County W C T U Convention Held at Prairie Grove
The Allen County Women’s Christian Temperance Union held a two day meeting at Prairie Grove chapel. Officers were elected and papers read on heredity environment and other topics. Rev Battenfield spoke on knowledge for girls and laws, with music and an oratorical contest.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Prairie Grove
Allen County Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Prairie Grove Chapel
Emily McIntosh
Hoagland
Maude Smith
Hubler
J. K. Carpenter
Battenfield
Sadie Druley
Hell
Prohibition Party
Ida McIntosh
Margaret Druley
Walter Burns
Martha Stts
Crescent Union
Carrie Banning
Carpenter
Boston
Fort Wayne
Crescent
J. W. Burns
Vera Graham
Elsie Kimmel
Alta Albro
Myrtle Branstrator
Oscar Turflinger
Lizzie Crowe
Mary Beard
Church of the Lord Jesus Christ
Northern Indiana notes of anniversaries and incidents
In Valparaiso Mr and Mrs A L Brown celebrate their golden anniversary with ages 75 and 70. Goshen fire damages Simon Co clothing store with unknown origin. Marion captures James Hendricks, linked to a Decatur police shooting. Miami county hosts largest camp meeting near Peru with 100 plus converts. Elizabeth Alexander dies at 88 in Wells county farm home. Culbertson barn near St Joe collapses, grain and implements ruined. two horses injured. Peru streetcar incident fatally injures Isaac Mallett after a buggy scare. horse killed. Wabash county woman Lucinda Whitsell injured when bridge collapses. three ribs fractured. Yellow river irrigation plan would deepen six miles above Plymouth and two miles below to reclaim 100000 acres. Judge Adair denies new trial for Claude Coolman in Columbia City murder. likely appeal. Elkhart temperance evangelist Barney exposed drinking during a sermon. congregation dismissed.
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Miami County
Peru
Elizabeth Alexander
Jackson Township
Wells County
Alex Culbertson
St. Joe
Isaac Mallett
Lucinda Whitsell
Wabash County
Horne
Rich Valley
Yellow River
Plymouth
Adair
Claude Coolman
Frank Stallsmith
Columbia City
Coolman
Supreme Court
Elkhart
Barney
Hquor
Brakeman Killed in East Yards
Cc L Funk a Pennsylvania railroad brakeman was killed in the east yards near the Western Gas Construction works and Winter street when struck by a fast freight. He was about 21 and had few weeks on the job. Relatives in Ohio and Indiana were notified.
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Cc. L. Funk
Pennsylvania Railroad
Western Gas Construction Company
Winter Street
P. O. Dinklage
East Yards
Pennsylvania
Peltier
Blackmailer Arrested in Northern Pacific Conspiracy
Helena Mont Oct 5 A man naming Langdon was arrested in connection with a Northern Pacific blackmailing conspiracy. He allegedly bought powder for an idle mine. The dynamiters had set a deadline to demand 50 000 to spare the railroad, but no attack occurred as tracks remained guarded.
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Helena
Mont
Langdon
Northern Pacific
Fatal riverfront attack ends in murder in Louisville
Robert Dalton Burdine was killed and W. D. Hayes wounded in a fight with twenty or more African American assailants near Towhead Island while members of the Louisville Boat Club chased them. Will Fletcher was identified among four arrestees. police say the group included at least twenty involved.
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Louisville
Robert Dalton Burdine
W. D. Hayes
Louisville Boat Club
Will
Fletcher
Burdine
Hayes
Five-Year-Old Dies After Sand Eating Attempt
In Neligh Nebraska on October 5 a five year old boy, son of Frederick Wagoner, died when two playmates tried to force sand into his throat. The attackers will be arrested. Post mortem found sand in the stomach. neck dislocation caused the death.
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Neligh
Neb
Frederick Wagoner
Strike not yet ordered by Amalgamated workers
Pittsburg Oct 5 Officials of the Amalgamated association have not ordered a strike at the New Philadelphia Ohio plant to enforce the output clause of the scale. The sixth district executive board works to adjust differences and will not act until further report. President Schaff called the situation grave yet hopes for an amicable settlement.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Philadelphia
Ohio
Sixth District
Schaff
Boston Hosts Autumn Field Day With London Artillery Guests
On October 5, the 266th autumn field day of the ancient and honorable artillery company featured a steamboat excursion along the North Shore with guests from the honorabl artillery company of London. A reception and banquet at Symphony Hall capped the day.
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Boston
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Honorabl Artillery Company of
London
Boston Company
North Shore
Symphony Hall
Explosion at Beverly hosiery mill kills watchman
An explosion in Turned Burkhead hosiery mill boiler in Beverly New Jersey today killed John Stuckey the watchman. The blast demolished the boiler and dye house and damaged the plant estimated at about $10000.
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Beverly
N. J
Turner Burkhead
John Stuckey
Gen Bradley T Johnson Dies at Rock Castle
Richmond Va Oct 5 General Bradley T Johnson died today at Rock Castle Goochland county residence of his mother. He was a noted Confederate leader and former general in the Confederate army.
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Richmond
Bradley
T. Johnson
Rock Castle
Goochlands County
MURDERER KILLS TWO THEN TAKES own LIFE
A terse report from Oct. 6 describes Albert involved in a double murder before fatally shooting himself in a local incident.
Entire Student Body Suspended at Buchtel College
Akron Ohio Oct 5 a color rush led to the suspension of every student except three for lateness to class. The upperclassmen allegedly initiated freshmen in a severe ritual and attacked them at chapel tearing off colors and causing injuries. President Church suspended both classes.
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Akron
Ohio
Buchtel College
Church
Willing Workers' Aid Society Meeting This Tuesday
The Willing Workers' Aid society will be entertained Tuesday afternoon by Mesdames Barber and Enslen at the home of Mrs. Barber, 437 West William Street.
Liveryman Fines Man Over Stolen Whips After Dispute
Chris Rippe discharged Louis Rampus for drunkenness. Rampus seized a set of whips and left claiming wages are owed. In police court Judge Dreibelbiss ordered Rampus to repay the whips value and fined him 15 dollars plus costs.
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Chris Rippe
Broadway
Louis Rampus
Kreuckenberg
Dreibelbiss
Rampus
Rippe
Alaska Petroleum figures return home after summer work
Dr. C. Fair and August Bowser have spent the summer in Alaska with the Alaska Petroleum company and are expected to return home soon.
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Dr. C. &. Fair
August Bowser
Alaska
Alaska Petroleum Company
You Have Six Ears A World Of Hearing Apparatus
A detailed explainer describes the ear as a complex collection of instruments including outer middle and inner parts. It explains the ear drums bones and labyrinth and how vibrations become nerve signals to the brain. The piece notes the ear’s surprising redundancy and the effects of mouth position on hearing.
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Labyrinth
Tepid Bath as Sleep Substitute from 19th Century Health Guide
Henry Bennett Weinburgh argues in Perfect Health that a tepid bath at about 99 degrees Fahrenheit taken before bed, with the body immersed to the neck except the face, is the sole science-backed substitute for natural sleep. He cites cases where prolonged insomnia improved after this bath.
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Henry Bennett Weinburgh
At Home No More Sighs for the Beach
A Pittsburg Dispatch poem laments heeding crowds fleeing home. The speaker envies calm indoors while mocking seaside travelers who crave sun and swims. He rails against the town’s constraints and praises staying put, ending with a quip about grapes and home.
Nint George Says Beauty Triggers Toxic Attitude
Elise reports that Nint George claimed the speaker’s beauty provokes him. She overheard him saying the presence of the other person was enough to drive a man to drink.
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Nint
George
Elise
Freddy plans a vacation in his mind this summer
The Chicago Tribune quotes Freddy who says he is too busy to travel and will spend his vacation in his mind. Miss Sweetleigh weighs in asking if he will be lonely.
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Freddy
She Can't Get Away
A Cleveland Plain Dealer riff questions how the Biglers keep their hired girl isolated in the country. It notes she is unpaid and travels seventeen miles over a bad road to town.
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Biglers
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Time and tide wait for woman quip sparks debate
In a witty exchange the editor notes a possible typographical error by a new compositor, pondering whether the line should read Time and tide wait for woman or reflect a deeper idea. The assistant comments on the editor’s quip attributed to the New York Press.
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New York Press
Browns Accept Invitation for Weeklong Visit
A Chicago Post item quotes a conversation about the Browns accepting an invitation to spend a week with the speakers. The exchange hints at cordial hospitality and humorous frustration over the social arrangement.
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Chicago Post
The Place For Him Humorous Exchange Cited
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a playful clash over a husband and a cradle joke. A speaker notes the husband is absent, while another says he is kept home rocking the cradle.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Picnic Woods Joke Bites Back in Tribune Style
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quotes a playful exchange about a woodland picnic where the insects steal the show, noting the spiders, ants, and ticks enjoyed themselves as much as any guest.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Irish horse whisperers and their elusive methods
The Golden Penny recounts Irish horse whisperers led by James Sullivan of Dunhallow who tamed restive horses in minutes without restraints. Successors like O Hara offered dubious secrets such as rocking or biting ears, while authors warn that mistreatment breeds defiant temperaments needing firm control and kindness.
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Ireland
Scotland
James Sullivan
Dunhallow
Sullivan
O’hara
Samson
kin@neys
Onion Cure Discussed For Cold Relief And Voice
The article outlines three onion remedies including a liberal onion diet onion plasters and onion syrup claimed to help colds and chest congestion. It notes singers in Italy and Spain use onions to improve voice quality and mentions cautious overnight use of hot onion plasters.
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Italy
Spain
Whittier and His Admirers and a Sister’s Quaker Tale
The piece notes Whittier’s large female following and recalls his sister’s amused description of him trying to lose admirers on the streets. Whittier quips that he can never lose a bet, reflecting the poet’s sharp humor amid the anecdote about his fans.
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Whittier
Greenleaf
He Wanted the Shoes in a City Café
The Judge recounts a breakfast scene where Mr Meddergrass demands fried soles on the bill of fare claiming they were uppers. He jokes about ordering griddlecakes moments earlier as a waiter is called to resolve the footwear mix up.
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Flere
Mr. Meddergrass
Fragments of Reflections on Taskias Old Case
The readable lines reflect a personal, emotional reaction to an event concerning Taskias old and his daughter. The source text includes a puzzled remark about someone named Binks and a mention of Chicago Post, implying a media reference or newspaper context.
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Taskias
Binks
Chicago Post
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Simon & Co
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James Hendricks
Policeman Fisher
Decatur
Marion
Eli-O
C. L. Funk
B. T. Johnson
Apeen
N. X
Albert
Jose
Andrew Noll
Lavina Street
Pappert
Brennan
Noll
William Speckman
Sandwich
Rod
Tate
Campwehend
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