Indiana Tragedy: Youth Killed by Fast Train at Newton Junction
Laketon resident Charles Bender, son of George Bender, was instantly killed when a Wabash train did not stop at Newton Junction. He stepped onto the track expecting the train to slow, the engine passed at 40 mph striking him and throwing his body 60 feet. His mother, Mrs. Bexter, had died just ten days earlier.
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Laketon
Ind
Charles Bender
George Bender
Newton Junction
Charles Tate
Newton
Young Bender
Bender
Dust Explosion Kills Two Miners in Cayuga Shaft
A dust explosion in the Cayuga Press Brick Company's coal shaft in Cayuga Indiana injured two workers, with Henry Thomas gravely hurt after inhaling dust as the cage was blown from the 117 foot shaft. Several miners narrowly escaped injury as the blast echoed through town causing widespread excitement.
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Cayuga, Ind
Cayuga Press Brick Company
Henry Thomas
Thomas
Bunch Wealthy Heir Left Land and Chattels to Tenants and Church
Edward Bunch of El Dorado Indiana dies leaving an estate valued around 335000. He bequeaths 15000 in land and chattels to his tenant Adam Papaw and 11000 to a church under construction. The remaining funds go to the New Madison school library. Irene Jones named as the sole heir with family pictures and records. The will may be contested.
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Edward Bunch
el Dorado
Ind
Adam Papaw
New Madison
Irene Jones
Bunch
Jerome Shine
Lima
Morrisdale
Phiilip H. Bruck
Columbus
Vhomas J. Hunter
Georgia
Atlanta
Tangier
United States
Agriculture Department
Paris
Manacles
Congress
Charleston
Philippines
Robbers Enter Mrs Castle's Home in Fort Wayne
Two masked men forced entry into the home of E J Castle while he was away and abused Mrs Castle. The incident occurred in Fort Wayne last night as police begin investigations into the home invasion and assault.
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Mrs. Castle
Fort Wayne
E. J. Castle
Robbers break into house seize woman steal jewelry flee
Two men robbed a residence while the resident waited for her husband. One restrained the woman by the throat to muffle her cry, the other searched the home. They took jewelry and a small sum of money before escaping.
Elkhart Court Opens With Many Cases Filed
Elkhart Indiana December 18 There are 20 criminal and 188 civil cases to be tried at the term of the Elkhart county circuit court starting today. Divorces total 39 with 16 filed by Elkhart attorneys and 23 by Goshen attorneys. Deputy Clerk Freming supplied the figures.
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Elkhart
Ind
Elkhart County
Goshen
Freming
Nancy M. Carthers
Henry Adams
Phoeby Adams
Butt & Straton
Indiana
Sullivan Circuit Court
Court House
Sullivan
A. D
Baptist pastor weighs Belvidere call from LaPorte
The Rev. Charles H. Wheeler who resigned from the LaPorte Baptist church is considering accepting a call to Belvidere Illinois. The report places the potential move on the front burner as discussions continue.
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Illinois
Laporte
Ind
Charles H. Wheeler
Baptist Church
Belvidere
Ills
Rev Simmons Receives Call to Lead Peoria Church
Terre Haute Ind Dec 16 Rev George H Simmons of the First Baptist church has received a call to lead a leading church at Peoria Ill An effort will be made to retain him here.
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Terre Haute
Ind
George H. Simmons
First Baptist Church
Peoria
Ill
Poisoned Canned Corn Triggers Family Illness
Vincennes Indiana December 16 Mrs Albert M Bochner and two children were poisoned yesterday after eating canned corn A doctor arrived in time to save their lives once more details emerged from the hospital and local authorities
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Vincennes, Ind
Albert M. Bochner
Admiral Dewey’s Flag Lieutenant Dies in Washington
Lieutenant Thomas M. Brumby, flag lieutenant to Admiral Dewey in the Manila campaign, died at Garfield hospital after weeks of typhoid fever.
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Admiral Dewey
Washington
Thomas M. Brumby
Manila
Garfield Hospital
Markets report of grain and livestock prices across cities
Prevailing prices in Indianapolis Chicago Cincinnati New York and Toledo show mixed moves for wheat corn oats and livestock. Notable shifts include Chicago wheat futures rising to about 67 cents for December and hogs holding around 4.20, with cattle near 3.25, while New York lists cattle at 3.00 to 4.25 and lambs around 5.25 to 5.90.
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Chicago
Park
Cincinnati
Global Briefs Signal Shifts and Conflicts Abroad
The dispatches report diverse events including Brazil's Congress adjourning sine die and a December 31 general election, Porto Rico flag restrictions, Utah memorial plans for Philippine service, and North Carolina tobacco price actions. Also noted are finance moves, court actions, labor shifts, and upcoming conventions in Washington and Chicago.
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Davis
Porto Rico
Association of Liberal Physicians and Surgeons
Chicago
C. O. Ingram
Mount Ayr
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Esther
Bran
Opera House
W. S. Rice
Reliable Daily Chronicle
Indianapolis
Mount
District of Columbia
Fairbanks
Goshen, Ind
Richmond
Associated Charities
Senator Foster
Spain
Brumby
William H. Carpenter
Baltimore
England
Carpenter
New York Livestock
Toledo
New York
Republican League of Clubs
St. Paul
Utah
Adelbert S. Hay
Hay
Pretoria
South Africa
North Carolina
Robert Cosman, Jr
St. John’s Church
Portland
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Maine
George Washington University Association
Federal
Philadelphia
Investors’ Trust Company
St. Louis
Mississippi River
London
Southern Association of
Chattanooga
Gage
McVoy-Manor
Coney Island
N. Y
Charles A. Lequense
T. J. Mackey
H. C. Herring
W. P. Harford
Omaha
Baltimore Dispatch
Union Reform Party
Ducktown (Tenn
G. W. Chinn
Clarence
Ponce
Samuel Haan
Fifth United States Artillery
Fort Hamilton
George T. Purves
First Presbyterian Church
Princeton
N. J
Hall
Fifth Avenue
Thomas Gallagher
Scranton
James Quinn
Kansas City
Transvaal
Produce Exchange Trust Company of
Magersfontein
Alliance
Nelson Hamilton
United States Supreme Court
J. P. Coats Thread Company
Pawtucket
A. L
Ancient
Order of Hibernians of
Coker
P.O. Block
State of
Dee
Ep. Shepherd
Buff & Stratton, Attorneys
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