A Brush Between The Clock And The Gavel
A dialogue between the Clock and the Gavel in the Indiana House over alleged whitewashing of southern penitentiary affairs. They discuss Whitcomb Bonham James and Davis and hint at political maneuvering around Hert and the prison board, predicting little in the final report. The piece satirically captures mistrust, political posturing, and the ritual of investigative committees.
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Whitcomb
Bonham
James
Southern Penitentiary
House
Davis
Hert
Jeffersonville
Board of Managers
Indiana
Assembly
City to Appeal Elevation Case in Legislature Push
City attorney Kern will introduce a track elevation bill in the legislature with Commercial club support. He said the city will appeal Judge Carter's ruling. William Fortune of the Commercial club calls the appeal essential, doubting the supreme court will sustain Carter. The charter language aimed at elevation, Mason helped strengthen it despite the judge's interpretation.
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Commercial Club Committee
Kern
A. L. Mason
Carter
American Roose Fed Government Troops In Panama
Report from Victoria British Columbia on February 5 notes an American named Roose supplying government troops in Panama He supposedly blocked the city entrance with a Krupp gun aiding the defeat of the revolutionaries
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Victoria
Roose
Panama
Sun's office remains at 124 and 125 Be Ohio St despite fire
Despite a recent blaze, The Sun's business office continues to operate from 124 and 125 Be Ohio Street. No injuries were reported, and the newsroom will resume full duties with minimal disruption.
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Ohio-St
Quack Doctors and Nonquacks Face State Medical Bill
Chairman Van Fleet of the house committee on medicine hinders when addressed about a bill mandating exams for all practicing physicians. Osteopathists and others resist, arguing the measure would close their businesses. They claim they treat via massage and testimonials, while Christian Scientists and magnetic healers worry the bill will affect them. Van Fleet vows hearings for all sides. Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills are praised in the piece.
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van Fleet
House Committee On Medicine, Health and Vital Statistics
State Board of Medical Examiners
Indianapolis
Indiana News on Blank Printing in Ray Case
Shelbyville Indiana February 5 Recorder David A Lee testified that Ray visited his office and fetched many kinds of blanks. He said of 10 000 blanks furnished only one kind was used and merely four per year yet Ray printed and collected for 1900.
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Shelbyville
Ind
David A. Lee
Ray
Pile of Water Destroyed by Fire and Local Oddities
A waterlogged fire destroyed 30 000 bushels of wheat valued at 30000 dollars. William T Gregg of Laporte, a hydraulic engineer, is described as a potential heir to the Corey estate in England worth 200 million dollars, with 32 heirs in the United States. Nearby, Monroe Fitch and son were arrested on suspicion of robbing a Frankton store. found stored garret merchandise suggests theft. A Akron area family was poisoned by a substance mistaken for vinegar and hellebore but is not fatal. Six Rose Polytechnic freshmen were readmitted after suspensions for leaving class to search for sophomores. Minnie Tull of Monon keeps a pigeon that aggressively fights cats and chickens. Griffin family of Fort Wayne nearly suffocated by natural gas. three children unconscious, one warned others, saving the family. Supt Lenox of Hartford City gas and oil firm reports a spirit photograph of his father and sister, returned with resemblance to deceased relatives.
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William T. Gregg
Laporte
Corey
England
United States
Griffin
Fort,Wayne
John Lenox
Hartford City Gas and Oil Company
Alabama
Girls Heavily Fined For Garden Proprieties
Officers arrested Pearl Maxwell and May Ferguson from Wes Stout’s garden after a late Monday pickup. Both faced prostitution loitering and drunkenness charges. Judge Daly appears to aim at curbing fines paid by garden proprietors who enable such activity. Fine totals for the three charges reached 45 dollars and 75 days in jail respectively.
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Wes Stout
Shine and
Hite
Pearl Maxwell
May
Will Sue Lynchers Over Lynching Case
Evansville attorney Henry F. Schrader says he will file suits against Sheriff Anderson and about 200 Rockport citizens who helped lynch Rowland and Henderson. He plans to sue the sheriff for 25000 dollars and each citizen for 10000 dollars, legal action expected to proceed.
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Evansville
Ind
Henry F. Schrader
Anderson
Rockport
Rowland
Henderson
May combine factories in Grand Rapids plan
H A Marston has secured an option on 14 furniture factories in Grand Rapids including all the large ones. He will confer with Charles R Flint in New York about combining them. The concerns are capitalized at 5 million dollars with an estimated output of 6 million dollars. The options run to May 1.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
H. A. Marston
Charles R. Flint
New York
Princeton Elevator Companys Main Building Burns in Fire
Princeton Indiana February 5 The main building of the Princeton elevator company burned Monday The loss on building and contents is 30000 with insurance 23125 The fire caused damage and disrupted operations at the facility serving local grain merchants and farmers.
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Princeton
Ind
Princeton Elevator Company
Oss
Charles Coalman Dies in Blacksmith Shop Fire
Matthews Indiana report states Charles Coalman was burned to death while asleep in a blacksmith shop as bedding ignited from a gas pressure flare.
City to carve monument companion block weighs 104000 pounds
A 104000 pound stone block was brought to the city Monday to be carved as a companion to the west side group of the monument. A track elevation suit may be appealed to test charter scope. Wm H Cooper and Thomas Oddy sue Wm H Hubbard and Carl C Pritchard for 1000 dollars over 15000 bushels of corn not delivered last fall. Nay Harmon of Greenwood collapses while on the telephone, leaving a widow and four children. Dr. Robert T Oliver, Indianapolis, named chief dental surgeon with rank of major under army reorganization, stationed in Washington with 2500 dollars a year. Mrs Chas A Howland dies at 73, leaving husband, two children, and 11 grandchildren. Dainty invitations issued for the Mannerchor masquerade ball February 15 at 9 pm, dress code strict. Lincoln league banquet program set for February 12 at Columbia club with notable speakers from across the region.
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Wm. H. Cooper
Thomas Oddy
Wm. H. Hubbard
Carl C. Pritchard
Nay Harmon
Greenwood
J. T. Polk Dairy
Robert T. Oliver
Indianapolis
Washington
Chas. A. Howland
Hiram Howland
Howland
Marion County
Local Obituaries and City News Briefs Reflect Cold Snap
Mrs. Lucinda Boardman and Mrs. Rachel Noble aged 92 and 86 pass away near Columbus and Hamilton County. William R. Jones 72 a Brazil cattle dealer dies. Fire damages Eaton pulley works about 1000. Hartford City plant shut by strike. Mrs. William Kemper 78 of Muncie injures hip. Fort Wayne streetcar service crippled by snow. High kicking exhibition leads to Marshall Whittington breaking left arm near Columbus. Columbus Times notes no movement of population center lately. Harry Crawley held in Greencastle on six indictments including assault. Hammond public building bill advances to 128000. A new oil field found in Kankakee River valley near Laporte Porter Stark Jasper counties. Princeton elevator company mentioned.
Dead-locked wage talks stall in Columbus strike row
In Columbus on February 5 the bituminous wage scale talks between mine and operator members of the scale committee show no progress. No joint convention session has occurred though one is expected Wednesday. Deadlocked conditions suggest the dispute will go to the convention for settlement with no early agreement in sight. Leaders on both sides seek peace amid evident stubbornness among employees and employers.
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Columbus, O
Olga Nethersole Ill in New York With Illness
New York reports Olga Nethersole remains ill at the Hoffman House with theatre engagements canceled. A Tuesday report claimed she was dying, but latest notes indicate she is in danger and under care.
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New York
Olga Nethersole
Hoffman House
Nethersole
Where's Grillick Sunday shooting case near Eagle Creek
affidavits were made Tuesday for the arrest of Gus Grillick accused of shooting Earl Parrish and Roy Wood. Grillick owns a saw mill near Eagle Creek. While crossing the ice he snored and fell. The boys aided him, he shot at them, injuring Parrish and crippleing Wood. Officers failed to find Grillick Monday and he is believed to have skipped.
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Gus Grillick
Earl Parrish
Roy Wood
Grillick
Eagle Creek
Parrish
Wood
Thillick
Moncay
We Know Jim Joins Store Window Display
A crowd watched Monday afternoon as a large portrait of James Whitcomb Riley was placed in a shop window. Shouts of take it off and we know Jim greeted the label James Whitcomb Riley the Hoosier poet. A display also featured hats priced from 97 cents to 2.50 around the frame.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Jim
Riley
Traveling salesman fatally injured after stair fall in Detroit
W. W. Keatley of 1523 Garfield Place, traveling salesman for R. L. Polk & Co., Detroit, fell down a full flight of stairs Monday night and is critically injured at St. Marys hospital. He has been away from home about two weeks and was said to be under the influence of liquor.
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W. W. Keatley
Garfield-place
R. L. Polk & Co
Detroit
Mich
St. Mary's Hospital
Land slide blocks traffic. bridge-builder killed in Oregon
A massive slide in Cow Creek canyon near West Fork, Portland area, halted Southern Pacific traffic. Bridge-builder T. O. Short was killed and several people injured.
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Portland
Ore
Cow Creek Canon
West Fork
Southern Pacific
T. O. Short
Board O Trade Doings Highlight Local Tax and Rail Moves
Board of trade governors met Monday night and adopted a resolution urging Congress to adopt the postal tubular system in several cities. A. D. Pendleton of Vandalia railroad proposed gas belt manufacturers might relocate here. S. M. Dyer’s resolution backing Senate Bill No. 2 to pay five losses by assessed property value was approved. Prof. Charles Zueblin of Chicago delivered his third lecture on American municipal progress at Manual Training High School.
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Board of Trade Governors
Congress
A. D. Pendleton
Vandalia Railroad
S. M. Dyer
Charles Zueblin
Chicago
Manual Training High School
Burkhart's $19 Suit Showcased in House
Representative Burkhart appeared in the house wearing a cream-colored corduroy suit and red necktie. He explained the suit cost 49, noting he had it made to order and worn it for five winters. Burkhart, a sawmill man, sits astride logs when not in his chair due to his logging habit.
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Burkhart
Mr Reser Grips Complaints From Teachers Mail
Representative Reser appeared on Tuesday morning with a weathered grip-sack full of letters from teachers. They request higher salaries and better facilities, with notes about fresh paint on the woodbox. Reser, chairman of the education committee, acknowledged the mail.
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Representative Reser
Reser
Negley Ordinance Requiring Streetcar Conductors Passed
The city council on Monday night approved on third reading the ordinance from Negley demanding streetcar conductors walk to the opposite side of railway tracks before cars cross, a policy aimed at street safety.
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Third Reading
Senate Passes Epileptic Village Bill for Columbus
The Senate approved Senator Lambert's measure to create four epilepsy villages in Columbus. The bill passed Tuesday morning by a vote of 38 to 6, signaling legislative action on specialized housing for epileptics.
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Senate
Columbus
Condition of J e Charles Co Improves at Home
The condition of J e Charles Co showed considerable improvement on Tuesday and his recovery seems certain, though he will be confined to the house for some time yet.
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J E Charles Co
Wisconsin Governor bars prize fighting nationwide
Gov Lafollette announces prize fighting will be outlawed in Wisconsin and across the state. Kate Layman, a cook, died from burns in a restaurant fire in Greenville Mississippi. Capt J J Healy, Alaska pioneer, predicts a continuous rail link from New York to St Petersburg and European capitals via the Bering Sea. Col Daggett, back from China, says Americans suffered more there than in Cuba or the Philippines due to heat, unsanitary water and disease.
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Gov. Lafollette
Wisconsin
Kate Layman
Greenville
J. J. Healy
Alaska
New York
St. Peersburg
Bering Sea
Col. Daggett
China
Cuba
Philippines
How to Tell the Genuine Signature of E W Grove
Fragmentary OCR reads like a consumer note about authenticating a signature of E W Grove and mentions a product line or brand name Brow ete box or laxative related terms. The readable text is unclear and lacks complete context or dates.
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E. W. Grove
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Edward H. Hamill
John K. Gore
Robert L. Burrage
Frederic A. Boyle
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F. H. Johnston
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Pilar
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Newark, N. J
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T.deming
John Morley
Ohio
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Indiana News
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Joseph
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Sandford Beck
Akron
Rose Polytechnic Institute
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Minnie Tull
Monon
Heer Garden
Schrader
City Life
Columbia Club
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New Albany
C. C. Shirley
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Samuel Crumbaker
M. E. Forkner
New Castle
C. W. Miller
Ekhart
Eph. Marsh
Greenfield
J. Cumming Smith
Indiana Inklings
Lucinda Boardman
William R. Jones
Brazil
Eaton
American Window Glass Company
Hartford City
William Kemper
Muncie
Rachel Noble
Caleb Harvey
Hamilton County
Fort Wayne
Marshall Whittingon
The
Columbus Times
Harry Crawley
Greencastle
Senate Committee On Public, Buildings and Grounds
Hammond
Kankakee River Valley
Uohest
Laporte, Porter
Stark and
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Princeton Elevator “Company
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