Trial A Fiasco Over Indianapolis Mayor Bell Indictments
Newcastle Times quotes a Madison Herald article denouncing the Indianapolis trial of Mayor Bell as a Democratic vendetta. It argues prosecutors target Democrats while Republicans share alleged fraud, calling the case a politically motivated conspiracy aimed at discrediting rivals and restoring Republican power.
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Bell
Indianapolis
Indiana
Democrata
Henry County
New Castle
Eichorn
Marion County
Republican Party
Newcastle Limes
Foster Family Reunion Draws Nine Sons of Mrs Allie Foster
Mrs Allie Foster of Jackson county Indiana attended a Foster family reunion near Deputy Crothersville with her nine living sons. The father is deceased and no daughters are in the family. Eldest son is forty and youngest twenty. Sons listed as F C Foster Brownstown A M Foster Indianapolis H K Jacob Herbert Emerson Harrison Frank Arthur Foster all nearby.
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Crothersville
Ind
Allie Foster
Jackson County
Hanover College Opens Eighty Third Year With Record Enrollment
Hanover Indiana September reports Hanover College started its eighty third year with record enrollment on day one. Regular classes began, late registrations continued as professors Lawrence and Oldfather led Mathematics and Ancient Languages departments and L. L. Huber began as assistant Chemistry professor. Sweden exports about 12 million dollars in butter yearly.
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Hanover
Ind
Hanover College
R. S. Lawrence
C. H. Oldfather
L. L. Huber
Madison Man Praises Dean's Kidney Pills
Peter Stephanus of 730 N Jefferson St Madison states his back pain and rheumatic aches improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports relief after a few doses and full health since, urging others to try the remedy. Fos ter Milburn Co Buffalo NY distributes the product.
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Madison
Peter Stephanus
Jefferson Street
Dean
Stephanus
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Adv
Roustabout Will Ford Dies Aboard Steamer City of Cincinnati
Will Ford known as Chicken a longtime roustabout on the Ohio river died aboard the City of Cincinnati while en route from Cincinnati to Louisville. He was stricken a mile below Patriot Indiana and the coroner in Louisville was notified.
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Will Ford
Chicken
Ohio River
City of
Cincinnati
Cincinewati
Louisville
Patriot
Ind
Ford
Ellis Duncan
Pioneer Jennings County Resident Peter Eder Dies
Peter Eder of North Vernon Indiana died at eighty five from senility. Survived by four daughters and three sons. Funeral at St Ann Catholic Church with interment in St Ann Cemetery. Also a note of a poem quoting a line from Woman's Home Companion.
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North Vernon
Ind
Peter Eder
Jennings County
Germany
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
St. Ann Cemetery
Better Yet A Candidate Sees Baby as Future President
A candidate muses that the farmer's infant might grow to be president of the republic. The farmer objects, clarifying the child is a girl and the exchange turns into a pointed jab about gender and power in a Cleveland Plain Dealer item.
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Republic
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wheelwright and boatwright at work in verse
A Richmond Times Dispatch poem playfully contrasts a wheelwright who gives his life to wheels a boatwright who toils on boats and a playwright who finds work in play noting the contrast between labor and artistry.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Poor Commuter Breakfast Ritual Cited in Dispatch
A commuter jokes about the need for a proper breakfast as he rushes to catch a 6 15 train. The St. Louis Post Dispatch frames the quip as a glimpse of city life and daily travel priorities.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Indifference quoted by Mr Kepper in Detroit Free Press
A brief quotation from Mr Kepper in the Detroit Free Press condemns indifference as a dreadful fault and praises vigor as essential. The playful couplet notes a fellow’s worth lies in being full of pepper.
Too Precise
Mauvie reports the young man keeps late hours and is in bed by midnight while Papa insists he stays until midnight and clarifies the habit extends to early morning hours in this dialogue fragment from Pitts church press.
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Papa
Marie
Mauvie
Apa
Pittschurch Press
Sense and Nonsense A Judge Note
A judge comments that light whimsy pleases the best men but excess provokes offense and returns to plain sense. The verse frames balance between folly and prudence in judgment.
Jinks and Dancers Stir Up Talk in Richmond
A clipped exchange notes Mrs Jinks and the girls dancing while Jinks remains tied to his old role as paying the piper. The piece hints at conflict over uniting or prolonging a distant dispute between factions in Maxica.
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Grubbs
Jinks
Stubbs
Arbitration and diplomacy to win back calm in Mexico
A clipped editorial note argues arbitration appeals to the public and reduces the burden of war. It hints that peaceful cultural ties like music and food could ease tensions and restore harmony with Mexico.
Sixth Veterans Gather for Reunion at G A R Headquarters
The Sixth regimental veterans met at the G A R headquarters in the county courthouse basement then moved to the council chamber for proceedings led by J P Burroughs. Officers were elected with James S Campbell president Cornelius Hurley vice president John B Anderson secretary and Dr P C Holland treasurer. Moses Smith gave the keynote address and next year’s reunion was set for Columbus.
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Court House
Council Chamber
J. P. Burroughs
Westport
John B. Anderson
Elizabeth
P.C Holland
Bloomington
James S. Campbell
Crothersville
Cornelius Hurley
Columbus
John B Anderson
Elizabethtown
P. C. Holland
Moses Smith
Exeter
Smith
Mr. Hurley
John L. Jones
Maple Grove
B. M. Hutchine
Sixth
Hutching
Mr. Hutching
Regimental Association
A G. Cotton
Vernon
Jamesa Campbell
Crotheraville
Ind
Industrial accidents study cites 25000 annual fatalities
A United States Department of Labor bulletin by Frederick L. Hoffman estimates 25,000 fatal industrial accidents annually among American wage earners and about 700,000 injuries causing more than four weeks disability. Railroads and agriculture each account for roughly 4,200 fatalities yearly.
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Washington
Frederick L. Hoffman
United States Department of Labor
New York Medical Record
Iron and Steel Industry
United States
Bowser Becomes Infuriated Over Euchre Game
In a domestic wart of wits over euchre Mrs Bowser outplays her husband Mr Bowser who accuses cheating. He swears he will never play again and storms off to the family drug store. The quarrel exposes pride and sparring between spouses as neighbors comment on curious women and cards.
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Mr. Bowser
Mrs. Bowser
Nave
Mitch
Chicago
Mra. Bowser
Hoyle
Sloyle
Wroyle
Mar
Bowser
Doyle
Doc
Quebec Law Extends Widow’s Share in Inherited Estate
In Canada a wife must obtain a written notice from her husband to access or withdraw funds in her own name. After twenty years of agitation, Quebec’s legislature enacted a law granting a widow a portion of her husband’s estate if he dies intestate, reversing the prior practice of favoring distant relatives over the wife.
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Canada
Quebec
Robin Hood Legend Tied to English Coast Bombardment
A historical note connects the English coast recently hit by German bombardment with the Robin Hood legend. Tradition places Whitby as a site where he and Little John used longbows and cites a nearby day named after Robin Hood, supporting the belief that Robin Hood was a real living figure.
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Robin Hood
Whitby Towers
Little John
Robin Mood
Charlemagne Becomes First Kaiser Title Holder
Charlemagne becomes the first person to assume the title of kaiser solidifying the imperial office in medieval Europe. His coronation marks a pivotal shift in centralized authority uniting realms and influencing European leadership for generations.
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Charlemagne
Kaiser
Boys Claim Wolf Capture in Independence Area
Cecil Lattimer aged twelve and his ten year old brother brought a wolf scalp to the county clerk in Independence and claimed three dollars as bounty. They said the wolf was caught on the Frazer farm southeast of Independence after trapping it in a hollow log with a sack. A separate line notes Providence RI had 1,000 jitey busses in operation.
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Kansas City
Cecil Lattimer
Dames Fdgar
Ladmer
Independence
Frazer Farm
Ringing the Changes in a City Pause
The family splits for a change of air and surroundings: mother to Atlantic City, daughter to New York, son to Boston, while father remains to earn funds for bills, a lighthearted note from the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Atlantic City
New York
Boston
Philadelphia Ledger
Stray Stories Reminiscence on Soldier Dreams
A gray haired physician recalls wishing to be a soldier in youth. His parents steered him toward medicine, and a sympathetic druggist adds that many with grand ambitions settle for smaller paths.
Clerk’s Riddle Behind Public Office Note
A Louisville Courier Journal sample shows a clerk answering a visitor in a public building. The exchange jokes that the registrar’s office is upstairs with the line Upstairs is always up stairs.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Tipping His Hand in a Rural Auto Tale
Rankin accuses Uncle Sol Lodbuster of posing as an experienced chauffeur though he has owned a machine only recently. Rankin notes he left home and dumped a bag of oats in the back of the automobile, signaling inattention and a rural setting.
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Rankin
Sol Lodbuster
Dbhyl
Youngstown
Then and Now in City Life and Commerce
The City Journal notes changing courtship and leisure with autos bonbons flowers and streetcars. It recalls marriage routines and social rituals amid a wave of spending including tobacco purchases totaling 1.2 billion dollars last year.
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City Journal
American Empire Re
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J. P. Murphy
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Charles O’donnel
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Alexander Hancher
William H. Hutton
William McCauley
Oliver H. P. Theatle
New Albany
George Littrell
Lorenzo Lamphire
Taylorsville
J.C. Freese
Edinburg
J.P. Burroughs
John W. Allen
J. B. Anderson
A. S. Creath
Greensburg
F. Kendall
M. E. Creath
Columbus Republican
Labor Bureau
Hoffman
Frederick L. Hopfman
McClure Newspaper
Rio de Janeiro
Women In Canada
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