Ten Years Ago City Directory and Oddities
A 1834 city directory lists 61 30 names with a population figure 143 095 and notes on property, sewer work, and local misprints. Diamond rings valued at 20 were found, unemployed men sought theatre work, fashion notes mention dresses, and forecasts include wind and fair weather with unusual remarks about dynamite and Washington Street remains.
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New City
Meridane
New York
Nat Goodwin
Botey House
White River
Indiana Flood Strikes Indiana Towns Across State
Reported flooding covers PERU South Bend and Huntington with bridges washed out and tracks submerged. Water rises threaten homes, coal ships pinched by ice, and multiple towns including Madison Jeffersonville Noblesville Westfield Lapayette and Anderson endure evacuations and road closures as rivers surge and bridges fail.
Fire threat shocks London ballet troupe
A convulsive note describes a threat to a London ballet troupe with mentions of asbestos, fire grenades, and dangerous props. An unnamed dancer vows retaliation, warning that the next move could trigger a deadly blaze during dress rehearsals.
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Lon Do
Sam Cow Mk
London County Rounett
Chen
Abee Seeks State Power Over Public Building Plans
Statue factory inspector McAlwe urges a statewide expansion of his office to supervise plans for all public buildings and to include safety enforcement. He plans a formal measure this year, arguing that prevention lowers costs and improves fire safety compliance by pre approving designs before construction.
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Abee
McAlwe
Hash Fight Report From New York Turbulent Dining Scene
In New York on January 2 a chaotic incident centers on Bisa Samih Martin allegedly arguing over hash at a dining area. The confrontation escalated with scuffling and an arrest, leaving Martin hospitalized after a struggle that included a brownstick injury and disputed cooking blame.
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New York
Bisa Samih Martin
Willkie
Jaider
Mian Martin
Bruke
Train Petticoat Heist and Odd Paris Pranks
In Geneseo a train incident ends with a red petticoat found, three girls involved, and the conductor noting the theft as passengers ride back. Paris notes a practical joke trend with a chemist shop scam and a cunning wager, amid another street prank involving a weapon and a railway mood.
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Geneseon
Seelally
Geneseo
Imtek
Girie
Ben Thy
Pettierat
Ap Biter
Sackett
Omanyr
Hebel
Pettienat
Counterfeiting charges loom in Chicago and beyond
Chicago dispatch reports Henry Cotter Jack When and Fred Sullivan under arrest amid counterfeiting probes. The piece notes broader political chatter from Washington about pensions and Army appropriations. It mentions Roosevelt prospects at St Louis, Indiana and New York political shifts, and various Indiana postmaster nominations and Indian affairs bills.
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Chicago
Henry Cotter
Jack When
Fred Sullivan
House
John Sexton
Roosevelt
Congresamin Littlefield
Maine
New York
Givester Andnron
Tevineinn
Aris Te No
Lor
St. Louis
Vranti Peses
Boaneville
Reybiican Teker
Indiana
Congeeseman Watson
Wiliams
Bhaar
Asher Inlet
Thomaz Croften
Binne Heft
Balding
North Dalina
Congress
Withun Mcinley
Alexander Hamilton
Washington
Hays Committee On Indian Affairs
Osage
Oklahoma
Rosebud
South Dakota
Benater Beverage Iar
Civil War Never Ends, Alleged Peonage in Texas
Galveston, January 22. Federal grand jury evidence suggests possible peonage in Texas plantations. Reports claim hundreds of large estates employ workers under harsh conditions with re-enslavement patterns and distress deportations. Observers note ongoing social tensions and questionable mobility of freed people.
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Galveston
Tex
Federal Grand Jury
Texas
Themkinita
I Ty
Shelbyville Faces Threat of Major Flood In City
Shelbyville Indiana faces a looming flood as the river levee breaks and the northwest city area is inundated. A large force of workers battles to shore up the levee while residents prepare to evacuate, with water rising near seven feet and fears of higher levels.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Fire department secretary taken to hospital after fracture
Bren Wheat, secretary to Fire-chirt Toute, was taken to St Vincents hospital Thursday with a fractured skull after an incident near the American first precinct. Witnesses say Wy Wagtington sent a box bell and offered aid, but the injured man was restrained and bound, with authorities stating he would be kept under care.
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Bren
Toute
St. Vincents Hospital
Wagtington
Fragile Passage From Fragmented OCR News Note
A garbled report references Lewis receiving a share of two hundred thousand dollars, ongoing legal and family disputes, forgery charges, and multiple named individuals including Joseph Werke and Vania. Details are unclear due to OCR damage, but the piece mentions Erie and a note about Ri Worn and Corkine among varied names and events.
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Sterlayvilin
Joseph Werke
Baer
Corkine
Vania
Rennie
Solomon
Storm Damage Strikes Memphis Area University Campus
A storm in Tennessee caused significant damage at a university campus in Memphis. No casualties were reported, but injuries and property damage affected the area. Local responders and officials assess the impact and begin recovery in the wake of the event.
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Tennessee
Memphis
Suhag
Aus
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Advertised Relief Claim
An extended 1900s era advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as actions that aid digestion. It argues starving or underfeeding harms workers and brains, asserts the tablets take over digestive work, and promotes the product as a natural, safe remedy. Sold by druggists for 50 cents a box.
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Ieee
Ian Typley
Tates
Cose Agspepee
Shamich Watt
Stuart
Btuart
Notry
Dr Shoop’s Restorative Offer Promises Cure With Payment Later
An old style medical advertisement offers Dr Shoop’s Restorative remedies for ailments of the nerves and organs. The pitch promises improvement with a month of treatment at a rink, asking patients to pay only if helped, and to write for books on dyspepsia heart kidneys rheumatism and women men health. It stresses that no one should pay if not cured and invites letters for home visits or instructions via a druggist to ship bottles.
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Mick
Dr. Shoop
California Girls Privacy Law Sparks Odd Proposals
San Francisco January 2 Ermestina Schmidt challenges a city ordinance proposal by the board of supervisors that would punish men over 2 who accept marriage propositions from women over 33 who share a faith and are legally free to wed. The article mixes absurd sentencing and a jail case involving Denison, charged with gagging and sewing poems to gain attention, with details about alleged assaults on very young girls. The report notes threats with a knife and hints at further charges, including a possible separate count of mugging, as authorities pursue multiple counts.
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San Francisco
Ermestina Schmidt
Board of Supervisers
Aberdpen
Citarien Denison
Alegrd
Ion
Dennigon
Soc
Jannelettes
Westings
Chicago Milk Trust Formation Mentioned in City
Chicago report notes a group calling itself the birako dury company forming to control the milk supply in Chicago. The article identifies a new corporation aiming to centralize milk distribution and influence pricing and availability for the city.
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Chicago Milk Trust
Chicago
Birako Dury
Struck by Robbers in Chicago Incident
A man named Paul Stengix was struck by two robbers attempting a hold up. He was fatally or severely injured as blood was spilled, with authorities noting immediate danger and ongoing investigation in Chicago.
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Chicago
Paul Stengix
Shraight
Annual Report of the German Fire Insurance Co Samana
The report details capital stock of 100000 dollars and policies totaling 200,?094 with outstanding amounts and insured sums. It presents assets and liabilities, including mortgages, debts, and paid up capital, and includes sworn oat of directors Wilhelm Kohlstaedt Ferdinand Mueller and others before Indiana officials.
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German Fire Insurance Co
Samana
Pere Insurances Company
Multan
Hesiseud Durite
Lereimber
Hatabg Isaid
Ingurance Companien
Boserr
Ias
Owen
Commany
Mirst
Underaigied
Wilhelm Kohtroel
Willam FL Kuhn
Ferdinand A Mueller
Theodore Rever
Lorene Schmidt
Frederick Behrader
Theodore Stein
German Fire Insurance Company of Indiana
Tre
Willi
H. Ryan
Ferdinand A. Mueulicr
Wilhelm Kohlstaed
Theo
Arter Loren
Frederick. Schilader
Bootlegger Sentenced in Gallatos Court
Babe Panthee was convicted in the circuit court of bootlegging whisky and fined. He received 34 months in jail, with the city court ordering 15 days in the workhouse and 9 days on two counts for selling 34 cents worth of whisky.
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Gallatos
Tenn
Jan
Babe Panthee
Elrouit
Midwinter Lumbermen Rally Endorses Florida New Orleans Trip
At the twentieth annual meeting of the Hetl lumber dealers association of Indiana, held at the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis on Tuesday Jan 2, a unanimous resolution endorsed a midwinter outing to Florida and New Orleans for Mardi Gras. The trip departs February 8 at 7 p.m. via Big Four and L & N railways, touted as the cheapest best value with sight-seeing and social interests. Members and families urged to join, with information and booklets available from H M Froeman or A G P A Ble Four Railway, No 1 Washington St.
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Florida
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Big Four
Louisville & Nashville Railways
Yor Fowler
Will C. Pulbe
H. ML Fropsan
Four Railway
Washington St
Great Quilt Record by Grandma Fieteher in Park Place
Park Place resident Grandma Fieteher, aged 19, completed three quilts in a remarkable feat. One quilt has 7,500 stitches, each using a Meck bern stamp valued at one lupee. Another quilt holds 1,000 pieces, and the third 5,000 pieces, a record in quilting noted by the Atchison Globe.
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Grandma Fieteher
Park Place
Atchison Globe
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