Clever forger works Marion college with bad check
A well dressed young man posing as an inexperienced student at Normal Business College Marion used a forged check drawn on Howard County National Bank Kokomo to obtain $41 in cash and then bought a $44 bookcase with the same scheme. The forgery was uncovered the next day and the suspect is wanted in several Indiana cities.
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Marion
Ind
Normal Business College
Wabash
Muncie
Hartford City
Indiana
Normal College
W. Boucher
Howard County National Bank
Kokomo
Clyde Clark
Ben Bush Bested by Buzzing Bees in Wild Tale
Special to The Sun from Williamsport Indiana July 30. Ben Bush attempts to hypnotize a beehive and ends with swollen eyes and a misaligned jaw. The humorous report notes his pride in handling bees and the failed bee tree experiment that leaves him humbly defeated and dazed.
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Ben Bush
Williamsport
Ind
Big Hollow Forest
Reno
Ben
Selah
Father Harpooned by Son with Fork
Special to The Sun Montmorenci July 30 A pitchfork hurled by Johny Burkle from a hayload struck his father Ferdinand Burkle as he stooped. Two tines pierced his back at least two inches and into the chest cavity though not the lung. The act was accidental and the father walked away before someone dared remove the fork.
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Montmorenc
Ind
Johny Burkle
Montmorenci
Ferdinand Burkle
Plans to Improve Old Jail Approved in Huntington
The state board of charities accepted architect Brineman’s remodel plans for the county jail. The project would cost about 1000 dollars. County Auditor Weaver called a special county council meeting to consider the appropriation.
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Huntington
Ind
State Board of Charities
Brineman
Weaver
Haddock Named Sioux City School Superintendent
MICHIGAN CITY Ind July 30 Frank D Haddock of this city recently commissioner of education in Puerto Rico has been elected superintendent of the public schools of Sioux City.
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Michigan City
Ind
Lorto Rico
Public ‘Schools
Sioux City
Copper head snake bites Georgetown farmer
A copper head snake about six feet five inches long bit Harry Artis, a Georgetown farmer, leaving him in a serious condition as of July 30.
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Napeev
Harry Artis
Georgetown
Divorced and Deluded Thinks He Is Wedded
Special to The Swan. William Grubbs of Stinesville insists he is married, but county records show no legal marriage. He asked County Clerk Campbell about his wife’s divorce and remarriage to another man, claiming he remains her husband. Proceedings occurred unseen by him. his wife’s divorce was granted without his knowledge.
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Bloomington
Ind
William Grubbs
Stinesville
Campbell
Grubbs
Louisville
Craze drives man to kill infant in South Bend
William J. Carver, 23, a newspaper man from South Bend, went insane and attacked his 1-year-old baby after a day at a baseball game. He hurled the child to the floor, breaking its bark, then kept the infant until it died hours later. Carver was committed to a government hospital for the insane after his wife restrained him and police were summoned.
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South Bend
Ind
William J. Carver
Washington, D. C
Government Hospital
Carver
Woman scored by judge no divorce in Auburn case
In Auburn Indiana on July 30 Judge Best refused to grant Mrs Maude Julian a divorce from John Julian. He scolded both spouses noting Mrs Julian had been married twice before and left her second husband to live with Julian. He found no grounds to end the marriage and warned against arousing jealousy.
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Auburn
Ind
Maude Julian
John Julian
Judge Best
Julian
Mrs. Julian
Angling for bass ends with son hooked in face
In Logansport Indiana on July 30 Schuyler Hughes a farmer fishing at Lake Cicott hooked his son Walter with a large sinnow while casting. The hooks struck his cheek and eyelid as the boy rowed the boat. Hughes rushed ashore and took Walter to Burnettsville where Dr. McBeth removed the hooks.
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Logansport
Ind
Schuyler Hughes
Walter
Lake Cicott
Hughes
Burnettsville
Plague Stricken, He Longs For Pension
Huntington Indiana July 50. Ailing Homer Garr lies bedbound and unable to sit up. Suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis he awaits the pension commissioner's decree after the county pension board recommended granting a pension.
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Huntington
Ind
Homer Garr
South
County Pension Board
Lafayette mayor revokes bar license over bartender issue
Lafayette Ind July 30 Mayor George R Durgan revoked the license of Ellsworth Bly owner of a bar after his bartender William O'Brien served alcohol without proper authority prompting the action. The special notice emphasizes dealer responsibility in enforcing licensing rules.
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Lafayette
Ind
George R. Durgan
Howser Lcense
Ellsworth Bly
William O'Brien
Wold Bees
Sherman to visit Watson in Rushville during Newcastle visit
Vice President Sherman will visit Rushville Indiana next week according to a letter to James E. Watson. Sherman plans to be in Newcastle for Booster Day and will stop in Rushville to outline their campaign with Watson.
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Rushville
Ind
Sherman
James E. Watson
Newcastle
Watson
Boy Dies After Colt Kick In Feeding Accident
In Noble township Indiana Howard Myers, a year old son of Frank Myers, lies unconscious likely to die Friday after a colt kicked him in the left side of the head as he fed it. Glen Webster of Crooked Creek, age 10, has suffered multiple horse related injuries from summer incidents including kicks in pasture waterings and a fall from a horse, leaving him bedfast after a recent colt kick to the face.
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Logansport
Ind
Howard
Frank Myers
Noble Township
Glen Webster
William Webster
Crooked Creek
Steel Company Cop Quits in Gary Indiana
Gary Indiana July 30 The Illinois Steel company chief of police Emerson Bowser has resigned his post amid payroll probe developments. Chief of Detectives McDonald also stepped down recently. Rumors of graft swirl as the company dismisses several timekeepers and more layoffs are anticipated in the coming days.
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Gary
Ind
Ilinois Steel Company
Steel Company
Emerson Bowser
McDonald
Chicago to Build West Side Post Office
Washington July 30 Announcement from the treasury department states Chicago will erect a new post office on the west side. The tentative site is unspecified. The building is expected to cost 1 750 000 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Chicago
Pastor Accepts Call From Indiana to South Dakota
The Rev. J. N. Greene, pastor of the First M. E. Church in Brazil Indiana, has accepted a call to the First M. E. Church in Watertown South Dakota and will leave September 1 to assume the new charge.
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Brazil
Ind
J. N. Greene
M. E
Watertown
M Mullen on Bond in Richmond Manhunt Case
Lemuel Mc Mullen, caught in a manhunt in Richmond Indiana, has been released on 300 bail. He faces two charges resisting an officer and shooting with attempt to kill.
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M’mullen
Richmond
Ind
Lemuel Mc Mullen
Indiana’s oldest largest trust company opens an account
A note highlights the benefit of trust in experience from Indiana’s oldest, largest, and strongest trust company when opening an account. It emphasizes stability and seasoned service as key advantages for new customers.
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Indiana
Coroner Clerk in Penn RR Case Sparks Public Outrage
Warsaw Indiana July 30 witnesses before Coroner Keyser in an Etna Green car crash inquest allege barles Keller coroner’s clerk long employed by the Pennsylvania railroad company acting as a detective for the firm and guiding questions to aid the corporation. The collision killed Mrs Melvin Brooks and Mrs Charles Thoring with O Charles Thoring injured and no whistle blown as the vehicle entered the railroad.
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Etna Green
Barles Keller
Pennsylvania
Melvin Brooks
Officer Corporation
Keller
Pennsylvania Company
Meters
Ohio Party
Lima
Charles Thoring
St. Marys
O. Charles Thoring
Highbrow Poodles Demand Ice Cream
In Columbus Indiana July 30 local ice cream dealers cope with dog owners who insist on serving cream to their poodles. Some customers even request extra silver spoons to feed the dessert to their pets.
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Columbus
Ind
Mule Team Ferry Rescues Autoists in Floods
Heavy rains in the county swelled creeks at unbridged fords making water too deep for cars. John Bovard and his mule team rushed to the aid, pulling vehicles and riders through the waters of Big Creek at Versailles Ind on July 30.
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Versailles
Ind
John Bovard
Big Creek
Dear Old Farm Easier Than Circus Life
Columbus Indiana July 20 Jonathan Gates and Daniel Smith farm boys joined the Hagenback Wallace circus without parental knowledge and returned Saturday thoroughly disgusted with circus life.
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Columbus
Ind
Jonathan Gates
Daniel Smith
Farmer
New Hay Sparks Destructive Farm Fires in Indiana
In Petersburg Indiana two barns belonging to Thomas Read and Rev Mr Shultz were consumed by fire caused by spontaneous combustion from new hay. Losses totaled 3000 with insurance of 1350. The fires occurred in July, citing local authorities and property owners.
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Petersburg
Ind
Thomas Read
Shultz
Clay Township
Accident shoots man as revolver falls from pocket
Banville Indiana July 30 Ora McDaniel of Pittsboro was wounded when a revolver slipped from his trousers pocket and discharged, striking him in the right leg. The injury is described as not dangerous.
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Banville
Ind
Ora McDaniel
Pittsboro
Post Office Plan Cuts Costs On Rural Carrier Pay
Marion Indiana July 30 United States deputy postmaster John E Clark proposes a plan to save about 400000 annually in rural carrier pay with no loss of wages. The system would consolidate 40000 monthly vouchers 86000 checks and 40000 envelopes into a single perforated voucher held by postmasters reducing printing paper and labor costs significantly.
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Marion
Post Office Department
United States
Clark
Public whipping urged for drunken husband in Laporte
In Laporte Indiana on July 30 Justice Grover suggested a public whipping for Henry Paxton of Washington Street who beat his wife and children while drunk. Since the offense lacks a statute based punishment, he only levied a fine.
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Laporte
Ind
Grover Friday
Henry Paxton
Washington Street
Jam scalds child assisting mother in canning
In Loganport Indiana on July 30 Edith Wilson ten year old daughter of Clay township residents was severely burned when a kettle of hot jam spilled as she helped her mother to can blackberries. The accident may prove fatal.
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Logansport
Ind
Edith Wilson
Clay Township
Toadstools Mistaken for Mushrooms Sickens Man
Rushville Indiana July 30. Robert Ray of Rushville fell ill after mistaking toadstools for mushrooms. He became critically ill and was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.
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Rushville
Ind
Robert Ray
Evening excess linked to a rough tomorrow
Ad pitches CASCARETS as a remedy for stomach and bowels after a big dinner. It claims the product works while you sleep and promises you will be OK in the morning, urging tonight as the time to take care of tomorrow.
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