Lovelorn Couples Refused Licenses by the County Clerk
Jeffersonville Indiana Aug. 17 couples from Kentucky faced denial of marriage licenses as county clerk Carr cited ongoing state law investigations into indiscriminate marriages. Attorney General Taylor aims to restore order amid public concern over lotteries and past practices in Jeffersonville. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Terre Haute Ind Aug 17 Henry Doolittle and Bessie Decker wed after he returned from the Philippines where he served in Manila.
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Boevial
Indianapolis Journal
Jeffersonville
Ind
Kentucky
Carr
Taylor
Lockhart
Terre Haute
Henry Doolittle
Bessie Decker
Philippines
Doolittle
Manila
United States
Local surprise marriage announced for two Valparaiso residents
In Valparaiso Indiana on August 17 friends received cards announcing the marriage of Prof. Charles M. Crocker art instructor in public schools and Miss Emma G. Tramp. The ceremony occurred in Decatur Illinois on August 14.
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Indianapolis Journal
Valparaiso
Ind
Charles M. Crocker
Emma G. Tramp
Decatur, IL
Death of Private Campbell linked to possible foul play
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Lafayette Indiana reports sensational developments in the 3 year old death of Private Charles M Campbell of Company B Ninth Illinois Volunteers in Savannah Georgia. His father John Campbell accuses foul play after a bullet wound was found in the heart at a family viewing and vows to press government inquiry.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Charles M. Campbell
Savannah
Young Campbell
John Campbell
Albion
Lit
Cannelton Soldier Re-enlists After San Francisco Robbery
Newton Mason of Cannelton, just released from service in the Philippines, reports to his brother in town that in San Francisco his savings of about 250 dollars were stolen. Assisted by police, he chose to re-enlist instead of returning home broke, planning three more years of service to recover his loss.
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Cannelton Enquirer
Newton Mason
Cannelton
Philippines
Charles
San Francisco
Newt
Rain Breaks Drought Across Lafayette and Loganport Areas
In Lafayette Indiana on August 17 light showers ended over five weeks of drought. Farmers rejoiced as water soaked fields despite dampening laundry. All pasture and much corn were helped though wheat plowing slowed and garden vegetables suffered. A later report from Logansport notes a brief shower over half an hour, easing conditions in the county.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Logansport
Rain Breaks Drought Across County Areas
Reports from Lebanon Noblesville Kokomo Centerville describe scattered Saturday showers and a steady night rain ending a ten to thirteen week drought. Some crops saved while corn yields may still be limited. late fruits and vegetables expected to benefit in several areas.
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Lebanon
Noblesville
Kokomo
Centerville
Christian Workers Conference Draws 400 at Wheaton
The Christian Workers Conference in Wheaton drew over four hundred attendees including about one hundred ministers from as far as Omaha Minneapolis Memphis and Oberlin The event featured speakers G Campbell Morgan R A Torrey Milford H Lyon Myers Fifield and others with strong Holy Spirit presence throughout The plan is to continue next year with leaders promising likely attendance The singing was led by George H Williams and Richard Burke.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wheaton
Christian Workers’ Conference
Omaha
Minneapolis
Memphis
Tenn
Oberlin
G. Campbell Morgan
London
R. A. Torrey
Chicago
Milford H. Lyon
Dre. Myers
Fifield
Harry Monroe
Pacific Garden Mission
A. P. Pitt
Northfield
Torrey
Chicago Avenue Church
The
Bible Institute
God Willing
George H. Williams
Richard Burke
Evangelistic Singers of Power
Winona Bible conference opens seventh session at Winona Lake
War sos, Ind Aug 17 The Chautauqua at Winona lake closes tonight. Tomorrow the Winona Bible conference begins its seventh annual ten day session with Rev. J Wilbur Chapman of New York delivering the initial sermon and address. Rev. John McNeill of Glasgow Scotland to deliver the evening discourse. Already hundreds of preachers Bible students and foreign missionaries are on the grounds.
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Warsaw
Ind
Winona Lake
Winona
Pigeon Adopts a Kitten in Monon Indiana
Miss Minnie Tull of Monon preserves Bijou the pet pigeon, once hostile to cats, now acts as protector to a deserted kitten. Bijou follows the kitten, guards its naps, and pecks other cats that approach the sleeping duo, and only roosts after the kitten is brought to bed.
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Indianapolis Journal
Monon
Ind
Minnie Tull
Bijou
In Quest of Love Ends With a Dramatized Suicide Attempt
Walter Ocler visited Miss Jennie Lynn in Mancie Indiana on August 17 and proposed marriage after a week of knowing her. She refused and he swallowed carbolic acid in a staged performance to win her over. He pretended to be dying until a knife and saw were readied to amputate his leg, then confessed it was a ruse to force her affection and walked away.
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Indianapolis Journal
Mancie
Ind
Walter Ocler
Jennie Lynn
O5vier
Jessie
Fifteenth Indiana Cavalry reunion held at Bowling Green
In Clay City Indiana the 15th annual reunion of Companies D and M of the Sixth Indiana Cavalry occurred at Bowling Green with Col. W. E. McLean and Capt. R. B. Sears as speakers. A veteran, James M. Campbell, hosted comrades with a large outdoor repast and sheltered sixty attendees overnight before the gathering. In Union City Frances Cass, nineteen, a private family servant, moves to Maysville Kentucky to teach, having won second-highest grade in a 25-contest exam and receiving second choice for one of three open teaching posts.
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Indianapolis Journal
Clay City
Ind
Sixth Indiana Cavalry
Bowling Green
W. E. McLean
R. B. Sears
James M. Campbell
Eel River
Union City
Frances Cass
Maysville
Oil land leasing boom sweeps Portland area
Portland Ind Aug 17 The greatest activity in leasing oil lands in this vicinity is underway with six or more companies active and independent parties snapping up territory. Firms like Federal Oil, Allen and Droney, Martin Brothers, Boesche and others report strong progress with leases covering thousands of acres in Pike township. Leases extend east of town into Wayne and Noble townships. Three wells are drilling in Pike township with half a dozen more located and work set to start soon.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Federal of Company
Allen & Droney
Martin Brothers
Boesche
Pike Township
Wayne
Noble Township
Pike Townshi Field
Train Wreck Delays Monon Express at Putnamville Bridge
The south-bound Monon express was delayed two hours when the Putnamville bridge collapsed as it passed underneath an overhead traction line. The locomotive plunged off the structure and was demolished, blocking the track. No injuries were reported.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Monon
Putnamville Bridge
Covington man keeps licenseed seine after law change
Covington Indiana August 17 F M Shell of this county owns a fine seine he bought while the former fish law was in force and obtained a license for its use under that law a few days ago the officials noted the change of policy and the license status remains in question.
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Indianapolis Journal
Covington
Ind
F. M. Shell
Indiana county news roundup of August 17
In Marion a man named Denny fights a fish law arrest and appeals to higher courts after being fined by Justice Grigson. Miss Alice Johns of Gas City is featured for a state fair photograph taken locally. Deborah Bandy of Danville transfers land to Eureka College with life interests. Robbery at J Hudson & Co. in Hartford City yields $146. Winamac Bridge Co. wins eight bridge contracts. Ex Sheriff Joseph Sego freed on bond after forgery charges. John H Sullivan of Kokomo files for bankruptcy with $3,000 in debts.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Alice Johns
Gas City
Grant County
Johns
Wales
Chicago Record-Herald
Covington
Deborah Bandy
Danville
Warren County
Indiana
Eureka College
Eureka
Ill
Bandy
Marshfield
Lfe
Valparaiso
Joseph Sego
Sego
Kokomo
John H. Sullivan
Joseph Devate
Deaths of Two Madison Area Residents
Frederick J. Renechler, a prominent German resident of Madison aged seventy one, died suddenly this afternoon from kidney trouble. In Centerville, Richard Jackson, son of Caleb Jackson Jr., a prominent farmer aged twenty two, died today of heart trouble.
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Madison
Ind
Frederick J. Renechler
Centerville
Richard Jackson
Caleb Jackson
Old Settlers Gather in Sullivan and Knox Counties
Reported across multiple towns, the Sullivan and Knox counties old settlers meeting drew about 500 at Dees's grove near Carlisle with keynote addresses by John Chaney and Capt. William Crawford. Ed Coffman received word that Lettie Redfield, his fifteen month old pointer, placed fourth at Emmetsburg Iowa field trials among 38 entries earning 8. prizes.
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Sullivan
Knox Counties
Dees’s Grove
Carlisle
John ©. Chaney
William ”. Crawford
Ed Coffman
Lettie Redfield
Iowa
Emmetsburg
Marion
Oscar Wilhelm
Compan
Fourteenth
Gallatin Streets
Steele
Logansort
W. Miles
Miles
Gaston
RB. R. Cole
People’s Deposit Bank of
Matthews
Merchants’ National Bank of
Madison
Lebanon
Indianapolis
Worthington
Worthington Street
Mobile Man Shugrue Disappears in Buffalo Mystery
Frank Shugrue, 50, a Mobile, Alabama businessman, arrived in Buffalo with his wife earlier in the week. He telegraphed for money from Cleveland last Thursday and money order arrived but he did not receive it. Police have no further trace and Mrs. Shugrue fears foul play.
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Buffalo
Frank Shucrue
Mobile
Ala
Four Workmen Burned At Prairie State Paper Plant
Four workers at the Prairie State Paper Company plant in Taylorville were critically injured in a vat mishap. Identified were John Spoon Maria Martin DJ Hipsphuckie and Cris Trump, with authorities reporting serious burns and the scene under investigation.
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Springfield
Pha
the Prairie State Paper Company
Taylorville
John Spoon
Maria Martin
DJ Hipsphuckie
Cris Trump
Sane
Another Victim of the Crib Fire in Cleveland
The tug recovered another victim of the crib disaster near the fire scene. The body is badly burned and likely unidentifiable, as authorities work to confirm the casualty.
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Cleveland
Storm-Swept Region Communicates With Gulf Coast Points
Storm swept region near Mobile reports no serious property damage or loss of life yet. Communications with Gulf Coast points opened, easing evacuation or response coordination as officials monitor affected counties and ports. Community centers offer shelter and aid as weather crews assess affected areas.
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Mobile
Fort Morgan storm aftermath reports coast spared
All safe at Fort Morgan though some buildings damaged. North Carolina traffic disrupted by flood with rail bed submersion and one life lost. Mobile reports describe gulf coast damage from Pensacola to New Orleans, with vessels ashore, wharves washed, and the bay shore road torn apart.
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Mobile
Ala
Gulf Coast
Pensacola
New Orleans
Mississippi Sound
Evelyn
Isaac Stowell
Mobile Bay
Rice
Gulf
Mobile Harbor
Julia
Hearn Island
Point Clear
Battles
Portersville
Bayou le Batre
Pascagoula
Miss
Bester
Volney Brown
Dantzler Lumber Company
Moore
Foint
Biloxi
Bay Shore
United States Quartermaster
Poe
Fort Morgan
Vague mariner report indicates cargo to be moved by barge
In about 11 feet of water the vessel lies ro protected from the main storm. A survey found no leakage and she can be pulled off without hull damage. A contract to discharge cargo on barges and tow to this city was made locally.
More Silks To Be Seized In New York
In New York on August 17 Assistant Secretary Spaulding conferred with Collector Bidwell on the seizure of Japanese kahki silks. Details were not released but multiple silk invoices and at least one additional importing firm are to be implicated. The total value of seized silk is expected to exceed previous detentions. Appraiser Wakeman declined to comment.
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New York
Wakeman
Brooklyn man named inspector of clothing for New York Indian warehouse
Charles Steel of Brooklyn is named inspector of clothing for the Indian warehouse in New York. He succeeds the resigning incumbent after discoveries that contractor furnished goods not up to standard. Commissioner Jones returned from New York and said substandard items will be replaced with satisfactory garments.
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Washington
Charles Steel
Brooklyn
New York
Indian Affairs
Jones
Sampson May Testify In Schley Inquiry
Washington Aug 17 experts debate that government aims to keep Rear Admiral Sampson off the witness stand. The Navy Department gathers long distance officers as potential witnesses while Schley may subpoena others. Whether Sampson testifies depends on if his testimony is essential for or against Schley.
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Washington
Schley
Sampson
Navy Department
Manufacturers Seek Reciprocity Treaty Action
President Search of the National Association of Manufacturers called an executive committee meeting for September 4 to discuss reciprocity and plan a national convention. The move aims to urge Congress to secure commercial reciprocity treaties as Russia and Italy have imposed countervailing duties, impacting American export trade.
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Philadelphia
President Search
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
America
Russia
Italy
Trains Tied Up as Heavy Rains Batter Southern Lines
Weather and flood damage cripple rail service from Asheville to Spartanburg with wrecks and cave ins. One man died in a tunnel collapse on the Black Mountains line, and extensive washouts halt most trains. Crews work to clear the line as officials report record weather stress on railway operations.
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Asheville
N. C
Ines
Asheville & Spartansburg
Southern
Saluda Mountain
Spartansburg
Columbia
Morristown
Black Mountains
Round Knob
Swannana
Robinson
Mrs Stokes Hints at Sending Jeweled Chain Back to Europe
New York Aug 17 customs officials cannot confirm whether Mrs W E D Stokes paid duty on a jeweled chain she brought back from Europe on the Oceanic. She may use a law clause to dismount and ship the chain back to Europe for reimportation with duties of 10 percent on diamonds 20 percent on pearls and 60 percent on the setting. Foreign value is about 5400 dollars. She is acquitted of any fraud. On her prior trip she paid duties totaling 2800 dollars.
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New York
W. E. D. Stokes
Stokes
Europe
Steel Casting Combine Formed With 15 Million Capital
Sharon Pa Aug 17 It is settled that the capitalization of the steel casting combination will be 15 000 000 The president will be Daniel Egan of this city and the board of directors includes W D Sargent of Chicago Mayor Rolla Wells of St Louis and Charlies Miller president of the Franklin Pa Steel Company The principal concerns are Seaboard Steel Casting Company Solid Steel Casting Company Eureka Steel Casting Company all of Chester American Steel Foundry Company and the Cullin Gallagher Company of St Louis the Sargent Company of Chicago the Franklin Pa Steel Casting Company the Pittsburg Casting Company and the Otis Steel Company of Cleveland The constituent companies will accept stock in payment for their plants
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Sharon
Steel Casting Combination
Daniel Egan
W. D. Sargent
Chicago
Rolla Wells
St. Louis
Charlies Miller
Franklin, Pa
Chester
American Steel Foundry Company
Cullin & Gallagher Company
Sargent Company
Franklin (Pa.) Steel Casting Company
Pittsburg Casting Company
Otis Steel Company
Cleveland
Seven Filipinos Slain in Camarines Engagement
In Camarines province a company of the Twenty-sixth Infantry fought insurgents. They killed Zebastean Angeles, brother of Gen. Angeles, and six privates, capturing a major, two captains, and nine privates. Another detachment seized Magasin Caballos at Lum bang and captured supplies. Taft and the Philippine commission were warmly received at Vigan. A provincial governor and officials were appointed. The commission will visit Benguet tomorrow.
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Manila
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Camarines Province
Zebastean Angeles
Angeles
Magasin Caballos
Lumbang
Taft
Philippine Commission
Vigan
Ilocos
Benguet
Policeman Killed by Live Wire in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on August 17 policeman John Schroeder died after seizing a dangling live electric wire to prevent harm. He first struck it with a baton but the wire slipped and he grabbed it, ending in a fatal shock.
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Cincinnati
John Schroeder
Forged Hammon Standish & Co Check Hits Detroit
A forged $750 instrument drawn on Detroit Trust Co. bearing Hammon Standish & Co. signatures was presented for collection in Detroit. It is the third such forged check this week, suggesting more may be circulating from the East. The Jamaica Bank in Queens cashed today's check.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Trust Company
Hammon Standish & Co
Bank of Jamaica
Queens
New York
Fugitive Tax Receiver Arrested in Altoona
James H. McCullough once Altoona tax receiver fled after embezzling 30 percent of taxes. Arrested in Baltimore where he ran a grocery business. Chief Sandenburg travels to bring him back for trial. A true bill was found earlier and bondsmen covered $400 of the shortage.
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Altoona
James H. McCullough
Baltimore
Sandenburg
Retired Capitalist Samuel Levy Dies by Hanging in San Francisco
Samuel Levy aged seventy five, a retired capitalist and former head of a Cincinnati planing mill and furniture factory corporation, hanged himself from a bedpost in San Francisco last night to end asthmatic pains. found dead on discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Samuel Levy
Caliifornia
Cincinnati
Assaulted and Robbed in Broad Daylight at Ashland
Ashland Wisconsin reports a violent daylight robbery of William Mc Farland by three men on a public street. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition with his life hanging in the balance. The robbers seized about $1.00, and three suspects, one confessing, are jailed for trial.
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Ashland
Wis
William McFarland
Roosevelt at Home Oyster Bay Visit
Vice President Roosevelt reached his home at Oyster Bay today after returning from travels. He remained at his residence this afternoon as he prepared for upcoming duties and weighed plans for the week ahead.
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New York
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
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