A Present From China And A Mischief Of Cigar Boxes
In a dim room a man receives a mysterious package from China marked Roland Mastermann, Hong Kong. Jenkins reveals a shipping error sending Paloma perfectos instead of Hickey’s Pride, souring the moment with awkward confession and comic tension.
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China
Jenkins
Roland Mastermann
Government House
Hong Kong
Dash T
Mr. Lightnut
Air
Hickey
Ominous Pajama Gift Unveils Tarantula Surprise
In a London setting, a narrator and Jenkins uncover a mysterious gift of pajamas. A tarantula hidden inside the silk legs emerges, prompting a tense moment as they debate how to remove the creature without harm. The scene ends with suspense as the incident continues.
Distinctive Whisper at Table Turns Oddly Creepy
A tense scene unfolds as a man leans close with a hushed voice and pale, eerie features under a green lampshade. He claims to have found something rare and surprising for friends, then riffs on curious Chinese eating and writing customs with a rambling, otherworldly air.
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Mr Lightnut
Harris Not Guilty Verdict Pleases Rush County
In Rushville on June 7 the jury found Paul Harris not guilty of matricide after one hour of deliberation and one ballot. The verdict, met with quiet, widespread approval, followed circumstantial evidence and a highly publicized trial that drew a crowded courtroom and notable local attention.
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Rushville
Ind
Harris
Paul Harris
Rush County
Blair
Jealous Husband Forces Public Home Exposures
Mrs. Grace B. Kuhn files for divorce in Muncie Superior Court alleging Curtis Kuhn compelled her to pull down her dresses each evening to avoid onlookers. The suit cites jealousy over her charms and seeks legal relief.
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Muncie
Grace B. Kuhn
Curtis Kuhn
Boy Dies Forecast From Lockjaw Injury
Master John Parish four years old son of Mr and Mrs William Parish of Richland township near Columbia is at death's door at his home after being kicked in the face weeks ago by a colt. The injury has produced a severe lockjaw infection.
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Columbia City
John Parish
William Parish
Richland Township
Dress code for Wabash graduates bans hats at ceremonies
In Wabash on June 6 the girl members of the local graduating class voted almost unanimously to wear no hats at both the bacclaureate and commencement exercises. The motion specifies identical dress for both events.
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Wabash
Laws Way Out of Jail Sparks Escape in New Albany
John Coffey aged 26 who was awaiting transfer to the Jeffersonville reformatory to serve from two to twenty-one years for criminal assault escaped Floyd county jail. The June 3 incident occurred in New Albany Indiana as authorities pursued recapture.
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Laws
New Albany
Ind
John Coffey
Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Floyd County
Free lunch ban urged by South Bend saloon owners
Thirty one saloon proprietors in South Bend petitioned St. Joseph county commissioners to refuse licenses to any saloon keeper who dispenses free lunch in his place of business.
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South Bend
Ind
St. Joseph County
Infernal machine scare and profanity charge in city court
In Muncie, June 7 Eleven words cost Paerl Nichols 22 years old eleven dollars on a profanity charge in city police court. In Petersburg a druggist McCrills C Adams found a supposed infernal machine in a suitcase left in his store, but the device was unloaded and produced only fright.
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Muncie
Paerl Nichols
Petersburg
McCrills C. Adams
Rev B Ruf Elected President at Fort Wayne Session
Rev B Ruf, superintendent of the orphans home at Fort Wayne, was elected president of the German Classis of the Reformed churches during the thirty-ninth annual session in Decatur.
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B. Ruf
Decatur
Rev. B. Ruf
Fort Wayté
Reformed Churches
Young Forger in Jail in Auburn County Jail Charge
Burnish Parnall, nine young men from Ashley, held in county jail on forgery charge.
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Auburn
Burnish Parnall
Ashley
Hay
Jail Break Foiled by Thread in Windowed Prison
Lucky Discovery at Indianapolis jail halted a planned escape when a thread from a window allowed a lookout outside to attach a first class plate saw. A confederate outside fled as guards confronted them. inside, the thread broke and the saw was found. No identifications were made. Traffic on the C B C line resumed after repairs completed following two weeks of inactivity due to forcible ejection by the Erte railroad.
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Jenkins
Vanderdecker
Colonel Boylston
London
Earl's Court Way
Jorgins
China
H’m
Jove
Jenking
Nila
Indianapolis
Ind
Avery Stable
Sherif Wooster
B.C. Huntington
Erte Railroad
Five Are Injured In Hospital Traction Car Collision
Five people including Thomas Stewart wife and daughter and Mr and Mrs Lee Davis near Emporia were seriously injured when their ute collided with an eastbound Honey Bee traction car at about last evening.
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Newcastle
Thomas Stewart
Lee Davis
Emporia
Honey Bee
Woman Dies After Farewell Dose in Personal Crisis
Anderson June 5 Miss Etta Barnes aged 45 died after taking carbolic acid while bidding her father goodbye in a personal crisis inside a tent. She had been an invalid for twenty years and was despondent.
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Anderson
Etta Barnes
Eighty Miners Strike for Pay and Eight-Hour Day
Eighty miners at Patricksburg strike for higher wages and an eight-hour workday in Brazil on June 7. Local officials report labor tension as workers protest conditions and seek negotiated benefits.
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Brazil
Patricksburg
Indiana News In Brief A Busy Patchwork Of Local Events
Five generation Dykeman family reunion in Indiana. Rushville mayor Shank to auction lots next Saturday. Generva Shoemaker, 50, died by self swallowing strychnine. Prof J W Holton broken hand cranking car. City officials defer Magonie home site selection for further study. Henry county wardens report record violations. Aaron Allman couple celebrate 56th anniversary. Pleasant Randall, Civil War veteran, suffers broken hip after fall. Louis Lubkeman dies by carbolic acid after divorce. Despondent mother Mrs George Kohring shoots self. Vance and Goben escape drowning in Sugar creek. Burgess arrested for assault with intent to kill his wife. Clinton seeks curfew enforcement and temperance union involvement. Fred Tucker inspects bread wagons and dairies for licenses. Vincennes Day Nursery Association seeks new home after building sale.
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Deratur
Dykeman
Rushville
Shank
Indianapolis
Portland
Generva I. Shoemaker
Shelbyville
J. W. Holton
Newcastle
Henry County
Peninville
Aaron Allman
North Vernon
Pleasant
W. Randall
Vernon
Greenfield
Louis J. Lubkeman
Thomas Smith
Peru
George Kohring
Crawfordsville
Paul Vance
Jeesie Goben
Sugar Creek
Joseph Overtake
Brazil
Ernest Burgess
Clinton
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Tipton
Fred Tucker
Vincennes
Day Nursery Association of
Posse
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