Fodren Trial Continues As Alibi Evidence Is Weighed
Noblesville Indiana June 14 The trial of William Fodren continued with both sides presenting evidence and lawyers arguing before the jury The state contends Fodren should be convicted citing his silence on the stand and alleged motive involving John Seay and a love affair His mother testified about his whereabouts and timing around the murder while witnesses showed his mechanical interest and lack of sympathy surrounded by family concerns
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Noblesville
Ind
William Fodren
Fodrea
John Seay
Seay
Will
Mach
Leota
Seuy
Memorial of a Marion killing and other Indiana items
Gurney Trowbridge confessed to killing James Lacy after a dispute over a lap robe. The arrest also includes Arthur Stevens and Marshall Harrold of Sweetzer, with Gur Coan of Marion under arrest. Indiana Municipal League adjourned in Vincennes naming Madison as next meeting site. Other reports include a Kunkle Safety Valve auto explosion in Fort Wayne and referee Hogan incident fines in the Three I league. Also a Crawfordsville train wreck with no serious injuries.
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Marion
Ind
Lacy
Trowbridge
Vincennes
Indiana Municipal League
Madison
George L. Downey
Aurora
Ellison D. McGuire
George Harper
L. W. Mellette
Elwood
Fort Wayne
E. B. Kunkle
Kunkle Safety Valve Works
Kunkle
Wood Defends Cuban Fund Use In Reciproc ity Debate
General Leonidas Wood asserts he acted as Cuba’s trustee to spend government funds to promote reciprocity. He says he used Thurber’s mailing list to distribute literature and that the effort aimed to inform 80,000 American readers, framing his actions as prudent for Cuba’s industrial salvation.
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Cuba
Mr. Thurber
Bureau of
Fire at Novelty Leather Factory Triggers Panic in Philadelphia
A four story leather factory at Second and Oxford streets burned causing the John Moffet school and nine nearby houses to suffer damage. About 400 workers fled via nets as several were injured including 15 year old Ixate Scheidell and four others. Total loss estimated at 165000 with partial insurance.
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Philadelphia
H. MI. Rosenblatt & Co
Second
Oxford Streets
John Moffet
Leather Works
Ixate Scheidell
George Hebert
John Snyder
August Schoeter
Samuel Trankerman
Rosenblatt & Co
Chicago department store deal unites Schlesinger Mayer with Siegel firm
Henry Siegel leader of Simpson Crawford buys Schlesinger Mayer for about 1.5 million dollars as part of a plan to consolidate major stores. Leopold Schlesinger retires at 63 and David Mayer becomes president of the new company with capital raised to 6.5 million dollars. Captain Tannett Robbins and Mrs Prima Haines drown near Chester when the sloop Henry 8 capsizes in a squall while bound for Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Henry Siegel
Simpson-Crawford Company
New York
Siegel, Cooper & Co
Schlesinger & Mayer
Leopold Schlesinger
Th J
Loag
David Mayer
Chester
Tannett Robbins
Port Morris
N. d
Prima Haines
Camden
N. J
Henry
Robbins
Port Norris
Philadelphia
Puddlers' Wages Get a Lift in Reading
Reading Iron company increased puddlers pay from four dollars twenty five to four dollars fifty per ton. Many other employees receive proportionate raises.
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Reading
Reading Iron Company
Market Summary for Chicago Grain and Live Hogs and Cattle
Readable fragments show Chicago markets for grain and produce with quotations on hogs cattle and sheep. Prices appear rough and incomplete with references to steers heifers and feeders and dated entries.
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Chicago
Xas
Namie
Dya
Conversion and Sin in A Rural Encounter
A minister questions Isaac about repentance and forgiveness while discussing a theft dispute with Sam. The piece then shifts to describe Chinese bone setting practices, noting red clay wraps, bamboo inserts, a chicken bandage, and blood as medicinal nourishment for fractures.
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Isaac
Sam
Mr. Jones
China
Celestial Empire
Big Race in April and a Daring Cure Story
In the 1889 Oklahoma opening settlers race a paper editor faced severe diarrhea in heat and bad water. A neighbor gave Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, a large dose, and within an hour he slept soundly and soon recovered. Also notes a 5000 franc reward from France for the Flamberts over a twelve million dollar swindle.
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Oklahoma
Fortune
Chamberlain
A. R. Otis
Man's right to speed on public highways debated
The quotation argues that a man should be free to drive an automobile at high speed on public roads as if shooting a cannon down a street, reflecting debates on motorist rights and safety in public spaces.
Inquiry on Green's August Flower cures in indigestion
A Victorian ad asks for readers who used Green's August Flower for stomach and liver troubles to share results including sour stomach and nervous dyspepsia. It claims vast sales, offers a free medical book, and suggests trying one bottle first with a signature from G.G. Grxma in Wibury, M. de Forile.
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Wibury
A. He Guy
Arugeiok
Marlborough Duke Receives Unprecedented Garter Honor
The Duke of Marlborough becomes the youngest recipient of the Garter, amid royal pageantry. Also advertised: Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised as a dependable summer cure, Bailey's Dyspepsia Tablets touted for quick relief, with testimonials from R A Pierce of Mason City Iowa.
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
D Scott Currin of Loganton Pa touts One Minute Cough Cure as safest and fastest relief for coughs colds croup throat and lung troubles. It claims to cure croup bronchitis and grip and is sold by A R Otis.
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D. Scott Currin
Loganton
A. R. Otis
R. A. Gray
J. P
Oaktilie
Indiana
Foley
H. Cunningham
Otis Tropical Tea Promises Gentle Digestive Help
Advertisement touts Otis Tropical Tea as a gentle inexpensive remedy that cleanses the stomach and bowels and purifies the blood. Large package priced at 25 cents.
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Otis Tropical Tea
A. R. Otis
Agents Wanted LIE OF T. DEWITT TALMAGE
Advertisement offering an endorsement by the Talmage family for a book by Rev Frank Dewitt Talmage and associates. Claims enormous profits for agents who act quickly with a ten cent outfit. Instructions to write Clark & Co. at 222 S 4th St Philadelphia PA and to mention the paper.
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T. Dewitt Talmage
Frank Dewitt Talmagre
Christian Herald
Talmage
Outfit
Clark & CO
Phila
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