Destructive Indiana storm injures man and wrecks hamlets
A tornado like storm swept the Calumet region including Hammond Whiting East Chicago Indiana Harbor and Gary. One man John T Karnes died of injuries after a falling beam. Bricks and trees toppled, crops uprooted, and mills and houses damaged. Wind reached ninety miles per hour with widespread flooding and power poles down.
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Hammond
Calumet
Whiting
East Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Gary
John T. Karnes
St. Margaret's Hospital
Republic Iron and Steel Mills
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Whiling
Republic
American Car Foundry
Standard Steel Car Works
Lake Michigan
Cedar Lake
Monon
Sick Boy Barks Like a Dog In Hydrophobia Case
Fort Wayne reports Sylvester Conrad twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs William H Conrad ill and shows hydrophobia symptoms barking like a dog and biting his father on the arm after a ten year old bite from a vicious dog on May 23. Doctors expect recovery.
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Fort Wayne
Sylvester Conrad
William H. Conrad
Death claims mother after son is reported killed
Fifteen minutes after learning her son Charles Lambert, a chauffeur, had died in a grade crossing crash near Rochester ten days earlier, Mrs. R J Lambert died at St Josephs hospital. She had been in ill health for weeks, and was not told of her son's death until shortly before her own death.
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Logansport
R. J. Lambert
St. Joseph's Hospital
Charles Lambert
Rochester
Fire Wrecks J B Ridgely Building in Main Street
A fire of uncertain origin destroyed the J. B. Ridgely building on Main Street in North Manchester and wiped out the grocery stock of E. L. Mort. Nearby businesses were briefly menaced while flames raged. Reported loss about 5000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
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North Manchester
J. B. Ridgely
Main Street
E. L. Mort
Farm Fire at Hayes Farm Wipes Out Buildings
A blaze on the John Hayes farm six miles east of Marion on the Montpelier pike caused $10,000 in damage. The house, barn and outbuildings with contents were destroyed. Five horses four cattle and several hogs perished. Insurance coverage is $7,000.
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Marion
John Hayes
Montpelier Pike
Winona Directors Increase Capital to 400000
Warsaw the capital of Winona assembly saw capital boosted to 400000 by the directors several days ago.
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Winona
Warsaw
Winona Assembly
Pewis township trustee faces school collapse risk
Trustee Puckett of Pewis township, Brazil county, built a brick school for Bogle district. A nearby exhausted mine cavern collapsed ground around the building, creating holes and damaging several homes. Parents refuse to send children. hundreds of pupils have no alternative school. Experts confirm undermining, teachers demand salaries, patrons threaten suit over missing gate building.
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Brazil
Puckett
Pewis
Bogle
Died at Post of v TV Logansport Operator
John D. Alison aged sixty two Panhandle operator at Thimmer six miles west of Logansport was found dead at his telegraph desk by the station crew. Trains passed while the dispatcher attempted to reach him and a farmer alerted authorities. Death was due to heart failure.
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Logansport
John D. Alison
Panhandle
Thimmer
Ear bitten by rat endangers Newcastle man
Newcastle James D. Davy of North Tenth street was bitten through the left ear by a rat that gnawed a hole in the wall near his bed. He awakened in time to see the rat run away. his ear bled badly and a doctor was summoned with danger of blood poisoning due to the bite.
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Newcastle
James D. Davy
North Tenth Street
Davy
Relatives Die at Same Time Near Evansville
Evansville reports the deaths of John Noob a 35 year old wealthy farmer at a local sanatorium from appendicitis and his brother in law John Schass 25 who died after being dragged two miles by a frightened horse. The two men lived on adjoining farms and died within days of each other.
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Evansville
John Noob
John Schass
Noob
Schass
Noab
Schas l
Pig smothered by bucket in odd hog lot incident near Burlington
Delphi farmer near Burlington reports a pig suffocated after a son placed a half gallon bucket over its head in the hog lot. The bucket fitted tightly and the pig died. In Tipton, James A. Coy aged 75 marries widow Appaline Goodnight aged 69, his fifth marriage and father of 21 children. she had three prior marriages.
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Delphi
William Schuster
Burlington
Tipton
James A. Coy
Appaline Goodnight
Wiliam Wilkins
Toney Sues Railroad for 10000 Damages
Richmond Orville Toney sues the Pennsylvania Railroad for 10000 damages alleging a freight train struck a car he was repairing at work, causing permanent injury.
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Railroad
Richmond
Orville Toney
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Toney
Mad dog killed after attacking chickens near Peru
A mad dog seven miles south of here was killed by Bartholomew Turner at the home of Jerry Ginney. The animal snapped the heads off several chickens and then tried to attack children at the Turner residence.
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Peru
Bartholomew Turner
Here
Jerry Ginney
Turner
Suicide at mother's home ends life of Crawfordsville man
Lee Jeffrey Crawfordsville Lee Jeffrey, twenty four, a restaurant employee, locked himself in a closet at his mother's home and killed himself with a revolver. Despondency is listed as the reason for his suicide.
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Crawfordsville
Lee Jeffrey
Financial schemer plots a bulk sale of town lots
Ezra Cameron, a aging broker, contemplates selling fifty lots in a bulk deal to raise cash for his corn-market gambles. Balcomb, a sharp promoter, exploits Cameroons need for funds while eyeing a quick profit. The scene blends romance and high-stakes speculation as trust frays.
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Balcomb
Cameron
Tyro
Doctor Bridges
Tippecanoe
Noming Balcomb
Mr. Balcomb
Ezra Cameron
Dameron
Roger Merriam
Zelda Dameron
Margaret Dameron
Ezra Dameron
Zelda
Chicago
Doctor Gridges
A New Paradisiacal Summer for Ezra Cameron
Ezra Cameron thrives on a gambler's passion, rising early to direct farm labor and letting Zelda drive to the Interurban station. Balcomb renews plans for the Patoka land venture, praising Cameron's standing as he seeks collaboration. The meeting in the Dameron Block office highlights Cameron's cautious openness to Balcomb while maintaining control of the creek tract.
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Ezra Cameron
Lfe
Zelda
Jack Balcomb
Patoka Land and Improvement Company
Balcomb
Cameron
Dameron
Dameron Block
Farmer The Beeches dominates Cameron's summer studies
Cameron, a city mind with scant farming experience, spends a summer at The Beeches studying corn growth. He analyzes rainfall data, compares it with weather statistics, and fills hundreds of pages with calculations, exploring farming ideas beyond his expertise.
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Cameron
Beeches
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