Woman Faints in Court During Evans Murder Trial
Buicomineron Indiana November 4 A crowded courtroom saw Mrs Charles Evans faint as her husband murder case neared verdict Judge Eastin urged jurors not to hang the crying mother of two while the grandmother collapsed and the accused sobbed the mother cried she is dead as the scene halted proceedings until the woman and grandmother regained consciousness The trial proceeds to the jury verdict
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Buicomineron
Ind
Charles Evans
John Eastin
Epidemic of shoplifting leads to harsh city court cautions
In Indianapolis on November 3, the city court warned future offenders as two women Mollie Jenkins of Indianapolis and Clara Jenkins of Muncie received short workhouse terms. Clara Jenkins was later identified as Mary Jackson of Indianapolis under a false name. Mrs Fannie Johnson was granted a suspended sentence due to ill health. In Tecumseh, James Winters killed a rare American white pelican nine feet tall in the Wabash river near Verre Haute, noting pelicans are uncommon in the area and often winter along Florida’s coast.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mollie Jenkins
Clara Jenkins
Muncie
Mary Jackson
Fannie Johnson
Tecumseh
James Winters
Wabash River
Verre Haute
United States
Florida
Rocky Mountains
British America
Winters
Eight Indiana volunteers paid off and mustered out at Camp Mount
In Indianapolis on November 5 eight companies of the 148th Indiana volunteers were paid off and discharged at Camp Mount. The remaining four companies and officers will be mustered out Saturday leaving only a small guard of the 15th to patrol as the camp clears. Two thousand six hundred men have been discharged this week.
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Inpianapoliis
Ind
148Th
Indiana Volunteers
Camp Mount
School Work Inspection Begins at State Normal
Inspectors from Franklin Evansville and Clark county schools opened a three day review of instruction at the Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute. The board includes Superintendent Moore, Prof Spear, and Superintendent Scott. Oscar Ridenour learns his brother Lieut Edgar Ridenour of the 16th Infantry has typhoid fever and is hospitalized in Huntsville Alabama.
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Terre Haute
Ind
State Normal School
Moore
Franklin Schools
Spear
Evansville
Scott
Clark County
Penn
Perc
Oscar Ridenour
Edgar Ridenour
16Th Infantry
Huntsville
Ala
Fifty Years a Slave Killed on Depot Platform
Roxono Indiana November 5 Frank Lewis reputedly oldest and darkest colored man in Indiana was killed by a train while sleeping on the depot platform He was said to have lived as a slave for fifty years and died at age about fifty.
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Roxono
Ind
Frank Lewis
Indiana
Lewis
Oldest Local Couple Celebrates 66th Anniversary
In Greencastle Indiana on November 4 Mr and Mrs J R M Allen marked their six ty sixth wedding anniversary. They are the area s oldest married pair and report good health with the groom aged 84 and the bride 83.
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Greencastle
Ind
J. R. M. Allen
Humes Bros. Planing Mill Fire in Indiana
The Humes Bros. planing mill at Mu Egyptose Peurea Loar S srstock Ind burned early Tuesday morning causing about $5,000 in losses with no insurance. George Marbury who slept at the mill has not appeared. Jeffersonville clerk Frank Q Foster commits suicide in a government depot saloon after drawing a month's salary, moving from Washington D C.
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Egyptose Peurea Loar
Srstock
Ind
Humes Bros
George Marbury
Jeffersonville
Frank QO. Foster
Government Depot
Burglary Pursuit Ends With Suspect Surrender
City Marshal Charles Lines faced a fleeing burglar in Wasasa Indiana at dawn after a window entry attempt. The man, an elderly offender, surrendered after Lines fired shots while pursuing him two blocks, then was detained at once as the marshal finished dressing. A separate late night break in at Wesley Lytle’s grocery also occurred.
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Wasasa
Ind
Charles Lines
Lines
Wesley Lytle
Zella Nicolaus
Larer
Ian
Woman shoots farmer John Bailey in Indiana town
In Mencik Indiana on a Friday morning Mrs Levina Black shot and killed John Bailey a prominent farmer eight miles north of the city Bailey had been jailed ten days earlier on a charge of criminal assault but was acquitted The motive appeared linked to Black s troubled mind and local officials pursued her after the murder Bailey stood talking at a neighbor s post when Black approached with a water bucket and fired three head shots with a revolver
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Mencik
Ind
John Bailey
Levina Black
Mr. Childs
Canning Season Closes at Lenawney Factory
Lenawney Ind November 5 The canning season at the Lenawney factory closed with satisfactory results for company and farmers. Tomatoes total 17 200 cases and corn 7 500 cases put up. Output of tomatoes peas and corn about 65 car loads. Labeling and shipping now underway with 12 workers. Feed mill will start soon.
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Lenawney
Ind
Cholera Outbreak Kills Hundreds of Hogs in Greenburg County
In Greenburg Indiana hundreds of hogs die daily from a countywide cholera outbreak. The disease causes large sores and decaying flesh as farmers report losses from ten to one hundred head. Slog raisers call it the most destructive outbreak yet.
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Greenburg
Ind
Indiana regiment payoffs and musters out at Camp Mount
Nine companies of the 157th Indiana regiment were paid off and mustered out at Camp Mount on Tuesday. The remaining three companies will be paid and mustered out on Wednesday. On Thursday paymasters begin payments for the 15th and it will be mustered out.
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Inimanapolis
Ind
157Th Indiana Regiment
Camp Mount
Trial of Dode Carrington Opens in Grant Saloon Murder
TERRE HAUTE Ind Nov 2 The second day of the trial of Dode Carrington for the murder of Wesley Niece and Bayless Ewart in a Grant street saloon last February featured witnesses describing the killings as wholly wanton and unprovoked.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Dode’ Carrington
Wesley Niece
Bayless Ewart
Grant
Five Boys Vanish After Note About Going West to Fight Indians
Five boys aged 10 to 12 from near Corry, Buazi, disappeared Sunday night after leaving a note saying they planned to go west to fight Indians. local authorities search the area for clues and possible sightings.
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Buazi
Ind
Corry
This County
One Victim Dead in Bowling Green Fight
A telegram from Ashboro reports Emery Tribble died Friday from a gunshot wound suffered in the early Monday morning gaming room fight at Braz. Another victim, Andrew Kuntz, is said to be in a dying condition at his Bowling Green home.
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Braz
Ind
Ashboro
Emery Tribble
Andrew Kuntz
Bowling Green
Madison Historical Society Organized in Madison Indiana
The Madison Historical Society in Madison Indiana has been organized with 71 members as of November 5. The group aims to preserve local history and meet in Madison.
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Madison Historical Society
Madison
Ind
A Squire for Forty Seven Years in Princeton
Andrew J. Wright aged 85 in Princeton Indiana. He served as justice of the peace 47 years and was said to have held the office longer than any other justice in the state. A devoted member of the United Presbyterian church and a Republican in politics.
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Princeton
Ind
Andrew J. Wright
United Presbyterian Church
Child dies after hot water scalding fall in Auburndale
In Aubur, Indiana on November 5 a child died from scalding after falling into a kettle of hot water. William Dawson is named in relation to the incident.
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Auburs
Ind
William Dawson
Funeral porters in color line up relief for Newbury burial
Mr Rockefellow of Middletown arranged a special funeral detail on the Erie road for Mrs Van Nort's burial. Colored waiters in full dress acted as pallbearers with clockwork precision while spectators watched the orderly procession move the casket to the grave coached by Will Terwilliger and the clergyman, highlighting efficient, disciplined service.
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Rockefellow
Middletown
Erie Road
W. W. Terwilliger
Newbury
X. Y
Precious metals and their surprising values across history
A Washington Star column lists metal prices from gold at 250 per pound troy to barium at 950 per pound, noting many common assumptions about rarity are wrong. It ranks rare metals like gallium at 3 250 an ounce and indicates aluminum has fallen in price since 1890, while barium and gallium stand out as exceptionally valuable.
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Elivera
Corbalt
Didymium
Masander
Washington Star
Making Flagstaffs by Machinery
The article describes a machine cutting grooves on boards to form multiple semicircular projections that create parallel flagpoles. Revolving cutters at right angles to the board length produce paired semicircles, yielding circular contours as the board exits the machine.
You Spoke So Suddenly Alfred I Won’t Propose Again
A young woman struggles to answer a marriage proposal as Alfred accuses her of plotting a second rejection. She admits uncertainty and hints she might waver if asked later, while he remains unmoved and dismissive.
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Alfred
Chicago Tribune
Tom
Witty English Judge Critiques Cliptomania in Sentence
Green Bag recalls a judge who, while sentencing a haircutter, mockingly rips into the crime of cliptomania and theatrically circuited around the courtroom as he delivers a lengthy moral lecture to the convicted men.
Disinfectants Promoted For Hygiene Use
A clerk explained that disinfectants should be used to improve hygiene. He stated they encourage people to open windows and let fresh air in, stressing practical safety steps.
Housewives Recall Trials Of Domestic Life In A Humorous Roundtable
In a lighthearted Chicago Daily News feature, wives share modern misfortunes from party ice cream shortages to broiled steaks going up in smoke. Tales reveal social trials, embarrassing visits, and the comfort that, despite flaws, domestic life beats boarding.
Golf corner craze lights up young women rooms
A regional piece describes how young women dedicate space to golf in their homes. A corner filled with clubs trophies photos of famous golfers, and even chairs with sticks as backs show the sport’s growing craze.
Borax Use in Dairy Preservation Described
An old instruction notes boiling milk saves it for about 12 hours in a cool ventilated larder though tea may taste altered. It advocates adding half a teaspoonful of borax per quart of milk and dissolving it quickly after dairy delivery. It also advises washing butter in borax water and storing in a borax-infused cold basin to keep it firm and sweet.
Brains of Children Explain Early Learning Limits
An excerpt from the Philadelphia Inquirer discusses how scientists find children’s attention spans and brain development vary by age. It cites tests showing seven minutes at six, ten at eight, and seventeen at twelve, with implications for classroom pacing and the value of early motor training.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
America
Farmer Billson Starts Abstinence Society After Hog Jug Incident
A humorous tale from the Farmers' Voice recalls farmer Billson who, after a day of drinking, smashed a jug of whisky and vowed to form a total abstinence society. He later remained a member in good standing, illustrating a moral from a long-ago episode.
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Farmer Billson
Billson
Total Abstinence Society
Farmers’ Voice
Mare and Panther Battle in Maine Enclosure
A Youth's Companion writer recalls a dramatic Maine scene where a mare named Vixen defends a colt from a hungry panther. The tawny predator lunges at the foal, but the mare kicks the panther in the chest, blocking the attack.
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Maine
Deep sea diver gear and a perilous encounter described
The report details a fight between a panther and a mare named Vixen, ending in the panther’s death by a observer’s knife. It then describes the anatomy and equipment of a deep sea diving suit, including undergarments, dress, breastplate, boots, weights, helmet, air-pipe, valves, and the sequence to descend the rigged apparatus.
Mouth and Tooth Wash and Hair Wash Recipe
A historic mouth and tooth wash prepares by dissolving two ounces borax in three pints boiling water, then adding a teaspoonful camphor spirits while warm. Bottle for storage. to use mix equal parts with warm water.
Parrot Says I Cant In Tom's Gift Cage
A tale from Christian Work about Tom who longs for a talking parrot. The bird remains silent until a single cry emerges, I cant, I cant, I cant, revealing a comic twist on a long awaited speech.
Peak 20 000 Feet High in Alaska Discovery
G H Eldredge geologic party returns from Cook Inlet region claiming to have found North America's highest peak. Located in Alaska near the Sushima river, the summit reportedly rises over 20 000 feet. Topographer triangulated elevations and declared the mountain named Builshae after an Indian guide exclamation.
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G. H Eldredge
Sur
Sentimental Burglar Finds Bread For Crying Child
A Bathurst burglar entered a house at night while occupants were away except a young girl who woke and cried. The so called Uncle John from England comforted the child by buttering bread and spreading jam before fleeing through a window to escape.
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Bathurst
Australia
John
England
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