Arsenic tragedy marks eighty third birthday in Laporte
Patrick Candra died on his eighty third birthday after saying he would die at that age. He reportedly swallowed arsenic during birthday observances in Laporte Indiana. Barr township Republicans call a May 2 1908 meeting at Montgomery for nominating a township ticket.
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Laporte
Ind
Patrick Candra
A Candra
Lttle
Barr Township
Montgomery
Indiana
Grant Myers
Déwid
Doans Kidney Pills End Backache and Urinary ills
Local ad promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and urinary complaints. Testimonial from Randolph Ragsdale of Washington Indiana praises relief after using the product. Fore sale by all dealers in 50 cents. Foster Milburn Buffalo NY agents. Funeral notices reference Elizabeth Freese and J Baker in Bloomington.
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Doan
Washington
Randolph ‘Ragsdale
Southwest
First ‘Street
Ind
Dean
Jackson
Foster - Milburn, Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Bryan Lectures and Money From Campaigns Stirs Debate
The St Louis Globe-Democrat questions if William Jennings Bryan's high lecture earnings reflect political notoriety. It notes $52,500 earned in 1907 via a lecture agency plus $200 per appearance with a larger share of receipts, and discusses whether constant campaigning harms party politics and national leadership.
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Bryan
Sen
Mr. Bryan
Inventor Deeds Dies Poor in Pittsburgh
The body of W. L. Deeds, seventy, an inventor, was found in a Water Street hotel after dying alone in squalor. Papers in his clothing showed an invention worth a fortune that Westinghouse Electric Company had just tested and adopted within forty eight hours of the discovery. Deeds had kept personal details secret while Westinghouse officers sought to contact him. he had spent years working on gearless electric motors.
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Pittsburg
W. L. Deeds
Water Street
Westinghouse Electric ‘Company
Westinghouse Test‘ing
Westinghouse
Convent Robber Kehle Confesses After Arrest
Robert Kehle, tied to robberies of three convents and the Methodist Deaconess home at 350 West Third Street, was captured by detectives in St. Paul. After interrogation at the central station he confessed. described as a long-time church robber known in twenty cities. He is about 45, with a Prussian police record and prior prison terms.
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St. Paul
Minn
Robert Kehle
West Third Street
Central Station
Kehle
Prussia
Zeigler Arrested in Pittsburgh on Letters Case
Harry Zeigler a self described drug clerk was arrested with Della Upton after authorities found over twenty letters written by five girls from Ohio towns Cincinnati Hamilton Middletown Harrison and Portsmouth. The magistrate sentenced Zeigler to jail.
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Pittsburg
Harry Zeigler
Della Upton
Zeigler
Ohio
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Middletown
Harrison
Portsmouth
Physicians Endorse Miona Tablets for Stomach Ailments
Leading doctors and druggists declare war on stomach troubles with Miona Tablets. They guarantee satisfaction or refund the price of any 50 cent box. The ad claims Miona strengthens the stomach and digestive organs and cures related issues.
Hermit of twenty years lives alone on forty acres near Stapisy
An elderly hermit near Stapisy in Evansville area, nearly eighty, lived alone on a forty acre farm. He kept no livestock or garden, collected antique relics, whittled a hand made cultivator, and kept to himself. A guardian was appointed after mental decline. He suspected a sister in Missouri and may have other relatives.
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Booneriile
Stapisy
Missouri
Lin ton merchant’s rifle rampage alarms town
Marlon Kinny, a former Presbyterian minister and Lin ton merchant, caused a scare in his hometown by firing a Winchester in a saloon. No injuries occurred as the gun held no bullets or the thumb latch failed. Kinny, described as harmless when sober, had been drinking.
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Marlon Kinny
Linton
City Officer Convicted of Bribery in Garbage Bill Case
Fred Warner, a Second ward delegate in St. Louis, was convicted of bribery tied to the passage of the Ascher garbage bill. He received the minimum two year penitentiary sentence after the jury verdict. He hurried to vote on Prohibition measures at city hall before being summoned back for judgment.
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St. Louis
Fred Warner
Second Ward
Grand Jury in Knox County Returns Thirty Two Indictments
The Knox county grand jury sat six days and handed down thirty two indictments. Several cases will be disposed of this term with most to be presented in May. One case already tried involved assault charges against Ed Mon, who is believed to be a suspect in a wife’s death. The panel also examined county institutions and found the prison conditions satisfactory. Names of those indicted were not released.
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Knox County Land Jury
Ed Mon
Incomplete OCR Reads: Stock Shortages Trigger Action
Fragmentary text notes goods stock issues and possible immediate measures. No clear names, dates, or places are readable to identify entities or outcomes.
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Blomington
Elizabeth Freese
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Grace Sandera
Uiion Township
Mae
Alice
Ragland
Vanderburg
Kenney
Ipad
Grand Jury
Ecevr
DE Laval
A . DE Laval
Daviess County
Hatfield & Palmer Co
F. B. Fornwald
East Main
Adrian Hamersly
Charles Williams
Philander McHenry
Office Inc
C. Bldg
Jepson
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