Miss Laura Lyman Sent To Hospital for Insane
Miss Laura Lyman a longtime bookkeeper at Troy steam laundry and a popular local figure is found to be of unsound mind and will be transferred to the Richmond hospital for the insane once authorities approve. She was held at the county jail after a brief fire set by her while hearing loss has affected her behavior. A commission including Justice Skelton and Drs Gard Buchmann and Calvin ruled she is insane.
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Laura Lyman
Troy
Richmond
Miss Lyman
Daseler
Hayden Street
Justice Skelton
Drs. Gard
Buchmann
Calvin
Rev. Bailey Returns From Topeka Flood Action
Rev. J Webster Bailey pastor of Plymouth Congregational church returned yesterday from Topeka Kansas where he had been ten days. He arrived on the last train before the city was cut off by floods and was on the first Rock Island train out. He planned to ride the Santa Fe but was blocked. the train he would have taken wrecked with twelve fed. He will preach at Plymouth church at 2 a m on Sunday.
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J. Webster Bailey
Plymouth Congregational Church
Topeka
Kan
Bailey
Rock Island
Santa Fe Road
Plymouth
Bunday
New York Banker Frank Dean Ends Life in New Jersey
Frank Dean vice president of Seaboard National Bank at 18 Broadway shot himself in the head at his Orange New Jersey home. Despondent over domestic afflictions, he left no clear financial motive. Former cashier of Fifth Avenue Bank, he was about forty, with an invalid wife and a ill son.
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New York
Frank Dean
Seaboard National Bank
Broadway
Orange
N. J
Dean
Fifth Avenue Bank
Young Chase Found Of Unsound Mind In Fowler Case
The Fowler case jury finds Moses Fowler Chase unsound minded and a Tippecanoe county resident. A guardian for the young millionaire will be appointed this afternoon, a victory for his father Frederick Chase.
Beaker Streets Beat Hamilton Streets 15 to 4
The Beaker Streets defeated Hamilton Streets Sunday by 15 to 4. A fast double play was the game’s feature as Batteries E Rolf, C Jefferies, and G Schlink, H Courdenay, and Zorbaugh contributed. The Baker Streets remain willing to meet any team in the city under fifteen.
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Beaker Streets
Hamilton Streets
E. Rolf
C. Jefferies
G. Schlink
H. Courdenay
Zorbaugh
Baker Streets
Bribery offer alleged in Jackson murder case
Captain B J Ewen testified to a $5000 bribery attempt to alter his testimony against Curtis Jett in the Marcum murder inquiry. The scene at the courthouse stirred Jackson as soldiers guarded prisoners Jett and White amid ongoing sensational disclosures and renewed calls for truth.
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Jackson
B. J. Ewen
Curtis Jett
Court House
Ewen
Jett
Inspector Hines
B. L. Ewen
Mary Johnson
Marcum
Thomas White
White
Sarah Hargis
Hezekiah Combs
Price Landrum
Fire destroys Bluffton dry goods store with extensive losses
Bluffton Indiana June 10 Special to The Sentinel Walmer and Engier dry goods house on Market Street near the courthouse was gutted by fire discovered at 1 45 am. The blaze caused about 37000 in total loss with 22500 on stock and 6000 on building insured. Firefighter misconduct and arrests noted as firemen battled flames through the night.
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W. H. Hichhorn
Elks Club
Walmer & Engler
Rotl
Episcopal St Paul M E Church Receives Members
A meeting at the parsonage Tuesday evening saw ten new members welcomed into the Ep ague of St. Paul M E church. Officers were elected including President G A Burt and vice presidents E Claudy and Todd. Delegates were chosen to attend the Opian convention, with Claudy and Miss Reasle among them.
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St. Paul M. E
Grarsonage
Ney
G. A. Burt
Presi
S. E. Claudy
Mragis Todd
Tonenine
Fave Ak Clauidy
Opian
Claudy
Miss. Reasle
Eccentric Habits and Rules of Musical Genius
Musicians like Haydn Mozart Rossini Gluck Beethoven Gounod Wagner Berlioz Franck Meyerbeer Schumann Mendelssohn Auber Halevy Boieldieu and David show idiosyncratic working methods. Lavignac notes Haydn in full dress writing after grooming. Mozart composing in restaurants. Beethoven walking Vienna daily for inspiration. others at meals, desks, or pianos.
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M. Lavignac
Haydn
Buffon
Frederick
Esterhazy
Mozart
Vienna
Prague
Munich
Rossini
Gluck
Beethoven
Bonn
Berlioz
Franck
Meyerbeer
Schumann
Mendelssohn
Auber
Halevy
Pleyel
Boieldieu
Felicien David
Adolphe Adam
Bizet
Gownod
Where Were They Married High Church Wedding Joke
A quote about a child unsure where a couple wed and a jokey response about a high church wedding. The passage then contrasts two kinds of unhappy people: those unseen and those known too well.
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Chicago
Historic Buchanan Road Home Sells in Cincinnati
Cincinnati records reveal the historic Buchanan Road house sold on June 16. The property, tied to a noted poem and famed figure Sheridan, was highlighted as a cultural landmark in local history. Funds from the sale support preservation efforts for the site.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Buchanan Road
Sheridan
Why don't you work for a living
A quip from Hara Luck in the Chicago American where a mocked gentleman explains he once had millions, gave it away to avoid dying rich, and now cannot work due to the unexpected delay in his demise.
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Chicago
Doll anarchy at pantry shelf proves scapegoat popular
In this playful aside from a New York Times item a child announces her doll climbed to the pantry shelf and broke a fine plate. The exchange ends with the jest that the scapegoat is popular, though not in Fiffie’s case.
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Effie
Fiffie
New York Times
Inventor predicts future travel by tied machines
A dialogue from the Philadelphia Ledger imagines distant travel as mankind abandons the Earth to rely on tying machines. The inventor insists the idea is real while his friend dismisses it as air castles.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Belle Marry Next Week Personal Tour Plans
Marion confirms a personally conducted tour with a small party led by George as the tour conductor, while Belle notes she is part of the intimate group. The Chicago Journal quotes their exchange on upcoming nuptials and arrangements.
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Belle
Marion
George
Chicago Journal
Ambition in Physical Culture Class Sparks Lingo
A Denver News item notes a pupil’s bold reply to a teacher about aims in physical culture. The boy says he wants big muscles to “lick the teacher,” illustrating a crude, defiant remark captured in a schoolroom moment.
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Denver News
The Renal Trouble
Nuritch claims easy money while a counterfeiter admits the difficulty lies in getting funds into circulation as described by the Philadelphia Press.
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Nuritch
Philadelphia Press
Property Offered to Pay Debts by Auction
An inscription notes the former ownership and states the property was offered for sale to pay debts. Read as part of a public sale notice, the description emphasizes the asset’s use to satisfy obligations.
Fort Wayne Directory 1903 Reports Population Rise and New System
The Fort Wayne city directory for 1903 estimates a population of 55,848, up 1,728 from last year, using a conservative method based on names. The thirtieth annual issue by R L Polk & Co will include 27,924 names, with new street number handling and extensive business and social information. Edith Andrews notes prospering industries and rising retail trade aided by more electric lines. The volume will be larger and sturdily bound, with printing nearly finished.
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Fort Wayne
R. L. Polk & Co
Edith Andrews
The
Sentinel
Jany
Settlement trip to Indianapolis over unpaid state funds
Captain John F. Rohan traveled to Indianapolis to settle with the state treasurer carrying a draft for 27,951.33 to cover delinquent and current state revenues, school taxes, and various funds. County Auditor Smith allotted spring tax collections, distributing 81,205.76 to county and other taxes plus 12,173.04 to benevolent institutions and 29,367.64 to state school tax among others. The Hope Oil company is drilling its No 4 well in the New Haven field.
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John F. Rohan
Indianapolis
GME
Ak Reese
State Educational Institution Fund
Indiana University
Smith
Benevolent Institution Fund
New Court House
Town of Shirley
City of Fort Wayne
The
Hope Oil Company
New Haven
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