Pinkertons Confident Involved in Westville Tragedy Case
Pinkerton assistant superintendent Mr Wise says the agency believes five men tied to a Sunday bank attempt and a Hobart barn escape are implicated in the Westville tragedy. Five men camped near Coburg the night before. one identified as Thomas Burke, age 60, faces a ten year term in Jackson penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wise
Pinketon Detective Agency
Mena
Jackson
Westville
Fickertons
Hobart
Montpelier
Wisconsin
Llinoie
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Pinkerton
Uoder
Amatuer
Pinkerton’s
Tom Glancy
Coburg
Wise
Glancy
Dick Glancy
Wire
Thomas Burke
Startling Evidence for Dr King's New Discovery
Fresh testimony floods in praising Dr King's New Discovery for Lung and Throat troubles. A Virginia man with three years of bronchitis credits the remedy with a complete cure after trying other doctors. It is said to cure consumption pneumonia grip and related ailments. Trial bottles are free and regular sizes cost 50 cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
T. J. McFarland x
Torville
E. T. Scott
Town Council Clashes Over Walks and Water at Meeting
The Town Council met Friday with President Hilton presiding. Alds Flynn and Kalies pushed for fast action on sidewalk repairs after marshal reports sixteen walks needed attention. Hose Co. No. 1 requested engine repairs and cistern refilling, and Ald. Hilton to oversee water tasks. B. W. Hollenbeck was reelected to the school board for a three year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton
Davidson Alds Flynn
Kalies
Alds Flynn
Ald. Kalies
Hoi Polloi
Hose Co. No
Kalise
B. W. Hollenbeck
County Sets June 13 Bid Date for New Bridges
County commissioners set June 13 to receive bids for furnishing material and labor for constructing new bridges at Davis Bremner Huacheon LaCrosse and Ruoymede. Plans include iron bridges and one pile bridge. The Huncheon bridge across Mahler ditch will be 90 feet long.
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Davis
Bremner
Huacheon
LaCrosse
Ruoymede
Huncheon
Mahler Ditch
Foley's Honey and Tar Praised by Asthma Sufferer
Daniel Bante of Otterville Iowa writes of three to four year asthma battle and says Foley's Honey and Tar gave immediate relief after trying cough remedies and physician treatments in New York and elsewhere. He advises others to use it and notes it is for sale by all Druggists.
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Daniel Bante
Otterville
Iowa
New York
Foley
Ten Years in Bed Kidney Cure Testimonial
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana describes ten years of kidney disease confined to bed. After failing with top medical care he credits Foley's Kidney Cure for relief and recommends it for sale by druggists.
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R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
Foley
Double Hanging Planned as Supreme Court Denies Stay
The Indiana Supreme Court refused to intervene in the cases of William Jackson and Ora Copenhaver, both condemned to hang on June 12 in Michigan City. Jackson sought a postponement for a life sentence, but briefs must be filed immediately for quick decision. Other recent affirmed executions and pending appeals are noted.
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Supreme Court
William Jackson
Ora Copenhaver
Michigan City
Jackson
Melrose Mill
Allen Blankenship
Blankenship
Joseph R. Keith
Nora Keifer
Joseph Rinkard
Marion
Buck” Wheeter
Boonville
John Dunn
Allen County
Dunn
Warning on scab traced to stock yards not farms
Purdue reports a special effort to trace scab origins in Indiana sheep. Of 4506 scabby sheep, 4161 came from stock yards or were fed with yard stock, leaving 345 cases originating from farms. Warning against buying stock yard sheep.
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Purdue
Indiana
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is praised as a universally dependable treatment and especially effective for summer diarrhoea in children. It is sold by E. T. Scott. Chamberlains Pain Balm is promoted as an antiseptic ointment that speeds healing of cuts bruises and burns without maturation and more quickly than usual. Sold by E. T. Scott.
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E. T. Scott
Chamberlain
Man Recovers After Taking Remedy Lettered Cure
In 1889 Ozlahoma settlers faced heat and waterborne illness. A man suffering severe diarrhoea received one bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from a neighbor. After a big dose he slept and recovered within an hour and a fortnight. Sold by E. T. Scaot.
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the Sentinel
Gebo
Mont
Ozlahoma
Fortune
Chamberlain
E. T. Scaot
Trustees Debate Wages Law For Teachers
County trustees weigh the teacher wage law tied to exam percentages for licenses. Opposition grows as some trustees ignore the rule to cut costs. Indiana officials say the law is valid and trustees risk trouble hiring while Elkhart and Laporte counties delay contracts awaiting a supreme court ruling.
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Bunnell
Public Instruction
Indianapolig
Elkhart County
Supreme Court
Laporte County
Rescue effort fails as steamer collision kills Captain Bean
Captain J D Bean of the schooner H M Avery dies after leaping to save his wife Mrs Bean during a collision with the steamer Puritan at St Joseph. The Puritan’s steel prow tore into the Avery hull near Wallace dock, throwing Mrs Bean into the river and killing Bean on impact. Bean, known as Indian Bill, had sailed 35 years.
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St. Joseph
Thuredey
J. D. Bean
H. M. Avery
Bean
Bill
Train smoking ban praised by Lake Erie excursion officials
Superintendent M P Deniston approves measures to confine smoking to designated cars on excursion trains. Trainmen will ask smokers to stop or move to smoking cars if they light up where women or non-smokers ride, aiming to improve travel conditions.
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M. P. Deniston
Lake Erie Road
Deniston
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted for Burns and Wounds
A nostalgic ad urges remote families to stock Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for accidents. It claims the salve is the best on earth and selling for 25 cents at E. T. Scott’s Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
E. T. Scott
Westville Creamery Sold to Hammond Man
The Westville Creamery changed hands Friday with Wo Litzke of Hammond buying it from Herman Kresel who had run the operation for years. Kresel will stay on for a time, and Litzke plans to move his Hammond sterilizing plant to Westville. Milk prices will rise to attract more local product and an ice cream plant is to be installed.
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Westville Creamery
Wo. Litzke
Hammond
Herman Kresel
Westville Creamery Co
Litzke
Chicago
Turmoil Over Sunday Closing Roils St Joseph Benton Harbor
A Sunday closing regime sparks clashes in St Joseph and Benton Harbor with saloon shutdowns and Sunday baseball bans. Threats to pull Graham & Morton boats and boycotts clash with church union meetings while a 850 000 bonding vote nears. Courts hear murder and divorce cases as communities rally around youth baseball and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Benton Harbor
Graham & Morton Company
Collins
Friends of
Atheletic Club
Blodgett Reports on George Scoville Life at Bass Lake
W H Blodgett writes from Bass Lake Indiana that George Scoville the defender of Garfield assassin Guiteau leads a quiet farming life. He is eccentric but well liked, serves on the township advisory board and takes part in local politics. He resists discussion of Guiteau and the crime.
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W. H. Blodgett
Bass Lake
Starke County
Indianapolis News
George Scoville
Guiteau
Garfield
Scoville
New York
Mr. Scoville
Scouille
Kidney Cure Claim Headline
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure as a positive cure for all kidney and bladder diseases and warns users of sole responsibility if unused, noting availability at all druggists.
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Wesley Reynolds
the Town Council
Jackson and Copenhaver
Lake Erie
Sophia McKelsey
North Judson
Circuit Court
Josephus Mallory
J.C. Richter
Senate
W. H. Breece
G. E. Clark
John Koonsman
Barkin
Mallory
Boone
Koonsman
Harvey Kietke
McVesny
South Bend
Hanna
Elkhart
Laporte
Owl
Sarah J. McCaslin
Frank McCaslin
J. Hy William Meyer
Mattie Hall
Ruth C. Sabin
Herbert Kiff
Ida Kif
Leporte
E. N. Stevenson
Frankfort
Stephenson
Indianapolis
Jennie Schultz
Richter
Blodgett
George Scorville
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