out Problem Among Fellowship Winners
Six women with Association Fellowships shared research stories in fields from Roman archaeology to aesthetics. One tale described challenging monastery rules that barred women from libraries, yet an abbot allowed a manuscript to be moved to the porter’s room, to satisfy the rule by a clever interpretation, making the book “in” and the student “out.”
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Association of Collegiate
Monte Cassino
Contested Races and Printed Forms in 19th Century Racing
The account describes late 19th century horse racing rivalries between Lord Rosebery and Lord Falmouth. It cites a ritual of printed forms filled with horse names and race details, including a Champagne Stakes outcome where Kermesse beat Falmouth’s filly at Doncaster. Falmouth responded by swapping Rosebery for Falmouth on a form in a taunting exchange.
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Atlis
Lord
Falmouth
Rosebery
Lord Rosebery
Kermésse
Doncaster
Kermesse
Balloon visit sited by Nashville observer inspires awe
The Nashville American reports Mr. Stephenson observing a balloon airship land at Kideman springs after a whirring ascent. Strange passengers emerged from a glistening car, knelt by the spring in prayer, then rose when a lady veiled in a visard asked Haben sie Beten. The airship departed westward leaving an unforgettable impression of music like angels.
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Nashville
Kideman Springs
Stephenson
Hermhittéd
Sin
One on the Ticket Seller at the Circus
A lively circus ticket wagon scene shows a bold youth selling tickets while a benevolent old farmer and his children argue over change. The ticket man insists no mistakes are corrected after leaving the window and the farmer yields after a five dollar overpayment is exposed.
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Rube
Danger in Single Passion: Prince Haseba Interview in Spokane
Prince Haseba warns that Japan faces danger from inner obsession with money, calling greed a godless passion. In Spokane he recounts a nurse tale about a baby crying and recalling a past nurse, a southern mammy, and a stove polish in the kitchen closet.
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Prince Haseba
Japan
Spokane
Stolen horse and buggy case nets arrest and alibi
Police traced a horse and harness stolen from Main and Hish streets to Art Dotson of Dyer Brothers grocery who bought the harness for a dollar. Keely was arrested at the Palace theater and identified by Dotson as the seller of the harness. A witness trade in eggs connected to Mrs Brown on Bristol street, with Keely’s alibi challenged by his attorney. The man claiming to dispose of parts said he traveled from Telkhart toward Mishawaka when his horse fell and died. Keely’s release is expected tonight. the story notes his Civil War veteran ties and Garrett residence.
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Bugsy
William ‘Hackman
Geo
Garrett
Peopie
Telkhart
Mishawaka
Keely
Selby faces forgiveness call after deceitful acts
Michigan City News reports John L Selby a barber and ex convict accused of duping Letta Lamberson of Elkhart and a Michigan City girl. Selby allegedly whispered to both women, courted one while married, and fled after a domestic dispute prompting Mrs Selby to leave home. Lamberson seeks clues to locate Selby and force apology to his daughter.
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J. S. Lamberson
Selby
Michigan City
Letta Aamberson
Elkhart
Scoula
Mai
Lamberson
Welby
Definition of a Wife Provokes Reflections on Trust
Mrs. Hetty Green cites a teacher's quip on wives as fault finders, while a schoolgirl's later joke defines a wife as the man’s ideal partner. The exchange unveils views on trustfulness, marriage, and social expectations through humorous anecdotes.
Slaughter in the Zambesi Valley Debate Over Sleeping Sickness Link
A letter to the Spectator questions the claim that the tsetse fly alone spreads sleeping sickness. It argues other mammals demand blood and suggests culling in the Zambesi valley may not be justified. The exchange cites Austein of the British Museum and contrasts deer with other mammals.
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Huxley
Old England
Spectator
Zambesi
Austein
British Museum
Londog
Lipton recalls sacrifice behind philanthropy in Carnegie tale
Lipton recalls advising his first business days and a poor boy whose shabby clothes haunted chapel. He funded a warm suit with a sovereign, later learning the boy then sought better work, spurring Lipton to reflect on the costs and impact of giving.
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Thomas Lipton
Andrew Carnegie
Lipton
Jimmie
Shy
Carpet be a tenant lure in old fashioned terms
The land lord voices a view that carpets keep tenants. He notes rugs fit any floor and deter relocation. He suggests inducements are needed to persuade owners to replace carpets rather than move. The exchange reflects old fashioned beliefs about lease appeal and home comfort.
Long fight over $6000 heirs fund investigated in New York
Lawyers William P. Hamilton Jr and Albert I. Graefee probe the recovery of dead funds from a savings bank in a case involving 22 heirs. The dispute traces back to 1824 when Stephen Skeer born a slave deposited $400 and later drew $12. Administrators John Andrew Stephen Skeer and John Alfred Scarr face challenges as additional heirs surface. A surrogate hearing will determine the share after decades of interest and disputed claims.
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William “P. Hamilton
Albert
Graefee
New York
Stephen’ Skeer
Scarr
Elkton
Chamberlains Street
Ats Fourth
Drew
George A. Smythe
Ihold
John
Andrew Stephen Skeer
Third -Avenue
John Alfred Scarr
Fifth. Avenue
Brooklyn
Charles C. Halpine
Williams and Caldwell
Jit Slisweer
Hamilton
Pulgond
Customs of Ship Launching and Salutes Through History
The piece explains the brutal origin of the champagne bottle launch and the shift to sparkling wine or water, noting it as a survival of a barbaric ritual. It also describes a historic naval salute practice where ports fired salutes to welcome dignitaries, once firing unloaded guns to show confidence.
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Port A
Eustorth
ABC
Longfellow anecdote at dinner sparks retort
Jacob H Schiff recalled a Longfellow revival tale at a New York dinner honoring James McCrea of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He described Booth's illness as Hamlet and an understudy rushing notes to members of the distanced audience, provoking a laconic reply from Longfellow.
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Longfellow
Jacob H. ‘Schiff
New York
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Booth
Hamlet
Nepan
Admiral Dewey Recalls Star Spangled Banner Adoption
Dewey told a Francis Scott Key Memorial Association meeting in Washington that he helped obtain the national anthem’s adoption. He recalled being abroad and dining with Prince Henry of Prussia when Hail Columbia was played on the flagship, noting it was not yet a national anthem.
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Nationals
Dewey
Washington
Prince Henry
Prussia
Columbia
Elkhart Faces Debates Over Degenerate Alley Rats Menace
A city editorialler warns of a colony of alley rats and can rushers menacing Elkhart with crime. Police describe a few active offenders, noting vagrancy laws hinder prosecutions and call for legal changes to purge the nuisance.
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Elkhart
Timony
Child custody dispute over infant placed in orphanage
In a township case Mrs Lunn seeks commitment of her baby to the orphan home. Trustee Puterbaugh hesitates citing uncertainty and fear of kidnapping another child. Mrs Lunn, employed as a waitress, favors the orphanage while Puterbaugh doubts his duty to transport the child.
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Puterbaugh
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