Former Sheriff Burk Wins Bet With Coffin Over Election
In Shelbyville veteran undertaker M. G. Tindall presented a coffin bet to ex sheriff John Burk after Tindall wagered on Judge Sparks's re election. Burk refused the coffin, while Tindall declined alternative terms. Across Indiana reports note Lon Cox losing votes to his opponent per a voting machine, with Cox's son winning clerk of Bartholomew by 82 votes. Other items include a Greensburg death before poll closing, Nesbitt near death at polling, and regional election results across multiple counties.
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Shelbyville
M. G. Tindal
Sherif
John Burk
Cottin
Sparks
Alonzo Shur
Tinedall
Burk
Tindall
Columbus
Ind
James F. Cox
Lon Cox
Bartholomew
Lester Lawrenes
Prohibition
Greensburg
John JT. Nesbitt
Wilders’ Brigade
Mehaffy wins land bid in Dakota and pursues school post
Special to The Son reports Harry Mehaffy drew 160 acres in South Dakota last year. He planned to erect a school building on his land, will collect rental, and is a candidate for county superintendent of schools.
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Dakota
Columbus
Ind
Harry Mehaffy
South Dakota
Tereh
Newton West Dies After Fall While Voting
In Shelbyville on November 10 Newton West, 60, fell from his bogey to the pavement while on the way to vote. He died the next day and was buried Thursday at Westport.
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Shelbyville
Newton West
Westport
Democrats Have a big Majority in State Senate and House
A long list of Indiana legislators shows Democrats holding large majorities in both chambers. The roster includes Beal, Carleton, Clark, Curtis, Farlow, Farrell, Fleming, Greenwalt, Huntertown, Grube, Marion, Hauck, Long, McCarthy, Powers, Proctor, Royse, Stotsenburg, Sullivan, Trautman, frasier, Yarling, Brady, Commons, Crompacker, Durre, Halleck, Hanna, Askren, Ault, Benz, Biddle, Bramaman, Buennagel, Bultcher, Coble, Cook, Cravens, Fitzer, Frisse, Galbraith, Hedrick, Wiggins, Keegan, Leib, Maas, McCabe, Homer, McKennan, McMullen, Moran, Osborn, Pleasants, Pleasants, Kentschler, Roggen, Seldensticker, Spencer, Sunkel, Thornton, Tingle, Veatch, Venneman, Knox, Voris, Warner, Wahl, Wise, Wells, Redgood, Berry, Campbell, Carter, Danville, Clark, Cohee, Eschbach, Faris, Furnas, Hufford, Johnson, MecClew, Oglesby, Oldaser, Plummer, Harry L, Reynolds, Ross, Van Horn, Wasmuth, Watson, Weeks, Willams, and Willams.
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Cook
Honor L
Indianapolis
Marion
Cravens
Joy
Madison
Jefferson
Fitzer
William
Clymers
Prominent banker and Mason dies in Greencastle
Greencastle Indiana November 10 Dr FE Evans aged 60 died at his home Wednesday. He was a bank director and water works director and a member of the Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias and Masons. He was a University of Virginia and DePauw graduate. Elventon day was quiet with one arrest for illegal voting and late returns hindered by much scratching.
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Greencastle
Ind
FE. B. Evans
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and
Masons
University of Virginia
DePauw
Elventon
Socialists to contest election in Kokomo ward
A. J. Habig socialist leader says the party will contest Kokomo Indiana First precinct of the Fourth ward after election officer John B. Taycee refused admission for a socialist watcher. Mrs Headway found her house store teeth burned in the fire after sleepwalking incident.
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Socialist Party
Safe Cracker Almost Blows Safe for Haul
A lone robber nearly looted the Camden national bank in Richland Indiana, drilling a hole and ready to place a dynamite charge for 565,000. W. H. Deshwall halted the crime by racing to confront him with a revolver, but the thief fled through a window, stole a horse, and escaped unseen.
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Richmond
Ind
National Bank
Camden
Here
W. H. Deshwall
Deshwall
Temperance Leaders Fear Option Repeal in Bartholomew County
Temperance workers circulate petitions to newly elected Democrat lawmakers Valentine D Ault and Emanuel Triutuu from Bartholomew County asking them not to vote for repeal of the county option law.
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The
Sun
Columbus
Ind
Bartholomew County Temperance
Valentine D Ault
Emanuel Triutuu
Coffee Pot Lid Bursts Scalds Woman in Anderson
In Anderson Indiana on November 10 Mrs Elizabeth Riggs was scalded when the lid of a coffee pot blew off while she prepared a meal. The boiling liquid burned her head and shoulders.
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Anderson, Ind
Wilizabeth Riggs
Fires Fatal Shot in Closing Hall
Madison Tid says Policeman Jacob Sherlock ordered pool room closed when frequenters attacked him. He drew his revolver and fired two shots fatally wounding John Salender, 26, as he was being stumped during the melee.
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Madison, Tid
Jacob Sherlock
John Salender
Coroner's jury holds horse racer Isham for manslaughter
Marion Nov 10 Jack Isham is held by a coroner's jury for manslaughter after his horse ran over an aged woman Mrs Catherine Norelsch in a city street Monday causing fatal injuries to the elderly pedestrian.
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Marion
Jack Isham
Isham
Catherine Norelsch
Earlham to Debate City Government by Commission with Albion
Earlham college will debate the subject of City Government by Commission with Albion college this winter. The Quakers will likely take the affirmative and debate another institution before the Albion contest. Last year Earlham defeated Albion.
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Richmond
Ind
Earlham College
City
College
Oratorical Association
Albion
Earlham
Italian Murders Peru Man in Camp
George Stevens of Peru Indiana, overseer in Crane and Cole timber camp at Logan West Virginia, was murdered Thursday night by an Italian laborer. In New Orleans Presbyterians plan to bring mountain to Mahomet by sending a portable church building to sparsely populated communities.
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Peru
Ind
George Stevens
Crane and Cole
Logan
W. Va
New Orleans
Lousiana Presbyterians
Mahomet
Red Men Will Sue Over Lodge Funeral Donations
Shelbyville Indiana November 10. Mrs Flora Patterson sues as 223 members of the Red Men lodge at Boggstown refuse to donate a metal apple for her husband Samuel Lealfe Patterson who died. Patterson widow brings action claiming abuse and improper funeral rites.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Flora Patterson
Samuel Lealfe Patterson
Red Men's Lodge
Boggstown
Petterson
Disastrous Fall Endangers Indiana Democrat Advocate
Special to The Susquehanna River editor reports Albert Douglass, a carpenter in Ft. Branch, Indiana, argued for the Democratic landslide then slipped from a roof to a brick wall, injuring his back and facing possible death.
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Princeton
Ind
Indiana
William Hickrod
Ft. Branch
Albert Douglass
Infant Found Dead On Steps Of Columbus Asylum
A newborn baby boy was found dead on the porch of the Columbus Indiana orphan home. The body lay in a shoe box filled with absorbing cotton, air holes punched in the box. The infant had suffocated and left no identifying marks.
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Columbus
Ind
Orphan Home
Hen Shows 500 Per Cent Profit on Feed
Huntington Ind Nov 10 Rev H A Smith reports a white Plymouth Rock hen that laid 277 eggs since Feb 1. In 283 days she missed six. at 2 cents per egg she nets $5.50. Feed cost at most 50 cents.
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A. Smith
Canning Company Sheds Destroyed by Fire in Indiana
In Greenwood Indiana on November 10 a fire destroyed several pea sheds tied to the J. T. Polk canning company near its main plant. Loss around 12000 dollars covered by insurance. Machinery worth about 8000 dollars ruined. Cause undetermined.
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J. T. Polk Canning Company
Beef Barons to Face Legal Battle in Chicago Trial Next January
Historic Chicago beef industry names will face criminal charges in a January trial in Chicago. The government seeks to prove a beef packers trust exists and that the leading owners deserve prison. Indictments followed a federal probe led by Kenyon and Sims, with Kenton and Sims handling the case for the government. The defense will push motions to quash and demurrers as proceedings open. Several years earlier packers were indicted but immunity claims and a Garfield investigation led to their dismissal.
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Leavenworth
Kenyon
Washington
United States
Sims
Chicago
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Kenton
James R. Garfield
Boy of 16 given custody duties over three sisters in Brockton
In Brockton Massachusetts Judge Reed placed 16 year old Rey Baker as the permanent custodian of his three younger sisters. It is the first time in the city a minor has received such responsibility. Roy Baker asked to keep his siblings together and to support them with his earnings from a department store job as the court approved the arrangement.
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Brockton
Mass
Rey Baker
Jpdge Reed
Mary J. Baker
Roy
Piles Quickly Cured At Home Claims Promised Cure
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a quick home cure for piles with many cases reportedly healed. It invites readers to mail a free coupon and buy at 50 cents a box, promising avoidance of surgery and medical bills. This promotional copy urges purchases from druggists.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid
Marshall, Mich
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