Andrews Was a Prosperous Town Once in Huntington County
Staff describes Andrews Indiana once a thriving Wabash railroad division hub named Antioch. The sudden shift of the division point to Peru collapsed the town. homes and yards emptied, houses left vacant, crimes rose, and the once bustling place became a quiet, decaying locale with few businesses and a bankrupt bank.
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Andrews
Ind
Huntington County
Antioch
Wabash Railroad
Fort Wayne
Toledo
Lafayette
Wabash
Peru
Broadway
BE. A. Gould
Wabash River
Michigan City
Urchin bootblacks shift to newsboy trade in city streets
Street bootblacks have largely become newsboys as shoe shining fades. Boys, once on corners fighting the cold, now sell The Sun and other editions from dawn to night, finding steady work and earning more with less effort. Many stay out late to secure morning papers, knowing every warm hallway and boiler in town.
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the Sun
Christmas Ghost Dilemma Pushes Dorothy to Write
Dorothy Knowles struggles to pen a ghost story for a magazine under pressure from editor Mr. Sargent who wants a Christmas number. After a dreamlike night of festive ghosts and a dream of Bethlehem, she decides Christmas is sacred and refuses to write a ghost tale, prompting the editor to draft a ghost story himself with her eventual involvement.
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Dorothy Knowles
Dorothy
Dee
Darling
Stratton Hale
Bethlehem
Judea
Mr. Sargent
Miss Knowles
Sargent
Stolen Money Returned to Lebanon Man
In Lebanon on January 6 the $200 stolen from John Ul rich's home was returned after a few days. Ulrich credits a fortune teller for the recovery, saying the warning came to his wife. He has since kept the money in a city savings institution, no longer distrusting banks.
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Lebanon
John Ulrich
Ulrich
Ullrich
Ether used to force flowers into bloom, says expert
The Sun quotes E H Bettermann describing ether as a simple method to force blooms out of season. French horticulturist M Albert Maumene explains ether shortens vegetation, enabling earlier blossoming for lilacs azaleas and other plants. He notes best results between July and September with careful sealed exposure then normal cultivation resumes.
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E. H. Bettermann
M. Albert Maumene
Maumene
Florist Skeptical on New Process’ Commercial Value
Florist Bertermann says he has not tried the other process and sees no reason it should fail but doubts it will have any commercial value.
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Bertermann
Heirs sue over fire injury policy after Korty death
In Lafayette Indiana on January 6 Frank T Korty burned a finger on a cigarette causing fatal complications. His heirs sue Travelers Insurance Company to recover on a $5000 accident policy.
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Lafayette
Ind
Frank T. Korty
Travelers’ Company
Korty
Samuel Stevens Killed by Cars in Washington Missouri
Word arrived that Samuel Stevens, brother of Columbus resident John T. Stevens, was killed by cars in Washington Missouri. The notice also mentions Mrs Franz Best waking to find herself paralyzed and promotes Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a remedy for coughs colds bronchitis and asthma.
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Columbus
Ind
Samuel Stevens
John T. Stevens
Washington
Franz Best
Mississippi university abolishes fraternities
The board of trustees at the University of Mississippi voted to abolish Greek letter fraternities effective immediately. Students opposed the trustees action as unrest grows on campus. Doctors, Burdock Bitters advertisement note irrelevant lines amid the report.
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Memphis
Tenn
University of Mississippi
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