Democratic rally draws Hobart speakers on issues
In Hobart Township a Democratic and Republican campaign program unfolds with Judge John B. Peterson and F. R. Schaaf set to address locals on political issues. The rally aims to organize a strong Hobart Republican Club with James Watson and James R. Garfield among planned speakers as campaigns roll through Lake County.
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John B. Peterson
Congress
Hobart
Peterson
Lake County
Gary
Town Clerk Election Ends In Close Win By Four Votes
Peter F. Jacobson edged rival Joseph E. Mellon in a special election held on the 21st, with 176 votes to 0 for Mellon and three mutilated ballots. Jacobson will be inducted at the Town Board meeting on Oct 3.
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Peter F. Jacobson
Jacobsen
Joseph E. Mellon
Jacobson
Augustus Wood At Death's Door In Valparaiso
Augustus Wood, father of John J. Wood and longtime Hobart resident, lies at his son in law Dr Ryan's Valparaiso home near death after an auto accident two weeks ago. Doctors say only hours remain as coughing and blood poisoning worsen. he was born in 1828 in Massachusetts and moved to Lake County in the 1840s, later becoming a merchant at Deepriver and Hobart. He was a Knight Templar and Valpo Commandery member. his wife died last winter.
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Hobart
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Valparaiso
Wood
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Massachusetts
Lake County
Wood’s Mills
Deepriver
John J
Valpo Commandery
Opening Fall and Winter Millinery at Ellis Emporium
A large sale showcases up-to-date millinery with trimmed and untrimmed hats for all ages and social classes. The store invites customers to shop while stock remains abundant. The Lowell Tribune notes surveyors for the Indiana Northwestern Interurban Railroad in Lowell, with a preliminary route from Lowell north to Cedar Lake then to Crown Point, St John, Hammond, and Chicago Heights via Dyer.
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Lowell
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Hammond
Chicago Heights
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Lowell Tribune
Yankees Doodie Girl stunt draws big audience at Strattan's
The Yankee Doodle Co performed three nights at Strattan's opera house with strong attendances. Saturday featured a prize draw for a "real live baby" that turned into a pig joke when a plump black pig was brought on stage. Miss Grace Roper held the winning number and received a pig valued at five dollars, while Strattan had previously bought another pig for five dollars that ended up in the same pen, completing a lighthearted mix up that entertained the crowd.
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Financier Norman Black Dies After Wounding in Boggy Incident
Norman Black 62, vice president of the People's Trust in Muncie, was found sitting upright in his buggy with a bullet wound in the head. He died an hour later at a hospital after being brought to a livery barn by his family horse. He had intended to handle business in the southern town part and had no known enemies. Mrs. Fred Fleming, visiting relatives in Valpo, was hospitalized with typhoid fever in Christian hospital Sunday afternoon.
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People’s Trust Company
Muncie
Fred Fleming
Hobart
James Sherrick
Valpo
Christain Hospital
Just Six Months Old News Proudly Survives Half Year
The News marks six months of publication in Hobart with confidence in its future. The editor rebuts circulating claims of low circulation and pledges to endure, praising readers for their support and promising continued quality reporting.
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News Today
Hobart
Air Line plans spur to Gary amusement park access
The Air Line system seeks to extend lines in Gary and nearby towns with spurs to the Clark road and Fifteenth avenue amusement park gate. Possible extensions include Hobart, Miller, Porter, Chesterton, and Miller Beach routes. Car theft reports in Hammond accompany the item.
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Air Line System
Clark Road
Gary
Gary White City
Fifteenth Avenue
Valparaiso
Chesterton
Laporte
Gary & Interurban
Air Line
Fifth Avenue
Miller
Porter and
Miller Beach
Hobart Township High School Opens With Record Attendance
Hobart Township High School begins Monday with a full staff and the largest enrollment in its history. The modern addition and remodeled building provide top facilities for high level work. Teachers by department include G H Thompson English, Walter A Zaugg science German, Helen M Quinnell mathematics Latin, CG E Newlin history manual training, Mabel C Monroe music and drawing supervisor, Edith Wood commercial, and grade teachers Mary Portmess history drawing Lena M Borger reading spelling Daisy Rowe arithmetic writing Ellen A Malone geography physiology Olga Neef grammar music Anna Michelsen fourth Esther Boal third Anne Fleck second Elsa Wettengel first.
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Hobart Township
G. H. Thompson
Walter A. Zaugg
Helen M. Quinnell
CG. E. Newlin
Mabel C. Monroe
Edith Wood
Mary Portmess
Lena M. Borger
Daisy Rowe
Ellen A. Malone
Olga Neef
Anna Michelsen
Esther Boal
Anne Fleck
Elsa Wettengel
Divorce Bid for Starr McKnown-Felker-Martin Name Change
Mrs Starr McKnown-Felker-Martin Felker Martin seeks a Hammond court ruling to rename her. She married Lincoln Felker at 17, thought a divorce occurred, married Edward J Martin, and later annulled that marriage. Her attorney, Joseph Conroy, had to refer to her by number.
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Starr McKnown-Felker-Martin- Felker
Hammond
Starr-McKnown-Felker- Martin-Felker-Martin
Miss Starr
Lincoln Felker
Edward J. Martin
Martin
Joseph Conroy
Logansport Man Hilariously Chokes On Peach Stone
Mrs. Charles Miller offered him a plate of sinkers at dinner. Miller joked about feeling like a doughnut, then choked when a peach stone lodged in his throat. A doctor treated him, using red pepper to loosen the stone, but his life remained in danger for over an hour.
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Charles Miller
Logansport
Miller
Socialists Name Slate at East Chicago Convention
At a Socialists convention in East Chicago nominations were made for several offices including Representative R. G. Howell Sheriff Ernest Karstens Treasurer James Cadman Clerk Henry Bainbridge Assessor G. A. Johnson County Chairman James Day and County Secretary Hans Peterson.
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Chicago
R. G. Howell
Ernest Karstens
James Cadman
Henry Bainbridge
G. A. Johnson
James Day
Hans Peterson
Rural Farmhand Guilty of Grand Larceny in Indiana
Ervin Simmons a 22 year old farm hand broke into a Lafayette farmhouse took money and a man's check then attempted to cash it at a local bank. After a police chase he pleaded guilty before Judge Dohart and was sentenced to one to fourteen years in the Jeffersonville reformatory.
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Lafayette
Ind
Ervin Simmons
Simmons
Dohart
Circuit Court
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Sutton case ends with natural death finding
Coroner Goodrick rules Jack Sutton did not die by murder after his body was found on South Broadway Peru Indiana. The clerk from Ensminger's soft drink shop testified about giving 50 cents to an excited stranger to leave town after claiming to have killed a man. No marks of violence were found on Sutton. No post mortem was conducted.
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Peru
Ind
C. E. Goodrick
Jack Sutton
South Broadway
Ensminger
Sutton
Columbus Weighs Largest County Political Meeting
Columbus Indiana September 28 The meeting here next Saturday night to open the Beveridge campaign is expected to be the biggest political gathering in the county. Delegations are coming from Seymour Brownstown Edinburg Franklin and nearby areas. Former Lieutenant Governor Hugh T Miller will preside.
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Hobart
Odd Fellows
Columbus
Ind
Albert J. Beveridge
John M. Davis
Seymour
Brownstown
Edinburg
Franklin
Hugh Th. Miller
Nature's Care. The Evening of Life Lamp Quote
The fragment quotes Joubert on aging and care in later life, reflecting a reflective sentiment about wisdom and illumination in old age.
Hotel engineer held on grand larceny charge
Richmond Ind Sept 28 William Maulee an engineer at the Westcott Hotel was arrested for grand larceny accused of breaking into rooms occupied by Mrs William Gaar and stealing valuables. Much of the stolen goods were found in Maulee’s trunks as he prepared to depart. He came to Richmond from Danville Indiana.
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Richmond
Ind
William Maulee
Westcott
William Gaar
Maulee
Danville
Til
Coroner Links Malnutrition to Death of 4 Year Old Irene Dawson
In Washington Indiana coroner W P Holder ruled the death of Irene Dawson a four year old child resulted from malnutrition with insanitary conditions partly responsible. The inquest was ordered by city officials and health officers a few days earlier.
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Washington, Ind
W. P. Holder
Irene Dawson
Matson Granted Largest Monroe County Civil War Pension
Bloomington Ind Sept 28 Nathan R Matson of Ellettsville Civil war veteran awarded the largest pension in Monroe county He will receive 100 dollars monthly with back pay due to his near blindness and total disability confirmed by a Washington notice.
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Bloomington
Ind
Nathan R. Matson
Ellettsville
Monroe County
Washington
Matson
Youth dies in fire while attempting to start breakfast
In South Bend Indiana 11 year old Raymond Steinback was burned to death while trying to use gasoline to start a fire for breakfast for his sick mother. The mother, who left her bed to help, was seriously burned and died an hour later.
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South Bend
Ind
Raymond Steinback
Euripides Quote on Wisdom and Reputation
Daily Thought reflects on wisdom tied to success, citing Euripides. The line implies a society judges intelligence by achievements, shaping collective reputation.
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Euripides
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