Diverse Global Facts From Flora Enterprise Sentinel's 1905 Roundup
The Flora Enterprise Sentinel reports on Berlin lectures by Prof Von Hansemann linking cancer rise, Holland's 500000 franc hospital gift for crippled children, Paris Church of Coeur Jesus bell by electricity, and seven shepherds driving 14000 sheep 960 miles across Australia. It also covers Columbus era costs, Paderewski fund-raising in San Francisco, Russia’s liquor stores in 1899, wheat export figures for 1905, silk culture promotion, and early 1900s immigrant demographics withJapanese and Chinese populations in the United States and Hawaii.
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Berlin
Prof
von Hansemann
Queen of Holland
Imperial treasurers control Russian revenue and czar’s private gains
Fragmented excerpts discuss imperial treasurers handling Russian funds with the czar directing money to his private account, the lobster fishery using Massachusetts figures, acetylene gas dangers, hog totals in US packing, and presidents’ ages at retirement including Cleveland and Washington.
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Russia
Stranger Photographer narrowly escapes mob violence in Bedford
A nameless traveling photographer visiting Elijah Linthicum's home in Bedford caused a fainting spell in Mrs. Linthicum. The fall ignited a fire that was extinguished by stamping, a crowd formed with assault rumors, and Marshal Hendrickson briefly detained the photographer until Mrs. Linthicum explained no wrongdoing occurred.
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Bedford
Elijah Linthicum
Marshal Hendrickson
Incendiary Fire Ravages Forthofer Barn and Farm
A barn strawstack and outbuildings belonging to Martin Forthofer, one mile south of Sunman, burned with $2,500 loss. A man fled on a mule after being questioned by neighbor Tom Sunman, replying he did not know or care. Local residents cite long-standing incendiary attacks blamed on a persistent youth, contributing to terror within ten miles.
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Batesville
Martin Forthofer
Sunman
Tom Sunman
Forthofer
Lured into Chicken Yard Firearm Attack Near Brownstown
Silas Guthrie a 65 year old farmer was shot and seriously wounded by a stranger at dusk after the man came to buy chickens. Guthrie and his wife were with him when the assailant demanded money and opened fire twice hitting Guthrie in the hip. The wife escaped unharmed as police seek a description and suspect.
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Brownstown
Silas Guthrie
Here
Guthrie
Jury Disagrees in Breach of Promise Suit
After hours of deliberation the Lawrenceburg jury could not agree in Luella J. Bell versus Louis B. Ruhman for 5000 dollars heart balm. Seven jurors opposed the plaintiff throughout, five favored damages from 100 to 5000. The case will be tried again. Bell says the engagement lasted ten years and Ruhman gave only a palmleaf fan and a photograph before marrying a Cincinnati girl.
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Lawrenceburg
Luella J. Bell
Louis B. Ruhlman
Shell
Cincinnati
Death by own action near New Orleans identified
April 21 dispatch reports a death by own action in New Orleans. A man’s effects included photographs and a note asking to notify Miss Lilla Green of 2703 Chase Street, Indianapolis, about the accident. Miss Green identified the deceased as Fred Matthews, a former lineman for Central Union Telephone Co., Indianapolis, who had gone to New Orleans some time prior.
New Albany Residents Claim Census Underestimate
New Albany residents dispute Washington census returns stating the city’s population is several thousand higher than the reported 20,403, a figure only slightly under the 1900 census.
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New Albany
Census Bureau
Washington
Deering Coal Co Plans Indiana Receiving Station
Financial circles report Chicago based Deering Coal Co has acquired several thousand acres of Indiana land and plans a large receiving and distributing station in New York Central Money Indianapolis on April 21.
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Indianapolis
Deering Coal Co
Chicago
Indiana
Man Americans Narrowly Escaped Shotgun Ambush Near Church
Shelbyville resident Geo Wicker, overseeing repairs at the Blue River Christian church, was fired upon from ambush as he walked from his house to the church on April 21. The double barreled shotgun discharged but did not strike him.
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Shelbyville
Geo. Wicker
Blue River Christian Church
Fisherman killed by lightning near Poseyville
Poseyville April 22 Virgil Stallings was struck by lightning while fishing on a steel bridge span over a creek near here. He died instantly and his body was severely mutilated in the tragic incident.
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Poseyville
Virgil Stallings
Conductor Beaten After Ejecting Drunk Men
Richmond on April 22 reports Lewis Knauff a conductor for the Richmond Street Railway and Interurban Co was beaten when he attempted to eject five drunken men from his car in Cambridge City County His condition is said to be doubtful and the attack is under investigation by local authorities
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Richmond
Cambridge City
County
Lewis Knauff
Richmond Street Railway and Interurban Co
Floods Strain Goshen Basements After Heavy Storms
Goshen reports record river levels on Rock Run and the Elkhart River after powerful storms. Many basements flooded as temperatures linger at 29 degrees since the storm event.
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Goshen
Shower of Crabs Hits Hartford City in Rare Weather Event
A drenching rain in Hartford City on April 21 accompanied by salt water crabs. One crab weighing a quarter pound was found in a backyard and is on display in an uptown window. Smaller crabs appeared nearby as a storm at sea is blamed. Lafayette area also suffered a severe hail storm damaging greenhouses with stones as large as chestnuts for 15 minutes.
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Hartford City
Canaries Reed
Lafayette
Lightning's Freak Strikes Boy Near Fort Wayne
Clifford Kaylor nine, son of Peter Kaylor residing east of Fort Wayne, was struck on the left foot by lightning while in a doorway during a thunderstorm. A hole the size of a half dollar appeared in his shoe, a blister formed on his foot, and he fell unconscious. He revived after thirty minutes and returned to school. No other farm evidence of lightning was found.
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Ft. Wayne
Clifford
Peter Kaylor
Thieves at Work in Ireland Town Robbery
Thieves hit the town of Ireland and the Jasper post office and every business house, dynamiting a store safe. Several hundred dollars in cash and valuables were taken, bloodhounds have been sent for, and the burglary is believed to be the work of professionals.
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Jasper
Ireland
Evasion of Cigarette Law in Charlestown
Charlestown on April 20 reports authorities warned of an attempt to sell cigarettes hidden inside cigar wrappers across the state. Smokers say dealers approached them with offers to supply tobacco wrapped coffin nails to customers who will smoke and stay silent.
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Charlestown
Only Dealers Affected by New Anti-Cigarette Law
Indianapolis April 20 Judge Whallon of the police court held that the anti cigarette law prohibits possession by dealers only and does not apply to smokers. Cigarettes are being smoked on the streets here.
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Indianapolis
Whallon
Police Court
Must Be in Writing Fort Wayne acquits money claim
Fort Wayne reports Geo Wells was acquitted of obtaining money under false pretenses due to a change in law requiring deception to be in writing for liability. The April 21 item notes the old law’s phrasing and the new requirement. The rest covers Noblesville music convention, Terre Haute rail yard expansion, Wabash murder verdict, and Indianapolis printing board election.
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Fort Wayne
Geo. Wells
News in Brief for the Week Ending April 26
Bread price trebled in Moscow after a 15,000 baker strike. Chicago & Alton orders six gasoline motor cars for service. Roosevelt to visit Chicago May 17. Russian minister to China M Paul Lessar died in Peking. Daughters of the American Revolution urge Congress to ban polygamy. James H Hyde accused of siphoning $29,000 from Equitable. Two boys drowned in St Joseph river at South Bend. East Side fire in New York destroys $200,000 in property. a firefighter killed. Easter egg rolling on White House grounds. Death tributes to Joseph Jefferson appear in London. Japan protests Soviet cruiser Askold Shanghai flight plans. Severe rain and hail in Oklahoma floods cropland. Edward Floyd hanged in Greensburg for murder during a robbery. Kaiser health fears. cancer suspected. Equitable Life receivership filed in New York. Austrian band leader Carl Konizak killed near Vienna. Bankruptcy filing by L and J Brandt in New York. assets show large deficit. Nashville citizens fund new Vanderbilt building. $33,000 already subscribed. Peace negotiations rumors circulate in St Petersburg naming U.S. as mediator. Illinois alumni seek $2,000,000 state appropriation. Andy Hurana and Michael Menichiella killed on drainage canal trestle near Lockport. Mr and Mrs Herman Pfeil perished in Riley fire. possible murder. Laverne McCrillis and Archie Clark drowned duck hunting at Conneau lake. Bishop dies at Wilmington after stroke.
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Chicago & Alton Railroad
Roosevelt
Chicago
M. Paul Lessar
China
Peking
Daughters of the American Revolution
Congress
James H. Hyde
Equitable
St. Joseph
South Bend
Ind
New York
Washington
White House
Joseph Jefferson
London
Japan
Shanghai
Askold
Oklahoma
Edward Floyd
George Uhring
Greensburg
Equitable Life Assurance Society
J. Wilcox Brown
Maryland
Carl Konizak
Baden
Vienna
Louis Brandt
John Brandt
United States
Friends of
University of Illinois
Andy Hurana
Michael Menichiella
Joliet
Ill
Lockport
Herman Pfeil
Riley
Kan
Laverne McCrillis
Trionville
Archie Clark
Centerville
State Normal School
Edinboro
Conneau Lake
East Carolina
Wilmington
N. C
The Teacher's Foe and the Pink Pills Cure
A former city teacher, Miss Margaret M. James, describes six years of overcrowded work and nervous collapse, then recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits enriched blood, restored sleep, appetite, and stamina, noting others among her colleagues also benefited. Miss James now teaches again from Dayton, Ohio.
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Misa James
None Left to Chloroform Said by Sage of Plunkville
A curiously phrased quip from the Pittebuarg Post mocks a debate about generations and social morals. The exchange features a "sage of Plunkville" and the Pohick 'Josopher arguing against future offspring and rigid gender roles.
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Plunkville
Pohick
Josopher
Pittebuarg Post
Impossible Reform Debate Stirred by Clergy Rhetoric
A Boston Transcript excerpt shows Deacon Jones probing reactions to reform within religious circles. The dialog touches on women's roles and church purposes, framed as a charged exchange about modern change and faith.
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Deacon Jones
Boston Transcript
Nervous School Children and Public Health Views
A fragment from a New York newspaper notes nervousness among schoolchildren linked to mood swings and tics. It cites school board statistics and urges nutrition and medicine, mentioning prices and a critique of educational methods. The piece reflects early 20th century concerns about child behavior and public health.
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Ai Aru
Quack Doctor Promises Cure All Blood and Nerve Ailments
An advertorial snippet touts a Dr Chicago offering a “Pusheck' 's Kuro on Trial” claimed to cure blood and nerve troubles. It mentions weakness headaches liver and kidney problems and invites readers to mail for advice. A quoted line from the Yonkers Statesman mocks automobiles.
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Chicago
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