State News Hoppers And Local Echoes In Indiana Briefs
Indiana items report a Jan 1 start for a new handle factory in Richmond and various local notes. Reports include Sweater parties in Hammond, a chicken-pickers union in Seymour, and merchants proposing cheap trade trips in Frankfort. Covington mulls a public library. Rebecca Key acquitted in a baby murder case in Greencastle. University leaders note Oakland City installed Prof R J Dear as schools superintendent. A stolen watch recovered in Terre Haute by Los Angeles police. quail scarcity worries Hammond hunters. American Telephone and Telegraph seeks a charter in Logansport. Onward notes Joseph Means’s buggy fire after leaving his pipe. Mitchell witnesses delayed due to smallpox quarantine. South Bend watch company moving plant January 1 with 200 new workers from Columbus. Dr Swigert of Balize plans return to Spencer next summer. Ladies in Richland City organize raccoon hunting parties. Mis h awaka reports grand jury subpoenas for gambling cases. Richmond General Manager Hughart leads Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad efforts.
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Greencastle
Rebecca Key
Oakland
R. J. Dearborn
Terre Haute
James Cochroft
Los Angeles
Cal
Kokomo
Mort Foster
Mishawaka
Frankfort
Hammond
Logansport
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Indiana
Bell Company
Joseph Means
Bedford
Mitchell
South Bend
South Bend Watch Company
Columbus
Spencer
W. E. Swigert
Balize
British Honduras
Richland City
Widow population ratio in LaPorte City
In LaPorte City a widow-to-population ratio is reported as one widow for every 20 residents, with the total widows counted at 3260.
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Laporte
Local Wind Report References Farm Fires and Oil Boom
A fragmented weather and incident note mentions the Koos farm with six males affected by a 500 pound pressure event near Decatur. A Wakarusa oil boom casualty is reported and a Davidhizer farm well failed after being shot at 487 feet. Ha note cites Dr F A Tabor and Attorney W H Taber as brothers with spelling variations in their surnames.
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Decatur
Koos
Wakarusa
Regional brief notes on industries and politics
Multiple Indiana updates report gas plant kickoffs and capacity boosts in GAS CITY FO Fort Wayne. MUNCIE oil gusher yields 135 barrels daily. CUNOT preachers build new church after tobacco ban. RICHMOND hotel plans and interurban extension. BRINGHURST to get first saloon in a decade. TERRE HAUTE street fair may end, county fair revival debated. Silas Bond, first voter in 1832, resides in Iowa Falls.
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American Tinplate Company
Terre Haute
Indiana State Normal School
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Gas Company
Bluffton
Fort
Richmond
Silas W. Bond
Wayne County
Henry Clay
Iowa
Iowa Falls
Bringhurst
Cedar Springs
New Paris
Richmond-New Paris
Wells and Hair Tonics Advertised in 19th Century Notice
An old ad fragment touts Wells' Hair Tone and other hair tonics promising natural color and dandruff cure. It also markets Eczema and skin remedies, a poison ant and roach killer, and a “Quick Riddance” for roaches with household instructions, stressing safety for children.
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Wate
Jersey City
Hunt Ends in Town as Dog Chases Belgian Hare
In Logansport Charles McCord and his dog set out on a hunting trip four miles from town. The dog spotted a Belgian hare raised near McCord’s home at a farm. The chase led back to the hare’s old residence and McCord trudged home, missing supper while the dog ate.
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Logansport
Charles McCord
McCord
Rotten Pumpkins Prompt City Clean-Up Efforts
Sanitarian Buehler vows to clean up rotting pumpkins near the Van Camp packing plant after complaints from residents. Mayor Bookwalter met with him, toured the neighborhood, and urged prompt cleanup to curb the odor from decaying fruit.
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City
Buehler
Mike Robe
van Camp Packing Company
Bookwalter
Dog saves man from chimney expense in Valparaiso report
In Valparaiso a man avoided hiring a chimney sweep by using his dog with a rope to descend the flue. The dog’s flailing and scratching ended the attempt, prompting the man to abandon the plan amid fearful animal reactions.
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Valparaiso
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