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Evansville and Terre Haute News Roundup of 19th Century Hoosier Events
Indiana towns report thefts and fires, legal actions, and political tensions. Incidents include an Evansville search for missing man Jacob Weiss, a body found in the Ohio River with foul play suspected, and a Martinsville land jury indictment in a seduction case. Reports also cover gang threats by White Caps, a mad-dog scare in Whitestown, and drought relief cries amid local fairs and church news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton & Cunningham
Greensburg
Jacob Weiss
Evansville
Ohio River
Lewis Allery
Lebanon
Whitestown
Order of St. Francis
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Lafayette
Pernons
Wranklis
Louis Knobe
Jas
Burk
Waterloo
Burks
Skip
Harnkarit
W. W. McBeth
Montgomery County
Valparaiso
J. A
Smith
Boston
Presbyterian Church
Boone Grove
Lizzie
Chas
Rankin
Peru
Chas, Pence
Miami County
Kansas City
Wilson
Keating
Wilcim
Wabash
B. Ogden
Laketon
Ogden
Wm. Myers
Dainties
Guy
Abbot
New Jersey
New York
Muncie
Messrs
KE. G. Rideout
J. M. Woods
C. Thompson
John T. Phillips
Norman