Local items and notices from The Star
Snippets report visits, births, marriages, deaths, and local events. Samuel Albin and wife visit Pittsburg, J. S. Browning has a new baby girl, a Briscoe property purchase on South Indiana street is noted, and other brief items include a University lecture recap and a Martinsville stabbing incident. Local rail line opening and hunting season dates are mentioned along with a quail-killing law note.
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Samuel Albin
Pittsburg
Browning
Bay
G. H. Linebarger
Briscoe
Indiana Street
Burglars Loot Wine Vault In East Seminary Street Raid
A Saturday night storm accompanied a burglary at East Seminary street where four 1881 vintage wine bottles were stolen from H. H. Mathias’s cellar. The robbers also entered F. P. Nelson’s home without securing goods and then attempted John Hanna’s residence.
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H, HH
Mathias
East Seminary Street
F. P. Nelson
Night Burglars Thrill Family In Quiet Home
In an early morning raid, two masked men demanded compliance at the Hanna home, stealing less than a dollar and some jewelry before fleeing. They then hit Joe Johnson’s residence for a valuable watch, leaving no clues or arrests and no cards left behind.
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Hanna
Papa
Joe Johnson
Tragic widow mystery tied to London Ohio case
The dispatch from London Ohio sparked questions about Jennie Coup the daughter of Rev. Jacob Doup. James Gorell claimed to be her husband and that a child was born and died. Marital details and residence hints surface with references to Gorell relatives and a future actress.
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London
Ohio
Jennie Doup
Jacob Doup
Dayton
Miss Coup
Sexton
Jennie Coup
James Gorell
Hagerstown
J. R. Gorell
Wilmington
Gorell
Ft. Wayne
Ind
London, O
Carelessness Causes 2 Train Collision Near City
Friday around 11 a.m. on the I and St. L rail line one mile west of the city a collision occurred between two trains. Engine 55 backing to the east side track ignored a red signal and pulled out after dining crew failed to notice. engineer reversed upon sight of the approaching train, both men jumped to safety. The crash shattered cars and even lodged a flat car on the engine cab. one cattle car was damaged but only one animal injured.
Disasters and oddities linger in scattered historical blur
A scene of cement wreckage is cleared by a force through Friday night leaving about $0,000 in damage with no injuries. The piece also recalls a long string of sensational stories including a presumed dead husband alive in Michigan, a Wrightstown suicide note, Michigan fires impacting farmers, a Colwell murder confession, a Buena Vista medical tragedy, and aLowville postponed wedding over a ring dispute.
Ungrateful world and quick cures in old notices
A collection of short, dated snippets touches on ingratitude after using Swayne's Ointment, Garfield paper printings, Parsons' Exterminator, dog damages, skin healing with Cuticura, railroad segregation, mixed-race seating, Brown's Iron Bitters, Philadelphia murder trials, and Parker's Hair Balsam praising its cleanliness and effects.
Marshall's Catarrh Snuff Promoted Since 1835
Forty six years of use mark this remedy for catarrh and headaches. Introduced by Chas Bowen in 1835 it claims to cure head cold and related ailments. Advice emphasizes not ignoring catarrh and notes counterfeits due to popularity with signature Chas Lowen on the label. KF C Keith general agent Cleveland Ohio.
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Marshall
Chas. Bowen
Chas. Lowen
KF. C. Keith
Cleveland
Ohio
Doxes
Silon
Harris Remedy CO
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C. W. Callender
Castle Mills
Suas’ Mill
UTH Greencastl
Greencastle Foundry
Ifac Tuned Company
St. Louis
BSF
Renick, Curtis & Co
Greencastle, Ind
St. L
Indianapolis
UL SS
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Colorado
California
A. P. Harrison
C. C. Gale
A. J. Smith
Pasa
Ger Ag’t
Tfl
Kiefer, Indianapolis, Inc
Hiscox & Co
N.Y
N. Yoo
Reerie
Hurria
Ius Heaton
C.J. Kimble & Son
Hathaway
Martin
Great
Methodist Council
Hanna & Black
J. C. Ridpath
Martinsville
Isaac Kinley
W. J. Lowe
Lowe
Milleson
Svar
Gee
Bloomington
Ills
J. KE. Montgomery
Dr. Montgomery
Anna M. Dooley
G. I. Dooley
Downs
Henry Wise
Putnam County
Reno
Louisville
New Albany
Chicago
House
Senate
John Hanna
Harry Mathias
Gorrell
Thomas Patterson
Maryland
Baltimore
Erie
Patterson
T.P
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Wrightsown
Mion
Arthur
Edward Heehe
Buena Vista
Lowville
N. Y
Swayne
Garfield
Parsons
Iowa
F. H. Drake
Detroit
Oct
Nashville
Parker
Tutt’s
UTT
Murray St
Tutt
Drage Y Expr
New York
Harris
Trede Mark
DBS
Bezves & Davis
Illinois and
Louisiana Streets
Union Depot
Ndianapolis
Reeves
America
Gell
Cor
Illinois
Louisiana Sts
Brarry
Washington,n.j
Moore's
Tahugaroo
C. C. Moore
Cortlandt St
Columbus
Palos
Lrestis
Sirs
Trey
Laporte Ind
Plymouth
F. D. Park
United States
Bray & Hem
Council Bluffs
Brewster
H. Weeke
R. A. McCormick
Cadix Ohio
Daniel Wood
Francis A. Foster
Boston Mass
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