Death by own action shocks Flora community
Elmer T. Todd aged 38 committed death by own action by taking carbolic acid Friday. A former superintendent of schools, he was found lifeless in a barn doorway after he failed to respond to his wife. Motive cited: state board of accounts findings accusing him of raising school vouchers from 1904 to 1908, including a false charge and multiple voucher adjustments.
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Flora
Ind
Elmer T. Todd
Todd
K. of P
State Board of Accounts
Notable Debt Totals and Domestic Relations Mentioned
The fragment lists various sums ranging from 80 cents to 137 dollars and a total of 200.06 dollars including interest. It also notes that his domestic relations were pleasant, suggesting a positive personal context amid the financial figures.
Mexican veteran fondles old flag during reunion
In Columbus Indiana on September 16 Michael Emig of the Third Indiana a Mexican war regiment who is blind and aged was allowed to feel the flag of his regiment by Maj David I McCormick of the Indiana battle flag commission. McCormick expected him to see but after learning he was blind he let him touch the flag. He caressed it tenderly. Also elected at the Eighty second Indiana volunteers reunion were Lowrey Foster president Seymour senior vice president W B Whitcomb Hayden junior vice president Henry Wood Dupont secretary treasurer Alfred G Hunter Versailles. Judge Williams of Martinsville gave the principal address at the campfire.
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Columbus
Ind
Michael Emig
Third Indiana
David I. McCormick
Indiana Battle Flag Commission
McCormick
Emig
Maj. McCormick
Eighty-second
Indiana Volunteers
Lowrey Foster
Seymour
W. B. Whitcomb
Hayden
Henry Wood
Dupont
Alfred G Hunter
Versailles
Judge Williams
Martinsville
Chosen Reunion Orator At Chickamauga Event
Marion Indiana September 16 Captain B F Williams of this city will be the orator at the Chickamauga battle association reunion here next Tuesday.
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Marion
Ind
B. F. Williams
Chickamauga Battle Association
Physician Maggart Dies After Drowning Worry
Otho R Maggart of Marion Indiana died in September believed caused by worry over his failure to save Roscoe Phillippe from drowning. Doctors listed typhoid fever as the cause but Maggart's delirium centered on pleas for help to save Phillippe.
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Marion
Ind
Otho R. Maggart
Roscoe Phillippe
Maggart
Phillippe
Huge Dane at Terre Haute Faces Starvation After Salary Feud
A giant Dane belonging to Oldrich brothers' Cuele Tom's Cabin company near Terre Haute may die of overeating as locals rush to feed him. The dog’s voracious appetite arose from an unpaid salary claim by actor Lawrence Niewind of 10 dollars. The court had offered no feeding allowance, prompting public sympathy after a newspaper story spurred feeding efforts.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Oldrich Brothers
Cuele Tom's Cabin
Lawrence Niewind
Miss Minnie Collins Jumps From Window Injuring Ankle
In Shelbyville Indiana on September 16 Miss Minnie Collins leaped six feet from a school window and sprained her ankle after doors were found locked by the janitor. She will be idle from teaching for several days.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Minnie Collins
Piano string poisons in Newcastle man finger
Charles J. Keesling mashed the tip of his finger on a piano string Wednesday and doctors said Thursday he has blood poisoning in Newcastle Indiana.
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Newcastle
Ind
Charles J. Keesling
Beveridge Stand Meets Rumely View
LaPorte Indiana September 16 Dr Edward A Rumely of the Rumely company makers of thrashing machines spoke here urging manufacturers of secondary products to support Senator Beveridge’s tariff stand He argued it would aid better trade relations He claimed we should aim to sell typewriters and automobiles at 10 cents to 1 nm pound rather than iron at 10 cents per pound.
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Laporte
Ind
Edward A. Rumely
Rumely Company
Beveridge
Rumely
Milking Accident Breaks Two Liz Goss Lines
Mrs Elizabeth Goss wife of a Monroe County farmer broke both legs Thursday while milking the family cow in Bloomington Indiana The cow kicked her against a fence and the impact fractured her left leg while the knock against the fence fractured the other one
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Bloomington
Ind
Elizabeth Goss
Monroe County
Quarreled Over Thetr Beating Leads To Arrest
A Vancleare woman quarrelled over thetr and was struck with a club by the other party. The blow left her condition serious, and the assailant was arrested by authorities.
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Vancleare
Jewel Heist Escape As Jeweler Fights Back
Newcastle Ind September 16 A daring highwayman shouted police as C Hyde a wealthy retired jeweler fled along the street. Hyde grabbed for safety and escaped with 200 dollars a watch and valuables worth about 300 dollars after a tense chase ending with his pursuer thwarted.
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Newcastle
Ind
C. ©. Hyde
Hyde
Roosevelt 10 Stop Planned Through Crawfordsville
Republicans mobilize to land Col Roosevelt in Crawfordsville Ind on Oct 13 en route from Peoria for a speaking event in Indianapolis. The planned stop underscores Roosevelt's campaign tour and early 20th century party activity as supporters organize to maximize turnout.
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Roosevelt
Crawfordsville
Ind
Col. Roosevelt
Peoria
Indianapolis
Hand Mangled in Cogs Shocks Franklin Worksite
Franklin Sept 16 Joseph Jolliffe suffered a severe injury when his right hand was caught in the cog wheels of a clover huller while operating the machine. The accident occurred Thursday and left his hand badly mangled.
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Franklin
Joseph Jolliffe
Aged Laundresses Fight Sparks Columbus Clash
In Columbus Indiana on September 16 Mrs June Fisher aged 60 and Mrs Martin Vancleave aged 11 were involved in a dispute at a local laundry. Details remain sketchy as the incident drew attention from nearby residents and authorities.
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Sun
Columbus
Ind
June Fisher
Martin Vancleave
Madison county horse thief detective association fills top posts
Detectives in Anderson Indiana on September 16 elected officers for the Madison County Horse Thief Detective Association. Barney Flannigan was named president Lucius Morgan secretary Thomas Brannenberg treasurer Don Seybert captain and executive committee members were James Stewart Lawrence Lewis and Edward Lukens Cory Biddle was elected delegate to the national convention set for Union City in October.
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Sun
Anderson
Ind
Madison County Horsethief Detective Association
Barney Flannnigan
Lucius Morgan
Thomas Brannenberg
Don Seybert
James Stewart
Lawrence Lewis
Edward Lukens
Cory Biddle
Union City
Indianapolis man held by inspector for mail theft
Indianapolis man Charles Craig Mackie was arrested by Postoffice Inspector Hunter J Wayne in Warsaw Indiana. He confessed rifling registered mail at Winona Lake.
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Winona Lake
Warsaw
Ind
Charles Craig Mackie
Indianapolis
Postoffice
Hunter
J. Wayne
Arms Cut in Collision in Franklin Indiana
George Beckett of Scottsburg sustained arm injuries when a collision occurred in Franklin Indiana on September 16 as reports describe. Details remain sparse and police investigation ongoing.
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Franklin, Ind
George Beckett
Scottsburg
Train Collision Report Sparks Investigation
Broken glass in the traction car room describes a rear collision when a following car struck. The forward car allegedly had no lamp displayed, and the impact occurred on a sharp curve as officers assess fault and safety procedures.
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