Frankfort free mail de liven and local notices of 19thcentury events
Frankfort begins free mail delivery January 1. Various local items include marriage licenses in Golien October 55, Seymour butter dish factory thriving, Charley Hinton shipping timber to Dupont, and updates on water works, schools, deaths, crimes, and notable residents across Indiana towns.
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Frankfort
Franklin
Golien
Seymour
Charley Hinton
Dupont
Andy Donlan
Broadway
Princeton
Anderson
Woolen
Indiana Foundry
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln City
Spencer County
Rats, illnesses, and deaths punctuate Indiana newsbits
A half day event reports 173 rats killed with a ferret in English. Diphtheria abates at Scottsburg. schools reopen. Obituaries note John Harris aged 70 in Columbus and Betsy Fewell in Saluda. Several court cases, incidents, and local happenings fill the page, from a Marion jail critique to Calico Hop at Odd Fellows Hall and a statue dedication for T B Ford.
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English
Scottsburg
John Harris
Columbus
Eclipse to grace sky with long awaited lunar spectacle
A total lunar eclipse visible across the United States tomorrow evening will last about ninety minutes. The event favors New England and Middle States, with the total phase from 5 37 to 7 05 standard time and partial phase extending to 8 o'clock, promising a bluish green tint as the moon passes through Earth’s shadow. Mrs Pauline Roth arrives in Indianapolis as a giantess of 380 pounds and mother of eleven, traveling with her husband and family aboard the August Victoria.
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New England
Middle States
United States
Madison
New York
Pauline Roth
Roth
Violinist Miss Braham to Perform in Rushville Concert
From the Columbus Herald Miss Braham of Rushville plays the violin in Monday’s concert. Judge Friedley may be asked to act as special judge at next week’s circuit court session. James Beggs, assaulted two weeks ago by the Newbys, is improving and will recover. St Bartholomew’s Catholic church should be ready for occupancy by January costing $25 000 with $19 000 paid. John Q Davison formerly of Madison is much better and many friends are relieved by his improving condition.
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Squire Cravens
William Ellis
Shelby Township
Smith L. Ray
St.Mary’s of the Woods Academy
Terre Haute
Luther Ward
Jackson County
U. K
Volga
Indiana State Fair Association
Indianapolis
A. O. Carr
Louisville
Christian Church
Milton Boland
Mitchell
State Board of Education
O. F. Watson
Court House
Walnut Street
Madison
Muncie
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Kerry Gows
Hollis
Mosser
Columbus Herald
Braham
Rushville
Friedley
Circuit Court
James Beggs
Newby’s
St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church
John Q. Davison
Davis
Cakes Without Eggs Proclaim Dr Price Cream Baking Powder
Observers note the powder makes fine pastries without eggs, reducing butter needed for shortening and easing egg shortages. It claims fastest griddle cakes and wedding cakes beside clear purity, free from ammonia, alum, or adulterants.
Edinburg School Dismissal Sparks Jurisdiction Debate
Confusion grows as Miss Magruder’s dismissal in Edinburg prompts questions of jurisdiction. County Supt Patterson found no authority over city boards and asked state officials for guidance. The case mirrors a Supreme Court dispute, with patrons pressing for reinstatement while the town school board awaits action.
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Edinburg
Magruder
Henap
Patterson
Vories
Smith
County Board of Education
Supreme Court
Flag Presentation at College Hill High School
Crowded College Hill High School in Lancaster township heard Supt. O F Watson present a flag for the public school. Township trustee William M Landon accepted the flag, Principal Officer raised it, with remarks by Johnathan Schooley and Capt Van Osdol. A patriotic program proceeded into last night with a missing informant.
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College Hill
Lancaster Township
O. F. Watson
William M. Landon
Officer
Institution of Learning
Johnathan Schooley
Capt
Vanosdol
Ingalls plans routes for Big Four expansion
The Lawrenceburg Register notes The Indianapolis News predicts the Big Four will extend from Greensburg to Madison and Louisville, while denying an Aurora extension due to distance. It suggests Ingalls will push along the L. C. and D. line into Ohio and Switzerland counties when he acts.
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Indianapolis News
Greensburg
Madison
Louisville
Aurora
Chicago
Ingalls
Ohio
Switzerland
River News Reports Slow River Recovery and Shipping
The piece notes continued poor river conditions at Caseyville with no notable improvement. It details arrivals and sales, including Captain Voorhees from New Orleans, the Mabel Co. vessel, and the Hiawatha sale for 12,500 at St. Louis to Texas buyers. It also covers the Baltimore and San Francisco war steamers, coal prospects on the Kanawha, and a large outbound cargo from New Orleans totaling tens of thousands of bales of cotton and other goods.
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Ohio
Oscar Barrett
Madison
Charlie McDonald
Louisville Times
Hiawatha
St. Louis
Texas
Baltimore
San Francisco
Hinton
West Va
New Orleans
Liverpool
Barcelona
Dunkirk
Genoa
New York
Havre
Bremen
Spanish Honduras
Galveston
Preventing Rheumatism With Hood's Sarsaparilla Ads
The advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifier to prevent rheumatism by keeping the blood pure and free of acids. It also touts Hood's Pills to restore peristaltic action and invigorate the liver for constipation relief.
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Hood
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W. H. Powell
Moore’s Hill College
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A. J. Asher
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Hanover College
Jack” Curtis
Dec Johnson
Squire Allen
James Chittenden
Jeffersonville
G. J. Orvis
W.H. Shields
Crawfordsville
Oldfather
Hanover
Jack
Ft. Wayne
Milton Free Press
W. Kenner
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Maud Mahaffey
First
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Will Lyons
Hattie Lewis
Second Presbyterian Church
Kokomo
Winchester Township
Porter County
East First Street
New Albany
Eliza McCoy
Dallas
Clark County
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Maggie Donniger
Shelbyville
Mary 5. Adams
George III
Pittsburgh
Heberhart’s
North Dakota
Missouri River
Marion
Betsy Fewell
Saluda
Philip Schlaudt
Lawrenceburg
Capt. Myers
Robert Graham
Frank Grossman
Lindley Lawson
William Pender
Pennsylvania
David Wright
David A. Ball
Hugh M. Bercaw
Clinton County
Boone County Detective Association
Bercaw
James Taylor
Pittsburg
Mr. Ford
Marshal Renschler
Patton
Jeffersonville Penitentiary
Elmer Sauley
West Madison
Evansville
Patten
Dr. Price
R. A. Williams
River News
Caseyville
Capt. Voorhees
Mabel Co. Meaur
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