Franklin union No 4 fined for contempt of court by judge
In Chicago on December 12 a cor porate union Franklin union No 4 press feeders was fined one thousand dollars for contempt of court. Judge Jesse Holdom ruled the union, as a corporation, violated an injunction against interfering with the business of ten printing firms and set a precedent as the first such corporate fine on a labor union. No immediate appeal was filed.
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Chicago
Franklin Union No
Jesse Holdom
Chicago Typothetae
Holdom
Franklin Union
Fatal Mistake After Old Operation Claims Doctor
Dr I B Washburn of Renssalaer Indiana dies in Valparaiso after a second operation reveals a rusty steel forcep left in his side from a two year old procedure. The forceps near the liver caused death per his son a fellow physician. Washburn served in the Civil War and chaired the 1872 Indiana legislature.
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Washburn
Renssalaer
Hammond, Ind
I. B. Washburn
Ind
Valparaiso
Loring
Indiana
Kankakee Valley Medical Association
Bowser Notebook Reveals Hidden Notes On Wife
Mrs Bowser discovered her husband kept a notebook not a diary but a list of facts and figures. The entries show he tracked coal use and suggested lines for speeches and a possible play plot. The incident turns on a coat hanger reveal of the washtub of notes.
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C. B. Lewis
Bowser Memoranda On Domestic Retrenchment and Conflict
A dated list of accusatory notes from Mrs Bowser’s husband recipes for financial quarrels over gas bills, luxury, and household misfortunes. He cites exaggerated expenses, pipe bursts, and cat damage to press her into economy while she counters with her own claims and defenses.
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Green
Republicans to Meet in Chicago for 1904 Convention
The Republican national committee chose Chicago Coliseum to host the June 21, 1904 convention after bids from Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburg. Chicago offered 75,000, with Pittsburg at 100,000 and St. Louis at 40,000. Committee members include N B Scott, Hanna, Payne, New, and Schneider.
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Chicago
Washington
Hanna
Republican National Committee
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Stewart
N. B. Scott
West Virginia
House
Fort Wayne Interurban Car Birth Two Years Ago
Two years ago today the first interurban electric car reached Fort Wayne, the Indiana making two trips from Huntington on December 12, 1901. The Fort Wayne and Southwestern line planned regular service since those early days. W B McKinley, president of the syndicate, and Mr Nelson will sail for a winter cruise on a Hamburg American steamer visiting Venezuela the West Indies including Cuba and Florida stops.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Huntington
Fortuyne
Southwestern
Ing
W. B. McKinley
Nelson
Venezuela
West India Islands
Cuba
Florida
Boy's Life Saved From Membranous Croup
Winchester Indiana citizen W. Lynch reports his son suffered a severe membranous croup attack. After one dose of Foley's Honey and Tar the boy improved, and Lynch credits the remedy with saving his life. Refuse substitutes. Dreier & Bro.
Not a Woman to Trust for Downtown Trips
A fragment recounts a man railing at Mrs. Bowser over alleged losses and misdeeds. He vows denial and evasive blame shifting, citing petty costs and a list of quarrelsome grievances. The scene ends with a courtroom fallout as he confronts her in the sitting room.
Concordia College Celebrates 30 Years of Prof Grull
Faculty and students of Concordia college marked the thirtieth anniversary of Prof August Grull's joining the institution with a dinner at Prof Crull's home. Heads of German languages and literature praised his long career guiding two generations of pupils in Lutheran education.
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Concordia College
August Grull
Crull
Lutheran Synod
Concordia
Custodian leads court action against loafing at courthouse
James A. Bley faced police court on loitering and fined five dollars with sentence suspended. Custodian Scherer arrested him after two women alleged insults by Bley and a crowd. The crusade extends to remove loafing from hallways and to arrest women of ill repute, with immediate removal to headquarters.
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James A. Bley
Scherer
Court House
Bley
Corricors
Botanic Blood Balm Advertises Free Trial Cure
An advertisement for Botanic Blood Balm touts cures for blood poison eczema ulcers and carbuncles with testimonials from Robert Ward of Maxeys Georgia and Geo A Williams of Roxbury. It claims to heal skin sores and improve health and offers a free sample and medical advice by letter. Sold in Fort Wayne Indiana via Barke and Nussbaum.
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Robert Ward
Maxeys
Geo. A. Williams
Roxbury
Botanic
Atlanta
Fort Wayne
Ind
Barke & Nussbaum
Calhoun St
Express
Northern Indiana Notables and Franchises Highlight Local News
Solomon F. Nelson of Bluffton dies. John Heimér of DeKalb County passes away in Corunna. Hikhart council grants 30 year extension to gas light and coke franchise. Paul A. Croxton elected to succeed late W. G. Croxton as Angola Steuben County Bank president. A 11 year old Geneva boy injured during hunting accident. Indiana Odd Fellows leader to speak at January 12 dedication in Fort Wayne.
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Solomon F. Nelson
Bluffton
John Heimér
DeKalb County
Corunna
Hikhart City Council
Hikhart Gas, Light and ‘Coke ‘Company
Paul A. Croxton
W. G. Croxton
Steuben County Bank
Angola
Ellis Pontius
Geneva
Lex
Graid Jaster
Indiana Odd Fellows
Dedic¢A
W Johnson
Fort Wayne
Indiana notices and obituaries from Osceola to Warsaw
A fragmentary news page reports a self inflicted death in Osceola with a farewell note. Indiana State Grange officers elected in Warsaw. Mrs. Michael Stevely injured by a gun accident while hog butchering near Monroe. Kosciusko circuit judge pro tem Edgar Raymond named during illness of Judge Biggs. Do Shaeckford, surveyor for the Anrola and Goshen line, dies near Pleasant Lake after illness and a prior cold while promoting the line. he leaves a wife and three daughters.
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Osceola
Elkhart
Baker
Indiana State Grange
Warsaw
Aaron A. Jones
South Bend
G. W. Sandon
Aurora
Arch Stinson
Rochester
A. F. Spray
Frankfort
Hiram S&s. Biggs
Kosciusko Circuit Court
Edgar Raymond
Do. A. Shaeckford
Anrola
Goshen
Pleasant Lake
Angela
Butler
Two Indictments Against Ellison
Rollin Ellison, former owner of the Lagrange and Topeka banks, was arrested on two indictments by the Lagrange circuit court grand jury. He is charged with receiving deposits after knowing the banks were insolvent. Bonds of 2000 each were posted with his sister and two sureties for his next court appearance.
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Lagrange
Ind
Rollin Ellison
Topeka
Sutton
Ellison
Alice Ellison
Co. L. Ballou
L. M. Rowe
Dr King’s New Discovery Proven To Curb Lung Ailments
Fresh testimony from Benterville Virginia by T J McFarland reports three years of bronchitis cured by Dr King’s New Discovery. The remedy is claimed to cure consumption coughs colds lung and throat troubles pneumonia and grip. Dreier & Bro druggists guarantee it with trial bottles free and regular sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
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Dr. King
T. J. McFarland
Benterville
Dreier & Bro
Pennville Holds A Jubilef In Jay County
Pennville Indiana celebrates as track layers for the Chicago Bluffton and Cincinnati line arrive. The first sixteen miles of the railroad reach Pennville and a public celebration follows despite poor weather.
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Sentinel
Bluffton
Ind
Pennville
Jay County
Cincinnati
Woman Endures Three Years of Pain in Decatur
Mrs. H. Newson of Decatur Ali recounts three years of unbearable pain from indigestion and stomach bowel trouble. She believed death was near as doctors and remedies failed to help. The account reflects a medical hardship story from the era.
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H. Newson
Decatur
Ali
Quiet Title Action in Allen Circuit Court Indiana
Notice is given to numerous non-resident defendants in Allen County to appear by February 6, 1904, and answer or demur to a complaint in an action to quiet title to real estate. The case is John W. Ludwig versus David Millinger et al in the November term 1903. Attest: W A Johnson, Clerk. James F. Graham, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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State of Indiana
Allen County
John W. Ludwig
David Millinger
Allen
Millinger
David Mellinger
Mary Mellinger
Mary Mellnger
Henry Ridenour
Elizabeth Ridenour
Henry J. Ridenour
Ridenour
Henry J.ridenour
Elizabeth M. Smith
Royal S. Smith
Jacob C. Bowser
Delila Bowser
Thomas Pritchard
Pritchard
John P. Rezgner
Rezner
John P. Rezner
Sarah McCrory
Samuel McCrory
Andrew Yahne
Indiana
World’s greatest lung specialist claims home cure for consumption
Dr Charlee Zimerman of Fort Wayne announces a universal home treatment that allegedly cures consumption in all patients with enough vitality. He says hundreds deemed hopeless by other physicians have been saved and that cured patients urge widespread use across the United States and Europe.
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Charlee Zimerman
Fort Wayne
United States
Europe
Don
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Mrs. B
Opi
Mrs. Bowser
Braneous Croup
Prof August Crull
Bond
W. A. Johnson
James F. Graham
Plaintiff
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