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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
2
Richmond police say they have evidence of a wholesale murder plot tied to Joseph Snyder alias Blewart in the death of William Henry Dayton. Mrs Dayton and children recovered. Snyder fled after a confession claiming sole responsibility for the hatchet murder.
Misa Grace O'Neil, a lawyer and court stenographer, secured a $4,550 verdict for client Waller DP. Pritchett against the Big Mart railroad for the loss of his foot in a recent incident. The case involved a leading local law firm.
Greenfield Indiana December 20. The birthday of Hamilton Welling Buck Creek township pastor marks the county's oldest citizen at ninety seven. He is believed to be the oldest minister in Indiana.
Major G. V. Menzies of Mt. Vermon underwent surgery at a focal santarium where three and a half inches of the tibia bone in his right leg were removed.
A worker with the Erle construction gang near Ohio City was attacked by hoboes who beat him, burned his shoes, and robbed him of his money. He was rendered unconscious, left in cold weather, then aided to a house and received care. A gash on his forehead indicated a beating with a blunt instrument.
Elwood mayor Brumbaugh said only three cases of destitution exist after an investigation and refused to contribute to the Salvation Army Christmas dinner. In Greencastle a fatal work accident occurred when James Morgan and son Bryce Morgan were wiring. Bryce survived while James was killed after a high tension line contact.
John Williams Colbert, 46, died after eight days of self starvation in Wabash. He was blind and, losing hope of recovery, chose to end his life.
The Indiana Oil Company office safe in Ivansville was blown open by gunmen using nitroglycerin. They obtained 175 dollars in cash and several checks.
Thieves on a Grand Trunk train at Valparaiso Indiana relieved passengers of 175 dollars in cash watches and counterfeit tickets worth a total of 75 dollars according to police reports dated December 18.
Sullivan McBiinsey former agent pleads guilty to embezzling 350 dollars and receives two to fourteen years. Bradford sues for divorce from James L. Bradford, the Marion postmaster who resigned in 1902 while under investigation. Evansville driver injures Lizzie Truman small girl. leg and shoulder blade broken. Lawrenceburg cattle tuberculosis hits 15 head at distillery pens. 2,200 cattle examined. Lafayette policyholders seek restraining order to block shift from mutual to stock insurance plan. Porter county Leeds will case halted as juror bets on outcome. Bartholomew conducts inquiry with spectators excluded. no evidence of misconduct found.
In Washington naval officers weigh if the battleship Nebraska can replace the ill fated Texas San Martin as the navy's new hoodoo. Capt L L Darbey recalls Texas misfortunes from a prior sinking and a famous quip by Jack Phillips after the Santiago battle.
Sam Lee of 3108 Fourteenth Street Northwest embraces a new electric ironing device that lowers physical effort and cost. He uses an electric iron with a weight mechanism to press clothes and a separate string to lift the iron, reducing back strain and saving steps in cleaning and ironing duties.
August Seymore, alias August Schacfelsky de Mukkadel de Castellane, an ex dentist tied to the Castellano name, aims to win an American wife by January 1 to claim a $150,000 legacy promised by a California woman. He argues for equal partnership and vows to marry for reason over money, detailing his views on marriage and balance of power.
The article notes President elect Wilson enjoys bicycling on vacations and may ride in Washington if he takes office. It suggests officials and diplomats could follow, with Secret Service adapting from motorcycles to bicycles as roads improve and a bicycle revival spreads among the well to do.
Popular Mechanics details Mikinoto's pearl farming off the coast of Japan. He spent years refining a method to cultivate seed pearls by placing oysters on beds, transplanting spat, and inserting a nucleus at the surface after several years. Women divers tend the beds, face dangers from predators and weather, and work up to six hours daily to harvest oysters.
Mrs R H Barlow the eastern champion at Cape May Golf Club laughs at a poor player. She recalls a caddy’s sharp reply after a costly mistake when, holding a torn sod, he quips to the golfer to practice on it at the hotel.
The depths of the sea harbor a powdery stratum under 6000 meters of water. It is an infinitely fine mix of shell remains and skeletons of tiny organisms. Each cubic centimeter of seabed mud holds about ten billion organisms, each as complex as a human body.
Police report a wave of poisoned lozenges and capsules circulating in Milan as advertisements claiming cures for stomach troubles. Over 2000 samples collected with cyanide of potassium and metallic salts found in some, suspected as revenge for recent rent hikes on property owners.
A professor of journalism explains the method of interviewing. He emphasizes preparation, posing many questions, and carefully noting the interviewee’s answers.
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