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Peculiar Death Wealthy Baron in Personal Crisis
A sprawling Indiana notes column lists a string of incidents and happenings across counties. Missing persons, accidents, fires, court actions, and civic plans are sketched with names including Henry Bant and Mrs Leopold, noting drownings, burns, shootings, and a highway of developments such as a new electric light plant in Danville, a grand drum at Seymour, and the Four railroad expansion near Indianapolis along with local labor, schools, and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawtfordaville
Putnam County
Terre Haute
Danville
Henry Bant
South Bend
Randolph County
Seymour
Huntington
State Grove of
Ancient Order of Druida
Lafayette
Edict
Michigan City
Washington
Wells County
Kansas
Dunkirk
Mame Lovett
Columbia City
Goshen
Insanity
Bedford
Germany
Pater McLaughlie
Notre Dame University
Mre
Leopold
Vincennes
Mich
Jd. H. Martin
Madison
Moore’s Hill College
Daniel Baker
Chas
Ream
Peru
Ezra Littlejohn
Clay County
Arthur Worley
New Jersey
James East
Pu’ Tam
George Washington
Frad Lackenour
Scottsburg
John Bach
Fort Wayne
Leonard Harvey
Shelbyville
Jasper C. K
Evansville
Louisville
Winlard Harvey
Samual McCloskey
Logansport
Gov. Hovay
Knightstown Orphans’ Home
Whitehead
Pettit
Charles Autle
Minds
Ives
Hinde
Autle
Rockport
Spencer County
Honey Creek
Geo. Graham
Lucy Berger
Wabash
Jennie Aispaugh
Goldan
Jennie
Brazil
Black Coal Company
Engineer Duncan
Holmburg
Nellie Vallentrog
Queen Wilton
Gusto
Montgomery Wilson
Little Cyclone
Joe Ballard