Deserter's Courtship Wins Soldier's Release and Bride
Edward Hammond, former Muncie bookkeeper, wooed Mary Shaw in town then deserted to court her in Chicago. He surrendered to the marshal at the agreed time, faced a court martial for desertion, and gained a presidential pardon after appeals by Governor Yates and Senator Mason. He is now a Big Four brakeman preparing to wed.
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Edward Hammond
Hammond
Boston
Plymouth Rock
Muncie
Ind
Mary Shaw
Chicago
Sam
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Fort Sheridan
Mary
Taps
Edward
War Department
Washington
Miles
Yates
Mason
Illinois
Cincinnati Enquirer
Baltimore Bride Weds Man After Ad For Wife
Tec 10 report describes a man who offered $25 for a wife in an ad. He met Mrs Hamm at a police station in a neat carriage and, after a swift embrace, hurriedly married her. They left for Guilford together.
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Baltimore
Mary Hamm
Keokuk
Elle
Old Boreas Uts Capers in Indiana
In Greenfield and surrounding towns the bitter cold freezes water barrels and livestock. Sam Binford will pull his 99 foot well next summer. Johnny Everett’s tongue sticks to a frosty ax. 67 chickens in Lebanon lose feathers. Shel byville menus feature fried icicles and frosted coffee while 7,562 bricks are blown to a college boarding house in Greencastle.
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Sam
Glass Company
Norwester
Franklin
Farmer Joel
Avery
Johnny Everett
Johnny
Lebanon
William Eliott
Enos Allen
Chicago
Allen
Greencastle
Old Court
Andrew Morgan
Winnie Pegg
Fiancee's Door Tragedy in Frostbitten Walk Ends in Death
Michael Haher of West Rutland perished on the Pittsford road after wandering through a severe snowstorm. He had planned to visit Miss Mary Murphy, daughter of a local farmer, and hired Michael Teelon to help, but the storm forced a turn back and he failed to reach her home.
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Rutland
Michael Haher
West Rutland
Pittsford
Mary Murphy
Haher
Michael Teelon
Miss Murphy
Murphy
Teeson
Miss. Murphy
Miners Strike at Rich Hill Settled by State Board
Gov. Dockery announced from Rich Hill that the coal miners strike there has been settled by the State board of arbitration, ending the labor dispute.
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Jefferson City, Mo
Dockery
Rich Hill
State Board of Arbitration
Letter Carriers Set January Meeting Date
Executive committee of the Letter Carriers Association met at English's hotel and fixed the third Tuesday in January for the general meeting. C. C. Shirley of Kokomo, a prominent candidate for federal judge, was also at English's hotel on Monday.
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Letter Carriers’ Association
English’s Hotel
C. C. Shirley
Kokomo
Fewer Old Crow-Bants Find Their Way Into Trader's Alley
Humane officer Frank Wilson notes a decline in old horses entering Trader's Alley on W Pearl Street east of Senate Avenue but says quality has risen. He cites record killings of old horses last month and in November, explains feed costs push weak animals toward sale, and warns buyers to beware of sharp trades as horses now fetch higher average values despite scarce feed.
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Trader's Alley
Frank Wilson
W. Pearl St
Senate Ave
Hoosierisms and small town notes from Indiana papers
A collage of short items from Indiana papers describes odd local happenings. Advertisers seek 100 or more married men for Sunday school in Valparaiso. Stories mention near suicides and engagements in vaudeville, Martinsville women forming a Panthagatric club, and a 16 year old apprentice in the navy from Elkhart. George Shaw’s career as a farmer near Jamestown yields a $6000 farm sale since starting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Valparaiso
George Shaw
Jamestown
Tetanus or Lockjaw Rapidly Spreading This Winter
Physicians note tetanus is rising with 27 deaths this winter. The disease begins from dirty wounds, causes jaw locking and jerking fits, and can bend the body backward in painful spasms.
Mirror Dining Room Rendezvous and a Whist Twist
Boynton notices a violinist in a restaurant mirror and plans to meet her, but a mix up leads to Miss Edith Sinclair stepping in as a substitute. Mark pursues the mystery of the auburn haired player, while Miss Boynton reveals Edith is her sister. Edith offers to be his partner for whist.
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Boynton
Mark
Mark Boynton
Miss Boynton
Bost
Scott
Maud
Edith Sinclair
Miss Sinclair
Barbara Sturm
Miss Sturm
Washingtonst
Slush Downfall of a Vaudeville Souvenir
A brisk downtown scene recounts a well dressed girl slipping on sidewalk slush and amusing bystanders with vaudeville style moves. An old woman and son Fred face hardship as coal and beer vanish, a passerby offers a four bit coin, and the snowy street reveals class contrasts amid pity and humor.
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Meekst
Fred
Freddie
Baked beans blamed for accidental death suit
Mrs. Hannah Miller of Philadelphia sues Fidelity and Casualty Co. for 5000 after her husband, ill with typhoid or appendicitis, died from perforated intestines after eating baked black beans requested for recovery. Judge Wheeler allowed the case to proceed to trial in U S district court before Judge Lacombe.
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New York
Hannah Miller
Philadelphia
Fidelity and Casualty Company
Wheeler
United States District Court
Lacombe
Miller
of & Su
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New Jersey
Wilson, N. C
Sian
Royal Baking Powder CO
William ST
United States Army
Old Boreas
Uts
Indiana
Greenfield
Sam _ Binford’s
Danville
Hugh Adams
Eaton
County Infirmary
Noblesville
John Griffith
White River
Blwood
Miranda Duskin
Thornt Thomas
Miranda
Emmit Chill
Charles Thornton
Shelbyville
Dawson
Alaska
EAU DE Cologne
Ren
Clinton County
Westville
Osgood
Martinsville
George Hug
Elkhart
Navy
M. App
Fort Wayne
Court House
Peru
the Mirror
Wr.Feamer
Sea Island
Marseilles
The
Star Store
Washington St
Ilinois
C. F. Whitaker
Watchmaker
Walschner
Pennsylvania St
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