Trial details reveal tension in Harris case in Connersville
The Connersville trial centers on Paul Harris and family members with testimony about last farewell moments with his mother Mrs Harris. Paul describes a breakfast scene, parting gestures, and a hurried departure while Cuthbertson hurried to town. Witnesses include J. M. Parry and D. M. Parry with health observations and prior arrangements about chickens and home routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connersville
Timothy White
Mrs. Harris
Larry Harris
Ging’s Station
Philos ‘Cuthbertson
Phi- Cuthbertson
Cuthbertson
Paul Harris
J. M. Parry
Indianapolis
Philos Cuthbertson
Paul
D. M. Parry
L. B. Harris
Cuthertson
Gond
Cuthiie
Automatic Signal System Installed on I C Traction Line
The Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company installed the Simmen Antigmatte Railway Signal system on eighteen miles of the Shelbyville division. President Charles L. Henry will lead an inspection trip by private car next Monday with city officials and press representatives. The system allows the dispatcher to stop or proceed trains via red or green signals and records movements for safety.
Evening News social notes from Twin Valley Farm visitors
Mrs. Hyatt L. Frost hosted dinner at Twin Valley Farm with Aura Mygatt of Amenia New York Helen Huston Mrs Charles Murphy Mrs Carl Fisher William Frost Murphy and Carl Simpson guests. Various locals and visitors are listed for Metamora Cambridge City Indianapolis and Glenwood surrounding events and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyatt L. Frost
Twin Valley Farm
Aura Mygatt
Amenia
New York
Helen Huston
Charles Murphy
Carl Fisher
William Frost Murphy
Carl Simpson
Ideal weather draws crowd for Memorial Day observance
Memorial Day services drew a large crowd as veterans and local residents gathered. Grand members led the march in observances, with Mrs. Charles Schenkel of New Trenton among visitors. Attendees included Floyd and Roy Perkins, Mrs. Silvers, Mrs. Fout, Inez and Bernice Silvers, Milton Pfeiffer, and Curtis Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schenkel
New Trenton
Milton
William Silvers
Ira Fout
Inez
Bernice Silvers
Milton Pfeiffer
Curtis Walker
Granville Stown's
Memorial Day services honor soldiers dead in Connersville
Army of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans led a Memorial Day observance in Connersville with a City Hall flag ceremony and wreaths. Veterans heard Rev. L. O. Newcomer speak at the soldiers’ lot after Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address read by I. M. Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army of the Republic
Woman's Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans
Connersville
L. O. Newcomer
Wlut. Murray
I. M. Anderson
Lincoln
Central Avenue
Jin
Sixth District Delegates Nominated for Congress
Delegates at the Prohibition State convention in Indianapolis met in district sessions and nominated congressional candidates in all districts except the Seventh and Eighth. Sixth district pick Mercer Brown of Spiceland for Congress and M S Thompson of Shelbyville as district chairman. National convention delegates named include Aaron Worth Mountain City, Elizabeth Coughlin Liberty, Af Swann Liberty, G W Martin Economy, Byron Westerfield Manila, John Brooks Greensfork, Mercer Brown Spiceland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Congress
Mercer Brown
Spiceland
M.S. Thompson
Shelbyville
Aaron Worth
Mountain City
Elizabeth Coughlin
Liberty
al AF Swann
G. W. Martin
Byron Westerfield
Manilla
John Brooks
Greensfork
Kokomo Minister C L C Cissell Resigns Amid Scandal
Rev Dr C L C Cissell superintendent of the Logansport District resigns after Minneapolis hotel arrest involving a Indianapolis woman posing as his wife. He arrives in Kokomo to explain, asks for mercy and defends his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Clc. Cissell
Logansport
Methodist Episcopal Church
Indiana
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
General Conference
The
Methodist Church
Cissell
C. I. Lines
Munele
Mr. Lines
Denver Clerk and Recorder race praised by old Connersville visitors
The article reports Mrs Harrington winning the Denver Clerk and Recorder post by a ten thousand vote margin. The position pays four thousand dollars annually and is highly desired. Mr Murray and family, visiting from Denver via Chariton Iowa, recounts the election and its broad support among locals who know Harrington from Blooming Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey M. Harringon
Blooming Grove Neighorhood
Connersville
Charles A. Murray
Mr. Murray
Ray
Harrington
Denver
Starrington
Blooming Grove
Moore
Beckett
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Relief for Kidney Ailments
A Connersville reader attests that Dean's Kidney Pills eased two years of back pain and helped restore kidney function after purchasing at Green's Old Reliable Drug Store. The ad urges timely treatment for early signs like backache and swelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deana
Connersville
Lewis Doli
Fifth Street
Ind
Dean
Green
Birth of a one headed three bodied child in Poughkeepsie
May 31 reports from Poughkeepsie describe the birth of a child with one head and three bodies to Mrs Joseph Muckenhaupt. Two attached bodies with arms but no legs remained joined to a normal twelve pound baby girl. Surgeons separated the paired bodies by severing a pipe attachment and removing part of the girl's tongue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
Joseph Muckenhaupt
Charel Street
Big City
Sable praises Foley Kidney Pills for kidney trouble relief
Charles Sable of Rochester New York recommends Foley Kidney Pills citing prompt relief from a long standing kidney trouble. He endorses the medicine at every opportunity as a direct convincing endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Mr. Sable
Rural Carriers Ordered to Aid Forest Fire Prevention
Postmaster General Hitchcock directs 55 000 rural and star route carriers to cooperate with forest rangers and state wardens to monitor and report fires along 1 200 000 daily miles of route through sparsely populated areas. Over $50 million in property losses were recorded last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hitchcock
Forest Rangers
Agricultural Department
Soldiers' Widows Not Affected by Reform Laws
Some old soldiers concerned about the operation of the pension laws report that widows will not be affected by the proposed reforms. The article notes ongoing interest among veterans in how the changes may apply to survivor benefits.
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Ed K. Adams
Harris
Prom Cit
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16& OC
Henry
Indianapolis & Cincinnati
Ersonal
Millie Whitlock
Metamora
Albert Buell
Dan Holmes
Milroy
Effie Chidister
Kate O'Brien
Cambridge City
Jacob Meyers
Ed Brookbank
Glen Zell
Falmouth
Josephine Alcott
Mary Cain
Chares Cain
Miss Alcott
Fly
Rosalind Sparks
West of the City
Norvilla Elliott
Ruth Kinder
James Kinder
Bettie Geyer
Mrs. Gosner
Laurel
George Florton
Glenwood
William Bunzendahl
J. I. Reed
Alpine
Lula Petersen
Longville, la
Jef Petersen
Lyons Station
Evelyn Wilson
TH. C. Petersen
City Cemetery
S. C
Floyd
Roy Perkins
Cedar Grove
Parker Tilde
Stubbinsville
Ohio
Garrett
Dunlapsville
Brookville
R. N. Elliott
Guy Hopkins
Kenneth
Will Hopkins
Minnie Hopkins
Minie
Emma
Alice Krasser
Julia Griffith
Lillian Burgdoerfer
Paul Tingle
Edward Schweikle
Harry Schenkel
Martha Hampson
Muncie
Eagles
Valley Grove
Martin
Richard Roweg
Nultown
Catherine Davis
Conner & Flannagan
Court House
W. P. Miller
Jesse Abernathy
Andersonville
John Link
Graham
David Chrisman
Leo Ripberger
Hackleman
Oliver Fiant
Waterloo
Daniel Fiant
Martha
Della
Roy Sherry
F. P. Montgomery
Frank Hansel
Gon. David
Oxford
Sel- Villa Handley
College
Garner
Roy Handley
Columbia
Charles Heizer
Grant Williams
Charles Stone
Josephine Stone
Daughy
R. Lake
Mel
C. C. Cissell
General Methodist
Otto
Hon
A. Murray
Cratic
Murray
Reide
Colorado
Marvin Murray
Abs. Wy. A
Mr. Kikenberry
Mrs. Murray
Mirjah Wurst
Mrs. Mur
Charles Sable
Cook St
Roch
Ester
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