Hidden $25,000 secrets stir Hoosier woods tale
In Rensselaer Indiana William J Loud dies after burying 25000 in currency and bonds on a farm near Petrole um He suspected theft by his sister and the hired man prompting a community search of an 0 acre woods The old man warned the money lay under a tree before laughing at any finder claim Also reported: 800 bushels of tomatoes turned into 75 barrels of ketchup.
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Rensselaer, Ind
William J. Loud
Petroleum
Loud
New Albany Theater Failures Linked to Outlaw Turner
The New Albany theatrical company organized two weeks ago with Lee Turner at its head is stranded in Tennessee as Turner has disappeared. Postponed engagements and damaged lithographs reflect fear Turner would be shot if he appeared. The Peet company left here two years ago.
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New Albany
Ind
Lee Turner
Kentucky
Tennessee
Turner
MD Theatrical Company
Peet Company
Catholic Priest Refuses Service to Nonattending Catholics
FRANKFORT Ind Oct 6 Rev F J Janson pastor of the catholic church has published in city papers a startling notice. Catholics not on the rectory register who do not attend church or receive the sacraments should not expect priestly services in illness. He states he has refused and will refuse to attend such cases and that those who have lived without the priest should have the courage to die without him.
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Frankfort
Ind
F. J. Janson
Tefft inventor unveils waterwheel powered machine
RENSSELAER Ind Oct 6 After five years of study A C Hendry of Tefft completed an invention using a waterwheel that supplies its own power and runs continuously at the inventor's home. The device is touted as a cheap, valuable power source for machinery with near perpetual motion characteristics.
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Rensselaer
Ind
A. C. Hendry
Tefft
Franklin canning plant bales ketchup as season tops
Franklin Ind Oct 6. The canning factory labors to process a record tomato crop. After a late Saturday night shift 800 bushels remained on hand and more were brought in early Monday. An all day Sunday run was necessary due to lack of seeders and workers.
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Franklin, Ind
Franklin Canning Company
Rushville
Peter Peterson
Mingo Junction
Tipton
Indiana
Holiness Christian Church
Anderson
John Doherty
Haugh-Noelke Co
Indianapolis
Greensfork—Canning Factory
Muncie Mass Meeting Supports Miners Relief Fund
In Muncie Indiana on Oct 6 a mass meeting in the Auditorium expressed unanimous sympathy for the miners. The group adopted strong resolutions pledging aid and donations, with the town set to send about 1000 dollars to the miners relief fund by week’s end, 700 already contributed.
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Auditorum
Muncie
Wreckage Cleared. Fireman George Missing After Freight Collision
TERRE HAUTE Ind Oct 6 The Reelaville wreckage from a Friday morning head on collision of two freights is cleared. Fireman George is missing. theories suggest burial under embankment earth or injury causing insanity and wandering. A thorough search continues.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Reelaville
George
Unusual divorce case in Kokomo involves teen bride
In Kokomo Indiana on October 6 a divorce trial features Minnie Stonebraker aged 15 suing Michael Stonebraker aged 60 who had been her stepfather before marriage. The plaintiff alleges the mother’s death forced the union by fatherly authority, while the defendant says the marriage was the dying wish of the girl’s mother.
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Kokomo
Ind
Minnie Stonebraker
Michael Stonebraker
Stonebraker
Drunken brawl at Lone Pine roadhouse leaves men shot
In Michigan City Indiana on October 6 Charles Severin is hospitalized with three bullet wounds and Herman Haack is seriously wounded in the neck after a drunken brawl at Lone Pine roadhouse. Brothers Milton and Hates Fuller are jailed on charges of shooting.
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Michigan City
Ind
Lone Pine Roadhouse
Charles Severin
Herman Haack
Milton
Fuller
Big day of Yearly meeting draws large attendance
In Richmond Indiana on October 6 the big day of the Yearly meeting drew a large attendance despite unfavorable weather. Many local churches featured visiting clergymen occupying pulpits across the area.
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Richmond
Ind
Yearly Meeting of Friends
Richmond district ministerial lyceum to be hosted in Charlottsville
The annual ministerial lyceum of the Richmond district will be held at the M E church on Tuesday and Wednesday. About 30 preachers are expected and will be entertained in Methodist homes in Charlottsville.
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Charlottsville
Ind
Richmond
M. E
Laporte
Joseph Koskoskie
Chandler
M. E. Church
Ben Hur Hart
Fred Idderriden
Anna Steinmetz
Dublin—School
Grheensburg
Clyde Stagg
Thunderstorm Threatens Potatoes and Corn Loss in Indiana
Fort Wayne Ind Oct 6 After three weeks of near constant rain a severe Sunday thunderstorm swept through causing extensive rot in potatoes and corn and raising fears of total loss for growers in the region.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Fire destroys block on Main street in Shoals town
Fire swept through a block of old frame commercial buildings on Main street in Shoals during Sunday morning. Loss described as not heavy, with the fire burning through several structures in the town's business district.
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Shoals
Ind
Main St
Multiple Indiana towns report diverse local happenings
A long list of terse local items notes incidents from Morgantown and North Union to Frankfort and Sullivan. Events include a room plastered, a death in Hanging Grove, a man buying meat to fatten a hound, gas rates rising, lantern demand, a giant pumpkin, a houseful of visitors, a thief’s cash hid in a straw bed, and a rose garden scene. Other items cover street improvements, court outcomes, bonds, marriages, illnesses, and civic announcements across towns including Kendalville, Washington, Salem, Darl ington, Boonville, and many more, with varied outcomes and local notes.
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Alfordsville
Hester A. Sullivan
Franklin
H. Waltman
Morgantown
Germantown
Richmond
Bentonville
Posey County Horticultural Society
Lagrange
Fred Brown
Kendalville
Frank Sherwin
Alice Johnson
Durbin
Washington
Jefferson Walker
Salem
Oliver Roseberry
Charles Fultz
Adolph Duncan
Plainfield Reformatory
Multiple Local Incidents Reported Across States
A series of brief reports note a buggy demolition with fatalities in Beaumont Texas, injuries from horse kickings near New Garden township, and a civil case in which Mrs Mary Miles sues Dr William Graham for 10000 damages over a child’s diphtheria death. A separate suit targets city pesthouse construction, while Vincennes dates state electric line work and engineer George Boas suffers severe injuries elsewhere. Baseball injuries at Hazelton and a Wabash lawsuit for 10000 damages against Hipskind & Son complete the round of items.
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Richmond
Malan Arnett
New Garden Township
Mary Miles
William Graham
Vincennes
Jasper
George Boas
Washington
Hazelton
Paul Page
Will Seeman
Wabash
Huntington
Hipskind & Son
Claude Riggar
Cere
Fiora Williams
African Methodist Church
Muncie Anderson Firms Form Coal Company
Muncie and Anderson manufacturers formed a coal company with a $200 000 capital on Saturday and secured an option on 2700 acres in Sullivan county. The tract is estimated to hold 25 000 000 tons of coal to supply the two cities factories. The deal closed right after the meeting.
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Cier’s Association
Sullivan
Bogle
E. S. Conser
Memphis
Tenn
Frankfort
Archibald Wood
Union Traction Company
Ind
Magnolia Bldg
Cor
Kentucky Ave
Maryland St
Anderson, Muncie
Marion
Alexandria
Anderson and
Muncie
Petres
Anderson
Elwood
Indianapolis
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