Death Trap Kills Man He Built For Chicken Thieves
Schuyler C. Holley, 36, was killed Sunday morning when an old army pistol set in his hen house discharged as he opened the coop door. The weapon, rigged to fire on entry, burned his shirt and likely severed a main artery, leaving a grieving widow and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-fourth
Jefferson Streets
Schuyler C. Holley
Holley
Ash & Hadley
Starkin-Nelson Company
Halsey
Hatley
Schuyler
Pierce Arrested On Seven Indictments In Koreger Shooting
Charles Pierce, jailed on shooting Patrolman Joseph Koreger, was seized Saturday on seven grand jury indictments. He claimed authorities charged him with everything since Adam and Eve. Pierce offered $8,000 bail via any prisoner. Prosecutor Custer aims to secure conviction this term.
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Charles Pierce
Joseph Koreger
Authoriies
Adam and Eve
Custer
Pierce
Ecourt
Panhandle Conductor Attends Railroad Brotherhood Convention
D W Jackson conductor from the Panhandle travels to Columbus Ohio to take part as a delegate at the ninth biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen representing the local organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
D. W. Jackson
Columbus
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Jackson
Recommitment of Joseph W. Schneider to Longcliff
Joseph W. Schneider was recommitted to Longcliff today after a period of release last fall. He reportedly became violent again, prompting relatives to request his return to the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Schneider
Longcliff
Nine Divorces Filed as May Passes in Circuit Court
The May 10 edition notes nine divorce suits filed in ten days as Cupid works overtime. New cases include Cora B. Stout seeking custody of two children from Charles W. Stout for abandonment and lack of support, and Curtis G. Shuey suing Aitha Shuey after a marriage on March 17, 1898. Several dismissals and a trial set for Credit Exchange v Ida Spohn accompany suits for divorce by Essie Rector and Alice Sutton amid allegations of cruelty and drunkenness.
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Cupid
Cora B. Stout
Charles W. Stout
Curtis G. Shuey
Aitha Shuey
Edna Titus
Roy Titus
John G. Meek
Mary Arthurholtz
Alice Delaplane
Ralph Delaplane
Hubbard Zimmerway Steamship Company
G. Caruso
Credit Exchange
Ida Spohn
Essie Rector
Eli. Rector
Alice Sutton
Arthur Sutton
Fortune Claim Pending for Wilmington Heir Brackin
James A. Brackin a Wilmington milk dealer is one of 100 heirs to a reported 1.5 million dollar Welsh fortune found via an old Bible in a Philadelphia museum. The heirs plan a Philadelphia meeting this month to decide on steps to claim the money.
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Wilmington
Del
James A. Brackin
Fifth and
Jefferson Streets
Wales
Philadelphia
Windy City excursions draw crowds from Logansport
About 100 people left Logansport for Chicago on a second excursion of the season to attend the baseball game. The Panhandle sold eighty Windy City tickets and added an extra coach to the 4 50 a m train. Riverview park plans an opening next Wednesday with other amusements soon to follow. I U T sold twenty tickets to Indianapolis and Panhandle twelve.
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Chicago
Panhandle
Windy City
Riverview Park
Indianapolis
Baroness Von Hillar Dies Prompting Travel by Winslows
Mr and Mrs William Winslow of Rural Centre travel to England after the death of Mrs Winslows mother Baroness Von Hillar. The incident prompts their departure as news circulates in the community.
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William Winslow
England
Nelson Sunday motion picture show defies police crackdown
Police could not stop a Sunday showing at the Nelson theatre in Logansport. Crowds, including women and children, gathered outside as films from Paris screened inside. Officials warned of legal violations, while spectators praised the program as innocent and entertaining.
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Nelson
Gansport
Paris
Pathe
Skelton
Captain Morris
Mahager Smyth
Phil Rosenthal
Chicago
Boyle Is Given Life. Wife 25 Years for Kidnapping Billy Whitla
Mercer Pennsylvania May 10 Judge Williams sentences James Boyle to life and his wife to twenty five years and a $5000 fine for kidnapping young Billy Whitla. The case drew surprise as the sentence exceeded expectations though the ransom was recovered and the boy returned. The wife threatened suicide if imprisoned. President Taft asks Congress to amend the Foraker act governing Puerto Rico due to stalled appropriation bills leaving the island underfunded through June 30.
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Mercer
Williams
James Boyle
Billy” Whitla
Pennsylvania
Boyle
Washington
Taft
Congress
Porto Rico
Legislative Assembly
Executive Council
House
Chicago guest sprains ankle on Eighth Street
Miss Fay Weaver of Chicago, guest of Miss Edith Mott on Eighth street, fell yesterday afternoon and badly sprained her ankle. A physician was summoned, and Miss Weaver is unable to walk.
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Fay Weaver
Chicago
Edith Mott
Eighth Street
Miss Weaver
Measles Claim Another Victim in Harrison Township
Six month old Glenn Coffman died at 5 am from strangulation tied to whooping cough and measles in Harrison township. Measles had just developed on Saturday and the home lacked medical aid. Coroner G D Miller ended the case noting illness from measles and whooping cough. Funeral held at 10 am from the residence with burial in Zion M E cemetery.
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Glenn Coffman
Charles Coffman
Harrison Township
G. D. Miller
Cay
Zion M. E
Oil Memorial Pennies in Titusville Aimed at $100000
In Franklin Pennsylvania on May 10 1926 Titusville women of the D A R begin a drive to raise 100000 for an oil industry memorial. A monument and plot with a mile and a half road from Titusville to the first oil well site in Venango County are planned. School children will raise 130680 pennies to net 1306.80 with each child given cloth strips containing eight penny casings.
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Titusville
Galveston Man Arraigned After Failure to Appear in Divorce Case
George Zollman of Galveston was arraigned after missing a court appearance in his wife’s divorce. He was ordered to pay costs totaling $4 and released.
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George Zollman
Galveston
Zollman
Youth Awarded Plaster After Barbed Wire Injury
Otis Guy, son of Mr and Mrs James Guy of 223 State Street, was badly hurt while playing at his grandmother's home near Trimmer. A barbed wire fence caused a deep chin gash and a broken shoulder blade with body bruises. Doctors treated him, placed a plaster cast on his shoulder, and he rested.
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D. D. Humphrey
Trimmer
J. A. Little
R. E. Troutman
Engine detaches from Wabash train near Danes
The Wabash passenger train No. 3 arrived on time after its engine broke loose en route to Peru. The baggage and passenger cars were left at Danes due to a bad coupling on the tender. Engineers Bickley and the fireman were unaware of the separation until after reaching the local station. The engine returned from here about an hour later to retrieve the remaining cars.
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Danes
Here
Peru
Bickley
Weather-Forced Delay Hits M. F. and Alexandria Game
Postponed afternoon game between M. and F. and Alexandria due to bad weather marks the second rain postponement of the season. Next Sunday a girls team from St. Louis will play. The forecast hints at better conditions for the ladies.
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Alexandria
Flora-Bringhurst
St. Louis
Runaway junior Caldwell returns home early this morning
Junior Caldwell, who fled two weeks earlier with Paul Menke, came home at 5 o clock this morning ending his long tramp. Menke had already returned earlier.
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Junior Caldwell
Paul Menke
Menke
Program Privilege Granted for Summer Horse Races
Tommy Regan and William Kerrigan have received the program privilege for the horse races to be held this summer.
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Tommy Regan
William Kerrigan
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Ens, Schuyler C. Holley
Grif
May Burns
Gillie” Burns
Cripes
Fulton County
Cass County
First Presbyterian Church
Red
Pierce Arrested
Circuit Court
Baroness
F. R.leet
Hurra
den al Nelson
the Nelson
Market Street
Nango County
United States
Otis Guy
Mr. and
James Guy
State Street
KOF
Stettiner
Logansport
George Bubel
M. P. Dolan
Charles Zauss
George Hirschauer
Fourth and Market Streets
St. Joseph's Church
Father Kroeger
Daniel Donohue
W. L. Ferrick
John B. Joyce
Kokomo
Hermine Miller
Walter J. Cronin
Rushville
Mary Hartz
James Donohue
Nora McGaughey
E. J. Mungovan
Arcola
Ind
Florence Murphy-Simons
City
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