Desperado Mawin Kuhns Visits Judge Adair in Indiana
Judge J W Adair and juror Henry Beeson encountered Mawin Kuhns on a hunt near Noble county. Kuhns, an Ohio inmate, dined with the judge and Baker, spoke of his unjust sentence, and urged surrender but said friends advised against it. He claimed detectives shadow him and planned visits with old friends through the holidays.
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Ito
Solomon Baker
Mawin Kuhns
Kuhns
Baker
Adair
Ohio
Ampau
Columbus
Rev. J. P. Orr
Lebanon
Rev. Orr
Orr
Mysterious find on Blue River near Shelbyville
In Shelbyville Indiana on Friday morning a horse and buggy were found unmanned along the Blue River east of town. A robe lay across the river bank and a freshly cut rope lay on the buggy. Footprints suggested a man and a woman, but no further trace was found. The scene drew hundreds of locals.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Blue River
Hinshaw Becomes Impudent Fails Prison Rules
In Danville Indiana December 21 a report reveals Rev Hinshaw the wife murderer was disciplined for speaking to a fellow prisoner. Warden Shideler pressed for details and Hinshaw insisted on truth, was placed in solitary six hours had moustache shaved and reduced in grade.
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Danville
Ind
Hinshaw
Indianapolis
Shideler
Punishments for Chinese Evildoers in Pekin Reported
Everett Jones of the Ninth Infantry writes from Pekin that his company now quarters in a former Chinese theater. Soldiers enforce police duties, force cleanup, destroy sam-shoe whisky, and arrest offenders. Punishments include eye cutting and whipping for various wrongdoers, with harsher penalties for the well dressed.
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Greencastle
Ind
Contractors Fluke Delays Richmond Railroad Work
C E Loss & Co Chicago contractors quit the C R M railroad project in Richmond Indiana. The company office closed and books removed leaving workmen unpaid. The stoppage could delay completion to January 1. A new trust company with 1 000 400 paid up capital was organized absorbing Dickinson Joan ard trust company.
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Richmond
Ind
C. E. Loss & Co
Chicago
Dickinson Joan Ard. Trust Company
Little Santa Clausesses Robbery Stuns Shelbyville Jeweler
A Shelbyville Indiana jewelry store owned by Mathan dykes was robbed Wednesday evening of two rings as Christmas spirit spurred a bold theft. Police search for suspects after the surprise loss.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Dyspepsia Tablets Featured By Doctor Advocate
A physician praises Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal aid for indigestion and stomach trouble. He argues most illnesses stem from poor digestion and recommends one 60 cent box after meals. The article notes the tablets contain diastase pepsin and fruit and vegetable essences and are sold widely.
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Jennison
Stuart
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Two Girls Confess Stealing Rings From Store
Officers found rings worth 175 dollars in the possession of Pearl Danzien aged 12 and Maggie Wilson aged 13, daughters of respectable parents. They confessed to taking the rings while Sykes waited on customers and showed them to friends.
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Pearl Danzien
Maggie Wilson
Sykes
Big Four trains entering Muncie now flew up
A collage of short local notices: deaths, farm losses, bank plans, a large turkey crop, a mill strike, and various incidents across Indiana. Notable items include deaths of Mrs. Jane Fleetwood and Mrs. Cynthia Henderson, a bank planned at Coatsville, fire damage to A Wallenstein & Co. in Martinsville, coal miners resuming work in Linton, and a Christmas toy gift by W D Kern.
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Muncie
Severe gale hits Tacoma and mixed notices from across the nation
The item notes a severe gale at Tacoma Washington. It also reports Bishop Tyree of Nashville advising African Americans to quit whisky. Other items include the failure of Lewis A May & Co brokers with 66000 dollars in liabilities and a claim that Frank Rockefeller will buy 140000 acres in Kansas for a stock ranch. Three Chicago fatalities are listed along with ongoing jail cases in Eldorado Kansas. A Chicago crane firm plans a 100000 dollar Christmas bonus and 5 percent wage rise. An arrest update mentions Jessie Morrison in Eldorado. An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil for injuries and burns with instant relief.
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Tacoma
Wash
Bishop Tyree
Nashville
Tenn
Lewis A. May & Co
Brokers
New York
Frank
Rockefeller
Kansas
Chicago
C. F. Coffey
Pat Currell
Arnold Wachelse
Crane Company
Round Trips to Several Cities by C., H. & D. Railway
Travel rates listed for Cincinnati Dayton Toledo and Detroit with round trips. Tickets sold on December 22 to 25 and December 31 to January 1 1901. Final return limit January 2. Call on agents at 25 West Washington Street and Union Station.
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Cures Whooping Cough and Croup
An old advertisement claims Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup cures whooping cough where other treatments fail and conquers croup at once. The item presents a medicinal claim typical of period health notices.
Chicago and Return Fare via Monon Route
Travel offer for Chicago and return service via Monon Route priced at $6.70. Tickets on sale December 22 23 24 28 31 and January 1 1901 with final return by January 2. Agents located at 25 W Washington Street and Union Station.
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Chicago
Monon
Holiday Rates via Monion Route
Tickets sold December 22 23 24 25 31 and January 1 at one and one third fare for round trip. Final return limit January 2. Consult agents 25 W Washington St and Union Station for details.
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Washington St
Union Station
Busted Chosen Friends Letter Shows Meeting Ties
A letter sent Friday to auditor Hart from Cooksville Texas asks for a pass to attend a meeting. Alpha council of the Order of Chosen Friends decides not to turn over funds to the supreme council and passes a resolution to join the new Standard fraternal association.
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Hart
Cooksville
Tex
Order of Chosen Friends
Alpha Council
Supreme Council
New Standard Association
An Old Nurse for Children Ad Campaign
An advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming it soothes the child softens the gums relieves pain cures wind colic and diarrhoea. Price twenty five cents a bottle.
Pennsylvania Vandalia Lines Holiday Excursion Rates
Railroad announces holiday excursion fares for December 22 23 24 25 and 31 1900 and January 1 with one third fare for round trip. Return limit January 2. For details contact nearest ticket agent or W W Richardson D P A Indianapolis.
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Pennsylvania
Vandalia Lines
W. W. Richardson
Indianapolis
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J. W. Adair
Henry Beeson
Ble County
Judge's Farm
Indiana Inklings
Jane Fleetwood
H. C. Barnett
Nineveh
Coatsville
Hendricks County
Turkey
Evansville
Cynthia A. Henderson
Kokomo
Henderson
A. Wallenstein & Co
Martinsville
Linton
Miners’ Organization
Montmorenci
Mount Olive
Leach
Hartford City
King
W. D.kern
Frankfort Grocer
Alexandria Gas Company
Herbert Ruth
Vincennes
William Harvey
Harvey
Ruth
Otto Wayland
Ed Arnold
Louisville
Greenwood School
Alfred W. Bentley
New Albany
Frank Donner
Pittsburg
J. ¥. Callen
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Terre Haute
George McDonald
Lafayette
John H. Frazee
Charles F. Dale
Rushville
Dale
Frazee
Washington
W. H. Miner
William Pherson
Franklin
Milton Knapp
W. T. Hager
Admiral Cervera
Santiago
Hager
Pecksburg
Hannah Pickett
Danbury Hat. Co., Inf
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Delaware
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Senate
L. A. Jackson, Prop
Conrad
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Globe Peeps
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Eldorado
Kas
Dr. Thomas
Cincinnati
Dayton
Toledo
Detroit
C., H. & D. Railway
Monion
ABC
Capital National Bank
Indiana
U. S
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Paiu National Bank
State of
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Marion
W. F. Churchman
F. Churchman
Lawrence B. David
M. B. Wilson
N.S. Byram
D.M. Packard
Ashelon
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