Shelbyville Auto Wreck and Local News Summary
Shelbyville Indiana reports a serious auto wreck injuring a horse and buggy, Ranstorph driven car wrecked near the Michigan Pike. Spurlin and Randolph suffered bruises while the horse was hurt. Rev B F Mahan, 34, Shelbyville pastor, died after two weeks illness tyroid fever. Married a year, survived by wife and child. born Orange County Indiana. educated at Lexington and Harvard. spent four months in Palestine. A Bedford stone church built during his tenure, congregation grew 30. A Portland Missouri church call was considered. A new auto factory, capital 200,000, to build large cars for rough roads, will be built with Beyer patents.
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Shelbyville
Ind
B. F. Mahan
Bristian
Orang County
Indiana
Lexington
Harvard
Palestine
Shelbyvil
Portland
J. F. Beyer
Ohio
No Ballot for Blacks in Tennessee Senate Plan
Edward Carmack, Tennessee junior senator, will propose in the senate a repeal of the fourteenth amendment as part of a plan to remove enfranchised Black voters from politics. Southern representatives in Congress are expected to support the move. In a separate incident, Ollie Conn, a Three I's League umpire, was fatally injured when struck by a moving streetcar in Decatur.
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Memphis
Tenn
Edward W. Carmack
Tennessee
Senate
Carmack
Congress
Decatir
Ollie Conn
Tow crown hats with varied crown heights and brim widths
A fragment notes hats featuring a tow crown with four corner dents and multiple crown heights and brim widths available. It describes styles as made in several heights of crown and widths of brim.
Whistleless Work Stunt At Holt Ice Plant
The Holt ice and cold storage company at North Street and the canal halted its whistle for two months though steam remained. Workers say they clocked in and out by schedule, while nearby residents complained the whistle disturbed them. Company officials claim they avoid causing nerves in the neighborhood.
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Hott Ice and Cold Storage Company
North St
Canal
Holt Concern
Holt
Sleeping Beauties shines in Indianapolis debut crowd overrun
The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast arrives at Claypool with Joseph Cawthorne and Happy Harry Bulger leading a large cast. A 12 coach special train brought many chorus girls to the city, filling hotels as management housed the overnight troupe. Over 350 workers and 40 wardrobe mistresses support the lavish production, with stage carpenters busy through Monday to set English's for opening night.
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Indianapalis
Joseph Cawthorne
Indianapolis
Mrs McKinley Ton A Sept 3 Remarks at Canton Cemetery
Mrs M Kinley drove to West Lawn cemetery Monday and laid flowers on her husband’s casket. Mary tributes arrived by express. No public observances in Canton Sunday or Monday. Flags lowered and carnations worn as references to McKinley’s life and death were noted in schools.
Alcohol Explosion Kills Corporal in Norfolk Navy Yard
In Norfolk Virginia on a September day sailors aboard the cruiser Olympia poured a barrel of alcohol into a tank when fumes ignited causing a massive blast. Corporal Seifert was fatally burned and three others injured. The smuggled alcohol had been seized by boat officers.
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Norfolk
Olympia
Seifert
Navy Yard
Wife Sees Husband Grown
William E. Arnold of Bloomington drowned at a Funk’s Grove picnic resort on Sunday, witnessed by his wife and relatives. The incident occurred as the group enjoyed the outing near Funk’s Grove, Illinois. The report notes a tragic accident with no further details available.
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Bloomington
Willam E. Arnold
Funk's Grove
A Food Lesson That Will Never Be Forgotten
A young woman details a year of typhoid fever with poor appetite and weight loss. After trying many doctors she finds relief after starting Grape-Nuts at a mountain boarding house. Her health improves, she regains weight, and she remains well using the cereal with cream, crediting it as essential to her recovery. The testimonial names Battle Creek Michigan and promotes the product with a tag line.
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Alleghenys
Pocturn Co
Battle Crek
Mich
Welvile
Johnnie Osborne Faces First Day Back to School
Johnnie Osborne starts the first day back to school late to a busy morning scene. His tired look and his father and mother urging him along contrast with Miss McCormack the stern new teacher and a chorus of students names as roll is called.
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Johnnie Osborne
Johnnie
Arnold
Miss Cross
Johnni
Miss McCormack
Willian Adams
Billie
Gertrude Hrawn
Gertie
Michael Deving
Micky
Misa McCormack
Jelnnie Gaborne
McCormack
Wowan
Wind Blows Fatal Piercing Stabbed Death in Bliss Idaho
Stabbing death occurs as farmer Beecher Huston and three workers stack hay. A gust of wind drives a pitchfork into Huston’s head, causing instantaneous death. Separate reports note Florida hurricane damage, Oklahoma cyclone injuries, and a lightning strike at the Illinois state capitol porch.
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Bliss
Idaho
Beecher Huston
Huston
American Beauties Duped by Sharpers in Expo Scheme
Hundreds of women across more than a dozen states say they were duped by vanity and now seek action from the postoffice department for revenge or justice. They were selected for state beauty galleries tied to the St. Louis exposition. agents solicited portraits and fees to frame and prepare pictures. States have declined gallery space, but fraud orders may not satisfy plaintiffs. Some fear photos could be used in patent medicine ads. In Philadelphia, five prisoners in state prison were caught manufacturing counterfeit coins and their mint was destroyed, with some coins circulating.
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Washington, Sept. H
Postofice Department
St. Louis
Agenta
Prise Beautiea
Philadelphia
State Penitentiary
Glass Workers Return to Plants in Gas Belt Towns
In Marion Indiana September workers resume operations as mines and plants in gas belt towns restart. Thousands of skilled laborers, some who spent summer at pleasure resorts, begin work on Monday and the season promises well.
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Marion
Cavalry March Toward Indianapolis From Fort Sheridan
After long desert miles the Second United States Cavalry at Fort Sheridan reached Thorntown Indiana for a day rest. They planned to resume marching toward Indianapolis and continue to West Point Kentucky for autumn maneuvers arriving Tuesday.
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Second United States Cavalry
Fort Sheridan
Thorntown
Ind
Indianapolis
Weat Point
Wealth for Fisherman DIGBY N Sept 14
Thomas Burns a Sewall fisherman has become wealthy after purchasing the wreck of the bark Burberie off the coast. A diver explored the ship and recovered over 15000 in Spanish gold from the captain's cabin, making Burns one of Sewall’s richest men.
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Digby
Thomas Burns
Sewall
Fie
Burberie
Burns
Lecture on Ancient Athens by Prof John OConnor
Prof John OConnor of Rochester New York will lecture on Ancient Athens at the Knights of Columbus Hall Monday night. The meeting is open to members their families and friends. OConnor has traveled widely and studied ancient Athens and is visiting Indianapolis.
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Athens
John O'Connor
Rochester
N. Y
Wreck Damages Rail Cars as Rain Causes Rails to Spread
Heavy Sunday rain in Goshen and Lawrenceburg Indiana triggers a Big Four rail wreck on a curve. Four loaded sand cars demolished. three crew members injured, including engineer Moran and Edmund Matthews. Weather floods cellars and sewers overflow. two trains to payroll victims. A Cincinnati excursion offer of 1.25 dollars to Philadelphia with special trains noted.
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Goshen
Ind
Lawrenceburg
Hindn Moran
Edmund Matthews
Webeburg
Louis Kaier
Manchester Station
Lato
Aurora
Lawrenceburg Junction
Moran
Matthewa
Cincinnati
GH. & Ry
Philadelphia
Rushville
Connerainle
Hamilton
Desperate duo jailed by officers in Shelbyville incident
Detective George B. Cline of Louisville and accomplice Gleeson disguised as tramps were arrested in Shelbyville by city officers after presenting secret service credentials. Cline claimed to have fallen in with a felon escaping a U S prison, leading officers to arrest both men and cuff them together. The bizarre episode unfolded unexpectedly, highlighting a dramatic misadventure involving a secret service claim.
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Bhelbyville
Ind
George B. Cline
Loulaville
Gleeson
States Secret Service
United States
Cline
Gleeton
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