Rolla Clingman Goes On Trial For Murder In Rushville
Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Rolla A. Clingman faces trial in Rush Circuit Court for shooting his father in law W Stewart Miller on August 20. Judge K M Hord presides. prosecutors Blair Arbuckle. Defense includes Watson Titsworth Green and S H Brown. Jurors pulled. opening statement delivered. witnesses describe threats and tense mood as Clingman appears near breakdown.
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Indianapolis Journal
Rushville
Ind
Rolla A. Clingman
W. Stewart Miller
Rush
K. M. Hord
Shelbyville
Alonzo Blair
J. T. Arbuckle
Enoch Hood
Ben Stevens
J. F. Arbuckle
Welter Ramer
Miller’s
Clingman
Miller
Ramer
Real petrified man found in Evansville river remains
A man’s petrified body, weighing about 317 pounds, was recovered from the river. The corpse shows evidence of foul play including a gunshot wound and rope restraints. The coroner has no jurisdiction, and the stone man may be shown then sold for museum display.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
CIA
Off duty officer shoots assailant in Indiana street clash
Jameson, Ind Sept 30 John Parigen shot four times by Night Policeman Broshar after assaulting him on South Lebanon street. Parigen fatally wounded and dying. Broshar discarded old revolver and bought a new one amid premonition. Separate items include a suit by Mrs Laura J Hosier for $5000 over liquor habit cure claims and a Portland creamery firm paying $3000 in a negligence case.
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Indianapolis Journal
Jameson
Ind
John Parigen
Broshar
Will
South Lebanon Street
Parigen
Esterday
Elwood
George W. Overshimer
Laura J. Hosier
Boone Township
Hosier
Overshimer
Riverside starch works sold to Richard Johnson in Madison
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports that Richard Johnson, a member of the National Starch Company, purchased the old Riverside starch works in Madison. The facility had been built and formerly owned by him until the sale.
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Indianapolis Journal
Madison
Ind
Richard Johnson
National Starch Company
Old Riverside Starch Works
Brazil
Frank Whitsel
Crawford Coal Company
Center Point
Trust Purchase Leads to Protracted Starch Plant Dispute
The National Starch Company refuses to deed the plant unless Johnson agrees not to operate it for corn products. Johnson has taken legal steps to enforce his contract and may start an independent starch plant. The sale was completed by correspondence with no stated conditions.
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Trust
National Starch Company
Johnson
Rise In Gas Rates Hits Indiana Towns
Gas rate changes sweep across Portland Elwood Kokomo Winchester Muncie and nearby areas as companies announce new monthly charges per heater stove and meter based schemes. Notable shifts include Portland rising to 2.50 for first heater 2.00 for second 1.50 for third and 1 more after. Elwood proposing four months free gas. Kokomo returning stove mixers and a potential $2 rate. Winchester proposing a 50 cent first 1 000 cubic feet meter rate. Muncie approving meter based tiers and a $1 tax levy continuation.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Portland Natural Gas and Oil Company
Citizens’ Gas and Oil Mining Company
Elwood
Elwood Gas Companies
Winchester
Rock Oil Natural Gas Company
Muncie
Muncie Natural Gas Company
Heat, Light and Power Company
Merchants Form Northern Indiana Merchants Purchasing Association
Representatives from Indiana and Michigan department stores assembled in Elkhart to organize the Merchants Purchasing Association. W. F. Stanton led the effort, with L. C. Stiefel as vice president and Charles Seibert as secretary treasurer. The group plans quarterly meetings to bulk purchase staple goods and save on profits.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Ind
Indiana
Michigan
W. F. Stanton
Hill Department Store
G. D. Davidson
Laporte
L. C. Stiefel
Angola
Charles Arnold
Huntington
J. 8. Bietmann
Wabash
J. Schweinwind
Kokomo
Grant Montgomery Ends Life With Shotgun Near Bono
Mitchell Indiana September 30 Grant Montgomery aged thirty five living in Bono eight miles east of here today took his shotgun and walked to the woodshed and killed himself He was in comfortable circumstances and was building a new home He came to town for a load of building material and to settle all accounts in full On returning home he wrote a note to his wife and four children bidding them an affectionate farewell and saying he was tired of life
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Indianapolis Journal
Mitchell
Ind
Grant Montgomery
Bono
Here
Farebone
Sullivan
William Joyce
Joyce
Second Indiana Cavalry
Democrats
Sullivan Lodge
Poisonous toadstools blamed for Smyser family illness
In Fort Wayne on September 3, three members of Peter D. Smyser's family including Smyser himself were taken dangerously ill after eating wild mushrooms. A physician found the man, his wife, and daughter Julia writhing in pain. others who ate breakfast were unaffected. It is believed toadstools contaminated the batch. The sick are out of danger tonight.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Peter D. Smyser
Mr. Smyser
Julia
Bottle Blowers' Wage Scale Adopted For 6000 Journeymen
A conference in Muncie Indiana led to adopting last year's wage scales for machine made bottles and fruit jars for the coming year. The agreement covers 6000 journeymen and 1500 apprentices across all bottle factories in the United States and Canada, with the same factory rules preserved.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Dennis A. Hayes
Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association
United States
Canada
Cause of insanity blamed for death of Whiskers Croft
Terre Haute Ind Sept 30 It is believed at Mecca twenty miles north of here that the commitment of John Croft to the insane hospital is a result of the whitecap incident involving him and the death that followed.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Mecca
Here
John Croft
Insane
Death of Hermit Whiskers Linked to Whitecap Punishment
Croft, a white capper, was involved after the death of an old hermit known as Whiskers. Whiskers died weeks after severe beating by white cappers who claimed an attempted assault by him on a young woman in Mecca. Whiskers said he tried to escape into weeds when the mare spooked, but died after days of suffering. The death and its circumstances led to Croft being sent to the insane hospital.
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Whiskers
Croft
Mecca
Whitecappers
Missionaries in Catorce Report Safe Under Local Protection
Mexican Herald cites missionaries in Catorce saying they faced death threats but received ample protection from the municipal government and local citizens. Authorities kept peace on Independence Day with only two arrests, and the missionaries work under the Western Yearly Meeting of Friends whose Plainfield session recently ended.
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Mexico City
Catorce
Mexican Herald
Western Yearly Meeting of Friends
Plainfield
Club Women Aroused Seek Municipal Reform in Marion
Marion Indiana club women organize to push general municipal reform. They aim to enforce sidewalk cleanliness, avoid profanity on streets, keep youths off streets at night, and enforce all laws including saloon closing times. Advance Club filed a petition urging the City Council to appoint two women to the Library Board for book selection voice.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Club
Advance Club
Kensworthy Halliday nuptials at Spiceland
Rev Murray Kensworthy and Miss Leonora Halliday wed in Spiceland Ind with vows led by Rev Milton Stout. Both graduates of Earlham College where they met, now begin married life after their pastorate start in Kokomo. Jesse M Pugle and Miss Jeannette Hogsett also marry in Indianapolis with Rev Robert Roberts officiating.
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Kensworthy
Halliday
Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Murray Kensworthy
Friends’ Church
Spiceland
Leonora Halliday
Milton Stout
Zouns
Earlham College
Pugle—Hogsett
Rushville
Jesse M. Pugle
Rush County Bank
Jeannette B. Hogsett
Indianapolis
Robert Roberts
J. W. Hogsett
Second Indiana Regiment veterans set reunion plans
Richmond Indiana hosts the second annual reunion of the One hundred sixty first Indiana Regiment Spanish American War veterans on October 15. Committees named from Company include reception, rail stations, decorations, lodging, and soliciting chairs with members listed such as Oscar P Taur Charles Holt Harry Hennigar Capt Paul Comstock William Allender Henry Sheppard Frank Kellar William Helger Gilbert Hennigar William Martin H C Petro A T Moss J H Thompson Lista B Juday.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Indiana
Oscar P. Taur
Charles Holtcam
Harry Hennigar
Paul Comstock
William Allender
Harry Kelly
Henry Sheppard
Frank Kellar
William Helger
Gilbert Hennigar
William Martin
H. C. Petro
A. O. Horr
Henry Reckers
Michael Loftus
I. L. Thomas
Walter Cassell
A. T. Moss
J. H. Thompson
Lista B. Juday
Indiana Inventors Granted Patents In September
Washington reporting patents issued to Indiana inventors includes Patrick Fullman of Churubusco for a gate hinge William E Heal of Marion for window and plate glass Frank C Leek of Surrey for shingling carriage at gate F H Loneless of Lafayette for a brush L T Lowder of Bloomington for means to prevent injury using X rays Harry Minck and H L Droste of Richmond for a rail joint F W Scholey of Dublin for a wire reel truck A Stub of Fort Wayne for stove pipe thimble Levi Stickler and C H Fisk of Richmond for window curtain fixtures T J Smisher of Kokomo V A A and E Burger of Kokomo for wagon brake J T Wiles of Indianapolis for an adjustable nut wrench P H White of Indianapolis for valve gear L W Wright of Anderson for Chandler.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Sept
Indiana
Patrick Fullman
Churubusco
William E. Heal
Marion
Frank C. Leek
Surrey
Dublin
A. Stub
Fort Wayne
Levi Stickler
C. H. Fisk
Richmond
T. J. Smisher
E. Burger
Kokomo
J. T. Wiles
Indianapolis
P. H. White
L. W. Wright
Anderson
Chandle
Rural carriers organize for mutual aid in Winchester county
Winchester rural free delivery mail carriers form an association for mutual benefit. Officers elected include S. T. Rommel as president, C. E. Armstrong as vice president, Joseph C. Williams as secretary, and M. M. Austin as treasurer. Delegates to the state convention named from Ridgeville Lynn and Winchester members.
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Indianapolis Journal
Winchester
Ind
S. T. Rommel
C. E. Armstrong
Union City
Joseph C. Williams
M. M. Austin
L. E. Addington
Ridgeville
George H. Boscom
Lynn
J. C. Grumm
Charles Dill
John Lambert
E. P. Fulghum
Mail carrier killed by passenger train at Paoli
Paoli Indiana report of W. W. Key struck and killed while standing on a railroad track. body torn to pieces. In Huntington Indiana the First National Bank was sold to a syndicate planning a fourth bank in Huntington Illinois led by H. Heaston.
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Indianapolis Journal
Paoli
Ind
W. W. Key
Huntington
First National Bank
H. Heaston
Saloons indictments and pelican hunt headline mix in Indiana news
Ex county auditor becomes president of a new company with Jonny Emley as cashier and a long retirement at the bank. In Gaston court, twenty seven indictments target Gaston residents from a saloon crusade as ministers testify. In Laurel a hunter sells two white pelicans eight foot nine inch wingspan to taxidermists. In Kokomo a May to Sept marriage ends as John Sill and Mary Whitman wed after a delayed attempt to prove ages.
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Jonny Emley
William McGrew
Sarah F.ck
Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Gaston
Laurel
Roy Masters
Ice Pond
Here
Robert Smith
Charles Muchmore
Whitewater River
Indiana Candidates For Naval Academy Named
The list of Indiana youths passing entrance exams for the U S Naval Academy includes Eldred Armstrong Indianapolis George C Coole Richmond John F Cox Spencer G Mansfield Darlow Indianapolis and Worth W Foster New Albany Also brief local notices cover mine injuries a death from blood poisoning a natural death a new law office opening a lodge initiation a prominent editorial appointment and a church weekly launching in Greensburg
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Indiana
Annapolis Naval Academy
Eldred_B. Armstrong
Indianapolis
George C. Coole
Richmond
John F. Cox
Spencer
G. Mansfield Darlow
Worth W. Foster
New Albany
Marion
Lodge of Eagles
Order
Fort Wayne
Anderson
Peru
Muncie
Elwood
Hartford City
Royal J. Davis
Earlham College
Chicago
Philadelphia
Terre Haute
Ferguson
Western Indiana Coal Mining Company
Greensburg
Baptist Observer
E. C. J. Dickens
Army Maneuvers at Fort Riley Highlight Major Mobilization Plan
Leslie's Weekly notes Fort Riley as the central mobilization hub for the Army. It describes a $1,000,000 expansion with a vast 300 by 100 foot riding hall and facilities suited for cavalry and light artillery. Four mobilization camps are planned: Chickamauga for the East, a Dakota site for the North, California on the coast, and Fort Riley to cover the Mississippi valley and western frontier.
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Fort Riley
Army of the
War Department
Fort Leavenworth
Army Board
Secretary of War
Chickamauga
Dakota
California
Mississippi Valley
Death prompts editor at graveside in unpaid subscription tale
The Galveston News notes a Texas death where a man left fourteen years of unpaid local paper subscriptions. At the funeral the editor attended, placing a linen duster a thermometer and a palm leaf fan in the coffin. The remark suggests that bankers are not prosperous, but editors are often considerate.
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Charleston
General Chaffee Relinquishes Command to General Davis
General Chaffee surrendered command of the division to Brigadier General Davis today. Davis and his staff gathered at headquarters as the orders were read. the ceremony was brief.
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Manila
Sept
Chaffee
Davis
Republican Services to the Country in Forty One Years
A Helena Montana Record editorial extols the Republican party from Lincoln to present, listing achievements such as homestead laws, abolition of slavery, civil rights, revenue taxation, currency stability, pensions for veterans, land and mining policy, post office reforms, education funding, fisheries propagation, life saving service, copyright protection, appellate courts, reciprocity, anti trust and bankruptcy laws, irrigation and canal projects, and large trade gains. It urges contrast with the Democratic party and asks readers to judge what Democrats have done.
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Helena
Mont
Abraham Lincoln
West
Republican Party
United States
Post Office Department
Republican Rty
United States Circuit Courts of Appeal
Supreme Court
Territories
Kansas
Nebraska
Nevada
Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Europe
Asia
Democratic Party
American Illiteracy in the United States
Harper's Weekly notes that literacy among children aged ten to fourteen was high in 1900, with Nebraska and Iowa leading at over 99.63 percent able to read and write. The Census Bureau data show most states and regions exceed this level, while some areas with immigrant and African American populations lagged.
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Harper's Weekly
Census Bureau
United States
Nebraska
Iowa
Columbia
Educational gains raise literacy across states by decade
The Census Bureau data show 90 percent of children aged ten to fourteen could read and write, with Louisiana at 67.12 percent. Improvements spread across regions, especially the South, where North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia each boosted literacy by about nine to ten percent, reflecting better prep for citizenship among Black and immigrant children.
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Louisiana
Census Bureau
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Night Fishing on the English River for Trout
A July night fishing expedition with Captain K aboard a rural hut camp on a slow water English river yields several trout from three pounds to five plus. The group includes a spinner, a friend with a phantom lure, and late arrivals, while the night air carries lapwing cries and heron croaks. The narrator details gear, timing, and a late haul of multiple fish including a four pound keeper and a three pound salmon-like catch.
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London Field
Captain K
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