Wabash wreck at Attica leaves three hurt and one dying
A rear brakeman failed to close a switch allowing No 4 to derail at the Poston brick plant. Engineer Crume and brakeman E C Smith share responsibility. Melvin Wyant is critically injured. Jack Benson and Albert Glenhart are bruised. Wyant was taken to Lafayette’s St Elizabeth hospital. Crume’s signal attention and blocked track safeguards are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood Creek
West
Lebanon
Wabash Continental Limited No. 1
No.4
Poston
Melvin Wyant
Attica
Crome
E. C. Smith
Altho
Solon Whitehead
Jack Benson
Wyatt
Benson
John Fix
A. M. Sullivan
Lafayette
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Sullivan
Albert Glenhart
Wyant
John Crume
No. 4
Smith
Engineer Crume
Hollowy Street
Court Asked to Mandate Fountain County Council
A lawsuit filed in the Indiana circuit court seeks a court order requiring Fountain County Council to appropriate 1500 dollars for a county agricultural agent as mandated by the Stahl vocational education law. The suit names State of Indiana on relation of James L Allen and others with W E Livengood leading the case and county attorney A T Livengood defending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain County
Stahl Vocational
State of
Indiana
James L. Allen
E. E. McClure
Fred C. Palin
Clint Hesler
Board of Education
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Warfield
Waynetown
Notable Narrow Escape Falls from Second Story Window
Mrs J W Crane former resident of this county narrowly escaped serious injury Monday morning in Crawfordsville when she fell twenty feet from an open second story office window onto the cement street. She was taken to Culver hospital with a dislocated hip and bruises but is recovering rapidly and expected to leave the hospital soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Crane
County
Crawfordsville
Culver Hospital
Mrs Jamee Coatz Returns Home After Visit
Mrs Jamee Coatz returned Friday to her home in Veederasburg after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Thompson near Bethel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamee Coatz
Veederasburg
Charles Thompson
Bethel
Indiana Fire Prevention Day Proclamation 1913
Governor Samuel M. Ralston proclaims October 9, 1913 as Fire Prevention Day urging public and private buildings to inspect premises and remove hazards. He highlights high fire losses, calls for school drills, civic support, and cooperation among citizens, officials, and insurers to reduce fires and premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Indiana
United States
Samuel M. Ralston
Attica Fire Prevention Proclamation Issued
The mayor of Attica Indiana urges citizens to inspect buildings on October 9 1913 and remove combustibles. A fire committee led by Max Schwartz J W Harrison L G Martin with Fire Chief Fred Spring man and Marshal Beamer will coordinate inspections and advise owners and tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Indiana
Ralston
The
Common Council
Max Schwartz
J. W. Harrison
L.G. Martin
Fred Springman
Marshal Beamer
Municipal Parties Scramble Over Citizens Ticket Plans
Friction grows as Progressives and Republicans clash over a united citizens ticket with split offices. Republicans push Oct 6 convention while Progressives set Oct 14 at City Hall to field a full slate. Democrats schedule Oct 9. Socialists nominate Elmer Rinehart for mayor and others in Clark shoe shop meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Clark Shoe Shop
Elmer Rinehart
Harley Harris
Harry Griffith
George Brown
Mason Hidy
Yount Estate Owes Back Taxes Found by County Assessor
County Assessor Charles H Dochter man found Hannibal C Yount failed to file bonds for taxation leaving over $2000 owed on omitted property Proceedings have been started in the circuit court to collect the tax The Yount estate is in Fountain Trust Co for settlement O P Lewis represents the heirs who resist payment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Dochterman
Hannibal C. Yount
Mr. Yount
Fountain Trust Co
O. P. Lewis
The Divorce Mill in Fountain Circuit Court
The Fountain circuit court docket held thirty two divorce applications when opened last week, the most ever seen. Delays from new laws kept cases on file for sixty days and ten weeks’ court recess. many cases filed in five months accumulate, with dissolutions granted to Atica residents Lula Peck and Flora Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain Circuit Court
Attica
Lula Peck
Flora Jackson
Flora Thomas
DeSeims Family in Wichita Letter from J Raymond Gass
A Wichita Kansas letter from J Raymond Gass notes Irene and her family visiting since the 16th. He reports the group is enjoying rest and activity, describes the children as lively and energetic, and sends regards to Attica friends. He also pays a dollar to renew a ledger label date for another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Raymond Gass
Wichita
Kansas
Irene
Mrs E Orr and mother return from Rome to consult specialist
Mrs E E Orr and her mother Mrs M L Wilson came home Monday evening from Rome New York where they sought a specialist about a cancer troubling Mrs Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Orr
M. L. Wilson
Rome
N. Y
The Possibilities of Brick Making in Attica
D C Wilcox recently left the National Car Coupler Co plant to join a shale brick factory in Alliance Ohio. The Attica Ledger Press hints at a larger, locally funded brick plant potential with C J Crawford promoting the project though details remain confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Wilcox
Attica
C. J. Crawford
Ledger Press
Crawford
Anniversary of Crumley Murder in Attica
A year has passed since Mrs. Gilbert Crumley was found murdered in her West Street home. Her husband, initially suspected, was convicted of manslaughter in Covington after a trial and is serving a Michigan City prison sentence of two to twenty-one years. Rumors of an early release persist, but prosecutors oppose any early parole given the crime’s brutality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Gilbert Crumley
West Street
Covington
Michigan City
Crumley
Injured Worker Faces Major Foot Amputation Risks
J. H. Minnear, hurt in a car coupler plant accident last week, had his second toe crushed and removed by Dr. Kelsey. Gangrene developed in the great toe, leading to a Sunday operation at St Elizabeth hospital Lafayette to remove the toe and part of the foot ball. If infection continues, another operation may remove the entire foot at the ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Minnear
Kelsey
Boord Family Returns Home From Covington and Veedersburg
Mr and Mrs Sam F Boord and their daughter who had visited Mrs Newton Boord Covington and Mr and Mrs I N Kerrin Veedersburg for a month departed Tuesday for their Omaha Nebraska home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam F. Boord
Newton Boord
Covington
I. N. Kerrin
Rev McKenzie Assigned to Attica in Methodist Appointment
The Northwest Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference announces Rev W E McKenzie, formerly with Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and former Crawfordsville district superintendent, as Attica’s new pastor for the coming year. Other Lafayette district appointments listed and conference to consider permanent meeting site, with Battle Ground, Attica, Brookston and Lafayette among notable postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
Northwest Indiana Methodist Biscopal Conference
Hammord
W. E. Meckinzie
Attica
McKinzie
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Crawfordsville
Lafayette
A. W. Wood
Ambia
A. B. Hotchkiss
W. E. McKenzie
Battle Ground
C. C. Jordon
Boswell
F. L. Beisel
Brookston
A. S. Chivington
Burlington
P. T. Shields
Buck Creek
Taylor Station
G. H. Switzer
West Lebanon
State Line
C. B. Smith
Williamsport
J. C. Martin
Rev. Postill
Rose Lawn
Fair Oaks
A.C. Northrop
Michigan City
E. W. Strecker
Covington
A. A. Dunlavy
Hillsboro
Waynetown
T. R. Briggs
Veedersburg
A. T. Briggs
Hammond
Democrats oppose Morrison renomination in Indiana Ninth District
W H Blodgett, Indianapolis News correspondent from Noblesville, reports an organized anti Morrison group has formed among Democrats in Hamilton Howard and Tipton counties. The charge is that Morrison aligns with Tom Taggart’s machine and abandons the old democracy in postoffice picks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin A. Morrison
Congress
Indiana
Hamilton
Howard
Tipton
W. H. Blodgett
Indianapolis News
Noblesville
Blodgett
Morrison
Tom Taggart
Max Thistle Wins at Fort Wayne on September 19 2054
Independence admirers boast of racing stock as Max Thistle Jad Steadman’s fast pacer won a Fort Wayne race on September 19 2054. Warren County’s horses are famed for speed and citizens praise Max Thistle’s season record.
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Independence
Max Thistle
Jad Steadman
Fort Wayne
Warren County
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Wabash
Poston Brick Yard
Florence
McDermond’a
Court
Council
Samuel M. Ralson
L. G. Ellingham
Secretary of State
Municipal Politics
Yount Estate
DeSeims
Rev
McKenzie
C. W. Postal
John Dunkin
City
Frank McCurdy
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