Evansville Interurban Crash Claims One Life
A collision between a passenger car and an express car on the Evansville & Mount Vernon Interurban line at Ford's Station left one dead and seven injured. Motorman Delvan Grown is missing and sought by police. Brown, the other motorman, is blamed for disobeying orders and fleeing after the crash.
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Evansville
Ind
Mt. Vernon
Ford’s Station
J. Niederhurst
Delvan Grown
Judge Wood
State Railroad Commission
Brown
Ford
Tie
Converted Garret couple wed at watch meeting
In Garret Indiana a 28 year old machinist George H Roseman married Lena Wade 17 daughter of John Wade during the last hour of the old year and the first hour of the new year after attending the watch service at the Methodist church. The couple asked the pastor to perform the ceremony after midnight.
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Garret
Ind
George H. Roseman
Lena
John Wade
Mr. Roseman
Rosenman
Private Valet Demory of Commodore Perry Dies at 82
Winchester Indiana William H Demery private valet to Commodore Perry and famed local figure died in county infirmary. Son of a former slave who escaped from Guilford North Carolina in 1827 he ran away to New York at 14 later steward at Astor and Broadway hotels and joined Perrys Japan expedition aboard the Washington steamship he owned two farms and studied at Oberlin married Martha K Scriggins daughter of his mother’s former master.
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Winchester
Ind
William H. Demory
Commodore Perry
Ele
Caie
Guilford
N. C
Demory
New York
Astor
Broadway
Japan
Demery
Washington
America
Oberlin College
Martha K. Scriggins
Street car strike widens across Indiana towns
Marion faces charter loss threat if 75 car men do not join Anderson and Muncie strikers. One crew on a city line refused to work as police guarded early cars. National union officers pressuring workers. strike breakers held by Union Traction Co. In Muncie, troops calm unrest as cars run with minor incidents. An escaped man sustains only a scalp wound on a St Louis line. Indiana National Guard prepared to move to Muncie if needed with companies from Winchester, Kokomo, Greenfield and Lebanon.
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Marion, Jtnd
Marion
Anderson and Muncie
Amalgamated Association of
Fred Faye
National Executive Board
Union Traction Co
Muncie
Ind
W. J. McKee
Tndianapolis
Indiana National Guard
Winchester
Kokomo
Greenfield
Lebanon
Gov. Hianly
Anderson
Indiana Union Traction Lines
Locked in a Refrigerator Car in Terre Haute
Ironworker Charles Kramer of Pittsburg hid in a locked refrigerator car for 80 hours in the rail yard until a small boy heard his cries for help. He faced possible death from nervous prostration before rescue.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Charles Kramer
Pittsburg
Powell Probes Nitro-Glycerin Theft Report Near Hartford City
Indianapolis governor Hunly directs Quartermaster Gen. Powell to probe a report that strike sympathizers in Muncie obtained about 200 quarts of nitroglycerin from the Dupont Powder Co. plant near Hartford City. The claim remains unproven.
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Powell
Indianapolis
Ind
Hunly
Quartermaster Gen. Powell
Muncie
Dupont Powder Co
Hartford City
Dispatcher Resigns Amid Sudden Railroad Staff Shakeup
Evansville Indiana Daniel H Hillman general freight agent resigns after receiving unexpected orders to discharge several employees of the Evansville Terre Haute and Chicago Eastern Illinois railroads outlining the abrupt personnel cutback in the freight department.
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Evansville
Ind
Evansville & Terre Haute
Daniel H. Hillman
Beveridge Accepts Lincoln League Speech in Wabash
Senator Albert J Beveridge wired his acceptance to speak as the principal orator at the Indiana Lincoln League state convention to be held in Wabash February 13 and 22.
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Beveridge
Wabash
Ind
Albert J. Bevaridge
Indiana Lincoln League
Thaw's Second Trial Begins in New York
The second trial of Harry K. Thaw for the Stanford White murder opened before Justice Victor J. Dowling. Nine jurors were selected, with challenges possible later. Thaw entered with a subdued demeanor, contrasted with his earlier defiant image, as spectators gathered and the court proceeded.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Victor J. Dowling
Crminal
Supreme Court
Charles E. Gremmels
John BR. Hatchett
George E. Morewood
Floyd S. Sanford
James Ff. Conway
William ,K. Brower
Arthur R. Naething
Maurice Bouvier
George W. Cary
Gremmel
George Lauder Carnegie
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Josiah Thaw
Carnegie
Fovelyn Thaw
William Thaw
Pittsburg
Justice Dowling
Stanford
Franher
Cain
Skiff Overturns Near Kickapoo Drowning Nine Men
A skiff carrying nine Kansas Natural Gas Co. workers overturned near Kickapoo, Kansas, with seven drowned. William Sharp and Frank Logan were rescued by Ernest Schweitzer. The victims include Frank HN 84, Ralph Hill 12, Chas Baker 42, John Baker 22, Elmer Hundley and Grover Hundley with unknown ages, and an unnamed Swede. Most victims were Kickapoo residents. They had been constructing a pipeline under the river and were rowing to the Kansas side when the accident occurred.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Kickapoo
Kas
William Sharp
Frank Logan
Ernest Schweitzer
Frank HN
Ralph Hill
Waterboy
Chas, Baker
John Baker
Elmer Hundley
Grover Hundley
Hundleys
Kansas Natural Gas Co
Missouri
Kansas
Smokers to Face Fines Under New Cafes Ordinance
New York January 7 An ordinance banning women from smoking in cafes and public entertainment places was introduced by Councilman Sullivan at the first board meeting. It refers to a public hearing and sets penalties up to 250 dollars and 60 days imprisonment for proprietors who allow women to smoke. A fifth avenue case prompted the resolution.
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New York
Board of Aldermen
Sullivan
Nio
Physicians of Old and Their Bold Medical Methods
A historical portrait of early rural doctors with limited materia medica and crude tools. It recalls bleeding, calomel, lobelia, and drastic dosing, their self taught care, and the hardy patient outcomes amid few medical colleges and sporadic regulation. The text notes the doctors’ independence, eccentricities, and occasional success despite substandard training.
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Materia Medica
City reforms face spread of urban ills and rambling youth
The piece reflects on Australian cities as heirs to a grand heritage yet battle enduring urban problems. It laments rampant urban drift, youths chasing easy gains, and the drink curse weaving through slums, warning on reforms and moral decay. The Sunday Strand.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Fortune Telling Trade Surges In Hard Times
A woman recounts counting callers to a local fortune teller one forenoon and later visits to the seer. The fortune teller explains that trade increases in hard times as people seek hope and spend their last quarter for a glimpse of luck.
Hats Through History from Marie Antoinette to Mary Stuart
The article surveys extravagant headwear from past eras noting Marie Antoinette white straw hats with wide brims and tall crowns trimmed with field flowers and ribbons, Nell Gwynne’s four foot hats with ostrich plumes, and Mary Stuart’s bonnet famed for grace, contrasting them with modern styles.
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Marie Antoinette
Nel Gwynne
Charles III
England
Nell
Mary Stuart
Scotland
Marie Stuart
Home Remedies for Minor Ill and Afflictions
Practical old time guide listing dental care and simple cures. It covers tartar removal with peroxide and pumice, tooth washing with peroxide water, alum for ulcers, borax mouth rinses, and digestive and throat relief methods. It mentions charcoal for breath, egg white poultice for throat congestion, lemon juice cautions, and steam inhalation for irritated eyes.
Marabou Scarves For Dressy Luncheon Wear
Marabou neck ruffles offer width and price variety with white options ideal for shoulder wear at dressy occasions. For luncheon attire they pair with pale bray gowns and hats trimmed with a mare bou scarf, aimed at women on farms in Norw gating.
Flowered Cretonnes Inspire Quick Fancy Work
Members of a sewing bee praise flowered cretonnes for rapid projects. They craft cretonne slippers bags table covers draperies bureau scarfs and pillow covers using machine sewing and simple trims.
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Dretonne
Fashion for Children in Navy and Tweed Plaids
A four year old girl’s navy frock with a simple plaited skirt, black or red patent leather belt, and decorative collar and cuffs. A ten year old’s green and blue tweed frock with green velvet piping and a suede-like tan belt, plus a creamy lace adorned vest and green velvet throat bow. For early autumn, navy serge with a plaited skirt and Norfolk coat offers a neat costume option.
Satin Blouses Feature Darker Shades with Lace Details
Readable fragment notes satin blouses in darker tones, accented with white lace chemisette and jeweled molding. The snippet hints at fashion details and styling but lacks full context or clear event.
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