Ten Grains of Carbolic Acid Sign of Murder
Inquest testimony ties widow Mrs Johnson to another man as detectives examine the Aug. 27 murder of Edward Johnson in Newcastle. Ten grains of carbolic acid found in Johnson’s stomach after exhumation form key evidence, with letters suggesting marital strain over roughly 12,000 in life insurance.
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Newcastle
Ind
Edward Johnson
George P. Ramsey
Montgomery County
James Harner
Wabash College
J. C. Hardesty
Johnson
Frank Stanly
Prudential
Metropolitan and
Commonwealth Insurance Companies
Tribe of
Linden
Betwen Her
Clarence Porter
Crawfordsville
Johnsons
Slays Father Then Attacks Mother in Indiana Miner Town
In Petersburg Indiana Joseph Puder of Blackburn a coal miner whipped a young son and struck the mother when she tried to intervene. Warner Puder another son used a fence picket to crack his father's skull. The elderly Puller died Wednesday. No arrests have been made.
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Petersburg
Ind
Deserter Husband Denied by Judge Over Wage Limit
In Fort Wayne Indiana on September 8 Judge Mungo van ruled that a man with defective sight cannot earn more than 86 weekly and cannot support a wife. Count Bonn, 17 at marriage and 15 at his wife’s age, faced wife desertion charges after a six dollar job.
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Wayne
Ind
Mungovan
Ecourt
Wennesday
Count Bonn
Bonn
Deaf mutes raise funds for state home in Indiana
Logansport Ind Sept More than 200 was raised at a Spencer park meeting of deaf mutes from fifteen cities to support a state home for indigent deaf mutes. Danson Archibald, Indianapolis teacher, spoke on conditions in other states where such homes are operated, with seventy five delegates in attendance.
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Logans?iort
Ind
Sept. S
Spencer Park
Danson Archibald
Deaf and Dumb School
Indianapolis
Boy Hangs by Nail After Hay Wreck in Danville
Earle Weddle, son of James Weddle from near Mont Clair, fell from a bay wagon on Wednesday. He grasped the hay frame and his right hand was caught on a large nail, hanging until the flesh tore. He fell to the ground stunned and bleeding but is expected to live.
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Danville
Ind
Earle Weddle
James Weddle
Mont Clair
Officers On Trail Of Daddy And Son Kidnapping Case
Columbus Indiana detectives pursue B W Sanford and his 15 year old son FAM and Sanford after a reported kidnapping from the Bartholomew County orphans home. The search unfolds as authorities seek to lawfully recover the youth and bring the suspect to justice.
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Daddy and Son
Columbus
Ind
B. W. Sanford
Fam and
Sanford
Sounty
Orphans” Home
Ex Governor Durbin Sefton Plant May Move to New York
Former Indiana governor W T Durbin, now Sefton Manufacturing vice president and major stockholder, said the firm may relocate its Anderson factory to a site on the Hudson River in New York. He noted the city has not provided incentives while other local firms received support, prompting local ire. Directors will meet next week to decide on a possible eastern plant. Sefton already operates a Chicago office. In Anderson, De Tamble motors dispute ends with possession returning to De Tamble after failed Chicago purchase attempts.
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Sun
Anderson
Ind
W. T. Durbin
Seften Manufacturing Company
Hudson
New York
Colt Durbin
Sefton
Sefton Company
Tess Cust
Chicago
Bullet Pierces Officer's Hat in Michigan City Shootout
Patrolman Thomas Weaver narrowly survived a dawn burglary attempt at Staiger hardware store as two thieves fired about a dozen shots. He confronted a burglar, was struck from behind with a pipe, then fired back as the assailants fled. A bullet pierced his coat and hat.
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Michigan City
Ind
Staiger Hardware
Thomas
Weaver
No Nice White Tubs Gladden Jail Birds
Bloomington, Ind. Bath facilities for Monroe county jail prisoners are deferred after the county council rejects a $15,000 appropriation urged by Amos W. Butler of the state charity board. The council fears the plan would become too popular and ends with a tax cut of 24 cents per $100.
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Bloomington
Ind
Monroe County
Amos W. Butler
State Charity Board
Typhoid Germs Found in Kokomo Wells
Reports from the state board of health show typhoid fever germs in wells in Kokomo Indiana. Dr W J Martin Kokomo board of health secretary cautions families using these wells after examination results.
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Kokomo
Ind
State Board of Health
W. J. Martin
Horse Kicks Fly. Farmer Dead From Accident
In Columbus Indiana on a September day, 24 year old farmer S Frank Schlechsner was killed while plowing when a horse kicked at a fly and struck him in the stomach. He was near Columbus when the fatal injury occurred.
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Columbus
Ind
Frank Schlechsner
Here
O Neal Wins Hot Fight for Prosecuting Attorney
Dennis O Neal of Rustville won the Democratic nomination for prosecuting attorney in the sixteenth judicial district after 526 ballots at a Shelbyville convention. Principal challengers were John Cheney of Shelbyville and John Magee of Rush County.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Dennis O'Neal
Rustville
John Cheney
John Magee
Rush County
Sheriff Takes Man Armed Like Pirate at Winchester
Sheriff captures Dave Branden a Spanish–American War veteran after a chase to his nephew Jack Hunt home on Northwest street He arrived from Greentown with a buggy arsenal including two revolvers two knives a war club and a long chisel Branden claimed to have whipped two Kokomo policemen and caused countywide panic before insisting his big dog be jailed with him.
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Winchester
Ind
Dave Branden
Jack Hunt
Northwest Street
Greentown
Kokomo
Hit
Brandon
Elkhart Man Shot on Michigan Dock
Special despatch: Ben Dreffier of Elkhart a traveling salesman, fatally wounded while sitting on a private dock at Rosedale near Petoskey Michigan. Police probe motives as a bloodhound posse scours the area. reports fluctuated on his condition with earlier word of death and later possible recovery.
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Elkhart
Ind
Ben Dreffier
Feikhart
Goshen
Rosedale
Petoskey
Mich
Dpreffler
Dolly Dimples Burlesque Company Stranded in Warsaw
In Warsaw Indiana on September 8 the Dolly Dimples burlesque troupe organized in South Bend failed to secure space at the local opera house and was refused by the manager. The company is stranded and will be sent back home.
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Warsaw
Ind
Dolly Dimples Company
South Bend
Indiana woman pays 10000 to gain child custody
Evansville Ind September report from El Paso Tex says Mrs William Eichel formerly Mrs Felix Brunschwig paid 10000 for possession of her 90 year old son Alexander Frederick Brunschwig establishing a new divorce court record at El Paso The 1907 decree gave annual two months of custody while he lived in Paris The mother agreed to pay 10000 for custody until the boy turns 14 and then left for Chicago with her son en route to Evansville.
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Evansville
Ind
el Paso
Tex
Wiliam Etchel
Felix Brunschwig
Alexander Frederick Brunschwig
Paris
Suspect in Murder Suspect Gases at Old Home
In Michigan City sept Wharl A Bad sing, held in Chicago detention, is suspected of poisoning deaths of two wives. He was a former county resident and was in Michigan City last week before arrest. Mothers of the wives disagree on his guilt.
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New York
John Raines
Jean L. Burnett
Empire State
Raines
Senate
New York State
Jsurnett
Allds
the Sun
Michigan City
Sept
Jail Term Ends He Goes Back In Again
Special to The Sup Columbus Indiana September Ary Peges finished a thirty day county jail sentence for running a blind tiger and pleaded guilty to another liquor charge in circuit court. He was fined fifty dollars and sentenced to thirty days in county jail. Two other liquor sale without a license charges pending in the same court were dismissed in exchange for his guilty plea.
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Columbus
Ind
String to shore ends life on Blue River bank
Olen Payne 40 died by hanging from a whang tied to a sapling along the Blue River shore at New Castle Indiana. He left a note to his wife indicating where his body would be found. Payne left his bicycle hat and shoes on the river bank.
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Newvastle
Ind
Olen Payne
Blue River
Payne
Quick on Trigger with Squirrel Gun
In Petersburg on September 8, 18 year old John Lance pulled a pistol after boasting I have a good squirrel gun and fatally shot 22 year old Warner Tisday at Winslow where both men worked as oil drillers. A stray bullet injured 14 year old George Minnis. Sheriff Harris arrested Lance, the result of a drunken argument.
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Petersburg
John Lance
Warner Tisday
Winslow
George Minnis
Harris
Lance
There Are Reasons There Are Reasons Why so Many People
A fragmented line from an OCR page reflects general curiosity about why vast numbers of people keep a ready at hand package. The text hints at practical reasons behind widespread preparedness without detailing the contents or context.
Post Toasties Delight Quick Breakfast Helper
The DISTINCTIVE FLAVOUR of Post Toasties speeds breakfast by serving directly from the package with cream or milk. The sweet crisp cereal pleases children and helps mothers provide wholesome food on time. Its economical feature appeals to families keeping living costs within a limit, especially with fresh sliced peaches.
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William Fichel
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Gase
Ary Feggs
The
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NEW York Central Lines
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H. R. Daly
Postum Cereal Co.,Ltd
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Rawlordsville
NEW York ‘Central Lines
Cincinnati Short Line
Grand Central Station
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Union Traction Co
Frank S. Fishback
Via
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Big Four
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Gen. Agt
Pass. Dept
H. J. Rhein
Cincinnat
Warren J. Lynch
Trafic
St. Louis
Toledo
Eastern Traction Co
Frankfort and
Clover Leaf R. BR
ST Louis
Frider
Lafayette
Wabash R. R. Good
San Terre Haute
Greencastle Renais
Frankfort
Ccc
Nopiesville
Starpsville
Peru
Fairfield Kokomo
Caseville
Bennetts
Miami
Bunker Hill
John A. Schumacher Co
Clair St
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Walter Ehlerss
Armstrong
HOTEL
New Indian Cafe
Kingston
Tran
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