O Neals Rise Splits Rush County Democrats
In Rushville Indiana November 28 the Rush county Democrats stage a comic political skit about prosecutor elect Dennis O Neal deputy John C Cheney and ex partner Will L Newbold. The piece details Cheney backing O Neal and Newbold losing influence as O Neal appoints Cheney deputy and resists Newbold’s push for favors.
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the Sun
Rushville
Ind
Rush County
Dennis O'Neal
John C. Cheney
Will L. Newbold
O'Neal
Newbold
Cheney
Brown
Reno
O’neal
Jacksonian Democratic
Charley Hack
Shelbyville
Hack
O Neal
Breadmaking is Almost Perfect in County Contest
Samuel Barker of Cass township won first prize with 95.14 in the corn-raising contest and Miss Victoria Fisher scored 98 in bread making earning first prize in Pulaski county boys and girls industrial club competition in Winamac Indiana. Winners gain two short courses at Purdue to further education in farming and baking.
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Winamac
Ind
Samuel Barker
Cass Township
Victoria Fisher
Pulaski County
Purdue
Fatally Shot Man Walks Miles for Aid in Rushed Crossing
In South Bend Indiana on November 28 Frank Suchecke walked two miles to Epworth Hospital seeking help after being shot. Joseph Francis a Grand Trunk detective was arrested and charged with the shooting claiming it was accidental.
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the Sun
South Bend
Ind
Frank Sucheckie
Epworth Hospital
Joseph Francis
Grand Trunk
Editor Testifies In Knightstown Poker Probe
Wal lace K Deem editor of the Knightstown Banner has been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury about a stud poker game he said was run in a Newcastle hostelry. Deem claims prosecutor Herbert H Evans allowed the game in a prominent Newcastle hotel.
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the Sun
Knightstown
Ind
Wallace K. Deem
Knightstown Banner
Newcastle
Deem
Herbert H. Evans
Fall breaks nose in Greencastle accident
Mrs. Nancy Ferrel, 6, fell downstairs at her daughter's Greencastle home and suffered a broken nose and serious facial injuries plus back and neck injuries. She is grandmother of Prosecutor Hughes of Clay and Putnam counties.
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Greencastle
Ind
Nancy Ferrel
Hessie Hughes
Ferrel
Prosecutor Hughes
Clay
Putnam Counties
Geologist Edward Barrett Visits Terre Haute
Edward Barrett newly elected state geologist visited Terre Haute on Saturday. Rumor says he will appoint Frank Pierce as mine inspector, a role Pierce currently holds as deputy. Michael Scollard is a candidate for deputy mine inspector.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Edward Barrett
Frank Pierce
Pierce
Michael Scollard
Henry seeks Ft Wayne postmaster job in campaign
Special to The Sun reports James M. Henry, Republican district chairman, pursuing the Ft Wayne postmaster position with an active campaign. He aims for the influential city post and has begun mobilizing support locally.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
James M. Henry
Prices Drop for Patent Medicines and Tonics in Local Sale
A fragmented ad lists lower prices on patent medicines and related tonics. Quinine capsules glycerine and wood alcohol are offered at discounted rates, with 50 cent medicines available in bundles. Numerous brands such as Wine of Cardus Peruna Caldwell’s Syrup and Scott’s Emulsion appear at marked-down prices, reflecting a broad sale of elixirs and tonics.
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Cardus
Peruna D
Caldwell
Scott
Ek Gelden
Fedap
Marion Aroused Over Liquor Law Violations in Town
Marion Ind on November 28 townsfolk voiced alarm as eighteen affidavits filed and sermons preached followed a probe by Indianapolis detectives. Post II of the T P A condemned hotel barrooms in dry areas and backed salesmen. Arrests included druggists James Rowan and George Kleter, former saloonkeepers Bert Matlock Peter Berger James Morrow and others plus hotel proprietor James Wright and Kile druggists father and son.
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Marion
Ind
Indianapolis
James Rowan
Taylor King
Bert Matlock
Charles F. Stevens
Peter Berger
Henry Probst
William Dugan
Ed Higgins
al Cochran
Howard McAllister
George Kleter
James Morrow
James Wright
Barrier Hotel
Charles
Bert Kile
Walter K. Starrett
George Patterson
Dying by Own Action Leaves Letters in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana 23 year old Miss Winifred Jackson daughter of a Beth esda merchant died after swallowing poison. She left two notes one to parents planning funeral and another to a local shoe merchant saying I am tired of life but will die happy and Ye love you still. The coroner will investigate and the mother is reported critically ill.
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Muncie
Ind
Winifred Jackson
Bethesda
Ralph Ault
Roasted Skunk Delicacy At Red Man Leader Camp
Roy W. Emig, recently elected great junior sigma moore of the Red Men, hosted a skunk dinner at his fishing and hunting camp near Lere on the White River in Columbus Ind. Guests, initially hesitant, found the dish tasted like goat meat and grew to enjoy it. Emig, described as an athlete, also swam the White River to the opposite shore and back.
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Columbus. Ind
Roy W. Emig
Sigamore
Red Men
Lere
White River
Emig
Grand Jury Indicts Confessed Murderer in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana Charles C Smith is indicted for the murder of his father. Coroner A A Cecil's finding and the grand jury indictment allege the son beat his father with a brick and then threw the body into an abandoned well. He confessed to the crime afterward.
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Muncie
Ind
A. A. Cecil
Charles CC. Smith
Wife, then police raid poker game in Columbus
In Columbus Indiana on Sunday night Mrs. Frank Hahig grabbed her husband after leaving a poker game. Police raided the venue and arrested James Hamilton, Joseph Smith, Grover Snyder, and Frank Timbroke.
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Columbus
Ind
Frank Hahig
James Hamilton
Joseph Smith
Grover Snyder
Frank Timbroke
Bank Compromise Settles Estate Suit In Indiana
In Greencastle Indiana on November 28 the First National Bank agreed to settle a suit brought by Rudy Burkhardt as administrator of E Thomas estate for 2500 dollars. Heirs claimed a 3445 dollar deposit by Thomas existed before death but deposit slip was missing. Case moved from Putnam to Vigo county where compromise occurred Saturday.
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Greencastle
Ind
First National Bank
Rudy Burkhardt
E. Thomas
Thomas
Putnam County
Vigo County
Parishioner Dies of Paralysis in Connersville
Mrs. Oliver T. Hamilton, 69, died here Sunday of paralysis. Survived by husband Oliver T. Hamilton and three children L. O. Hamilton of Indianapolis, Mrs. Frank Croxton of Morristown, and Mrs. L. Frazee of Connersville.
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Connersville
Ind
Oliver T. Hamilton
L. O. Hainton
Indianapolis
Frank Croxton
Morristown
L. Frazee
Watch Returned From Coal Car at Hymera Mine
Sullivan Indiana November 28 A Hymera mine official dropped a watch into a coal car last July The watch was recovered and returned to the mine Saturday from Kenyon Minnesota
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San
Sullivan
Ind
Hymera
Kenyou
Miun
Calabash Raised in Columbus Sale Story
George E. Ellis a traveling salesman in Columbus Indiana is described with a curious note about calabash in a short item from November. The piece hints at a local anecdote or misprint, mentioning Ellis and a calabash origin.
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Columbus
Ind
George E. Ellis
Calabash
Quiet smoke in bed ends in hot blaze
A Elwood Indiana boarder tried a late night smoke and a burning pipe set fire to linen. He woke to flames, leaped from bed and yelled Fire. Fire department arrived and saved the bed, leaving minor damage.
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Elwood
Ind
William Cox
Manila
Boy's Indian play turns real with shooting wounded
In Gary Indiana two eleven year old boys acted out a frontier battle using real rifles. A shot from a wound near the heart ended with Paul White lying wounded while John Graham continued the pretend siege. Doctors say the bullet passed just above the heart and they hold hope.
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Gary
Ind
John Graham
Paul White
White
Wind Wrecks School Building In Haubstadt Indiana
Severe storms struck Evansville region with lightning and wind. A Haubstadt school building valued at 10000 dollars was wrecked by the wind while Oakland City saw minor damages from lightning. Windows broken, trees split, hail large, two inches of rain reported.
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Haubstadt
Here
Oakland City
Rat Escapes From Coat Lining In Indiana Incident
In Montpelier Indiana on Saturday Jack Winings discovered a rat sewn into the lining of his coat. He backed toward a stove and startled the animal, then ripped off the coat and discarded it. The rat was released from the lining in a small, quivering mass.
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Montpelier
Ind
Jack Winings
Mr. Rat
Woman Takes Carbolic Acid Over Unpaid Bill
Lottie Stubbs, 26, of Kewanna Indiana swallowed carbolic acid after failing to pay a $150 doctor bill. She left a note explaining her action before her death. Her father Schulyer Stubbs transported the body to Kevwanna.
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South Bend
Ind
Lottie Stubbs
Kewanee
Tid
Schulyer Stubbs
Kevwanna
Will torn up before death ends Norton protest
Julian P. Norton of Clifford tore up his will prior to death, nullifying a protest by his wife Dr. Effie A. Norton of Indianapolis. The will left the widow about $9,000, an amount she would receive anyway under state law.
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Sun
Columbus
Ind
Julian P. Norton
Clifford
Effie A. Norton
Victim’s husband seeks permit to attend funeral
In Anderson Indiana Frank Ricketts, jailed for the murder of his wife Ida Ricketts and her companion Nettie Britton, had not spoken since arrest until Saturday when he asked the court for permission to attend Ida’s funeral. Ida Ricketts was buried Sunday.
Trial Set Tuesday in Moore Murder Case at Vincennes
Vincennes Indiana November 28 The trial of Menlo E Moore charged with murdering millionaire oil operator Charles Edward Gibson will begin Tuesday Moore seeks an early trial and both sides report readiness The shooting occurred on a station platform about a month earlier and investigators cite jealousy as the motive
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Menlo E. Moore
Charles Edward Gibson
Moore
Gibson
Stone blocks weighing fifty tons shipped for Boone county courthouse
Bloomington Ind Nov 28 largest columns of stone from Stinesville stone district were loaded for Lebanon. Each block measured 36 feet 4 inches long and four feet thick and 50 tons in weight.
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Bloomington
Ind
Stinesville
Lebanon
Boone County
Monroe County Sportsmen Seek Game Preserve Plan
Bloomington Indiana November 28 Monroe county sportsmen propose to establish a game preserve in a hilly woodland area near Bloomington. The project covers hundreds of acres across the county, aiming to protect wildlife and promote farming in the region.
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Bloomington
Ind
Monroe
Knights of Pythiss and Red Men raise funds to rebuild home
In Jeffersonville Indiana on November 28 special to the Suan it was reported that within twenty four hours of a Bethlehem residence burning the home of William W Dean who belonged to the Knights of Pythiss and Red Men had received cash donations sufficient to reconstruct the house for the penniless family.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
William W. Dean
Bethlehem
Knights of Pythiss and
Red Men
Dean
Woman Help Provides Bed Clothing Amid Collapse
Women in the neighborhood supplied bed clothing as emergency aid. Mrs. Dean, age 1, was carried out a moment before the house collapsed.
Steel Corp backs move for Indiana coal field coke plant
Terre Haute Ind Nov 28 It became known that the United States Steel Corp invested 1 200 acres of coal land near Terre Haute and will use it to manufacture coke The deal reportedly includes purchase of the Southern Indiana Railroad and aims to supply Gary plant with coke from the Indiana field The purchase was confirmed by Hugh H Shirkie vice president of the Indiana coal operators association
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Terre Haute
Ind
United States Steel Corporation
Bag
The
Steel Corporation
Southern Indiana Railroad
Gary
Indiana
Hugh H. Shirkie
Indiana Coal Operators’ Association
Bicyclist Collision Sparks Police Report in Columbus
In Columbus on Saturday night, Toavelll on a bicycle collided with R. F. Pearson. R. H. Bratmer of Indianapolis swerved to hit a stone column in front of the St. Denis hotel, tearing the column down but causing no injuries as his car was damaged.
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Columbus
Ind
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