Muncie Warrants Charge Keatings in Allen Robinson Murder
In Muncie on August 30 warrants were issued for Charles and Joseph Keating for complicity in the murder of Allen Robinson. Officers pursued the fugitives toward the Ohio line, aided by reports from West Madison and Portland Inter, with capture expected soon. The widow Mrs. Robinson and her father Patrick Keating attended the funeral. she wept at the bier. Both suspects are held without bond as counsel for the pair, Gregory Silverburg and Lotz, enter appearances.
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Muncie
Charles
Joseph Keating
Allen Robinson
West Madison
Jay County
Portland
Adam Reems
Ohio
Patrick Keating
Robinson
Gregory, Silverburg & Lotz
Widow of J H Hammer Arrests Domestic For Theft
Aug 30 The widow of J H Hammer of Springfield Kentucky had Bessie Hollingsworth a former domestic arrested on theft charges. The widow believed in spiritualism and the girl forged medium communications to obtain diamonds jewelry and other valuables worth hundreds of dollars. A quarrel over one letter led to the arrest with others named in the conspiracy suspected to be involved and a sensational trial promised.
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Boarktite
J. H. Hammer
Springfield
Bessie Hollingsworth
Aire
Remaining Twin Dead in Indiana Obituary Notice
John McGriff surviving twin of the famous pair died at his son’s home in Geneva Tuesday night nearing ninety six. Richard had died over a year ago. Eddie would have turned ninety six on Friday and will be buried on his birthday in Deerfield. The twins born August 31, 1804 in Darke county Ohio moved to Indiana and were long esteemed. A birthday gathering of relatives marked their celebrated lives.
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Portland
Ind
John McGriff
McGriff
Richard
Geneva
Eddie
Deerfield
John
Richard McGriff
Darke County
Ohio
Indiana
United States
Tragic Double Drowning Reported From Duluth
Decatur Indiana reports the deaths of Harvey Schench and his son from Duluth Minnesota where they were crossing a bridge. The boy slipped into the water and the father leapt after him, both drowned. The bodies are due back in the city tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Harvey Schench and Son
Duluth
Minn
Suitor seeks marriage with infirmary inmate Miss Haven
Elkhart county commissioners reported a Union City man signing as Z A asking permission to wed Miss Lacey Haven, an inmate at the county infirmary. Haven weighs 365 pounds. The sender’s letter grew effusive indicating the marriage deal was a woman of value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
Elkhart County
Union City
Z. A
Lacey Haven
Hi Deal
Eccentric suitor seeks marriage with La Porte infirmary resident
A peculiar romance unfolds as Samuel Deere known as Z A pursues Miss Havens. Deere, about sixty and healthy, plans to deposit funds so she can be kept, after learning she refused a fat woman traveling show offer for $25 a week. He wrote to county officials proposing honorable marriage to Lucy.
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Z. A
Samuel Deere
Miss Havens
Laporte County Infirmary
Deeter
Lucy
John H. Lewis Dead in Indiana at 63
John FH Lewis aged 63, once editor of the Anderson Herald, died at the Marion soldiers home after Civil War service as a captain. He previously served as Hendricks County treasurer, organized Icke City Bank in Warsaw, and engaged in manufacturing. He leaves two children, E Tr Lewis of the Indianapolis Press and Cara Lewis in Indianapolis. Interment will be in Indianapolis with services at 2222 College Avenue.
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Anderson, Ind
John FH. Lewis
Anderson
Anderson Herald
Marion
Ind
Lewis
Rush County
Hendricks County
Warsaw
Icke City Bank
E. Tr. Lewis
Indianapolis Press
Cara Lewis
Tr. McMurrey
Indianapolis
College Avenue
Peculiar marriage creates kinship puzzle in Indiana
In Tiosa near Penn Indiana a recent marriage between Thomas Dunfield and Miss Ion Palmer leads to a striking family relation. Dunfield, a widower with six children, wed Palmer whose brother Joseph Palmer married Dunfield’s eldest daughter, making Mrs Dunfield stepmother to her brother, grandmother and aunt to their children and both mother and sister to her husband’s children. The husband becomes her father-in-law.
Robbery Suspect Returns Grusenmeyer’s Watch
Logansport Indiana reports John Grusenmeyer a well known farmer attending the G A R encampment in Chicago was robbed of his watch. He chased a man who felt his pocket then later forced a man to surrender a watch similar in appearance. The real owner later found his watch back in his hotel room and fears he may have wrongly accused an innocent man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
John Grusenmeyer
Chicago
Grusenmeyer
Ministerial Appointments After Indiana Wesleyan Conference
Fairmount Indiana August 81 annual conference of Wesleyan Methodists closed at camp grounds near the city. A monster camp meeting drew 1000 to 2000 attendees. Outgoing trains were crowded as ministers and families left. Appointments list includes Albion H T Hawkins Amboy E H Kennedy Anderson Walter Thompson Bryant J J Coleman Boxley T P Parker Crums George Babcock Strawtown D F Gordon Sheridan Th Lieo Sheridan circuit L Tier Westfield J C Baker Salaman CG A Billheimer Hartford City Walter Thompson Peru P DL Couch Greensboro W L Northam Mount Etna S A Mow Liberty C M Keys Kirklin Wardner Baker Roselurp I E Bears Fairview H C Brown Pleasant Grove M G O'Brien Thorntown George Reber Lewis Creek J Hester Hamlet Belle McClure Laurel W A Hopkins Plymouth Robert Jeffrey Plymouth mission J E Presnall Fountain City to be supplied Fowler to be supplied Fairmount C S Smith Laketon Esther L Dickey Mount Olive Wardner Baker Ligonier L Vanblaricom Payne L H Carter Wahnash J W Brown
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Fairmount
Ind
Wesleyan Methodists of
Indiana
Albion
H. T. Hawkins
Amboy
E. H. Kennedy
Anderson
Walter Thompson
Bryant
J. J. Coleman
Boxley
T. P. Parker
Crums
George Babcock
Strawtown
D. EF. Gordon
Sheridan
Th. Lieo
Sheridan Circuit
L. Tier
Westfield
J. C. Baker
Salamann
CG. A. Billheimer
Hartford City
Peru
P. DL. Couch
Greensboro
W. L. Northam
Mount Etna
S. A. Mow
Liberty
C. M
Monster watermelons weigh in at South Bend farm
A watermelon grown on George J. Rockstroh’s farm in South Bend Indiana weighed sixty four pounds and alongside it merchants sold several melons forty to fifty pounds each. The quality described as most excellent.
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South Bend
Ind
George J. Rockstroh
Refined Sugars Advance in New York Market
New York, Aug. 30. All grades of refined sugar rise 5 cents per hundred pounds today. The move affects refining markets and retail prices, signaling broader cost pressures across the sugar trade with potential impact on manufacturers and consumers.
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New York
The Good Samaritan Sunday School Lesson 1900
Sunday School lesson for September 9 1900 analyzes the motive of the scribe who asked how to inherit eternal life and Christ's answer from Luke 10 25 37. It emphasizes loving God and neighbor, the example of the Good Samaritan, and the call for Christian compassion across people and nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inquirer
Moses
Abraham
Jesus
Christ
Jerusalen
Nicodemus
Airad-Worker
Jordan
Peter
Gallilee
Derusa- Jen
Ife
Lydia
Jesus Christ
Brotherhood OF Man
Jerusalem
Tericho
Jericho
Shouacter
Smooth eye glasses scam hits Scipio and Springfield
A fraudster sold cheap eye glasses claimed to be Hart Bros. stock, going out of business. Hart Bros. deny any sale or agents, noting the ploy targets gullible customers. Glasses priced at $3 appeared, though real value is about 7 cents.
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Hicksville
Scipio
Springfield
Hart Bros
Syrian colony planned by Bashara families to Hartford City
K Bashara brother of Salem Bashara, arranges a Syrian colony at Hartford City Indiana, with about forty Syrian families expected to move to Blackford County town.
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K. Bashara
Salem Bashara
Hartford City
Blackford
Dr King s New Life Pills Ad and Ohio Farmer Promotion
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a safe alternative to drastic measures for headaches and constipation, priced at 26 cents, with a separate pitch for The Ohio Farmer magazine offering trial subscriptions for 20 cents and free samples at the office. The notice is credited to Aste Bubertbe for the Sentinel.
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Dr. King
Dreier Bros
Ohio
Rasieur Chosen St Louis Man Chief of Grand Army
Chicago August 30 Judge Rasieur of St. Louis was elected by acclamation commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic for the ensuing year with no opposition. Other national officers named include G Milliken of Maine senior vice commander in chief and Frank Seamons of Tennessee junior vice commander. The convention adjourned at 9 o clock after routine matters and a pension report urged a court of appeals for pensions.
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Chicago
Leo Rassieur
St. Louis
Grand Army of the Republic
PD. G. Milliken
Maine
Frank Seamons
Tennessee
John A. Wilkins
Delta
Ohio
Rev
A. Dethems
San Quintin
Cst
Stewart
Trassieur
Warner
Kansas City
Judge Bassieur
Layger Organization
Congress
Court of Appeals
Adjutant General
Committee On
Hillwali
Philippines
Judge Leo Rassieur Elected G A R Commander In Chief
Judge Leo Rassieur born in Bedern Germany in 1844 came to the United States in 1849 settling in St. Louis He joined the Civil War era as a private and rose to major's brevet in the Thirtieth Missouri He later served on the St Louis board of education and the bench of the probate court He organized the Western Riding Club built a large law practice and became a leading citizen of St Louis He is a member of Frank P Blair post G A R.
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Leo Rassieur
Bedern
Alasee
Germany
St. Louis
Missouri
Rassieur
Otis seeks active duty after Philippine service
Major General Otis arrived in Washington and asked Secretary Root and Adjutant General Corbin for assignment to active duty. The request is under consideration while he awaits orders at his Rochester area home. The coming retirement of Major General Wheeler next Monday creates a vacancy at the Department of the Lakes, Chicago.
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Otis
Washington
Root
Corbin
War Department
Rochester
Philippines
Wheeler
Department of the Lakes
Chicago
An Invitation to All the World to Lydia Pinkham's Cure
Letters from grateful women claim Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures irregular menstruation and ovarian pain. The ad urges readers to write for advice, citing numerous testimonials from Holton Kansas to Anna Illinois, claiming weight gain, pain relief, and successful pregnancies after use.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Mrs. Pink
Lydis E. Pintchami
Pinkham
Lynn, Ass
Mus
J. BP. Inown
Holton, Kang
Tinkutam
Walte
Mead, Brown, Holton
Dar Mar
Pinkmam
Lydia B. Pinkhan
L. LY Brown
Holton
Kaas, Dam
Proof Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures womb issues
Testimonials claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills relieved chronic falling of the womb. Women describe bandages, headaches, fatigue, and recovery after months of use. Free sample offer and weekly trial subscription mentioned by Ohio Farmer office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lox
Hamilton
Ohio
Dean Mag. Prykwaam
Lydia E. Winkham
Blake
Confluence
W. Va
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Wife
Farh
John H. Lewis
Monster Watermelons
God
Bubertbe
the Sentinel
Grand Army OF Republic
Majoh Warner
Judge Rassieur
General’ Otis
Mas. Pina
Mrs. Garte Inclaps
Anna, IL
Dean Mag. Pinkins
Car- Te Pin Ius
Anna
Duan Mus
Pinsam
Canitie Patinurs
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