Temperance campaign in Noble County drives dry election push
Noble County temperance groups push for a local option vote on January 29. Speakers include Prod Stohrer editor of the Barns Wit Hose, A M Blair of Portstown, and Goshen attorney T F Deeh, with Dr N W Stang of Kentucky giving illustrated lectures. A youth parade and church talks are planned as wariness about costs and timing faces voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Cowl
Noble
Eis
Prod Stohror
Barne Wit- Hose
Dips
Tome Bowth
Blair
Portsranath
Wayne County
T. F. Deeht
Goshen
N. W. Stang
Kentucky
Tracy Lec
Trinity Mo
Tapho Nm
Ves
Mao Uy
Sea Children of
Albion
Arignerd
Chilepon
Elsirnan
Abe
Bridge Collapse Destroys New Concrete Span
A newly built 70 foot concrete bridge over Rack ftue creek in Tichar township collapsed Sunday. No one was present on the bridge at the time. The National Concrete company must replace the damaged section as partial payment was made and the bond covers losses to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tichar
Esunis
Warfield Newman Leaves for Southern Trip
Warfield Newman, recently disparked from interests in the Newman-Monger Lumber Co, departs at noon for New Orleans and then Los Angeles and other western points to improve his health. After a month or two, he plans to return via Seattle and resume wholesale timber work, opening an office in Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warfield Newman
Newman-Monger Lumber Company
New Orleans
Los ‘Angeles
Cal
Seattle
Banks Oppose Bill to Oust Assessors
Banks oppose a bill to abolish county assessors. The readable text is fragmentary and unclear about the bill’s sponsors, scope, or exact provisions.
Lords in Livery and the Chauffeur's Quiet Rise
A titled lineage background colors a garage chat as a chauffeur with a noble cousin trains under a water expert. A wealthy old lady rewards the youth with a half dollar, provoking envy and talk of fortunes and status within the service ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecar
Jack
Forestry in Japan and the care of sacred trees
A Pall Mall Gazette correspondent describes Japan's technical forestry. For 1,200 years, trees are planted and cared for with extraordinary skill. The forest is treated as sacred property, waste is minimized, and thinning occurs every 13 years with follow ups every five years, yielding large financial gains over a 120 year cultivation cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Pall Mall Gazette
Heve
Belgian Children and Family Life Delights
A brief sketch discusses Belgian children and family life, highlighting daily joys and cultural character. The piece notes familial warmth and societal values shaping childhood in Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belglanss
Pulpit Sunday Confession Then Resignation of Local Minister
A woman who professed conversion at an altar accuses Rev. M. B. Bachman of immoral conduct at the First Methodist Protestant church. Bachman resigned from pulpit duties and plans to move from the city, possibly to Des Moines to leave the ministry for an insurance business. The alleged confession centers on a months‑long liaison and a camp meeting final disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. BE. Bachman
First
David
Bathsheba
Elkhart- Rescue
Bachman
Des Moines
Iowa
Bachinai
McNaughton Park
Trom
Naaportine
Ghiigrens
Marriage of Wilson and Masuth Reported in Elkhart
The Elkhart area notes a recent marriage between Mrs. Masuth and Mr. Wilson. The bride, daughter of Joseph Masuth, left her parents’ home due to objection from both families and plans to establish housekeeping in Chicago. Witnessed by L Glover and others, the ceremony occurred midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glerk
Michigan
Servier “Wits
Carleton
Rinehart
Oreloekear
Lipceri
Opelis
Wilson
Elkhart
Second Street
Driver escapes when wagon struck on South Main Street
J Wineland the driver escaped injury when his wagon was struck by a South Main Street car near St Joes Street at about 9 20 this morning. One rear wheel was demolished and several bottles broken as the wagon tipped over. The car, under Conductor Bert Whitehead and Motorman Morningstar, turned around and struck the wagon from the rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallibauga
South Main Street
St. Jée'street
J.wineland
Inicharge
Bert. Whitehead
Morningstar
Wiley May to retire from Pure Food crusade
Dr Hi Wiley chief of the movement bureau of chemistry is reported to retire from office. He came to Chicago to continue his campaign against adulterated foods and will edit What To Hat a magazine started during wartime to oppose unsafe foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hi" OW. Wiley
Bovement Bureau
Ilice
Wiley
Be fitters mwotthless:2.1ti suse: ibezused te 3 eee yoingen
The readable text is garbled and yields no coherent event or names. No valid news item can be identified for a concise summary.
Washington World Fair Idea Sparks Capital Removal Debates
In early discussions capital leaders faced opposition to using public funds for a grand World’s Fair in Washington. Promoters hoped a worldwide exhibition would echo London's Crystal Palace show, but many Congress members distrusted the plan and feared federal money would be betrayed. Old residents recalled fears of a capital relocation as a powerful, unsettling issue in Washington’s political life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
Rockefellers
Carnegies
Capitol
Washington
Crystal Palace
London
Congress
Capitol Hill
Center Inspired Social Codes Across Capitals
A fragmented passage discusses social life in Washington and other cities, noting distinct codes of conduct for women seeking social standing and access to life’s comforts. The text reflects on rote learning and conventional paths to status and the tension with broader cosmopolitan standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Love Letter Found In Eccentric Heiress Note
A century ago a young Englishman fell in love during travel and wrote a proposal letter. No reply drove him into seclusion until his death. After his funeral heirs hunted his library for hidden wealth and found a forgotten unmailed love note from five decades earlier.
Bride of the Young Officer and the Shavetail Fate
A satirical verse from Army and Navy Life mocks the bride of a young officer, laments her marriage to a shabby, low-ranking cadet and the humiliations of service life, noting he will be called a shavetail and face crowded lodgings and shifting posts.
Cats and Canaries and a City Tale
A fragmentary note from the New York Press recalls a lively city scene about cats dogs and a canary. The narrator shares letters from readers urging dog stories while a visitor mentions a cat and canary at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bitte Cner
Belive
New York
Fragmented Local Notice About Public Auction
A damaged OCR fragment signals a public sale or auction with unreadable names and dates. The readable terms hint at official involvement and a contested action but specifics remain unclear.
Conn's Gulf Cruise Book Promises Inland Insights
Truth will publish a compact account of Mr Conn’s time aboard the Comfort yacht in the Gulf of California. The narrative covers his Seri Indian encounters and his Christmas catch of a solid ton of fish, with illustrated details of cruising and fishing since arriving on the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comfort
Gulf of California
Conn
Conns
At the Pacific
Offender Released and Sent Out of Town
With Prosecutor Darling’s consent the police released Andrew Mumaw who faced a trespassing charge on Clara Mumaw’s property on South Prairie street. An officer escorted him to a train for Chicago. Darling said relatives did not wish to prosecute and a conviction was unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darling
Andrew Mumaw
Imi Siter
Muinan
Western coast gets new steamship service link
San Francisco January 27 new weekly steamship service announced by Jebsen Osstrander between Mexico Central America and Puget Sound areas. Vessels will carry New York cargo to the Atlantic via Seahauntepec railroad linking Bronze Central American and Mexican ports with fruits from San Diego and other Pacific Coast ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Gal
Jebsen & Ostrander
Mexico
Central America
California
Puget
New York
Ythe
Atlantic
Frui
San Diego
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mets Mayer
Temperance
Gressive
Noble County
Stitenien
Ligonier
the County Central Temperance
Southern
Trip
Grace
Prin
Cipal
Vision Street
J. L. Barclay
Wiley May
Pure Food Magazine
Owith
Abendma
Abendessen
Eady
Abendmahl
Enzo
Ay Vietier
Williams
Lanstort
Willams
Dr. Willams
Mr. Wittiane c Company
Schenectady
New
Mr. Conn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!