A Hero in War Front Indiana’s Young Drummer Soldier
Washington May 30. Abram F Springsteen of Indianapolis born July 5 1850 in Brooklyn was the youngest regularly enlisted soldier in the Union army during the Civil War. He joined at age 11 in May 1861, served in Company A Thirty fifth Indiana Volunteers, earned fame as a drummer and braved cannon fire while delivering messages and marching through danger from Resaca to Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilson Gardner
Washington
United States Pension
Brooklyn
N. Y
Springsteen
Indianapolis
Iompany
Indiana
Alwys
Greensboro
Reseda
Springteen
Anson
Pringstern
The Cheapest Form of Health Insurance
An old time advertisement touts Cascarets as the cheapest health insurance. It promises 25 dollars weekly for sickness if bought at ten cents a week, emphasizes bowel health, natural digestion, and offers a portable West Pocket Box for a dime. The copy urges quick use at first signs of heartburn, gas, or colds and cautions to buy genuine Sterling Remedy Company tablets stamped for authenticity.
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Cascaret
Sterling Remedy Company
Indiana Drummer Boy in Civil War Scene
The lower photo, dated 1562, shows Mr. Springsteen as an enlisted soldier at a drum. Springfield, now employed in Washington’s pension office, was appointed from Indiana and served on multiple battlefields.
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Springsteen
Springfield
Washington
Indiana
Airships to Make Peace Says France’s Aeronaut
Paris reports Count de la Vallex, renowned aeronaut, foresees airships shaping global peace within ten years. He predicts every nation will possess flying war machines rivaling battleships and submarines, becoming a crucial world peacemaker through their destructive potential.
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Paris
Count de la Vallex
France
Esmeralda Presented by Indianapolis Cast for Marion Home
Charles Williams of the Indianapolis Conservatory of Music directs a senior Shortridge high school cast to perform Esmeralda before Marion soldiers home inmates on Saturday evening. The same cast from Caleb Mills hall May 3 reprises the role, with Williams acting as part of the production alongside Bloor Schleppy Marguerite Bennett Mary Bush Florence Snodgrass Bessie Lloyd Ruth Richardson Richard Simpson Ralph Abbott John Jameson and Henry Hobbs.
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Charles Williams
Indianapolis Conservatory of Music
Shortridge High School
Esmeralda
Marion
Caleb Mills
Shortridge
Bloor Schleppy
Marguerite Bennett
Mary Bush
Florence Snodgrass
Bessie Lloyd
Ruth Richardson
Richard Simpson
Ralph Abbott
John Jameson
Henry Hobbs
Mr. Williams
Shortridge Debating Team Heads to Dayton Duel
The Shortridge high school debating team including Melville Cohn Paul Benson and Ralph Edenharter will travel to Dayton Saturday to debate Steele high school. Coach Prof Charles Swain Thomas head of the English department at Shortridge has guided the team.
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Shortridge High School
Melville Cohn
Paul Benson
Ralph Edenharter
Dayton
Steele High School
Charles Swain Thomas
Shortridge
Warrants Issued for Vaudeville Theater Managers
Wabash Indiana May 9 30 warrants were issued for the arrest of managers of local vaudeville theaters for conducting Sunday performances last Sunday. This was the second time Sunday shows were attempted as the Ministerial association shut them down.
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Wabash
Ind
Gladys Vanderbilt Engaged to Marquis of Anglesey
London gossip places the Marquis of Anglesey betrothed to Miss Gladys Vanderbilt. Unlike many titled foreigners, he is independently wealthy. The couple sails as guests on Cornelius Vanderbilt's yacht during a yachting party.
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London
the Marquis of Anglesey
Gladys Vanderbilt
Miss Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Guardianship Case Sees Rhodius Called Nervous Wreck
In Lebanon Indiana on May 30 testimony focused on George Rhodius deteriorating health and possible insanity over two years. Witnesses including Rosa Stonestreet and Charles Roesch described him as alarmingly changed while a proposed $5,000 contract with his wife was debated and ultimately not admitted as evidence.
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Sun
Lebanon
Ind
George Rhodius
Marion County
Rosa A. Stonestreet
Beechmont
Rhodius
Elma Dare
Louisville
Robert L. Stultz
Charles Roesch
Fort Wayne
Cure of child eye ulcer with Cuticura remedies story
A Fulton Oswego County family recounts his daughter's eight month skin illness and eye ulcer. After suffering through five doctors with misdiagnoses they tried Cuticura Remedies advertised in a newspaper. Within a week all sores disappeared and eyesight could not be restored. The letter praises Cuticura as a superior skin remedy.
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Red
Frank Abbott
F. D. No
Fulton, Osweg. Co
Mental state at issue in Rhodius case explained
Amiet testified Rhodius had declined for some time and described how Rhodius woke in Chicago in January talking with his fur overcoat. Cross-examination is set for Monday. Judge Artman may visit Indianapolis to examine Rhodius. doctors Ball and Williams of Lebanon will assess his mental condition, a factor lawyers say could influence the case.
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Ing. Amiet
Rhodius
Chicago
Artman
Indianapolis
J. R. Ball
W. H. Williams
Lebanon
Huehn 15 Believed to Be in Hospital in Cincinnati
Frederick William Huehn, alleged to have taken 5000 from sister Christina Nold, is reportedly found in Good Samaritan hospital Cincinnati in poor condition with over 4000 on his person. Detectives sent Captain Ed Bray to verify. Mrs Nold’s fortune of bonds and stocks vanished from Fletcher bank vault after her brother left town.
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Frederick William Huehn
Christina Nold
Cincinnati
Hoehn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ed Bray
Ashbrook
Len Oliver pleads guilty to petit larceny in Terre Haute
Len Oliver, charged with burglary and highway robbery, changed his plea to guilty of petit larceny in Terre Haute Indiana. His two day trial included testimony from three doctors who declared him insane. He was sentenced to one to three years in prison.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Len Oliver
Roosevelt Shows The Strenuous Spirit In Sun
While governor of New York Theodore Roosevelt visited Las Vegas New Mexico and Newton Kansas on a Rough Riders reunion trip. On a hot summer day a young man offered an umbrella to shade him but Roosevelt declined saying the sun will not hurt me and continued his speech, shaping Newton Kansas residents view of the strenuous life.
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Ernor
New York
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Rough Riders
Newton
Kas
Empire State
Roosevelt
Erve Beck's Hard Luck With the Bat and Jinxed Hat
The piece recalls Erve Beck from Toledo, a Cincinnati utility man who rose to fame after five hits in a Boston game. A damaged bat in Boston and a bad season lingered as he struggled, was released, and lamented losing a dream of leading the league in hitting.
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Erve Beck
Toledo
Atlanta
Erve
Cincinnati
Beck
Boston
Philadelphia
Jake
Beckley
Shumaker Insurance Suits Face Trial Roadblock
Pittsburg reporters note three $10,000 packages funded to halt disclosures in the Shumaker insurance suits. Judge Buffington demands public names of parties behind the payments after insurers refuse to talk. Alva P. Shumaker died in the Pittsburg depot incident last December amid claims of a wife dispute and a fatal fight.
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Pittsburg
Shumaker
Brown at Warsaw
Judge Willis Town of Salt Lake City, famed as the Father of the Juvenile Court, arrived in Winona to plan holding Boys City during late July in Warsaw Indiana. The Sun special reports the travel and forthcoming juvenile program setup by the renowned jurist.
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Warsaw
Ind
Willistown
Salt Lake City
Winona
Antiseptic Healing Oil Claim by Railroad Surgeon
An old newspaper advertisement touts Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil as a universal remedy that cures chronic sores, relieves burn pain instantly, and reduces inflammation in one day. Discovered by a railroad surgeon and priced at 25 cents.
Park View Sanatorium Treatment Summary
Park View Sanatorium advertises treatment for cancer skin uterine and rectal diseases by Dr L T Leach with offices in New York and California stating expertise in cancer and related conditions for patients seeking specialized medical care.
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Park View Sanatorium
L. T. Leach
New York and
California-sts
Tompeer Cigar Best on Earth Sold Everywhere
fragmentary notice lists brand names and distributors with two phone references, indicating a local ad push for TOMPEER and PEOPLE'S COAL CEMENT and a Logadon Brow feature, suggesting a general classified advertising snippet.
Bricks Perception Varies With Viewing Angle
A note on an optical puzzle shows seven bricks visible from one viewpoint while turning the figure half a turn to the right reveals six bricks. The illustration demonstrates how perspective alters apparent count in a simple stacked arrangement.
Treasury chief rushes to sign 10000 documents in Manila deal
Frank Brannan, treasurer of the Philippine Islands, travels to Washington to sign papers needed for railroad construction in the Philippines. With 10 000 documents to sign, the move saves time by avoiding sending securities to the islands and back.
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Washington
Philippines
Frank Branna
Han
Philippine Islands
Yes Cabled From China Enables Mississippi Wedding
In Louisville, Kentucky, Rev. James B. Leavell of Oxford and Miss Lulu F. Bryan wed yesterday after a one word cable from Shanghai approved by her father, Dr. Robert Bryan. License issued immediately. couple to teach and preach in McComb City, Mississippi after a honeymoon.
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Louisville
Shanghai
China
Cupid
James B. Leavell
Oxford
Lulu F. Bryan
Robert Bryan
American Baptist College
Ratcliffe
Leavell
Baptist Theological Seminary
McComb City
Miss
Rev. Leavell
Honest Symptoms Promised Cure with Blackburn Castor Oil Pills
An old ad touts Blackburns Castor Oil Pills as a non secret remedy for constipation and a long list of ailments. The package includes a creator card offering health advice and a warning against imposters featuring Mr Blackburns portrait and signature.
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Blackburn
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