Woman of Converse Starves Herself Under Tortured Diet
Pearl Curry, aged eighteen, of Converse sixteen miles southwest of Valparaiso, reportedly fasts for four months and consumes only lemon and sugar with water. Doctors say she has rejected nourishment as she declines toward emaciation and fears death, while warning friends to prepare for her grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Tid
Converse
Pearl Curry
William Curry
Ant
Mise Curry
Bloomington Society Faces Grand Jury Over Prize Euchre
A Bloomington grand jury probes the alleged crime of playing progressive euchre for prizes. A leading society member testified to participating in card games awarding prizes such as a plate, a book, and a bouquet. The probe stems from a dispute between Good Citizens league backers and opponents, with no indictment expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomaington
Good Citizens’ League
Uri Tt
Prohibition Ticket Nomination Declined in Auburn
Charles Botthart declares he will not accept nomination for governor on the prohibition ticket and will oppose having his name presented at the convention. In Auburn Indiana on April 23 Rev Henry Axten resigns as pastor and will join the State Anti njoga Junge to assume new duties this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Awhwten
Tay Agni
Charles Botthart
Auburn
Ind
Henry Axten
Presbyterian Church
Stata
Leesburg Residents Oppose Nelson Liquor License
The Leesburg area filed a remonstrance with Kosciusko county commissioners against granting a liquor license to Nelson, led by Rev. J. D. Belt who helped collect signatures opposing the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Leesburg
Kosciusko County
Smlonukeeper Nelson
Rev
J. D. Belt
Nel
Minister Owes $20 for Whisky, Leesburg Stir Begins
A fragment reports a minister owing $20 for liquor. a saloonkeeper alleges supplying whisky to the minister and his wife at different times, but accepting no payment. The disclosures provoke concern and prompt a police investigation into local conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey
Belt
Welson
Leesburg
Escape attempt thwarted at Auburn city jail
On April 23 in Auburn near Indy, Sheriff John Hathaway halted a planned escape. Two hobos jailed for arson attempts allegedly sawed at jail bars with a makeshift saw from an old razor knife, awakening guards and prompting swift action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Indy
John Hathaway
Butler
Trustees Expel Seven Students at Manchester College
North Manchester Ind April 23 Trustees expelled seven students who supported a petition for radical management changes at Manchester College. Sympathy runs high and further developments are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Manchester
Ind
Manchester College
Two Officers Suspended Over Police Station Scuffle
Fatroll men Led Puckett and Driut Alstadt of the police force were suspended by the commissioners amid a probe into a gambling-house raid and an ensuing incident at the police station Saturday night. Puckett accused Alstadt of acting as a teasfar and struck him in the mouth. Alstadt reportedly did not retaliate as Stokes reached for his revolver. The event has stirred police circles and shaken public confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olferr Stoke
Stokes
Palles
Found Dead in Bed in Lafayette Ind
A man registered as Sam Johnson, staying at the Enterprise hotel in Detroit, was found dead in bed with a bolted door and a hollow bottle container nearby. A Raleigh pawn wheel and small sums of money were found. the deceased was a commercial traveler for W. H. Edgar & Son, Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
C. Hn
Chalfiont
Thi Avenue
Detroit
Mick
Sam Johnson
Elly
Enterprise Hotel
Houicet
W. H. Edgar & Son
Wholesale Grocers
Aged Woman Mary Herbert Dies in Personal Crisis
An elderly Kokona Indiana resident, Mrs Mary Herbert aged about 60 six, died yesterday after swallowing carbolic acid in a personal crisis. The act was self inflicted and the motive remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokona
Ind
Mary Herbert
Big City
Man shoots self in Muncie after drinking spree
George Phillips, 39, a commission merchant with Ault & Son, killed himself with a revolver last night after drinking for six years. Police say he told his wife of intent and attempted entry by guards before Phillips returned home and shot himself while putting his children to bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Tad
George Phillips
Ault & Son
Wat
Ates
Phillips
Elie
Tragic double suicide and homicide claimed by jealousy
In a rural home near Muncie a 29 year old man Daniel Manifold shot his wife and then killed himself after a quarrel. The 3 year old son was present as Manifold shot Winsell Manifold in the heart. The violence followed jealousy and domestic dispute.
Silk Thieves Strike Valparaiso Department Store
A gang of silk thieves struck J. Lowenstein’s department store in Valparaiso Indiana, stealing 1000 yards of plain silks valued at 700 dollars. They entered through a skylight and fled forty feet down, with bloodhounds tracking them several miles into the countryside but the culprits remain at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Tnid
Tudlnit
J. Lowenstein
Real Estate Transfers Documented by Tolm C Heller & Co
Abstracters record numerous land transfers across townships including Jackson, Lafayette, Cedar Creek and St Joseph. Notable entries show Goush to Lewninger for 800, Goldsmith to Goodman for 1260, Pettit to Lewis for 400 and Lewis to Wollopeter for 450 with several undivided interests and parcels in Shirley City and Geneses. Other deeds involve Schoppman and Lapp families exchanging multiple parcels totaling thousands in Lake and Forel townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolm C. Heller & Go
Mall Street
David Goush
Tacob Lewninger
Jackson Township
Fohn Carroll
Chas
Keplinger
Link
Zanes le
Lafayette
Henry Goldsmith
Christ
Gald‘smith
Hale
C¢doe Creek
Bertha L. Pettit
Snepen Lewis
Pettit
Imogene Lewis la Lloyd
Bertha Pettit
Lettit
Margaret L. Hloppenstein
Mary Wollopeter
Hamilton
Petwe Cavalinet
Muna Nagel
Suirrey City
Willaim
Mary Gerhardt
Idliver
Mettie Minnick
Shirley City
Oliver
Nettie Minnicle
Gontrad Nagel
Tuo
Lapp
Guardian
Schoppman, Jr
Northwest
NorMwest
Aldir SE
Forel Township
Martin Lapp
Schoppin
Geneses
South 1
Et Jouople Township
Business Change at Calhoun Street and Main
L. C. Hulls at 80 Calhoun S. reports a business change. M. Stialtz, long involved in stove trade on West Main Street, resigns and comments on G. W. Maxwell of this city gaining full possession. Maxwell currently works as traveling salesman for Lignities Carriage Co and co owns Maxwell Lanewater & Co, a large store at Calumhia City. Smake will focus on his mitten factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Stialtz
West Main Strat
G. W. Macxwell
Eviday
Maxwell
Lignities Carriage Company
Maxwell, Lanewater & Co
Calumhia City
Smake
Local ad hints at paper sale at Hulls, Gathovnt Street
An OCR fragment advertises wallpaper to please you at a low price. It mentions Hulls at 90 Gathovnt Street and a subscription for The Sentinel. The readable details are fragmentary but indicate a local shop promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tod
LO. Hull's
L. O. Hull's
Calhoun St
Indescribable Horror Grips Dist Disticts Relief Fails
Reports from the dist ricts say conditions are near a climax with animals dying and mortality among cattle rising. Authorities seek drastic measures to replace animal power as natives grow hostile toward Europeans. A Friday attack on soldiers at Shahpur left the party in danger and the center under strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shahpur
Withington and Krotim to visit Fort Wayne May 8
Withington and N J Kroti m of the Withington company plan to arrive in Fort Wayne on May 8 to finalize arrangements for locating the gy trotany ac Unis city. Delays stem from General Willington being south and unable to return sooner. The institution has led local committees and citizens to raise nearly $0,000 in subscriptions to buy land on the eastern city edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Withington
N. J. Krotim
Ue Withington Company
Fort Wayne
Gy Trotany Ac Unis
General Willington Ias
Lin Comer Lib Club
Eistern
Getting Rich in Africa
An industrious figure from this city pursues a South African venture in Davepain Natal. He previously traveled to South America and Ireland, gaining wartime loans and patents, with speculation about long term success despite doubts about profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leporte
Meys Goldstone
Davepain
Natal
Ile
South America
Court News Divorce Suit Between Lawn Robinson and David Robinson
The Superior Court suit alleges cruel and inhuman treatment in a divorce case from David Robinson. Married December 1885, they have a two and a half year old child. Plaintiff seeks custody and such alimony as the court deems proper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Nas
David Robinson
Alegiog
Cruel Land Inhnman
Plnintitt
Strneleter
Vane
Aaks
Will and Estate Filing For Bailey Probate
The last will and testament of William H. Bailey is filed for probate. Beneficiary wife Marcissus Bailey named executrix. Treob Kite engaged Coline & Smith for quiet title. A restraining order, quacton and damages sought. Attorney C W Kulne. In Superior Court a venue change for Fonteva Ntomas case. Judge Vesey ordered Richard Markey to appear April 24 and respond to procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian H. Bailey
Marcissus Bailey
Treob Kite
Coline & Smith
C. W. Kulne
Fonte Va
Ntomas
Tudge Vesey
Richard Markey
Court Adopts Car Custody and Bids On Jail Yard Stone
Judge Ninde took the car under advisement as Keplinger, eses and the arguments concluded. The commissioners awarded hand-picked blue limestone for the jail yard to Raltes Land Stone and Oil at 119 per yard. One bid for hauling broken stone from the jail yard and highways went to Pred Lute at 29 cents per cubic yard. Lute also secured haulage for culvert pipe with rates: under six miles and 1 cent per ton, six to twelve miles 1.78, over twelve miles 2.28 per ton. Brown Trucking bid 125 for under miles, 2 for six to twelve miles, and 2.7 for over twelve miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninde
Commis
Raltes Land, Stone and Oil Company
Brown Trucking Company
Fire ravages Fairmont fruit factory warehouse
A large fire at Wilson and McCulloch's fruit factory in Fairmont destroyed about 800 carloads of finished goods and caused an estimated loss of 150000 dollars with 70000 dollars insured. Origin of the blaze remains unknown as crews fought the flames through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tag
Wilson & McCulloch
President and Mrs McKinley Return to Washington
Washington April 23 President and Mrs McKinley return to Worthington from New York after a late-night Jersey City stop. General Corbin joins the party in New York with aides and relatives. they plan to stay in Washington until tonight then travel to Canton and back, with Mrs McKinley to accompany on the Pennsylvania line to Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mckinley
Worthington
Alowke
New York
Aiglock
Ville
Nery
Jersey City
Gencom Corin
William S. Hawi
George Barer
Mo Mekhiley
Corbin
Abeng
Nad
Waddington
McKintey
Sapere Pennsylvania
Gailtoy
Olio
Tiny
Canton
Seeres Invy Cortelyon
Forster
Z. ME Rixey
Mr. Hook
Jane Tr
Ray
Moaglund Ladies Aid event honors Reverend tones
The Moaglund Ladies Aid Society held a meeting at Hoagland on April 12. After business they gathered in the dining room where a suited table offered seasonable treats. The gathering celebrated Rev. Tones and wife as he returns to Hoap Inn e charge for a third year, with friends praising his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moaglund
Aid Society
Eneily
Nicky
Usic
Hoagland
Hoap- Inne
Cavanet Worl
Death notices a tangle of names and places from Fork Wayne
Mrs. Josepha Gruber dies at home of her son Edward Gruber aged 78. Widow of Valentine Gruber born in Germany, survived by five children and thirteen grandchildren. Funeral at St Pauls Catholic Church after 8:40 and 9:00 services. Other notices include the death of Tulun Tracey at St Johns and baby Helen Caylor Taylor at a local street address with funeral Thursday. Louis Mayer dies at county infirmary aged about 80 after long hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torupha Gruber
Edward Gruber
College Tech
Giber
Fi Reali
Valentine Gruber
Gruber
Germany
Hind
A. J. Gruber
Edward Giber
Valentine Grober
Veronica Miller
Brank Filbert
Edgerton
Ohio
St Paul's@atholic church
Rosary Socality
Tly
St. Paul's Catholic Shovel
Death notices recall two Huntington residents
ITHUR Dennis died Sunday at the family residence at 20 Euclid Avenue age three weeks. Robert Mayne longtime Huntington citizen died Tuesday at St Joseph Capital after weeks of kidney trouble. Mayne 69 taken to Huntington for funeral services in that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithur Dennis
Diayne
Robert Mayne
Runnot
Citisen
Huntington
St. Joseph Capital
Mayne
Huvilington
Tunes McCarthy
Montgomery Street
Sida'divel
St. Joseph's Hospital
McCarthy
Treland
Fort Wayne
John McCarthy
Shizage
Tiothy McCarthy
Nevynda City
Nev
J. O'Reilley
Sand Point Item Inilmed Into Tithe River Grange
Three candidates two men and one woman were admitted into Tithe River Grange last Tuesday evening. The stamp will hold an open meeting Saturday night May 5. The season’s spring work continues with sowing and rain limiting daily. Wheat looks well despite light showers. The Sewing Agency met Wednesday at the home of Mrs Adulply Kehmig. The Twelves spell a very merrant May day. George Baker, who Tay Ton quite, T ts and oft the fond. We sell only goods that are worth buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ars
Adulply KehiMig
Qeorge Baker
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Byrong
Jaungie
Eckhart
Anti-Saloon League
Heehouse
Daniel Manifold
Quarrsler
Manifold
Winsell
Real Ustaye
Levi M. Klopfenstein
Jos
Cheay
L. C. Hulls
Calhoun S
Sentinel
India
Heliez Fund
Berlin
Africa
Court News
Fairmont
Stroyed
Turg
Palteyagn's
Ladies Aid Society
Patterson
Wal Naper
Chenvy
Hull's
Calhuun St
Mayy ‘Derome
Pairfield Avenue
Josepha Gruber
Fork
Wayne
Ior
Tracey
Tulin W. Tracey
St. Tonph's Hospital
Mr. Tracey
Tang Beau
Genoraun
Caureh
Prairie Grove
Taylor
Helen Aisela Caylor
Ite
Mee Whlden J. Taylor
Ygg Luthyatie Street
Louis Mayer
Den
BO Yours
Meyer
Leo
Ligne Uo
Reuben 5
Patterron
Serges
Ureuszo
Noelothine Manuidolier
Suile
Attai
Sara
Calhoun Street
Sam, Pete
Max
Calhoun Stree
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