Callahan shoots Walters in self defense at Dark Hollow
Alva Callahan killed John R. Walters with a 38 caliber revolver as Walters approached with a knife and threats after disputes over Walters renting Callahan’s house. Walters, 39, 6 feet 2 inches, over 200 pounds, died from two bullets. Callahan, 34, weighed about 140, surrendered to authorities after the incident. defense cites Walters’ threats and a prior feud involving Walters’ family.
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Alva Callahan
John R. Walters
Dark Hollow
Callahan
Lawrence County
Walters
Bonnieville
Martin Callahan
J. M. Callahan
Johns Hopkins University
F. M. Callahan
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Bedford
Quince Dobbins
Callhan
J. E. Boruff
Frank Vance
W. H. Martin
E. S. Ferguson
Frank F. Rariden
Ferguson
Cinderilla
Roscoe and
Coy Walters
Thomas Webb
Morris Boogan
Virginica Ostrea Arrives In Bedford City
Ostreoid acephalous mollusks or oysters have reached Bedford, with Ostrea edulis and Ostrea virginica linked to lamellibranch degeneration from sedentary life. An old German superstition says months with the letter r are best for ostrea, prompting Chesapeake bay oysters to surface for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Chesapeake Bay
Monon wreck at Gosport halts nothing heavy fog blamed
The Monon gravel train engine 206 crashed into the rear of coal train engine 86 at the Y in Gosport due to heavy fog. No injuries reported. Engine 206 front badly damaged. coal train caboose torn and four empty cars derailed. Engineers escaped, crews cleared line in three hours.
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Gosport
Brince
Funeral Arrangements For Oscar S Beaver in Pinhook
Oscar S Beaver arrived Thursday evening from Indianapolis and was taken to Polk Beaver’s home near Pinhook. The funeral was held Friday at 9 a.m. at Pinhook Church with burial at Pinhook Cemetery.
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Oscar S. Beaver
Indianapolis
Polk Beaver
Pinhook
Pinhook Church
Pinhook Cemetery
Dr Pierce medicines claim known composition and alcohol free
The article notes that patent medicines from Dr Pierce are now known by their ingredients printed on bottle wrappers. It argues they contain no alcohol or narcotics, using glycerine instead, and highlights golden seal root stone root black cherrybark and bloodroot as key components in the Discovery formula for bronchial throat and lung ailments with endorsements from several medical educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Grover Coe
New York
Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Phila
Scudder
Cincinnati
Uingwood
Chicago
Woman Found Dead in Raccoon Creek Near Greencastle
The body of 76 year old Mrs Rebecca Wilson was found in Raccoon Creek in Putnam county near Greencastle after a search that began Friday night. Coroner J M King will return a verdict of death by her own action evidenced by rocks tied to her apron. She walked two miles from her home south of Rushville to drown herself. The family is prominent and the body was badly decomposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Duncan
R. B. Short
Walters
Plummer
John R. Walters
Bonnieville
Rebecca Wilson
Raccoon Creek
Putnam County
Greencastle
J. M. King
Terre Haute Vigo County Fair Sets September Dates
Terre Haute residents are urged to attend the Vigo County Fair September 17 to 28, featuring stock and agricultural displays, free attractions, and a horse show with premiums totaling 1500 dollars. The event emphasizes community uplift, social reconnections, and modern fair features for cattle poultry and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Malott Leaves for Los Angeles for New Job
H C Malott departed Wednesday for Los Angeles after a telegram from his son Harry promising a good position there. The son works with a bridge company and is expected to have similar work. Mrs Malott and their daughter will stay until the job is permanent, then join him. Pearl Montgomery has returned home after visiting Salem friends.
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H. C. Malott
Los Angeles
California
Harry Malott
Miss Pearl Montgomery
Salem
Another Schafer Suspect Tied to 1905 Waterloo Murd er
The Waterloo murder of Marion Remenderfer, Lake Shore Railroad night agent, tied to suspect John Delvin. Delvin, a Bedford native, recently completed a jail term for loitering and drunkenness and is being held after claiming possible links to the Schafer case. He mimics a crippled beggar persona and shows a recovered limp, with witnesses noting his similar left-handed actions and alcohol influence.
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Marion Remenderfer
Lake Shore Railroad
Waterloo
Ind
Indiana
John Delvin
Bemenderfer
Delvin
Bedford
Sarah Schafer
Iowa
Schafer
Bedford writer Mabel Urner seeks divorce from W Grayson Urner
Mrs Mabel Herbert Urner of Washington DC files suit for divorce from non resident W Grayson Urner in Maryland. Once of Bedford she is a published short story writer and is now a guest of Bedford friends. Publication will notify the defendant.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
Washington, D. C
Boruff & Boruff
W. Grayson Urner
Maryland
Urner
Bedford
Bedford Friends
Small vacant box house burned near Breckenridge graveyard
At 4 a.m. Saturday a two room box house a quarter mile north of the Breckenridge graveyard owned by Jacob Brown on North G street was completely destroyed by fire. It was vacant, possibly occupied by tramps, with a camp fire starting the blaze. Only a few garden tools were inside. No insurance. Loss about 200 dollars.
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Breckenridge Graveyard
Jacob Brown
North G Street
Brown
Jailhouse Escape Plot Uncovered in Pike County
Shirley Irwin and William Aubrey, held on first degree murder by train wrecking, remain confined after a domestic worker spotted them through a keyhole with a smuggled steel file and saw. Sheriff Peed traced the hiding place of the tools, believed supplied from outside the jail to the prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Irwin
William Aubrey
Pike County
Fifteen Strikeouts Highlight Bedford Linton Game
A large crowd witnessed Bedford edge Linton 1 to 0 at Washington Park as Albert Seig struck out fifteen and allowed only two hits, with Will Bariden backing him. Bedfords Charlie Bringhans delivered the decisive bunt in the lone scoring play.
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Bedford
Linton
Washington Park
Albert Seig
Will Rariden
Seig
Linton Boys
Matt Bringhans
Charlie Bringhans
Ugly passenger causes riot on train in Indiana
The Terre Haute Tribune reports George Prudoe of Jasonville sued the Southern Indiana Railroad after trouble aboard a Monday night run. Conductor James Torphy restrained Prudoe with self control, paid his fare from Coal mont to Jasonville, and endured abuse and threats while a knife was waved. Brakemen were knocked by Prudoe. witnesses praised the conductor’s handling of the incident.
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Terre Haute Tribune
Linton
George Prudoe
Prudoe
Coalmont
Torphy
Bloomington Man Jumps From Window After Dream
Stanley Skerd, inspired by a dramatic company at Bloomington opera house, returned home and dreamed of escaping a bridge. He leaped from a second-story window, breaking both bones in his left arm and sustaining heavy bruises. Neighbors carried him inside after hearing his cries.
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Plummer
Fred Fletcher
Callahan
Vance
Walters
Walter
Cal
Bloomington
Stanley Skerd
Fidler sentenced for 2 to 21 years in Michigan City
In Reed's Station case State v Albert Fidler the jury found him guilty of manslaughter. He is 31 and received 2 to 21 years in the Michigan City penitentiary. Fidler predicted at least seven years before liberty. Sheriff Box departed for Michigan City with Fidler and witness Nelson Fritts. Fritts got a fee sentence for his role and hoped for pardon someday. The scene at the depot included Fidler's wife and Fritts' kin weeping, while Piester's widow, present, sought vengeance. Earlier, the jury asked for rereading of instructions after a long division on guilt.
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Albert Fidler
John Pfiester
Reed’s Station
Fidler
Michigan City
Thomas W. Box
Nelson Fritts
Fritts
Pfiester
Frittses
Turnkey
Quince Dobbins
Wilson
Lawrence County
Fred McGinniss
Volney Houston
Cyrus Wilking
George Russell
Raymond Miller
Oliver Bryant
Thomas Speer
William L. Hert
Arthur Guthrie
August Ankel
Alex Watkins
John Hughes
Brown County inquiry finds net debts and credits
July county meeting orders an investigation led by E. T. Hedges. Findings show Thomas W. Durnal owes 368.64 and C. P. Hanna errors totaling 38.90 and 38.15, while George A. McDonald 598.53 Isaac Taber 195.71 John B. Suty 0.05 and Sheriff Parks 181.35 are owed to Brown County. William H. Pitman’s office is about 34.24 short in trust funds. County records are in good shape with no illegal allowances.
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Brown County Commissioners
E. T. Hedges
Lebanon
Thomas W. Durnal
Alonzo Anderson
William H. Pitman
Zach Williams Dead Typhoid Victim In Local Home
Zachariah T. Williams died Sunday afternoon at his home near Williams from typhoid fever at age 58. He leaves a wife and five grown sons. Williams was among the wealthiest and most prominent residents of the locality. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Olive.
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Zachariah T. Williams
Williams
Mt. Olive
Juvenile Court Debate Sparks Bedford Neighborhood Concern
A Bedford businessman’s public stunt about pilfering by school children prompts a State Board of Charities visit. Though a Juvenile Court is deemed unnecessary, a troublesome gang of 12 to 16 year olds on North M and N streets is noted for theft, vandalism, and profanity. Judge Wilson may be asked to intervene if the youths do not reform.
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Bedford
State Board of Charities
Circuit Court
M and N
Southern Indiana
Judge Wilson
Interchange Decision Settled by Railroad Commission
The railroad commission ruled that the exchange of cars between Southern Indiana and the Big Four at Terre Haute must occur at the physical connection of the two rail lines, not on a third track. The Big Four pressed for this, prompted by a dispute over two hundred coal cars and failed handling of the coal consignment, and the matter was referred to the commission after both sides stated they would follow the informal decision.
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The
Railroad Commission
Indiana
Big Four
Terre Haute
Southern
Sleep on the Track Ends in Injury Near Gosport
William F. Lewis a 22 year old Mohon railroad brakeman fell asleep on a track while signaling a gravel train near Gosport. The collision knocked him off the rail badly injuring his right side and internal injuries. He was taken to Lafayette and is expected to recover.
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William F. Lewis
Mohon
Gosport
Lewis
The
Monon
Bloomington
Lafayette
Rules Change Shape New Football Play
As school opens most boys discuss football and major rule changes. Key revisions include ten yards in three downs, a forward pass allowed from behind the line, onside position after a kickoff touch, and a halt to forwards being recalled for line drives.
Southern Indiana shaken by earthquake shocks
A sequence of earthquake tremors struck Southern Indiana between 10 and 11 Friday morning. Princeton Gibson county Owensville and Boonville reported noticeable shaking causing residents to flee homes and seek safety in streets. Officials at Boonville courthouse and others felt the tremors as the shocks moved west to east.
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Indiana
Princeton
Gibson County
Owensville
Boonville
Court House
Stepped Into Hot Water Hurts Superintendent Massey
Superintendent John Massey was seriously burned at the Hoosier quarry after stepping into a small pit of hot water from a leaking steam pipe. His left leg was fully submerged and skin peeled, though he pulled his leg free without delay.
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John Massey
Hoosier
Dora E Wins Second at Salem Fair with mare Dora B
Thomas W. Box drove the six year old Lawrence County pacing mare Dora B to second place in all three heats at the Salem Fair on Thursday finishing a half length behind the winner with a 2:19 time. Dora B had previously earned third money at three other fairs this season.
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Thomas W. Box
Lawrence County
Salem Fair
Mr. Box
Dora B
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Avoca
Kentucky
Roscoe
Mrs. Walters
Walters Home
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Virginica Ostrea
Terre Haute Fair
Otto Benke
Holmes
P Street
Montenegro-Riehm Music Company
East 16Th Street
14Th Street
Lincoln
Mr. Benke
Benke
Clay Malott
Royal Baking Powder CO
Keyhole
Bank OF Railroad Conductors
W.T. Vansickle
Mill Creek
Tls
George Vantyle
Springville
Heltonville
Brown County
Uneeda
National Biscuit Company
Zach Williams
County
Commission
Martha Miller
Owensburgg
Hoosier Quarry
Dora E
Bob
Ewing
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