Two Indiana incidents involve accidental falls and a pig attack
In Elwood Laf ayette Blake fell from a second story window while asleep and broke the fence but was unhurt. In Nashville Samuel Hoy fought off an eagle that had seized a pig from Schooner Creek, killing the bird after it wounded him and escaped with three pigs already taken.
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Elwood
Ind
Lafayette Blake
Blake
Nashville
Samuel T. Hoy
Schooner Creek
Fortville milliner hosts weekly dressmaking for village girls
In Greenfield Indiana Mrs. Wynn a Fortville milliner dedicates one afternoon each week to entertaining village girls. She collects bright colored scraps from her millinery shop and on Wednesday afternoons invites the children and their dolls to sew and assemble new dresses from the remnants.
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Greenfield
Ind
Sps
Wealthy antisaloon backer in assault case at Anderson
Allison Crist of Anderson, an Antisaloon League figure, was arrested on assault and battery charges for attacking bartender Noble Stratton with a mace during a riot. Stratton suffered a fractured skull, condition described as serious. Crist posted a $3,000 bond.
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Anderson
Ind
Allison Crist
Antisaloon League
Noble Stratton
Crist
Stratton
Alligon duo to launch new Columbus morning paper
Alonzo Alligon editor of the Brown County Democrat and his son George Allison will take over the defunct Columbus Star and start a new morning paper on September 1. Columbus will then have three dailies and five weeklies.
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Columbus
Ind
Alonzo Alligon
Brown County Democrat
George ‘Allison
Columbus Star Outfit
Eagle Kills Man After Seven-Foot Shot In Petersburg
James Gordon killed a bald eagle measuring over seven feet from tip to tip in Petersburg Indiana. After shooting, he ran to the bird which attacked him tearing his shirt and causing deep lacerations. Police report no further injuries.
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Petersburg
Ind
James Gordon
Gordon
Loganport Hero Dead After Bridge Jump Rescue
Patrick OConner who leapt from a railroad bridge Sunday night to save a boy near an oncoming train died of injuries. He leaves a widow and child.
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Logansport
Ind
Patrick O'Conner
Bonded Miss Kitty Harte Freed After Robbery Charge
Valparaiso Indiana citizens posted bond for Miss Kitty Harte the domestic accused in the Stoneburner residence robbery and she was released from jail Tuesday night. They also hired two lawyers for her defense.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Kitty Harte
Stoneburner
Bloodhound Turns on Handler Bites Two Injured in Errant Attack
In Crawfordsville Indiana a bloodhound kept for tracking criminals turned vicious on Tuesday night and severely bit Mia Joshua McCloud and a small child named Gidgood before police killed the dog.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Mia
Joshua McCloud
Gidgood
Despondent man shoots himself after overpaying
Bedford Indiana on August 20 Frank Wright age 44 attempted suicide overpaid by 80 dollars for property. The bullet was removed and he is expected to recover.
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Bedford
Ind
Frank Wright
Columbus Educator J A Carnegie Leaves for Texas
Prof J A Carnegie longtime superintendent of Columbus schools has moved to Albany Texas to become principal of Reynolds Academy. Carnegie is a second cousin of industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
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Columbus
Ind
J. A. Carnegie
Albany
Tex
Reynolds Academy
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
James Hagan Dies From Internal Injuries After Runaway
GREENFIELD Ind Aug 20 James Hagan prominent farmer is dead at his home near the city. Eight months earlier he was injured in a runaway and his death is attributed to internal injuries.
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Greenfield
Ind
James Hagan
Boy 12 Sentenced for Fourth Theft Worded at Reform School
George McGowan of Anderson Indiana, age 12, was sentenced to the reform school for stealing a lawn mower. This was his fourth offense and prior releases had been granted each time.
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Anderson
Ind
George McGowan
Reform School
Muncie Council Grants 99Year Franchise to Traction Co
In Muncie Indiana the Redkey town council approved by unanimous vote a 99 year franchise to the Muncie and Portland Traction Company. The action extends street railway service and public transportation rights.
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Muncie, Ind
Redkey Town
Gypsy Band Kidnaps Boy in Vincennes Case
VINCENNES Ind Aug 20 a band of gypsies kidnapped the 8 years old son of B McIntire Tuesday Sheriff Summit and a posse are in pursuit of the abductors.
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Vincennes
Ind
B. McIntire
Sheriff Summit
Posse
Record of Indiana towns reports and misfortunes
Multiple brief items from Indiana towns report deaths from typhoid and paralysis, injuries from falls and trains, fires, dog attacks, and criminal or legal notes. Notable entries include James Barwick dead of typhoid in Galton, Isaac Carty killed by a train in Bloomington, and a Rochester shoe factory closing affecting 500 workers.
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Sedan
Galton
James Barwick
Fankfort
Milton
Lewis Leffiingwell
Arsaw-Rollo Brown
South Bend
National Bank
Kokomo
Ray Wood
Franklin
John McCaslin
Rochester
Marion
Marion Zouaves
Plymouth
Ironwood
Anderson
Chester Sauders
Bloomington
Isaac Carty
Marshall
Portland
Camden
Lexington
George Meager
Riverdale
Order of
Druids
Vincennes
New Albany
Wells B. Plumer
Shelbyville
New Public Library
Phru
Walter Brown
Mea
Wiliams
Fire Mystery Strikes Churches and Buildings in多个 Cities
A blaze destroyed several buildings and damaged a Christian church. Incidents include Lewis Phillips confronting William King in Greencastle, stabbing nearly to death. Carter Robinson falling from a train into a canal near Connersville. and plans for a $5 796 steam heating plant at the Hart ford City courthouse with completion by Jan 1.
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Christian Church
Greencastle
Lewis Phillips
William King
Connersville
Carter Robinson
Hartford City
Court House
Anderson
Isaac Rector
Oklahoma
Spartansburg
Charles Elliott
Eleven year old Lottie Wilson charged with bicycle thefts
In Detroit on August 20 the 11 year old Lottie Wilson faces police charges for taking bicycles and sharing them with friends. Detectives traced wheels to her Lieb street home where she reportedly keeps one for herself and lends another to neighbors. She claimed innocence saying she just wanted a ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Lottie Wilson
Sadie Green
Lottie Dingeman
Witty
Crowe
Wilson
Liebst
Lottie
Ambush Shoots Two at Edgerton Colliery
In Scranton Pennsylvania two Edgerton colliery workers, foreman Michael Connolly and Forest Crossman, were shot at close range as they stood under a bright electric lamp. Connolly was hit in the body and eye, Crossman in the knee, and his leg was later amputated. The attack, condemned by locals and unionists, remains a mystery to investigators.
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Scranton
Edgerton
Mayfield
Michael Connolly
Forest Crossman
Foreman
Crossman
Connolly
Wrong Man Hanged In Indian Reservation Murder Case
In Tacoma Washington August 20 a deathbed confession reveals the wrong man was hanged for Agnes Tessant’s murder on the Umatilla reservation 18 years ago. Victor Williams, dying of consumption, admitted killing Tessant to rob her and wrongly named Pilvou, who was executed.
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Tacoma
Wagsh
Umatilla
Pilycu
Agnes Tessant
Victor Williams
Pilyou
Man to wed after jail term ends to gain fresh air
Hyman Ross, after two days in Ludlow Street jail for refusing to marry Sarah Finesilver, agrees to wed for air and money. A civil marriage contract is drawn. the $10,000 damages suit is withdrawn. Mrs. Finesilver promises him lifelong support if he stays a good husband.
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New York
Ludlowst
Hyman Ross
Sarah Finessilver
Miss Finesilver
Scare over smallpox tales and odd town anecdotes
A jumble of town chatter recounts Edna’s father’s scare warnings to children about falls, a smallpox outbreak with many curious locals, and a series of quirky incidents. A janitorish plan to ruin a school door lock using muriatic acid backfires, plus tales of pesthouse wagons, a city misstep, and a debtor’s double misprint letter mix up.
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O’conner
Texas
Wayne
William
Benfield
Ting
Ter
William Hallberg
da Anderson
Peparried
Mersville
John A. Gansert
Leety Deerin
Gertrude Morris
Sirian
Ichmond
Marion Devers
Glenn Dham
Fostoria
O. Thorntown
Stephen Ward
Peru—Methodist Church
Denver
Shelby Ville
Michigan City
Lewis Russell
Josie Wiley
Warren—Joseph Colbert
William J. McDermott
Fort Wayne
Davie Krill
Terre Haute
Muncie
Midland Steel Company
Howard McKinney
Richmond
Edward Eggemeyer
Vat Paraiso
George A. Johnson
Swedish Lutheran Church
Hegewisch
Cambridge City
George Doll
Rockport
Spencer Perry
Crawford County
Jerry Suddarth
Martin Hines
Indianapolis
Crown Point—Stork
H. D. Rieker
Indian Territory
Charles C. Gasistie
W. O. Blakely
George Wasson
Oui
Albert Newsom
Goshen
Mary Mangold
John McNaughton
Marcus Cookson
Lawrence Ford
Elizabeth Bensman
Evansville
Jackson Davis
Pigeon Creek
Lafayette
A. J. Lansdowne
Christiana Comer
Soldiers
Little Lottie
Castoria
Tere
Cranstonic Institute
Cranitonic Hair Food CO
Wes Broadway
Alford
Prospect
Baker
Michigan
Baron Bros
E. Washington
Carr
Alabama
Carter
Mass.ave
Bhichrodt
Illinois
Jackson Place
Fisher
College Ave
Gable
N. Ilinois
Moroney
Mueller
Muehl & Co
N. Alabama
Sixteenth
Virginia-ave
Navin’s Pharmacy
N. Tlinois
Pomeroy
N. Penn
Reynolds
N. West
Scott & Son
Mlinois
Sloan Drug Co
W. Washington
Staley
Bates
Hurry Pharmacy Company
Scott
College-ave
Indianapolis Drug Co
Daniel Stewart Co
Ward Drug Co
Little Edna
Mamma
Nelson Brayton
South Dakota
Supt
J. Clyde Power
Pennsylvania
Mr. Power
Richard Reagin
N. Capitolave
Sixteenth St
Jack
Frank
Wm. F. Bader
Keep Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
David Kennedy
Grand St
Williamsburg
Walter
J. W. Friday & Co
Lemcke
Rt Real Estate
Fooot
Russellne
Merrill St
Frank L. Furgason
E. Market
Douglass St
Frank L
Furgason
Irvington
Cross & Brown
N. Meridian
Davidson
National Bond & Realty Co
Ethip-st. Tft
Montcalm-st
Stilz & Miller
Twenty-second-st
Capitol-ave
W. Wash
Indianapols Street Railway Company
P. A. Hinds
Nice
Bellefontaine St
Stila & Miller
New Jersey St
Twentythird
Twenty-fourth-st
Morton-place
Talbott
Tf R. LL
Bellefontaine
Spann & CO
Twenty-second
College
Illinois St
Twenty-first
South Seventeenth
John 8. Spann & CO
BE. Market St
DH. Wiles
Eee Tibbott
Derry
Davis & Co
Baldwin
R. L. Talbot, Lemcke
Dwinnell & Co
Miller Bros., Real Estate
Heaton & Co., Lemcke Bldg
Hudson
Wright
de Vore
Oliver Ave
Caldwell & Moore
Fitzgerald Bldg
Brandon Elk
M. E. Wash
Cook
White River
Schuck
W. Mich.st
John A. Smith
Ingalls Block
J. B. McKinney
Stevenson
Henry H. Fay
E. Market St
Union Trust Bulding
J. W. Losh
A. B. Carter & Co
E. Mien Cata
J. G. McCullough
Wm. Manion
S. Delawarest
Seidensticker & Root
Meyer & Newcomb
Greyer & Keller
Majestic
Plainfield Electric
Bailey
E. Wash
Broadway
22Nd St
Thorp
L. M. Pentecost
Fitzgerald
BE. Market
St. Tf
C. W.ridges Investment Co
Lombard Bidg
E. Washington-st. Tf
Morris-st
J. H. Pattison
Monument Place
Law Building
Lemcke Bldg
Illnois-st
W. W. Dark & Co
E. Market-st
Grever & Keller
Denny & Denny
Delaware St
William Gordon
R. C. Light
Aeres
City
Smith
Washington St
Chas. W. Brouse
Law
New Cottage
City Hospital
Holman & Co
Market St
Shelton
Pioneer
Udell & Clifton
K. C. Light
L. B. Crabtree
Cone Square
Fairview
38Thst
Chas G. Duvall
Real Estate and Insurance
Lombard Bldg
New
East
H. P. Stewart
Madison-ave
G. A. Wurgler
High St
G. A. Wureler
Lemcke Elk
N. Euclid-place
Station St
Ashe Jandave
F. T. McWhirter
E. Mareket
Scott & Carpenster
H. C. Bickel
Lipes
Indianapolis Tent & Awning CO
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U. G. Lipes
Dr. Lipes
A.g.lipes
Stevenson Bulding
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