Mortuary Notices For Edith Burkhardt And Spaulding kin
Edith Burkhardt daughter of Daniel and unknown mother of Helphinstine’s Burkhardt family dies of pneumonia at age nineteen. Funeral for Mrs James I Spaulding of Vincennes scheduled in Vincennes Wednesday at 9 AM. Padgett family member obituary cites loss, with unspecified survivors in Knox area.
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Edith Burkhardt
Daniel Burkhardt
Helphinstine's Annex
James I Spaulding
Vincapnes
Vicénnes
W. Padgett
Get Your Book Swindle Reported in Washington
Reports from Washington allege a biographical pamphlet seller swindled readers in several counties. Customers paid for books that proved worthless, with catalogued bios jumbling facts and locations. Prospective lawsuits loom as agents face possible recovery of funds. Burial notices follow for local residents and clergy, detailing services and interments.
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Sdveral
Washington
Dassess
Eek
Bubsermbar
April Fool Night Pranks End With Arrests in Meridian
News recounts an April 1 1897 prank spree in Meridian where Officer Towey and Merchant Policeman Culls chased Stafford and Hobnail to the courthouse steps after he led a chase past Keifer's. Attorney Merry Bo Bordenet was tricked into a bogus French legal aid call and almost jailed, a hoax that woke several townspeople before the prank unraveled at dawn.
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Uéi Farris
Martin Towey
Tom Culls
Owenson
Éaling
Keifer
Bill Cavanaugh
Stafford
Malabreet
Merry Bo Bordenet
Towey
Attorhky Gomp
County contracts expert to hunt tax dodgers in Daviss County
The Board of County Commissioners hires an expert to locate personal property tax dodgers. The figure allegedly due is large and contested, with talks of paying the expert a portion of recovered taxes. Local sentiment favors outsiders handling the task to avoid bias, citing long abuse of laws and specific cases of unpaid taxes dating back years.
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Artin Mleener
Ciizens
Digiess
Inington
Helmney
Tris
Washington
Tuigt
Daviess County
O' Dhe
May Have, Killed Himself Letter to the City
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a possible suicide and a letter to the city. Names, dates, and details are unclear, with garbled phrases and missing context. The readable parts reference death, possible self-harm, and a letter linked to local figures, but no verifiable names or events are established.
Gas at Petersburg Monster Wall Breaks Water and Rock
A Petersburg report describes a gas strike at 1153 feet revealing a monster wall of rock. Witnesses hear whistles and see a streams of water and rock, with a wall already 20 feet high and growing, as experts plan to counter the wall. A detailed stratigraphic section follows listing various rock layers and thicknesses. The piece also covers steam locomotive costs and debates on reproductions and censorship in press methods.
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Mar Biltgons
Pitersburg
Tofvo
Cloudip
Petersbut Bow
A Olio
Bilan Hed
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