Stolen Horses Linked to Desperado Kuhns Manhunt Across Indiana
Town Marshal Burt traced a team stolen at Warsaw to Claypool before the trail went cold. Marvin Kuhns, an escaped convict, linked to the burglary, was pursued in Logansport where a gun battle left one officer gravely wounded. Kuhns fled with a stolen team and remained at large as police and citizens hunted him across miles.
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Burt
Warsaw
Claypool
Walter Scott
Marvin
Kuhns
Logansport
Sells
Ktubas
Chicago
James Foley
Barney Burch
Dick Costello
Ben Dean
George Graham
Marvin Kubns
Dean
Costello
Silas Morgan
Peck's Bad Boy Grown Up Moves to New York World
George W. Peck, author of Peck's Bad Boy, becomes editor of the New York Sunday World's comic supplement and will revive the series as Peck's Bad Boy Grown Up. His wit and humor promise even greater laughs and ludicrous situations for readers.
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George W. Peck
Peck
New York Sunday World
Fortune in a Steer at Chicago Livestock Show
At Chicago’s livestock show beef sold high with top steer bought by Fred Joseph of New York City for 32,145 at 1.50 per pound on the hoof. Queen Victoria’s prize steer sold for 720 and a Herford owned by Clem Graves of Bunker Hill Indiana fetched 3,150 bought by C A Jamison of Peoria Illinois. A car-load of fifteen prize steers sold for 15.50 per hundredweight. The event drew wide attendance and high prices reflect strong stock quality.
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Chicago
Stanley R. Pierce
Creston
Fred Joseph
New York’ City
Queen Victoria
Herford
Clem Graves
Bunker Hill
Ind
C. A. Jamison
Peoria
Ill
Notorious inmate escapes from Ohio state prison on Thanksgiving
Marvin Kuhns of Liberty, a renowned criminal known in the region, escaped from Columbus State Prison on Thanksgiving evening after being held since July 12 1891 as a trusted inmate. He aided repairs around the jail and fled during a guard distraction. He remains at large, feared to resist recapture.
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Marvin Kuhns
Columbus
Auburn
Ind
Somers
Kuhns
Dean
Notrious Desparado
Ohio State Prison
Indiana Millersburg inventor unveils simple voting machine
Fred Myers of Millersburg in Elkhart County has developed a four-ticket voting device using an Australian style ballot. Voters pull a lever to tally a candidate, locking the ticket head and candidates for that office. Machines operate for four voters at once and tally results behind locked doors. Brass and steel parts, wood case, adaptable to three to ten tickets and 16 to 40 candidates per ticket. Indiana state machine size estimated seven tickets, 15 candidates, with cost around 10 to 15 currency per ticket.
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Fred Myers
Millersburg
Elkhart County
Indiana
Silver Lake Record Changes Hands in Kosciusko County
In a sharp exchange the editor of a Milford designated Mail attacks the Silver Lake Record for changing ownership to the Record Publishing Co. He mocks the B and O accident rag and claims Kosciusko County has other papers that deliver stronger news not limited to disasters. The piece questions motives and hints at rent-seeking by the county seat editor while referencing rival papers and unnamed sources.
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the Mail
Kosciusko County
Milford
Silver Lake
Record Publishing Co
Laa
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Manchester
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