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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1910
Page
3
Walter Able, 19, shot through the door of his sweetheart Clara Mehlenkamp's home after being refused admission. He then went to a nearby gravesite, lay on a burial mound, pressed the pistol to his chest and fired twice, dying. Mehlenkamp, who did not love him, had asked him to stop visiting.
Fifteen year old Gladys Keene is to face a formal arson charge in the circuit court. She is suspected of pyromania and linked to at least nine fires in Kokomo since August 1909. The fires have plagued homes housing the family she lived with as they moved repeatedly. The arson charge follows mayoral and prosecutorial investigation.
Berlin reported that Germany declined to protest to Washington over United States actions in Nicaragua. The foreign office said it treated the Madrid appeal with care. Germany’s polite reply refused to intervene, noting the appeal mirrored that sent to other European states and to Mexico.
Wabash Indiana July 28 Joseph Gray and George Richardson escaped suffocation when the barn floor collapsed under 1000 bushels of wheat piled near the granaries. They struggled to reach the open doors and were exhausted.
Anderson Ind July 6 Mrs Jane Davis died in the county infirmary and will be buried in the old Capp cemetery ten miles east of Anderson. The plot was donated by the late Mrs Rhoda Davis, described as a wealthy woman, with details from the county records.
Winchester Indiana July article notes one of the few remaining old town woolen mills will be torn down and filled in for a residence lot. Built 30 years ago by John B. Carter, the mill ran mostly day and night but couldn't compete with modern cloths. Carter housed 22 narrow and two broad looms and 420 spindles, employing about 20 men in summer. The mill produced plaids, flannels, blankets and stocking yarn.
In Evansville Indiana on July 28 9 year old Dorsey Storton confessed to starting fires by throwing matches into hay. He told Chief Covey he began after lighting a cigarette in a stable and set several fires for thrill.
At a Brazil Indiana 10 cent store on Wednesday a crowd of female bargain seekers surged forward. A woman fainted and was trampled while a clerk was cut when his arm was thrust through a glass counter. The proprietor tried to intervene but was clawed and his coat torn as the melee continued.
In Terre Haute Indiana George M Lints former police chief died after a robber’s bullet. His widow Mrs Lints collapsed at home and was treated with opiates. A post mortem showed the bullet came from a 32 caliber revolver found in McGowans home. Funeral held Thursday.
Nine year old George Hunt, son of Mr and Mrs H H Hunt, disappeared at Rock swimming hole north of Rosedale after running away from home with his seven year old brother Joseph. He could not swim and drowned in a deep hole in Raccoon creek beneath late Tuesday afternoon.
Patrons of the Richmond Natural Gas Co will lose service after September 1 following the sale of the property to Clement W. Hoovell of Anderson. The company owner cites unprofitable operations and failed attempts to obtain gas from West Virginia as reasons for the shutdown.
South Bend officials express worry over the first meeting of striking railway workers to be held Thursday evening. Local tension centers on potential acts by sympathizers and the risk of disturbances around paydays and the foreign population. Mayor Guetz urges calm and police guard stations and yards.
General McGuerin orders eight companies and Battery A to Durand to guard Grand Trunk property from strikers. Incendiaries torch the Amagari Grand Trunk station near Bridgeburg, Ontario. Buffalo area strike activity blocks traffic with freight cars and a caboose set ablaze and threats directed at a yardmaster.
In Whitely Indiana police are asked to protect visiting Muncie men Ralph Allison and Harry Darrell who called on local bachelor girls. Local youths formed a protective group and a scuffle ensued leaving the visitors battered and unable to work for several days.
Baltimore July 28 Charles T Dorsey a four year patrolman in the central district with a wife and child was captured after robbing the saloon cash register of Harry Lee when a detective found marked money on him He was photographed and measured in the Bertillon bureau within an hour and awaits a speedy trial Dorsey had been commended for bravery in the past.
Freda Reich, 30, from Evansville Indiana will not be committed to an insane asylum despite months of caring for an invalid mother and experiencing hallucinations. He is to be given every opportunity to recover.
A promotional note explains customers gain from the experience of Indiana’s oldest largest and strongest trust company when opening an account, highlighting reliability and security as key advantages.
New York July 28 Joshua Slocum commander of the Spray famed for a solo round the world voyage is mourned as dead by his wife She believes the captain was lost at sea Slocum sailed from Vineyard Haven for the West Indies over a year and a half ago and has not been heard of since
Dr H B Reid a dentist in Anderson Indiana suffered a broken collar bone a dislocated ankle and multiple bruises after his car rolled on him on a railroad track. He cranked the engine while the gear was engaged and tried to push it away but was knocked down as the auto ran over him near a curb.
Mr and Mrs Frank Brooks and Mrs Ed Thoripeg of Lima Ohio were killed when Pennsylvania passenger train No 6T struck their automobile at a crossing west of Warsaw Indiana. The driver misjudged the train’s distance and thought there was time. Bodies were buried 25 feet into the air.
James T. Moore, employed in the timing department of M. J. Carnahan stores in Washington Indiana, fell 16 feet from a two story house at Elnora while repairing it and landed on soft sand. He was standing on a ladder when he toppled backward but survived the accident.
Incennes Indiana July 28 The board of public works adopted a resolution urging the common council to appropriate $100 000 for the construction of a sanitary reduction plant and the main trunk lines of a sanitary sewerage system.
Greensburg announces the Prohibition party lineup for Decatur County positions including Representative Benjamin F. Gaston Clerk Kisworth Ketchum Auditor Wim Xn Bor ing Treasurer St. John Surveyor Kid win K. Moody Assessor Benjamin F. Ross Coroner Samuel V. Wright Commissioners First district Nathan Logan Third district Wm. G. Styers At large John W. Owens Millard Hudson Charles P. Miller County Council First district Thos. J. Duncan Second district Myron A. Pardon Third district Tames Braden Fourth district Wm. T. Osman
Hartsville Indiana July 28 Special to The Saw. W H Blatchley state geologist is consulted by J H Morrison about a pigeon nesting in the foliage of a pine tree near Morrison's home west of Hartsville. Blatchley, with 40 years studying Indiana birds, notes this is his first such case.
In Brazil Indiana on July 28 Sheriff Prince recovered a crude wooden key hidden in a cell corner used by Otto Wollery the blind tiger to escape. The tool fashioned from a cigar box lid unlocked the cell door indicating Wollery replaced it with a sturdier piece of wood for the break.
Edwin Fitzgerald a 15 year old Hammond newsboy reports a net savings of 700 dollars from two years of selling local and Indianapolis newspapers and delivering papers to customers.
Harvey P. Wellman raced home to Rushville arriving minutes before his mother died. He left Pittsburg after word that she would not live. He rode a fast train to Anderson then hired a racing automobile to reach his city in time. Mrs Gideon Wellman died on the fifty fourth anniversary of her marriage. Her husband, injured in a recent runaway, cannot move without help.
Evansville Indiana blooms report says Robert Hayden dreaming he fought burglars hurled his arm over his head and struck the bed frame, breaking his elbow Wednesday night.
LaPorte Indiana July 28 John 8B Faulkner will be unanimously nominated for representative at the Democratic county convention held here Thursday If Democrats gain a majority in the legislature Faulkner would be a candidate for speaker of the house Faulkner faces a path to prominence in state politics
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