Cotton Speculators Plague St Louis Market
St Louis reports cotton cornering by local speculators. Also a Newberry County man Vicker Smith dies and sons Walter and Howard feud over burial plans leading to stabbing and shooting. Hebron Indiana claims healthiest town status with no deaths in two years and 45 residents over 70. Haskell Baker Car Co Michigan City plans 30 cars daily due to revived business. payroll to $30,000 and a monster plant addition underway.
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Vicker Smith
Newberry County
South Carolina
Walter
Howard
Plaward
Hebron
Ind
United States
Haskell & Baker Car Company
Michigan City
Japan agrees to arbitrate Hawaii dispute
OCR items report Japan consenting to arbitrate the Hawaii dispute. Other notes include Otto Goebel's death in Martinsville Indiana from heart failure, Rolling Mills at Newbury resuming work, a hotel heating mishap in Cincinnati, Alaska postal service plans, Indianapolis fountain facts, a Jersey City confectioner contest, and assorted ads for clothing and goods.
Disjointed Note on Store Relocation and Rising Prices
A fragment notes plans to move into a new building and tear down the old store room. The text mentions crowns or day, contractors, and pushing to relocate feeds, with prices rebuilt in every department and a push toward moving stock to homes rather than the new building.
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Koieb
Rebuilding Bargains in Dry Goods and Silks
Bargain sale offers thousands of prints lawns linens dress goods and cottons at low prices. Notable deals include 312 cents a yard for many prints and lawns with heavy reductions on muslin sheeting ginghams organdies and lace goods. Numerous bolts of white goods and dress fabrics such as muslins percales and silk taffetas promoted with reduced yard prices and fashion items like shirt waists skirts and lace dimities.
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Oranpes
Texas Preacher Elopes with Minister's Daughter Spark Shootings
Rev Captain Jones from Fannin County Texas eloped with Rev James Widsby's daughter age sixteen to the Indian Territory. Widsby and followers pursued. Jones shot and left for dead, later died after naming his attackers. Widsby Yarbrough and four others arrested at Bonham.
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Captain Jones
Fannin County
Texas
James Widsby
Widsby
Yarbrough
Jones
Yarbough
Bonham
De Witts Little Early Risers Promote Liver Health
An advertisement by G. W. Bass touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as the famous pills to regulate the liver and relieve a sick headache.
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de Witt
G.W. Bass
DeWitt
Pilis
Immense Snake Reported South West of Town
Residents sighted a large black snake seven miles southwest, described as 20 to 25 feet long and as big around as a stove pipe. The sighting followed reports spanning twenty five years with a first clear view by Aaron Blunk last Monday. The creature fled into the woods when approached.
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Aaron Blunk
Mr. Blank
Ray
Cal Chandler Attacked by Cory Harvey at Waverly Bridge
Cal Chandler was beaten with a heavy club by Cory Harvey during a fishing outing near the Waverly bridge Saturday evening. The men fell into the water, Chandler bled from wounds, and Harvey was arrested and later acquitted after a squire Meedenhall trial. The case followed a recent marital separation claim by Harvey against Chandler, with fear of further trouble.
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Cal Chandler
Johnnie Killian
Waverly Bridge
Cory Harvey
Chandler
Harvey
Thompson
Marshal Low
Squire Meedenhall
Town Council Sits In Turmanaday Drug Store Heat
The town council met in regular session Tuesday night in J. Wurnaday's drug store due to heat at the usual meeting place. All members were present except N H Butler. The cemetery ordinance, read at the July meeting, was passed after a third reading by suspension. The vote ended in a tie between J W York and F W Matthews for ayes and H C Scearce and P A Morrison for noes. Morrison, as presiding officer, could not cast another vote to break the tie, leaving the matter for further action. Douglas Fields and Orin Carlisle bid on extra stone work for the east end culvert. Field won at 40 cents per yard. A petition from West Harrison Street residents to lower the grade near Jefferson Street was referred to J W York and P A Morrison.
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J. W Tornaday
N.H. Butler
J. W. York
F. W. Matthews
Noes
West Harrison Street
Harrison Street
Jefferson Street
P. A. Morrison
Bethany Park Excursions Begin July 26 at Indiana Line Station
Bethany Assembly hosts daily entertainments with a speaker list of distinguished men and women. Excursion tickets sold from Indianapolis and Vincennes Division stations on the Pennsylvania Lines. Last sale date August 16.
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Bethany Assembly
Bethany Park
Indianapolis & Vincennes
Pennsylvania Lines
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