Bonds listed for Indiana and nearby states with varied par values
A list of bonds issued in multiple Indiana counties and neighboring states shows amounts from two thousand to one hundred thousand dollars. Locations include Waterloo South Bend Mt. Vernon Howard County Springfield Dayton Sullivan Richmond Pike Fowler Knox Newton Marion Lawrence Indianapolis Greene Louisville Columbus and Delaware & Marion Railway.
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Waterloo
Indiana
South Bend
Mt. Vernon
Howard Co
Springfield
Ohio
Dayton
Sullivan Co
Richmond
Pike County
Ind
Fowler
Knox County
Newton County
Marion
Lawrence Co
Indianapolis
Greene Co
Louisville
Columbus
Delaware
Marion, C
Literary and magazine notes from January 1903 in Harper's Bazaar and more
The issue highlights editor changes at Metropolitan Magazine with Col George Harvey purchasing it, Swift McNeil’s critique in Leslie’s Monthly, and the first Stories Without Words in Harper's Bazar by A L Keller. Scribner's enters its thirty third volume with Gordon reminiscences. Conkey's Home Journal debuts new departments including lace making and millinery lessons. Harper's Bazar January features Deland on Love and Quarreling, Home Dressmaking, and a 1863 era cover. House Beautiful January presents Sampler and home life articles. Henry James's The Ambassadors will serialize in North American Review, but the claim is contested. Kuiper's Magazine includes Wu Tingfang on Chinese and American civilizations. ENORTH: Various literary notes on authors and magazines for 1903.
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West Forty-second Street
New York
John Kendrick Bangs
Metropolitan
Col
George Harvey
The
North American Review
Harper & Brothers
M. P
Joseph Chamberlain
Swift McNeill
Leslie's Monthly
Harper's Bazar
A. L. Keller
Scribner's Magazine
John B. Gordon
Turor
Conkey’s Home Journal
Chicago
Deland
Henry James
McEnery Stuart
Princeton Review
Kuiper’s
Wu Tingfang
Literary Notices and Indiana History Research
A literary bulletin highlights forthcoming works by Sherman and McCarthy, including If I Were King, with Sothern’s stage success cited. It also reviews Wandering Heroes by Lillian L. Price and The Conquest by A C McClurg. Mrs Dye’s Lewis and Clark research leads to Indianapolis visits and a tribute statue to George Rogers Clark in Monument Circle.
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Sherman
Houghton, Ties Fin & Co
McCarthy
E. H. Sothern
England
America
R. H. Russell
New York
George Rogers Clark
Indianapolis
Monument Square
Hotel English
Indiana
Hancock
English
Late Stunts at South Side Turners' Hall Santa Claus Entertainment
Santa Claus vanished in a sleigh on opening night as South Side Turners staged a Christmas program at Prospect Street clubhouse. A huge tree with ornaments and toys stood ready while turning school children paraded on stage to receive gifts from Charles J. Truemper. The event featured a two-act sketch, calisthenics by junior classes, wand and dumbbell drills, and merit prizes for diligent pupils. Henry Victor, association president, praised regular attendance and yearlong participation.
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Santa Claus
South Side
Turners’ Hall
Turners
Prospect Street
Turning School
Charles J. Truemper
Curtis Toll
Henry Victor
Association
Christmas gifts given to Socialer Turnverein children
The Socialer Turnverein distributed its annual Christmas tree and prizes to its boy and girl members in the German House yesterday afternoon. Regular attendees received special prizes, others were given popular Christmas presents. A musical entertainment followed the distribution with Santa Claus.
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Socialer Turnverein
Santa Claus
Publishing Notes on New Titles and Sales Volumes
Houghton Mifflin announces the eighth edition of The Right Princess by Clara Louise Burnham and Emblemland by John Kendrick Bangs, both issued by major houses in New York. Lothrop Publishing Co measures four strong January fiction pieces while Scribner fall titles jump to high sales. Harper & Brothers report over 65,000 copies of How to Get Strong by William Blaikie, noted for a Boston to New York walk. Delight The Soul of Art from Lippincotts argues art’s delight as key to creative expression, while Indianapolis schoolchildren favor Frank Dempster Sherman’s Little Folk Lyrics, learned by heart amid local activity.
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Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Clara Louise Burnham
John Kendrick Bangs
Youve Peters
R. H. Russell
New York
Lothrop Publishing Company
Boston
Scribner
F. Hopkinson Smith
Oliver Horn
Richard Harding Davis
Captain Macklin
van Dyke
Harper & Brothers
Harvard
William Blaikie
Lippincotts
Indianapolis
Frank Dempster Sherman
Christmas program in Tomlinson Hall aids city children
Evangelical churches presented a short program of vocal and instrumental music in Tomlinson Hall. After the performances, gifts were distributed to children by a Zion Evangelical Church member, with each child receiving a toy, a picture book, and a box of nuts and fruit.
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Tomlinson Hall
Zion Evangelical Church
Ellis Murderous Fracas At Mrs Clark’s Home
Decatur Ellis visited Mrs. Ella Clark at 723 North Senate last night with intent to kill. After failing to strike her, he attacked furniture with a hammer, damaged the stove, and fled after the struggle. Clark warded off the blows and was uninjured. Ellis had a prior knife wound incident two years earlier and was arrested late last night.
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Decatur Ellis
Ella Clark
Senate Avenue
Ellis
Traction Cars Discontinued Between Shelbyville and Indianapolis
The Indianapolis and Shelbyville Traction Company will discontinue the Shelbyville to Indianapolis service cars at 5 AM and 9 PM, and the 8 PM and 10 PM Indianapolis to Shelbyville cars. All other departures operate as usual, with the theater car as the final Indianapolis night run.
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Indianapolis
Shelbyville Traction Company
Shelbyville
Marconi Maintains Daily Wireless Dispatches From Glace Bay
In Glace Bay the Marconi station keeps up daily wireless communications with Cornwall and Europe. Marconi remains on site but will depart for the Cape Cod station soon. He currently sends two to three messages daily, some lengthy, including a dispatch to ex Empress Eugenie.
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Glace Bay
Marconi
Cornwall
Cane Cod
Europe
Eugenie
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Opens False Claims
A fragmented old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming decades of use by millions for children teething and diarrhea. It promotes benefits such as soothing, gums, bowel regulation, and wind colic, then abruptly wanders into unrelated cough and pain cures with garbled text.
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Millios
Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont Long Known Widow of Pathfinder Leader
Los Angeles reports Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont died at 1107 West Twenty eighth Street after pneumonia following a Christmas illness. Daughter of Old Bullion she secretly wed John C Fremont in her teens and stood by him through his troubles until his vindication. Once strong, she grew feeble after a hip dislocation from a fall and required nurse care in recent years.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jessie Benton Fremont
John Co. Fremont
West Twenty-eighth Street
Fremont
Washington
Jessie Benton
St. Louis
Mr. Fremont
Explorer
Barnum
California
Mexico
United States
Kearney
Polk
Mont
Missouri
New York
John C. Fremont
Apaar
General Fremont
War Department
Congress
Guard
Benton
Senate
Prince Albert
England
Paris
Louis Napoleon
Europe
Great West
Jessie Benton Fremont Life of The Pathfinder's Consistent Devotion
Jessie Benton Fremont, wife of John C. Fremont, is celebrated as a national romance figure. The piece chronicles her early life as Thomas Hart Benton’s daughter, their elopement, and her steadfast support through Fremont’s perilous career from exploration to politics. It notes her influence on his achievements and her own writings, along with later vindication of Fremont by Congress.
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Jessie Benton Fremont
America
Columbus
New World
Empire of California
Golden Gate
John C. Fremont
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Pathfinder
Fremont
Tennyson
Jeesie Benton
Thomas Hart Benton
United States
Missouri
St. Louis
Washington
Virginia
Miss Benton
Georgetown
Jessie
Withala
India
Senator Benton
Orang ‘Spas
Baby farming in Japan and German census figures
Osaka infanticide case shocks readers as an elderly woman and three relatives are accused of killing 300 babies this year amid a marriage to a corpse tale in the Japanese press. Germany’s latest census declares 56,345,014 people, highlighting industrial strength and a growing urban population. Berlin notes Germany’s population leads France and Austria Hungary by wide margins and its industrial and military prowess outpace Russia.
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Victoria
B. C
Associated Press
Yokohama
Osaka
Japanese Times
Koohi
Berlin
Germany
Russia
England
France
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Rome denial of US-Italy tensions over Venice incident
Commander William H. Reeder of the Hartford reportedly warned it would avoid an Italian port amid a rumored bad reception following the Chicago visit. The Associated Press was asked to deny animosity toward the United States, with Italy noting its confidence in President Roosevelt and saying American ships would be welcomed if they visit Italy.
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Rome
William H. Reeder
United States
Hartford
Venice
Chicago
Associated Press
Italy
Roosevelt
Miles Dines with Dowager Empress in Peking
In Peking on December 28 the ladies of the American legation and General Miles with his party were lunching with the Dowager Empress and the Emperor. United States Minister Conger hosted a diplomatic dinner for the general, and tomorrow he will entertain Chinese officials to meet Miles.
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Miles
Peking
Vice Admiral Cervera Named Chief of Navy Staff
The Official Gazette in Madrid on December 28 announces the appointment of Vice Admiral Cervera, who surrendered to the American fleet off Santiago de Cuba, as chief of staff of the navy.
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Madrid
Cervera
Santiago de Cuba
Navy
Earthquake Shocks Hit Syracuse and Russian Disasters Reported
Last evening a severe earthquake was felt in Syracuse Sicily, preceded by subterranean rumblings. Reports from Geneva claim Switzerland refused a German request to expel the Saxony Crown Princess. The Tribuna of Rome cites a papal order to excommunicate Manila church creationists. A coal mine fire at Bachmut in Ekaterinlav province Russia trapped about 100 miners with 20 rescued. others feared dead. An earthquake lasting 23 seconds shook Temsk government in Russia. A Czar report on the Andrjan disaster hopes for temporary troop accommodations within a month. The Russian YMCA met in St ters with notable attendees and shows growing membership.
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Syracuse
Sicily
Geneva
Crown Princess
Saxony
Switzerland
Tribuna
Rome
Archibishop
Manila
Philippines
Bachmut
Ekaterinslav
Russia
K. In
Temsk
Turkestan
Andrjan
Russian Young Men's Christian Association
Prince Oldenburg
St Ters
Plato Obelensky
Senator Tagentsev
el Nobel
Franklin Gaylord
Gambling in Gotham Sees Private Roulette Boom in Winter
In New York City the closing of elite gambling houses spurs private parlor roulette sessions. Women join, croupiers are hired, and large sums exchange hands as banks profit and tips flow. A Christmas roulette night saw a bank lose 1000 dollars before a pro banker recovered the sums. Authorities hold a conference to curb the defiant Tenderloin gamblers.
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New York
Partridge
Brooks
Richard Walsh
Admiral Dewey Arrives in Ponce with Ovation
Admiral Dewey reached Ponce Puerto Rico after traveling overland from San Juan. He was greeted warmly by a committee of officials and citizens as decorations festooned the city in his honor. Bands played as he was escorted through Juana Diaz to Ponce before boarding for the United States.
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Ponce
Porto Rico
Admiral Dewey
San Juan
Juana Diaz
United States
Order Was Busted Cause Of Grand Trunk Wreck
London Ontario December reports detail a Wanstead collision on the Grand Trunk Sarnia branch between Pacific Express No 6 and an east bound freight. Dispatchers orders to pass were allegedly canceled, investigations focus on operator Andrew Carson and Dispatcher Kerr. Casualties reach twenty eight dead with many injured, morgue work continues, inquest to open at Wyoming with coroner Dr Harvey.
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London
McAuliffe
Pacific Express
Wanstead
J. G. Kerr
Teher
Wyoming
King’s Court Junction
Watford
Carson
Kerr
Grand Trunk
Petice Wan
George G. Jones
Toronto
and Duchess of York
Canada
Harvey
Lambton County
John Bird
Basil Deevey
U of Chicago
Russell Quinn
Bodley
Port Huron
J. Bodley
Little Lottle
Victoria Hospital
The Pinkham Cures Public Confidence in Lydia Pinkham’s Medicines
Mrs Frances Stafford of New York tests Lydia E Pinkham s Vegetable Compound and other medicines against early skepticism noting a growing chorus of cured women. The article credits merit and widespread use as scientists take notice.
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Frances Stafford
E. 114Th St
N.Y
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
America
Pinklheam
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Hibben, Hollweg & CO
E. M. Campbell & Co
Pobee
Poe Kaives
Wen
Armstrong & Co Surgical Instrument Makers
S. Meridian St
E. W. Hornung
Ainslee
Frank Norris
Armour & Co
Harrison Fisher
Thomas Mitchell Pierce
Henry Hutt
W. F. Smedley
Walter Apperton Clark
B. Wenzell
Mark Twain
General Grant
Amelie Rives
Leri
Rolfe Gilson
Howells
Pony
Baker
John R. Spears
Benedict Arnoli
Benjamin Kidd
Entertaining Owells
Santa
Mrs. Winslow
Japan
Ser
Admiral Cervera
Cable Notes
Gotham
Dewey
Operster Carsons
Pinkham Cures
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