Seven Fires At Once In Evansville After Terrific Storm
A severe storm in Evansville Indiana caused $60,000 in damage and knocked out power for over 1,000 homes. The Evansville Electric and Gas plant was struck by lightning igniting seven fires and scattering firefighting units. One child, Bel en West, was seriously frightened after a river mishap and Marketmaster Frank Behme was injured by a taxicab.
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Evansville
Ind
Myer Cohen
Belen
W. T. West
Frank Behme
Man in Robertsdale Recovers Damages Then Vanishes
Folin Schultz collected $1.00 damages for injuries from an explosion and disappeared from his Robertsdale home. Months later he returned to find his wife planning to leave him for relatives in La Salle. After a heart change he begged her to return. she refused. He argued with former neighbors he blamed for influencing his wife and was arrested. Mrs Sehnitz, deserted by her husband, sought township assistance.
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the Sun
Robertsdale
Ind
Folin Schultz
Vandzo
la Sale
IM. Schultz
Mules in trousers pennies in pockets in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana Bert Patterson a transfer man outfits his mules with overalls to guard against pests. The mules, though city broke, carry a couple of pennies for luck in their pockets.
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Kokomo
Ind
Bert Patterson
Little girl injures eye on scissors in Rosaville
In Rosaville Indiana on July 26 Laverne Isutts five was injured when she fell and ran a pair of scissors into her left eye and cheek. Her brother reportedly pushed her during the incident.
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Rosaville
Ind
Laverne Isutts
Walsh pardon petition grows among railroad workers
Friends of John R. K. Walsh and fellow Southern Ohio railroad employees in Terre Haute Ind are signing hundreds of petitions seeking a presidential pardon for Walsh the Chicago banker who was sentenced to Leavenworth prison and now faces clemency appeals The report notes broad local support among workers on the Walsh line.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Mmn
Southern Ohio Railroad
John RK. Walsh
Chicago
Leavenworth
Oakel Hall Wins Bride and Church Call
Crawfordsville Ind July 26 Oakel Hall son of Mrs Amy Hall has won a bride and a call to the Congregational church of Charlestown Mass near Bunker Hill monument. Hall has long been connected with Northwest Indiana conference of the Methodist church.
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the Sun
Crawfordsville
Ind
Hey
Oakel Hall
Amy Hall
Congregational Church
Charlestown
Mass
Bunker H S Monument
Hall
Northwest Indisim Conference
Methodist Church
Bloomington judge rules police board legal. injunction issued
Judge James B. Wilson rules the census used to form the metropolitan police board is legal since it was not filed. The temporary injunction halts the board until a permanent decision, with an appeal set for October.
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Smashes New Board
the Sun
Bloomington
Ind
James B. Wilson
Harris
Metropolitan: Police Board
Cook Recovers Her Gowns In Triumph
Huntington Indiana July 26 Miss Fairy Weber a cook sought return of her trunk and clothes after a dispute over unpaid groceries. She left for Ft Wayne then returned to claim payment from Eugene La Pointe and was told to settle the bill before her apparel could be released.
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Cook
Huntington
Ind
Eugene la Pointe
Fairy Weber
Ft. Wayne
Squire Cobb
la Pointe
Child in Slumber Falls 14 Feet From Window
Dorothy Kuisely, 6, bedfast with a broken arm after she woke while asleep, left a small bed at midnight and climbed to an open window ledge in Kokomo. She dropped 14 feet to the ground, her cries waking her parents.
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Kokomo
Ind
Dorothy Kuisely
Shotgun Ban Issued Against Billtown Man
James K. Miller of Billtown must stop using his shotgun after Clay County court issues a temporary restraining order against him at work on the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Junction line. The defendant's actions frightened workers. a hearing is set for October 10.
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Brazil
Ind
James K. Miller
Billtown
Rawley
Clay County eHcurt Court
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Munction Company
Still makes anvil ring in Marion on birthday anniversary
Amos Fortney, a Marion Indiana blacksmith, marked his birthday by shoeing his first horse fifty years ago. He recalls his start when he made every shoe and nail himself, noting the old village smithy is fading as time passes.
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Marion
Ind
Amos Fortney
Pioneer Seeker of Klondike Gold Dead
Kokomo Indiana July 26 Relatives report Albert Medley a Kokomo man has died in Seattle Washington Medley was an early Klondike gold seeker and later captained a boat on the Yukon
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Klondike
Kokomo
Ind
Albert Medley
Seattle
Wash
Medley
Yukon
Alleged Burglar Escapes Constable in Greensburg
Robert Morton, held on burglary charges for entering his mother's house, escaped from a constable guarding him Sunday night while the search for a bondsman continued.
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Greensburg
Ind
Robert Morton
Children allege bigamy in hoover will dispute
In Lebanon Indiana on July 26 Andrew J Hoover of Thorntown is accused by children Macy and Oliver A Hoover of having wed a fifth wife Eliza Hoover in bigamy. The children contend he was already married to a Pennsylvania woman at the time of his last marriage and aim to break his will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ind
Andrew J. Hoover
Thorntown
Eliza Hoover
Macy
Oliver A. Hoover
Pennsylvania
Candidates To Speak At Lawrence County Democratic Convention
Thomas M. Honan of Seymour candidate for attorney general and W A Cullop congressman from the Second district will speak at the Lawrence county Democrats convention in Bedford Indiana on Saturday.
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Sap
Bedford
Ind
Thomas M. Honan
Seymour
W. A. Cullop
Lawrence County
Democrats
Indiana's oldest, largest trust company opens accounts
A notice highlights that customers gain the benefit of the experience of Indiana's oldest, largest, and strongest trust company when opening an account, emphasizing reliability and long-standing trust.
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Indiana
Whining dog clues Gary clerks death in home
Gary Indiana July 26 Frank Scott chief clerk of the Gary Lumber company was found dead in his bathroom neighbors were alerted by his whimpering dog at the door. Authorities suspect suicide by gas though a large amount of blood was present at the scene.
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Gary
Ind
Frank Scott
Gary Lumber Company
Springfield
Scott
Tragic Tonsil Operation Fatal for Elmira Ross
Elmira Ross seven daughter of Mrs Nellie Ross died on the operating table in Bloomington during an office tonsil removal Monday. The child appeared healthy when placed on the table but soon sank and died before the procedure could be completed.
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Bloomington
Ind
Elmira Ross
Nellie Ross
Auto turns turtle injures only driver
An automobile carrying Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sutton and three children skidded, turned turtle, and plunged down an embankment between Yorktown and Lawrenceburg. The Suttons and children were trapped under the car. only Ed Sutton was injured, and he was only slightly hurt.
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Newcastle
Ind
Ed Sutton
Yorktown
Lawrenceburg
Sutton
Assailant Identified in Elks Club Shooting
Terre Haute Ind July 26 W H McGowan a Negro has been identified by former police chief George M Lints as the man who shot him at the Elks clubhouse. McGowan is in custody but denies the shooting. Doctors say Lints cannot recover.
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Terre Haute
Ind
W. H. McGowan
George M. Lints
Elks
McGowan
Lints
Bolt Prints Limb on Orphan's Back
Forrest Hoppes an eight year old at the Madison county orphanage in Anderson Indiana bears on his back a clear reproduction of a tree limb as if tattooed. He attempted to skin a cat on a low limb when a bolt of lightning struck the tree causing him to fall unconscious before being revived. Local scientists cannot explain the photographic prank.
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Hoppes
Madison County
City absorbs old Tolleston hunting preserve in Gary
Gary Indiana July 26 1 700 acres of Tolleston Gun club lands in the Kankakee swamps will be platted into city lots. The land once bought for 17000 now valued at 2000000 and owned by Chicagoans. The preserve was a hunting paradise with battles between watchers and poachers and even five lynchings.
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Gary
Ind
Tolleston Gun Club
Kankakee
Chicago
Death of spouse ends Palmer divorce suit in Indiana
Marion, Indiana. A. B. Palmer, 69, died at Grant County Hospital during divorce proceedings with his wife Anna Sir. John Palmer, whom he wed last fall, had been the defendant in the suit filed last spring. The case, slated for the September term, will be stricken from records.
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Marion
Ind
A. B. Palmer
Grant County Hospital
County defaulter seen in Seattle
In a letter to W H Hedrick former mail carrier Harry Harmon says he saw Frank Obenchain the defaulter county treasurer on the streets of Seattle. A $1000 reward for his capture remains in effect as reports of sightings continue to surface from Los Angeles to Seattle over six years.
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Logansfort
Ind
W. H. Hedrick
Harry Harmon
Panhandle
Frank Obenchain
Obenchain
Plucky Woman Brings Burglar to Flight in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana Mrs Milton Bell faced a burglar who stood in the parlor shortly after midnight She switched on the electric lights causing the intruder to leap through a jammed window into the night She gave police a detailed description aided by the flash of the thiefs dark lantern
Indiaman Out for Governor's Chair
Rochester Indiana July 26 George E Rouch formerly of this city has been nominated by the Prohibition party of Oklahoma to run for the governorship He is a radical temperance advocate denouncing liquor traffic as a fit companion to the white slave traffic
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Rochester
Ind
George E. Rouch
Prohibition Party of
Oklahoma
Fire blaze causes $380000 damage in Loganport block
Loganport Indiana July 26 A downtown fire damaged a block housing Hadley furniture store Meyers hardware Roads plumbing and Hop Kee restaurant with losses estimated at 380000.
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Logansport
Ind
Hadley Furniture
Thomas Meyers Hardware
J. M. Roads Plumbing
Hop Kee
New Postmaster Appointed in Diamond Indiana
Diamond Indiana July 26 Samuel P Withrow appointed postmaster to succeed W M Gilmour who resigned at Diamond post office.
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Sun
Diamond
Ind
Samuel P. Withrow
W. M. Gilmour
Hungarian pheasants multiply on Kokomo preserve
In western Howard county Indiana on the game preserve Hungarian pheasants are multiplying rapidly. Common quail are also increasing and a consignment of Mongolian pheasant eggs has been received.
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Kokomo
Ind
Howard County
Index of grocers and businesses with addresses listed
A long OCR list catalogs numerous grocers and businesses with street addresses and city locations. Names include Ack er H A & Co, Alexander E, Canada C, Carnegie C F, Carlisle D J, and many others, alongside store lines such as Bridge H B and Capitol Grocery. The entries mix person names, business names, and street references across multiple streets and neighborhoods.
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Achey
Chas
Holmes
Acker, H. A. & CO
College
Alexander
E. Washington
AMER
GEO
Virginia Amt & Crosley
New Jersey
Ansekelle Bros
Aykes, M. G
Grocery Coo
Sherman Drive
Balz
John M
16Th St
Bauer
New York
Boatrigat
WM. B
Central
Boetcuer
A. W
Clifton
Bogbrt
Minerva
Bridge
H. B
Senate
Seooraldey Grocery CO
Ebent Brown
W. L
Bulger
N. Delaware
Buschman
Dittman
F. G
Capitol
Denger I
Bloyd
Douglas
Robt
X. Tllinois
Egan
B.P
Elstrod & Demmy
Es BR. Ohte
Taught
O. H
Fehrenbach
L. H
Cornell
Finley, F. & CO
N. Ilinois
OLTS
A. J
Reisner
Vromhold
Prospect
Geraldine Grocery CO
Boon
Gerdts, J
Madison
GEST
Hillside
Gillum
Washington
GOEY
East
Gohmann
Meridian
Harmon
M. B
Hansen
Havens
W .K& CO
B. Morris
Man Threatens Suicide Over Wife Rules In Marion
E M Shull told police his wife forbids smoking chewing or attending lodges since 1884 and then cut his throat with a razor and swallowed carbolic acid. He locked the door and left, his wife and seven children seeking safety with a neighbor. Shull is expected to recover.
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Marion
Ind
E. M. Shull
Thirty-seventh Street
Phillips
Whiskers Subject of $500 Damages Suit
Bruno Newkirck sues for 500 dollars after two companions clipped his 40 year old whiskers. Legal action begins in Paterson New Jersey with Al Paterson awaiting the decision on the value of a man’s whiskers.
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Paterson
N. J
Bruno Newkirck
Newkirck
al Paterson
Sedgwick buys Richmond chandelier and brass works
Richmond Indiana July 26 Richard Sedgwick has purchased the Richmond chandelier and art brass works for 20000 dollars in cash, securing the local manufacture.
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Richmond
Ind
Richard Sedgwick
French woman aviator waits for clear weather to fly Calais Dover
In Calais on July 26 Mme un thilde Franck wife of Franck Hewa Paris aviation correspondent of the Daily Mall waits for clear weather to attempt a cross channel flight. Weather has been unfavorable delaying her bid to be the first to fly the Calais Dover route.
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Calais
France
Mme. UN Thilde” Franck
Franck
Hewa
Paris Aviation
Don Daily Mall
Dover
Havens Aims for Governor With Monroe Wayne Support
Rochester July 26 James M Havens, newly elected to Congress over G W Alldridge, seeks the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in New York state County Chairman J F Daly says Havens will have the solid votes of Monroe and Wayne county delegations to back his bid.
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Rochester
N. Y
James M. Havens
Congress
G. W. Alldridge
New York State
J. F. Daly
Havens
Monroe
Wayne County
Caret Ads Promote Cascarets As Fast-Acting Cure
An advertisement extols Cascarets as the quick remedy for overeating and drinking. It claims a cascarret can prevent stomach upset and urges taking at night or early morning, priced 10c a box with massive sales and widespread druggist availability.
Generous Offer Promises Free Treatment At Gilmer Institute
Hundreds seek help at the Gilmer Medical Institute located at 46 N Pennsylvania street promising free professional services for three months for callers before Aug 1. Doctors claim to cure Deaf Lame Blind Rheumatic Paralytic and other conditions with thorough initial exams and guaranteed cures for accepted cases.
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Dr. Gilmer Medical Institute
N. Pennsylvania Street
D and E
Indiana
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Electric and Gas Company
Hart
John Schultz
Walsh
Strong Company
The
Indiana Trust Co
Rae
Bolt
Orphan
Kokomo, Ind
Indiaman
Indianapolis, Ind
Haynes
M. P
Pleasant
Hebble
Frank
N. Illnois
Berider
Central & 30Th St
Herman Bros
Hubert
Harlan
Hodge Bros
E. Seventeenth
Shelby
Woward
W. M
HAY & Ford CO
Kahle
BE T
Mrs
Michigan
Keller
Bast and Prospect
Klein
Jacob
N. Davidson
Larimore
J. W
E. Wash. Lay
B. N
Virginia
LE May Bros. CO
LJ May Bros. CO
Oliver Ave
Li May Bros. CO
Stay St
N. Capitol
LE May
W. 30Th St. Liear
Lindner
F. N
E. 10Th St. Martin
WADE
Oliver. Martz
L. O
Blackford
Mauler
John
Iowa
Max Hey
McCaslin
N. Arsenal
Aea % Co
MEYER
Minnesota
HA & Uroceix Co
Davidson Montani & CQ
Alabama
Mohr
F. L
Fs B. Morris
Morris
W. Washington
Shermin
Pittman
F. H
Georgia
Preslon Bus
Massacaunects
Preston
J.C
Pollock Bros
Toledo
Rure
English
FOWER
P. O
Quinn
B. A
S. West
Bathary
Richard
F. C
Geottta
Robinson
Rumler
G. M
Massachusetts
Samit SS
Birch
Anker
John T
Lynn St
Windsor
Schaller
Brookside
Boblegee
F.&s
E. A
Schober
McCarty
Shea
W. South
Shea & Sweeney
Gate
Einhardt
E. F
Ohio
Short
Illinois
THARP
Blaine
Kenady Gro. Co
Audubon Road
Toner
W. Ray
Tysinger W
S. MerIdin
Unversaw
S. J
Ureheray & White
Vogt
M. A
Vollrath
Charles A
Madi- Waddington
E. E
Delaware
W. Atts
H. M
Udell
Walters
Weiland
Williams
GEO. H
W. 30Th St. Williams
Oliver Williams & South
AMC
Scott & Hurst
Arlington
Munden
Ralph
Ashland
Svates
Brazier
Greenfield
Mnd
Landrus
F. C. Greenwood
Rush
T. N. Knightstown
Onnkerson
J. Lolantville
Engle
E. C. Manilla
Land
Manilla Gro. Coa
Martinsville
Johnson
Rinker
Geo. L. Modoc
the Growers of India Tea
Skull
Sandars
Pennsylvania Street
Chesapeake & Ohio
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Virginia Mountains
City
Washington and
Meridian Sts
G. R. Daly
I. 3
Rhein
Ciacianati
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