Four suits filed for over 17000 in Lawrence County
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Bloomington Ind today attorneys led by Colonel East filed four lawsuits in Lawrence Circuit Court seeking more than 17000 in damages. Plaintiffs accuse Spencer B Pugh George W McDaniels J E Borcuff W S Brown and four others of fraud claiming Pugh promised marriage then misused Miss Epsie George's money in real estate and bond deals of little value. Examination set for Bedford tomorrow. officials call it the region's largest damages action of its type.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Epsie George
Colonel East
Lawrence
Spencer B. Pugh
George W. McDaniels
J. E. Borcuff
W. 8. Brown
Pugh
Miss George
Bedford
Turkish army desires war with Bulgaria reported
From Constantinople dispatches to the Daily Stati says Turkish officers favor opening hostilities with Bulgaria. Mobilization grows. The war minister signs agreements with Krupp and Mauser for 200 Geld guns 20 00 rifles and 100 000 000 cartridges at a total price of 12 500 000 dollars.
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London
Disteh
Constantinople
Stati
Bulgaria
Krupp and Mauser
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad from Early Era
An aged fragment promotes Mrs Winslow's soothing remedy for teething pains. It claims to ease wind colic, soothe the child, and ease teething symptoms. Sold by Froggiat in various regions, price cited as two cents per bottle.
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Erry
Thomas E. Phillips Dies in Marion After Heart Attack
Thomas Elwood Phillips formerly of Indianapolis and Bloomington, a 70 year old real estate and feed businessman, collapsed and died of heart disease in Marion while in his front yard. Born in 19th century Indianapolis, he helped build Hutchins Block on Pennsylvania Street and later faced financial reverses after securing a land corner in 1876 before moving to Marion last winter.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Thomas Elwood Phillips
Indianapolis
Phillips
Hutchins
Pennsylvania Street
Bloomington
Funeral for J P Willman of Hartford City in Thursday services
The funeral for J P Willman will be held Thursday morning at his West Kickapoo home with Rev J Q Durfey of the Presbyterian Church in charge. The Masonic lodge he served forty years will lead the services after the Presbyterian rites. Willman, born in Germany in 184, died Monday night from a stroke at age 90. He founded the county’s first sawmill and led Willman Lumber Company. He is survived by his wife Nancy Kirkpatrick, four children, and a son R K Willman who long served as secretary of the Indiana Retail Lumbermen's Association. The Willman family and local civic life are honored by city businesses closing Thursday morning.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
J. P. Willman
Willman Lumber Company
West Kickapoo Street
J. Q. Durfey
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
Willman
Hesse-Darmstadt
Germany
Nancy Kirkpatrick
J. M. Reasoner
New Burlington
Minn
George Brown
Arthur Lyle
R. K. Willman
Indiana Retail Lumbermen's Association
A. M
Eastern Star
Funeral of State Senator Starr Held in Richmond
Benjamin Starr state senator and past department commander of the Grand Army will have funeral services at 3 pm Wednesday in Richmond. Friends will handle the rites and interment is at Earlham Cemetery. The Starr Piano Company workers attend in a body, Grand Army members at the grave, governors and state leaders expected, county offices to close during services.
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Indianapolis
Richmond
Ind
Benjamin Starr
Grand Army
Earlham Cemetery
Starr Piano Company
Durbin
Lydia Duncan of Bedford Dies After Weeklong Illness
Mrs Lycurgus Duncan aged about sixty five died at her Bedford home after a seven day illness. A respected member of the county and kin to Senator Duncan of Bloomington, she leaves two daughters and a widower. The Duncan family had deep Lawrence county roots and the husband died last December. In Brownstown a Dr Cummings wife, fifty two, died after long illness from Brights disease and rheumatism leaving husband two sons and a daughter. In Richmond Frederick Meyer died at age w, leaving a widow.
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Bedford
Lycurgus Duncan
Lawrence County
Duncan
Bloomington
Brownstown
Ind
D. H. Cummings
Bright
Richmond
Frederickmeyer
Roosevelt says Taft to succeed Root as war secretary
President Roosevelt accepts Secretary Root's resignation with Formally to Jan 1. Taft will become secretary of war, and Wright named Governor General of the Philippines. Root's farewell letter praises service and the President replies with high praise and gratitude.
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Mr. Root
Rural carrier appointments and Washington visit noted
Representative Jesse Overstreet of Indianapolis arrived in Washington for departmental business and will stay until Friday. Indiana postmasters and rural carriers were appointed, listing Logans Logans daily officials and Indiana towns including Osgood Evansville Mier Orwell with new appointees.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Jesse Overstreet
Indianapolis
Indiana
Logans
Anthony Hinkle
Merriman Rice
Wiliam L. Alder
James Alder
Raleigh Webster
George Webster
George A. Troutman
Irvin Keys
Osgood
James B. Kitts
Stanton King
Robert S. Hoover
Russell Hoover
Result of a dog fight shooting affray at San Jacinto
Madison Indiana aug 5 sheriff and marshal arrest Henry Craig over a fatal shooting at San Jacinto Jennings county last night tied to a dog fight. Lawrenceburg Indiana aug 3 a cook George Gibbs of the Gentry Brothers show is jailed after going amuck with a revolver threatening showmen. Alexandria Indiana aug 3 Mrs Hollis faces conspiracy to murder charges from a carnival riot and an earlier asylum history.
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San Jacinto
Henry Craig
Indianapolis Journal
Madison
Ind
Crosses
Marshal Barnes
van Cleave
Jennings County
Len Brushfield
Lawrenceburg
George Gibbs
Gentry Brothers
Gibbs
Lang
Alexandria
John Little
Richard Hollis
Pacific cable proves value in Helen Brewer reinsurance
The Pacific cable underscored its commercial usefulness as the American bark Helen Brewer, 172 days from Sourabaya, was insured again for a Delaware breakwater cargo of sugar. Reinsurance pools formed in Honolulu and money was sent to San Francisco brokers amid strong faith in the ship’s seaworthiness. The vessel was last seen July 22 near St Helena.
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Honolulu
Helen Brewer
Sourabaya
Delaware
San Francisco
Brewer
St. Helena
Army and Navy Battle at Portland Harbor War Drill
A Portland battle narrative describes mimic warfare as forts Williams Levett McKinley fire on an approaching battleship. The ship returns fire while landing parties move near Fort Preble as harbor guns engage. smoke, confusion, and a cutter seizure mark the dramatic clash.
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Portland
Forts Williams and Levett
Fort McKinley
Fort Williams
Fort Levitt
Cape
Fort Preble
Fort Levett
Cushing’s Island
Stock Stables Burned Near Springfield Hotel Farm
Springfield, Aug Fire destroyed all stock stables and barns at the Leland Hotel farm south of the city this afternoon. The residence was saved with difficulty. Loss heavy.
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Springfield
Ill
Leland Hotel
Hehey Fires At Wife In Shanty Boat Row Above Lawrenceburg
John Hehey a shanty boatman fired several shots at his wife from his boat moored above Lawrenceburg Indiana. Edmund Coleman a bystander was slightly wounded by a stray bullet as he stood on the river shore. Hehey resisted arrest until Constable Ora Slater and officers moved in, and was locked up after a difficult operation.
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Indianapolis
Lawrenceburg
Ind
John Hehey
Edmund Coleman
Ora Slater
Traveling salesman falls fifty feet from bridge in Lawrenceburg
Frederick Joseph of Brooklyn New York, a traveling salesman, was running to catch a street car when he lost his footing and fell about fifty feet through a Cincinnati Lawrenceburg and Aurora railway bridge. He was found unconscious and brought to Lawrenceburg with probably fatal injuries.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Frederick Joseph
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cincinnati, Lawrenceburg & Aurora
John Blaser Dies a Leader in Underground Railroad
CHICAGO August John Blaser abolitionist leader in Illinois dies. Born May 12 1814 in Washington County Pennsylvania he aided over 200 slaves to freedom between 1850 and 1860 and knew Lincoln and Douglas. A slave escape aid case was dropped after public support.
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Chicago
John Blazer
Illinois
Mr. Blazer
Washington County
Lincoln
Douglas
Mr. Blaser
Indictment Returned at Cannelton Against Wiley Naulton
Indictment for first degree murder returned by the grand jury in Cannelton Ind. Wiley Naulton a cripple shot and killed Wilford King at Uniontown after alleged earlier assault. Naulton jailed. King had quarreled with his wife who lived with Naulton.
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Indianapolis Journal
Cannelton
Ind
Wiley Naulton
Uniontown
County
Naulton
Wilford King
King
Child Dies From Lockjaw After Stone Injury
In Terre Haute Indiana on August 2 contingents state that the three year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Poett died from lockjaw following a forehead cut caused by a stone thrown by another child in a fit of anger in the alley of a Day Nursery. The physician suspects that decayed matter on the stone introduced the germ into the wound.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Henry Poett
Wright to Succeed Taft as Governor General
Gen Luke B Wright of Memphis will succeed Taft as Governor General of the Philippines when Taft becomes secretary of war next January. Roosevelt authorized the announcement and Wright, now a Philippine Commission member and Vice Governor, has accepted. Wright is a lifelong Democrat respected for his executive ability.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Aug. S
Root
William H. Taft
Philippines
Secretary Root
Roosevelt
Taft
Army
Senate
England
Alaska
McKinley
Elihu Root
L. 1
Washington, D. C
Congress
Philippine Islands
Department of
Insular Dependencies
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
Luke B. Wright
Memphis
Tenn
Judge Taft
General Wright
Wright
Philippine Commission
Islands
Reot
Three Injured In Indiana Coal Mine Accidents
In Terre Haute Indiana William Blue was crushed by a slate fall west of the city and may die. His son Edward perished in a mine accident two years ago. Joseph Wells fell forty feet at West Terre Haute with two broken ribs and possible internal injuries. Antone Witowski, a Polish miner, arrived at a hospital from Linton after his hip was crushed between a mine car and a post.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
William Blue
Edward
Joseph Wells
West Terre Haute
Antone Witowski
Linton
Blacksmith Falls From Bridge Into Creek Near Anderson
James Black of Alexandria stepped aside to let a car pass on the Interurban bridge over Killbuck creek when he slipped and tumbled thirty five feet into the water. He suffered a fractured skull and other grave injuries and is not expected to recover.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
James Black
Alexandria
Killbuck Creek
After Long Courtship Van Norman to Wed Polish Bride
Louis Be Van Norman formerly of Springfield and now in Chicago will sail Friday to Crakow Poland to marry Miss Donia Kratnowski a royal blooded musician after a ten year courtship. The Russian government blocked their marriage two years ago by denying papers. Van Norman has traveled widely and is an author and editor of The Chautauquan in Chicago.
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Springfield
Louis BE. van Norman
Chicago
Crakow
Poland
Donia Kratnowski
van Norman
The
Chautauquan
Burglar in Black Mask Robs Fort Wayne Osteopath
Dr. Fred Rush reports a masked burglar entered his Fort Wayne home at dawn and relieved him and his wife of their valuables including a purse, watch and jewelry totaling about 1000 dollars after a flash from an electric lantern. The intruder, armed with a revolver, ordered them to lie face down.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fred Rush
Mayor in a wreck at Monon yards
A westbound Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville train derailed in Monon Indiana due to a slipping switch lever. Cars were thrown off the rails delaying the train about ninety minutes. Passengers were badly shaken but no injuries were reported. Mayor Bookwalter of Indianapolis was aboard.
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Indianapolis Journal
MONON
Ind
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
Bookwalter
Indianapolis
Bill Raisers At Work In Cincinnati and Louisville
United States secret service men report bill raisers active in the region. Cincinnati police announce several arrests and local authorities detain two Decrees lollar for attempting to pass raised notes.
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Louisville
United States
Cincinnati
German Baptist Central Conference Opens in Cleveland
The twenty third annual Central Conference of German Baptist Church opens in Cleveland with a young people’s meeting. The gathering includes Ohio Indiana Illinois Kentucky Michigan and forty churches sending about 150 delegates plus pastors. The convention runs until next Monday.
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Cleveland
Central Conference of German Baptist Church
Central Conference
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Michigan
Bad Man in Trouble in Illinois Parole Break
Westville Michigan and Danville Illinois report Hally Shep ler a notorious county offender who, as the first Illinois inmate under the indeterminate act, broke parole for the fourth time and now lies in Chester under Special Officer J C Wallace custody. He sparked multiple fights in Westville before arrest and had been sentenced for burglary and larceny in July 18%.
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Indianapolis Journal
Danville
Ill
Hally Shepler
Illinois
Chester
J. C. Wallace
Westville
Mauser Works Ramp Up Rifle Production Near Neckar
Berlin reports that the Mauser works at Obern on the Neckar are producing 200,900 rifles after a prior order and Berlin's main ammunition factory has contracted to deliver 100,000,000 cartridges. There is no information on fresh artillery orders.
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Berlin
Mauser
Obern
Neckar
Mreeps
All Sold at 102 24 Washington August
Bids opened at the War Department bureau of insular affairs for 3 190 000 certificates of indebtedness for the Philippine government. Harvey Fisk & Sons of New York bid 02 24 percent for all or part of the amount and the bid was accepted. Bonds deliverable in New York on Sept 1. Other bidders listed at par amounts include Meaty Peaes and J H Schriever among others.
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Washington
Aug. .S
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Harvey Fisk & Sons
New York
E. Tagera
J. H. Schriever
H. H. Higgins, Jr
Et - Bank
D. C. Wi
Cincinnati Man Injured in Evansville Auto Accident
Charles Tennis of Cincinnati was thrown from his car near Evansville Indiana sustaining a broken right arm after a trip to Boonville to view a proposed traction company route. The report also references Wilbur Warner of Muncie killed in an L W wreck in Ohio last week and his planned wedding to Eva Dixon of Muncie set for a month after his death.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Charles Tennis
Cincinnati
Boonville
Muncie
Wilbur Warner
Ohio
Eva Dixon
Warner
Pe Nees
Creston
Remarkable Litchfield to Decatur Train Run
Wabash No. 6 covered sixty nine miles from Litchfield to Decatur in sixty four minutes with Engineer Harry Stigall at the throttle. Four minutes were lost for stops, making actual running time sixty minutes.
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Springfield
Wabash
Litchfield
Decatur
Harry Stigall
Peeping Tom Not Kidnapping Case in Connersville
A Connersville report says the alleged kidnapping scare was a false alarm. It describes no violence and notes Mormon elders arrived six months earlier than claimed, clarifying the situation with cautious language.
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Irownapolis Journal
Connersville
Operation on Miss Mabel McKinley by New York doctor
NEW YORK Aug 3 Miss Mabel McKinley underwent an operation for an internal tumor yesterday by Dr Nell McPhatter of this city rather than for appendicitis as reported She passed a restless night but was today said to be doing well
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New York
Mabel McKinley
Nell McPhatter
Tragedy on Tracks Claims Chesterton Man Near Valparaiso
Daniel Hyde of Chesterton was struck and killed last night by a Michigan Central train while walking the railroad tracks near Valparaiso, Indiana. He was found deceased at the scene with authorities investigating the incident as a fatal accident.
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Indianapolis Journal
Valparaiso
Ind
Daniel Hyde
Chesterton
County
Michigan Central
Frederick Pressler Dies by Suicide in Carroll Park Brooklyn
Frederick Pressler, about fifty, shot himself in Carroll Park Brooklyn. Despondent after financial troubles, Pressler had served as a noncommissioned officer in the army but left service two years ago.
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New York
Frederick Pressler
Carroll Park
Brooklyn
Pressler
Towboat Wash Honehell Destroyed by Fire in Cincinnati
A fire today at the foot of Carrel Street in Cincinnati destroyed the towboat Wash Honehell. The vessel belonged to Sabian & St. Leuie, with docks nearby. Fire crews fought the blaze, cause not yet determined.
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Cincinnati
Honehell
Carrel Street
Sabian & St. Leuie
Flood Devastates Towns as River Rises Sixteen Feet
A cloud burst sent the Big Blue river sixteen feet high near Marysville Kansas. Towns like Vielts and Blue Rapids suffered extensive inundation with up to fifteen feet of water in basements and streets. Fifty homes nearly submerged, seventy five rescued by daylight, ongoing damage across nearby Vermilion and Nemaha counties. Congressman Calderson led rescuing party amid wrecked telegraph and rail lines isolating Marysville. River level begins to fall by night as counties brace for days of flood recovery.
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Marysville
Kas
Aug
Big Blue
Blue Valley
Union Pacific
Wm. A. Calderson
Blue Rapids
Vielts
Vermilion
Vieits
Marietta
Nebraska
Anece
Nemaha
Cornice
Fire sinks French steamer to prevent total loss
Fire on the French steamer Tonkin Direcum Aug. 4 caused $250,000 damage to the liner and $500,000 to the cargo. The ship was sunk to avert total loss, then floated and towed to Kobe for repairs. N. W. Meliver, a former American general at Yokohama, received China’s highest decoration via the Chinese imperator for his China at Yokohama during the war.
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Tokio
Victoria
B. C
Kobe
N. W. Meliver
Yokohama
Peror
China
Conger
Peking
Mr. Mcliver
Court May Not Interfere in Cherokee Freedmen Case
Judge Raye mond of the United States Court in the Indian Territory dissolved a temporary injunction preventing the Dawes commission from allotting lands to Cherokee freedmen not on the 18% rolls. The court ruled it had no authority to interfere with the Dawes commission or the special division work estimating about 1 million dollars due freedmen from tribal funds. New York reports a fire at P. W. Engs & Sons causing estimated loss of 176,000 and Altoona, Pa, gas explosion at the Altoona Company works injuring three laborers, two possibly fatally.
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I. T
Rayemond
United States Court
District of the Indian Territory
Dawes Commission
New York
P. W. Engs & Sons
Altoona
Ane
Altoona Company
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