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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1897
Page
3
The wandering young woman Bessie Smith appeared in RichMoNnD Indiana and could not explain her identity or past. She visited Arnold's Hotel, drew police suspicion, and was arrested. Authorities believe she is insane and an escapee from an asylum. She is well dressed and carries money but only pays when forced.
Fire at the Jenny Electric Motor Company plant near the Panhandle Belt crossing destroyed the large two story brick main building and a frame engine room. The plant worth over $25,000 in buildings and $75,000 in contents was fully consumed though much property was saved. About fifty men and twenty women employed. cause may involve incandescent wiring.
Bowing Green Ohio scene notes Mayor Campbell was jailed after an intoxication incident on Tuesday night. He fined himself to avoid appearing before a justice, sparking public uproar and speculation he should resign. The town’s silver tongued orator faced calls for accountability amid council friction.
Henry A. Kittleman, serving a two year term for forgery, escaped from Logansport County Jail by severing a bar and crawling to the outer corridor. Prisoners reportedly shouted for water to aid the distraction as bloodhounds were called to pursue.
A Cleveland contractor toured Southern Indiana after floods damaged several bridges in Lawrence County and surrounding counties. No lives were lost as trains had not run since Thursday due to washouts. The B and O and S W handled their first mail train between Cincinnati and Mitchell tonight. A four room house on Brown Street is for rent at five dollars a month.
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