Demand for Coal After the Railroads
A statewide Indiana meeting of shippers is planned to press for tougher railroad rules to ensure prompt coal delivery. The Indiana Shippers association seeks to strengthen the railway commission law, with 200 plus attendees including coal operators and manufacturers. A Hartford City glass firm employing 600 workers is among concerns considering leaving Indiana due to transportation delays.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Shippers’ Association
Railway Commission
Commission
Claypool
Gas Belt Committee
Indiana
Hartford City
Councilman Royse Indicted In City Contract Case
Indianapolis reports that Councilman Harry E. Royse of the Tenth ward was indicted by a grand jury. He posted a $1,000 bond after arrest. The two counts allege Royse’s indirect interest in creosoted block sales to the city and soliciting favored street paving contracts while serving on the council.
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Indianapolis
Pec
Harry E. Royse
Tenth Ward
Royse
Republic Creosoting Company
Marion County Construction Company
Meridian Street
Andrew M. Sweeney
Louis Reese
Timothy Griffin
Board of Public Works
Tragic Crossing Accident Ends Young Suitor’s Ride
Sylvester Rouch of Columbia City was struck by a fast freight train at Paige crossing near Fort Wayne. The buggy was destroyed, the horse killed, and Rouch injured but not fatally. He said he had been sleeping after leaving his sweetheart’s house at 2:30 a.m. and was found at 4 a.m. at the scene.
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Fort Wayne
Led
Sylvester Rouch
St. Joseph ‘Hospital
Columbia City
Rouch
Paige Crossing
Pastor Publicly Invites Despondents to Seek Help
The Rev A A Mainwaring pastor of the Baptist church in Kogansport Indiana issued a public notice inviting despondents to visit his home for counsel to deter self harm. He believes confiding troubles to a preacher can prevent suicide and reduce such cases.
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Kogansport
Ind
A. A. Mainwaring
Baptist Church
Mainwaring
Two Boys and a Gun Kills Boy in Rabbit Hunt
Fort Wayne Indiana December 4 near Huntertown William Perry seventeen killed by John Hippenheimer thirteen after a gun misfire. The younger boy was told to lower the gun hammer but froze fingers caused a slip and the barrel discharged striking the other in the back and killing him almost instantly.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Huntertown
Willia Perry
John Hippenheimer
Hope for the Gas Field Near Lewisville
Hope grows that the new gas field near Lewisville in southeastern Newcastle County will supply gas for years. The Richmond Gas Company has drilled several wells and two completed this week show the same pressure as earlier tests at 850 pounds.
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Newcastle
Ind
Lewisville
Richmond Gas
Austin church bans money making church functions
The Christian church of Austin near Chicago prohibits church suppers bazaars and entertainments used to raise funds branding them stomach and mercenary religion. The Rev George A Campbell says it will free volunteers and shift church responsibility to members while stopping bakery and restaurant opposition. Parishioners will instead donate directly to church support.
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Christian Church of
Austin
Chicago
George A. Campbell
Che
Elorch
Local Market Quotations on Grains and Livestock Prices
Daily market report lists hay Timothy per ton 14 to 15 dollars hay clover per ton 12 straw per ton 8 dollars. Prices appear from local dealers with minor typographical errors in the source text.
Chicago Markets
Chicago markets report daily by F O Hawkins notes price movements across commodities and stocks in early trading. The column highlights key indices, broker activity, and notable shifts in supply and demand influencing Chicago trading floors.
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Chicago Markets
F. O. Hawkins
Candy firms face Clean Food Act ban on harmful confections
The pure food law takes effect January 1 and will remove from Connersville stores any candy colored with Indigo or containing poisonous glucose, deemed too attractive for schoolchildren. Wholesalers and manufacturers may not sell such products after the law is enforced.
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Connersville
Real Estate Transfers Record
Chas E. Davia transfers a city lot to Anna L. Stant for 4500 dollars. Cornelia D. Conwell transfers a city lot to William F. Granger for 9400 dollars.
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Chas E. Davia
Anna L. Stant
Cornelia D. Conwell
William F. Granger
Dramatic scene as defense accuses experts in Gillette case
Herkimer New York December 4 closing of the Gillette murder trial features a heated confrontation. Senator Mills accuses five doctors of collusion to fix testimony while District Attorney Ward denounces the defense and warns of rogue jurors as he contends Grace Brown died by drowning related to the case.
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Herkimer
N. Y
Herkimer County
Gillette
Devendorf
Ward
AL M. Mills
Chester BE. Gillette
Grace Brown
Bis Moose Lake
Mills
United Powers
District Attorney's Department
Mr. Mills
Adirondacks
Murder Trial Contends Graft Claim in Dead Girl Case
The district attorney argued the defense used trickery to mislead jurors. He reviewed the testimony noting the post mortem showed murder not drowning and pressed the point that the alleged graft remark aimed to prejudice jurors against the evidence.
Cromwell Case To Be Probed By Senate Panel
Senator Morgan plans to resume an investigation into William Nelson Cromwell of New York over Isthmian Canal and Panama railroad affairs. He may call a committee meeting next week after reviewing contracts and Isthmian Canal Commission minutes to compel Cromwell to answer questions.
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Washington
Morgan
William Nelson Cromwell
New York
Moreau
Severu
Cromwell
Panama Canal
A Bad Bargain Dock Aubury Sold For Ten Dollars
Elizabethtown Kentucky December 4 Dock Aubury convicted of vagrancy and ordered sold into servitude for nine months was disposed of at public auction yesterday afternoon to J Johnson a farmer for ten dollars. Dock's reputation for general shiftlessness was such that even the sheriffs efforts failed to bring out many bids.
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Elizabethtown
Dock Aubury
J. Johnson
Dock
Enmity Between Ranchers Sparks Fatal Duel on California Road
On a road between Escondido and San Luis Rey dam two men Howard Gore and Edward Brady were killed in a feud over toc iito. Brady and Gore exchanged shots. Mrs. Brady then shot Gore, who died shortly after, and she was killed by Gore.
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San Dieu
Cal
Escondido
San Luis Rey Dam
Howard Gore
Edward Brady
Gore
Brady
Insurance polices canceled after mob fire in Princeton
Princeton Kentucky December 4 All insurance policies on buildings owned or controlled by the tobacco trust in western Kentucky have been cancelled following the burning of two stemmeries by a mob that entered Princeton last Friday night.
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Princeton
Tobacco Trust
Kentucky
Policeman's Prompt Shot in Huntaville Killing Inquiry
December 4 in Huntaville Alabama Caleb Brown, a Black man, brutally assaulted a white woman. A patrolling officer fired after witnessing the crime. Brown fled but was later found dead at his home.
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Huntaville
Ala
Caleb Brown
Brown
Oklahoma Cly Robbery Suspect Captured Near City
A man who entered W. P. Dilworth’s hardware store on Thanksgiving day to rob it fatally shot the owner and has been captured a mile from Oklahoma Cly. He confessed.
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Oklahoma Cly
W. P. Dilworth
Markets Report: Grain and Livestock Prices Across Cities
Indianapolis Wheat and corn prices for No 2 red and No 2, with oats and hay values. Cincinnati and Chicago show mixed grain and live stock quotes. New York and East Buffalo list cattle hogs sheep and lambs with varying ranges. Toledo futures for May and December and cash quotes noted.
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Owen
Jan Eg Hee
Indianapolis
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Alligator Block in Connersville Sees Change and Controversy
Sam Atherton recalls the Alligator Block era as Ward Jemison’s death and new tenants alter the famed scene. The reminiscence, laced with sharp humor about local merchants and prices, touches on moved businesses, old rivals, and floodwater woes while defending the block’s enduring memory.
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Ward Jemison
Sam Atherton
Connersville
Sam
Child Dies of Croup in Harsh Night Suffering
Roy Luts three years old son of Peter Luts died this morning after a painful night with membranous croup. The family is very poor and funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.
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Roy
Peter Luts
Low fare round trip to Chicago on special Exposition rates
Travel offer for 7.50 to Chicago and return via L E W with return by December 10 for the International Live Stock Exposition. Trains connect directly with Philadelphia trains at New Castle. Special coach tickets to Chicago available at 4.85 to Ill and return by December 8.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
New Castle
Callon
Illc
Timate Dee
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Indiana Shippers Association
Grand Jury
Daily Market Report
State Board of Health
MR. Cromwell
Senator Morgan
Leading Pointe
East Buffalo
Toledo
Couse
Alligator Square
Lowes
Jeld
Lewis Ashworth
Atherton & Cole
Longwood
Enarnest
Carl Smith
Oan
Squire
Baldimiere
Nohlheier
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Laurel
Marv Meyer
Ben
Croup
Connersville Lumber Co
F. E. Kehl
Optician
Cas
Rothermel
Music! Bazaar
Joseph's
Chamoise
J.C. Turkenkeoph
M. E. Dele
Everton
Akiquina
Turkenkoph
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