Indiana Health Board reports drop in 1903 deaths from 1902
Indiana state health board figures show 1903 had fewer deaths than 1902. Total deaths fell from 82,271 in 1902 to 74,009 in 1903, with lower rates in tuberculosis typhoid and diarrheal illnesses and a noted urban rural disparity in death rates.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Bulletins
Indiana
Harry
Nature
Harty
Hurty
Health Board
Fae
Many Gather Wood From the Rivers
Flood waters of the St Marys St Josephs and Maumee rivers send drift wood downriver. People along the Maumee near Harmer street gathered a large pile of wood while two men in a boat faced ice cakes. Lumber, a shed, dog kennel and wagon box also drifted past, with small kegs and boxes common.
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St. Marys St. Joseph’s
Maumee
Harmer Street
St. Joe
Widow Catherine Thorn Dies in Auburn at 83
Prominent Indiana obituaries and local notices report deaths and incidents across Noble, Huntington, Decatur, Roanoke, and surrounding towns. Highlights include Catherine Thorn of Auburn at 83, T. R. Congleton in Decatur, and George Woodward in Decatur, with notes on land tax delinquencies, court house bids, and civic events.
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Catherine Thorn
Auburn
Noble County
Huntington
Roy Ervin
Roanoke
T. R. Congleton
Decatur
Bloomington
Fossil Silurians Found Near Coquimbo Chile
Scientists prize a near perfect Silurian fossil discovered near Coquimbo Chile marking the first known find of such specimens in South America. Additional valuable fossils have been unearthed at the same site, underscoring its significance to science.
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South America
Coquimbo
Chile
Blydenburgh Murder Case Hears Testimony In Iowa Court
Eldora Iowa January testimony in the murder case of E S Blydenburgh focused on Miss Roxhold later Mrs Blydenburgh. Archbold Ohio boarding house keeper Anna Clodhweffer testified Blydenburgh questioned Roxhold about her property and suggested she would make a good match. Blydenburgh later allegedly demanded 128 acres of land or he would leave.
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Eldora
Iowa
E. S. Blydenburgh
Anna Clodhweffer
Archibald
Ohio
Clodhuffer
Archbold
Blydenburgh
Roxhold
Sight Restored by Radium in Philadelphia Lawsuit
Charles H. Sharpe testified he was made totally blind by a trolley fall and regained sight with radium treatment. Doctors had said the optic nerve could not be treated, but Dr. J. L. Borsch brought radium from Paris and applied it to Sharpe’s eye. The suit against the transit company was settled out of court.
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Philadelphia
Charles H. Sharpe
J. L. Borsch
Paris
Sharpe
Borsch
New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
Charles A. Briggs
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Presbyterian Church
Church Club
Briggs
Potter
Episcopal
Church of Rome
Anchorage
Tornado Death Toll Rises in Alabama Relieving Efforts Begin
Birmingham reports thirty eight dead from yesterday's twister with six white victims and about sixty five wounded. Tuscaloosa citizens organize relief while Tuscaloosa Female College pupils serve food at Moundville, aiding injured villagers and destitute families.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tuscaloosa
Moundville
One Minute Cough Cure Claims Rapid cough Relief
An advertisement asserts One Minute Cough Cure clears phlegm and inflammation in a minute by killing the microbe that tickles the mucous membrane. It also claims lung strengthening and pneumonia warding benefits.
Gambling raids yield fines as suspects vanish in court
In two raids, all gamblers failed to appear in police court. Lew Brown and an alias known as GC B Marcher faced fines of 10 dollars plus costs for keeping gambling houses, with 20 dollars each for the proprietors. Other defendants received smaller penalties, and Bert France was fined 10 dollars for breaking quarantine after claims of illness. Frank Miller pleaded guilty to petit larceny and was jailed for sixty days.
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Gorshna
Lew Brown
GC. B. Marcher
Albert Brees
William Dunlap
Charles R. Williamston
B. R. Smith
Frank Johnstton
William Puddy
Lieutenant Lane
Bert France
A. H. Macbeth
Thayer Street
Frank Miller
Helen Fleming
Enoch
Hearst Boomers Exchange Pleasantries With Governor
In a New Willard lobby scene a newspaper correspondent asks the governor about meeting William Randolph Hearst. A bellboy invites the governor to Hearst's apartments, and the governor says he did not send his card to Hearst, then smiles at the notion.
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Hearst Boomers
New Willard
Bell Bey
William Randolph Hearst
Burns Celebration Planned by Caledonian Society
The Caledonian Society marks Robert Burns 145th birthday with a Monday program at Caledonian Hall featuring addresses by David McKay and Col. R. B. Robertson, songs by John Gillie Clint Willson Miss Nellie Lawson Miss Anna Philley, violin by Miss Tizgele Fyffe, recitations by Master Robert Orrock and Hugh McLetchis, plus other Scottish selections and dances.
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Caledonian Society
Robert Burns
Caledonian Hall
David McKay
Kyle
John Gillie
Col. R
Robertson
Clint Willson
M. Roux
Nellie Lawson
Tizgele Fyffe
Anna Philley
Burns
Charles Cousar
W. A. Affleck
Robert Orrock
Hugh McLetchis
Fossil Find Reported from Chile Ichthyosaurus Specimen
University of California reports a remarkable ichthyosaurus fossil find from Chile. Astronomer W. H. Wright and the Lick Observatory expedition in Chile announced the discovery as one of the most important geological finds in South America.
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University of California
South America
W. H. Wright
Lick Observatory
Chile
Senator Clark’s Montana credit hides Arizona gold mine
In Phoenix a report notes Senator W A Clark controls a southern mine in Arizona worth from 8 to 15 million dollars annually when in full operation. It states he has owned the property for fifteen years and the gold wealth is substantial regardless of Montana associations.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Montana
W. A. Clark
Senator Clark
Arisona
Diamond thief taken with goods in Minneapolis arrest
James Walters, a reputed top diamond thief, was arrested in Minneapolis as he prepared to depart for Chicago. Authorities found over 12000 dollars in diamonds in his possession and he admitted disposing of about 18000 dollars worth in the prior three weeks. He faces charges for a San Francisco robbery of 86000 dollars in stones at the Colonial hotel. Local accomplice William Kerry was detained while awaiting Walters at Union Station. Walters, registered under an alias, claimed hotels were his specialty and said this was his first arrest.
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Chicago
Helena Radzix
Colonial Hotel
San Francisco
William Kerry
Walters
Union Station
Minneapolis
National Hotel
R. L. Stafford
Seattle
Kerry
Marriage Licenses and Bank Reassurances In Indiana
Marriage licenses issued include Henry BR Welton and Ida Marie Kanne and Louis A Crawley with Alice Noble. J H Bellis wed Josse P Walters. Ashley bank scare over Farmers bank closure prompted fear of a Ashley branch. J C Henry sold Commercial bank stock to H B Geidis and a six citizen committee found the bank in excellent condition. Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan Telephone Co operates in LaGrange County.
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Henry BR. Welton
Ida Marie Kanne
Louis A. Crawley
Alice Noble
Jesse H. Bellis
Josse P. Walters
Ashley
Farmers’ Bank
Auburn
Commercial Bank
Farmers
H. EB. Geidis
J. C. Henry
Gonser
Northern
Indiana
Southern Michigan Telephone Company
Lagrange County
Invention May End Era of Type
New York January 23 Brooklyn inventor W. S. Mimis unveils a typelenf printing machine claiming no type is used. A polished metal plate bears impressions that can be erased like slate. The device blends lithography and typewriter logic, auto operates from a keyboard, producing continuous printed columns for easy proofreading and rapid adjustment.
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New York
Mimis
Brooklyn
Country Boys And City Life Debate In Indiana Bulletin
A state bulletin urges Indiana teachers to curb farm boys moving to cities. It argues movement has mixed effects, noting urban and rural progress depend on this flow. The piece says teachers should focus on duties, while rural leaders highlight benefits of city infusion of country blood. The article also notes local notices of a fall injuring Miss Garrie Bell and upcoming social events and property changes in Peru and Montpelier.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Indiana
Department of Publi Instruction
City
Uie
Indianapolis Journal
Garrie Bell
Third Street
Peru Club
Pedro Thie
0. M. Wingle
G. H. Noble
Montpelier
Wolcottville Bank Reorganizes to State Bank
The Citizens' bank at Wolcottville reorganizes as a state bank and will open February 2 with vice president Leander Pyre and cashier A. Gilslette. Capital stock stands at $25,000.
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Citizens’ Bank
Wolcottville
Busines Rebeuary 2 Wreak ‘Pr
Leander Te Pyre Obitt
A. A Gilslette
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Hstanley Ton
Roosevelt
H. Stanley Tood
Mr. Todd
Washington
Sixth Avenue
Fortieth Street
Wabash
Joseph W. Mayo
Fremont McLees
S.A. Brown
Charles Lines
Harry Perry
Marion
Jaudanum
George W. Woodward
Long
Bright
Richard Lacey
Upland
Radium
Lieut
Lapp
Charles Sayers
Lillian Maples
Pappert
Sayers
Martin Haley
William Thompson
Calhoun Street
Cheviron
Hearst
Durbin
Arizona
Sellie
Lltontara
James Walters
Northwest
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United States
Cutshall
Daseter
Reichelderfer
Bert Cutshall
Stout
Catshall
Walle
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Country Boys and City Life
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