Valentines of the Year Art and Cupid Craze
The article surveys Valentine’s Day cards and gifts in downtown stores, tracing origins from ancient Rome to England, praising modern artistic cards and cheap novelties like kerchief boxes, scented satin, and hidden passages. It notes evolving designs, sentimental messages, and a lighter tone around the season. Paris reports the death of famed painter Meissonier after a lingering illness.
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Claudius
St. Valentine
Rome
England
Valentine
Valentines
Sol
Fairy Land
Gill of Bunting tion The Man Who Writes Home to His Local Paper
Hiram Gill of Huntington county rises swiftly as a statesman noted for his letter to the Huntington Democrat describing life in the city and hotel life, while still a farmer from Warren. His writings boost the paper’s popularity and mark a vivid portrait of local life. In the Senate at Washington January 31, discussions include Des Moines as a port of entry and adjournment for Windom’s funeral. The Coleman murder trial nears a verdict after strong defense arguments and witness challenges. The defendant’s family remains close throughout the proceedings.
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Eocal
Fifty-Seventh General Assembly
Hiram Gill
Huntington County
Huntington Democrat
Sen
Pepy
Mr. Gil
The
Mr. Gill
Warren
Mmen
Senate
Wasnixatoy
Des Moines
Windom
House
Morrill
Washburn
Allisop
Sherman
Payne
Harris
Gorman
Blair
Coleman
Jmry Tate
Bradwell
Keating
Local notes on accidents births and meetings in Hammond area
A Hammond news digest reports Kregele's ambulance aiding Win Hurley after a fall at Felt and Madison. Socials include a large Marey home reception with 200 guests and Miller's orchestra. Plymouth church hosts planning for a National conference of charities in May. Theo Millinger faces federal penalty for currency alteration. Street-improvement talks occur as the street railway extends charter planning. A hospital says it has fluid for 3000 injections. Various births, deaths, and hospital notes are listed.
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Denming Colborn Lumber Company
Hammond
Manital
Kregele
Felt
Madison Crossing
Win Hurley
Marichanst
Wm. Marey
Miller
Koch
City Hospital
Potter
New York
Plymouth Church
National Conference of Charities
McCulloch
Theo, Millinger
Nancy Starr
Second Ward
Street Railway
BirntHs
Thomas
Ida Baker
Geo
Mary Brown
Moses
Ella Williams
Anderson
Mariah
Dibbie
Vermont
W. J. McLean
Dougherty St
Sophia Richter
Him-st
Mackelroy
Sweeke
Prospect-st
Senate Rest Spurs Stale Legislature Watch
The Saturday layoff left lawmakers at home or in city rooms while talk centered on races for Loveland’s seat and contests against Barnes. The assembly filed 90 bills and the senate 220 as reporters question lawmakers’ honesty, then a rainstorm and a stray umbrella added minor chaos to the day.
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Senate
Haines
Loveland
Barnes
Assembly
House
Tum Sus
A Queer Story How a Girl Married to an Entire Stranger
Chicago Jan 31 Special Mary Sampson testifies in a divorce case that she was barely 14 when a devout family helped a stranger, Philip Sampson, lure her into a fraudulent marriage with alcohol and manipulation. She deserted him, returning home and seeking annulment to resume her maiden name.
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Chicago
Mery Sampson
Philip
Canalportave
Philip Sampson
Solomon Fiddler
Sampson
Mary
Stapeon Dogan
Ton
Dang Leee
Fae
Ier
Mires Sampson
Indiana Ubion
Tenement Blaze in Mulberry Street Ends Near Tragedy
A large tenement on Mulberry Street burned Saturday morning in New York, forcing hundreds to leap from windows to escape. The rear barn caught fire and six valuable horses burned as damage reached 200,060 dollars.
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New York
Mulberry St
Secretary Windom Remains Viewed by Thousands in Washington
Thousands visit the Washington remains of Secretary Windom with a funeral set for Monday at Rock Creek Cemetery. The article notes a public viewership and mentions officials and guests from local organizations attending a lodge event in Excelsior, including ex-Auditor Jay Athey and other notable citizens.
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Eis
Washington
Washneton, Jan
Windom
Rock Creek
Enisiuts
Excelsior
Secret New Deal Factions Stir at Marion County Meeting
Farmers in Marion county met in secret at the state house Saturday warning to form a farmer alliance. Details remain unknown as blinds were drawn and doors locked, preventing entry. Other items note John Haurel convicted of stealing 10,000 from the U S express company to serve three years, and a fire insurance firm in Chicago assigned with assets of 14 000. Fleming backer of Gen Booth dies at a meeting. Scotch strikers re-engaged in London.
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Marion County
State House
Farmer’s Alliance
Lipman
Chicago
J— & Turday
John Haurel
U.S. Express Company
Fire Insurance Company
Wi Royal Insurance Building
Geo. H. Richey
Toxpan
Fleming
Booth
Backer
England
London
Wheat price advance triggers quit by Lineberger firm
In St Louis on Jan 31 the firm Lineberger and another, affected by rising wheat costs, have quit. Also noted: Commonwealth Fire Insurance Co. appoints a receiver with liabilities around 30,000. In Barry Montana on Jan 31 an attachment was levied on J R Bates & Co store, liabilities about 100.
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St. Louis
Lineberger
Local Notices and Oddity Roundup
State Shinke fled from Ligonier leaving debts behind. Samuel Appleman near Lendalville suffered a serious hay load accident on Friday. Mrs Averrough of Goshen took insect powder by mistake but survived after hard work. Harry Ney jailed in Fort Wayne for attempting to pass counterfeit twenty dollar bills. forfeits his thousand dollar bond. Medical authorities advise a constitutional remedy like Hood s Sarsaparilla for catarrh.
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I. W. Shinke
Ligonier
Samuel Appleman
Lendalville
Averrough
Goshen
Harry Ney
Ft. Wayne
The
Nest
Criticism of Attorney Pollard Over Defense Finance
Affidavit filed to appoint Kern and Bailey to assist in the Mehbit? defense triggers denunciations from John Nealing’s supporters. Pollard accuses Kealing as inexperienced while casting doubt on county cost shifting, claiming Kern and Bailey already hold indictments and Pollard is the preferred option.
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Paulaird
C.R. Pollard
Dudge Cox
Kern & Bailey
John Nealing
Coleman
Dia
Mrr. Pollard
Keating
Alldevitate
Delphi
Hobbitts
Gok
Kealing
Pollard
Mabbitts
Me. Pollard
Bill and Cleveland to Speak at Manhattan Club Dinner
New York January 31. Two potential presidential candidates Gov Hill and ex President Cleveland likely to attend a dinner hosted by Senator Browna at the Manhattan Club library. Invitations accepted by both. program notes no-set speeches though talk expected after a long dinner. Cleveland agreed before learning Hill would attend. Rebels Victorious in Chile.
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Bill
Cleveland
New York
W. J. Browna
Manhattan Club
Hill
Dropped Dead, Lepanoy Pioneer Passes
Ose Fulwider aged 80 an early county pioneer died suddenly Friday night at Lepanoy Indiana. The death is reported as unexpected with no further details given.
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Lepanoy
Ind
Ose Fulwider
County
Fruit Canning Trust Formed in San Francisco
Trainmen of the C H D fired on a gang of tramps near Lima Ohio Friday, killing one and injuring two. The Bell family of Denison Texas poisoned by bread made with cottonseed oil Friday. One child is in danger. Six hundred men out of work due to Bellefonte Pennsylvania furnace ore banks and quarries shutdown. Robert B Cramer Washington journalist arrested in Chicago on a telegram claiming he is a fugitive from justice. he denies it.
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San Francisco
Lima
James Bell
Denison, Fox
Vrs
Bellefonte
Robert B. Cramer
Washington
Chicago
Fresh Foreign Facts From The London Desk
The piece notes Americans in London mourning Secretary Windoms death and reports on various global incidents. It mentions the Moravia snow tragedy where two gypsies froze to death, Stallo in Rome anxious over typhoid affecting his wife and daughter, and ongoing Chilean civil conflict with thousands of government troops mutinying and insurgents massing near the capital. It ends with a dental ad for Brown s Dental Parlors offering gold fillings and free examinations for children.
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London
Windom
Moravia
Stallo
Italy
United States
Rome
Chili
Tragedy on North Mississippi Street Ends Two Lives
A husband Logan McAfee shot his wife Emma Pierce in front of 41 North Mississippi Street and then killed himself, in a fatal domestic incident witnessed by neighbors. Emma, 21, daughter of deacon Nathan Pierce, died instantly. McAfee, formerly a porter, died later at the morgue. Grief-stricken families, including Emma’s father, mourn the double loss as investigators recount the tragedy and its somber aftermath.
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Logan McAfee
Nathan Pierce
Bethel Colored Church
Byafee
Bates House
McAfee
Mr. Lang
SUS
Biro
Kang Tat
Chas
Zepp
Burns Fisher
Ward
Hurt
Kreele
Pierce House
Elbert
Pierce
Kregelo
Tragedy in Columbus: McAfee Kill-Suicide After Wife Dispute
Six months prior they resided in Columbus, Ohio, where McAfee's mother lives. A telegram will bring the mother to claim the body. Neighbors say the couple lived peaceably. a domestic dispute on the trip home led to McAfee firing at his wife and then killing himself. A note from his wife offered no new motives. jealousy is unsubstantiated.
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Columbus
McAfes
McAfee
Mr. Las
Ian
Jemougy
Missing Man in Swenap Wisconsin Sparks Massive Search
Two hundred searchers work in Swenap Wisconsin for Sams Campbell who vanished from Monroe City ten days ago while heading toward the White River to hunt. Authorities fear foul play and suspect nearby hunters or trappers. the river is being dragged as effort to locate him continues.
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Swenap
Wiscissus
Ind
Dan
Sams Campbell
Monroe City
White River
Campbell
Wisite
Ghastly Trick Shocks City as Corpse Found By Barber Shop
Chicago report notes a body found in a coffin before a barber shop at 5 Twelfth Street after Charles Hendricks reportedly hanged himself days earlier. Henry Howard who discovered the scene fainted. medical students are charged with haunting the incident. Indiana forecasts call for rain and milder temperatures before a cold wave. Also Cincinnati case: Ethel Towne seeks redress for false arrest in a damage suit against the city.
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Chicago
Charles Hendricks
Twelfth-st
Henry Howard
Ethel
Cincirnaty
Ethel ‘Towne
Aidhmage
Western league bid by Stamboul drives big effort on Independence track
The piece notes Stamboul the California stallion aiming to enter the western league shown at Independence track. It mentions New York hosting the sixth annual amateur skating championship starting Friday and ending Saturday night. It also references court actions in Ohio over team rights and a Cincinnati league dispute involving Brush and Ex Secretary Sterna.
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Indianapolis
Stamboul
California
Independence
New York
Ohio
Cincinnatielub
National League
Sterna
Cincinnati
Brush
Bir
Dogberry Row Justice Tales and Talking Newspapers
In Dogberry Row Justice Habich recalls a Wisconsin treasurer race and a printer’s prank that led to threats, while a judge laments wealth and poverty in government. A bystander quips that most people in justices’ courts are Negroes, often with no real case to begin with.
New bookcases at Wm. L. Alder's exhibit
Bree Cainage Has Faited visitors continue to view the Cyclorama as the display nears closure. The admission remains only 10 cents with daily hours from morning until 6 p m. The famed battle panoramas attract old and young alike and are praised by all who attend.
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Bree Cainage
McKinley in the Treasurer Selection Fray
Washington reports a crowded field for secretary of the treasury with politicians and financiers under consideration. McKinley, Gage, and Lyman J. Gage prominent, while Minnesota advocates Nettleton for the vacant post, and rumors say President Harrison may weigh Charles Pester as a possible appointee.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Sherman
Spooner
McKinley Cannon
Lyman J. Gage
Chicago
Gage
Minnesota
Nettleton
Windom
Harrison
Charles Pester
Hnu
Dead laborer Lindsay Knell found with rat damage in room
Lindsay Knell a colored laborer about DS years old was found dead in his room at the corner of Michigan street and Indiana avenue. The body was bloated and rats had gnawed a thumb as officers moved the corpse to an undertaking establishment. Coroner Manker found death likely from heart trouble, not suicide. He was an ex soldier. Barker Bros & Co resumed business as Barker & Co after two months of assigned debt.
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Lindsay Knell
Michigan St
Indiana Ave
Knott
John Grasneck
Grasneck
Kurtz
Smith
Girton
Manker
Stories of the Town and the town characters
A rambling vignette from Washington Street recounts push-cart vendors and local ladies haggling over fruit while a colorful Italian calls out bargains. It also sketches Danville stereotypes, a Sunday school teacher shaping boys with hat tipping etiquette, and a shy suitor's awkward compliment to a striking young woman.
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Mate
Paris
Meissonier
Gill OF Buntingtion
Cley
Billy
DHAD
Lonpor
Ba‘maceda
Brown's
End
North
Mississippi ST
Indiana
Keeley
Huatures OF Sporting Life
Justice Habich
Squire
Wisconsin
Republican
Justice Alford
Jabbin
Wm. L. Alder’s
Windo
McKinley
Charlie Foster
Philadelphia
Barker Bros. & Co
Barker & Co
Tom Sox
Danville
City
Fara
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