Notice to seekers of free homesteads in Canada
The department of the interior Ottawa warns that US land agents claim buyers can obtain adjoining land under the Homestead Act. No land company has such arrangements. to secure homesteads, deal only with authorized government agents. W H Rogers, Authorized Canadian Government Agent, Indianapolis.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
United States
Superintendent of Immigration
W. H. Rogers
Tractional Terminal
Bidg
Indianapolis
Ind
France elevates officials to Excellen cies title
A formal change in France replaces the title Monsieur for top officers with Excellen cies. The President and ministers of state are affected, signaling a new official style in government communication.
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Witherto
France
DAILY PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS TOUR PROMO
An advertisement promotes daily Pullman tourist sleeping cars on routes between Chicago Omaha Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. It notes 16 sectional wide vestibule cars of the latest pattern, first class service, year round operation, and seeks inquiries through W G Neimyer at 120 Jackson Blvd Chicago. It also includes local ads for Burdock Blood Bitters and Rocky Mountain Tea.
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Chicago
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Portland
W. G. Neimyer
G. A
Jackson S Boulevard
Money To Loan Advertisement From B Conley And Son
A loan offer appears from B Conley and Son located at 431 Main Street. The notice promotes lending services with emphasis on immediate funds.
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B. Conley & Zon
Main Street
Steam Bath For Removing Old Room Decorations
A portable steam based paper remover speeds wallpaper stripping by saturating layers under a hood then lifting with a spade. The device holds four gallons for half a day’s work and can remove up to fifteen coats. it is claimed to be quick, sanitary, and able to estimate labor costs to the penny.
McCoys Creditors to Receive Split Dividends
Lafayette Ind Oct 23 Announcement that creditors of the failed McCoy bank at Rensselaer will accept Judge Anderson final ruling. Referee will pay 20 percent to the bank creditors and 40 percent to the McCoys personal creditors. A subsequent dividend of 5 or 10 percent may follow within one or two months.
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Lafayette
Ind
McCoy Bank
Rensselaer
McCoys
Anderson
Tragedy at Street Fair in Terre Haute Feud Over Gambling
At a street fair in Terre Haute Indiana on a Saturday night Nelson White fatally shot Pleasant Cooksey a colored gambler and hotel owner linked to a resort set up to dodge police. White claims Cooksey had threatened to kill him and the two had a long standing feud. The shooting occurred near the Wild West exhibition as crowds moved through the fair. White removed the revolver from his pocket and proceeded to his workplace.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Pleasant Cooksey
Nelson White
Cooksey
Hotel Boys’ Club
White
Everson Goes Insane After Divorce Suit
James K. Everson prominent Crawfordsville businessman could not endure the strain of his second wife’s divorce suit brought Thursday. He became violently insane at the Ramsey hotel and was subdued by six men and jailed. Report says Mrs Everson has withdrawn the divorce petition. He remains under guard at the county jail.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
James K. Everson
Ramsey Hotel
Death on the Crossing near Indianapolis
An inbound IC&S Traction car hit a wagon returning from a nutting trip at Stop 5 near Indianapolis at 6 PM. Two children Jennie Russell ten and Harvey James thirteen were killed instantly. Seven others were seriously injured, and Lydia Morrison died shortly before midnight at St Vincent's hospital.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern Traction Line
Jennie Russell
Harvey James
Lydia Morrison
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Stabbing May Cause Death In Frankfort
Walter Pauley of Frankfort and George Wallace fought in which Wallace stabbed Pauley under the left shoulder blade. The knife penetrated Pauley’s lung and he is in critical condition at the hospital. Wallace is jailed awaiting Pauley’s outcome.
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Frankfort
Ind
Walter Pauley
George Wallace
Walace
Pauley
Wallace
Waters Captured in North Carolina for Forged Notes
J H Waters of Clark County Indiana, who disappeared after admitting forging about $10,000 in notes andDiscounting them at the First National bank in Louisville, is under arrest in Granville North Carolina. He will be brought back to Jeffersonville for trial, identified by a letter from his wife found in New Washington Knox County.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
J. H. Waters
First National Bank
Louisville
Granville
N. C
New Washington
Gowdy and Family Welcome Home to Rushville
The Hon. John K. Gowdy and family returned from Paris where he served as consul general for over eight years. A popular demonstration greeted them Saturday afternoon with participation from residents across Rush County.
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Gowdy
Rushville
Ind
John K. Gowdy
Paris
France
Rush County
Raid on Gamblers in Rushville Nets 23 Arrests
Rushville Indiana reports twenty three arrests in a gambling raid with affidavits out for sixty two others. The affidavits name several well known Indianapolis gamblers among those implicated in the operation.
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Rushville
Ind
Indianapolis
Louisville man shot self during botched robbery of hardware store
Madison Indiana October 23 A Louisville man identified as Joseph Turner was arrested after shooting himself during an attempted robbery of Hargan's hardware store. He is said to be dying from his injuries.
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Madison
Ind
Joseph Turner
Louisville
Hargan's Hardware
Ise ‘Dyings
Roosevelt's quiet St Augustine visit precedes Alabama tour
President Roosevelt spent a calm Sunday in St Augustine Fla observing services at Presbyterian Memorial church and enjoying a short city drive and a saltwater bath at Anastas ia. He traveled on to Mobile later in the day and will visit Tuskegee Montgomery Birmingham Little Rock and New Orleans before returning to Washington aboard a government vessel.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Roosevelt
Alabama
Mobile
Presbyterian Memorial Church
James Coffin Stout
Loeb
Rixey
John McIlhenny
John Greenway
Fort Marion
Anastasia
Tuskegee
Montgomery
Birmingham
Little Rock
Three-Injury Car Fight on Eighth Avenue Streetcar
Three men fought with pistols aboard an Eighth Avenue car Sunday in New York. The chase ended when police stopped the vehicle near Twenty-sixth Street. Victims include Thomas O'Brien and assailants Henry Prang and Thomas Sullivan, all hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Thomas O’brien
Thirty-first Street
Twenty-sixth Street
O’brien
Henry Prang
Thomas Sullivan
Westside
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promote Digestion and Weight Gain
An old period piece extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to help digest flesh-forming foods like beef, eggs, and bread. It claims tablets supply peptones and diastase, restore stomach tone, and aid digestion for dyspeptic individuals, including invalids and children, with no harsh drugs. Sold worldwide for 50 cents per complete treatment.
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Stuart
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Goshen and Elkhart Idle. Goshen to Meet Warsaw Next Weekend
Both Goshen and Elkhart teams had Saturdays off and will start practice tonight aimed at the Warsaw game next Saturday. A number of Elkhart residents attended Notre Dame's clash with Wabash, a tight contest ending with Wabash winning 5 to 0.
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Goshen
Elkhart
Warsaw
Notre Dame
Wabash College
Wabash
Adventurer McKay recounts Boer War peril in St Louis report
Join McKay of Halifax says he was shot eleven times at Paardeburg during the Boer War while serving with the Canadian mounted infantry. He plans to travel to Santiago for a Chilean army commission and sees himself as an eternal wanderer with extensive world experience.
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Join McKay
Halifax
N. S
St. Louis
Santiago
Chile
McKay
Canadian Mounted Infantry
Paardeburg
Cronje
St. Louis Republic
South Africa
Frazer
Trrazer
Strazer
Felow
Central League Baseball Attendance Figures
Central League summer attendance totaled by city includes Grand Rapids 85 986 Wheeling 82 555 Springfield 46 945 Canton 52 125 Evansville 50 558 Dayton 52 221 Terre Haute 29 000 South Bend 47 200 with Canton figures including Fort Wayne totals.
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Grand Rapids
Wheeling
Springfield
Canton
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Dayton
Terre Haute
South Bend
Fitzsimmons to Retire From Stage Fight for Ring Return
Bob Fitzsimmons plans to retire from theater at the end of next week and challenge Marvin Hart for the heavyweight title. After a January run in Elkhart he will quit the stage, move from St. Louis to Chicago Saturday night, and disband the company.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Elkhart
Marvin Hart
Louisville
Fitzsimmons
St. Louis
Chicago
Astors and Vernons End In Scoreless Tie
Elkhart Astors and South Bend Vernons battled to a 0 to 0 draw on the Allendale gridiron Sunday afternoon. The game was ragged with costly fumbles but the opening half favored South Bend while the second half saw Elkhart rally nearly scoring. Yates shined after replacing Morrow, at end and half, and Harry Davis returned a kickoff nearly the length of the field past three tacklers.
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Astors
Vernons
Elkhart Astors
South Bend Vernons
Allendale
Harry Davis
Foley's Honey and Tar urged over imitations
Foley and Co Chicago emphasizes the superior Foley's Honey and Tar throat and lung remedy in a yellow package. They warn against cheap imitations and urge customers to ask for Foley's and refuse substitutes as the best cough and cold remedy. Houseworth Bros.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
Houseworth Bros
Royal Chef musical set to thrill Elkhart crowds tonight
Two new airs, Tammany and Spiny Again, will headline the Shubert production The Royal Chef at Bucklen opera house tonight. The catchy Tammany tune and the Spin Again number are expected to be among the season's favorites alongside the many other numbers in the comedy.
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Elkhart
Bucklen Opera House
Parsifal at Bucklen Opera House Shown
Costume plates for the Parsifal production at the Bucklen opera house were prepared by Percy Anderson and Thomas Hestlewood of London. Anderson, longtime associate of Sir Henry Irving at the Lyceum, made plates for Kundry and Miss Taylor, with Hestlewood, a noted heraldry expert, painting others.
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Bucklen Opera House
Percy Anderson
Thomas Hestlewood
London
Anderson
Sir Henry Irving
Lyceum
Kundry
Miss Taylor
Mr. Hestlewood
England
Ward and Vokes Tour in A Pair of Pinks Reprise
Former partner Hap Ward tours the country in last season's Ward and Vokes vehicle A Pair of Pinks. Margaret Daly Vokes is highlighted as his leading comedienne.
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Vokes
Hap Ward
Ward and Vokes
Margaret Daly Vokes
Goshen Opens New Keirn Theater With Mansfield
Goshen’s New Keirn theater debuts November 6 with Richard Mansfield in The Merchant of Venice as Shylock. Gov. J Frank Hanly plans a dedicatory address at opening and the venue is touted as one of the finest in the country.
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Keir Cn Theater
Goshen
Richard Mansfield
Mr. Mansfield
Shylock
Tax installment payment notice for Elkhart area
The second installment of state and county taxes for Elkhart City Concord Bangor Cleveland and Osolo townships is due Monday November 6 1905. Pay to Louis KE Simpson at The Simpson Abstract office 206 South Main Street Elkhart Indiana. Last day to pay without penalty. E E Drake County Treasurer.
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Elkhart City
Concord
Bango
Cleveland
Osolo
Louis KE. Simpson
Simpson Abstract
South Main Street
Elkhart
Ind
E. E. Drake
City Treasurer Special Notice to Tax Payers
City Treasurer Edward A Campbell announces a notice to all persons owing city taxes on real estate personal property or poll tax street paying and sewer assessments to appear at once at City Hall East Franklin Street in the office of the City Treasurer If you believe you have paid bring receipts for adjustment and to save expense
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East Franklin Street
Edward A. Campbell
Gately & Donovan CO
South Main St
Soldier recounts Boer War injuries and wanderings
A wounded Canadian veteran recalls being shot eleven times during a Boer War retreat. He describes the back and leg hits, loss of consciousness, thirst, and night exposure, then waking with a scouting party and being sent to the rear. He hints at future service in Chile or other countries.
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Canada
South America
Australia
Chile
Picture Moment Captures Cruett With Pleasant Look
In a caption from the Chicago News a conductor forgot to collect fare as Cruett rode by. The question notes Cruett’s calm demeanor during the photograph session.
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Ida
Old Cruett
Chicago News
Nylic system of New York Life unveiled in committee hearing
Thomas A. Buckner described Nylic as a company term from New York Life. Five classes exist from freshman to senior Nylica with time and payout requirements. The program includes a retiring fund and estate and disability payments, with 916 Nylics and 409 freshmen.
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Insurance Investigating Committee
New York
Nylie
Thomas A. Buckner
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Tribune
Nylica
Nylic
Buckner
Nylies
Nylics
Hughes
Pickle Carrying Burglars Threaten Chesterfield Farmer
A farmer, Max Rakoun of Chesterfield Connecticut, was awakened by two masked burglars. They demanded money, tied the family, and used a pistol and stiletto. The intruders spoke Hebrew and escaped through the entry window after taking $265, including $250 from under a pillow and $15 from overalls.
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Max Rakoun
Chesterfield
Conn
New London
Rakoun
Rockefeller Fortune Funds Tarrytown Wedding Gift
Miss Mabel Hemmingway daughter of C V Hemmingway of Tarrytown N Y married Walter Vanderbilt at the bride’s father home on the Rockefeller Pocantico Hills domain The ceremony featured a large check from John D Rockefeller to the bride The Rockefeller bought Dunmonts King villa for 15000 and gave it to the couple rent free as their future home
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J. D. Rockefeller
Mabel Hemmingway
C. V. Hemmingway
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Potantico Hills
Walter Vanderbilt
New York Herald
Rockefeller Domain
Googoo Club Formed in Houston to Back Antifart Law
A Houston dispatch reports the city council’s antifart ordinance spurred the formation of a Googoo club. President G. R. Schmidt leads the group aimed at promoting the law and shielding members from strict enforcement, with members wearing blue goggles as a badge.
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Texas
Houston
Tex
Houston Dispatch
G. R. Schmidt
Medical Education In Philippines Plan Seeks Thousands of Doctors
The Medical Record says the Philippines should educate 2000 to 3000 native physicians and sanitarians over the next twenty years to meet medical and sanitary needs. It notes a unique chance to establish an ideal university with affiliated professional schools and anticipates strong student interest.
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Philippines
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