Italian of Reed Station Burned Trying to Save Home
Fred Apia an Italian resident of Reed Station was seriously burned Sunday afternoon while fighting a fire that destroyed his home near the Reed quarry. He had earlier sustained injuries from a machine accident and was sitting under a tree when a paper near the chimney ignited. Despite his efforts the dry, tinder like building burned to ashes, and his coworkers organized a subscription Monday to aid his six children and family.
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Fred Apia
Reeds Station
Apia
Strange Chile Baby With Two Heads Reported Born
A two headed baby was reported born Saturday to a Austrian quarryman and his wife in Peerless. The infant had four ears two noses two mouths and aligned feet opposite the normal orientation. Neighbors visited the home Sunday but the family refused requests to view the child and a report Monday said the baby had died.
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Peerless
Peerless Add
ION MAN Billy Creamer Wins Two Games in One Day
Billy Creamer, recently moved from Columbus to Interstate, earns the nickname Iron Man after pitching and winning two games in a single day. The Columbus press lauds the feat as the climactic highlight of his strong work.
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Billy Creamer
Columbus
Creamer
Wagonant Hurt in Fall at Bedford Foundry
Sherman Alberts an employee of the Bedford Foundry and Machine Company was painfully bruised Monday when he fell from the company wagon. Dr. J R Pearson dressed his injuries.
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Sherman Alberts
Bedford Foundry and Machine Company
J. R. Pearson
Frightened horse wrecks buggy near Shawswick injuring Mrs. Cummings
Mrs. M. D. Cummings of North H street narrowly escaped injury when a frightened horse ran away at Shawswick as a train neared. The buggy was demolished and she suffered cuts and bruises before rescue by bystanders and transport to Enoch Hendricks' home.
Combination Of Thirteens Fails To Bring Bad Luck
In Leatherwood 13 were baptized by Elder Love of the Church of Christ at Leatherwood on the 13th day of 1913 at 18 hours after sunrise. The last baptizee was an 18 year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ignod Hollowell, who briefly sank in the creek but was rescued. The episode dispels superstition about unlucky numbers.
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Love
Church of Christ At
Leatherwood
Ignod Hollowell
Nider
Suit Over Damages For Sun Stroke At Cement Plant
Walter Caraway filed a $19,000 damages suit against Lehigh Portland Cement Co of Mitchell alleging a June 30 1913 incident where he was forced to work unloading hot cement and sacks weighing nearly 100 pounds. He claims heat exhaustion left him unconscious for two and a half hours and a nervous physical wreck.
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Walter Caraway
Giles & Doman
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Mitchell
Champs Power Past Standards with Four Homers in Eighth
At Washington Park Sunday the Champs broke a 4 to 3 tie in the eighth inning by five straight hits and four homers off Terre Haute Standards pitcher. Wicker and Huff pitched for the Champs while Howell MacFarley and Rench handled the Standards.
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Champs
Washington Park
Terre Haute Standard
Wicker and Huff
Howell
MacFarley and Rench
Debt Of First Christian Church Hailed As Mortgage Burned
The First Christian Church will celebrate paying off its $1300 debt with a Sunday night meeting. Funds raised by the congregation were sent Monday to the mortgage holder in the east. A mortgage burning program is planned for next Sunday with all members and friends invited. The Sunday program featured excellent music.
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First Christian Church
Tragic Venice Beach Train Crash Kills Forty
A Venice Beach line crash near Los Angeles at 11 PM killed forty people and injured twenty five when two electric trains collided at Vineyard crossing. Motorman blunder blamed as one train traveled 40 mph and the other 50 mph. cars then plunged down an embankment as crowds of pleasure seekers rode inside. Hospitals overflow with the injured.
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Vineyard Crossing
Venice Beach
Plaintiff Jesse Boyd Sues in Lawrence Circuit Court
A suit was filed Monday in Lawrence Circuit Court naming Jesse Boyd as the plaintiff. The action seeks unspecified relief and assigns the case to the court for adjudication.
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Lawrence
Boyd Divorce Suit Follows 24 Years of Marriage
Jesse Boyd, by attorneys Giles & Doman, sues Florence J. Boyd for divorce after a marriage on April 29 1889 and separation on July 8 1918. Defendant allegedly refused cohabitation and asked plaintiff to leave. Six children Gert Alma Stella Blanche Bruce Lucilla named.
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Jesse Boyd
Giles & Doman
Florence J. Boyd
Gert
Alma
Stella
Blanche
Bruce
Lucilla
Liquor Violations At Mitchell Probe Proceeds In Court
Deputy Prosecutor Thomas Underwood assisted in the prosecution of three Mitchell men Edward Carr Charles E Smith and William Compton on liquor law violation charges. Carr was fined 50 dollars and costs for an alleged illegal sale and Smith and Compton faced trial that afternoon.
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Thomas C. Underwood
Mitchell
Edward Carr
Charles E. Smith
Wiliam Compton
Carr
Smith
Fire Destroyed Five Room Frame House Belonging to Ball
A five room frame dwelling of Charles Ball was destroyed by fire at Mitchell Monday at 1 a m. The origin of the blaze is unknown and the property was completely wrecked.
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Charles Ball
Charlies Ball
Mitchell
Outing By Jolly Crowd At Ham er And Donaldson Caves
A Sunday outing at Hamer and Donaldson caves honored Miss Margaretha Ribble of Virginia, guest of Miss May Brooks. The party included Misses Ribble Brooks Bess Smith Thus welda Furst Mary Mahaffie Mabel Parker Leo Sohn Philip Furst Homer Franklin Beryl Farmer Arch Withers Spencer Pearson and others.
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Hamer
Donaldson Caves
Margaretha Ribble
Virginia
May Brooks
Williams Bedford telephone link cut for a week
A misunderstanding over phone rent has cut the Williams exchange from the local system for a week. A settlement agreement is under way and Williams service should be restored soon. The Williams exchange and lines are not owned by the Central Union and Bedford charges are added to Williams costs.
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Williams Exchange
Williams
Central Union
Bedford
Wife Governor Here
Miss J. H. Underwood of West 6th Street entertains her sisters Mrs. Julian Henrie and son Donald of Danville and Mrs. Samuel Ralston with daughter Ruth and son Ernest from Indianapolis who arrived Monday morning from French Lick.
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J. H. Underwood
West 6Th Street
Julian Henrie Antd
Donald
Danville
Samuel Ralston
Ruth
Ernest
Indianapolis
French Lick
Indiana editors ride north to Indianapolis after annual meeting
A group of Indiana editors rode the Monon accommodation train northbound after attending the annual editorial meeting at New Albany Corydon and French Lick. They were bound for Indianapolis.
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Indiana
Monon
New Albany
Corydon
French Lick
Indianapolis
Twelve IBSA Members Entertained in Norman
Twelve members of the local International Bible Students Association visited Norman on Sunday. Mrs. L. Fish and Mrs. W. Prow hosted a day that featured two discourses on Biblical subjects, music, and a sumptuous dinner. Twenty-two attendees participated in the event.
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The
International Bible Students Association
Norman
Popular Young Couple Married In Newly Furnished Home
Thursday evening at eight o'clock Rev Williams officiated the marriage of Miss Florence Roberts to Mr Arthur Lewis in their furnished home on West 4th Street Eld John Williams presiding. The couple are popular city residents with the groom a respected lineman and the bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Roberts. Several friends attended to offer congratulations.
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Florence Roberts
Arthur Lewis
West 4Th Street
Eld
John Williams
Herman Roberts
New Game Laws Take Effect October First
Federal Weeks McLean migratory bird law goes into force October 1, dividing the nation into northern and southern zones to protect birds. Northern zone includes 25 states with Indiana. southern zone comprises 23 states. Seasons vary by species with spring banned, no shooting sunrise to sunset, and minimum thirty day periods. Waterfowl seasons span September to December in the north and October to January in the south. cranes doves and pigeons banned. robins and larks protected year round. big river hunting limited to November and December.
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United States Congress
Indiana
Missouri
Ohio
Mississippi
Daniel Smith Struck By Auto Full Bruised
Daniel Smith was struck by an automobile and left with serious bruising. He was rushed to the hospital as authorities investigated the incident on the city street.
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Daniel Smith
West 13Th Street
Vincennes
Engineer Hugh Funk Killed In Wayne City Rail Wreck
Hugh Funk of Princeton and longtime Southern railway engineer was killed when his westbound No 24 derailed at Wayne City Illinois. Fireman J Carroll of Princeton crushed and fatally injured. Report says boys placed a spike on the rail. Passenger injuries none. New Albany Tribune.
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Hugh Funk
Princeton
Southern Railway
Wayne City
J. Carroll
New Albany Tribune
Police alert for escaped prisoner from Jeffersonville
Long distance message prompts Jeffersonville police to search for a 23 year old man 5 feet 8 inches 165 pounds in a light suit of clothes. Monon freight trains checked, no trace found.
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Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Monon
Mrs Homer Day Street East 15th Critically Ill
A brief item notes Mrs Homer Day of East 15th Street is critically ill and under care.
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Homer Day
East 15Th: Street
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