Two Cousins Sentenced for Robbery Murder in Landesville
Ralph Broom, 28, and W. Ellison, 24, cousins, were sentenced by Judge Paulus to life in the state penitentiary for the murder of Wade Robinson, a Landesville merchant, last December. They pleaded guilty to first degree murder and Broom later admitted he fired the shot during a robbery attempt. The pair were arrested in North Dakota and will never be released under Judge Paulus's order.
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Marion
Ralph Broom
Eilison
Cousins
Paulus
Wade Robinson
Landesville
Brough Forth
Broom
Ellison
North Dakota
Robinson
Drowning, suicides, and accidents headline Indiana notices
A string of brief notices reports a drowning at a river junction near St Joseph with onlookers unable to assist as the body is recovered. Other items note a 59 year old man’s suicide at his son’s home, a war veterans encampment meeting in Fort Wayne, a mad cat attack near Lafayette, a girl’s body to be brought home from Europe after death by own action, and a fatal motorcycle fall leaving a young woman gravely injured.
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Niddie
St Joseph
Cedar Creak
Oscar Springer
Devaux
John Walbold
Columbus
William W. Montgomery
Fort Wayne
Terre Haute
Department of Indicipa
Indiana News In Brief Highlights Across The State
Five generations of the Dykeman family gather for a reunion in Rushville. Mayor Shank of Indianapolis will auction Rushville lots next Saturday. A Portland child, five, died by swallowing strychnine, dead on arrival. Shelbyville’s Prof J W Holton, school superintendent, broke a hand cranking an auto. Indianapolis delays on selecting a site for a new Masonic home pending candidate review. Newcastle reports more wildlife-law violations in Hetty County than ever. In Portland, Aaron and Mrs. Allman celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary south of Pennville. North Vernon’s Pleasant W Randall, Civil War veteran and longtime journalist, fell and broke a hip. Keenfight’s Louis J Inbokeman died after carbolic acid ingestion. wife recently divorced. death by own action suspected. Peru a despondent mother shot herself heart. baby not seen since hospital. Crawfordsville Paul Vance and Jessie Goben narrowly escaped drowning in Sugar Creek. rescued by Joseph Overtake. Brazil’s Emmeast Burgess, sewer works expert, arrested for assault with intent to kill his wife. previously charged with shooting her but released. Clinton attempts to enforce curfew raise concerns among WCTU and probation officers for a larger-city institution. Tipton bread wagons inspected for cleanliness. dairies visited. affidavits to follow. Vincennes Day Nursery Association seeks new home. repository caretaker involved in logistics.
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Decatur
Dykeman
Rushville
Shank
Indianapolis
Portland
Generya J. Shoemaker
Shelbyville
J. W. Holton
Newcastle
Hetty County
iSouth
Pennville
Aaron Allman
North Vernon
Pleasant
W. Randall
Vernon
Louis J. Inbokeman
Thomas Smith
Peru
George Kohring
Crawfordsville
Paul Vance
Jessie Goben
Sugar ‘Creek
Joseph Overtake
Brazil
Emmeast Burgess
Dipeworks
Clinton
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Tipton
Fred Tucker
Vincennes
Nursery’ Association of
Theaires
Army bakers show rapid field oven loading at Washington barracks
At Washington barracks a War Department delegation witnessed field bakery No. 1 demonstrate a wagon loaded oven able to cook for 850 soldiers in seven minutes and three seconds. The display compared Civil War kilns to modern knockdown ovens and featured roast beef onion gravy and strawberry shortcake.
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Field Bakery No
United States’ Army
Mystery of Palmyra Islands Probed After West Virginia Visit
Rear Admiral Southland on board the West Virginia examined the Palmyra group about 1,000 miles southwest of Honolulu seeking signs of sovereignty claims. No living inhabitants were found but three huts showed occupation recently. One box labeled ammunition May 7 hinted at secrecy for possible expeditions.
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Washington
Southland
West Virginia
Palmyra Island
Lesger Isles
Honolulu
Fanning Island
Palmyra
Chapple
Hawaii
State Department
Great Britain
United States
Postal worker swallows nail while delivering supplies
John R. Rhoades of the postal department in the supply division swallowed a nail while handling packed postal boxes. An ambulance took him to Providence hospital but he left to return to work after waiting half an hour for attention. He reported no serious pain but hoped for extraction later.
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Post Office Department
Hitchcock
John R. Rhoades
Rhoades
Providence Hospital
Providence
Wireless Electrical Wonders Shown by Professors at Seminary
A lecture by Professor L H Wood and electrical expert Henry L Transtrom at Washington Foreign Micalon seminary demonstrated wireless discharge phenomena and liquid air marvels. Discharges flashed in specterlike streams while a transmitter could be heard remotely.
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L. H. Wood
Henry L. Transtrom
Washington Foreign Micalon Seminary
Transtrom
Prea
Beluge
Wood
Ioi
Ance
Ue Tora
Tranatericiad Muo
Unknown fragment reflects a dog and social behavior
A fragmented text mentions a dog named Mary and a reflection on self-assertive friends, implying commentary on courage and noise. The passage is unclear and contains garbled phrasing, limiting concrete details or verifiable facts.
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Mary
Criminal neglect of skin and hair urged in ads
An ancient advertorial piece promotes Cuthcara Soap and Ointment for skin and hair care, offers free samples via a postal request, and touts Paxtine Antiseptic for pelvic catarrh. It also references Red Cross Ball Blue, arbitration wages, and Gentled Tea as health and domestic aids.
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Dept. L. Boston
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