Public Library Refuses McKinley Statue Amidst Local Debate
Column notes opposition by Springfeld Massachusetts trustees to placing a McKinley statue on library grounds. The piece comments on Ohio political figures, Wall Street woes, and party loyalties, with jabs at Democrats and a claim about Dean’s Ointment as a cure for itching piles. An umpire’s annual stunt is mentioned as a recurring jab.
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Springfeld
Mass
President McKinley
McKinley
Ohio
Indiana
Wall Street
Democratic Corporation
Bombshell expected in Jeffersonville reform school fight
Indianapolis dispatch reports a coming disclosure tied to Governor Durbin and the reform school controversy. Whittaker to take charge next Monday as bombshell information may prompt resignations among State Charities board members. Also notes mayoral hopeful George Hitz plans to speak citywide, race tensions rise, and police prep for possible disturbances amid a spate of local incidents and crimes.
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Indianapolis
Wihin
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Ripper
Durbin
Board of State Charities
Whittaker
George Hitz
Prohibition
Hitz
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promises Quick Relief
Advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for accidental cuts wounds bruises and sore feet with claims of fast pain relief. Mentions 25c price and location J N Jones druggist.
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J. N. Jones
Local Resident Killed in Nighttime Wreck
Lorled Showler, visiting Alexandria Indiana, was killed in a car crash near Connersville. The incident occurred July 29 as the traveler from Kentucky was en route to visit friends. A traveler perished in the collision, authorities report few details.
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Alexandria
Ind
Fugitives Captured After Fifty Shots Fire In Pursuit
Jeffersonville Indiana July 23 William Elmer and John Bailey believed to have robbed the Shilling and Blackford safe at New Washington were captured by Scott County officers after a fierce chase. One man was shot full of buckshot and carried from the depot, another wounded in the leg. Authorities deem them professional burglars.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
William Elmer
John Bailey
Shilling & Blackford
New Washington
Scott County
Dead fish clog White river from Yorktown to Madison line
In Anderson Indiana July 29 practically all fish in White river from Yorktown to near the Madison Hamilton county line are dead. A Madison county health board hired a tiling company to remove the carcasses hauled from the river and banks. The stench is strong as hundreds of bass carp and small fish rot, prompting residents to demand action against waste dumping.
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Anderson
Ind
White River
Yorktown
Delaware County
Madison- Hamilton Counties
Madison County Board of Health
County Health Board
Madison County Infirmary
Deaths and misfortunes in Indiana towns noted
In Shelbyville a man named Join Dickman, 26, was found dead with a bullet in his heart beside a revolver. last seen July 7, he may have taken his own life. Probst, a drowned man, was found in a clay hole near South Bend, with a second, unnamed boy found nearby. Willa Baughman, a farmer near Waterloo, vanished after saying farewell to his child, feared to have killed himself. A Crothersville woman burned severely when her clothing caught fire from trash, withCal Spencer injured assisting. John Loshbaugh’s decomposed body was found near the county poor farm. Lucile Carr, five, was critically injured in a runaway in Columbus after a skull fracture.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Join Dickman
Dickman
St. Louis
Louisville
One Hundred and Sixty- First
Indiana
South Bend
Probst
Longley
Waterloo
Willa Baughman
Crothersville
Charles Neisses
Cal Spencer
John Loshbaugh
Columbus
Lucile Carr
W. M. Carr
Visiting Boy Drowns While Bathing at Ohio River
Connersville Indiana July 29 James Starr thirteen of this city visiting friends at Wellsburg Kentucky was drowned while bathing in the Ohio river
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Connersville
Ind
James Starr
Wellsburg
Ohio River
Economy grocer offers savings and a cheerful tonic
An advertisement urges economizing with a local grocer and promotes Burdock Blood Bitters for clear complexions. It praises honest truth and a cheerful mood, touting Addie's thermometer as the trusted summer comfort tool in Indiana.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praised for burns and sores
An ad praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the quick remedy for burns cuts sores eczema and piles with soothing effect. It promotes 25c salve at J N Jones Drug Store. Also there is an in-house pitch for new wallpapers by Mrs E Rickard 112 Hastings Street noting affordable designs.
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Bucklen
J. N. Jones’ Drug Store
To Become Expert In drugs and prescription service
The notice emphasizes years of close study and constant association to excel in druggistry. It claims full attention to the business and states prescription dispensing as a specialty. The ad asks if Louis F Hunemeier runs Farmers' Drug Store.
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Louis F.hunemeier
Farmers
Stop and Think Before You Speak
A reflective note urges readers to pause and consider before saying anything. It highlights the value of restraint and thoughtful communication in daily life.
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Twick
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Chicago
Kansas City
Nebraska
Evansville
South
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Dean
Star Electric Company
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Miller & Goodwin. Lumber Company
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Atlanta
H. W. Ackles
Isaac Allen
Jack Maher
Ackles
Lebanon
Indi
Robert Smith
Walting
United States
Gudger
Warsaw
Burkett
Beaver Creek
Toledo
Sam Jones Spyschalski
Epyschalski
Lothorea
M. J. Carnahan Company
Addie’s
G.l.e Parr
M.D
Parr & Parr
Temple Court
Meredith Hotel
Homer F.parl, M.D
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