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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1904
Page
6
Holmes and Watson pursue a lead to 46 Audrey Court as Lestrade suggests a suspect. The pair debate clues from a crime scene including a cab, a four wheeled vehicle, a Trichinopoly cigar, and a blood stained wall while Rance recounts his night vigil and Holmes hints at a German misdirection.
Holmes and Watson press the case after catching a drunk informant, John Rance, who reveals the ring and the second party in a murder mystery. Holmes vows to trap the culprit, praising the ring as the key clue and planning lunch then a return to pursue Norman Neruda.
The narrator battles fatigue and restless thoughts after Holmes leaves for a concert. He fixates on the murdered Enoch J. Drebber, questioning poisoning, blood, and the absence of wounds, while Holmes’ confident explanation remains elusive as sleep evades him.
The conversation centers on a Brixton Road murder case and a found wedding ring. A newspaper ad seeks the ring at Baker Street, implying the suspect will respond, risking exposure to solve the crime. The narrator predicts the brown coated man will act within an hour.
A report from London Answers surveys eccentric testaments like Oban banker Mac Caig who intends statues atop a tower, Sanborn who bequeaths drumheads from Agassiz skulls, Snow who funds a viper picture, a brewer who ties inheritance to births, and Sydney Dickenson who haunts a grave with his ex-wife and sister.
In Albany Journal coverage, an exchange aboard a street car escalates as a passenger calls a conductor unfit. The dispute centers on a request to alight at Swan street and language misunderstandings trigger tempers aboard.
Hoosierisms reports a new Carnegie library in Anderson slated to open mid August. Panic at the Circus describes a wild horse causing a near panic and a girl trampled as the crowd surged. Decoration Day proclaimed by Governor Durbin for May 30. A gigantic real estate deal records Nelson Morris selling his 23,000 acre Jasper county ranch to the Northern Indiana Land Co of Ligonier. Mortgages on the deal fill eight pages of index and eighty pages of record, totaling about 224 924 in deferred payments.
The Indiana Association of Spiritualists will install a complete water works system at its camp near Anderson to improve facilities and sanitation for members and visitors.
Robert M. Rosencrans a prominent stock dealer near Hope was fatally kicked in the face by a mule causing a broken neck and instant death.
Health officers report a measles outbreak is current in Indiana with 46 deaths recorded in March. They warn the disease recurs about every four years, signaling ongoing public health concern.
Louise Connely attempted suicide by hanging with a blanket strip after her sentence. The attempt failed and she remains in custody.
During a severe electrical storm the Vincennes Distilling Company plant was struck by lightning. Fire and collapse of part of the building caused a loss of 8000 dollars.
Two elderly Rushville residents, Joseph Osterling and Austin Joyce, took their own lives on the same day. One ended his life by cutting his throat while the other drowned. A common motive of distress was cited.
Ollie Thomas, living in Indianapolis, consumed carbolic acid to avoid returning to her Kentucky homeland. She endured two days of illness before death. The tragedy underscores the distress driving her drastic act.
Blanche Williams of Marion tried to drink carbolic acid purchased at a local drug store. Five men restrained her to remove the poison from her system and prevent injury.
Homer McConnel, a farmer living near Sullivan, was found dead in a deserted cabin on his property. Authorities indicate foul play and that the body was later burned in the cabin, triggering a homicide investigation.
A blast at a Newport powder mill destroyed the plant and killed four men. The cause is unknown. Property damage is estimated at about seven thousand dollars.
The infant son of Dr Roy Thompson of Kokomo ingested fifty mercury tablets. The tablets acted as an emetic and the child did not die, though his body turned green from the exposure.
The sun light through a jar of goldfish focused on the apron of Mrs. Julia Filbert in Elkhart where she slept. The apron caught fire and she suffered severe burns before bystanders extinguished the blaze.
The grounds selected for the army post in Indianapolis will be dedicated by the State troops from July 23 to 31 during the annual camp of instruction. Governor Durbin will spend the week with the troops.
Students at Columbus High School daubed the walls with the numeral '06 and will face repainting. Officials warn they will take action if caught.
Mrs. A. A. Holmes of Sullivan is arrested for sending through the mails a publication titled The Billeteer containing alleged unmailable material about local society leaders. Rumor says the trial may shake Sullivan society.
Clara Cooley of Jeffersonville confessed before the court to drowning her infant daughter in Silver Creek claiming the Lord commanded the act. She described holding the child beneath the water until death and repeated that the deed followed a divine mandate.
Presidential postmasters in Indianapolis Lafayette Evansville Terre Haute and Fort Wayne will see reduced funds for promotion and extra clerks. Congress cut the year’s appropriation for raises and new appointments from 1.2 million to 500 thousand.
Dr Boyd of Cambridge City accused Richmond of race death by its own action. He notes Wayne county birth rates are too low while Indianapolis saw 1 023 births in the first quarter, up from 906 last year. A 47 year old colored woman recently gave birth to her sixteenth child in the capital.
Articles filed in Indianapolis announce the Chicago and Northern Indiana Railroad an electric line from Indianapolis to Chicago passing through Lake Porter Jasper Pulaski White Cass Howard Clinton Tipton Hamilton and Marion counties. Officials call it the most ambitious electric road yet built in Indiana.
Prince Pu Lun future emperor of China will visit Indianapolis next week and may stay longer if he approves. A banquet will be tendered in his honor at which ordinary citizens may attend for ten dollars, while Pu Lun studies industrial conditions in the United States.
The Madison county Board of Education will introduce branches of agricultural study in country schools next fall. The exact program is undecided. This marks the first county in the state to adopt such a program in rural schools, though discussion has continued for some time.
Thomas Williams left Indianapolis hospital after severe exposure while cutting ice. Doctors reported amputation of his right foot, all fingers except one, and most toes. Officials warned about the dangers of icy work.
The Davis liquor ordinance requires license fees for dealers selling liquor in quantities under five gallons. A $250 on site consumption license applies if liquor is drunk on the premises, or $100 if not. The measure was approved by the Indianapolis Council.
Recurring floodwaters uncovered a nearly intact Indian skull in a field south of Paragon. Smaller bones crumbled on touch while numerous small pieces of Indian pottery were recovered in the same area.
John W. Terrell, convicted of murdering his son in law at Bluffton, has been committed to the insane asylum at Richmond. The Terrell case has stirred wide public comment across the State, with sympathy reportedly on his side. If murder be ever justifiable it was in his instance.
Indiana millionaire Moses Fowler Chase is reported recovering reason after long costly litigation over his estate and guardianship. The Lafayette native lies in an Indianapolis sanitarium as state gossip notes his improvement.
Alderman Frank Essex of Elkhart received 30 days in jail and a $10 fine after Home Telephone Co. wire cutting charges. Judge Raymer imposed the sentence. Essex gave notice of appeal and was released on bail.
Dorothy Culbertson five-year-old daughter of John Culbertson of Brazil is in serious condition after a snake bit her arm in the yard. The child saw the reptile and tried to play with it before the bite occurred.
Ben Wallace, proprietor of the Wallace show, stated at Anderson that his dirguts had appeared in that city for the time. It is reported he intends retiring from the show business at the end of this season.
Indianapolis man John Gardner confronted his wife over drinking. She then ingested strychnine and died after a prolonged mortal agony.
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