Father saved son by taking near-fatal knife fall
In Anderson on July 21 Erie Lane stepped under a large descending knife at Brian board works to shield his 18 year old son Ernest. The blade struck his shoulder and he is likely to die while Ernest would have been decapitated if not for his father. The father whispered a final question, Are you safe, before losing consciousness.
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Anderson, Inc
Eri* Lane
Ernest
Brian Board Works
Joe Burgham
Cortland
Seymour
Satem Democrat
Clyde Turpin
Franklin
Robert Espey
Clyde McNulty
South Bend
Mishawaka
Elijah Jackson
Hammond
Clinton Starbuck
Greensboro
P.s
Wabash
Cambridge
Kendallville
Fred Wellinger
Anderson
Indianapolis Commercial Club
Close Shave as Mob Beats Suspect in Evansville
A mob of angry farmers chased a man who had burglarized a house at noon Thursday in Evansville Indiana. He was beaten unconscious with clubs and bound with a rope when deputies arrived to intervene. The incident ended with the suspect spared from lynching by the arrival of two deputy sheriffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Experiment Aims to Restore Sight in Blind Fish
Prof Eigenmann of the Indiana University biological station brought blind fish from southern underground streams to Winona Lake Indiana for light exposure experiments. One fish bore 75 young under its gills, a finding unseen by scientists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
Ind
Eigenmann
Indiana University Biological Station
Union unrest and threats plague Lapel workers
In Lapel Indiana trouble flares between union and nonunion workers with threats to drive out union men. A union household is left with goods on the street. In Peru ex-sheriff Buck Stanley, now temperance evangelist, aids Bill Green’s pardon bid after tracking him and Amos Green who was lynched for Luella Mabbitt murder. Hartford City retailers form a union.
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Anderson
Ind
Lapel
Penu Doings
Peru
Buck” Stanley
Cass County
Bill Green
Stanley
Green
Amos
Luella Mabbitt
Texas
Bill
Hartford City
Purdue official to study cheese making at Cambridge City
O. S. Plumb, director of Purdue University agriculture, will visit the Cambridge City Columbia cheese factory to study cheese making. Preparations are under way for the annual fair and race meeting here September 15. William H. Isnott of New Castle, director-general of the posts in Porto Rico, returns home next week with his family moving to that country.
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Richmond
Ind
Plumb
Department of Agriculture
Purdue University
Columbia Cheese Factory
Cambridge City
William H. Isnott
New Castle
Porto Rico
White Line Workers Taken In
Muncie Indiana dispatch notes 59 white line workers who craft white lips for fruit jars were taken in on Thursday July 21.
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White Line
Muncie
Ind
Flint Glass
Richmond to Build Opera House and Local News Roundup
Reports list projects and incidents across Indiana towns. Plans include Richmond building an opera house while communities such as Martinsville Noblesville Anderson and Wabash report deaths, crimes, and civic actions.
County boards of ftyiew and a string of strange incidents
A roundup of local misdeeds and odd events includes Barnett fleeing with horses after hiring a rig, Lee and White seeking pardons for long murders, Keifer dealing in green goods, Walker found injured beside a Greenfield meat wagon, and a tale of a woman mudding through in Huntington area.
Revolt in Ward 14 Over Primary at Shelby House
Chairman Gerard calls a precinct 10 primary in Ward 14 at Beatty's Shelby house. Southeastern Republican club members say 45 Republicans reject the meeting and the chosen delegate. Beatty is alleged to be a Democrat amid Democrats and weak Republicans. A Tuesday night meeting aims to oppose the chair and Friday's primary. Ward chairman Callahan warned of a coming fuss.
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Gerard
Beatty
Shelby House
Southeastern
Republican Club
Frank Callahen
Attorney Schwartz Sells Typewriter Patent Fortunes
Lawyer W B Schwartz of 1130 Brookside Ave invents a typewriter and sells to the typewriter trust for about 50000 down and 33000 a year with 10 years remaining in the invention business until 1901. The machine uses a type-bar front basket and an oscillating pointer to show where letters strike the paper. Schwartz may join the trust but plans to keep his law practice. The patent owners at sale included Schwartz Co Holowel Dunrieth Indiana and Theodore Harrison of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwartz
W. B. Schwartz
Brookside Ave
Typewriter Trust
Trust
W. B. Schwartz, Co
Lasby Pays Fine for Dog License Violation
Fyworth brethren mocked the incident as Rev Cashy, chair of the local executive committee, recalls the December police court case. Lasby was arrested for not buying a dog license, appeared December 1, and paid a $1 fine plus costs after pledging to appear.
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Christian Scientists
Richmond
Hazlitt
Fyworth
Cashy
Brother Lasby
Street Car Conductors Face Pocket Invoicing Shock
Thursday night the company began an invoicing of conductors pockets. Each man was advanced 15 dollars and required to supply 5 of his own, creating a 2 dollar wallet. Conductors were asked to show cash on hand in a private office, with many having around 15 dollars, some less and one man only 5. Some short on funds fled the scene while Supt Elliott may discipline the shortfallers.
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Elliott
Hendricks Delegation Penetrates State House Parade
A large Hendricks county delegation entered the capitol after a circus parade and quickly registered the entire party. When asked where the registration would stop they replied they planned to go to the circus and sleep at home that night. The scene contrasted with the unsure reason for the sign in.
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State House
Hendricks County
Capitol
Hendricks
Death of Anna Brewen in bed at Finley residence
Mrs Anna Brewen 65 housekeeper for Samuel Finley 227 5S Alabama St found dead Friday morning Cause given as heart or stomach trouble She was a widow with no known family and had worked two years for Mr Finley She will be buried at Crown Hill Sunday beside her husband a soldier
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Anna Brewen
Samuel Finley
Alabama-st
Yfinley
Crown Hill
Mr. Hanna at Home Reports on Senate Finance Talks
Chairman H. H. Hanna of the monetary executive committee says the subcommittee of the senate finance committee is considering financial legislation and that gold-standard legislation will be enacted at the next session of congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Hanna
Monetary Executive Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Schwab Sues Husband for Support in Divorce Case
Lyda Schwab sues her husband Charles Schwab for support after he left her destitute. Kingan & Co. named as a defendant in the divorce action as part of the proceedings.
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Lyda Schwab
Charles
Kingan & Co
Births Deaths and Marriages Record
Births list including Richard and Belle Weathers, a boy at 1307 Bryan Ave., Geo and Juda Zion, a girl at 232 Arch St., Okley and Minnie Holden, a boy at 110 Twenty Ninth St., William and Edna Salmon, a boy at 2115 N Capitol Ave., W M and Maggie Jones, a girl at 1117 E Seventeenth St., Louis and Theresa Meyer, city, a boy. Deaths: Iva Laffin, 24, septicemia, 1516 E Nineteenth St.. John Clark, 64, old age, 1019 N Pennsylvania St.. Horace West, 8 months, enterocolitis, city. Ella Veght, 32, meningitis, 345 E Court St.. Timothy Melshimer, 79, senility, 2131 Shriver Ave.. Arthur Smith, 14, pneumonia, orphans. James Harter, 46, pneumonia, 603 N Senate Ave. Marriage Licenses: George Culley to Tinnie Brough. Moses Walker to Liza Stepp.
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Richard and
Belle Weathers
Bryanave
Geo
Juda Zion
Arch-st
Okley
Minnie Holden
Twentyninth-st
William and
Edna Salmon
N. Capitol Ave
W. M
Maggie Jones
E. Seventeenth-st
Louis and
Theresa Meyer
Iva Laffin
St. John Clark
Pennsylvania
Horace West
Ella Veght
Timothy Melshimer
Shriver-ave
Arthur Smith
James Harter
N. Senate-ave
Young men accused of loitering in Louisville
Stout and Fort apprehended two young men who gave names as John Godfrey and Pen Downs of Louisville. They charged them with loitering. the pair, well dressed and claiming to seek work, carried about 30 dollars and one held a putty knife.
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Stout and
Fort
John Godfrey
Pen Downs
Louisville
Robber gang reorganized in Presidio county Texas
A "Black Jack" robber band reorganized in Presidio county Texas. Assassins shot Bush Isaacs at Drop Rock in Jackson county Kentucky. Desertions of volunteers bound for the Philippines alarm the government.
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Presidio County
Texas
Bush Isaacs
Drop Rock
Jackson County
Kentucky
Philippines
Dodge
New York
A. Goff
Oil City
Lou Gaither
Henry Coleman
Hopkinsville
Gaither
Peter Peterson
Harry Brown
Jno
Turner
Lost Boy Roy Brady Returns Home
Four year old Roy Brady wandered into the Epworth tent Friday morning and then could not recall his home street. A patrolman escorted him to police headquarters before a neighbor located his family and conveyed him home.
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Roy
Roy Brady
E. Chio St
Epworth
Smith
Police Headquarters
Cincinnati Rail City Ticket Office Services Expanded
Cincinnati area rail ticket office lists express trains including Cincinnati to Detroit and Dayton routes. Details reference Cin and Detroit express, Cin and Dayton limited, with connections to Toledo and Spayton.
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Rails City
Cincinnati Express
Cincinnati Fast Mail
Cin
Detroit
Spayton
Dayton Lim
Toledo
Chicago and Decatur Line Railway Ticket Listings
Fragmentary railway schedule notes include Decatur and St Louis lines, Chicago express, night express, fast mail, and Monon connections. Mentions ticket offices at 25 W Chicago and various through routes via Chicago vestibule, Reute, and Washington with small monetary figures.
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Decatur & St. Loail
Chicago Express
Tuscola
Decatur & St . Ex
Chicago, Indianapolis Railway
Chicago
Monon Acc
P. Co. C
Logansport
Columbus
Ind
Philadelphia
New
Baltimore
Col
Mad
Richmond
Columbu
Piqua
Rich
Vernon
Madison
Martinsville
Vince
Dayton
Xenia
Pittsburg
Chica
Knightstown
Spring Springfield
Ind & Ma
N. Y
Ind & Louis
T Haute
L & West
T. Haute
St. L
West
Haute & Casey
Haute & St L
Lake Erie and Western Rail Service Schedules
Rail lines show Toledo and Midi City connections with Peru and Toledo services. Accommodations and express options listed with times and rates. Postal and timetable notes indicate mixed routes and transfer points on the Lake Erie and Western network.
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Toledo
Midi City
Peru
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Quiller Partee
Marcus Cross
Randolph
Colored Baptist Church of Indiana
Noblesville
Chesterfield Park
Wells County Board of Review
Alexandria
Young People's Alliance of
Ohio
Syracuse
Carmichael Scott
Elkhart
Portland Street
Harry
Blue
Pan
Butler
Jackson Hill
Startéa
Boards of
Ftyiew
M. Barnett
William Lee
Oliver White
Michigan City
Lee
Benjamin S. Tea
Lafayette
White
William Ellsworth
Martin Keifer
Decatur
Will Mocha
Bernard Walker
Greenfield
New Palestine
Willie
Huntington
Lasby
Des
Cascarets
Vfor ‘la
J. A Smith
Susquehanne Ave
Washington
Snc
Sterling Remedy Company
Otis and
Sadie
Cox
Otis Harvey
Harvey
Asch
Dugan
Vircus
Sadie Means
C. S. Rhodes
Alabama Sr
Mr. Hanna
George Culley
Tinnie Brough
Moses Walker
Liza Stepp
John Sample
Brightwood
Stout and Fort
Pierca
W. J. Kidder
Hill Date Farm
Enosburg Center
Enosburg
Sopas
W. H. Messenger
Wash. St
Indianapolis
Beret
Felig
Selig Dry Goods Company
Ilinois Street
S. K. Seligz
the Big Tailor
Washington St
Pion
East
Ohio St
Union Railway Station
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Evens
Wale
Raetee Poe
Renee Ein
Indiana, Decatur & Western Ry
Reute
Vania
Siti
Lake Erie & Western
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