Bookkeeping Scandal Hits Columbus Township Officials
A state board of accounts report finds severe laxity and disregard of law in Columbus township Bartholomew county. Former trustee David Stillinger’s books show a cash shortage of 817.18 with misapplied funds and unaccounted items totaling 17 503.77, leading to a detailed, rewritten audit covering five years and involving township funds, road funds, and school funds.
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Indianapolis
Field
B. Wilson Smith
Lloyd P. Christman
State Board of Accounts
David Stillinger
Columbus Township
Bartholomew County
George A. Flessing
State Board
Stillfugzer
Social School
Aes
Althugh
Indiana state news in brief arrest and fire reports
Evansville colored woman le Brackett jailed six months and fined 150 dollars for folding up Richard Lankford and robbing him of seven dollars. Greencastle Richard White, 21, sentenced to the state reformatory for forgery from two to fourteen years. Greensburg fire destroyed John Wrooks residence at St Omer causing 1200 dollars loss. Mrs Wrooks badly burned. Rushville police seize samples of dry beer from poolrooms and submit to state chemist. Evansville William Drummond and Charles J Klen saloonkeepers arrested for selling liquor on Sunday.
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Evansville
le Brackett
Indianapolis
Richard Lankford
Greencastle
Richard White
State ‘Reformatory
Greensburg
John Wrooks
St. Omer
River Rampage Floods Clay County Farm Lands
The Brazil river in eastern and southern Clay County bursts its banks after heavy rains. Near Brunswick the levee breaks flooding vast farmland and injuring the wheat crop. residents flee to higher ground with livestock and belongings by boat as the river continues to rise. farmers battle the flood across the valley.
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Brazil—lel
Clay County
Brunswick
Woman Fatally Burned While Baking Bread in Cannelton Home
Mrs. Mary Persinger, 60, widow of George Persinger, died after her clothing ignited while baking bread at her North Seventh Street residence. She was alone when the fire started. a passerby alerted authorities and firefighters but she died soon after.
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Cannelton
Mary Persinger
George Persinger
North Seventh Street
Noblesville Youth Still Missing After February Disappearance
Charles Creakman, 18, son of John Creakman, vanished from his Noblesville home on February 4. Despite searches, no trace or explanation from parents. authorities fear he may have attempted to cross the river and drowned.
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Noblesville
Charles Creakman
John Creakman
Elwood Prison Lockup High in Drunkenness Charge
Nine men were jailed in Elwood city prison on drunkenness charges. William N. Smith, president of the Loyal Citizens league from Pipecreek township, says conditions are deplorable and plans to urge the city council at the next meeting to appoint detectives to uncover evidence against the "blind tigers."
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Elwood
William N. Smith
Loyal Citizens’ League
Pipecreek Township
Drummond Sentenced for Grand Larceny in Fort Wayne
Charles J. Drummond pled guilty before Judge O Rourke in the circuit court to grand larceny and received a sentence from one to fourteen years in the Jeffersonville reformatory. After a night of revelry he smashed a window at Christen drug store and stole 364 dollars.
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Charles E. Drummond
Fort Wayne
O’rourke
Charles J. Drummond
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Drummond
Christen Drug
Elevator Fall Fatal at Fort Wayne Drug Store
A freight elevator collapsed at the Fort Wayne Drug Company. John P. Merrilat, 59, died when the four story plunge sent him to the basement. Theodore Miller, 22, survived after clinging to shifting cables until rescue.
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Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Drug Company
John P. Merrilat
Theodore Miller
87 Year Old Chitwood Inherits $500000 In California
Nashville report says Isaac Chitwood aged 87 claims to have dug more wells than any other man and has inherited $500,000 in California His uncle the late Benjamin Chitwood reportedly left $20,000,000 to 40 relatives in farming land city realty and a gold mine
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Nashville
Isaac Chitwood
California
Benjamin Chitwood
Brothers Reunited After 43 Years Apart in Oakland City
Marion Ayers of Lucas County Iowa traveled to Oakland City to visit his brother Will Ayers whom he had not seen in 43 years. As children Will was adopted by an uncle and moved to Marion County while Marion moved to Iowa.
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Oakland City
Marion Ayers
Lucas County
Iowa
Will Ayers
Will Ayres
Marion County
Towa
Deneen
Illinois
Saskatchewan
Canada
Western Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
Ottawa
Can
Grief Drives Man to Death in Madison
Grieving over family afflictions a man named George Phillips killed himself by swallowing carbolic acid. A neighboring widow, Mrs. Henry Frybarger, was found dead in the same vicinity.
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Madison
George Phillips
Henry Frybarger
Young Man Kills Self in Eaton After Check Arrest
Richmond report: Galil Crouse, 18, killed himself in Eaton Ohio by drinking four ounces of chloroform. A few weeks earlier he was arrested on a charge of passing a worthless check at the Westcott hotel.
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Richmond
Galil Crouse
Eaton, O
Crouse
Westcott Hotel
Man Arrests Mother-In-Law for Trespass in Terre Haute
George Brannon opposed his mother in law's visit but she came anyway. He had her arrested on trespass charges and she was fined one dollar in a justice of the peace court.
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Terre Haute
George Brannon
Justice of the Peace
Street Riot at Elwood Ends in Free-For-All
A six week drought of street violence ended with a riot on Elwood's South side near the tin mill. Workmen returning from shifts were taunted by youths. James Meal slapped a boy named Jones and the boy’s mother intervened, was knocked down, and strike participants from nearby homes joined a melee.
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Elwood
James Meal
Jones
Mead
Easter Hostess Hints Inspire Delicate Spring Entertainments
This piece encourages Easter table decor and party ideas using pastel colors and symbols like eggs bunnies and flowers. It suggests centerpieces with real or artificial Easter lilies, butterfly decorations, and chrysalis motifs, plus favors and kid activities such as egg invitations, puzzle games, and a nest dart game for all ages.
Fashion notes on hats, fabrics and silhouettes of the season
The Gainsborough silhouette leads evening hats while tassels finish coats. The kilted plaid skirt and plain bodice with tight sleeves appear among fashionable outfits. The sharp waist resurfaces as a radical trend. Cashmere dominates practical wear in black and blue. wide silk girdles with jet or steel embellishments remain in two piece ensembles.
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Gainsborough
Bonnets for Baby by Julia Bottomley
A guide on crafting baby bonnets using velvet silk or embroidered broadcloth with ruffles and caps. It covers styles from simple Stuart cap designs to elaborate silk bonnets, notes color favorites, and promotes hand made with patterns from pattern houses as affordable and preferable to machine made.
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Julia Bottomley
Not Willing to Commit Himself and Other Short Tales
A collection of brief humorous quips and anecdotes references diverse topics from a senator’s dinner remark about the sugar trust to a teacher and pupils mispronunciations. The snippets include a divorce remark, a funeral joke, and a playful line about garden time and manners.
Change the Vibration It Makes for Health
A reader reports health gains after stopping meat and starch heavy foods and starting fruit Grape-Nuts with cream crisp toast and Postum. The cereal’s natural phosphate from grains aids albumen conversion to brain and nerve tissue and a few days’ use builds nervous strength.
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Wellville
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