Local residents attend events and visits around Huntingburg
Notices describe Frank Riehl and Miss Emma Hackmann visiting St. Meinrad on the Fourth of July. Hubert Quanteé new actin appears in town and Rev Father Moss of Cannelton passes through en route to St. Anthony. Families from Jasper, Louisville, Cincinnati, and Fairbault visit or move, with Peter Mueller and Sons bringing 2000 bushels of new wheat and praising its quality.
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Frank Riehl
Emma Hackmann
St. Meinrad
Father Moss
Cannelton
St. Anthony
Peter Mueller & Sons
Oere
Olinger seeks liquor license in Ferdinand Indiana
Mathias Olinger resident of Ferdinand applies to Dubois County authorities at the next August term in 1907 for license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart for one year at room 20 by 20 feet on the ground floor of a two story frame building fronting Ohio Street with authorization to sell luncheon and confection in conjunction with liquor sales under Indiana liquor licensing act.
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Ferdinand
Board of Commissioners
Dubois County
Indiana
Ohio Street
Ferdinand Township
State of
Mathias Olinger
Clubbing List for Subscriptions to Louisville Papers
Subscription offer outlines one dollar remittance for a year of multiple papers including the Louisville Herald and Louisville Courier Journal. Describes pricing, cash with order, and applies to both old and new subscribers with claims of value and availability.
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Louisville Herald
Louisville Courier Journal
Beanie
Five Year Sentence Proclaimed in San Quentin Case
Hugo E. Schmitz received a five year term in San Quentin for extortion amid a courtroom uproar as Judge Dunne warned attorneys. The crowd cheered the sentence and Schmitz declared intent to run for mayor, while Sheriff O Neil defended not suppressing the disturbance.
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San Francisco
Cal
Hugene E. Schmitz
San Quentin
California
Schmitz
Dunne
William Metson
Dinan
Jerry Dinan
O’neil
Bomb Explodes at Magnate John Condon Home
An explosion damaged the home of race track magnate John Condon in Chicago on July 9. A seven foot hole opened in the building and several windows were shattered, with costly art damaged. No injuries were reported and no witnesses nearby saw the attacker.
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John Condon
Chicago
Western Jockey Club
American Turf Association
Heat Fueled Wall Street RM Aims at Workers
A heat crazed workman on a Wall Street building attacked colleagues with a hatchet fatally injuring one and wounding two. A mob then overwhelmed him, narrowly sparing his life. Other brief items note two girls drowned in Lake Redwood and Kentucky militia heat casualties at an exposition drill.
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Amuck
New York
Wall Street
Norfolk
Kentucky
Tornado Rips Louisville Killing Coffin Finisher
A deadly Louisville tornado blasted the city with 60 to 68 mph winds for 19 minutes, killing Frank Lehman, a coffin finisher, injuring several residents, and causing extensive property damage across multiple blocks. Buildings were unroofed, trees felled, and street traffic disrupted.
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Louisville
Weather Bureau
Frank Lehman
Nation Casket Co
Lillie Edwarda Lyons
Charles Lyons
Duncan
D. Cohen
Moses Cohen
D. Bernstein
National Casket Co
Pleventh
Magazine Streets
Frank Lehmann
Lehmann
H. Wedekind & Co
Seventh Street
Market
Wathen
Twenty-sixth
Broadway
Seelbach
Hast Walnut
Moses
Bernstein
Guthrie Street
Collapse of two structures devastates Indianapolis wholesale district
In Indianapolis on July 8 the Brunswick Balke Collender Co building collapsed, dragging part of the adjacent Stewart Drug Co house. Fire followed, burning for hours. losses cited include $100000 for Stewart Co, $50000 for Brunswick stock, $20000 for Martha Stewart, $20000 for the Mass estate, and $1000 for William B. Burford Printing. Police chief Metzgar reported a loud explosion and rapid flames as crews fought to control the blaze near Meridian and Maryland streets.
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Indianapolis
South Meridian
Brunswick- Balke-Collender Co
Daniel Stewart Drug Co
Stewart Co
John N. Carey
Albert F. Richt
Brunswick Balke-Collender Co
Martha A. Stewart
Henry G. Mass
William B. Burford Printing Co
Metzgar
Brunswick-Bake-Collender
Stewart
Tuina
Bals
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co
Meridian
Maryland Streets
Richt
Winterroad
Lynchings and raid threats spark tense nationwide items
A report from Temple Texas details a farmer Lee Roe killing his mother over alleged family insults and fleeing as posses scour the countryside. Separate dispatches describe a Mississippi shooting where one bullet killed three blacks near Hattiesburg and a Pa. case in West Newton where Elizabeth Medsgar and her family fear a lynching after an assault.
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Temple
Tex
Eileen
Here
Lee Roe
Roe
Pittsburg
Elizabeth Medsgar
West Newton
Ghat Miners President Shot During Mont Lake Riot
Len Reynolds president of the miners union was fatally shot by labor agent W. H. Bellows at Mont Lake, 18 miles from Chattanooga. Bullish unrest followed, as three nonunion workers were brought to Mont Lake to work for Mont Lake Mining Co, raising fears of further trouble.
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Ghat
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mont Lake
Len Reynolds
Miners’ Union
W. H. Bellows
Mont Lake Mining Co
Rhyme Verses and Wit Cover Daily Life and Jokes
A collage of humorous verse notes and quips from a newspaper page. It includes rhyming observations on inventions and everyday items, village gibe lines on wages and ambition, street humor, and light verse about manners, aging, and social quirks.
Photographic boom shocks the nation with cameras everywhere
Thirty years ago a camera was rare and users lugged traps and wet plate tents. Last year the United States alone made 900 000 cameras as the industry rose to a reported 20 million dollar scale, driven by the simple thrill of a bulb and button.
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United States
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New Orleans
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Wm. Gossman
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Ida and
Anna Kluehaer
Brett
Peter Jacob
Robert
Cincinnati
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Leo Roth
Frank Dittmer
Philip Schweizer
Pittsburg Pa
Ferdinand and St. Meinrad
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Albert Rheinacker
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Magnate
Redwood Falls
Minn
Sible Hughes
Echo
Margaret Yackel
Lake Redwood
Mothersone San Dead
Workman
Babe
Ind
Loasia
Cat
Suisun
Charles L. Campbell
Suisun Valley
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Penoscot Bay
Ruth E. Comnock
Brookaville
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Sandy Point
William D. Wague
South Brooksville
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Castine
Fond du Lac
Wis
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Rogersville
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London
House of Commons
Alfred Allison
Staffordshire
Valdosta
Atlantic Coast Line
Blue Springs
Jones
George Everett
Monster
Hattiesburg
Miss
Jas. Cannon
Robinson
Dublin
Dublin Castle
Order of St. Patrick
Keyport
N. J
Christopher Horandt
Paterson
Asbury Park
J. A. Sondermann
Ferdinand Electric Light Co
J. C. Goldbach
Gustav Weerter
Asdruble Thacker
Icemans Monthly
New York Sun
Indianapolis Star
Wages
Smith
Browning's Magazine
Saratoga
Washington Star
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