Women club to lobby against Nicholson law changes
In Kokomo Indiana on February 6 members of the Woman's suffrage and literary clubs appointed a committee to join the legislature lobby against changes to the Nicholson law and against Sun- Guy baseball. They passed a resolution urging a new law to penalize municipal officers for enforcing laws. They cite non enforcement of anti expec toring and curfew laws. A committee will draft a law and send it to Senator DeHaven and Representative Morton.
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Kokomo
Ind
Woman's Suffrage and
Claa
DeHaven
Morton
Child Scalded In Cumberland Pot Accident
The small daughter of Henry Kirkoff of Cumberland was badly scalded when a pot of hot coffee upset. Her head and arms are in a bad condition. Dr. Groff of Cumberland attended her.
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Henry Kirkoff
Cumberland
Dr. Groff
Double Dispute Over 16 Cent Remnants Causes Scene
In Louisville on February 4 two women clashed over remnant 16 cent goods in a crowded Fourth Avenue dry goods store. They seized the items and fought, drawing a crowd as one bit the other on the hand before releasing and walking away, the injured hand bound with a handkerchief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Five Dollar Trick Sends Norman Lynn to Kansas City
Norman Lynn stranded in Boston with five pounds plans a bold ruse to reach Kansas City for a rehearsal and his wedding. A ticket sharp offers a fake clerical buyer for a Kansas trip, Lynn assumes the name Michael O Riordan and survives a conductor’s scrutiny with help from friend Forbes who arrives as best man for the ceremony tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferman Lynn
Boston
Kansas City
Kansas Cis
Michael O'Riordan
Deuce
Irishayn
Lyan
Michael
Bla
Lynn
O'Riordan
Qld
Forbes
Tom O'Riordan
Cloge
Woman recovers health with Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
A woman recalls months of illness from female troubles and unsuccessful medical care. She turned to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as her mother had. Within a week her back and side pains eased and she endured menstruation with less distress. After two months she felt like a new woman and has had no further sick headaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hone Inter
Electric Transmission System Could Reshape Power Grids
Dr Frederick Bedell described at Cornell’s Electrical Society a dual current transmission system reducing copper use by half. The method blends direct and alternating currents, enabling independent lamp and motor operation, broader distribution, and cheaper first costs. The approach promises simplified conductors, improved service quality, and potential for combined transmission of power and communications.
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Ithaca
Electrical Society of
Cornell University
Frederick Bedell
Hedell
Allen Feet Ease and electrical service commentary
Fragmented text blends an ad for Allen Feet Ease with garbled notes on electrical distribution. Mentions joint transmission, copper economy, motor service, lamp regulation, and voltage considerations for motors and lamps. Contains nonsensical phrases and scattered proper nouns.
Weather and crisis day at city dispensary
On Tuesday morning doctors discuss a gloomy day and a rising number of personal crisis calls. Dr Lowry rushes to Liberty and Washington streets to treat a woman who drank carbolic acid, aided by a party bringing to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lr. Moschelle
Lowry
Cit Dispensary
Dr Lowry
Dr. Maschelle
Ghost of Woman Seekford Haunts Prison Cell
Springfield, Feb. 3. William Seckford, jailed for murder, said a ghostly woman appeared in his county jail cell. Prisoners woke to piercing screams as Seckford claimed the specter danced and laughed at him, passing through bars when he moved. He begged to be moved for safety.
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Seekford
Springfield
Ford
Arts
William Gebauer
Meunt Beckford
Gregory
Seckford
Hami
Nimeel
Christian Science lecture in Manchester draws 400 at opera house
William E. Ewing former Chicago superior court judge now a Boston church leader spoke to about 400 gathered residents, denoting Christian Science as a revival of gospel truths. He described God as loving and present in all, and proclaimed that Jesus embodied divine love enabling believers to overcome sin and disease through the indwelling Christ.
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Manchester
N. H
William E. Ewing
Superior Court of Chicago
First Church of Christ, Acts ‘Entist
Boston
Opera House
Jeang
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Christ
Immanuel
God
Thane
Preacher Resigns Over Tobacco Culture Dispute
Hartford Conn Feb 5 Rev Francis P Bachelor pastor of South Congregational Church in Hockanum resigns. He says he opposed tobacco culture and urged members with small farms to diversify while larger farms could support other farming, but his advice was not acted upon.
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Hartford
Conn
Francis P. Bachelor
South Congregational Church
Hockanum
Bachelor
Vaudeville Theater in Store Draws Shoppers to Fun
A Brooklyn couple visits a department store where a makeshift theater stages two vaudeville acts for customers. The space, enclosed and staffed like a real show, features dancers, comedians, trained animals, and a pianist. Admission is free with first come, first served.
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Brooklyn
Tle
New York
Curious miscellany from distant lands and times
Fifty thousand visitors crowded Robert Burns' cottage at Ayr last year while notes on aging gray horses Irish writers and Vienna inventions fill a page. Statistics show crops, bells for sale, and customs of widows among the Hottentots as world notes scroll by with brisk Victorian curiosity.
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Ayr
Connaught
Vienna
Switzerland
Manitoba
Harold Godwin
William Cullen Bryant
Raslyn
Snes
Signor Zanardelli
Italy
Rementmoat
South Africa
Peru
Bengal
Nurmah
New South Wales
Neodosho
Bandringham
Caithness
Orkney
Shetland
Horace Glenthworth Devand
Francisque Sarcey
Adolph Brisson
How Prentice Secured Release of Col. Durrett
At a Filson club meeting held at Col R T Durretts residence in Louisville the program included Dr David T Smith reading Hemmingences of the civil war and Col Durrett recounting how he was imprisoned and later released detailing the events of Morgan s invasion and its aftermath. the discussion featured remarks by Durrett and other members.
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Louisville
Filson Club
Col
R. T. Durrett
Brook and Chestnut Sts
David T. Smith
de. Smith
Kentucky
North
Morgan
Col. Durrett
Durrett and Prentice friendship after prison release
Detroit era letters recount Col. Durrett once editor of the Courier before its consolidation. In 1861 a group of soldiers abducted him to Jeffersonville then he learned of a New York fort imprisonment threat. He was freed after Prentice intervened, leading to an end of suspicion and a lasting bond. Dr W E Newark of Charlotte Michigan is charged with murder over death of Harriet Wirts Marshall after treatments at a boarding house.
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Col. Durrett
Courier
Journal
Jeffersonville
New York
Louisville
George D. Prentice
Mr. Prentice
Charlotte, Mich
W. E. Newark
Charlotte Satuarium
Harriet Wirtz
Marshall
George Bush
Newark
Amusements in Indianapolis This Week at Grand Park and Empire
The Grand bill showcases trained reals and acrobatic feats by Austrian performers, with Miss Idazte Evans delivering strong comic work despite a weak sketch. Sis Hopkins charms at the Park while Rentz-Santley burlesque at the Empire plays all week, drawing heavy demand and standing-room crowds. Manager McKay notes tickets moving briskly with audiences eager to see the week’s offerings.
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Idazte Evans
Comediennes
Sis Hopkins
the Park
Indianapolis
McKay
Jewelry house of J H Reed in Indianapolis News building
Readers are urged to visit J H Reed, in the Indianapolis News building on Washington Street opposite L and Ayrew Co. He runs a full service jewelry shop with diamonds, watches, silver, and clocks. Reed to repair and mount items, operates an optical department, and is official watch inspector for railways.
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J. H. Reed
Marcy
Reed
Vendalta
E & W Railways
Washington St
L. &. Ayrew & Co
Indianapolis News
Reede
Bir
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Christian Science
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Jewett Pianos
Indiana
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Sears
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Jewett
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