Indiana central electric railway formed to link Columbus and Brownstown
Stockholders of the Columbus Seymour and Brownstown traction company organized as the Indiana Central Electric Railway Company in Seymour. Officers named include John B. Burrell as president and William H. Shields as vice president. Articles of association to be filed with the secretary of state and construction planned to begin in spring to extend from Brownstown to French Lick, via the Irwin electric line connecting Columbus and Indianapolis.
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Columbus
Ind
Columbus, Seymour & Browntown Traction Company
Seymour
Indiana Central Electric Railway Company
John B. Burrell
Brownstown
William H. Shields
W. P. Masters
Carl Wood
French Lick
Irwin
Indianapolis
Man commits suicide after dispute over supper
Fort Wayne Indiana man Smith Weber, intoxicated, tried to hang himself after his wife refused to cook. He placed a rope around his neck, went to a bedroom, and died when the rope caught in a door crack. Authorities report he stumbled and could not rise.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Smith
Weber
Elwood Opera House Opens as City Sees Fashionable Crowd
Elwood Indiana opened Kramer Grand Opera House drawing a stylish audience for A Runaway Girl. The $35,000 theater, limited by seat subscriptions at ten dollars, filled its house as one of the finest in the state.
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Elwood
Ind
Two Children Hurt After Interurban Collision in Alexandria
Cyrus Free age 5 and Michael Sela age 17 were struck by an interurban car while attempting to cross a street in Alexandria. Both boys suffered severe injuries and doctors fear they may not survive the incident.
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Alexandria
Ind
Cyrus Free
Michael Sela
Fire destroys Ivory Stable in Camleton Indiana
Blaze at William Etch’s stable in Camleton consumes five horses several sulkies and carriages. Loss estimated around 32000. Nearby Maplewood Newport Fountain Town Willow and Charlottesville briefs note sidewalk progress a birth announcement and a graphophone promotion while Brazil reports a five year old son of Mr. (text ends).
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Camelton
Ind
William Etch
Fountaintown
John Cass
Willow
McCormack
Charlottsville
Six Mile Creek
Brazil
Fragmented Indiana town notes and incidents
A flood of terse notes records injuries, thefts, disappearances, and local happenings across multiple towns. Coal miner Peter Finn injured by falling slate. a bank plans capital. burglaries and assaults reported in several locales. Public notices mention gas plant abandonment, a park fundraiser, a Milroy home, and a smallpox update.
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Whiting
First National Bank
Princeton
Peter Finn
William Hawkins
Birdseye
Anderson—Shadeland Gas Company
Hin Ching
Montpelier
J. C. Klingensmith
Huntington
Duff
Everett Butts
Butts
Winchester
Ernest Williams
New York
Bryant
Strauss
Rensselaer
Milroy
Robert H. Milroy
Ninth Indiana Infantry
South Bend
Henry Wakins
Newport
Oliver Brown
William S. Campbell
Portland
Indiana
Richmond
Stanley
Barlham College
Zachariah Stanley
College
Chicago Waitresses Threaten Massive Dowtown Walkout
Chicago on October 31 reports twelve hundred waitresses ready to quit unless employers meet union demands. The workers, earning from to dollars weekly for 13 hour days, seek a 10 hour day while keeping the same pay.
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Chicago
Indianapolis & Martinsville Rapid Transit Co
Sertice
Brooklyn
Mooresville
Kentucky Ave
Washington St
Mooresvill
Union Station
Indianapolis
Frank Doll 34 Dies After Illness
Frank Doll aged 34 resident of 927 Eugene Street died early Friday morning from stomach trouble. He was married. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
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Frank Doll
Eugene
Thresher Makers Adjourn After Officers Elected
National association of threshermen adjourned Thursday afternoon after electing Gen. C. D. McDougall of Auburn Indiana as president, George W. Hanty of Marionette Missouri as vice president, and 5. E. Swayne of Richmond Indiana as secretary and treasurer.
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Thresher Makers
National Association of Threshermen
Gen. C. D. McDougall
Auburn
George W. Hanty
Marionette
E. Swayne
Richmond
Ind
Girl Barber Dressed in Suit of Male Attire
Niagara Falls Oct 31 A good looking youth posed as a barber shop helper for a week gaining favor with patrons. Residents later exposed the disguise as a girl wearing a barber’s outfit and posing as a male attendant.
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Niagara Falls
Woman Disguised as Man Allowed to Leave City
A young woman dressed in men’s attire identified herself as Belle Chadsey from Chicago and admitted adopting the name Percy Studer to improve earnings. She was required to change clothing and permitted to depart the city after questioning by Chief of Police Maloney.
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Maloney
Belle Chadsey
Chicago
Percy Studer
Perrine's Comet Near Earth Becomes Global Interest
Astronomers report Perrine's comet, first seen Sept. 1 at Lick Observatory, approaching within 30,000,000 miles of Earth. Discovered by Prof. C. D. Perrine, it neared the sun on Nov. 2 with two tails and a bright nucleus, photographed by many observatories, tracing a path through Perseus Casiopeia Lacerta Cepheus Cygnus.
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Lick Observatory
Hamilton
Cal
C. D. Perrine
Harvard University
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Perrine
Europe
England
Perseus
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Cepheus
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