Multiple Local Incidents Include Dorman Fall and Murder Indictment
A Columbus painter, Chris Dorman, fell thirty feet when scaffolding failed, grabbing a guy wire for a fifty foot slide to the ground. A grand jury indicted Jacob Walters for murder after he killed Albert Johnson at Kouts. A Marion blind tiger jury discharged after twenty six hours. another jury to hear Bert Malott and Albert Stevens. Lorella Burden, 12, crowned Richmond champion speller with January and February matches ahead. Mary D. Coffin seeks six thousand two hundred forty dollars from her late father’s estate. Homer Rayburns of Muncie, 32, died after being kicked by a horse at Kushner slaughter house east of Muncie.
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Chris Dorman
Columbus
Dorman
Jacob Walters
Albert Johnson
Walters
Kouts
William A. Dugan
Marion
Bert Malott
Albert Stevens
Homer Rayburns
Muncie
Kushner
Rayburn
Millionaire Phillip Medart Dies by Suicide After Ill Health
After fifteen hours of secrecy the Medart family disclosed that Phillip Medart, a seventy two year old millionaire manufacturer, shot and killed himself Friday night. Police entered the home Saturday and found the body. The death is attributed to ill health.
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Phillip Medart
Medart
Reform wave widens closing of poolrooms and cigar stores
Mayor Barnard ordered removal of screens from cigar stores and poolrooms after complaints minors loitering there. The move follows Newcastle actions two weeks earlier amid a broader reform push.
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Newcastle
Barnard
Can Prove an Alibi In Murder Case
Jesse Sims charged with the murder of Otis Hendren, a T H L and KE TractionZ agent in Greencastle two years ago, appeared last Friday and pleaded not guilty. He claims an alibi placing him in a Brazil hotel at the time. Trial scheduled for February 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Sims
Otis Hendren
T. H. L. & KE. Tractionz
Greencastle
Brazil
Akron Rubber Magnate Gifts Martha Washington Home for Working Girls
William A. Johnson of Akron presents to the Salvation Army an eighteen suite apartment house valued at $47,000 in a principal district. The building will be converted immediately into a Martha Washington home for working girls. The gift surprised the army officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Johnson
Akron
Salvation Army
Allen Keeney Arrested After Marion Hendricks Line Incident
Allen Keeney was arrested near the Marion Hendricks county line Saturday by State Senator Salem Clark and a posse including Indianapolis police under the alias Hogans. He faces charges of insulting Senator Clark's sisters, blackmail, trespass, profanity, resisting an officer and related counts. He was jailed in Danville. Authorities also allege he threatened to kill Daniel Clark if money was not paid. If convicted on all counts, Keeney faces life in prison.
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Allen Keeney
Marion and
Hendricks County
Salem Clark
Indianapolis
Hogans
Clark
Danville
Keeney
Daniel Clark
Senator Clark
Tin Plate Mill Deeds Delivered in Bankruptcy Sale
Final action in the Western tin plate mill sale from Greencastle Indiana occurred in Indianapolis in the Albert Rabb bankruptcy office. Charles T. Peck as trustee turned the deeds to Austin Lynch of Canton Ohio, purchaser representing the majority bondholders. Price stated at 85000 but bondholders expected about 42 cents on the dollar after expenses. petition filed in December in federal court.
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Western Tin Plate Mill
Greencastle
Ind
Indianapolis
Albert Rabb
Charles T. Peck
Austin Lynch
Canton
Lynch
Hinshaw Still Behind Bars in Indiana Life Case
Governor Marshall did not pardon or parole William E. Hinshaw, the convicted minister serving life for wife murder in Bellville Indiana. Despite local doubt about his guilt and parole histories of others, Hinshaw remains imprisoned as questions and mystery around his case persist.
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Gov. Marshall
State Board of Pardons
William E. Hinshaw
Bellville
Indiana
Sone
Durbin
Hinshaw
Gov. Hanly
Hime
Suehds
Hte
Titmasell
William KB. Hinshaw
The Checkbook Man and the Humble Packhorse
A speaker extols the role of a husband and father as a human checkbook and packhorse. He carries loads from grand pianos to pins, is paid 30 cents a day for lunch, signs checks for his family, and embraces a Christmas season surge as the family’s indispensable provider.
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Tam
Mint
John
John Smith
Mr. Smith
Goat
Local Society Notes From Stilesville and Nearby Areas
Miss McHaffee of Stilesville hosted by Ruth Stanley on Friday. Win Bridges with wife and son Thaddeus attended city events Tuesday. Mr. Cosner of Frankfort visited relatives here last week. Miss Belva Hackett of Amo shopped Saturday afternoon. Baptist Church Christmas tree and pond program drew good attendance. Begin the New Year with a Herald subscription for one dollar. Mrs Allan Campbell and daughter Kathleen visited country parents earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Campbell
Kathleen
Missing Keys Loaned to Neighbor Rumor Circulates
Campbell and Son request the return of a box of keys lent some time ago to a neighbor suspected of forgetting the loan. The notice serves as a reminder and seeks the return of the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell & Son
Watch the Preachers and a Pig Heist Tale
A farmer and his wife killed their last pig and left it to cool overnight. It vanished by morning and they agreed to stay silent to catch the thief when spoken of. In church, the minister read a text about unseen meat, prompting the husband to suspect his wife of the theft.
Unnamed Traveler Fatally Struck by Train Near Damville
A man was killed Wednesday near Damville when hit by a train bound for Aust. Witness Thetis Rice said he met the stranger Monday after walking from Terre Haute. The man, claiming Germina origin, had lived in Agretion nine years and was forty five years old. Coroner Allred holds the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paussemprer
Damville
Thetis Rice
Terre Haute
Germina
Agretion
Allred
Pardon Sought for Man Cleared in Amidst Starvation Tale
Readers note a plea following a case where a man once pardoned for wartime hardships faced punishment after theft. The report mentions a South Shiaroca District scene with reference to Lois Pac and a starving defendant who stole bread to endure days without food.
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South
Shiaroca
Hin
Wari
Local Families Share Holiday Weekend Visits
M S Bennett and family spent Sunday with John Masten and a guest. Flora Jenkins clerked at Draper and Bryant during holiday trade. Hazel Wamrick of Indianapolis visited friends Sunday. Effie Harlan and daughter Pauline from Amne were guests of relatives. Al McClure of Ohio and Joshua McClure of Indianapolis stayed for Christmas. Schools announce a week long vacation as snow delights students.
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Flora Jenkins
Draper & Bryant
Hazel Wamrick
Indianapolis
Effie Harlan
Pauline
Amne
al McClure
Ohio
Joshua McClure
Imndianapolis
Oyster supper and Watch party at Fillmore church
An oyster supper and Watch party will be held in the basement of the new Christian church at Fillmore on New Year’s Eve. Everyone is invited to help watch the Old Year out and greet the New.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Christian Church
Fillmore
Dick Grant
University of Minnesota
Northrop Field
Grant
Pennsylvania Wreck at Attica Involves Express and Train No Io
A collision on the Pennsylvania Western Division near Attica Ohio last Saturday killed eight people and injured about twelve. The wreck resulted from brakeman error in ignoring signals, causing an express train to collide head on with Pullman Train No Io.
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Pennsylvania
Attica
Oan Enpmeers
Pullaian
Farmers Institute to Visit Brownsgute and Other Towns
The Iflendrick County farmers institute will be held this year January two and 6. The first day in Brownsgute, the second in fan ville, and the third in Pittsboro. Later meetings will visit New Winchester, Stilesville, Clayton and Mainfield to reach farmers countywide. Speakers of state or national reputation and local talent will supply the program.
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Iflendrick County Farmers’ Institute
Brownsgute
Fanville
Pittsboro
New Winchester
Stilesville
Clayton
Mainfield
Fire destroys stock building at Lewis Kinerr paper mill
A Saturday fire leveled the stock building of the Lewis Kinerr paper mill, with losses around R20,000. Spontaneous combustion and a blast blew out the west wall as flames reached the roof. the main plant and machinery were saved. The factory may shut temporarily until paper supply is replenished.
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Lewis Kinerr
Thames
Echinery
Ministers Resignations Prompt Northwest Mission Plan
Rev Hoagland resigns from Moo Church Attica to join the Northwest Mo KS conference endowment drive for DePauw University. Dr Jonghind and Dr Thugland named to assist funding and Green Castle moves to lead ministers colony in a $400,000 goal. Banner reports the appointment as a fitting call and noted good work in Attica.
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Attica
Ch OB. Houghined
Mo KS
DePauw University
Hoagland
Jonghind
Greencastle
S. R. Pown
University
DePauw
Thugland
Greencasle
Accidents Rise During Holiday Season Across Years
A retrospective notes a pattern of deadly disasters around Christmas and New Year. It cites the Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago on New Year’s Eve 1903 with 600-plus deaths, the 1903 Boston England mine explosion, 1908 Chicago fire with 80 dead, and other fatal incidents including a 1909 Bogerstown theatre fire and Grand Central Station power house blast. The tally shows 422 lives lost in the last week and property damage near 7 million dollars.
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Chicago
Nanas Hos
Italy
Bogerstown
Boston
England
Grand Central Station
New York
Dreeenbhoer
Cincinnati
Four railway workers killed in Norfolk and Western wreck
News from Williamson West Virginia reports four men and several others killed or injured in a collision and tunnel wreck on the Norfolk and Western Railway near Williamson. Debris blocked the tunnel for hours delaying rescue and recovery efforts as investigators search for the cause.
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Norfolk and Western R
Traghc
Spread Rail
Fragmented Local Posture Petition Circulates in City
A garbled report describes a petition drive in the city with officials including an attorney Wilson and an unnamed superintendent visiting a site. The document notes uncertainty over support and a hastened exit after a brief interaction, marking it as the first petition of its kind circulated in the pier area during winter.
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Sioitin
Attornes Wilson
Gareeneietiv
Eitas
Teaelion
Dagnite
Arcadia Defeats Crawfordsville Y M C A In Basketball
Arcadia routed Crawfordsville Y M C A 43 to 0 last week in a decisive basketball win. Tierry Becker set a world half mile roller skating mark in Chicago at 1 13 1 5, surpassing Allie Moore’s 1 14 1 5. Princeton joins varsity and freshman crews in inter collegiate racing next season as the faculty permits. Yale and Cornell show interest in meeting Minnesota’s Tigers in track.
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Arcadia
Crawfordsville Y. M. C. A
Tierry Becker
Chicago
Allie Moore
Princeton
Yale
Cornell
Detroit Tigers Win Three Series in Havana Tour
The Detroit American League team left Havana for home in high spirits after a 12 game swing. They posted seven wins four losses and one tie, becoming the only major league club to win three series against Cuban teams on Havana soil.
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Detroit
Havana
Cuba
Tigers
Mathewson aims for 600 victories with Giants
The piece notes Christy Mathewson’s 14 seasons with the Giants and a 263–15 record in 11 salary years under John T. Brush. It states his ambition to reach 600 major league wins. It also covers a chess tourney among Harvard Yale Princeton and Columbia with current standings after round one.
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Christy Mathewson
The
Giants
Mathewson
John T. Brush
Matty
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Coatsville Herald Ads Mention 1012 Price
Fragmentary notice references a 45.00 charge for services or goods tied to the Coatsville Herald with a February 21 date in 1012. The readable portion hints at a local transaction or publication fee and a period ending that day.
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Lorella Burden
Richmond
Wayne County
Franklin R. Coffin
Mary D. Coffin
T. Owens
Shelbyville
Gertrude Hoffman
Pittsburg
Floffman
Sherman W. Mohler
FL. Wayne
J. Frank Mungoven
Mahler
Baltimore Sun
Miss McHaffee
Ruth Stanley
Win. Bridges
Thaddeus
Mr. Cosner
Frankfort
Belva Hackett
Amo
Baptist Church
Herald
M.S. Bennett
John Masten
Farmers’ Institute
Kokome
Notre Dame
Oneill
Burke
Dad’ Molony
Crawfordsville
Fish
Whitowski
Granfeld
Feeney
McNicolls
Stephenson
Wales
Will Darnbrough
Darnbrough
OV Cable
Phinbrodeh
Europe
Monte Carlo
Coatsville Herald
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