Row Boat Adventure Narrowly Averts Drowning Near Georgetown
Three girls Hattie Claybaugh Helen Hansen Lillie Davidson and two unnamed men set out in a high current river rowboat near the L. C. bridge. Inexpert oarsmanship and a whirlpool sent the boat toward danger as bystanders on shore watched anxiously. The craft was eventually steered to shore just above Georgetown. the girls walked home while the men retrieved the boat with a farmer's help. Also noted is a potential German translation deal for Charles Walk's The Silver Blade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Claybaugh
Helen Hansen
Lillie Davidson
L. C. Bridge
Georgetown
Hippo Pete Receives Dental Work At Zoo Garden
New York May 11 A hippo named Pete at the Zoological Garden underwent large scale dentistry. Dr S Reed Blair used a crowbar a kitchen brush and antiseptic to remove a badly decayed molar described as granite sized. Pete remained calm and was later to be filled with cement not gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Zoological Garden
Pete
S. Reed Blair
Dr. Blair
Elopement Scandal Sweeps Logansport Arrests and Family Fallout
sensational Logansport incident recounted by Winamac Journal details Minnie Rowe and her uncle William Rowe eloping from Beater town to Logansport. Frank Rowe pursued with three children at home while police stopped a private midnight transfer. Uncle William freed, Minnie Rowe forgiven as stories of kinship and betrayal unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffman
Logansport
William
Minnie Rowe
Rowe
William Rowe
Mr. Rowe
Minnie
Winamac
Monticello
Monon
North Judson
Royal Center
Frank Rowe
Johnson Hotel
Lberty
Sutton Visits Mother During Bloomington Trip
Lindley R. Sutton, attending Indiana University at Bloomington, is visiting his mother Mrs. Inez M. Sutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley R. Sutton
Indiana University
Bloomington
Inez M. Sutton
Well Known Galveston Man Killed By Tenant on Farm
Jepes P Brown a forty eight year old Galveston stock buyer was shot and killed early this morning by Cotterman on a farm north of Galveston. Cotterman surrendered to the marshal and is jailed. The case involves a dispute over eviction of Cotterman’s family and furniture from the home after a written farm contract. Authorities plan a speedy murder or manslaughter indictment as the grand jury reviews the evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jepes P.brown
Galveson
Robert M. Colverman
Galveston
Henry Whitesides
Brown
Cotterman
Cass ‘Ounty
McConnell
Jenkines
Jenkines & Stuart
Charles Cetterman
William A. Bell
William Woods
Thomas
Coiterman
Marshal Whitesides
John Tolley
Browd
Logansport
William H. Bell
George Miller
Mother and Two Daughters Narrow Escape From Drowning
An incident reports a mother and two daughters nearly drowning after a horse backed over an embankment west of town. Eddie Wise, recent I.O. team player, returned to the city from Muncie and heads to Oshkosh to join a league team. Carroll declines Oshkosh due to a better offer from Muncie’s manager Baird with a season-long job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terday
Oshkosh
Wise
Carroll
Baird
Muncie
Motorman Stops Tram To Save Two Girls On Bridge
Two girls Miss Alice Hathaway and Miss Willie Herrick narrowly avoided a fall into the Wabash River when a southbound car struck the S U T bridge east of the city. The Indiana Union Traction motorman shut off power and applied air, stopping the car within feet of them. Conductor helped them to safety as onlookers watched in relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hathaway
Willie Herr
Wabash
Indiana Union Traction
Miss Hathaway
Miss Herrick
Sands sues traction firm for fifty dollars
Ellen Phylis Sands, by her mother Cora Sands, sues Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction for fifty dollars. The case, heard this morning, resulted in judgment for the full amount. Custer & Fansier represented the plaintiff. The suit arose from an accident at Fifth and Broadway weeks ago when a conductor failed to stop the interurban, throwing Mrs. Alford and granddaughter Phylis to the pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Phylis Sands
Cora Sands
Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Custer & Fansier
Fifth and Broadway
Alford
Phylis
Galveston Student Freed After Ann Arbor Theatre Incident
Orville Emerick of Galveston and fellow students were released after involvement in the Ann Arbor theatre destruction. They settled for damages instead of further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Emerick
Galveston
Ann Arbor
Blacksmith James OConnell Released From Hospital
James OConnell, a Panhandle blacksmith, has been discharged from St. Vincent hospital in Indianapolis after months of treatment. He was injured when a steel fragment lodged near his eye and an operation followed. He also fractured his knee cap during a fall.
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James O'Connell
St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis
Weather Riddle Remains Unclear in Odd Forecast
The passage mashes questions about yesterday’s rain with a playful riddle about weather tricks. It suggests rain every day last week, sun on Sunday, yesterday clear, and the forecaster’s old trick prompting further inquiry.
All Fell Into River In Wabash Accident
Mrs Sadie McClaren and her daughters May and Mildred escaped serious injury when a horse drawing their buggy backed down a steep river embankment into the Wabash five miles west of the city. The horse drowned. occupants were bruised but unharmed overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie McClaren
May
Mildred
Burlington Avenue
Tipton Street
Wabash River
A. T. Cordell
McClaren
John Simons
Simons
Jie
Elias Kets
Large Leach Found Near City by Dairyman
Charles Seybold, a dairyman living several miles south of town, found a ten inch American leach while digging an old ditch. It is the largest seen in this region and is displayed at Joseph Kinney's drug store, 304 Market Street. American leaches are less used for medical drawing today due to their poisonous nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Seybold
Severl
Joseph Kinney
Market Street
Motorman Quinlan Improves After Traction Wreck
One victim remains hospitalized from last week’s traction wreck. Walter Quinlan of Tipton, the most seriously injured, is alive and showing signs of recovery. Doctors report skull fracture remains the hardest challenge with several minor brain-relief operations performed. Mrs. Quinlan visits daily and hopes for his home return, but that remains unlikely as he regains consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Quinlan
Tipton
Quinlan
Boy Lectured After Scrap. Sheridan Freed Suspended
Raymond Sheridan was arraigned on a complaint by Francis J. Sebastian. The altercation with the complainant led to a boyish scrap. Judge Smith gave Sheridan a lecture and released him on a suspended sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Sheridan
Francis J. Sebastian
Smith
Woman with red plumed hat pleads guilty to associating
Miss Jennie Maul and Mrs. Mooney were arrested Saturday night and pleaded guilty this morning to the charge of associating. Maul paid five dollars and costs. Mrs. Mooney paid five dollars in costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Maul
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Casiar
Hale Fellows
Charles Walk
Germany
Walk
Arthur Kronemann
Philadelphia
Tion
Winamac Journal
Inter
Aloping
Gansport
Alfred Brison
Jefferson Township
Brison
Sullivan
Minnie) Sullivan
Robert M. Cotterman
James T. Brown
Armistrong
Lincoln
Dutal
Eddie Wise
I.O
Uud Bridge
River
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