Speed Record Broken Between Indianapolis and Cincinnati
The Columbia Club special train from Indianapolis to Cincinnati broke speed records by covering 111 miles in 102 minutes. Traveling non stop, the consist reached Shelbyville in 26 minutes and Greensburg in 45, Batesville in 60, arriving at Grand Central depot in Cincinnati.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Secial
Columbia Club
Taft
Shelbyville
Greensburg
Batesville
Grand Central
Engagement Announced for Martha Ardery and Will Smiley
The engagement was announced at a 1 o clock luncheon at the home of Mrs. Frank Edwards near Columbus. The couple will marry next month and reside at Mr. Smiley’s Burney home once the wedding occurs. Mrs. Ardery is a Columbus society leader, and Mr. Smiley is a prominent farmer.
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Martha Ardery
Will Smiley
Burney
Frank Edwards
Columbus
Mr. Smiley
George Smiley
Miss Ardery
Standard
Mrs Marlow Dead After Short Illness in Sandusky
Mrs. Sarah Marlow, widow of Hamp Marlow, died at home in Sandusky Monday evening after a brief asthma illness. Aged 75, she leaves eight children including daughter Mrs. George Reber. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Sandusky church with burial at Milroy.
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Sarah Marlow
Sandusky
Hamp Marlow
Just Exactly Right Remedied by New Life Pills
Mr A A Felton of Harrisville New York endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills as a reliable remedy for constipation biliousness and malaria. The pills relieve without discomfort and are sold for 25 cents at F M Henry Co drugstore. Also promotes THE STANDARD subscription.
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Dr. King
A. A. Felton
Harrisville
N. Y
F. M. Henry & Co
County Option Wins in Senate Vote No. 548
The Senate approved county option bill No. 548 32 to 17 with three Republicans voting for and Democrats opposed. In the House a near party line roll call 51 to 49 defeated an indefinite postponement, seen as a test vote against the measure with final passage anticipated the next morning.
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Senate
House
Rail on Ice Connects Cronstadt to Oranienbaum
The article notes a winter railway laid on ice between Cronstadt and Oranienbaum in use only during freezing months. Its success inspires a proposed similar route between Krementchug and Ekatarinoslav, linked in summer by Dnieper steamboats. The ice closes this line each winter, forcing a costly detour between the two towns.
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Cronstadt
Oranienbaum
Krementchug
Ekatarinoslav
Dnieper
Poisoning of New Castle Dog Prompts Reward
A dog that accompanied Miles Goodwin a blind cigar seller from New Castle was poisoned on Saturday. The dog had guided his master safely across streets and tracks. New Castle residents offer a $150 reward for information leading to an arrest.
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Miles Goodwin
New Castle
Goodwin
Community notes reveal visits moves and church events
A A H Champion and family plan to move to the George Byers property on North Broadway next week. Mrs Harry Carson and daughter of Cincinnati will visit Mrs Will Erdmann over Sunday. Miss Jeanette Fletcher returns to Richmond work after visiting her parents. Bruce Craig family back from Grammer due to illness in her brother. Mrs John Hendricks arrives from Litton for extended visit with A C Gilchrist family. Ruth Strassinger hosts telephone exchange girls at East Walnut. W T Jackson visits from Rushville for pension board examination. Church notes cover sermons by Rev John Poucher and Rev George Murphy, illness of Rev W C D Kerr in Toronto, Pettis dry goods talk by John N Feasey, music, and upcoming services across several churches with invitations and programs.
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A. H. Champion
George Byers
North Broadway
Harry Carson
Cincinnati
Will Erdmann
Jeanette Fletcher
Richmond
J. C. Fletcher
Ife
Bruce Craig
Grammer
John Hendricks
Litton
A. C. Gilchrist
Ruth Strassinger
Telephone Exchange
East Walnut Street
W. T. Jackson
Rushvill
Pension Board
Society Notes and Social Gatherings Recap
Miss Pearl Myers hosts a South Franklin house party next Saturday. Ladies clubs and teas form a busy social week with Mrs Rogers hosting the Married Ladies Whist Club, Miss Montgomery entertaining the Tri Kappas, and Mrs Davis hosting the Funny Club in honor of Mrs Von Gremmenstien. A Friday night gathering honors Miss Tille Piesner of Coatsville. Mr and Mrs Allen celebrate birthdays with nineteen guests at their South Michigan home. The Cycle club opens with a study on The Jew, featuring lectures, music, and an elegant luncheon. The 94 Club hosts a program of readings, music, and discussions led by Mrs Will Ehrhardt and Mrs Martha Rucker, with a Cincinnati guest list.
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Miss Pearl Myers
South Franklin
Steve Rogers
Whist Club
Mae Montgomery
Tri Kappas
North Broadway
Clara Hannaway
Tille Piesner
Coatsville
Missouri
Thomas Allen
Michigan Avenue
Clint Evans
Chester Collier
Cleves
Ohio
Oscar G. Miller
Miss Riley
Sadie Baker
Moses
Pearl Williams
Stella Murphy
Miriam
J. K. Ewing
Mesdames Dils
Lemmon
Grover Minear
Mendenhall
Crawford
Pleak Talbott
Lambert
James Woodfill
Charles Ewing
Charles Erdmann
Sue Lambert
Mack Armington
Bryan fails to win over Crookston farmers
Congressman Halvor Stevenson reports William Jennings Bryan's Crookston address as a disappointment for Democracy. Thousands gathered yet he appeared after ten o'clock to a silent crowd, delivering a narrow harangue aimed at farmers that produced almost no applause.
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Bryan
Crookston
Man
Halvor Stevenson
Campaign of Education in the 1896 Republican Victory
Hon. Wm. H. Taft speaks at Kansas City, praising the party for maintaining national integrity. He credits a broad campaign of education among wage-earners and farmers with defeating what he calls a second financial heresy threatening the business structure.
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Republican Party
Wm. HW Taft
Kansas City
Ten Years In Torment A Wonderful Escape From Torture
A traveling man in Lafayette credits Root Juice with ending over ten years of gastric ulcers, back pain, and severe dyspepsia. He reports frequent night-time urination, constipation, and deep relief after several bottles, praising the product and Batterton's drug store.
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Lafayette
Ind
A. C. Roberts
Batterton
Skeleton-like figures if devils cast from people
A stark line imagines devils expelled from certain individuals transforming them into walking skeletons, using vivid metaphor to convey moral or spiritual ruin. The remark evokes a religious or moral view of decay when evil is removed.
Big Four Route Tickets for Toronto Denver and West
Big Four Route offers tickets for Toronto to Denver and return with sales daily through Sept 16 for certain events. Sovereign Grand Lodge I O O F conventions and American Bankers Association events have tickets on sale Sept 16 17 18 and Sept 24 25 26 27 respectively. Calonist tickets cover California Mexico British Columbia and western destinations on sale daily to Oct 31 1908. See agent for details H J Rhein G P A Cincinnati Ohio.
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Toronto
Canadian National Exhibition
Denver
Sovereign Grand Lodge I. O. O. F
Convention American Bankers Association
California
Mexico
British Columbia
Northwest
Big Four
H. J. Rhein
G. P. A. gpozoSs Cincinati
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A. A. Barnes
White Block
Indiana
Church Notes
John Poucher
M. E
George Murphy
Formr Pistor
John N. Feasey
Pettis Dry Goods Company
the Baptist Church
Florence Hazelrigg
J. F. Frasier
J. E. Fisher
M. E. Church
Carrie Meek
James Small
LeRoy St. John
Tabernacle
Newton
Iowa
Christian Church
Home Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Mary DeWeese
Baptist Church
Society Notes
George B. Davis
Funny Club
Mrs. von Gremmenstien
Brose Donnell
Camilla Donnell
Smith Wilson
Seth Donnell
Mrs. Will Ehrhardt
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Cassius Hamilton
Stevenson
Emma Deane
Alva Reed
Martha Rucker
Che Guest
Rush Mendenhall
Indiananapolis
Waldron
Clara
Mary Ardery
Grace Vaught
Sue Howe
Joseph Hamilton
D. W. Howe
M. S. Good
Chicago
Will Thomas
St. Vincent Hospital
R. M. Thomas
Dorothy Dodd
William H. Taft
Jamess. Sherman
New York
Congressional
Congress
William O. Barnard
Albert W. Phillips
Jethro C. Meek
Oscar B. Trimble
Lindsey C. Jackson
T. B. Gullefer
Frank Alexander
Third
William G. Updike
Washington Township
Will C. Ehrhardt
Henry C. Snell
Xuleys
Santos
Guatemala
Linegar Bros
Sellars
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