Grief Over Mother Triggers Boy’s Suicide
Wilbur Carr an 18 year old locked himself in a room at 1121 N Rural st and drank carbolic acid. A note fragment reading I am despondent was found beside the bottle. His mother had gone to California last October, leaving him to grieve. The body was discovered by his father Edward Carr with assistance from Henry J Dilges after a door was found locked and entered via a transom.
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California
Wilbur Carr
Edward Carr
Calfornia
Alabama St
Wilbur
Henry J. Dilges
Dilges
Peart Addresses Large Sunday Gatherings in City
Col. William Peart of New York, second in command of the Salvation Army in the United States, spoke to a large Sunday crowd at English's Opera House. Col. T. W. Scott of Detroit presided. He also spoke at Tomlinson Hall afternoon, introduced by Mayor Charlies A. Bookwalter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
William Peart
New York
Salvation Army
United States
English’s
Opera House
Col. T. W. Scott
Detroit
Col. Peart
Tomlinson Hall
Charlies A. Bookwalter
Locomotive Explosion Hurts Several on Erie Railway
New York January 13 Several people are seriously injured by an explosion of a locomotive on the Erie railway in the Hackensack meadows this morning. The fireman died in the wreck and the engineer is missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erie Railway
Hackensack Meadows
Ten Tribes of Ben Hur to Initiate Candidates
A class of about 200 candidates will be initiated by five courts of the Tribe of Ben Hur at the German house Tuesday evening. An expert drill team from Crawfordsville, assisted by drill teams from Indianapolis, will give the initiatory work. For soups break a five cent package of macaroni or spaghetti into small pieces and add to sound roth about 15 or 20 minutes before it is done.
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Tribe of Ben
Roth
Wayside Notes Offer Local Speech Snippet
A fragment from a 19th century item preserves voices about trust and fashion. One speaker says a man got a lot from a house but cannot say more. Another notes a woman trims her own hats.
Convictions Topic Dominates Big Address at Opera House
Dr J P D John former DePauw president spoke to the boys at Englishs Opera House on Convictions. He urged living up to convictions and denounced hypocrisy. Music by the Killer String Quartet accompanied the event. Dr Frederick E Taylor and Dr Alred Kummer prep speakers for upcoming Sundays. Miss Blance Kummer and Morris Hamilton performed.
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J. P. D. John
DePauw University
English
Opera House
Kiler
Frederick E. Taylor
First Baptist Church
Alred Kummer
Boys’ Sunday League
Blance Kummer
Morris Hamilton
O. D. Odell
Butler Memorial Reformed Church Dedicated in Butler
The Butler Memorial Reformed church was dedicated Sunday with packed crowds. Rev. Henry Roentgen and Rev. Louis Bowberger of Cleveland spoke in German and English. Rev. J. F. Grauel will lead gospel services for ten evenings.
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Butler Memorial Reformed Church
Henry Roentgen
Louis Bowberger
Cleveland
J. F. Grauel
Art treasures sought in Pittsburg import inquiry
Belgian government asks Pittsburg police to trace stolen Notre Dame Courtrai artworks from December 1907. Baron Mauleher requests Belgian vice consul Louis Moeser to investigate. Among items is a Van Dyck painting The Elevation of the Cross, reportedly sold to a local wealthy steelmaker.
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Pittsburg
Church of Notre Dame
Courtrai
Belgium
Baron Mauleher
United States
Louis Moeser
Funeral for Mrs Eliza A Meyer at Olive Branch Church
The funeral for Mrs Eliza A Meyer 43 will be held Tuesday morning at 11 at Olive Branch Baptist Church near Flackville. She died suddenly after a meal. apoplexy was the cause. Survived by four daughters and one son. Family lived near Flackville for 40 years.
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Eliza A. Meyer
Olive Branch Baptist Church
Flackville
Auto Crash in Downtown Streets Ties Up Vermont and Pennsylvania
An automobile driven by B. F. Cline collided with a Pennsylvania street car at the Vermont and Pennsylvania streets intersection Sunday evening. The Cline car was badly damaged but Cline was uninjured. He cited rain reducing visibility as the cause.
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B. F. Cline
Vermont
Pennsylvania-sts
Cline
Rapid Thaw Threatens Big Flood Damages
Johnstown Pennsylvania faces possible flood as Stony Creek rises from melting snow in Somerset County. Property owners rush to move goods to safety while flood fears spread. Elkins West Virginia also braces for damage from a rapid thaw and heavy rainfall across the Tygarts Valley.
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Johnstown
Conemaugh River
Stony Creek
Elkins
W. Va
Tygarts Valley
City Births and Deaths Record With Several Marriages
Births list includes Tierry G and Ida Guyer girl at 1116 E Ninth, Leo and Minta Mitchell boy at 2228 Martindale, plus multiple other couples naming children. Deaths list notes Andrew Scheib myocarditis, Rachel Hofer carcinoma, Gottlob Hofacker mastoiditis, Henry Tantz organic heart disease, Mary Hanway Brights, Effie Hurt colitis, Francis Overstreet lobar pneumonia, and other causes. Marriages listed include Philip Marin and Lucy Collins, Robert Leonard and Pauline Roller, Joseph Goss and Ida Ford, and several more couples.
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Tierry G
Ida Guyer
E. Nineteenth-st
Leo and
Minta Mitchell
Martindaleave
C. E
Agnes Schmidt
Ludlowave
James and
Grace Gilbert
Roosevelt Ave
Thomas and
Mary Tarpey
Minerva Sr
Ray
Carl
Bilhildis Muessig
S. Kalmesave
Carl and
Marie Haupt
Alabamast
Alexander and
Pearl Day
Blakest
Edward and
Josephine Speth
Chestnut St
William and Louise Frenzel
Beil- St
Andrew Scheib
S. Alabamast
Rachel Hofer
E. South St
Gottlob F. Hofacker
N. Libertyst
Henry Tantz
Woodlawn Ave
Mary J. Hanway
Capitolave
Bright
N. East-st
Effie Hurt
Francis E. Overstreet
Bellefontaine-st
John J. House
S. Oriental-st
Lavina M. Wright
Aron
Philip S. Marin
Lucy May Collins
Robert Leonard
Pauline E. Roller
Joseph Goss
Ida M. Ford
Wiliam Buchanan
Mattie Davis
Arthur T. Hessong
Grace
Whisky Straight Town Frayed by Forgetful Father
An absent minded man in a Roman collar asked a Grand Central ticket agent for a Boston area fare, claiming the town name resembled Whisky Straight. The agent joked about nearby places and suggested Jamaica Plain, which the reverend apparently sought.
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Grand Central Station
Boston
Cheyenne
Tombstone
Medicine Hat
Jamaica Plain
Society and Club Notes Highlight Local Gatherings
The C L S C club met at Mrs. E P Brown's Arletta apartment with papers on The Mother Country as a Critic Changes of Tone in Foreign Criticism and American Literature. Numerous society groups including U G club, Review Circle, Magazine club, Ocassia society, Sketching club and Philomathean club announced meetings and programs for the coming days.
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Cl Ss. & Club
E. P. Brown
Arletta
N. Alabamast
B. F. Cline
R. O. James
S. C. Dickey
Half-and-Half Club Luncheon Planned by Mrs Gamble
Members of the Half-and-Half club will be given a luncheon Wednesday by Mrs. Henry K. Gamble at her home 2161 Central-ave.
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St. Joseph's Industrial Club
Knights of Columbus
Clement Noll
Henry K. Gamble
Central-ave
Society Dancing Party Introduces Miss Harriet Baum
Miss Harriet Baum will be presented at a Brenneke's dancing party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Baum on Wednesday evening. Honor guests include Miss Lehman of Pittsburg. The marriage of Miss Eva Tucker and William D. Cornell is set for January 22 at the Tucker home, 924 Congress Avenue.
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Harriet Baum
Lewis Baum
Brenneke’s
Lehman
Pittsburg
Eva Tucker
William D. Cornell
J. H. Tucker
Congress-ave
Cleaveland and Schnabel to Wed at St Pauls Church
The marriage of Miss Edith Frances Cleaveland daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles F Cleaveland and Frederick Schnabel will take place in St Pauls church at noon February 5. Miss Ruby Yeaton and William Wheeler will be married Wednesday evening at the bride home 508 EK Thirty first street A few friends and relatives will witness the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Jones
Rushville
Indianapolis
Ruby Yeaton
William Wheeler
Edith Frances Cleaveland
Charles F. Cleaveland
Frederick Schnabel
St. Paul's Church
Mrs Morrizon Hosts Weeks of Socials for Miss Wilmot
Mrs Frank Morrizon will entertain a week from Tuesday afternoon and also a week from Thursday in honor of Miss Wilmot of New Orleans who arrived Monday to visit for several weeks. Guest afternoon. An enjoyable guest day was given Sat.
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Frank Morrizon
Wilmot
New Orleans
Bryan ideas in practical use shape Roosevelt policy
Texas Representative George F. Burgess asserts Bryan’s long prominence and Democratic strength, arguing Roosevelt adopted Bryan’s ideas. He contrasts Democratic prosperity with Republican blame for tariffs and economic stringency, noting Bryan’s concepts have influenced current policy.
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Washington, D. C
William Jennings Bryan
George F. Burgess
Texas
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Bryan
Roosevelt
Coffee Cough Misleads as Coffee Refusal Heals
A Wisconsin woman feared consumption due to a persistent cough but a lung specialist found no lung disease. She quit coffee, used Postum instead, and her cough and digestion improved. She reports lingering dislike for coffee after a picnic where only coffee was served. The Postum Co claims credit and promotes its booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Wis
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Anna Gould Plans Move to America and Property Sale
Paris reports Mme. Anna Gould intends to sell all French property and settle permanently in the United States. She seeks to end rumors about her marriage plans and says she will devote her life to her children’s education in America, while hoping for an agreement with Count Boni De Castellane to bring them abroad.
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America
Paris
Mme
Anna Gould
France
Mme. Gould
United States
Count Boni de Castellane
Baden Powell warns Britons to imitate Romans in duty
Maj. Gen. Baden Powell told a London audience that Great Britain now resembles Rome at its fall, urging citizens to fulfill duties, curb municipal excesses, and avoid Rome’s errors to avert decline. He warned about free food, paid entertainers, and naval staffing as risks.
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Baden-Powell
Great Britain
Roman Empire
Rome
Paralyzed Woman Dies at Home in Stockwell Buried Tuesday
Mrs. Levinia Wright age 76 died at her home 2913 MsPherson-ave Sunday from paralysis. She is survived by a son. The funeral will be held at Stockwell on Tuesday.
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Levinia Wright
MsPherson-ave
Stockwell
Alcohol as food argues its nutritional primacy
Dr. J. E. Siebel of the University of Chicago reports that alcohol acts as a strong positive nutrient in blood serum and can produce significant muscular energy in wet cell experiments. He cites diluted alcohol as yielding the highest electro morive force among tested nutrients, with sugars and other compounds following, and notes alcohol should not replace all foods but may aid when assimilated.
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Indianapolis Sun
Chicago
Association of Science At
University of Chicago
J. E. Siebel
Siebel
Chinese Mutiny Aboard Chesapeake Ends in Police Strike
Forty Chinese sailors from the tank steamer Chesapeake mutinied near Philadelphia harbor after ten days at sea. Police subdued the riot at the dock after a violent clash. several sailors were clubbed and policemen suffered knife cuts.
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Philadelphia
Chesapeake
Singapore
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Promises Strong Blood Purifier
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and tonic for nerves stomach and digestion. It cites multiple testimonials from users including Mrs G Morris Lupia McQueecer and Jesse Kituaner claiming cures for scrofula dyspepsia and rheumatism. Sold everywhere in liquid form or as Sarsatabs 100 doses for one dollar prepared by C I Hood & Co Lowell Massachusetts.
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Hood
Jesse Kituaner
Middle Grove
N. Y
N. I. Hond Ca
Lowell
Mass
Corncake Batter Instructions
A simple corn cake recipe calls for one cup flour and one cup cornmeal mixed with four tablespoons sugar two teaspoons cream of tartar one teaspoon baking soda and two teaspoons baking powder. Add one cup sweet milk and two tablespoons melted butter then bake fifteen to twenty minutes in a hot oven.
Buried gold cache eludes elderly man near American Lake
Tacoma January 12 Aged resident R P Milivine once hid 24 gold coins in a glass jar five acres near American Lake. He dug up and reburied the cache twice and, after months, cannot locate the spot. A detective advised plowing the field to reveal the coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Sun
Tacoma
R. P. Milivine
New American Lake
Brent
Feld
Rufus K Seyfers Prominent Indianapolis Grocer Dies
Rufus W Seyfers longtime Indianapolis grocer dies at his home 640 N Capitol Ave Saturday night of pneumonia. He retired from active business in 1898 and was a member of the Scottish Rite Masons the Mystic Shrine and the Columbia club. A widow and sister survive.
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Rufus W. Seyfers
Indianapolis
Capitol Ave
Scottish Rite Masons
The
Mystic Shrine
Columbia Club
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New Butler Church
Elisha A. Meyer
E. W. Grove
Somerset County
D. A. R. Meeting
Caroline Scott Harrison
T. C. Day
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A. J. Clark
Day
Letherd Hahn
U. G. Club
Edith Hitz
Glenna Maris
Kittie Cole
Jennie Stewart
Agnes McKay
Dora Ellis
Gladys Smith
Azelma Billheimer
Hilda Atherton
Mabel Wheeler
Elsa Rier
Mary Trent
Review Circle
Frederick C. Gardner
Broadway
Magazine Club
Henri T. Conde
Ocassia Society
John Morley
Bushrod Alexander
Miss Ballard
Lucile Ballard
N. Pennsylvania-st
Sketching Club
ST. Joseph’s Club
Philomathean Club
W. H. Morris
Henry Morrison Talbott
McClean
Canton, O
Clarence Budd
Columbus, C
Charles Andrews Bookwalter
Samuel E. Rauh
Cleveland, Q
Mrs
Samuel Weil
Verle P. Davidson
Mt. Chantel Wheeling
Claude Griffith
Dorothy Griffith
Elizabeth Fiske
Buffalo, N. Y
William G. Schrader
Edward Ash
Daniel Schull
Seymour
Ind
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Hartford City
Jason Funk
Will Dow
Madison
Edward J. Colgate
Miss Tucker
Burgesy
W. J. Bryan
London
Baden Powell
British Empire
Moneybak
St. Gall
Gastoria Imrintarts
Chad
American Lake
Ting
Rufus K. Seyfers
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