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Articles, mostly from the northwestern corner of Indiana, U.S.A., of interest to local history buffs, concentrating on topics of interest to me. These are not all my own transcriptions.

08 07 1843	Ont LG F	old water beds
07 07 1847	Valpo WR	Kankakee ditching
17 07 1847	Niles R	copper mining
10 11 1851	Valpo PO	fugitive slave law
09 08 1852	Valpo PO	U.S. annex Canada
12 10 1871	Ptr Co V	fires
19 10 1871	Ptr Co V	fires
21 10 1874	Cinci DE	Louisville U.S. capital
07 06 1883	Ptr Co V	Hoosier Slide jaunt
21 08 1890	Ches T	Dock Siding sandmine
04 09 1890	Ches T	sand bricks
18 09 1890	Ches T	sandmining

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18 05 1891	Laf Jrnl	Hoosier Slide desecration
08 10 1891	Ptr Co V	Valpo bridge, Lincoln Hwy
22 10 1891	Ptr Co V	Valpo bridge, Lincoln Hwy
08 04 1892	Ches T	eagle soaring
08 04 1892	Ches T	Continental Ry, NYC-San Francisco
05 08 1892	Ches T	Calumet river monster
24 01 1895	Valpo WV	Chicora missing
01 02 1895	Ches T	Chicora shipwreck
01 02 1895	Ptr Co M	Chicora superstition

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18 04 1895	Ptr Co M	Broncho John robbed
18 04 1895	Ptr Co M	Chicora wreckage, Dune Park
18 04 1895	Valpo WV	Broncho John burglary
18 04 1895	Valpo WV	Chicora message
19 04 1895	Ches T	Chicora wreckage, Dune Park
25 04 1895	Ptr Co M	Chicora life preservers
25 04 1895	Valpo WV	Chicora message
26 04 1895	Ches T	Chicora life preservers
01 05 1895	Valpo WV	Broncho John vs thieves
23 05 1895	Valpo WV	beach bodies
20 06 1895	Valpo WV	Broncho John event
01 08 1895	Valpo WV	Broncho John show
01 08 1895	Valpo WV	Chicora shipwreck
09 08 1895	Ches T	Chicora shipwreck?

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24 06 1896	Chi Trib	Chanute, Miller
02 08 1896	Chi Trib	Chanute, Miller
08 09 1896	Chi Trib	Chanute, Dune Park
11 09 1896	Chi Chr	Chanute, Miller
12 09 1896	Chi Trib	Chanute, Dune Park
28 09 1896	Chi Rcrd	Chanute, Dune Park
03 10 1896	Ches T	Chanute, Dune Park
05 09 1897	Chi TmsH	Chanute, Dune Park
08 09 1897	Chi TmsH	gliders, Dune Park
12 09 1897	Chi TmsH	Chanute, Dune Park

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01 10 1898	Ches T	wild turkeys
29 10 1898	Ches T	Lake Michigan storm
11 05 1899	Ptr Co V	road hogs
21 09 1899	MI Cy D	turkey
09 11 1899	Ptr Co M	Broncho John celebrity
09 11 1899	Ptr Co M	Chiquita shipwreck, Dune Park
09 11 1899	Ptr Co V	Chiquita shipwreck, Miller
16 11 1899	Ptr Co M	Broncho John correspondence
03 08 1900	Ches T	Miller history, shipwrecks
21 09 1900	Ches T	Chiquita body, Miller
27 09 1900	Ptr Co V	Chicora shipwreck
27 09 1900	Ptr Co V	Chiquita body, Miller

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16 12 1902	LP ArBul	Peter Gunness murder
16 12 1902	LP ArBul	farmers need women
18 12 1902	LP ArBul	Peter Gunness murder
19 12 1902	LP ArBul	Peter Gunness murder
02 01 1903	Hobart G	auto mail delivery
28 01 1903	MI Cy N	sand bricks
12 06 1903	Ches T	Lake Michigan trolley line
02 09 1903	Mi Cy ED	rural free delivery
02 09 1903	MI Cy N	Hoosier Slide
10 09 1903	L Co Nws	house map, RFD
02 10 1903	Ches T	Tremont horse railroad
31 03 1904	L Co NWS	Deep R dam
17 06 1904	Ches T	drivers

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06 07 1906	L Co Tms	Nickel Plate widening
20 02 1908	Ches T	NY-Paris Race coming
26 02 1908	Valpo DV	NY-Paris Race, Chgo
27 02 1908	Ches T	New York-Paris Race
27 02 1908	Valpo EM	NY-Paris Race here
12 03 1908	MI Cy WD	NY-Paris Race threat
02 04 1908	Ches T	LaPorte trolley construction
02 04 1908	Ches T	Portage Twp proposed split
16 04 1908	Ches T	NY-Paris Race, Alaska
29 05 1908	L Co Str	Deep R dam
04 06 1908	PlyWChr	Tyner City wreck
04 06 1908	Ply Demo	train wreck
04 06 1908	Ply Trib	Tyner train wreck
05 06 1908	L Co Tms	fishing
30 07 1908	Ches T	wolf, Gary
16 10 1908	L Co Str	pioneer tale

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30 01 1909	MI Cy D	Dunes State Park
30 01 1909	MI Cy EN	NY-Paris Race snow ref
04 03 1909	MI Cy D	Belle Gunness exhibit
05 03 1909	G W Trib	pre-OD's steelman owner
26 03 1909	G D Trib	spitting
22 04 1909	Valpo EM	Chicago-New York Air Line
22 05 1909	G D Trib	conquering sand
15 06 1910	G D Trib	Gary lawns
01 08 1910	G E Post	allegorical fantasy map of love
19 10 1910	Valpo DV	Air Line construction
28 09 1911	Ches T	ancient trail, Dunes Hwy
03 10 1912	Ches T	Lincoln Hwy
10 10 1912	Ches T	Lincoln Hwy
17 10 1912	Ches T	Lincoln Hwy

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13 01 1913	Ches T	pre-Ogden Dunes plans
13 09 1913	LP ArBul	Lincoln Hwy
14 09 1913	SB N-Tms	Lincoln Hwy
17 09 1913	ChiHtsSi	Lincoln Hwy
17 09 1913	Ptr Co V	Lincoln Hwy
18 09 1913	Hobart N	Lincoln Hwy
18 09 1913	Valpo EM	Lincoln Hwy
24 09 1913	ChiHtsSi	Lincoln Hwy
08 10 1913	ChiHtsSi	Lincoln Hwy
15 10 1913	ChiHtsSi	Lincoln Hwy
30 10 1913	Valpo EM	Lincoln Hwy
31 10 1913	SB N-Tms	Lincoln Hwy
06 11 1913	Hobart N	passing
06 11 1913	Hobart N	Lincoln Hwy
06 11 1913	Valpo EM	Lincoln Hwy
12 11 1913	ChiHtsSi	Lincoln Hwy
20 11 1913	ChiHtsSi	Lincoln Hwy
27 11 1913	ChiHtsSi	Lincoln Hwy
18 12 1913	ChiHtsSi	Lincoln Hwy

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20 07 1916	Ches T	anti-nat'l pk & air line
24 07 1916	L Co Tms	Nickel Plate suit
27 07 1916	Hobart N	Nickel Plate suit
27 07 1916	Ches T	speeders & Diana of the Dunes
17 08 1916	MI Cy ED	Chgo-Mich rte, Dunes Hwy
04 10 1916	Ptr Co V	dunes panorama
22 01 1917	G E Post	Miller skiing
16 04 1917	G E Post	Sand Dunes Nat'l Pk
21 08 1917	L Co Tms	Indiana hwy improvements
17 11 1917	L Co Tms	G,SB&CRR ends LaPorte svc.
16 01 1918	L Co Tms	Gary streetcars' Miller dead
21 01 1918	G E Post	Miller skiing
26 01 1918	Ham Tms	wolf
21 06 1918	Hobart G	boating
04 07 1918	Ches T	gun factory

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20 01 1919	MI Cy EN	Dunes Hwy Assn
11 06 1919	MI Cy EN	Dunes Hwy construction
08 07 1919	G E Post	Lincoln & Dunes Hwys
10 07 1919	Ches T	Lincoln & Dunes Hwys
31 07 1919	Ches T	Dunes Hwy rte report
04 09 1919	Ches T	Dunes Hwy Miller rte
12 02 1920	Ches T	Lincoln & Dunes Hwys
11 05 1921	MI Cy EN	Dunes Hwy, LaPorte Cty
17 05 1921	Valpo EM	Inland Steel
02 06 1921	Ches T	Inland Steel

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13 06 1922	MI Cy EN	Dunes Hwy, Lake Longinus
16 06 1922	GEP	Lincoln & Dunes Hwys
17 06 1922	GEP	Dunes Hwy, Lake Longinus
22 06 1922	Hobart N	Deep R dam
23 06 1922	Hobart G	Deep R dam
29 06 1922	Ches T	Deep R dam
07 07 1922	Valpo EM	Deep R dam
11 07 1922	Valpo EM	Dunes Hwy, condemnation
13 07 1922	Ches T	Deep R dam
13 07 1922	MI Cy EN	Dunes Hwy, construction RR
15 07 1922	MI Cy EN	Dunes Hwy, Lake Longinus
25 07 1922	GEP	Dunes Hwy pride
26 07 1922	GEP	Lincoln & Dunes Hwys
02 08 1922	Valpo EM	Dunes Hwy name forever
24 08 1922	Ches T	beautification

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02 02 1923	G P-Trib	Dunes Hwy, construction RR
15 02 1923	Ches T	Dunes Hwy construction
22 02 1923	Ches T	chicken thieves
22 02 1923	Gary P-Trib	Reck begins Ogden Dunes
08 03 1923	Ches T	Dunes Hwy condemnation
23 04 1923	Valpo EM	chicken thieves
01 05 1923	Valpo EM	chicken thieves
10 05 1923	Ches T	Dunes Hwy condemnation
16 11 1923	Valpo EM	Nickel Plate hits car
29 11 1923	Ches T	klan Hobart
17 01 1924	Ches T	Nickel Plate explosion, Valpo
24 01 1924	Ches T	Nickel Plate explosion ref
24 05 1924	G P-Trib	Nickel Plate, Little Cal drowning
19 06 1924	Hobart N	10M model T
26 06 1924	LP D Arg	10M model T
26 06 1924	LP D Her	10M model T
27 06 1924	LP D Arg	10M model T
30 06 1924	LP D Arg	10M model T
03 07 1924	Hobart N	10M model T

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02 07 1925	Ches T	NYC vs Ogden Dunes
03 08 1925	Valpo DV	NYC vs Ogden Dunes
12 08 1925	G P-Trib	RFD wagon
14 08 1925	MI Cy D	NY-Chgo phone cable
26 08 1925	MI Cy D	Dunes Hwy bbqs
24 09 1925	Ches T	Dunes Hwy wreck
01 10 1925	Ches T	South Shore substations
15 10 1925	Ches T	Indian artifacts
29 10 1925	Ches T	Indian graves
03 11 1925	MI Cy EN	Grand Beach ski jump
24 01 1927	MI Cy ED	Grand Beach ski jump
28 07 1927	Ches T	Gary Rys history
23 01 1928	Chi Amer	Ogden Dunes skiing vs golf
17 07 1929	Valpo EM	Nickel Plate hits car

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23 10 1930	Ches T	Ogden Dunes phones
02 12 1930	G P-Trib	Fulton Road
14 03 1935	Ches T	US30 bypass, Lake Cty
22 11 1934	Valpo VM	Portage Twp inns 1
27 11 1934	Valpo VM	Portage Twp inns 2
04 02 1935	Valpo VM	Lincoln Hwy reroute, Lake County
14 03 1935	Ches T	Lincoln Hwy reroute, Lake County
13 05 1935	Valpo VM	Lincoln Hwy reroute, Lake County
09 07 1935	Valpo VM	Broncho John 1
16 07 1935	Valpo VM	Broncho John 2
20 07 1935	Valpo VM	Broncho John 3
27 07 1935	Valpo VM	Broncho John 4
03 08 1935	Valpo VM	Broncho John 5

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18 08 1936	Valpo VM	Portage Twp history
18 08 1936	Valpo VM	Ogden Dunes ski jump excerpt
17 09 1936	Ches T	dog track
18 09 1936	G P-Trib	Hammond dog track move
19 09 1936	Valpo VM	Ogden Dunes dog track
21 09 1936	MI Cy ED	dog track
24 09 1936	Ches T	dog track ready
26 09 1936	Valpo VM	dog track local
29 03 1937	Ham Tms	Hammond dog track
01 04 1937	Ches T	Ogden Dunes dog track soon

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07 05 1939	SF Chr	Detroit-Frisco LH dr
03 07 1939	LP D Her	bike trip
19 10 1939	Ches T	Antarctic snow cruiser, dunes
19 10 1939	G P-Trib	Antarctic snow cruiser, Miller
19 10 1939	Ham Tms	Antarctic snow cruiser, state pk
19 10 1939	LP H-A	Antarctic snow cruiser, dunes, Kingsbury
20 10 1939	Ham Tms	Antarctic snow cruiser
20 10 1939	LP H-A	Antarctic snow cruiser
20 10 1939	MC N-D	Antarctic snow cruiser
21 10 1939	LP H-A	Antarctic snow cruiser, Westvl-Kingsbury
21 10 1939	MC N-D	Antarctic snow cruiser
22 10 1939	Ham Tms	Antarctic snow cruiser
23 10 1939	Ham Tms	Antarctic snow cruiser
23 10 1939	MC N-D	Antarctic snow cruiser

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24 10 1939	G P-Trib	Antarctic snow cruiser, Ranburn Wds dunes
24 10 1939	Ham Tms	Antarctic snow cruiser
24 10 1939	MC N-D	Antarctic snow cruiser
24 10 1939	Valpo VM	Antarctic snow cruiser
25 10 1939	G P-Trib	Antarctic snow cruiser, Glen Park
25 10 1939	Ham Tms	Antarctic snow cruiser
25 10 1939	LP H-A	Antarctic snow cruiser
25 10 1939	MC N-D	Antarctic snow cruiser
25 10 1939	Valpo VM	Antarctic snow cruiser
26 10 1939	Ches T	Antarctic snow cruiser, Chicago
26 10 1939	G P-Trib	Antarctic snow cruiser, Ranburn Woods
26 10 1939	Ham Tms	Antarctic snow cruiser
26 10 1939	Hobart G	Antarctic snow cruiser
26 10 1939	LP H-A	Antarctic snow cruiser, Westville
26 10 1939	MC N-D	Antarctic snow cruiser
26 10 1939	Valpo VM	Antarctic snow cruiser

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27 10 1939	Ham Tms	Antarctic snow cruiser
27 10 1939	LP H-A	Antarctic snow cruiserColumbia Cy-Warsaw
27 10 1939	MC N-D	Antarctic snow cruiser
27 10 1939	Valpo VM	Antarctic snow cruiser
29 10 1939	Ham Tms	Antarctic snow cruiser, Columbia City-Lima
30 10 1939	MC N-D	Antarctic snow cruiser, Lima
02 11 1939	Ches T	Antarctic snow cruiser
06 11 1939	C S Mon	Antarctic snow cruiser tents
11 11 1939	C S Mon	Antarctic snow cruiser, Boston
13 11 1939	C S Mon	Antarctic snow cruiser
14 11 1939	C S Mon	Antarctic snow cruiser, Boston
23 10 1941	Ches T	striping
30 10 1941	Ches T	Dunes Hwy, scenic

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22 05 1952	Chi HerA	Monon wreck, Lowell
22 05 1952	Chi SunT	Monon wreck, Lowell
22 05 1952	Crn Pt R	Monon wreck, Lowell
22 05 1952	G P-Trib	Monon wreck, Lowell
22 05 1952	Ham Tms	Monon wreck, Lowell
22 05 1952	Indy Tms	Monon wreck, Lowell
22 05 1952	Laf J&C	Monon wreck, Lowell
22 05 1952	SB D Trb	Monon wreck, Lowell
29 05 1952	Lwl Trib	Monon wreck, Lowell
17 03 1955	Ches T	Ogden Dunes nike
24 09 1955	Valpo VM	Ogden Dunes nike
29 09 1955	Ches T	Ogden Dunes nike
26 10 1955	Valpo VM	Nickel Plate hits car
05 01 1956	Ches T	Ogden Dunes nike
28 09 1956	Valpo VM	Porter nike
16 01 1957	Valpo VM	Chgo-New York Air Line tale
07 05 1959	Ches T	NYC Chesterton blockage
14 10 1959	Valpo VM	Ogden Dunes election
04 01 1962	Valpo VM	water plant, demo dance

roads	Lincoln Highway	Dunes Hwy.	ski jump

I apologize for the broken links, many of them my own. Several matters over the last couple years have directed my attentions elsewhere. Now I wish to get back into the fun of web-posting old newspaper articles.
How is this page different from the genealogy pages listing gleanings from old newspapers? Those on-line genealogy resources are super but they concentrate on featuring old family names. One can enjoy bits of old local news here & there but they are mostly incidental. The above links lead to articles involving past occurences around here. Any useful family names in them are incidental. You genealogists can have fun indexing those.
Am I saying that collected old newspaper articles amount to a history of the area? Good heavens no. These articles are clues to local history, nothing more. History amounts to more than simply a collection of facts, and things which appeared in newspapers were not necessarily true. Have I transcribed and flung up onto the Web articles containing inaccuracies? Yes, I have. Sometimes I have commented on those discrepancies in an adjoining piece of my own, sometimes not.
Is everything written in local history books true? No, it sure ain't. When I see an old newspaper article reprinted in a book or in a recent newspaper, is it always exactly the same as it originally appeared? No, I have seen lots of minor changes made to such items or even major drastic editing jobs done on them, cutting pieces in half and changing wordings all around. Yet those appeared labeled as having appeared in such-and-such a newspaper on such-and-such a date. Don't believe everything you read. Have I transcribed articles exactly as they appeared? Yes, but you have no reason to simply take my word for that. Have I linked to other people's newspaper transcriptions which may not be entirely accurate? Sure. If I was writing a dissertation, I would check out the originals. For fun, casual reading, all of these are fine.

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I will close with a thanks to all of those individuals who have posted old newspaper articles on the Web for the rest of us to enjoy. Some have been doing that for many years, since the beginning of the Internet. That is what the Internet was, and I like to believe still is, all about -- sharing info. And also thanks to Tripod for providing the HSOD with free web-space for a decade.

This page is at http://Ogden_Dunes.tripod.com/newspprs/news-idx.html.

on-line newspaper article transcriptions

Last updated 1 May, 2008. Created 4 July, 1999.