Snow Flurries Reported in Trenton N J amid Heat in West
Snow fell in Trenton New Jersey during a heavy rainstorm on Friday sighted after 2 pm. The unusual event is described as unprecedented for the area as heat and drought spread across the southern and central United States. In Kansas City hay prices hit a record high while drought battered crops and livestock. three women died in Lawton Oklahoma as crowds surged for land office services in Wichita Kansas.
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Trenton
N. J
ST. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Kansas
Nebraska
Boonville
Joplin
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Wichita
Kas
Lawton
O. C
Richards
Miss Davis Sentenced Ten Years for Perjury Confession
In Muncie Indiana on July 13 Maggie Davis confessed to perjury in a case linked to Aletha Puckett. The confession led to new trial motions by William Tharp and Chandler Smith. Ralph Cook and five others were dismissed. Davis claims Puckett described a blackmail scheme in Independence. She received a ten year term at the Indianapolis reformatory.
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Muncie
Ind
Maggie Davis
William Tharp
Chandler Smith Willas
Aletha Puckett
Miss Davis
Miss Puckett
Ralph Cook
Independence
Puckett
Reformatory
Indianapolis
Unexplained Run on Bank of Miami at Peru Indiana
News reports a sudden bank run on the Bank of Miami Joan and savings association in Peru Indiana with $75,000 cash on hand. Depositors withdraw as aid offerings arrive, while no cause is identified for the liquidity scare.
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Peru
Ind
Bank of Miami
Joan and Savings Associa
James M Sellar Ends Life in Indiana Office
Crawfordsville Ind July 13 Judge James M Sellar a well known attorney and Democratic politician committed death by morphine in his office Saturday morning He left a letter saying he was heavily in debt The letter praised his wife as the bravest purest truest and most patient wife ever given to man Sellar in 1896 was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor.
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Sellar
Murder charge defendant held for grand jury in Fort Wayne
In Fort Wayne Indiana Charles Dunn is held for the grand jury after being charged with the murder of Alice Cothrell whose body was found in the Dunn home cistern. Dunn offered no defense preferring to reserve evidence for trial and his attorney says innocence will be proved. The defense may attempt to place guilt on another.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Marie Sampleton
Charles Dunn
Dunn
Little Alice Cothrell
Fort Wayne, Ind
Oil operators arrested for polluting streams in Indiana
Marion Indiana July 13 nine oil operators were arrested on charges of polluting streams by discharging waste oil affidavits by deputy fish commissioner James Hamilton allege fish are being killed and disease germs bred by the dumps into the streams
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Marion
Ind
James Hamilton
Notorious Bull Frazier Escapes After Mishawaka Marriage
Michigan bank robber known as Bull Frazier eluded Chief Needham and two officers Saturday morning. He swam the river to escape after secretly marrying a Cassopolis woman in Mishawaka.
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Mishawaka
Ind
Sps
Bull Frazier
Michigan
Cassopolis
Needham
Clarion Sold to Adams Westfall and Ewing in Princeton
The Clarion official Republican organ in Princeton has been sold by Gil R. Stormont for 4700 to S. R. Adams James Westfall and F. R. Ewing. The policy will remain the same with Ewing named as manager.
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Princeton
Ind
Clarion
Gil R. Stormont
S. R. Adams
James Westfall
F. R. Ewing
Ewing
Melon lice threaten Indiana grape crop in Vincennes area
Splo melon lice are destroying many vines in this part of Indiana and, if not checked, will greatly damage the crop.
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Vincennes
Ind
Indiana
Nellie O'Dell Dies After Eating Arsenic Laced Corn
In Greencastle Indiana Nellie O'Dell aged 14 consumed corn containing arsenic used for rats and mice and died within hours.
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Greencastle
Ind
Nellie O'Dell
Notable Local Deaths and Incidents Mark Week
Sullivan Edmond Leach, 80, paralyzed. Paoli Allen Jackson, aged, found dead near home. Marion Constantine Newlin, glass worker, overcome by heat. Princeton Gabriel Spencer, 30 years resident. Bloomfield Emerson Short, leading attorney and democratic politician. Rensselaer David J. Thompson, Jasper county capitalist and civil war veteran. Huntington W J Mosher, father of two children killed by the Wabash train, died of lockjaw from injuries.
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Sullivan
Edmond Leach
Paoli
Allen Jackson
Marion
Constantine Newlin
Princeton
Gabriel Spencer
Bloomfield
Emerson Short
Rensselaer
David J. Thompson
Huntington
W. J. Mosher
Regional notes reveal county health and civic plans
Adams county reports 15 smallpox cases while Connersville losses include five thousand dollars in buildings. Elkhart counts 84 voters over 80, oldest 95. Ames Hand of Michigan City enters Milwaukee Elks carnival contest. Wells county touts lowest tax levy in years. Terre Haute to spend several thousand more on street fair. Porter county shows 59 miles of roads with 46 under construction. Logansport discusses a proposed home project.
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Elkhart County
Terre Haute
Porter County
Electrical rate hikes alarm central union and local readers
The Central union raises telephone rates while the Vevay Reveille recounts weekly and decadal happenings. News items note accidents, a lynxlike animal aggression on Cass township farms, a fatal knife wound case in Paoli, a cow incident near Muncie, and civic events drawing crowds in Terre Haute.
Mannish Jail Escape Tale From Illinois to West Virginia
Ellis Glenn allegedly feigned death to evade custody, with Jude Richardson testifying he carried her from Hillsboro jail to the train. Richardson denied impropriety as Bert Glenn’s hotel associate Ernie Byers described Glenn’s known habits and identity, while the courtroom limited publication of many details.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Ellis Glenn
Hillsboro
Ill
Jude Richardson
Illinois
Glenn
William Richardson
Jude
Ernie Byers
Bert Glenn
Marietta
Byers
Ignorance and liquor in an Indiana study
Secretary Butler reports on 500 Jeffersonville inmates showing disrupted family ties by death or separation, literacy and schooling gaps, high tobacco and liquor use, unemployment at crime time, and low social engagement. He concludes the home, school, and church are key crime preventatives.
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National Educational Association
Butler
State Board of Charities
Jeffersonville
Insanity Inquest Rules Mae Lawrence Case at County
The first insanity inquest since June 29 was held at the county clerk’s office Saturday morning before Justice Smock. Mae Lawrence, 24, daughter of Arthur Lawrence of 1315 N Missourist, was declared insane after seven weeks of abnormal behavior and war like delusions. Dr. Amos L. Wilson attended. examining physicians were Drs Ernest C. Reyr and Thomas W. DeHass. No dispensary staff connected with the case. The prior case involved John Ross, released from the asylum by Judge Leathers.
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County Clerks Office
Justice Smock
Trust
Mae Lawrence
Arthur Lawrence
Missourist
Lawrence
Amos L. Wilson
Ernest C. Reyr
Thomas W. DeHass
John Ross
Leathers
Pennsylvania Wins In Irish International Regatta
In Killarney Ireland on July 13 with ideal conditions the crews of the University of Dublin and the University of Pennsylvania raced for a new international prize. The crowd packed the town as locals celebrated plans to sponsor a cup and an annual regatta to rival Henley. Pennsylvania won.
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Killarney
Ireland
University of Dublin
University of Pennsylvania
Henley
Pennsylvania
A New Bails Club Forms in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville July 13. Special report notes a new baseball club formed by local businessmen. The club will arrange games with top independent clubs in the state and sign new players to bolster the roster.
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Crawfordsville
Doc Russe shoots Hopkins figure arrested in city
Doc Russe, a janitor connected to the Marion club, was arrested Friday night after the shooting of Burt Hopkins at Merrill Street and Capitol Avenue last week. Authorities say Russe is the man involved in the incident.
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Doc Russe
Burt Hopkins
Merrill St
Capitol-ave
Marion Club
Wisconsin Pioneer Praises Peruna in Public Letters
Esteemed Port Washington resident John Paulin Sr. J R Prince of East Leon N M. A Howell of Marietta Ga share testimonials praising Peruna for coughs catarrh and kidney troubles. They urge others to seek Dr Hartman’s free medical advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus, Ohio.
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John Paulin
Port Washington
Wis
J. R. Prince
East Leon
Peruna
A. Howell
Marietta
Petuna
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Cattle and hog markets at Union Stock Yards Indianapolis
Receipts total 300 cattle 4500 hogs and 250 sheep. Prices range for cattle from 4.25 to 9.75 per cwt with steers, cows and calves all quoted. hogs mid 6s to mid 6s per cwt depending on grade. sheep and lambs priced around 2.25 to 3.25 per cwt. Also listed are staples and dry goods including molasses syrups, candles, tea, coffee, produce, coal, and drugs with assorted regional suppliers and typical wholesale ranges.
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Union Stockyards
Indianapolis
Flying machine wins Paris Grand Prix despite late finish
M Santos-Dumont won 100000 francs in the Grand Prix de l Aero club for his airship in a trial from Park Mendon to the Eiffel Tower and back in 35 minutes. The ascent began at 5 30 am with a 900 foot wind as the craft maneuvered and landed among trees without injury.
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Paris
M. Santos-Dumont
Grand Prix de L’ Aero Club
Park Mendon
Eiffel Tower
Dumont
M. Henri Deutsch
Aeronaut
Babies Cared For Amid Gas Plant Fumes in St Paul
In a Minneapolis gas company plant a purification department houses babies due to whooping cough spread. The room uses lime, woolen mats, oxide of iron, and a cover to filter toxic gases while odors from spent lime target the germs of the illness.
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ST. Paul, Man
Minneapolis Gas Company
A Queer Bequest to the Democratic Party
In Williamstown Kentucky Moses McComins a wealthy farmer and Democrat left a half acre of land to the Democratic Party to be used for firing anvils and other noise making devices upon victory He believed he was near death and noted the land belonged to Republicans making the bequest unusual for his neighborhood
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David Jones
Hartford City
South Bend
Williamstown
Moses McComins
Democratic Party
McComas
Interstate Stock Yards Hogs Receipts and Quotations
Hogs receipts at Indianapolis stock yards total 800 with 700 shipments. Quotations show varied prices across grades from Good to heavy mixed, with classes including common to good lights and common to good pigs. Prices appear around 5.05 to 6.20 per hundredweight, with roughs listed separately.
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Interstate Stock Yards
Indianapolis
Grain markets rally and fall amid heat and rain outlook
Chicago reports grain markets active abroad with wheat down 2 1 2 cents and corn off about 4 1 2 cents as rains in a small area near Burlington Ta. spurred selling. Final losses include wheat 1 2 to 3 4, corn 3 4 to 4 4, oats 1 2 to 1 1 2 cents. Provisions also declined with pork leading losses.
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Chicago
Burlington
Young Americas
Limburger
City Grain Market Wheat and Corn Price Report
Wheat prices show nervous trading with No 3 red at 614 and No 2 red around 64 cents, July at 616. Corn weak across grades with No 1 white 5016 cents and No 2 white about 5014 cents, oats steady and hay prices listed for timothy. Inspections tallies include 28 cars for wheat grades, 19 for corn, and two hay cars with no grade specified.
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Timothy
Hay
The Jobbing Trade Prices for Poultry and Eggs
The notice lists turkey hens five cents a pound and young toms a cent per pound, fowls one cent, cocks four cents, ducks six cents, geese four cents per pound, spring chickens priced from 14 pounds to 2 pounds at 15 pounds per pound, cheese New York full creams and domestic Swiss at 17 to 18 cents, butter two prices, and eggs per dozen.
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New York
Tlée
Odd Grocery Price List with Brands and Weights
A dense catalog of items including coffee varieties and brands, sugars, flour types, spices, beans, and other staples with per unit and per bag prices. The list cites numerous brand names such as Ariosa, Mail Pouch, Jersey, Caracas, and Dillsworth, and shows pricing in cents or dollars for consumer purchases.
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Java
Golden Rio
Bourbon Santos
Golden Santos
Prime Santos
Ariosa
Lion
Jersey
Caracas
Dillsworth’s
Columbia
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Jim” Sellar
Crawforddsville, Ind
James M. Sellar
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Bhcirley Clendenin
Adams County
Connersville
Ames Hand
Michigan City
Milwaukee
Wells County
Logansport
The
Vevay Reveille
George Bortman
Spartansburg
Claude Dougherty
John Gray
Tnion Traction Company
Turnverein
Andrew Bell
Samuel Ray
Norman
Ray
Kentlind
Lulu Rider
Mabel Jones
Norton
Clover Leaf Railroad
Eugene Hitesman
Cass Township
Sullivan County
Dugger
Buell
Miss Mae Lawrence
Wisconsin
Union Stock Yards
New Orleans
Californie
Green County
Neal
Maddder
Kingan & Co
Tiereen
Oysters, Fish and Game
O. K
City Grain Market
Mackinac Island
Escanaba
Mich
Muskegon
Grand Haven
R. C. Davis
Huntington & Page
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