Indiana Woman Sacrificed Life in Home Blaze
Amanda E. Mendenhall died in a Marion, Indiana fire that destroyed her home as seven children and her husband escaped in night clothes. Theodore, age 6, perished with his mother. the husband rescued six other children after breaking a window and hurling them outside. The blaze began with a kerosene explosion.
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Marion
Ind
Amanda E. Mendenhall
Harvey Mendenhall
Theodore
Mendanhall
Scandalmongers drive Huntington farmer to suicide
Huntington Ind Martin Ulrich 55 a noted county farmer and German Baptist church member wrote a farewell note and shot himself at his farm after remorse over gossip linking his name to a woman. He was found by his wife in the barn. He leaves a widow and four young children.
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Huntington
Ind
Martin Ulrich
German Baptist Church
Ulrich
Ulrih
Nude dance accusation and gunfire in South Bend
Lucy Bennett, 17, says Jerome Lillian forced her from bed and shot at her with blank cartridges to force a nude dance. Her face may be disfigured. she is in county jail care as Lillian fled the city.
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South Bend
Ind
Lucy Bennett
Jerome Lillian
Lillian
Slayer Identified in Indiana Sheriff Killing Case
South Bona Indiana police identify Patrick Sullivan, former Toledo, Ohio resident, as the man seen with Frank Webb in Winamac near the night of Sheriff Oglesby’s death. Appellate court rules insurance fraud involves criminal act by agent. White City Amusement Co. receiver appointed after mortgage default. First snowstorm hits Wabash and frost damages vegetation in northern Indiana. late fall hope fades.
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South Bona
Ind
F. M. Butcher
Pennsylvania
Oglesby
Winamac
Patrick Sullivan
Toledo
Frank Webb
Safa
South Bend Brewing Association
Indianapolis
Wabash
Italiana
Soldier Luke Diges Found Dead in Lawrenceburg Home
Luke Diges, 64, Civil War veteran, was found dead at his Lawrenceburg residence by his daughter. The room smelled of carbolic acid and his mouth showed burns, suggesting death by his own hand. Two others were injured in a dynamite explosion at Wolcottville near Kendallville, injuring Howard Roy and a clerk, with damage and crush injuries reported.
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Qld
Lawrenceburg
Luke Diges
Kendallvile
Ind
Wolcotvile
Here
Howard Roy
Sanandy
Charlen ‘Orelt
Widow Mary Swisher Oglesby Loses Three Relatives To Murder
Mary Swisher Oglesby, widow of Charles I. Oglesby, recounts a series of killings in Pulaski county. Her uncle James Swisher, her father, and her husband were all slain by gunfire linked to Patrick Shea, a suspect described as a Mason.
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Winmamac
Ind
Yeggman
Patrick Shear
Charles i. Oglesby
Pulaski County
Mary Swisher Oglesby
Mary Swisher
Medaryville
James Swisher
John Peters
Madaryville
William H. Barkalow
David Barnhill
Daniel Swisher
Barnhill
Shea
Oglesby
Assault in CAS Lagansnort Tells of Society Girl Discovery
Miss Grace Marvin a society girl is found unconscious in a cab after an alleged roadhouse crime. Colored driver Claiburn Lewis is jailed as physicians declare the assault. Barry Cardigan pursued and fired as the cab sped away. police found the cab hours later.
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Lagansnort
Ind
Grace Marvin
Claiburn Lewis
Barry Cardigan
Cardigan
Lewis
William Marvin
Veterans Reunited At New Albany Indiana
The 38th Indiana Regimental association held its 17th annual reunion in New Albany Indiana with morning sessions renewing friendships and recalling the Civil War era from 1861 to 1865. Capt Charles Van Dusen presided over afternoon business and officer elections for the coming year. In Seymour Oscar S Brooke receiver for the People's State Bank of Brownstown filed suits against two sets of retirees on bonds from 1903 and 1905, aiming to prove Burrell’s defalcation occurred in 1906 and 1907 when he held no bond.
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Will Institute
Sulu
Brownstown
Ind
Oscar
Brooke
People’s State Bank
Hugh A. Burrell
New Albany
38Th
Indiana Regimental Association
Charles van Dusen
Seymour
Oscar S. Brooke
People’s State Bank of
Flugh A. Burrell
Burrell
Despondency Fatal for Indiana Glass Worker
Ferman Bertiaux, 61, a longtime window glass blower in Muncie, died by his own hand after years of injury and despondency following the loss of an eye. He drank acid at Eaton ending a struggle to continue in his trade.
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Muncie
Ind
Ferman Bertiaux
Eaton
Drowning of Burnett Black At New Albany Skiff Fishing
In New Albany Indiana Burnett Black son of Frank Black aged years fell from a skiff while fishing and drowned in front of a crowd of onlookers. In Richmond Indiana Bernard Green is jailed after alleged confession to attempting to assault a three year old white child daughter of Charles Harris Green a negro is said to have confessed.
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New Albany
Ind
Burnett Black
Frank Black
Tie
Richmond
Bernard Green
Chas. Harris
Green
Warsaw to Become Dry Town After City Council Zoning
Warsaw Indiana faces a dry era as the city council adopts an ordinance declaring the entire center of the city a residence district. Saloons in the business section will be prohibited, signaling the move toward a complete prohibition on alcohol sales.
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Warsaw
Ind
May Block Merger May Block Merger Indianapolis
Seth M Richcrook banker of Indianapolis holds $77 000 in stocks and notes tied to Jefferson Life Insurance Co and Ohio State Life. He may block their proposed consolidation.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jefferson Life Insurance Co
Ohio State Life
Seth M. Richcrook
Junk Shop Fire Damages Wabash Warehouse
A fire nearly gutted the Simon Cook Junk Co in Wabash Indiana causing about 7000 dollars in damage to the warehouse and its contents. Firemen fought the blaze but losses included a substantial amount of inventory.
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Wabash
Ind
Simon Cook Junk Co
Dnaur
Which Suitor Won the Lady in Life’s Puzzle
A lady ponders two remaining suitors in youth and age. Hillly offers protection but risks dull dependence. Jack promises companionship yet threatens responsibility. She ultimately marries one of them, choosing between control and partnership.
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Jong
Jack
Shaw Admits No Home Yet Calls London Address Center
George Bernard Shaw, critic, dramatist and novelist, says he has no real home. He notes an Adelphia Terrace address as his, Fitzroy Square as official residence, and that any place with a bed and writing table suits him. At a Socialist conference he quipped about having seven bananas for dinner.
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George Bernard Shaw
Adelphia Terrace
London
Fitzroy Square
Mr. Shaw
Mourning fashions through the centuries
An undertaker notes that mourning customs have evolved and may fade next century. The piece traces seventeenth century widows in black bed curtains and mourning bands on lingerie, Italian nobles using ebony cutlery, and eighteenth century graycloth replacing black before fading away.
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Italy
The Swan Song and a Zoo Story
Dr William J Long notes the nature take can be harmful and recalls a zoo incident where a boy used a brick to threaten a swan in order to hear it sing. A keeper confronted the boy who insisted on listening to the swans singing despite the danger.
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William J. Long
Flere
Miscommunication and Cold Shoulder in Quiet Exchange
A woman reflects on dating Tom noting his intelligence and lack of communication. A friend questions Tom’s value as she reveals she still shares her troubles with him through nonverbal signals and unclear intentions.
The Cure for Worry by Thought Transference Theory
George Havrvey argues in the North American Review that worry can be avoided by adopting belief in thought transference and by focusing on personal action. He claims concerns are imaginary, urges self sufficiency, and condemns praying to shield from life’s trials as inefficient.
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Heaven
Hell
George Havrvey
The
North American Review
Rare 1580 Wolfenbuttel Bible Tale of a Fool Not Master
A printer’s quarrel in 1580 Germany led to a changed Genesis line from Herr to narr meaning fool. The wife allegedly altered the type, the printer was arrested, the wife died in prison for blasphemy, and all copies were ordered destroyed except one in the Wolfenbüttel Library.
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Wolfenbuttel
Hesse
Germany
Wollenhuttel Ubrary
The Confederate Colonel and Southern Manners
The piece praises the southern colonel as a man of good manners who treats others with respect while asserting his own rights. It notes the deferential, unselfish conduct in conversations with Spaniards and others, contrasting refined etiquette with business methods.
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New England
Baltimore
The Peaceful Suburbs Feud Escalates with Circus Mount
A city visitor recalls a suburb skirmish where chickens, a tomcat, a bulldog, and a car mount from a wandering circus entangled in a cycle of retaliation. The tale ends with an elephant looming as a possible final act in the feud.
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Scott
Caramount
Sympathetic Hearts Reflect on Rising Living Costs
A woman laments rising living costs and the diamond price surge while her husband struggles to buy a promised necklace this year. A companion notes how hard it is for poor people to live, addressing Roy in a sympathetic exchange.
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Roy
Best Corset Cover For The Stout Woman
Guidance on choosing a low bust corset cover for stout figures with small busts. Describes no shoulder loops or bows, bias cuts, back seam, and adjustable tapes to fit varying waists. Notes options to remove lace edges and re-sew straps for a flat shoulder line. Also mentions matching glove-fitting skirt purchases.
Remedies For Skin Care And Digestive Health
The text promotes tomato and cucumber applications to improve skin tone, bleaching and controlling freckles, with advice on facial rubbing and a red vaseline eyebrow treatment. It also urges a diet of regular meals, open-air exercise, ample water, and breathing exercises as a dyspepsia remedy, plus suggestions to use almond oil and peppermint perfume to counter cold cream irritation.
Lace Fichu Kimono A Popular Fall Fashion Item
The lace fichu draped over a kimono is described as a long fall piece that falls over the shoulders and arms and is cinched at the waist with a girdle. Ends reach near the skirt ham and the trend pairs matching color accents with white bodices or waists.
Marking Handkerchiefs by Initials and Eyelets in Fashion
The article discusses practical methods to mark handkerchiefs to avoid mixups during washing. Suggestions include using full names, initials, or an email stamp. or a corner eyelet system for family members. It notes a single girl boards alone marks with a large X. It then shifts to fashion colors and fabrics featuring mineral tones like malachite azurite rhodonite and zoisite, highlighting their use in gowns and toilettes.
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Museum of Natural History
Colors of Autumn Street Gowns Fashion Update
Dark shades of blue brown green and red dominate late autumn and winter street costumes in various fabrics. Velvets silks and suitable trimmings follow the color trend with plumage or sewers. buyers should consider economy and await further fashion decrees before adjusting wardrobes.
Practical time saver dress design for women and girls
The New Idea praises one piece tub dresses with skirt and waist joined, belt matching trimming, and no hooks or eyes or safety pins. It claims neater appearance and greater comfort, especially helpful to mothers and college girls seeking convenience.
Vogue of False Braid Shapes Headgear Style
The article notes a fashion trend using a thick plait of false hair to secure hats. It predicts the look will soon accompany hats, likening it to the once popular bunches of false curtis.
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Lilian
Bourbon Station
King Tom Sloan
Penargon Mcndenhall
White City Amusement Co
Indiannapolia
Central Trust Wo
Cas
Booneville
American Society of Equiry
Gurley Taylor
Shaw
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