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Newspaper

Columbus Daily Herald

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1898

Page

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Tragedy in Jennings County Ends With Double Death

Charles Wilson was shot five times by trustee Charles Boles near Cana Marion Township Jennings County. Wilson died an hour later. Boles rode home then killed himself. Investigators found no clear motive though rumors tied Boles to a school issue and Wilson’s prior work for him. Boles leaves a wife and two children. Wilson was 23 and unmarried.

Jennings County Peter Stewart Paris Crossing Herrap Cana Marion Township Jared Tobias Charles Boles Charles Wilson Wilson Boles

Ripley lynching case shocks Indiana community

At Versailles Indiana February 22 1898 Hez Hughes a county infirmary head was arrested on an affidavit sworn by Governor James A Mount charging him with killing Henry Shuter and aiding in a lynching. The affidavit cites a boy Kelley who allegedly identified Hughes under pressure. Preliminaries are to be held at Cross Plains with many witnesses subpoened and further arrests anticipated as Mount pursues participants in the September outburst.

James A. Mount Loy Kelley Hughes Cross Plains Versailles Ind Hez Hughes Henry Shuter Kelley Indiana Ripley County C. H. Hughes Eaid County Henry Shueter Willian J. Crate J. P Hunter Arch Wright Norwood Osgood Chicago Governor Mount

No pit there in rising or falling silver schemes

The letter argues that silver certificate redemption could favor the treasury on rising markets, leaving individuals neutral. It details buying and selling cycles, then explores a hypothetical cornering of silver and potential use of gold. The piece closes with local notes on marriages, visits, travel, and social happenings in Brown.

Urer Treasury Horace Boyes

Local Gossip From Spraytown Area Friday and Saturday

A light snow covers the ground with mud abundant as residents and visitors appear in the neighborhood Friday and Saturday. Names include Dan McKinnan George Hovis E T Carmichael and family Elisha Brown and B F Henderson, plus mising details from surrounding towns. A wedding involves Maggie Ewers David Nickerson Henry Strickland and Mertie Snyder.

Dan McKinnan George Hovis Spraytown C. W. Spurgeon Lockman Supt. Campbell Frank Harden Mt. Nebo Harvey Wert Thomas Truex Grand View Maggie Ewers David Nickerson Henry Strickland Mertie Snyder Christiansburg Leonard Ping John Rudolph

Heroine Delina Reader Roberts Receives Long‑Delayed Medal

Delina Reader Roberts, then Miss Reader, is to be honored for bravery during the Civil War. At 17 she boarded the Des Moines to aid wounded after Fort Donelson, carrying 22 men to safety through a dangerous river passage while regiments fought nearby. The act, praised by Col. Wheatley and reported by the New York Herald, earned her a medal.

Delina Reader Roberts Des Moines Donelson Miss Reader Twenty-sixth Indiana Infantry James A. Mulligan Mrs. Roberts Wetzell Col. Wheatley New York Herald Col. Mulligan Wheatley

Potato Tomato grafting shown near Troyes France

The article reports that grafting tomatoes onto potato plants yields larger tastier fruit. It notes the method is accidental but scientifically simple within the nightshade family. Potential crop space efficiency is highlighted for European truck gardens.

Troyes France Europe America

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