Newspaper Men Questioned by Grand Jury in Indiana Graft Probe
Wal-h Pec 3. The Wabash county grand jury demanded examination of county records amid grafting charges during the campaign. It called newspaper men and others but no indictments or evidence were reported. In Anderson, Dec 3, W G Ellis, 4, died during logging when a tree fell on him after a crosscut saw incident. Death due to heart failure.
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State of Indiana
Wal-h
Pec
Wabash County
Trand
Anderson
Stony Creek Township
W. G. Ellis
Hillis
Mont Elliott Cleared In Larceny Case At Vincennes
In Vincennes the jury found Mont Elliott not guilty after short deliberation. The case arose from William Weaver's claim that Elliott stole a pocketbook containing 205 dollars. Farmers Object to Big Fee in Anderson case. An attorney seeks 1400 dollars for preventing a petition and securing a social election to build 14 miles of gravel road in Green township.
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Vankfort
Mont Elliott
William Weaver
Elliott
Anderson
Unknown forger pockets Kokomo merchants with counterfeit checks
An unknown forger has been forging crude penmanship to pass at Kokomo merchants. The latest incidents involve two checks passed on the Sun Billiard Parlor for 20 dollars and Steven Shore place for 10 dollars. The culprit’s identity remains unknown as of December 3.
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Kokomo
Orger
Yarlor
Steven Shore Place
Woman Sues Over Ruined Gown At Alhambra Theatre
Kokomo December 3. Bessie Enbody sues D L Duke George W Duke and W Parnes for 100 dollars for loss of a gown she claims was ruined at a performance at the Alhambra theatre. An urchin in the gallery reportedly spattered the dress with saliva.
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Kokomo
Bessie Enbody
D. L. Duke
George W. Duke
W. Parnes
Alhambra
Miss Enbody
Record of naturalizations hits three-month high in Fort Wayne
Clerk T. J. Logan of the federal court records 235 naturalization papers issued during September October and November. The total reflects a notable surge in new citizens in the period.
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Fort Wayne
T. J. Logan
Federal Court
Dog Vanishes in Storm at Jones Place
Peculiar circumstances surround the disappearance of a fine bird dog owned by Dr. J. C. Adkins. The wind destroyed the Jones place house and carried the kennel about 100 yards. the dog disappeared.
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Marion
J. C. Adkins
Jones Place
Prize Awaiting Him Thirty Years in Minnesota Lands
Huntington December 3. William M. Tillbury, once a county resident now in Oklahoma, has been found after 30 years by friends. He holds title to valuable lands in Minnesota through his service as a soldier.
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Huntington
William M. Tillbury
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Dunsmeir
Dunsmeir Mught
Asishton
Miss Dunsmeir
He Khaperon
Knowlton
Clit
Bergheim
Metropole
Carl Bergheim
Way Clear for Franchise for Dayton and Western Traction
Richmond reports all objections to granting a franchise to the Dayton and Western Traction Company have been removed. Terms of the franchise have been agreed upon and the company is entering Richmond through suffrance.
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Richmond
Dayton & Western Traction Company
Man Rolls for Ten Dollars in Public Square
Marion reports Fred Tulley rolled the entire distance across the south side of the public square for a ten dollar wager. He did it for fun and not out of need, winning the bet in a display of gaming bravado dated December 3.
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Marion
Fred Tulley
Farmer Eli Hoover Hangs Himself in Barn
Richmond December 3. Eli Hoover a farmer near White Branch northwest of Richmond hanged himself from a barn rafter due to despondency. He was found by his wife.
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Richmond
Eli Hoover
White Branch
Hoover
Bloomington minister sparks talk on high school boys drinking
At the Fortnightly club meeting in Bloomington a minister claimed high school boys drank beer on election night. His remark caused a sensation as members discussed youth behavior and community standards.
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Bloomington
Minister Faces Divorce Suit in Montgomery Circuit Court
Montgomery circuit court hears divorce action brought by Mrs. Mary L. B. Duncan against Rev. D. B. Duncan pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Crawfordsville with the case formally called.
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Crawfordsville
Mary L. B. Duncan
D. B. Duncan
First Presbyterian Church
Montgomery
Ends Life by Drinking Acid in Salem Restaurant
Bedford reports Emmet Short aged 31 a Salem restaurant owner took carbolic acid at the Osburn house and died. He had been ill prior to the act.
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Bedford
Emmet Short
Salem
Osburn House
Iil
Kokomo Man Arrested in Fraudulent Marriage Scheme
Glen Standiford of Kokomo was arrested on a charge of entering into a fraudulent marriage with a Windfall woman to avoid prosecution.
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Glen Standiford
Kokomo
Mystery of the Dunsmeir estate unfolds with Bergheim
A narrator traces the fading fortunes surrounding Miss Dunsmeir and guardian Knowlton. Carl Bergheim reappears guiding a plot over a treasure list of violins with a sharp line on money and mystery. The scene shifts from a mansion to a hotel lobby as a web of motives tightens.
Foleys Honey and Tar Cures Longstanding Asthma Claims
Asthma sufferers urged to try Foley s Honey and Tar with claims of curing chronic cases. A Davenport Iowa resident Mrs Adolph Buesing recounts twelve years of asthma ending after using one fifty cent bottle, with endorsement from W H Porter a local druggist.
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Foley
Adolph Buesing
West Third Street
Davenport
Iowa
W. H. Porter
Earliest English ballad tale tied to Cuckoo Song
Fragmentary note mentions the so called Cuckoo song and a grocer relation to Gold Medal Four. Genevra appears as a name in the garbled text making it uncertain which ballad or person is intended.
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Soihronta
Genevra
Letters to Santa Claus from a four year old Francis
A 1914 letter asks Santa for a blue eyed doll with pink hood and dress, a white jacket, slippers, and a doll dresser, stove, piano, lamp, stool, buggy, brown puppy, ring, a candy nut tree, and asks not to forget his family at Smead Street.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Francis Larger
Smead Street
Dear Santa Letters From Young Hopefuls
A collection of child wish lists addressed to Santa with requests for cupboards beds cribs candy guns dolls wagons teddy bears dishes and oranges from children including Lucile Bank Fred Jenness Ell Peck and Mabel Peck with warm sign offs and reminders for parents.
Santa letter from Roy Stout requests gifts for self and sister
A seven year old boy Roy Elmer Stout writes Santa with a list of wants: a top ball drum story book candy bananas nuts and oranges. He asks Santa to include his sister Gracy who wants a doll buggy cradle and a yoom washboard tub. They live at No 4 Ottawa Street.
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Santa
Roy Elmer Stout
Ottawa Street
Gracy
Dear Santa Claus request from Herbert Baker boy 1896 note
Herbert Baker of 1896 Toledo street writes a holiday list. He asks for a black board a train set story books gloves a tool box candy oranges and peanuts for Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Herbert Baker
Toledo Street
Dear Santa Claus Child Letter from Francis Kasper
Five year old Francis Kasper writes to Santa asking for a teddy bear violin bow a large Christmas tree a horn a warm overcoat candy and nuts and to remember his papa He signs with full name and address 501 West Broadway.
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Santa Claus
Papa
West Broadway
Francis Kasper
Dear Santa Claus Christmas Wish Letter
Edith Macklen writes a brief holiday note listing a pair of roller skates a big doll and a sled as her Christmas wishes concluding with a friendly goodbye.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Edith Macklen
Dear Santa Claus Wish List From Willie Street Child
A child writes to Santa naming gifts he desires including a drum a doll a horse nuts a Teddy bear candy and a Christmas tree. The message is signed from Willie Street with an address at 2390 Wabash Avenue.
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Santa Claus
Willie Street
Wabash Avenue
Childs Santa wish list from Gladys Baker 1906
A six year old girl from Toledo street writes a Christmas request to Santa. She asks for a doll and cradle a teddy bear a dish set a tea table and chairs a candy and fruit like oranges and bananas. She signs Gladys Baker and notes the address 1906 Toledo street.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Gladys Baker
Toledo Street
Santa Lists a Doll and Toys for Angla
A child writes from 501 West Broadway asking Santa for a pretty black haired doll with a cradle hair ribbons a rocking chair a story book and candy and nuts thanking Santa and mentioning papa.
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Santa Claus
West Broadway
Angla Iwasper
Five Year Old Boy Sends Santa Wish List
A five year old writes to Santa Claus expressing birthday wishes and asking for gifts. The child describes being good and hopes for toys, games, and a special present for his five year milestone.
Home Burn Care With Chamberlain's Salve
In case of a burn or scald apply Chamberlain's Salve on a soft cloth to relieve pain almost instantly. It will help the injury heal without scarring unless the burn is very severe. Sold by WW. H.
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Chamberlain
WW. H. Porter
Boy Annie Claus Letter Seeks Gifts for Family
A nine year old boy from College Hill writes Santa asking for a football air rifle gloves polo ball BB shot and nuts and candy for himself grandparents George Dewey Washburn mentions cousins Louis Thurman Bertha Ray and Bessie Morris and Grandma Washburn awaiting gifts
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Santa
College Hill
Grandma Smith
Louis Thurman
Bertha Ray
Bessie Morris
Grandma Washburn
George Dewey Washburn
Child’s First Letter Desires Toys for Toledo 1806
Charles Baker writes from Toledo in 1806 asking for many toys including a hobby horse blocks a toy train wagon candy bananas and more as his first letter. He urges the recipient not to forget to come.
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Santa Claus
Charles Baker
Toledo Street
Santa receives eight gift requests from seven year old girl
A letter from Eline Bank at 1417 Miami Avenue requests a doll a chair a Teddy bear a new dress a story book a doll bed some sand a set of play dishes and more for Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Eline Bank
Miami Avenue
Doan's Ointment Proves Itching Relief in Logansport
Logansport resident Mrs. J C Michael reports her daughter suffered eczema for nine years with intense itching and eruption. After using Doan's Ointment, itching ceased in two days and the eruption vanished, with no recurrence to date. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, NY, sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Doan
Logansport
J. C. Michael
Eel River Avenue
Ind
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Club Breakfast Four Up and Dinner Dinners Music
A dining and music notice announces a table de hote dinner at 75 with breakfast and lunch offerings. Music runs from 6 p.m. to midnight. Every room features a bath, signaling amenities in the establishment.
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Luucoeon St
Christmas Gift Wish List from Donald Ray
A reader writes with holiday requests for Santa. Pearl asks for a roll and buggy and gloves, Milton desires a drum a horn mittens and candy and nuts for all. Donald Ray signs the note from 1810 Toledo Street for papa and mamma.
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Milton
Papa
Mamma
Donald Ray
Toledo Street
Hair Counts by Hair Color and Length
The article states blond women have about 140000 hairs on their heads. Red-haired individuals boast 88000. Brown-haired have 109000 and black-haired 102000. The length varies from forty to seventy miles.
Santa leaves gifts list at police HQ in note
Carl Scherer of 229 Washington street writes a child friendly list describing a doll hobby horse tools wagon sled story book bicycle and chi ch u cars. He says Santa will not take items past police headquarters as they will be taken away. This ends his note.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Carl Scherer
Washington Street
Dear Santa Wish List From Erma Brant Mentioning Marie Sanders
A reader requests Christmas gifts including a ylober doll a doll cart a dishes set a doll cradle and candy and nuts. The note adds a neighbor Marie Sanders asking for a Black person doll and a stick of candy in a direct holiday appeal.
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Santa
Marie Sanders
Erma Brant
Ruth Ayers Seeks Christmas Gifts and Story Book
Eight year old Ruth Ayers requests a coat hat foil ribbons stockings story book and plenty of candy nuts and fruit. She lists her home at 4 S W Pike South Side in a simple appeal for presents.
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Santa Claus
Ruth Ayers
S. W. Pike
South Side
Christmas Wish List From Ivan Fisher
Twelve year old Ivan Fisher asks for a sweater vest a Teddy bear a pop gun a camera and a Christmas tree. He also wants his brother Glenn to have the same items and asks for nuts and candy. He signs off from 2130 North.
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Santa Claus
Glenn
Ivan Fisher
North
Dear Santa List From Mace Sanders Mentioned
A short note from Mace Sanders to Santa requests specific gifts for Christmas: a hobby horse an air gun a sled a pair of roller skates and a stocking full of candy. The message concludes with a simple sign off to Santa Claus.
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Santa
Mace Sanders
Santa Claus
Child writes Santa with long wish list
A six year old girl pens Santa Claus a letter listing wants including a dolly chair candy table teddy bear a dress and a book and more ambitions.
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Santa Claus
Train schedule from interurban station to Peru and points
Eff. trains depart the interurban station for Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points at 6 05 am 7 35 am 10 05 am 2 35 pm 4 49 pm 8 50 pm 10 35 pm with Lafayette and intermediates also listed
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Wabash
Huntington
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Interme
Boyd Park
Logansport
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