Indiana town shocked by dynamite threats at four shops
In Maria Hill Spencer county Indiana four business fronts were found with sticks of dynamite and bundles of switches placed at doors. Local Kentuckians or sympathizers are blamed. Postmaster Joseph Fisher and Sheriff state authorities guard the area while farmers plan tobacco planting amid threats. Merchants urge calm and caution.
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Evansville
Ind
Mariah Hill
Spencer County
Kentucky Night Riders
Fred Wagner
Joseph Jellig
Witness Intimidation Alleged in Grand Jury Secrecy Case
Indianapolis reports say prosecutors claim witnesses were intimidated and grand jury meetings were kept secret. The disclosure followed a citation of a $795.05 check by County Attorney Ruckelshaus during ongoing audits of Cyrus J. Clark. Jury members asked commissioners to halt further investigative reports.
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Indianapolis
Fid
Cyrus J. Clark
Ruchelshaus
Hooton
Ruckelshaus
Clark
Indicted Officials Probe Spurs in Todianapolis
In Todianapolis Indiana John McGregor president of the board of county commissioners signed a 2500 request to hire special counsel for graft case prosecutions. Metre goy is also indicted for taking a 3800 bribe from Atlas Engine Co salesmen. Cyrus Mark ex county auditor gave a 795 check to county attorney Ruckelshaus to settle an unsettled amount. Clark will audit with experts and may apply the check to cover any deficit.
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Todianapolis
Ind
John McGregor
Board of County Commissioners
Metregoy
Atlas Engine Co
Cyrus ¥. Mark
John Ruckelshaus
Clark
Terre Haute Saloonkeeper Faces $10,000 in Fines
Terre Haute Indiana saloonkeeper Creema Flinn arrested on a Somerset Kentucky warrant charging violation of the local option law. Special Officer J A Wallin supplied requisition papers and says a murder charge will be preferred for a killing earlier this year. More than 10,000 in fines is charged against him.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Creema Flinn
Somerset
J. A. Wallin
Flinn
Indiana Operators To Attend Toledo Convention
Terra Hattie Ind has President Kol sem of the Indiana Coal Operators association says twelve Indiana operators will attend the Toledo joint convention to discuss rehabilitating the interstate agreement in the central competitive field. He notes Indiana operators are willing to sign a three state agreement excluding Illinois.
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Indiana
Terra Hattie
Ind
Kolsem
Indiana Coal Operators’ Association
Toledo
Evansville Politician Contests Democratic Nomination for Congress
Maj. G V Menzies from Mt Vernon sends lieutenants into Vanderburg County to oppose Mayor John W Botkne for the Democratic nomination. He backs Henry Kister of Princeton, aiming to unite out counties against Vanderburg.
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Vanderburg
Evansville
Ind
G. V. Menzies
Mt Vernon
John W. Botkne
Maj. Menzies
Henry Kister
Princeton
Indiana Boy Wins Henry James Ten Lyck Prize Speaking
Maxwell Oswald Parry of Indianapolis won the annual junior exhibition for the Henry James Ten Lyck prize for speaking in Hew Haven Connecticut. His subject was Walt Whitman.
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Indiana
Hew Haven
Henry James Tenlyck
Maxwell Oswald Parry
Indianapola
Walt Whitsaan
Kissed Mother in Los Angeles? Amnesiac Seeks Family Aid
Henry Fisher, about 26, told Mt. Vernon Indiana city marshal Toliver he remembers nothing for 12 years. He awoke near town after being found by a farmer and says his last memory is kissing his mother goodbye in Los Angeles before he disappeared. He seeks help to locate his parents and return home.
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Mt. Vernon
Ind
Henry Fisher
Toliver
Los Angeles
Cal
Fisher
Fsher
Goodby
Skeleton of Worth Merritt Found in California Sands
Indianapolis businessman Worth Merritt, missing for two years, has been identified by Robert McCann from clothing remnants and his watch after the skeleton was found in the sands of the imperial desert near San Diego California.
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Worth Merritt
Indianapolis
Ind
Imperial Desert
California
Robert McCann
Merritt
San Diego
McCann
Husbands Sue For Divorce In Evansville Case
Mrs Flora Hall Lawrence faces divorce suits from two men in Vanderburgh County after a reunion with her husband and a second marriage she allegedly claimed was to a dead man. Wilfred Lawrence sues first in Petersburg. Waldo Hall sues second in Vanderburg circuit court to annul the marriage.
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Evansville
Ind
Flora Hall- Lawrence
Wilfred Lawrence
Petersburg
Waldo Hall
Lawrence
Vanderburg
Three Dwellings Burned In Indianapolis Fire
An incendiary blaze in the Haughville area of Indianapolis destroyed three dwellings and threatened the west and north districts. Foreign boarding house occupants panicked and jumped from windows, but no serious injuries were reported.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Uf Haughville
Monolian naturalization bid canceled in Wabash
Lam Hong of Wabash Indiana a wealthy Chinese immigrant who married an American and abandoned Chinese customs applied for naturalization papers. The request was canceled by order of the department of commerce and labor because he is a Mongolian.
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Lam Hong
America
Department of Commerce and Labor
Fisherman’s Hookunearths Death in White River
In Anderson Indiana the body of Edward W. Maher 43 was pulled to the surface after a fisherman tugged his line. The M.D. reports show injuries suggesting violence or possible suicide with Maher presumed to have fallen from a ledge.
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Anderson
Ind
White River
Edward W. Maher
Maher
Nervy Youngster Palmer Injured by Sharp Object
Princeton Indiana lad Wilfred Palmer aged 2 sustained a throat wound after falling on a sharp stick about the size of a lead pencil. The stick penetrated the left side of his throat and passed under the tongue into the roof of the mouth. He removed the implement himself.
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Princeton
Ind
Wilfred Palmer
Holler Saves Home After Chloroform Incident
Indianapolis man J B Hoffmeyer woke from chloroform with hollering and police called as his home was spared from looters. He described waking to feel the sensations associated with chloroform.
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Tnndianapolis
Ind
J.B. Hoffmeyer
Helms
Barnard Wins in Spectacular Indiana Primary Contest
In Shelbyville Indiana Judge Willam O Barnard of Newcastle a noted Republican leader won the party nomination for Congress after a dramatic contest that produced 384 ballots at the close of the vote.
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Barnard
Shelbyville
Ind
Judge Willam
Newcastle
Indiana
Congress
Kidney trouble told vividly by a sufferer
Mrs H Mutzabaugh of Duncannon Pennsylvania describes spring illness with smothering spells heat flashes and kidney pain she found relief with Dean's Kidney Pills after using eight boxes restoring her health the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Weather Talk Sparks Hunterton Inquiry
A college professor walking with his son encounters an old farmer after a very wet season. The professor tries a refined phrase to discuss rain while the son translates in plain vernacular, noting the governor means a lot of rain. Harper's Weekly.
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Harper’s Weekly
Hand mixed paint proves scientific and pure
A painter defends hand prepared paint as the most scientific option, noting it uses genuine white lead and pure linseed oil and is mixed on site. National Lead Company offers free testers and details by mail. A rustic joke about a husband with disease and a plug for Castoria and eye salve follow, finishing with a quip about a money driven marriage.
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National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York
N. Y
New Arrivals in Canada Near 300000 in 1807
A Canadian immigration feature praises settlers moving north from the United States. It cites low land prices and government land grants as magnets, likening Winnipeg and Edmonton to Chicago and Omaha. The piece notes farming benefits, schools, markets, and social conditions, ending with a tobacco-like ad and a aphorism.
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United States
Canada
Winnipeg
Chicago
Edmonton
Omaha
Calgary
Public School Lesson Turns Into Marriage Lesson
A Philadelphia pupil resists geography as family lore ties a woman’s life to marriage. The teacher learns the child’s mother and aunt both married, while Rosie’s mother says she cannot teach geography because she married. The child’s reply ties geography to marriage with a sharp family echo. Garfield Tea promotes a laxative.
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Philadelphia
Rosie
Truth and Quality Syrup of Figs Elixir of Senna Claim Benefits
Truth and Quality extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued laxative. It emphasizes cleansing gentle action, no debilitating after effects, natural results, and physician approval. Urges purchase only from the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Gale
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