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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1910
Page
3
In Tipton Indiana on December 23 a young woman in a fur hat sold perfume to townspeople using dice based gambits. She tempted crowds with bold bets and challenged men in cigar shops, winning small stakes and seizing a ten dollar bill from a passerby.
William H. Bundy and his brother George Bundy, heirs to a large Philadelphia estate, expect certified checks for $600000 each this month. The Bundys, from Sugar Creek township and Crawfordsville, were in Philadelphia to verify heirship. William plans to buy a car and embark on a coast-to-coast trip with his wife and four children.
Ward A. Garner acting warden of the Indiana state prison will stay until February 1 then leave to become warden of the Connecticut state prison in Wethersfield Garner rose from guard on the wall to the top post in the department
In Bowling Green Indiana on December 23 the baby daughter of Bruce Mustard was playing with watches when her clothing caught fire. The child was badly burned before help arrived and may die.
Benjamin Reihoff of College Corner leaped from a Big Four train in Rushville Indiana on Thursday as the engine stopped. He struck the cement platform headfirst and may die.
Clyde Kitchen swapped his automobile for 185 acres in Franklin county. He believes the yearly taxes will be less than fuel costs and other expenses.
A collage of December items from New York to Albany includes Central Trust Company approving a 50000 bonus for President James N Wallace. Other notes report Santa donations, turkeys for White House staff, hospital gifts, and a state payroll gesture.
Special to The Sun from Rochester Indiana describes Albert Bitters revealing a wife who disguises cold tea and perfume as a hair tonic. The husband, unknowingly applying the substitute, claims noticeable effects while fearing discovery. The ploy ends with exhausted supplies and shared jokes.
Newton Carnine, 46, and Maggie M Conally, 41, tied at Lawrenceburg with best man Henry J Niester. A clerical error repeated as Carnine wrongly gave his name twice causing blushes and shared laughter. The judge corrected the license and marriage proceeded.
In Marion Indiana on December 23 19xx the jury in the William A. Dugan druggist case failed to reach a verdict after twenty five hours. A separate jury trial for Peter Berger also ended in a disagreement. Both men were former saloon keepers who now run drug stores.
Mrs Christina Ahrens a 71 year old widow of Lawrenceburg Indiana became a devoted admirer of Roosevelt and tried to memorize his senatorial campaign speeches during a trip across Indiana. An insanity commission has ruled her mind a blank.
In Bloomington Indiana on December 23 Fireman Harry Johnson of the Monon railroad was crushed under his engine in a cinder pit. The engineer in the cab misheard his call and started the engine. Johnson suffered shoulder lacerations and back injuries but is expected to recover.
Valparaiso Indiana December 23 1930 grand jury returns a bill holding Jacob Walters for trial for the murder in the first degree of Albert Johnson of Wren Ohio. The fatal shooting occurred at Keats on December 16.
Bridget Smith aged 100 dies in Edinburgh on Thursday. Family records are missing, but current obituary notes her long life in Columbus Indiana area.
Police from South Bend and Logansport hunted all Thursday night for Evelyn Hisele age 17 and a man named Canington after they believed the couple fled to Gretna Green in St. Joseph Michigan. A license had been issued for Evelyn Eisele and Charles Haught to wed in Covington Kentucky. The girl's father, in a frantic plea, reported her disappearance as she left home saying she would marry. Descriptions were sent to South Bend and officers watched trains with no success.
Loganport Indiana December 23 D H Seiver motorman on the city line ran into a hearse. He quit at once saying he saw death's signal. The crash was minor and unavoidable. Seiver called it an omen and refused further service.
A. Brown plans a traction link from Evansville to a new town across the Ohio river. The line will use a ferry boat to bring cars, with work starting February 1. The announcement came from Evansville on December 23.
Victor Sinu’s horse bolted through Huntington as a curious crowd chased it, everyone more focused on bottles spilling from the buggy than catching the horse. A woman was knocked to the pavement at a crossing, and Sinn lost a case of beer before the animal halted at Rev. E W Cole’s doorstep.
Muncie Indiana December 23 Paul Stewart 22 an electrician at the Muncie Electric Light Co was fatally burned Thursday when 2300 volts passed through his body while working in a switchboard pit beneath a turbine engine Witnesses saw a flash and found his body in flames He had planned to marry Christmas Eve and leave for the wedding with a fiancée from outside the city whose name is not known to friends.
In Huntington Indiana on December 23 Fred Auer displayed a fox captured in a trap set for skunks. He noted the fox had been stealing his chickens for some time and remarked humorously that it “takes a Dutchman to get ’em.”
In Columbus Indiana Mrs Mary Dewese, Alert, saved a clock by removing only its damaged outer parts after a Thursday fire. The timepiece then ran steadily as if it had survived unscathed, despite the blaze nearly destroying it.
In Columbus Indiana on December 23 Chris Dorman fell thirty feet when scaffolding collapsed while painting a smokestack. He grabbed a guy wire and slid fifty more feet to the ground, surviving the dangerous descent.
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