Gambling Ended at West Baden and French Lick
The article recalls the end of gambling at West Baden and French Lick after Governor Hanly’s ultimatum. It notes the former Monte Carlo status of the resorts, the heavy wagering on roulette and keno, and the swift removal of gambling paraphernalia as authorities acted.
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Orange County
West Baden
Pope County
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América
Indiana
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Tragic suicide of Grace Ficklin in Terre Haute
Grace Ficklin known as Grace Howard, 18, committed suicide at the Woodall saloon in Terre Haute by carbolic acid. The note to her mother spoke of a life of shame and a desire to be better off beyond. she died after hours of medical effort. She had recently moved from Petersburg and left behind a sister Mamie and a brother George, with plans for burial in Petersburg.
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Washington
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Martha Ficklin
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North Second Street
Terre Haute
Woodall
Janie Woodall
Ficklin
Petersburg
Wabash
Mamie
George Fiklin
Abolition of Gambling Housed Near French Lick Spark
Indianapolis notes argue that ending gambling at French Lick and West Baden will boost trust in law and order. The piece suggests visitors to the springs largely seek health, not vice, and predicts abolition may attract more visitors by preserving the waters’ appeal.
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Indianapolis News
French Lick
West Baden
Orange County
Law and Order
Foley's Honey and Tar Cited For Croup Relief
A testimonial from Mrs. George H. Pickett of San Francisco asserts Foley's Honey and Tar Saved her baby during a dangerous croup attack. The ad claims thousands die yearly from croup and urges families to keep the remedy in the house. It emphasizes the product contains no opiates and is safe and dependable.
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George H. Pickett
San Francisco
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Thompson seeks judgeship and cites Indiana district backing
The piece notes Joseph Av. Thompson as a judicial candidate for appellate court in the Southern District of Indiana. It portrays him as a statewide figure, a practitioner, judge and legal writer with twenty one years of law experience, mostly in Winchester and Shelbyville, plus six years in Indianapolis with Bobbs Merrill editing and writing law books. It mentions no pneumonia cases and promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs.
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Joseph Av. Thompson
District
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Thompson
Shelbyville
Winchester
Randolph
Indianapolis
Ithe Bobbs-Merrill Company
Marriage Rumor Settled For Henry Aikman and Cora Peek
The couple will wed tomorrow at Golconda as scheduled two days earlier than expected. Henry C. Aikman, employed at the B. & C. Southwestern shops, is the second eldest son of Henry Aikman Jr. Cora E. Peek, daughter of Charles E. Peek, is known among Washington's youth and is visiting Golconda this week. They will return to Washington after the ceremony to establish a home on East South Street.
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HM Wolk
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Cora E. Peek
Henry Aikman, Jr
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Charles E. Peek
Washington
Otwell
Pike County
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Frank ‘Cosby
E. P. Craig
Pike’ County
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Flossie Devine
Michael Nixon
Donaldson
Smoot
Andrew J. Allen
Saloon keepers indicted in Vanderburg county probe
The Vanderburg county grand jury returns five hundred indictments against Evansville saloon keepers for money and card machines. Prosecuting Attorney Wittenbraker orders against trade machines hauled from saloons. Also, a testimonial ad for Foley's Kidney Cure from Mrs. Raymond Conner of Shelton Washington notes relief after use.
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Saray Covert
Wittenbraker
Raymond Conner
Shelton
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Smith and Winton
Guilty of manslaughter in Varied Trial
Jury convicts fAlgood Carter of murder by strawed deadly act. faces lengthy sentence. Court notes include numerous financials, county offices, and payments to local businesses and services recorded in December 1905. The document lists allowances, road work, and public expenditures alongside the verdict, reflecting era legal and civic accounting.
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