Town Clerks redefine local judicial powers in February 1901 act
The new law grants town clerks duties to enforce state laws and town ordinances, with powers of justices of the peace within their towns and townships. It establishes daily courts except Sundays to handle civil and criminal matters under local ordinances. Two arrests for sidewalk bicycle riding and fast driving highlight debates over archaic statutes. Stevensville faces unrest as berry pickers threaten residents. revolvers appear for self defense.
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Justices of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
Professor Thomas Clark Dies in Trenton Accident
A dispatch at 9 p m Tuesday reported Prof Thomas Clark killed in Trenton New Jersey. A later message from John Winston said the accident caused instant death with a non mangled body. The railroad will ship the remains to Knightstown arriving 11 15 today. Clark aged 26 had held promising posts from Purdue to Swarthmore College and Minnesota State University before joining the Pennsylvania R A as road surveyor. He was struck by a fast express while serving in Trenton and died. His mother Mrs Carrie Clark had just arrived in Connersville for a visit. Relatives arrive to plan the funeral. The notice adds several local social items and remarks on Clark as moral and integral.
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Thomas Clark
Trenton
N. J
John Winston
Knightstown
Purdue
New York
Chicago
Great State University of Minnesota
Swarthmore College
Penn
Pennsylvania R. A
Bristol
Carrie Clark
Connersville
Jediah
Local Gleanings Note Church Appointments and Visits
Mrs Elizabeth Meredith is very sick at this writing. James King of Indianapolis transacted business here Monday. Mrs Emma Webster of Elwood visits relatives this week. Mrs Della Collins went to Indianapolis on Monday. Edward Evans was in Shelbyville Thursday last week. Mrs Emma Meredith is on the sick list. W W Wilcoxon was a passenger to Indianapolis Tuesday. Rev Robt Seller filled his regular appointment at the Christian church Sunday June 30. C E Smith and wife were in Shelbyville Monday.
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Margaret Crosse
Jesse Stinger
Carthage
Minnie Staley
Ida Badger
Greenfield
Laura Hill Woods
Baby
Zionsville
Henry Woods
Rachel P. Hill
Debbie Parker
Helen Hatfield
Indiana
Harry Mannering
John Bird
Marion ,Philpot
Gertrude Harding
Violet Graham
Maryville
James, Hatfield
Wife
Dr. Johnston
Sundayne Foley
Delbie Parker
S. C. Staley
John F. Barrett
Grace Mallen
Winchester
Earl Niles
Indianapolis
Sumner
Elizabeth Meredith
James King
Emma Webster
Elwood
Della Collins
Edward Evans
Shelbyville
Emma Meredith
W. W. Wilcoxon
Rev
Robt. Seller
The
Christian Church
C. E. Smith
Charlottesville Paint Jobs and Home Additions Report
Charlottesville items note fresh paint on W. S. Lane’s business rooms and John Hunt’s barn. Dr A. T. Hunt adds a new kitchen to his residence. Hannah Coffin remodels her house and adds a bathroom. M. Philpot adds a new bedroom. Paul Risk of Raysville visited grandparents Isaac Beeson and wife last week. Catherine Foley hosted Nebraska Vanmeter and family from Mac. and Mark Morris of Greenfield later. Andy Watson and family visited Rayseville parents.
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W. S. Lane
John Hunt
A. T. Hunt
Hannah Coffin
M. Philpot
Paul Risk
Raysville
Isaac Beeson
Catherine Foley
Nebraska
Mac
Mark Morris
Greenfield
Learning a Trade and the Peripatetic Youth
The article argues against narrow apprenticeship training. It favors broad early experience, moving among firms and training schools to avoid teenage specialization. The goal is self reliance and finding true work rather than early confinement to a single repetitive role.
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Joseph Horner
Cassier
Dressing for death by one’s own action
A police sergeant notes women often dress in their best clothes when facing suicide, citing many crisis reports where the deceased’s attire is described as good or well made, suggesting a common pattern in such tragedies.
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New York Sun
Embalming and Burial Fears Cited by Undertaker
A Philadelphia Record interview with an undertaker notes near universal embalming. He says most bodies are injected with preservative fluid, reducing fear of being buried alive while sensational worries about grave robbers persist.
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Philadelphia Record
Burgl ar proof caskets and the birth of elevators
A fragment from a period piece discusses burglar proof caskets and the rise of passenger elevators. It notes 273 degrees below zero as absolute zero, mentions stars heating meteorites, and recalls New York’s first screw elevator at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, plus reflections on a lawyer named Sharp from the Chicago Tribune.
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Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York
Customer seeks oxide of zine for sister in Brooklyn Life
A dialog in Brooklyn Life shows a customer asking for a ten cent zine for his sister. The drug clerk inquires the purpose and clarifies the item is oxide of zine used on the skin, revealing uncertainty about the sister’s intent.
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Brooklyn
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