Campaign whirlwind as Indiana closes race in late October
Indiana residents hear a flurry of speeches as the final campaign week unfolds. William Jennings Bryan travels from Union City to Indiana Harbor then Chicago, with John V. Kern, Albert Beveridge, Charles Fairbanks, James E. Watson, and Thomas R. Marshall also campaigning across the state alongside figures such as David R. Francis, Albert Gore, and John Lamb arriving from other states.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
William Jennings Bryan
Union City
Indiana Harbor
Chicago
John V. Kern
Albert J. Beveridge
Charles W. Fairbanks
James E. Watson
Thomas R. Marshall
David R. Francis
Missouri
Gore and
Owen
Oklahoma
John E. Lamb
David S. Rose
Milwaukee
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Courage on the Sea of Despair Ends With Hopeful Quest
A Commodore Wardlaw plans a rescue voyage for his lost daughter. Wardlaw and Gen Rolleston buy the steam sloop Springbok and sail to trace the Proserpine's spot. Crew faces starvation as Morgan's crew ration dwindles. Hazel and Rolleston endure heat and thirst while Miss Rolleston longs for companionship.
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Wardlaw
Gen
Rolleston
Wylie
Pacific
Gen. Rolleston
Valparaiso
Wardlaw & Son
Springbok
Mr. Hazel
Michael
Morgan
Prince
Fenner
Mackintosh
Miss Rolleston
Hazel
Aloug
Benjamin Harrison monument unveiled in Indianapolis
The Benjamin Harrison monument was unveiled in University Park Indianapolis on Tuesday with a parade by the Tenth U S Infantry Indiana National Guard and state G A R posts. Vice President Fairbanks Gen John W Noble and John L Griffiths spoke as Elizabeth Harrison drew the cord to raise the flags.
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Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison
Tenth United States Infantry
Indiana National Guard
Fairbanks
John W. Noble
St. Louis
John L. Griffiths
University Park
Federal
Elizabeth Harrison
Natural gas blast tears side of Vincennes home
In Vincennes on October 27 Miss Ida Badollett entered her room with a lighted match and a leaking lamp. The blast destroyed one side of a two story frame house and fatally burned the woman’s face head and hands.
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Vincennes
Ida Badollett
Miss Baddlett
Child Fatally Burned As Lamp Explodes In Home
In Bloomington on Oct 27 a one year old, Horace Woods, pulled a lamp and spilled kerosene on his clothes. His mother tried to smother the blaze but the flames consumed him before help arrived, and he died in agony.
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Bloomington
Horace
William Woods
Despondent Drayman Ora Vare Dies After Poisoning
In Connersville on October 27 Ora Vare aged 53 in the draying business killed himself by drinking three ounces of carbolic acid. Despondent over business troubles after his horse died his only means of support vanished. The death was ruled a suicide.
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Connersville
Bee's Sting May Kill Him
Evansville October 27 John Miller a Dubois county farmer is stung on the tongue by a bee that entered his water jug His tongue and mouth are badly swollen and doctors fear for his life
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Evansville
John Miller
Dubois County
Mission Work Start Set for Indiana Kansas North Carolina Meetings
At Richmond on October 27 the American Friends Board of Foreign Missions completed initial steps to undertake foreign missions for the Indiana, Western Kansas and North Carolina yearly meetings.
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Richmond
American Friends Board of Foreign Missions
Indiana
Kansas
North Carolina
Auto Strikes Carriage In Fort Wayne Collision
Mr and Mrs J W Madden of Churubusco were slightly injured when a car owned by Dr A E Bulson Jr driven by him collided with their carriage at the Cass and Third streets corner in Fort Wayne on October 27.
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Ft. Wayne
J. W. Madden
Churubusco
A. E. Bulson, Jr
Cass and
Third Streets
Traction Car Kills Civil War Veteran in Marion
Joseph Bradford aged 80 a Civil War veteran and resident at the National Soldiers Home in Marion was killed when struck by an interurban car. He had served in the Union forces and died at the scene.
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Marion
Joseph Bradford
National Soldiers’ Home
Tipton Player Sustains Spine Injury In Kokomo Football
Leland Haines of Tipton was injured during a Kokomo football game, suffering a spinal injury that left him helpless on the field.
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Kokomo
Leland Haines
Tipton
Water in well turns red at Huntington laundry
Water from the laundry's supply well in Huntington suddenly turned a deep red, disrupting washing operations and prompting checks of the local water source. No injuries reported. Local officials investigate the cause and ensure safe supply.
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Huntington
Roanoke Residents Demand Brick Paving Rework
Residents allege contractors laid brick procement improperly across several blocks and seek remediation. Community activists push city officials for corrective work and safer sidewalks.
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Roanoke
Passage of the Cutter Could Reach Safer Waters
After anxious talks the crew decided to push the cutter through favorable winds to cover as many miles as possible. They hoped to increase chances of rescue and sight land while steering toward a climate where extreme cold was not present.
Blue Women Blues Warn of Serious Female Ailments
A historic advisory notes melancholia or the blues as often signaling serious female organic derangement and urges women with low spirits and illness to seek immediate attention.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Called Standard Remedy
For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. Letters from Mrs F Ellsworth and Mrs Mary J Williams praise its benefits, reporting relief from despondency, nervousness, backache, headaches, and improved appearance.
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F. Ellsworth
Mayville
N. Y
Bridgeport
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Doan's Kidney Pills Heralded By Logansport Man
John C. Humphreys of 612 Qtewa Street Logansport Indiana recounts sixteen years of kidney and bladder trouble and backache then relief after taking Doan's Kidney Pills. He notes permanent improvement since and reaffirms the claim in 1906. Advertisement claims price 50 cents and agent Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Logansport
John C. Humphreys
Qtewa Street
Ind
Dean
Humphreys
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United
Giraffe rope paradox and rat poisoning note
A short Iowa era note links a sharp proverb about giraffe height to rope length and mentions soap bubbles rising from hot air, followed by a claim that barium carbonate from barytes is an effective rat and mouse poison forcing pests to depart.
Ten Cents to Stop That Itch Prescription Ad
An advertisement promotes D D D Prescription as a simple soothing oil for severe skin itch. A ten cent trial bottle is offered with a promise of instant itch relief and a follow up internal remedy. The text urges readers to mail ten cents and request a trial bottle from D D D Co in Chicago.
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W. H. Porter
Fourth
Market Streets
Michigan Street
Chicago
Interurban Train Schedule Changes and Times
Effective October 1 1908 new interurban timetables show departures from the station to Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and Delphi with listed morning and afternoon runs. Eastbound services operate at 8 30 am and 1 30 pm while westbound trains leave at 8 16 pm and 3 00 pm with special runs to Boyd Park and Improved Freight Service noted.
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Peru
Wabash
Huntington
Fort Wayne
Delphi
Lafayette
Logansport
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Cluett, Peabody & Co
Troy, N. Y
Gelf Souker
Daddie
Siesis
Hoosevelt
Parker
Illinois
McKinley
Bryan
Ely
Hayfever
Ely Brehers
Warren Street
Sonia
Marvel
Yasuavie
Womer
Origgisis
the City National Bank
John Gray
W H-H. Bell
Tors A. P, Jenks Rn. Crawford I, W. Geer
Isaac Shideler
C. O. Heffley
Wipperman
Fourth St
the First National Bank
Logansport, Ind
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W.T. Wilson
W. W. Ross
J.F Brookmeyer
Dire
Dennis Ubi
F. M. Harwood
E Mulhollan
H. S. Tousiey
Tors
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B. F
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Ross
Ww. L. Fernald Wilson
Www
W. Ross
First National Bank
Kroeger & Strain Undertakers
Broadway
Kroeger
Boyan
Watson
Marshall
Kern
Beveridge
Francis
Gore
Lamb
Rose
Williams
Hoosiers
Ings
Helen
Charles Reade
Dion Boucicault
Hazisl
Harrison
Kansas City
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Col
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Beyan
Kapurthala
Senorita Delgado
Malaga
Detroit
Hotel Taller
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A LA Carte Cafe
Luucoeon
Uropean Plan
L. W. Tuller
M.A Shaw
Mgr
Stovink
C. A. Eberlein
Finnegin Hardware Co
George M. Hadley
Indiana Union Traction
U.T
Khe Komo
MB Wood
Alexandria
Fairmount
Anderson
Middletown
Muncie
Lates Mediate
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Boyd Park
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