Wanted home for rat shocks reader in St Louis
A parolee, John McDermott, admitted he kept a pet rat at the Jeffersonville reformatory and, after violating parole by coming to St Louis, surrendered at a Fourth District station. He asked police to find a kind caretaker for the rodent, saying he was lonely without it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
John McDermott
Jeffersonville
Ind.) Reformatory
McDermott
Fourth District
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Train Stop Leads to Fatal Shooting in Illinois
Miss Laura Yowell, Green Ridge postmistress in Macoupin County, is dying from a bullet to the lung after a handgun seized her. A running suspect, identified as Hezekian Marshall, waved a red undershirt, boarded a freight car, and fled toward Carlinville where detectives await orders amid threats of a lynching.
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Springfield
Laura Yowell
Green Ridge
Macouplin County
Alton Railroad
Megro
Carlinsville
Hezekian Marshall
Razor 15 Squaw Convicted in Mercer Court
Alveta Jones a blonde Indian wife of an Indian was found guilty in Mercer court of attempting to use a razor as a weapon and of carrying a concealed weapon. The razor was hidden in her stocking and she tried to take it from Godwin near Princeton Basin. She claimed the blade was found and misplaced as safekeeping.
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Trenton
N. J
Alveta Jones
Mercer Court
John Godwin
Godwin
Princeton Basin
Crecelius Arrested After Saloon Brawl Incident
Crecelius Crecelius participated in a brawl at the Companies saloon and was arrested in squire Kellams court Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to intoxication with fines and costs totaling about nine dollars. The dispute began at a sale on Monday when Crecelius and Joe Neighbors exchanged blows. Constable Bogner intervened as Neighbors fled. Crecelius has prior police court appearances in recent months.
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Webb -Crecelius
Squire Kellams
Bogner
Crecelius
Joe Neighbors
Confederate bill held up at Allentown post office
A Hungarian asked for a foreign money order blank at the Allentown Pa post office and filled it for 150 dollars. The clerk found a Confederate fifty dollar bill in the payment and the man admitted it was part of his wages. The bill was confiscated and the money order reduced by fifty dollars.
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Allentown
Engineer Dead at Vincennes Veteran Locomotive Engineer Passes
William F. Hinds, a veteran Southwestern locomotive engineer, died Tuesday evening at his Vincennes home after weeks of illness. A native of New York, he moved to Vincennes about 35 years ago and was a member of several railroad orders, regarded as one of the most reliable engineers.
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William F. Hinds
Southwestern
Vincennes
Mr. Hinds
New York
Burial of Mr Hinds Noted in Failrokd City
The article notes the burial of Mr Hinds, aged sixty five, in Failrokd City. He was a well known resident and connected with local affairs.
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Hinds
Deserter Husband Arrested After Linton Pursuit
Harvey Lae was arrested in town and jailed on a wife desertion charge. Officers aided by Sherman and Boston patrolmen found Lane in a Globe saloon after a tip from Linton, where he had fled to avoid communication with his wife. Lane's previous intoxication case remains unpaid. Mrs. Lape planned to file an affidavit, prompting the pursuit.
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Lane
Lape
Linton
Odon
Redtner
Terre ‘Haute
Lintog
Taft Invited to Spend Day in Indianapolis
Henry Reisenberg reported Taft was asked to stop in Indianapolis on his Pacific slope trip in late September. Taft said he would be pleased to visit but gave no definite promise as plans depend on his itinerary. If invited, Reisenberg will help coordinate with local leaders to promote conservation education in public schools.
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Taft
Washington
Henry Riesenberg
Marshall
Bookwalter
Manufacturers’ Association, Commerciallub and Merchants
Indianapolis
Rlerenbets
Miksigstop
Prisoner Jumps After Clerk Erroneous Verdict Read
In Chicago June a courtroom confusion occurs when the clerk misreads a verdict as guilty for Frank O Donnell in a robbery case. The prisoner reacts with disbelief then is recalled as the proper verdict Guilty life imprisonment is handed down.
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Chicago
iBrengano
Burht
Frank O'Donnell
Polatotia
White River Valley Telephone Co Formed In Wa home area
Three local men purchase the Wa home Telephone plant and plan to incorporate with 310,000 capital, forming the White River Valley Telephone Company at the point. Officers named include D. X. Lane as president, Richard Ready as vice president, and T. F. Brietharept as secretary and treasurer. The Wabash Home Telephone Company of Monroe City previously owned the system.
PULLED PEDDLER'S NOSE INCIDENT IN EVANSVILLE
Mary Axton a middle aged woman was fined $1 and costs by Police Hugo William M. Blakely for disorderly conduct after she assaulted an ice cream vendor outside her home. The evidence showed she pulled the vendor's nose when he shouted past her house daily.
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Evansville
Mary Axton
Hugo William M. Blakely
Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy Highlights Comfort Claims
The advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as especially effective for chronic throat issues and long coughs. It claims many asthma and consumption sufferers found relief using the remedy, sold by Snifth and Winton.
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Foley
Poley
Snifth
Fand Winton
Wheat Scarcity forces Inglefield mill into receivership
In Evansville on June 22 Judge Gilchrist named Daniel W Fairchild as receiver for the Inglefeld Milling Co owner of a large flour mill at Inglefield after a mortgage foreclosure by the Commercial Bank of Evansville. The petition says the mill halted operations and risked insolvency as wheat shortages slowed output. Local mills have operated on short time due to grain scarcity.
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Evansville
Jfune
Commercial Bank
Gilchrist
Superior County Bionday
Daniel W. Fairchild
Inglefeld Milling Company
Inglefield
Liberal Pay to Guardian in Greenfield Case
James M. Berryhill will receive 5000 dollars annually as guardian for George Rhodius a feeble minded Indianapolis millionaire. Rhodius marriage to Alma Dare was annulled by the Greenfield circuit court. Dare allegedly abducted Rhodius and wed him in Louisville. The probate judge fixed Berryhill's salary at 5000 a year for two years. Rhodius estate valued near 1 million dollars. Rhodius confined to a private sanitarium and not improving mentally.
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Indianapolis
James M. Berryhill
George Rhodius
Alma Dare
Greenfield
Dare
Rhodius
Louisville
Ross
Berryhill
Rhodes
Raodius
Pittsburg Contractor Dies by Own Action During Double Celebration
George Kraus a retired wealthy contractor killed himself during a home celebration for his eighty first birthday and fifty second wedding anniversary. He ingested Paris green a bug poison, died later that day. His wife was unaware of his death to protect her health.
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Pittsburg
George Kraus
Mamma Bear Rescues Men After Frightful Chase
In Malden Massachusetts Joan Donnelly and John F Driscoll were saved by a protective mother bear. The pair, initially thinking a woodchuck was a small cub, ran toward it before a large bear charged. They climbed Middlesex Falls branches for about ninety minutes until the bear left.
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Malden
Mass
Joan Donnelly
John F. Driscoll
Middlesex Falls
Driscoll
Donnelly
Father at Daughter's Wedding Dies of Heart Disease
Charles Patcher, middle aged, collapsed during his daughter's wedding reception in Philadelphia. He died before a physician arrived as the ceremony was about to proceed. Bride Lena Patcher, shaken by the tragedy, paused the rite but later the couple, Lena Patcher and Isaac Stein, were remarried in a shortened ceremony.
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Philadelphia
Charles Patcher
Lena Patcher
Isaaore
Stein
Fat police officers take off duty hike to beat heat
On a scorching Philadelphia day June 23 Wesley Kale weighing 310 pounds and Joan Frowett fifty pounds lighter, two corpulent cops, hiked a Bereh mile off duty to avoid incapacitating themselves. A dozen other fat officers are considering the same remedy.
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Philadelphia
Wesley Kale
Joan Frowett
Abduction Charge Dropped in Columbus Case
In Columbus Indiana on June 23, the case against Charles W. Caldwell, a teacher and lawyer, alleging an attempt to abduct Bela n and Helen Remy aged sixteen and fourteen, was closed. Caldwell was released from jail and the prosecution against him was dismissed after Augustus M. Remy, the girls’ father, authorized the release.
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Columbus
Ind
Charles W. Caldwell
Bela‘n
Helén Remy
al N
Augustus M. Remy
Elnora Tennis Club Seeks Matches in Southern Indiana
The Elnora Tennis Club, two years old with 3 memberships of fourteen, seeks matches with clubs in southern Indiana. Dr. R. J. Danner is the manager.
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Elnora Tennis Club
Indiana
R. J. Danner
Daviess tax settlement figures released by county officials
A state and local tax settlement summary shows total collections of $186659.20 with deductions for expenses and a balance of $151659.18 distributed to funds such as state tax benevolent institutions school fund and road and county taxes. The state payment due totals $3121.65 with breakdowns for state tax benevolent institutions and other items. Poll tax collected in six months totals $3135.78.
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George Godwin
Daviess County
Thomas Nugent
Will Camp
City of Washington
Godwin
Indianapolis
Tne
Four Graduates at St Simons Academy Commencement
The annual commencement at St Simons academy was held in St Simons hall on Friday at 8 p.m. Four young women received diplomas: Frances Cécelia Kane Edna Louise O Connor Nellie Margaret Thompson and Assumpta Thresa Trinca. Gold piano medals went to Rezina Kretz and Margareet Keller. Father J W Doyle presented the diplomas as music by Marguerite C Keller Nellie Thompson Regina Kretz Elizabeth Beckman Helen Sahm Frances Kane Iona Neal Afra Jager Marie Laube and Mary Vanderschmidt was performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Simons Academy
St. Simons Hall
Mar-guerite C. Keller
Nellie Thompson
Regina Kretz
Elizabeth Beckman
Helen Sahm
Frances Kane
Iona Neal
Afra Jager
Marie Laube
Mary Vanderschmidt
Frances Cécelia Kane
Edna Louise O'Conner
Nellie Margaret Thompson
Assumpta Thresa Trinca
di Plomas
Father J. W. Doyle
St. Simons Church
Rezina Kretz
Maregearet Keller
Woman Confesses Murder Suspect Named In Poison Plot
York police say Mrs Josaua Tracey admitted partial involvement in her husband’s death and alleged William Brown planned the crime. Tracey claimed Brown administered strychnine in whisky after Brown’s wife died suddenly about eighteen months ago.
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York
Josaua Tracey
William Brown
Tracey
Brown
Calhoun Indictment Set For Trial In San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun, president of United Railroads, sees another indictment set for trial on June 28 after a hung jury in the first trial. The case involves a bribe offer to former Supervisor John J. Furey and mirrors a Ruef conviction for similar conduct.
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San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
John J. Furey
Abraham Ruef
Tar
Lost in Race With Death
Evansville June 22 Charles Gadberry of Jasonville died after a failed bid to reach Jasonville from Oklahoma for his health. Doctors warned he could not live and he pressed on to return home before passing away.
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Evansville
Charles Gadberry
Jasonville
Oklahoma
Tragic Retirement Endsin Death at Home
A man who had recently retired and suffered ill health died after being moved to a home for care. Friends recall his long service and quiet passing following a period of decline.
Man Laughs Off Threat Before Fatal Shot in Lakewood
June 22 constable O C Winters twenty five years old was shot at the home of Mrs F M Powell Lakewood Monday afternoon and died instantly. Lakewood police report Powell told them Winters stopped by and threatened to end his life. He laughed at the threat, believing it a joke.
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Womsk
Cléelynd
O. C. Winters
F. M. Powch
Lakewood
Bank Robbery Strikes Baldizz Yors Worth
A lone highwayman held up the Wagner Bank and Trust on Main Street in Worth Texas yesterday afternoon. He escaped in an automobile with a haul of currency as pursuing officers engaged in a pursuit and ensuing fire exchange.
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Worth
Tex
Wagner Bank and Trust
Main Street
Rabid Prices Ignite Curious Market Oddity
A June report notes an unlikely price spike for rabibsits at eight million dollars per pound, a figure tied to an unclear order from Lord L. Shall grams. The passage suggests a misprint or fabrication, with details fragmentary and hard to verify.
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Prish
Lord L. Shall
Bingham Finds Shortage in County Records
Bradsville reports attorney Genes Bingham examining county ship officials ledgers. He notes Poole the republican justice shows a missing report since 1899. Poole has been seen visiting Florida amid the unsettled records.
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Bradsville
Bingham
Poole
Tharpice
Firtt
Florida
Doan's Kidney Pills Shared by Washington Resident
A Washington resident describes lasting relief from back pains and urinary discomfort after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial cites temporary kidney trouble and notes improvements after continued use, with the product sold by local dealers and distributed by Milburn Co Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bai Mabie
Netyba
James 'O
R. A. Farr
Justice of Peace
E. Vas Thées Street
Snn
Dean
Jackson
Mr. Scare
Milburn Co
Buffalo
United Remp
Doan
Miles or Carpet for Hotel Opening in September
The article notes a hotel opening planned for September with extensive furniture and tableware sourced from multiple cities including Philadelphia and Belfast. It cites a total furnishing cost of 790000 and states all goods are custom made with patterns destroyed to prevent duplicates.
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Philadelphia
Trento
Citie
Parvey
Belfast
Ark Éingy
Austria
Memphis Enforces Local Soft Drink Prohibition
Assumption June 24. City government enforces ordinance prohibiting soft drink sales. Memphis officials promise strict enforcement of the state law effective July 1. Mayor Malone and City Judge Floyd discuss near beer and liquor rules. Police chief Davis foresees trouble mainly from small saloon keepers. sheriff Mountverde declines to announce actions until study of the law. Locker system eyed by Tennessee and Chickasaw clubs. business men’s club votes on it. Wealthy dealers plan departures to St Louis Louisville and other cities. brewery remains to operate near beer in Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
Malone
Floyd
Davis
Modntéverde
Tennessee and
Chickasaw
Business Men's Club
St. Louis
Louisville
Paducah
Cairo
Evansville
Wash bowl saves life after fall from window
Blanche Smith toppled from a second story window while washing her hands. A wash bowl struck the ground first and broke her fall, sparing serious injury as she landed on it. She suffered only a sprained wrist and a cut forehead and received treatment at St. Agnes Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Blanche
Smith
Adr
Hoosier Special Kitchen Cabinets at Farnwalds
A reader extols Farnwalds cabinet line praising Hoosier Special Kitchen Cabinets for convenience and sanitation. The porch furniture and Ford Rockers are described as comfortable and stylish with a suggestion to visit for porch supplies. Ends with contact listing for Farnwald, 08-2310 East Main Street.
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F. B. Fornwald
East Man Street
No Wonder She's Cross in the Family Ad
A noisy description of a woman burdened by countless minor troubles and headaches. It pitches Lane's Family Medicine as a natural remedy, a herbal tea sold by druggists and dealers for 25 cents, claiming to make weak women strong.
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Lane
Perry Davis Painkiller advertised for quick relief
An advertisement touts Perry Davis Painkiller as an effective remedy for sprains bruises strained muscles and general aches and pains with burns and cuts claimed to be instantly relieved. The notice also mentions Prof. Joan J Barrett visiting with sister Mrs Fred Tleman in the city.
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Perry Davis
Joan J. Barrett
Fred ‘Tleman
North Side
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