Blackmailing methods used to raise campaign funds
Ben Megel a saloon bartender was charged with selling without a license in police court. The case was dismissed after Miller alleged Democratic saloon keepers Polster and Schaub pressed him for a $50 contribution, with threats if he refused. Miller claimed he offered $25. Polster claimed others donated $50 or more. The license office closed before he could obtain a license, and the case concluded by agreement noting timing.
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Ben Megel
Billy” Miller
E. Courtst
Miller
Democratic
Charles Polster
Joseph Schaub
Polster
H&olster
Meger
Martin Hugg
Kingsbury
Quigley
Hagerty
Paulsel
Manning
Big Sunday at yearly meeting in Plainfield
Plainfield Indiana hosts the quakers annual gathering with hundreds arriving by train and thousands driving in on Sunday. The day features park crowds, country attire, and socializing while few attend the meeting. The note lists assorted local news items and incidents from the region.
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Plainfield
Ind
Old Plainfield
Quaker Park
Births and Deaths and Permits in City Notices
Birth announcements list William and Annie McCarty and others with addresses and newborns by gender. Death notices cover Mamie Clark to Mary Hogan with causes like heart dilation pneumonia and stillbirths. notes include infant Stone and other ages. Building permits record repairs and new frames, cottages, and barns with addresses and costs. An unrelated note from New York reports Mary Marcus, 14, confined to Bellevue after McKinley tragedy news.
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New York
Mary Marcus
Bellevue
McKinley
Buffalo
Bank Robbery Strikes Spiceland Indiana Bank Vault Looted
Robbers hit the Henry County bank in Spiceland on Saturday night looting the vault of papers. Postmaster Gordon reports about $400 in cash and stamps taken from his box. A second man lost $200. The bank’s loss is described as small beyond the damaged vault.
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Spiceland
Ind
Henry County
Gordon
Vanderburg Murder Mystery Quieted by Harbor Deaths
Chicago Sept 16 The body of M G Vanderburg a wealthy capitalist was found in the harbor. It later emerges he went rowing Tuesday with Stella Cook an Indiana girl whose body was found Wednesday. The boat overturning remains a mystery and suspicion against Harry Thurston is removed.
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Chicago
M. G. Vanderburg
Stella Cook
Indiana
Harry Thurston
Vigilance Committees Patrol War-Torn Indiana
In Columbus a citizen committee confronted Michael Doyle over alleged pleasure at McKinley’s death and warned William Herron to leave Elizabethtown. In Martinsville Joseph Pelferer, an anarchist supporter of McKinley shooting, was brutally whipped by unknown assailants, then advised to quit town.
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Michael Doyle
McKinley
William Herron
Elizabethtown
Herron
Martinsville
Ind
Joseph Pelferer
Anarchist Czolgosz Hanged in Effigy at Redkey
Report notes Redkey residents staged an effigy of the executed anarchist Czolgosz. A Jackson Wood post G A R bean dinner near Nashville drew about 3000 attendees. Hartford City girl Florence Chaffin found dead in bed, suspected overdose of headache powders.
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Redkey
Czolgosz
Nashville
Jackson Wood Post
Florence Chaffin
Hartford City
Prohi Chairman Hall Resigns Amid Illness Claims
State prohibition committee member Hall prepared his resignation to be submitted at the state committee meeting Tuesday afternoon. He cites illness of his wife as the reason for withdrawal and says the successor is not yet known.
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Hall
Prohibition Committee
State Committee
Cup Races Postponed to Sept 26 28 30
The cup committee on Monday postponed the Columbia Sh直接amrock II races to September 26 28 and 30. The notice appears amid other ad copy urging eczema relief with Dean's Ointment priced at 50 cents at drug stores.
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New York
Dean
Bargains in Upright Planes at Baldwin's
An advertisement notes bargains in upright planes at Baldwin's Dr. Hudson chiropodis location with the Palace barber shop at the corner of Washington and Meridian streets, downstairs, near the Bates site.
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Baldwin
Dr. Hudson
Palace
Bates
Washington and
Meridian Sts
Dr W B Craig Veterinary Surgeon Handles Dogs
Dr W B Craig operates as a veterinary surgeon with treatment for dogs. Office located at Wood's Stable and telephone contact 1097.
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W. B. Craig
Wood’s Stable
Tel
An Old Nurse for Children Uses Winslow Syrup for Teething
The advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to calm the child ease gums relieve wind colic and treat diarrhoea. The bottle cost twenty five cents.
Pennsylvania Short Line Announces Fare Reduction
Taking effect Sunday September 13 the line cuts fares to New York and back by two dollars and extends the return limit to twenty days with stop over privileges. Sleeping car reservations and further information available from ticket agents at Union Station Washington and Illinois streets or by address.
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New York
Washington
Illinois Streets
Union Station
Richard
Knights Templar Drag Banners to Mourning for McKinley
Grand commander L P Newby of the Knights Templar of Indiana orders banners draped in mourning for 60 days as a tribute to President McKinley. Knights may attend memorial services Thursday in full uniform with special dispensation.
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L. P. Newby
Knights Templar of
Indiana
McKinley
Within the Reach of All: Cascarets Candy Cathartic
The notice promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as an affordable remedy for constipation. It also advertises bargain upright pianos at Baldwin's and urges druggists to stock 10c, 25c, and 50c sizes.
Commodity Price Sheet for Wheat Corn and Hay
Market notes list steady wheat as No. 2 red around 70 percent moisture with varying grades and prices per bushel, followed by steady corn with several white and mixed grades and cents per bushel and two figures for yellow. Oats show mixed and white prices, while hay remains steady with timothy prices in cents. Inspections report car counts by grade for wheat corn and hay.
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Timothy
Hay
Cattle and goods prices at Union Stock Yards Indianapolis
Receipts include 300 cattle and 1,89 hogs with varied quotations for steers heifers cows calves and bulls. Market lists poultry cheese butter eggs hides coffee sugars flour and produce with New Orleans molasses and canned goods price ranges and per ton figures across multiple commodities.
Royal Baker Price List Features Bargain Meats and Goods
Advertisement listing prices for baking powder Rumford and rival brands, best handmade tin cans, parlor matches, Lingan's sugar cured hams, white snowflake lard, Minnesota F bb s, and other groceries. Claims guaranteed quality with money back. Prices shown as our lower per unit rates.
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Royal
Rumford
Clingan
Minnesota
Court House Cut Price Grocery Co Major Store Listings
Court House Cut Price Grocery Co lists main and branch stores with Wash and Alabama street addresses and phone numbers. Stockers and feeding sheep priced per 100 pounds: Bucks at 2.80 down to 2.75, Good to choice lambs at 4.00 down to 4.75, Common to medium lambs at 2.75 to 3.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House Cut Price Grocery Co
Standard Tea and Grocery CO
Indiana
Chicago Grain and Livestock Prices Close Higher
Chicago market reports show December wheat at 70% to 71 cents, corn around 57 cents, oats at 35 to 36 cents. Pork at 15.72 to 15.80, lard near 9.15, ribs around 8.07 to 8.13 dollars. Butter and cheese prices listed for various grades. Live poultry and geese prices detailed by type and weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hog market at Interstate Stock Yards Indianapolis
At the Interstate Stock Yards in Indianapolis on September 16 hog receipts totaled 600 with 400 shipments. Quotations ranged from good to choice medium at 0.65 to 0.95 per pound, with several categories including medium and heavy mixed and common to good stock priced around 5.25 to 6.80 per cwt.
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Union Stock Yards
Union Stockyarvvs
Indianapolis
Smm
Interstate Stock Yards
Kingan & Co Price List Then Current Commodities
A historical price list displays Indiana lump coal 1.65 and coke prices per bushel, crushed coke 12c per bushel, and various pork, bacon, lard, and sausage prices. It also lists oysters, white fish, trout, clams, lobsters, and frog legs with per-pound and per-dozen figures, reflecting regional market rates.
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Green County
Indiana
Blossburg
Hocking Valley
Kingan & Co
California
New York
Baltimore
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Greencastle
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Muncie
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