Sunday Schools Open as Vincennes Hosts State Convention
Vincennes Indiana June 3 The forty fourth annual State Sunday School convention opened last evening at 6 15 o clock and runs today and tomorrow Nearly 700 delegates and visitors are on hand Hotels are crowded and residents have offered homes for lodging with as many as a half dozen visitors roomed in uptown residences The convention had $56 promised but the amount was raised quickly demonstrating strong local hospitality
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Vincennes
Ind
Councilman Brawl Over Medical License Debate in Logansport
Logansport Indiana June 3 councilman John P Hetherington who had pressed charges of public intoxication against Mayor George P McKee was assaulted by councilman Patrick J Farrell after a council meeting. The dispute over an ordinance to penalize practicing medicine without a license led Farrell to suggest fees for physicians visits. Hetherington retorted for universal medical bill payment. Farrell rushed Hetherington as he left the building and broke his glasses. Spectators restrained further blows. Farrell and Hetherington had longstanding bitter relations.
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Logansport
Ind
John P. Hetherington
George P. McKee
Patrick J. Farrell
Hetherington
Farrell
Sr. Hetherington
Dr. Hetherington
MeiSee
Editorial Jaunt for Indiana Democratic Editors at Indianapolis
The Indiana Democratic Editorial Association plans a mid-summer meeting at Indianapolis on July 20 with Grand hotel as headquarters. That evening editors will question gubernatorial candidate Thomas R. Marshall, followed by an informal gathering. Next morning they depart by special cars for Broad Ripple where Marshall will address editors and friends. Luncheon at White City restaurant and courtesy railcars arranged.
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Indhina Democratic Editorial Association
Indianapolis
Grand Hotel
Thomas R. Marshall
Broad Ripple
Thomas J. Marshall
White City
A. W. Brady
Negro murderer Bunrant to face second trial in Shelbyville
Shelbyville Ind June 3 Lee Bundrant a Negro who killed George Coleman in Rush county in March last will be tried tomorrow in the Shelby circuit court Bundrant confessed guilt to the Rush county court and a jury sentenced him to be hanged He said Mrs Coleman aided him by supplying the hatchet for the killing and it was understood he would receive life if pleading guilty but the jury returned a death sentence
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Shelbyville
Ind
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George Coleman
Rush County
Shelby
Trool Embezzlement Trial Moves in Miami Circuit Court
The Trook Trial in Progress in Peru Indiana reports Orin H Trool former Tully bank cashier at Converse charged with embezzlement. A continuance motion was overruled and a change of venue from Judge Tillett was granted. Converse residents join in court to support those who lost funds in the Tully bank.
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Ind
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Converse
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Shonts Denies Opium Link In Duke Chaulnes Death
Theodore P. Shonts says the Duke de Chaulnes died of heart disease not opiate addiction. He describes the death as the couple prayed beside the bedside and explains the immediate aftermath and his daughter's fragile condition. He notes support from the duke’s relatives and his wife and daughter remaining with the duchess through the summer.
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New York
Paris
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Interbournuch Metropolitan Company
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d’Azes
France
Return claims split over Republican senatorial nomina
Des Moines June 3 Returns indicate Senator Allison has defeated Governor Cummins in the Republican senatorial nomination. Allison men claim at least 10,000. Cummins supporters dispute, claiming about 10,000 majority for Cummins. Result is very close and incomplete. an official count may be needed.
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Des Moines
Allison
Cummins
Judgment on red ball bond against Kingdon Gould
Judgment on a $100 red ball bond was entered against Kingdon Gould who was absent when the speeding charge was brought. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest as police learned he had sailed a week earlier for a six weeks vacation.
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York
Kingdon Gould
Mr. Gould
Went a Shade Better: Temperament Debate in Ledger
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt captures a heated exchange between two men. One declares the other temperamentally impossible while the other retorts about being temperamentally inconceivable as tempers flare.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Quote on gifts and flowers from Kansas City Journal
A brief exchange notes that a woman has no favorite flower and would be pleased by anything, even if it is out of season, as cited in the Kansas City Journal. The line satirizes gift choices and seasonality.
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Thor
Wilson
Wro
Wilson as a possible president educator statesman
Woodrow Wilson of Princeton is proposed as a potential U S president, praised as educator historian orator and political economist. The piece notes his views on reforming unity between executive legislature and cabinet, and recounts anecdotes from his college days and career, including writings and lectures.
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America
Ike Andrew D. White
James B. Angel
Congress
United States
James A. Garfield
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Wilson
The Submerged Presbyterian
A revival ends with a stranger claiming to be “submerged Presbyterian” after describing mixed church affiliations. He explains his family attends multiple denominations and he contributes to all of them, prompting the minister’s surprised response.
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Philadelphia
Crow Trick Protects Corn Using Zigzag Strings
A farmer credits a long standing corn crop record to a simple defense: two strings stretched on poles create an angle a crow cannot enter. The zigzag line between ends shields the field, leaving crops intact while nearby corn is eaten, illustrating the crow cleverness and practical method.
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New Yorke
Still Cool Hook Marital Wealth Shares Uneven Thaw
The fragment notes a figure marrying into wealth and a complainant who hasn't received his share yet. It hints at control issues over the funds and a dispute amid the couple. The tone resembles a tabloid vignette about surprising gains and disputed access.
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Hook
Cook
A Green Old Age
Fragmentary text appears to reference an elderly man and an implied question about living to a green old age. Details are unclear and no dates, names, or events are confirmable from the readable portion.
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