Sullivan and area residents seen in city notes
A collection of social updates lists P A Barco dentist Sullivan Ind E W Kirk Robinsor Hs and others visiting the city Tuesday. Residents like Fred Houpt Cliff Pyles and Miss Josephine Housum visit, with trips to Trinity Springs Princeton Muncie and Orleans Springs noted along with arrests and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Kirk
Robinsor, H's
Fred Houpt
Trinity Springs
W. W. Casto
Chica
Go. Co
H. Stratton
Cliff Pyles
Danville, Ill
Josephine Housum
Worthington
City
Melvin Ritchie
Princeton
Rocky Ford
Ethel
Grace McCloud
Muncie
Ind
C. W. Welman
the Times
Cunnigham
John Dickerson
Clara Pittman
Orleans Springs
Will
Don Cochran
Gilbert Bond
Will Vote on IP Boycott Question in Terre Haute
Terre Haute Ind July 26 Central Labor Union has referred the boycott question to thirty trade unions in the central union. Those on the interurban line mainly miners and those of Brazil will vote totaling sixty unions. A majority to lift would end the boycott to counter claims that organized labor is weakening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Central] Labor Union
Central
Interurban
Uiners
Brazil
Taulman Shoots Metzler In Indiana Quarrel
John Metzler is seriously wounded after a quarrel with Jacob Taulman near Hanover Indiana. Taulman turned himself in to authorities. The shooting traces to an old grudge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Ind
John Metzler
Jacob Taulman
Hanover
Taulman
Metzler
Neighbor Kills Farmer in Quarrel Over Pistol Wound
Madison Indiana July 28 Farmer John Metzler dies from a pistol wound received Friday during a quarrel with neighboring farmer Jacob Taulman who is now in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Ind
John Metzler
Jacob Taulman
Taulman
Child Facaly Burned Fatal Fire Accident
Loyd Browning four year old son of Philip Browning died after being burned by matches in Gaston Indiana on July 26. The child survived almost six hours before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston
Ind
Loyd
Philip Browning
Woman Dies by Suicide in Muncie After Drinking Strychnine
Muncie Indiana July 26 Mrs Nellie Lunville aged thirty two committed death by her own action by taking strychnine Motive unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Nellie Lunville
Hayti's troubles as Firmin retreats after bloodshed
A cable from Port au Prince dated Monday reports General Colin with 2000 troops moved to oppose Firmin's army landed by a Haitian naval vessel commanded by Admiral Killick. After a skirmish Firmin's forces retreated to the warship as Colin returned to the city. twenty killed and sixty wounded, other casualties unknown, with ongoing shelling. The Machias reached Cape Haytien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firmin
Washington
Hill
United States
Fowell
Port Au Prince
Colin
Killick
Machias
Cape Haytien
Bell Boy Arrested in Hotel Murder Case
Canton Ohio July 29 William Crawford a bell boy at the Barnett House is under arrest on suspicion of murdering Vincent Hill whose body was found in his room last Saturday morning with fatal head wounds Crawford arrived at the hotel the day before Hill's death he had 40 cents then but the next day possessed a large sum of money his statements are inconsistent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Wiliam Crawford
Vincent Hill
Crawford
Hill
Lawyer Fatally Shoots Man on Streetcar in Birmingham
In Birmingham on July 29 George Leonard was shot and killed by Hollis B. Parrish a young attorney while both were on a streetcar. A quarrel preceded the shooting and a policeman placed Parrish under arrest after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
George Leonard
Hollis B. Parrish
Leonard
Parrish
Teonard
Arctic traveler Barry DeWindt arrives at Port Townsend
Barry DeWindt the Arctic explorer who crossed northern Siberia and the Bering straits reached Port Townsend Washington aboard the steamship Topeka from Skagway. He traveled with Viscount De Clinchamp Belligarde George Harding and Stephen Rastofay and is bound for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Port Townsend
Wash
Barry DeWindt
Siberia
Bering Straits
Topeka
Skagway
Viscount de Clinchamp Belligarde
George Harding
Stephen Rastofayeff
New York
Earthquakes Rattle St Vincent and Caribbean Regions
Brief dispatches report another quake at St Vincent on Tuesday. Other items note Secretary Root starting a European tour, Mackay dividing real estate between wife and son, rail merger rumors, need for Gulf of Mexico hydrographic survey, Russian outlook on Russo American tariff dispute, a Kentucky mother killing her child and self injury, Vatican plans in Philippines, Ladrone chiefs breaking confinement with casualties, and army lieutenant appointments since April war declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent
Root
John W. Mackay
Gates
Gulf of Mexico
America
Russia
Elienu ‘Tarey
Hopkins County
Vatican
Philippines
Manila
Spain
Jesus
Fort Stevens Fire and Other Early 1900s News Snippets
Incendiaries attacked Fort Stevens while a fire in Annapolis burned several buildings. Manila army post progress noted. A mastodon skeleton was found near Dallas. John W. Mackay’s death won’t affect Pacific cable plans. Wireless telegraphy planned from Chiesa to Nova Scotia. A. A. Hansen rode 1.009 miles on Almontorcycle in Minneapolis, 5415973 seconds riding time. Santa Fe and railway Carmen union differences settled. Tacoma Young People’s Christian Union hosts 600 delegates. Mrs. Elizabeth Chase Ingalls dies in Haverhill aged 9. Charles I. Hamlin seeks Massachusetts governorship. Manila workers strike for higher wages. U.S. longevity 35.2 years. World’s Fair dedication set for April 30, 1995. San Francisco has one saloon per 22 adults. A Moro Sultan hostage needed for settlement. 128,000,000 Russians mostly farmers. Kentucky coal output up ~30 percent 1899–1901. Morgan London denies ship trust hitch. An officer court-martialed for ducking a Filipino guide. Trappists monastery at Oka, Quebec, burned, loss $300,000. Two blacks lynched in Philipi West Virginia. Anthracite famine looms, winter supply at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Dallas
Tex
John W. Mackay
Pacific
Chiesa
Nova Scotia
A. A. Hansen
Minneapolis
Santa Fe
National Brotherhood of Railway
Carmen
Young Peoples Christian Union
United Presbyterian Church
Tacoma, Wash
United States
San Francisco
Kentucky
Iss
London
Morgan House
the Trappists
Oka
Quebec
Philipni
W. Va
Various 1902 items ranging from disasters to deaths
A wide wire of notes reports million dollar losses from Albany fire destruction and a 23 million paper box scheme. memorials include Matthew Williams and Phillip Kumler deaths. a Vienna professor claims ruins of Solomon's temple. King Victor Emmanuel’s Berlin visit. multiple train crashes injuries and fatalities. weather crop optimism in the southwest. lightning fatalities in Wisconsin. Ho a list of notable obituaries. Haitian provisional government outlaw declaration. cycle riders injuries. international political moves and a San Francisco boxing fake claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Victor Emmanuel
Emperor William
Berlin
Matthew Willilea
Phillip H. Kumler
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Jeffrias- Fitzsummons
Harry Faber
Keokuk
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Chicago
International
Great Northern
Whitehouse
Tex
Hayti
M. Firman
Department of Artibinote
Multiple 1900s News Snippets Mix Fatalities and Far Reaches
Obscure obituary notes include Missionary Secretary Dr Stephen L Baldwin death. Reports of a Brooklyn elevated head on collision with two killed and many injured. Labor strike likely unresolved until September. A panther escapes zoo to Brox Park jungles. Unidentified woman's body found in a Chicago wine room. Vanderbilt consolidation rumors into a securities company. Edward A Cudahy denies packing house combine. General Corbin to visit Europe around November 1. A M Rothschild death by own hand near Chicago. An earthquake at Ankton South Dakota. Rev Robert Morrison Dies age 80 founder of Phi Delta Theta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen L. Baldwin
M. E. Church
Brooklyn
Zoological Gardens
Brox Park
Chicago
Vanderbilts
Edward A A. Cudahy
Cudahy Packing Company
General Corbin
Europe
Emperor William
A.M. Rothschild
A. M. Rothchild & Co
Nelson “Norris
Packer
Knightstown Quarantine Lifts as Smallpox Cases Decline
Knightstown Indiana ends five week quarantine after Greenfield and Hancock county physicians report conditions satisfactory. One active smallpox case remains under care with five others convalescent. Five hospital beds occupied with two new admissions and ten convalescent patients. Fumigation planned this week as county-wide measures ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knightstown
Ind
Greenfield
Hancock County
New Castle
Rushville
Henry
Rush County
Daring Bank Robbery Attempt Stuns Fortville
In Fortville Indiana a lone man tried to rob the We Fourtvan bank while staff were at lunch. He demanded 2500 dollars after forcing change for a quarter but fled as alarms rang. A posse chased him to Greenfield jail where he was captured. The suspect C A Hall from Marion was wounded by shotgun fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortville
Ind
We Fourtvan
Cassier Prettipo
Prettivo
Prettipo
Greenfield
C. A. Hall
Marion
Hall
Tragic Death of Elvira Gilmore Near Bedford
The body of Elvira Gilmore of Koleen, who lived with Dr. A. T. Withers’ family, was found hanging from a tree near Bedford. Authorities removed the body after hundreds viewed it. She was 28 and had been of unsound mind for about ten years. her family was once wealthy and prominent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Elvira Gilmore
Koleen
A. T. Withers
Italian fruit merchant killed in drunken street brawl
Indianapolis on July 23 reports the murder of Ralpi Com pitero, an Italian fruit merchant, by two negras on the sidewalk at Liberty and Washington streets near his storage house shortly after 10 o'clock. The crime arose from a drunken quarrel and the assailants fled before being identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Italian fatally shot in Caseyville feud incident
Henry Monday, an Italian from Brazil Indiana, was shot in the chest and neck by a man named Welts at Caseyville. Welts escaped, and authorities have not captured him. The shooting followed an old feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Henry Monday
Welts
Caseyville
Monday
Deadly Lightning Strikes Valparaiso Area
Samuel Bastel aged 48 was killed by lightning during a heavy storm in Valparaiso Indiana. The storm damaged two barns and three houses that were struck and burned in the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Samuel Bastel
Tragic Drowning of Two Boys Off Logs Raft
Evansville Indiana July 28 Charley Willis age fifteen and Walter Hendricks age sixteen fell from a raft of logs between Newburg and Rockport and drowned authorities said both boys were from the area and the accident is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roya
Evansville
Ind
Charley Willis
Walter Hendricks
Newburg
Rockport
Boy Drowns After Falling Into Cistern Near New Albany
Five year old William, son of Mrs. Mary Eve, fell into a cistern at the family home four miles north of New Albany and drowned on July 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Ind
William
Mary Eve
Vick Escapes From Versailles Husband Claim
Versailles Ind July 29 Charles Vick, claimed as a husband by three women, has escaped and there is no clue to his whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vick
Per Versailles
Ind
Charles Vick
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P. A. Barco
Sullivan, Ind
Wm Lee
Linton
Hud Woodard
Henry Wiessenbach
Vincennes
W. B. Miles
John T. Beasley
Sullivan
J.qo.pogue
Fairbanks
John A. Guyer
Annapolis, Ill
Rev
Cyrus Guyer
John A. Riddle
W. H. Grim
F. E. Steele
Odon
Sam Carrico
Green Hill
Mellie Eaton
Wesley Eaton
New Lebanon
Paris
Tenn
James A. Watson
Paxton
W. J. Ladson
Eleie
Dessie Denney
Elizabeth Lacy
State Normal
Susan Drennon
Noah Drennon
Hazelton
Drennoen
State Street
McCimimon
Tony Thixtun
Ed. Thixtun
A. A. Holmes
Eureka Springs
Ark
New Missouri
W.F. Dodds
Stara and Stripes
Harry Jeter
Jas. Ridge
Wm. Douthitt
D. Francis
Rebecca Maxwell
Bessie
Pearl
Ethel Ridge
Maude Linkenbaker
Bethany Park
J B Patton
West Washington Street
Harry Kelly
Erie
Kans
Lizzie Eaton
Washington, D. C
Anderson
Boone, Ia
Wesley Callahan
Ralph DeBaun
J. W. Adams
Mrs. DeBaun
Adams
Claude P. Cozine
Shelbyville
Cozine
Sullivan County
E. D. Thixtun
Miller
Shaker Prairie
Tiemes
Genrt
J. W. Bass
Bass
Burnett
Oss
Fort Stevens
Annapolis
Elizabeth Chase Ingalls
John J. Ingalls
Kansas
Haverhill
Mass
Charles I. “Amlin
Assistanet
the Treasury
Lines
Massachusetts
Cairo
Ehlera
Chickamauga
Military National Park
Auvre
Albany
N. Y
Nenia
Joseph Harter
Plymouth Wis
Indiana State News
Viseniskki
Departiment Store
Pepperell
Dimity and
Batiste
Turkey
Madras
Percales
Adies
Gloria
Clark
Evey
Johnson Bros
Gohd
Lieht
Eleazar Wilson
Thomas McGehee
Wilson
Frank Browning
A. Kiefer Drug Company
Illinois Central
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