Indiana Legislature Faces Deadlock Over Liquor Law Fights
The Indiana House and Senate debate a liquor regulation bill with a $700 to $1,000 license dispute, while the 8 percent loan shark cap passes. Other actions include medical inspection for school children, county superintendent salaries, canal talk, inheritance tax, and various appropriations and elections in Marion county.
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Indianapolis
Senate
House
Indiana
Maes
McCarty
Tingle
Charles Campbell
New York
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Supreme Court
Hufford
McClew
Indiana University
Supreme Court Library
Supreme and
Appellate Courts
Appellant Court
State Board of Accounts
Stenographer
State Medical Board
State Horticultural Society
State Library Commission
Indiana Reformatory
Marion County
Halleck
Sullivan
Charles A.greathouse
Basl
State
Board of Accounts
House’ Committee On Trust
Indiana SAR Eyes 1912 Fort Harrison Centenary
Terre Haute leader urges Indianapolis meeting action to commemorate the Fort Harrison battle of Sept 3 1812. He envisions a joint effort by patriotic groups to raise funds for a monument at the fort site and publicize Indiana historic sites. Capt Zachary Taylor led the victory opening central western Indiana.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Indiana Society
Sons of the American Revolution
Indianapolis
Fort Harrison
Northwest Territory
George Oscar Dix
Terre ‘Haute
Sons of American Revolution
Indiana Society, Sons of the American Revolution
Plaa
Zachary Taylor
United States
Ilinois
Local Briefs Reported Sudden Deaths And Health Update
In Logansport Belle Gerberdine, 38, widow of a saloonkeeper, died after taking poison amid convulsions heard by Sadie Gregory. Terre Haute reports smallpox scare over with no new cases last week and minimal quarantine. Kokomo hosts an all day interdenominational missionary rally at the Congregational church led by Mrs. E. E. Russell. Brazil veteran Thomas Daye, 80, was gored to death by a bull eight miles north of town. Anderson patrolmen arrest liquor sellers as midwestern cities struggle with enforcement.
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Logansport
Belle Gerberdine
Sadie Gregory
City Board of Health
Board of Public Works
Terre Haute
Kokomo
Interdenominational Missionary Rally
Congregational Church
E. E. Russell
Brazil
Thomas Daye
Fred Day
James Chaney
Terre Haute Anderson
Allison
Sunder
Thieves Loot Express Train in Chicago Undiscovered
Mystery surrounds a theft on Erie Railroad's fast express No. 13 from New York to Chicago. The car was broken into near Chicago. authorities report no clear amount or value, with Wells Fargo secret service handling the investigation and money not thought to be the loss.
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Chicago
Erie
New York
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Express Company
Money Order Department
H. B. Calkins
Battle at Kelly Creek Fells Nine in Nevada
In Humboldt county sixty miles west of Tuscarora a three hour battle at Kelly creek left nine dead eight Indians and one policeman and four Indians surrendering. State police had tracked the group for a week suspected in the murder of four stockmen whose bodies were found ten days earlier in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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Sierra Nevada Mountains
Australia to bar trusts pushes restriction on foreign influence
Melbourne reports that Australia will not harbor foreign trusts. Sir R. W. Best announces measures to deter or prohibit a visiting American meat trust delegation and curb its operations, signaling a government crackdown.
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Melbourne
Australia
R. W. Best
American Meat Trust
Free Urinary Cure Recipe Claims to Heal Kidney Ailments
An advertisement offers a free home remedy recipe for kidney and bladder issues. It promises rapid recovery from symptoms like scalding urine, back pain, and fatigue, and urges readers to write to Dr. A. E. Robinson in Detroit to obtain the plan at no cost. The piece emphasizes simple, harmless ingredients and mail delivery in a plain envelope.
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A. E. Robinson
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Not Unusual Patter Sparks Toe Playing Trick Talk
A humorous exchange interrupts a social scene as a passerby notes a pianist who plays with toes. A quick quip follows about an 18 month old child capable of similar feats, highlighting playful boastful banter.
Ellen Terry Jokes After Gold Medal Speech
Ellen Terry accepted a Founders' gold medal at the New Theater New York but spoke hoarsely and shortened her remarks. She told a parrot tale about a buyer who discovered his bird could not speak and argued with the dealer.
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Ellen Terry
New Theater
New York
Oatmeal noted in new mistress’s kitchen instruction
A cook Nellie recalls strict kitchen guidance from her new mistress on oatmeal texture. The mistress warns against watery or hard and dry consistency while Nellie asserts her experience in Unitarian households will ensure the right result.
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Nellie
Coffee Habits Linked to Infant Ailments in Kansas City
A Kansas City mother reports that heavy coffee use during nursing harmed both her health and her seven month old baby who suffered chronic sour stomach. She quit coffee on a friend’s advice and saw improvement in herself and her child.
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Kansas City
Western Canada counting its gold in harvest yields
Crop reports across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba show varied results with many farmers recording high bushel per acre figures. Notable yields include Castor Delisle Bon Accord and Regina areas with wheat oats and barley reaching 20 to 44 bushels per acre and totals from hundreds to thousands of bushels on hundreds of acres.
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Canada
Castor
Alta
F. Galloway
Alex Robertson
Delisle
W. & H. Clark
Sheldon Ramsey
J. Lane
J. Hamilton
E. Brown
Pincher Creek
Ww. Walker
Miss Walker
John Goberts
Fitzpatrick
Freebairn
Charles Nelson
Bon Accord
Alberta
Wm. Logan
Robert Martin
Belbeck
Sask
Geo
A Campbell
Caron
Abe Winters
Fleming
Govan
Benjamin Armstrong
John Grumlin
Charles Latta
J. K. Taylor
W. Small
J. F. Moore
J. MacLean
W. Hopwood
W. Gray
W. Curtin
John Meyers, Jr
Grand Coulee
P. P. Epp
Langham
J.J. Thiessen
Chris Dear
Wm. Thiessen
P. P. Schultz
H. Wiggins
Manor
Moose Jaw
John L. Smith
New Warren
Regina
H. W. Laird
W.H. Duncan
G. M. Bell
Latrace
Thos. Miller
Major. Bros
Tuxford
E. B. Dunning
James Bain
Yellow Grass
Wm. Robson
Geo. Steer
M. A. Wilkinson
A. R. Cameron
McNevan
Wanted to Be Agreeable
Irving Batcheller recalls a farmer on Connecticut hills who jokes about planting on steep land. A visitor presses for method and the farmer quips that they shoot seed with shotguns. The guest gasps, then the farmer reveals he was only trying to make conversation.
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Irving Batcheller
Connecticut
Doan’s Kidney Pills Prove Life Saver Says Milwaukee Woman
Mrs August Wittenberg of Milwaukee credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with relieving fierce kidney trouble that struck suddenly. She describes constant urges to urinate with burning pain, headaches and dizziness, and says she fully trusted the remedy until she was entirely cured. Remember the name Doan’s. 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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August Wittenberg
Hop‘Atlas St
Milwaukee
Wis
Ney
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Point of View The Man Gee Water Is Fine Today
The speaker contrasts a calm water scene with a focus on land, asking about its condition and how it compares to the inviting water. The exchange hints at curiosity about terrain and possible travel or exploration implications.
The Final Settlement Debate Between Law Partners
A junior partner questions a $10,000 verdict while the senior partner advises a $50 settlement. The exchange hints at a negotiating tactic and the tension between large verdicts and modest client payoffs.
Castoria and Dr. Pierce remedies featured in old ad copy
A scrambled ad fragment touts Castoria with the signature claim and 30 years usage, plus Dr. Pierce Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowels. It ends with a quip about newspaper notoriety and a stray line about a light wife Stella, suggesting magazine cutoff.
Mortons Gap Kentucky Health Note
Fragmented OCR note from Mortons Gap Kentucky records a medical complaint describing two years of infirmity and poor health among a female patient.
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Morton’s Gap
Kentucky
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Marshall
S.a.sr
Terre Hauteau
Erie Road
Redskins
Nevada
Western Canada
Stella
Lydia
Pinknam
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