Marvelous courage saves river drowning youth Struble
Vern Douglas and companions rescue George Struble from the swift St Joseph river current after he sank while swimming near Elwood's boat house. A cane fishing pole and line aid the recovery as bystanders and neighbors organize a quick rescue effort that saves the boy’s life.
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Vern Douglas
St. Joseph
George Struble
Myrtle Street
St Joseph
Garrett Maylousen
Ludolph
Jessen
Vern. Douglas
George ‘Keifer
William Walson
Elwood
Lexington Avenue
Jesson
Douglas
Keifer
Nielp
Nan
Jessly
A. A. Ogilvie
George’ van Fleet
Cas Struble
Ludolph Jessen
Mr. van Fl
Wilkinson
Struble Rescued After River Near Miss
Vern Douglas saved a youth in a swift river current after a struggle that exhausted the rescuer. Struble, son of W H Struble, was revived and recovered somewhat, saying water experiences left him weak but determined not to give up.
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Douglas
van Fleet
Struble
Young - Douglas
Frank V. Douglas
Plum
W. H. Struble
Myrtle Street
Young Struble
Anti-Saloon Forces Win At Columbus
Circuit Judge Hacker ruled for the temperance side in Columbus Indiana upholding the local option election and finding no contest to the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Hacker
Temperance Forces
Nets
Purse Snatcher Grabs Woman on City Street
Mrs. Alice Vernier of 500 Hickory Street reports on being accosted at 9 30 PM near Hickory and West streets a man grabbed her purse containing 1 50 in change. Police have description and seek suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice. Vernier
Hickory Street
Hickory
West Streets
Manhunts End as Mississippi Fugitive Is Recalled
May 29 aekson Mississippi troops tracking Thomas Atkinson once feared as a Jean Valjean type figure are recalled by the governor. Atkinson, convicted of murder and escaped twenty years ago, had been a leading county citizen whose neighbors vowed protection. The pursuit yielded no information on his whereabouts after detaining about two hundred locals.
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Aekson
Miss
Thomas Atkinson
Jean Valpean
Mississippi
Atkinson
Nervous dyspepsia cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs George P Martin of 16 Admiral Street New Haven Connecticut describes severe nervous indigestion with weight loss insomnia and heart palpitations eased by Dr Williams Pink Pills and a nourishing diet, praising the home treatment as effective after years of distress.
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Williams
George P. Martin
Admiral Street
New Haven
Conn
Jaye
Ua Cs Company Scles
Train wreck leaves passengers injured near Fort Wayne
A derailed coach on train No 47 of the Lake Shore near a former track caused several injuries and a fatality. Authorities suspect tampering with a switch as investigators collect bolts and assess the wreck amid rail traffic delays. Moriarity of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is reported to have lived there and left a wife and one child.
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Moriarity
Wayne
Ind
Teaves
Lutheran Ladies Convene at Goshen for Missionary Meeting
Delegates from Indiana Illinois and Ohio attend the second annual Ladies Missionary society convention at the English Lutheran church in Goshen. Rev A T Anda of Chicago gave an address. Officers elected include President Mrs Jensen Vice President Mrs Cline recording secretary Miss Ziebreth treasurer Mrs Wenner and corresponding secretary Miss Ella Tide. Rev Denting of South Bend to deliver tonight's chief address with expected attendance from Elkhart.
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Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Ladies’ Missionary Society
The
Lutheran Church
Goshen
A. T. Anda
Chicaixo
Fy Ib
Jensen
Chicago
Cline
Hicksville
Ziebreth
Frankfort
Ind
Wenner
South Bend
Ella Tide
Denting
Eikhart
Ripley County Votes to Retain Saloons in Wet Vote
Ripley County residents voted wet by a margin about 94 with strong German opposition to prohibition. The anti saloon league organized heavily while wets held few meetings. Batesville went wet by over 300, Versailles narrowly failed to carry.
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Ripley County
Ripley
LaPorte County
Othe County
Wets
Batesville
Versailles
Man Sought After Fears Paxton May Harm Self In Elkhart
Kearney of Mishawaka notified local officers Sunday morning to find Frank Paxton a 27 year old brother in law believed insane and missing since the day before. Paxton is about 5 feet 10 inches tall with dark hair florid complexion dark eyes about 150 pounds well dressed in a checkered suit and stiff hat and not a member of the Masonic lodge. He may have harmed himself.
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Kearney
Mishawaka
Elkhart
Frank Paxton
Paxton
Lodge
Oaks, Mich
Sheriff Intercedes for Farm Wife on Vacation Request
Sheriff John Ziegel and Officer Berth were called to Archie Haines’s home six miles from Goshen at 1 am to settle a dispute with Haines’s wife who sought funds for a short vacation to visit her mother near Pittsburgh. Neighbors reported a lively night scene and the sheriff calmed the situation after she demanded money.
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Goshen
John Ziegel
Archie Haines
Haines
Pittsburg
Hain
Drainage of swamps urged to curb malaria spread
The article argues that drainage reduces malaria and disease by eliminating mosquitos in swamps near populations. It notes Europe and northern U.S. malaria decline with swamp drainage and defends swamps against public distrust, highlighting health and economic benefits.
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Harper
Europe
United States
George B Cortelyou Interacts With Washington Officials On Train
On a western stop Cortelyou meets a local man who introduces himself. He notes the claim is in the Treasury Department and may be heard from soon. The encounter lasts five minutes as the presidential party rests.
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George B- Cortelyou
MacKinley
Washington
Cortelyou
Tam
Jones
Treasury “Department
Automobiles Bring Kennel Beds to Dogs in Cars
The article notes a British firm designing an automobile body that opens at the back to reveal a kennel for dogs. It reflects on early concerns about dogs trotting beside cars and the shift from horse and dog life to motor vehicles, with wary optimism about the new feature.
Earthquake Convulsion Mentioned In Perplexing Letter
A distorted fragment discusses an earthquake and a disastrous scene with a bathtub full of water. A money order from Philadelphia Times is noted, and a taunting line suggests a drastic insistence on labor by the United States army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
United States’ ‘Army
Philadelphia
Times
Prok Rowland Esteemed Physicist Emphasized by Testimony
The obituary recounts Prok Rowland from Johns Hopkins noted as a leading physicist since Joseph Henry. It highlights his work on the mechanical equivalent of heat and spectrum analysis, his high precision grating device, multiplex telegraph inventor, and a courtroom moment where he declared I am when asked who was the greatest American scientist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prok Rowland
Johns Hopkins University
Joseph Henry
Rowland
Poetic Justice in the Crowded Car
A man overhears a fellow passenger critique a woman’s hat, remarking that it cost six dollars while his wife praises expensive clothes. He challenges her by asking why she never notices cheaper items, provoking a tense exchange in the crowded car.
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A. Fwoman
Itv
Unclear fragment hints at a family notice
Fragmentary text mentions relatives and a Miss Ola Kharte with unclear context and date. No verifiable event or quotes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paca
Simday
Hs Mis
Fragmentary snippet hints at a Saturday event timing
The readable text mentions Saturday and a time window described as forty five hours or similar duration, with unrelated words and partial phrases. No clear event, location, or names are identifiable from the fragment.
Ogre Night Tale Surfaces From War Era Fragments
Fragmentary OCR hints at a wartime scene with references to siege, deluge, Trento, and night action. Names and exact events are unclear, but the text evokes a nocturnal military engagement and a surrounding crisis.
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Iguor
Trento
Contested Battalion Selection At Camp Perry
Report notes unclear nomination process for a battalion unit at Camp Perry. The Elkhart company has not yet been selected though men are believed to have been recommended for the position.
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Aligheed
Diana
Rere
Fepres Itional
Campy Perry
Fea
Elkhart Company
Sutterflies and Seemore in a Hazy Sins Gold Tale
A fragmented item titled Sertagh Seemore Sutterflies presents unclear names and phrases. The readable bits imply a quirky or coded narrative with possible character names Sertagh and Seemore, along with references to butterflies and gold. The full meaning remains obscured.
Eight Arrests In Major U S Secret Service Smuggling Plot
Chicago May 29 Eight men including two Americans two Mexicans and three Chinese are in Cook County jail awaiting trial on indictments charging a long running plot to smuggle Chinese laborers opium diamonds and whisky into the United States routed via Mexico and Chicago authorities say the scheme extended to several major cities with payments of 500 per head for each Chinese arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephraim Gideon
State Street
Uniteds States
Ephraim
Jin
Cook County
Edwin CW
Chicago
Él Sunning
Mexico
Paso
United States
Clark Street
United
Ghicaeo Guests Visit Riverside Noted by Local Society
Miss Alta Smith and Mrs F C M Gibson of Riverside are hosting visitors from Ghicaeo. The gathering at Coron Inde marks a social event with guests described as notable by local society pages.
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Companion TO
VanFleet
Hiram’ ‘Berey
Axinn Irs
Masini
Sertagh
Ephraim Gid
Oskaloosa
Chica
Secret Service
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