Hoosier Life brief items from Indiana community news
Miss Ethel Smock saved a child from an oncoming Louisville express near Monon crossing. Terre Haute delays at oil search. many Indiana mines affected by strikes. Kokomo factory orders surge. various local incidents include fires, accidents, marriages, and deaths across Adams to Warren counties with multiple legal notices and civic updates.
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Lafayette
Ind
Ethel Smock
Louisville Express
Terre Haute
Indiana
Waterloo
Joan Walliams
Brazil
Co. F. Clark
Anderson
Kokomo
Knights’ of Maccabees
Gentilemen’s Literary Club
Dewey
Miners Trial Set in Vienna on Change of Venue
The Illinois miners charged in the Carterville riot will face trial Monday in Vienna after a venue change. A sheriff's detail is requested to escort prisoners from Mason amid rescue fears. Acting Gov Sherman orders three companies to ready themselves.
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Springfield
Ill
Carterville
Vienna
Mason
Sherman
Big Four Collision Injures No One At Louisville Yard
A light locomotive crashed into a freight train in Louisville at 6:35 am Friday. The impact caused about 75 dollars in damage with no injuries reported. Operator error cited in failing to issue correct orders. Hawesville notes and a stray fragment follow.
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Louisville
Thousand Crows Rob German Farmer in Chicago Suburbs
A thousand crows attacked German truck farmer John Schmidt near his home in Chicago suburbs on Thursday. They seized a five pound package of sausage from him and fled. Schmidt’s injuries marked the encounter and a Newfoundland dog accompanying him lost an eye in the struggle.
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Chicago
John Schmidt
Schmidt
Dewey Admirer Calls For $50 Gifts To Honor Admiral Dewey
Louisvillian R D Edgar, a wealthy city figure, urges Dewey supporters to donate $50 each to reimburse gifts used to buy the Dewey house in Washington. He claims critics fault Dewey’s transfer of his home and says true admirers should show loyalty with this fund.
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Louisville
R. D. Edgar
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Washington
Edgar
Manila
Evans a Candidate for Vice Presidency
Tennessee will name H. Clay Evans as a candidate for the Republican vice presidential nomination. The announcement came from Evans' friends in Chattanooga on Thursday afternoon. Evans is described as a popular choice among Illinois supporters, with Semattier Cullom stating no better man could be on the ticket.
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Tennessee
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nessee
H. Clay Evans
Evans
Evaus
Semattier Cullom
Washington
Prominent Maryland Farmer's Daughter Shot by Rejected Suitor
Miss Rhoda Jackson sixteen daughter of a prominent farmer was shot by Silas White a disappointed suitor on Thursday night and died soon after White escaped as a posse pursued him and threats of lynching were heard if he is captured
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Port Deposit
Rhoda Jackson
Silas White
White
King Otto Near Death In Bavaria Rumors
Munich November 24 reports say the insane King Otto of Bavaria is near death. Upon his demise Regent Prince Luitpold is expected to resign in favor of his son Prince Ludwig. Otto Wilhelm Luitpold was born April 27, 1848 and has been insane since his reign.
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Otto
Munich
Bavaria
Luitpold
Ludwig
Otto Wilhelm Luitpeld
Rosa Cann v Isaac Cahn suit ends in defendant’s favor
The New York jury awarded Rosa Cann 25000 dollars in damages against her millionaire father Isaac Cahn in a landmark case. The suit claimed assault and battery, notable as the first filed by a child against a parent for such damages in modern jurisprudence.
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Rosa
New York
Rosa Cann
Isaac Cahn
Eseault
JELLICO JAIL FIRE. TWO PRISONERS CREMATED
Jellico Kentucky saw a wooden jail and several businesses burn early Friday. Two prisoners John Sprouse and Granville Neill died in the blaze after being locked up Thursday night for drunkenness ahead of Friday trial. Local authorities suspect the inmates started the fire to facilitate their escape.
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Williamsburg
Jellico
John Sprouse
Granville Neill
EF Funston Denies Charges Before Departing for Philippines
A San Francisco based dispatch quotes Gen. Funston denying charges against him and officers and challenging proof he used money to influence newspapers. He cites Bagbag swimming claim as false and commends Philippine press correspondents including Bass Creelman McCutcheon Franklin Brooks Jones Keen, noting MacArthur’s difficulties in restraining them.
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Sanfrancisco
Funston
Philippines
Bass
Creelman
McCutcheon
Franklin Brooks
Jones
Keen
Gen
MacArthur
Three Killed In Action List From Manila Report
Gen Otis reports three soldiers killed in action in November engagements. Howard Lowe of Company G Sixth artillery, William S Addy of Company F Eighteenth infantry, and Thomas J Gardner of Company L Seventeenth infantry are listed as killed in action near Pavia and Barrio Tenabang on dates in November.
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Otis
Manila
Pavia
Howard Lowe
Sixth Artillery
William 8. Addy
Eighteenth Infantry
Barrio
Tenabang
Thomas J. Gardner
Seventeenth Infantry
Short Spectals From A Busy News Day
Lord Salisbury suffers from influenza. Dewey plans to visit Chicago on May 1. The torpedo boat destroyer Viper of London has completed a successful test. A. W. Peterson, Yankton treasurer, is missing with a $25,000 shortage. Frank Steinmetz of Tilden Wisconsin inherits $2,000,000 from a French kinsman. A bristled one-pound seal was shot in Mamaroneck harbor. Gas explosion in a New York trench killed Charles O’Neill and injured six. W. L. Thomas, a medical student, was found dead under an oil derrick in Tronville Ohio thought to be murder. B. H. Moran sailed from Seattle on a 6000 mile trip to Cape Nome bearing government messages. Maj. Thomas McCann, 75, died in Washington after a short illness. W. J. Bryan lectured for $256 at Fayetteville Arkansas and donated the fee to the University of Arkansas for an annual oratorical medal. Desperado Bil Henrycutt and George Pritchard killed each other near Thenobs. Pritchard was pursuing the outlay.
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Dewey
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Viper
London
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Yankton
New York
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W. L. Thomas
Tronville
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Washington
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Fayetteville
Ark
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George Pritchard
Tlhenobs, Ngc
Pritchard
Lafayette Brush Company Incorporation
A Lafayette based entity formed to manufacture brushes with capital stock of $10,000 and corporate structure established for business operations.
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Lafayette Brush Company
Lafayette
Jury Disagrees in Conn Suit Over Street Car Death
After decades of deliberation the jury in the damage suit brought by Mrs. Conn against the street car company over the death of her former husband John W. Reed, a road officer killed in April 1895, failed to reach a verdict.
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Conn
John W. Reed
Reed
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