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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1910
Page
2
The Odon Journal prints a collage of witty headlines and brief notes from Odon Indiana. It mentions shooting as sport, airship war talk, sermons on charity, and a Philadelphia pastor using girls as ushers, amid varied vignettes on art, industry, and society.
John R Carr urged a governor appointed commission to inspect one room school buildings and report findings He called for stronger state health inspections and mandatory building plans approval He also pushed eliminating politics from rural schools and consolidating one room schools into larger facilities Carr noted the State Department would continue to work on rural school improvements with many officials contributing.
Jeffersonville police arrested Pietor Guerin in Ogdensburg New York on parole violation for a prior theft of shoes. In Washington a small saloon was found hidden in a hay loft above a Frank Zinkan stable. Linton a 15 year old died after exhaustion from playing with friends and a sled. Madison new bride Anna Barnes fell through thin ice while crossing the Ohio river and was saved by her husband Guy Raney. Crawfordsville R A Rankin jailed for selling whisky to Robert Cramer who says he was robbed of 120 while intoxicated.
Washington reports say Rev. William Ritter died of paralysis in the milkhouse and his wife perished in her room after fits of dementia. The bodies were found at Elnora with early theories of strangulation and a possible attack, while investigators pursue alternate explanations.
Fire in Westport destroys the town hall the Albert Roberts livery barn and the Charles Talkington blacksmith shop and damages Roberts residence and church. Loss estimated at 3000 with 1500 stock and 500 insurance. Talkington property $500 uninsured. Snow saved the town from greater damage as sparks fell on roofs.
Jeffersonville weather worsens as river craft fear being swept downstream during breakup. Towboats operate between Jeffersonville and Louisville cutting ice in harbor. Captains plan triangular ice breaks with noses downstream to push cakes out of the harbor.
In Loansville the incoming Republican administration restructures the fire department reducing ten of fifteen captains and promoting eight from the ranks. One reinstatement of a Republican dismissed for political reasons and the demotion of Chief Dwenlevy to captain fill the remaining two vacancies, leaving eight Republicans and seven Democrats in the new force.
Interest grows over county and city health officer appointments as the administration shifts from Republican to Democratic. In Anderson only Dr. J. B. Fattie meets eligibility, per law requiring state board exam or recent office experience.
Washington reports the city council passed an ordinance to authorize a $100 reward offered for the arrest of John Eagle. Eagle, sentenced to life in Michigan City for assaulting Blanche Wise, was believed to be in Illinois near Vincennes when captured by Vincennes police.
Fort Wayne barber Frank J. Schmuck locked himself in the kitchen and hanged himself from a chandelier with a clothesline. His wife, in the front of the house, called to him and found the tragedy when he did not respond. The man had recently suffered financial misfortune.
A $400 cash gift was announced for Rev. John W. Doyle rector of St. Simon's Catholic Church. The surprise funds will finance his trip to Rome as he has served the church for over twenty six years. Doyle is a Madison native and his mother resides in Indianapolis.
In New Albany the state will not reveal the stomach analysis report by Indiana University chemists. Prosecutor Bullett and police refuse disclosure while Mrs Pearl Armstrong's attorney seeks to compel release of the analysis findings.
A ransom note for Alma Kellner, the niece of Louisville brewer Frank Fehr, arrived from an Ohio town. Police investigate after months of futile search and prior hoax letters. family denies religious motive and withholds town name.
Chicago Til-Chicago switchmen grow impatient over drawn out talks with railroad general managers and threaten to strike soon. W C Brown of New York Central says the dispute centers on cost of living and wage increases. An official hints at a mass meeting this weekend to declare a strike.
Washington reports extreme cold spreading through the south to siami Florida. Though not breaking local records, the chill raises anxiety among orange growers and truck gardeners about crops and shipments.
A solid trainload of autos arrived in Dallas from Flint Michigan totaling forty-one cars with 127 machines. The shipment is described as a world record for autos sent to a single dealer.
Willis Wain a steel worker from St Louis fell 30 feet while working on the 6660 foot viaduct over Frisco tracks in Sanaloa Oklahoma and was killed instantly. Mrs Wain accompanied him at the scene.
Roy MehKinney of Indianapolis shot and killed Miss Dora Chappell a 20 year old Peru waitress in the Bears hotel dining room and then killed himself. He claimed marshal status but United States marshal confirms no service connection. Investigations show McKinney a former professional gambler and had been courting Chappell who had left Indianapolis to avoid him.
New York City attorneys follow a suit by William S. Horton of Yonkers to annul his marriage on the ground the bride has Negro blood in her veins. Horton says he was married last March and learned of the alleged taint months later. Mrs Horton denies being a negress and claims French and Spanish extraction.
In St Louis Missouri Mrs Lizzie Smith was burned when a dangling cigar lighter ignited a celluloid comb in her hair at George Josts drug store at Cherokee street and California avenue. A flash caused hat and hair to flame up and the woman screamed then ran outside while bystanders covered her with coats and the blaze was extinguished. A physician said her injuries were dangerous.
The entire cabinet of Turkey resigns following the grand vizier Hilma Pasha stepping down. The resignation is believed to stem from chamber intrigues against him.
In Ferriday Louisiana former gambler and jockey Blalock killed himself in a local hotel. He left a note stating his life had been a failure.
New York City alderman and Bowery political leader Little Tim Sullivan who died recently left an estate valued at $500,000 according to friends but a search failed to reveal any will.
The Treasury Department awarded M. J. Gill & Co. of Ardmore Oklahoma the contract to construct the federal building in Oklahoma City Oklahoma for 209196 dollars.
Three presumed dead after a Rock Island line wreck near Trenton Missouri as the California Special derails and cars burn. Five bodies and seven injured brought to town. fire apparatus slow to reach the scene. Identified dead include Miss Gertrude statues of Kansas City and Fireman C R Teininger of Trenton.
Washington treasury officials completed a long count of coins and securities led by a four member committee and up to forty counting experts. Charles Treat retires as treasurer and Lee McClung receives a receipt for the exact contents. The count found no missing funds and included 150 silver dollars.
San Francisco voters back municipal ownership and operation of the Geary street railway and its east and west extensions by 2 465 votes over the required two thirds. The measure, rejected three times in five years, now moves forward.
Archie W. Porter of Louisville Ky. was found dead here after attempting to ride a freight train from Los Angeles to Louisville. He was badly frozen with both hands and feet and died after being removed from the train.
In Los Angeles a cloud of intrigue forms as forty or more second cousins from Belfast to Liberty file claims to the $100,000 estate of Mrs. Mathilde Walken, who died two years ago reportedly without kin.
A 15 year old girl, daughter of Frank Brower, died after accidentally falling into a fire while at play in AYkadelphia Arkansas.
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