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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
1
George Schoonover of This City has eaten glass, carpet tacks, and knife blades for years with no ill effects. He now lies seriously ill after a big dish of pork and beans, taken to the poor asylum as his condition worsened. Eyewitnesses testify to seeing him bite beer glasses and swallow fragments.
A public sale near Frankfort showcased leftovers from the Dunkards national convention. Items included tinware piping lumber fence posts apple butter grain sacks muslin and oil cloth. Receipts exceeded 8500 to defray meeting expenses.
Three members of an auto party traveling from Woodward to Lafayette were attacked by a swarm of bees west of Lafayette. Mr and Mrs Joseph Storms and George Storms suffered multiple stings as hundreds of bees settled on the car. The ordeal lasted about thirty minutes before they sought medical care on arrival.
In Evansville on June 12 Jacob McCullough, 60, a wealthy bachelor from Hatfield Spencer County, was killed by rifle fire. Suspect Harnest Hawkins, 20, fled to Rockport and surrendered to authorities claiming self defense after a quarrel. Hawkins is jailed awaiting further action.
Bloomington reports Arthur Sluss, 40, fell headfirst into slack lime while on a scaffold at the central Oolitic Stone Company. He was horribly burned over his body and face. In a panic during ambulance transport, he tried to flee the police vehicle. Doctors say his recovery odds are slim.
Peru June 10 Charles Lowe frog hunting at Pipe Creek stepped into quicksand and was nearly drowned until companions threw him a rope and hauled him to safety. The party caught thirty one frogs with some weighing about a pound each. Lowe ignored a croaker warning and avoided a fatal fall.
H. Byrum was re elected president and all officers of the Gospel Trumpet Company were reelected at the annual trustees meeting in Anderson. The firm operates a large printing house for religious literature in the city.
Bedford, June 10. The blue and the gray shared a dinner served by Firam Tyre six miles south of Bedford. Mr Tyre served in General Pickett's guard during the Civil War. Plants and towns in the region observed a quiet reunion atmosphere as veterans swapped stories at the rural gathering.
Evansville reports saloon owners plan to defy the Sunday closing law by opening all 300 establishments on the first Sunday in July. led by Gus Neubling and Clifford T. Curry the Saloon Keepers Association will press for a jury trial if arrests follow. The move cites mayoral toleration of illicit clubs as justification.
Cambridge City Ledger reports First National Bank of Dublin president W W Cranor and his wife injured in an automobile accident. Peru notes a car fire four miles fromPrui burning with $1500 loss. Columbus reports Archie Gross rammed into a ditch to avoid hitting William Scheidt Jr. Jasonville health board orders all unmuzzled dogs killed after dog bites. Jeffersonville sees Milton Harmon sue Thomas Smith in Clark circuit court for $10000 over alleged marital affection accusations. Bedford police raid Milton Myers hotel and confiscate whisky. Myers pleads guilty and pays $50 fine. Lyons notes Rev E H Puller and Rev Deal baptizing 38 at Smiths bar on White River. Brazils reports Miss Ethel Douglass and Cap Leslie drown while swimming at Poland bridge. Douglass unconscious on rescue. Rushville suit filed in Bush circuit court for $1519.13 in attorney fees over Carr interests in Illinois matters. Anderson reports Mrs H C Stilwell told Chicago that General Federation of Women’s Clubs overruled Indiana Federation and delegates will attend Chicago meeting. Evansville notes George E Lee, 23, arrested amid possible bigamy or Mann Act violation connected to elopement with a 17-year-old girl from Greenville Ky in 1913, now living in Rockport Indiana.
Medical inspectors from the Army, a distinguished group of physicians and scientists, argue that bolting flour beyond a limit reduces the flour’s useful elements and harms nutrition. They note white bread increases meat needs, while partially bolted flour keeps coarse bran, improving health and efficiency and lowering costs.
The article describes targets on tracks drawn by electrically driven drums to simulate enemy troops for gun practice. Infantry silhouettes maneuver under electric control, marching, running at first fire, and dropping into trenches with only their heads showing.
A brief exchange about arranging a home library. A young bride asks where to place a copy of Pilgrim's Progress, with the suggestion that it belongs with books on travel. The tone imitates light domestic humor in a period newspaper.
While at Marienbad's waters, Sir Herbert Trea was hailed by a stranger who mistook him for the actor Beerbohm. The exchange ended with Sir Herbert denying the similarity and the visitor apologizing for the insult he thought he meant to convey.
In this reminiscence, John D. Wells of the Buffalo News recalls an elderly woman during a lecture in Shewood New York who kept eye contact and asked if he was related to the Wellses in Jamestown. She claimed she was “mighty interested” not by his words but by the possibility of a Wells relation.
A short, humorous exchange questions optimism with a self described humorist judge remarking that most men are decent once questions are asked. The dialogue hints at character and social tone, reflecting a conversational snippet from a historical page.
A fragment describes Houdini performing a feat with a bag and an egg, noting the bag then the egg, and the solid ground fading beneath as the room and world seemed simple. The scene emphasizes Houdini's showmanship and the audience's perception of reality during the illusion.
A quirky newspaper line notes a trust magnate avoided a hot bath for a “thin brain” and instead opted for an “immunity bath.” The remark reflects playful banter on health fads and wealth.
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