Quarreled Over Dice Ends in Double Shooting
In Crawford County at Bob Kempel's saloon Ben B Brown Jr and Robert Pike drew revolvers after a dispute over a dice game. Pike fired nine times, hitting Brown four times and killing him. Pike wounded but fled and is jailed in Leavenworth. Brown was a 24 year old farmer and nephew of Sheriff Brown. The area has a history with White Caps and a recent shooting at Mifflin left Laban Hughes dead. a $100 reward is offered for the killer George Taylor.
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Indiana spiritualists adjourn after first annual session
The Association of Indiana spiritualists near Chesterfield adjourned after a large attendance at their July 16 to Aug 10 session. Resolutions urged innate mediumship, protection from defamation, secular schools, Sunday rest, and opposing church state union while praising a Sunday World’s Fair opening.
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Fatal Grand Rapids and Indiana RR wreck near Briant siding
In Fort Wayne on August 12 an express train collided with a freight at Briant siding. Engineer Dick died crushed under the tender while Fireman Brown died later from injuries. Porter Cartwright and an expressman were slightly hurt. eight freight cars were demolished. Air brakes failed and freight signals also failed.
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Attempted death by self harm with neighbor aid in Indiana
Mrs Mary Alice Messmore of RifSdon took strychnine in preserves during personal crisis with her husband aiding a neighbor she disliked. The 40 year old woman is in critical condition as doctors battle to save her life.
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Teenager Injured After Jumping Freight Train in Shelbyville
In Shelbyville Indiana on August 5 16 year old Robert Warburton attempted to ride a freight train and fell between the cars losing a foot. He was transported on the noon train to 376 Clark Street Cincinnati for care. A companion also joined in the ride attempt.
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Shelbyville
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Clark Street
Cincinnati
Hoosier State News Roundup of Deaths Disasters and Oddities
A rapid-fire string of Indiana incidents includes John Rose and Grant Stephens fined for attempting an illicit ride and wrecking a mail car, deaths from a falling tree and drowning, a 7 year old losing an arm to a hydrophobic horse, and dynamiters pursued by fish officials. Centenarian Mary J Flick recalls early Indiana Territory birth, while burglar’s wife Myrtle Smith dies by poison. Multiple accidents, arrests, and peculiar tales follow across towns from Indianapolis to Greencastle and Muncie.
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John Rose
Grant Stephens
Indianapolis
Southport
Price
Simon Painter
Ogden
Ind
George Warner
Fort Wayne
Leavenworth
Tommy Bruntz
Myrtle D. Smith
George Matthews
Hamlet Brosins
Brazil
E. B. Doll
North Vernon
William Bullard
George Rothrock
Hope
Columbus
Hugh Beaver
Rushville
Hoosier
Indianapolis Chair Manufacturing Company
John Williamson
Chandler Station
George Graham
Terre Haute
Loughrey Valley
English
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Tipton
Christian Swaim
Muncie
Thomas Brown
Dan Dick
Portland
William D. Robinson
Brotherhood of Railway Engineers
Washington
Indiana
Hanover
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Jennie van Brekien
Lynch
Prohibitionists nominate full ticket in Nebraska
Nebraska Prohibitionists nominate a full ticket and endorse the national platform. Other items note political shifts in Chicago, a sugar bounty estimate, and various weather and crime incidents across the country including storms, fires, and fatalities.
Tornadoes Cause Damage and Fatalities Across Several States
A tornado struck Ashland and Washburn Wisconsin causing extensive damage and injuries. At Emelish Indiana a picnic led to a shooting as George Yayley killed La han Hughes and fled. Four children drowned at Lake Pewaukee near Milwaukee when a boat overturned in a squall. In Cincinnati George F Nieman was shot by his son Charles during a confrontation with his ex wife. Other incidents include shootings in English Indiana, a fatality from a run away in Brandenburg Kentucky, lightning deaths near Ottawa NL, a fatal cottage fire in Bedford Pennsylvania, a deadly stabbing in Joliet Illinois, and numerous brawls at a Cincinnati negro picnic. The piece also notes a royal marriage rumor and a London Jack the Ripper scare, plus Captain O Haver fatally shooting a suspect near Meno nes. Also listed is the death of William Armstrong, oldest Odd Fellow in Salem Oregon.
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Diverse Snippets Stir Curiosity From Global Quips
A compilation of curious facts and anecdotes notes beetle browns of bricklayers in Germany, honey production requires many flowers, Niagara Falls water flow estimates, dialect quips, and a rabid coyote attack in Texas. It also touches on steel composition, rainfall distributions, and a jeweler's mainspring forecast.
Greene County real estate sale notices and bargains
A Greene County advertisement lists multiple properties for sale or trade near Bloomfield Cavins Worthington and Cavins addition. Listings include acreage, houses, orchards, barns, and outbuildings with prices from 300 to 1500 and notes on timing, location, and terms. Various tracts described include 2 to 160 acres with crops, timber, or pasture and several town lots with improvements.
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Eravel Road
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Court House
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Terre Haute
Plummer
Greene County
White River
Hert & Graham's
Westward and Eastward Train Schedules for Bedford and Nearby Towns
Train times listed for Westward and Eastward routes include stops at Oweneburg Drew en Robinson Koleen Mineral Bloomfield Elliston Switz City and P. Ar. Key times show morning and afternoon departures such as 6 38 a M and 7 30 7 20 11 1s with various arrival windows reflecting a dense local schedule. The fragmentary timetable presents multiple lines across two directions with several station references.
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