Plotters Slain By Their Own Bomb Plotters Slain By Their Own Bomb
Lisbon officials foil a bomb plot to kill King Carlos and Premier Franco. An explosion in a tenement district kills two and wounds two. Police arrest 30 suspects, holding them aboard the cruiser Adamaster in the Tagus. Leader Jose Hettencourt, a medical student, and incriminating papers link conspirators. Prisoners face secret trial with likely exile to Timor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Hettencourt
Bettencourt
Timor
Onion Day at Wolf Lake to Spotlight Local Onions
Special to The Sun from Columbia City Indiana reports Wolf Lake twelve miles north will host the second annual Onion Day on Friday August twenty eighth. Noble county leads onion growing with prizes for best varieties. Three Indiana congressmen C C Gilliams James E Watson and J A M Adair will speak on patriotism two ideals of life and American progression respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
Wolf Lake
Noble County
United States
Indiana
C. C. Gilliams
James E. Watson
J. A. M. Adair
Peter Pursell Family Reunion Planned in Rushville
Arrangements set for a Pursell family reunion in Rushville with about 75 expected attendees. The Pursell clan in Marion area exceeds 20, tracing back to Peter Pursell a Revolutionary War participant who moved from New Jersey to Indiana. His oldest grandson near 76 lives at Broad Ripple with seven grandchildren nearby in Indianapolis. The elder Pursell is buried in Greenlawn cemetery, exact grave location unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Purnell
Rushville
Frank PB. Johnson
Association
Pursell
Marion
Peter Pursell
Hoosier State
New Jersey
Broad Ripple
Indianapolis
Greenlawn
Annual Lawn Fete Opens at Holy Cross Church Grounds
The Holy Cross church annual lawn fete opened Tuesday night on the church grounds at Ohio and Oriental streets. A large crowd attended the opening and the event was a great success. The fete will continue Wednesday afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Holy Cross Church
Church
Ohio
Oriental Ats
Mayor of Gary for the People Defeats Trust Plan
The Gary candidate runs on a model town platform to protect residents from a steel trust grab. Backers say he guards against the trust moving unilaterally, presenting a reformist agenda for the city.
Mayor Knotts Defies Steel Trust to Save Gary Franchises
In Gary Indiana R F Frazer portrays former steelworker turned mayor Tom Knotts challenging a powerful steel trust seeking water electric telephone and street railway franchises. Knotts blocks key deals arguing city independence while the trust fights via court battles and referendums. His pay is twelve dollars a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Street Mines
Gary
Frank Gavitt
Gavitt
Street Trust
Mandamus Knotts
Knotts
Reunion of Fifty-seventh Indiana Regiment Held Sep 4
CHARLOTTESVILLE Ind Aug 21 The annual reunion of the Fifty-seventh Indiana regiment will be held here Sept 4 The camp fire will be at the M E church Wednesday night Sept 4
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Charlottesville
Ind
Indiana
Hirsch Turned Back by Russia
Dr Emil Hirsch a leading Chicago rabbi was barred from entering Russia while en route to aid the Russian people. He remained in Paris at the Grand Hotel and plans to appeal to the United States Minister, a move likely to trigger a diplomatic dispute between the US and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Emil G. Hirsch
Chicago
America
Uncle Sam
the Czar
Dr. Hirsch
Grand Hotel
United States
Hirsch
Russia
Miner Shot In Potatoes Patch By Indiana Farmer
Special to The Sun. Terre Haute Ind August 21 David Morris a farmer shot an Austrian miner named Wahhenroder whom he found in his potato patch He will be crippled for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
David Morris
Wahhenroder
Child 11 Crushed Foot by Street Car in Indiana Ave
Alpha Cooley, 11, ran to her Roosevelt avenue home and fell under a moving Indiana and Columbia street car. Conductor McGruder and Motorman Ben Hough operated the inbound car No 713. Four women cried warnings, but Alpha’s foot was crushed and later amputated at City hospital. She is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Cooley
Indiana and
Columbia-ave
Alpha
McGruder
Ben Hough
Mullan
Stewart
Murdered in Her Home in Brooklyn
New York police race to track down a brutal home murder of widow Louisa Scham found by waiting killer. One arrest made, Joseph Burk, a butcher, in whose room a bloodied knife was found. He is jailed awaiting further examination as detectives pursue the slayer.
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New York
Louisa Scham
Joseph Burk
Society Notes Center on Weddings in Connersville
Society items detail multiple weddings and engagements in Connersville and surrounding areas. Miss Hazel Cleveland and Harry Curry plan a wedding at Bell Fontaine Street, while Edith Belle Scott and Lawrence Irwin wed at home on Bellefontaine Street with no attendants. Other ceremonies include Miss Fanny Fishberg and Louis Weissman, Miss Eleanor Brundage and Charles Bohnstadt, and a Matrons Charity Club gathering at Beech Hill with a chicken dinner and thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.
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Hazel Susan Cleveland
Jeanette Cleveland
Harry C. Curry
Bellfontaine St
Edith Belle Scott
David I. Scott
Lawrence Clifton Irwin
Howling Green
Fanny Fishberg
D. Fishberg
Louis Weissman
Esther Lippman
Chicago
Lillie Dorman
Indianapolis
Isaac Neustadt
Eleanor May Brundage
Charles N. Bohnstadt
John Brundags
Bellefontaine St
Madison
Ind
Jeanne Brundage
Lucile F. Connor
Everett Weer
Frances
Clara. Brundage
Bohnstadt
Northwestern-ave
Beech Hill
Clermont
F. H. Johnson
Mesdames M. C. Negiley
J. B. Long
F. M. Wiley
A. E. Holt
M. Dupont
E. V. Johnson
R. Duncan
E. A. Hornaday
M. A. Brennan
F. H. Vogt
G. Stelhorn
N. Denman
E. Hunt
Henry Moore
Johnson
Bluffton financier to build two hotels in Gary
Dr. L. H. Cook of Bluffton announces plans with associates to erect two new hotels in Gary, Indiana, each valued at fifty thousand dollars. The project signals a major addition to the city’s lodging capacity and reflects local investment by prominent residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary, Ind
L. H. Cook
Bluffton, Ind
Sultan's troops rout natives in anti foreign uprising
A dispatch from Tanbier to Central News reports the sultan's troops crushed a large native force opposing foreign presence. Villages were burned and looted, and the tribesmen were driven off in a complete rout. A separate Casablanca attack was also defeated by the French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tan
Casablanca
Stole $200000 From The Mail Mystery Recalled
Secret Service men in Chicago pursue a $250000 mail theft case from Denver to Chicago on a Burlington train. Post office inspectors predict an arrest by nightfall as Omaha crew tied to the disappearance is investigated. A package thought to contain part of the loot passed through Chicago addressed to a local recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Post Office
Federal
Secret Service
Denver
Omaha
Levering, 81, Noted Sunday School Leader Dead
William H. Levering died at his Lafayette home aged 81. A prominent Sunday school worker, he served as president of the State Sunday School Association in 1874 and traveled nationwide organizing Sunday school work. From 1881 to 1890 he sat on the National Sunday School association executive committee and authored many state related works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
William H. Levering
United States
State Sunday School Association
National Sunday School Association
Housman Dead Head Broker Behind Morgan Ties
United Press reports Arthur A. Housman, head of A. A. Housman & Co., died early today at his New York home amid concerns over the financial situation. He was known as one of J. P. Morgan's brokers and his death follows worries about market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur A. Housman
Stock Exchange
A. A. Housman & Co
Housman
J. P. Morgan
Holiness Camp Meeting Set for Cleveland Indiana
The Eastern Indiana Holiness association holds its annual camp meeting at Cleveland Indiana starting August 24. Rev D T Brooks of Oskaloosa Indiana will oversee the Bible school. Grounds lie on the National Road and electric line, 28 miles east of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Ind
Indiana
Holiness Association
Cleveland
Bible School
D. T. Brooks
Oskaloosa
National Road and Electric
Indianapolis
Llewellyn Jones Dead In Madison At 78
John Llewellyn Jones aged 78 a jeweler and former newspaper editor died suddenly in Madison Ind last night authorities said Jones long associated with local press as editor and trusted community figure passes away leaving behind his family and a legacy in the town’s journalism scene
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Ind
John Llewellyn Jones
Arrest a Suspect in Walsh Murder Case
Chicago Aug 21 United Press reports a man calling himself Henry Sheppard was arrested on suspicion of knowing something about the July 31 murder of 22 year old Albert E. Walsh. Walsh, who died while running to aid his sister after her room was discovered by a masked intruder, had prior residence in Covington Kentucky and is said to have served time in an Iowa penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Sheppard
Albert E. Walsh
Iowa
Walsh
Covington
Poslum Earns Quick Relief for Eczema Says New Remedy
Suffering from eczema sufferers in New York learn of an external remedy named possum that relieves itching on first use and often clears inflamed skin overnight. Emergency Laboratories offers a free experimental treatment by writing to 32 W Twenty-fifth Street, New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. Twenty-fifth Street
New York City
Railroads Meet Smoke Inspector to Reduce Engine Smoke
Representatives from several railroads and Smoke Inspector D A Walmsley met Tuesday afternoon to discuss strategies for cutting smoke from switch engines. They agreed to test devices designed to reduce smoke emissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Walmsley
Favors Higher Pay and Canteen for Soldiers
Maj. Gen. A W Greely in his annual report argues desertion stems from inadequate pay and lack of canteen benefits. He urges pay increases, longer enlistment, stronger infantry, and canteen restoration or federal liquor-use limits. Ration shortages and monotony also cited as issues for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greely
Gen. Greely
City Record Births and Deaths Listed for Local Area
Births listed for multiple couples with addresses on Central Olney Iowa Har low Morris Centennial McLain Division and more. Names include Richard J Williams Olive Williams Eugene Knipp Grace Knipp and others with numerous baby genders recorded. Deaths include Eleanor Stutsman mitral insufficiency tuberculosis enterocolitis bulbar paralysis chronic Brights disease cerebral hemorrhage with patient ages and addresses.
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Richard J
Olive Williams
Central-ave
Eugene and
Grace Knipp
Olney-st
Charles and
Emma Ironerman
Iowa-st
Clarence
Jessie Settles
Harlow-st
Elmer E
Georgia Eyster
River Ave
Ida M. Robertson
Morris-st
Herman and
Marcena Prosahn
Lambert-st
William and
Catherine Williams
Centennial-st
Walter
Minnie McHugh
McLain-st
Louis
Ella Phillips
Morgan St
Peter and Bridget Costello
Michigan-st
Samuel and
Pearl Shaffer
E. Georgia-st
Eleanor Deborah Stutsman
Fernway
Laura E. Wilcox
Ashland Ave
Jessie L. King
Indianapolis Ave
Hermar Stanley Thomas Smith
Walter Wilam Owen
Palmerst
Bright’s
Henry Keller
City Hospital
For Rent Rooms Wanted Help. Ten Words Fred Three Days
A classifieds item lists ten words under For Rent Rooms Wanted, seeking help for Fred in a three day period, noting situations and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Marriages of Arthur T Miller to Dora Reisner and Others
A list of marriage announcements includes Arthur T. Miller and Dora E. Reisner, Frank H. Foster and Margaret Hinds, Jesse Wolfla and Effie H. Smith, Frederick W. Brehol and Karoline Grube, Joseph Severn and Mabel M. Charple, Jessie C. Gordon and Sadie B. McClead, Fred Clarke and Edythe M. Young, Ray P B Hopkins and Olive Morehouse, John Dwyer and Anna G. Callahan, Walter I Bolinger and Elizabeth Schelske, Lawrence C Clark and Mane E Smith, John W Rench ard Moorm H Updike, Martin J Berln and Elizabeth Silver- Tua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur T. Miller
Dora E. Reisner
Frank H. Foster
Margaret Hinds
Jesse Wolfla
Effie H. Smith
Frederick W. Brehol
Karoline Grube
Joseph Severn
Mabel M. Charple
Jessie C. Gordon
Sadie B. McClead
Fred Clarke
Edythe M. Young
Ray PB. Hopkins
Olive Morehouse
John Dwyer
Anna G. Callahan
Walter I. Bolinger
Elizabeth Schelske
Lawrence C. Clark
Mane E
Fairbanks Loses In The New State Taft Backers Dominant
Columbus Ohio August 21 Assistant Attorney General Cline said the Oklahoma delegates will back Taft and the Fairbanks movement has collapsed. Insurance Commissioner Voryss remains hopeful the Taft boom will win Ohio with Roosevelt favored for renomination if Taft falters. Ohio Republicans question Foraker in a Taft primary and fear Roosevelt could be renominated.
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Taft
Fairbanks
Arthur Voryss
Ohio
Roosevelt
Foraker
Poor, Friendless Queen Befriended by Emma Calye in Paris
Dethroned ex queen Ranavalo III of Madagascar, banished to Algiers by France, finds rare friendship in Paris as Emma Calye the renowned prima donna takes her under care. Calye provides kindness and support to ease the exile’s sorrow and memories of former glory.
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Paris
Algiers
Ranavalo III
Madagascar
Emma Calye
Ranavalo
Oldest Milwaukee fireman killed in truck crash
Milwaukee August 2 John Mehan the oldest fireman in the Milwaukee fire department was instantly killed yesterday when he was thrown from his truck as he drove to a fire. The accident occurred during routine duties leaving the department in mourning. Mehan had served with the force for many years and was a well known figure in the city firefighting community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
John Mehan
Milwaukee Fire Department
Building Permits Reported in City Records
Fred Hees of Reming Road Street files for a dwelling permit valued at 2300 dollars. I P Winder seeks a dwelling permit at Capitol Avenue for 3600 dollars.
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Fred. Hees
Road St
I. P
Winder
Capitol-ave
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