Tragedies Across Indiana Reported in July Dispatches
Accidents and deaths from Perry County to Goshen and Laporte are recounted. Riley Hammond aged eighteen shot himself at home while examining a revolver. Frank Hotchkins thirty died after being struck by a northbound train in Kendallville. Amel J Rolfe twenty eight killed in Rolling Prairie when air hose burst under a freight car. John Tumbleson forty one died from a harpoon hay fork accident near Milford. These tragic incidents illustrate risks from firearms, trains, falling equipment, and farm machinery.
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Indianapolis Journal
Tell City
Ind
Riley Hammond
Troy
Goshen
Frank Hotchkins
Lake Shore
Kendallville
Hotchkins
Butler
Laporte
Amel J. Rolfe
Rolling Prairie
Elkhart
Mishawaka
South Bend
Collins
Rolfe
Sweden
John Tumbleson
Milford
Accidental Gunfire Injures Two Men in Center
In Kokomo Indiana on July 21 Fred Huskins and Lutha Rivers were hunting when Rivers gun discharged about ten feet away, striking Huskins in the groin and hip. The injury is described as very serious and medical aid was summoned.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Fred Huskins
Lutha Rivers
Center
Rivers
Huskins
Danville Workman Fatally Hurt by Falling Pole
Danville July 21 True Thomas died while working on the Danville Georgetown interurban line when a pole toppled onto him during construction. The accident occurred in Danville as the crew progressed on the project.
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Indianapolis Journal
Danville
True Thomas
Danville-Georgetown
Heirs dispute trust funds in Lydia Hilt estate case
In LaPorte Indiana on July 21 heirs of John Hilt and Lydia Hill settled estate matters. The Union Trust Company held 40000 dollars in trust for Lydia Hill and the remainder of her unused interest. After court rules, the money was paid into court and given to Lydia Hill's administrator.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
John Hilt
Ada Hilt
Street
New York
Lydia Hill
Union Trust Company
Indianapolis
Hill
Indianapolis Trust Company
Chter
Truet Pany
Lydia Hilt
Missing 81yearold Jane Isham Found In Marsh Near Springville
Mrs. Jane Isham, aged eightyone, who vanished several days ago, was found alive by a search party of fifty men in the swamp near Springville in Laporte County. She survived by eating berries though exposed to the elements and praying for help. rescue fears remain due to possible exposure.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Jane Isham
Springville
Laporte County
Two Friends Meetings at Earlham College July to August
Richmond Ind July 21 Two major religious gatherings set for Earlham College from late July to August 10. The first is the Bible institute under the Wilmington Western and Indiana Yearly Meetings of Friends, drawing leaders from Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Michigan. Notable speakers include Rev Albert J Brown Rev Jonathan B Wright Rev Robert E B Pletlow Prof Robert L Kelly and others. The second event is the Friends international Christian Endeavor convention on August 9 and 10, first of its kind for this denomination, with speakers from across the United States and Canada.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Earlham College
Bible Institute
Wilmington, Western and Indiana
Yearly Meetings of Friends
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Albert J. Brown
Indianapolis
Jonathan EB. Wright
Wilmington
Robert EB. Pletlow
Robert L. Kelly
Peter W. Rath- Sbaugh
Publishing Association of Friends
Cyrus W. Hodgin
Ira C. Price
University of Chicago
Rufus M. Jones
American Friend
Philadelphia
J. F. Carson
Central Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
Elpert Russell
Graduate Divine
Friends’ International Christian Endeavor
London
Eengland
International Organizarogramme
Myrtle
National Pentecost Band session opens in Lafayette tent
Indianapolis reports the Pentecost Band national conference underway in a large tent with about 400 workers housed in ninety tents. Delegates from across the United States and Europe attend as more than 20 ordained ministers take part. The two week sessions feature multiple daily meetings.
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Lafayette
Ind
National Conference of the Pentecost Band of the World
United States
Europe
Deaths and local notes from Indiana towns
Scattered dispatches report multiple deaths including Hester Blocher in Scott County aged 82, and William Wolf in Worthington with survivors noted. Other items mention Mrs. Mary Butler in Knightstown, liquor licenses in Terre Haute, and a naval reserve canoe trip near Elkhart. Additional briefs cover church plans in Tipton, Goshen industry launches, a Marion arrest of an escaped convict, and financial moves in Bloomington and Kokomo.
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Larsh
Scottsburg
Ind
Hester Blocher
Daniel Blocher
Scott County
Blocher
Worthington
William Wolf
Terre Haute
Elkhart
Earl Parsons
James Wallace
Chicago
Naval Reserve
New York
Maumee
Fort Wayne
Whitestown
Indianapolis, Lebanon
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Lebanon
Frankfort
Tipton
Kemp
Abraham Kemp
Goshen
Alexander McDonnell
Montpelier
Charles White
South Bend
White
Marion
Dan Williams
Ed Moore
Joe Davis
Michigan City
Seymour
Bloomington
E. M. Campbell & Co
Indianapolis
Monroe County
Campbell
Kokomo
Howard County
Wray
Crawfordsville
West Baden
Sam Smith
Bedford
G. W. Vories
Fair
Pierce Returns From Antwerp After Hague Seal War Talks
Herbert D. Peirce third assistant secretary of state arrived aboard the Kroonland from Antwerp after representing the United States at The Hague. He met Dr. Asser the sole arbitrator in the seal and whale fisheries disputes with Russia and predicted an soon award. He expected substantial damages for American sealers and whalers whose vessels were seized.
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New York
Herbert D. Peirce
Antwerp
Red Star Line
Kroonland
Atlantic
Peirce
United States
Hague
Asser
Russia
Dr. Asser
Body of Nurse Identified in Ontario Inn Death
The body of Lucille Charter, a Greenville Ohio nurse, was found June 23 in a Parkside Inn room on the Canadian side of the river. A morphine bottle was found on the bureau. The embalmed remains were identified by relatives today and buried at Drummondville.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Parkside Inn
Lucille Charter
Greenville
Drummondville
Boston Pastor Accepts National Baptist Union Post
The Rev Walter Calley of Tabernacle Church Bowdon square has agreed to become general secretary of the Baptist Young People's Union of America. He has resigned his pastorate and will be relieved by September 15.
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Boston
Mass
Walter Calley
Tabernacle Church
Bowdon Square
Baptist Young People's Union of America
Calley
Supreme Court Ousts American Book Company From Kansas
The Supreme Court issued a writ that ousted the American Book Company from the State of Kansas and stripped it of its right to operate there. The ruling marks a decisive action against the company in this jurisdiction.
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Topeka
Kan
Supreme Court Today
American Book Company
State of
Kansas
Local Schoolbook Contract Sparks Corporate Charter Battle
War order granted on petition of Shawnee county attorney fuels a dispute over a contract to supply schoolbooks to all state public schools. The fight centers on who may transact business as a corporation in the state until a charter is secured, reflecting broader tensions in school supply procurement.
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Shawnee County
Arava
United States
Prominent journalist Russell dies of war wounds in Manila
Died in a Manila hospital June 11, Jack Russell of Bowling Green Ky. His father is Dr P E Russell of Hopkinsville. Russell served in the Spanish American War and re enlisted after failing physicals, obtaining special McKinley permits.
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Hopkinsville
Jack Russell
Bowling Green
P. E. Russell
Manila
Samar
McKinley
Blasphemous Murderer Faces Hanging in Mississippi Jail
Ashley Cocke and Thomas Lauderdale are to be hanged in the Washington county Jail tomorrow for the murder of Engineer Wray. Governor Longino refused to commute Cocke's sentence, calling interference a violation of his oath. A prior bid to obtain a writ of error from Justice White failed.
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Greenville
Miss
Ashley Cocke
Thomas Lauderdale
Washington County
Engineer Wray
Cocke
Hell
Longino
Mississippi
Justice White
United States Supreme Court
Kenosha Mayor Threatened With Death in Letters
Mayor Charles H. Pfennig, newly elected Republican mayor of Kenosha, has received several unsigned letters from an Italian claiming to plan his death unless he vacates office. The letters mention a killer and an imminent assassination. Detectives will investigate the threats.
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Kenosha
Wis
Charles H. Pfennig
Robbers Loot Port Chester Railroad Office Safe
Five masked men blew open the New York and Stamford Railroad office safe at Port Chester New York at dawn and stole yesterday's receipts about 2800 dollars. Watchman James McGine confronted the robbers, was tied and gagged before the thieves escaped with the cash.
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New York
New York & Stamford Railroad
Port Chester
N. Y
James McGine
Labor Shortage Looms for Western Harvest
Winnipeg dispatch estimates 21 000 to 25 000 harvesters needed in the grain region. Canadian Pacific Railway plans to bring English labor via Allan and Beaver steamship lines at low rates. General Manager McNicholl visits, aiming to prevent a grain blockade. The railroad has bought 100 new engines and 160 cars will be available.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific Rairoad
Allan and Beaver Steamship Lines
England
McNicholl
Hibernians to Incorporate Across State Divisions
Denver July 21 national board of directors of the Ardent Order of Hibernians decides to incorporate each State division. President Dolan authorized to act as agent in the United States, Canada and Mexico to arrange affiliation with continental bodies of similar character.
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Denver
Col
Ardent Order of Hibernians
Dolan
United States
Canada
Mexico
Senators Beveridge and Harrison Miss Philippines Reunion
Senator Beveridge of Indiana and Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago informed the local Philippines Veteran Association that prior commitments prevent attendance at the third annual reunion of the national army of the Philippines in Council Bluffs on August 13 and 14.
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Council Bluffs
Beveridge
Indiana
Carter Harrison
Chicago
Organization of the Philippines Veteran Association
National Army of the Philippines
Mississippi Flood Recedes at Keokuk After Debris Flood
Mississippi River flood peak reached south of Keokuk with water over vast areas and debris including thousands of rabbits drifting on logs. River began to fall slightly at Keokuk as southern points rise further. Canton Quincy Lagrange and Hannibal report higher levels. Concurrently Illinois River and Minnesota River rise threaten levees and crops. Chautauqua county suffers severe storm damage with drownings and road collapses.
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Keokuk
Mississippi River
Canton
Quincy
Lagrange
Hannibal
Mississippi
Hailstorm Hits Hastings Farming Area With Heavy Losses
A severe hailstorm swept much of the Hastings county farming region this afternoon. Hailstones about a quarter of a pound struck for fifteen minutes, killing chickens and injuring young stock. Oats and corn were driven into the ground and considered unrecoverable.
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Hastings
Neb
Antitoxin For Lockjaw Aids Ball Player’s Son Recovery
New York July 21 A newly discovered antitoxin method injects near the lumbar spinal cord to treat lockjaw. Joseph Tiernan eleven son of former New York baseball player Michael Tiernan shows marked improvement at Harlem Hospital after a July 4 powder explosion injury. Doctors hope continued progress ensures full recovery.
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New York
Joseph Tiernan
Michael Tiernan
Harlem Hospital
Tiernan
Robbers shoot and rob man near Lafoliette Tennessee
William Delap was shot in the shoulder and robbed of 1100 dollars and a gold watch while riding through woods near Lafoliette. Three men attacked him after responding to a distress signal from the Odd Fellows. Bloodhounds track suspects as excitement runs high and authorities defer arrests to avoid lynching.
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Knoxville
Tennn
William Delap
Lafoliette
Tenn
Delap
Miss Maggie Mitchell Hembold's Third Marriage Recorded
Miss Maggie Mitchell Hembold eldest daughter of Senator Mitchell of Oregon and Francis H. Griffin a New York lawyer wed today at St Pauls Episcopal Church. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Dr Harding with Senator Mitchell giving away the bride. This marks the bride's third marriage. In Porto Rico a Federalists convention discussed renaming the party to the American Federal party and expressed support for Roosevelt Munoz Rivera Acuna and the U S Republican administration.
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Washington
Maggie Mitchell Hembold
United States
Mitchell
Oregon
Francis H. Griffin
New York
St. Paul’s Episcopal Chuch
Harding
San Juan
Porto Rico
Roosevelt
Munoz Rivera
Francisco Acunao
American Federal Party
Republican Party of the
Stock Broker Victor Rouillot Dies by Own Action in Germantown
Victor Rouillot a fifty one year old stock broker committed death by own action last night at his Germantown home by inhaling illuminating gas. His body was found today by his wife in the kitchen. Rouillot had recently been convicted of conspiracy in stock transactions, and this fact is believed to have led to the suicide.
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Philadelphia
Victor Rouillot
Germantown
Rouillot
Two Kentuckians Shot in Jackson Duel Ends Fatal
In Jackson Kentucky during a late night fight Benton Blanton a former Philippines soldier was fatally shot and Elijah Coldian was killed. The altercation began with John Oakes a farmer exchanging gunfire after disarming Blanton and grabbing his pistol. Oakes escaped unharmed.
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Jackson, Ky
Rejected Lover Ends Life After Woman Refuses
Frederick Morrison of Salem, Ohio, shot himself during a carriage ride on Miles avenue with Miss Mary Cowler in Cleveland. Morrison, who had pursued Miss Cowler, died shortly after at a hospital. Her refusal to marry him is cited as the motive.
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Cleveland, CO
Frederick Morrison
Salem
Miles Avenue
Mary Cowler
Morrison
Saloon Keeper Shot Dead in West Thirty-First Street
New York July 21. George Baker a saloon keeper on West Thirty-First Street was shot and killed by two men for refusing to sell beer early today. The murderers fled after approaching the side entrance. Baker died shortly afterward at a local hospital.
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New York
George Baker
West Thirty-first Street
Baker
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