Two Remain of Famed Mason Quartet in Crawfordsville
Maj. L. A. Foote returns from Indianapolis where he attended the funeral of Martin H. Rice. The quartet of past grand masters included Christian Fetta Martin H. Rice Daniel McDonald and J A Foote with Fetta the first to die leaving only two survivors who pledged to attend one another s funerals no matter where held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Maj
L. A. Foote
The
Masons
Indianapolis
Martin H. Rice
Christian Fetta
Daniel McDonald
Mysterious amnesia case lands James Kent in Richmond hospital
Anderson August 10 report details James Kent admitted to the insane hospital at Richmond for treatment. Seven years earlier he returned home with no memory of recent events. He later disappeared for six years, then reappeared and borrowed a neighbour’s saw to cut wood as he had years before.
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Anderson
James Kent
Insane Hospital
Richmond
Kent
Eight Salons Shut in Valparaiso Dry District Action
Valparaiso reports three more saloons closed since last March as part of district dry enforcement. Police seized all liquor at the Franklin hotel under the blind tiger law after city officials refused a license, noting the site as a residence district. The hotel possessed state and county permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Franklin Hotel
Good Roads Congress Opens in Richmond with Civic Events
The Good Roads Congress met in Richmond with band concerts automobile rides tours of industries and public buildings and a balloon release. Maurice O Eldridge of Washington delivered an address on the road question. The Young Business Men's club organized the arrangements for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads Congress
Richmond
Maurice O. Eldridge
Washington City
Young Business Men's Club
Congress
Banker Darst ordered to stop honoring checks at Kosciusko bank
Warsaw reports that Warren Darst, trustee of the closed Kosciusko bank, was secretly paying checks presented by the county treasurer. State attorneys served notice to cease such payments as depositors clamored for their money after the bank, found insolvent, was closed by the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Warren Darst
Kosciusko Bank
Darst
Leaves Note Sparks Tragic Self Inflicted Shooting
Earl Rife, 23, entered a Spikers grocery, handed a note to clerk John Beaver, then shot himself in the temple. Dr. J W G Stewart arrived from Wabash in seven minutes, giving aid that likely saved his life.
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Spikers
Earl Rife
John Beaver
Rife
J. W. G. Stewart
Wabash
Indianapolis man walks to Bloomington praising county scenery
Grover L. Greene of Indianapolis travels from Chicago to St. Louis on foot, reaching Bloomington while writing for a newspaper syndicate and automobile factory. He averages about 20 miles a day and admires Brown and Monroe counties rugged hills as the prettiest scenery he has seen.
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Bloomington
Chicago
St. Louis
Grover L. Greene
Indianapolis
Brown
Monroe Counties
Oil Company Files Leases in New Field Near Oakland
The South western Oil and Gas company, formed by local businessmen, filed leases on 2 000 acres in a new oil and gas field near Oakland City. Drillers slowed progress after losing tools just above the oil sand where a large discovery was reported recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland City
Southwestern Oil and Gas Company
Widow Seeks Death After Theft Suspects Son
In Huntington a 60 year old widow Mary L Keefer attempted suicide by cutting her throat with a razor fearing theft accusations after a $119 purse went missing from her son Edwin Keefer s home a week earlier. In Terre Haute Mrs Stella M Pierce sues Herman Fromme for $2000 claiming illegal liquor sale led to Levi Pierces train crash and loss of a leg.
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Huntington
Mary L. Keefer
Edwin Keefer
Terre Haute
Stella M. Pierce
Superior
Herman Fromme
Fromme
Levi Pierce
Bees Trigger Runaway, Break Leg for Man
In Marion on August 10 a mowing accident disturbed a bumblebee nest. Bees angry near a team of horses caused the animals to bolt. One horse kicked Rupert Kem, breaking his leg and injuring him during grass cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Rupert Kem
Kem
Two men Held for First Degree Murder in Bower Killing
Jeffersonville August 10 Fred Wilson Sr and Frei Wilson Jr charged with murder in the first degree in the death of William A Bower of Bethlehem were bound over to the circuit court without bail by Judge R C Poindexter.
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Bower
Jeffersonville
Fred Wilson, Sr
Frei Wilson, Jr
William A. Bower
Bethlehem
Eler
R. C. Poindexter
Guyman House in Greenfield Sold to New Owners
The Guyman house near Greenfield, one of the oldest hotels in the state, has been sold to Albert and Thomas New by Charles Main.
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Guyman
Greenfield
Albert and
Thomas New
Charles Main
I Am Going To Sell My Heart
Dorothy declares she will sell her heart for money after death as four suitors bid for her. John refuses to bid yet confesses his love, and Dor othy accepts his gift of love. A separate scene follows with a doctor recalling a past foe and a tense confrontation ending in a fatal collapse at the door.
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Dorothy
Fred
Harry
Jimmy
John
Dorthy
Joan
Johnny
Charlie
Bryan's Daily Claim
poem noting a frustrated speaker about Bryan's daily claim and the newspaper's dull content and looming room shortage for headlines this fall. The speaker laments missed named headlines and the paper’s tame coverage while expressing concern over reduced space for the claim.
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Bryan
Tearest May I Come In Exclamation at Door
A clipped line captures a door conversation with a caller asking to enter. The fragment suggests a moment of intrusion or greeting without broader context or identity details.
A Pretty Sun Hat Described in Classic Sailor Style
A sun hat of sailors form with wide brim and high crown is celebrated as the par excellence. It is often made of white horse hair or crin and trimmed with a large chou and a scarf of white silk.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
A 19th century style advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with claims it acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Endorsed by Walding Kinnan & Marvin wholesale druggists. price 75 cents per bottle. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Appenzell Cheese Production Regions and Milk Types
Appenzell cheese is produced in the Canton of Appenzell Switzerland and also in Bavaria and Baden. It is usually made from skim milk though some varieties use whole milk.
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Appenzell
Canton of
Switzerland
Bavaria
Baden
Biblical Verse Caution Against Oppressing the Orphaned
A biblical quotation from Exodus 22 warns against afflicting widows and orphans. It states that if any harm comes to them and they cry to God, He will hear their plea. The line emphasizes divine justice for vulnerable groups.
Gold Medal Flour Sifted Ten Times Through Silk
Lucretia notes Gold Medal Flour undergoes ten sifts through the finest silk while Ecgenia offers no further statement.
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Lucretia
Ecgenia
Water cures touted at West Baden springs hotel
Travelers are urged to visit Colonial Country Club Hotel West Baden Springs Indiana to drink the waters and bathe for cures of kidney liver stomach ailments and nervous complaints. The offer also ships five gallons of mineral water with physician guidance for home treatment for a fee of two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Country Club
West Baden Spring
Indiana
Wabash Ticket Offers For Encampment and Tours
The notice announces one and a half fare round trips for the National Encampment of the G A R in Toledo Ohio, on sale August 28 to 31. It also advertises low rate round trip tickets to summer tourist points and homeseeker excursion tickets to the west and southwest on sale the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For details contact the Wabash ticket office, phone 158. M Burke, Ticket Agent.
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Toledo
Wabash Ticket Office
Random Historic Snippets and Curious Facts
A collage of varied notes cites Abbas Pacha as khedive, stock prices, Roosevelt airship plans, Heidelberg cheers, ice pricing, early sailboats, a butterfly sea voyage, lemon health use, a salary figure for La Slyphe, and aphorisms. It recalls Cleopatra’s death by asp, Salvation Army origins, and Hank Wagner’s 1900 hitting pace with a high career average.
Only Seacow in Captivity Draws Crowd at New York Aquarium
A six foot long, 600 pound manatee or sea cow is the main attraction at the New York aquarium. The harmless creature inhabits tropical waters and feeds on freshwater weeds and their roots.
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New York
New York Aquarium
Chamberlains Colic Cholera Remedy Endorsed by Express Employee
Mrs Edward E Henry of the United States Express Co Chicago reports that Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured chronic diarrhoea she suffered and also stopped attacks for many on trains. She notes her service with Rutherford B Hayes and William McKinley in the Twenty third Ohio and recommends the product sold by W H Porter, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Henry
United States Express Co
Chicago
Quick
Chamberlain
Rutherford K. Hayes
William McKinley
Twenty-third Ohio Regiment
W. H. Porter
Bull holds family captive at Job's ranch near East Alton
A bull trapped William Kyle his wife and two children in their East Alton area home from Wednesday night until Thursday afternoon. Mrs Kyle attempted escape at night but the bull charged driving her against the house. She escaped unharmed by crawling back inside as horns pierced the clapboards.
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Alton
William Kyle
Job
East Alton
Eff Trains Schedule Entrains Bay Peru and Nearby Points
In Eff trains run to Bay Peru Waba Wayne and Delphiate points with a 6 05 a m 10 05 a m 1 41 p m 6 35 p m 7 05 p m 9 05 p m and other listed times. The service speeds to Delphiate points include 6 10 a m 9 10 a m 11 35 a m and 1 05 p m with afternoon runs at 5 05 p m and 8 50 p m.
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Thekomo
Indianapolis
Tipton
Hbwood
Alexandria
Fairmount
Anderson
Middletown
Muncie
Lates Mediate
Peru
Waba
Wayne
Huntington
Boyd Park
Fort Wayne
Logansport
Lafayette
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Egg-0-See Cereal Company
the Libray
Jones
the Wipperman Abstract CO
Fourth St
the City National Bank
Uindiana
John Sray
W H.h.bell
A. P. Jenks
CTORS
I. N. Crawford
I. W. Geer
Isaac Shideler
First National Bank
Logansport, Ind
E. 8. Rice
W.T. Wilson
W. W. Ross
J. F Brookmeyer
F. M. Harwood
E. Mauthbollan
Tousley
Rice B. F. Yantis
W.L. Fernald Wilson
Www
ROSS
Kroeger & Strain
Undertakers
Broadway
Kroege
Ata
Son
the Daily Short Stories
Frank H. Williams
Harold Carter
Othy
Dearest
Charlie Fortescue
West Coast
Alaska
Seattle
Fred Schaefer
Fies
Kansas City
Haere
Ste
M. Burke
Wabash Railroad
Abbas Pacha
Khedive
Egypt
York Stock Exchange
M. Farman
Col. Roosevelt
Heidelberg University
Zoo
Heidelberg
Nix
la Slyphe
Atchison Globe
Cleopatra
Salvation Army
East End
London
Hans Wagner
Bisley Ce
Condi
Great Lakes
D&c Line
D & Line
Great Lake
Detroit
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Chiveland
Detland
Divison
Rolt
Cleveway
Satur
Mageinac Division Ly
Detro Mondeys
Ith
City of St. Ignace
Mackinac
Bay City Division
Bay City
Port Huron
Lexington
Port Sanilac
Forester
Forestville
Por Hope
Put-'i-Bay
Tol
L. G. Lewis
Mich
Detroit & Cleveland
Philip Bd. McWillan
Paes
A. A. Schantz
Gen. Man
Hotel Tuller
Cor
Adams and
Park St
A LA Carte Cafe
Luucheon
Uropean Plan
L. W. Tuller
M. A Shaw
Mgr
U.T
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Fort
Gunn
Fort Wayne, Ind
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