Tragedy as Husband Kills Wife Then Takes Life
William Alford, 40, of Anderson Indiana, shot and killed his 46 year old wife Josephine Alford as she opened the front door of her North New Jersey street home and then died by suicide. Domestic trouble prompted the act, witnessed by neighbors and police arrived after the shot. The couple had been separated for some time and she had sought to keep her employment secret.
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Indianapolis
William Alford
Anderson
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Josephine Alford
Teachers to Get More Pay in South Bend
South Bend school teachers will receive a pay raise with a new scale taking effect Sept 1 adding about 2 500 to the monthly payroll. The board finds the high school principal overpaid by about 40 percent while department heads and grade principals are underpaid. Manual training staff are 17 percent overpaid.
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Indiana News in Brief Highlights Local Happenings
Decatur hosts Dykeman family reunion as four generations gather. Rushville set to auction sale of lots next Saturday with Mayor Shank as auctioneer. Portland reports Generva Shoemaker 50 died by swallowing strychnine. death before doctors arrived. Shelbyville notes Prof J W Holton, city schools superintendent, broke a hand cranking car. Indianapolis postponed selection of a site for a new Masonic home pending further candidate investigations. Newcastle says Henry county game wardens see record violations. Portland marks 56th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Aaron Allman at country home south of Pennville. North Vernon reports Pleasant W. Rangall, veteran journalist, fell and broke hip. Greenfield confirms J L Lubkeman dead after carbolic acid incident. wife divorced recently. Peru: Mrs George Kohring, 24, commits suicide after not seeing baby boy post-hospital epilepsy treatment. Crawfordsville: Paul Vance and Miss Jessie Goben near-drowning on Sugar Creek, rescued by Joseph Overtake. Brazil: Ernest Burgess arrested for assault with intent to kill wife. former shooting charge previously dismissed. Clinton notes push to enforce curfew draws WCTU and others to seek larger-city style facility. Tipton’s bread wagon cleanli ness checks prompt affidavits after dairy visits. Vincennes Day Nursery Association seeks new home as current building is sold. Civic League to assist in securing a site.
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Sugar Creek
Joseph Overtake
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Clinton
Women's Christian Temperance Union
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Fréd Tucker
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Swigart Elected Indiana G A R Chief Dies Suddenly
Capt Frank P Swigart state commander of the Indiana Department G A R died suddenly at his Logansport home at seventy two. He was elected at the South Bend encampment two weeks earlier and was a prominent figure in state politics and army circles. He wrote the novels Mary Lawson and The History of the Forty sixth Indiana Regiment.
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United States Treasury Department
Cass County
Evening clothes passenger falls from Chicago streetcar
Not reliably enforced anecdote details a man in evening attire with a jag clinging to a crowded surface car footboard in Chicago. After a sharp curve he falls onto cobblestones as the conductor and about twenty passengers assist him. He asks if there was a collision or if he was off the track. He quips that he would not have gotten off if he had known. The piece concludes with a remark on self-assertive friends and a dog barking for courage.
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Popular Magazine
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promote Clear Skin
Suffering from neglected skin and hair is hinted as criminal, praising Cuticura Soap and Ointment for red rough hands and falling hair. Offers free samples by mail and promotes a 32 page booklet on skin and scalp care from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston. Also mentions Paxting Antiseptic douches, Red Cross Ball Blue, Garfield Tea, and a quip about memory and aging.
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Paxton Toilet, Co
Boston
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