Weatville Girl among Chicago Theatre Fire Survivors
Susie Beahm a fifteen year old visitor from Weatville escaped the Iroquois Theatre catastrophe with severe burns and injuries. Her aunt Mrs. Holmes died, and Susie received care from physicians and an eminent specialist as she slowly improves.
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Chicago
Weentville
Susie Beahm
Susie
John Holmes
Mrs. Holmes
Minnie Knight
Constantine
Mich
Holmes
Armour Packing Industry
Baby
Beahm
Tragedy in Laporte Theatregoers Lose Lives in Fire
Laporte witnesses three victims in a deadly theater fire. Mrs. Lettman and Mrs. Eila Wachs are identified among the dead. Miss Dickhut, a cousin of Mrs. Leffman, is also among the casualties. Rescue efforts continued as relatives mourned. Miss Viola Jackson of Chicago is noted among the deceased.
Cough Syrup Ad Warns About Opioids Use
An old newspaper item states many children are poisoned by cough syrups containing opiates given by mothers. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe remedy for coughs croup and lung trouble, claiming it contains no opiates and is sold by all druggists.
Devotion and caution in Elkhart youth case
Kokomos News discusses the Elkhart incident where a girl vows to wait for her lover who is in a reformatory. The piece warns against romanticizing crime and urges discipline, noting the possibility of reform if the offender abandons criminal swagger.
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Howard Monteith
Elkhart
Reformatory
Kokomos News
House and Lot Awarded in New Year Drawing
The paper held a New Year lottery for a house and lot. Senator Crumpacker and E. T. Scott oversaw the drawing with C. E. Herrold substituting for absent Mr. McClung. Dr. M. A. Schutt of Michigan City won by number 610 and will receive the deed that evening.
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M.A. Schutt
Michigan City
Dr. Schutt
Doc
St John Misses Wedding Leaves Bride in Torment
From Cheaterton comes a tale of Beverly daughter of Joseph Beverly who awaited a wedding with St John a respected local worker. The groom vanished before the ceremony leaving the bride in hysteria and the minister and guests dismissed with no explanation for his disappearance.
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Laporte
Cheaterton
Beverly
Joseph Beverly
St. John
Trousseau
Domestic Troubles Pills Advert by Dr King
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a remedy for stomach and liver troubles. It claims they relieve and cure, selling for 25 cents at E T Scott's Drug Store.
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Dr. King
E. T. Scott
Indiana Air Line Project Plans Electric Railway
The Chicago & Indiana Air Line Railway will start building an electric line from South Bend through Porter County to Chicago after January 1. Directors may order construction materials in January and work will start at the South Bend end. A four mile Indiana Harbor to East Chicago segment is in operation with about six percent return on 250000 and a 65000 cost. The company once sought right of way in Westchester township but dropped the suit and now proposes a new route through the township.
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Chicago &Indiana Air Line Railway Company
Porter County
Chicago
South Bend
Indiana Harbor
Porter
Westchester Township
Chesterton ‘Tribune
Postmaster Cleaned Out at Ainsworth Fire
Fire entirely destroyed the home store and post office of Frank Coyle at Ainsworth. The family escaped with their lives in sleeping attire after the stove overheated and ignited the blaze. Mrs Coyle and four daughters fled to a neighbor for safety as the blaze swept away furniture groceries and stock, totaling about $2,000 with no insurance.
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Frank Coyle
Ainsworth
Coyle
Reckless Pianist Hughie Cannon in Ebbs of Drink
In the Palm Garden bar at the Standard Hotel in Ekhart piano player Hughie Cannon performs for room and board. Cannon, famed for Bill Bailey and Aint Dat a Shame, is described as clever but unable to quit liquor, leading to his downfall.
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Standard
Ekhart
Cannon
Coughs Cured Quickly by Foley's Honey and Tar
Pneumonia and lagrippe mentioned as illnesses. advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar for quick cough cures and warns against substitutes. sold by all druggists.
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Foley
A Life at Stake Foley's Honey and Tar
Promote Foley's Honey and Tar as life saving against pneumonia or la grippe. Claims a dose or two prevents illness and saves lives. Sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Stop It. A Cough Called Out By Foley’s Honey and Tar Ad
A terse warning-style ad urges avoiding neglected coughs and colds as Foley’s Honey and Tar is promoted as protection against serious bronchial and lung troubles. Distributed by druggists.
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Foley
All
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Guaranteed
Guaranteed Chamberlains Cough Remedy sold by E. T. Scott. If not satisfied after using two thirds of the contents, money refunded. Advertises as best remedy for lagrippe coughs colds croup and whooping cough and safe to take. Indicates prevention of pneumonia tendency.
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E. T. Scott
Annual Canadian Excuraions Season 1903 04 Fare Details
Tickets to Canada offered at one regular first loss fare for round trip. Sale dates December 17 to 20, 1903. Travel good from departure to destination through January 9, 1904. Inquire via local Wabash agent J R Hixson.
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Canada
J. R. Hixson
Eggs Ridiculously High Prices Hit Local Markets
Cold storage eggs sell for 34 cents a dozen or 2 2 3 cents each while fresh eggs remain scarce. Grocers report few fresh eggs on the market as dealers avoid importing due to prohibitive prices. Produce dealers blame shipments to large markets like Chicago, leaving small retailers unable to compete and consumers paying high prices.
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Chicago
Preacher Attacks Dancing as Vice at Elkhart Church
The Rev W W Denham denounces dancing as a path to vice in a crowded First Christian Church service in Elkhart urging abstention and noting alleged links to trafficking and disreputable outcomes. He critiques modern waltz and sits out forms citing moral and intellectual harm.
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W. W. Denham
First Christian Church
Elkhart
Indiana
Chicago
New York
Beware of Mercury in Ointments for Catarrh
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective when taken internally. Claims to improve blood and mucous surfaces and warns against mercury containing preparations. Indicates price 75 cents per bottle and mentions Hall's family pills as best.
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Hall
F.J Cheney & Co
Toledo D
Toledo
F. J. Chaney.&Co
Life Insurance Findings Favor Teetotalers, Study Shows
The United Kingdom Temperance and General Provident Institution reported that teetotalers show a notably higher life expectancy than moderate drinkers. An actuary analyzed 29 000 abstainers and 32 000 non abstainers, finding abstainers gain about 1½ percent in life years across ages, with clearer advantages at ages 30 40 and 50. The data suggest abstainers and non abstainers share similar policy sizes, around $1 500, though the abstainers enjoy longer expected lifespans.
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London
United Kingdom
Temperance and General Provident Institution
Fife
British Life Companies
Theopany
Making Men of Them in Prison Cadet Uniforms
Convicts at the northern prison will wear cadet gray uniforms with black and gold stripes signaling deportment. Badges of merit will reward good behavior while unruly inmates receive a rough suit as punishment. Initially all prisoners wear cadet uniforms to start on equal footing.
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North
The Naughty Girl Laporte Case in Court Monday
Miss Elizabeth Smith, a young wealthy property owner, faces trial Monday on a charge of using profane language in a public place after a street quarrel with a neighbor woman near her home. The warrant was sworn by the neighboring plaintiff. Ifias Smith denies the charge and is represented by Judge Crumpacker as attorney. The case will be before a jury following an initial justice court arrest.
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Weatville
Emory
Leffman
Dickhut
Ella Wade
Chas. Leffman
Eila Wachs
Linois
Lettman
David Jones
Elia K. Plentye-Wachs
Chris. Plentye
Julius Barnes & Co
Will Phillips
W.A. Beay
Harriet
Annie Wile
Sid
Jackson
Humboldt Boulevard
Roslinda Redding
New Carlisle
M.A. Schatt of
Lucky Man
Indiana Air Line
Chamberlain
Chicago Record Herald
the Naughty Girl
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