Town paper clash over trolley crash editorials
A Bloomingdale resident, David Brown, was knocked under a trolley, suffering head wounds. doctors treated lacerations while claims of drunkenness surface amid a feud between journals The Journal and the Post over coverage and alleged political insinuations, with broader remarks about taxes and public figures surrounding the incident.
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David Brown
Bloomingdale
Journal
W. F. Schrader
Brown
Post
Time to Stop Monkey Work in Fort Wayre Tax Case
The Fort Wayre taxpayers are urged to act after the Post documented repeated omissions in taxing a street railway monopoly. Officials ignored false tax reports and failure to tax franchise and capital stock, despite court records and statutes. Citizens can seek mandamus to compel the omitted property to appear on the tax duplicate.
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Elf
Post
Corporation Sheet
Fisher
Journal
Electric Lighting
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Kentucky Society
Fort Wayrie
Indiana
Board of Review
Eugene Field's Last Story Published Posthumously
In 1884 Eugene Field revised The Werewolf eight times over nine years until his death in November. The unpublished manuscript was found among his effects and given by Mrs Field to the Ladies Home Journal editor for publication in the next issue illustrated by Howard Pyle. The piece reflects Field's final revision and posthumous release.
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Eugene Field
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