Des Moines Grocer’s Disguise Sparks Near Lynching
Roy Henry a Des Moines grocer dressed as a black man to follow his wife and her alleged lover James Beering. Adowntown street scuffle ensued with Beering, a mob formed, Henry was dragged toward a lamp post before exposing his ruse. Beering fled, Mrs Beering cried, and Henry and his wife left together after the crowd dispersed.
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Henry
James Beering
R Beering
Beering
Mrs. Henry
Sas
Candidates vow to curb vote buying in Paris county race
In Paris Illinois on October 5 all county office candidates from both parties signed an anti vote buying pledge. They plan a meeting of election judges Saturday to push enforcement of polling place distances and election laws. The agreement bars direct or indirect money for buying votes and requires affidavits of expenses and contributions within five days after the election.
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Paris
Ill
Jtcal
Farmers to debate subsidy at Carroll county school
Farmers along the Logansport to Frankfort interurban line will meet tomorrow evening at Center School House Carroll County to hear George W Burkhart debate representatives of the company on whether farmers should grant a subsidy to the line.
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Logansport & Frankfort
Center School House
Carrol County
George W. Burkhart
Blackburns Casca Royal Pills Offer Tasteless Cure
A Dayton inventor Sir Robert Blackburn introduces Blackburns Casca Royal Pills as a superior taste free medicine to castor oil. He claims the pill blends known remedies into a mild cathartic without nausea and promises reliable relief, priced at 1s 6d per package.
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Robert Blackburn
Dayton
Blackburn
The County Chairman at Nelson Theatre October 7
George Ade's political satire The County Chairman headlines at the Nelson on Wednesday October 7. The production is billed as a picture not a caricature with epigrams and a charming love story. Also shown is Mamma's Baby with Chestnut sings and motion pictures to close the show. The Crystal Theatre opens with a strong vaudeville bill led by the Four Holcombes and a star lineup including DeMonde and Dinsmore, Stith and Stith, and Cor Gia Hollis. The Phantom Detective melodrama features the American Newsboys Quartet. The attraction opens October 7 under Rowland & Clifford.
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George Ade
Nelson
Hardie
Logansport
Missouri
The
Crystal
Blue Devils
Holcombes
Holcombos
Stith
DeMonde
Dinsmore
Cor Gia Hollis
Hoys
New York
Rowland & Clifford Amusement Company
Broadway matinee delights crowd with new wrestling act
A large Broadway theatre matinee audience praised the Frey Trio of Roman athletes for a novel wrestling and posing act. A lecture accompanying the act proved educational and worthwhile. Pollard the European juggler impressed as the best yet seen, with new manipulations. Burkhart and Berry offered a fully engaging act.
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Broadway
Frey
Pollard
Burkhart and Berry
Belief in a wife Drives a Man to Success
A narrator argues that marriage empowers men, claiming a wife’s belief in him boosts confidence and skill. He meets a bachelor who contemplates marriage, and the exchange confirms that support from a spouse can lift a man toward greater achievement. The tale centers on faith, partnership, and domestic influence.
Man Answered the Ad Beguiling Brooklyn Boy
Special to the Reporter New York October 5 A 14 year old Joseph Schuerecker advertised for work and trusted a stranger who offered pay and promises He left for a non existent office at 431 Broadway with 35 cents in his pocket and borrowed money and a pocket knife later the employer vanished leaving a cautionary tale for families and a missing office address
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New York
Joseph Schuerecker
Joe
Hey
Forty-second Street
Brooklyn
Joseph
Broadway
Reade Street
Real Estate Transfers and Mortgages Ledger
Elias Wildermuth and Burns buy lot 8 Mary J Snider add city for 850.4. Katherine Velsey buys lot 13 Ellen Kanty add Holland street for 1250. Blanche Harrison buys from Velsey for 1250. Middleton to Wise and others NE 1-4 etc sections 16 11 and 2 3 10 11 51.66 for 3000. Eight real estate mortgages filed 14300. three chattel mortgages filed 404. two releases of mortgages filed 850.
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Elias Wildermuth
William H
Clara A. Burns
Mary J. Snider
Katherine Velsey
Blanche Harrison
Ellen Kanty
Holland Street
Daniel Middleton
Andrew M. Wise
N. E
N. Ks
Mrs Flora Neff Chooses Kokomo As Permanent Home
Mrs Flora T. Neff, who left her husband Dr J N Neff last week, writes she will settle in Kokomo as her permanent home. She cites nineteen years of cruelty and says she has supported herself. She will educate the couple’s daughter and fit a cozy home in Kokomo.
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Flora T. Neff
J. N. Neff
Kokomo
Bendix plant to locate here after stock subscribed
A Bendix alloy plant is to locate locally once $75,000 in stock is raised. $5,000 has been subscribed so far and $18,000 remains. New subscribers include H. Porter George W. Cann Harry Fidler E W Kelly Jacob Herz Lewis Ray James J. Barnes D A Youngker A J Morrow Follen Hagenbuck Dr J H Little W Beale J B Taylor Harry C Tritt Rice Hardware Co B F Long Cummings Viney B F Keesling George M Hadley John Alber John Snider M McCaffrey Co Ensfield Geyer.
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Eaamee
H. Porter
George W. Cann
Harry Fidler
E. W. Kelly Jacob Herz
Lewis Ray
James J. Barnes
D. A. Youngker
A. J. Morrow
Follen & Hagenbuck
Dr. J. H. Little
W. ¥. Beale
J. B. Taylor
Harry C. Tritt
Rice Hardware Co
B. F. Long
Cummings & Viney
B. F. Keesling
George M. Hadley
John Alber
John Snider
M. McCaffrey & Co
Ensfield & Geyer
Young Sleuths Caught in Chicago Return Home
Warren Smith and Walter Johnson both fifteen of Indianapolis were seized in Chicago where they sought detective work after reading yellow magazines. They have been brought back home after staying several days.
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Warren Smith
Walter Johnson
Indianapolis
Chicago
Dainty Morsels for Afternoon Tea Feature Nabisco Wafers
A refined tasting note suggests adding rock candy to afternoon tea in place of sugar. Nabisco Sugar Wafers are served alongside to delight, crisply flavorful and delicately refined. A sample tin demonstrates how well the wafers complement the dainty tea setting.
Champion Gas Bill Battle Ends With Court Victory
In New York on October 5 the Baum music hall fire led to a gas bill dispute. The court ruled the gas company must pay costs after the proprietors argued the 71,300 feet claimed were burned in the February 25 blaze and the meter was destroyed.
Horse Flees Wagon Near Lucerne Depot
A horse driven by John Stevens, a farmer near Lucerne, ran away when the wagon broke. The wagon scattered its produce, and the horse was later caught at the Vandalia depot.
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John’ Stevens
Lucerne
Yan “Uwily Sa
College Hinchen
Vandalia
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Edgar County
Ade
Chestnut
Phoebe Snow
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Phantom Detective
Jim Hackler
SAS Safras
Nelson Theatre
Miss Dinsmore
Crystal Theatre
Petteres
Gle
Boy
Enroute
Ss. M. Velsey
W. Fi. Porter Corner
Fourth and Market Sts
Jacob Herz
Market Street
Mrs. Neff
Champeen
Grab
Planton
Jew
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Burkhart and
Berry Miss Maude
the Kinetoscope
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