Wife of victim returns to face accusers in murder case
Mrs. Harry Long, widow of Harry Long, told Mount Vernon police she came back to confront those accusing her of involvement in his shooting. She described the act as willful, premeditated murder by Lee Salyers, denied any conspiracy or prior ties, and said Salyers had only annoyed her. She has returned from Marion, Kentucky, to aid the prosecution.
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the Sun
Evansville
Ind
Harry Long
Smith
Mount Vernon
Lee Salyers
Harry
Salyers
Nerve Swindle In Scottsburg Involves $900 Loss
In Scottsburg Indiana a man using the name Thomas L Manning and address Lafayette Ind. conned a stranger out of 900 dollars in a bank draft scheme. The draft for 5000 dollars was presented at a Lafayette bank and cash advances totaling 450 were made before the man vanished. Manning was introduced by G Cain a local real estate dealer. Authorities notified surrounding cities as Lafayette investigators trace the duplicate draft and missing funds.
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Sun
Scottsburg
Ind
Thomas L. Manning
Lafayette
Scottsburg State Bank
National Bank of Lafayette
Manning
G. ¥. Cain
Focal Bank
Nue
Laughing patient defies TB until death in Crawfordsville
Walter S. Blankenship of Crawfordsville Indiana died after a long battle with tuberculosis. Despite doctors declaring his lungs destroyed he walked the city and teased undertakers, saying he would fool them yet. He weighed 183 pounds at his peak and died soon after his foretold date the twenty ninth.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Walter S. Blankenship
Lfe
Blankenship
Plans to Save Indiana Constitutional Elm
In Corydon Indiana deputy state entomologist J W Wallace outlined DAR efforts to save the aging constitutional elm. A scaffold will surround the tree and locals will follow insect control plans to preserve the historic landmark for years to come.
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Corydon
Ind
J. W. Wallace
Daughters of the American Revolution
Wallace
Indiana
Old Settlers to Hold Twenty-Third Annual Meeting
Ridgeville Ind August 2 The old settlers of Jay and Randolph counties plan a large attendance at their twenty third annual meeting Speakers include Senator Beveridge John W Kern J A M Adair Judge Engle of Winchester and Judge Lafollette of Portand Local teams Union City and Portland semi professional will clash in ball with each side having two wins
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Ridgeville
Ind
Jay
Randolph Counties
Senator Beveridge
John W. Kern
J. A. M.adair
Engle
Winchester
Lafollette
Portand
Union City
Portland
Left Empty House When His Wife Died
Special to The Sun. Kokomo Indiana August 2 Uncle Dan G Wilkins 73 dean of the printing craft in Kokomo died He was also a pione ers painter and paper hanger At his request the house where Mr and Mrs Wilkins began housekeeping thirty nine years ago was left just as the day Mrs Wilkins died She died Thanksgiving day 1908 of heart trouble Mr Wilkins could not bear to live in the old home and had rooms at his son Frank s home
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Kokomo
Ind
Dan G. Wilkins
Minister's Son in Delirium After Blow in Kokomo
Aug 2 in Ind by the fight of matches Rev James Buckles of Green town and a neighbor identified Albert Buckles 25 son of the minister as the man over whose body the minister stumbled. The wounded man was unconscious after a heavy blow to the head at the minister's home. He had six dollars and his watch stolen. Buckles muttered cowards and acted as if defending himself. Authorities investigate. Buckles expected to recover.
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Kokomo
Ind
James Buckles
Greentown
Cichurch
Swayzee
Albert Buckles
Baldwin
Buckles
Local St Louis primary fights draw sparse interest
Local contests and party organization control keep primary voting dull in Missouri. In St Louis only one state office contest remains for the railroad and warehouse commissioner nomination, with turnout expected well under a third of the city’s voters, possibly around 50,000 ballots.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Father and Son Shot in Union City Fight
In Unionity Ind on Monday Tom Chick edanz and his son Charles Chickedanz were shot by Officer John Conrad during an affray on the Ohio side. Both men had slight chances of recovery after the elder Chickedanz fought the officer and was beaten until the son intervened. The officer fired four shots and was taken to Greenville for safety.
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Ind
Tom Chickedanz
John Conrad
Ohio
Charles Chickedanz
Weson
Chickedanz
Conrad
Greenville
Educating breeders in scoring hogs at Indiana meeting
Polands Purves Berkshires and Hamp shire swine were brought into the ring for scoring as the Indiana swine breeders expert association opened its twenty second annual meeting in Crawfordsville on Tuesday. An other session will be held Wednesday.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Indiana Swine Breeders’ Expert Association
Boys Who Egged Car Face Punishment In Rushville
Four boys aged 14 to 18 egged an automobile party in Rushville Indiana on Monday. The car was driven by Ezra Scoville a Knightstown farmer. Eggs struck four women two in the face and the others on clothing. Seats and clothing ruined.
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Rushville
Ind
Ezra Scoville
Knightstown
Man Offers Wife Furniture Then Threats Divorce Sought
In Huntington Indiana on August 2 Benjamin E Davis 55 greeted his wife 62 with You can take the biggest half of the furniture and I don t care if you never come back The outburst followed her return after a days absence and she now seeks a divorce on grounds of treatment and threats.
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Huntington
Ind
Benjamin RE. Davis
Benjamin
Pastor Drowns Saving Girl in Illinois River
Cory Indiana Aug 2 Rev Wallace McVey drowned while trying to save Miss Edna Old of Chicago from drowning in Eel river. He was teaching Mrs McVey and Miss Old to swim when Miss Old sank and went out of reach.
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Cory, Inn
Wallace McVey
Eel River
Edna Old
Chicago
Mc-Vey
Race death by own action linked to schools closure claim
In a Clarkson Maryland letter to Francis B. Livesey received in Columbus Indiana dated August 2, Livesey responds to press dispatches claiming that race death by own action is closing schools. He argues public schools educate against parenthood and has urged closing public schools for thirty five years.
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the Sun
Columbus
Ind
Francis B. Livesey
Clarkson
Ace
Parenuthood
Blackbirds Roost Cause City Quarrel In Anderson
Blackbirds have been killed in Anderson Indiana to end their nightly roosting in shade trees along sidewalks. Residents say the birds are not harmful but their numbers are a nuisance. The reason they choose the city over woodland trees is not understood.
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Anderson
Ind
Deserter Fred Sparks Leaves Family in Marion
In Marion Indiana on August 2, Fred Sparks, a wealthy farmer from Rock Creek township, explains he left two weeks ago to show his family how they would cope without him after their reported trouble. Mrs Sparks requested his release and it was granted.
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Marion
Ind
Dad
Fred Sparks
Sparks
Rock Creek Township
Baby Swallows Poison From Glass On Floor
Special to The Sur. Markle Ind August 2 Harold Lockwood two year old son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Lockwood drank large quantity of sugar of lead found in a glass on the floor. He was in life danger after physicians worked through the night.
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Markle
Harold Lockwood
Arthur Lockwood
Farmer May Lose Arm by Accident
Special to The Sin Loganport Indiana August 2 It is feared Mark Doran a farmer may have to have his arm amputated after he fell into a thrashing machine on Frank Tyson s farm Friday His arm was badly crushed and blood poisoning is feared.
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Logansport
Mark Doran
Frank Tyson
Doran
Transfer Expected Up Yonder Says Bunker Hill Clergyman
Bunker Hill Indiana August report notes T Jos M Wood formerly district superintendent of the Methodist church and DePauw university trustee. he tells his wife he expects to receive the best appointment ever. He is described as critically ill.
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Bunker Hill
Ind
T. Jos M. Wood
The
Methodist Church
DePauw University Board of Trustees
Dying man watches car lifted from his body
In Ferre Haute John Donahue, 50, was crushed after a freight car toppled onto him. He supervised the jacking operation to free himself and died soon after at a hospital. In Huntington Frank Fultz harvested 1332 bushels of wheat and sold it at one dollar per bushel, planning to reinvest in stock for dividends.
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Ferre
Huntington
Ind
Frank Fultz
Strong Company Promises Quick Help for Savers and Seekers
The firm pledges to assist individuals eager to save and advance, urging readers to begin now and take proactive steps toward financial improvement and progress.
Saloonist Shank Must Pay Damages in Indiana Case
In Noblesville Indiana on August 2 a judgment for 500 dollars was entered against Lew Shank in favor of the children of Frank Gue. The saloonist, who ran a saloon at Arcadia, had agreed to a compromise after Gue was killed by a train while intoxicated and it was claimed he bought liquor from Shank. Shank is related to a mayor of Indianapolis.
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Lew Shank
Frank Gue
Shank
Gue
Arcadia
Mayor Shank
Indianapolis
Man seeks confinement to save life after marriage defeat
Columbus Ind Aug 2 Andrew Frites 21 attempted suicide twice after Alma Hatfield 15 refused to marry him. Each time prevented. He then asked the police to protect him from himself and was placed in the county jail.
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Columbus
Ind
Andrew Frites
Alma Hatfield
Trustees parole 19 inmates at Indiana reformatory
Jeffersonville Ind Aug 2 In a monthly session the Indiana reformatory trustees paroled nineteen inmates from an eligible list of fifty The names on the list are kept secret under the institution rules.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
The
Indiana Reformatory
Posey Seeks to Join Extremes in Campaign
Col. F. B. Posey Republican nominee for Congress in the First district announced in Evansville that he would urge Speaker Cannon to campaign in the district and request Senator Dolliver, an insurgent, be sent here. He said the aim is to let Republicans hear both sides and weigh the matter for themselves, labeling Posey a middle of the road candidate.
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Posey
Congress
Speaker Cannon
Dolliver
Mr. Posey
Woman of Wealth Dies From Poison
Despondent over ill health Miss Gertrude Schweitzer thirty five committed suicide Monday night by drinking carbolic acid. She was prominent socially and the daughter of wealthy parents in Evansville Indiana.
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Gertrude Schweitzer
Butcher Supposedly Uses Horse Flesh In Peru Indiana
A horse head found in a barrel behind a local butcher shop prompts belief that the butcher sold horse meat. Suspicions rise after customers reported dark tough meat weeks earlier, triggering an official inquiry by Deputy State Pure Food Inspector I. W. Tucker.
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State Pure Food
I. W. Tucker
Tibbetts seeks divorce after wife elopes to Denver
Union City Ind Aug 2 John Tibbitts files for divorce from his wife charging she eloped to Denver with an unnamed man on July 9 after leaving him.
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Union City
Ind
John Tibbitts
Denver
Fifteen Initiated Into Owl Order In Grove Near Perkinsville
In Anderson Indiana on August 2 fifteen candidates were initiated into the American order of owls in a grove near Perkinsville. About 1,000 members from the Anderson Alexandria and Elwood lodges attended, marking the first grove initiation in the order’s history.
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Anderson, Ind
American Order of Owls
Perkinsville
Anderson
Alexandria
Elwood
Potatoes Scarce In Huntington After Drought
Special from Huntington Ind August 2 reports the Murphys neighborhood faces a potato shortage due to a drought. crop prospects are poor with small tubers and few potatoes per hill.
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Huntington
Ind
Murphys
Drouth
State officer dies in Indiana at 67
Wm. H. Moe Cullough, 67, former superintendent of the state Feeble Minded school department at Ft. Wayne, died Monday in Brazil, Indiana. The article notes his former role and age, marking his passing.
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Brazil
Ind
Wm. H. Moe Cullough
Department of the State
Ft. Wayne
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