Smallpox cases raise alarm in Eddy Street area
A new smallpox case is reported on Eddy Street with David Stallup, a colored resident, early this week. Health officers quarantine the house, deploy guards, and plan vaccination and possible pest-house setups as the outbreak spreads among neighbors and a second patient, Major Higgins, shows improvement.
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David Stallup
Eddyst
Dorham
Stellup
Board of Health
Mattlock
Wegner
Stallup
Tallup
Sid
Reding
Brattlock
Duval
Higgins
Hays
Ife
Phige
Kuable
Hearth Board
Safety Department
Kahlo
Hady-st
Oliica
Wagner
Henthorne
Young Sun
Sevrvetary Metcalf
Kudimant
Metcalf
State Board of Health
Vincennes
Elder
Eddy St. Square
Dr. Kahlo
Eddy St
Eddy-at
Sligwins
Eddy-st
City Hospital
Beajor Higgins
Dandelions and court cases mark town news of Thursday
A broad town wrap reports grip effects on State-printer Stein, local politics, a charity song by 30 pupils, church receptions, lawsuits over horse payments and alley openings, a police pontoon crew, and several court actions including contempt, divorce, and tax disputes. Coroner investigates Mrs Whegly death as heart disease.
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Stein
D. FY. Allen
Irramulin
Standard Mineral Fiber Company
Dunkirk
Miontpelier Tim Plate Company Incorporated
Ihursday
Free Kindergarter Society
Pennsylvania
Joe Sutphen
Daeaachusetts Ave
North-st. Last Gutter
Second Presbyterian Church
Weller
W. W. Cutterfield
Moxway
Beatlezes
Thamps
T. J. Parry
Hushville
Lelotte
Canal
Crawd
Larg
Jena Pressly
Hits
Louis Holweve
Relief Finance Comntee
Europe
Miattio Graves
Middletown
Dubteemacuull
Ladies of the First Baptist
Jel Anc Gsine
Clattan
Albert Drummer
Bartholomew
Weinarday
Harvey McHenry
L. E. Co W
Oliver Deatley
Mississippi St
State House
St. J. Schroth
Mr. Dugger
Jas. Hicks
Sloomfield
Rammer Musik Club
Proprivum
Schilewen
Crouse
Nicholas
Snipe
Rip
Sporsmen
John Gaspes
Jankakee River
Capt
Bieler
Herb Green
Beck
Bethel
Franklin Township
Amanda Whegly
Whegly
David A. Cox
Mary Moore
Mary Johnston Kelsey
George Hahn
Elizabeth M. Gates
Virgil Shonts
Hans Mosar
George A. Hartman
John Hansen
Marniacu
Charles L. Dippe
Lillian Y. Helmich
Barry Hayden Elmer
Frances Agnes Borgerding
Hoosier Bill Jones to be released from prison
Barney Jones alias Hoosier Bill, a famed horse thief and counterfeiter from Indiana, is due to be released from Jefferson City penitentiary on April 26. Authorities fear he will flee to Wisconsin or Mississippi. police say he has long evaded capture after multiple escapes and remains sought by several states.
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St. Louis
Barney Jones
Hoosier
Bill
Jefferson City
Jones
Indiana
Posy
Fermi
Jie
Harrington
RicCarthy
Westend
Joliet
Wisconsin
Lim
Elie Coxey
Wascouck
Ha Azing
Bagearate Chureday
Aprah Grayson
Barry
Ios
Warrington
Omaha
Tiudson
Nalley
Menibeara
Chicago
Weston
Aarmy Voulnea
Fina
Lemon Tonie Laxative Sold at Van Pelt's Drugstore
Battle Creek health foods feature Lemon Tonie Laxative priced at 50c available at Van Pelt's and at all druggists.
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Battle Creek
van Pelt’s
Town Talk and Court Rides Through Martinaville
Judges Winters and Hawkins travel east on business while Hawkins and a receiver seek profits in mineral water. Dr Youart vaccinates 27 inmates at the poor farm. State house crossings are repaved with two coppera keeping pedestrians from the wall. Albert Howard gets five years, Jessie Baker four, Williams and Vineyard two each for robbing a dye house on Massachusetts Ave. Nellie Finn sues Hoosier Packing for injuries from a fallen timber, alleged to cause St. Vitus dance.
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Judgse Winters
Hawkins
Ser
Martinaville
Youart
State House
Coppera
Gillis
Stone Walla
Albert Howard
Jessie Baker
Yhos. Williams
Jesse Vineyard
Massachusetts Ave
Nellie Finn
Hoosier Packing Company
Tauraday
St. Vitua
Supreme Court rejects public policy defense in bank embezzlement case
In 1890 Wm H Schrieber, a First National Bank of Columbus bookkeeper, stole over 100000 and fled to Canada. Detective James Brown plotted to split the haul with bank officials for capture, seeking payments and a percentage. The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a lower ruling that public policy bars such contracting.
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Supreme Court
Wm. H. Schrieber
First National Bank of Columbus
Canada
Jas. Brown
Detroit
Schrieber
Brown
Whebeak
Bartholomew Circuit Court
Royal Wedding Sparks City Pageantry and Turmoil
April 1 reports from various cities recount a grand royal wedding ceremony with pageantry and crowds. warnings of crush risk lead police to clear terraces while foreign guests arrive and a duchess leads processions. Other items note wartime rail disruptions, pension fears, a physician's sudden death, a ship arrival, yacht purchase, and a Michigan senator's illness.
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Convne
Hense
Victor
Schlogs
Willi
Cooury
Guremeny
Dugland
Yue Assemblages
CMY
Victoria
Belig
Coxey followers form army in West with Aubry and Salisbury
An advance guard led by Col. James A. Aubry and Lieut. A. L. Salisbury from Stockton Cal gathers amid unemployed marchers in George Washington Street area. The pair, age 22, address crowds at a rally promising to join Coxey’s movement while preparing drills and recruitment for a broader expedition toward Washington.
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James A. Aubry
A L. Salisbury
Stockton
Cal
Ange
Eichig
Inusiecue
Aubry
Iiteil
Washington
Calouel
TU T
Dudianapolis
Frye
Feye
Los Angeles
Dui
Iim
Ilanesis
Aubry & Buo
Pettere
Coxey
Wilson bill sparks Senate clash over dire calamities
Red Senator Morrill denounces the Wilson bill as pregnant with calamities while Senator Turpie supports the bill as a child of the democratic party. Harrison may face postage stamp prominence if ex president consents and Reed contests Tucker’s quorum idea as an attack on his leadership. Voorhees shows playful outrage as the chamber weighs party lines.
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Morrill
U. S. Senate
Harrison
Daughters of the Revolution
Bissell
Wise
John Randolph Tucker
Virginia
Congress
Tom Reed
Reed
David Turpie
Wilson
Hill
Smith
Voorhees
David
Unclear historical political dispute voiced in court like speech
A garbled OCR passage portrays a heated exchange over auditor and clerkship appointments. It mentions candidates amid debates about stipends, rhetoric, and possible conflicts with contractors, with references to Beal and a law case, plus strained dialogue on seals and settlement.
Prohibition debate and political tension at convention
A Chicago dispatch reports L. t. & CL Bloson railroad fees canceled and a May schedule change. A veteran Chaplain Gettis condemns saloon politics, urging public sentiment warfare. An Indiana bowler’s wages dispute is noted amid broader Republican convention intrigue with multiple candidates and district meetings planned in the state house. German American club installs new officers Thursday with sandwiches and beer.
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Chicago
Bloson
Biel
Woo
Gettis
Svange
M. R. Sulzer
State House
Lemon Tonic Laxative Advertisement
Lemon Tonic Laxative promoted in small ad style text listing druggists and AM druggists. The fragment mentions lemon flavor and general availability across stores.
City Engineer Returns From East With Asphalt Prices
City engineer U Brown reports on street improvements after two weeks eastward. He toured Detroit Columbus Washington Philadelphia and New York noting asphalt quality and lower prices versus local alternatives. He cites Bermudez asphalt and brick pavements as well as Columbus saving brick costs. An officer will guard a dangerous intersection with two patrolmen after safety board approval.
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Urown
Detroit
Columbus
Washington
Philadelphia
Utics
New York
Aires
Weather note hints cooler showers through Thursday night
Cooler, cloudy weather brings local showers during Thursday night and a break by Friday. Frigid air lingers over the region with a shift to fair skies expected Friday afternoon.
Public transit seating amid gender norms sparks clash
A report describes a crowded car where a large woman refused to move for an older passenger and a male conductor faced reprimand. The incident is linked to debates on polite conduct and seating rights in a busy city car. Lemon Tonic Laxative advertised at ride’s end.
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Bai
Pelita
Bellefontaines
Manaser McLean
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