Steamboat Disaster recalls 1868 Ohio River collision
In December 1868 the Cincinnati and Louisville Packet Company lost two steamers the United States under Capt Dick Wade and the America under Capt Dave Whittem after a crash at Rails Landing above Warsaw Kentucky. The United States burned to the waterline and was rebuilt, the America was a total loss. Surviving crew included Charles Dufour and former Jeffersonville resident W R Cheney.
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Cincinnati and
Louisville Packet Company
Packet
United States
Dick Wade
America
Dave Whittem
Rails Landing
Warsaw
Charles Dufour
W. R. Cheney
Jeffersonville
California
Retur
Cincinnati
Injunction Granted in Amended Articles of Incorporation
A court granted an injunction requesting changes in the amended articles of incorporation for the Koard company. The order pauses certain corporate actions pending further review by the party's legal representatives.
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Koard
Lucorpora
Carrolites Savioga Association Gains Extension
In Franklin Circuit Court Judge Stout ordered Secretary of State Creceliu to record amended articles of incorporation for the Carrolites Savioga Association extending its existence. The case cites prior organization before the organization tax adoption and the AG department's advice to tax capital stock.
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Frankfort
Carrolites Savioga Aud Isoal Association
Stout
Franklin Circ
Secretary of State
Creceliu
Attorney General’s Department
Indiana Woman Revived After Apparent Death
Terre Haute Indiana December 3 Miss Ida Welch thirty four was revived yesterday after seeming death following an operation The anesthetic took effect and breathing stopped color changed an undertaker used a lung motor Breathing returned within ten minutes and after three hours she had recovered strength and had a good chance to recover
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Terre Haute
Ind
Mica Ida Welch
Miss Welch
Mercury Treated Colds and Nervous Ailments Promoted
An advert claims Hall's Catarrh Care from F. Cheney & Co. of Toledo treats mercury exposure and a range of ailments. It touts internal use to affect blood and nervous system, with testimonials and a price of 75 cents.
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Hall
Manufactum
Toledo
Lolado
Ohio
F. a.Cheney & Co
Eoustipa
Hanover College Dramatic Club Stages Two Plays
Hanover College students presented Rooms to Ist a farce and Thr Ruffere a two act comedy translated from French. Prof R M Souter and Coach Rid er directed. The Bluffers cast included De Mallingear J MIllis and Betty Roberte among others with P V Fitzgibbon Frieda Schelke Mildred McKenna Ray Hinebaugh Lucia Ceuft and more in supporting roles.
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Hanover
Hanover College Dramatic Club
R. M. George
R. M. Souter
Rider
Bluffers
Mrs. Ruarel
Ada Colegate
Madison
Uncle Robbert
E. S. Allison
Gardiner
P. V. Fitzgibbon
Columbus
Frieda Schelke
Mildred McKenna
Ray Hinebaugh
Seymour
Lucia Ceuft
Viocennes
Doan's Kidney Pills End Prolonged Backache, Camerer Testimony
Mr QCamerer of Madison reports lasting relief from kidney and bladder troubles after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He says the remedy cured his backache and helped end years of suffered pain, endorsing the product and recommending it to others. The ad notes 50 cents at dealers and attributes the cure to Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster-Milburn.
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Qcamerer
Madigon
Doan
G. Camerer
Farmer
B.D. No
Madison
Camarer
Foster Mubura Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Wilson and Galt to wed at bride's home in D C
Det Washington announces President Wilson will marry Mrs Vira Galt on December eighteenth at her residence on Twentieth Street NW. Invitations are not being issued and only close relatives will attend. A Mayflower trip may follow the ceremony at about six o clock in the evening.
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Washington
Wilson
Vira
Galt
Stret
Northwest
White House
Swedish Legation Denies Von Bernstorff Communication
In Washington a Swedish legation declares that charges of the German ambassador Von Bernstorff communicating with Berlin via the Swedish embassy are denied. The clipping also references editorial remarks from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and the Washington Star regarding the matter and past conduct.
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Washington
von Bernstorff
Berlin
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Local Notes From Canaan Station And Nearby Areas
Canaan Station Suiza Land resident Cana an married last week. William Peck traveled Rush county recently. Some workers returned from Rush county and Donna Risk plans to move there. Mrs J N Gaos and Florence visited Will Craig and family and Jeff Vanosdol Saturday. Jessie Salyers ill, Pres Phillips covering mail route. Ned Harper and family visited at Wirt Sunday. Residents finished bog butchering. Lizzie Harper returned from son's home. Gertrude Stewart staying with Mrs Harry Lemen in Madigoo for a few weeks.
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Suiza Land
Lsona Vestal
Walter Land
William Peck
Rush County
Donna Risk
J. N. Gaos
Florence
Will Craig
Jeff Vanosdol
Jessie Salyers
Pres Phillips
Ned Harper
Wirt
Lizzie Harper
John
Gertrude Stewart
Harry Lemen
Madigoo
Local notes from Madison and Rome Vatican meeting
Wirt Maryland area shoppers report on Friday. Miss Annie McNutt has a new corncrib. Irvin Latta and wife visited Evert Hall. Mr Horton’s cattle shot by hunters with caution urged. Frank Wilson plans days in Indianapolis. Demarees shopped in Madison. fridge repair on new pike discussed. Rome Vatican opens Con statory with Benedict urging lasting peace and condemning war and Armenian suffering.
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Mra
Jobo Kinnear
Miss McGee
Madison
Annie McNutt
Irvin J. Latta
Evert Hall
Horton
Wirt
Frank Wilson Sa
Indianapolis
Mr. Demaree
Madie
No Surprise. Trembling suitor teases father about love
A trembly suitor claims love for the daughter causing a tense exchange with her father. The father responds with sharp sarcasm and hints the match is reciprocated, reflecting dramatic social tension in a Birmingham Age Telegram style.
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Mne
Birmingham Age Teradd
Drawing the Line in Dawn Debates
A clipped, fragmentary note from a Free Press page hints at a local dispute over land or policy, mentioning a line drawing and a morning scene with reluctance toward a late night or dawn action. The text references a public press stance in a terse, era-appropriate voice.
Fragmentary Court Transcript Joins Odd Exchange
A garbled text passage shows a courtroom dialogue with broken names and phrases. An apparent exchange mentions turning off a web and a kiss, with disjointed lines referencing a plaintiff and counsel. The source reads like a clipped transcription with missing context and unclear speakers.
Savages of the Amazon Unearthed by University Expedition
The University of Tennisylvania Musennis Amazon expedition reports discovery of Mundurucus habitat and customs including head-taking and head boiling. Dr Farabee leads the team and sends four belts of teeth to the university museum along with other specimens. He describes geographical zoological and ethnological findings.
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University of Tennisylvania Musennis
Amazon
University
Farabee
University Museum
Blind Woman Proves Skilled in Mail Bag Repair
A 26 year old blind woman named Enattie Maddox earned a trial and became a top worker in the Ore mall bag repair shop of the Post Office Department. The article also notes France plans monuments for French airman Raymond Pegoud in Alsace Montferrat and Paris, honoring his memory with sites and burials marked.
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John Wanamaker
Gener Wanamaker
Enattie Maddox
Ore
Post Office
Uncle Sam
Go as you please University described at Amersfoort
The University of Amersfoort is highlighted as a flexible institution formed less than a year ago by Belgian refugees in the Dutch town of Amersfoort. It operates without entrance exams, allows students to choose courses freely, and grants the option to end studies at any time, with Belgian and Dutch professors among its notable faculty.
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University of Amersfoort
Foreign born depositors outnumber natives in New York postal savings
The postal savings bank at the New York post office shows foreign born savers vastly exceeding natives with about three to one. Russian born depositors total 32,616 with $4,906,084 saved, Italians $2,553,670 from 32,000 accounts, and American born depositors hold $1,990,364.
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Postal Savings Bank
New York Post Office
Abont
America
Sun Valve From Gustaf Dalen Lights Panami Canal
Gustaf Dalen of Stockholm designed a sun valve to automate lights on the Panami canal. The device uses sunlight to switch lamps on and off and recently earned the inventor a prize for his innovation.
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Gustaf Dalen
Stockholm
Panami Canal
Practical Health Hint Children and Sleep
The piece cites Mrs. Rhyn Wellogg on infant sleep patterns from Good Health Magazine. It advises against waking a baby for feeding, notes newborns sleep about twenty hours daily, six month olds need about sixteen hours, and teenagers should target nine to ten hours. It links rest and quiet to calm nerves and warns fatigue causes irritability.
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Rhyn Wellogg
Good Health Magazine
Mail bugle opens odd tax payment note from Rugby
Columbus Indiana December 2 The county treasurer office received a letter from Rugby Bartholomew county containing ten dollars and a pressed clover as a tax payment claim The unsigned message asks for amnesty and insists on settling back taxes so the writer can obtain a receipt The deputy hopes the sender will reveal his name for proper receipt issuance
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Columbus
Ind
John W. Schidt
Scott Setser
Mdinburg
Rugby
Bartholomew County
Scheidt
Davin Marries Anna Mason in Wrymouth Family Ceremony
N C December report notes 26 of W D Davin’s 39 children witnessed his wedding to 39 year old Anna Mason. Seven children could not attend due to unspecified reasons leaving a mixed attendance record.
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Wrymouth
N. C
W. D. Davin
Anna Mason
Muncie Girl Takes Own Life in Tragic Act
Muncie Dec 3 Mary Belle McCormick 22 daughter of Mr and Mrs John McCormick committed death by her own action by shooting herself with a shotgun. She appeared cheerful earlier and spoke with family at luncheon. Survived by parents two brothers and three sisters.
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Muncie, Snd
Misa Mary Belle McCormick
John McCormick
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France
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