Prolific Indiana Reformer Quits GOP for Prohibitionists
E G Shinn of Hartford City Indiana a respected preacher lawyer and Blackford county figure leaves the Republican Party to join the Prohibitionists He has voted Republican since 1854 and opposed liquor licensing urging adherence to his conscience and right judgment in switching parties The move signals a personal principled realignment over prohibition advocacy.
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Hartford City
Ind
E. G. Shinn
Blackford County
Republican Party
Shinn
Traction Line Beats Railway in High Court
A court decision upholds a traction line victory over a steam road in Indiana. The Dayton and Muncie traction company are barred from joining or preventing an interlocking crossing at Farmland. The appeal from Randolph circuit court was denied, with Judge C. C. Madley sustaining the lower court.
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Ailway
High Court
Farmland
Ind
Dayton & Muncie Traction Com
Wealthy Woman Sues For Divorce From Lemp Jr
Mrs. Lillian H. Lemp files for divorce from William J. Lemp Jr the millionaire president of Lemp Brewing company. She seeks custody of their 7 year old son and substantial alimony. Allegations include an attempt to hinder the boy's religious training and the husband carrying a revolver at home and placing it on the table if the butler moved slowly.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Lillian H. Lemp
William J. Lemp
Lemp Brewing Company
Senator Bryan in Critical Condition
Washington March 20 The condition of Senator Bryan of Florida who is suffering from typhoid fever is critical. His wife and brother remained at the bedside throughout the night.
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Washington
Bryan
Florida
Full Energy Readiness for Emergencies in Business
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Sam Ralston the Democratic lawyer and orator
The Lebaron lawyer Sam Ralston is depicted as a tireless Bryan campaigner and devoted Democrat who blends law practice with public service, praising Debating in schools and an emphasis on oratory. The piece highlights his Lebanon home, family, and strong political ties to William Jennings Bryan.
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Ralston
Lebanon
Ralstons
Sem Ralston
Shakespere
Emerson
Hawthorne
S. Meridian St
Mr. Ralston
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Mrs. Ralston
William J. Bryan
Sam Ralston
Nebraska
Lebaron
Democratic Party
Four Brooklyn Schoolgirls bitten by mad dog near No 118
Four young girls Frances Harris Margaret Henry Laura Burke and Mary Johnson were bitten by a mad dog near Brooklyn school No 118. Policeman Henry Hav erkamp killed the dog and Dr Spellman attended the injured children before sending them home.
Pure Milk Crusade Aims Bottled Sales In Indianapolis
City Board of Health endorses bottles for milk sales after six of ten samples fail quality tests. Sanitarian Buehler plans an ordinance to require bottled milk due to careless handling in cans and filthy storage. Grocers are blamed for neglecting cream mixing, leaving buyers with poor milk grades.
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City Health Board
Indianapolis
City Board of Health
Hope of Relief Democracy Wins at Poll
Chicago March 2 W J Bryan spoke at the Seventh Regiment armory arguing that corporate influence is the greatest modern evil and that the Democratic party is best suited to reform it He discussed Roosevelt Hughes and Patt on corporation legislation and said democracy offers the best chance of success and resistance after victory
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Chicago
W. J. Bryne
Seventh Regiment Armory
Bryan
Roosevelt
Hughes
Patt
Democratic Party
Station Master Tom Lewis Dies at 69 in Indianapolis
William T. Lewis station master at Terminal station died suddenly Thursday afternoon at Struckey's drug store in Illinois and Chiosis due to heart disease. A Civil War veteran born March 28 1846 in Warren County Kentucky he began with Indianapolis Traction Terminal 35 years ago rising from mule car driver to station master. Survived by wife and seven grown children services at 2015 Ashland Avenue.
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William T. Lewis
Terminal Station
Struckey’s
Indianapolis Traction Terminal Company
Mr. Lewis
Warren County
Lewis
Ashland-ave
House votes to abolish pension agencies
Washington March 139 to 8 the house voted to abolish the pension agency at Indianapolis and 17 other agencies. Indiana representatives Holliday Crumpacker Chaney Overstreet Dixon Adair Rauch and Cox supported the measure. Pendleton Indiana March 20 Miss Ella and Jesse Johnson arrived from Los Angeles one day after their mother’s funeral. telegraph warned they were not expected to live.
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House
Indianapolis
Indiana
Holliday
Crumpacker
Chaney
Overstreet
Dixon
Adair
Rauch
Cox
Pendleton
Ijind
Ella
Jesse Johnson
Los Angeles
Cal
Did You Ever Stop to Th'nh Dyspepsia Tablets Ad
A 50 cent Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets ad promises renewed health and energy. It claims to restore digestive function with pepsin diastase and other ferments, urging readers to order a sample by mail. The copy targets busy individuals seeking wealth and fame through improved well being.
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Stuart
WSIL
Fr. A. Stuart Co
Marshall
Mich
Admiral challenges Stoessel to duel at Saints Peter and Paul
St. Petersburg reports a new challenge as Admiral Negs hotoff hurls a duel threat at Gen. Stoessel in the yard of the Saints Peter and Paul fortress. The Russian army faces officer losses amid honors and warnings while Gen. Smirnoff is hoped to recover from a Wednesday wound inflicted by Gen. Fock.
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ST. Petersburg
Garbatowski
Fock
Negshotoff
Gage
Stoesse
Saints Peter and Paul
Smirnoff
Fatally Burned While Heating Cloth In Newark
Mary Ree an 18 year old woman in Newark New Jersey sustained fatal injuries while attempting to relieve a headache. She heated a cloth tied around her head, laid on a couch, and the smoldering material ignited burning her hair and clothes. Fire rapidly spread and she did not recover.
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Newark
WN. J
Mary Ree
Pup Wrecks Window in Bagestown Store Show
A stray pup shut inside a dry foods shop in Bagestown Indiana on March 20 chewed twelve show caps and used others as a bed. The dog damaged and destroyed nearly all items in the display window. The store and pup are owned by Frank Geisler.
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Bagerestown
Ind
Maren
Tie
Prank Geisler
Billboard Crusade Begins In Seattle Pastor Targets Obscene Billboards
Rev Winfield S Smith pastor of the Church of National Religion Seattle has begun a crusade against obscene pictures on billboards which he hopes to become national.
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Seativae
Wash
Winfield S. Smith
Church of National Religion
Seattle
Woman Dives From Window To Her Death
New York report states Mrs. Sarah Scherry a 42 year old widow leaped from a fifth story apartment window at Th lard street into a crowd of women on the sidewalk. The despondent woman died at the scene.
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New York
Sarah Scherry
Miners Gift Purses to Mitchells Secretary in Convention
A Russia leather purse containing 280 dollars was presented to Elizabeth Co. Mor ris, private secretary to President John Mitchell, by the United Mine Workers of America. Secretary W B Wilson delivered the presentation speech at the convention.
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Russia
Misa Elizabeth Co. Morris
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
W. B. Wilson
Boy Severely Injured Cutting Dynamite Cartridge
Hartford City Indiana reports a 11 year old boy, son of Walling Worley, found a dynamite cartridge and tried to cut it with a knife. The cartridge exploded, injuring part of his left hand.
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Hartford City
Ind
Walling Worley
Man Drops Dead While Testifying in Rising Sun Suit
Lawrenceburg Ind March 2 Harper Miles aged 40 dropped dead while testifying in a suit before Judge Downey at Rising Sun. The case brought by John Hamilton against Deborah Collins seeks title to property in Ohio county. Miles testified about a line fence location, became excited and suddenly fell, dying within minutes of heart failure.
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Rising Sun
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Harper Miles
Ohio County
Miles
Lux Little Liver Tablets Promoted by Weber Drug Co
Weber Drug Company advertises Lux Little Liver Tablets in 5 cent packages offering remedies for dizziness constipation torpid liver and sallow skin. A money back refund policy is stated if customers are not satisfied with the product.
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Weber Drug Company
Weber Dr Company
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