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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1910
Page
2
A chaotic jumble of items reports carriages overturned in a distant clash, a Missouri antitrust case and factory probes, fatal rail collision near Mount Vernon, and a Rochester boy’s suicide after a murder verdict. Also notes Taft remarks at Marietta College ceremony and a drowning woman’s tragedy near St. Louis.
Professor Georg S Christie of the Purdue University extension department announces six week long farmers short courses for winter in Terre Haute South Bend Muncie Huntington Richmond and Frankville. Courses aim to cover congressional districts with about three thousand enrollments per school and start with South Bend December 7 to 12.
Judge Gichrist ruled that stockholders of the Citizens National Bank are liable individually for taxes. Proceedings will proceed in both cases, with County Treasurer Khiuss named in the action. The bank and the court will hear the suits as they move forward.
In Union County a pursuit for Hobbs and Perry Nelson’s wife’s abduction escalated after Hobbs allegedly fled with three of Nelson’s children months ago. A constable confronted Hobbs who fled, and both suspects escaped before officers could detain them in Union City.
The town health board launches a sanitation drive amid concerns over dirty water and unsafe conditions. Officials warn of health risks from contaminated streams and pests as they review sanitary practices and public safety measures.
Fragmentary OCR details a farmer shooting two workers near a town called Reeves. May Edwards and others are referenced with statements and legal actions by Mrs. Hd ote and attorneys preparing a prayer related to a restraining order in a court setting.
Judge Stets orders construction of Burns Mitch in Lake and Porter districts after a two year legal process. Three weeks of hearings and a large public hearing followed as Chicago residents react to the costly plan.
Ri capial of the Greensfork high resigned. Stener and Lathrop joined in marriage by Rev James Th. Lathrop. Boaneville fined $53 and 30 days in jail for violation of law. Richmond high school class of 64 graduated with address by Dr George Mackintosh president of Wabash College. Helen Sparks honored pupil read original piece. Principal Kneuff presented the cinema. Automatic Tool Works dedication marks new Dayton origin industry building on the South Side with a large workforce. Charls Gottman listed as druggist.
Health inspectors press smoking ban for butchers. Daughters of the American Revolution donate a city flag to be mounted at the park. Rabies fund strain in Clay county depletes stock indemnity. Mrs. Rebecca Ebersole, aged 82, dies after hayloft fall. Galveston gets night-time water protection by mandate. Marion plans state charity conference with Jane Addams and Ernest Bicknell. expected 1500 attendees. A Beck hen roams Monroe county courthouse. Oakley custodian helps capture. Washington funds federal building in Newcastle. sites debated. Emer son Applegate earns 440-yard dash prize in Chicago.
Huntington June 21 Cleo Shafer a four year old girl is dead and seven people are injured after a runabout car overturned on a road south of Warren. An eighteen year old and a seventeen year old were among the riders, with one of the injured believed fatally hurt. Mae Brown aided by rescuing her three year old sister as the car overturned and the occupants were thrown into the wreckage.
A rural mail carrier A B Thurber and his son watched a low flying aircraft pass about two hundred feet above Sullivan as it headed toward Indianapolis. The pilot, not named, inquired about directions and noted the southeast course.
An advertisement urges consumers to drink Coca-Cola to cool fatigue and thirst, available at soda fountains and in bottles for five cents. It offers a 2 cent stamp for a booklet The Truth About Coca-Cola and a 1910 Baseball Record Book with Casey At The Bat poem and league schedules.
In Her Count, a young wife claims she and Philip have lived together a year without quarrel, then reveals they were married seven years ago. The twist shows Philip has been a traveling salesman, highlighting the gap between marriage and shared life.
An old advert promises a one hundred dollar reward for cataract cures by LHsil's Rabie Con FLV from Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and Rinnan & Ak Win wholesale druggists. It mentions a costly cure and price notes. The text shifts to a joke about pressed flowers and a telephone kiss exchange between Eva and Jack.
A quotation attributed to George MacDonald notes that youths who heed advice are nearly beyond needing it. The line reflects on guidance and development in early life.
Walter Hoppes, 25, son of a local farmer, was arrested on a charge of fraudulent marriage filed by his wife Emily Martoppes. She says they married on March 5 and he left on May 27, refusing to live with her. He was released on bond pending circuit court appearance. Hoppes has been active in church work locally.
In Bloomington on June 21, Hen Cernici aged twenty six was shot with a revolver and stabbed over the heart by Nick Pellini in a jealousy fueled murder. Both men were Italian suitors for a fair Italian maiden. Officers are sweeping the country for Pelloni.
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