Mary Wright at center of Wabash murder rumor
Reports from Lakota North Dakota state Mrs Mary Wright formerly of this city is jailed on suspicion of murdering her adopted daughter Beulah Cox. Wabash residents discuss her guilt while letters and testimonies come to light. A local teacher aided in funeral arrangements as scrutiny grows.
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Mary Wright
Lakota
North Dakota
Wabash
Mary Cox
Wright
Beulah
H. K. Stearns
Jumps Again Tomorrow for Local Aeronaut at Fort Wayne Park
Ellis Hance, noted local balloonist, will perform another ascent at Robinson park in Fort Wayne tomorrow following a Wednesday display that manager George Fisher praised as a top achievement. Weather was ideal and performers anticipate continued success. Superintendent Ryder may arrange a jump at Spencer Park a week from tomorrow.
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Ellis Hance
Robinson Park
Fort Wayne
George Fisher
Hance
Ryder
Spencer Park
Attacked in ditch on Wahash avenue leads to illness
Charles Ray was seized with stomach cramps while he worked in a ditch on Wahash avenue and was carried to his home at 213 Sycamore Street. Dr. Stevens tended him and his condition remained serious with an uncertain outcome.
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Charles Ray
Wabash Avenue
Ray
Sycamore Street
Stevens
Vandalia Superintendent Loses $250 in Bills
Superintendent Frank Worthington of Vandalia reported losing $250 in currency last night and notified the Barnett hotel where he last recalled being. Night Clerk Harrison arranged a search and found a woman seated in a lobby chair unaware she held the cushion containing the bills.
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Frank Worthington
Barnett Hotel
Harrison
Auto Cranking Accident Breaks Kokomo Party Guest
James Rogers of Rapp & Rogers suffered a dislocated wrist and fractured arm when the crank on his auto back-fired in Kokomo as a party of Logansport friends joined him for dinner. The incident occurred after he left the hotel to crank the machine. the crew then rode back by interurban.
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James Rogers
Rapp & Rogers
Kokomo
Logansport
Rogers
Interurban
Duckworth highlighted in Colon Starlet Fourth of July notice
Panama's Colon Starlet reports on July Fourth events with John T. Duckworth, Panama Railroad conductor, praised by locals as Duck. The paper notes Colon's status as a major Atlantic seaport, the ideal sea day and water sports, and lists publisher J. Gabriel Duque. Mrs. C A Duckworth resides at 409 North Street.
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North Street
Colon
Panama
John T. Duckworth
Duck
Isthmus
Canal
J. Gabriel Duque
Avenida
Depuez
Arm Fracture Sundered by Fence at Orphans Home
Wilson Oliver, a boy from the orphans' home, fractured his right arm yesterday afternoon after falling against an iron fence. Dr. J Z Powell treated the fracture, described as not serious, with the boy expected to regain use before school opens. His father works as an attendant at Long cliff.
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Wilson Oliver
J. Z. Powell
Longcliff
Installing a fish ladder at Uhi's cam and Pipe Creek mill
Workmen install a new fish ladder in Uhi's cam after authorities demanded the addition. An additional ladder has been put in at Pipe Creek mill.
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Uhi
Cam
Pipe Creek Mill
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murray Return From Honeymoon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murray have returned home from a wedding trip on the Great Lakes and a stay in eastern cities. They will reside in Beaumont.
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Robert Murray
Great Lakes
Beaumont Fats
Threats target Black tenant in Indiana farm dispute
In Owensville Indiana on August 22 farmer Thompson received an anonymous warning to move John Lyles a Black tenant off his land. Lyles had recently been displaced by a fire of incendiary origin that destroyed his home. The letter threatens to burn out Lyles again and Thompson’s home.
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Owensville
Ind
Thompson
John Lyles
Lyles
Has Joe Gans Tuberculosis? Pugilist’s health report from Baltimore
Information from Baltimore indicates Joe Gans has developed a tendency toward tuberculosis. He was in San Francisco and a friend says before leaving Baltimore he was in worse shape than his acquaintances thought, and he is expected to return to fight the toughest battle of his life against disease. Sporting friends note he is drying up and losing weight. A physician has not ordered open air living.
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Baltimore
Joe Gans
San Francisco
Joe
Gans
Ozone A Sure Cold Cure
Pittsburg reports the first ozone plant in the country at a homeopathic hospital. Experiments show colds cured in twenty minutes and ozone used to purify water by killing all germs. Officials believe cities could use ozone to purify water and prevent typhoid fever and related diseases.
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Pittsburg
Fim
Hungarians Arrested as Steamship Deutschland Arrives
Six Hungarian men are arrested at Hoboken as the Deutschland docks, charged from petit larceny to murder in the first degree. The Austrian consulate requested actions over an alleged Vaez Hungary murder and $8,000 home robbery. Detectives had tracked the group across Europe. they are held at Ellis Island pending return to Hamburg aboard the Deutschland.
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New York
Hoboken
Deutschland
Vaez
Hungary
Europe
Hamburg
America
Ellis Island
Arrests Overboard Bills Trigger Sunday Saloons Crackdown
T C Bond faces a second arrest for unpaid board bills as officers prep a tighter Sunday saloon crackdown. Police plan to station extra patrols and deploy several “tin stars” to curb open saloons, raising questions about hotel policing and officer presence.
No more jolt s for baby carts ban sparks debate
Harrison board of health bans spring less baby carriages and go-carts citing spinal injuries to children. Dr Henry Allers proposed the resolution which the board adopted but no enforcement plan is stated, prompting speculation on how to phase out the carts.
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Harrison, N
Board of Health
Henry Allers
Harrison
Eel Township to be Enlarged by Washington Township Section
The county commissioners plan to enlarge Eel township by adding a section of Washington township at the September session so children in the strip can attend nearby Eel township schools.
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Eel Township
Washington Township
Republicans Plan Campaign Kickoff In Porter McHale Block
A Republican meeting in the north court room outlined campaign plans with headquarters to open September 1 in the Dolan and McHale building on Broadway. Herbert A. Brown noted district openings and a September 20 city kickoff possibly with a top state speaker.
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North Court
Dolan & McHale
Broadway
Herbert A. Brown
Brown
Eleventh District
Marion
Grant County
Charles Kahler
Central Committee
Taft and
Sherman
Executive Committee
Robert Hillis
Harry B. Elliott
Charles Neff
Henry Voss, Jr
Ira B. Maudlin
Marvin Gremelespacher
A. L. Wiliams
Oliver B
Car Hit by Street Car on Broad Way
An automobile driven by I N Cash was struck by a street car this afternoon on Broad Way. Neither he nor the car sustained damage.
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I. N. Cash
Broadway
County Council Set to Act on 1909 Appropriations
County council will meet September 8 to approve annual operating appropriations for 1909. Officials have filed requisitions with the county auditor, including William Haas 2004, Matthew Moroney 4770, George Cann 4310, George A. Custer 70, and George D. Miller 2030. Bonds for the Z. U. Loop rod sale at 3215.60 were forwarded to Cincinnati for construction by George W. Emery.
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William H. Haas
Matthew Moroney
George W. Cann
George A. Custer
George D. Miller
Z. U
Jackson Township
Breed and Harrison
Cincinnati
George W. Emery
Fenton and Jenkines Recall Peeltree Meeting in West Virginia
In this reminiscence a book agent and a ribbon clerk from a small mountain town recalling their meeting in Peeltree West Virginia. Fenton lists selling Golden Gems of Life in the 1880s while Jenkines ran ribbon and Good Cheer in a dry goods store before becoming a lawyer in Logansport. The pair describe the remote mountain country and confirm Peeltree’s map status.
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Jenkines
Peeltree
Fenton
W. Va
Home From Canoe Trip on Tippecanoe River
Roth Keller returned home after a canoe party traveled from Winamac to Lafayette on the Tippecanoe river. George Hoffman and Jack Wilson abandoned the trip at Monticello, while Keller Warden Wilson and Donald Jamison continued on to Lafayette. They reported a fine trip with no accidents.
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Roth Keller
Tippecanoe
Winamac
Lafayette
George Hoffman
Jack” Wilson
Crawfordsville
Monticello
Keller
Warden Wilson
Donald Jamison
Indianapolis
Train Strikes Aged Man Near Moran. Fatal Injury
North bound Vandalia train arriving at 1 10 this morning struck an elderly man at Moran and fatally injured him. He is identified as the father of Riley Yunts, Clinton county trustee and prominent Red Man of Frankfort. Mrs. John M and Mrs. Charles A Shaff were aboard the train. the body lay under their windows after the collision. The victim suffered severe injuries.
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Vandalia
Moran
Riley Yunts
Clinton County
Frankfort
John M
Charles A. Shaff
Odd Fellows Building Nears Completion Move Planned
The new Odd Fellows building is nearly completed and W. B. Schwalm will move his implement store to the first floor in two weeks. A cement court is being built at the rear, extending to the Longwell Cummings building.
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Odd Fellows
W. B. Schwalm
Longwell- Cummings
Sardines Poison George W. Hughes Hospitalized
George W. Hughes of Sixth Street was poisoned Thursday night by eating canned sardines. A physician treated him for several hours and he is now out of danger.
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George W. Hughes
Sixth Street
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