Fire hits Cline brothers bicycle shop in Rogansfort
Fire swept the workroom of the Cline brothers bicycle shop at Rogansfort Indiana early Wednesday. An oil explosion shattered plate glass into hundreds of pieces injuring Julius Siennemann George Mabrey Frank Hall Charles Shaff and Michael Coughlin with Coughlin possibly dying. Property loss totaled 96 000 dollars.
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Ind
Cline Brothers
Julius Siennemann
George Ma
Brey
Frank Hall
Charles Shaff
Michael Coughlin
Coughlin
Corn crib treasure thief ends with empty can stash
Wilson Bailey, farmer near Sullivan, hid gold in tin cans around his yard and in the corn crib. A theft of about $1,000 occurred when the buried treasure disappeared. William E. Fuller, once educated man, was sent to Logansport asylum after excessive drinking.
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Sullivan
Ind
Wilson Bailey
Peru
William E. Fuller
Logansport
J. Wolfer
South Bend
Husky” Littler
Adams and Indiana in 1859 Era Headlines
Local notices and incidents span oil booms, political candidacy, legal milestones, crimes, and curious events across Indiana towns. From Adams county profits to Kokomo spiritualism, incidents include burials, fires, trials, guard musters, barbed wire removal, and a ghost in Fort Wayne.
Sewing School to Begin Third Year on Saturday
The Rescue sewing school will begin its third year on Saturday September 20 with sessions each Saturday from 2 to 4. An all‑day meeting occurs once a month and a practical talk by women physicians and workers is planned. An interested woman says Christian Women teachers are needed and donations of men are requested.
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Owen
Rescue Sewing ‘School
Fevn
Acwoman
Bathing and Blessing Led to Mrs Leopold’s Death
Coroner probes the death of 38 year old Mary Leopold at City hospital from typhoid fever. Witness says she quit prescribed medicine after a fortune teller advised bathing and blessing. Husband away in Ohio, six children, address 1230 Blaine Ave. Father returns to care for them after her death.
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Nash
Mary Leopold
City Hospital
Leopold
Bilaineave
Ohio
Cora Turpin
Blaine Ave
Mary Hoover Denies Abusing Leaps of Faith Cure Claims
Mrs. Mary Hoover of 131 Lee Street denies bathing or blessing Mrs. Leopold. She says Leopold sent her children to her for a call and asked for quinine and lard rub. Hoover admits being a healing medium and rejects faith cure beliefs while defending her actions as ordinary nursing.
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Mary Hoover
Lee St
Mrs. Leopold
Wanted $20 For A Child In Habeas Corpus Case
Judge Leathers took under advisement the habeas corpus proceeding of John Pool against Laura Larkins. Pool seeks return of his 5 year old daughter Myrtle, claimed to have been placed at an orphan asylum by Pool after trouble with his second wife. Myrtle allegedly kept from him. Larkins testified Pool offered $1 a day for keeping Myrtle and had not paid. Pool works for Webb Jameson Company.
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Leathers
John Pool
Laura Larkins
Myrtle
Pool
Court grants three divorces and reports trial on damages
Judge Allen granted three divorces on Wednesday Maggie from William Noble for cruel treatment Annie from Robert Smiley for abandonment and Laura from George Rynearson for abandonment. Charles Gebauer is on trial in superior court after losing a hand in Excelsior mills machinery seeking damages. Leota Clark sues the street car company for 15000 alleging track derailment injures in Massachusetts Ave. Kelso sues for 10000 claiming the car struck him at excessive speed with no warning.
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William Noble
Annie
Robert Smiley
Laura
George W. Rynearson
Charles Gebauer
Excelsior Manufacturing Company
Leota Clark
Massachusetts
Kelso
State Pawners' Society forms to ease pawn loans
The State Pawners' Society, formed under recent legislation in Chicago, held its first board meeting on Tuesday and called for 50 percent of the $50,000 stock subscriptions. Prominent Chicago men back the effort to offer low interest loans on personal property, aiming to cap interest at 1 percent per month, versus the 10 percent typical at pawnshops.
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Chicago
State Pawners' Society
Pawners’ Society
Wholesale murder confession shocks Pana IA community
In Pana Illinois on September 27 officials report new details from Henry Brunol in jail for killing his aunt Jane Brunel. He claims he and his mother killed his father who allegedly died at the supper table on his farm from heart trouble a year ago. He had planned to frame another man if authorities had delayed.
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Pana
Henry Brunol
Jane Brunel
Mary Mceintyre
Henry
Democ ratic Meeting Highlights Campaign Lines in Hobson Hall
A Ward 11 gathering in Hobson hall featured Michael Brelley introducing May or Taggart who contrasted parties but avoided the prohis, claiming their platform not suitable for discussion. City attorney John W. Kern praised Taggart, recalling a past Union depot aid and smiling influence, with remarks also from Henry Hudson, John Geckler, W. C. Daly and Charles Remster.
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Jim’ Jones
Joan, Merrill and
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Union Depot
Washington St
Henry Hudson
John Geckler
W. C. Daly
Charles Remster
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Taggart
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Geckler
Daly
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North and
Fultoasts
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Bookwalter
Wall
Elliott
Thomas J. Hudson
Bauer
Hamlin Hall Meeting Sparks Ward 8 Political Fire
Reports describe a raucous Democratic gathering at Hamlin's Hall with cheers for Taggart, hints of liquor on tap, and voters debating gas meters and city leadership. Republicans held small, orderly events in Ward 8 denouncing Taggart while pledging scrutiny of city finances and promises.
Local Leader Opposes Gas Monopoly and Track Plan
Bookalter voices opposition to monopolizing gas meters as a fuel for the poor and rejects Jeup's elevated track scheme. He pledges that the Republican administration will honor promises to provide relief through the best engineering solutions available.
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Jeup
Republcan
Odd Tales of the Wires in Chicago and Nebraska
News briefs report a birth in Chicago as a cable car ride progresses to hospital care. A Nebraska incident recounts Fred Hoffman being hurled 70 feet into the Missouri River by a robber. he was rescued and will recover. A Chicago bank offers a $50 reward for the death or capture of a basement-skunk, with patrons continuing business.
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Chicago
Carl Schoper
Omatia
Neb
Fred Hoffman
Harlan
Union Pacific
Missour River
Hoffman
Union Bank
South Chicago
Trapeze Performer Killed at Chicago Opera House
Chicago dispatch reports Walter Shaw died after a trapeze act at the Chicago Opera House on Tuesday night. He set a 15 foot distance while his brother, holding a ring with his teeth, supported the act.
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Chicago
Walter Shaw
Chicago Opera House
Walter
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Remedy
An old advertisement touts Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a safe cure for summer complaints for all ages, claiming gentleness on the weakest constitutions and universal efficacy as a nature based remedy.
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Fowler
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