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Connersville Curier

Location

Connersville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1901

Page

2

Alexandria Girl Elopes With Oakland Man

Miss Leone Carver of Alexandria elopes with Charles Hillinger of Oakland California. Telegram from North Manchester reports wedding and plans to honeymoon in Buffalo before settling in Oakland. Carver, once popular in Alexandria, provides funds by selling a lace bonnet to finance the plan.

Anderson Ind Leone C Arver C Arver Alexandria Charles Hillinger Oakland Calo Manchester Buffalo Cal Miss Carver Hillinger Call Union Pacific Railroad

Loyal Legion elects officers at Lafayette gathering

Indiana Legion commandery in Lafayette elected its officers for the year. George Brown presided as adjutant and treasurer while Chester O Phomeson and Gustavus Vo Menzies were named lieutenant commanders. Other posts were filled by Zemyro A. Smith and Captain Grace McVay with Captain Uitenox Dougall and Lt. John Huzeb Whire serving in key roles.

Lafayette Ind Crawford Fairbanks Cape Uitenox, Dougall den John Huzeb Whire

Multiple Fatalities Reported Across Indiana Counties

A chaotic dispatch from Indiana details several fatalities and incidents. Dominick Mathews dropped dead in Mishawka with a woman and veteran also found dead nearby, amid a May spike in unusual deaths. Other reports include a philanthropist found drowned, the death of a local soldier, and a suicide by a daughter, all amid a flurry of unrelated local notices and organizational moves.

Mishawaka Tod Phoysday Berry Dominick Matheawa Stand Pasencrofs Aelock Edward Hel Haawre

Eight Defendants Hit by Robbins Disbarment Suit

Henry R. Robbins a Starke county attorney brings a federal suit in Ft Wayne for 50000 against Knox residents seeking to disbar him. He alleges financial loss and social ostracism from the disbarment case, claiming his practice, politics, and career have been harmed.

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Court Decision Limits Railroad Immunity for Passenger Injury

Indianapolis May 11 appellate court rules a railroad cannot exempt itself from liability for negligence to a passenger. Payne injured when two freight train parts collided during a switching maneuver. Nearby items report guard at county asylum, a missing girl found dead, and various Indiana sports and crime notes.

Indianapolis Ind John R. Payne Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad Co Payne Othe Railroad Company

Funeral Mass for George Reeves Follows Shooting in Jasper

Evansville Indiana May 13 The funeral for George Reeves shot and killed between Huntington and Jasper by Jasper City Treasurer John T Huther drew thousands to Jasper. Reeves buried in Potters Field with no minister at grave as crowd sang Nearer My God to Thee and sheriff watched as Reeves brother John Reeves viewed body. Coroner exonerates Hather and will not arrest him amid community praise for the killing, viewed by locals as justice in Dubors county.

Evansville Ind George Reeves Huntington Jasper John T. Huther Potters Field John Reeves Ble Hather Reeves Dubors County

Heroic Richmond man sacrifices life saving coworker at mill

In Indianapolis on May 13 William Phelps of Richmond Kentucky and Janea Stansbury of the city were cleaning a steam-cleaned eight-foot upright when a leak scalded them. Phelps ordered Stansbury to escape first then jumped to shield her, dying from burns but saving her, saying Jim is married. Both men are African American.

Indianapolis Ind William Phelps Richmond Janea Stansbury Cerentine Mills Phelps Jim Stansbury

Local residents visit relatives across Connersville area

Courier Henry Kehl and family visit East Side relatives in Connersville. Samuel Green and daughter Alice visit relatives east of Connersville. A. Y. Neff attends AR encampment and visits Logansport relatives. Ben Brainfield returns to Mt Zion church. Eunice Moffett buys Barred Rock eggs from East Side poultry keepers.

Henry Kehl Connersville East Side Samuel Green Alice A. Y. Neff Dan Brumiffel Wm. T. Haara Conneraville John Grubb Jim Handley Mt. Zion A. R Logansport Turner Shelbyville John Reed Dan Brumflel Milton Trusler Canneraville Perry Barnard Eva Indianapolis Nulltownu Mt Zion Ellaworth Gettinger Dora Stephens Ben Brainfiel Eunice Moffett

Beaumont Oil Fields Low Rates Direct Line

Be ready for oil field service in Beaumont area with low rates and direct line. Train connections via Queen and Crescent route noted. Contact W C Rinzarsonx G P A Cincinnati Ohio for details.

Queen & Crescent W.C. Rinzarsonx Cincinnati

Committed death by own action in Greencastle

Tad May 13. Tucker Woodson Taylor aged 46 committed death by own action here Sunday by taking a heavy dose of chloroform and then shooting himself through the head. He was secretary to historian John Clark Ridpath and aided his work, a poet of note. Earlier he served as stenographer to N. C. De Pauw and graduated from Asbury University in 1878. He was unmarried.

Greencastle Tad Tucker Woodson Taylor Taylor John Clark Ridpath Ridpath N.C. DePauw Asbury University

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