Murderer at 70 confesses to killing brother in law
Franklin Indiana November 3 William Pherson seventy has confessed to murdering Milton Knapp sixty his brother in law five miles southeast of Greenwood Thursday afternoon Knapp a retired farmer lived at Whiteland but visited his farm often The body was found mutilated in a hog lot hogs had torn most of it away Pherson reportedly attacked Knapp with a club after Knapp defended himself with a knife He confessed to the crime to his daughter then was arrested in Greenwood Friday He faces the Franklin jail pending further proceedings
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Franklin
Ind
William Pherson
Milton Knapp
Greenwood
Knapp
Whiteland
Pherson
Regs
Geenwood
Charles League
Southport
Midland steel boss forecasts population rise tied to McKinley win
R J Beatty president of Midland steel company with 800 workers says Munice would gain about 700 families if McKinley wins. He warns a Bryan victory would delay contracts and force dismissal of half the workforce while a McKinley win would boost the plant size 25 to 50 percent within six months and raise workers to 1400.
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Beatty
Midland Steel Company
Muntie
McKinley
Bryan
Richmond Meetings Focus on Friends and Lutheran Mission
Religious circles in Richmond report activity as Indiana Wilmington and western yearly meeting of Friends meets at Earlham college with Rev. Albert J. Brown chosen to preside over the next institute. The Olive Branch synod Lutheran church aims for mission work with Jeannette Hartman elected corresponding secretary.
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Foreen
Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends
Richmond
Benjamin Johnson
Phariba Stevens
Mexico
Ind
Indiana, Wilmington
Western Yearly Meeting of Friends
Earlham College
Albert J. Brown
Indianapolis
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the
Olive Branch Synod
Lutheran Church
Edinburg
Jeannette Hartman
Indiana Inklings District News Summary
Diphtheria rages in Jasper while Shelbyville race track to be refailed. Bartholomew County reports 32 October deaths. Wabash man dies at cigarette shop. New Castle man crushed by a falling tree. Hog cholera spreads in Carroll County. Modern Woodmen camp planned at St Wendell. Columbus farmer yields 12 tons of tomatoes. a political rally injures George Adkins. Howard county pioneer Tuke Gregory dies at 77. American eagle captured in Clinton County. A street wedding in Frankton joins Verla and John Sigler. a horse injures Peter Ferry in a Columbus parade accident. Twelve thousand Bullivan Times ballots destroyed in a political incident. Greenfield woman Gad Garrie Howard attempts suicide by morphine. Terre Haute girl Dorrie Brown dies after neck injury at a street fair. Charles Wise loses a leg after falling from a train in Kokomo. Worthington M E church cornerstone set at $10 000. Cicero New Era notes strong gas wells with 200 to 259 pounds pressure. Mrs W L Bentz of Shelbyville fatally injured in mishap.
Killer in Law Conflict Ends with Fatal Shot
In Vincennes Indiana on Friday Henry H Rose shot and killed his son in law John Kessinger at Band Mill after Kessinger, intoxicated, abused the family and threatened to kill Maggie Rose. Rose then shot Kessinger as he fled back over a fence. Rose surrendered and will plead self defense.
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Band Mill
Henry H. Rose
John Kessinger
Kessinger
Rose
Maggie
Hfe
Higgins' Case Delayed Grand Jury Report Until After Election
Juryman Hanch ill did not report on Saturday and Judge Alford adjourned the grand jury until Wednesday, delaying the Higgins investigation's grand jury report beyond the election. The procedural delay stems from illness and the adjournment order.
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Higgins
Hanch
Alford
Lion Hunt Ends with Big Game Kills in Colorado Springs
The Western hunting association finished its lion hunt on Saturday after a Friday drive that killed several mountain lions a grizzly bear multiple brown bears and several lynxes along with deer and elk under the state limit of two deer or elk per hunter. The total may reach about 6000 big game animals.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Western Hunting Association
Tammany District 22 Parade Revival Plan
The Tammany Hall district 22 organization schedules a Saturday evening parade revived by Croker. A prominent feature is a truck rigged cage containing a dummy portraying Gov Roosevelt as a wild man.
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New York
Tammany Hall Organization
District 22
Croker
Gov. Roosevelt
Boers Take Reddersburg in South Africa
CAPE TOWN November 3 The Boers captured Reddersburg south of Bloemfontein taking 30 men prisoner then releasing the mater.
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Reddersburg
Cape Town
Redgersburge
Bloemfontein
Sunday Church Services List
Sunday church services listed with congregations, ministers, and times including First Baptist Rev T J Villers 1045 and 730 Central Christian Rev A B Philputt 1045 and 745 Plymouth Congregational Rev H C Meserve 1045 and 745 Fletcher Place M and Rev V W Tevis 730 and 730 Roberts Park M E Rev C E Bacon 1100 and 745 First Presbyterian Rev M L Haines 1108 and 745 Second Presbyterian Rev Joseph A Milburn 1100 and 730 Mayer Chapel Rev Clifford McBride 700 Tabernacle Presbyterian Rev J Cumming Smith 1045 and 145 W Washington St Chapel Rev C L Lucas 1044 and 730
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First Presbyterian
M. L. Haines
Second Presbyterian
Joseph A. Milburn
Mayer Chapel
Clifford McBride
Tabernacle Presbyterian
J. Cumming Smith
W. Washington St. Chapel
C. L. Lucas
On the Quiet delightful English stage version at Engelish’s
Augustus Thomas’s farce On the Quiet staged by William Collier and company at Engelish’s Friday night earns praise for rapid plot, strong cast led by Collier as Robert Ridgway, and a standout third act interior gatch scene loved by a large audience. Two more performances follow Saturday afternoon and evening.
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Augustus Thomas
William Collier
Engelish
Mr. Collier
Robert Ridgway
Andrew
Robson
An. Shacles
Cogian
Indignant Citizens Urge Police To Nab Man In Death Case
Mrs. Lindley claims she was drugged by Edward L. Blank to enable a robbery at their Lockland home. The 15 year old Myrtle Lindley died in October amid rumors of poison to hide a crime. Authorities in Cincinnati and Indianapolis pursue leads as residents demand investigation. Blank is described as 27, 5 feet 10, 150 pounds, blue eyed, light complexion, wearing dark clothes.
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Blank
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Hunter
Lockland
Bullock Demands Quigley Removal Over Police Conduct
Henry W. Bullock seeks removal of Supt. of Police James F. Quigley by circuit court alleging 34 houses of ill repute listed by street address and 107 saloons with liquor violations. Samuel M. Sawyer and Thomas A. Howard corroborate the claims.
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Circuit Court
Samuel M. Sawyer
Thomas A. Howard
Bank Robbery at Jackson Center Lands $5,500 Heist
In Bellefontaine Ohio on Friday night Bauehs man's bank at Jackson Center was robbed of 5500 with nitro glycerin. Citizens rushed to scene but masked robbers held them at bay. Several shots fired but no injuries. Building damage estimated at 1000. the robbers escaped on a hand car.
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Bellefontaine
Bauehs Man's Bank
Jackson Center
Births deaths and marriages listed in local notice
Birth notices include John W and Trene Duelie at 56 Enelish ave twins boys Mize J and Adriance Mannix 1541 Pleasant-st boy James and Margaret Volmer 524 W Pratt-st girl Reuben and Etta Street 537 Bright-st boy W C and Alice Mann 23 W Udell-st Enos and Pearl West 1536 Lexington ave girl H and Margaret Fiocher 610 E Georgia et boy George and Mamie Stone 246 S Noble st girl Reuben and Alma Brown Yandes-st Benedict and Maggie Hauser M7 Tremont-ave boy Charles and Pena Schatt 23 Traub-ave John and Rose Banerlee 1010 MHaugh-st John and Daisie Deercamp 2311 W Tenth-st girl Charles and Laura Maple 724 Kauffman place girl Edward P and Emma Cleary 882 S Noble-st boy Death notices include Jacob Fritz 62 1230 S East-st cirrhosis Lucinda Thornton 75 515 W Eighteenth st senility Infant Eaves 32 S Missouri st asphyxia Anna Keller 28 852 Mulberry st acute mania Marriages Inc Wolf and Delta Roach Inc F Marrett and Sarah Davis Wm Manuel and Anna James Capt A Derndinger of Washington visiting Lieut G A Boyle at 616 N Meridian st.
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Trene Duelie
Enos and
Pearl West
Lexington Ave
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Margaret Fiocher
E. Georgiaet
George and
Mamie Stone
S. Noblest
Reuben and
Alma Brown
Yandes-st
Benedict and
Maggie Hauser
Tremont-ave
Charles and
Pena Schatt
Traub-ave
John and
Rose Banerlee
Mhaugh-St
Daisie Deercamp
W. Tenth-st
Laura Maple
Kauffman
Place
Edward P
Emma Cleary
S. Noble
Spat on Alderman Fatally Shot by Rival
New York November 3 John Sweet a member of the city council was held to await trial after fatally wounding Roos J Fikins with a revolver. The incident occurred as Sweet passed before Bergfeld Co where Elkins a clerk stood. Elkins spat on Sweet which led to the shooting after Sweet accused him of insults.
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Roos
J. Fikins
Elkins
Bergfeld & Co
Sweet
Roger the elephant Sneezes at Five-Year Mark in Zoo Night
A Friday night spectacle at the zoo features Roger the elephant sneezing for the first time in five years at 9 30 p m. Zoo director general Bostock touts the omen of prosperity. Parrots graduate in training as crowds enjoy animal acts, concerts, parades, and exhibitions with plans for McKinley Bryan and Mount souvenirs after election returns.
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Bostock
Mr. Bostock
Gov. Mount
Ida
Capt. Bonavita
Mme. Moerelli
McKinley
Ryan
CITY MARKETS Smoked meats and produce prices listed in Indianapolis
A detailed price list from Indianapolis dated November 2 shows smoked meats including hams and bacon, sausage varieties, pickling meats, lard, and fresh pork. Vegetables cover new potatoes, beans, onions, cabbage, celery, and Bermuda onions, with fruits such as cranberries, apples, bananas, lemons, oranges, honey, persimmons, pineapples, grapes, and nuts. Also included are nuts and candies, groceries, sugar varieties, corn syrup, navy beans, coffee, teas and spices, and canned vegetables with per unit prices and bulk bids.
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California
Bean Park
Indiana
New York
Brazil
Causes of Deafness and Catarrh Link
A medical note argues most deafness stems from throat and nasal catarrh. It cites that nine of ten cases trace to throat trouble, and that treating catarrh with Stuart's Catarrh Tablets can restore hearing. Tablets are claimed safe for children and adults, priced at fifty cents.
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Iit
Stuart
Stuart Ol Tanh
Miss Lindley’s Condition Sparks Lockland Death Probe
Cincinnati bulletin reports Mayor Thomas Mullen and Marshal Sandy Steward of Lockland are probing the death of Myrtle Teeters aged 4 — about to become a mother — at the home of step-grandmother Mrs Caroline Lindley. A charge against Blank is being investigated after his young wife accused him of injuring Myrtle by giving a black medicine mixed with whisky.
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Myrtle Teeters
Caroline Lindley
Forrour St
Lockland
Blank
Myrtle Teetor
Myrtle Teeter
Reading
Lodge Defends Trusts in Fitchburg Rally
Senator Lodge said at a Republican rally in Fitchburg that the term trust is a misnomer and that there are only combinations of capital, not true trusts. He argued that trusts are not to blame for rising commodity prices and that his use of the term will be understood.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Lodge
Prices for Drugs and Chemicals in Local Market
The listing shows drug and chemical prices including alcohol at $2.49, wood alcohol at $1.00, chloroform at 70 cents, morphine at 2.00, castor oil per gallon 1.25, bergamot oil per pound 2.00, opium 0.75, quinine per ounce 0.45, balsam copaiba 0.55. These figures reflect standard market rates for the period.
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California
Johnson
Timothy
Kentucky
Canada
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Edward L. Blank
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