Paris Madrid auto race halted after deadly accidents
Paris May 25 Premier Combes halted the Paris Madrid automobile race on French soil after a string of serious crashes. Marcel Renault winner of last year's Paris Vienna race and Lorraine Barrows were badly injured or killed along with other spectators and drivers as cars wrecked from Versailles to Bordeaux. French and Spanish authorities suspended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Versailles
Bordeaux
Premier Combes
Louis Renault
M. Gabriel
Marcel Renault
Lorraine Barrows
Renault
Barrows
Larrows
Coupe
Porchiers
Automobile Club of
Bonneval
Chartres
M. Porter
Angoulme
Ablis
Beourdiere
Oklahoma cattle feud court verdict and pending federal cases
Guthrie Oklahoma May 25 Frank Gpeer a leading cattleman is convicted at Talogea for shooting at homesteaders in a long running western Oklahoma feud between cattlemen and farmers. The Speer brothers Ivy Murphy and Holcomb face federal conspiracy indictments. James McKinsey, a homesteader, was acquitted. Settlement not in sight Chicago May 5 laundry strike stalls as drivers refuse arbitration. talks fail to yield a wage scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
O. T
Frank Gpeer
Talogea
Okla
Oklahoma
Frank
Jim
Mort Speer
George Ivy
William Murphy
Daniel Holcomb
Frank Speer
James McKinsey
Chicago
Locomotive Beller Explodes Near Kane
Mine Pa May 25 A locomotive explosion halted traffic while aiding a hill west of Kane. Details describe a mine area incident with a working crew reporting the blast and subsequent stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beller
Mine
Kane
Impure Humors Cause Bodily Disturbances
All humors are impure matters the skin liver kidneys and other organs cannot handle alone. They accumulate and litter the system causing pimples boils eczema loss of appetite fatigue bilious attacks indigestion dull headaches and many related troubles.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Promised to Cure
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills remove humors and invigorate the system. A testimonial from Mus. Ina O. Brows of Rumford Falls Maine says a salt rheum on her hands disappeared after using the products. The ad asserts the remedy fulfills its promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Ina
Rumford Falls
Lawrencburg Race Tensions After Rose Kaiser Murder Suspect
Lawrencburg authorities guard Louis Everson a Black suspect in the Kaiser murder as mobs form after the body of 17 year old Rose Kaiser is found in a nearby creek near Manchester. Post mortem shows no assault. coroner’s verdict murder by unknown person. Funeral in Yorkville draws vast turnout amid intense fear and family distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Louis Everson
Rose Kaiser
Manchester
Cleves
Ohio
Rising Sun
Rosa Kaiser
Sales
Yorkville
Revolutionaries Besieged Near Mogil Surrounded and Destroyed
A 19 man revolutionary band led by Svetkoff was surrounded near Mogil six miles north of Monastir after a daylong fight with Turkish troops. Svetkoff, 12 men, and 6 villagers were killed. Turkish losses were light. Bash Bazouks then burned 18 houses in Mogil, as Monastir’s terror grows and foreign guards are debated. Twenty more Turkish battalions are en route from Asia Minor to secure the occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salonica
Svetkoff
Mogil
Monastir
Asia Minor
Abel Indicted for Murder in Second Degree
Columbus Indiana May 25 a grand jury indicted Cudwith Abel for murder in the second degree in the killing of Charles Abel The case delays trial to the September term and bail may be sought by the defense Meanwhile Hazelton Pennsylvania May 25 coal firms enforce a new age limit law barring about 500 boys from mining jobs causing family hardship
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Charles Abel
Cudwith Abel
Hazelton
Lehigh Region
Electric Bitters Cure My Kidney Trouble
Not a Sick Day since, I was severely sick with kidney trouble. I tried medicines, none helped. An advertisement for Electric Bitters led me to try them. After a few doses I felt relief and was soon completely cured, and have not been sick since.
Troops Arrive in Jackson for Marcum Killing Inquiry
A 120 man battalion arrives in Jackson Kentucky to keep order around the courthouse as the grand jury probes the assassination of James B. Marcum. Judge Bach arrives to testify while fear of reprisals may deter witnesses from speaking even after troops depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
James B. Marcum
Hargis-Cockrill
Shelbyville
Louisville
Lexington
Alexander Hargis
James Hargis
Hargis
Judge Bach
Marcum
Bach
Los Angeles
Cal
Redwine
Curtis Jett
Winchester
Byrd
Clark County
Jett
Breathitt
TRY IT TODAY At grocers everywhere 15c and 3c per package
An advertisement notes pricing for a product available now in grocers nationwide with packs priced at 15 cents and 3 cents per package.
May Reopen Question at Presbyterian Assembly in Los Angeles
Ministers in attendance at the Presbyterian assembly in Los Angeles occupy pulpits as business sessions resume. Overtures on revision temperance and Sunday travel may be brought up, with strong anti revisionist sentiment and potential floor debate. Rev. Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka invited to address the temperance committee Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Presbyterian Assembly
Assembly
Temperance
Chas. M. Sheldon
Topeka
Kan
Enid Cloudburst Wrecks Hundreds of Homes
A west Enid Oklahoma cloudburst left hundreds homeless and caused about 300000 dollars in damage in the Enid bottoms. A three foot high water bank washed through the area carrying houses away. The storm came without warning and followed a ten day period of record rainfall in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
I. T
Oklahoma
Lawrenceburg Man Attacks Brother-In-Law In Frenzy
Frank Wessemier, 20, attacked his brother-in-law Henry Woolfert, 20, with a knife in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Woolfert’s nose was partially severed and severe neck and chest wounds were inflicted. Wessemier then wounded his wife before fleeing to the Kentucky shore in a skiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Frank Wessemier
Henry Woolfert
Woolfert
Wessemier
Kentucky
Derailment Wreck Heavy on Big Four Line at Veedersburg
A major freight wreck occurred on the Big Four division near Veedersburg Indiana after a derailment set to shield Clover Leaf crossing. Engineer Frank Cook fireman W J Jester and Conductor F M Austin escaped with injuries. The engine plunged down a steep grade wrecking fourteen cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veedersburg
Ind
Clover Leaf
F. M. Austin
Frank Cook
W. J. Jester
Cook
Petersburg Citizen Faces Mail Fraud Charge in Indiana
Hovey Tislow, Petersburg school board member, appeared before U S Commissioner Higgins in Terre Haute on charges of fraudulent use of the mails. Indicted by a federal grand jury in Arkansas, he posted bond and awaits June 11 ruling by Judge Anderson on the validity of the indictment. The case stems from letters to promote a fake Hot Springs footrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Hovey Tislow
Petersburg
United States
Higgins
Arkansas Federal Grand Jury
Anderson
Hot Springs
National League No Sunday Games Scheduled
The National League has no Sunday games on the schedule. American League results show Chicago 0 versus Boston 7, Grand Rapids-Detroit 6 against Washington 4, and St. Louis 1 versus New York 4.
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Chicago
Boston
Grand Rapids
Detroi
Washington
St. Louis
New York
American Association
St. Paul
Toledo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Columbus
Milwaukees
Louisville
Bank of Buffalo bookkeeper shoots self in bank basement
Grant Blodgett, general bookkeeper of the Bank of Buffalo, shot himself in the basement of the bank building. The bullet passed behind the left eye, severing both optic nerves. He told bank president Elliott C. MacDougal he was short 519 dollars before the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Grant Blodgett
Bank of Buffalo
Bank
Blodgett
Elliott C. MacDougal
Leedy Postmaster Pleads Guilty in Land Contest Letters Case
Amos Leedy sixty years old former Leedy Oklahoma postmaster admitted guilt to detaining valuable letters in land contest cases. The letters were uncalled for and discarded as he pondered legal options. He received a fine due to his age and was allowed to return home to raise the money. The notice ends with an unrelated drug advertisement for Rocky Mountain Tea at Conner's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
O. T
Amos Leedy
Leedy
Michigan City Electric Railway Kills Five Year Old
The five year old daughter of Stephen Madjanski was struck and instantly killed by an electric streetcar in Michigan City Indiana. The child stepped into the street as the car approached at high speed and the motorman could not avoid the tragedy. It was the road’s first fatal accident since it opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
Michigan City Electric Railway
Stephen Madjanski
Tornadoes Hit Foss Pittsburg and Bloomington Hurting Many
May 25 reports describe a Foss Oklahoma tornado in Washita county wrecking eighteen houses and killing Mr and Mrs F M Slagel and daughter while injuring others. A Pittsburg thunderstorm killed one and caused property damage. A Bloomington Minnesota tornado on May 35 caused heavy damage with several lives lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Foss
Washita County
F. M. Slagel
Pittsburg
Bloomington
Miinois
Boy's Shocking Death at Knightstown Paper Mill
Knightstown Indiana May 25 Bert Alexander a seventeen year old mill worker died from injuries at the Knightstown paper mill His right hand was caught in the driers and drawn in before the machine could be stopped He was scalded by steam and remained trapped for several minutes before release
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knightstown
Ind
Bert Alexander
Man Dies Of Oil Tank Gas Poisoning Near Warren
A man believed to be Leroy Palmer was found dead inside an oil tank on George Irwin’s farm three miles south of Warren Indiana. He had been ordered to clean the tank and entered it shortly before death, suffocated by tank gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Ind
Leroy Palmer
George Irwin
Here
New Discovery Aims to Cure Coughs and Colds
Carelessness blamed for many ailments and railway wrecks, but Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds offers hope. Even severe cases may be cured, ending resignation as a necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Justifiable homicide in Nashville pistol duel verdict
Coroner Prother rules the killing of Marshal Taylor by Thornton Deckard as justifiable self defense. Deckard is released on bond under $1000 and remains at large. The verdict draws general satisfaction from Evansville to Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Ind
Prother
Marshal Taylor
Thornton Deckard
Deckard
Durbin favors newspaper men for state posts in Indiana
Indiana reports show Governor Durbin appointing many newspaper men to key boards and commissions including Dale J. Crittenberger to the Jeffersonville reformatory and T. N. French and A. B. Crampton to other boards. The pattern extends to Dunn, Ball, Gibson, Bundy, Tutewiler, Ross, Bodurtha, Cragan, Cockburn, Alexander, and Lockwood, highlighting strong newspaper influence in state affairs and World’s Fair planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Dale J. Crittenberger
Anderson News
Jeffersonville
Marion
Muncie
Indiana State Prison
Louis B. Tutewiler
Miami County Sentinel
State Soldiers’ Home
Lafayette
W. W. Ross
Evansville Journal-News
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Arthur L. Bodurtha
The
Peru Journal
S. N. Cragan
Lebanon Pioneer
Indiana
Cure for Piles Promoted by Dr. Chase Ointment
An advertisement claims Dr. A W Chase's Ointment is a certain cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles. A Michigan City laborer testimonial says the ointment cured his painful piles after other remedies failed, priced at 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Chase
Casprralton
Michigan City
Lad
A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Local notices and events from Evansville streets and schools
A digest of local items includes a boy's fish hook accident treated by Dr Ashabranner, Baptist church talk on membership duties, and contractor Crombo securing a foundation job at Jeffersonville depot. Evensville figures like Jouett Meekin's ball tour, young Edmonds funeral, Waite choosing Chicago for business, Packard recital plans, Masonic Grand Lodge in Indianapolis, and local arrests and releases. Also noted are civic items on George Murphy’s carnival return, Hopkinsville theft case, Joseph Gill’s death, a suit against American Car and Foundry, Woodard child Typhoid death, and a fast train schedule change.
Local Notes and Obits Trimmed in Indianapolis News
Multiple local items include a Methodist church leadership change in Trinity M E Church, Mrs Martha Halstead's death from heart failure in Indianapolis, college graduations and masses for the Gerdon brothers, market house renovations planned by William Newhouse, a rifle accident involving Prof H A Buerk’s son in Borden, the death of Maggie Schwalm in Bank Street, a circuit court verdict awarding Adelia Allen the estate, Will Rankin joining Indianapolis Moruerg Star staff, Elmer Killinger jailed after a river incident, and a large warehouse fire in Philadelphia with over $65,000 building value and $1,000,000 stock loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelia Allen
Josepha. Allen
Allen
Mary Allen
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Mong
All Humors
Bash Bazouka
Sofia
Macedonian Committee
Banitzi
Berea
Abel
Sinca
Breathitt County
Grand Jury
J. B. Marcum
General Assembly
Indian Territory
Wite
Brooklyn Bridge
Ee Tenn
Conner
Evansville
Rt. McMahan, Loulaville & Nashville
Raf
Eran
Durbin
Missouri
St Louis
Indiana Commission
Booth Tarkington
Mr. Tarkington
Richmond
Dayton
F. V. Yancy
Lockport
Annie Estes
D. Duvall
Owen County
Yancy
A. Estes
F. R. Stumpff
James Keigwin
Eph Keigwin
Stephen Isenhour
Mount Olive Church
Isenhour
Jeenhour
Isaac Peavy
Tenth Street
Ashabranner
B. H. Dement
Baptist Tabernacle
Edward Crombo
Government Depot
Jouett Meekin
Evanaville
J E. Edmonds
George D. E. Edmonds
W. G. Clinton
R. W. Waite
United Gas and Electric Company
Adelaide L. Packard
Music Hall
Joe O Clokey
Miss Packard
Masonic Grand Lodge
J. W. Doubar
O. William Sieveking
Charles Day
Isaac P. Leyden
George Murphy
Carnival Company
Charles Rea
Hopkinsville
Joseph Gill
Chartres Street
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
WU. W. Smith
American Car and Foundry Company
Samuel
Samuel Woodard
Mra
Pennsylvania Company
Fourteenth Street
East Spring Street
Catherine Holmes
Bessie Rue
Mamie Briggs
Nellie Dunp
Irene Brown
Roy Daniel
Griffin Pleies
Willie Wood
Charlie Ravenscroft
Arthur Fenwick
E. B. Walker
East Main Street
Walker
Trinity M E
Chas. W. Inman
W. A. Pierson
Martha Halstead
William R. Halstead
Simee
Diag
Frankfort
William H. Gerdon
Charles F. Gerdon
Father Joseph Gerdon
St. Meiaradis College
New Middletown
Cbcle
St. Mary's Catholic Church
City
William Newhouse
Pearl
State
H.A Buerk
Maggie Schwalm
Frank Schwalm
Louis Scherer
Bank Street
Anna G. Grose
Savannah
Schwalm
M E. Church
Will Rankin
Rankin
G A McCulloch
Elmer Killinger
Ge Powell, Jr
You Powell
St. Edward’s Hospital
Killinger
Adams
West Eighth
Justice Fogle
Philadelphia
Jacob Wiseman
Ayer
Aed
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