Local social notes from Indiana visitors and guests
A string of short notices lists residents and guests visiting from Indianapolis Evansville Vincennes Robingon Robinson Perrysville and Chicago. Names include Miss Kate Brubaker Miss Jean Hollenbeck Miss Dorothy Mumford Miss Mabel Weir and others as they visit relatives, host gatherings, and attend a carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nev, Cowder
Indianapolis
H. A. Griffith
Evansville
Eleanor Coulson
Jean Coulson
Kate Brubaker
Robinson
Chas Batey
Vernie Corbin
Palestine, Ills
Flossie Willis
Mabel Weir
Terre Haute
C. L. Davis
Dorothy Mumford
Princeton
Laura May Blue
Fish Kill Reported From Dynamite on White River
Thousands of fish have died in the White river near Hazelton Indiana over the past days. Authorities are investigating after reports that shantyboat men dynamited for fish, with one area said to hold enough corpses to fill a boxcar and a resulting strong odor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
White River
Hazelton
Farmer Louis Clawson Killed by Lightning near Heath
Lafayette Ind Aug 2 Louis Clawson a 48 year old farmer was struck and killed by lightning while loading oats in a field during a storm. His son riding a horse was only slightly injured and a man helping him was stunned. Crops fences and trees suffered damage. He left a widow and six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Louis Clawson
Heath
Clawson
Change of administration at Indiana University
Bloomington August 2. Dr. Wm. Lowe Pryor began duties as president of Indiana University yesterday with no ceremony. Dr. and Mrs. Swain have left for Swarthmore to start new duties at the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Wm. Lowe Pryan
Indiana University
Horse Thieves Strike In Muncie Hitch Yard
In Muncie Indiana on Saturday night two valuable horses were stolen from a farmers hitch yard. The owners are Charles Card and Ray Bowlin of Gilman and a local farmer respectively. The theft occurred in the city during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Charles Card
Ray Bowlin
Gilman
Reclaiming Kankakee Amid Drainage Project Completion
La Porte Indiana August 2 The Cook ditch to drain and reclaim thousands of acres of Kankakee swamp land has been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
la Porte
Ind
Cook Ditch
Inquiry Demanded in Baldwin Zeigier Arctic Expedition Scandal
Captain Johansson of the America arrived at Honningsvag with Evelyn Baldwin aboard the Baldwin Zeigier Arctic expedition. He asks to be examined before a maritime court over incidents on the voyage. Reports claim Johansson was deprived of command and a pilot seeks inquiry into several mysterious deaths aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin-Geigie
Tromsoe
Norway
Johannsson
America
Honningsvag
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Baldwin-Zeigier
Johansson
Nashville man jailed for wife killing in Wickliffe case
Paducah Kentucky August 5 Thomas Edwards of Nashville is jailed at Wickliffe Ballard county on a charge of killing his wife Ida Edwards and placing her body on the Illinois Central railroad track to be mangled by a train. He and the woman fought near Wickliffe and resumed their journey when her body was found. Edwards said death was accidental but neck marks indicated strangulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Thomas Edwards
Nashville
Wickliffe
Ballard County
Ida Edwards
Edwards
Tolten Murder Case Deepens as Suspect Escapes
In LaPorte Indiana on August 5, Mrs. Cassie Dolphe a deaf mute linked to the Tolten murder case attempted escape but was captured in Porter county and returned. She faces a complicity warrant and believes Tolten killed his wife but denies direct knowledge. Sheriff Small plans to drag Clear Lake near Westville for the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolten
Clearlake
Westville
Small
Wreck In Terre Haute Kills Passenger Died After Crash
The Terre Haute limited train struck a trolley at Thirteenth street crossing at 10 p m Saturday. Three people were fatally injured and six others seriously hurt. The watchman signaled the car to go ahead and raised the gates after freight cars were moved. John Gill died last night. S S Davis and Motorman John McNary were not expected to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Thirteenth Street
John Gill
S. S. Davis
John McNary
Shot Ends Life of Former Pugilist Near Perrysburg
Ephraim Whistler and Murphy were attacked by William Knight and a pistol shot fired as Knight and his father, returning from Perrysburg, were waylaid near the city. Murphy was killed instantly by a shotgun blast as Knight claimed self defense and surrendered after driving to his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Knight
Perrysburg
Young Knight
Ephraim Whistler
Murphy
Knight
Injured Family Falls Into Creek After Bridge Crash
Mount Vernon Indiana reports Mrs Joan Zimmerman wife of a prominent merchant and her three children seriously hurt when a horse bolted at Indian Creek bridge. The animal tipped into the railing and the group fell fifteen feet into the creek. Mrs Zimmerman and one child are not expected to recover. The remaining two children were injured but not fatally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Ind
Joan Zimmerman
Indian Creek Bridge
Drowning of Idaville Youth Near Georgetown
Idaville Indiana August 1 18 year old son of Frank Girard living south of Idaville drowned in the Wabash River near Georgetown. He rowed to the middle swam alone diving from the boat campers saw he did not surface and search failed to locate the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaville
Ind
Frank Girard
Wabash
Georgetown
Ife
Young Bluffton Man Shoots Self After Jilt Comment
Bluffton Indiana, Aug 5. John Buzzard, 21, shot himself in the breast with a revolver yesterday at his home southeast of the city and will die. He made no statement on why he wished to die, but friends say it was due to being jilted by a young woman Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton, Ind
John Buzzard
Postmaster Shot in Lynnaville Robbery Improves
In Lynnaville Indiana on August 1 the Postmaster Zimmerman who was shot by two masked robbers shows improvement and is likely to recover though not out of danger. No trace of the two attackers has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynnaville
Ind
Zimmerman
Fatal Burns From Gasoline Can Blast in Bainbridge
Mrs. H C Black of Bainbridge ten miles north of Greencastle died from severe burns after a gasoline can exploded at her home. The incident occurred in Bainbridge and authorities investigated the cause of the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Ind
Aug. C
H. C. Black
Bainbridge
Here
Lightning Claims Life At Royal Center
Royal Center Indiana, August 1. Charles Sunderling aged twenty was killed by lightning while under a tree. His father suffered serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Center
Ind
Charles Sunderling
Drowned While Bathing in Michigan City Harbor
Joseph Baron aged forty four was drowned while bathing in the harbor. The body was recovered by life savers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
Joseph Baron
Lfe Savers
Drowned At Plate Glass Factory In Elwood
Leonzo Alley, son of C. P. Alley, drowned in a tank at the plate glass factory in Elwood Indiana on August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Ind
Leonzo Alley
C. P. Alley
Plate Glass
Brief Dispatches from Weonesday Chronicle
Paul Van Der Voort longtime G A R leader dies. Delareys daughter wed to secretary Ferreira. Coronation delays likely. King Edward progresses well. Botha urged Boers to accept wartime results. Gulf of California tornado sinks ships. many killed. Pittsburg fire injures six. $300000 damage. Northern Securities declares 1 percent dividend. Arch to honor Admiral Schley planned in Baltimore. Leatherman drowns saving boy. Warren Smith kills Calvin Senter in Kentucky over a woman. Botha De Wet and Delarey travel to England. Edward’s progress praised. Town Republican platform reaffirms liberal tariff plank. Robert Smith burned to death in Louisville. Hickley shot by step-son. German Emperor decorates Americans with Red Eagle orders. Gates plans vast railway mergers. D P Dye homicide suicide in Louisville. Pope backs Rampolli on not interfering in French school disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul van der Voort
Delarey
Ferreira
Edward
Botha
Gulf of California
Pittsburg
Northern Securities Company
Baltimore
Winfield Scott Schley
W. H. Leatherman
M. E. Shurch
Degraff,o
Harl Needham
Middlesboro
Warren Smith
Calvin Senter
Senter
Smith
DeWet
England
King Edward
Robert Smith
Louisville
H. N. Hickley
Crockett, Ark
Edgar Williams
Gates
Atlantic
Pacific
Jake
D. P. Dye
Cardinal Rampolli
France
Trolley accident injures fifteen in Denver and river deaths
Reports note a trolley car collided with a tally ho coach in Denver injuring fifteen. Three people drowned in the Kenne tago river near Mooselookmegantic lake. Items also mention Lee Turner selling his LaFollette saloon to pursue stage work and Prof. Frederick Hirth of Berlin accepting a Chinese chair at Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ao Tally-Ho
Denver
Kennetago
Mooselookmegantic Lake
Lee Turner
Quarter House” Fame
Frederick Hirth
Berlin
Columbia
Democratic pick Durand tops ballot on fourth Michigan vote
Judge George N. Durand of Flint was nominated for governor by Michigan Democrats on the fourth ballot. The convention resolutions pressed the destruction of boss rule as the key issue in the state. In Los Alamos an earthquake wrecked every brick building but caused no fatalities. A Pan-Hannile fast mail struck and killed J. M. Anderson of Kenton Ohio and Obe Jones of Tiffin near Columbus Ohio. both bodies were badly mangled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Durand
Flint
Michigan Democrats
Michigan
Democratic Convention
Los Alamos
Pan-Hanille Fast Mail
J. M. Anderson
Global and Regional News Briefs From Early Reports
Chicago boiler makers strike. Gen Jacob Smith arrives in San Francisco from Manila. New York forms a real estate trust with 386000000 capital. Two coal mines in Alaska now in operation producing good steam coal. Weekly business failures 164 up from 160 last year. Over a hundred miners killed in New South Wales gas explosion. London polishes coronation outlook as favorable. Heavy fighting between revolutionaries and Colombia troops at Agua Dulce. Arctic explorer Evelyn Baldwin arrives at Honingsvagg Norway reporting his men healthy. Pratt Kansas wife jailed for sparing husband over cooking dispute. Eight German cavalrymen desert to France enlisting in the Foreign Legion after beating a corporal. Bishop F Allon Latros of Nicaragua dies at 64, after 20 years in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jacob Smith
San Francisco
Manila
New York
Alaska
New South Wales
London
Columbia
Agua Dulce
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Honingsvagg
Norway
Mercy Merity
Pratt County
Kansas
France
Foreign Legion
F. Allon ¥. Latros
Nicaragua
World and Local News Briefs of the Period
In Hamilton Ohio the German army and Wave Association of North America hold their annual session. Two horses died in races last week in Syracuse and Kingston. King Victor Emmanuel III seeks international agreement on arms reduction. The Republican textbook for 1947 campaigns is issued by the Republican Congressional Committee. Cholera declines in Manila but provinces report many cases and deaths. Indignation grows in Mexico City over bakery price fixing. Alfred H. Wise of Freeport Illinois dies at home. J C McCarlin of Salt Lake City fatally shoots Lottie Russell injures Fox Peters then dies. Venice’s St John and Paul church, rising after St Marks, is warned as possibly collapsing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wave Association of North America
Hamilton
Tom Calhoun
Syracuse
Dick Wiley
Kingston
King Victor Emmanuel
Republican Congressional Committee
Manila
Mexico City
Alfred H. Wise
Second Ntional Bank
Freeport
J.C. McCarlin
Salt Lake City
Lottie Russell
Fox Peters
St. John and &. Paul
Venice
St. Marks
Outlaw Wil Harry Tracy Said Hidden Near Rock Lake
Reports claim the outlaw Wil Harry Tracy is hiding in the Rock Lake country as preparations to receive him intensify.
Palmer Endowment Reaches U. C. College in 1902
The Union Christian College secures the Palmer fund of fifty thousand dollars. Prof. A. M. Ward reports completion after securing a thirty thousand dollar Palmer endowment and an eighty thousand dollar conditional sum, with the bank loan backed by real estate valued at twice the loan. Benefactor F. A. Palmer of New York initiated the effort years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Christian College
A. M. Ward
New York
Ward
Wm. H. Crowder
Bagg
Sullivan Ind
National Broadway Bank
U. C. College
Atkinson
Joe
Sullivan
A. M
Palmer
F. A. Palmer
Palmer gifts college thirty thousand to endow chair
Mr Palmer proposed a lifetime gift of thirty thousand dollars to the college if friends could raise twenty thousand. Despite poverty among supporters, the effort succeeded with notable help from Prof. A. M. Ward and Prof. D. B. Atkinson and President Aldrich. The endowment will be kept intact to provide ongoing income. Ward is praised as secretary and financial manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Palmer
A. M. Ward
D. B. Atkinson
Aldrich
U. C. College
A. M Ward
Hse
Palmer
Mr.Ward
Gill Township Expenditure and Tax Levy Proposals
The Gill Township Trustee proposes yearly expenditures and tax levies at the Advisory Board meeting in School District No 6 on Sept 2 1902. Totals include Township expenditures 1819.00 and a 0.72 per $1 valuation tax plus poll taxes. Local tuition expenditures 2565.00 with 0.23 per $1 valuation and 0.25 per poll. Special school expenditures 2779.00 with 0.25 per $1 valuation and 0.25 per poll. Road expenditures 2535.00 with 0.05 per $1 valuation. Poor expenditures 2229.00 with 0.02 per $1 valuation. Signed July 20 1902 by SAM A. BROKAW Trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gill Township
Sullivan County
Sam A. Brokaw
Get Your Neighbor To Subscribe For The Union
Local appeal urges residents to sign up neighbors for Union newspaper access through a subscription drive. Community members are invited to participate, supporting broader readership and coverage of local events.
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Eofenee
Stech
A. Barco
Sullivan, Ind
Robert Sprinkle
Bruceville
N. M. Drennon
Dayton Payne
Fred Bays
Geo. G. Morris
P. L. Reid
Helen Lowe
Vincennes
Nora Hagemier
John Bradberry
Robingon
Madge Kelly
Miss Brown
Mrs. P. H. Blue
Pearl Burton
Nellie Mason
Jean Hollenbeck
Perrysville
Ohio
Alice Kerns
Dorothy Crowder
Ira Glidden
M. W. Longfellow
Hamilton, C
Chas Draper
Zoe Coffman
Amited Fish
Indiana State News
Watchman
Pousstavilie
Gonrad Wetkle
Wil Harry Tracy
Rock Lake Country
New York Times
Forty-second Street
Broadway
Wurtombosg
Ravensburg
St. Bawls Cathedral
Sam Turner
Mt. Sterling
Brent
Roosevelt
Vermont
Commissioner of Pensions
Ware
Dan Scott
Bill Tink
Mullins
Station
Scott
Palmer Endowment
College
Viseniskki
Department Store
Pepperell
Curtain
Dimity and
Batiste
Turkey
Madras
Percales
Gloria
Clark
Evey
Johnson Bros
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