Love Triumphs Over Law and Cruel Fate in Kentucky Suit
Leslie M. Moore of Paris Kentucky won a $3,000 circuit court judgment against Claude Raborn for alienation of affections after Raborn eloped with Moore’s wife. The couple traveled through Tennessee Missouri and Indianapolis before settling briefly at the Westcott hotel where Raborn worked as a kitchen helper. Raborn declared their love would endure despite the verdict though Moore filed for $10,000 in an earlier suit. Raborn likely has no funds to satisfy the judgment and may leave the city.
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Leslie M. Moore
Paris
Claude Raborn
Indianapolis
Raborn
Moore
Raburn
Mr. Moore
Missouri
St. Louis
Mississippi
Westcott Hotel
Wayne Circuit
Kingdom of Heaven Seeps Through Three Interpretations
In a series on When and How Will the Kingdom of God Come Rev. J. Mm. Murray of the Christian church outlines three views of Christ teachings. The millennial future reign, the church as mediator with papal authority, and a Protestant socialistic path placing the individual at the center of the kingdom's establishment.
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J. Mm. Murray
Murray
Moore
Milton
Christ
Earth
Motorman Killed as Train Runs Wild in La Porte
Stan ley Witcake motorman died while piloting a two car Northern Indiana Electrical Railway train at La Porte Indiana on June 24. He collapsed from heart trouble and fell from the platform as the train rounded a curve. The train ran wild for about half a mile with about forty passengers unable to brake it until the conductor stopped the cars.
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LA Porte
Ind
Stanley Witcake
Northern Indiana Electrical Railway
Witcuke
Rogers 10 Becomes Mere Memory in History of Lake
Captain Rogers signs settlement with Lake and Park Company ending his Richmond tenure. The Wild Rover to be housed in Louisiana or Texas, with possession transferred August 1. Rogers receives $500 and a clean bill, while all prior agreements are void and a 20 percent gross receipts clause is nullified.
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Richmond
Captain Rogers
Richmond Lake and Park Company
Wild Rover
Park Company
Rogers
Snow Falls
Louisiana
Texas
New Orleans
Lake and Park Company
Beck to Succeed Haas as Richmond Postmaster
Charles B. Beck is set to replace E. M. Haas as head of the Richmond post office. Haas will leave tonight. Beck takes office tomorrow. A farewell gathering and resolution of appreciation for Haas are planned with no immediate changes to operations.
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E. M. Haas
Charles B. Beck
Richmond
Mr. Haas
Beck
Wilson
Haas
Spirits of the Departed Possess Living Drinker Obsession
A Battle Creek theosophist reports that spirits of the dead cause a living person to crave drinks. He cites a Leadville friend who moved to Indiana, then felt dead companions urging alcohol. The tale frames drink craving as an astral possession and urges wives to hear the message.
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R. W. Longstreet
Battle Creek
Mich
Theosophical Society
Leadville
Colo
Indiana
Colorado Springs
Cambridge City Pastor Sought for Local Church Pulpit
L McCormick of Cambridge City, praised for two sermons at First Presbyterian, is being considered as the church’s future pastor though he said he is not a candidate. Members discuss offering him the pastorate while a committee may meet tonight. The pulpit will be filled all summer until a choice is made.
House Passes Lever Bill Regulating Cotton Futures
The House approved the Lever bill by 84 to 21 to regulate cotton futures. It prescribes standardizing cotton grades and requires delivery of the actual contracted grade. A prohibitory tax targets transactions where delivery falls short of the contract.
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Washington
House
Stock Exchange
Public Works Board Demands Performance From Street Oilman
Board of public works faced ire as H Curry of Eaton failed to oil extensive city streets under a 2000 bond due by January 15. Board will report to the bonding company and seek replacement or forfeiture, noting Curry has claimed he can seal the streets but has not arrived to begin work.
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Board of Public Works
H. Curry
Eaton
Curry
County Contracts For Three Bridges And Electric Light
County commissioners signed contracts for three bridge repairs costing 15 400 and for installing electric light at the poor farm to be completed within thirty days. Burke Construction to repair Tapates Grace and Murray bridges at 1 29 each, Isaac Smith to fix Suite Line bridge at 500, Richmond Electric to light infirmary at 1 395 95, bids from Robert Ashe and F H Cheney noted. Dodd ridge fill and two Jackson township bridges slated for later work. Coal bids rejected for not meeting specs.
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McGrew
Washington Township
Burke Construction Company
Grace Bridge
Murray Bridge
Isaac Smith
Richmond
Suite Line
Franklin Township
County
Petro
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Richmond Electric Company
Robert Ashe
F. H. Cheney
Litte
Connersville Man Entices Girl to Flee With Him
A 14 year old girl named Annabel Boyer of Cambridge City is heartbroken after being drawn to William Conrad of Connersville 35. He faces a statutory charge and insider reports say he may have taken her to Cincinnati. police suspect possible federal white slave act involvement. Conrad is jailed after a suicide attempt in his cell.
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Annabel Boyer
Charles Boyer
Cambridge City
William Conrad
Connersville
Ind
Conrad
Cincinnati
Annabel
Mission Work Goes On Despite Turmoil In Matamoros
Miss Sadie Charles returns to Fountain City on furlough from the Friends Mission school in Matamoros Mexico. Despite Mexican upheaval and occasional suspension of activities the school with about 130 native students held its first commencement with two graduates. The work continued after safe refuge in Brownsville Texas and plans to resume in September depend on political developments.
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Sadie Charles
Fountain City
Friends Mission School
Matamoros
Mexico
Miss Charles
Charles
Matamoras
Brownsville
Texas
United States
Presbyterian
Noras
Char
Austrians Storm Homes of Servians in Sarajevo
In Sarajevo on June 29 a Serbian hardline mob attacked Servian homes after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. An 18-year-old Slav accused of murder was arraigned, saying he acted to avenge Servian oppression. Rioting, looting, and attacks followed, with mosques bombed and hundreds of troops deployed to restore order.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia
Prinzip
Hen Lays More Eggs Amid Cost of Living Aide Claim
In Economy Indiana on June 29 Nate Edwards reports Mrs Essie Weyl owns a hen said to help reduce living costs. Thomas Stewart notes the bird laid a third egg by noon after a sloped nest led eggs to roll into a ground pocket. The tale is vouched for by Mr Stewart.
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Ind
Nate Edwards
Essie Weyl
Thomas Stewart
Weyl
Stewart
Central Christians Win Demonstrably in Sunday School Contest
The Central Christian Sunday school beat Marion by 245 in a six week attendance contest culminating with 1,200 attendees at the tabernacle service. Sunday totals were Marion 4,339 and Central Christian 4,584, with bands, speakers, and a committee exchange outlined. The winning school plans to expand enrollment and preserve the lead over the rival church in upcoming events.
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Enthusiasm
Central Christian Sunday School
First Christian Sunday School
Marion
Central Christian
Tabernacle
Gleaners
Richmond Concert Band
Leonard
4 Central School
State Convention of Christian Churches
Arion
Richmond
Vertigo or Drunk? Grand hotel resident fined for intoxication
George Black an elderly man living at the Grand hotel was fined $1 and costs for intoxication. He pleaded not guilty and told the mayor he could not afford an attorney. Black claimed vertigo and said he had only one drink. Officer Westenberg noted he was very drunk and found whiskey on his person.
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George Black
Grand Hotel
Black
Westenberg
Train Kills Three In Ohio Buggy Crash
At Warren Ohio a fast Erie railroad train struck a buggy carrying Mrs Thomas Winchell 27 of Green and Glen Davis 14. They died instantly and Thomas Winchell was fatally injured. The rig was dragged a quarter mile and splintered.
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Warren
Ohio
Thomas Winchell
Green
Glen Davis
Erie
Regicides boast over Austrian heirs deaths after failed attempt
In Sarajevo two Slavic youths implicated in the Archduke Francis Ferdinand murder boast of their role and declare more bombs exist in Belgrade. One suspect, eighteen, claimed the deathly act was a heroic deed and revealed an organized nationalist group. The account, based on police examinations and eye witnesses, recounts a grenade attack that wounded others and altered the day’s program before the tragedy continued to the railway.
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Barajevo
Bosnia
Francis Ferdinand
Duchess of
Hohenberg
Gabrinovich
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Belgrade
S0me
Archduke
Count Roos Waldeck
Mertzei
Cobb Leaves Post for Editorial Job
County agent Cobb resigns as agricultural editor at The Palladium. He begins a yearlong report detailing his Wayne county work since July 1813, to be sent to Washington. His successor is Purdue named, while the board offers little comment on appointments.
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Cobb
Palladium
Wayne County
State Extension Department
Agricultural Department
Washington
The
Purdue
Williams
Board of Education
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H.C. Leonard
Charles W. Roland
Rollin A. Bennett
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