Arson in Sleep Triggers Nightly Dread in Indiana Hotel
In Muncie Indiana 14 year old Earl Locke a crippled somnambulist reads dime novels and while asleep fires a revolver shouting Indians are after me He awakens with memory loss and no remorse neighbors fear he may shoot The scene shows the boy begging for funds to buy more reading material and has a criminal history including store thefts and a prior revolver seizure Also noted are various local incidents including smallpox cases a railroad trestle project and a self ceremonial marriage by Quakers Emma Dean and William Furnas plus other scattered local notes
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Muncie
Ind
Earl Locke
Locke
Union City
Secret Copper Mine Found by Muncie Boys
Small boys have hauled wagonloads of copper ore into Muncie over the past week and sold it to junk dealers. The ore is pure and dealers pay good prices. The boys refuse to reveal source, though it is believed to be along the C. R. & M. railroad grade. Authorities have made no headway persuading them to speak.
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Muncie
Ind
A Yankee Town Street on Fire
In Yankee Town near Dublin Indiana Jacob Winston promoted dust control by spraying crude oil on the street. A stray cigar stub ignited the grass and the entire street caught fire before burning out. Local residents say they can stand the dust now.
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Dublin
Ind
Jacob Winston
Yankeetown
Betrothed Woman Follows Lover to Grave in Tragic Pact
In LaPorte Indiana James Chance of Starke County who died while fighting a blaze two weeks ago was engaged to Miss Gusta Gites aged 15. She watched at his bedside and at the funeral vowed to follow him, then prepared for her own death and took poison Wednesday night.
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Laporto
Ind
James Chance
Starke County
Gusta Gites
Electric road urged to link Brown county with outside world
Nashville Indiana September 6 All Brown county needs now to make the people perfectly happy is an electric road to give communication with the outside world. The ox team is now a thing of the past. The county is prosperous. Nashville has suffered several fires recently but this has encouraged better building. A number of fruit farms near the town are the finest in the state. The jail contains one lonesome prisoner.
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Nashville
Ind
Brown County
Champion Hoop Pole Shaver Of Hoosierdom
In Nashville Indiana a local champion named William Griffin is celebrated as the state hoop pole shaver. In a ten hour day he can shave from 1,200 to 3,600 hoops, or 100,000 to 150,000 in a season.
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Nashville
Ynd
William Griffin
Judge Carlton Dies After Illness at Terre Haute
TERRE HAUTE Ind Sept 6 Judge Ambrose B Carlton former law partner of Daniel W Voorhees died Thursday from malarial fever He had lost his sight years ago and his health had declined He served as prosecutor of Lawrence county twice a Floyd county circuit judge He entered the legislature from Vigo county in 1876 He was eight years U S commissioner for Utah appointed by President Arthur He leaves four grown children.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ambrose B. Carlton
Daniel W. Voorhees
Carlton
Lawrence County
Floyd County
Vigo County
U. S
Utah
Arthur
Two Suspects Arrested in Dotterer Farm Murder Near Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana Elmer Hodson of Greentown and Joe Parsons of Galveston were arrested on murder charges in the Dotterer killing. Hodson was positively identified as the man seen prowling around the salace where Dotterer was killed. Dotterer a farmer six miles north of Kokomo was killed by burglars after a Monday night struggle.
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Kokomo
Ind
Elmer Hodson
Greentown
Joe Parsons
Galveston
Benjamin Dotterer
Hodson
Dotterer
Normal City M. E. Church Delayed by Funds Shortage
In Muncie Indiana the Normal City M E congregation has halted work on its new church due to lack of funds. A rule against borrowing has left 32000 needed to finish the edifice, which was budgeted at 6000 and is two thirds completed.
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Muncie
Ind
M. E
Indiana Inkling Storm Trims Herd Size
During a severe storm, 17 member herd units were affected in an agricultural report. Local officials assess damage to livestock and pastures while farmers plan relief actions and record losses for insurance and aid applications.
Woman Refusal Could Trigger Strike at Government Print Office
In Washington on September 6 a potential strike looms as Mary Callaghan, a press feeder, refuses to join the new union. Members pledge to handle only union material, and her stand may provoke developments while civil service rules shield her from being compelled to join.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Mary Callaghan
Chicago grain and livestock prices drift lower
Chicago market report shows corn sliding four cents with September at 56 4% 158gc and December at 58% Sitec. Wheat down five cents with September 69 540 68c and December 71 7% i71144c. Oats lower, provisions mixed with October pork at 14.70, lard 9.37, ribs 8.12. Eggs listed at 144b yec. Butter varied by grade and creamery, cheese prices for full creams and processed varieties. Poultry and weekly fowl prices provided for chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, and cheese per dozen.
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Chicago
Lée
Wheat and Corn Market Report With Mixed Freight Prices
Wheat steady with multiple No. 2 red grades at around 70 cents and milling freight noted. corn weak with varied No. 1 white and No. 2 white values, several mixed lots and a few price ranges. oats dull with No. 2 white around 21 to 36 cents. hay steady with No. 1 timothy at 11.15 to 12.25. Inspections list cars by grade and type across wheat corn hay and mixed lots totaling 30 cars.
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Timothy
Hay
Prairie
Clover
Public schools open with four new buildings
Public schools open on Monday September 23 with four new buildings and many improvements costing a total of 170 040 dollars. New buildings include No 18 Barthave and Palmer streets Abraham Lincoln school No 55 George Washington Sheldon and Seventeenth streets 14 rooms, and eight room additions to the high school Michigan and Pennsylvania streets and No 2 Delaware and Walnut streets. Expected pupil registration about 24 000, roughly 1 250 more than last year.
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Barthave. and
Palmerst
Abraham Linecoln
George Washington, Sheldon and
Seventeenth-sts
Michigan
Pennsylvania-sts
Delaware and
Walnut-sts
First Niagara Falls wedding amid spray clouds
At Niagara Falls observatory tower Rev. A S Bacon joined Miss Gertrude Fish of Cambridge Springs in marriage to Albert Macbin of Grand Valley Pa. The ceremony took place Thursday within the spray near the Cave of the Winds and over the mid Niagara bridge, a first for such a site.
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Niagara Falls
Observatory
A. S. Bacon
Gertrude Fish
Cambridge Springs
Albert Macbin
Grand Valley
Niagara Bridges
Watch for Our Ad Main Store Wash Street
Main Store at 304 E Wash offers services with telephone 1641. Branch locations include 444 W Wash 1645 407 Mass Ave 231 and 388 Vir Ave 2754. Wholesale Dept at 579 11 N Ala 1641.
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E. Wash
W. Wash
Mass.ave
Vir
Ave
N. Ala
Mrs Emma Wilson Visits Sister in Indianapolis Winter Stay
Mrs Emma Wilson mother of Senator Wilson of Washington and aunt of Mrs Baker spends winters in Indianapolis staying with sister Mrs Sue McWilliams at 48 W North St. The 72 year old widow of James Wilson once Indiana congressman died in Venezuela of yellow fever. The Wilsons formerly lived in Montgomery county and sons John and Henry rose to prominence in commerce and politics.
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Emma Wilson
Senator Wilson
Washington State
Henry L. Wilson
Chili
Ssue McWilliams
W. Northst
Indianapolis
Baker
Congressman Overstreet
Wilson
Spokane
Wash
James Wilson
Congress
Indiana
United States
Venezuela
Wilsons
Montgomery County
John
Henry
Washington
Union Stock Yards Indianapolis Cattle and Hogs Prices
Cattle receipts 1500 with light shipments at Union Stock Yards Indianapolis on September 6. Good to prime steers 1 350 to 1 500 lbs average 95 50 to 600. Fair to medium export steers 31 200 to 1 400 lbs average 5 15 5 50. Heifers and cows priced from 3 to 6 25. Hogs receipts 1800 with small shipments. Good to prime butcher steers 1100 to 1250 lbs average 4 76 5 15. Light to heavy weights and feeders quoted 3 00 to 6 60. Sheep receipts 1200 with good to choice and common to medium ranges and lambs noted at 2 75 to 3 50.
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Union S Stockyards
Indianapolis
Jobbing Trade Prices for Poultry and Produce
Prices paid by shippers for turkey hens and toms ducks geese and spring chickens. Cheese butter eggs hides tallow coffee sugars salts flours molasses syrup rice beans and produce including cabbage onions coconuts oranges lemons and beans listed with varied grade prices. Includes City and New Orleans market figures and per unit costs for multiple items.
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New York
New
Orleans
California
Hogs Receipts and Quotations at Interstate Stock Yards
At the Interstate Stock Yards in Indianapolis on September 6 receipts totaled 500 hogs with 400 shipments. Quotations ranged from good to choice medium and heavy types at 6.50 to 6.89 per hundredweight. Mixed medium and heavy hogs quoted 6.10 to 6.89, lightweights 6.35 to 6.00, common to good pigs 5.25 to 6.33. A rough estimate indicates varied prices across classes.
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Interstate Stock Yards
Indianapolis
Market Prices Read Like A Fragment Ledger
Readable lines show prices for honey peaches potatoes tomatoes pineapples watermelons corn and assorted produce. Miscellaneous items include blackberries raspberries oysters string beans and other staples with varied per unit weights and price ranges.
Prices and goods list from Kingan Co price sheet
A fragmented vintage price list shows Kingan & Co. goods with prices for chemicals drugs groceries and meats. It includes crushed coke, lump coke, and various groceries including hams bacon lard and sausage with per unit prices, plus oysters fish and game and seafood prices.
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Kingan & Co
New York
Baltimore
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