Fire destroys American Tinplate plant in Atlanta Indiana
The American Tinplate company plant in Atlanta Indiana was nearly wiped out by a blaze last night. The fire started in a shed beside the office and spread to the mill driven by a strong north wind. The shipping and trimming rooms were razed along with about $1,000 in stock. Noblesville and Tipton fire teams arrived and regained control, with total losses estimated at $159,000 and fully insured.
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Atlanta
Ind
American Tinplate Company
Noblesville
Tipton
Apple and tomato crops fall short in Kokomo county
Kokomo Indiana September 22 crops suffer from drought and insects. Apples will end about fifty percent below earlier estimates after late maturity. Many apples are diverted to cider and vinegar with thousands of barrels planned for shipment. Tomatoes also fail due to insufficient rain despite record acreage. Three canning factories are oversold and tomatoes are being shipped from Illinois.
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Kokomo
Ind
Ilinois
Clayton robbery suspects nabbed after theft spree
Detectives arrest Frank Hunter on concealed weapon charges and recover jewelry linked to thefts from T. W. Peck’s Clayton hardware store Reid &Martin’s hardware store and Fred Brown’s general merchandise. Robert Adams is detained and a stolen horse and buggy is found west of Indianapolis near Eagle Creek.
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Clayton
Pheir Phioder
Indianapolis
Frank Hunter
Fred Brown
Hunter
Robert Adams
Adams
Mr. Brown
T. W. Peck
Reid & Martin
Brown
Bottons
Eagle Creek
Wealthy Pike County farmer leaves estate to city park
Phineas Hornidy a 73 year old Petersburg farmer died leaving an estate valued at 100000 dollars. The will halves his fortune to the Masdec order and the Odd Fellows. His farm two miles west of Petersburg is left to the city to be made a public park. No relatives inherit.
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Petersburg
Ind
Phineas Hornidy
Pike County
Odd Fellows
Hornidy
Well Shot Gas Well at Jesse Hall Farm Near Alexandria
Gas well on the Jesse Hall farm near Alexandria Indiana was shot with nitroglycerin and yields an estimated 5,000,000 cubic feet per day. Drilled 110 feet into Trenton rock by Fort Wayne Gas company, it will supply Anderson and surrounding area and is described as the best in the vicinity. Previous flow was small.
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Alexandria
Ind
Jesse Hall Farm
Trenton Rock
Fort Wayne
Supreme Council Sets16 Yearly Assessments Plan
The Supreme Council of the Order of Chosen Friends adjourned in Indianapolis after selecting New York as the next biennial meeting site. It decided that for some time 16 assessments will be levied on members each year, followed by 12 annually once deficiencies are met.
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Supreme Council of Chosen Friends
Indianapolis
Supreme Council of the Order of Chosen Friends
New York
Relieved Judge Seeks Recusal in Morris Murder Case
Muncie Indiana September 25 Judge Leffler asks to be relieved from presiding over the Clifford Morris murder trial. he is a second cousin to the accused. Indications point to the trial in Muncie with Judge Marsh of Winchester expected to preside.
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Muncie
Ind
Leffler
Clifford Morris
Elmer Hamilton
Marsh
Winchester
Fatal Runaway Accident Ends Local Farmer’s Life
Hobart Indiana September 23 A Casper Brick man and noted farmer was killed in a runaway. His horses spooked broke from the reins threw him under the wagon and he died shortly after from his injuries.
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Hobart
Ind
Casper Brickman
Caught In a Cattle Guard Fatality at Arcadia
Arcadia Indiana September 26 Charles Stickblaugh a Bohemian glassblower at a lamp chimney factory was crushed by a cattle guard and train passing over him. He died from the injuries in an accident reported today.
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Arcadia
Ind
Charles Stickblaugh
Indiana Postmasters Appointments Reported
Washington Sept 28 Indiana post masters were appointed yesterday naming Lawrenceville Frank Theo bald Newberry F W Crooke Orange ville John Campbell as the new officers in those towns
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Indiana
Washington
Lawrenceville
Frank Theobald
Newberry
F. W. Crooke
Orangeville
John Campbell
General Lawton Letters Fort Wayne G A R Post History
Major General H W Lawton, a member of Zion S Bass Post G A R, responds to a local inquiry about his life in Fort Wayne Indiana. He notes his 1861 army entry from this city, calls Fort Wayne his residence, and would vote here. He lists affiliations with G A R Odd Fellows and Masons. He was born in Louisville in 1831 and has four children.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
H. W. Lawton
Zion S. Bass Post
Lawton
Port Wayne
Ises
G A. R
Odd Fellows
Masonic
Louisville
Kokomo to celebrate founding anniversary with tribal leaders
Kokomo Indiana marks the 55th founding anniversary on October 5 with guests including Ma-shing-a-ma-shu the last eastern Mianis chief, William and Gabriel Godfrey, and two grandsons of Francis Slocum. A night parade features The Birth of Nations ending with a Continental army review across five tableau cars.
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Kokomo
Ind
Ma-shing-a-ma-shu
William Peagan
William
Gabriel Godfrey
David Godfrey
Maco Conia
Francis Slocum
Wyoming
Miami
Ferdinand and Isabella
Continental Army
Attorney General Taylor to test Windowglass Trust Suit
Indianapolis Sept. 23 Attorney General Taylor says he will make a test case of the Anderson suit against the windowglass trust. He aims to settle whether trusts can be defeated in Indiana under the common law. The Anderson suit, brought by Madison county's prosecutor with Windowglass Workers' association support, claims exceeded charter rights.
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Taylor
Windowglass Trust
Indianapolis
Anderson
Indiana
Madison County
Windowelass Workers’ Association
Jones Violinist Faces Kidnapping Trial Delay
In Gilead Indiana Prosecuting Attorney Sullivan and Dr Spooner visited Nellie Berger at her home to assess her illness linked to treatment by William Jones. Doctors deem her condition critical and likely unable to recover, prompting postponement of Jones ordeal on kidnapping charges.
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Jones
Gilead
Ind
Sullivan
Spooner
Nellie Berger
William Jones
Body of Unknown Man Identified as William Hawken
The body recovered from St. Joseph harbor is identified as William Hawken of Michigan City. Authorities suspect murder and a man named Rouland is held pending grand jury action.
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Michigan City
Ind
St. Joe
Mich
William Hawken
Michigan
Hawken
Rouland
Indianapolis Light Artillery Heads to Dewey Parade
The Indianapolis light artillery will depart tonight to join the Dewey parade in New York City. the unit plans to participate in the honorary event marking Admiral Dewey's naval command.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Light Artillery
New York
Market Quotations Prevailing Prices For Grain and Livestock
Indianapolis Grain and Livestock reports Sept 25 prices: Wheat No 2 red 9c higher. Corn No 2 mixed 32 4 cents. Oats firm 23 4. Cattle $3.25 to $6.25. Hogs $38.75 to $40.30. Sheep $2.00 to $4.00. Lambs $3.50 to $5.25. Chicago and Cincinnati sections list similar openings and closes across wheat corn oats pork lard ribs and livestock bids. Chicago cash grains show mixed gains, pork $8.10, lard $5.82. Cincinnati notes active cattle and hogs with varying bids. Chicago Livestock indicates steady cattle around $3.00, hogs strong near $4.24, sheep and lambs weaker. market summaries reflect regional price shifts.
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Indianapolis
Gylge
Chicago
Cincinnati
Od Bugs
Heart’s Spring Resolve in a Poem Fragment
A fragment from St. Paul’s reflects on the heart’s vow to endure spring life with joy and strength. It ponders mortality and unfinished love, promising to weep yet forget pain until a future reunion. The piece laments parting when a loved one shifts toward another.
A Love Triangle on the Kandahar Ends in Fateful Union
Mary Charrington, long unhappy in marriage to Percy Charrington, travels to Calcutta to join her lover. On the Kandahar voyage she accepts Edgar Goring, who vows to marry her and help her forget. Fate, passion, and resilience lead to a final union with Goring amid tragedy and renewal.
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Mr. Charrington
Bor
Jack Collingwood
Calcutta
Mrs. Charrington
Percy
Mary Charrington
Kandahar
Mary
India
Nandahar
Percy Charrington
Edgar Goring
Mr. Goring
Lam
Jock Collingwood
Mary Goring
Hairy boy and two headed man in dime museum
A colored maid reports her outing to the dime museum where she saw a hairy boy and a two headed man. The passage reflects social attitudes and dialogue from Lippincott's Magazine describing urban amusements viewed through a sympathetic narrator.
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Susan
The
Dime Museum
Lippincott’s Magazine
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ALT
Reliable Daily Chronicle
Farmer's Will
Chicago Livestock
Toledo
St. Paul's
Swinburne
Percy Charvinetton
Essex
Percy Cherrington
Mary Cherrington
Joseph Jastrow
Popular Science Monthly
Definition
Pope
Socity
Education
Temple of
Learning
Werner
Mars
Eme
Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica
U. S
Tia
S. T. Stansil
Ilvanhoes
J. P. Stratton
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