Three Girls Die In Big Four Train Collision Near Prescott
Shelbyville Indiana July 17 Misses Mary Wheeler Josie Zoble and Katie Schaeff were killed Monday afternoon when their carriage crossed the Big Four line near Prescott. Zoble and Schaeff died instantly while Wheeler died after being thrown onto the engine and dragged a quarter mile. Funeral services set for St Vincent church with burials beside each other and a monument planned. The engineer Henry became ill after the crash. the whistle at the crossing was disputed and the horse stopped on the track.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Mary Wheeler
Josie Zoble
Katie Schaeft
Prescott
Zonle
Schaeff
Miss Wheeler
St. Vincent Church
Bugsy
Henry
Indianapolis
Henderson
Newport
Wiliam Lee
Reuben Spicer
Richmond Judge Rules on Reid Assessor Claim
In Richmond Indiana on July 17 Judge Henry C. Fox ruled on the case of James P. Reid township assessor versus Alexander Reid county auditor. The court sustained the motion to quash the alternate writ citing omitted material averments but indicated the assessor’s claim is just. The judge held the county council not sole arbiters in all spending decisions and suggested payment of due funds may be warranted despite lack of appropriation.
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Richmond
Ind
Sply
Henry C. Fox
James P. Reid
Alexander
Reid
County Council
Public funds must follow statute when set for service
The text states that when statutes fix definite public expenditures or when agencies besides the county council set those amounts, the council lacks discretionary power in those matters. It emphasizes that such financial decisions are bound by law and not subject to local override.
Richmond Uses Two Bills To Reform City Electric Service
Richmond Ind July 17 The city attorney drafts two bills for the upcoming legislature One provides for inspection of electric linemen and the other creates a municipal board to run electric light and power plants owned by city entities Also details James Starr estate distributions including funds for Home for aged women St Stephens hospital and Second Baptist church plus stock and bonds for local institutions and a $4000 bequest to W M Leeds of New York.
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Richmond
Ind
James Starr
Margaret Smith
Light, Heat and Power Company
St. Stephen's Hospital
Second Baptist Church
City of
Welty In More Trouble In Kokomo Saloon Fight
In Kokomo Indiana police officer Kirkman fired six shots during the arrest of Oscar Welty state game and fish warden after a saloon altercation with Thomas O Neal and Charles Nunmaker Welty was wounded with three bullets in the right arm and scalp and was jailed for resisting arrest despite the injuries authorities reported none fatal and Welty remained in custody.
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Kokomo
Ind
Kirkman
Oscar Welty
Welty
Thomas O'Neal
Dunkirk
Charles Nunmaker
Marion
Woman Walks Three Miles in Heat to Post Office
Princeton Indiana on Saturday saw 191 year old Mrs. John Mooney trek three miles to the post office. The sweltering heat drew carriage offers, but she declined saying her family would tease her.
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Princeton
Ind
John Mooney
Man Dies of Grief at Morgue in Evansville
Evansville, July 17. Jerry Bonn, while viewing the body of a friend at a morgue Monday night, fell dead. Physicians attribute death to grief.
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Evansville
Ind
Jerry Bonn
Indiana Inkling: Smallpox in Thirteen Counties
News brief notes indicate smallpox in thirteen Indiana counties with pink eye reported in Milford. Floyd county jail reports only one prisoner. Elkhart physicians to prepare a dead beat list. Mrs. D A Julian of Muncie dies of measles. Muncie merchants to close Sundays. Kokomo canning factory factory cans one million quarts of peas.
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Milford
Floyd County
Elkhart
Local items mix crime and oddities from Indiana notices
A compilation of brief notices reports an array of events from Mrs. A. EB. Grove’s unrest to a blunt railroad injunction. It notes deaths from blood poisoning and a lumber dealer’s passing, a train collision endangering crew, a kidnap scare, court antics, and rumors of railway yard plots with threats.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as America's Greatest Medicine
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as superior among cures, claiming unique merit and energizing effects. It praises Hood's Pills for relief of headaches and notes the product as America's greatest medicine without acknowledging other preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood’s
Goodloe Sees Higher Fire Insurance Rates After Council Rebuff
Fire inspection chief Goodloe warns Indianapolis may face steep insurance rate hikes after the council rejected a proposed 150000 improvement program for the fire department. He says repairs are urgently needed and argues that upgrades would be cheaper than higher insurance costs. The exact increase remains undetermined as insurers set final charges.
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Goodloe
Fire Inspection Bureau
Johnson
Mr. Goodloe
Indianapolis
Lacerated by a Dog and Death Feared for Boy
Frantz Hillack, 14, of 417 Henry Street, lies in dangerous condition after a dog bite at Mrs. Lavinia Gillette’s home 916 North Bellefontaine Street. Dr. Rhodes hopes to save him though blood poisoning is feared. The dog, living in a fenced back yard, supposedly bites neighborhood youths, but the owner refuses to kill him as he is a pet of her daughters.
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Frantz Hillack
Henry St
Lavinia Gillette
N. Bellefontaine St
Rhodes
Patchen and Gentry to Race at State Fair This Fall
Joe Patchen and John R. Gentry will race at the state fair this fall. Supt. Beauchamp of the speed department has contracted with Windsor horse owners. The race day is not fixed though Wednesday is likely, as other days’ programs lack a drawing card.
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Joe Patchen
John R. Gentry
Supt
Beauchamp
Speed Department
Windsor
Downing
Republicans Name Subcommittees After Long Meeting
The state Republican committee met until 1 a m Tuesday and named its executive and advisory subcommittees. Executives: Walter M. Schmidt Evansville George A. Osborn Marion Eugene H. Bundy New Castle R O Hawkins Indianapolis Henry C C Starr Richmond. Advisory districts list names for 1 through 13 with each district’s representative.
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Republican State Committee
Walter M. Schmidt
Evansville
George A. Osborn
Marion
Eugene H. Bundy
New Castle
R. O. Hawkins
Indianapolis
Henry CC. Starr
Ichmond
John H. Osborn
Thomas H. Adams
Vincennes
Charles M. McGuire
New Albany
Grant
Prisoner Schildtmeyer claims better odds in criminal court
Christian Schildtmeyer, charged with beating his wife to death, argues grand jury testimony will help his case in criminal court. He says a witness testified he slept at 10 p.m. the night before her body was found, supporting his claim she fell and struck her head. He admits a Sunday morning quarrel but denies motives involving money, says his wife threatened him with a hatchet, and he initially denied any dispute.
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Christian Schildtmeyer
Isis
Schildtmeyer
New York
Frank Williamson Identified in House Entry Case
Miss Marcia Johnson, 20, living on W North St, identified Frank Williamson as the man she found when she awoke at 4 am July 5 with his hand on her. He fled after she screamed. He awaits grand jury action on a felony house entry charge. Judge Daly set his bond at 4000 dollars. The incident involved entering Louis Smith’s house at 303 Cable Ave, where Smith’s 11 year old daughter slept as he arose to untie him.
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Marcia Johnson
North St
Frank Williamson
Daly
Louis
Smith
Sugar and coffee prices rise on raw material costs
Sugar and coffee price increases spread through local markets as raw material costs climb. Both American Refining Company and Arbuckle Company raised prices by ten points for sugar on Tuesday, while Ariosa coffee saw an early morning advance, with other brands expected to follow.
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American Refining Company
Arbuckle Company
Seismic Quakes Strike Caracas Tremor Night
In Caracas seven strong earthquakes shook the city on Sunday. Residents were terrified as churches and theaters closed and President Castro and his family slept in tents in Plaza Bolivar. Seismic disturbances continued with great damage reported.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Plaza Bolivar
Rescued From Gypsies Near Belleville
Elmer Morgan a 12 year old boy from Bellvernon Pennsylvania was recovered after two years captive with a band of gypsies near Belleville Illinois Farmers rescued him after hearing his screams authorities notified his relatives detailing a harsh campaign of abuse during captivity and the boy is now in safe custody.
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Belleville
Elmer Morgan
Young Morgan
Bellvernon
Town Talk Dispatch Highlights Local Events
C., H. & D. carried 10 persons to Cincinnati Sunday. Ray Purcell, 10, 721 Maxwell St., fell from a pear tree and fractured his arm Monday. Superior court judges extend vacation two weeks beyond the usual period. Jesse Irwin stole a wits estar 4 foe ghd.
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Cincinnati
Ray Purcell
Maxwell Sr
Superior Court
Jesse Irwin
Wits
Mrs Mayer Death Ruled Accident by Inquest
The body of Mrs Natalie Mayer will be buried in Greenwood cemetery Brooklyn as the family maintains the pistol wound was accidental. Coroner Vroom conducts an informal inquest with Clinton Page testifying he saw Mrs Mayer shoot herself and her words upon arrival said it was an accident. A chamber maid and others corroborate the scene.
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New York
Natalie Mayer
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Vroom
Clinton Page
Havemeyer
Births and Deaths in Perry Towns and Nearby Areas
A list of births and deaths with names and addresses including Ransom and Laura Ensign a girl. Wilson and Ida Elliott a girl. Moorman a boy. Homberger a boy. Maxwell a girl. Eller a boy. Knut a boy. Miller a boy. Plain a boy. Roesinger a boy. Younts a girl. Beatty a boy. Widows a death by dropsy. Stoner and others with illnesses listed. Marriages include Stuckey Shea Brunson Hanson Gartigan Gompf Harming Owen Leip Golder Richards. Building Permits for Callie Hyatt guardian 1108 Reisner St repairs 875. duties noted at Rural Street and Paw Paw.
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Ae Ransom
Laura Ensign
Perry Towns
Wilson
Ida Elliott
John A
Hattie Moorman
John
Barbara Homberger
Uiigton-st
William and
Julia Maxwell
Fort Wayne
Ave
E. C
Veronta Eller
Lexington Ave
Frank and
Knut
Columbiarave
Archie E. Stuckey
Mary Shea
James M. Brunson
Louie A
Callie
Hyatt, Guardian
Reisner
T. S. Riggins
Paw Paw-sii
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