Elopement Ends in Daring River Crossing and Wedding
John W. Clemmons and Miss Florence Jackson eloped in Jeffersonville Indiana. They crossed Muddy Fork creek bank-full from rains to reach Magistrate Coombs home where the ceremony took place. After the wedding they borrowed dry clothes from a farmer who first fired at the couple, mistaking them for burglars, then served a wedding breakfast at sunrise.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
John W. Clemmons
Flornce Jackson
Bridgeport
Muddy Fork Creek
Coombs
Clemmons
Boy Sho t Himself in Indiana Town
Ottd Cottom a 16 year old boy shot himself in the breast at home in Terre Haute Indiana Aug 3. He had been rumored married to Misa Lou Chandler of National City July 4. relatives call it a joke but he acted odd after. He disappeared Tuesday returned Thursday morning and shot himself in the yard leaving a note claiming the marriage. Relatives deny knowledge of the marriage.
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Terre Traute
Ind
Ottd Cottom
Misa Lou Chandler
National City
Chandler
Indiana corn harvest forecast soars to record yields
Indianapolis reports corn prospects rising from an estimated 150 000 600 bushels to 166 000 000 and possibly 175 000 000 as acreage expands well above previous highs. Wheat, by contrast, is weak with mills buying only small wagon loads while Indiana relies on Missouri and Kansas grain.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fred P. Rush
Indiana
Marion County
Missouri
Kansas
Ridpath Funeral Held in Greencastle
Funeral services for Dr. John Clark Ridpath were conducted at North View late home with President S A Gobin Depauw University and Rev J S Hoagtied in charge. A quartet sang It Is Well With My Soul and Jesus When Our Hearts Are Bleeding. Floral tributes came from W J Smith New York Judge Holden Chicago the Ridpath family Col Ingersoll and Jones Publishing Co. Odd Fellows and college fraternities placed flowers on the bier. Remains laid in a vault with memorial services to be held later.
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W. J. Smith
New York
Judge Holden
Chicago
Col. Ingersoll
Jones Publishing Co
Odd Fellows
Nine Indians in open boat rescued from Lake Michigan squall
A Chicago Aug 4 report describes nine Indiana residents stranded in a small boat during a Lake Michigan squall ten miles from St. Joseph. They signaled distress and were rescued by the tug W G Harrow under Captain Susask after water-logged passengers feared drowning.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
A. J. Henley
Angeline
Mable Melrose
Henry H. Pierce
Indianapolis
Albert Hallett
R. L. Kenney
Terre Haute
Franklin Hendricks
John Lowrey
Crawfordsville
South Haven
St. Joseph, Mich
W. G. Harrow
M. A. Susask
Indiana streams purified by Heal plan hailed as cure
Marion Indiana August 6 William E Heal introduces a purification plant to treat mill effluent before it reaches streams converting waste into blue vitriol copperas and bluestone Copperas valued at fifteen dollars per ton bluestone at ninety dollars profits potential high for Indiana waters. meanwhile a Southbound freight wreck at Fischer Station results from an open switch eight cars demolished minor injuries to one man and a horse. in Muncie John Dowd stabbed six times likely to die after alleged abuse of his wife Carey Carey and daughter intervene. at Hartford City Fort Wayne capitalists buy destroyed Utility Paper plant site with insurance proceeds totaling 120000 and new machinery to start before winter.
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Marion
Ind
William E. Heal
Indiana
Heal
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Fischer’s Station
Monon
Westerfield
Chicago & Southwestern
Noblesville
Muncie
John Dowd
Dowd
Carey Carey
Hartford City
Fort Wayne Caplitasfists
Utility Paper Co
Utility Co
Local incidents report alarming bites and accidents
Aug 6 reports from Indiana towns describe a man attacked by a tramp who bit him, a lineman gravely shocked by electricity, and a man injuring his wife and baby in a drunken episode. Additional note mentions a large U S government purchase of Americas Govur last year.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Peter Dall
Dall
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