Important Change in Fremont Banks Merge Planned
Negotiations have been under way to merge Bank of Fremont and First State Bank. No transfer of interest yet, but an agreement among stockholders and directors creates a merger into First State Bank. The combined bank will use Bank of Fremont’s building with J R Thompson as cashier and Clark J Hall as assistant. Newt J Ball will stay a month. Business to close today.
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Bank of
Fremont Ad
First State Bank
Theiet State Bank
Bank of Fremont
J. R. Thompson
Clark J. Hall
Newt J. Ball
Bank of Iremont
Jamestown Fremont Good Heads Day Postponed to June 12
Due to a backward planting season, the Jamestown Fremont Good Heads Day is postponed one week to Friday June 12. The Ladies Aid society of Jamestown will serve meals at the Dewey schoolhouse for 15 cents.
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Ladies Aid Society of
Jamestown
Dewey
Angola Mayor Narrowly Escapes Sow Attack
Dr T J Creel of Angola was attacked by a 350 pound sow while crossing a Wood farm field east of the city last Sunday. He was knocked down and badly bitten and bruised, likely saved by his brother in law A C Wood who used a club to beat the animal off.
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T. J. Creel
Angola
Wood Farm
A. C. Wood
Mrs Wade’s June 4th Paper Payment Tradition
For years Mrs L W Wade has visited the Eagle on June 4 in the forenoon to pay for a year’s paper in advance. The note praises punctual prepayment as a good rule that could improve business conditions if all followed it.
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L. W. Wade
Eagle
Narrow Escape From Death In Reading Car Stalls At Crossing
Mrs. George D. Schermerhorn and friends were riding in a Paige when the car stalled on a railroad crossing. A switch engine hit the vehicle, destroying it, but the ladies escaped before impact. Decoration Day observances followed with music by a martial band and a sermon at the M E church by Rev Karl H Carlson. About forty children, led by several women and Misses Floy Ball and Susie Gore, helped with tower duties.
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George D. Schermerhorn
Reading
Hillsdale
Paige
M. E. Church
Karl H. Carlson
Automobile Fire Destroys Car En Route to Cemetery
Dr B F Wolfe Mrs Wolfe and John Geedy escaped a Sunday morning car fire on the road to the new cemetery south of town. A possible gasoline line leak caused by a rough patch ignited flames just after starting and the vehicle burned completely. Insurance was via the Bisbee agency.
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B. F. Wolfe
Bisbee
Kicked by horse injures nine year old Conklin son
Howard Conklin nine, son of Mr and Mrs E D Conklin, was kicked by a horse Saturday at about 9 am. He sustained a three inch gash over the left eye a fractured skull and other injuries. Doctors Wade and Griffith performed surgery removing crushed bone and dressing wounds. He lies semi conscious with poor prospects for recovery as Mrs Varadine cares for him and Dr Wade stays close.
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Howard
E. D. Conklin
Wade
Fremont
Griffith
Coldwater
Held Letter Thirty Years From a Transatlantic Line
Max Norman passenger agent for a large steamship line says a letter mailed to Captain Larson of the Swedish bark Superior in 1883 has resurfaced. Sent to Marseille via New York, the envelope bore dates October 3 1883 in New York and October 18 1883 in Marseille. The letter, written in Sweden, requested the captain to sell the vessel. he never arrived and the consul’s office kept the note until French authorities marked it Return New York.
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Max Norman
Larson
Superior
Marseille
France
New York
Sweden
Norman
Benham & Boyenson
New York World
Empress of Ireland Sinks After Collision
The Empress of Ireland sank within fifteen minutes after a collision, causing near a thousand deaths. The issue promises a human interest story and full maritime horror details on another page. RK. C. Noyes conducted an auction Saturday and leaves for Grand Island Neb.
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EauLe
RK. C. Noyes
Grand Island
Neb
Warns Against Alleged Hog Cholera Cures Across Nation
The Department of Agriculture warns farmers about a well organized campaign promoting Bene tol as a government approved hog cholera cure. Officials note no endorsement or proof of effectiveness and urge stock owners to rely on approved serum instead. The message references past claims of Army involvement and cautions verification with U S authorities. Mrs. L V Hills of Jackson spent Sunday here.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Rare disease in Kansas City infant shocks staff
A one month old baby in Kansas City has streptococcal polyarthritis in five joints, shocking physicians with the infant's age. The infection began in the right shoulder and spread to knee, wrist, jaw, and a scalp area. The child is improving after a week in hospital and may recover with anti streptococcic serum, though no infection source or parental transmission is found.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Hess
Beautiful Newport Beach Show Place of Atlantic Coast
Newport Rhode Island hosts a famed sandy beach stretch seen as a summer retreat for wealth and society figures. The article portrays the coast as an elite enclave where fortunes and prominent names symbolize high society.
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Atlantic Coast
Newport
R. I
Fremont Indiana Street Oiling Plan 1914 Resolution
The Board of Trustees of Fremont Steuben County Indiana adopts an oiling plan for Albion Toledo Spring North Michael Bell Collwater Coffin Wayne Pleasant Mill Telford Broad streets. Objections may be filed with the town clerk or heard at the next meeting June 8 1914 at 7 30 p.m. A E Kinsgy pres. board of trustees. Duper W Gleason town clerk.
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Fremont
Indiana
Board of Trustees
Albion Street
Broad Street
O. P
Toledo Street
Stephens and
Michael
Said Town
Sierer
Spring Street
Coffin Street
Pleasant Street
North Street
Bell Street
Cofin
Coldwater Street
Michael Street
Collwater
Wayne Street
Lake Shore & Michigan
Hardy Street
Mill Street
Telford Street
South Wear Street
Steuben County
Church services and schedules from multiple congregations
The notice lists Sunday School and preaching times for Evangelical and Methodist churches, including morning and evening services, Wednesday prayer meetings, Epworth League, and Thursday prayer meetings. It also mentions the Free Methodist Chapel at Farnham with Sunday School at 10 o clock and preaching on alternate Sabbaths, signed by S H Matthews as pastor.
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Epworth League
Free Methodist Chapel
Farnham
S. H. Matthews
Social whirl at the resort amid grand bungalows
A vivid scene of the seaside heights hosting bungalows and mansions during the hot spell captures the resort as it is today. Urial Carpenter of Scott township dies at his home Friday night at age 84.
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Urial Carpenter
Scott Township
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Auburn
Kinderhook Lad
Newport Beach
A. E. Kinsgy Pres. Board of Trustees
Duper W. Gleason
Evangelical Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Newport’s Beautiful Beach
Duntley
Beate Bt
Chicago
B. F. Chapin
Scott
Fremost, Ind
Embainter
Fred T. Hackett Ray
Fremont, Maiane
First National Bank Angola
Ind
Cart Ab
Gunine
S. C. Wolfe
Zipfel Brock
Taylor
Farmers Phone
Agiloora
Fremont, Indiana
L. FE Penne
Robert L. Wade
Suabeor
Drings
William’ Hills
Fremont, Ind
Pirst
State
Bank
Capitel $2
Cnate
Casebere & Platt Sanitary
Aganty
Hillsdale Stearn Laundry
Wedgecdage
East End
Fremom, Ind
Lap Ste Ges
G. B. Chapin
The
Rae Chee Wee Erinary College
Tel
Sega Ant
Wilesary
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