Slander suit targets contractor in Bloomington
Harvey O. Pearce sues Job Freeman of Linton for 50006 alleging Freeman accused him of robbery and theft on a job. Pearce says the remarks ruined his contracting business and forced him to abandon work. Freeman, previously a candidate for state treasurer on the Republican ticket, was defeated by Jonce Monahan of Orleans.
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the Sun
Bloomington
Ind
Harvey O. Pearce
Job Freeman
Linton
Freeman
Monahan
Orleans
Pearce
Man Pays Twice for Avenging Insult in Kokomo
Ross Pauley of western Howard County Indiana pleaded guilty and paid fines twice for whipping neighbor Claude Wikel after a taunting remark to Mrs Pauley. The second affidavit followed a first trial where Wikel was absent. Pauley was tried again and indicated willingness to pay a third fine.
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Kokomo
Ind
Ross Pauley
Claude Wikel
Pauley
Wikel
Farmer Victim Of Second Accident
Rigdon lad June Wilbur Hipes a 50 year old farmer suffers a second serious accident within a year. Last year a wire tied to a whip pierced his eye while plowing. Monday a heavy chip struck the other eye while chopping wood. Doctors fear permanent blindness though some sight in the remaining eye may be saved.
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Rigdon
Lad
Wilbur Hipes
Jury frees drinker who killed tenant in Hammond
George Parker, who a month earlier shot and killed Mrs. Peter Paten, was freed by a jury in Hammond Indiana on Tuesday. The defense presented testimony that Parker was drinking and thus irresponsible and he also pleaded insanity.
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Hammond
Ind
George Parker
Peter Paten
Parker
Commissioners Try to Settle Clay Workers Strike
State labor commissioners Harry Slough and Woerner meet in Brazil Indiana with S W Flint of the Terra Cotta alliance and Clay workers union officers to seek a settlement of the clay workers strike.
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Brazil
Ind
Harry Slough
Woerner
S. W. Flint
Tnternacional ‘Terra Cotta Aliance
Clay Workers’ Union
Clay Workers
Van Sickie Retires From Motorcycle Racing for Nickel Theater
Charles Van Sickie, aged rider, quits auto racing citing age and better sense. He passes the world championship to Fred Hike in a fair contest and plans to devote himself to running a 3-cent theater in Hammond Indiana.
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Hammond. Ind
Charles van Sickie
van Stele
Fred Hike
Boy, 16, Sells Air Brake Patent for $52000
Ft Wayne Indiana June Alva Deal, 16, of Payne Ohio, has sold a patent for 52000. The device provides automatic coupling of air brakes on trains. The purchase was made by railroad men.
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Wayne
Ind
Alva Deal
Payne, C
Lodge Man Dies While Eating at Home in Lawrenceburg
George W. Trester, 77, died of heart disease while dining at his Lawrenceburg residence. He served as representative to the fuel sovereign grand encampment and as grand patriarch of the Grand Lodge of Old Fellows of Indiana. Funeral plans list Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Masons, Red Men, Junior Order of American Mechanics, Modern Woodmen, and Hutt post involvement.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
George W. Trester
Grand Lodge of Old Fellows
Indiana
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Masons
Red Men
Junior Order of American Mechanics
Modern Woodmen and Hutt Post
G. A
Black Will Keep Up Record of Firsts in Fort Wayne
In Fort Wayne Indiana Black a noted local inventor is pursuing aviation undertakings while maintaining a string of local firsts. He built the city’s first bicycle and first automobile and recently studied designs by Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers in New York. A team of skilled workers assists his ambitious projects.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
June
Marion Black
Black
New York
Glenn H. Curtiss
Wright Brothers
Rusty Nail Snags Cause Two Deaths
Lawrenceburg Indiana reports a baker Joseph Krieger died after blood poisoning from a rusty nail in a flour barrel. His widow Mary Krieger later cut her hand on the same nail, bandage catching fire while lighting a gasoline stove, and died from her injuries hours later.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Joseph Jxrieger
Mary A. Krieger
Policy of U.S. Aids Canada
Washington June S. That the administration bill authorizing the president to withdraw public lands from settlement would only be another step of the many which is driving thousands of Americans into Canada each year. Senator Weyburn of Idaho contends 50,000 Americans leave the United States each year because they cannot find suitable homes in this country.
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Canada
Weyburn
Idaho
United States
Weeps for Family Before Death in Gary Steel Plant
Rody Zigart 25 died in United States Steel hospital after a mill injury. He wept for his wife and their 2 year old daughter in Ser via before death. Zigart had been toiling to bring his family to Gary.
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Hammond
Ind
Rody Zigart
Zigart
United States Steel Corporation
Sand
Gary
Billy Sunday to Preach in Marion This Summer
In Marion Indiana a campaign is planned with Billy Sunday preaching this summer. The schedule says all churches will suspend services and unite in a tent or tabernacle meeting under Sundays leadership with he will deliver a full swing program against satan.
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Marion
Ind
Billy
Electrician's Widow Awarded Eight Thousand Damages
In Marion Indiana on Tuesday a jury awarded Ernest Redinger’s widow 8000 damages in a suit against Home Telegraphic Company and the city of Loransport. Redinger, a line man and electrician, died by electrocution when his body hung above the street necessitating ladder rescue by the fire department. The case was moved here from Cass county.
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Marion
Ind
Ernest Redinger
Home
Loransport
Slx
Cass County
County Treasurers Must Pay Over Taxes Ruling
Circuit Judge Combs ruled that Tippecanoe county treasurer must immediately hand over all city taxes collected to the city treasurer, rejecting the claim that stay taxes should be paid twice yearly. The mandamus decision averts Lafayette financial crisis and will affect many Standiana cities.
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Frankfort
Ind
Combs
Tippecanoe County
Lafayette
Standiana
Baptist Ministers Gather for Northern Indiana Meeting
In Mishawaka Ind on Thursday the Baptist Association of Northern Indiana will hold its annual meeting. Ministers from St. Joseph Lake Forter Elkhart and Laporte counties belong to the association. Officials anticipate an unusually large attendance and have laid out committees to handle arrangements.
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Mishawaka
Ind
Jaime
The
Baptist Association of Northern
Zealous Fireman Breaks Leg in Hurry at First Call
Huntington June Mark Williams, a Markle blacksmith and enthusiastic member of the volunteer fire department, rushed to a fire call and fell from the wagon, breaking his leg in the county’s first alarm in over a year.
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Huntington
Mark Wilhiams
Markle
This County
Elks Raise Entertainment Fund Here for State Convention
South Bend Elks have raised 2500 of the 35000 entertainment fund to care for lodge men attending the annual state convention in this city from July 1 to 9.
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Sap
Scluth Bend
Ind
South Bend Elks
of Elks
Governor Marshall Lays Corner Stone at Kokomo Y M C A
Governor Thomas R. Marshall spoke at the laying of the corner stone for the new YMCA building in Kokomo Indiana. The structure when completed will cost about $125000.
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Governor Marshall
Kokomo
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
Man Is Sentenced to Take Drink Cure
Anderson Indiana June Mayor Foster hopes John Bricker will not appeal from his sentence to take the drink cure in Indianapolis. Bricker has appeared in court about 700 times for drinking to excess. He is described as a good fellow despite spending one third of his life in jail. Mayor Foster offers to cover the cure cost if Bricker accepts.
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Ter
John Bricker
Bricker
Indianapolis
Foster
Nine Scholars Receive Educational Prizes at Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Ind June 8 Nine members of Crawfordsville high school graduating class have been awarded scholarships to higher education. Recipients include Homer Paire Wabash college Northwestern Evanston Ill Mary Booz Indianapolis Conservatory of Music Nelle Swank Western College for Women Oxford Ohio Viola Meister Oxford College Oxford Ohio Nora Williams Hanover College Madison Ind Caretta Balsar Lake Erie College Cleveland Ohio Lucile Campbell Purdue Herbert Snyder.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Crawfordsville High School
Homer Paire
Wabash College
Northwestern University
Evanston
Mary Booz
Indianapolis Conservatory of Music
Nelle Swank
the Western College For Women
Oxford
Viola Meister
Oxford College
Nora Williams
Hanover College
Madison
Caretta Balsar
Lake
Mother of Twins May Face Charge in Kokomo Case
Coroner Harri son of Kokomo has received an anonymous letter alleging a local woman gave birth to twins at Alto. One baby died and was not buried, the other has disappeared. The coroner will investigate if possible.
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Kokomo
Ind
Harrison
Alto
Infant dies of suffocation in Elwood home
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Harrison Chandler was found dead in bed Tuesday in Elwood Indiana. The coroner reports death due to suffocation between the parents.
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Harrison Chandler
Freight rates to be talk of stove men
Evansville Ind June 6 The Southern Association of Stove Manufacturers met in annual session and will adjourn Wednesday afternoon. A key topic is a proposed freight rate increase. Railroads warn of higher charges if stoves are not crated before shipment after October 1, prompting protests from manufacturers.
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Evansville
Ind
Southern Association of Stove Manufacturers
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Southern
Man Blows Out Brains After Family Tragedy
Despondent farmer Stephen Lantiss near Markle, Indiana, a Dunkard church member, killed himself with a gun following the deaths of his wife and son. The incident occurred Tuesday in Bruntington.
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Bruntington
Stephen Lantiss
Markle
Dunkard
Marion Sprinters Plan Cross Country Walk to Indy Races
In Marion Indiana a group from the Wreckace club plans a cross country walk to Indianapolis for the aeroplane races. Leaders include James Sisson Lew Fankhower Edhn MacGahey Woody Brandon Frank Grindle and Ed Knipple. Defections for wagon rides will incur fines.
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Marion
Ind
Marion Wreckace Club
Indianapolis
James Sisson
Lew Fankhower
Edhn MacGahey
Woody Brandon
Frank Grindle
Ed Knipple
Washington Justice of the Peace Quits After 12 Quiet Years
Washington ind June 8 J W Kellame justice of the peace tendered resignation saying the office is no longer profitable after twelve years of dull service. The town noted the quiet turnover as a sign of changing times.
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the Sun
Washington
Ind
Ton Good
J. W. Kellame
Favorite Prescription Promises Cure for Delicate Women
The ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic treatment for female weakness and related ailments. It claims to avoid examinations and local treatments, cites professional endorsements, and promotes Dr. R V Pierce's Medical Adviser. It offers free consultation by letter and a pamphlet with endorsements.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Wounded hunter sues for damages over shotgun mishap
In Kokomo Indiana on June 8 Robert E Cain sues Reed Pierce for four thousand dollars claiming Pierce was careless handling his shotgun during rabbit hunting. A cotton bail bobbed up and Pierce swung his gun to position and fired wounding Cain in the left leg.
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Kokomo
Ind
Robert E. Cain
Reed Pierce
Cain
Pierce
Rider of Some Heft Loses Tooth and Ear
Columbus Indiana June Newton Clerk a 250 pound rider was thrown from his bicycle Tuesday night. He lost a tooth and an ear was torn off his face was scraped and he sustained internal injuries. His condition is listed as critical.
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Columbus
Ind
Newton Clerk
White Nominated for Joint Senator in Indiana Race
William M. White of Crawfordsville Indiana was nominated by the Republican convention at Waveland to run for joint senator of Montgomery and Parke counties. Incumbent George Hanna and H. Clay Owen of the Rosedale Tribune were the other candidates.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
William M. White
Montgomery
Parke Counties
Waveland
George Hanna
H. Clay Owen
Rosedale
Expansion Plan for Buschmann Building Floors Nearby
The EMRT notes expansion after alterations to add two more floors. The upper levels of the Buschmann building, adjoining on the west, will be taken after work completes. Further details on dates and scope are pending.
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Buschmann
Bui
Furniture price cuts promise big savings at sale
The advertisement notes lowered prices on most items due to a rebuild, with only Hoosier kitchen cabinets and Macey sectional book cases kept at promised prices. It urges shoppers to expect big reductions on draperies, rugs, and other furniture as expansion sale prices apply. Located at 205 E. Washington St.
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Major Trester
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