Explosion at Gant sawmill kills two in Maxwell area
In Greenfield Indiana on Monday afternoon a toilet explosion at the Gant sawmill near Maxwell destroyed the mill and damaged nearby homes. William Bailey 38 and Thomas Sitton 35 were killed. Fremont Gant Roy Sitton and Philander Cooper were among the seriously injured as debris and wreckage trapped workers. Local notices mention a lecture series and a Carnegie Library cornerstone ceremony.
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Greenfield
Ind
Gant
Maxwell
William Bailey
Sawyer
Thomas B. Sitton
Fremont Gant
Roy Sitton
Philander Cooper
Sitton
Bailey
Man Kills Farmer Then Flees Into Woods in Indiana
In Greencastle Indiana Jack Smithson returned home to find his family absent at noon. He seized a shotgun and killed George Boswell a respected farmer before driving his family from the house. He fled into the woods as bloodhounds are called to track him. Boswell was reportedly working at the Smithson home when shot. Authorities suspect drunkenness or insanity.
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Greencastle
Ind
Jack Smithson
George Boswell
Boswell
Smithson
City Council Sets Gas Rate At 22 Cents In Muncie
After a stormy session on Monday night the Muncie city council fixed natural gas at 22 cents per 1000 cubic feet and passed amendments barring cash deposits for meters. Gas companies say they will not furnish gas at this rate and the city may face no heating gas this winter. The issue must be resolved before October 1.
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Muncie
Ind
Anderson
John Greene
Join Gable
Green
Germantown
Milton Bowmaster
Cambridge City
Netive Standard Manufacturing Co
Portland—Town Council
Muncie & Portland Traction Co
Columbus
Waynesburg
Hall & Long's
Goshen
Alonzo Whitmer
Greenfield
Robert Thompson
Fifth Cavalry
Unusual aging ball team performs near Wheeling
In Muncie on a Monday afternoon a group described as the most unique ball team played near Wheeling. Ages ranged from 61 to 95 among the players, noted as the oldest residents in the area who once excelled in the sport. Also reported: Muncie unions denounce the high gas rate. Mrs. Marie Cooksey sues Delaware and Madison Telephone Co. for 5000 after falling into a hole dug for a telephone pole and injuring her spine.
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Muncie
Ind
Wheeling
Marie Cooksey
Delaware and
Madison Telephone Co
Mules Escaped Herd Struck by Freight Train in Indiana
One hundred mules owned by Terrell Newsom escaped pasture and moved onto the Cambridge branch of the Panhandle railroad. A freight train hit the herd. eight mules were killed and several others badly crippled, prompting wholesale slaughter. Newsom faces losses between 1000 and 1500 dollars.
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Columbus
Ind
Terrell Newsom
Cambridge
Newsom
Minister attacked during sermon in Evansville church
Rev. William Beecher colored minister at Newburg faced an assault by opposing faction during a sermon. Friends defended him and John Rowan was badly beaten and may die from injuries.
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Evansville
Ind
William Beecher
Newburg
John Rowan
Northwest Indiana Methodist Conference closes after six days
The Northwest Indiana Methodist Conference ended Monday night after a six day session in Rensselaer Ind Ministers were assigned for the Crawfordsville Greencastle Lafayette South Bend and Valparaiso districts.
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Rensselaer
Ind
Indiana
Crawfordsville
Greencastle
Lafayette
South Bend
Valparaiso
Explosion wrecks Summitville home injuring resident
ANDERSON Ind Sept 16 The home of J E Thomas at Summitville was completely wrecked by a gas explosion Monday Thomas was painfully burned but expected to recover
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Anderson
Ind
J. E. Thomas
Summitville
Thomas
Multiple Indiana towns report accidents and civic notes
Alexandria worker suffers serious condition after stepping on a rusty nail. Perilous injuries arise in towns from Hartford City to New Albany, Rochester to Seymour. Reports include deaths, elections, school openings, court actions, and industrial notes across the state.
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Alexandria
Hartford City
Warsaw
Winona Agricultural and Technical School
New Albany
John A. Elkins
E. Church
J. A. Ward
Rochester
N. E. Barr
Rural Indiana Roundup Aims to Update Local News Listings
A digest of short items from many towns reports deaths including Dennis Eagan and Addison Gill, injuries at work and accidents, new business ventures such as a carriage factory and groceries, upcoming fairs, and public notices. Occasional notes on weather, schools, and community events frame a mosaic of local life across Indiana towns.
Downtown drugstore bets on hot drinks despite weak season
A city druggist laments a poor hot drink season but plans to launch hot beverages within weeks. He cites cool weather limiting soda fountain trade and expects hot chocolate to lead sales this winter at five cents with light wafers, while other hot options include lemonade bouillon and limeade.
Two Indianapolis Visitors At Summer Resort Create Stir
Two young Indianapolis men visit a cold summer resort where few guests stay. They remark on the scarce girls and later discuss the evening with crude language. Back home they learn their conversations may reach the resort’s clerks, as word spreads through a shared friend. A side note tells of a dice machine at a cigar store and a flashy gambler.
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Indianapolis
Tom
George
Buffalo Bill Says He Works Harder Than Any Man
Buffalo Bill Col W F Cody tells Portland reporters he works 18 hours a day and 7 days a week. He credits his pilings upbringing and hard training for his stamina and says he is more sought after than anyone in the country and more talked about than the president.
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Portland
Ore
Buffalo Bill
Col
W. F. Cody
United States
Roosevelt
Real Estate Deals Across Town This Week
W P Brown buys a business property on W Vermont street and Indiana avenue for 15500. W H H Miller purchases a corner property at Superior and Walnut for 10250. The Little Sisters of the Poor consider acquiring George Wolf property on East street for 8500 to extend the Home for the Aged.
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W. P. Brown
George Merritt
Vermont St
Indiana Ave
W. H. H. Miller
H. H. Daugherty
Superior and
Walnut-sta
Little Sisters
East-st
Michigan
Vermont-ats
Unclear Sun Article Brief Mentions Returns and Costs
Fragments mention guaranteed returns if used and a small outlay. Mentions pitches and an office with numeric fragments 200 and 133, plus Ohio state reference.
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Ohiost
New Life to Weak Men Promoted by State Medical Institute
An advertisement for Dr. A. E. Robinson of the State Medical Institute claims a home treatment cures sexual weakness in men. It promises rapid restoration of vitality, offers free trial packages from 1739 Elektron Building, Fort Wayne, and assures privacy and nationwide availability.
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Indiana
A. E. Robinson
State Medical Institute
Robinson
Elektron
Fort Wayne
Ind
Labor Party Formed by Chicago Working Men
A new labor party is being formed by local working men in Chicago with leaders Dunn McGee and Payne from the stablemen teamsters and boxmakers unions. They seek 125000 members and pledge Eugene Debs’ cooperation as they announce a platform including initiative and referendum pensions for the aged government ownership of coal and public lands and railroads municipal utilities free trade and direct election of officials. The aim is to field a party ticket in the upcoming elections.
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Cicago
Dunn
Stablemen
McGee
Teamsters
Payne
Boxmakers
New Labor Party
Eugene Debs
Ice Forms Heavy Freeze In Cardon Ohio
Ice formed thick enough to bear poultry and small animals in Cardon Ohio on Sunday. It was the heaviest freeze ever known here at this time of year, risking damage to corn which is unripe and only a partial crop.
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Cardon
Paoli to Get Rural Mail Route Soon
Senator Beveridge reports assurance from the post office department that Paoli will receive a rural mail route shortly. The confirmation came Monday, staffing ongoing service improvements in Orange County.
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Rural Service For
Orange County
Paoli
Senator Beveridge
Post Office Department
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