Indiana Fence of Auto Thieves Detroit Idea Holds Bill for Purchase
Detroit police expose an organized auto theft network as Victor Schiesinger reports his car stolen then found altered in Terre Haute Indiana. Dr J E Elliot of Terre Haute owned the recovered machine and produced a bill of sale and agency guarantee. Elliot offered to aid police to locate the fence and suspects the selling agency may reimburse him.
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Detroit
Mich
Victor Schiesinger
Terre Haute
Ind
Middle West
Schlesinger
Leonard B Clore Named Head Of New England States Exposition
Franklin Ind Aug 13 Leonard B Clore appointed general manager of the New England States corn exposition to be held in Worcester Mass in November Clore known as the Corn King for prize winning ability against world competition
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Franklin
Ind
Leonard B. Clore
Worcester
Mass
Clare
Yeggmen Blow Safe And Get $400 Stamps
Yegg men blew open the Aurora post office safe last night and took about $10% in stamps and $350 in cash. They did not blow the cash box, possibly scared off or avoiding alarms. An inspector was on scene Friday and several locals are under suspicion.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Aurora
Woods Ferry Station Bid Denied by Indiana Railroad Board
Bloomington Aug 13 The Indiana railroad commission refused the Woods Ferry station on the Indianapolis Southern line. The proposed station would cost 60 000 but Judge McClure ruled the demand too light to justify the railroad company’s expenditure.
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Bloomington
Ind
Woods Ferry
Indianapolis Southern
Indiana Railroad Commission
McClure
Snake kills fish after unusual serpent display
Huntington Ind August 13 A snake caught a four inch catfish Friday. Emanuel Wirt observed the snake whirling in the water with its head just above the surface. The creature swam toward shore and was killed on impact, meeting a violent death.
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Huntington
Ind
Emanuel Wirt
Babe Eats Pills and Death Near Bloomington
Aug 13. John Woodward three year old, son of Claude Woodward, nearly died after eating a small box of pills found Friday. He became deathly sick. his mother gave sweet milk and a physician used a stomach pump, likely saving his life.
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Bloomington
And
John
Claude Woodward
Fins farmer found dead along road track near Washington
John Nall, 45, a farmer from Washington, missing two days, was found dead Saturday morning along the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad track. Authorities believe he was struck by a train while ill and attempt to identify the injuries. Local officials described the scene as difficult to confirm due to the condition of the body.
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Washington
Ind
John Nall
Farmer
Outwits Railroad and Court by Night
O P Crim county treasurer and Indiana ice and dairy company president outran officers to tunnel under Big Four tracks and lay a steam line to the new city high school, despite rail company opposition and an injunction attempt. Crim and men completed the line before dawn, keeping details hidden from the public and process servers.
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New City High School
Crim
Train Hits Auto and Three Die in Indiana Crash
Three are dead and three injured when a Chicago & Erie fast train struck an automobile near Rochester Indiana. Victims include Charles Lambert 40 chauffeur and Miss Anna Wagner 19 Indianapolis. Mrs John Eckert and Mrs Kelp and one more passenger also injured. The driver attempted to stop as crossing was blocked by an embankment.
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the Sun
Rochester
Ind
Chicago & Erie
John G. Kelp
Columbia Brewery
Charles Lambert
Logansport
John Eckert
Anna Wagner
Union Street
Indianapolis
Lambert
Lake Manitou
Miss Wagner
Peter Wagner
Central Union Telephone Company
Battle Ground Camp Elects Officers
Lafayette. Ind. August 13 W P Mc Winsie of Indianapolis was elected president emeritus of the Battle ground camp meeting association. George W Switzer of Lafayette was elected president Rev Aaron Wood of Lafayette vice president W E McKenzie of Crawfordsville secretary and George F Keiper of Lafayette treasurer.
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Lafayette
Ind
W. P. McWinsie
Indianapolis
Battle Ground Camp Meeting Association
George W. Switzer
Aaron Wood
W. E. MclKenzie
Crawfordsville
George F. Keiper
Mc Gregor To Receive Double Pension On Retirement
Columbus Ind August 13 James Mc Gregor a Pennsylvania engineer will retire on account of age and be pensioned on September 1 He is a civil war pensioner who joined the company in 1853 and has lost only four days in the last two years despite his advanced age.
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Columbus
Ind
James Mc Gregor
Pennsylvania
Franklin College fills two chairs and hires staff
Franklin Indiana reports Prof Frederick H. Hodge of Parson College Fairfield Iowa has accepted the mathematics chair at Franklin College succeeding Prof Rebecca Thompson who resigned. Mrs Emma R. Landis will be the new matron of the women’s dormitory.
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Franklin, Ind
Frederick H. Hodge
Parson College
Fairfield
Franklin College
Rebecca Thompson
Emma R. Landis
Scottsburg Check Worker Caught in Fraud Case
Walter Neal of Terre Haute alias A L Manning, alleged to cash a 490 dollar fake check at Scottsburg State Bank, was captured at French Lick and transported by Detective Webster. Neal, 23, is described as a fine looking man.
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Scottsburg
Ind
Walter Neal
Tere Haute
A. L. Manning
Taft Threatened by Forest Fires Across Four Idaho Towns
Wallace Idaho Aug 13 Four towns Taft Wallace Mullen Murray face possible destruction as forest fires rage through the Couer dAlene district. Every available man has been ordered out to sight the flames and protect property.
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Taft
Wallace
Idaho
Mullen
Murray
Couer d'Alene
Youthful Pair Wed After Difficulties
In Kokomo Indiana on August 13 a 17 year old girl Blanche Galloway wed 19 year old Robert Borrowman after failing to obtain a license at Lawrenceburg. They eloped to Robinson Newfoundland and were married with plans to keep the union secret for a year until the groom finished school. The girl was a guest of her aunt Mrs John Bonald in Vincennes and had been ordered to return home.
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Kokomo
Ind
Lawrenceburg
Blanche Galloway
Robert Borrowman
George Borrowman
Board of Works
Vincennes
Robinson, NL
John Bonald
Ft. Wayne Priests Elect Officers
At the biennial Ft. Wayne diocese conference in South Bend Indiana this week officers were elected Rev J R Quinlin Ft Wayne president William Smyth Muncie vice president Rev M J Byrne Lafayette secretary Rev J H ootha Avilla treasurer
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South Bend
Ind
Ft. Wayne
J. R. Quinlin
William Smyth
Muncie
M. J. Bryne
Lafayette
J. Hootha
Avilla
Amanda Tracy Declared Insane Over Hallucinated Flirts
Special to The Sun from Columbus Indiana reports Miss Amanda Tracy, 45, was declared insane on Friday after claiming she was haunted by men who wanted to make a white slave of her and were always following her and trying to flirt.
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Columbus
Ind
Amanda Tracy
Wronged wife triggers arrest of Kokomo man and wife
In Kokomo Indiana a wronged wife instigated the arrest of John W Flick and Mrs Birdie Perkins who have been living as spouses since June in Tiffin Ohio. Both pleaded guilty before the court and are held for further investigation. The injured wife and daughter Emma await news at a Tiffin hotel. Flick recently resigned from a church trustees board.
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Kokomo
Ind
John W. Flick
Birdie Perkins
Tiffin
Flick
Emma
United Brethren Church
White Dove Sits on Hotel Guest in Indiana
In Logansport Indiana on August 13 a white dove flew into the Barnett hotel and perched on the shoulder of W H Harrison a proprietor. The newspaper notes the dove is a fixture as a pet and enjoys perching on guests shoulders.
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Logansport
Ind
W. H. Harrison
Barnett Hotel
Purse Found In Buttermilk Bucket At Baldridge Place
In Princeton Tud Aug 13 report P BR Baldridge bought a gallon of buttermilk on Friday and found a pocketbook tucked at the bottom of the bucket containing $23. The discovery occurred while the customer enjoyed the beverage and sun.
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Princeton
Tud
Norton suit seeks support from Clifford grain dealer
Mrs Effie A Norton of Indianapolis sues her husband Julan P Norton a wealthy grain dealer of Clifford for 1000 dollars for support and a suit for permanent support which she recently filed is tried in Columbus Indiana on August 13.
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Columbus
Ind
Effie A. Norton
Indianapolis
Julan P. Norton
Clifford
Misfortune strikes Columbus woman as burglars burn home
On August 13 Mrs. Otis Judd was at a doctor's office having eye treatment when burglars looted her Columbus residence and set it ablaze destroying household goods. Her eyes were damaged by a vermin exterminator she had been using.
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Columbus
Otis Judd
Irate farmer hurls ax into automobile
In Washington Indiana on Friday Robert Hart a farmer hurled an ax at a passing auto party. The weapon smashed the windshield and brass trim, killing the farmer’s dog and injuring no one. Passengers Jesse Modrell Evansville Robert Irvin Vincennes C W Smith and Henry S Leisch were frightened by the incident gathered near the wrecked car. The auto was traveling about 15 miles per hour as it slowed to pass.
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Sun
Washington
Ind
Robert Hart
Farmer
Frank B. Fornwald
Jesse Modrell
Robert Irvin
Evansville
C. W. Smith
Henry S. Leisch
Vincennes
Hart
Sheridan Sends Two to Panama Canal
Sheridan Ind Aug 1 Grayson Brightmire and Howardox prepare for Panama service next week Brightmire as timekeeper and ox as surveyor for Uncle Sam on the big canal
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Sheridan
Sun
Ind
Grayson Brightmire
Howardox
Panama
Brightmire
Uncle Sam
Flour Mill Burns in Rochester Fire Loss Reported
The Anchor flouring mill burned Friday in Rochester Indiana causing about $15,000 in property damage. Local fire crews battled the blaze as investigators sought the cause and scope of the damage to the facility serving regional grain supply needs.
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Rochester
Ind
Colored man dies under train wheels in Greensburg
Special to The Sum. Greensburg Indiana August 13 Rufus Goins a colored man from a pass lock found on him was killed Friday while attempting to board a Big Four freight train His body was cut in two as he slipped beneath the wheels
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Greensburg
Ind
Rufus Goins
Freights Meet in Head End Collision at Bedford
Two extra freight trains collided head on in Bedford Indiana Friday. The crews leapt to safety as engines and several cars were wrecked. Authorities blamed the mishap on miscommunication and defective signaling as rescue teams assessed the damage.
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Bedford
Ind
Brush Runabout Drives 2500 Miles by 9YearOld Louie
The Abernathy brothers aged 9 and 11 drove a Brush runabout from New York to Oklahoma City covering 2,500 miles. Louie handled the car solo, steering with one hand while horn blowing with the other, proving Brush simplicity, easy riding, and low operating cost. Car advertised at $485, pitched as ideal for business or pleasure and cheaper than horse or fare.
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Abernathy
Oklahoma City
New York
Colonel Roosevelt
Southwest
Louie
Temple
New York City
Louis Abernathy
Brush
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