Open Bridge Death Trap Leaves Victims In Indiana
A car plunged 16 feet through an open Rock creek bridge near Huntington Indiana killing 28 year old Tom Smethurs of Warren instantly. James B Kaylor of Harper Buggy Company Columbia City was gravely injured and George Smethurs of Warren injured. Survivors allege no barrier or warning flags were in place and the bridge had little flooring with only a temporary scaffold.
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Huntington
Ind
Rock Creek
Tom Smethurs
Warren
James B. Kaylor
Harper Buggy Company
Columbia City
George Smethurs
James Kayler
Auto resents being caged like a horse in Rushville
Lew O Neal may seek a rebate on his purchased automobile after a power advertisement led the car to crash through the end of his barn and into the garden. He plans to reconstruct the barn into a garage as the car, in low gear, rolled forward.
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Rushville
Ind
Lew O'Neal
O'Neal
Child Taken From Nurse in Washington Indiana Recovered
In Washington Indiana on Wednesday a hack driver Jap Farris’s child was abducted by the child’s aunt from the nurse and taken to the mother’s kin. Police recovered the child and returned it to Jap Farris.
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Washington
Ind
Jap Farris
Farmer Dead in Hay Field Near Newbern
William Taylor aged 68 was found dead of heart disease in his hay field at his home near Newbern Columbus Indiana on a Wednesday afternoon. He was a well known farmer and a member of the order of Red Men.
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Columbus
Ind
William Taylor
Newbern
Order of Red Men
Columbus Charters Plan for City Hospital
Special to The San. Columbus Indiana July 21 A movement to establish a city hospital is under way with funding planned through Commercial club subscriptions and church work. Kokomo Indiana July 21 The Rev Roy Miers pastor of Center Circuit Methodist church is urged to transfer to the Desoto circuit by its official board of Delaware county.
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San
Columbus
Ind
Commercial Club
Kokomo
Roy Miers
Center Circuit Methodist Church
Desoto Circuit
Delaware County
Man Surrenders, South Bend Man Wanted for Forgery in Logansport
Richard Van Loon of South Bend walked into Logansport police headquarters and surrendered on a forgery and obtaining goods on false pretenses charge. He surrendered Wednesday after fleeing from the authorities.
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Logansport
Ind
Richard ‘van’ Loon
South Bend
Death by own action cited after losses in Indiana
In Areencastle Indiana on July 21 stock buyer J. E. Wyatt was found hanging in a barn. Authorities say financial losses led to the suicide. Wyatt was known as a local stock buyer and his death is being investigated as self-inflicted.
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Areencastle
Ind
J. E. Wyatt
Polite Rooster Outshines Hens in Chesterfield Society
Winchester Indiana July 21 8 T Remmel owns a rooster famed for gentleness and order. Each morning he allows all hens to eat first. When a hen was tied to a stake the bird retrieved the finest morsel and carried it to the restrained hen with Chesterfieldian grace.
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Winchester
Ind
T. Remmel
Old Chanticleer
Chesterieldian
Seers Bridge Gap to Mystic Realms
Chesterfield Indiana July 21 Twelve trumpet and message mediums thirteen clairvoyants two esptirit photographers three magnetic healers one slate writer and two materializing mediums are listed among the occult talents gathered for the twentieth annual Indiana Spiritualists camp meeting. Union City Randolph county spiritualists attend with national figures arriving. Once the largest gathering, attendance has waned in recent years but the present meeting promises a revival.
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Chesterfield
Ind
Indiana
Union City
Randolph County
United States
Lack of Attention Drives Her Insane Divorce Suit
Fort Wayne judge records Mrs Florence Schaphorst suing Otto C Schaphorst in superior court alleging insanity from privation before birth of their daughter. She says lack of funds and neglect drove her to mental derailment and removal to a state institution for treatment.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Florence Schaphorst
Otto C. Schaphorst
I O F Lodge to Lay Corner Stone in Tipton
Tipton Indiana July 21 The I O F lodge of this city will lay the corner stone of its new building at Jefferson and Independence streets July 25. The exercises will be held in the evening. The corner stone will be laid at the top of the first story and will front the two streets. An address will be made by M W Pershing. Reed to be nominated Petersburg Indiana July 21 The Republican nomination of Orson Reed of Petersburg for joint senator from Daviess and Pike counties is practically assured by a caucus in which Pike county supports him.
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Tipton
Ind
I. O . F. Lodge
Jefferson and
Independence Streets
M. W. Pershing
Reed
Petersburg
Orson Reed
Daviess
Fike
Pike County
Pike
Love and debts lead to death by own act in Indiana
Decatur Indiana July 21 A love affair and lack of money to sustain courtship are cited as causes of Leyton Potter formerly a music professor at Oberlin Ohio and engaged to marry a Carmichael Pennsylvania girl, taking his own life.
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Decatur
Ind
Leyton Potter
Oberlin, O
Carmichael
Turn Over Time When Nature Hints About the Food
A diary-like testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as a remedy for dyspepsia and weight loss from overworked railroad office life. The narrator recounts poor appetite, rapid eating, and relief after consuming a small amount of Grape-Nuts, noting family use and improved health and brain power. The piece urges predigested nourishment and references a magazine plug and a short “There’s 2 Reason.” read.
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Wellville
Sheriff blames prosecutor for delayed murder action
Greensberg Indiana July 21 Sheriff N Patterson sought to secure an affidavit against Ben Noble charging first degree murder in the Slaying of Albert Sprague. He blamed Deputy Prosecutor George W Bruce for absence hindering the affidavit and confirmed a brief confession attributed to Noble. The case shows rivalry among local officers and skepticism over the confession. Noble allegedly said he killed Sprague after going home and to bed then arming himself. Mrs Sprague has lost her voice after attending the funeral, doctors say due to vocal cords loosening from her scream.
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Patterson
Noble
Toursday
Indianapolis
Roland Turner
Sherif
Sprague
Ben Noble
Columbus
Ind
Albert Sprague
Trutt
Nomination Convention for Prosecutor Held in Middlebury
A special convention in Middlebury Indiana on July 21 aims to nominate a prosecuting attorney and judge for the Thirty fourth judicial district comprising LaGrange and Elkhart counties. The meeting gathers local officials and voters to select nominees for the district post.
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Middlebury
Ind
Thirty-fourth Judicial District
Lagrange and
Elkhart
Indiana G A R presents diamond badge to past commander
In Kokomo Indiana on July 21 the Indiana department of the G A R awarded past department commander A Somers a diamond jeweled gold badge in a formal presentation that highlighted his long service and leadership.
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Kokomo
Ind
Indiana Department of the G. A. R
A. Somers
Petitions Out for Another Election Circulated in Bedford
Bedford Ind July 21 Local option still months away but petitions are being circulated for signatures urging county commissioners to call another election. If enough names are gathered they will be presented after the two year minimum period expires.
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Bedford
Ind
Old Settlers Plan County Assemblies
Rushville and Mooresville host Old Settlers gatherings in August. Rush county association meets August 18 at the fairgrounds with Frank J. Hall, Indiana lieutenant governor, presiding. Mooresville hosts the fortieth annual meeting for Morgan and adjacent counties on August 9. Huntington designates a home-coming day during county fair week in September.
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Rushville
Ind
Old Settlers’ Association of
Rush County
Fairgrounds
Frank J. Hall
Indiana
Mooresville
Morgan
Board Seeks Custody Of 14-Year-Old Girl Alice Blevens
Bedford Ind July 21 The board of children's guardians has filed in circuit court to gain custody of Alice Blevens 14 alleging the mother is not with her and she should not live at her uncle’s home between Mitchell and Bryantsville.
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Bedford
Ind
Alice Blevens
Board of Children’s Guardians
James Greer
Mitchell
Bryantsville
Building Special Animal Hospital Opens for Pets
FPATAMOUNT Ind July 21 With two operating tables one for horses and one for dogs in a special surgicon room Murt Woollen is building a special hospital for animals The hospital will include a veterinary office.
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Ind
Murt Woollen
Beveridge Favored by Joint District Nomination
The joint representative district including St. Joseph Starke and Pulaski counties in North Judson Indiana on Thursday plans to nominate a candidate for joint representative who will be instructed to vote for Senator Beveridge.
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North Judson
Ind
St. Joseph
Starke
Pulaski
Beveridge
Crippen Tragedy Baffles Scotland Yard In Old London
Detectors admit bafflement as Dr Hawley Crippen escapes capture in London. Officers pursue Ethel Le Neve, the stenographer who vanished with Crippen, believed to be employed and aiding the doctor financially. Searches extend to employment offices and suspected hideouts.
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Scotland Yard
Europe
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Belle Elmore
Ethel Clare le Neve
Hilldrop Crescent
Crippen
London
Dr. Crippen
Miss le Neve
Crippen Suspect Captured With Typist In Wales
Cardiff report says Dr Crippen and his typist Miss LeNeve were arrested in Llangranod near Cardiff, Wales, and held for London police. No verification yet.
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Cardiff
Wales
Cardiff Express
Dr. Crippen
London
Explosion sinks coastwise schooner near San Juan harbor
An explosion of 5,000 gallons of gasoline aboard a coastwise schooner in San Juan harbor on Wednesday sank the vessel and nearly wrecked the United States naval station, officials report from Porto Rico on July 20.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
United States Naval Station
Ambition drives confidence and support in business
Ambition fuels belief others have in you and willingness to help. It signals a drive to become someone in the business world, prompting mentors and colleagues to invest time and resources.
Hampton Zook Claims Record Onion Yield in Indiana
Hampton Zook of Lancaster township reports harvesting 12 bushels of onions from a patch 18 feet by 44 feet, a claimed yield of 715 bushels per acre, asserting it breaks all records in Huntington on July 21.
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Huntington
Ind
Hampton Zook
Lancaster Township
Island site planned for federal building at Huntington
Huntington officials plan to reclaim river territory near the Jefferson street bridge to create a site for a new federal building. The proposed island location would transform the town's business section and alter its appearance as the project advances.
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Little River
Jefferson Street
Huntington
Federal
Vincennes Math Instructor Resigns for Decatur High School
George W. Anspaugh, mathematics instructor at Vincennes University, tendered his resignation to the board of trustees. He has accepted an instructor position at a high school in Decatur, Illinois. His home is Angola, Indiana, and he is a University of Indiana graduate.
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Vincennes, Ind
George W. Anspaugh
Vincennes University
Decatur
Angola
Ind
University of Indiana
Killed in quarrel at Bragey’s monument
Chattanooga Tennessee July 20. T S Leonard detective and local carpenter Sams fought atop Bragey’s monument Wednesday Leonard was thrown to the ground and killed almost instantly Sams escaped The incident is described as a fatal quarrel with Leonard identified as a United States detective.
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Chattanooga
Tech
Leonard
United States
Sams
Bragey
Troubled search for Annie Scott reaches Texas
In Terre Haute Indiana on July 21 a Texas search is underway for eight year old Annie Scott daughter of Thomas Scott. Alfred Hayes formerly of this state is said to be in charge. Officer W H Mey of the board of children's guardians will pursue either the child or Hayes. The Hays family has kept the child for months and grown attached. The father who remarried seeks to provide a good home and has supervised the child under the guardians. Hayes started toward Texas with Annie without board notification. Scott is determined to recover his daughter even if it requires a cease over the continent.
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Texas
Annie Scott
Thomas Scott
Alfred Hayes
W. H. Mey
Board of Children’s Guardians
Hays
Board of Guardians
Téxag
Scott
Pug Dogs Out Of Favor In Cleveland Society
In Cleveland on a warm Wednesday night Dr We Cc Fair a prominent social figure claimed that about fifty pug dogs are out of favor with Cleveland's Four Hundred. The tale centers on Mark Hanna's daughter before her marriage who owned a pug with a glass eye that was removed after fights with a cat. The amusing incident led to the dog being discarded from polite society.
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Cleveland
We Cc. Fair
de Luxe
Mark Hanna
Miss Hawke
East Texas Peach Crop Rotting Due to Rail Car Shortage
Advices from east Texas peach orchards report a large portion of the state’s biggest crop rotting on trees or in packing cases awaiting shipment. The loss, valued in thousands of dollars, is blamed on railways being unable to supply sufficient refrigerator cars.
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Dallas
Tex
East Texas
Peach Orchards
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