Traction dispute over Kingsland wreck probes claims
In Fort Wayne Indiana after the Kingsland wreck forty one dead, forty two feared dead, and several injured, claim adjusters demand sixty percent commissions to settle damages. Attorney J M Barrett denounces them in a confrontation with traction company officials as authorities press for testimony from Motorman Corkwell and other witnesses. The Indiana railroad commission and Wells county officials advance inquiries into the crash.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
J. M. Barrett
Ft. Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company
SL. Wv. Emmons
Traction Company
Kingsland
Margaret M. Tribolet
Corkwell
F. A. Parkhurst
Bluffton
A. Enenberger
Berne
Indiana Railroad Commission
Wilson
Mary
Wells County
J. R. Bord
Marions
Jonesboro
Grand Jury
Boyd
Republican editors to meet for harmony in Indiana
Republican editors of the Second district will meet in Bloomington Indiana Tuesday night to discuss harmony. Charles Sefrit will speak on harmony. The gathering follows a state committee order and a report is due at the state press meeting in Indianapolis on October 2.
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the Sun
Bloomington
Ind
Second District
Charles Sefrit
State Committee
Indianapolis
Fires Shots When Sleep Is Spoiled
Special to The Sun Anderson Indiana September 27 J F Tanner fired two shots at a stranger who tapped at the front door woke the couple then backed into the street and threw a rock through the bedroom window the stranger fled before being caught by the speed of his escape
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Anderson
Ind
J. F. Tanner
Pension Notice For Monroe County Man
Nathan Ryan of Hulettsville receives the only monthly pension of 100 dollars in Monroe county with a back pay increase announced Monday. He is growing blind and unable to care for himself.
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Nathan Ryan
Hulettsville
Monroe County
Mats
Death Came Naturally in Peru Ind Coroner Finds
Coroner C B Goodrich reports Jack Sutton found dead on the sidewalk Sunday was not murdered. No violence marks on the body. A man who paid fifty cents to leave town claimed a quarrel led to a killing and lent credibility to the murder theory.
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Peru
Inod
C. B. Goodrich
Jack Sutton
Kid McCoy Visits Rushville for Homecoming Tie
Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy, a Rush county native, was seen seven years ago in his large red car during the Rush county home-coming. He nearly drowned in New York Sunday and was in town today for the event.
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Rushville
Ind
Norman ‘Selby
Kid McCoy
New York
Rush County
Woman Kills Viper in Yard in Coneugie Ind
Mrs Joseph ind of Coneugie Indiana killed a five foot spread viper while mowing grass in her yard. The incident occurred on a September day as she fought to protect herself from the dangerous serpent. Authorities described the encounter as a rare self defense case resulting in the snake's death.
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Joseph Ind
Government Needs Womanly Infusion at Indiana Convention
At Bloomington on September 27 the W C T U heard Mrs. A. D. Leach urge new blood from votes for women. The meeting established 1911 officers with Mrs. C. M. Kroft as president and several fellow officers named from Bloomington Stinesville Enlettsville and nearby areas.
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Bloomington
Ind
A. D. Leach
W. J. van Behren
W. P. Sandy
Enlettsville
Wayne County Hit By Deluge And Lightning
Wayne County suffered a cloudburst Tuesday with 0.67 inches of rain in under an hour and 1.44 inches total that day. Lightning struck barns including Len Boyd’s near Cambridge City, burning one large structure and cremating cattle. grain stored there was destroyed. City streets flooded and trees blew over as losses were partly insured.
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Richmond
Ind
Wayne County
Len Boyd
Cambridge City
The Candidate Essay From Youth in Rushville
A Rushville youth submits an essay titled The Candidate describing political figures as having many faces and only two legs. The piece notes candidates shake hands kiss babies talk kindly and remain silent at times. It adds a humorous line about male candidates outnumbering female ones except on leap years.
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Rushville
Ind
Sis
Prisoner Leaps From House Theft To Bank Attempt
Erwin Simmons twenty two pleaded guilty to grand larceny after stealing a check and money from trousers in a Lafayette farmhouse. He tried to cash the check at a bank, fled when questioned, and was sentenced to one to fourteen years by a court in Lafayette Indiana.
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Lafayette
Ind
Erwin Simmons
Terre Haute Officers Headed to State Convention Rally
Thirty county officers from this region ride a special traction car to Ft Wayne for the state convention of the County Commissioners Association. They will stop in fifteen county seats along the through trip to cheer Terre Haute.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Ft. Wayne
Youthful Burglars Sentenced Ten to Twenty Years
In South Bend Indiana on September 27 two youths Gerald Reigal Askilonklosa Ia and Walter Potters Albany New York pleaded guilty and were sentenced ten to twenty years for stealing less than 10 dollars worth of property. Both were youthful burglars and received prompt sentences.
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South Bend
Ind
Gerald Reigal
Askilonklosa
Walter Potters
Albany
N. Y
Labor union convention heats up Indiana race for state president
Lafayette hosts the Indiana State Federation of Labor annual convention from Tuesday through Thursday with the officer election between John Hughes of Indianapolis and Edgar C. Perkins, a last year loser. Gov. Thomas R. Marshall and Senator Albert J. Beveridge headline Wednesday night remarks as delegates tour Purdue University on Wednesday.
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Ft. Wayne
South Bend
John Hughes
Indianapolis
Edgar C. Perkins
Hughes
Thomas R. Marshall
Albert J. Beveridge
Durgan
Purdue University
Stone
Wedding dress saved to wed again in Rushville
Rushville Ind Sept 27 Miss Nellie Durrell married Herschel Green in the same welding dress she wore a year earlier when Green left on the eve of the wedding for the west. Green vanishes and returns without warning, leaving friends unsure of his whereabouts until he appears to speak. The couple will live at Waldron where Green works as a telegraph operator.
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Rushville
Ind
Nellie Durrell
Herschel Green
Green
West
Waldron
Fisherman’s hook wounds collector during seizure attempt
In Columbus Indiana on September 27 an instalment collector came to seize a forfeited gasoline stove at Chris Dorman’s home. Dorman grabbed a fishing pole with a line and hook to attack the collector. His wife joined in and the hook buried in her leg as the collector escaped.
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Columbus
Ind
Chris Dorman
Dorman
Dr. R. F. Vernon Dies After Fractured Final Wish in Kokomo
Kokomo Indiana September 27 Dr R F Vernon died Monday After a lucid decline he arranged his funeral and described relatives and friends he met on the other shore while asleep He named relatives long dead and forgotten by his family in his last moments The account portrays a man with a clear mind recounting the unseen company of departed kin and friends
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Kokomo
Ind
R. F. Vernon
Crumpacker Praises Beveridge Taft and Roosevelt in La Porte
Edward Crumpacker congressman for the district opened his campaign in La Porte praising Beveridge Taft and Roosevelt. He lauded Republican principles and policies during the Monday night event.
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the Sun
Laporte
Ind
Edward Dean Crumpacker
Beveridge
Taft
Roosevelt
Too Drunk Man Identified By Bible Find in Indiana
Special to The Sun Columbus Ind Sept 27 Charles Lancaster of Lebanon arrested for intoxication could not state his name or address. Officers recovered his identity from a Bible found during a search.
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Sun
Columbus
Ind
Charles Lancaster
Lebanon
Long Tongue Gets Man His Dismissal
London dispatch reports Lieut. Suter of the Royal Artillery, court martialed for publishing a pamphlet critical of army administration, sentenced to dismissal from service. War Minister Haldane advised reducing the sentence to a severe reprimand.
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London
Lieut. Suter
Royal Artillery
Haldane
Te ‘King
Pastor Accepts Call At $1800 Salary In Columbus
Rev. Alexander Sharp of Barbertown Ohio has accepted the pastorate of the Presbyterian church in Columbus Indiana at an annual salary of 1800 dollars. He will serve as pastor here starting soon after the call.
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The
Sun
Columbus
Ind
Alexander Sharp
Barbertown
Presbyterian Church
Wedding presents may be returned in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on September 27 it is reported that gifts meant for Miss Nelle Coxen who was to marry Dr William F Holthausen of Brooklyn will likely be returned. The presents worth several thousand dollars remain at the Coxen home as the bride attends her deceased fiancé's funeral in Brooklyn. Louis Broo, a Kokomo wreck victim, was buried Monday. Mrs Belle Jones, hospitalized after injuries, remains in critical condition.
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William F. Holthausen
Brooklyn
New York
Coxen
Louis Broo
Belle Jones
Denied Kiss Is Legal Gruelty in Indiana Divorce
Terre Haute Ind September 27 Judge John E Cox ruled in superior court that a kiss denied is cruelty in a divorce suit by George C Baesler against his wife Emma The defense argued no physical violence though Baesler said a mother in law was called in to chastise him for not correcting their children
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Sun
Ind
Jove
John E. Cox
George C. Baesler
Emma
Basaler
Newspaper Writers Marry in New York
Announcement of Ray Long and Pearl Dellon Schou marriage at Congressman Sulzer s home in New York Monday night. Long, formerly aging editor at several papers and associate editor of Bumption s Magazine, wed Dorothy Dale a noted newspaper woman. Reverend Peters officiated. Mrs Long formerly on the Cleveland Press and now with the New York World.
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New York
William Sulzer
Ray Long
Bumption’s
Atlanta Post
Cleveland Press
Syracuse Journal
Pearl Dellon Schou
Dorothy Dale
Madison C. Peters
Noted Barrister Quits Crippen Case in London
Marshall Hall, famed barrister, announced he would not defend Dr H H Crippen the American physician charged with the murder of his wife Belle Elmore. The decision followed Crippen being charged with wilful murder by a coroner's jury and held at Bow Street police court.
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London
Marshall Hall
H. H. Crippen
Belle Elmore
Crippen
Bow Street
Miners All Go To Circus In Indiana District
Two thousand miners at eight Linton area mines in Terre Haute Indiana took an enforced holiday to attend a wild west show. Workers cite continuous pressure and Illinois summer suspensions cutting output. A worsening car shortage accompanies rising layoff levels as orders pile up.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Linton
Indiana
Illinois
Right Cure for Pimples Promises Cascaret Success
An elderly Newark resident credits Cascarets with clearing pimples and blackheads after many remedies failed. The testimonial says the tablets make the user feel better each morning and invites friends to try them. Ad copy highlights pleasant taste and a money back guarantee with stamped CCC tablets.
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Cascarets
Phed
C. Witten
Elm St
Newark
N. J
Indiaman’s Wife Star Witness in Murder Case
Newport Ark September 27. Four defendants J C Langston Jesse Hill Raggedy Bill Smith and W T Blackford go to trial in October charged with murdering A W Shirey of Minturn. The case centers on Faire Bell Shirer Burkett as key witness and Shirey’s disputed divorce and will. Shirey owned land and a general store. he was 12 years old at death. Langston’s alibi and evidence place him near the crime.
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Newport
Ark
Faire Beile Shirer- Burkett
J. C. Langston
Jesse Hill
Raggedy Bill" Smith
W. T. Blackford
A. W. Shirey
Minturn
Jackson
Lawrence
Independence
Langston
X. C. Pindall
Shirey
Ora Burkett
Ogden
Ind
Shirey-Burkett
Lawrence County
Faire Bell Hill
Supreme Court
Mareb S
South Dakota
Shirley
Hoxie
Shirler- Burkett
Hill
Smith and Blackford
Raggedy Bil" Smith
Octogenarian Dies in Columbus Home
Mrs Magdaline Trenkenshuh aged 80 dies at her Columbus Indiana residence. She leaves five children among her survivors. The death occurred September 27 with details noting her family and locality.
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Columbus
Ind
Magdaline Trenkenshuh
Comfort theft case at Kokomo department store
William Crawford and Charles Johnson, dazed by an incident in Kokomo Indiana, could not recall how a comfort they picked up ended in Crawford possession. Police officers J B Rogers and E Spurgeon overheard plans to pawn the item. Both suspects were bound over to the grand jury.
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Kokomo
Ind
William Crawford
Charles Johnson
Crawford
J. B. Rogers
E. Spurgeon
Rogers
Daringerty Victim Buried as Kingstown Wreck Toll Grows
Warren Indiana mourns Perry Daringerty buried Monday after Kingstown wreck. His aged mother lay nearly exhausted in bed to hear the funeral sermon as villagers recall the disaster and its human cost.
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Warren
Ind
Perry Daringerty
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