Hundreds of job hopefuls seek police or fire roles in city
The city health board met late Wednesday approving upcoming examinations for hospital staff, naming March 24 for committee selection, and detailing salary and placement plans. Deputy Ripley faces a pay rise. clerical duties will double. Clerks Parker and Woollen anticipate new office fixtures as boards seek funding.
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Health Board
Morrison
East
Ripley
Dr. Morrison
Cook
Common Council
Woollen
Board of Public Safety
Board of Public Works
Council
Swift
Young daughter elopes with her father’s servant in Oakland City
Dr Clifford’s daughter flees Tuesday night with his servant girl. An Excelsior factory blaze at Elwood Wednesday endangers the town, with Anderson and Kokomo using engines and firemen to rescue. Report on the Logansport disappearance of M L Myers recalls two earlier missing men Hall and Carpenter. Question raised if all three dissolved into ether or air.
Box mystery in Maxtrowoc ends with river discovery
A rough man arrived from Chicago with a box claiming it held glass and later retrieved it. The same box was found on river ice by men near a hole with rag scraps and what appeared to be human flesh particles. The box likely contained a dismembered body sunk through the hole.
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Maxtrowoc
Wis
Sps
Chicago
Health officer warned on bogus coffee claim in city market
An article argues that cheaper coffee substitutes using ecoffee fillers threaten real coffee, urging health officer Sanborn to inspect makers. It notes blends sold at 25 20 and 15 cents per pound and asserts no legal violation, inviting readers to test the product at the cast market.
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Sanborn
Gother
Farr
Mysterious Murder Reported Near Porteraville
Memph Workman, a young man, was found dead in Porteraville with his face buried in mud. Discovered by Chris Hoffman, who alerted villagers. Hoffman admitted he did not touch the body, fearing accusations of murder, and chose to raise an alarm first.
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Washington
Ind
Mareh
Porteraville
Here
Memph Workman
Chris Hoffman
Hoffman
Features of Sporting Life and Billiards Exhibition
A mixed report on Cincinnati league struggles and billiards: Eugene Carter accepts Frank Ives' $250, 500 point Chicago game within 60 days as debates rage over Johnson and Brush. Schaefer and Ives staged a 400 point exhibition, Schaefer’s 126 point run marking highlights amid sensational shots and crowd awe.
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Cincinnati
Johnson
Eugene Carter
Frank Ives
Chicago
Frank Brunell
John T. Brush
John
Brunell
O’ Neill
Schaefer
Ives
Parker Byers
Lafayette
Palmer's Election Sparks Democratic Glee and Senate Realignments
Washington report notes Palmer's Senate win delights Democrats as party lines shift with 47 Republicans, 89 Democrats, and two independents. Harris, Morrill amid age talk. Harris famed for drinking and parliamentary skill risks jail after dog incident. Earnhardt fails habeas bid over custody. Embossing Machine Co. incorporates in city with $250,000 capital.
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Washington
Palmer
Senate
West
Gen
Kyle
Peiffer
Peffer
Irby
Plumb
Pettigrew
Paddock
Wolcott
Teller
Stewart
Jones
Parnell's New Document to Be Distributed Tonight
Lennox March 12 split report says Parnell's manifesto to Americans will be given out Thursday night with no difference from his other manifestos. Warripurg Conn March 12 split report notes Rev Mather McAlleny sued for $3,000 by his sister for washing done for ten years.
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Parnell
Lennox
Warripurg
Conn
Rev
Mather McAlleny
Meriden
Mra. Rice
Grand Theater to Feature Blue Beard Jr the Meister of Woodbarrow
Amusements note that Gramp Sothera presents Blue Beard Jr at the Grand early next week. It ran 28 weeks in Chicago and 12 in New York, with libretto by Clay M Greene and music by Braham and Maddern. The 60 member cast includes John DPD Gilbert Douglas Flint Laura Clement Jessie Villars Ida Bell. Rail costs hurt western touring, estimated at 5000 to route Blue Beard Jr from St Louis to Chicago area. Herman’s ventures and early reviews cited, with Poor Jonathan’s 150th performance noted and Booth’s Hamlet performance contrasted with critiques of his vigor.
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Blue Beard, Jr
the Grand
Chicago
N.Y
Clay M. Greene
John Braham
Eustis Maddern
John Dpd
Gilbert
Douglas Flint
Laura Clement
Jessie Villars
Ida Bell
Far West
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Omaha
New York Sun
Jonathan
Miss Russell
Russell
the Sun
Sickness Among Children Warned About Proper Nourishment
A short notice urges better nourishment to curb illness in children especially infants. It endorses Gail Rotden Eagle brand condensed mill as most reliable and notes grocers stock it.
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Gail Rotden Eagle
The New Board Ousted In Cincinnati Court Decision
The Ohio supreme court ruled the law to call a special session unconstitutional and ousted the new Cincinnati board of improvements, restoring the old board amid expected trouble. Masters organize a trades council to protect master builders and address labor disputes at Kinran's addition. Emelia Beckman secures a divorce from Albert after alleging cruelty and drunkenness. alimony to be arranged.
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Cincinnati
Board of Public Improvements In Power
Couupus
Supreme Court
Cincinnati Board of Improvements
Board of Improvements
Supreme Court of the United States
Builders’ Exchange
Kinran
Masonic Hall
Yates
Mrpenters Association
Kingan
Fires destroy two frame houses in quick succession
About 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon a slight blaze arose in a frame house on N New Jersey street. It was quickly put out. Before firemen returned to quarters a second fire broke out in the Grimal house on E Washington street in the same area. Firemen answered again and soon suppressed the flames. Occupants fled to the street leaving their goods behind.
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Board of Public Safety
AL Taffe
N. New Jersey-st
E. Washington-st
Three Babies Born to Richardson Couple in Lebanon
In Lebanon Indiana on March 12 Mr and Mrs Elmer Richardson celebrate their first anniversary by welcoming triplet sons. The report notes the family’s joy and the milestone of the three newborns. Additionally a separate line from New York reports Robert Ray Hamilton's will made public on Thursday, granting baby Beatrice an annuity of 1200 dollars.
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Lebanon
Ind
Elmer Richardson
Baby Beatrice
New York
Robert Ray Hamilton
Lucky Chicagoan Heir Seizes German Estate Windfall
Christian Hoffaith, a Chicago barber, is named heir to $75,600 from a German estate in a surprising international inheritance case reported in Chicago.
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Chicago
Christian Hoffaith
Germany
Libel suit filed against Chinese newspaper in San Francisco
A Chinese newspaper published in San Francisco faces a libel suit by a Black man and an Indian. A Moscow paper printed a censor approved item stating Russia needs new railroads and will have them, leading to the censor’s three month suspension and the editor being fined 300 dollars.
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San Francisco
Russia
Moscow
Whispers From Wires and Disturbing Notices
Senator Richard I Pettigrew of South Dakota touts the idea that only good Indians remain in the spirit land. Mrs C E Harrison of Pelican Falls Minnesota hangs herself and her baby in a doorway Wednesday. A natural gas explosion in Pittsburg Pennsylvania destroys two buildings with no lives lost. A land dispute over the Mile Square near Pierre South Dakota pits settlers against boomers. Ed Turney of Carthage Tennessee kills the daughter of Thomas McClarin, a colored man, accidentally with a rock Wednesday. Daniel Crowley and Chas Rose die at Blackstone Massachusetts while wood supports an iron bridge collapses. Miss Kitty Garrity of Chicago, long afflicted, reportedly cured by prayer. Lars Pederson of Tacoma Washington confesses to killing a man in a packing house last spring and dismembering the body, hiding remains among curing moats.
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Richard I
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Spirit Land
C. E. Harison
Pelican Falls
Minn
Pittsburg
Mile Square
Pierre
S. D
Ed Turney
Carthage
Tenn
Thomas McClarin
Daniel Crowley
Chas
Rose
Blackstone
Mass
Kitty Garrity
Chicago
Lars Pederson
Tacoma
Wash
New Rockers at Wm. 1. Elder's Window Shades
The very latest pattern and value at Carl Meiliers, with a focus on decorative window coverings. Call and see the selection, offered by the Washington-based store and its representatives.
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Elder’s
Carl Meiliers
Washington
Sli Re
Stelass
Why the Typewriter Didn't Elope in a Town Tale
A humorous reminiscence from a downtown Sun office charms with gossip about elopement plans and a penitentiary sentence. A couple's runaway attempt ends when a horse, borrowed from a father, crashes into a wagon, earning the beau four years for horse stealing. The tale humorously contrasts telephonic pranks and small-town romances with a final, farcical pursuit of a buggy and harness home.
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Zelopad Onca
Wea
Indianapolis
Father
Mather
Africa
Seana
Lottery ticket ring tied to saloon keepers
In Indianapolis, Capt. Quigley and Officer Yount arrested Henry Walker’s Saloon bartender John Kamatz and other suspects for selling lottery tickets after undercover purchases. Woodward, previously jailed for the same charge, and Barker, a saloon bartender, were held. Weather forecast shows fair, cooler in the south.
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Woodward
John Kamatz
Henry Walker
Court St
W. C. Hervey
S. Illinois St
John Woodward
Walt
L. Barker
Capt
Quigley
Officer Yount
Barker
Bride Married Two Hours Then Husband Vanishes
A Grass Widow case from Cadaretta Mississippi recounts a girl who wed I A Avant alias Dr Yellowstone, a traveling patent medicine peddler, only to have him flee after the barber finished her hair cut. Police seek Avant while the bride, widow by transfer, seeks aid and answers about her brief marriage.
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Mrampuis
I. A. Avant
Yellowstone
Cadaretta
Miss
Avant
Book Agent Fatally Shoots Wife Over Anti Marriage Beliefs
Los Angeles Cal March 12 A local report states John Andrews a prosperous book agent fatally shot his wife on Thursday morning after she refused to live with him longer due to her adoption of anti marriage beliefs and allegiance to a new messiah.
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Los AxcEtas
Cal
John Andrews
Mississippi levee breach near Pittsboro reported at midnight
A Pittsboro Mississippi dispatch says a Mississippi River levee in Coahoma County broke at 12 30 Thursday morning causing extensive flood damage and rising concerns over surrounding areas as authorities rush to assess the breach.
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Mississippi
Mrurris
Tenn
Pittsboro
Miss
Cohoma County
Mississippi River
Right of Way Granted for Greenwood Electric Railway
John W. Ray James T. Polk and other project interests met county commissioners to secure a 50 year right of way over the Madison gravel road for an electric railway. Tracks would occupy 17 feet on the west side. fares set at Greenwood 15 cents Southport 10 and Center township 5. After ten years fares drop to 10 cents for Greenwood and Southport. Company to fund road improvements. construction must start within three months and be finished in 15 months or rights are forfeited.
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Geo. Harris
Wm. Ross
Meennerehor Hall
Charles Sceary
Eliza
Circuit Court
Hepler
Delaware St
Reed
Thornton
Ike Keeley
Keeley
Nellie J. Carroll
Edward
Superior Court
Henry Nehl
Bond
Wendesday
Tenglefoot
Armstrong Bros
John E. Cleland
Brown
Marion Club
C. W. Fairbanks
J. W. Quessler
Eri
Sonath
Childs-Drexel Printers
Colorado
Chas
William Eliot
Harvard University
Propyleum
Vistor
Theo. L. Sewall
Cincinnati
Birtus
Walter
Rosa Lucas
James
Martha Crawford
Henry
Hila Dervis
Balser
Laura Lytle
Joseph
Louise Lurche
Rebecca Roberts
Minnie Webber
Sam
Mrs. Dillehay
Charles
Mrs. Crane
John
Katie Laes
Duaras
Mary Webber
Clinton
Hoytavey
John W. Ray
James T. Polk
Greenwood
Madison
Southport
Center Township
Big Four Conference Aims to Equalize Wages
Committees for Big Four employees met Thursday to settle grievances since the f and g absorbed by the Big Four system. Workers seek wage parity with other branches and oppose overtime payments. No strike talk. settlement expected soon through committee talks.
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Big Four
Saloon Keeper Henry McCristy Slain in Ashtabula
A Ashtabula saloon keeper Henry McCristy was found fatally shot and throat cut near his coastal resort. Police say the revenge killing targeted him, with his watch and money still on his person. The attack occurred Wednesday morning, investigators note no clear motive yet.
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Ashtabula
Splij
Henry McCristy
Gold Pocket Found During Gas Drill At Castleton Farm
W J Negley of Castleton struck red paint 390 feet down while drilling for gas and uncovered a small gold quantity. The neighborhood is excited by the find and its implications.
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Jagege
W. J. Negley
Castleton
Taggart's Luncheons Feature PTH Event
The fragment notes a luncheon or luncheon event at Taggart's PTH with mentions of fe cen, suggesting a planned gathering or program. Further readable details are limited, but the item points to a social or community luncheon in connection with Taggart's location.
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Taggart
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Herman
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Michigan Road
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