Kidnapping of Six-Year-Old Girl Sparks Alert in Indiana
Elizabeth Kerr, six, granddaughter of Mrs. Charlotte Walker of Shelbyville, was abducted by her grandfather William S. Holcombe and two accomplices after he lured her from Walker's store. The child, staying with Mrs. Walker since her mother's death, was seized and driven away in a waiting car.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Elizabeth Kerr
Charlotte Walker
William S. Holcombe
Bedford
Mr. Holcombe
Mrs. Walker
Elizabeth
Muncie
Doris Johnson
Freak Tornado Card Found In Indiana Cornfield
A postcard mailed in Indianapolis on November 26 was found in a Martinsville cornfield by John Sprague of Hillsboro. The card, destined for George C. Baker, told of a tornado that destroyed Baker’s home on November 19 and killed his wife. The card survived a 72 mile journey largely undamaged. Daleville fire wipes out business district. loss estimated $15,000 to $20,000.
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Attica
John Sprague
Hillsboro
George C. Baker
Martinsville
Indianapolis
Sprague
Baker
Mr. Baker
Daleville
Anderson
Dalevile
Here
Oscar Huston
McAllister
Man Beheaded by Train Near Valparaiso
The headless body of Monroe Ludington, 35, a Canton O lumber dealer, was found between the rails one mile west of Valparaiso by an accommodation train crew. His head lay 80 feet away in a ditch. Ludington, a passenger from Chicago to Canton, is believed to have fallen while moving between cars and been drawn beneath the train.
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Valparaiso
Monroe Ludington
Canton
Ludington
Chicago
Greenaburg Man Found Dead in Newcastle
William H. Miller a Greensburg resident, aged fifty eight, was found dead in Newcastle this morning with poison noted at the mouth. Coroner Hiatt investigates the death as a possible case of foul play. Also in Laporte on December 4 a grand jury, led by foreman Edward McCable, begins a probe into Flora Bradley Greening alleged to have undergone an operation.
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Greenaburg
Newcastle
William H. Miller
Greensburg
Hiatt
Laporte
Edward McCable
Scipio Township
Flora Bradley Greening
Driver Fatally Injured After Tractor Collision
Biwood December 4. Popes Nelson, a farmer, forgot his machine was in gear and was knocked down by the vehicle. A fence was damaged and he was run over. Authorities investigate the accident.
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Biwood
Popes Nelson
Masons Lay Corner Stone At New Home
Masons from southern Indiana southern Illinois and western Kentucky attended the corner stone laying at a new Masonic home in Evansville with completion expected early next year.
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Evansville
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Prescott Tavern in Monmouth Maine A Historic Landmark
The Prescott Tavern near Monmouth Academy, built in 1801 by Capt. Sewall Prescott, remains a decayed yet landmark relic. Once a muster site for troops and a summer gathering place, it hosted Francia Asbury at the 1801 New England conference and later served as a boarding house for men who became political figures. The estate owns the building, known locally as the old fort, and visitors continue to explore its faded rooms and taproom memories.
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Monmouth, Me
Monmouth Academy
White Mountains
Prescott
Sewall Prescott
Prescot Estate
Ing House
West India
Francia Asbury
New England
Maine
Prescott’s Tavern
Man Describes Assault During Alley Scuffle
Mose, bandaged and exhausted, recounts being attacked after walking with a woman named Saling. He says Sam Jackson suddenly struck him in the mouth and ears, knocked him down, stomped him as he tried to rise, and chased him while he fled.
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Saling
Mose
Sam Jackson
Hair loss cured by Cuticura treatment, 1911 ad
Mrs Emma Patterson reports a year of severe scalp itching and lesions on her child. After trying soaps and medicines, she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and saw the scalp improve within a week and hair grow back. The advert promotes Cuticura products and free samples from Boston.
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Second St
Muncie
Ind
Emma Patterson
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
State News In Brief From Indiana Towns
Summary of recent Indiana briefs reports: Typhoid deaths in South Bend Wight cases. diphtheria illness in Columbus affecting six of Frank Schaefer’s family. Porter Superior Court postponement of the Leeds will case due to Grant Crumpacker’s illness. Also notes Odd Fellows building dedication in Wheeling. labor dispute suicide in Fort Wayne. social federation officers in Peru. threats and court actions in Terre Haute and Petersburg. missing suspect in Tipton. robberies in Huntington and Evansville. and Hamilton county treasurer case lingering in Noblesville.
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South Bend—Wight
Columbus
Frank Schaefer
Valparaiso
Grant Crumpacker
Leeds
Porter Superior Court
Princeton—Odd Fellows
Wheeling
Gibson County
Fort Wayne
Peru
Claude Y. Andrews
W. J. Charters
F. Porter
W. V. Spinning
E. 8. Wetherow
Pliny M. Crume
Terre Haute
Elsa Gringham
Daniel Stokes
Tipton
Walter Ross
Tipton County
Lena Beatty
Sharpsville
Ross
Huntington
Harry Bookholtz
Bookholtz
U. K
Enterprise
Evansville
Southern Railroad
Troy
Ind
Backus & Sons
Noblesville
George Stevenson
Hamilton County
Whittler College Chooses Ban On Spooking Activity
Whittler college coeds condemn "queening" also called spoonsing or fussing and cap off hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. They say the ban calms studies and aids football training. The move is supported by many coeds and male students though some oppose it.
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Whittler
Cal
Whittler College
Subtle Bride Gift Sparks Secret Cash Exchange
A groom instructs the best man to hand a envelope to the parson after the ceremony without fanfare. The father of the groom slips a banknote to the minister, then the bride’s brother privately offers a $10 bill, each acting quietly to assist.
Bliggins Says He Owes Everything to Wife Claim
In a Washington Star excerpt Bliggins declares he owes everything to his wife. His father in law counters that her support ended years ago and Bliggins began owing him instead.
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Blggins
Bliggins
Washington Star
Lord Strathcona Endorses Five Golden Health Rules
London reports Lord Strathcona the high commissioner of Canada endorsing Frederick Harrigan's five golden health rules. He notes Mr Harrison is eighty one and remarks on his own vitality while praising the rules, saying he avoids smoking and limits meals to two a day. He asserts eight hours sleep is excessive.
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London
Frederick Harrigan
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Harrison
Two Kansas City sisters visit homes in search of hosts
The World of Elegance notes two Kansas City sisters making rounds to find people to visit but many homes show no host. One sister masks pleasure at repeated refusals, hinting neighbors may watch from windows. The fragment includes product ads and commentary on women roles and shopping ethics.
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Kansas City
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Henry Moore
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Mary Simmons
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