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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
2
A fragmented OCR readout shows a disjointed sports event note with unclear scoring. It mentions numbers and outcomes in a garbled way, including references to a participant and a match result that are not fully readable.
In LaPorte Indiana the Laporte Women Association unites society women and working girls to aid welfare and pleasure. Working members pay 25 cents monthly while society women contribute 1 dollar and entertainments fund the association house. Equality between members is stressed.
William F Rudicel Jr is held by Sheriff Miller on a bigamy charge. He reportedly married Ada Burk two years ago in Indianapolis and left her, later moving to the capital. The suspect, under 25, was arrested at his father’s home on West Eighth Street after a warrant from Indianapolis.
Havana reports tell of divers uncovering artifacts from the wreck of the Maine as cofferdam work continues. Officers’ quarters plates and captain’s dinner service survive, with a small ammunition box yielding 6 mm cartridge clips and bayonets in weathered scabboards. Galvanic action between steel and brass is blamed for bayonet corrosion, with further undersea discoveries anticipated as water levels are adjusted.
Mrs. Nancy Hackleman recovering from a prolonged illness at the Hackleman residence near Harrisburg tripped and fell in the kitchen while alone for a short time. She was found by her husband, extremely weak, with the incident causing only a nervous shock rather than physical injury.
Merchants show notable readiness to donate premiums for the upcoming Tree Fair. A soliciting committee works to prevent delays by securing a long list of prizes well in advance, with six weeks to go before the fair opens. Local business leaders express liberal support and cooperation to ensure ample prizes.
Indianapolis report shows 4,632 divorces granted to wives and husbands in 1910, with 2,479 legal separations and 1,157 men seeking freedom. Marriage licenses issued totaled 30,677, and figures are compared with 1909 to 1906 data.
Massillon Ohio June 18 four hundred forty one square feet of strawberry shortcake served at a Sunday dinner for inmates at the Massillon State Hospital. The bakers claim it is the biggest shortcake on record at 21 feet square built of two brown tinted layers with berries from the hospital gardens. Five hundred quarts of berries and several hundred pounds of flour were used and seven men lifted the gigantic dessert to the dining room as 1800 patients and staff vied for a taste.
London June 16 Dr Orville Owen of Detroit reports a new find in his Bacon manuscript hunt. He describes a triangular stone structure thirteen feet high under Chepstow Castle walls, hidden under clay and water at high tide, which he believes may be the long sought cache.
A Greensburg youth identified as Charlie Richards was fatally electrocuted after grabbing two live wires carrying 38 300 volts from a high tension trolley line. The incident occurred on West Main street near the News office as Fred Seitz and helpers attempted to cut wires feeding a fan system. Richards held both ends, received a fatal shock, and died after fifteen minutes as bystanders and Dr. Ainsworth acted to free him.
Peter Leiftner a farmer and longtime Philomath resident in Union County killed himself with a shotgun in the cellar of his home yesterday afternoon after a period of despondency. He was about sixty and leaves a wife a son a daughter three brothers and three sisters. Funeral at Abington Saturday at 9 30.
Washington reports two new counterfeit notes detected in circulation. The notes feature irregular bold paper, eroded printing, and embedded security markings. Officials warn the public and urge verification of notes amid ongoing enforcement.
Margaret Jane Gray daughter of Andrew and Mary Gray was born in Scott county Virginia July 14 1851 and died May 30 1911 at age 59 years 10 months and 16 days. She moved to Indiana at age ten and married Stephen Vansyckle in 1881 in Fayette county leaving five children Henry Joseph Frank Minnie and Ruth. She leaves a sister Mary Grimes and a brother Calvin Gray. Her husband died in 1900. A respectful tribute recalls her as truthful and a devoted mother and friend whose passing leaves a void in family life.
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