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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1908
Page
6
John Spears, a plumber in Akdereon, Spé, entered a dark cellar Saturday to Mind w gus Irak and fell into a water-filled crater that was uncovered. He could not swim and kept his head above water until a search found him after his long disappearance.
In Washington Indiana on November 13, Epweo Miley a coal miner was knocked unconscious after a mule bite him while chewing hay. Miley received care from two physicians as his family wept, and Riley admitted to twisting the mule s tail. Miley sustained dental injuries and injuries from the fall.
A Columbus Indiana report describes a reported Irishman who died leaving a peculiar will: all real estate to be sold at public auction except an old featherbed sent to a daughter in Boston, with proceeds used to buy a certain item and a small sum to a son. The rest goes to heirs. a separate item notes a fire scare in Columbus as a tramp was sheltered for the night.
Logansport Indiana November 1 Followed by his father John Gibba was sent to the state prison for stealing two cows belonging to his parents He stole the cows then sold them to Frankfort Looking Out for Himself Logansport Indiana November 17 Police circles were excited when Mrs F B Spencer rushed into headquarters
A grieving woman sobs as a probable theft of her one year old son follows an disappearance in a dry goods store. A fatal blast near Columbus City blows off a farmer’s head and injures several others. In loganport a mass meeting funds a cooperative store with shares of four dollars and plans to elect a general manager as profits begin to accrue.
In Frankfort Indiana on November 1 a judge advised Daniel Miter and his wife to consider happier times and continue living together after refusing to grant a divorce amid public attention. The courtroom view suggested reconciliation over the marriage and family issues.
In Logansport Indiana on November 1 Mrs Charles Howe president of Yoong wonen's christinas queteton alleged a gang lures girls from Cass county to Chicago for prostitution. She said girls are enticed with high wages and fine jobs then driven to houses where they are confined until they promise secrecy. Some escapees avoid naming their traffickers.
The jury panel in Sullivan County Circuit Court is under threat of disbandment after a member, Daniel Chastain, allegedly tainted by smallpox, caused fear among the rest of the panel. The regular jurors refuse to assemble, threatening to break up the current term.
In Fort Wayne Indiana on November 17 chauffeurs advocate enforcement of state honor laws after a city ordinance requires automobiles to carry monograms. A saloon owner opposed the measure and the issue touches nightly business and Sunday hours amid city official resistance.
Converse Indiana reports Lessie McGuire, a millinery shop employee, vanished after visiting relatives in Marion a week ago. Friends investigate as no trace or home return appears, with her cheerful nature noted and no known cause for disappearance. Two strangers in a Spencer Ave car assaulted a conductor Friday evening, demanding 40 cents after a pocketbook exchange, then fled once the fare was paid.
Harvey Ralya, a man, collapsed with apoplexy as he walked the corridors of the Doxey hotel on Saturday. He was taken to his sister's home where he died a few hours later. The attack was linked to injuries from a gas explosion earlier.
Report from Indiana details an accident where 54 year old William Lemons was struck by a falling log from a wagon. He suffered serious injuries and remains alive as physicians strive to save his life.
Crawfordsville Indiana November 12 Mr Hoss Wilson Meyers formerly of this city has fallen heir to 85 dollars. When the will of the late B D Rapes ex United States consul to Zangibar Africa was probated in court a few days ago it was found that Mrs Meyers was the only beneficiary.
A Milton Indiana report describes a boy named in the barn with his father when a rat ran under his clothing. In attempting to remove it, the rat bit the neck area causing a severe wound. The child has since grown deathly sick.
In Knightstown Indiana on November 17 Mrs R E Homer will receive 200 from the city for the destruction of her household seeds when goods were seized and burned during a smallpox epidemic. She sued for 200 damages and won. Town is doomed.
Hugh Miles, age 16, was found unconscious in a barn near Independence after being kicked in the head by a horse. He died from a fractured skull as authorities investigated the fatal incident.
Edward Shies sustained a hand scratch several days ago that worsened into a large sore on the back of the hand, leading to blood poisoning after initial neglect. The incident was reported from Anderson on November 17.
ANDEREON Ind Nov 17 The jury in the case against the manager of the opera house in this city for Sunday performances failed to reach a verdict, prompting a new trial. Held to Pittsburg. COLUMBUS Ind Nov W-Fred McNeal a prominent local founder quarantined for smallpox in Pittsburg Pa after contracting the disease while employed there. Fall Proves Serious Kokomo Ind Nov 12 Miss Mattie Dixon slipped on stairs, broke an arm and cut her head. Fell From Scaffold Muncie Ind Nov 17 Charles Jones painter fell from scaffold on Boyce block with serious injuries. Poleon in Bologna Poor children in Henry Beach’s family poisoned by eating bologna, all recovered. A new interurban will be built from Hagertown to Connereville following the old canal path.
A promotional blurb touts Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo as a health educator. It asserts stomach health drives overall nutrition and blood quality, linking poor digestion to skin pimples, sleeplessness, fatigue, and even rheumatism. It promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a botanical tonic improving absorption and red blood cells, offered free by mail for a small stamp request.
Sullivan adopts plans for a new library district and a “fen thousandetuh” to boom Warsaw to 14,000. scarlet fever prompts school closures in Middlebury and a ban on burying works. notable arrests for fake charges in Muncie. drainage issues from muskrats near Anderson. drought of smallpox quarantine lifted at Mitchell. dairymen Dragoo arrested for selling impure milk. a Ridgaville druggist dies after drinking poison. Frankfort mayor challenges high Meene card-table law as unconstitutional. test case to be heard in the supreme court.
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