Ten Year Old George Murphy Severely Burned
George Murphy aged ten suffers burns on face and hands from aPow incident. Fire accident details brief and unclear.
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George Murphy
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
1
Boy Burned Playing With Torpedo On Railroad Tracks
A deferred Fourth of July celebration left George Murphy's ten year old son badly burned after a powder explosion. The boy sustained facial burns and injury to his left hand as he and a companion Howard reportedly ignited powder from a torpedo found near the railroad tracks. Dr. McGaughey treated the injuries and would not disclose details of the accident or the powder’s source.
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George Murphy
North End
McGaughey
Master Howard
Judge Hughes Allows Ada Stoots to Return Home
Judge Hughes modified the prior order removing five year old Ada May Stoots from her mother Mrs. Josie Stoots and placed her in the Orphans Home. Ada escaped at Sunday school and returned home prompting the judge to allow a stay or permanent placement with her mother and grandmother Mrs. Blakely. Louis Zaharkaros travels to Indianapolis on business.
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Hughes
Ada May Stoots
Josie Stoots
Locust Street
Stoots
Judge Hughes
Louis Zaharkaros
Indianapolis
Depauw Trustees Approve 25000 Heating Plant Plan
At a meeting this afternoon the Depauw Trustees took up and approved a plan for a $25,000 heating plant and an independent lighting system.
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Depauw
DePauw Plans $25 000 to 60 000 Heating and Lighting
A DePauw university trustees meeting in Indianapolis considered a new steam heating and independent lighting system. The plan calls for a building cost near $25 000 with total project cost between $25 000 and $60 000. The campus would gain an in house power plant and updated equipment to modernize facilities.
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Chlrect
Versity
Electric Light Company
Bainbridge Men Plead Not Guilty in Gambling House Case
Bainbridge men charged with visiting a gambling house plead not guilty after counsel Theodore Crawley advised, bonds ranged from 50 to 500 dollars. Trials set for Tuesday July 29. Bootlegging defendants face possible federal liquor sales without license charges if convicted.
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Theodore Crawley
Five Bainbridge Men Set for July 29 Trials
Five of the six Bainbridge men charged in a July 4 gambling and drinking episode appeared before Squire Frank and pleaded no guilty to several charges. Joe Cunningham failed to appear and sent word he would not come. officers will pursue his case later. The arraigned men include Frank Nelson for visiting a gambling house and Fred Ford for bootlegging and operating a gambling game.
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Joe Cunningham
Bainbridge
Squire Frank
Frank Nelson
Fred Ford
Stilesville Old Settlers Picnic Date Set
The forty first annual old settlers picnic of Hendricks Morgan and Putnam counties will be held at Walls Grove east of Stilesville on Saturday August 2 1913. Governor Samuel Ralston Judge George W Brill and other speakers have been invited. A merry go round will amuse children and music will be provided by Hazelwood Land W H Walls and J E B Hicks. Mrs W W Tucker and daughter Miss Mary Tucker are visiting relatives in Salem.
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Old Settlers
Hendricks, Morgan
Walls’ Grove
Stilesville
Samuel Ralston
George W. Brill
Hazelwood Land
W. H. Walls
J. E B. Hicks
W. W. Tucker
Mary Tucker
Salem
Four Winners Named in Linden Long Baby Show
The Linden Long event crowned four winners in a local baby show. Capri 8 earned first prize while prizes included five dollars in go, with mentions of participants Fred Long and Capri.
Boys Win First and Second in Lyric Baby Contest
At the Lyric on Wednesday night four youngsters won prizes in a record breaking baby contest Linden Long Harmon M Smith Loreda Lewis and Mabel Luella Riggs were named winners in that order Two boys and two girls received roses and smiles and were crowned on stage The audience cheered as Linden Long son of Mr and Mrs Fred Long of South Indiana street took the top prize of five dollars continued on Page Four.
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Linden Long
Fred Long
Indiana Street
Mr. Long
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