Death by Lightning Near Leesville Rocks Browning
John Browning was killed by a lightning bolt during a storm on a pike road near Leesville while hauling gravel. The bolt struck between two trees, lifted him 6 to 8 feet, and his horses died. Browning died instantly. He left a widow and several sons including Attorney L. R. Browning. Funeral was at Fairview at 10 o clock Thursday.
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John Browning
Leesville
Browning
Pike
L. R. Browning
Fairview
Detective Bob Defends Lady in Justice Court
Ida Miller eighteen faced trial in Justice Owen's court on malicious trespass for drawing water from a spring on the Waliheiser place. Horace Schaffer leased the spring to prevent desecration and charged 50 cents monthly. the affidavit was quashed after Detective Bob announced defense for Miss Miller.
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Horace Schaffer
Ida Miller
Bob
Corn Sells At Balloon Price In Bedford Market
Corn reached 85 cents in Bedford as Short Bros liverymen paid for corn delivered to their barn. Fifteen years ago 16 cents was common, now 83 to 85 cents in bins. Hot dry weather ruined Lawrence county corn. farmers plan to replant in millet while liverymen lament high feed costs and losses.
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Bedford
Short Bros
Lawrence County
Flinn Township
Dice Shooters Stampede Clerks Dash Among Shoppers
A Saratoga saloon crap game ended in a stampede as two players fled through Webb's dry goods store and toward the street, eluding Officer Gratzer. Frank Miller pleaded guilty and paid a $15 fine. the fate of the other two players remains undetermined.
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Saratoga
Gratzer
Little Cubes
Webb
Mayor Stipp
Frank Miller
Alleged Gambling Room Raided At Torphy Place
Police raided the Eagle Saloon rear room on Bedford Street uncovering two green cloth tables used for craps. Dave Torphy and eight Bedford and Smithville men faced charges of keeping or frequenting a gambling room with trials set for that afternoon.
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Dave Torphy
Eagle
West Side
James Jordan
Albert Gilmour
James Burke
Gilbert Withers
Robert Taylor
Don Cooper
Bedford
Dan Sullivan
Smithville
Torphy
Gratzer
Shake Up of the Force Led to Police Chief Change
A police shake up in a city ends with Chief Gratzer and Patrolman Moore resigning after investigation of Lucien Payne who authored a false Democrat article. Mayor Stipp to appoint Charles A. Payne as new police chief. Lucien Payne to be discharged. Also notes births and marriage licenses.
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Gratzer
Moore
the Democrat
Pitman
Lucien Payne
John H. Underwood
Stipp
Payne
The
Democrat
Officer Payne
Police Board
Charles A. Payne
Lucien E. Payne
Charles Payne
Mr. Moore
City Council Awards Brightwood Work To Emery And Quinn
The council awarded L B Emery the Brightwood property remodeling contract for City Hospital purposes at 1378 dollars and John J Quinn the plumbing contract at 1145 dollars. Resignations of Chief Gratzer and Patrolman Moore were accepted with 10 days paid vacation. The meeting also debated county trash barrels and postponed work on water mains and street repairs due to funds.
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Brightwood
City Hospital
L. B. Emery
John J. Quinn
John Gratzer
Charles H. Moore
Court Park
Stipp
Zaring
Donica
Court House
Grounds
Stevens
Eighth Street
Columbus Avenue
Sears
Waterworks Committee
Fourteenth Street
20Th Street
West Fifteenth Street
Corporation
12Th Street
Stephenson
Twelfth
R Streets
Eighteenth
David Johnson
Newton S. Skerd
Mr. Emery
Emery
Gonder & Spadding
Quinn
Bay
City of
A.&. Wilcox
East Fifteenth Street
Water Works Committee
Gonder & Spaulding
J. J. Quinn
J. E. Bauer
Pitman
John Woodruff
John C. McKinney
Gratzer
Moore
Brewers Combine Seeks Broad Influence in Indiana Politics
The report argues the brewers' alliance in Indiana pursues wider Democratic gains beyond opposing Republican candidates. It notes the coalition's reach across parties and public life, shaping policy and political dynamics in the state.
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Brewers’ Combine
Indiana
Affidavits pledge oversight of county records by 1908 Dem nominees
Democratic candidates for Lawrence County Commissioners in Indiana signed affidavits vowing to seek an audit of county books and public records for twenty years if elected. The move, tied to a public disclosure dispute, aims to uncover graft and recover misused funds with a two-audit plan by impartial accountants.
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McHenry Owen
Owen
Charles R. Johnson
Johnson
the Mail
Lawrence County
Old Court House
State of
Indiana
Lawrence’ County
Future of Bonds on Walsh Rail Line Than a Local Issue
In Terre Haute Indiana August 5 the Chicago Southern division of John R Walsh railroad faces another bond interest default mirroring an earlier July 1 notice. Community figures recall Walsh’s regional impact and bond funding schemes where subscribers paid for bonds but received only receipts. County treasurers previously deferred delinquent taxes to November amid waning local support for Walsh and ongoing coal mine and land disputes affecting the lines.
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Fana
Indiana
Walsh
Elnora
Terre Haute
Ind
Chicago
Rice Shower Hits Thomas Taggart in Bloomington Wedding
Thomas Taggart former National Democratic Chairman was struck by rice from wedding revelers as the Monon Chicago Flyer passed through Bloomington. The bride and groom Dr W H Culmer and Miss Mary Beck wed that morning, and the couple left for New York then Europe after the ceremony.
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Bloomington
Ind
Thomas Taggart
National Democratic
Taggart
Chicago Flyer
W. H. Culmer
Bedford
Mary Beck
James K. Beck
Bloomington National Bank
Monon
Indianapolis
Stranger presents unidentifiable check at bank in pipeline claim
A man named Oakley attempted to cash a check at Citizens National Bank on Thursday. He could not identify himself and claimed to be with a surveying corps planning a pipeline from Illinois oil fields to Cincinnati. He said the line would pass Bedford Seymour and North Vernon. The Mail could not verify the claim. He left stating he had funds to cover his needs until Seymour where he would cash the check.
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Citizens National Bank
Oakley
Illinois
Cincinnati
Bedford
Seymour
North Vernon
Wrong Man Suspect Arrest Attempt At Pine Hall Dairy
Police visited Pine Hall Dairy to arrest a man said to be employed there for a Jeffersonville criminal assault. The suspect was not the man sought. C E Dixon of Ft Ritner, recently ill with typhoid fever, is recovering and plans to teach this winter. Charles Hess and Della Beasley were married at the Episcopal parsonage. A note urges locals to consider Bedford Business University for superior commercial training.
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Gratzer
Pine Hall
Jeffersonville
C.E. Dixon
Ft. Ritner
Charles H. Hess
Della M. Beasley
Mitchell
Episcopal Parsonage
Rev
W. C. Otte
Bedford
Bedford Business University of Bedford
Torphy's Second Jury Deadlocked in Gambling Case
A second Indiana v Dave Torphy trial on gambling law violations ended in a hung jury after one hour with eight jurors for acquittal and four for conviction. The case was reset for August 11 at 2 o'clock for a retrial.
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State of
Indiana
Dave Torphy
Torphy
Leesville man seriously injured in wagon accident
Jack Grosline, a Leesville teamster, was knocked from a gravel wagon on a steep grade when the brake lever detached. The lever struck him and the wagon passed over him, leaving him in critical condition at his Leesville home.
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Leesville
Jack Grosline
Grosline
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Torphys Place
Lucien E
Harley Mitchell
Glendora, Montana
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D. B. Hostetter
Putnam
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Tom Taggart
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Taggart Machine
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Schumaker
Anti-Saloon League
Washington Herald
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Bedford Quar
Will J. Craig
Bedford Quarries Company
Belt Railroad
John R. Walsh
Decatur
Lexington
Lexington Seminary
Ohio Independent Cavalry
Mansfield
Columbia City
Bluffton
Craig
Wells County
Young Men’s
Democratic State Committee
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Democratic Central Committee
Delphos, Bluffton & Frankfort
Western Construction Company
Mr. Craig
Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad
Indianapolis Sentinel
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Patrons of Husbandry
Secret League
Knights of Pythias
Elks and
Odd Fellows
Sarah Holmes
J. W. Thompson
Joseph Turner
Ida King
Avoca
Justice Owens
Mike Torphy
Chattanooga, Tenn
Misses Torphy
Misses Johnson
East 17Th Street
Wesley W. Howell
Vada Yarberry
Moses Turpin
Springville
Doyle J. Flinn
Kate Burrell
Tunnelton
Ellen Shoulder
Eva Riley
Justice Qwen
Jasper King
Heltonville
Louisville College of Physicians and Surgeons
Norvell Simpson
Homer
Homer Pierce
West 8Th Street
Bono Township
C. E. Crawford
C. A. Mayden
Lewis Sears
Henry Smith
Maude Ewing
Maude Mathis
Ophelia Neiderer
Clara Smith
Earl Rosenbaum
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Jacob Colglazier
Thomas W. Cobb
Southern Indiana Coal Company
Jasonville
Dixon Feed Store
Linton
Mr. Walsh
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