This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Hazy Indiana city notes and regional troubles mix
A sprawling digest from Elkhart and surrounding towns reports debt, fires, crimes, and social shifts. Items note Windfall robbery, Ellsbart pedro club, a prison turning a profit, a gas debt tale, a tragic scalding accident in Green township, and mining bills at Terra Haute with operator tensions. Reports also cover births, business fires, and local political chatter across multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Crawfordaville
Madison
Evansville
Michigan City
Jackson County
John Oxer
Richmone
Vice’s
Elkbart Daily Sentinel
Elkbart
Louisville
Wmind
LaPorteans
LaPorte
Scarce
Bach Bros
Gents
Wabash
Main St
Severence
Green Township
Grant County
Motweiler
Floyd Counery
Wim
Benson
Evanaville
Squire Oliver
Valparaiso
Margaret Orange
Burdick
Albert Sabinsky
Miller’s
Joss
Ohio
Solomon
Bem Scott
Gen Crowley
Elkhart
Goshen
Joe Barrett
Leavenworth
Anderson
Excelsior
Leeson & Co
Ledger
Logansport
Chas. Lispenard
Brooklyn
N. Y
Benton County
Indiana
Allen
Lispenard
Brazil
Dorothy
Clay ‘City
Lancaster Coal Works
Byrd
Terra: Haute
Louis
Hoffman