Trolley Wreck Kills One and Wounds Dozens in Indiana
In Lafayette on the Lafayette Battle Ground Electric line a switch collision between two veteran passengers cars killed motorman Charles Roudebush and injured around seventy old soldiers and civilians. The list of injured includes J. D. Clark J. M. Leak Rev. H. E. Butler Henry Endsley and many others all taken to St Elizabeth hospital. It is believed all will recover.
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Lafayette
Ind
Lafayette Battle Ground
Battle Ground
Charles Roudebush
M. O. Farner
St. Elizabeth Hospital
J. D. Clark
Medaryville
J. M. Leak
Liston
Leak
H. E. Butler
Claypool
Henry Endsley
Marion
Ben Jamintolson
Washington
J. M. Jackman
B. J. Aurand
Laporte
Frank Co
Landis
A. G. Nyers
Warsaw
H. Druckminer
Milford
A. A. Gillan
Roachdale
Isaac Dohner
Edgerton
Ohio
George Maddox
Montpelier
Marion Pottle
Tipton
Old Records Reveal Indiana Post Offices in 1827
Washington May 23 E L Williams secretary to Representative Overstreet finds a time stained volume showing Indiana post offices receipts for 1827 total 5670 36 with Indianapolis at 372 26 Harmony 283 96 Madison 262 30 and other towns including Waterloo Shelbyville Lawrenceburg Crawfordsville Fort Wayne Connersville Brookville Bloomington Vevay Haute Salem New Albany and Rising Sun. April 1906 Indianapolis receipts soared to 75500 09 dwarfing 1827 totals.
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Washington, D. C
E. L. Williams
Overstreet
Indiana
Chicago
Indianapolis
Harmony
Madison
Waterloo
Shelbyville
Aged farmer dies of heart attack on Calhoun Street
Frederick Sheefer, about 70, a Payne area farmer, collapsed on Calhoun Street near Berry and died minutes later from heart disease. Police, coroner and officers swarmed the scene as Dr. Lomas administered treatment. Identification came from two letters found in his pockets. He left five sons and had cash, a gold watch and personal belongings with him. Relatives were notified.
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Calhoun Street
Frederick Shheefer
Payne, C
Frank Dry Goods Company
Schone Undertaking Rooms
Ankenbruck
A. M. Reichelderfer
Berry
J. A. Lomas
Sheefer
Stultz
Albert Smith
Payne, O
International Business College
Fort Wayne
Payne
Missouri Supreme Court curbs fraud in business deals
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that deceptive business practices are crimes when done with intent to defraud, citing the Thomas P. Keyes case and stating that misrepresentation designed to cheat constitutes felony. The decision aims to curb fraudulent representations and protect victims.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Thomas P. Keyes
Keyes
Perry
Kansas City
New York
Fox
Flag Donation Honored by Union Veteran Legion
Encampment No. 51 of the Union Veteran Legion expresses deep thanks to Miss Alice Stewart Knight for donating a United States flag for the flagstaff at the soldiers monument in Lawton park Fort Wayne Indiana. The tribute notes this is her second gift for Decoration day 1906 and records signatures of legion officers approving the resolution.
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Veterans of Encampment No. 51
Union Veteran Legion
Alice Stewart Knight
Miss Knight
8. S. Kelker
M. M. Thompson
H. W. Dickman
George W. Aldrich
John H. Rohan
Lawton Park
United States
Soldiers’ Monument
Fort Wayne
Ind
Will Make Race Again Friends of Judge Zimmerman Annonce Him
Friends of Judge Henry G Zimmerman announce his renomination bid for the Appellate court in the Northern district at the Democratic state convention on June 7. James T Sanderson and Richard H Hartford also announce candidacies, with Zimmerman aiming for solid delegation from the Twelfth district. George Cowler Ulmer of LaGrange named as prohibition candidate for Congress in the Twelfth district.
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Zimmerman
Henry G. Zimmerman
James T. Sanderson
Richard H. Hartford
Gimmerman
Jonn R. Hast
John D. Megee
William H. Bracken
James YT. Sanderson
Richard T. Hartford
Timsbhy FE
Supreme Court
Noble County
Judge Zimmerman
George Cowler Ulmer
Lagrange
Indiana
Indianapolis
Largest Australian gold shipment reaches San Francisco
Sixty two boxes of English sovereigns valued at 1.5 million dollars arrived in San Francisco from Australia aboard the Oceanic steamship Sierra. The gold was consigned to local banks, marking the largest single shipment of its kind in years.
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San Francisco
Australia
Oceanic Company
Sierra
Fort Wayne Wins Next Grand Army Encampment
Special dispatch from Lafayette Ind May 28 says Fort Wayne secured the Indiana Grand Army of the Republic encampment for next year as Marion and Terre Haute quit before the ballot was taken. Adjournment until tomorrow morning followed the decision. Benj W Skelton and Isaac d Isay noted.
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Sentinel
Lafayette
Ind
Indiana Grand Army of the Republic
Fort Wayne
Benj. W. Skelton
Isaac d’Isay
Fort Wayne Wins 1907 G A R Encampment Bid
Lafayette Indiana May 23 Fort Wayne was awarded the 1907 encampment with no bidders from Marion or Terre Haute. The G A R named William A Ketcham to chair the resolutions committee which will meet tonight and report tomorrow on delegates to the national convention and department officers.
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Lafayette
Ind
Fort Wayne
Marion
Terre Haute
Wiliam A. Ketcham
St Albans Superintendent’s Daughter Cured by Electric Bitters
S C Blair school superintendent of St Albans West Virginia reports his young daughter suffered from a severe nervous complaint described as St Vitus Dance. After other treatments failed three bottles of Electric Bitters brought a quick complete cure and restored her health.
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S. C. Blair
St. Albans
W. Va
St. Vitus
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