Indianapolis man jailed for forged check in Michigan City
Edwin W. Wagner of Indianapolis alias John B. Newton pleaded guilty to uttering a forged one thousand nine hundred pound check presented to Root Manufacturing Company in Michigan City. He received a two to 14 year penitentiary term and a fine, and wore prison stripes before two oclock.
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Wagoner
Michigan City
Edwin W. Wagner
Indianapolis
John B. Newton
Root Manufacturing Company
Suspected Forger Arrested in Indiana Case
Joseph Atkins was arrested in Phyllboro Ind for alleged complicity in forgeries by Charles Johnson using the name A L Green of Indiana. They are linked to a forged $2,600 check at Danville and similar forged sums in Cayuga and Peoria Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillboro
Ind
Jas
Joseph Atkins
Chas. Johnson
A. L. Green
Indiana
Danville
Cayuga
Peoria
Dil
Corn School Opens at Lafayette with Strong Attendance
Indiana's first corn school and stockman's convention opened in Lafayette on January 27 with keen interest and good attendance. The event signals an accessible week of instruction and practical sessions for farmers and ranchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Wood
Floris Norton Chooses Love Over Armitage in Archery Contest
In Safford Floris Norton, famed as the prettiest archer, faces a match with banker Sidney Armitage. During a diamond bracelet archery tournament, Floris astonishes by scoring 21 while Armitage watches, while young Bertie Cliffordé’s quiet devotion resurfaces amid family pressure.
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Floris Norton
Safford
Sidney Armitage
Ltse Norton
Miss Norton
In- Oke
Bat
Archer
Bafford
Bidtney Armitage
Floris
Nim
Misa Norton
Armitage
Miay Norton
Cliifforde
Armitese
Mies Norton
Wealthy recluse dies after years amid unopened Tottenham goods
London reports a 76 year old heiress Miss Cecilia Eliza Adams who lived alone in a Tottenham house filled with ununpacked purchases from china to carpets. Only one neighbor, Mrs Kiddy, visited, while a nephew Rev S G McTaggart spoke at the inquest. Personal estate valued at 75000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tottenham
Cecilia Eliza Adams
Worchester
Prograve Terrace
Miss Adams
Named for Alice Roosevelt Baptism at Deaf Mission
In Baltimore on January 7 a baptismal service at a deaf mission church named a baby girl after Miss Alice Roosevelt. All ceremony principals including the minister were deaf and dumb. The deaf parents watched as the rites were conducted in sign language and Miss Roosevelt sent a letter of thanks and wishes for the child’s health and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Roosevelt
Baltimore
Methodial Episcopal Church
William T. Hollenshade
Roavite
Three Lives Crushed Out At Train Crossings
Binghamton New York farmer William Wheaton was killed by a train at a crossing on Monday. West Apollo Pennsylvania Miss Sarah Osborne died crossing the track with two companions Jennia Harris and Mary Gray narrowly escaping. The same train killed John Costellars at Etna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
N. Y
William
Wheaton
West Apollo
Sarah Osborne
Jennia Harris
Mary Gray
John Costellars
Etna
Col Deitech's Funeral Procession Reported
Cincinnati January 21 news notes the return of Col Philip Deitech late superintendent of the Cincinnati police force as the remains were removed from his home on Monday for funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Deitech
Cincinnati
Col
Philip Hi. Deltech
Indianapolis Box Makers Turn Out Thousands Daily
Two Indianapolis firms Clark & Boyer on Georgia Street and Brinke & Maheney on West Court Street produce between 4000 and 5000 cigar boxes daily. Boxes use Spanish cedar from Cuba and Central America, with interiors of maple and elm from Wisconsin and West Virginia. The industry relies on imported materials and employs many workers including women in the finishing stages.
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Indierapolis
Georgia St
Clark & Boyer
W. Court St
Brinke & Maheney
Indianapolla
Cuba
Central America
Wisconsin
Kentucky
West Virginia
George B. Emory
Boston
VIOLETS FOR SICK MOTHER MOVE A CLEVELAND CHILD
Jan. 27 Cleveland florist scene as a charity child pleads for violets to scent her dying mother. The girl offers a dime for 100 violets priced at 7.50 a hundred. The florist aids her, keeping the dime as he pockets the rest, laments missing spring’s breath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Thrush
Tax on Old Maids and Bachelors Considered in Kansas
A bill introduced in the Kansas House by F. D. Campbell seeks to tax all unmarried men over 30 and designate old maids at 25 years. Bachelors would pay 50 dollars annually, doubling each year. old maids would owe 5 dollars, doubling yearly. Revenue would fund rewards to fathers of six or more children at 390 dollars per year.
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OLD Maids and Bachelors OF
Kansas
Topeka
Bar
House of Representatives
F. D. Campbell
Bourbon
Bailey
Hanna
Jewett
Chickering
Sloss
Fisther
Ivers & Pood
Cameron
Braumuller
Walehoor
Stodart
Hallet & Davie
Indiana
Baby born blind regains sight after city doctor operation
In Binghamton on January 27 Helen Kingsley, months old and blind since birth, gained sight after Dr. Francis M. Michael performed a cataract procedure. The child showed immediate response to light and colors, with improved appetite after the operation. The doctor said vision could reach normal levels with glasses.
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Binghamton, N
Francis M. Michael
Helen
William Kingsley
Michael
Micheal
Whistling Maniac Sent to Bellevue for Examination
Davit vunn a 14 year old boy was committed by Justice Wyatt of the children's court to Bellevue hospital for examination as to his sanity. He has whistled incessantly for a week and his mother Mrs Annie Dunn says the conduct has made life unbearable. The case drew District attention as neighbors complained and the boy continued to whistle popular airs during the hearing. He is to be kept under observation in the hospital pavilion until a thorough investigation of his condition is complete.
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New York
Davit Vunn
Justice Wyatt
Children’s Court
Bellevue Hospital
Annie Dunn
Flv
Burt
Dunns
William McGirr
Nancy
Wyatt
David
Kelly
HOOSIERISMS AND LOCALSHORTS SHOWCASE VARIETY
A collage of brief items from the Indiana press includes Thad E. Riley of Boston valuing a bone toothpick with Scottish lineage at five dollars, Avon’s biting health note about doctors, a Oakland City photographer promising flattering portraits, a Brazil carpet incident, and a string of quirky local anecdotes. Also covered are milk wagon duties, a Brazil carpet blast, a Zionsville kleptomania tale, a river district warning about chicken coop hazards, a St. Wendell pullet remark, and a veterinary vaccination note from Philadelphia detailing cow inoculation methods and a University of Pennsylvania study on tuberculosis immunity in cattle.
Swirl of Society Notes and Society Guests
Dr Harry Moore returns from Alaska and California Miss Julia Mothershead sails February 4 for a Mediterranean trip Bliss Perry of Boston to speak to Browning society Friday night Mrs W A Hayes and Mrs J D Harris host Monday for Miss Mayme Brown Mrs John M Shaw to entertain Friday for Miss Bpearn of Belfant Ireland Mr and Mrs A P Stanton head to Mobile for extended southern trip Frank Rogers Mrs Walter Trip and George Browning join a Danville party Tuesday evening Mrs John C Ingram hosts Young Ladies club of Tabernacle church Monday luncheon Carnations decorate dining room
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Harry Moore
Alaska
California
Julia Mothershead
Bliss Perry
Boston
Browning Society
W. A. Hayes
J. D. Harris
Mayme Brown
John M. Shaw
Miss Bpearn
Belfant
Ireland
A. P. Stanton
Mobile
Ala
Frank Rogers
Walter Trip
George Browning
Danville
Unlucky Day in Hartford City Causes Injuries
Hartford City Indiana reports five accidents in one day. Paul Berger, an oil pumper, fell onto a long oil can tube and pierced his hip, risking lockjaw. Joseph Edens, city hose wagon driver, was crushed when a horse toppled him. William Tatman was gored in the back by a cow, with an eight inch wound. Dr H C Davisson’s sleigh overturned as his horse ran away, dragging him a block and injuring him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Ind
Paul Berger
Joseph Edens
Eden
Wilam Tatman
Advertised Remedies Fail to Heal Skin Problems
A distorted ad claims Wells' Missels of Healing cures skin diseases and eruptions but warns it will not cure. It touts a shampoo for head relief, a rubber heel lubricant, and various grooming products while offering rough guidance on roaches, bed bugs, and cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beyawdee
Mission to locate Civil War brother's grave by McKinley cousin
Rev Dr William McKinley presiding elder and cousin of the late President, visiting from St Paul Minnesota, seeks the grave of a Civil War brother killed at Bull Run. He traced records to Arlington and Alexandria, meeting an old comrade who said the brother died a day after a mortal wounding. A quartermaster official may recheck the master roll for interment details.
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Baltimore
Willam McKinley
St Paul Methodist Episcopal District
St Paul
Binn
Waa
McKinley
President McKinley
Minnesota
Mull Run
Virginia
National Cemetery
Arlington
Bull Ruo
Alexandria
Quartermaster’s Department
Washington
Roile
Baltmore
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