Daughter Reunites With Father After Twenty Years
In Jeffersonville Indiana J C Morgan a Civil War veteran finally meets the Nebraska born daughter Bertha after she arrives by train. He had sent her to relatives decades before following his wife’s death and 18 months old child. The reunion shows the old man’s pride as they depart the station together.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
J. C. Morgan
Nebraska
Morgan
Coldwater
Mich
Tennessee
Bertha
Girls Plotted to Leave Home for Stage Life
Hartford City reports that after the disappearance and return of Grace Sexauer four other girls planned to run away for stage life. Two stylish women recruited them claiming to offer work but the scheme targeted a roadhouse near Indianapolis.
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Hartford City
Ind
Grace Sexauer
Indianapolis
Lightning Strikes Homes in Union City Storm
A heavy electrical storm swept Union City Indiana early Thursday morning, striking the homes of Sylvester Ware William Morgan S D Warwick George Alexander Harry Moorman C C Fisher Dan Stoner and C N Ostergen. Residents were stunned as hail caused some damage.
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Union City
Ind
Sylvester Ware
William Morgan
S. D. Warwick
George Alexander
Harry Moorman
C. C. Fisher
Dan Stoner
C. N. Ostergen
Hoofed tragedy as six Palmer horses die in train crash
In Columbus Indiana on Wednesday six of Henry Palmer’s race horses were killed by a Panhandle freight train. A storm toppled a fence around the driving park allowing the animals to wander onto the tracks where they were struck near a trestle, with others maimed.
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Columbus
Ind
Henry Palmer
Funeral Procession Photo Captures Tin-Plate Worker in Anderson
The funeral procession of Harry Shervey, a tin-plate worker, was photographed as it entered the cemetery in Anderson Indiana. The image will be sent to Shervey’s mother in Wales. Shervey had no surviving relatives but his fellow tin-plate workers and members of the Js. of P. lodge, about 600 strong, attended with a band.
Heat drives 4000 quarry workers off job in Bedford
Bedford Indiana July 25 Quart heat forces more than 4000 men from quarries to quit work. Business slows as crops including corn and melons face damage unless rain comes within 24 hours. Several prostrations reported and Mrs Parmelia Walker 73 dies from a stroke.
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Bedford
Ind
James Fitch Subdued by Police After Heat Wave
Jeffersonville report says James H. Fitch, a well known citizen, became a raving maniac due to intense heat on Wednesday night. Police had to intervene and he may be sent to the asylum if his condition does not improve.
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Jeffersonville
James H. Fitch
Refreshing Shower and Severe Storm Hit Alexandria
Alexandria Indiana experienced a refreshing shower Thursday forenoon followed by a severe electrical storm that swept through the city early Thursday morning. Local reports note quick rainfall with lightning and thunder, affecting early activities but causing no immediate widespread damage.
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Alexandria
Ind
Indiana Inklings and Local News Snapshots
A jumble of short notes from Indiana towns recount labor issues at Wabash, a burglary at Angola steam laundry, and a gas strike near Shoals. Reports cover postmasters forming a district group in Rensselaer, water works upgrades in Columbus, and a fatal crossing accident near Goodland.
Peruna endorsed by Hawaii delegate in letter
A Washington letter from Robert W. Wilcox, delegate from Hawaii and the Sandwich Islands, testifies to Peruna curing catarrh of the stomach and dyspepsia. The ad highlights persistent stomach catarrh, claims Peruna cures, and invites readers to write to Dr. Hartman for free advice.
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Peruna
Robert W. Wilcox
Congress
Hawaii
Sandwich Islands
Washington, D. C
Do away with anticipatory council action in finance
Boon e county shows three candidates for circuit judgeships all Democrats Judge Higgins seeks another term and Radcliffe and Shelby also run. Other notes recount Mrs Belle Horrall elopement and return, widows of Hoosier governors, Lake Michigan harbor construction plans and a legal exam in the Arthur inquiry deeming Mrs Arthur insane.
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Boone County
B. S. Higgins
B .F. Radcliffe
A. J. Shelby
Love Laughs At Locks And Keys
In Jackson Kentucky on July 25 D L Whitaker an 80 year old widower and Bertha Robinson 16 living near Sturgeon eloped after resisting family opposition. Whitaker who is wealthy was kept under lock and key by his children for weeks. Bertha climbed a ladder with two brothers aiding to a two story window and, after being landed outside, the couple fled on two fleet horses to an adjoining county where they were married.
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Wabash
Ind
Benjamin Krack
Allen County Infirmary
Krack
Germany
America
Jackson
D. L. Whitaker
Bertha Robinson
Sturgeon
Whitaker
Bertha
Terra Firma
Inquest Clears Claims Of Insanity Trust Tactics
An insanity inquest held before Justice Wm. S. Lockman found no signs of fraud or fakery in the exposure of the so called insanity trust. The inquiry concerned Mrs. Elizabeth Arthur 67 mother of Joan Arthur who alleged two men pursue her and that her clothing is ragged and her children are in danger.
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Wilmer Christian
Lockman
Christian
Elizabeth Arthur
Joan Arthur
California Sr
Arthur
Society Woman Runs a Dairy in Vineland
Mrs Annie F E Selliman a young social woman from Washington D C runs a city and milk route in Vineland New Jersey with illustrative wealth. She and her husband are wealthy and the enterprise is her fad. She rises at 4 AM to supervise cowMilking and often begins the milk route before daylight alone. She finishes the route about 9 30 AM. She says she tired of society and wanted a rural life.
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Vineland
N. J
Annie F. E. Selliman
Washington, D. C
Hotel owner James Jones charged in assault case at police court
Marion park hotel owner James Jones of Cerealinetown faced a Wednesday police court assault charge against Nellie Clark. Discharged after she testified of being beaten, she alleges immorality at the resort and says he sent for her. Jones claims she came to shoot him. Clark was left badly bruised.
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James Jones
Marion Park
Cerealinetown
Nellie Clark
Clark
Doan’s Kidney Pills End Back Pain and Weakness
An advertisement touts Doan’s Kidney Pills as a remedy to preserve kidney health and relieve back pains and kidney weakness. Testimony from John Parkison describes severe night pains resolved by using the product from Henry J. Huder’s drug store. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY markets Doan’s in the United States under that brand name.
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John Parkison
Maple St
Parry Carriage Company
Henry J. Huder
Price
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. C
United States
Grain Prices and Inspections Reported for Wheat Corn and Hay
Market quotes show Wheat prices for No. 2 red and No. 3 red with culling freight and July options, Corn values across No. 1 white through No. 4 mixed, and Oats and Hay bids with timothy grades. Inspections list counts by grade for Wheat, Corn, and Rye, noting totals for each commodity and grade, including rejected and ungraded cars.
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Timothy
Chicago market prices for grains and provisions in July
Wheat and corn futures edge lower with July and September quotes shown. Oats fall, and provisions including pork lard ribs and eggs display varied ranges. Butter cheese and live poultry prices are listed with multiple grades and products.
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Chicago
Drum
New
Ile
Limburger
Cattle Receipts and Quotations At Union Stockyards Indianapolis
Cattle receipts total 750 with quotations across grades and weights. Good to prime export steers 1 350 to 1 500 lbs 35 40 to 0 78, fair to medium export steers 1 200 to 1 400 lbs 5 15 to 5 40, good to prime butcher steers 1 100 to 1 250 lbs 4 70 to 5 15, good to choice feeders 400 to 410 lbs 4 10, fair to good feeders 90 to 1 100 lbs 0 75. Light stockers 300 to 400 lbs 3 75 to 4, good to prime heifers 4 25 to 4 75, common to medium heifers 3 50 to 4 25, prime to fancy export cows 4 00 to 4 25, fair to good cows 2 15 to 3 75, canners and common cows 1 25 to 2 75, good to choice light yearlings 5 00 to 6 25, common to good heavy calves 30 to 5 0 5, good to chocke cows and calves 30 00 to 50 00.
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Union Stockyards
Indianapolis
Blair-Baker Horse Company Auction Highlights Strong Draft and Driving Lot
About 110 head were sold at the regular Thursday auction. The sale focused on chunks and drafters with a few driving horses. A typical turnout of buyers attended the Blair-Baker sale.
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Blair-Baker Horse Company
Hog Receipts At Interstate Stock Yards Indianapolis
July 25 hog receipts at Interstate Stock Yards Indianapolis totaled 700 shipments with 600 quotations. Prices ranged from good to choice mediums around 5.50 to 6.00 per hundredweight for mixed lots and lighter weights to 4.85 for common to good pigs.
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Interstate Stock Yards
Indianapolis
Prices for farm produce and groceries in early market list
A dense catalog lists turkey hens at 5c per lb, fowls 7 to 14c, ducks 5c, geese 4c, eggs 9c per dozen, and various cheeses, butters, and coffees with multiple grades and regional package prices. Hides and tallow are priced by grade, while sugars and coffees show a range of standards and brand names across city markets.
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New York
Fragmented OCR listing market prices and commodities
Readable lines show prices for explosives and staples including flour rye flour bran meal spices beans molasses syrup and rice with various grades and per unit measurements. Include items like salt in car lots small lots flour straight grades patents and multiple bean and spice varieties with per ton or per pound prices.
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Windsor
Ridgewood
Cassia
New Orleans
Louisiana
Carolina
Market Prices for Goods and Produce Listed
A dense list of prices across commodities including shot lead wood dishes twine and cotton goods. Reads like a late 19th or early 20th century price sheet with unit prices for bags pressed bars tubs washboards clothes pins various nuts canned goods fruits and vegetables.
Market Prices for Fruits and Seafood in Early June
A fragmented price list shows 2 red cherries 90c41 and 1-1b strawberries 1.15. It also references salmon lobsters coal and coke varieties, Kanawha lump, and Green County lump with assorted sizes. The text includes scattered identifiers like $LIN LIG and $Ib. amounts, with vague regional mentions and inconsistent formatting.
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Indiana Inklings
Frankfort
Angola
Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Niam Watt
Goodland
Shoals
District 10
Rensselaer
Mang
Frank Davidson
Kokomo
Nash Justice
Lafayette
R. W. Wilcox
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Dr. Hartman
The
Belle Horrall
Vincennes
Dr. Swartzel
Petersburg
Missouri
Dr. Blackwell
Perry Morrall
Hoosier
Oliver P. Morton
Ira J. Chase
Thomas A. Hendricks
Isaac P. Gray
Claude Matthews
Vermilion County
Henrys. Lane
Crawfordsvile
James A. Mount
Shannondale
Lake Michigan
Indiana Harbor
Calumet Canal
E. F. Hodges
Love
Wm. S. Lockman
Grand Jury
Jones
Dean
A. B. Meyer & Co
Portland
N. Penn
Kern River
Eee Capital
Globe Oil Company
Indiana Company
Indiana Oil Company
James S Cruse
Lewis G. Akin
Cyrus J. Clark
O. Z. Hubbell
Indiana Oil, Company
Law Building
City Grain Market
Union Stock Yards
Urocerios
Strictly Prime
Java
Golden Rio
Bourbon Santos
Golden Santos
Prime Santos
Arlosa
Lion
Jersey
Caracas
Dulsworth's
Columbia
Ridgeway
Phoenix
Empire
Brazil
Sun
Valencia
California
Coal and Coke
Kanawha
Tackson
Green County
Dr. Tomson
Florence
J. C. Wilson
South California Street
Tomson
E Kight
Martindale Avenue
Stevenson
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