City Court Held in County Jail for First Time
In Walesh on March 14 the city court sat in the county jail for the first time. Dana Jampson, accused of intoxication, could not appear after a night of dissipation. Justice Martin visited the jail, heard the prisoner’s plea, and imposed sentence. Jail inmates tore bed clothing to lower a safe with whisky bottles passed through bars. The sheriff found the strips and the outside grating was moved to admit bottles.
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Walesh
Mar
Dame Jampson
Martin
Mayor Guilty of Drunkenness in Decatur Impeachment
Jury finds David D. Coffee mayor of Decatur guilty of intoxication during office hours on November 3, 1906. Verdict triggers immediate removal. City Clerk C. O. France to succeed. New trial to be sought. if denied, an appeal will be filed.
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Portland
Mar
David D. Coffee
Decatur
C. O. France
Janitor Heir to Fortune in Swiss Estate Case
Louis Lauby a Washington court house janitor proved his claim as heir to a $30,000 estate left by his brother in Switzerland. Using a passport issued on his departure from Switzerland and photos of his mother and brother, Lauby established identity after eight months since the brother’s death. He left Switzerland 37 years ago and had sent only one letter home in all that time.
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Fortune
Washington
Mar
Switzerland
Louis Lauby
Lauby
America
Sheriff to be paid for care of insane prisoner
Cleo Clayton Bell, a dangerously insane youth from Red Key, has been committed to the sheriff by court under the dangerously insane statute after the sheriff refused jail custody without compensation. Court orders specify payment to the sheriff for his care.
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Portland
Mar
Cleo Clayton Bell
Red Key
Royal Neighbors Elect Officers at Triennial Meet
Four hundred delegates attended the Royal Neighbors convention in Fort Wayne as Indianapolis was chosen to host the 1911 meeting. Officers elected include Oracle Mrs. Jennie Reed of Indianapolis vice oracle Mrs. Hollis of Columbia City recorder Mrs. Falis of Indianapolis.
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Royal Neighbors
Fort Wayne
Mar
Woodmen of America
Indianapolis
Oracle
Jennie Reed
Hollis
Columbia City
Recorder
Falis
Defending Title to Gary Property
Mrs. Isabelle Gray of Gary faces a Lake Superior court suit over ownership of 60 Gary new addition lots valued at $50,000. The Calumet Land Company seeks mortgage rights in the disputed Gary property, brought by P. A. Bryan Gary city treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Hammond
Mar
Isabelle Gray
Lake Superior Court
Wabash College Press Club to Launch Biweekly Paper
The Press Club of Wabash college plans a spring term launch in April for a biweekly newspaper likely titled The Wabash Bachelor. It will not conflict with the college magazine The Wabash, issued monthly.
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Crawfordsville
Mar
Wabash College
Wabash Bachelor
The
Wabash
Attempt to Wreck Passenger Train Near Huntingburg
An attempt to wreck a passenger train on the Southern railway Evansville branch near Huntingburg was thwarted when a farmer spotted loosened ties and piled tiles on the track minutes before the train's arrival. Several prior attempts have occurred in the area.
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Princeton
Mar
Southern Railway
Evansville
Huntingburg
Dog Attack Sends Woman to Sanitarium in Evansville
Miss Elizabeth Cook was attacked by a frothing dog on a suburban road and fought for ten minutes to save herself. The dog was shot by police and its head sent to the state chemist in Indianapolis for hydrophobia analysis. Miss Cook remains in a sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Mar
Elizabeth Cook
Indianapolis
Miss Cook
Convict Vanishes En Route to Sick Call
Frank Tollkowski, a Lake County convict, disappeared on the way to sick call Tuesday morning. Authorities believe he concealed himself by sealing walls during the dense fog, and he has not been located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Mar
Frank Tollkowski
Lake County
Tragic Infant Death Reported in Columbus Household
Mrs. Harvey Lowe awoke to find her two months old son Donald dead beside her after waking early with her 14 month old son Neal in Columbus. The brief notice notes the infant's death but provides no further medical or investigative details.
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Columbus
Mar
Neal
Harvey Lowe
Donald
Newton Taylor Booneville cattle drive remembered as legend
Newton Taylor a well known citizen of Booneville is dead. In 1835 he drove a herd of cattle to the Pacific coast from here.
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Newton Taylor
Booneville
Pacific Coast
Treasure Hunt Aboard the Omeyyah Sets Sail
Elliott and Miss Laurie join Henninger and a hardened crew as the dhow Omeyyah heads for Zanzibar. The voyage features a staged watch rotation, armed crew, and a plan to outpace rivals Sevier and Carsten who had hired a different craft. Margaret Laurie proves steadfast amid perilous pursuit.
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Eliott
Zanzibar
Henninger
Sevier
Carsten
Sullivan
Hawke
Mozambique
Ben
Levant
Sulivan
Elliott
Bennett
Margaret
Hall's Catarrh Cure firm offers cure pledge
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the Toledo firm will pay 100 dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The oath was sworn in Lucas County on December 6 1886. The remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Fr. J. Cheney & Coo
Halls
Wives of Farmers Queens in Iowa
Washington March 13 Nothing so quickly arouses the ire of Mrs John A T Hull wife of the Iowa congressman as the commiseration of eastern observers who question her role and status within Iowa political life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Washington
Mrs. John
A. T. Hull
Disease of the skin relief offered by salve
Diseases of the Skin like eczema tetter salt rheum and barber’s itch cause intense itching and smarting. Quick relief is found by applying Chamberlain's Salve which allays itching almost instantly. Many cases have been cured by its use. For sale by W. H. Porter, druggist.
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Chamberlain
W. H. Porter
Train Schedules and Routes Listed for Major City Pairs
A list outlines multiple daily train services between St. Louis New York Kansas City Toledo and New York St. Louis with various numbered routes. The items include No. 2 No. 28 No. 4 No. 6 No. 9 No. 1 No. 5 and No. 3, covering round trips in both directions and connecting major metropolitan centers.
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St. Louis
New York
Kansas City
Toledo
Orino Laxative Syrup Promises Gentle, Thorough Cleansing
W H Porter endorses Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild stimulant for the liver and bowels. The advertisement asserts it clears the complexion, pimples, and blotches, and claims it is best for women and children because it does not gripe or sicken. It claims superiority to pills and ordinary cathartics without irritating the stomach.
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W. H. Porter
Society women seek westward knowledge for eastern fashion
A group of society women, including Mrs Hull, advocate public efforts to spread understanding of western farming conditions among eastern fashion votaries. Mrs Hull says farmers' wives in towns are independent and well provided for, contrasting them with eastern women who lack the same ties to rural life.
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Hull
Washington
Congress
East
Towa
London opens doggie club room for ladies
London March 12. The latest women s club room has opened in connection with the Ladies Kennel association for doggie ladies only. Lady Kathleen Pilkington led the idea with help from Lady Evelyn and others.
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London
Ladies’ Kennel Association
Kathleen Pilkington
Evelyn
Lady Pilkington Elevates Toy Bulldog Fashion
The text notes a gathering space rivaling the Kenner association rooms and highlights Lady Pilkington with a passion for toy bulldogs. She has long dominated dog shows by securing top prizes, shaping canine fashion among women.
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Kenner Association
Lady Pilkington
Logansport to Indianapolis trains schedule
Trains depart Logansport Interurban Station at 5:00 am 1:45 pm 5:45 am 7:00 am 9:00 am 9:45 pm 11:00 am 1:00 pm 3:45 pm 5:00 pm 6:45 pm 7:20 pm 9:00 pm 11:00 pm Limited trains connect at Kokomo with limited trains to Indianapolis Runs to Tipton only All trains except 11:00 pm connect at Tipton for Elwood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and other intermediate stations
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Logansport
Indianapolis
Kokomo
Tipton
Elwood
Alexandria
Fairmount
Anderson
Middletown
Muncie
PILES CURED AT HOME BY NEW ABSORPTION METHOD
If you suffer from bleeding itching blind or protruding Piles, send your address and I will tell you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial with references from your locality if requested. Immediate relief and permanent care assured. Write today to Mrs. M Summers Box P Note Dame lad.
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M. Summers
Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Peru Blacksmith’s Kidney Pain
Loganport readers learn kidney trouble causes backache headaches and dizziness. Thomas Reavey of Peru Indiana describes years of pain and his relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills, which he says cured his symptoms after three boxes. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Bright
Thomas Reavey
Lake Erie Railroad Round House
Eighth Street
Peru
Ind
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United
Interchangeable Coupon Books for Regional Transit
Advertisement offers coupon books by local agents at 10 dollars for 12 dollars worth of transportation. Valid on 32 traction lines across Indiana Ohio and Michigan covering 1807 miles of track.
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Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Traction Line Connections At Indianapolis And Muncie
Traction line connections listed at Indianapolis serving Lafayette Crawfordsville Columbus Shelbyville Rushville Grenfield Knightstown New Castle Cambridge City Richmond Dayton and at Muncie serving Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City Greenville and beyond.
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Indianapolis
Lafayette
Crawfordsville
Columbus
Shelbyville
Rushville
Grenfield
Knightstown
New Castle
Cambridge City
Richmond
Dayton
Muncie
Hartford City
Montpelier
Bluffton
Farmland
Winchester
Union City
Greenville
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction train schedules
Trains depart from the interurban station to Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points at multiple morning and evening times. Limited cars stop in towns. A special 11:05 p.m. run goes to Boyd Park. Express freight links Fort Wayne and Lafayette. Timetables issued by R T Gunn Superintendent Trans Fort Wayne.
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Peru
Wabash
Huntington
Fort Wayne
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Geo. W. Funk
J. D. Fergus
Tors
I. N. Crawford
I. W. Geer
Isaac Shideler
Lex
First National Bank
Logansport, Ind
Rick
W.T. Wilson
W. W. Ross
J.F Brookmeyer
Dennis Ubi
K. S. Rive
F. M. Harwood
B. F. Yantis
S. E. Malholland
Tousiey
W.L. Fernald
W. T. Wilson
Strong Reserve Fund
Marmet St
the Wipperman Abstract Co
Kroeger*& Strain
Undertakers
Broadway
Kroeger
Strain
W.W. Ross
First Nations
GW. Cogley
Insurance and Real Estate
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Stawke
House
Menninger
Halloo
Abdullah
Reis
Dead Square
Excoq
Hongkong
Miss Laurie
Howie
Margarets
Omeyyah
New York Yacht Club
Lorenzo Marques
Lydia E. Pinkean
Ella Griffin
Park St. Canton
Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
RE. J. Cheney
A. D
John A. T. Hull
MR. Skygack
Mars
Earth
Larth-Beng
Poe
M. Burke
Lady Kathleen Pilkington
West Soul
Via
Wabash F
Ewart
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction CO
Delphi
Boyd Park
R. T. Gunn
Fort Wayne, Na
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