Scene at rural dance ends in stabbing and manhunt
At a vacant house near the Koko mo pike five miles south of town a fight over a flirtation led to stabbing. Chester Crockett and Lawrence Foy were wounded. C. E. Spillman allegedly stabbed Crockett while Jay Spillman fought Crockett. Crockett and Foy rushed to the police station for aid as officers seek the knife wielder.
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John Burnell
Kokomo Pike
Chester Crockett
Washington Township
C. E. Spillman
Clinton Township
Lawrence Foy
Crockett
Jay Spillman
Spillman
Foy
Cherry Picker Loretta Chatter Aims Record Challenge
Mrs Loretta Chatter of near Rochester reportedly holds a U S cherry picking record by Frank Waiters team at a local orchard. She reportedly harvests fifty quarts per hour and earns about two cents per quart making around ten dollars daily, time permitting.
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Loretta Chatter
Rochester
Sentinel
United States
Frank Waiters
Odaffer
Infantile paralysis deaths in May across Indiana counties
In May, seven infants died from infantile paralysis ranging from one month to three years old in Jackson, Allen, Huntington, Lake, Fountain, and Spencer counties. Indiana reported 2,280 deaths and 4,286 births. Contagious deaths included diphtheria 9, typhoid 29, scarlet fever 16, pulmonary tuberculosis 288, measles 38, whooping cough 45, pneumonia 161, cancer 141, and violence 23.
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Jackson Allen
Huntington
Lake, Fountain and
Spencer
Odd Fellows Memorial Services Held in City Hall
The Odd Fellows of this city held memorial services yesterday afternoon at the hall on North and Fifth streets. The program included an opening ode, prayers by Rev. Drum, readings of proclamation and names of the deceased, performances by the German Singing Society and a grand quartette, and a march to Mt Hope cemetery where graves of departed brothers were decorated.
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Fifth Streets
O. O. F. Brothers
Drum
Beau Grand Quartette
Aki
Marion Flory
German Singing Society
IMIR
Craig Ante Eva
Marie Patterson
Edie
Joseph Trout
Citizens’ Band
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Pigs Run Loose on West Side Prompt Action
Several pigs were found roaming the West Side Saturday morning. Owners Theodore Grispen and Jacob Been were notified to pen them, authorities said.
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West Side
Theodore Grispen
Jacob Been
Police Court Busy Day Offenses Involving Intoxication
A Saturday raid on Helen Kelly’s home led to arrests of Lizzie Mark er Helen Kelly Lizzie Clark Frank Forqueran Clyde McIntosh and Harry Donovan. Women faced prostitution charges while Forqueran McIntosh and Donovan fought jail terms. several others were fined or had sentences suspended for intoxication and assault charges.
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Helen Kelly
Lizzie Marker
Lizzie Clark
Frank Forqueran
Clyde McIntosh
Harry Donovan
Forqueran
McIntosh
Dono
S. G. Gifford
Donovan
Patrick Gleason
John Condon
Delphi
Alie Griffin
Ed Jones
Ed Malott
Joe Reams
Burrows
Valley Wagangies Still Unfilled Amid Traction Shakeup
Greenwood acting manager and traction line work by unnamed men as vacancies persist after reorganization. Resignations emptied posts for general manager, transportation, master mechanic and light and power. Purchasing agent Greenland now assistant general manager with active charge, while VP Watson remains away. A new role titled superintendent of transportation and traffic to be created with interim holder A A Kartholl guiding traffic.
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Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction Company
A. Battenburg
Ss. W. Greenland
Robert W. Watson
C. D. Emmons
F. I. Hardy
Jacques
Light and Power
M. J. Kehoe
Greenland
A. A. Kartholl
Pastor's Wife Honored At Wheatland M E Picnic
The Wheatland Avenue M E Church ladies held a Spencer Park picnic last evening to honor Mrs. J C Darwin of Port Townsend Washington widow of a former pastor. She received a silver spoon from the organizing women as luncheon was served.
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Nue M. E. Church
Spencer Park
J. C. Darwin
Port Townsend
Wash
Epworth League District Convention Arrives in City
Delegates muster for Epworth League district gathering at Wheatland Avenue M B E Church. Over a hundred delegates and about twice as many members expected across two days with sundry addresses from pastors mayors and college figures plus musical interludes and sermons.
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Epworth Leaguers
Wheatland Avenue M. BE
Federal Judge Denies Packers Rehearing Motion
Special to the reporter. Chicago June 19 Federal Judge Carpenter denied the motion of the packers for a rehearing of their motion to quash indictments. He gave no reason for his finding.
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Chicago
Carpenter
Packers
Abandoned Fallen Horse After Broadway Runaway
Stacey LePever Charles Smyser and two young women escaped injury when a gentle turnkey horse attached to a buggy owned by D A Gillespie bolted after a streetcar fired on Broadway near Fourth Street. The horse fell breaking a shaft and bruising the animal. riders fled, an employee of the livery barn treated the foreleg with stitches.
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Stacey LePever
Charles Smyser
D. A. Gillespie
Broadway
Fourth and
Postal Savings Bank Opens in Indianapolis August First
A postal savings bank will open in Indianapolis on August 1, with Indiana to follow in other large cities. The Indiana list includes Alexandria Attica Bedford Bloomington Brazil East Chicago Elwood Gary Indiana Harbor Kendallville Linton Michigan City New Albany Princeton Sullivan Vincennes and Warsaw. Other cities such as Terre Haute Evansville Fort Wayne South Bend Lafayette Richmond and Logansport may receive banks in a few months.
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Washington
A_ postal savings bank
Inagianapolis
Post Office Department
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Attica
Bedford
Bloomington
Brazil
East Chicago
Elwood
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Linton
Michigan City
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South Bend
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Richmond
Logansport
Culver Named among Nation's Top Military Establishments
Culver once again earns a spot as one of the ten best military schools in the United States. The recognized schools may nominate an honor graduate each year for a second lieutenant commission in the Army.
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Culver
United States
Commissioners inspect Clinton County jail plans Frankfort
Clinton County commissioners inspected the local jail and outlined plans to build a new facility at Frankfort.
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Clinton County
Frankfort
Sheriff Says He Will Resign Amid Talk of Replacement
Sheriff declares resignation plans amid conflict over successor. He states he will not pursue controversial action while others press reforms as public opinion grows divided on leadership and the state of law enforcement.
Unger Heppe Case Heard In Circuit Court
Henry Unger and others sought a permanent injunction against a local fertilizer plant claiming odors hurt land values. The court granted a $100 judgment and ordered operating rules, with another contempt motion heard today as Judge John S. Larry took the case under advisement.
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Henry Unger
Unger
Dences
John
Larry
Old Grocer Retires After 30 Years at Bates Street
Gus Dryer, the oldest grocer in the city by continuous proprietorship, sold his Bates Street store on the West Side to H. N. Rush a longtime clerk. Dryer ran a grocery business here for over thirty years and once sought lieutenant governor as a Socialist candidate.
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Gus Dryer
Bates Street
H. N. Rush
Dryer
Ontario woman Napolitano facing death sentence
June 19 report from Sault Ste Marie details mounting sympathy for Angeline Napolitano jailed for her husband’s murder. Pleas to intercede cite mental stress and four children, amid calls for mercy or commutation as the hangman, sheriff William Carney, contemplates the ultimate duty.
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Ontario
Sault Ste Marie
Angelino Napolitano
Henry Dennison
Richard Smith
Wilfred Laurier
Canada
London
North America
George
William Carney
Fortune Teller’s Prophecy Darkens Player’s Illness
Rube Meyer of Carroll county is gravely ill at his parents’ home after a clairvoyant in Scranton warned him a close friend would die and he would not live to celebrate another birthday. The prediction unsettled him, a spinal problem worsened by mental distress, and doctors fear for his recovery without relief of his nervous condition. His brother J F Meyer and friends in Logansport and Delphi await updates.
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Canada
United States
Rube Meyer
John Meyer
Carroll County
Meyer
Scranton
J. F. Meyer
Mr. Meyer
George Pigman
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Montpelier
Delphi
Logansport
Schilling's Colts Triumph Over Longcliff 13 to 8
Schilling's Specials defeated Longcliff 13 to 8 on Saturday afternoon. Local team featured heavy hitting with Moran, Keller, Simon, Michael, Kennedy, Murry, Eisenbise and Schilling among others in the lineup at multiple positions.
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Longcliff
Schilling
Moran
Keller
Simon
Michael
Clark
Kennedy
Murry
Eisenbise
Kramer
South Side Baseball Drubs Northern Stars 8 to 1
The South Side team defeated the Northern Stars 8 to 1 yesterday afternoon. Heavy hitting led by the South Side bats highlighted the game. Batteries: South Side A Jarrett Palmer. Northern Stars Burke Stimons.
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South Side
Northern Stars
A. Jarrett
Palmer
Burke and Stimons
Wabash Comes Here Tomorrow in Three-Game Series
Wabash arrives at Spencer Park for a three game set after losing yesterday but winning Saturday. John Regan named the team's new manager while Charles Sellers takes the quiz job.
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Spencer Park
John Regan
Charles Sellers
Saturday's Games Scoreboard At Bluffton Marion And More
Bluffton 1 defeated by Marion 6 at Bluffton. Wabash led Lafayette 0 at Wabash though final score not shown. Huntington faced Logansport with Huntington listed as home, result not provided.
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Bluffton
Marion
Wabash
Lafayette
Huntington
Logansport
Regional high school scores recap
A terse scoreboard lists Huntington 4 over Logansport 3 and Marion 8 over Bluffton 2. Wabash 7 over Lafayette 6, with Lafayette suffering a 7 to 6 defeat.
Local basketball pairings listed for week schedule
Logansport meets Huntington while Lafayette faces Wabash. Marion plays Bluffton in a set of upcoming high school gym matchups.
Logansport Aims to Strengthen After Wins and Losses
Logansport defeated Huntington 4 to 0 on Saturday but fell 4 to 3 yesterday. Manager Johnnie Regan takes charge planning to shore up weak spots with two new players and aims for a pennant. Wabash visits for three days, games moved to Spencer park due to League park carnival.
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Logansport
Huntington
Johnnie Regan
Wabash
League Park
Spencer Park
Regan
Bluffton
Lafayette
Huntington tops Logansport 4 to 3 in tight contest
Huntington Indiana, June 19. In a close game Huntington defeated Logansport 4 to 3. Score by innings shows Logansport 3, Huntington 4 with key hits by Nash Summers Vandercoy and Tracey. Errors were Logansport 1. Batteries Nash and Summers. Vandercoy and Tracey.
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Huntington
Logansport
Ind
Nash
Summers
Vandercoy
Tracey
Marion Beats Bluffton 3 2 In Bluffton Baseball
Marion wins 3 to 2 at Bluffton in a June 19 game. Scoring shows Marion with 3 runs and Bluffton 2. Hits: Marion 10 Bluffton 5. Errors: Marion 3 Bluffton 6. Pitchers Byrd Orr Dunton Londonburg.
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Marion
Bluffton
Ind
Byrd
Orr
Dunton
Londenburg
Black dog missing after escape from Pacific Express in Indiana
A large valued black dog being shipped from Grovertown Indiana to Attica escaped from the Pacific Express office Saturday night and has not been recovered. The incident is described as serious by the shipper searches continue.
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Grovertown
Ind
Attica
Express
Pacific Express
Knights of Columbus Attend Elks Carnival Tonight
The Knights of Columbus will attend the Elks carnival tonight in a body. The carnival runs through Wednesday night with a big automobile as the prize. Automobile tickets are selling fast and the winner will get the machine for a dime.
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Knights of Columbus
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