Nervine advertised by Dr Miles promises nervous cure
An advertisement claims Nervine restores nerve energy controlling respiration and digestion. A testimonial from Mrs. W L Burke of Myrtle Creek Oregon states recovery after using Dr Miles Restorative Nervine and explains a former failure with other doctors. The notice notes druggists sell Nervine and offer refund of the first bottle if no benefit.
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Miles’ Nervine
Miles
W. L. Burke
Myrtle Creek
Oregon
Hendricks and Flora Pierson Eloped to Shelbyville
Thomas Hendricks and Flora Pierson of Morristown eloped to Shelbyville and were married.
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Thomas Hendricks
Flora Pierson
Morristown
Shelbyville
Tragic love triangle ends in doctor’s death and wounds
In Evansville a veterinary surgeon Dr. H Jorgenson dies amid a grim love affair between two women and a jealous husband. Mrs J M Davenport wounds her rival and another woman lies near death. In Bloomington, Samuel R McLaughlin sues Monon RR for 10000 dollars over Harry A Cantrell’s fatal handcar accident last November.
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Evarville
Mar
H. Jorgenson
J. M. Davenport
Evansville
W. L. Farmer
Bloomington
Mir
Harry A. Cantrell
Soit
Monon Railroad
Samuel R. McLaughlin
Cantrell
Tax Commissioner urges equal real estate and personal property assessments
Columbus reports State Tax Commissioner John Wingate addressed assessors from Jackson Johnson Shelby Decatur and Bartholomew counties urging full listing of all assessable property for taxation. He noted Bartholomew county farmers were taxed on wheat at 60 cents a bushel and directed the rate be raised to 75 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Mar
John Wingate
Jackson
Johnson
Shelby
Decatur
Bartholomew
Bartholomew County
Rough Joke May Cost Life in Danville Fateful Prank
Danville reports Miss Maggie Wilson left partially blind and unconscious after a party prank. A friend tilted a chair causing her head to snap forward, rupturing the spinal cord and endangering her life. Doctors say recovery doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Mar
Maggie Wilson
Miss Wilson
Bird Proves Postal Thief in Nauvoo Box
Secret Service men hunted a mail box thief near Evansville for months. Farmers left two pennies on top, but a bird nesting in the box pulled the coins into its nest and wove them into grass and straw, solving the mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Mar
Secret Service
Nauvoo
Danville High School Strike Over Banner Suspensions
Danville reports a senior class strike after ten students were suspended for refusing to name who placed a banner on the school building. Superintendent Mahan demands information before reinstatement as the banner incident sparked the dispute.
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Danville, Mar
Danville High School
Mahan
Officials Oppose City Office Move in Goshen Suit
Orlando Hamilton Aaron Hartseler and Wilbur L Stonex filed an injunction to stop moving city offices from the Stonex building to the Odd Fellows block. They argue that the council members and lodge ties prevent a valid city contract with the lodge.
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Goshen
Mar
Orlando Hamilton
Aaron Hartseler
Wilbur L. Stonex
Stonex
Odd Fellows
Lodge
Found Dead in Cornfield Near Ladoga
The body of Jeel Howard, 28, a farmer, was found in a cornfield four miles south of Ladoga. He left home at noon, did not return, and was discovered lying face down, apparently deceased for some time. His wife alerted neighbor Ora Payne who helped search.
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Cornfield
Ladoga
Mar
Jeel Howard
Ora Payne
Howard
Delegates Urged to Back Hugh T. Miller for Governor
In Nashville the Brown County convention instructed delegates to vote for Hugh T. Miller for governor first, last, and always with no second choice. The gathering aimed to select delegates to the Republican state convention.
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Nashville
Mar
Brown County
Hugh T. Miller
Boehne Seeks At Large Delegates On Bryan Platform
Evansville mayor John W. Boehne announced at the Democratic state convention in Indianapolis his bid to be an at large delegate to the national Denver convention on a simon pure Bryan platform. He aims to back William Jennings Bryan and support the party’s strong stand at the national level.
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Bryan
Evansville
Mar
John W. Boehne
Indianapolis
Denver
Simon Pure
Camfield Named Receiver for Pep Pies Loan & Trust
Richmond financier E M Camfield has been appointed receiver for the Pep Pies Loan and Trust Company of Winchester, appointing him to oversee the troubled firm.
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E. M. Camfield
Richmond
Peppies Loan & Trust Company
Wincnester
Island Patrol Confronts Armed Scout Garrison
Hawke notes the enemy holds sporting rifles and black powder while possessing Mausers. The group fears a trap on the island with no water, only a rain pool at the far end, complicating retreat and escape by sea. Bennett cites water scarcity as a defense concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawke
Henninger
Bennett
Island Treasure Crisis on a Narrow Lagoon
On a stormy reef, a steamship keeps forces blocked in a lagoon. Henninger and crew endure rifle fire from a hill as Carlton negotiates a one third share, while hope of sea escape fades and the steamer remains unseen offshore.
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Henninger
Bennett
Hawke
Elliott
Hall's Catarrh Cure: promises cure for $100 per case
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. that the Toledo firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, dated December 6, 1886, claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges testimonials. Sold by all druggists for 75 cents. includes pill supplement for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Ss. Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Halls
Night siege on the reef as Mussulmans huddle in shipwreck
Amid a dangerous night at sea the hedge cable held and crew passed food through a bulkhead while rifles fired in the distance. The Mussulmans slept in the forecastle as rain, darkness, and rough seas pressed the stranded party to seek shelter and debate escape.
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Elliott
Henninger
Mussulmans
Clara McClay
Hawke
Port Arthur Critic Fatally Wounded General Smirnoff
At twenty paces an attacker fatally wounded General Smirnoff who had criticized Fock for actions at Port Arthur, signaling a dramatic war outcome and political tensions surrounding the incident.
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Smirnoff
Fock
Port Arthur
Pulp Goes Overboard as Ballast in Dockside Tale
The article depicts a crewman nicknamed Dic aboard a ship where pulp slips overboard as ballast while the steamer presses on. His calm attitude amid the mishap highlights maritime routine and steady seamanship.
Adventurous Wellman to Lead Pole Airship News Mission
Walter Wellman of the Chicago Record Herald leads a bold expedition to reach the north pole by airship this summer. The plan includes transmitting reports via wireless telegraphy to the Record-Herald as events unfold. Born in Mentone Ohio in 1858 Wellman started newspaper work at age fourteen with a weekly paper he founded.
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United States
Chicago Record-Herald
Walter Wellman
Washington
Wellman
North Pole
Mr. Wellman
Pole
Record-Herald
Wellman-Record-Herald
Mento
Ohioe
Cuban professor praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Prof. H A Howell of Havana Cuba endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy recounting how a severe infant cold on February 3 nearly killed their baby. He credits the remedy with prompt relief and full recovery within three days. Sold by W H Porter.
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Chamberlain
H. A. Howell
Howell
Havana
Cuba
W. H. Porter
Explorer and Journalist W W Richardson Noted Arctic Traveler
W W Richardson, once Washington correspondent for the Chicago Herald, pursued polar exploration visiting the West Indies and locating Columbus landing spots. He reached 81 degrees north in 1894 and 78 40 north near Frantz Josef Land in 1898, gathering scientific data for the American Geographical Society.
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Sutton
Neb
Washington
Chicago Herald
West Indies
Columbus
Spitzbergen
Frantz Josef Land
American Geographical Society
Winona Choral Contest SetsJune Date and Prizes
A Winona choral contest will be held on June 26 with prizes totaling 300. The event invites local groups to compete for cash awards in a community music showcase.
Remembering Healthy Digestion with Blackburns Castor Oil Pills
Dr Lawson promotes Blackburns Castor-Oil Pills as an ethical bowel remedy. He claims it nourishes bowel nerves and muscles rather than weakening them, unlike ordinary purgatives. The pill package supposedly bears a portrait and signature of Mr Blackburn.
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Lawson
Blackburn
Mr. Blackburn
Indiana Union Traction announces official route and fare
Official route chosen with a rate of one and one fourth cents per mile. Tickets valid on all cars with no excess. Travel available Tuesday March 21 after 9 45 a m and any train Wednesday April 1. Return tickets valid through Friday April 3. Get details from local ticket agent or Traffic Department Indiana Union Traction Co Anderson Indiana.
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Indiana Union Traction Co
Anderson
Indiana
Jones Hospital Visit Highlights Burnout Observation
A brief dialogue notes Jones's recent absence and a hospital visit due to being run down. It attributes the cause to overwork with a contrast stating there was no effect from a car collision.
Interurban Trains Run Loganport to Indianapolis Schedule
Effective February 10, 1908 the Loganport to Indianapolis interurban runs with multiple daily departures from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Limited trains connect at Komomo with limited trains for Indianapolis and run to Tipton only. All trains except 11:00 p.m. make direct connections at Tipton for Edwood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and intermediate stations.
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Kokomo
Indianapolis
Tipton
Edwood
Alexandria
Fairmount
Anderson
Middletown
Muncie
Interchangeable Coupon Books for Regional Transit
For sale by local agents. Twelve dollars worth of transportation available for ten dollars. Good on thirty two traction lines across Indiana Ohio and Michigan covering eighteen hundred seven miles of track.
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Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Traction Line Connections Across Indiana Route Map
At Indianapolis the line serves Lafayette Crawfordsville Columbus Shelbyville Rushville Grenfield Knightstown New Castle Cambridge City Richmond Dayton and intermediate stations. In Muncie it links Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City Greenville and points 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
Port Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction service announced
Interurban trains run from Fort Wayne via Peru Wabash Huntington and intermediate points with multiple daily departures. Service includes Delphi Lafayette and other destinations with limited cars and express freight options. Details list specific times and routes for weekday operations.
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Peru
Wabash
Huntington
Fort Wayne
Boyd Park
Fort Lafayette
Lafayette
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Elkhart, Ind
the City National Bank
Logansport
John Gray
W H.H. Sell
Vice Press
P. Jenks
Diri J.C. Nelson
John Gray W. H. H. Bell
Geo. W. Funk
J. D. Ferguson
The
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E. &. Rice
W.T. Wilson
W. W. Ross
J. F Brookmeyer
DIREC
Dennis Uhl
F. M. Harwood
E. Mulholland
Strong Reserve Fund
C. C. Heffley
Undertakers
Market St
the Wipperman Abstract Co
Fourth St
Kroeger*& Strain
Www
W. Ross
First National Bank
G. W. Cogley
Insurance and Real Estate
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Manon
Miller
Travel
Frank Lillie Pollock
Reis
Margaret
Sullivan
Arman
Carlton
F. J. Cheney
A. D
General Smirnoff
General Fock
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He Doesn
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St. Louis
New York
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Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania Line
W.W. Richardson
North Pacific
Via
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Port Wayne
Wabash Valley Traction GO
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Fort Vi
Vice
Wayne
Gunn
Yue
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