Five Madison County Jail inmates escape in Anderson
Five prisoners escaped from Madison county jail in Anderson Indiana during Thursday night. Suspected female accomplice who allegedly furnished the saw is being sought for arrest. Escaped inmates are Sherman Parsely Charles Everson Ural Fennell George Ambrose and Ed Pugh all facing embezzlement grand larceny or petit larceny charges. Authorities have no lead on their whereabouts.
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Anderson
Ind
Madison County
Sherman Parsely
Charles Everson
Ural Fennell
George Ambrose
Ed Pugh
Parsely
Mystery Child Demonstrates Hidden Power in Jasper
In Jasper Indiana on March 16 at Thomas B. Horton’s home a 13 year old crippled girl named Jessie Campbell, related to the Hortons, is said to wield a mysterious power. Objects move in her room as bricks fall from a fireplace and chairs topple. Witnesses claim the happenings occur too fast for the eye to detect. Horton sold his farm and sent the girl to her Daviess County home.
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Jasper
Ind
Thomas B. Horton
Jessie Campbell
Hortons
Horton
Daviess County
French Workers Warned of Imminent Call to France
In Wabash Indiana on March 16 reports say many French employees at gas belt and glass factories have been notified they may be recalled to France for military service. The notices imply potential trouble with England and prompt readiness among workers, including naturalized natives.
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Whey
England
Wabash
Ind
France
Remarkable family deaths in quick succession in Lafayette
In Lafayette Indiana on March 16 a remarkable coincidence marked the week as Mrs T J Brown died, the third in a family circle within four days. Mrs Samuel Demrick died Sunday, her husband followed Monday, both interred together Wednesday. Mrs Brown’s death Wednesday evening from pneumonia completes the trio. Demrick brother Winfield Demrick is the only surviving family member.
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Lafayette
Ind
T. J.brown
Samuel Demrick Ma
Brown
Curious Clock Made From Mastodon Bone In Indiana
LYLIN Ind March 16 Henry Lymn a farmer north of Dublin possesses a clock whose case is fashioned from mastodon vertebrae found nearby. The eight inch dial sits within a carved centrum and the bone was uncovered by ditch diggers. Nearby workmen recovered parts of two mastodons and Earlham College houses a remarkable skeleton built from them.
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Lylin
Ind
Henry Lymn
Dublin
Earlham College
Republicans Split Over Primary in Liberty Township
Clayton Indiana March 16 Democrats see hope as Republican discord grows over a mass convention plan. East precincts were dissuaded and led to a primary order by Chairman J. C. Taylor. A split threatens likely bolt actions if any east precinct candidate secures nomination in a GOP stronghold.
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Clayton
Ind
Liberty Township
Charman J. C. Taylor
Anderson mayoral plot eyed for prosecutor post
Anderson Ind March 16 It is said the scheme to run Mayor Dunlap for prosecutor is a republican plan to oust him politically Dunlap declares he will not accept the nomination He is mentioned as a possible opponent of Geo Cromer for the congressional nomination but his name was not presented
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Anderson
Ind
Dunp
Dunlap
Mle
Geo . Cromer
Exhumation Demanded After Death of Reverend Steward’s Wife
At Westport Indiana a month after the death of Rev. Clifford Steward’s wife, letters found to a Hammond girl reveal he planned to marry soon. Citizens press for exhuming Mrs. Steward’s body and a postmortem. The preacher is thought to be in Illinois.
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Aporte
Ind
Westie
Clifford Steward
Hammond
Lackey Horse Sale Continues Strong in Cambridge
Cambridge City reports the Lackey horse sale proceeding on Thursday led by Rand sold by Frank Hill Madison to Abraham Johnson Brockton Mass for 2000 dollars. Eight horses fetched 1000 dollars or more and the average price topped 300 dollars.
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Cambridge City
Rand
Frank Hill
Madison
Abraham Johnson
Brockton
Mass
Farmer Slims Wife Then Fatally Shoots Self in Winslow
Evansville, March 16. Alfred Gregory, 36, a Winslow farmer, shot and killed his wife Thursday night and then killed himself. The couple had argued after Gregory killed hogs earlier that day because his wife did not stay at home to help him.
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Evansville
Ind
Alfred Gregory
Winslow
Gregory
Ome
Loganport Brief Weather Note Misread by Reporter
Lo ganport Ind March 16 W Br iver Dexter Mo has written his here that specialist removed his
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Logansport
Ind
Dexter, ’. Mo
Fire damages residence in Rahob? Friendship area
In Osgood Indiana on March 16 a Rah residence at Friendship was set afire from the outside. The flames pounded the front door, woke the family, and then the arsonists escaped.
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Osgood
Ind
Fined for Sunday Selling in Elkhart Grocer Case
Elkhart Indiana on March 16 Rudolph Dusher a local grocer was fined one dollar for selling goods on Sunday. The fine was sought by the Elkhart retail clerks union highlighting a Sunday closing enforcement.
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Elkhart
Ind
Rudolph Dusher
Elkhart Retail Clerks’ Union
Indiana local brief notes and community updates
A wide array of short items from Frankfort to Fountain county cover political moves, church affairs, school notes, livestock incidents, and local business news. Highlights include Seymour’s high school event, a revival in Sey mour, a new Odd-fellows hall at Abington, a rail subsidy proposal between Wabash and Peru, and Mother Burnside's charitable church legacy in Fountain county.
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Nancy A. Burnside
Fulton Township
Fountain County
Pittsburg
Delphi
Mecca
Ind
Mother Burnside
Daniel de Motte
Burnside Chapel
Burnside
Stout murder case letter questioned by Quigley
Supt Quigley dismissed a letter published in Thursday's Sun as not authored by a real burglar. He said the tone read like a five cent detective story and that a professional burglar could not have written it. No new developments in the Stout case.
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Stout
Quigley
Badger Furniture Store Price Notice
At Badger furniture store, Saturday price listed as two dollars and twenty five cents. The text appears cut and unclear with fragments referencing washing ton and late notes. The readable details show a price point of $2.25 and a Saturday timing reference.
Higgins Denies Running Saloon Game Amid Ex-Patrolman's Testimony
Ex-patrolman Harry Barbee testified that Councilman John Higgins supervised a faro style game at Denny O'Brien's saloon during the K P encampment in August 1898. Barbee accused Higgins of pressuring him after reporting the matter, while Higgins denied the allegations and claimed he never ran a game.
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Higgins
Barbee
O’brien
Crannan
Quigley
John Higgins
Council
Harry Barbee
K. of P
Denny O'Brien
W. Maryland St. Beer Garden
Supt
Wheeler
O'Brien
Bell
Capt Dawson testifies on police duties in Tron case hearings
Capt Dawson explains police instructions for witnesses in the Tron liquor case at Lebanon. He says the aim was truth telling not aiding Tron’s attorney Senator Hugo, with a heated exchange over past actions and the handling of gamblers. Investigation postponed to Thursday night.
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Lebanon
Dawson
Tron
Hugo
Harding
Hugg
Corrigan
Wallace
Quigsey
Columbia Ave
Nineteenthsi
Bell
Board of Safety
Appalling Tales From Puerto Rico
James Creelman reports from New York on Puerto Rico under American rule. He cites free government rations, lack of constitutional guarantees, and capital flight. He warns of rising death rates, population loss, and calls for turning Puerto Rico into a U S territory to provide work opportunities.
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Puerto Rico
Congress
United States
Beveridge to push free trade with Puerto Rico
Beveridge of Indiana plans a speech next Thursday in favor of free trade with Puerto Rico. Fairbanks reportedly wavers due to Indiana protests against the Puerto Rican tariff bill. Proctor of Vermont opposes the tariff, saying all his state newspapers are against it.
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Washington
Beveridge
Indiana
Puerto Rico
Fairbanks
Proctor
Vermont
Letter links American troops to Filipino action in 1899
In Johnson Corry Pennsylvania a letter dated January 16 from Capt. Samuel D. Crawford of the Twenty-eighth United States volunteers recounts an attack by infantry and artillery under Col. Brockheimer on Novolete. He notes Filipino retreat with seven dead and many wounded, including a deserter from the Sixth U.S. Artillery named Charles Johnson of Indianapolis. Crawford recalls white men commanding the Filipinos and hearing racist taunts during the fight.
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Samuel D. Crawford
United States Volunteers
Brockheimer
Novolete
Sixth
United States Artilery
Charles Johnson
Indianapolis
Ind
Badger Furniture Store Prices Noted in Fragment
Fragmentary note cites Badger furniture shop with Saturday price at 2.2 dollars and an address 125 and 127 East Washington, unclear extra text follows.
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Badger Furniture Store
WM Campbell Hurt in Trolley Wagon Fall
William Campbell aged 35 of Northwestern avenue fell from the top of a trolley repair wagon at Virginia avenue and Belt road Friday morning. He sustained a severe concussion and was taken to City Hospital in precarious condition but hoped to recover. his skull was not fractured. A Street, present, says Campbell likely received a shock and dove headfirst from the wagon.
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Willam Campbell
Northwestern Ave
Street Car Company
A. Street
Campbell
Virginia Ave
Belt Road
Street
City Hospital
Todd
Dinsmore Murder Trial Nears End as Defense Moves
Lexington Nebraska March 16 The Dinsmore murder case closed for the defense to rest without further testimony The coroner jury read Mrs Lane s confession in which she said Dinsmore dictated it while under his hypnotic influence The defense will seek to impeach her testimony and show infatuation for Dinsmore with a jury verdict pending
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Lexington
Neb
Frank Dinsmore
Fred Lane
Dinsmore
Arrests On Grand Jury Indictment For Gambling
Walter Barmfuehrer was arrested Friday on a grand jury indictment for gaming and keeping a gaming house. Five indictments were returned against him. He was released on a $1,500 bond, furnished by Christian Bilierkamp.
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Christian Bilierkamp
The Flag of Ireland in City Windows
Emeralds and shamrocks fill shop windows as Ireland’s flag decor goes up. A young man in town notices a well dressed girl with a Trish flag pin and, after a shy start, receives a friendly smile when he wears his own green scarf in public.
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Sons of Ireland
Ste
Ireland
Pennsyl St
Trish
Gree
Fireman Mankin Progress Report in Secretive Fire
Fireman Mankin, accompanied by three others, is said to be getting on well as efforts continue. Mankin does not lack company though supplies and details remain unsettled. Fire authorities expect to know the total within days as 300 sewing items reportedly stray or mislaid amid the blaze.
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Mankin
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