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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
8
Major McDonald hunts a traitor as Molly McDonald flees toward Fort Dodge with stage companion Moylan. Hamlin, a sergeant, defends her amid Indian attacks while suspicion falls on Gaskins. Vera Dupont reappears shocking Hamlin and hints at deeper secrets and motives.
Hamlin faces questioning in the commandant’s office after a night in custody. Colonel and Major McDonald press for truth about Gaskins’s shooting. Hamlin asserts innocence, notes two shots from his revolver were accidental. He explains a prior aid from Gaskins and a possible misreading of events.
A Bulgarian aided Russian aviator Efimoff describes surviving multiple bullet strikes and shrapnel during a mission over Adrianople while dropping Turkish language handbills. He continued flying, repaired the damaged craft, and returned to Mustafa Pasha within twenty minutes.
An extraordinary incident of a moving forest was reported as the Lian- study notes a rapid relocation of trees in a rural area, described as a shifting woodland phenomenon. Authorities investigate the cause and potential environmental impact.
Mrs. James Pugh of Hammond fired a revolver at Miss Carrie Richardson who had been staying at the Pugh home. Richardson escaped by leaping between buildings and was not seriously hurt. Pugh fled in a taxicab, believing she had killed her.
Mrs. Alice Pug of Fort Wayne, mother of a six weeks old baby she was carrying when she alighted from a Nickle Plate train, became violently insane. For a time death seemed likely, but her condition has stabilized enough to give hope. She claims the infant’s head was crushed when it fell in a taxicab in Chicago or Kendallville.
Sheriff Joe Barton and Deputy Parl Fettinger surprised a craps gang four miles north of here at the Patoka Bluffs after a tip led them to a clump of bushes where the men were playing. The officers halted the game and disrupted the illegal activity.
Fort Wayne reports twelve enterocolitis deaths this year, double last year's. City health officer Dr. E A Crull concluded seven deaths were caused by a single brand of condensed milk and will remove that brand from sale in the city.
Glen Fox a Urbana merchant was struck by lightning while in his store and left unconscious. The county storm caused thousands in damage burning several barns and killing much livestock.
Goshen Clarence Kanade also known as Orville Stuart is jailed in Springfield Illinois after passing a forged 219 dollar check on Waple and Miller. He fled on a motorcycle and was tracked by Sheriff Leader who found his suitcase revealing his true name and parents living in Portland Indiana.
Winchester resident Francis M Hubbard, age eighty two, was struck and killed instantly by eastbound Big Four Train No 24 at the Main street crossing in Farmland. About one hundred people witnessed the accident leaving a widow and four sons and one daughter as survivors.
Local investors in Princeton see township gravel road bonds as solid bets as County Treasurer Cushman reports all recent issues snapped up by Gibson county men. A single day sale moved eleven thousand five hundred dollars in bonds.
A. E. Fite, 70, a Civil War veteran living near National Military Home, was killed when a horse pulling his wagon ran away and threw him beneath the wheels, crushing his chest. His widow and several children survive.
The eleventh annual Fayette county fair at Robert's park in North Connersville opens as the only free fair in existence. Ground donated by Col. William E. Roberts of Indianapolis, with instruction that no admission ever be charged.
Dr. W R Shrich says Evansville has about 1000 hookworm cases and the Indiana board of health will begin an investigation at once.
Petersburg lodge of Odd Fellows has signed a contract to erect a substantial two story building 32 by 60 feet. The first floor will house storerooms and the second will be used for lodge purposes in Lawrenceburg Kentucky.
A reflective editorial urges readers to replace worn paths and seek improvement. It challenges the idea of stubbornly sticking to a rut and suggests exploring new opportunities to unearth better outcomes.
The Union Pacific promotes settlement across Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. Prospective buyers are urged to write R A Smith, Colonization Agent in Omaha to learn acreage options, soil yields, best apple and truck farming regions, and pricing. The article stresses that settlers should be well informed before moving.
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