Suspects Foul Play Fort Wayne Man Killed in Chicago
Fort Wayne Aug 28 reports say George W Knoll a former Fort Wayne man was killed Friday night and found in an old elevator in a Chicago building. No ID found leading relatives to suspect foul play. Wife Mrs Knoll learned of death Monday after returning from Illinois. The body is to be disinterred and brought back for burial once permits are obtained. Knoll formerly worked at Fort Wayne Electric Works and later at Corn Exchange Bank in Chicago.
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Fort Wayne
Knoll
Chicago
George W. Knoll
Ludwig
Springfield
Tjl
Miner Street
Carnera
Accidents Due to Corn Blocks Indiana Crossings
Alexander Shane, general manager of the Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern Traction Company, blames a bumper corn crop for a series of fatal accidents this summer. Views are blocked at grade crossings making it hard to see trains. he orders extra warnings from motormen and urges farmers to cut corn obstructing sightlines.
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Columbus
Alexander Shane
Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern Traction Company
Indiana
Shane
Bee Hunter Killed in Fall from Tree
Emanuel Higer, bee hunter, died after falling fifty five feet from a tree while cutting a limb to reach honey. Bees attacked him during the climb, and he lost his balance. The accident occurred in Frankfort on August 28.
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Frankfort
Emanuel Higer
Higer
Motorcycle burns injure two in Gary incident
Esther Smith aged 19 and Roy Roberts 21 suffered serious burns while riding a motorcycle when a spur of gasoline ignited Miss Smiths clothing near a gagso- Une tank.
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Gary
Esther Smith
Roy Roberts
Miss Smith
Golden Wedding for Mr and Mrs John L Thomas
Anderson Indiana August 23 The Bolden anniversary of Mr and Mrs John L Thomas was celebrated at the Thomas home in Spring Valley between this city and Pendleton Relatives and friends joined the couple as they mark many years as Madison county elders Both were longtime Friends church members Mr Thomas born 1837 farmed and taught school later helped organize the Spring Valley Friends church Sunday school Mrs Thomas grew up near Spring Valley and shares long Friends church ties He voted for Lincoln and supported Republican presidents since then
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Anderson
Ind
John L. Thomas
Thomas
Spring Valley
Pendleton
Madison County
Friends Church
Friends
The
Friends’ Church
Obituary Buried With Him In Noblesville
Samuel J Yeaman aged 79 a tombstone cutter was buried in Noblesville with an obituary he wrote himself placed in a bottle in his coffin relatives honored his wish that the writing identify the grave if moved He began the piece in 1906 and finished it recently excluding his death date which will be added later a distinctive self commemorative tribute
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Noblesville
Samuel J. Yeaman
Yeaman
Indiana in Brief Across Several Cities
Shelbyville debt cleared with $250 in Chautauqua treasury. Ellwood man James Knotts severely injured after fall from railroad bridge, likely fatal. South Bend couple seriously injured when automobile struck by streetcar, both expected to recover. Connersville home damaged during upstairs entertaining. Rushville man seriously injured after bicycle collision with car. Goshen Mennonite Brethren hold camp meeting, expected attendance 10000. Portland burglars arrested in Cincinnati for robbery of Wehrly and Hoke store. Connersville veterans hold two day reunion. Crawfordsville teen drowns at Martin's dam. Lawrenceburg will probate file notes a short will for $85,000 estate. Logansport mule fatality after Panhandle engine incident. Evansville Benedictine Fathers acquire property for aging care, plan college. Brookville hunting death of Henry Laker by son. Paoli man Pokon commits suicide by carbolic acid. note left.
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Shelbyville
Shelbyville Chautauqua Association
Chautauqua
Ellwood
James Knotts
South Bend
Edward T. Twomey
Anna Cable
Connersville
William B. Ansted
Indiana
Crawfordsville
Paul Vance
Nathaniel Vance
Martin's Dam
Sugar Creek
Lawrenceburg
George Fahlbush
Lewis J. Rechenbach
Sadie Rechenbach
Logansport
Hght
Bert Hyman
Evansville
Thornton
Anthony Laker
Paoli
Pokon
Mary and the Meat Trust and the cantaloupe tale
A humorous and somber composite story features Mary and a satire on the Meat Trust, then shifts to a dramatic tale of a woman seeking work after her father loses fortune over cantaloupes. The clerk offers employment, asking for the family business name to locate the cantaloupe source.
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Mary
Meat Trust
Eye-injured motorman misleads nerves to turn tale
Frank Be Payne of the state railroad commission recounted a trolley accident where a motorman on a work car, speeding amid snow and sleet, derailed and struck by flying glass. He survived with cuts and bruises. a physician joked about an uncovered eye, revealing the eye was glass. The Indianapolis News reports the anecdote as part of the inquiry into the incident.
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Frank BE. Payne
State Railroad Commission
Hoe
Eczema Cured by Cuticura Ointment and Soap
A Detroit resident describes severe eczema spreading from scalp to feet with intense itching. After trying various ointments and medicines, a sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment provided relief in three weeks, the patient reporting a complete cure. Cuticura is advertised worldwide with offerings of free samples and a 32 page Skin Book.
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Kanter Ave
Detroit
Mich
Bent
Cutburn
Dept. L
Boston
Not Necessary to Leave Home for Tuberculosis Cure
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis urges physicians to curb sending consumptives West for health. It calls to stop charity rail tickets and says patients should avoid travel unless a strong recovery and at least $1,000 exist. Tuberculosis can be cured anywhere in the United States.
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Southwest
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Rairoads
Colorado
California
West
United States
National Association
Mixing the Names at Marlborough Dinner
Mayor Bacharach of Atlantic City recounted a witty beach encounter at a Marlborough-Blenheim dinner. A summer girl teased a youth who misnamed the beloved as Reginald, prompting a quick correction that the intended name was Clarence.
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Bacharach
Atlantic City
Marlborough-Blenheim
Reginald
Relieves and Rests Teething Babies by Kopp’s
Mrs. Burton Gary of Toledo Ohio reports giving Kopp's Baby's Friend to her teething babies and finding it brings rest without sleepiness. Marketed by Kopp's Baby's Friend Co York Pa with three sizes 10c 25c and 50c. Drugstores or mail sample offered.
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Burton Gary
Toledo
Ohio
Kopp
York
Safe Remark Echoes Ned Kelly Banter
A fragment captures banter about Ned Kelly with lines from the Sydney Bulletin. A joking exchange recalls forgotten jolly remarks and a feigned crisis prompting a mock instruction to flee to the bush with the badge and crew.
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Anager
Ned Kelly
Jove
Dan Kelly
Sydney Bulletin
Examination of Castoria and a cryptic season quote
The passage urges inspecting Castoria bottles for the signature and notes Fletcher's Castoria has been used for over 30 years. It includes a cryptic line about a girl named Juаres and a remark that she has been captured six times this season.
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Fletcher
Juares
Paxton Toilet Co remedy advertised for pelvic catarrh
An advertisement touts Paxtine Antiseptic hot douches as a remedy for pelvic catarrh priced 25 cents per box or available postpaid from The Paxton Toilet Co Boston Mass. The copy hints at social advice about attention from men and reform in women. It also touts other products and a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry claim in a rambling promotional style.
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Paxton Toilet, Co
Boston
Mass
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