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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1909
Page
3
In St Michaels Mab a near fatal incident ended at a private graveyard service. Edith Mas Woodill was killed by her husband who later took his own life. Friends and relatives gathered as mourners heard only the Lord’s Prayer.
Hartford City Indiana dispatch: Starr a feared Blackford County outlaw and ex convict is mortally wounded at Montpelier when he confronts George W Humphreys family. After Starr threatens revenge Humphreys fires a birdshot-filled musket wounding Starr in side and arm.
Fragmentary report recalls a heated Indiana debate on the role of women in higher education and social life at Radcliffe and Harvard era references. It notes discussions of marriage, propriety, and academic focus amid a broader licensure dispute linked to a Goshen saloon license and a governor’s veto process.
The La Crosse Wisconsin special notes pleadings by seven year old Gladys Lawrence declaring love for every boy and man she meets. She was sent to the Industrial School after requests for proper care. Miss Lawrence came here six years ago from Sioux City Iowa.
Paris diners savor a novel tasting with grilled grasshoppers served on buttered toast. The unusual menu item showcases insect cuisine as a contemporary trend in the city’s eateries.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Noah and briefs in York with abrupt tone. Key names and places are unclear, but the reference implies a notable disruption or jolt linked to Noah and local briefs.
A garbled report mentions Rev WH Nant Jacques, former pastor of Saints church, facing alleged charges involving Laure in Trach and a fine against Daniels aged TL, with unclear local details and names.
New York special: Justice Dowling last week granted Mrs Howard Gould a separation from her husband and alimony of 36000 dollars a year. Mrs Gould sought separation and 250000 dollars alimony.
Maryland police report the brutal murder of Mrs Edith M Thompson Woodill near St Michaels. Suspect John Roberts was shot dead while resisting arrest after Woodill’s nude body was found in a creek. Roberts allegedly lured Woodill from Oak Station and attacked her in his bungalow.
Fragmentary OCR yields little clear event. Names and details are garbled with stray phrases about visits, Miss and Edward, and a family matter. No coherent action or outcome can be established from the readable text.
Fragmentary text mentions Sarah Crne Jewett and references to reading about a wing, names like Bale, Ted Bowdoin, and a degree. The passage is garbled with many nonstandard spellings making a coherent event hard to extract. No clear news item, date, or location emerges.
Fragmentary record describes Al Teon and Merila in Yucatan and Mexico with vague notes on travel funds and business concerns. Mentions Europe and a private plan tied to a good time and family. The legible parts hint at a personal journey rather than a formal event.
Dispatch from Abyssinia reports King Menelik is dead with Empress Taita consolidating control and concealing the king’s death to install a successor, while officials doubt the report though agree he is gravely ill.
In Judge Brentano’s court a court clerk misread the jury verdict as not guilty instead of guilty. Frank O Donnel, accused of robbing a citizen at gunpoint, was almost freed before the error was found and he was ordered to serve life terms in prison.
A romance shadows the engagement of Helen Berger and William Bryan as family fears and illness confront their plans. Helen, daughter of Alexander Berger, faces tuberculosis risks while suitor Bryan pursues completion of his education at the University of Nebraska.
Western Canada shows population growth with Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta ranking in the top five. The census indicates an increase across provinces despite incomplete figures.
Three University of Chicago students John A. Clark George Shipley and Howard H Robinson a government caretaker clashed over lodging at Summit House on Pike's Peak Colorado. The fight left Robinson wounded and hospitalized while Clark and Shipley were jailed after the confrontation on the mountain summit.
A Post Office regulation forcing tinseled or frosted postcards to be sealed in airtight envelopes to prevent mica particle escape leads to daily withdrawals from malls and dispatches to the dead letter office. The tinsel mist irritates mail clerks’ eyes during transit.
On a Virginia farm near Lyenebburs, the noted stallion Glenwood, imported by EN a KR Reene, fought Champion, a larger rival. The combat ended with Glenwood slain as both animals attacked and then collapsed. No humans were present when one stallion broke free and charged the other.
Five events dominated Knox Sunday evening as Stoddard led the local business sweep and a key figure Gus Schroiver sustained injuries. Authorities note a rough incident influenced by fading light and unclear circumstances.
An incident in Atlanta Georgia ends with a woman and her husband involved in a perilous fall from a window when a rope supporting sheets rotted and broke, causing them to drop. The outcome and parties are described in the fragmentary report, with official details unreadable.
Ottawa reports Canada has increased wheat acres to Tyreneo, with side acres higher than the previous year. June 13 crop condition shown as satisfactory.
A boat carrying nine tourists from the United States and Ireland and four Irish boatmen was swamped at a gate crossing on Lower Killarney Lake in Killarney Ireland. Five American tourists and four Exstish travelers drowned, while two boatmen died.
In Waco Texas George Cohen aged nine used a target rifle to kill Maggie Farrell aged three after a trivial quarrel. The shooting happened in Edgefield a suburb.
A high diver suffered a severe neck injury during a fall in Beaumont Texas. Authorities report the incident occurred near a foot ladder as part of a home or professional venue. No further details on victims or timing are available in the fragments.
Elkins West Virginia special to the daily reports Maury cashier of the Bank of Durbin was killed instantly when his automobile ran out of control near Durbin and plunged over a precipice. The car and occupant dropped about one hundred feet.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt sails with Miss Ethel Archie and Quentin Roosevelt aboard the Cretic bound for Gibraltar and Naples to spend the summer on the European continent.
Winnipeg reports the Canadian Pacific Railroad completes the worlds largest bridge spanning the river near Lethbridge Alberta. It measures one mile forty seven feet long and 312 feet high costing about 1 000 000 dollars. Sixty seven steel towers anchor the structure to bedrock and two years of work produced no deaths despite several serious accidents.
Special Friends report United States Navy explorer Robert Edwin Peary, who left Etah in July aboard the Roosevelt, may have planted the Stars and Stripes at the North Pole. No word has come since August, with expected news by September if the voyage succeeded.
Fragmentary text lists competition and suppression claims for Western era rail service. It mentions Rock Wiesaquin and limited trains, phono graphs, and grand opera concerts, plus a free S Teneg pagina series offering tailoring and cloth services to passengers.
A condemned prisoner died by suicide in his cell one hour after a reprieve attempt failed. Governor Wilson had granted a parole request, but the inmate reportedly poisoned himself during the night, ending the case with his death.
At the opening of Qo omen condoor rifle range near Turnbridge Wells the first shot was fired by the Sevearold daughter of Capt Pearson who scored two tuillseyve at Pee yards with a nick to dageA Paes 35, one rifle bigger than herself.
Dixon and Mus catine played 26 innings last week at Athletic Park in a marathon game that equaled the world record. The contest featured tense pitching and extended defense as both sides battled for the historic tie.
A described bomb incident in Chicago during a mysterious series near UWorvears damaged the ing and Bones saloon on Mint Ridge street. The blast, priced at $2, caused property loss and raised safety concerns after the thirtieth event.
Entry and description are unclear due to damaged OCR. The readable bits indicate a $5,000 figure connected to Bendits and a company or person involved in a sale or claim process at a local express company, with an official in charge opening the sale.
The jury returns a verdict of first degree murder against John Wilson for killing his wife Maud Wilson on March 3 in Connersville. The court fixes a life imprisonment penalty.
El Paso reports thousands of cattle dying from thirst in north central Mexico as streams dry up and a year passes without rain. The drought threatens ranchers and local economies amid scarce water sources and barren pastures.
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