Train Horror: Shootout Kills Crompton on Rock Island Car
A gunman identified as John Bells opened fire aboard passenger train No. 5 west of Inver Colorado, killing T. B. Topp and wounding Mrs. Morris Olsen and Mrs. Harry Blakesley. Passengers fled as Bells fired five times, then fought by Denver's Charles Gilliat and Pueblo's D. R. Slawson who restrained him. Bells and companion Patsy Leganbradi were jailed at Goodland Kansas after a drunken spree.
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Inver
Colo
West
Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Railroad
Dresden and Selden
Western Has
Crompton
Morris Olsen
Marshall, Minn
Harry Blakesley
Kiba
John Bells
Boston
Francisco
Chicago
Iter
T. B. Topp
Minners
Minn
Franells
Brompton
Charles A. Gilliat
Denver
D. R. Slawson
Pueblo
Col. Gilliat
Bells
Billy
Gilliat
Slawson
Foreman Killed in Pennsylvania Car Yard Accident
Arles Burchard, 55, general foreman for Master Car Builder James A. in Pennsylvania east car works, died after a car toppled onto him as workers paused on a track. He was conscious briefly, died at the depot hospital. survived by wife Carrie Nestel, four children, a brother John, and a sister. He had spent 25 years with the company and 35 years married.
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Arles Burchard
James A, Am
Burchard
D. C. Seman
C. L. Reinking
Pennsylvania Depot
Germany
America
Rt Wayne
Theylvania Company
Carrie Nestel
Daught
Philip Nerntel
George C
Albert
Edward F
Arvilla Burch
Johnard
Land
Mr. Burchard
Foresters
Royal League
Annual Officers Elected for Her's Lodge No 19
The lodge elected officers including Will H Ward Jr as past ent and H A Plum b as secretary. A separate note recalls a theft incident where a sack of old items led to a later recovery of $35 from a junk dealer.
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Her
Miss Olinger
Mrs. L. Ley
Theam
George
George Mock
Briffton
Wholesale Liquor Dealers See Bad Time Ahead
Atlantic City June 21 Warned that anti saloon sentiment will enter party platforms in the next national campaign and that liquor interests should unite to influence the 1908 presidential convention. A great campaign fund was urged with contributions from all interests. Officers elected include President George F Crtle Cincinnati first VP William M Murphy Chicago second VP E V Dougherty Philadelphia treasurer Ephraim Brice Philadelphia secretary David Stauber Cincinnati.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association
United States
Protective Bureau of the Association
Equor
George F. Ctertle
Cincinnati
Ohio
William M. Murphy
Chicago
E. V. Dougherty
Philadelphia
Ephraim Brice
David Stauber
Dick Brandt's Stunt Goes Glue Wayward
Dick Brandt a noted meat dealer attempted a home remedy for a stiff neck using a glue tube mistaken for medicine. Dick rushed to Summers room and applied the glue causing neck and shirt to be cemented. Summers later returned to Brandt to report the mishap and urged novices to display diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Brandt
Johnstree
Creighton Avenue
Chancey Summers
Eckart Packing Company
Summers
Brandt
Winona Telephone Company Closure Reported
Business note from Winamac describes a closed deal involving Winona Telephone Company owners A D Diggs and Samuel B Tomlinson and W B Peel of Ce, with details incomplete in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Telephone’ Company
Samuel B. ‘Tomlinson
Winamac
W. 8. Peel
William Blakely Named State Factory Inspector
Indianapolis June 22 Governor Hanly appoints William Blakely of Shelbyville as state factory inspector to succeed D H McAbee whose seven year term ended May 1. Blakely, a friend of Congressman James E Watson, will take office soon. McAbee has no stated future plans.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
William Blakely
Shelbyville
D. H. McAbee
McAbee
Quay
Blakely
James E. Watson
Loving wifeess Waters leaves farewell letter before death
Essie Elizabeth Waters a former Allen county resident killed herself at her Columbia City home by swallowing poison. She left a long affectionate letter to her husband Wesley Waters asking forgiveness and urging peace. The article notes her burial plans in Maysville beside her former husband and lists surviving family members including six children and a granddaughter.
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Essie E. Waters
Allen County
Columbia City
Wesley
Essie. E. Waters
Churubusco
Wesley Waters
Fort Wayne
Ind
Harlan
Joseph Smith
Whitley County
Maude Smith Lalone
Dora
Harry
Aaron
Truman
Olive Smith
Revella Lalone
Rosa Brunkhert
Cora Sappington
Blanket Injunction Issued In Detroit Strike
A blanket injunction was issued restraining the metal polishers union and 200 named individuals from interfering with workers at fourteen Detroit plants. The action follows a month of strike related violence and rioting. Detroit police Captain Baker warned that missiles against officers will be shot. Mayor Thompson is reportedly seeking a settlement.
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Detroit
Mich
Hosmer, Mandell and Brooke
Metal Polishers’ Union
Baker
Police Department
Thompson
Harkenrider Case Continued In Open Session Hearing
Sergt Henry Harkenrider faces charges after allegedly calling saloonkeeper William Kestner a liar and telling Frank Danehy he had a bad record. The board of public safety will hold an open session next Friday afternoon to hear the case.
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Henry Harkenrider
William Kestner
Frank Danehy
Board of Public Safety
Gergéant
Guests of the Monarch at Windsor Garden Party
More than seven thousand guests gathered on the grounds of Windsor Castle to attend King Edward VII’s garden party closing Ascot week. Attendees included royal family members, the king of Siam, Prince and Princess Andrew of Greece, diplomats, MPs, bishops, Americans, military, and Mark Twain. Bands played as guests visited a marquee headquarters and were served in flower-decorated tents. Ten special trains and crowded roads marked the event.
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Windsor
England
Windsor Castle
Edward
Ascot
Siam
Prince
Princess Andrew
Greece
Diplomatic Corps
Mark Twain
Samuel L. Clemens
Oval
Horse Guards
Grenadier Guards
Castle Golf
London
Meat prices rise amid higher demand and exports
Secretary Wilson says meat prices rise naturally due to stronger demand from more consumers and a limited cattle supply. He cites higher feed costs, labor costs, and rigid inspection as factors, with large export sales and immigrant workers boosting demand. Competition among buyers argues against Chicago fixing prices.
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Washington
Wilson
America
Bureau of Statistics
Treasury Department
Chicago
New York
East
Royal Arcanum Celebrates Thirtieth Anniversary Observed Locally
Friday marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Royal Arcanum lodge in America with observances nationwide. In the city the Howard Council held a Pedro party with lodge members and friends attending and refreshments served after the games. Two candidates were received earlier in the evening.
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Royal Arcanum Lodge
America
Howard Council
Pedro
Storm Damage Reports Include Farm Losses
Additional reports of storm damage arrive as lightning strikes badly damage a barn on Jasper Reddin's Lafayette township farm and kill a horse on Frank J. Miller's Pleasant township farm. Both farms carried Farmers Mutual insurance. W B Titus of Kokomo has pursued the Hotel Standard at Blichart. Peeke
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Jasper Reddin
Lafayette Township
Frank J. Miller
Pleasant Township
Farmers’ Mutual Company
W. B. Titus
Kokomo
Hotel
Standard
Blichart
Peeke
Indiana Pharmacists Elect Officers and Board Picks
Evansville June 20 The Indiana Pharmaceutical association selected officers with Louis Tepe as president Fred J Goldman as vice president Fred J Miller as second vice president A Timberlake as secretary F H Carter as treasurer The next convention will be at Lake Wawassee and ten nominees for the state pharmacy board were chosen including A Timberlake G W Backhaus M C Schwab H avansville C B Woodworth Fort Wayne W J Swaninger New Albany Bruno Knoefel New Albany E Elliott Sherman J J Schultz Lafayette and A H Sala and W H Foges who currently serve on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Indiana Pharmaceutical Association
Louis Tepe
Fred J. Goldman
Elkhart
Fred J. Miller
Fort Wayne
A. Timberlake
Indianapolis
F. H. Carter
Lake Wawassee
State Pharmacy Board
G. W. Backhaus
Remains of Romanian Youth Recovered From St Marys River
The body of Mike Bolcos a 19 year old Romanian mill worker who drowned during a river swim near Swinney park was found early Saturday by C A Waterman and recovered by police and undertaker staff. He had been in the United States about two months. His remains were taken to Schone undertaking rooms and buried at Lindenwood this afternoon. The body was found about fifty feet from where companions last saw him. The corpse was lodged in a sycamore tree in the river three hundred feet south of the Pennsylvania railroad bridge.
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St. Mary’s
Mike Bolcos
Swinney Park
Boleos
Schone Undertaking
Lindenwood
C. A. Waterman
Pennsylvania
Terry
Police Department
James B. Cahill
Schone Undertaking Establishment
Bolcos
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trolley Line Excursion Draws Van Wert Crowd to Robison Park
More than 1,000 Ohio residents traveled from Van Wert on the Lima and Toledo line for a Friday excursion to Robison park. The First Methodist Episcopal Sunday school organized the trip, eight interurban cars were needed, and the party reached Fort Wayne by 9:30 a.m. The group enjoyed park attractions and a Weber band concert before the 5:30 p.m. return.
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Lima
Toledo
Robison Park
First Methodist Episcopal Sunday School of
van Wert
Fort Wayne
Weber Band
Judge Taylor Recalls Orient of Today Trip and Holy Land
Judge Robert S. Taylor told Westminster Brotherhood members of his recent journey through the Far East and the Holy Land. He spoke of Bethlehem Greek Catholics, travel advancements, and the thrill of Jerusalem, noting the Mount of Olives and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as landmarks in a tale of devotion and tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Taylor
Westminster Brotherhood
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Far East
Mrs. Taylor
Holyland
Bethlehem
Russia
Holy Sepulchre
Orient
Judge Taylor
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
Church of the Holy Sepulchres
Jesus
Memorial statue unveiled for Thomas F. Bayard in Wilmington
In Wilmington a bronze statue of Thomas Francis Bayard was unveiled before a large crowd. The ceremony featured prayers and speeches, with a read address by John Bassett Moore in place of an absent Grover Cleveland. Letters from Theodore Roosevelt were read praising Bayard’s public service and patriotism.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Thomas F. Bayard
Cleveland
United States
Court of St. James
Princeton
John Bassett Moore
Columbia University
Mary Clymer Bayard
Statesman
Washington
Mr. Bayard
Bayard Memorial Service Honors Civic Leader in Delaware
The Bayard Memorial association unveiled a statue modeled by Miss Effie Stillman and cast in Surrey England, funded by a shared gift to insure a proper setting and unveiling. Judge Gray chaired the ceremony with 600 attendees from Wilmington and civic groups as Bishop Coleman offered the invocation.
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Memorial Association
Wilmington Board of Trade
Bayard Region Democratic Association
Leighton Coleman
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware
Whiteman
Gray
Bayard
Senate
Washington
John Bassett Moore
Columbia University
Cleveland
Allen's Foot Base Offers Relief for Tight Shoes
In a pinch ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot Base. It relieves tightness and foot pains, calms bunions, blisters, callouses, and sore spots. Promoted as a discovery of the age, available at druggists and show stores with a trial package option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
le Roy
Teachers plan summer study at several institutions
Allen county schools close for the season and several teachers enlist for summer courses. Albert Parker of St Joe township joins Winona biological classes while Edith Zook Emma Rich and Maud Caps of New Haven will attend the state normal at Terre Haute.
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Allen County
Albert Parker
St. Joe Township
Winona
Edith Zook
Emma Rich
Maud Caps
New Haven
Terre Haute
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Kansas
Goodland
Kas
Patsy Leganbradi
Leganbradi
San Francisco
Eman Chas
A. Burchard
Pathfinders Elect
Senti
B. H
Harkenrider
King Edward
Secretary of Agriculture
Royal Arcanum Clebrates
C. B. Woodworth
State Board
Trip
T. F. Bayard
Dela
Ware
Thomas Francis Bayard
Grover Cleveland
Ignor
Thomas BR. Bayard
Roosevelt
White House
Washington, D. C
Judge Gray
Bayard Memorial Association
Theodore Roosevelt
George Gray
Will
E. F. Sites, D. D
W. Wayne
Calhoun
Sentinel Office
Calhoun Street
Knox Ten Gent
E. R. Burket
GANDY @ CO
West Berry St
FT. Wayne, Ind
Washington Boul
Heard
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