Bloomington Tragedy Ends In Dynamite Killing By Father
Max Hurst and his 16 year old daughter Maude die when he ties dynamite to their hands and feet and detonates it in Bloomington. His younger daughters Fannie 13 and Elizabeth 6 suffer horrific injuries while his wife Irene escapes with others. The event, witnessed by neighbors including Desie Bennett Red and Claude Stephenson, leads to a double funeral and notes of prior insanity complaints and repeated intoxication arrests.
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Max Hurst
Doomington
Durst
Hurst
7Th
Morton Streets
Irene
Heo
Maude
Fannie
Elizabeth
Miride
Lock
City Hospital
Hinest
Mason
Bloomington
Desie Bennett
Red
Claude Stephenson
Bennett
Stephenson
Monon
Plaes
Ssenhonsoan
Bedford visitors attend birthday dinner at Lindsey home
Mrs John McCart and her daughter Miss Ermil from Bedford arrived yesterday and were taken to Mrs Lillie Lindsey's six miles southwest for a birthday dinner. Mrs Will Huderson and her daughter-in-law arrived on the 12:3 train and helped with cleanup after. They enjoyed the visit.
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John McCart
Ermil
Bedford
Lillie Lindsey
Will Huderson
Orleans
Edgeworth businessman visits from Illinois
Michael J. Edgeworth, owner of substantial stone lands along the Bloomington Southern railroad, is in the city from Kankakee Illinois to attend to business interests.
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Michael J. Edgeworth
Bloomington Southern Railroad
Kankakee, Ill
Bloomington Telephone
Appraisers Named in Six Condemnation Suits
Six condemnation suits filed by the Southern Indiana Power Company against James Meadows Frank Owen Frank Jackson William Ixel ler William Cook and Wallace Owen et al were heard Friday morning. Three appraisers Henry H Crawford John Fitzgibbons and Bradley Austrous were appointed by counsel in all cases to assess damages.
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Henry H. Crawford
John Fitzgibbons
Bradley Austrous
Friday Mornig
Counsel
Cans Weuihberu Fidigma Power Company
James Meadows
Frank Owen
Frank Jackson
Willliam Ixeller
Wiliam C. Cook
Wallace Owen
Boruffi «& Dorufi
Southern Indiafna Power Company
Brooks
Drought Report Details Indiana West Region Conditions
The Weather Bureau will issue a national drought report while Verne H. Church releases an Indiana study. Indiana seen drought across southwest territory from Warren to Dearborn. Terre Haute records 10.07 inches below normal April through September. Evansville and other counties report nine inch plus departures. May the driest month, August wetter in many areas.
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United States Weather Bureau
West
Middle West
Verne H. Church
Indiana
Mr. Church
Warren
Dearborn
Terre Haute
Evansville
Farmersburg
Rockville
Washington
Worthington
Recovered overcoat belongs to J W Gentry of Bloomington
Police recovered a lost overcoat taken from a Monon train while stopped at the station. It was found near the five school house left by William Ash and said to have been given by Albert Lay who may have taken it by mistake while drinking. No charges were filed.
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Monon
J. W. Gntry
Bloomington
Five School House
William Ash
Albert Lay
Lay
Defendants Win Damage Suit Over Railway Ticket Delivery
Judge Iseminger finds for defendants in a $200 damages case brought by Frank Akers and partners against the GIL & L railway. The contract began Saturday but was not completed until Sunday, rendering it void under the local rule. The suit involved a New Albany baseball team and ticket delivery failures.
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Frank
Jake
Charles Akers
G IL & L. Railway
New Albany
Iseminger
Justice of the Peace
Aify
Doctor B Rush Faces Board Hearing For License Revocation
Bloomfield Indiana September 18 Doctor B Rush of Owensburg had a hearing before the state board of pharmacy and his pharmacist license was revoked. More than 160 witnesses testified as charges of drunkenness and gross immorality were brought.
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Bloomfield
Ind
B. Rush
Owensburg
State Board of Pharmacy
Mrs Turpin Dies After Typhoid Illness
Mrs William Turpin of the northeast outskirts died Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock after an illness of typhoid. A relapse Friday morning ended any hopes of recovery.
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William Turpin
Martin Martini Stricken By Illness Including Stomach and Nerve Trouble
Martin Martini of South Street is reported gravely ill with stomach and nerve ailments affecting health and strength.
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Martin Martini
South Street
Summer Heat Tops Ot Years In Indianapolis Records
Figures from the Indianapolis Weather Bureau show a very hot summer. The three month average reached 76.2 degrees with July the hottest at 77.1 degrees and August at 76.2. June averaged 72.5 in line with the long term norm.
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Indianapolis Weather Bureau
Power line expansion aims for Bloomington by October
Southern Indiana Power works day and night laying transmission line from Bedford to Bloomington with cable laid in Harrodsburg and towers erected. Towers measure about 5 feet square at the base, set five feet deep in concrete, rising roughly 37 feet above ground as crews push to connect Bloomington by the October deadline per the franchise grant.
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Southern Indiana Power Company
Bedford
Harrodsburg
Thhat Point
Bloomington
Old Clay county courthouse sold at public auction
The old Clay county court house was sold at public auction this morning to M. H. Johnson for 250 dollars after a two bid battle with Postmaster O. Adams. Johnson emerged as the highest bidder.
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Clay County Court House
M. H. Johnson
O. & Adams
Brazil
Crossland Injuries Updated After Indianapolis Street Car Crash
D. L. Crossland, once of this city, now in Indianapolis, is less gravely hurt than first believed. A letter to the Mail reports a dislocated and broken left thumb, cuts to head and lip, shoulder bruising, and several teeth loosened.
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D. L. Crossland
Indianapolis
Mrs Martin Benson Heads East for Morning Trip
Mrs. Martin Benson departed this morning for a journey through the East.
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Martin Benson
New Breed Elbert J Stalker Brings Silver Campines
Elbert J stalker introduces new breed Silver Campines to the flock with promising temperament and color. The article notes Lawrence as a breeder or locality tied to the stock and hopes for show success this season.
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Elbert J.” Stalker
Silver
Buff Orpingtons and Silver Campines Boost Indiana Poultry Lines
Indiana wholesalers and manufacturers welcome a Blended poultry showcase with Buff Orpingtons historic first import and Silver Campines shipped from Nebraska. The wholesale division of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce arrived by special train, with a briefing on trade and mutual courtesy between manufacturers and retailers. A misrouted Monon passenger train caused a late arrival, prompting regret from General Passenger Agent Frank J. Reed.
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Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Newsboy Band
Indianapolis
Public
Chas. A. Bookwalter
Indianapolis Chamber _of Commerce
Indiana
the Monon
Frank J. Reed
Ninety-Fourth Birthday of Mrs Miller Recalls Indian Wars
Mrs Nancy Miller of Bloomington celebrates her eighty four anniversary at Nashville home. She recalls early Indiana life, 1850s moves, Rice County saw mill, and Civil War service by her husband. She describes Indian attacks, hangings, and women’s work during frontier conflicts.
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Nancy Miller
Bloomington
Fremont Miller
Franklin
George N. Turner
Nashville
North Carolina
Indiana
Noblesville
Richard Miller
Rice County
Minnesota
Madison County
Brown County
Bear Wallow Hill
Miller
Dart Gipson couple relocate to Indiaenapolis
Mr and Mrs Dart Gipson have moved to Indiaenapolis joining family and starting anew in the city.
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Dart. Gipson
Indiaenapolis
Fayetteville man critically ill from overheating
Millard Hornecker of Fayetteville is critically ill with effects of overheating. His sister Mrs Allen Bridwell, of South FE street, was informed of his condition Thursday but could not visit due to her son’s illness.
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Millard Hornecker
Fayetteville
Allen Bridwell
South FE Street
Hospital Takes Amanda Buhhanan for Unsound Mind
Amanda Buhhanan of this city, declared insane, was Friday morning admitted to the Hospital for the Insane at Madison. She was accompanied by her daughter and J H Cottom.
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Amanda KE. Buhhanan
Madison
J. H. Cottom
Poultry Farm Project Brings Farmers to Faubion Place
Louis Cosner and Herman McCormick, noted chicken fanciers, have leased the Faubion place east of the city. They will convert it into an up to date chicken farm and have already moved their families there, planning to settle in a few days.
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Louis Cosner
Herman MecCormick
Faubion Place
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Fannie Hurst
Elizabeth Hurst
Wuve
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Linde
Irene Spaulding
Salem
John Hurst
Chicago Daily News
J. W
Mrs, Turpin
Court Hse
Crossland Am
Campines Hito Lawrence
Inferest Chicken Fanciers
Stalker
Nebraska
Plymouth Rock
Belgium
United States
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Tikento
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