Alberta Promise From a Vancouver Spaniard
Mr. Austin recounts his move from Western Washington to Alberta Birch Lake near Edmonton after a government loan. He details quick conversion to farming with 98 acres in crop, two acres of potatoes, fifty cattle, and strong prices for grain and feed. He notes mild winters and growing communities two miles from a railway station with churches and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Western Canada
Ranfurly
Alberta
J. N. Grieve
Spokane
Washington
Edmonton
Birch Lake Country
Birch Leake
Birch Lake
Canada
Western
S. Austin
Kind Hearted Jane Feeds Orphan Chickens
A motherly figure asks Jane about making chicken broth for the chicks. Jane confirms she prepared the broth long ago and fed the chicks with it, showing care and attentiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Dixon resigns from golf club after divorce
Dixon resigned from the golf club following his divorce from his wife. The move leaves him entirely un dinked according to the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Probably Not.
Dialogue fragment shows a playful exchange about affection and family roles with no clear news event or named entities.
Murine Eye Remedy Promises Relief From Irritated Eyes
Proven by experienced physicians the marine eye remedy claims to relieve red weak weary and watery eyes. It adheres to pure food and drug laws and promises soothing pain without smarting.
Lewis' Factory Single Binder 5c Cigars Ad
An advertisement claiming Lewis' Single Binder cigars are preferred over 10c cigars. Mentions factory in Peoria Illinois and sales to everyday smokers with playful dog and cat life imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Water From The Styx Supposed To Be Fine For Mucilage
A claim assigns the River Styx water as suitable for making mucilage. The note lacks corroborating details on source, method, or safety considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Styx
Shively Elected United States Senator by Indiana Assembly
Benjamin F Shively of South Bend was chosen United States senator by a joint ballot of the Indiana legislature to succeed James A Hemenway. He becomes the state's first Democratic senator in a decade and thanked the assembly for the votes. The budget for state institutions totals 5124244 41 with 1785705 for maintenance and 3337489 41 for specific improvements. Bills include reform of jury commissions wage garnishment changes and a Gary superior court proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Indianapolis
Benjamin F. Shively
South Bend
Indiana
James A. Hemenway
Senate
House
Gov. Hall
Shively
Joint Assembly
General Assembly
India
David Turpie
Albert J. Beveridge
Hemenway
Durre
Evansville
Senator Beveridge
Legislative Visitation Committee
Horace Hanna
Grieger
Sicks
Indiana reapportionment eyed by state auditor figures
State Auditor figures show Indiana white and colored voters totaling 745,227 with 57,325 per congressional district and 14,905 per senatorial district. Lake county could gain a second representative and a senator, Marion would gain a representative and a senator, Vigo could gain three representatives and a joint representative, with total assembly seats fixed at 50 senators and 100 representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditor of State
Indiana
General Assembly
Lake Michigan
Lake County
Gary
Porter County
Marion County
Vigo County
Governor Opposes Mansion Bill Over City Residence Funding
Gov Marshall announces opposition to the 150000 appropriation for a governor residence and executive mansion in the city. Gov Hanly’s last message recommended 75000 for the same purpose and Senator Cox introduced a bill for 150000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Hanly
Cox
Local option repeal debate stalls in county caucus
Republican house members met to decide on county local option but reached no conclusion. Schroeder Hewig from Evansville and Ratliff from Richmond oppose binding caucus action and favor repealing the county option law. Democrats undecided yet with six or seven expected to oppose repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Schroeder
Hewig
Evansville
Ratliff
Richmond
Law Attack Targets Three Mile Road Statute
The three mile road law faces major reform efforts this session with several bills to repeal or amend it. Senator Halleck proposed a measure allowing 50 property owners to file a remonstrance, requiring a two thirds township vote to proceed after remonstrance. Under current rules the township bears the cost and distant areas bear the burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halleck
Third Employers Liability Bill Moves Through Senate
A new employers liability bill would hold all employers responsible for injuries to employees when caused by defective machinery or tools or by employer negligence. It would remove contributory negligence as a defense, unlike prior bills with limited reach. Publicity bills gain Senate approval for campaign fund disclosure and corporate contribution bans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Mattingly
Senate Committee
Sunday Baseball Bill Seeks Permit for Pro Games
A Monday bill would amend Sunday law to allow professional baseball on Sundays if the game is at least 1,000 feet from any church and played between 2 PM and 6 PM. The measure, previously passed by the House two years ago but defeated in the Senate, was greeted with cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Indianapolis
Senate
Indiana Retail Merchants’ Association
Indiana Retail Grocers’ Association
Gary
House
Hoiana Observes Foundation Day at Indiana University Parade
Indiana University marked Foundation Day with no classes while students faculty alumni and friends joined a gymnasium program and a campus parade led by the college band. Faculty speeches included President William Lowe Bryan and Prof. A Ross addressing Rampant Commercialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2. A. Ross
University of Wisconsin
Alburger
Graduate School
Medical School
Indianapolis
Law School
Liberal Arts
Cc D Hess Dies After Paralysis In Westville
Cc D Hess, 75, once manager of the Crosby opera house Chicago and a noted theatrical figure, suffered paralysis at his Westville home and died soon after in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. D. Hess
Westville
C. D. Hess
Crosby Opera House
Chicago
United States
Wife Distraught Over Husband Plight In Fort Wayne
Mrs. Harry Painter, aged 20, wife of the man arrested for attempting criminal assault at Pennsylvania Station two weeks ago, threatened suicide as her husband was led to jail, her mind distraught by his plight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Harry Painter
Pennsylvania Station
Teenager’s attempted self harm under family quarrel
Lee Harris aged 16 attempted suicide after a quarrel with parents over school. He pretended to reach for his overcoat and seized a loaded rifle, shooting himself in the chest. The bolt was deflected by a rib and he survived. recovery possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Lee Harris
Last remnants of defunct Indiana National bank sold
Final assets of the defunct Indiana National bank sold for 38 dollars against face values totaling 24000 dollars. The sale wipes the bank from the ledger as creditors and the public note the tiny recovery on the distant bank’s papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iilkhart
Indiana National Bank
Hoosier Happenings In Brief From Several Cities
Shelbyville reports Everett Comstock arrested and sent to Indianapolis to face desertion charges after five days in service. Anderson notes a burglar at Moland Art Store frightened away before breaking the safe. Goshen sees Harley Shank discover his wife and six week old baby missing with a farewell note. Rushville hunter Joseph Coldwell narrowly escapes injury when a companion shoots at a rabbit. Anderson informs 600 pupils enrolled in midwinter high school exams. Fort Wayne brokers warn 75 percent of local butter unsuited for tables. Wabash says Charles L Jacobs, missing five days, is declared of unsound mind by circuit court. Terre Haute reports John Gleason surrendering to wagon officer at jail while wanted in Kentucky for horse theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Everet Comstock
Indianapolis
Columbus
Anderson
Moland Art
Goshen
Harley B. Shank
Rushville
Joseph Coldwell
Fort Wayne
Hoosier Wedding at Capital in National Society Stir
Washington reports a high profile wedding as Miss Hemenway daughter of Senator Hemenway wed Mr A Bennett Gates both Hoosiers. The ceremony drew wide official attendance and stirred Washington society, marking a notable social event of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemenway
A. Bennett Gates
Indianapolis
Froom Washington
Temenway
Indiana
A. Bennett
Gates
Rhodius Marriage Null Declared Void by Judge Mason
Judge Mason of the Greenfield circuit court ruled the 1907 marriage between Elma Dare and George Rhodius null and void. He found Rhodius of unsound mind at the time and said the union was not his free act. Rhodius, a millionaire, married Elma in Louisville on January 21, 1907 and soon fled to Pennsylvania before being brought back to Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodius
Greenfield
Mason
Greenfield Circuit Court
Louisville
Elma Dare
George Rhodius
Elma Doddsworth
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Train Strikes Handcar Near Lafayette Fatal Injury
East-bound Big Four train No. 2 collided with a handcar on the Altamont section near Lafayette. George Arbogast, 23, suffered probable fatal injuries with his left leg nearly severed and serious internal wounds after warnings from the engineer went unheard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Altamont
Big Four
Lafayette
George Arbogast
Monument for Colfax Proposed by South Bend Chamber
South Bend Chamber of Commerce seeks a Colfax statue in the city. Resolutions urge the Indiana legislature to appropriate 16000 dollars for the project in President Grant's first term era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
South Bend
Schumer Colfax
United States
Grant
Congress
Lawsuit Filed Against Monon Rail for Damages
Bloomington administrator Stephen Coen's estate sues the Monon Railroad for 19000 in damages after Coen was killed six weeks ago while returning home from a shopping trip. The case seeks recovery of losses from the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Monon
Bloomington
Thomas Minet
Stephen Coen
Agaist
Coan
Man and Money Disappear in Bedford Case
Iden Harned, night clerk at the Dorsey restaurant, is sought by Bedford New Albany and Louisville police after diamonds worth 500 dollars belonging to Mrs Dorsey and all cash vanish from the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gedford
Iden Harned
Bedford
New Albany
Louisville
Dorsey
State Briefs From Several Cities
Jasonville janitor Reed escaped serious injury when a large snow ice mass fell from a school roof. Terre Haute park project moves forward as Pilaging site assessment is confirmed. Princeton elects Judge Oscar M Welborn president of Peorse National Bank succeeding John W Ewins. Newport 14 year old Roy Jared dies after being run over by a train. Columbus a family of four survives on 45 cents weekly per court ruling. Fort Wayne saloon owner shoots Toledo bartender C Walter Thornton after a dispute over 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasonville
Reed
Terre Haute
Board of Public Works
Locust
Tim Streets
Princeton
Oscar M. Welborn
Gibson Vike
Peorse’s National Bank
John W. Ewins
Newport
Roy Jared
Wiliam Jared
Opedee
Here
Columbus
Hacker
Board of Children’s Guardians
Anna McMillan
William McMillan
Fort Wayne
C. Walter Thornton
Toledo
C. J. Scott
Harrison and
Main Streets
Humorous Soap Firm Letter Delights Readers
A Bright Side to business recounts a spoof by a Cake & Son soap maker. A retailer complains of missing soap with misspellings and mock sarcasm, ending with a joke about finding the soap under the counter. The piece lampoons business letters and humor in commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cake & Son
Richard Jones
P. S
Skin eruption cured after Cutiura Remedies
A Winchester Tennessee mother reports her two and a half year old daughter suffered a painful itchy eruption on the hips and legs. After two doctors failed, two weeks of Cutiura Remedies cleared the rash by February and no new sores appeared by age fourteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Whitaker
Winchester
Tenn
His Fate
Dialogue heavy fragment features a man and a woman discussing resemblance to a carpet with threats to shake it soon. No clear event, person, or place identified.
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Ella
Fred
Stella
Father
Indiana Assembly
B. F. Shively
Indiana University
Purdue University
State Normal School
Institution
Eas
Central
Hospital the Insane
Eastern Hospital For the
Sere Eee
Northern Hospital For the Insane
Southeastern Hospital For the Insane
Southern Hospital For the Insane
Bovys
Etseenee
Seeenegeee
Aenee
Hoiana
Telegraphic Chronicle
Hoosier
Charles L. Jacobs
George Jacobs
West Virginia
John Gleason
Westpoint
Sughrue
Capital
California
Fic Syrup Co
Cutiura
Dude
Miss Sly
Dr.d.jayne
Raat
Guate
ST. Louis
Treet
St. Howe
City
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