Coroner Demands Sheriff Office Still Held by Dudley
Sullivan Indiana January reports reveal Coroner W P Maxwell presses for possession of the sheriff office while Gov Durbin’s ouster stands. Dudley consults lawyers and resists surrender, with a court fight anticipated. In Indianapolis W E Henderson seeks bondsmen names to sue in Dillard’s mother’s name. Dudley refuses to resign and county commissioners may appoint him again.
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Sullivan
Ind
W. P. Maxwell
John S. Dudley
Durbin
Dudley
Indianapolis
W. E. Henderson
Jas
Dillard
Sullivan County
Sulivan
Pop Hedges longtime Empire theater doorkeeper dies
Elijah Hedges known as Pop by Empire theater regulars is fatally ill with paralysis in Indianapolis. He began as a Civil War era doorkeeper for the city’s theaters and later served as ticket taker at the Empire until retirement due to weakness.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Elijah Hedges
Pop
Empire Theater
Metropolitan
Zimmerman
Carpenters and Joiners Union Opens National HQ in Indianapolis
The national headquarters of the Carpenters' and Joiners' union opened in the Stevenson building in Indianapolis on Friday. Secretary Frank Duffy arrived. President Waber is not expected for several weeks, likely by late January. The executive board plans its first meeting January 12.
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Indianapolis
Ind
The
Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Union
Stevenson
Frank Duffy
Waber
Boy Dies of Lockjaw After Toy Pistol Wound
NewsSbany Indiana January 1. John Duggins age 14 son of Mr and Mrs Emmett Duggins 23 West Tenth Street died from lockjaw caused by a small particle of cartridge in a hand wound received from a toy pistol Christmas Day.
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NewsSbany
Ind
John Duggins
Emmett Duggins
Tenth Street
Farmer Ed Piper Shot Dead in Hunting Accident
Rushville Indiana January 3 Ed Piper a prominent Orange township farmer was accidentally shot and instantly killed by his brother in law James Honey while hunting near Moscow The four men in the party were present at the incident
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Rushville
Ind
Ed Piper
Orange Township
James Honey
Moscow
Collected December Revenue in Seventh District Reaches Record
Terre Haute Evansville and Vincennes posted December collections totaling 2,082,381.43 dollars, the third largest in the district’s history.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Internal Revenue District
Evansville
Vincennes
Missing man in Wabash river bottoms near Owensville
Ed Kirkpatrick of Princeton has been missing from his lonely cabin four miles west of Owensville since Sunday. The surrounding country has been searched and foul play is suspected. It is claimed he carried a considerable sum of money.
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Princeton
Ind
Ed Kirkpatrick
Owensville
Wabash River
Window Glass Workers Plan Cooperative Factory in Muncie
One hundred glass workers led by James T. Wise plan to build a large cooperative window glass factory in Muncie Indiana. The venture expects 75000 dollars capital paid in and a March ground breaking with current facilities idle. The group cites shipping facilities and local discontent with American Window Glass Co. workers.
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Muncie
Ind
American Window Glass Co
James T. Wise
Thomas F. Hart
American Glass Co
Booth Tarkington to nominate Fairbanks for U.S. Senate
Newton Booth Tarkington of Indianapolis will name Senator Fairbanks to the next U S Senate as the election comes up. He says he was asked and will do so gladly, with Senator Kittinger likely nominating Fairbanks in the Senate. Tarkington is author of A Gentleman From Indiana and other works.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Newton Booth Tarkington
Fairbanks
United States
Tarkington
Kittinger
Senate
Indiana
Monsieur Beaucaire
van Revels
Austin H. Brown Dies in Indianapolis at 74
Austin H. Brown died at his home in Indianapolis at an early Thursday hour. He was 74 and a brother of Admiral Geo. Brown. A prominent figure in city and state affairs, he held multiple trusted posts in municipal, state, and national government. Son of Wm. J. Brown, former Indiana secretary of state and congressman.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Austin H. Brown
Adm
Geo. Brown
Wm. J. Brown
Indiana
Congress
Indianapolis Pure Milk Co organized with 200000 capital
The Indianapolis Pure Milk Co organized in Indianapolis with capitalization of 200000. It already controls 25 dairies and plans to increase holdings. Officers state milk prices for Indianapolis residents will not rise and an output of 20000 quarts daily is expected.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Pure Milk Co
Brookville Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Isaac Showalter and his wife mark their golden wedding in Brookville Indiana after marrying in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. They have lived in Brookville 49 years and raised six children, twelve grandchildren, and two great grandchildren with no family deaths in fifty years of marriage.
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Brookville
Ind
Isaac Showalter
Gettysburg
Painter Survives Fall From Ladder in Logansport
Frank Gallagher, a painter, fell from a ladder near the top of a three story building Thursday afternoon in Logansport Indiana. He rose from the cement sidewalk and walked away apparently uninjured. He has had accidents that would kill others but remains in good health.
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Logansport
Ind
Frank Gallagher
Three boys drown after pond ice breaks near Evansville
Evansville Indiana January 2 Tate Live sy aged 14 W L Mann aged 12 and Willis Brown aged 11 were skating on a pond when the ice gave way. They were hurled under water and the bodies were recovered two miles below the city.
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Evansville
Ind
Death from smallpox strikes Evansville bookkeeper Samuel Clarke
Samuel Clarke aged 26 died in the pesthouse in Evansville Indiana from smallpox after a month of illness. He recently arrived from Pittsburgh where he was employed as a bookkeeper. His father is a prominent city figure.
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Evansville
Ind
Samuel Clarke
Pittsburg
Death of Mrs H C Mooney in Wabash County
Mrs H C Mooney widow of a leading Wabash County physician died of peritonitis at her Lake ton home. She was 44 and had been ill briefly. The funeral is set for Sunday.
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H. C. Mooney
Wabash, Ind
Wabash County
Laketon
Mooney
Missouri supreme court ouster move targets Chicago Packers
Jefferson City Missouri January 5 special commissioner I H Kinley reported to the court that the Chicago packers Swift Armour Cudahy and Hammond Packing conspired to fix and maintain prices and directed agents who violated Missouri anti trust laws. If approved the packers lose charters in Missouri and their right to operate in Kansas City St Joseph and St Louis. Attorney General Crow will seek forfeiture of charters. Chicago packing houses say they will appeal in federal courts and resist franchise forfeiture while favoring a $1000 fine.
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Jefferson City
I. H. Kinley
Missouri Supreme Court
Crow
Packers’ Trust
Chicago
Swift, Armour, Cudahy
Hammond Packing Company
Missouri
Supreme Court
Kansas City
St. Joseph
St. Louis
West
Chicago Packing Houses
South St. Joseph
Chicago Packing House
Crop Report Signals Cold Winter Wheat Conditions
The weather bureau notes a cold month with above average precipitation in major winter wheat regions. Early temperatures were not harmful to winter wheat until a late period when zero to 28 degrees below zero hit upper Mississippi Missouri valleys. Ohio valley had snow protection. central Mississippi Missouri valleys saw exposure but only slight damage, crop looks promising with few fly injuries mainly in Ohio valley.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Bank Robbery At Abingdon Nets 4800 In Cash
Five robbers overpowered the night watchman and dynamited the vault at the First National Bank of Abingdon. They escaped in two buggies after securing 4800 dollars. Two suspects, Edward Raymond and J A Haines, were arrested in Quincy with 1752 dollars.
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Galesburg
First National Bank of
Abingdon
Quincy
Ill
Edward Raymond
J. A. Haines
Town Under Guard After Post Office Closure
Indianola Mississippi in early January reports a deputy sheriff cordon around town amid fears of trouble following President Roosevelt's order to close the post office. Messages from surrounding areas offer help with arms and funds. secret service presence suspected among many outsiders arriving by train. Officials deny anticipated outbreak, but concern remains.
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Indianola
Miss
Roosevelt
Freshness Card Misleads Shopper and Storekeeper
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip describes a housekeeper asking for fresh eggs priced at 38 cents a dozen. The clerk admits the card proclaims fresh not the eggs, exposing a joke about marketing rhetoric versus actual product quality.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
California the State of Big Things
California produces 22 percent of the nation’s barley 40 percent of gold 70 percent of beet sugar 99 percent of raisins and dominates many other commodities. San Francisco is described as a major financial city. A quoted remark about Mr Brown from a Boston Transcript item references passion for horses and his wife.
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California
Alifornia
United States
Union
San Francisco
Mr. Brown
Slader
First solid Pullman train to Florida launches service
The Chicago and Florida Special and Florida Limited, the first solid Pullman train from Chicago to Florida, start January 5 with Pullman sleepers dining and observation cars. One night out, 32 hours to St Augustine via major rail lines. ticket offices or W A Beckler in Chicago for details.
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Chicago
Business Chances Offered by M. E. and T. Ry
The M. E. and T. Ry Industrial Department assists in selecting sites for industries along its lines. Write if interested to receive the book Business Chances and other information. James Barker, Genl Pass Agent, M. K. and T. Ry, 501 Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis. Lots of men tire themselves to death looking for an easy job. Chicago Daily News.
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James Barker
Wainwright Bidg
St. Louis
Chicago Daily Ews
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claims and Trivia
An advertisement cites Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising cure for colds with a 25 cent price and refund if ineffective. It also weaves quotes from Plato Cervantes and Ram's Horn along with farm and tobacco ailment references and a $4 per acre irrigation note.
Medical Endorsements From Officials for Peruna Drug
Medical Examiner Dr. Llewellyn Jordan of the U S Treasury praises Peruna noting a month of use cured months of suffering and urging fellow sufferers to try the remedy. Dr George C Havener of Anacostia D C also endorses Peruna and offers gratis advice from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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U. S. Treasury
Llewellyn Jordan
U. S. Treasury Department
Columbia College
West Point
Peruna
Geo
Havener
M. D
Anacostia
D. C
Perruna Medicine Co
Columbus
George C. Havener
View of Lord W. Described by Signoor in London
An enthusiastic signiseer in London told a friend she had a good view of Lord Witchener. The friend asked if he was bellicose. The reply: no, he is quite slim.
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London
Lord Witchener
N. Y. Sun
Jested exchange on married life from Chicago Daily News
A humorous quip on marriage time frames. A man asks how long before a wife agrees with him in all things and the reply notes 37 years of marriage as the duration.
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Newad
Chicago Daily News
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Maxwell
Carpenters and Joiners
Hunter
Booth Tarkington
Senator Fairbanks
Painter
Packers
Crop Report
Jans Andersen
Plato
Hale
Pike
Glory
Chicago Journal
Thos. Robbins
Norwich, N. Y
Cervantes
Iowa
Mulhall
Sioux City
Mammon
Ram
C.b.chamberlin
M. A.D
Washington, D.C
Cc. B. Chamberlin
P Sts
C. B. Chamberlin
Dr. L. Jordan
Louisville
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