Two Brothers Arrested in Clover Seed Theft Case
Wallace and Sam Looge were arrested after clover seed thefts from Enos Walter’s granary on April 14. Investigations linked Sam to sales in Coldwater on the 18th. property recovered later included four bags of seed and various tools. The pair were bound over to circuit court. Sam admits acts, Wallace denies involvement.
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Wallace
Samuel Looge
M Sonday
Enos
Walter
Sam Loose
Coldwater
Charles Gray
Jamestown
Loose
Snyder
Sam
California
Angola
Turley
Hey
Henry Grim
Mr. Bechtel
W. .H. Wolfe
James Moore
Lambes
Schaeffer
Change in Lake Shore Trains Promises Major Schedule Shifts
A new time card takes effect on the Lake Shore next Sunday. Changes include transferring last trains on the old road to the Air Line and a possible Fort Wayne to Detroit morning train running through the line.
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Lake Shore
Old Road
Fort.Wayne
Detroit
Horse Starved to Death in Read Area
A horse found tied to a sapling and starving in the woods a mile east of Read last Sunday likely was a stolen rig from Stryker two weeks ago. The animal was abandoned by the thief, left to die in the woods.
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Read
Stryker
Salem Township man drowns in Turkey Creek lake
Jacob Miller, an old and respected citizen of Salem township, drowned himself in a lake near Turkey Creek last Monday. He was said to be despondent over ill health.
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Jacob, Miller
Salem Township
Turkey Creek
Democrats Nominate Robinson Again At Convention
At the Democratic congressional convention in Fort Wayne on Tuesday Hon. J. M. Robinson was nominated by acclamation after Judge Hench withdrew his name.
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Wayne
Hench
Salem Teacher Wins Judgment for Salary Owed
Miss Elsie Wisel a Salem township school teacher sued M F Wright trustee for several years salary due for teaching and was awarded a judgment Tuesday for 546.85 the amount of her pay less interest
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Elsie Wisel
Salem Township
M. F. Wright
York Township Residents First to Have Telephones
Progressive York People report Dri E A Taylor Jonathan Taylor and George A Dygett of York township now enjoy telephones at home enabling instant outside communication and noting the great convenience this brings to daily life.
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Dri E. A
Taylor
Jonathan, Taylor
George A.dygett
York Township
Yankee Ingenuity in Naming Fourth Twin Pair
A man, after naming his twins Pete and Repeat and Kate and Duplicate, faced a new puzzle with twin boy and girl names. He settled on Max and Climax, then his wife suggested Mount and Dismount after learning to ride a bicycle for the fourth pair.
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Pete
Repeat
Kate
Max
Angola Sawmill Firm Moves Plant to Tecumseh, Michigan
Croxton and Burtz, longtime operators of a sawmill in Angola, have announced plans to move their plant to Tecumseh Michigan, ending decades of local operation. The move affects employment and local industry as the firm reallocates production.
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Croxton
Burtz
Angola
Te. Tecumseh
Mich
Ladies Invited to Angola Republican Banquet May 1
Announcement corrects earlier impression that women would be excluded. Ladies are invited to attend the Angola Republican banquet on May 1, countering the prior note that they were not expected. The message urges them to come and not be disappointed.
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Angola
Postage Stamp Booklets Issued By Post Office
The post office department issues vestage stamp books for convenient pocket carrying. Three sizes are available: 122 stamps for 25 cents, 24 stamps for 49 cents, and 48 stamps for 97 cents. Each book contains six stamps with separating paper to prevent sticking.
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Post Office ‘Department
Democratic Nominees Announced in Local Caucus
Friday evening at the Democratic town caucus nominees were named for local offices. Fur. trustee first ward Elmer Ritter, trustee second ward William McClue, town clerk John A. Doster, town treasurer Elmer Wood, town marshal Ed. Dr. Crawford.
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Fur
Elmer Ritter
Wm. McClue
John A. Doster
Elmer Wood
Crawford
Fremont Methodist Advocate Introduced as Church Paper
The Fremont Methodist Advocate debuted last week with Charles Lint as editor and Jas A Sprague as pastor. Local businessmen advertise, church services are announced, and church news is included. It is printed at the Fremont Eagle office and issued every Saturday, distributed free.
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Fremont Methodist Advocate
Charles Lint
Aid Jas
A. Sprague
Frr- Mont Eagle
Unclear OCR on Michigan Caps Ulants agitation
Fragmentary text suggests unrest around a proposed factory project near town. Mentions capital, landowners, and a shift to a more profitable venture for Michigan investors. Content is incomplete and difficult to verify.
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Michigan
Gilbert As Named By State Republican Convention
The state Republican convention announces Gilbert as a named figure in party proceedings. The report notes his designation within the party structure and outlines the context of the convention event.
Durbin Nominated for Governor on Seventh Ballot
The Indiana Republican state convention nominated Winfield T. Durbin for governor on the seventh ballot after a spirited contest for the top two spots. Newton W. Gilbert, of Angola, won the lieutenant governor nomination amid a divided district delegation, with other ticket members chosen by acclamation. Steuben County lauds Gilbert as the ticket’s first honor, and a large reception is planned upon his return home Friday evening.
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Winfield T. Durbin
Lient
Newton W. Gilbert
Union
B. Hunt
Leopold Levy
Public Instruction
Frank
Jones
Supreme Court
Chas F. Remy
Leander J. Monks
James H. Jordan
E.johnson
W. T. Durbin
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
Anderson
Angola
J. W. Baker
Whitley
J. N. Babcock
LaGrange County
L.P. Newby
Knightstown
Steuben County
Gilbert
Railroad rumors hint through train Jackson to Muncie
Activity of ideas and general talk of railroads suggests a through train may run from Jackson to Muncie. Officials of Lake Erie & Western and Lake Shore roads are reportedly considering the plan. If implemented it would benefit towns on the branch by improving service.
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Lake Erie
Lake Shore
Jackson
Muncie
Woman thrashes husband with umbrella in Toledo depot
Mrs J F Gunnie of Fort Wayne attacked her husband with an umbrella in Toledo Union Depot after finding him with another woman. In fleeing, the man was trampled by a horse and badly kicked.
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J. F. Gunnie
Fort Wayne
Toledo
Ohio
Reading's Water Works Turmoil Ends In Withdrawal
Excitement in Reading as Spence Berry's injunction dissolved and the railroad blocks laying pipes under its track. Three gangs of section men clash with shovelers until village officials intervene. Railroad withdraws objections, easing the tension.
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Reading
Spence Berry
Railroad Company
Lawyers Flee Court as Republicans Convene in Indianapolis
The Soeuben circuit court adjourned Tuesday as nearly all attorneys rushed to Indianapolis for the Republican state convention. N W Gilbert is said to be waging a determined bid for lieutenant governor.
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Soeuben
Indianapolis
N. W. Gilbert
Odd Fellows Banquet Plans Eighty First Anniversary
The Odd Fellows lodge prepares a banquet and celebration of the order's eighty first anniversary at their ball on Thursday evening April 26.
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Dd Fellows Lodge
Quincy Industry Forms With Local Backing
A new company was organized at Quincy Michigan last week with local capital of 10000 dollars. Workmen began erecting buildings and expect completion by the first of January.
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Quincy, Mich
The Telephone for Everybody in America
The Providence Journal notes recent cuts in telephone rates, especially in Southern New England, with inward service at six dollars per year in some towns and outward by the single message. It predicts widespread household use, citing U S telephone rentals rising from 60,473 in 1880 to 1,124,855 at year end, an instrument for every six persons, making the telephone as common as gas or a furnace.
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New England
Providence
Journal
United States
Publishers to charge for notices of paid entertainments
The Bronson Mich journal and News announces it will charge for publishing notices of concerts shows entertainments and dinners when an admission price is charged or money is involved. The move follows a general publishing trend seeking a rule without exceptions.
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Bronson
Michajournal and News
Bates Family Surgeon Outfit Passed Through Generations
A relic described as a surgeon's outfit traces a chain of custody through multiple Bates family doctors from 1864 wartime purchase to Dr. Jas A Bates in this area. The item changes hands within the Bates lineage, with several bearers noted as deceased.
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Jas. Bates
Bates
Orson Bates
Reading
Columbia
Alvin Bates
Waldron
Herry Bates
Hilledale
Mail etiquette rule enforced by post office
A notice states that taking mail not belonging to one is a crime. Those who keep or remove misdirected mail face a fine of 4000 dollars or up to one year in jail. The rule applies to newspapers and other mail as well.
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Hhe Postofficg
Printer position open in Fremont EnGx
Fremont EnGx seeks a competent printer. No exploitation of hobos or drunks. No objection to women. Interested unemployed applicants should contact for consideration.
Statistics Show Lower Tax Rates Under New County Reform
A Bureau of Statistics report summarizes 1899 and 1900 financials across Iowa counties under the new county reform law. It notes 40 counties levy less for county purposes under the new system, and 45 counties reduce township levies. 1899 total county expenditures reached 9,022,199 with 1900 estimates at 8,324,301 and appropriations at 6,769,320.
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Bureau of Statistics
Our Thinking Sabres in the Philippines
Senator Albert J. Beveridge contributes a piece to The Saturday Evening Post about the American Army Officer in Action. He describes the courage of General Lawton and General King during his Philippine visit and praises soldiers and officers as thinking bayonets and sabres. The article appears in the May 5 issue.
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Albert J. Beveridge
Saturday Evening Post
Archipelago
Beveridge
Lawton
King
Sermon Page Promises Weekly Highlights From Chicago Pulpits
The Chicago Times-Herald touts a weekly sermon page with carefully selected religious items from world pulpits. It promises top items from various faiths presented in a digestible form for Monday morning readers.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Chicago
Ray Will Have a Telegraph Office Station
The article notes Ray will obtain a telegraph office station for the neighboring town. It mentions community agreement and timing for establishing the service, reflecting local effort to improve communications.
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toMy
Ray
Ewig
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Odd Fellows
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Fremont EnG.x
Philippines
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