Drop The Fight And Forego Library Gift In Kokomo
Kokomo will not receive the public library donated by the late David Friday. The estate heirs sued to nullify the deed claiming Friday concealed mental illness and staged his death in Berlin. A guardian had managed his affairs, then Friday was deemed cured before confirming the gift. The city council in a special session chose to abandon further legal contest.
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Kokomo
David Friday
Friday
Berlin
Germany
Sunday School Unites Four Baptist Groups in Indiana
TERRE HAUTE Oct 31 The Indiana Baptist convention is functioning as four bodies the Sunday School association missions and Baptist Young People union along with the church convention A proposed new constitution aims to merge these interests into a single state organization The Sunday school group reports 1119 more pupils this year Rev S H Huffman urged pastors to preach Sunday school sermons the first Sundays of December and January Official counts show 511 state Baptist churches 462 with Sunday schools 6818 officers and teachers 89504 pupils and total expenses 15038
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Terre Haute
Baptist Convention
Sunday School Association
The
Missions
Baptist Young People’s Union
Church Convention
S. H. Huffman
State Sunday School Association
N. M. McGuire
Anderson
A. R. Stark
Shelbyville
Ex congressman Lamb taunts self in joke on Hunter
In Indianapolis John E. Lamb of Terre Haute notes he was mistaken for Rev. R V Hunter once on a train. Mrs Lamb asked how Hunter looked and Lamb described him. Hunter greeted him, saying he's been taken for him many times. Other brief notices report several deaths and local incidents across Indiana from Oct 31 including Morgan, Thompson, Shepherd, Hopkins.
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Indianapolis
John E. Lamb
Terre Haute
Mr. Lamb
R. V. Hunter
Rusuville
David&. Morgan
Wabash
David Thompson
Wabash County
Methodist Church
Indiana
Portland
Thomas S. Shepherd
Evansville
Frank Hopkins
Steamboat Hull
Wasash
Mary A. Pool
Roanoke
Isaac Gephart
Fire Ravages Property Leaving Two Families Homeless
Drepp and widowed Susan Frante suffer total loss of their homes while Elmer Graves loses a barn and its contents as a forest fire feeds on entangled cut timber. Estimated losses reach $25,000.
Miners Strike Over Coal Screen at Cabell & Co Mines
Four hundred miners walked out at Cabell and Company mines in Washington on October 31 over a screen that allegedly did not pay for nut coal. Operators refuse to concede and the strikers vow not to return until the screen is changed, with indications that other nearby mines may be affected.
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Washington
Cabel & Co
John Grant to Return to Prison Garb Soon
John Grant, 28, recently released from the state prison, is to be returned to prison garb this week after stealing women’s clothing valued at about 200 dollars. He was arrested, confessed, and labeled himself a natural born thief, but he would not divulge his residence.
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Muncix
John Grant
Board of Trade director suspended for bucket shop methods
Chicago Board of Trade directors suspend J. R. Willard for three years on allegations of bucket shop practices. Obituaries note Rev. Dr. William Channing Langdon 64 at Providence Elias Morgan 63 at New London Frederick Leib at Louisville Benjamin H. Hargrove 85 at Pana. Fire in Monon roundhouse city Chicago causes 15000 loss. two locomotives narrowly escape. Bamberger Bloom & Co liabilities 1250000. assets unlikely to exceed 25 percent. George O’Brien jailed in San Francisco for forging a check. Emmons Burr, president of Stevens Point Commercial Bank, arrested for fraud. Rio correspondent notes British troops through Para to Venezuela. Lizzie Gunlach Belleville joins Salvation Army. Mrs. Alexander Bremer opens campaign HQ in Delancey St New York. Colonel John S. Mosby recovering from appendicitis in Warrenton Pa. A K R U wage revision on Great Northern faces Hill with potential strike.
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Chicago Board of Trade
J. R. Willard
Providence
R.I
William Channing Langdon
New London
Bamberger, Bloom & Co
Louisville
George O'Brien
Martin O’brien
San Francisco
Emmons Burr
Stevens Point
Wis
New York Herald
Rio
Brazil
Para
Venezuela
Lizzie Gunlach
Belleville
Ill
Salvation Army
Hill
Cleveland Telegram Deters New York Prominent Rally
Albany October 31 Senator Hill headlined the Democratic mass meeting but the night’s feature was a telegram from President Cleveland to Representative Tracey offering cordial congratulations on the state platform. The message praised the leading questions before the nation and wished success for the state ticket. Over 3000 attendees cheered the telegram as Hill received booming applause and delivered the evening’s remarks.
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Albany
Hill
Cleveland
Tracey
Twain
Senator Hill
Fire destroys eight buildings in Miller’s Fallis business district
Fire started in a Main street livery swept across the street destroying two sides of the block in Miller’s Fallis Massachusetts. Eight buildings including a large hotel were burned. The fire department was overwhelmed and aid came from Greenfield and Northampton. Total loss about 50000 dollars with insurance not yet known.
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Miller's Fallis
Mass
Greenfield
Northampton
Financial markets and Chicago grain quotes from Oct 31
New York on call rate 2 1 4 percent and mercantile paper 4 544 percent. Sterling steady. bankers' bills at 4 84 940 489 for demand and 4 87 34 448 for sixty days. Bonds steady with varied yields. Chicago Board of Trade quotes show wheat at 58 3 4 to 68 3 4 cents, corn from 29 1 2 to 27 3 4 cents, oats near 18 3 4 cents, and park figures around 80 5 to 90 2 4. Produce prices list butter, eggs, poultry, potatoes, apples, honey, cranberries. Chicago live stock: hogs $2.00 to 5.55, cattle $4.85 to 5.30 for choice steers, with multiple other class ranges.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
United States
Pacific
Chicago
Cuicano
Board of Trade
Cape Cod
Chiscanco
Union
Hoga
Texas
DE Eal
Bravery and Flunkeyism in Nineteenth Century Observations
A compact critique of hero worship and social pretensions sparked by a New York notice about the Duke of Marlborough. The author dismisses crusading bravado while lampooning performative courage, then shifts to a West Coast note about winter cycling with an ice skate modification. The piece ends with a social commentary on modern shopping habits and consumer pampering.
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New York
Duke of Marborough
Miss Vanderbilt
England
Duke
Vanderbilt
West
Lake Michigan
Hudson
Disgusted highwaymen deny western train raid gains
A gang of highwaymen in Costa, I T, held up a train but secured only 85 cents and, disgusted by the failure and risk of capture, returned the money to the safe. The piece mocks banditry and suggests the robbers will migrate or seek honest work if such returns continue.
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Httle
Costa, I. T
Cremation in New York Sparks Bargain Driven Debate
An early 20th century look at New York crematories notes prices for adults and children, urn costs and storage options. It describes brass and white metal urn designs, varied post-cremation practices, and a tendency for relatives to relocate ashes. The piece contrasts past household loyalty with current curbside bargain hunting shaping the trade.
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New York
Europe
Hat making and fur quality across the ages
The article explains hat production techniques from manual to mechanical, notes the origin of the fez from Fezzana in the Sahara, and compares fur sources from English rabbit to northern climates. It covers historic figures like Charles VII and details winter fur quality and processing methods.
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Fezzana
Sahara
Germany
Charles VII
Rouen
Russia
Sweden
Norway
Dominion of
Canada
Siberia
Quotations on Virtue and Thought From Classic Authors
A compact collection of quoted maxims from Milnes Balzac Milton Sterne Johnson Beecher Shakspeare Colton Landor Addison Maturin and Everett. Witty reflections on virtue effort eloquence and the nature of thought. The selections contrast moral effort with idle erudition and boastful speech across literary figures.
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Milnes
t—I‘arrar
Diverse Scientific Notions From The Era
Danish naturalists in Greenland bring lobsters from 1300 fathoms depth while noting pollen attracts insects. French peas in Glasgow tested for copper sulfate. British government bans home use. Andree’s balloon plans for polar travel promise multi passenger capability with long provisions. Pictet reports sulphurous carbonic disinfectant fumes kill germs rapidly.
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Greenland
Glasgow
M. Andree
North Pole
British Medical Association
London
Pictet
And Get Buncoed Once More
A dialogue follows about the bill from a patient to a doctor with a cynical tone. The patient asks for advice on back trouble and the physician hints at future visits. A property valuation line mentions Washington and a monetary figure of $22,810.
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Buncoed
Mr. Kneer
Washington
Not Safe To Die Rich In San Francisco Claims
San Francisco earns its reputation as a city of claims where wealthy deceased men often leave unsettled estates. Heirs and claimants, sometimes many, hire lawyers to pursue disputed riches, with cases like Blythe and others dragging on for years. Mexican land grant claims also flourish, though often fail.
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San Francisco
City of
Blythe
Wales
France
Sallie Hinckley
Bowery
New York
la Belle
Paris
Sio Pico
California
Mexico
Parcel for me ends in blank note Sold!
A rustic Barlin man delivers a sealed packet marked 25 in notes, only to find it contains writing paper and a label reading Sold. Separately, Anton Gulden of Trenton New Jersey suffers severe blood poisoning from wearing shoes heated by a bootblack and kerosene treatment.
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Barlin
Anton Gulden
Trenton
N. J
Gulden
Eagle Was a Scrapper in Coastal Maine
E. Leary of South Harpswell Maine faced a dramatic encounter with an eagle while in a dory. After shooting the bird, the eagle clamped a talon on his right arm and griped his left with its beak, launching a fierce winged attack. Leary freed himself by biting the bird's neck, leaving his arms badly lacerated but the man safe.
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E. Leary
South Harpswell
Leary
The Only One She Could Play Irate Father Speech
An irate father complains that despite paying for music lessons his daughter does not improve. Professor Van Note Ze blames the instrument and confirms the piano in his shop has a crank.
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van Note
San Francisco unveils Emporium store plans
City announces a huge new department store called the Emporium to be built in San Francisco claiming space surpassing the Bon Marche in Paris by 6,000 feet. It will include cycling school barber shop bank and candy factory among its departments.
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San Francisco
The
Emporium
Paris
Revival of Olympic Games At Athens Next Summer
The revival of the Olympic games at Athens next summer appears promising with the ancient Stadium and amphitheater being rebuilt in marble. About 4,000 guests from around the world have been invited as preparations proceed and the Tromus-Post urges subscriptions.
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Athens
Armphitheater
Corns Financial School and Coin Ur to Date
W H Harvey promotes Corns Financial School and its continuation Coin Ur to Date as affordable, illustrated texts for voters and readers. The works offer histories, practical money lessons, and endorsements, with editions in paper and cloth priced from 25 cents to $1.00. Times-Post Fort Wayne invites orders on receipt of price.
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Financia School
W. H. Harvey
Corn’s Financial School
Corn
Chicago
United States
Times-Post
Fort Wayne
W. H Harvey
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