Jasper Notes Report Absences Crimes and Court Moves
Isadore Schuhmacher returns home greatly improved after treatment in a city hospital. Two year old John Daggs escapes jail and remains at large with Sheriff Vollmer seeking him. Melchior attends Bainbridge Trelaund teachers institute. Ireland man Samuel Colvin arrested for drunken assault. Sheriff captures Colvin in Pete Sweeney's barn. Jury Commissioner Samuel H Stewart and County Clerk John P Hather select grand and petit jurors. Behrens embezzlement case reset for October 24. Bond issue of seven thousand dollars sold to Farmers and Merchants Bank.
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Melchior
Trelaund
Bainbridge
Boone
Madisag
Sheriff Vollmer
Ireland
Samuel Colvin
Hoffmann
Mike Johnson
France Greene
Mr. Vollmer
Colvin
Pete Sweeney
Samuel H Stewart
John P Hather
Grand Ancietit
Milburn
Prand
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Huntingburg Team Faces College Opponent In Sunday Ball Game
The Sunday game at the Semi nary ball grounds favors the town team with visits from George Messmer of Huntingburg and Jos Messmer of Colorado. Mary Nen hosts, while John Trotter and family plan a Louisville trip. Mrs. George and Mrs. Buxer head to Louisville for recreation. The Huntingburg and College teams meet for a trial game to see who is best.
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Seminary
George Messmer
Huntingburg
Jos. Messmer
Colorado
Mary Nen
Uollege
For Sale A Half Jersey Milch Cow At This Office
For sale a fine half Jersey milch cow and a milker. For further information contact this office.
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Poly
Prussian Polish contrasts inspire a curious French observer
A French traveler, Jnnes Turet, tours Prussia near the Polish frontier and contrasts German and Polish settlements. He admires German infrastructure and cleanliness, while Polish villages appear neglected with dilapidated homes and squalor, reshaping his views on Prussian civilization. The piece also references San Francisco graft cases and Ruef’s use of paper money in bribe schemes.
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Jnnes Turet
Germany
Prussia
Banks puzzled by sudden boom in San Francisco currency demand
San Francisco banks faced an unexplained spike in demand for paper money, contrasting with residents preference for coin. The flow of currency suggests travelers from the Eastern States bring large denominations, prompting banks to collect cash for safekeeping.
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San Francisco
Golden State
Uncle Saim
Pacific Coast
Saturn’s Density and Interior: A 1900s Astronomy Note
The article discusses Saturn as exceptionally light overall, yet with dense cores. It cites Darwin’s figures on rotating bodies, notes low external gravity, and describes heated vapors and volcanic-like activity from internal disturbances observed in 1903. It suggests Saturn is in an earlier planetary stage than Jupiter, with recent surface disturbances.
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Mathemattiei
Saturn
Darwin
Jupiter
Nike
Opium Imports Rise From China Through Early 20th Century
The data show opium imports from China increasing from 6,802,607 pounds in 1905 to 7,215,009 pounds in 1996. Native opium use reportedly rose generally, while morphia imports, under a 200 percent duty, also grew. The overall volume expanded despite the high tariff.
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China
Not All For Decoration Bamboo Curtains Mislead Visitors
An illustrator impressed by a New Orleans street described pale yellow bamboo curtains on a house near the French Market as decorative. A local friend revealed the curtains were drying bamboo from a spaghetti factory, not art studios, prompting amusement.
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New Orleans
Not a Fair Contest Between Twin Boys
The article recounts Johnny and Tommy, nearly identical twins, weighing in at 68 pounds 12 ounces and 64 pounds respectively at a grocery scales contest. The boys argue over fairness as they compare their weights, with playful banter and a claim of the other’s larger size.
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Johnny
Tommy
Poean
Tomy
Continuous Indian Dance by Cheyenne and Arapaho at city park
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribes hold their annual dance in the city park with more than 6,900 Indians encamped. The event lasts day and night over several days and features bucks and squaws, children imitating elders, and ornate feather and bead garments with bells on wrists and ankles.
Courier Journal Supports Ticket in Sale Pitch
A fragment notes support for a political ticket by The Courier Journal. It urges readers to send orders for a combination to the newspaper, contrasting with the weekly Courier Journal price of 1 dollar a year.
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the Courier-Journal
Courier-Journal
Ferdinand's Market Corrected Weekly Price List
COUNTRY PRODUCE items include Butter 18 cents per dozen, Potatoes 60 cents per bushel. MEATS list Bacon sides 10 cents per pound, Shoulders 9 cents, Hens 9 to 10 cents, Cocks 54 to 59 cents. Wool and grease categories, roots like Ging Seng 6 dollars per pound, Yellow Root 1 dollar per pound, May Apple 24 1/2 cents per pound. MILL STUFF cover flour 2 dollars 40 cents per hundredweight, Shorts 1.10 per hundred, Bran 1, Corn Meal 70 cents per bushel, wheat 87 cents, corn 69 to 65 cents, oats 40 to 45 cents, hay 10 to 12 dollars per ton, barley 55, Rye 65 cents, Clover Seed 2 to 7 dollars per 100 pounds. TOBACCO leaf 4 cents per pound.
Thrice-a-Week World promises stronger 1907 edition
The Thrice-a-Week World pledges a better paper in 1907 with foreshadowing of the presidential campaign. It highlights impartial political news, full markets, cartoons, and fiction by standard authors, urging readers to subscribe at one year for 1y and 156 issues.
Clubbing List for News Subscriptions
Remit one dollar to get a year of selected publications for old and new subscribers. Offers include New York World thrice weekly at 0.65, Louisville Courier Journal weekly, Cincinnati Enquirer weekly at 0.55, and McCall's Magazine monthly at 0.55. Subscriptions paid in cash with order.
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New York World
Louisville Courier Journal
Cincinnati Enquirer
McCall’s Magazine
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Henry Haake
Ferdinand
Indiana
Congress
Aix Smontha
Jasper
Isadore Schuhmacher
John Daggs
Vollmer
State of
Charles Behrens
ST. Meinrrd
John Trotter
Louisville
Mike Trette
George
Jacob Buxer
Andrew Wagner
Bretaville, Ind
Terdinza
Tto
Poland
Galen Techno
Amt Dad Pa
Hurer
Watt
Grand Jury
Francis J. Henes
Secret Service
Willis J. Burns
Bass Ruef
Ruef
Callons
Eugene I. Schinitaz
Paloaf Ruef
Boodter
Fillmore Street
Vallejo Street
Burns
Sloseph JF
Kitten’s Foundry and
Vmachine Shop
Satt Mills
Cumberland
Hume
Ind
Courier-Journel
Watterson
Frank Quante & CO
the New York World
Mike Klueh
Frank Schuetz
ST. Meinrad, Ind
B. A. Mosby
Huntingburg, Indiana
Havlck
the Trade Promyty Agp
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