Indictments Returned in Goebe Murder Case
Frankfort Kentucky April 18 Grand jury returned indictments against ten persons for complicity in the Goebe murder. Principals named are Henry E Youtsey James Howard Berry Howard Harland Whittaker and Yellow Dick Combs colored. Accessories include Taylor Green Golden and Capt John Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Goébe
James Howard
Berry Howard
Harland Whittaker
Yellow
Combs
Taylor
Green ‘Golden
John Davis
Finley Plans Trial Delay Despite Indictment
Charles Finley, among the indicted, told a SUN reporter at the Plaza hotel he will return to Kentucky to defend himself but will not go tomorrow or be jailed while awaiting trial. He said he is ready to be tried when the date is set and suggested he has no plans to notify others he's ready for trial. He did not seem surprised by the indictment and does not mind it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN
the Plaza Hotel
Mr. Finley
Anderson Wire Wall Mills
Rochester
More Indictments Expected in Kentucky Case
FRANKFORT Ky April 18 The Franklin county grand jury timed its work bench warrants were sent to Clay and Harlan counties for Jim and Berry Howard two of the men against whom indictments were returned Tuesday More indictments are expected soon.
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Frankfort
Anklin County Grand Jury
Clay
Harlan Counties
Jim
Berry Howard
Struggle with Woman Leads to Cash Recovery
Mamie Arnol alias Beck was taken to Cincinnati on Wednesday charged with stealing $50. Detectives Asch and Griffin arrested her Tuesday at the German house. A struggle occurred as she hid money, recovered $240, and she admitted the crime. She claimed a man named Beck gave her $350 ten days earlier and left Cincinnati. Detectives suspect more in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Arnol
Beck
Cincinnati
Asch
Griffin
Has the Church Welcomed Home Potter and Grant
The rector and vestry of the Church of the Ascension hosted a reception at the parish house on Tuesday to honor Bishop Potter and Rev. Percy S. Grant returning from a global journey. Perry Belmont and his wife Mrs. Henry T. Sloane attended on the reception committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Church of the Ascension
Bishop Potter
Percys. Grant
Perry Belmont
Belmont
Henry T. Sloane
Potter
Mankin’s Leg Amputated By Surgeons
Fireman Frank Mankin’s leg was amputated between the thigh and knee after a burn extended into the knee joint. Drs Christian and Cunningham performed the operation on Wednesday morning. Surgeons say his condition improved, and if he survives the next 12 hours he is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dra. Christian and
Cunningham
Frank Mankin
Mankin
Small-pox Reported in Bedford Town
A cage of small-pox has been reported in Bedford the first case this year. The patient returned from Memphis and fell ill on the train. About fourteen people were exposed before quarantine was imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Memphis
Mitchell Goes South Under Mine Workers Conference
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers visits Central City Kentucky for a conference between striking coal miners and operators. He aims to address tensions and seek a path to settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Central City
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as essential for families. It claims to stop a cough and cure a cold faster than any other medicine, with further notes on treating croup bronchitis throat and lung troubles and preventing consumption. The piece includes testimonials from Co W Williams of Sterling Run Pa and promotes pleasant harmless use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Williams
Sterng Run
Burglar Shot at Four Times During Hardware Store Break-In
Shelbyville Indiana April 16 Nightwatchman James Magill surprised William Lyons as he burglarized Deprez hardware. Lyons fired four shots at Magill but caused no injury. Lyons, a prior convict from Bedford and Jeffersonville, pleaded guilty to burglary and received two to 14 years, then taken to prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Wiliam Lyons
James Magill
Magill
Lyons
Jeffersonville
Bedford
Unusual Child Labor Pattern Reported in Muncie Factories
Factories in Muncie and nearby cities show an accountable condition with an overstock of boys for work. Weeks earlier boys were scarce and men filled their tasks. No flagrant violations of child labor laws are reported and owners cannot explain the odd shift in labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Rural routes shift readers from weekly to daily papers
In Bartholomew county Indiana rural mail routes cause Columbus weekly subscribers to switch to the daily. The routes now include Taylorsville Newbern and Petersville with other localities seeking service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Bartholomew County
Columbus Weekly
Taylorsville
Newbern
Petersville
Train Conductor James Brown Attacked Near Jeffersonville
Five unknown young men assaulted Conductor James Brown on a Jeffersonville to New Albany train after he asked them to quit smoking in the car. He lies in critical condition as police investigate the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
James Brown
New Albany
Evansville Man Missing for a Month Sends Letter Home
C L Storrs, who disappeared a month ago, wrote that he remembers only climbing into a L and N box car. He made it to his sister's home in Nebraska, has been ill since, and plans to return home.
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Evansville
Ind
C. L. Storrs
Nebraska
Old Flame Reunites in Rushville Marriage
In Rushville Indiana W D Westerfield a 74 year old wealthy farmer and Helen J Conway 73 wed after rekindling a long ago romance. Once lovers in 1848 they separated by circumstance. Westerfield married again in 1851 and Helen married C G Conway. Both first spouses are now deceased. Westerfield learned of Helen's widowhood and a correspondence led to their marriage.
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Rushville
Ind
W. D. Westerfield
Rush County
Helen J. Conway
New York
Westerfield
Helen Thomas
Helen
C. G. Conway
Meat Thieves Shoot In Portland Smokehouse Raid
Daniel Gerber and his wife found three meat thieves at their smokehouse in Portland on Tuesday. The intruders fled with about 100 pounds of meat after shooting Mrs. Gerber in the leg and Mr. Gerber in the hand.
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Portland
Ind
Daniel Gerber
Fly Wheel Bursts at Craig-Martin Factory injures none
At Craig- Martin factory in Scottsburg Indiana a six foot fly wheel ruptured during high steam pressure. Fragments blasted through the factory and yard wrecking the building but no one was hurt. Engineer Boling attempted to shut off steam when the wheel exploded. The factory sustained severe damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsburg
Ind
Craig- Martin
Boling
Subscriptions linger from school years past in Lebanon Indiana
Joseph M. Sanders continues efforts to collect subscriptions for a school taught 42 years ago. Fred Williamson, a former Thorntown boy, is reported captured and likely killed by Filipinos. His mother runs the Knightstown orphans home. City council seeks a Yaryan hot water system but resists a 50 year franchise. Promoters estimate 109000 dollars, arguing local capital cannot raise it. Elizabeth Pauley and others sue Mrs. Gibson to open their obstructed partnership lane, blocking access to outside work. Presbyterian church at Terhune votes to quit and sells its building to United Brethren.
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Lebanon
Ind
Joseph M. Sanders
Fred Williamson
Thorntown
Knightstown
Terhune
United Brethren
Elizabeth Pauley
Beall vs Union Traction Ends With Verdict for Defendant
In Richmond Indiana on April 18 Judge Fox ordered the jury to return a verdict for the defendant in the case Curran Beall versus Union traction company for damages of fifteen thousand dollars. The court ruled Beall's injuries resulted from his own carelessness.
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Richmond
Ind
Curran Beall
Union Traction Company
Madison County
Fox
Beall
Hereford Cattle Sale At Stock Yards Nets Big Figures
Large attendance at the Hereford cattle sale at Chicago stock yards on Monday. Cattle belonged to S A Nave of Attica Indiana. Dale the champion bull sold to Clem Graves of Bunker Hill Indiana for 7500 dollars. Thirteen bulls brought 12415 dollars, average 955 dollars. Thirty eight cows sold for 22745 dollars, average 593 55. Total fifty one animals sold for 35160 dollars, general average 689 41.
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Chicago
S. A. Nave
Attica
Ind
Dale
Clem Graves
Bunker Hill
Alaska mining device for sand separation tout by Indiana concerns
Levi Peacock leads Cape Nome expedition backed by Kokomo and Indianapolis capitalists who produce a patented sand from gold separator. The machines are built in Indianapolis by Madden and Omer. Moris of Russiaville plans soon Alaska trip, his fourth exploration to the country.
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Kokomo
Ind
Levi Peacock
Cape Nome
Alaska
Indianapolis
Madden
Omer
Moris
Russiaville
An Over supply of Boys in Muncie Ind
An over supply of boys is reported in Muncie Indiana as of April 1918. Local officials note a surplus of male youth affecting labor and schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Girl 14 Burned in Gas Jet Hair Fire Near Ekin
Emma Gerwig, 14, of near Ekin, Tipton County, washed her head with the thzine and her hair caught fire under a gas jet. Her mother smothered the flames but was seriously burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ind
Emma Gerwig
Near Ekin
Harvey Neal critically ill with stomach cancer in Indianapolis
Harvey Neal of Elizaville is ill with stomach cancer and hospitalized in a sanitarium in Indianapolis. Neal is noted as one of the nation’s largest hay and straw shippers. The report comes from Lebanon dated April 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Neal Very
Lebanon
Ind
Harvey Neal
Elizaville
Indianapolis
Indiana inlinks and town news across the state
Indiana towns announce a mix of civic plans and incidents including a $20000 flat in Anderson, a new Evansville cycle path, Kokomo baseball club formation, three Monroe township school houses, and a Crawfordsville rummage sale. Reports note cherry crops, police events, a gas explosion injury, a fatal railroad accident, and various political and civic developments statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Evansville
Kokomo Baseball Club
Patrolman Doubt Over Arrest In Delaware Street Case
Police pursued George Keno after a reported attempted assault on Emma Murphy at 1608 North Delaware Street. Witness accounts described a black coated taller man. Keno wore a light suit and carried a 38 caliber revolver. He was fined for concealed weapons with no affidavit of attempted assault.
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Montgomery
George Keno
Emma Murphy
Delaware St
Winn
Keno
Delaware
Murphy
Butler's Orators to Represent College at Eureka Contest
Butler College joins the Christian Church colleges oratorical association and will send John Cars as representative to the Eureka SK contest in May. A mass meeting Thursday morning will discuss delegate selection for the state association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler College
Colleges of the Christian Church
John Cars
Eureka
The
College Association
Admiral Dewey Invited to Pa ducah With Whiskey Gift
U S Congressman Wheeler of Kentucky delivered a humorous invitation to Admiral Dewey and his wife for a visit to Pa ducah inviting them to pull the latch string. The invitation came in an ornate beech box with gold handles and a silver plate reading Welcome to Admiral and Mrs Dewey. The box also held 12 bottles of 20 year Kentucky whisky and two cut glass decanters encased in silver.
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Washington
Congressman Wheeler
Kentucky
Admiral Dewey
Paducah
Admiral
Mrs. Dewey
Frick Resigns as Carnegie Library Treasurer in Pittsburgh
H C G Frick tendered his resignation as treasurer of the Carnegie library trustees at the annual board meeting on Tuesday. The move is said to reflect his desire to relinquish all positions held with Carnegie in past years due to intimate ties with the foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Carnegie Library Trustees
Carnegie
Thirteen Catholic Students Drown Off Rhine Crossing
In Berlin on Tuesday, twenty Catholic student associates crossed the Rhine by rowboat when a landing anchor chair struck their craft and caused it to capsize. Thirteen students drowned, authorities report.
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Berlin
Catholic Students’ Association
Rhine
French yawl La Hoche sinks off Cape Clear
A large French fishing yawl named La Hoche foundered off Cape Clear amid a Sunday gale. Several crew members escaped, including some Americans, but 23 sailors were drowned.
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Cork
Cape Clear
County Council Denies 466.16 Payment to Two Experts
County council refuses to approve a 466.16 appropriation for Charles A. Bookwalter and George H. McCaslim for services as experts in examining county accounts. The action delays payment and raises questions about auditing costs.
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County Council
Charles A. Bookwalter
George H. McCaslim
Bubonic Plague Reported at Red Sea Ports
Bubonic plague has appeared at several ports on the Red Sea, Cairo reports on April 18.
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Cairo
Red Sea
Gen Harrison Leaves to Preside in New York
Gen. Harrison travels to New York on Wednesday to preside over the Ecumenical council of mission work and related duties. He will oversee sessions and address council matters during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
New York
Council of Mission
Births Deaths and Marriages Listing
Births report numerous couples with addresses and newborn girls and boys. Notable entries include Cassius Rhodes and Rebecca Rhodes at 379 Anderson St with a boy and Julius Boegershausen at 516 Sanders St with a girl. Deaths list John Schierer age 62 and Thomas Cox age 48 with causes given. Marriages record couples such as Dillon White and Grace Muhlbacher and John Eberhardt and Lena Holle among others.
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Co. C
Marie Sheets
Buckle-st
A. D
Hitz
N. Pennsylvania-st
Cassius
Rebecca Rhodes
Anderson-st
Albert
Mary Moldihan
Julius and
Katie Boegershausen
Sanders-st
James and
Kate Schlemm
Door of Hope
Frank and
Lizzie Reisent
BE. Lincoln-st
Pete and
Lula Deitz
S. Minnesota
Aed
Fanny Borgman
Churchman-st
Fred and
Harnss
Shelby-st
Harry
Hattie Frazer
Ton Ave
Charles and
Edith Mount
Buchan
John Schierer
New York-st
Thomas Cox
W. Market-st
Mary McGee
Georgia-st
Welker
Adelaide-st
Benateave
George W. Hemphill
E. Wabash-st
Raymond Koors
Chestnut St
Dillon I. White
Grace Muhlbacher
John Eberhardt
Lena Holle
James C. Tell
Edith Parker
Charles A. Gould
Alma Bauer
Robert F. Davidson
May B. Galvin
George B. Maxley
Martha T. Kiefer
Patrick E. Brown
Ida M. Pearson Frederick
F. Suess
Charlotte Kottek
Woman's death tied to gas in 1898 Brigit home
William Williams administrator of estate sues Indianapolis company over $10,000 damage. He alleges in 1898 a gas shortage at the Williams residence in Brigit caused illness to Mrs Williams, who died Sept 22, 1898.
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William Williams
Ofgie Williams
Indianapo Company
Superior Cor
Williams
Brigit
Daw suit seeks 1900 damages for Clifton street injury
In superior court recom 3 the jury for the North American Construction Company in the suit of Florence A Daw for $1900 for injuries sustained by piles of stones at Clifton and Thiet streets. The stones were left in repairing street tracks.
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Pany
Florence A. Daw
Clifton
Mineral Company Shares Listed in Evansville and Ville
The Green River Coal Company of Evansville offers capital stock valued at 5000 dollars while the Diamond Coal Mining Company of Ville issues capital stock of 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River Coal Company
Evansving
Diamond Coal Mining Company
Ville
Building Permits for Repairs and Additions
Building permits listed include George C Fearson 505 W Washite St repairs $45 Virginia shed $250 James G Price Michigan St near addition $300 George M Smith Comer Jeth Washington Sts frame office stage $1000 Y Do and B Mahoney addition $800 frame stable $200.
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George C. Fearson
W. Washite St
George W. Seibert
Virginia
James G. Price
Michigan St
Addition
George M. Smith
Washington Sts
Y. Do and
B. Mahoney
Glassy fragments spark Trans-Mississippi Congress scene recap
Fragmented lines describe a chaotic report from Houston to Cincinnati about court sales, brewery transfers to a New syndicate, and unresolved labor disputes. Mentions include Cleveland prices at 26 667 07 dollars and coal miners' wage issues amid political doubt.
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Houston
Tex
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Wil
Duke d’Arcos
Mirith
Ona
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Gov
Youtsey
Two Howards
Whittaker
Two Powers
Finley
Culton
Golden
Charles Finley
Belmonts
Cascarets
Sterling Remedy Company
Ribber
Craig-Martin
Indiana Inklings
Monroe Township
Howard County
Crawfordsville
Temperance
Indiana
Terre Haute
Travelers’ Protective Association
Logansport
Elizabethtown
Azalia
Charles W. Lee
Chauncey Burke
South Africa
James
South Bend
Laporte
Wisconsin
Grezly Bell
Summitville
Scott Crawford
George H. Simmons
First Baptist Church
Peoria, Ill
F. W. Wille
London
Chicago Record
Marion City
Behymer
Samuel Cashmore
White River
Women's Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Noblesville
Peter Cornelius
Plainville
Dianapolis
Robert Watts
Hebron
Wm. S. Foust
Summittville
Lacy Potter
Haynes & Apperson
Herman Pitzer
Big Four
Terre Haute Bridge
Heywood
Priche
Sie Srna
Ete Ee Furniture and Carpet CO
Ilinois
Officer Montgomery
Butler
Dewey
Frick
Gen
Thomas Cunningham
Mary’ J. Seely
Frank €. Grady
Thomas.e. French
Frank W. Heda
Indianapolis. Gi Company
Florence
Deuthitt
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