Carlsbad venture spurs racetrack poolroom casino plan
Chicago promoter L J Carter plans a Maine corporation backed project near Porter Indiana including a racetrack poolroom and a Carlsbad hotel health resort. He asserts protection and funding, naming officers William E Mason David W Medbury and others. The plan envisions Lake Michigan steamer service and a 1000 daily passenger guarantee.
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Indiana
Porter
Chicago
Jim O’leary
L. J. Carter
Hartford
Carlsbad
Carter
Jon Porter
West Baden
French Lick
Hot Springs
William E. Mason
United States
David W. Medbury
Department of Justice
L Jay Carter
B.S. Cook
Superior
Wis
Jefferson O’brien
Marquis Eaton
Gnicago
William E. Bason
Robert T. Newberry
B. S. Cook
Jefferson O'Brien
Maine
The
Laporte
Wabash
I Ain't Scairt Ghost Tale From The Graveyard
J W Foley reports in the New York Times about a night errand with a panicked man Joe Simpson near a graveyard. A supposed ghost sighting is explained as a large white cow, leaving the speaker unafraid once the truth is known.
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Jos Simpson
Joe
Joe Wae
J. W. Foley
New York Times
Chicago and South Siore Railway Car Schedule
A car leaves Michigan City on the even hour every hour with a 30 minute ride to Pine Lake vaudiville show. Cars connect with Monon trains for Laporte at the interchange.
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Michigan City
Pine Lake Vaudiville
Laporte
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement with Guarantee
A Vormia style 19th century ad offers Hall's Catarrh Cure, promising a $100 drugstore reward if catarrh remains uncured. It asserts the product works internally, claims testimonials, and lists Toledo Ohio druggists Jeser Trevor and others as distributors.
Horses Perish in Hinmes Farm Fire
Early Monday lightning struck the barn of G L Howell two miles southwest of town and consumed the structure. Five horses and two hogs perished, along with a buggy harness hay grain and other property. Only one horse remained in pasture and cows escaped. The barn was insured for 100 dollars. stock was uninsured. Fire discovered after flames enveloped the barn. Community sympathy is sought for the loss.
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G.L. Howell
Howell
Bagun
What Do You Contribute to Westville
Question the reader on personal contribution to Westville's moral spiritual and educational growth. Discusses school improvement culture manners and reverence in services as indicators of one's impact and worth. Ends with a prompt to assess personal contribution and satisfaction with current deeds.
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Westville
Indiana Marriage License Rush as New Law Takes Effect
Indiana prepares for potential days without marriage licenses as the new law begins April 14. The state health board must issue uniform forms to county clerks, causing a delay before licenses can be issued. Officials warn couples to apply before the effective date to avoid weeks of delay.
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Commonwealth of Indiana
General Assembly
State Board of Health
Board of Health
Attorney General's Office
Pioneer Minister W S Hastings Dies in South Bend
Rev. Wm S Hastings old Baptist preacher born March 24 1822 in Hamilton County Ohio died at his South Bend home Thursday after years of ill health. He married Hannah Miller in 1864 and leaves two sons George H and Vernon C and daughter Mrs Burdette Norton. Funeral service held at home then in Laporte with Rev Clarke R Parker preaching. He and his wife rest in Pine Lake cemetery.
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Wm.s Hastings
Hamilton County
Rolling Prairie
Alexander Hastings
Suis
Wm.g
Franklin University
State University
Laporte
South Bend
Wm. Hastings
Hannah Miller
Lena
Geo. H
Vernon C
Burdette Norton
Pueblo City
Col
Riv. Clarke R. Parker
The
Baptist Church
Pine Lake Cemetery
Elizabeth Smith
County House
Margaret
Porter County
Scotland
Marriage rise defies divorce fears in Indiana counties
Indiana report shows 92 counties with higher marriages in the last year and lower divorces. total marriages 23,313 and 3,435 divorces in the state, with Marion and St Joseph counties noting notable divorce patterns and grounds of cruelty and abandonment. Obituaries note deaths including Elizabeth Smith and John T. Klockheim among others.
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Indiana
Brown County
Marion County
St. Joseph County
Pneumonia Checked by Foley’s Honey and Tar Remedy
Foley's Honey and Tar claims to stop the racking cough and heal and strengthen the lungs It says the remedy will prevent a pneumonia attack if taken in time and urges refusing substitutes Sold for sale by E T Scott.
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Foley
E. T. Scott
Purdue Bulletin Recommends Formalin Seed Oats Treatment
Purdue botanist Dr. J C Arthur releases a bulletin on rapidly removing oat smut. The method uses a formalin spray one pound per twenty five gallons of water, treating 120 bushels of seed, letting it sit two to fifteen hours before sowing, with elevators offering to treat grain.
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J. C. Arthur
Purdue Experiment Station
Supreme Court Affirms Toathill Ruling in Vanderburg Case
The Supreme Court affirmed Judge Harry Bouthill's decision in the Vanderburg versus Chicago Terminal Railway case. Tried at Valparaiso in May 1902, the verdict awarded five thousand dollars to Vanderburg, who lost a foot in an accident at Bee Island and sued for damages. The railroad appealed, and the higher courts upheld the verdict.
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Harry Bouthill
Supreme Court
Vanderburg
Chicago Terminal Railway Company
Valparaiso
Bue Island
Dr King’s New Life Pills Cure Stomach Ailments
Frightful suffering from undigested food relieved after using Dr King’s New Life Pills. C. G. Grayson of Lula Mississippi reports cure and notes the pills’ tonic laxative effects. 25c at E T Scott’s drug store guaranteed.
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C. G. Grayson
Lula, Miss
Dr. King
E. T. Scott
To Let Sixty Acres of Woodland and Marsh Pasture
Advertisement for a rental of sixty acres of woodland and marsh pasture at 4962 B A Dangey. Details not provided in readable text.
County Insane Population Lists From Northern Indiana Hospital
The biennial report from the Northern Indiana Hospital for the Insane in Logansport covers the period ending Oct 31 1904. It shows a county by county tally of admitted patients since 1885 with Cass leading at 347 and Laporte close behind at 294. St Joseph has 278 and Elkhart 265, with twenty counties ranging 64 to 3147 and a total of 3531 patients from the northern counties. In 1902-1903 the county totals were Cass 20, Elkhart 22, St Joseph 22, and Laporte 30. For 1903-1904 Elkhart and St Joseph surpassed Laporte, which had 21 insane residents compared with Elkhart 27 and St Joseph 32.
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Northern Indiana Hospital
Logansport
Laporte County
Cass County
St. Joseph County
Elkhart
Back Salary Law Upheld by Supreme Court
The 1993 act allowing clerks and sheriffs full salaries on proving fees collected was constitutional and not a change in pay. It applies to officers whose terms began after January 1, 1900, and could raise salaries in many counties as many officers could now be paid in full sooner.
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Board of Commissioners
George J. Lindeman
Perry County
Supreme Court
Cheated Death by Electric Bitters for Kidney Trouble
E H Wolfe of Baar Grove Iowa credits Electric Bitters with curing kidney trouble after two years of pain and anxiety. He endorses them as a remedy for general debility and nerve trouble and keeps them on hand. ET Scott druggist guarantees the product at 50.
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E. H. Wolfe
Baar Grove
Iowa
Scott Druggist
Here To Stay at Old Stand hardware business
G B W Robbins announces continuation of Nichols Hardware Stock at the old stand selling hardware and tinware at fair prices with daily new goods arriving.
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Nichols Hardware
G. B. W. Robbins
Methodist Palm Sunday Services Planned
Palm Sunday will be observed at morning services with the sermon on Christ's Triumphal entry into the Holy City. Evening service focuses on The Abundant Blessings which come to us in the Discharge of our Obligations to God. The pastor wishes to meet every member at both services.
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Holy
Porter County Elder Benj Fifield Dies at Home
Benj Fifield aged 4 years, one of Porter county's oldest residents, died Friday at his home near McCool. His wife and three sons and three daughters mourn his death.
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Benj Fifield
Porter County
McCool
Failures in Indiana Rise in First Quarter 1905
Daua's Review reports 103 commercial insolvencies in Indiana for the first quarter of 1905, up 12 from the same period a year earlier. Defaulted liabilities totaled 1,025,041 dollars this year, down from 1,380,186 dollars in the first quarter of 1904.
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Daua
Indiana
Fortunate Father and Son Praise Favorite Remedy
Kalkaska Michigan man Mr. C. J. Bartholomew credits Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy from Rondout New York with saving his life during Bright's disease. He says his son recovered from a fever sore on the leg after using the remedy. Sold by all druggists 31 00, six bottles 5.
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C. J. Bartholomew
Kalkaska, Mich
David Kennedy
Rondout
N.Y
Bright
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