LAPORTE COUNTY, INDIANA
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
LaPorte, IN. Sept,1,1899. the state compulsory educational law will be tested in LaPorte County, where a congregation of Christian Scientists will resist the order of vaccination of school children issued by the State Board of health. The faith-curers claim that the edict cannot be carried out and that they will resist it enforcement. The threatened resistance is attracting attention, and Christian Scientists throughout the United States will be appealed to for assistance to fight the law in the courts.
LaPorte, IN. Sept, 20,1898. Robert Buck & Sons’ furniture factory, with the warehouse and a large quantity of lumber, was destroyed by fire here tonight. Loss $25,000, insurance, $7,500, distributed as follows: American of New York, $1,000. Phenix of Brooklyn, $2,500, Caledonia of London, $500 Traders’ of Chicago, $1,500, Buffalo journal, $1,500.
Lima Daily News Jan. 7, 1914 Lima, Ohio
Comes For Convict
August H. Knosman, parole
officer at the Indiana State Prison, at Michigan City, Indiana, arrived
in Lima today to take charge of Lewis Jones, convict who escaped from
the Indiana institution, and who was captured in Lima a few days ago by
Officers Stewart and A. Harrison, of the local police force. Jones was
taken back to the prison today by Officer Knosman.
(contributed by Linda Deitz)
South Bend, Ind. April 21.—Four masked men went to the farmhouse of August Anderson, in Laporte county, early this morning, and with a rope bound and gagged Anderson, his wife and their grown son, tearing the bed sheets into
pieces to gag the wife. Then standing over the victims with cocked revolvers and threats to burn the house and cremate them alive, the robbers .forced a confession as to the hiding place of money. The sum of $40. was secured, and the
robbers then took horses from the barn, but were forced to abandon the animals owing to their balkiness. There is no clew, and it is believed the robbers crossed the line into Michigan.
Indiana Journal April 28 1897
The Warren Republican February 28 1895
George H. Carter, dealer in wallpaper at Laporte, has failed.
J.B. STANLEY, formerly guard at the prison north, is now giving his attention to evangelistic temperance work. He conducted a temperance crusade at Wanatah with famous results, and also met with great success at Medaryville. He is one of the best-known Democratic politicians in northern Indiana.
Indiana General News Items from the Indianapolis News 11 December, 1890 Page 6 column 5 and 6
(contributed by Linda Deitz)
South Bend, Ind. April 21.—Four masked men went to the farmhouse of August Anderson, in Laporte county, early this morning, and with a rope bound and gagged Anderson, his wife and their grown son, tearing the bed sheets into
pieces to gag the wife. Then standing over the victims with cocked revolvers and threats to burn the house and cremate them alive, the robbers .forced a confession as to the hiding place of money. The sum of $40. was secured, and the
robbers then took horses from the barn, but were forced to abandon the animals owing to their balkiness. There is no clew, and it is believed the robbers crossed the line into Michigan.
Indiana Journal April 28 1897
The Warren Republican February 28 1895
George H. Carter, dealer in wallpaper at Laporte, has failed.
J.B. STANLEY, formerly guard at the prison north, is now giving his attention to evangelistic temperance work. He conducted a temperance crusade at Wanatah with famous results, and also met with great success at Medaryville. He is one of the best-known Democratic politicians in northern Indiana.
Indiana General News Items from the Indianapolis News 11 December, 1890 Page 6 column 5 and 6