Despondency Linked to Ill Health Causes Tragedy
Despondency bred by illness led to the untimely death, leaving a widow and two children. The report notes the emotional toll and family impact as the central aftermath of the struggle.
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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1901
Page
2
Suicide at the Pleeen Creek Bridge in Bevaneyville
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports a man believed to be William Louis of Washington, Indiana, leapt from the Pleen Creek bridge as the stream met the river. His body was recovered two days later and a note was found: I am on the run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Bevaneyilla
Ind
Willam Loiis
Washiretn
Sulette
Pleeen Creek
Jeffersonville
Clark Law
Edith Wallace
Kentucky
Wallace
John House
Law
Terre Haute
Chicago
Indiana
Muncie
Order of United American Mechanics
Losantville
Isaac H. Gray
Fire destroys home southeast of Kempton Tipton county
A residence belonging to John Shockley southeast of Kempton in Tipton County was destroyed by fire this evening along with its contents. Loss estimated at $2.00, insured for $453 and $4 in total. Cause believed defective stove. Insurers are Ohio Farmers Insurance Society and Continental of New York. A separate report from LaGrange notes two barns and a sheep shed on Representative Gillett’s farm burned this afternoon due to a spark from a smoker. Several farm animals perished and a neighbor, Thomas Carter, sustained a broken heel after jumping from a burning stock. tenant Boyd reported $206 insurance on stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Tournal
Tipton
Ind
John Shockley
Kempton
Tipton County
Ohio Farmers’ Insurance Soapaty
Continental of
New York
LA Grange
Gillett
Here
Thomas Carter
Ee Boyd
Suit for 3000 Damages In Greensburg
Greensburg Ind Aug 5 About 6 oclock this evening Morgan L Miers a wealthy farmer filed suit for 30 damages against S P Minear a merchant for alleged alienation of his wife's affections. Mr Minear is making preparation to leave for New York Tuesday on business and the papers were served on him this evening. The suit is the result of trouble between the men last week. Miers returned from his farm one night and found Minear at his city home in the company of Mrs Stiers and there was an encounter between Miers also has filed suit for di
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Indianapolis Journal
Greensburg
Ind
Morgan L. Miers
S. P. Minear
Minear
Residents of the State Who Had Passed the Four-Score Mile Post
A Rushville obituary roundup reports John M. Hildreth aged eighty seven found dead at home with undetermined cause. Kentucky native who moved to Indiana in the 1830s and never married, leaving sisters and a brother.
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Indianapolis Journal
Rushville
Ind
John M. Hildreth
Hildreth
Kentucky
Joseph Steinam
Amada Amos
James Hildreth
Flora
Daniel Allen
Madison
George Nea- Ville
Jefferson County
Negvilles Grove
Volga
Weather forecast for Ohio Indiana and Windward regions
Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday calls for Ohio partly cloudy with rain in the south on Tuesday and showers and warmer conditions Wednesday with variable winds mainly fresh southeast. Indiana and Windward: fair and warmer Tuesday, then fair Wednesday with variable southeast winds. Temperature high about 79, low near 60, no precipitation reported. Richard H. St Sullivan, Observer, temporarily in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Windis
Richard H. Stllivan
Arrival Notes From Various Ports Amid Aug Reports
Odd fragment reports arrivals from multiple ports including New York Lomlon Bremen Glasgow London and Montreal. Vague lines mention ships Minnehaha Grosser Kure Sardinian and Tunte fan with August dates. The text lacks complete details or context for full clarity.
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Kal
New York
Mar
Local Resident Mr Payne Dies of Heart Trouble
SEYMOUR Ind Aug 5 N M Findley one of the wealthiest farmers of this county died at his home near Cortland today He was past sixty years of age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Seymour
Ind
N. M. Findley
Cortland
Dying Brazilian actress confesses to child custody case
From Omaha a dying Brazilian actress Emma Andrews confesses she entrusted a girl to the Andrews family in Omaha after her husband died, naming Dors Richards as the other party and linking a ten year search by the father for the child. The tale shifts through witnesses and local aid from the Child-saving Institute as the story unfolds.
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Omaha
Ned
Emma Andrews
Dors Richards
John Richards
Brazil
Ind
Andrews
Anrews
Chicago arrests after sale plan and Hammond jail hold
Crime notes list arrests in Hammond and Evansville. Chicago to be renovated but sold them in stead. Anderson and magistrate dispute over marriage fee ending in a fine. Jeffersonville reports a missing patrolman case, Hughes, unresolved. Alexandria shuttered for repairs at Kelly Ax with new machinery issues. Portland Meridian street paving begins by Peoria Jr. contractors totaling about $22. Evansville reports 15 year old Joan Winterheimer fatally kicked by a horse Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hammond
Anderson
Thomas Grubbs
Indianapolis
J. L. Hughes
Hughes
Jeffersonville
William Lee
Wiliam Anderson
Alexandria
Kelly Ax Company
Portland
Meridian Street
Peoria, Jr
Evansville
Joan Winterheimer
Posey County
Cummins in the Lead for Governor Nomination
In Cedar Rapids Albert B. Cummins heads the field for the Republican Governor nomination as a steering committee of opposing candidates seeks to block him. They claim 940 to 960 votes ready to oppose Cummins, while Cummins holds a long lead. In Baltimore, Maryland, Republican leaders prepare for state convention to nominate a controller and Court of Appeals clerk, with Platt favored to head the ticket and plat form pledges to repeal the current election law amid debates over Negro suffrage. Potential successors to Senator Wellington include Goldsborough, Pearre, and Mudd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Albert B. Cummins
Cummins
Cummina
Baltimore
Court of Appeals
Isaac N. Barber
Talbot County
Herman
Wellington Nthe
Phil Lee Goldsborough
Pearre and
Mudd
National amateur cycling meet opens at Pan American expo
Walter Smith of New York broke multiple amateur records at the first day in Buffalo. He set a five mile time of 8 27 1 5, beating the 3 00 mark and also lower the two and three mile records. In New York, Wil Stinson won the fifteen mile motor paced race at Madison Square Garden but Bobby Walthour exited after a crash. In Hartford, Kramer defeated Major Taylor in the two thirds mile professional race as standings show Kramer 26 points to Taylor 22 in the NA competition.
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Buffalo
N. Y
National Cycling Association
Mammoth
Walter Smith
New York
RR. Ambois
Boston
Wil Stinson
Cambridge
Mass
Madison Square Garden
Bobby Walthour
Atlanta
Stinson
Hartford
Conn
Kramer
Major Taylor
Fisher
Kimble
Taylor
N.C. A
Negro Put To Death In Sing Sing Electric Chair
Benjamin Pugh, a Brooklyn restaurant killer, was executed at Sing Sing prison after three electric shocks. The Aug. 33 murder began when Pugh ordered a meal, left without paying, threw a dime, and returned to shoot waiter John Tiegen who confronted him.
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Ossining
N. Y
Benjamin Pugh
John Tiegen
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Pugh
Tiegen
Trouble With Turkey And France In Diplomatic Rift
Paris reports a brewing diplomatic dispute over French rights claimed by a French company under a convention at issue with Turkey. The French Foreign Office reportedly considers recall of M Constans and may suspend relations by granting him unlimited leave, with passports to the Turkish ambassador. No immediate decision expected due to officials on holiday.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Constantinople
M. Constans
Quays Company
Salih Munir Bey
DUCKED BY AMERICAN BOYS
A London dispatch says three American boys dragged a comrade into Hyde Park’s Serpentine and keelhauled him for remarks about U S freedom. The victim reportedly suffered no lasting harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
the Express
Hyde Park
Loyal League of American Boys
United States
England
War plans and world news from London and beyond
The Madrid correspondent reports General Weyler will use the recess to review Spain’s military organization and shore up defenses in the Balearic and Canary islands plus Moroccan stations, likely scrapping a new fleet in favor of army funding. In Africa, Commandant Froneman is killed near Winburg after pursuit. the British seize a Boer wagon convoy. a major Swedish glass works burns. Berlin hosts diplomats and plans for Zoological Congress. An aeronautic prize contest in Paris is thwarted by wind. a Dantzic nun claiming American journalist identity is arrested amid seizure suspicions.
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London
Weyler
Madrid
Standard
Balearic
Canary Islands
Morocco
Berlin
Samuel Schenk
University of Vienna
Wil
Fox
Santos Mmont
Deutsch
Aero Club
Sureness
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Dantzic
Lokal Anzeiger
Baumann
San Francisco
Cologne
Travel with Prof Bryant Ends in Antigua Burial
Traveling with Prof Walter E Bryant of Santa Rosa California, the party combined pleasure with fevon investigations in Guatemala. Rev Meade was buried in Antigua and Bryant took charge of his effects. Dr David Kennedy a Kingston manufacturer collapsed at a taxpayers meeting dying of apoplexy. He was about sixty five and a former mayor. David E Hill of Akron seventy six prominent sewer pipe maker died today as his interests pass to American Sewer Pipe Company with son George R as VP.
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Walter E. Bryant
Santa Rosa
Cal
Fevon
Guatemala
Mr. Meade
Antigua
Bryant
Kingston
N. Y
David Kennedy
Akron, O
David E. Hill
American Sewer Pipe Company
George R
Warrants Issued for Telegraph Officers in Green Goods Case
Warrants for the arrest of P. A dams superintendent of telegraph offices on the Central railroad of New Jersey and Alfred Kaiser telegraph operator at Clairmont Jersey City were issued on a charge of aiding and abetting green goods swindling. The action follows a complaint by Rufus H. Minot of Northfield Massachusetts. Chief Murphy says a New York gang used telegraph stations from Clairmont to Easton to operate. He cites inability to pursue due to telegraph company withholding information.
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New York
Jersey City
P. Adams
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Alfred Kaiser
Clairmont
Rufus H. Minot
Northfield
Mass
Murphy
Dental Examiners Drop Washington University from Membership
Milwaukee report notes that the National Association of Dental Examiners voted to drop the National Dental University Department of Washington DC from its membership despite an injunction on a similar action by the National Association of Dental Faculties. Dr D Co Chittenden of Madison chaired the colleges committee that carried the action.
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Milwaukee
Wis
National Association of Dental Faculties
National Dental University Department
Washington, D. C
National Association of Dental Examiners
Washington
Committee On Colleges
D. Co. Chittenden
Madison
Chief Engineer Resigns in Alabama Steel Firm
Erskine O. Ramsey, after fifteen years as chief engineer of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company, has resigned from his post in Birmingham Alabama on August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Erskine O. Ramsey
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company
Goulds welcome daughter aboard Sybarite yacht
A daughter was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gould on the Gould yacht Sybarite off Seabright New Jersey. The birth marks a notable addition to the prominent family reported from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George J. Gould
Gould
Sybarite
Seabright, N. J
Stricken Pastor Dies in Pulpit At Asbury Park
Rev. George E. Hancock, pastor of West Park Methodist Episcopal Church in Asbury Park New Jersey, was stricken with paralysis while delivering a sermon and died in the pulpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park, N. J
George E. Hancock
West Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Fire Destroys Broom Factory at Twenty-First Street
Early this morning a fire shattered the broom factory of A. B. Offenbacker at Twenty-first street and Martindale avenue. The smoldering blaze, fueled by green broom corn, threatened much of the plant in the old organ factory section. Offenbacker estimates losses around 5,000 dollars with about 1,500 dollars of coverage. the building, owned by T. B. Sanborn, is valued at 3,000. The blaze appeared to be set.
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A. B. Offenbacker
Twenty-first Street
Martindale Avenue
Cer Nla
Offenbacker
Tate
T. B. Sanborn
New York comic publisher Jesse Haney dies at home
Jesse Haney born 1829 in Germantown Pa died today in New York City. An early comic publisher he founded the New York Picayune and Irving Magazine and later headed a comic monthly with Bellew the elder and Ank Beard. He allied with Sol Etynge Walt Whitman and Artemus Ward and worked with the American News Company before retirement after paralysis years earlier.
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New York
Jesse Haney
Germantown
Sol Etyinge
Walt Whitman
Artemus Ward
New York Picayune
Irving Magazine
Per
Bellew the Elder
Ank Beard
American News Company
Death of Rev. George S. Meade Reported Abroad
Washington Aug 5 Minister Hunter at Guatemala reports to the State Department the death from heart disease of Rev. George S Meade of San Francisco formerly of Hingham Massachusetts An Episcopal clergyman the death occurred at Antigua on June 19.
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Washington
Hunter
Guatemala
State Department
George S. Meade
San Francisco
Hingham
Mass
Antigua
Clergman
Laura Daugherty Struck by Streetcar on Massachusetts Ave
Mrs Laura Daugherty living in the Empire block was struck by a southbound car on Massachusetts avenue late last night. She was taken home by Dr Devaney of the City Dispensary after being found unconscious with a deep head gash. The injury was not considered dangerous.
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Laura Daugherty
Empire Block
Massachusetts Avenue
Devaney
City
Missing Pauline Parr Feared Suicide After Disappearance
Charlies Blanker reports to police that his mother Pauline Parr aged 58 vanished Saturday morning. He says she is mentally delicate and fears she may have harmed herself as she has not been heard from by friends or relatives.
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Charlies Blanker
East Washington Street
Pauline Parr
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