Death and Madam Gottfried in Bremen 1825
In Bremen in 1825 wheelwright Rumf buys a house from Madam Gottfried who fell into misfortune. She poisons many in the household with arsenic, including Rumf and his wife, and later confesses to a string of murders. She is executed after a calm, smiling demeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Rumf
Bremen
Pelzerstrasse
Gottfried
Wheelwright
Herr Kauffman
Rumi
Madam Gottfried
Rums
Rumf
Madam Rumi
Grandeur of the electric tempest amid temperate calm
The piece compares the grandeur of storms to iconic natural wonders from Alpine glaciers to Niagara, noting that for those in safe temperate climates the thunder storm is a common but still powerful experience. It emphasizes the contrast between rare dramatic scenes and familiar weather.
Summer Office Gaffe Over Baseball Visits
An exchange reveals Mr. Grabcom admitted taking his son to the office during summer but found the arrangement demoralizing and sent him to a resort. He notes starting a habit of afternoon outings to watch a baseball game and neglecting business duties.
How the Infant May Be Started in the Ways of Culture
An analysis urging parents to begin arts education early through home environment and gentle guidance rather than training specialists. It argues that most children should cultivate taste and appreciation in music drawing literature, with professional training reserved for rare talent. The piece stresses accessible art, family standards, and expanded cultural exposure at home and in museums.
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Sidonie M. Gruenberg
To Look Upon the Arts and Child Development
The piece argues for integrating arts into daily childhood life rather than adding separate lessons. It warns against overloading schedules but urges multiple contact points with piano dance singing painting and handwork as essential to a child’s life. It notes instructor quality matters but emphasizes balanced exposure.
Indiana Troops Lose Track in Llano Grande Wilderness
Soldiers from Lafayette and nearby towns stray ten miles north of the main camp in Llano Grande Texas. Sergeant Floyd Sense and Corporals King and Clapper recount a tense night lost among mesquite and cacti aided only by the north star. They finally reached camp after taps amid a bawling-out from Major Tyndall.
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Llano Grande
Tex
Floyd Sense
King and Clapper
Battery
Lafayette
Sense
King
Clapper
Liono Grande
Mercedes
Tyndall
Baseball in All Seasons Novel Patented Game
Popular Mechanics describes a motion picture based baseball game using a screen projector placed about 25 feet from players. A patron throws a real ball toward a pictured batter. a strike triggers the projector to display the batter’s swing and run.
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Popular Mechanics
Fall Harvest Reports Show Mixed Crops Across State
Conditions throughout the month were favorable for plowing and seeding though ground stayed dry in places. Wheat and rye acreage appears average, corn was frost damaged but much of it is down or broken by wind, oats suffered from heat and light yields, tobacco shows full acreage and good stand, potatoes partly failed, hay and apples look solid while farm orchards largely fail and clover varies. big English and Mammoth varieties outperform Little Red.
Local Firms Dissolved and Capital Adjustments Noted
Horn Mercantile in Vanderburgh County dissolved. Kokomo Investment Corporation in Kokomo with capital 10000 includes realty and directors W M Wells M A Brown Henry Quigley. Sellers Clothing Company in Logansport capital 10000 with directors H F Willis Oscar Laverty J W Wills. RO B Manufacturing Company in Indianapolis increases capital from 0 to 10000.
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Horn Mercantile .Company
Vanderburg County
Kokomo Investment Corporation
Kokomo
Capital
W. M. Wells
M. A. Brown
Henry Quigley
Sellers Clothing Company
Logansport
H. F. Willis
Oscar Laverty
J. W. Wills
Ro& B. Manufacturing Company
Indianapolis
Early Indianapolis Survey Reveals 1820s Population and Trades
An 1828 Indiana Journal survey of Indianapolis shows a population of 1 120 with 203 families. Trades include 20 carpenters, 16 farmers, 53 blacksmiths, 76 kegs of tobacco, 213 barrels of whisky, and 4 500 pounds of spun cotton imported by merchants for the year ending October 1827, highlighting diverse vocations and material imports.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Union Sabbath School
Woods
Clinton man found dead on railroad right of way
Joseph Short aged fifty three was discovered on the C E I railroad right of way. No signs of violence were found and heart failure is blamed. His widow and several children survive. Washington and Marion items follow.
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Clintonu
Joseph Short
Washington
Eastside Park
Daviess County
Marion
O. R. McKay
Bluffton
Indiana Baptist Convention
Terre Haute
Hoosier News Briefs Report Various Local Incidents
Crawfordsville fire destroys Pioneer Box plant with $50000 loss. Anderson reports death of John L. Peetz former state statistician from typhoid fever. Scipio reports Henry A Brown injured from fall at Brown hotel. Kokomo Steel and Wire increases capital stock from 1 to 2 million. Hammond man Samuel Dodge killed at Nickel Plate crossing. Wayne: Dwight Zent seriously injured by auto. Worthington couple celebrate golden wedding. Newcastle Civil War veterans hold county reunion. Hartford City railroad operator Deveraux dies after being struck by train. Connersville two agencies trick woman for a photo keepsake. they fled. Marion man Frank Crawshaw, 59, hangs himself. Indianapolis bakery boy Dan Anderson owns Elks clubhouse after 2 079 number purchase. clubhouse valued at 50 600. Columbus seeks vocational school status. Columbus high to add model home for domestic science. Orleans Homer Johnson injured in hill turnover crash. Wright unhurt. Gary mushroom findings. largest mushroom sent to Washington. Hammond land deal lapse boosts Gary dunes project prospects. Shelbyville state attorney questions insanity in Shaw murder case. McFadden verdict eight words. Indianapolis federal agents monitor pre election fraud. investigation nonpartisan.
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Crawfordsville
Pioneer Box Company
Anderson
John L. Peetz
Scipio
Henry A. Brown
Brown Hotel
Indianapolis
Kokomo Steel and Wire Company
Kokomo
Hammond
Samuel Dodge
Nickel Plate
Wayne
Dwight Zent
Elmer Zent
Roanoke
Francis Glass
Worthington
John Aydelotte
Newcastle
Ladies’ Aid Society
Sugar Grove
Hartford City
Carl Deveraux
Coal Bluffs
Deveraux
van Buren
Dan R. Anderson
Elks
Columbus
Columbus High School
the School Board of Columbus
Orleans
Homer F. Johnson
Medora
L. C. Wright
Wright
Gary
Hobart
Valparaiso
Martin Gilniak
Frank Zawadzki
Public Works
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Plant Industry
Wmammond
Chicago
E. T. Davis
Lake Michigan
Michigan City
Indiana Steel Company
Indiana
National Dune Park Association
Shelbyville
Thomas Shaw
Walter C. McFadden
McFadden
Federal Department of Justice
Atttorney
Slack
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Adams Newspaper Syndicate
Roger Crab
Ickenham
Dagon
Battery C
North Star
A. B. Anderson
Sperry & Hutchinson Company
Home Merchants’ Trading Association
Alvah Rucker
United States Supreme Court
William O. Trammell
Charles O. Workman
Alfordsville
Alonzo Scudder
St. Paul
Mahala Frazier
Lizzie J. Scott
Oxford
Paul F. Busch
Sophia Binkley
Union City
Lucretia Harritt
Wabash
Alonzo Cook
Greencastle
Mayflower
Mills
Fort Wayne
Sherman White & Co
Dudley H. Wigging
Short State News
Hoosier News
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