Indiana Man Enlists After Rare Medical Case
Ira G. Salvards, 34, with heart on the right side and transposed organs, joins the regular army after passing extensive tests at Columbus Ohio. He selected coast artillery, is 6 feet tall, 175 pounds, and becomes a private despite an extraordinary medical history.
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Terre Haute
Ira G. Salvards
Washington
Salyards
Columbus
Coast Artillery
Atlantic Seaboard
Salvards
Sullivan County
State's Oldest Milliner Gabriel Harvey Dead at Vincennes
Gabriel Richard M Harvey, 89, Indiana's oldest milliner, died after a week's illness at his Vincennes home. Born May 1815 in Tennessee, he moved to Indiana as a child and later ran Harvey Mason Co, bought the Vincennes Gazette, and founded a successful millinery business with up to a dozen workers. He had no children and was married in 1849. His wife Mrs Harvey was seriously ill.
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James A. Mason
L. L. Watson
Harvey, Mason & Co
Vincennes Gazette
Vincennes
Confessed Forger Returns to West Elwood Home
Alva Foster formerly of Elwood, who signed his father in law Clin ton Hobbs name on a note and sold it to Mrs Mary Pflenger two years ago has returned to his father William Fosters home in West Elwood He says he was in the west and that he could not be contented He admits signing the note and says he hoped to meet it when due He paid interest to avoid investigation and Hobbs is described as well to do and unnamed charges may follow.
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Elwood
Alva Foster
Clinton Hobbs
Mary Pflenger
William Foster
West Elwood
West
Hobbs
Foster
Strike Nearly Ruins Town in Tell City
Strike action at Tell City firms sends hundreds of workers to Evansville. The Evansville cotton mills brought 56 workers here and the World Furniture company plans to hire 150 Tell City laborers. About half the Tell City workforce has left for elsewhere, prompting fears the strike will end soon as the city loses wage earners. Goods demand rises with plentiful southern Indiana jobs.
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Evansville
Tell City
New World Furniture Company
Indiana
German Missionary Conference to Meet in Milwaukee
The German M E conference covering Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin is set for Milwaukee at the Second Church starting September 19 for a week. Bishop Berry will preside. Indiana churches from South Bend Laporte Michigan City and Hammond host the clerical meeting with about one hundred clergymen and laymen expected to attend.
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Laporte
M. E
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Berry
South Bend
Michigan City
Hammond
Cows Die After Flood of Paint in Barn Spill
In Newcastle a farmer Claude Brumback reported his barn paint containers were overturned during the night. Two cattle drank spilled paint and died. The herd was valued at $200.
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Newcastle
Claude ‘Brumback
Brewers to Close Saloons in Indianapolis Over Licensing
Indianapolis reports brew ers will discontinue opening new saloons after current licenses expire. With one exception all brewers sign an agreement to halt saloon establishments in the city and state. Officials estimate about 2,000 saloons will exit, saving $500,000 annually in reduced competition and easing license disputes ahead of 1909 legislature.
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Indianapolis
Old Settlers Name Officers
The forty eighth annual Wayne county old settlers picnic at King's Grove featured Fletcher Medearis nine as oldest resident recalling Ames settlement. Judge Henry C. Fox spoke on homicide. Officers elected: Caleb King president and Joseph Ratliffe secretary for the coming year.
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Richmond
Wayne County
King’s Grove
Here
Ames
Fletcher Medearis
Henry C. Fox
Warne County
Caleb King
Joseph Ratliffe
Farmers Chase a Coyote in Pipecreek Township
A group of Pipecreek farmers organized a coyote hunt after Jacob Beach returned with several coyotes and gave them to neighbors. One animal escaped and harmed local poultry and young pigs. The hunters have yet to catch the coyote.
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Anderson
Pipecreek Township
Jacob Beach
Three Die in Same Manner in Goshen
Three elderly women died suddenly in Goshen in similar fashion. Mrs. Dennis Beck, 10, died while sitting in a chair. Mrs. Garrett Clason, 70, collapsed while performing household duties. Mrs. Hannah Patten, 84, expired after finishing dinner as she prepared to lie down for a nap.
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Goshen
Dennis Beck
Garrett Clason
Hannah Patten
Secretary Root Recovers After Three Weeks at Sanitarium
Secretary of State Elihu Root spent three weeks at a White Plains sanitarium for nervous exhaustion. He improved daily, gained weight, rode 18 miles and walked three, under treatment by William C. Muldoon. A public visit by the president occurred before Root’s location was known.
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New York
Elihu Root
William C. Muldoon
White Plains
United States
Root
Washington
Mr. Muldoon
Taft
Muldoon
Pups Sought for City Bloodhound Purchase
In Shelbyville over the last six weeks Edward Van Lee Cleve collected about 80 dollars to buy two bloodhounds for the city. The agreement between Van Lee and Cleve appears to govern the funds and their intended use.
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Shelbyville
Edward
Vane
Cleve
Christian Endeavor Shows Substantial Growth Nationwide
Warsaw reports at Winona Lake annual conference that Christian Endeavor has 67 776 societies and 4 000 000 members across 60 denominations. In five years 6 000 new societies have been started.
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Christian Endeavor
Warsaw
Christian —Endeavor Society
Winona Lake
Christian ‘Endeavor
Chinaman Seeks Divorce in Terre Haute Suit
Willie May, a Chinaman, has filed suit in Terre Haute seeking a divorce. The concise notice indicates the civil action and party involved, reflecting early 20th century wording and racial designation used in court filings.
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Terre Haute
Willie
May
Calls for Troops Seen to Guard Telegraph Offices
In Jackson Mississippi Governor Vardaman was urged by Western Union Supt Terhune to deploy troops to protect telegraph offices in Holly Springs Grenada and Greenwood. The governor suggested courts first and special protection measures if needed. In Chicago President Small of the telegraph workers union challenged company officials to open offices for an impartial inspection to prove public service meets demand.
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Jackson
Miss
Vardaman
Holly Springs
Grenada
Greenwood
Supt
Terhune
Western Union Company
Small
Chicago
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Telegraphers’ Union
Ex-Speaker Miller Dies in Washington Hotel
John Henry Miller of McLeansboro Illinois former speaker of the Illinois house in 1903 died in the Washington hotel from acute pancreatic affliction after traveling from Chicago ten days earlier. He was forced from the speaker chair during the violent session that passed the Mueller enabling law with fists and uproar.
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Itate
Charlie” Allen
Dynamite Attempt on Short Line Train Reported
An attempt to dynamite the incoming Short Line passenger train was made near St. Peters Dome between Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs at noon Thursday. A similar attack occurred at Duffield the day before. the dynaminers escaped but the sheriff pursues them.
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Cripple Creek
Col
St. Peter's
Dome
Two Cent Passenger Law Shows Revenue Increase
The Minnesota Attorney General reports that the two cent passenger law raises passenger revenues. Data from May and June compared to the previous year's two months indicate increases for most railroads, with Soo Line, Minneapolis and St. Louis, and Great Western as exceptions.
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St. Paul, Minn
Young
Railway and Warehouse Commission
Soo
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Great Western
Strikers to State Case Before Chicago Business Leaders
President Small of the Commercial Telegraphers' union announced a monster mass meeting in Chicago where striking telegraphers will present their case to businessmen. The plan grew from a private talk with President Sager of the board of trade who offered to attend and view the case from the telegraphers' perspective.
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Chicago
Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Sager
Board of Trade
Costly Blazes in Pittsburg Threaten East End
Gasoline explosions in two clothing presses in Pittsburg caused $250000 damage and risked the East End. The Club Pressing & Cleaning shop at 6339 Penn Ave burned, fourte en employees rescued from windows. Enterprise Pressing at 5975 Center Ave also burned, seven buildings destroyed, many garages emptied of gasoline, and four firefighters injured. Fire under control by 4 PM.
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Pittsburg
East End
Club Pressing & Cleaning Company
Penn Avenue
Enterprise Pressing Company
Center Avenue
East Liberty Market House
Myer Links Brownsville Riot to Armed Troops
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Myer in his annual report says colored troops from Fort Brown fired in Brownsville last August, killing a civilian and a horse and wounding a policeman. He notes mutual bad blood between garrison and locals, reports Fort Brown deprived of a garrison, and the reservation moved to agriculture. He urges higher pay for enlisted men, expansion of infantry, and less canteen restrictions on liquor sales. He cites court martial drops and desertion as major discipline issues.
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Brownsville
Fort Brown
Department of Agriculture
Myer
Eddy Case Ends Sudden Court Hearing
In Concord New Hampshire the master’s hearing in the Mary Baker Eddy equity suit ended as the relatives led by former Senator William E B Chandler asked the superior court to dismiss the action. The motion cites Eddy’s alleged incompetence and the time and burden of continuing the case.
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Concord
N. H
Masters
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Faith
William EB. Chandler
Board of Masters
Outbreak of Disorder at Clinton Prison Ends in Death
In Dannemora New York a major prison uprising among insane inmates ends with Isaac Du Bois dead from a guard’s gunshot. Prisoners rush lower dormitories, smash doors and saw bars as guards fire rifles and pistols to quell the revolt after midnight. Several others wounded.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Clinton
Dannemora
Isaac du Bois
DuBois
Forest Fires Ravage Michigan’s Western U P
Serious fires sweep the western end of Michigan’s upper peninsula over the past week. Reports indicate extensive timber losses and destruction of several logging camps with equipment, with damages expected to reach millions.
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Michigan
Marquette
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Child Dies After Falls Into Can of Milk
A one year old named Raymond Lane fell headfirst into a full can of milk at a dairy in Washington Pennsylvania. He became wedged and drowned before help arrived.
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Washington, Pa
Raymond “Lane
Swedish Prince Aboard Cruiser Arrives at Newport
The Swedish armored cruiser Fylgia with Prince Wilhelm of Sweden aboard arrived in Newport Rhode Island from Jamestown Virginia. He was hosted at dinner by Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish and attended a dance hosted by Mrs. Edward J. Berwind. Salutes were fired between Fylgia Fort Adams and Reina Mercedes as the cruiser entered the harbor.
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Newport
R. I
Fylgia
Prince Wilhelm
Sweden
Jamestown
Stuyvesant Fish
Edward J. Berwind
Fort Adams
Reina -Mercedes
John Merrill
Second Naval District
Paymaster Shot and Robbed in Philadelphia Heist
Paymaster William H. Hicks of Schaum & Uhlinger textile machinists was held up near the Northeast Philadelphia machine shops and robbed of 6000 dollars. One robber shot Hicks in the right arm. Mill workers pursued John Posicki, who jumped a street car. rescuers pulled down trolley poles and captured him. The loot was found in an open lot where Posicki fled.
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Philadelphia
William H. Hicks
Schaum & Uhlinger Company
John Posicki
Posicki
First censisér able transfer of currency to support interior movement
The Subtreasury made the first currency transfer to aid westward movement. Five hundred thousand dollars moved to Chicago and another half million to San Francisco for interior needs of the country.
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New York
West
San ‘Francisco
Cortelyou Plans New Government Fund Deposits
Secretary Cortelyou announced a plan to deposit government funds weekly in New York, Boston and other cities to ease the money market during the approaching crop movement. He will designate points and amounts to prevent monetary strain and possible panic when demand for money is greatest.
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Cortelyou
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Boston
Man a Lin Promoted as Gentle Constipation Remedy
An advertisement extols Man a Lin as an excellent remedy for constipation. It claims many ailments arise from constipation and that this product provides a gentle bowel action, making pills and drastic cathartics unnecessary. It suggests use in slight fevers flu and colds.
Footprints or Tracks in a Father Son Exchange
The father finishes with footprints on the sands of time but the son rejects footprints and boasts of leaving tracks from his 90 horsepower racer. He questions if he is a dog or a working man and asserts his own mark.
Noted English artist Accosted by Reveler in Street
A renowned English artist with a mustard riding suit and vivid waistcoat stood by the road waiting for his horse when a reveler lurched round the corner. The man stared, touched his cap, and asked in a mournful tone if the artist was in mourning for anyone.
St Mary Churches in London Linked to Aldermary Parish
A group of about a dozen St Mary churches in central London clustered together likely all descended from the same great parish of Aldermary revealing a common origin and affiliation within the city’s ecclesiastical map.
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St. Mary’s
London
St. Mary
Aldermary
New York Sees Few Runaway Horses in City Streets
The report notes New York has fewer runaways than expected for a city of its size, describing the metropolis as hitching postless with runaways lower than in comparable cities relative to population.
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New York
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Miller
Minnesota
Gen. Myer
Eddy Case
Dannemora, N. Y
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the Man-A-Lin CO
Columbus, Ohio
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