Law Service at the Front in the Philippines
Mrs. Mary Stotsenburg, widow of Col. Stotsenburg, traveled from New Albany to Washington for burial rites and served as a nurse at Manila front. She twice slipped into firing lines with her escort and once took a rifle from a wounded soldier to defend her position. She managed her husband’s remains and arranged shipment and burial despite deep grief.
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New Albany
Ind
Mary Stotsenburg
Col. Stotsenburg
Philippines
Washington
Manila
Farmer kills four sons then himself in Indiana well
Alfred Wells 49 a farmer near Thorntown Indiana crushed the heads of his four boys with bricks near an old well and threw them in. He jumped in but was stopped by a pursuer. Two boys died and the third will die with a fourth in grave danger. Wells later surrendered in Crawfordsville and is jailed claiming headache and saying he did not want to leave his sons alive.
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Thorntown
Ind
Alfred Wells
Wells
Crawfordsville
Albert Wells
Darlington
Fountain of
Nashville
Brown County
Court House
George Ray
George Brummer
Justice Strader
Columbus
Russell Debusk
Ella Bevars
William Bevars
Alphia Debusk
Debusk
Alphia
Bevars
Bevar
Dillsboro
David Gray
Gray
Local Doctor From Crawfordsville Dies After Self Harm
G H Thompson a 40 year old physician registered at a Shreveport hotel was found dead in his room with a razor by his side after cutting his arm. He had been living away from home and no cause is known. His brother Robert S Thompson resides in Crawfordsville Indiana.
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Shreveport
G. H. Thompson
Thompson
Crawfordsville
Ind
Robert S. Thompson
Airship Test by Arcidas Farmer Impresses Evansville Crowd
Arcidas Farmer's airship rose six feet at the ball park and stayed aloft for an hour in a test witnessed by several hundred spectators on a Thursday night in Evansville Indiana.
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Evansville
Ind
Arcidas Farmer
Ball Park
Spite Work S News Stirs Marion High School
In Marion Indiana on June 2 Miss Minnis Tressiar English teacher at the high school will not be rehired for next year. Miss Carrie Reynolds botany and physical geography teacher active in agitation also received a card. Both have ten years of service. Friends call it spite work and pressure grows to oust the superintendent.
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Marion
Ind
Minnis Tressiar
Carrie Reynolds
Orphan Waif Found in Indiana Sheriff’s Care
A 9 year old girl Viola in ney is at the Peru sheriff’s home after her mother died in Florida a year ago and she was reportedly taken north by Mrs. Kro nour of Logansport. She says she was placed on a train caboose Wednesday to travel back toward Florida.
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Peru
Ind
Viola Inney
Florida
Kronour
Logansport
Refuse to Sign the Scale in Princeton Coal Standoff
Miners expected Princeton coal company to sign the scale on Friday but managers refused saying no fever. The outcome remains uncertain as tension continues at the Princeton operation.
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Princeton
Ind
Princeton Coal Company
Franklin College Reaches Rockefeller Gift Goal on Increase
Franklin Indiana rejoices as the required 360000 of funds is raised and the Rockefeller gift of 15000 is secured. Local supporters and college leaders celebrate the successful effort.
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Franklin, Franklin, Ind
Franklin College
After Many Years They Split
Martinsville Indiana June 2 Mrs Polly Curtis sues Peter Curtis for divorce and 15000 alimony. They married in 1861 and have fourteen children. Curtis owns 263 acres of land and 20009 dollars in cash.
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Martinsville
Ind
Polly Curtis
Peter
Curtis
Local Indiana Notes Blinked From Daily Telegram
Madison reports 21 graduates while Bloomington notes 19 graduates. City events include a street fair boost in Connersville and a post office opening at Show Shiey in Fulton county. A lightning event near Flat Rock killed four horses. Covington hosted a Whaley game. South Bend discusses a bicycle lamp ordinance. Shelby County holds a Sunday school convention. Local figures Henry Anderson of Parke County keeps Belgian hare farming activity. Bloomington editor Col WW Gabe, 32, listed as gravely ill. First annual reunion of the istth noted.
Indiana News Roundup Shelters, Trials and Tragedies
A wide Indiana agate of incidents from 19th century life. Reports include storms setting fires, a canvas hotel for railway laborers in Osceola, and sermons urged to enforce Sunday rules in Portland. Notable deaths include Col J B Merriweather in Jeffersonville and Mrs Rose Steed in Evansville hospital, with multiple legal cases and curious family ties across towns.
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Ing
Hagerstown
Richmond
Indiana
Oscedia
Portland
Stinesville
Dewey
Oyster trust plan collapses as New Haven talks fade
The bottom drops from a proposed five million six hundred dollar oyster trust in Connecticut. Key oyster dealers say efforts to unite dealers statewide have been abandoned for the present.
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New Haven
Conn
Pearson Pinks The Methods of Fletcher In Gas Price Dispute
General manager John R. Pearson of the Indianapolis gas company testified before city officials, challenging Allen M. Fletcher's gas price statements. He offered to pay expert costs to examine the company’s books, cited increased mains and customers since 1890, higher taxes and expenses, and argued gas could not be sold profitably at 73 cents per thousand feet. He praised Hastings’ 1.05 price as generous.
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John R. Pearson
Indianapolis Gas Company
Pubiic Works
Allen M. Fletcher
Pearson
Fletcher
Crown Hill
Hastings
Indianapolis
Treason unrest at Nicaraguan coast reaches New Orleans
United States consul in Bluefields reports conditions on the Nicaraguan coast remain unsettled. General Torres, governor of the coast, left Bluefields for Managua with soldiers and 65 native prisoners charged with treason, with reports that several prisoners may be executed. He travels to Washington to report back.
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New Orleans
Sorsby
United States
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Washington
Torres
Managua
Music Listings Highlight Local Song Services This Week
Friday night service at Market Street temple and First Presbyterian Church hosts a Sunday night song service. Pianist Annetta Van Dyke Loughmiller and baritone Henry D. Newton gave a graduation recital at the Metropolitan School of Music Thursday night. Woodruff Place Club House hosts a Saturday musicale by May W. Shattuck Fremont Swain Margaret Lockwood Hugh McGibeny Minnie Diener Edenharter Frank Croxton and Frank Maffey.
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Marketst
Temple
First Presbyterian Church
Annetta’ van Dyke Loughmiller
Henry D. Newton
Metropolitan School of Music
Woodruff Place
May W. Shattuck
Fremont Swain
Margaret Lockwood
Hugh McGibeny
Minnie
Diener Edenharter
Frank Croxton
Frank Maffey
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Louisiana
Mneelings
Madison
Jeffersonville
Connersville
Whaley
Covington
Showiey
Fulton County
South Bend
Flat Rock
Crawfordsville Daily Review
Shelby County
Bethel
Henry Anderson
Parke County
Bloomington
Col
WW. A
Gabe
Bloomington Progress
Lvery
The
Istth
J. B. Merriweather
Lawrence Ebner
F. J. Smith
Seymour
Aurora
Leach
Rose Steed
George Hufman
Otterbein
Jesus Dickens
Dickens
Hufman
Perry Township
Clay County
Walter Lafevre
Frederick Miller
Edward Page
Sylvester Runyan
John Weidner
Newport Hoosier
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
M. E. Conference
Greensburg
Sweetser
Grant County
David Shafer
Goshen
Jesse Stutsman
Davis
Tipton Court
Man
Cuba
Auburn
Astreet
Emma Rochi
William T. Locke
China
Shanghai
J. O. Tansel
Boone
Tansel
Wabash
Brazil
Terre Haute
Hannah Kelly
Andrews
Dora Mikesell
Bearlake
Michigan
Philip Weihmer
Charlestown
Hancock County
Thomas
Julia Marlowe
Russia
W. Washington St
Pearson Pinks
Great Company
En's
FTG
Darnall
Illinois Street
K. Seligz
the Big Tailor
Washington St
Norway
WM. Buschmann & CO
Wayne Ave
Porto Rico
Uncle Sam
Duesseldorfer
Lieber Brewing
Wm. Ross
Louisville
Ross
Washington and
Pennsylvania Streets
9&E
Seaks& Company
Jes Hh
Udren
Wea
Seligary Goods Company
South Illinois Street
Rubens
Washinston
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