Hoosier Happenings on Rail Safety and Heir Claim
Indiana railroad commission, by Attorney General Bingham, sues Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern for four safety violations on April 28 1908 between Seymour and Oegood involving cars without automatic couplers. Penalties up to 100 dollars per charge. Miss Caroline Ertle, 27, heir to an Oklahoma Indian chief's estate, inherited after caring for the ill chief and leasing land with her brothers Jack Andrew and Conrad.
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Seymour, Aug
Indiana Railroad Commission
Bingham
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad
Seymour
Oegood
Huntington
Aug
Caroline Ertle
Oklahoma
Jack Andrew
Conrad
Pardoned ex-nobleman plots life anew on island
Roger DeBogne, life convict and former French aristocrat, abandoned by memory and longing, seeks a new companion on a penal island. He marries a local convict woman while haunted by thoughts of Marie Provet and the life he left behind.
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Roger de Gagne
Tonjoy
Newcastle Health Officer Vacancy Prompts Public Advertise
Newcastle officials report the resignation of Health Officer Canaday and appoint Dr. H. H. Koons to the post Koons was out of town and declined the appointment leaving the town without a health officer and possibly needing to advertise for a successor.
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Newcastle
Canaday
H. H. Koons
Koons
July county deaths equal days in month report
Dr C K Fry secretary of the county board of health reports July saw 31 deaths in the county matching the number of days in the month. More than a third resulted from violence including personal crises and murders. The month also recorded 47 births offsetting the death toll.
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Huntington
Aug
C. K. Fry
County Board of Health
Postponed Ninth District G A R Reunion in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville reports that the Ninth district G A R Reunion committee postponed the annual event planned for August. Capt H H Talbott, president of the Ninth District G A R Reunion association, cited this campaign year and numerous fairs during the month as the reason for the postponement.
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Crawfordsville
Ninth District
H. H. Talbott
Bryan letter to Winona Lake youths praises their politics
In a letter sent to about 1,000 residents of Winona Lake Bay City from Lincoln Nebraska, William J. Bryan commends the juveniles for how they handle politics noting that public life generally needs purification.
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Warsaw
Winona Lake Bay City
Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Water Utility Seeks to Curb Excessive City Usage
Shelbyville on August 8 reports Citizens' Water and Light manager urged restraint after June usage reached 19 million gallons, up a million from June last year, highlighting concern over waste.
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Shelbyville
Citizens’ Water and Light Plant
City Lodging House Debate Flares in South Bend
August 8 report notes an average of 700 lodgers annually at the Central police station fueling proponents of a municipal lodging house. The city council remains split and a sharp showdown is expected when the measure reaches a final vote.
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Want City Lodging House
South Bend
Attempted murder targets North Judson town marshal
Laporte August 8 An attempt was made at North Judson Starke county to kill Henry Kuester the town marshal who has been active in prosecutions of law violators He was fired at from ambush the bullet cut hair from his head and grazing the skin A second shot went wide of its mark The assailant escaped in the darkness
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Laporte
North Judson
Starke County
Henry Kuester
Strangers Pass Spurious Checks on Kokomo Businesses
Police seek a man who passed fake $10 and $20 checks at Kokomo merchants. He made small purchases, then kept the remaining cash and vanished.
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Kokomo
Missing son halts funeral plans for Adkins family
In Columbus on August 8, William Flora Adkins faced no funeral arrangements for his son James Adkins as the latter disappeared after leaving home to attend the North Vernon fair, with his whereabouts still unknown.
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Columbus
James Adkins
William Flora Adkins
North Vernon
Proposed Extension of Route to Gary
Dinwiddie and Gary Railway formed to extend the Chicago and Wabash Valley line through Jasper and Lake counties to Gary, a 25 mile route. The line is slated for completion this fall.
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Morocco
Dinwiddie & Gary Railway Company
Chicago & Wabash Valley Railway
Jasper
Lake Counties
Gary
Train Strikes Siding Car Injuring Two Workers
In Princeton on Aug , passenger train No 23 struck a box car on a siding. The engine side was stripped and the car demolished. Engineer Cal Willingeley and Fireman Harry Van Brust were injured in the crash.
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Princeton
Aug
Cal Willingeley
Harry van Brust
Louisville man William Owens Arrested by Farmers Posse
William Owens a Black man from Louisville Kentucky was arrested near Evansville by a farmers posse for breaking into a house.
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William Owens
Louisville
Evansville
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Rewards and Sales
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars for proving Hall's Catarrh Cure fails. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo publish claims of internal blood action and provide testimonials. Walding Kinnan & Marvin endorse, noting 15 years of acquaintance and financial reliability. Price 75 cents per bottle. distributed by druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Hali
Bowerman Posts Marvelous Fielding Average
Catcher Frank Bowerman achieved a standout fielding average of .990 in the 190T season, showcasing exceptional defensive prowess behind the plate.
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Frank Bowerman
Mothers claim Gold Medal Flour is the best
A mother asserts there is only one best flour, naming Gold Medal Flour as the winner. The remark centers on brand preference and domestic kitchen choice.
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Jristen
John
Distinction Declares Ordinary Bet Not a Crime
New York August 8 Justice Gaynor of the supreme court ruled that making an ordinary bet, as distinguished from betting all comers, is not a crime. The decision concerned George Sterling who faced a betting accusation.
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New York
Gaynor
Supreme Court
George Sterling
Best for Indigestion Chamberlain’s Tablets Endorsed
Mr A Robinson of Drumquin Ontario has long suffered indigestion and endorses Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the best medicine ever used They are easy to take pleasant in effect and priced at 25c Samples are free at W H Porter’s drug store
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A. Robinson
Drumquin
Ontario
Chamberlain
W. H. Porter
Colonial Country Club Hotel West Baden Springs Indiana Ad
Rates two fifty to three fifty per day with private baths and year round open access. Special weekly rates offered and visitors urged to drink the mineral water and take baths claimed to cure kidney liver stomach ailments constipation and nervousness. Those unable to visit can mail symptoms and two dollars to receive five gallons of mineral water with physician advice for home treatment.
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Phys -Jan
Wabash Railroad Offers Reduced Fare for G A R Encampment
The Wabash Railroad announces one and one half fare round trip tickets for the National Encampment of the G A R in Toledo Ohio, on sale August 28 through 31. Also available are low rate round trip tickets to summer tourist points and homeseeker excursion tickets to the west and southwest on the first and third Tuesdays each month. For details contact M Burke, ticket agent, phone 158.
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Toledo
M. Burke
How to Avoid Appendicitis and Laxative Syrup Ad
Advice on avoiding appendicitis links it to constipation and promotes Orion Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure that stimulates the liver and bowels. Claims the product is mild, pleasant, and free of nausea or griping. Sold by W. H. Porter, druggist.
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Orion
Orino
Ty W. H. Porter
Judge Rules Ordinary Bets Not Crimes In Nassau County Case
Justice Gaynor dismisses the Sterling case concluding that ordinary betting in golf, parlor, or race tracks is not a crime unless one presents as a general bookmaker. He calls public opinion essential for law enforcement and clarifies that recording bets for all comers constitutes common gambling, which is illegal.
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Nassau County
L. L
Gaynor
Sterling
Dean's Ointment Endorsed By Logansport Citizens
Injections of itchy skin ailments are voiced with relief at Logansport. W H Richeson of 1227 High St testifies that Dean's Ointment cured hemorrhoids after other remedies failed, with lasting relief since 1897. Sold by all dealers 5 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.
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Logansport
W. H. Richeson
High Street
Ind
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean’s
Limited Train Schedule Connects at Tipton for Multiple Cities
Limited trains run with connections at Tipton for destinations including Wood, Alexandria, Fairmount, Anderson, Middletown, and Muncie. Some trains run to Tipton only while the 11 00 p m service makes direct connections for Indiana cities.
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Eekomo
Indianapolis
Tipton
Wood
Alexandria
Fairmount
Anderson
Middletown
Muncie
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Timetable Changes
The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company announces June 1 effective train times for interurban routes from Peru Wabash Huntington and intermediate points with multiple daily departures. Limited cars will stop only at toam stops. Freight service between Fort Wayne Logansport and Lafayette improved. Superintendent R Gunn Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Peru
Wabash
Hunting Wayne
Fort Wayne
Logansport
Lafayette
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