Bundles of dynamite and switches found at four Maria Hill businesses
In Maria Hill Indiana the front entrances of four businesses including a general store blacksmith shop post office and a doctor's office were found with dynamite and bundles of switches left by suspected Kentucky night riders. Spencer county sheriff and local merchants oversee guards as farmers plan tobacco planting despite threats.
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Evansville
Ind
Mariah Hill
Spencer County
Kentucky Night Riders
Fred Wayne
Joseph Jellig
Indicted local officials face probes over alleged improper funds
President of the county board Tadinusvolis signed a 2500 appropriation request to hire special counsel for county prosecutions. Creger timmeldf sits under indictment for accepting 2860 from Atlas Engine Co salesmen. Former auditor J ark reportedly issued a 795 dollar check to county attorney Ruckelshaus to cover a retirement deficit.
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Tadinusvolis
Tom Meteresor
Board of County Commissioners
Atheluds
Erarcig Abe
Creger Timmeldf
Atlas Engine Co
Wras Jark
John Ruckels
Flinn Faces Large Fines and Murder Charge
Terre Haute Indiana report says Green Flinn a balloonkeeper was arrested without a warrant from Somerset on local option law violation. Special Officer Wallin states a murder charge is also preferred for killing a man months ago. More than 800 in fines is charged against him.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Green Plinn
Somerset
Cmeer
AL Wallin
Flinn
Amano
Dines
Indiana operators to join 12 members at Toledo convention
Indiana Coal Operators announce 12 participants will attend a Toledo joint convention to discuss rehabilitating the interstate agreement. President Kol eer says Indiana will back a three state agreement without THinnis.
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Terradiante
Ind
Kol Eer
Indiana Coal Generators’ Association
Indiana
Toledo
Indiana Democratic contest for congress features Menzies effort
Major G V Menzies from Mt Vernon dispatches lieutenants to contest Maver foin W. bothne for the congressional nomination. Atai Menzies backs Henry Kister of Princeton and seeks to unite counties against Vanderbrre in a late stage campaign.
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Feramsville
Ind
G. V. Menzies
Mt Vernon
Leutenants
Maver Foin W. Bothne
Congress
Atai Menzies
Henry Kister
Princeton
Vanderbrre
Man Pleads Guilty in Murder Case
Grover Blake admitted killing his measher with a hacumer to obtain Sfarebut dust and was sentenced to life in the penitentiary. The judge showed little change of countenance as the sentence was pronounced.
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Anderson
Imi
Grover Blake
Drowned in a Well and Other Indiana Tragedies
Jeffersonville reports the drowning of a child Tandy Rut torff found in an old cistern after hours of effort. Laporte records Mrs. Quin cy Cram’s suicide by carbolic acid following a vow to end her life. Petersburg notes 16 year old Herbert Valandingham’s accidental duck hunting death. Evansville reports Capt Isadore Esslinger, 75, Civil War veteran and former revenue collector, dies suddenly.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
M. Ruttorff
Charlestown
Tandy
Laporte
Lnd
Quincy Cram
Esslinger
Evansville
Isadore Essieger
Prosecutor Seeks Guarded Grand Jury After Intimidation Claims
Indiana press reports the prosecutor charging witnesses are intimidated and secrecy breached as the grand jury investigates former County Auditor Cyrus J. Clark. He notes a $795.0% payment by County Attorney Ruckelshaus while investigation proceeds and says jurors asked commissioners to withhold reports until the jury rules.
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Indiana
Olis. Ind
Cyrus J. Clark
Ruckelshaus
Hoden
Clark
Grand Jury
Witnesszer
Young Guan Fisher Seeks Los Angeles Family Aid
Guan Fisher, about 26, approached City Marshal Toliver asking for help locating his parents in Los Angeles. He claims amnesia for three days and years of travel in a semi conscious state, mentioning a past in Los Angeles and kissing his mother goodbye on starting school there. An East City pickup led to his tentative identification by a farmer who recalls Fisher's joy upon awakening.
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Mee Mernon
Und
Henrys Fisher
Toliver
Los Angeles
Cal
Fisher
Befus
Lons Auzgcles
Goodha
Lie
Skeleton of Worth Merritt Found in California Desert
Skeleton identified as Worth Merritt, once a prominent Indianapolis businessman, found in the Imperial desert near San Diego by Robert McCann after Merritt disappeared from his ranch nearly two years ago. Clothing remnants and a watch helped confirm identity.
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Worth Merritt
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapoli
California
Robert McCann
Merritt
San Diego
MicCann
Acroto
Custiat Ot Merritt
Husbands Sue For Divorce In Evansville Scandal
Mrs Flora Hall Lawrence faces divorce suits from two men in Vanderburgh circuit court. Husband No 1 Wilfred Lawrence filed in Petersburg seeking dissolution. Husband No 2 Waldo Hall, once told she was widowed, seeks to annul the alleged marriage and confirm the split.
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Evansville
Ind
Flora Hall Lawrence
Wilfred Lawrence
Petersburg
Waldo Hall
Lawrence
Med Sult
Vanderburg
Three Dwellings Burned in Haughville Fire
An incendiary fire destroyed three dwellings in the Haughville area of Indianapolis Indiana and threatened adjoining districts. Occupants jumped from windows seeking safety. no one was seriously hurt as the boarding house residents escaped in panic.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Haughville
West End
Cant Be American Wabash Man Seeks Naturalization
Lam Howe a wealthy Chinese immigrant in Wabash Indiana applied for naturalization after ten years in America. He married an American and abandoned Chinese customs. His petition was continued by the Department of Commerce and Labor because he is Mongolian.
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Ind
Lam Howe
America
Department of Commerce and Labor
Body of Edward W. Maher Recovered in White River
In Anderson Indiana the body of Edward W. Maher aged 45 was pulled from White River. The corpse showed evidence of violence and authorities believe he fell from a bridge or took his own life.
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Anderson
Ind
White River
Edward W. Maher
Maher
Childs accident and chloroform memory tale from Indiana
A Princeton boy Wilfred Palmer, three, fell on a sharp stick piercing the left throat area and was saved by a holler. In Indianapolis J B Hoffmeyer says chloroform made him holler which deterred looting as he woke hollering and felt the anesthetic effects.
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Princeton
Ind
Wilfred Palmer
Indianapolis
J. B. Hoffmeyer
Kidney Trouble Story From Duncannon Woman
Mrs H Mutzabaugh of Duncannon Pennsylvania describes severe spring illness with kidney pain and sediment in urine. After taking Deans Kidney Pills she used eight boxes and regained perfect health. Sold by all dealers Fifty cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Foster-Mlburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Professor And Son Explain Rain In Rural Talk
A college professor and his son walk with an old farmer after a wet season. The professor phrases it as abnormal precipitation, while the son clarifies in a more colloquial tone that they have been having a devil of a lot of rain. The exchange appears as a humorous regional vignette from Harper's Weekly.
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Harper’s Weekly
Hand Mixed Paint Declared Most Scientific By Painter
An advocate argues that hand mixed paint is superior and more scientific than factory blends. He asserts true white lead and linseed oil are used, with National Lead Company paste already 7 percent oil. A free tester offer is extended by National Lead Company.
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National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York
N. Y
Rural tale dialogue about illness and a lazy husband
A woman asks if her husband caught chills and fever in a cabin scene. The other woman driving a spring wagon says no, noting he would not exert himself and instead let the illness overtake him.
Castoria Safety Reminder for Parents and Caregivers
Important guidance urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria to ensure a safe and reliable remedy for infants and children, highlighting vigilance in choosing trusted products.
Hew Arrivals in Canada Near 300000 in 1907
The article notes nearly sixty thousand Americans moved to Canada in 1906 with another similar surge in prior years. It cites favorable climate crops land and cheap terms including 160 acres free, plus good social conditions. Winnipeg and Edmonton are likened to Chicago and Omaha, with agriculture schools and livestock trade linked to U.S. markets.
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United States
Canada
Winnipeg
Chicago
Edmonton
Omaha
Calgary
Geography aversion in Philadelphia pupil ends with marriage tale
A Philadelphia schoolteacher seeks parents to aid a pupil who dislikes geography. The child replies that her mother and aunt marry instead of teaching geography, and she herself will not marry to learn the lesson. The item ends with a proverb and mentions a laxative tea.
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Philadelphia
Rosie
Well-informed readers prefer reliable laxatives for lasting health
Appeal emphasizes that Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is one of many effective laxatives. It claims the product cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or needing dosage increases. It notes physician approval and urges purchase of genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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