Westville Directory Listings and Local Services
Directory page listing include W Hollenbeck physician and surgeon at home special care. Dr V F Martin homeopathic surgeon with offices on Plane Street near Main and Walnut. Bank of Westville with E B Smith proprietor offering deposits and loans. A Williams attorney notary public insurer with legal services. abstracts and title work. barber shop adjacent post office. general hair services. millinery parlors. note frequent Chicago visits.
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FE. V. Martin
Plane St
Main
Walnut
House Resumes Fraud Probe in Indiana Legislature
Indiana House, urged by Attorney General Ketcham, votes to appoint a five member committee to investigate the mutilation of the 1891 fee and salary act. The inquiry targets a clerk named Nestor and potential Shelby county political influence. The body also advances constitutional amendments and a prize fight bill while anti greenback taxation becomes law.
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Ketcham
Indianapolis
Barber
Whitley County
Shelby County
Supreme Court
County Officers’ Association
Secretary of State
Nestor
Boonville
House
United States
Senate
State Board of Charities
Johnson
Dinwiddie
Lake County
Whispers and Outcry as Jackson Accuses State House Whisky Barrel
In a heated session on the Nicholson temperance bill, Jackson of Carroll County charged the gallery and floor with hypocrisy. He claimed a barrel of whisky lay in the state house basement, supplied by the whisky league, provoking pandemonium and calls to prove the accusation. A three member committee was appointed to locate the barrel.
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Jackson
Carrol County
Whisky League
Committees Named to Run Isaic P. Gray Funeral Arrangements
A large Indianapolis gathering formed committees for funeral arrangements of Isaic P. Gray. Governor Matthews will co lead with Mayor Denny, joined by leaders from the commercial and civic clubs. The Second Regiment will provide the escort of honor and guard the body in state.
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Indianapolis
State House
Matthews
Isaic P. Gray
Denny
George W. Sloan
Board of Trade
Evans Woollen
Commercial Club
John L. F. Steeg
Alfred W. Johnson
Hendricks Club
John K Foley
Gray
Fawcett Publishers Cleared in Criminal Libel Trial
The jury verdict in Portland finds D. A. and J. W. Fawcett not guilty. The case stemmed from a complaint by Wallace Neal, owner at Centennial mills, who was called a Centennial mill wheat thief in The Democrat article.
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Portland
D. A
J. W. Fawcett
Winchester Democrat
Wallace Neal
Centennial Mills
Democrat
Centennial
Samuel Brooks Dies in Phoenix Chapel During Sermon
Samuel Brooks a 50 year old laborer collapsed and died in the Phoenix chapel as the minister preached. Post-mortem indicated heart disease aggravated by excitement.
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Indianapolis
Samuel Brooks
Phoenix Chapel
Brooks
Winnie Smith Appeals Death Row Case to Supreme Court
Indianapolis on February 20 Winnie Smith the slayer of Weston B Thomas has appealed the judge’s denial of a new trial. He remains in custody at the penitentiary awaiting the outcome of the appeal.
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Indianapolis
Winnie Smith
Weston B. Thomas
Supreme Court
Gas Not Wily Enough This Time
The residence of William Walburn ten miles east of Muncie was torn by a natural gas explosion and debris burned. The family was away at the time.
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Munck
William Walburn
Muncie
Sheridan Brick Works Fire Destroys Adams Property
Sheridan February 20. The Sheridan brick works owned by J. C. Adams speaker of the house of representatives burned. Loss twenty five thousand dollars.
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Adams
Sheridan
Sheridan Brick Works
J. C. Adams
House of Representatives
House Burns While Family Attends Church
Feb 20 report from Brazil details Jackson Noll losing his fine farm residence and all contents to a blaze while the family attended church.
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Church
Brazil
Jackson Noll
Firefighters Quell West Bear Ridge Gas Explosion
Five men died and seven were injured after a gas explosion at West Bear Ridge colliery near Ashland Pennsylvania. Firefighters fought the blaze for twenty four hours before victory.
Weather Indications For Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Iowa
Weather indications for twenty four hours from 8 p m yesterday show fair weather across Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa. Winds vary from northwesterly to southerly with a trend toward warmer conditions in all listed states.
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Washington
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Market Quotes and Commodities on Feb Sales
The markets report from New York shows money on call easy at 1 1 4 percent. Sterling exchange steady with bankers bills demand at 4 8 7 34 and sixty days at 4 8 7 46. Chicago Board of Trade lists wheat soy corn oats and park prices with February contracts and May and July positions, plus lard butter eggs and produce ranges. Chicago live stock prices include hogs cattle and sheep with numbers on receipts and price bands at Union Stock Yards.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
United States
Pacific
Chicago
Board of Trade
C. Park
Burbanks
Hebrons
California
Cuicano
Union
Texas
Heel-Print Clue Shapes Hayward Murder Trial Hearing
Minneapolis witnesses describe a woman's shoe heel and toe prints found near the body to argue against the defense theory that a second skull fracture came from a fall. The trial features clashes over witness credibility and accusations of manufactured evidence.
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Minneapolis
Miss Ging
Frank Erhart
Hayward
Ned
Mises Ging
Erhart
Adry Hayward
George Grindell
Kate Ging
Attorney Sweetser
Sweetser
Harry Hayward
Grindell
Erwin
Attempt to Corrupt a Witness in Hayward Trial
George Grindell accuses attorney Charles Ebert of attempting to corrupt his testimony in a high profile case. Witnesses report a third man matching prior descriptions, while a large crowd outside the courtroom cheered “Hang him” as Harry Hayward was led to jail after proceedings.
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Grindell
Charles Ebert
Ebert
Erwin
Julia E. Walker
St. Paul
Miss Ging
Wilson
Abbie Lowell
Lillian Burch
Lake Calhoun
Gertie Brown
Lake Street
Harry Hayward
Fourth Street
Two Men Attack Distillery Manager in Broadford Alley
Connel ls ville Pa Feb 20 Charles W Mouk manager of A Overholts Co s distillery at Broadford was brutally assaulted by two men as he passed through a narrow alley to his lodgings He fell to the ground after a blow that ma de an ugly gash in his cheek and received further beating The incident ties to Mr Monk the principal witness in charges against E P Kearns internal revenue collector of the district and is attributed to the assault.
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Connellsville
Charles W. Mouk
A. Overholts & Co
Broadford
Mouk
Mr. Monk
Pennsylvania
E. P. Kearns
Internal Revenue
Carriage Factory Closed in Wilmington
Wilmington Delaware February 20 The carriage manufacturing establishment of McLear Kendall of this city one of the largest in the country was closed by the sheriff on local judgments amounting to 85000 Henry C McLaren senior member of the firm is secretary of the Carriage Builders National association.
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Wilmington
Del
McLear & Kendall
Aheriff
Henry C. McLaren
Carriage Builders’ National Association
James W Scott Buys Chicago Herald and Post for 2 Million
John R Walsh sells controlling stock of the Chicago Herald and Chicago Evening Post to James W Scott. The sale includes both buildings and printing plants with a mortgage on each. Price for the two papers about 2,000,000 with affiliations to Marshall Field. Scott plans consolidation with The Times and maintains Democratic party alignment.
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James W. Scott
Chicago Herald and Post
ChicaGo
John R. Walsh
Chicago Herald
Chicago Evening Post
Scott
Herald
Evening Post
Post
Marshall Field
Democratic Party
the Tribune
Herald and Times
Doings of the Women's Council and DAR Continental Congress
The second day of the Women's National Council focused on women's influence in religion with papers and addresses led by Miss Willard and Miss Belle Kearney of Mississippi. Kearney warned against serving wine to men, while Mrs. Clara Hoffman spoke of a hopeful future. Willard noted her White House petition delivery to President Cleveland. In Washington the Daughters of the American Revolution held their fourth continental congress with the largest attendance to date in the Church of Our Father.
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Washington
Fed. Ay
Women’s National Council
Miss Willard
Belle Kearney
Mississippi
Clara Hoffman
Missouri
Continental Congress
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Church of Our Father
Society
State board seeks legislature funds for new agriculture buildings
The state board of agriculture approved the construction plan proposing appropriations for a grandstand 35000, machinery hall 65000, administration building 220000, farm and orchard building 40000, poultry building 20000, sheep and swine pavilions 20000, dairy building 17500, three speed barns and sixteen horse and cattle barns 50000, warehouse 5000, grounds improvement 50000, totaling 432500.
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Springfield
State Board of Agriculture
Committee On Construction
Peculiar Arkansas Murder Case Near Marion County
In Marion county Arkansas, 77 year old Samuel Cowles from Illinois was found dead about a mile from home. His 73 year old wife is accused of chasing him with a harrow tooth causing fatal wounds. The event is reported from West Plains Missouri on February 20.
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West Plains
Marion County
Ark
Samuel Cowles
Illinois
Cowles
Robber flees with diamonds from San Francisco pawnshop
A man entered Franklin's pawnshop on Dupont street and pointed a pistol at the proprietor. He grabbed a tray of diamonds, fired at the owner who narrowly escaped injury, then fled on a waiting horse.
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San Francisco
Franklin’s
Dupont Street
Post and Sutter
Remains of Isaac P. Gray to Arrive in Chicago
The former minister to Mexico, Isaac P. Gray, is due in Chicago tomorrow night around 10 o clock. The Chicago society of Sons of Indiana will meet the funeral party and escort the remains through the city as a guard of honor.
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Chicago
Isaac P. Gray
United States
Mexico
Chicago Society of Sons of Indiana
Well Known Gambler Eli Marks Dies in Louisville
Eli Marks a famed southern gambler dies in Louisville after years of gambling wealth followed by reverses. A participant in Morgan's raid through Ohio and southern Indiana during the Civil War, he died in poverty.
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Louisville
Eli Marks
South
Morgan
Ohio
Indiana
Public May Buy Those Bonds
The Bellmont-Morgan government loan syndicate issued prospectus for the American half of the new 4 percent bonds late yesterday. The bonds are for public subscription and payable in currency or gold. The price fixed is 11214.
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New York
Bellmont-Morgan Government Loan Syndicate
Warwick Favored in Philadelphia Mayor Race by 60000
Early returns indicate a 60 000 vote plurality for War wick the Republican candidate for mayor and for all Republican nominees, suggesting a strong statewide and citywide GOP showing.
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Philadelphia
Warwick
Indiana interview forecasts 1896 Republican ticket
Ex senator Ingalls of Kansas predicts Reed away from eastern states, McKinley and Harrison clash, and the Republicans nominate Allison of Iowa for president in 1896.
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Munche
Ind
Ingalls
Kansas
Reed
McKinley
Harrison
Allison
Iowa
Liquor Raids Hit South Carolina Country Stores
In Avansta Georgia readers report large shipments of liquor in cans branded as tomatoes arriving into South Carolina. State constabulary raid area country stores to intercept illicit alcohol trade.
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Avansta
South Carolina
Harvard Faculty Votes to Abolish Intercollegiate Football
Cambridge Massachusetts February meeting results show Harvard faculty voting to abolish intercollegiate football. The move follows campus debate and reflects broader concerns about safety and athletic policies at the university.
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Cambridge
Maass
Harvard
Uncle Ephraim Charged for a Miracle Dog Cure
In an event from a village turned factory town Uncle Ephraim Chase a self taught fixer and vet charged a factory owner for curing a pampered pug with a questionable miracle He exercised the dog fed it scraps and claimed the $10 fee was too high writing a detailed bill listing bread crusts strap oil and the miracle itself with the client paying in full The tale from Youths Companion presents a humorous look at a craftsman who mixed odd jobs with a belief in honest dealings.
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Ephraim Chase
Ephraim
Chase
Fido
Waal
Usecle Ephraim
J. Silsbee
Charity Hall Dinner Ends Gossip Weighs on Couple
A Chicago Post snippet recaps a couple debating a rumor about Mrs. de Billings. The husband quips he will not listen to gossip again while hinting at a hard home truth. He finally asserts a moral stance as their night darkens.
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Chicago Post
Domestic Dialogue On Morning Routine
A brief exchange shows a mistress reminding about breakfast at 8 o clock and a maid promising to be ready, with reminders of punctuality and domestic routine. The tone hints at household dynamics and daily schedules without broader context.
The Dime Museum Crowd Reacts to Manager’s Profit Loss
The wild man from Borneo reveals the female giant eloped with a fat boy, amid a crowd of freaks at the dime museum. The india rubber man tires himself with a stretch as the afternoon performance nears its start.
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Dime Museum
Borneo
India
Buffalo Courier
His Request in Quotation Displays Local Slur
An Exchange column quotes a Georgia man ridiculing the queen's English. The remark mocks credit terms, promising 80 days for payment with a resistance claim. The piece reflects regional humor and social attitudes of the period.
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Georgia Darky
Pugilist Replies With Familiar Face Comment
A hotel clerk asks if the pugilist has acquaintances in the city and he replies that he sometimes recognizes a familiar face. The exchange appears in the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Forgetful Husband Learns Mail Prevents Dinner Mix Up
In a Detroit Free Press tale a wife trains her forgetful husband to mail letters. She hides a key note in a letter with a special delivery stamp and adjusts plans to meet at 6:30. He grips the mailbox then discovers the note and apologizes, realizing the letter mattered all day.
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Henry
Pont
Square
Detroit Free Press
Modern improvements clash with rural life at Dawson place
Jimmy Dawson spends a fortune remodeling his country house with wallpaper paint and modern plumbing including a porcelain tub and windmill. A city cook arrives surveys the kitchen and declares the electric lights will be missing, exposing a clash between new comforts and rural realities.
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Jimmy Dawson
Jimmy
Free coinage topic sparks church meeting delay
A pastor delays uniting with the church to invite others forward. No one moves as a tall whiskered man near the door rises to address the gathering, offering thoughts on free coinage while the youth decide their stance.
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Chicago Tribune
Couple Delays Train to Squeeze Quick Shopping
A husband and wife stopping over between trains plan a brief shopping trip in town. She suggests it while he urges caution about time as they must catch a three hour window to board their train. The exchange reflects everyday travel constraints and marital dynamics observed by the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Press
Antikissing Club Proposal In Old New York Weekly
A playful exchange from the New York Weekly shows Miss Antique proposing membership in an antikissing club due to fears of microbic diseases. Miss Youngthing hesitates citing no time and suggests grandma might join.
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Antique
Youngthing
New York Weekly
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Westville Directory
W. Hollenbeck
Bank OF Westville
A. Williams
W. William
Westville
W. W. Williams
Postoffice
Werrold
Fieldseed
Gikain
Jerome
William Koontz
Ke, &. Nichols
LA Porte Directory
George H. Carter
Alain
Indiana Ave
LA Porte
Frrank FE. Osborn
Andrews’ Bank
Main Street
LaPorte, Ind
J. Venedorland
Scott Block
West Main-st
LA Ports
C. Richter
Oberreich & Arnold’s
LaPorte
Houge
WM. C. Pitner & Son
And
Li Porte
Gephen Zeltner
Maple City Bakery
Fresa Breap, Pres. C.kes, &C
WM. Fosdick
Teegarden House
Michigan City
E. 8Hultz
Franklin Street
U. S
Burke
Jeffersonville
Luther F. Warder
Gotliebh
Rufus Ramsey
Imma Louise Hopkins
Peoria
Cal
Justus Clark
Red Cloak
Toledo
Jacob S. Morris
Manchester
Mason S. Colburn
Saginaw
Mich
Jeremiah Fisher
Lord Acton
Regius
Cambridge University
Zeley
Captain Mahan
Hopkins
New York Financial
Nye
the Women’s Council
Illinois State 2
Frisco
Ion Prophecy
Evanam Cuase
Diplomat of the Household
Mary
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