Low Scheme Exposed Blackmail Plot Against Vincennes Pastor
Vincennes Ind Sept 11 The Vincennes Ministerial Association exposed a plot to blackmail Rev William Oeschger pastor of the Christian Church efforts to trap him with a woman hired by saloon keeper John Selby and barber Frank Hitch A written contract promised payment for luring the minister into a compromising situation police hold the contract Selby later arrested on forgery charges Summaries of indictments against saloon keepers and other trials are awaited, stirring local interest.
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Indianapolis Journal
Vincennes
Ind
Ministerial Association of
Richard Baugh
Baugh
Mquer
William Oeschger
Christian Church
John Selby
Frank Hitch
Oeceschger
Hitch
Selby
Ohn
Oeschger
Oes
New Fork Lite
Ines Ministerial Association
Bryon Smith Mystery Deepens in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on September 11 Miss Nora Smith a Clinton Hotel waitress offered new details about the Bryon Smith case. She says he threatened suicide if dismissed and that external injuries plus poison suggest a foul death rather than accidental.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Bryon Smith
Nora Smith
Clinton Hotel
Professor Cring Files Charges Against Belle Center Post Office
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Kokomo Indiana Sept 11 Professor Cring a chain of business colleges in the state has filed charges against Belle Center post office officials alleging letters between him and his wife are read. He reports an envelope sent to his wife contained no letter only a requisition blank from a former exchange. The department received Cring's letter in the exchange of en the text breaks off.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Cring
Indiana
Belle Center
Pee
Department
Centerville
C. B. Jackson
James B. Martin
Martin
Pinbrook
Ogden
Severty
Captain Jackson
Postoffice burglary near Valparaiso injures crew
At about 2 AM in Valparaiso Indiana five men attempted a safe breakin at the Deep River postoffice. Postmaster W H Wood awakened by his crying baby spotted lights and confronted the intruders returning with a shotgun. The men fled fading traces found at daylight with injuries to all but no arrests reported as officers pursue them.
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Indianapolis Journal
Valparaiso
Ind
W. H. Wood
Deep River
Here
Postoffice
Petace
Fatal Railway Cut At Marion Injures Two Workers
Marion Indiana September 11 Richard Henderson a nineteen year old is feared fatally injured by a hammer piece striking the throat in a Panhandle line track cut C W Plank also seriously injured when timber rolled and a spike pierced the foot lockjaw feared in the same cut This follows a prior fatality years ago by a Logansport man in the same site
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Richard Henderson
Panhandle
C. W. Plank
Logansport
Reverend Smith Monopolizes Union Mills Church
In LaPorte Indiana on September 11 a Presbyterian congregation at Union Mills petitions Longasport Presbytery to remove retired minister Rev E Smith from the temporary pastorate. They claim the church cannot keep a regular pastor while many locals press to have him marry couples, using his position to influence marriages and town affairs.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Presbyterian Church
Union Mills
Longasport
Mr. Smith
Church Seeks Internal Resolution Over Clergy Dispute
The presbytery advised the church to handle the friction with Rev. Mr. Smith internally and without formal presbytery action, proposing an adjustment of duties and emoluments to resolve the trouble.
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Presbytery
Mr. Smith
Old Settlers Meeting Across Indiana Statewide Reunion
Wabash county pioneers gathered in city park for the twentieth annual reunion with parades and prizes for oldest married couple, longest lived residents, and largest families. Gen John Coburn spoke on early Indiana times. Rushville and other towns held meetings with speeches, singing, and notices of forthcoming campaigns and church association sessions.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Wabash County
Laketon
Samuel Abbott
Pete
Lautzenheiser
Phil Hipskind
Richard Elward
Charles Clapper
John Coburn
Indiana
Rushville
Rush County
H. B. Lucas
Laura Leonard
T. A. Coleman
D. R. Lucas
Indianapolis
James Whitinger
Orange Township
James
Jimmy
Willam Beeler
Milroy
Aera
Thomas M. Little
Connersville
John A. Spurrier
Presbytery backs union with Presbyterian Church North
Evansville news notes the Indiana Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in session at Newburg unanimously memorializing the General Assembly in favor of organic union with the Presbyterian Church North. This marks the third Cumberland presbytery to act, after Decatur Illinois and Washington Indiana. Bishop Gephart presiding at United Brethren district conference near Rockport Spencer County reports larger than usual attendance and that minister assignments will be announced after the meeting.
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Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Newburg
Presbyterian Church
North
Decatur
Washington, Ind
Indianapolis Journal
Gephart
United Brethren Church
Rockport
Spencer County
Keeley Graduates Reunion Planned in Plainfield
The eleventh annual Keeley graduates reunion will be held in Plainfield Indiana on Tuesday September 16. The program includes vocal and instrumental music impromptu talks by graduates dinner renewing of old acquaintances and a social reception.
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Indianapolis Journal
Plainfield
Ind
Keeley
Plainfield, Ind
Miss Lizzie Murphy Resigns as LaPorte Pastor
Miss Lizzie Murphy, pastor of the Friends' Church in LaPorte Indiana, has resigned and will return to her Carmel Indiana home to recuperate as her health has begun to fail.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte, Ind
Lizzie Murphy
Friends’ Church
Carmel, Ind
Central Labor Union Lifts Boycott on Terre Haute Line
In Terre Haute Indiana the Central Labor Union voted six to thirteen with ten not voting to end the boycott on the Terre Haute Brazil and Interurban road operated by Terre Haute Electric Company. The stormy meeting lasted until midnight and ends a strike begun January 19. Most striking motormen and conductors had already returned to work.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Central Labor Union Tonight
Brazil
Terre
Central Labor Union
Republican ticket named in Converse township race
In Converse Jackson township Republicans nominated a slate of three justices of the peace three constables three township advisory board members and four road supervisors asserting confidence in a November victory. Incumbent Treasurer Harvey Masters and sheriff candidate Abraham Shilling featured on the county ticket. Wabash wreck halts Big Four service after overloaded timber car collapses track damage and heavy property loss. no injuries.
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Indianapolis Journal
Converse
Ind
Jackson Township
Converse Opera House
Miami County
Harvey Masters
Abraham Shilling
Peru
Shunk
Lincoln League
John F. Lawrence
Thames Sells Shorthorns at Rushville Auction
Rushville Indiana September 1 George W Thames a longtime noted breeder of shorthorns in Indiana sold his herd at auction yesterday. The sale attracted local farmers and cattlemen from the area who sought quality stock and potential buyers examined the animals before bidding began. Thames has been a prominent figure in regional cattle breeding for decades and his retirement sale marks the end of an era for area ranchers.
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Indianapolis Journal
Rushville
Ind
George W. Thames
Indiana
Sale of 38 cattle across several farms nets big total
A cattle sale east of Homer drew a large crowd as 38 head sold for 7175 dollars averaging 185.55 each. Top bids included Frank Cotton Manila Ann Variety Grove 5th 700 dollars and J A Countryman Linwood Crown Rose 6th 375 dollars. Buyers hailed from Iowa Illinois Kentucky Ohio and Michigan.
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Otterbein
Brown
Randolph & Ego
Iowa
Mary Ann
Variety Grove
Ilinois
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Remains of John Kuhnley bring foul play claims to light
From Shreveport, La., the body of 29 year old John Kuhnley of Servia arrives as investigators suspect he was drugged after traveling with a companion who could not explain his collapse. The case raises questions about the circumstances of his death and the drug used.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
John Kuhnley
Servia
Shreveport
Kuhnley
Knights of Pythias vote against higher dues in Elwood
Elwood residents hear the Knights of Pythias reject an $8 annual dues plan to add clubroom features and new quarters. The dispute spurred bitterness but officials deny threats to disband.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Knights of Pythias
Franchises Granted for Traction Line Through Scott County
SCOTTSBURG Ind Sept 11 A franchise was granted to Joseph H Shea of Seymour and Mark Storen of this place to build a traction line through Scott County using public roads from Columbus to Sellersburg via Scottsburg The 35 year franchise requires building to start within two years The Plain Dealer Wabash River plant damage noted in unrelated line. Muncie labor dispute burglary at Busch Russell & Goltz monument works. Alexandria bee death cause of bee attack near track a three miles northeast of the city
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Indianapolis Journal
Scottsburg
Ind
Joseph H. Shea
Seymour
Mark Storen
Columbus
Sellersburg
Muncie
Busch, Russell & Goltz
Feed Grove Cemetery
Monument Works
Alexandria
Alonzo Bae
Typhoid cases rise in Hartford City amid sanitation concerns
Hartford City reports record typhoid cases blamed on impure water though physicians cite widespread unsanitary conditions and defective sewers. Richmond notes Cambridge City subsiding small pox scare after Bentonville cases. defense in arson case against John A Logan ends for now. In Vincennes, farmer William Morgan is gored by a cow he was guiding, left side mutilated and ribs broken, prognosis poor.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
Vincennes
William Morgan
Sandborn
Death of Gentry Show Elephant in Bloomington
A Charleston Missouri cable reports the death of the largest trained elephant from Gentry Show No 2 valued at 2500 dollars. The animal died in Bloomington Indiana from pneumonia.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Charleston
Many Indiana Obituaries and Local Notices Chronicle Sept 11
William Sutton of Ridgeville dies at 99 in Ridgeville Indiana born 1803 in Skaden England emigrated to New York then Indiana in 1850. Carey Evans founder of a New York dry goods store and Fort Wayne banker dies at Riverside California. Mrs. Grant Jacobs dies in Elwood. Edward Scott dies at 93 near Richmond. Mary Ann Conkle case in Portland court. Harry Denton case in Dunkirk. Albert Grant deserts in Evansville. Gabriel Tysor charged in Marion. Crisenberry safe robbed in Elwood. F P Boyd Elks lodge gift in Alexandria. Charles E Shiveley joins Endowment Bank board in Richmond. Boyd Park closes near Wabash. Scottsburg tomato crop records.
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Ind
William Sutton
Hannah Jelleson
Mr. Sutton
Skaden
England
Sarah Willcks
United States
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Waterloo
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Carey Evans
Tin Plate Workers’ International Protective Association
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Edward Scott
Here
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Denny
Harry Denton
Dunkirk
Evansville
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Albert Grant
Montana
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Nettie Grant
Marion
Gabriel Tysor
James Studley
Studley
Tysor
Elwood
Alexandria
F. P. Boyd
Elks’ Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Charles E. Shiveley
Endowment Bank
Chicago
Wabash
Boyd Park
Wabash River Traction Company
Peru
Scottsburg
Scott County
Norfolk Doctor Sued Over Bonds of Dismantled Railway
Norfolk, Sept 11 Dr William Schmoele of Portsmouth faces a 15000 suit filed by Charles H Brown of New York. The case targets bonds issued by the Memphis El Paso Pacific Railway once part of the Texas Pacific system. Schmoele is the sole surviving officer and the only person who could be served.
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Norfolk
William Schmoele
Portsmouth
Charles H. Brown
New York
Schmoele
Memphis, el Paso & Pacific Railway
Texas Pacific System
Snubbed Russian Prince Sparks Diplomatic Rebuke
Mrs. Roosevelts no show at the Oyster Bay luncheon amid Grand Duke Boris behavior prompts debate on royal visit etiquette. The piece cites prior European precedents and notes Boris ignored local officials and courtesies, eliciting public disapproval and comparisons to past royal rebukes.
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Roosevelt
Boris
Russia
Oyster Bay
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Sandwich Islands
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San Francisco
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Prince of Wales
Milan
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St. Petersburg
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Bangkok
Saratoga Leads As Wickedest American Holidaylick
Julian Ralph argues Saratoga is the most demoralizing holiday spot with widespread gambling and betting among society leaders in Wall Street and trade. He notes public promotion of gaming from breakfast to midnight, with families and maidens risked alongside heads of families. The piece cites a Chicago Evening Post remark on Mrs. Osborn's theater offering wafers, tea between acts and amusing female cravings at night.
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Julian Ralph
New York Times
Saratoga
Wall Street
Fire guts Stonewall cotton mill cardroom
A spark in a shaft box in the Stonewall cotton mills cardroom sparked a morning blaze at mill No. 1. The fire gutted the spinning and card rooms, destroyed 25,60 pounds of cotton, and caused $125,000 in mill and machinery damage. Losses are insured.
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Stonewall, Miss
Stonewall Cotton Mills
Port Columbia on Fire Sparks Aid Effort from Astoria
Astoria Oregon September 11 Port Columbia Washington is afire due to prairie fires roaring toward the region. A steamer has departed from Astoria to render assistance and aid the affected area.
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Astoria
Oregon
Port Columbia
Wash
Engineer and Brakeman Die In Kentucky Freight Crash
Owensboro Kentucky September 11 An east bound freight on the Louisville Henderson and St Louis road struck a cow late last night and killed the engineer and brakeman. The accident halted traffic and blocks were placed while investigations began. Local authorities reported no other injuries and the crew members were identified by railroad records.
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Owensboro
Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis
Indianapolis Post Office Letters List September 11 2002
Long list of names awaiting delivery and notes on ad vertising and return procedures. Includes many individual addressees with initials and surnames, plus instructions for handling transient addresses and fictitious names. Mentions carriers and delivery rules, with several business and organization names appearing in the later lines. The document functions as a standard postal notice of undelivered mail and advertising requirements.
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