Judge Opposed to Divorce Sees Daughter’s Childhood Toys
In Washington Indiana Emma Walker, who nine years ago identified a supposed dead father as John W Devilkiss, learns from a stranger at her door that her father is alive in Danville Illinois. He brings out toys Walker once played with as a baby, triggering an emotional scene as family members seek to reconnect.
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Ashington
Ind
Emma Walker
John W. Devilkiss
Charles
Danvile
Lll
Jemma
Ike
Iris
Walker
A Hard Battle Ends In Last Minute Wedding Decision
In Columbia City Indiana on Monday night Miss Warrier O'Brien Bourbon and Robert A Epinger Decatur faced parental objections at the Clugstone hotel. After initial reluctance she changed her mind, consented, and the minister married them but she soon again declined to be wed, only to later consent as the ceremony began.
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Columbia Cetpy
Ind
Warrier O’brien
Bourbon
Robert A. Epinger
Decatur
Miss O'Brien
Clugstone
Judge halts flood of divorces in Muncie case
In Muncie Indiana on May 23 Judge Leffler stopped a wave of divorces after hearing a case of family troubles. He declared this court tired of filing divorce complaints without grounds and ordered the next case to begin. The courtroom applauded the decision.
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Muncie
Ind
Leffler
Explosion at Etna powder works kills three Chicago men
A nitroglycerin tank blast at the Etna powder works in Millers Station Indiana killed Frank Eb rer 19 Sam Errick 24 and Charles Morris 27 all of Chicago. The blast reduced the building to atoms with no bodies recovered.
Territorial G. A. R. event draws larger crowd in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana on a May afternoon the G A R gathering plans a Sham battle as the main attraction. The assault at El Caney is represented with duplicate intrenchments and block houses constructed for the display.
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Terre Waute
Ind
el Caney
Wheat Prospects Deteriorate Across Indiana and Michigan
Statistics from eight northern Indiana counties show the worst wheat prospects in the area as snow cold rains and Hessian fly damage crops. Similar bearish outlooks come from southern Michigan, signaling widespread agrarian stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Michigan
Fort Wayne gas company ends free gas for 1000 holders
Anderson Ind May 23 The Fort Wayne gas company will discontinue furnishing free gas to the 1 000 franchise holders.
Indiana Inklings and Town Notes of Morgan County
Various local items include Morgan county gold again Albion to build a new catholic church Fort Wayne drops slot machines Culver model cadet gold Medals Frankfort street improvements Barrett dispute Logansport Treble Clef club and bass issues Window glass up forty percent after last fall Hydrophobia among cattle and hogs near Elkhorn Mills Georgia farm hand arrives in Evansville with twenty dollars Oklahoma of local anecdotes include a Cinderella staging Bryan touring Terre Haute and Evansville Indianapolis talks with Jenny electric for municipal control Blunde elks to Indianapolis for carnival Lafayette county remonstrance against a new high school Isaac Leamer sidelined from county council Laporte woman and western cowboy correspondence Joye case alimony and ten dollar monthly from Logansport son almony dispute a black red white snake found near Columbia City
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Frankfort
Barrett
Treble Clef Club
Logansport
Bass
Window Slass
Elkhorn Mills
Wayne County
Georgia
Evansville
Nough
Blunde Elks
Indianapolis
Lafayette Township
Allen County
Isaac Leamer
Lagrange County
Laporte
Joye
Robert Castleton
Terre Haute
Ohio
Clergy Change and Local News Across Indiana Regions
Rev. E. B. Widger will succeed Rev. Z. T. Sweeney at Columbus Christian Tabernacle while Sweeney tends to fish. Company F 161st Richmond reorgs and goes to West Mansfield to decorate Dencer Brown’s grave. Burlington Mirror editor proposes carving a new county with Burlington as capital. Deaths include Arthur Hazleton, Mrs J Kinser, Mrs Anna Voris Van Nuys, James Green. The Woolen house in Franklin is torn down. Gas leasing dispute in Adams township pits farmers against Citizens’ Gas Co. Columbus Vimes notes council pay. Frankton hosts a cold service in methodist church. Evansville police curb loiterers in negro quarters. Fort Wayne Gazette touts corn usefulness for food, drink, powder, fodder, and paper. Kilgore writes to grandfather for discussion. reply: never be a cannon to shoot a gnat. Rule St Reinhold accused of mortgage fraud. Mary Crutchfield faces criminal allegations and divorce with alimony and child support terms.
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E. B. Widger
Granda Rapids
Michi
Z. T. Sweeney
Christian Tabernacle Church
Columbus
Sweeney
Company F
Richmond
West Mansfield
Dencer Brown
Frankton Methodist Church
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Charles W. Kilgore
Muncie
David Kilgore
Yorktown
Fairbank opens with music and flowered grounds
The Fairbank opening drew thousands despite mild weather. The grounds glowed with flowers and illuminated beds as the New York Ladies' Symphony Orchestra of 24, directed by Frank W. McKee, played nightly from 7 to 11 with a mix of popular and classical pieces.
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Fairbank
New York Ladies’ Symphony Orchestra
Frank W. McKee
Fall Creek
New York Gas War Lowers Lighting Bid Prices
Bids opened for city lighting cut from 1 000 feet to 4 cents by one company. Consolidated bid $17 for street lamps and 50 cents per 1 060 feet for public buildings. New Amsterdam bid $12 and 45 cents. Standard bid $12.0 for street lamps.
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New York
New Amsterdam
Standard Company
Robbery at Cuban Shrine Leaves Priceless Jewels Missing
The Nuestra Señora Carida shrine at Il Corre in Santiago de Cuba was robbed of jewels valued at 25400 dollars. The statue's head was broken off and taken. The shrine, believed to have miraculous powers, attracts thousands of pilgrims from Cuba and Mexico each year.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Il Corre
Cuba
Mexico
Cycle Path Fundraiser to Connect City and Irvington
The Conconsulate No 6 LA will present an entertainment in Morrison’s hall on Thursday evening. An excellent program has been arranged. Proceeds plus $100 raised by Irvington citizens will fund a cycle path linking the city pavement with Irvington's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conconsulate No. 6
LA. W
Irvington
Noted cure by Chamberlain remedy urged by neighbor
The writer claims a permanent cure from flux after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He praises the medicine and recommends it to others, describing his experience in Dorr West Virginia.
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Chamberlain
Roosevelt urges corporate tax equity in New York extra session
Governor Roosevelt, in a message to the New York Legislature, argues for taxing corporations fairly and retaining franchise tax assessment at state level. He contends farmers and small holders bear excessive taxes while securities relief is misdirected and costly to honesty. He urges state control of franchise taxation to prevent local favoritism.
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New York
Roosevelt
Boy Branded with Chicago Letters in Essex Market Case
Morris Brogbrat, a four year old from Fast-side, said in Essex market court that eight men lured him into a blacksmith shop and burned the letters Chicago on his chin with a red hot iron. William Masterton was held on $1,000 bail as a suspect. burn on the hip measures five by four inches. the brand reportedly left partial letters.
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New York
Morris Brogbrat
Essex Market Court
Kuldich
John Masterton
William Masterton
Masterton
Chicago
Describes a Shell Game Turned Violent in Parkersburg
In Parkersburg West Virginia two well dressed strangers arrived at Isaiah Steed's Hughes River farm seeking to lease land for oil They lured Steed into a shell game with a promise of large cash He returned home to fetch money his 16 year old daughter armed herself with a pistol and shot at the con men forcing them to flee leaving their money and the game behind
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Isaiah Steed
Hughes River
Steed
Mark Twain Delays London Departure for Imperial Audience
Vienna May 23 Samuel L Clemens Mark Twain delays leaving for London to May 26 to meet the emperor after which he will work on a book about remarkable people he has met in life. He plans to publish 160 years after his death as a bequest to posterity. The book will be free of offense and not in his usual humorous style.
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Vienna
Samuel L. Clemmens
Mark Twain
London
Clemmens
Ife
Entire family killed in sensational mountain runaway
A sensational incident in Birmingham reports that William Evans his wife and child were slain when a runaway dashed down a mountain road. The horse panicked throwing the husband and wife from the cart and killing them. The infant perished when the hugsy overturned.
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Birmingham
Ala
William Evans
Portrait of Mrs McKinley by Whipple Ordered
President orders American artist Charles Ayer Whipple to paint a full length life size portrait of Mrs. McKinley. Whipple has finished a large portrait of President McKinley to remain in the White House and previously painted a portrait of President Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Ayer Whipple
Washington
McKinley
Exeter wreck claims nine lives in Reading area
The coroner investigates a collision near Exeter in Reading, with nine killed as two trains ran three minutes apart. Witnesses report ghouls robbed the dead and dying, while Charles Miller, rear brakeman of the first train, lacked time to retreat far enough before impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Exeter
Chas. Miller
Heiney Caught at Last on Embezzlement Charge
Deputy U S marshal Branham arrested Samuel Heiney of New Castle on a 240 embezzlement charge from his time as Moreland postmaster. Indicted over two years earlier, Heiney surrendered after an indictment was noticed, prompting a re indictment. Heiney claims unawareness of the notice. officers say otherwise and note he disappeared for two years, spending time in Indiana.
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Heiney
U.S
Branham
Samuel
New Castle
Moreland
Ieiney
Indiana
Slosson Defeats Schaefer In Cushion Carroms Match
In New York on May 23 George Slosson defeated Jacob Schaefer in the second billiards game by 400 to 339. Slosson, known for cushion carroms, played a cautious game while Schaefer appeared nervous and occasionally careless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slosson
Schaefer
New York
George Slosson
Jacob Schaefer
Grover Cleveland Sets Bass Catching Record in Toledo
Grover Cleveland pulled in a record bass catch at Toledo on Saturday. The event gathered local anglers and highlighted the portside fishing scene with detailed notes on the haul and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover
Toledo
Grover’ Cleveland
Midale
New York Ladies' Symphony Opens Fairbanks Engagement
The New York Ladies' Symphony Orchestra under Frank W. McKee opened a Fairbanks season to a refined audience. Elizabeth M. Banks played a notable Concert in the Forest echo solo while harpist Miss Martin awaited her instrument. The electric grounds and lights impressed, and nightly concerts with free admission were announced for the season.
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Fairbanks
Broad Acres
New York Ladies’ Symphony Orchestra
Ladies’ Symphony Orchestra
Frank W. McKee
Forest
Elizabeth M. Banks
Ladies’ Orchestra
Martin
Boston
Albany
Open Ag
Coney Island Club Moves Jeffries Simmons Fight to Night
The Coney Island athletic club directors shift the Simmons Jeffries bout to night time on June 9 to allow electric lights for photographs. Frank Dwyer bets 750 to 1000 on Jeffries at 8 to 5 and says Jeffries is in strong training with Tommy Ryan aiding technique. Jeffries predicts surprises and confidence in beating Fitzsimmons. Daly compares himself to Corbett.
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New York
Coney Island Athletic Club
theitzsimmons-Jeffries Mill
Frank Dwyer
Jefffries
Dwyer
Fitzsimmons
Bath Beath
Jeffries
Tommy Ryan
Jim Daly
Corbett
Jailer Sends Convict With Bible to Columbus Penitentiary
Jefferson H. Thompson of Hammond Indiana, a 11 months sentenced prisoner, was sent by Jailer Keppel to the Columbus penitentiary. He claimed Civil War pension funds, but never served, portraying himself as a preacher and often consulting his Bible in jail.
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Keppel
Columbus
Jefferson Hy
Thompson
Hammond
Ind
Mary Livermore Burns Manuscripts Believing Life Near End
In Melrose Massachusetts on May 23 Mrs. Mary A Livermore the noted lecturer and writer believes her life is near its end and has burned all her manuscripts including letters essays poems and lectures and even her scrapbooks.
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Melrose
Mass
Mary A. Livermore
Sherbaugh Heavy Laudanum Incident At State House Grounds
Lawrenceburg man J. E. Sherbaugh is recovering at City hospital after swallowing laudanum on state house grounds Monday afternoon. He bought the poison at Firquin's drug store and told the clerk he was accustomed to taking it. A bystander recalls his remark about taking a long sleep and his later statement that he was the only one test and broke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Sherbaugh
Lawrenceburg
State House
Firquin’s
Cholera Death Toll Surges in Karachi and Indus Valley
Cholera rages along the Indus River with Karachi near the Persian frontier recording more than 100 deaths daily. The crisis highlights the rapid spread of the disease across the lower valley.
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Bombay
Indus
Karachi
Innocent man pardoned after 11 years of imprisonment
Frankfort Wyoming May 23 Innocent man Enost Barnes freed after 11 years in prison for a crime not his. Wm Obrien on his deathbed in Maysville confessed to killing a man named Boyd, which had resulted in Barnes receiving a life sentence.
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Frankfort
Enost Barnes
Wm. Obrien
Maysville
Boyd
Barnes
Six New Cruisers Ordered By Naval Chiefs
May 23 report from ASHINGTON states six new cruisers named Denver Des Moines Chattanooga Galveston Tacoma and Cleveland have been approved. They will be copper sheathed and slightly larger than the Paleigh with a capacity of 3400 tons and a top speed of 15 knots.
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Ashington
Naval Chiefs
Denver
Res Moines
Chattanooga
Galveston
Tacoma
Cleveland
San Jacinto Not Sunk Denial From Managua
Dispatches from Managua deny reports that the American cruiser Detroit fired on and sank the Nicaraguan gunboat San Jacinto. All is quiet along the coast of Nicaragua.
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Panama
Managua
Detroit
Nicaragua
Ward Citizens Meet At Sts For Another Boost
Citizens gathered at Sts Monday night for another neighborhood boost. Attendees discussed local concerns and upcoming community initiatives.
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Sts
Heaviest Sentence in Police Court For Assault on Child
Charles Stone was found guilty of attempted criminal assault on Ruby Barrett the 1 year old daughter of Mrs. Addie Barrett. Neighbors testified Stone enticed the child toward the Barrett home, luring her with a trinket. Judge Cox fined $509 and ordered 180 days in the workhouse.
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Charles Stone
Ruby Barrett
Addie Barrett
Stone
Barrett
Cox
Paris wreck salvage and compass theory discussed
The Paris remains stranded on the ledge at Falmouth as salvage work continues and calm seas give cautious optimism for saving the liner. Theories abound that mineral attractions in Cornwall rocks deflected its compass, mirroring known wreck-causing effects in Spain.
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Falmouth
Paris
Cornwall Rocks
Spain
Suspect Pleads Guilty In Theft Case Before Judge Cox
Tuesday morning Sandy Sanders pleaded guilty to stealing $11 and a gold ring from Dr Morris. He asked to be sent to the penitentiary saying the workhouse did him no good and that prison would teach him a lesson. He was bound over to the grand jury.
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Cox
Sandy Sanders
Nesto
Sanders
Dr. Morris
Grand Jury
Happy Lives and a Sample Indianapolis Life Tale
An Indianapolis home story shows how one family seeks help for chronic kidney and back pains. Mrs. B Van Tilburgh credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief after trying a local drugstore purchase and recommends the remedy for kidney and auxiliary organ issues. Doan's Pills are sold nationwide through Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York as the official agents.
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Indianapolis
W. Chiest
B. van Tilburgh
Sevral
Dean
Henry J. Huder
Washington and
Pennsylvania Sts
Boan
Foster-Milburn’ Co
Buffalo
Nv. Y
United States
Doan
Save Yourself Trouble The Union Trust Company Services
The Union Trust Company acts as agent for collection of interest on bonds notes and dividends and for payment of taxes assessments and insurance. It offers care of real estate rents and the investment of funds in real estate with peculiar advantages for ladies invalids and absentees. The company also serves as custodian of value papers wills contracts and escrow and keeps trust funds strictly apart from its own investments in fireproof vaults.
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Union Trust Company
Notice to sell intoxicating liquors in Marion County ward
Voter notice to apply to the Board of Commissioners at June term to sell spiritous and vinous liquors in a first floor room fronting a street in Center Township Indiana. Location listed as McKennas division at the northwest corner of Illinois and another street. Ward No. 1.
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Marion County
India
Bain
McKennas’s
Division
Rill and
Linois-Sts
Applis
Center Township
Indiana
Ae“ St
Alge
App
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Morgan County
Albion
Culver
John F. Bueckley
Winchester
Benjamin Deaton
Corydon
William Jnnings Bryan
Evensville
Jenny Electric Light and Power Company
Fred Borges
Columbia City
Burlington Mirror
Howard
Cass
Carroll
Clinton
Burlington
Arthur Hazleton
Hey. J. Kinser
Anna Voris van
Franklin
St. Joseph County
Citizens’ Gas Company
Anderson
Adams Township
Columbus Vimes
Mary Crutchfield
Sandy
Ida Eckhart
Marion
Charles H. Eckhart
Wabash
NSRP
Mark
Bob
Jim
Sherbaugh
Saks’ Corner
Washington and Pennsylvania
Charlies Stone
S. K. Selig
K. Selig
the Big Tailor
Washington St
Gi Buwilding
East Market
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