New England honors Whittier on centenary birth date
The article marks John Greenleaf Whittier born December 17 1807 and died September 7 1892 as a New England literary milestone. It notes preserved birth house in East Haverhill and lifelong home in Amesbury with memorials planned in Haverhill led by Bliss Perry Frank B. Sanborn and Julia Ward Howe. It recalls Whittier’s humble early life at Haverhill Academy selling slippers and early print debut in the Newburyport Free Press with help from William Lloyd Garrison.
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John Greenleaf
Whittier
New England
Hawthorne
Longfellow
Emerson
Holmes
Lowell
East Haverhill
Mass
Whittier Club
Haverhill
Bliss Perry
Frank B. Sanborn
Julia Ward Howe
William Lloyd Garrison
Newburyport Free Press
Garrison
Whittier The Poet Of Abolition And Humble Means
A historical sketch notes John Greenleaf Whittier as a struggling early poet who edited the American Manufacturer and studied crops and industry. It recalls his abolitionist work, modest income, debt avoidance, and mobs that once attacked him while praising him as a humane and revered New England figure.
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Whittler
New England
Whittier
George D. Prentice
New England Review
Captain Archibald Douglas Leads Navy Football Team
Archibald Hugh Douglas, captain of the Navy eleven, has been a standout in football and academics at the Naval Academy after starring at the University of Tennessee. The Knoxville native, 22, has long been a leading figure in the Army-Navy rivalry.
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Archibald Hugh Douglas
Army and Navy
West Point
Annapolis
Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Naval Academy
Governor Elect Augustus E Willson Named Republican Nominee
Augustus E Willson, recently chosen governor of Kentucky, is identified as the Republican nominee. Born in Maysville in 1846, he studied at public schools Alfred University and Harvard, graduating from Harvard in 1869. He married Mary Elizabeth Ekin in 1877 and served as chief clerk of the U S Treasury for about two years.
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Kentucky
Augustus Everett Willson
Ile
Maysville
Alfred] University
Harvard University
Harvard Law School
Mary Elizabeth Ekin
James Akin
United States Treasury Department
Congress
William S. Taylor
William Goebel
Coehel
Naval academy student a popular figure described
A Naval Academy student, about six feet tall and 175 pounds, is noted as one of the most popular students. The fragment highlights his notable social status among peers.
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Naval Academy
Knights Town Looks to Bond Vote for Plant Upgrades
Knightstown Indiana faces financial strain on its municipal electric light and waterworks with rising demand and insufficient power. The Star of Muncie notes a referendum may authorize bonds of 10 000 to enlarge and modernize the plant while the city clerk confirms no bonds or rate changes yet.
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Knightstown
Ind
Star of
Muncie
General Fund
Mason Michigan Considers Reducing City Electric Plant
The Mason common council weighs abandoning the municipal lighting plant and buying power from the Commonwealth Power company of Jackson. Officials say depreciation and repairs raise costs, while waterworks pumps may also run on electricity if the plan proceeds. A mayoral letter notes no franchise vote has occurred yet and confirms ongoing contemplation of purchasing power.
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Electrical World
Mason, Mich
Common Council
Commonwealth Power Company of
Jackson
Mason
Commonwealth Power Company
Milford Center Sells Light and Water Plant After Twelve Years
Milford Center Ohio plans auction of its municipal light and water plant due to persistent deficits and costly repairs. Board member J L Boylan notes ownership failed to achieve self support and criticizes ongoing expenses, calling the asset a white elephant.
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Milford Center
Municipal Journal and Engineer
J. L. Boylan
Board of Trustees of Public Affairs
Robbery at remote postal suboffice told to dispatch help
A female operator in a Russian postal suboffice sent a quick alert during a terrorist raid. The robbers looted the safe and left as the operator messaged central, prompting a taunting reply promising proper service once dispatched.
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Sviet
Fairfield Indiana Public Utilities Run Over Budget
Fairfield Indiana, a city of about 5,000 with its own light and water plants, reports from April 1 1903 to Dec 31 1996 show operation costs exceed appropriation by 2049 for lighting and 4314 for waterworks. Depreciation adds about 1000 annually to the cost.
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Fairfield
Cough Caution Urges Dr Shoop Poison Labels
An old medical advertisement urges consumers to demand Dr Shoop's Cough Cure with clear poison marks on the label. It warns against inferior remedies and advises careful comparison with other products to protect children from harm.
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Dr. Shoop
Carlisle News Narrow Escape and Local Notices
The Carlisle News reports a close call with calamity amid a Dec 13 issue dated Friday. Miss Laura White sells her millinery to Miss Faye Lisman who will move the store across the street and Miss White plans to relocate to Linton. Saloons face closure with Ed McCann’s and William Shepherd’s licenses expiring in 1908. Morse Encampment No 139 OF elected officers for the first half of 1908. Mr and Mrs Orson Willard travel to Lawrence Kansas then Seattle to future residence.
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Carlisle
Carlisle News
Laura White
Faye Lisman
Springer & Carruthers
Sullivan
Miss White
Linton
Ed McCann
William B. Shepherd
Morse
W. J. Brentlinger
C. P
George A. Miller
H. P
Charles A. Schu
Wv. C. Walker
J. W
E. D. Dennison
J. F. Sproatt
Orson Willard
Lawrence
Kansas
Mr. Willard
Carson
John
Minnie Garrett
Seattle
Wash
Mrs Etta Dean Wins $1000 Judgment Against Hud Son Coal
Mrs. Etta Dean of this county won a $1000 judgment against Hud son Coal and Mining company at Bloomfield on Thursday. Her husband Frank Dean was killed in the Rood mine near Farmersburg last December.
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Etta Dean
Hudson Coal and Mining Company
Bloomfield
Frank Dean
Farmersburg
Chaney Lands Good Assignment to Public Buildings Panel
Speaker Cannon appoints Congressman Chaney to the committee on public buildings and grounds. He already serves on the committee on invalid pensions and patents and succeeds Fred Landis in the public buildings panel. The move is seen as significant for the Second District and the state.
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Cannon
House of Representatives
Congressman Chaney
Chaney
Fred Landis
Mrs Jessie Deckard Sues For Divorce In Cass County Court
Mrs Jessie Deckard of Cass township files suit for divorce from Wash Deckard alleging adultery and wrongful removal of her and the infant from their home. She seeks alimony of 1000 dollars and 25 dollars monthly support.
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Jessie Deckard
Cass Township
Wash Deckard
Miner Hurt in Slate Fall at Superior Mine Near Dugger
Oliver P. Hendrickson, a well known coal miner, was severely injured Thursday afternoon by a fall of slate in the Superior mine near Dugger. Doctors report his injuries are not likely to be fatal.
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Oliver P. Hendrickson
Superior
Dugger
Physician C M Lowder Improves After Hand Injury
Dr C M Lowder of Dugger, a leading county physician, has been in serious condition due to blood poisoning from a surgical cut. He is improving and recovery is assured.
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C. M. Lowder of
Dugger
Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy Free Trial Offer
Free mail out trial of Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy from Racine Wisconsin is highlighted as a scientific prescription popular with drug gists. The notice notes dropsy signs including swelling headaches and frequent urination and cites Dr Crowley claiming cure if treated before long neglect.
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Shoop
Racine
Wis
Dr. Shoop
T. B. Shaffer
Crowley
Index Furniture Department Oversees Trade In Offer
Retail ad announces trade in option where customers swap old furniture for new pieces with easy payments. Index Furniture Department promotes this program under a 30-tf label.
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Index Furniture Department
Bears the Tort of Kind You Have that Bough
A cryptic fragment mentions bears and a legal phrase related to torts. The readable portion hints at a historical or metaphorical discussion without a clear event, dates, or named entities.
Auditorium Plans For Merom Chautauqua Auditorium
Merom Chautauqua Association directors vote to build a large auditorium on the bluffs at a cost of 5000 dollars. The project aims to finish before next year’s chautauqua in August and features a committee including Dr J L Durham George Nowlin Julius Hoseman and William Daugherty. The season plans upward of talent to surpass prior meetings.
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Chautauqua
Merom Chautauqua Association
Bluffs
J. L. Durham
George Nowlin
Julius Hoseman
William Daugherty
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He Whittier Centenary
Barbara Frietchie
Whittier's
East Haverhill, Mass
NAVY
Archibald H. Douglas
Princeton
Augustus E. Willson
M. O
Chaney Lands
Slate
W. F. Allen
Mable Inez
Benjamin C. McCray
Danville
Ill
George Knapp
Vincennes
McCammon House
C. KE. Murduck
Chicago
Mrs
Clint Murduck
City
THE
Sullivan Metal and Iron CO
East Jackson St. Suli
Lin
Opposite Citizens’ Trust Bldg
Indiana
the Peoples State Bank
Geo. R. Dutton
Jos. T. Akin
Josh Beasley
Discounts &c
State OF
Peoples State Bank
Sullivan, Ind
William H Bridwell
Juliets
Wies Shoe. Company
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