Indiana trouble reporter details assault and arrests in multiple towns
A chaotic Indiana dispatch reports Flora Smith assaulted near Camleton by Herman Plock who fled to Louisville after being interrupted by two men. The tale spans dozens of small incidents including elopements, pickpockets, a high school graduate, and a wave of deaths and public notices across Kokomo Bloomington Louisville Laporte and other towns.
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Camelton
Ind
Herman Plock
Flora Smith
Louisville
Miss Smith
Baptist Church
Severe storms cause damage in Plainfield Indiana
Two electrical storms hit Plainfield on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Lumber dealer John Foote was knocked unconscious by lightning at his yard after removing his foot from a post. His home west of town suffered damage with three trees uprooted, veranda posts torn, tin work melted, and the cistern torn up. Andy Oppus reports spotting a three foot long scaled animal like an alligator in the country, later seen by another farmer among hogs.
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Plainfield
Ind
Splj
John Foote
Andy Oppus
Union mothers rally against non-union work in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana on August 10 the local woman's federal union urged members to avoid renting homes built by non-union labor. A mailed notice requests buyers to seek union made houses and display the union label. The message invokes biblical imagery to urge solidarity among union women.
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Muncie
Ind
Egypt
Jones moved to Kokomo to stanch mob threat
Clyde Jones the abductor of Nellie Berger was brought to Kokomo for safekeeping amid reports of a several hundred strong lynch mob. Sheriff Harness secured the jail with firearms and ammunition making escape unlikely.
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Kokomo
Ind
Clyde Jones
Nellie Berger
Harness
Richmond man adjudged insane after suicide attempts
Joseph Greenwalt, who lives near Smithfield, after attempting to hang himself and later requesting to be hanged, has been declared insane in Richmond Indiana.
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Richmond
Ind
Joseph Greenwalt
Smithfield
Indiana Inklings and Local Turmoil Reach Across Counties
A roundup of Indiana items notes Evansville painters winning their strike, Muncie militia muster Friday, Evansville firemen salaries up, a dummy railroad seeking an Evansville franchise, and a three day soldiers reunion at Its Glory West Baden. Reports include floods in Dubois and Warrick, gas rate debate in Fort Wayne, recapture of Marion county convict Ollie Dalton, and a pending federal labor union drive in Muncie.
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Evansville
Muncie
West Baden
Clash at St Patrick's Church in East St. Louis
About 700 Catholics confront in front of St Patrick's Church opposing Father Cluse's appointment to replace Father O'Halloran. Parishioners raise American and Irish flags beside an excommunication box while defying Bishop Janssen's Aug 3 decree. Guards prevent entry as refusal to recognize the new priest continues.
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ST. Louis
St. Patrick’s Church
East St. Louis
Janssen
Father Cluse
Father O’halloran
Dr Everett B Thompson Dies in Crawfordsville
Dr Everett B Thompson librarian of Wabash College and noted Presbyterian preacher of Indiana died at 10 a.m. Thursday in Crawfordsville of heart failure.
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Everett EB. Thompson
Crawfordsville
Ind
Everett B Thompson
Wabash College
Indiana
Homeseekers Excursions to 33 States and BC
Pennsylvania Vandalia Lines advertise Homeseekers excursions to 33 states and British Columbia. The trip is a Tuesday Aug. 15 round trip priced at one first class limited fare plus $2. Interested travelers should inquire with nearest Pennsylvania or Vandalia ticket agent or address W. W. Richardson D. P.A. Indianapolis Indiana.
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British Columbia
Pennsylvania
W. W. Richardson
D. P.A
Indianapolis
Ina
Yaqui Conflict Expands as Troops Clash Near Medano
Reports from the Yaqui frontier describe a renewed engagement near Medano where state troops killed several attackers while Lieut. Francisco Galles died of sunstroke. Captives were taken and later released, and a separate clash at Pueblo Parado near Vicam left 63 Indians dead. Authorities say a rising was thwarted in Mayo country as well.
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Francisco Galles
Alondra
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Medane
Aurelio Paredes
Pueblo Parado
Vicam
Mayo
Fatal Accidents Reported Across North America
A series of fatal incidents is reported. In Omaha four firemen died after an upper floor fire at Mere chemical company when a 2000 volt wire touched the crank. two more were injured. Ottawa expresses wreck killed seven, with several others injured. Toledo man Ira Palmes and his wife injured by a train accident. Somerset tunnel explosion leaves three dead, including Thomas Spencer. Erin City drowning claims Charles R. Bliss, with rescuers saved in Baltimore and Washington connections.
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Mere Chemical Company
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Otto Geiseke
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Charles Hopper
George Farmer
Albert Livingston
Hopper
Geiseke
Somerset
Thomas Spencer
Prof
Spencer
Burnside
George Spencer
West Point
Shoe Prices to Rise Across Nation
Philadelphia August 10 leading shoe manufacturers in session unanimously form a permanent national organization. After electing officers they adjourned. A resolution says prices of men's and women's shoes will rise by ten to twelve cents per pair and children's prices in proportion to cover higher material costs.
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Philadelphia
Rescue at Sea Reunites Survivors and Body Recovery
The rescues reached shore with Alice saved by Rev Francis Y Wilson of Princeton Raleigh De Shields and Wilson saved Dr Newell. Yerung De Shields brought in Miss Gettig. Bliss's body was recovered.
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Francis Y. Wilson
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Raleigh de Shields
Wilson
Newell
Yerung de Shields
Sherman Is O K Mansfield Man In Cuba Rumor
Rumors spread that ex Secretary Sherman was dying after the Cuba war rumors. On Aug 10 Sherman was at the Citizens bank in Mansfield Ohio. His physician stated he is steadily gaining strength and is much better than two months ago needing little medical attention.
Cardinal Verga Dies in Rome At Noon
Cardinal Bishop Isidro Verga dies in Rome at noon on Thursday. Born in 1833 he became cardinal in 1884. He is the seventh cardinal to die in the last six months, with rumors the pope has fainting fits from the shock.
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Rome
Verga
Isidro Verga
Sacred College
Secret wedding linked to Maine captain’s daughter
The World reports in New York that Miss Mary Ellen Sigsbee, daughter of Capt Sigsbee who commanded the Maine, married artist Balfour Kerr in New York on November 26, 1898, in a secret ceremony.
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New York
the World
Mary Ellen Sigsbee
Miss Barton Denies Resigning Red Cross Leadership
NEW HAVEN Conn Aug 10 Miss Clara Barton president of the Red Cross is visiting Judge Joseph Sheldon home. Rumors she would relinquish management were denied by friends Thursday. She is in good health notwithstanding her age says a spokesman after arrival.
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New Haven
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Sher
Dreyfus Court Martial Resumes Secret Session
The Rennes court martial resumed Thursday morning with the exam of ex Minister of War Chanone and began questioning M. Patriotogue of the foreign office. Dreyfus arrived unaccompanied, later guarded at noon by a double line of troops. The next public session is set for Saturday.
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M. Patriotogue
Foreign Office
Joussi
Garfield Park Concert Program Presented by Indianapolis Band
The Indianapolis military band will perform at Garfield Park Thursday night featuring Overture Schubert arranged by Laurendean, De Koven Robin Hood, Mullendora Dainties Serenade, Lacey N. Rembusch Euphonium Monarch, Rossing William Tell ballet, Herman Salvation Army Patrol, Morning Noon and Evening Overture, Phoebe Thompson Cake Walk, Out for a Lark medley, Behumann Traumeric Gypsy Love Song, and Presidential Polonaise.
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Lake Maxinkuckee Special Train Round Trip
Special train via Pennsylvania lines leaves Sunday August 13 at 7 30 a m from indigna and returns from Lake Maxinkuckee at 6 30 p m the same day offering a one dollar round trip fare.
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