White Slave Traffic and That Girl of Ours
Reports from Bungay recount two Florence Crittenton meetings on the White Slave Traffic. Speakers warn of boys lured by promises, girls forced into degradation, and the need for parental guidance and Christian charity to protect and reform young women amid a growing urban trade.
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Bungay
Stargis
Florence Crittenton
Rhawamiont
Trafic
Tuage Davis
Terra
M. B.churth
Christ- Iea
Judge Davis
Ietlap Church
Lana
Idan
Promiass
Mng
Manana
Ted
Rayak
Florence
Dau
Tate City
Mfp
Death notices from Washington area reflect multiple families
Mrs Mary F Lyden wife of John Lyden of South Washington dies at age 74 after exposure in a rainstorm. John and Thomas Lyden mourn her loss with other sons and many relatives in Ireland and the United States. Mrs W Dotcher and Mrs Betcher are noted among the deceased’s acquaintances with brief mentions of survivors and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. Lyden
John
South
Washington
Wis
Lydon
Ireland
H Gton
Bres
Jbhn
Thomas Lydon
Hral
aliBt
Alvin
Harvby
Epidemic measles strikes Plainville as illness surges
In Plainville an epidemic of measles causes multiple illnesses and deaths. Mrs. Jésies Dawson, 42, died after a sudden collapse following a conversation with her husband. Four others are seriously ill, and pneumonia is complicating several cases. A funeral service is planned for 10 o'clock tomorrow.
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Jésies Dawson
Pidipville
Dawsbn
Murder Charge After Striking River Tragedy Near Vincennes
Forty eight year old Mike Rich, foreman at Charles Shaffer’s Vincennes gas works, was found murdered with his head nearly severed near the Plant of Therillack Hawk Light, Heat and Power Company. Draves Braves, sleeping on a houseboat downstream, was arrested on the Sunday morning charge amid rumors of a feud with Rich. Investigators tracked bloodhounds along the river as the search for the killer continued. Braves denied knowledge of the crime and suggested a possible motive linked to a quarrel with Rich. The case drew the river town’s attention as authorities prepared to hold Braves for evidence in a verdict awaited by Vincennes residents.
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Mike Rich
Therillack Hawk Light, Heat and Power
Draves
James de Moga
Lamu
Ferica
Serica
Mary
Vincennes
Evi
Den
Launthes
Ches Boning
DeMbes
Watachis
Worksen
Gan Company
Teo
High
Mika Rich
Charles Shaffer
Pitteborg
Shaffer
Rich
Braves
Bniteber
Farmers Stand Against Rent in North Side Fields
Fragmented OCR notes describe farmers opposing rent terms on the north side, with mentions of land allotments, tenant agreements, and disputes over ground allotment and payments. The text also covers a health alert about smallpox in Harrison Veale towns, quarantines, and city school vaccination orders.
Election details and unclear ballot note
Vague OCR fragment mentions election timing and a ballot, with garbled names and places. Core items include references to a vote, a 20 meter ship note, times like PM, and several unreadable proper nouns. The readability is insufficient for precise names or outcomes.
Spread of the disease shuts Sedalia shops in Lusinesa mood
The Milas PachiNo rilirgad shops in Sedalia will not open amid continued business sluggishness. A standard notice at ysduri Pet warns wife shops. About eight hundred men are involved in Sudalla as railroads plan to comply with the "nine-hole jy." New telegraph orient tors will be hired, and some stations may close. Over 300,000 idle freight cars exist in the United States with yards congested, prompting one road to limit traffic.
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Harrison
Veale
Ted Patella
Sedalia
Miescuyei
Lusinesa
Ail
Ysduri
Pet ‘Wife
Sudalla
United States
Mis traveling misadventure delays Kentucky bound travelers
Mis ruled by poor timing and busi ness mistakes as Padgett and party fail to catch their train. They depart Washington late Sunday morning after a banquet and proceed via Vincennes and Evansville to Owensboro arriving about 1 15 in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Padgett
Grand Knights of the Kilshts of
Vincennes
H. Teal
Hyatt Changes Hands in Local Closure and Sale
The Hyatt hotel changes hands as Selis Hotel Ness finalizes a sale. Mc Woodrell bought the Basinedd from Agrinson, with Woodrell arriving from Lin é Woodrell in Linton house last week. He struck the deal with Ardohnon after arriving in the city from Pal ra, Indiana last August, drawing many local friends though his future business remains undetermined.
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Hyatt Haten Wit
Herc
Agtinson
Woddrell
Linton House
Liné Woddrell
Wade
Ar Dohnuon
Wohnon
Palra
Indiana
Changes Brightening for Steven E. Myers
Fragmented text discusses political shifts around Steven E. Myers, mentioning Abe and Laughlin, a prosecutor race, and leadership implications. The garbled notes reference deputy Huelings, a potential candidate, and a re election context without clear dates or places.
Unclear OCR note on boxing weigh-ins and visit to America
Fragmentary text describes boxing weights and a boxer named Terry expected to come to America. Mentions delays, postponements, and an unspecified weigh-in event with references to Boilermaker and a Saturday afternoon session. The legible details are sparse and scattered.
Eyesight testing offer to Washington area families
An appeal to parents in the Washington vicinity urges them to bring their children for eye examinations. The notice promises to identify vision defects and remedy them with glasses, claiming headaches and squinting may signal eye trouble.
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Terea Haute
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Thomas Lyden
White
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Plainville
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Piahtville
Pleloville
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Pete
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A. ¥. Donaldson
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City Board of Health
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Laughlin
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