Gillespie murder trial faces gun origin questions
Rising Sun Indiana reports the defense contends Elizabeth Gillespie’s death was not caused by James Gillespie’s gun. Dr A B Hoyle testifies the 16 gauge weapon would not deflect a shot from a window, while witness accounts and stenographer disputes unfold as prosecutors seek notes and Earl Seward adds timeline conflicts. Additional testimony covers gun experiments and character witnesses as the trial stalls. Also, J McDonald escapes Bedford jail after months of confinement.
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Rising Sun
Ind
Elizabeth Gillespie
James Gillespie
A. B. Hoyle
Cincinnati
United States Army
Gillespie
Fannie Ditmer
Barbour
Carrie Barbour
William Gillespie
Gilpie
Cornet
Jim Gillespe
Lizzie
Kittenger
Fire Claims 11YearOld in Richmond Home Blaze
A Richmond Indiana house fire on Wednesday morning left 11 year old Raymond Droste dead and his parents Charles H Droste and wife in serious condition. John Shannon and family narrowly escaped as the double house burned causing $1500 in losses. Raymond froze from ankles to knees as flames cut off his escape while others suffered exposure.
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Richmond
Ind
Raymond Droste
Charles H. Droste
John Shannon
Droste
Shannon
Two Indiana deaths and a city bond issue
Tarleton Thompson, longtime cashier of Coal Bluff Mining Co., killed himself with a pistol in Terre Haute. Nugget John C. Michell, veteran of the Spanish American War, was killed and his body torn apart by a Big Four train near Weinburg after a trip to Alaska. Richmond plans a $30,000 bond issue to cover a temporary loan, bringing total bonded debt to $233,000. Max Livingstons library gift to the Orphans Home in South Bend honors the Chicago Iroquois theater disaster escape. Wabash sheriff seizes $6,000 worth of National Manufacturing Co. works on judgment for the White National Bank Fort Wayne.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Tarleton Thompson
Coal Bluff Mining Co
Lawrenceburg
John C. Michell
Alaska
Weinburg
Richmond, Ind
Q Mance Committee
Richmond
South Bend
Max Livingston
Chicago
Wabash, Ind
White National Bank
Fort Wayne
National Manufacturing Co
Wa- Gu
Gas Explosion Kills One in Hartford City
In Hartford City Indiana on December 30 John Sutton 24 unmarried was killed instantly at Crescent Gas Co station west of the city when a valve plug in the compressor blew out venting gas which ignited from a spark. The blast lifted the building wings and collapsed the roof fatally injuring Ed Ayres while five other workers were seriously hurt. The escape of the others was miraculous.
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Hartford City
Ind
John Sutton
Crescent Gas Co
Sutton
Ed Ayres
Robbery of mob justice ends in quick trial
Flora Indiana residents avert lynching of George Ray who confessed to whipping his infant on Christmas night. Town Clerk Robert Toole acted swiftly deputizing constables, a speedy trial followed, with Ray sent to the county jail in Delhi. Mob sentiment remains uncertain.
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Flora
Ind
Robert Toole
George Ray
Ray
Delhi
Marion man dies saving dog at oil field pumping station
Marion Indiana December 29 Arthur Thornburg twenty three saved the life of his bird dog at an oil field pumping station. His clothing became entangled in the machinery and he was instantly killed while rescuing the dog.
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Marion
Ind
Arthur Thornburg
Thornburg
Placed Rails On Track Sparks Rail Incident
Fort Wayne Indiana December 28 Perry Ruffing fourteen and Finley Ireland eighteen were arrested at Ireland's Wallen home for placing two steel rails on the Grand Rapids Indiana railroad track causing a freight train ditching. The younger boy said they wanted to see how far the cowcatcher would knock them. Hammond Indiana December 29 While William Grugel was in Zion City to plead with Dowie to pray for his 19 year old invalid daughter the mother summoned two physicians and the girl died before the father returned.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Perry Ruffing
Finley Ireland
Wallen
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Hammond
William Grugel
Dowie
Zion City
Polo Magnates In Session In Indiana Contention
Western Roller Polo League magnates met in Anderton Indiana to plan ways to sustain the fight against the Central League. Officials offered no details beyond confirming talks were underway. The session followed a day of afternoon and evening meetings.
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Anderton
Ind
Magates
Western Roller Polo League
Central League
Handy Stock Cart Promises Ease for Farm Stock Handling
A description from Ohio Farmer shows a stock cart built from discarded buggy axles with a drop axle to lower the bed for easier access. The five foot bed fits the axle, is bolted mid, and a detachable cart handle and rear doors with latch enable loading and transporting animals. The rig can back up, attach to other vehicles, and serve as a chute for loading hogs or sheep. The stock carts are popular and dubbed stock chariots by owners.
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Saya
Ohio
Keeping Apples for Long Winter Storage
The article discusses selecting late varieties and proper ripening to maximize long keeping. Baldwin apples dominate locally and keep well, while soil, weather, and harvest timing affect color, firmness, and storage life. It cites a New York bulletin noting sandy soils color more and ripen earlier but keep less well, and dry seasons with cool Octobers aid storage.
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Baldwin
New York State Experiment Station
Geneva
Butcher Guide Shows Hog Carcass Cuts For Curing
The illustration displays a hog carcass with head removed, split along the back and backbone. It marks cuts for curing hams shoulders and side meat, with trim used in the sausage mill to maximize utilization per the Orange Judd Farmer.
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Orange Judd
Good Carrot Harvest in Rich Garden Soil
A reader recounts a bountiful carrot harvest from a rich garden. They describe usually pulling up some half grown carrots for summer soup, then letting the rest mature into large fall specimens. Some rows mature late yielding medium sized, tender carrots for storage.
Save Potato Seed For Uniform Homegrown Crops
Farmers should select medium sized tubers with smooth skin and shallow eyes for seed. Avoid overgrown or knobby potatoes and those with deep eyes. Early, careful selection across years improves uniformity and quality, reducing the chance a variety runs out.
A Winter Wheelbarrow Sled Construction
A practical wheelbarrow sled is described using a two inch plank. From this, form a runner and assemble a simple sled design as outlined, offering a handy winter utilitarian device for hauling loads across snow.
The Winter Wheelbarrow Design Notes
Instructions describe constructing a wheelbarrow with two rear runners b of brace iron or wooden feloes, framed together and attached to front runner by bed pieces c. Bed pieces are specified as 2 1/2 inches wide, one inch thick, 3 1/2 feet long. A rocking pin e equal in width to the bed is inserted and fixed to the bed pieces with a hard wood piece 4 to fit tightly through the upright part of the runner a.
Among the Stock and Farm Tips in Farm and Dairyman Notes
A collection of concise farming guidance focuses on sheep and calf care. It emphasizes feeding sheep with wheat bran, cracked corn, and oats, the value of salt access, and notes yearling steers may gain about one and a half pounds daily on pasture. It also contrasts costs with size and comments on farm labor efficiency and calf care.
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Tye
Talking Passenger Demands Special Treatment on Train
A Beebeems era passenger on a Pennsylvania Station bound train insists on being pampered. He orders porters to keep others away, requests extra blankets, and threatens to lead staff by instruction. The scene ends with the porter joking about letting him “do the talking.” The item also notes a Philadelphia report on navy costs per person.
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Pennsylvania
Tas
Cleveland Plain Dealer
St. Louis
Agele
Cured Rheumatic Pain Praises Kidney Pills
Kirkland Illinois January 2 Special An elderly resident, Richard R. Greenhow, credits Kidney Pills with curing a long rheumatic ailment that left him crippled. He states the remedy relieved pain from the first doses and after fourteen boxes his rheumatism vanished, leaving him healthier than in twenty five years.
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Kirkland
Ill
Richard R. Greenhow
Mr. Greenhow
Ulcers for Thirty Years Cure Reported in Texas
Thirty year long ulcer ordeal ends with Cuticura remedy testified by Mr M Moss of Gainesville Texas. He suffered from painful ulcers and knee to foot obstruction for decades and found no help from doctors or medicines until Cuticura ointment provided relief in a remarkable cure.
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Cuticura
M. ©. Moss
Gainesville
Texas
Florida or New Orleans travel offer with reduced rates
Advertisement for train tickets to Florida and New Orleans with routes via Queen & Route and Southern Railway. Notes variable route options to Florida and Cuba via Atlanta and Asheville. Provides contact addresses for W A Beckler N P A Chicago and other agents in Detroit Warren City Cincinnati for rates and information. Includes unrelated satirical quotes from the New York Press about money and a man in pajamas.
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Queen & Route
Southern Railway
Flo New Orleans
South
Florida
Cuba
Atlanta
Soeareiog
Asheville
W. A. Beckler
Adams Street
Chicago
Ill
P. Brown
Fort Street
Detroit
W. W. Dunnavant, T. P. A
Warren City
W. C. Rinearson
Cincinnati
Dean's Kidney Pills End Backache Claim Proven
Eugene E. Lario a Denver ticket seller repeats his 1899 endorsement of Dean's Kidney Pills. He says the remedy stopped his backache after years of desk work and has kept him free of pain since. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo endorsed, sold by druggists at several cents per box.
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Eugene E. Lario
Twentieth Avenue
Union Station
Denver
Col
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
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