Woman found hanging near Bedford after disappearance
A Bedford domestic, Miss Elvira Gilmore, aged 26, was found hanged in a beech tree near the Southern Indiana Railway trestle after disappearing from Dr A T Withers residence on Wednesday. Searchers believe she had been hanging since Wednesday and letters indicate long odd behavior. Her family arrived to aid the search.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fedford
Hunter
Southern Indiana Railway
Elvira Gilmore
A. T. Withers
Koleen
Greene County
Bank Cashier Fires Buckshot Through Ceiling In Bank
Franklin Indiana July 22 cashier D O French of C Quick Co Bank accidentally discharged a Winchester loaded with buckshot kept for emergencies. Daugherty entered the bank, French joked then fired the gun. buckshot pierced the ceiling and floor of the Altrone Hotel sitting room. No one injured, landlady Mrs Sigler had just left. Nearby alarm spread among cautious citizens who had read of a Fortville incident.
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Indianapolis Journal
Franklin
Ind
Fortville
D. O. French
C. Quick & Co
Winchester
Daugherty
French
Altrone Hotel
A. R. Sigler
Tes
Local Man Killed by Lightning Near Hartford City
A nineteen year old, Albert Merine, son of Milton Merine of Upland, was killed instantly by a lightning bolt while sitting under a cedar tree on the William Teerhelm farm five miles northwest of Hartford City while fixing a binder. A Teerhelm son was badly stunned. Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
Albert Merine
William Teerhelm
Milton Merine
Upland
Pisherback & Wise
Greenfield
Frank True
New Methodist
True
Philippines
David True
Capital and land deals amid Kentucky and Indiana notes
Capital interests in Lancaster Kentucky include land under Mrs. Juliet and leadership by Dr. J. F. Potts with W A Brissenden as secretary treasurer and J B Wilson as chief counsel. In Lafayette Indiana, businessmen plan a grain elevator with $25,000 capital to serve farmers within ten to fifteen miles. Frankton Indiana reports the Quick City Novelty works factory being dismantled and moved to Ingalls, recalling the panic of 1833 and repeated ownership changes.
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Intiensports Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Kenana Mining Company
Indiana
Kentucky
J. F. Petty
Ca Te Lees
Camte
Rivermington
Laboge Capital Ghd
Als
Lancaster
Juliet
J. F. Potts
W. A. Brissenden
J. B. Wilson
Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Frankton
Quick City
Ingalls
Indiana notices and briefs from varied towns
Descriptions of legal and local notices from Marion Bedford Madison Carthage New Castle Patriot Muncie Richmond Portland and Eagletown. Reports include a deserter captured in Marion A. Sutton 19 engaged to marry Blanche Culbertson Bedford Republican sold to Stone City Enterprise J Richardson editor paralysis fatal brain rupture for John W Grayson Milton News fires destroying two barns in New Castle casualties from a threshing accident near Ghent Kentucky K of P excursion plans Richmond Gas Company appeal to Supreme Court and reunion of old settlers at Old Grove.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Harvey
Sutton
Philippines
Ft. Meade
Blanche Culbertson
Indianapolia Journal
Madison
John W. Grayson
Milton News
Carthage
Rush
Ripley
Z. T. Small
New Castle
Harry E. Jennings
Patrick Sullivan
William Bradley
Ghent
Bradley
Muncie
K. of P
San Francisco
Richmond
Richmond Natural Gas Company
Henry County
Supreme Court
Portland
Harrison Kimble
Eagletown
Old Grove
Here
Explosion Injures Four Women in Porter Residence
Four women suffered serious burns when a gas leak ignited after Mrs Porter and two servants and Mrs Griffin entered a room searching for a leak and a match was struck. The blast occurred at the Porter home in Michigan City area, authorities report.
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Laporte
Ind
Charles Porter
Michigan City
Porter
Griffin
Smith
Nelson
Glass Scale Settled Reaches an Agreement
Atlantic City reports the glass bottle blowers wage scale conference ended with mutual satisfaction. Last year's prices will apply next season and the rules remain, while manufacturers concede to one apprentice for fifteen journeymen. In Columbus progress. Window Glass Workers of America prepare to seek a 10 percent wage increase.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ffteen
Columbus
Window Glass Workers of America
Dr C K Adams Dies Former Wisconsin President
Dr Charlies Kendall Adams aged sixty seven, former president of the University of Wisconsin, died in Redlands California from Brights disease after a long illness. His death ends a career marked by major growth at Wisconsin and prior leadership at Cornell. Mrs Adams is prostrated by his loss as he had suffered years of poor health. Adams was born in Derby Vermont, educated in Iowa and Michigan, taught at Wisconsin after Cornell, and resigned as Wisconsin president last year. His works include Democracy and Monarchy in France and Manual of Historical Literature.
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Redlands
Cal
Charlies Kendall Adams
University of Wisconsin
Bright
California
Adams
Derby
Derby Academy
Iowa
H. K. Edson
Denmark Academy
University of Michigan
White
Cornell University
Cornell
Wisconsin University
France
Two Teenagers Drown After Log Raft Accident
Evansville Indiana July 2 Charles Willis fifteen and Walter Hendricks sixteen drowned after falling from a raft of logs between refit and Rockport. Both youths were residents of nearby towns and were missing for several hours before the bodies were recovered. The tragedy follows recent drownings in the region and authorities warned of swift currents along the river.
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Evansville
Ind
Charles Willis
Walter Hendricks
Refit
Rockport
Indiana Swine Breeders Meet to Convene August in Shelbyville
The Indiana Association of Expert Breeders of Swine will meet at Shelby county fair grounds August 7 and 8 with N C Kershner of Ansonia Ohio as president and W O Smalley of Judson Indiana as secretary. A welcome address by Mayor Morris and response by Col J B Leyster are planned for August 7 at the Ray Hotel parlors. Adam May and William Midkiff head the arrangements committee as attendance is expected to be large.
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Indianapolis Journal
Shelbyville
Ind
Indiana Association of
Shelby County Fair
N. C. Kershner
Ansonia
W. O. Smalley
Judson
Ray Hotel
Morris
Col. J. B. Leyster
Franklin
Adam May
William Midkiff
No Person Bound and Whipped in Monroe County Report
Bloomington Indiana July report from Indianapolis papers claims whitecapping in Monroe County is false. Local residents say no such people or trouble occurred in the township and there is no evidence of the reported incident.
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Monroe County
Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Indianapolis
County
Warrants Pending for Indiana Gang Leaders in Greensburg
In Greensburg Indiana warrants have been issued for Elmer Hill and an elderly former capitalist and gambler linked to a local shakedown scheme. The gang leader Hill is believed to have fled to Canada. A possible state’s evidence confession by another conspirator may implicate several long suspected associates. A victim meeting in Springfield Illinois plans civil action to recover funds.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greensburg
Ind
Springfield
Elmer Hill
Benetton
Dannacher
Liner Hill
Canada
Davis
Annicher
Sheffner
Conner
Springfeld
Lightning Strikes Powder House at Indian Head
During a severe storm lightning hit a powder house at the Indian Head proving ground and burned 55000 pounds of smokeless powder. Rear Admiral O Neil says no official report yet but private advices indicate no injuries. Nearby buildings had broken and burnt windows. In Canandaigua New York another storm killed Edward Chamberlain and damaged crops. Canandaigua Lake rose higher and farmers report irreparable losses to wheat and apples.
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Washington
Potomac River
Indian Head Proving Ground
O'Neil
Naval Ordnance Bureau
Canandaigua
N. Y
Edward Chamberlain
Canandaigua Lake
Professor Metall Resigns UT for Purdue Chair
Knoxville July 4 Professor J R Metall longtime mechanical engineering professor at the University of Tennessee resigns to accept a similar post at Purdue University Lafayette. Bedford Indiana July 4 George Redman a local carpenter is jailed for refusing to cut weeds.
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Knoxville, Tenn
J. R. Metall
University of Tennessee
Purdue University of Lafayette
Indianapolis Journal
Bedford
Ind
George Redman
Death of H E Wells Col Wells a southern Indiana magnate
Paoli Indiana July Col H E Wells of French Lick a leading and wealthy southern Indiana figure died yesterday at the Windsor House Chicago He was sixty two years old in poor health two years and died of apoplexy en route to the lakes Funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 20 pm at French Lick Springs from the Wells Hotel He leaves four children and his death removes a prominent self made man who built a business empire from humble beginnings He was a veteran of the Union army and later a major figure in banking lumber and hotel ventures including the Monroe County Bank and Wells Hotel He was a Republican and long a leading Orange county political figure with strong ties to New Albany Bloomington and Bedford institutions.
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Indianapolis Journal
Paoli
Ind
H. E. Wells
French Lick
Indiana
Windsor House
Chicago
Wells
French Lick Springs
Wells Hotel
Colonel Wells
Mr. Wells
Twenty-fifth
Indiana Infantry
Mr. Andrews
New Albany
Bedford
Bloomington
Monroe County Bank
Orange County
8. C. Dodds
Arthur Cravens
Edwin Carr
8. K. Rhorer
W. A. Fulwider
Hartford City Pioneer Doctor Claimed Dead at 84
Hartford City Indiana July 2 Dr Nelson D Clouser oldest practicing physician in northeastern Indiana and prominent early pioneer died at his home aged eighty four He began practice here in 18H and practiced nearly until a year ago Born August 13 1919 in Highlanderie Ohio He graduated Hillsboro College and Ohio Medical College Founder and longtime president of Blackford County Medical Society Active in regional medical associations and Pan American Medical Congress He was thrice married leaving a widow Funeral at Main Street residence Monday at 2 pm.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
Nelson D. Clouser
Indiana
Highlanderie Ohio
Hillsboro, Co., College
Ohio Medical College
Main Street
Deaths of Mrs Margaret Williams and Joab A Stout
NEW ALBANY Ind July 26 Mrs Margaret Williams 65 found dead in bed at her home three miles west of the city decomposed body several days dead no foul play coroner Starr verdict death from natural causes widow of Frank Williams Mexican war veteran brother Benjamin Painter Morgan county Ind GREENSBURG Ind July 26 Joab A Stout prominent Decatur county farmer died at his Letts home this morning age 63 Civil War veteran burial planned Monday
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New Albany
Ind
Mararet Williams
Starr
Frank Williams
Benjamin Painter
Morgan County
Indiana
Greensburg
Joab A. Stout
Decatur County
Letts
Erie Bible student claims women do not go to heaven
New York Evening Post reports on a Erie Pennsylvania Bible student who argues from Scripture that women do not reach heaven. He contends angels are male, says those mentioned as in the afterlife are masculine, and offers three theories for women’s fate, including annihilation or becoming sexless or male.
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New York Evening Post
Erie
Erte Bible Student
New York Letter in Chicago Post on Medical Courage
A Chicago Post excerpt presents a New York letter critiquing physicians for lacking moral courage to urge patients toward Regentson treatment. Medical Officer Biggs of the health department speaks at a summer school session, calling for decisive action amid public health concerns.
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New York
Chicago
Regent Son
Biggs
Health Department
Philan
Prince Beard Captivates Indian Troops At Hampton Court
London Mail reports Indian soldiers from the coronation contingent are inflamed by the King even more than London sights. They praise the Prince of Wales for his beard, marvel at London's policeman’s authority, and admire the Koh-i-noor at the Tower while noting their awe at wealth and urban life.
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London
Hampton Court
England
Prince of Wales
India
Alexandra Park
Wood Green
West India Regiment
From Teacher's Desk to Farm in Indiana Sunlight
Miss Abbie Pfeffer, sole woman in Indiana farming unaided, runs a forty acre Mishawaka area spread with strawberries. A former University of Indiana graduate and niece of a Kansas senator, she discharged male workers, markets produce in Chicago, churns butter, and maintains a cultivated lawn and flower beds around the house.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Abbie Pfeffer
Indiana
Miss Pfeffer
Mishawaka
Senator Pfeffer
Kansas
University of Indiana
Pfeffer
Length of life and fear of death in historical estimates
Literary Digest discusses Longevity both real and imagined, citing Jean Finot on life expectancy. He notes ancient tales and Serb statistics, mentions a formula by Dr. Richardson tying life length to ancestral data, and argues hygiene and open-air exercise influence aging while fear of death drives decline.
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Revue d'Economie Politique
M. Jean Finot
Goa
Mont Athos
United States
London
M Finot
Richardson
The Fear of Death and Longevity Perspectives
The text discusses fear of death, noting deaths’ fear as more troubling than death itself. It cites Heim’s account of near death, Socrates, Seneca, and Montesquieu on death. It then summarizes Henry de Varigny’s essay on longevity, arguing modern life extends life mainly through sanitary progress and intellect, not stronger bodies. It cites Pearsons Biometrika data and Spiegleberg on Egyptian mummies, suggesting ancient longevity with natural selection under harsher conditions.
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M. Finot
Heim
Alps
Socrates
Earth
Seneca
Montesquieu
Henry de Varigny
Karl Pearson
Biometrika
W. Spiegelberg
Strassburg
M. de Varigny
Queer blue Hens and river lore from the Mississippi
An Old river man extols the foolishness of blue hens as they react to steamboats on the Mississippi. He recalls watching these cranes twelve to fifteen miles upriver, fleeing panicked from floating debris and boat wakes, yet often clever enough to avoid hunters, while labeling their intelligence as very low.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Mississippi
Monument Seized for Debt at Blountaville Cemetery
A Knoxville dispatch reports a large monument marking Rev James Torbet's grave at Blountaville, Tennessee, was removed from the cemetery after notes for its purchase remained unpaid. The monument, sold with a lien, was pulled down when the time expired.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Bristol, Tenn
James Torbet
Blountaville
Unsigned National Bank Arrest Report Cites Forged Bills
Irving National Bank assistant charges Barnard Maylann with depositing four counterfeit $1 bills lacking bank issue signatures. Maylann says he found the notes. police note he did not heart the signatures or verify the cashiers. The case involves First National of Shelbyville as the issuing bank.
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New York
Barnard Maylann
B. Conover
Irving National Bank
Maylann
Bank of Issue
First National
Shelbyville
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