Cat Runs Amok in House Bites Three Children on Monroe Street
In the Meyer home at 618 Monroe Street an enraged brindle cat attacked children preparing for school. Three youngsters were bitten, one severely. police responded and shot the animal, later a second cat was killed. Mothers sought medical care to cauterize wounds and assess hydrophobia risk.
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Pelangi
Henry Moor
Monroe Street
Lawrence
Lenora Meyer
Robert Ehgel
Meyer
Orrin Markel Receives Ant Rabies Treatment
Orrin W. Markel, a young attorney from Bloomington Indiana, says he was treated after a household dog scratched his finger and later licked the wound. He returned home last Saturday and reports good health and no ill effects from the incident.
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Bloomington
Tnd
Fae Hiddoz
Marel
Orrin W.markel
Mr. Marke
Mr. Markel
Dr Shoop Restorative Promises No Pay If It Fails
An advertisement urges readers to demand action and health return before paying for Dr Shoop's Restorative. It promotes a 30 day no help no pay contract and claims the product restores strength vitality and vigor, with warnings against dosing stomach or kidneys and hints at testimonials.
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Stomathy
Kidheygeach
Pasteur treatment cited as cure for rabies scare
Mr Markel recounts fearing rabies after a dog licked his hand. He began the Pasteur treatment, completed twenty one courses, and says he is now cured. He notes no real danger due to a small wound and no bite, with about twenty others in Bloomington pursuing the treatment.
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Pasteur
Markel
Mr. Markel
Frank Heck Former Elkhartan Is Dead
Frank Heck of Benton Harbor died this morning from heart trouble and dropsy after a year-long illness. He lived here until two years ago and will be remembered by many. He leaves a widow and his funeral will be held in Chicago, date to be announced.
Eisenbeiss Will Trial Opens in South Bend Court
The Samuel Eisenbeiss will case began in St. Joseph circuit court with Erastus M. Eisenbeiss suing Char les M. Wisenbeiss and other heirs alleging undue influence and discrimination in bequests. About $16,000 at stake. Plaintiff’s lawyers are Myed Woodard and Bachelor. Defendants are represented by Flabbard Trabbard Wowell Bates Wiliort Jones and others.
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St. Joseph
Samuel Eisenbeiss
Erastus M. Eisenbeiss
Charles M. Wisenbeiss
Hikhart
Myed Woodard
South Bend
Bachelor
Indianapolis
Flabbard & Trabbard, Wowell
Bates, Wiliort & Jones
Wile & Baker
A. G. Gra- Dan
Tags for dogs on lake shore road trains
Train operators will allow dogs on trips only if tagged and charged as excess baggage. Small dogs are grouped with large ones at a 100 pound minimum and 25 cent base rate, with distance adjustments. Passengers must sign a release. lost dogs are payable up to 25 dollars regardless of value.
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Lake Shore
Kokomo Baseball Player Lee Smith Dies From Injuries
Kokomo Indiana May 26 Lee Smith third baseman for the local team died from injuries sustained in a game Sunday. The accident occurred during play and he never recovered.
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Kokomo
Ind
Lee Smith
Meat Prices to Rise Twenty Percent Officials Say
Chicago May 26 packers announced a general advance in dressed meat prices to retailers, culminating a month of increases totaling about twenty percent.
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Chicago
Packers
Autos in transit damaged in wreck near the hump
Three Ford Motor Company box cars traveling to Sterling TL sustained damage after boiler plate shifted from a fire box car and struck an adjacent box car end in a slight morning accident. No injuries reported.
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Ford Motor Company of
Detroit
Sterling
Aviator Declared Lost in Ride Over Bridge to Hartford
On the north promenade a man piloting a winged contraption tried a short spin from the bridge. Watchman O Brien questioned him about permits, then with help from Jeddin and Borsch, the aviator Leroy Simpson of 3456 Third Avenue Manhattan was stopped and his apparatus confiscated by bridge staff and police.
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Bernard
O' Brien
O'Brien
O’brien
Patrick Jeddin
Henry Borsch
Kelly
Leroy Simpson
Third Avenue
Manhattan
Hartford
New York Times
Joyful reflections on life and the hereafter in quotation
The Charleston News and Courier quotes Bradford Torrey on the joy of living, questioning what part of our being persists beyond death and whether earthly delights from a loving Father will have counterparts in the afterlife, noting beauty, nature, and music as meaningful experiences.
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Bradford Torrey
Charleston News and Courier
Passing of the Drum Across Global Armies
Dispatches from Russia report Tsar Nicholas has signed a decree abolishing drum use in the army. The drum’s role on parade and battlefield fades as modern warfare directs movements more efficiently. In Sweden and England drums also decline, with drummer boys giving way to new firing line duties.
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Russia
Speror Nicholas
Batlefield
Daniel Webster
England
Senglund
Health Tips From Collier's on Exercise and Aging
Annie Se Peck argues in Collier's that moderate exercise and fresh air help women and men avoid ungainly midlife figures and heart failure. Stair climbing remains practical, and mountain climbing can preserve health without overtraining or forcing the body beyond capacity.
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Annie’ Se “Peck
Collier's
Russians Cross Themselves At Every Turning Point
The text describes a pervasive Russian habit of crossing oneself constantly from morning until night. It notes silent prayers before bells, before and after bargains, and before entering rooms or sitting to eat. It highlights social scenes from drivers to children, and the custom’s reach even into inns and public spaces.
Worthy and unworthy in charity reports debate aid
The piece criticizes terms worthy and unworthy used by charitable societies. It argues these labels mask ineffective dole giving and hinder real help. It likens charity screening to ambulances assessing patients for help and urges abolition of such classifications.
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Charities
The
Commons
Artificial Sapphires Breakthrough Reported by Paris Chemist
The Paris chemist M. Paris, working at the Pasteur institute, claims to have produced artificial sapphires with the blue color of natural stones by adding cobalt oxide calx and magnesia to the molten ingredients. The discovery, noted by the Paris Dispatch in the London Chronicle, follows earlier failed attempts to replicate sapphires.
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Academy of Sciences
M. Paris
M.paris
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Dispatch
London ‘Chronicle
Wisdom of Saadi: Two Men Learn A Futile Lesson
Two men failed in vanity seeking success in a tale attributed to Saadi. The brief vignette contrasts effort with futility, hinting at humility and the limits of boasting.
The Mystery Of A Man’s Shrinking Leg Length
A veteran tailor explains a curious claim that a man's leg length decreases with age. He argues that weight gain in the upper body and abdomen reduces measured inseam while overall torso length increases, altering how trousers fit over time.
Family Likeness and a Civil War Sherman Meeting
In a reminiscence from Some Recollections of a Long Life Col B J Sherman visits Washington during the Civil War and meets Gen William T Sherman. A card prompts the joke we Shermans all look alike as the two men discuss kinship and appearances in civilian dress.
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B. J. Sherman
Washington
William T.sherman
Sherman
Gen. Sherman
Col. Sherman
Immortals and the Paradox of Mass Murderers and Martyrs
The Homiletic Review contrasts monuments to killers with tributes to lifesavers like Pasteur, noting Napoleon as a notorious figure in a list of immortals. It argues for a broader, moral reckoning and hints at a dawning better day.
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Europe
America
France
Napoleon
Pasteur
Hunts rattlesnakes for living in Newton Wisconsin
H T Brown, a farmer of Newton Wisconsin, has lived fifteen years by hunting rattlesnakes. He traps and kills rattlers and sells their skins for extra income. Brown notes the rattlesnake game is quick and profitable, earning about three dollars per skin.
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H. Te Brown
Newton
Wis
Disdain for Artifacts and a Mystery in Bunchs Visit
A narrator recalls Bunch inspecting a front door statue of a young woman with a broken arm and a repurposed old masterwork tale. He suspects the arm was broken long ago and mocks high society for nude depictions while hinting at a possible scandal involving a previous dating scene and the mysterious Shef Doover reference.
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Wimmen
Earl of Leicester Pioneered Scientific Farming in England
The Belted Earl of Leicester, recently deceased, was called the first farmer of England. His estates introduced scientific farming including the four course rotation of crops and livestock shows, benefiting English agriculture. He exemplified longevity with 157 years between the father’s birth and the son’s death, and the father’s death followed by the son’s marriage to a second wife a century later.
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Earl of Leicester
England
Norfolk
George III
Inauguration storm parallels Henry V coronation
The piece notes a severe blizzard at Taft's inauguration and draws a parallel to Henry V's 1413 coronation storm. Chroniclers Holinshed and Hardyng describe heavy wind snow and tempest on Passion Sunday, the ninth of April, interpreting the day’s turmoil as portentous.
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Henry V
Taft
Holinshed
Hardyng
Passyon
Pessimistic views attributed to Ethical Culture leader
Dr J L Elliott, associate leader, reportedly warned that some people are tiring of education as presented by a Yale and Harvard man and a Bryn Mawr girl. He noted nerves are frayed and money is not well for children.
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J. L. Elliott
Ethical Culture Society
Yale
Harvard
Bryn” “Mawr
Franklin Street Paving Bid Clash Sparks Vote Tension
The Hamilton Ollie project bids total about 18000 with Andrews Paying and Cain Construction leading on different items. Residents prepare a petition opposing asphalt material as meters and curb fill details spark a tense board of works debate on Franklin Street paving.
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Cain
Metropolitan
Shee-asphalt
Maatews Asphalt “Paving Company
Me Oboutan
Aetro
Gain Construction Company
Andrews Company
Cain Construction Compans
Andrews
Metropolitan Tech
Franklin
Board of Works
Franklin Street
Boams
Tartarus of trouble as drunken George C Kline is nabbed
Police arrest George C Kline on Main Street for drunkenness. He mumbles denial in court then is fined. Found on him were a new .32 caliber revolver, a hundred cartridges and a sworn testaments, raising questions about intent and safety. Chief White man says they will hold him until a clearer story emerges.
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George C Kline
Northrop
Main Street
Wilne
Kline
Thes
Emoney
Whiteman
Two Men die in Nisro Explosion at Howard Junction
An explosion at Howard Junction claims two lives with initial reports pointing to nitro carried by Dupont crew. Authorities believe the victims are Bradford residents and are continuing investigations.
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Nisro
Dupont
Powat Howard Junction
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