Bold thieves strike Indiana statehouse in bold theft wave
Indianapolis police face a rash of thefts at the statehouse with property valued at 25 dollars in one day including door hinges faucets copper railing aluminum numbers and a go cart from Gov Hanly’s office. Over 100 dollars of goods have vanished this week and authorities consider offering a reward for the culprits.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Police Department
Statehouse
Hanly
Organized Gang of Horse Thieves Busted in Indiana
Marshal William Price of Rushville arrested Ambrose Hecker of Lewisburg Ohio after a farm theft at Thomas Downey’s. Hecker, a confessed member of an Ohio daylight gang, implicated Clyde Armstrong age 20 and named other gang members. Hecker supplied locations of stolen horses across Indiana and Ohio.
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Rushville
Ind
William Price
Indiana
Ohio
Thomas Downey
Marshal Price
Ambrose Hecker
Lewisburg
Hecker
Dayton
Clyde Armstrong
Downey Place
Armstrong
Tulioining
Gan
Wreck on Indianapolis Traction injures inspector
UGLY GASH Indianapolis state oil inspector Sid Conger suffered a severe head wound and a sprained arm when an inbound Greenasburg line car derailed after brakes failed at Prospect street. Twenty five passengers aboard escaped serious harm while Greensburg motorman John Tower aided victims.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sid Conger
Greenasburg
Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Co
John Tower
Greensburg
Prospect Street
Denger
William Bassett
Shelbyville
Theodore Eck
Prosecutor Hooton Loses Graft Case Assistant
Duncan declines to accept assignment for the graft case citing engagement to defend Thos. J. Rackley, former general manager and second vice president of the Athens engine works, affecting the Eliott MR proceedings in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John 3S. Duncan
Eliott
Hooton
Grove
Thos. J. Rackley
Athis Engine Works
Fatal Fire Tragedy In Monee And Muncte Incidents
In Monee, Mrs. Edward Rea, 54, poured kerosene on a coal fire leading to an explosion that killed her and ignited the house. she crawled to a hydrant but could not operate water. In Muncte, Edward Calvert, an 11 year city mail carrier, swallowed carbolic acid after losing his job and was found dead by his wife.
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Monee
Ind
Edward Rea
Muncte
Edward Calvert
Will Organize a Bank in Newcastle
Newcastle, Ind. Charles Fremort Payne and Enoch Bouslog plan to organize the Farmers' National Bank with a capitalization of one hundred thousand dollars.
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Newcastle
Ind
Charles Fremort Payne
Enoch Bouslog
Farmers’ National Bank
Young spendthrift forgery suspect jailed in Muncie
Muncie Indiana 24 year old Harlkey Schreeves recently married confessed to forging checks on the Merchants National Bank of Muncie taking 245 dollars with Frank Miller liveryman name. He then tried to obtain 206 more via a second Miller check before fleeing in a carriage and was captured by Gus Braun in a large auto.
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Muncie
Ind
Harlkey Schreeves
Merchants’ National Bank
Frank Miller
Schreeves
Miller
Gus Braun
Braun
Whisky Dumped Into Deer Creek in Delphi Raid
Sheriff and deputies seized liquor from a blind tiger raid in Ockley Township. Judge Wason ordered destruction, sending 720 bottles to the Hamilton street bridge over Deer creek where each bottle was broken and emptied into the stream.
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Deer Creek
Delphi
Ind
Ockley
Tafs County
Pullen
Wason
Hamilton Street
Monster gas well manhandles derrick near Oakland City
Pure Oil Co drilled a huge gas well near Oakland City in Princeton County to 1180 feet. Upon striking gas the drill rose violently and the derrick was nearly demolished by the high pressure. capting the well proved impossible at the time.
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Princeton
Ind
Pure Oil Co
Oakland City
Family narrowly escapes cremation in Indiana house fire
Knightstown Indiana Charles Davis his wife and their child barely escaped a fire that destroyed an eight room cottage after an overheated 28 stove sparked the blaze. The flames reached the family bedside before they awoke forcing a rapid flee in night clothes.
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Knightstown
Ind
Charles Davis
Bluffien Woman Found Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter
In Bluffien Ind Mrs Ella Lapointe was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and Judge Sturgis sentenced her to two to twenty-one years in prison. The crime followed jealousy over Mrs Besancon and her relationship with Howard Johnson. The shooting occurred Sunday evening July 28 1907.
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Bluffien
Ind
Ella Lapointe
Sturgis
Besancon
Howard Johnson
Lapointe
Old Merchant Cooper Dies in Indianapolis
Indianapolis wholesale merchant William D. Cooper died at his daughter's home after several weeks of illness. Born in Henry County in 1823, he had long been a resident of the city.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Wiliam D. Cooper
Indianapoli
Henry County
Indiana
Vaughan Threatens Self Over $106,000 Suit
Richmond Indiana John D Vaughan defendant in a breach of promise suit for 106000 dollars pursued by Mrs Susan J Smith told the circuit court he would cut his throat before giving the woman a cent.
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Richmond
Ind
John D. Vaughan
Susan J. Smith
Fate of a Fireman in Fort Wayne Tragedy
Fireman Charles Winkelmeyer from the Fifth Ward died when his engine toppled him during a run. He was killed instantly and left a widow with three children. The report notes other local cases including a slander suit by Mabel Irene Lowe versus John G. Mannen and a drowning tragedy in Lawrenceburg involving Grover Spurgeon and John Spur.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Charles Winkelmeyer
Fifth Ward
Sven Postman
Greenfield
Mabel Irene Lowe
Sarah Altice Lowe
Hancock
John G. Mannen
Testing White Lead Quality for Painting Costs
Public guidance on choosing painting materials highlights testing White Lead with a blowpipe and charcoal to ensure purity. It advises buying pigment and oil separately, having the painter mix fresh, and warns against adulterated leads. National Lead Company offers a free blowpipe test kit and the Dutch Boy Painter booklet.
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National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York City
Forgotten Romance Fragment Sparks Laughing Memory
An old fragment recalls a moonlit confession between Jane and John. The line ends with a humorous jab about Johns nose swelling and a mysterious bite, capturing a playful memory from years past.
Discipline Above All Near Settat Morocco
A French Foreign Legion soldier is struck by a Moorish bullet in a fierce engagement near Settat. As he lies severely hurt the corporal declares death, the wounded man insists he is alive and asks for lint before being carried to a doctor amid gunfire.
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Settat
Morocco
French Foreign Legion
Contentment and the inward outlook in work life
A dialogue contrasts opinion on hiring a young man seen as capable but joking. The crusty boss fears the hire will mock him and leave him behind, while a genial partner argues harmlessness. The piece then opines that contentment comes from reconciling with one's lot and an inner superiority to surroundings.
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McLean
Coffee Eyes and the Cure of Eye Strain by Postum
A Oswego Montana woman describes gradual eye weakness and vivid light images from coffee. She quits coffee, uses Postum Food Coffee, and after three months reports no eye pain or weakness, linking the cure to the switch and noting her nursing baby stays healthy. A friend also tries Postum to relieve dyspepsia and headaches.
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Oswego
Mont
Postum
Sunny San Bernardino Patient Credits Dean's Kidney Pills
Lionel M Heath of 158 Eighth Street San Bernardino says he suffered fifteen years with back pains frequent urine urges dropsy rheumatic aches and kidney trouble. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he was cured five years ago and now repeats his public endorsement. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Sunny
San Bernardino
Lionel M. Heath
Eighth Street
Dean
Boz. Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Made Good Youngster Proves Trustworthy in Temptation
An elderly man on a Charlottesville Virginia train asks a little colored boy if he is faithful to his studies goes to Sunday school and prays. He offers five cents for apples and the boy affirms his honesty. The exchange underscores a moral message from Success magazine.
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Charlottesville
Yassuh
Yaasuh
Success Magazine
Cure at City Mission From Soap to Resolvent
A city mission treated a young woman in dire condition with scabies paresis rheumatism and extensive sores. After seven weeks of care a Cuticura soap Resolvent and ointment regimen led to rapid recovery and the woman regained strength and looked for work. Laura Jane Bates, 85 Fifth Ave New York March 11 1907.
Concerning the Old Man Learns Lesson Danger
A man discovers that a boy’s schoolwork mishaps reveal that even small study gains can backfire, showing how little knowledge can be risky for both student and guardian.
A Gardening Nation in Sweden Promotes School Gardens
In Sweden a yearly gift to each pupil includes trees or shrubs to be planted at home. Parishes grant land for school gardens by law. Many horticultural societies employ gardeners to offer free instruction on fruit and vegetable culture, expanding the nation’s natural resources.
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Sweden
Castoria Assurance Restates Safe Use for Infants
The notice emphasizes checking every bottle of Castoria for safety and the La Altair branding in use for over 30 years. It asserts the product as the trusted remedy once known as the kind you have always bought for infants and children.
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la Altair
After-Dinner Exchange Sparks Spelling Hint
An after-dinner speaker proclaims an age of steel while the chairman asks reporters to spell the final word for clarity. The exchange reflects formal newsroom etiquette and emphasis on precise language.
It Cures While You Walk Health Ad Card
Short fragment promotes a cure sold by draggists at 280 price. It touts daily effort and self improvement with advice to do best each day and refresh with belief in better effort tomorrow. Contains names and period language.
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Drm
le Rey
Prisoner Buys Clippings Rather Than Meals in Jail
A jailed man known for shady deals lived on ten dollars monthly while behind bars. He revealed he subscribed to two press clipping bureaus to follow public opinion, rather than spending on meals or cigars, explaining his desire to hear what everyone says about him.
Rockefeller Cure for digestive ills touted by Caledonian doctor
A Battle Creek specialist offers a simple three ingredient mix named the Rockefeller Cure to restore digestion and lessen nervousness after meals. The formula combines Cardiol essence, Pepsin essence, and ginger syrup with instructions to take one or two teaspoonfuls after meals.
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Battle Creek
Boy on Clergymen Essay Delights New York Dinner
Bishop Potter read a Cooperstown schoolboy essay on Clergymen at an ecclesiastical dinner in New York. The piece jokes about three kinds of clergymen bishops rectors and curates and ends with a humorous note on a curate becoming a rector and preacher.
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Potter
New York
Cooperstown
Critic Quips on Poets Muses and Bacchus
A dialogue records a friend praising a poet for devoting his life to the muses while a critic counters that Bacchus is mistaken for one of them. The exchange blends literary reverie with humor.
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Bacchus
Perfumery and Soaps Wholesale Offers
Advertising copy offers high grade perfume extracts and toilet soaps to consumers at wholesale prices. Mentions various bottle sizes and scents, premium Monaco goods, and a mail order sale. Lists Mone Co., 483 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NC as the supplier.
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Monaco
St. Cat
Exports Grow Fastest in Cars and Carriages
Over the last year the country's export growth led in the stems connecting transport, with cars carriages and automobiles driving the surge.
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