Linton Democrats Weigh City Ticket Amid Mayors Loss
The Linton Democratic primary produced a surprising result as Mayor Wolford suffered a heavy defeat with 641 votes to 297. The piece praises Wolford’s mayoral tenure while noting a shift among local Democrats and references statewide GOP support for John C Billheimer for state auditor, plus local debates over the Southeast Indiana Hospital site and Bedford’s bid.
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Linton
Bloomfield Democrat
Idemocrats
Wolford
Iti
Cant
State Tax Board to Make a Raise in Assessments
Indiana figures show Madison County and others facing higher personal property taxes as the state tax board plans to raise assessments in at least twenty five counties. Delaware and Knox counties display notable increases while several counties show declines. The process, conducted in secret, targets personal property such as stocks and bonds and could resemble an income tax shift.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Iich
State Tax Board
Madison County
Madison
County’ Board of Review
Marrison
Madison ‘County
Sullivan
Blackford
Adams
Wells
Delaware County
Knox County
Gibson
Wayne
Howard
Shelby
Elkhart
Parks Martin
John C. Wingate
Daviess County
Desperate attempt to wreck threshing outfit on a Knox county farm
Descriptions detail a repeated effort to damage a threshing operation at Fred J. Myers farm in Harrison township. Large iron pieces bolts and a cog wheel were tied to bundles of wheat to jam the separator requiring an extra watcher. A dynamite stick was found recently and could have exploded harming many people.
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T. J. Sanders
Fred J. Myers
Ista
Knox County
Cigar Stand Sold at Meredith Hotel
Walter Hyatt has sold his Meredith hotel cigar stand to G P Walters of Pittsburg. Walters arrived from Pittsburg to visit Charles Burton on West Main Street. The deal closed Sunday. Hyatt plans to move to Seattle in ten days to seek a new place due to ill health.
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Walter Hyattt
Meredith Hotel
G. P. Walters
Pittsburg
Walters
Charles Burton
West Main Street
Mr. Hyatt
Seattle
Washington
Meredith
Sloan Hopes Return After Five Years Off Turf
Ted Sloan, the famed jockey once based in Washington, says he expects soon to reclaim his place on the metropolitan turf after being deprived of five peak racing years. Jockey club officers have written to the gee-
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Ted Sloan
Washington
Metropolitan
Jockey Club
Gee
Death of Wittumback Noted Indiana Leader
Wittumback a prominent Indiana author lecturer soldier and politician died at his home in G seate after a brief illness. He served as lieutenant governor and held numerous public positions and visited the city in past campaigns and lecture tours.
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Wittumback
Indiana
G Seate Thesday
Cumback
Fire destroys home near Montgomery after afternoon blaze
A frame house near St Michael's church one mile north of Montgomery was destroyed by fire around 3 pm. Neighbors fought flames but could not save the structure, worth about 12 dollars in logs, with furniture valued higher. the house was uninsured and the cause traced to a defective flue.
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Barr ‘Township
Rathel Smith
Montgomery
St. Michael's Church
Frak Zinkan'that Building On The Will
Fragmentary notes indicate a planned building project connected to Frak Zinkan'that. The text hints at a building led by an individual and a lodging space, but details are unclear and incomplete.
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Frak Zinkan
Cahill Denounces Postmaster Controversy In Letter
Martin Cahill publishes a formal letter to the Democrat denying involvement in appointing a Cannelburg postmaster and criticizing the paper for misrepresenting his position. He explains the August 1904 resignation of the prior postmaster and his lack of influence on the appointment of Miss Davis.
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Deerat
Cannerburg
Indiana
Uly
The
Democrat
Post J
Republian Punty
Davis
Harris
Woodrum couple travels on foot back to Vincennes
John and Nannie Woodrum arrived in Washington Sunday exhausted after a months long journey from Lincoln County Kentucky. Their horse died from poisoning near Louisville leaving them without money or shelter. Doctor Helder treated Nannie for fever and Brown arranged transportation to Vincennes.
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Washington
John Woodrum
Nannie
Lincoln County
Kentucky
Vincennds
Liquisville
Louisville
Vincennes
John
Nannip Woodrum
Nannie Woodrum
A. N. Helder
William J. Brown
Washington Township
Peter Geyer
Wedding of Arthur Edwards and Laura Lunsford
Arthur J Edwards arrived from an earlier locale to wed Miss Laura Etta Lunsford at 11 am in the Globe hotel lobby with Rev J W Baker officiating. The couple dined with guests and relatives before departing by train to Spivy Kansas to establish their home. Edwards is the son of Charles Edwards and Mrs Lunsford is the daughter of William Lunsford, Veale township farmer.
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Arthur J. Edwards
Antes
Indiana
Laura Etta Lunsford
Globe Hotel
J. W. Baker
M. E. Church
Spivy
Kansas
Jetter
Edwards
William Lunsford
Veale Township
Charles Edwards
Down with the Grafters in Winona Lecture
A Republican lecture in Winona critiques graft in ancient cities and notes recent discoveries of evidence of graft from 2,250 years ago, arguing that such proof does not require belief to be accepted.
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Seymour
Winona
Igraft
Graft Persistence and Public Resolve Cited
A editorial argues graft exists in all eras but emphasizes modern public determination to root it out. It asserts intensified efforts to purge graft and maintain integrity across government and business.
Governor Hanly’s Indiana law enforcement praised in Princeton
The Princeton tribune commends Governor Hanly for his sincere efforts to enforce Indiana laws. It says his actions show duty and impartiality, and asserts that if people feel oppressed it is their duty to repeal laws rather than attack a governor who acts fearlessly.
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Field
Indignapolia
Hanty
Tay
Princeton
Hanly
Mortgage sale of Burton Millis property in Plainville
The house and lot of Burton Millis in Plainville were sold today at sheriff s sale to satisfy a mortgage held by Union Savings and Loan Association. Paul Golmhar was the purchaser, paying $800.
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Burton Millis
Plainville
Sheriff’s Sale
Union Savings & Loan Aesociation
Paul Gol- Mhar
San Jose scale strikes Columbus apple tree
Columbus residents react to a suspected San Jose scale infestation on a single Wabash Street apple tree. Purdue entomologist Professor Troop confirms the blight and a state quarantine aims to destroy affected trees. Authorities warn the disease spreads rapidly and consider nursery source isolation.
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Charles Wagner
Columbus
San Jose
Wagner
Lis Tounty
Duncan
Japan
San Jose Valley
California
Yois Valley
Indiana
Wallace Succeeds Pike as Home Telephone Manager
Clarence A. Fike resigns as manager of the Home Telephone system and is replaced by Wallace of Toledo Ohio. Pike moves to Charleston West Virginia as contract manager. Hertford resigns to lead Charleston office. Wallace comes to Washington with Pike and has acted as plant manager in his absence. They reside with Mr and Mrs Charles Brown on East Main Street.
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Clarence A.fike
Ok Home Telephone Meen
H., Wallace
Toledo
Ohio
Ais Pike
Charleston
West Virginia
Home Telephone Company
Fot
E. K. Hertford
Home ‘Telephone Company
Wallace
Washington
Pike
Mr. Pike
Mr. Wallace
Charles Brown
East Main Street
Central Indiana Hospital attendants applications open
Applications blanks for persons to become attendants at the Central Indiana Hospital for the insane in Indianapolis are now available. County Clerk William A. Wallace says blanks may be obtained by any one calling for them.
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Southeastern Indiana ‘Hospital
Ike Seymour
Jackson County
Bedford
Columbus
Tate House
Over
Brown County
Central Indiana Hospital For the
Indianapolis
William A. Wallace
Campers Travel in Wagons Toward Trinity Springs
Several campers rode through the city this afternoon in covered wagons en route to Trinity Springs, adding a Western frontier scene to local streets.
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Trinity Springs
John Robinson Circus Dates Tentative for August
John Robinson's circus plans to perform in the city on August 25 or 26 with the exact date to be announced later.
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John Robinson
Farmer Loses Fingers and Part of Leg in Mowing Accident
Frank Bradley of Barr township suffered the loss of three fingers on his left hand and severing of the Achilles tendon near the right ankle when his mowing machine struck him in a field. His son, 14, was guiding the machine. medical doctors from Montgomery treated the injuries. The incident caused by an unseen ditch left Bradley incapacitated with long term disability.
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Frank PR Bradley
Barr Township
Frank Bradley
Bradly
Bradley
S McPherson
J. FR. Michael
Montgomery
Death in Warrick County Lawsuit Seeks Damages
Lorenz Rice twenty died after exposure while under the care of Ing E C Hargrave administrator of Rice’s estate. Koch a farmer near Elberfield is accused of wrongfully permitting a delirious patient with influenza to be moved from his home leading to Rice’s death. Robert Foster received payment for transporting him to a log house where he later died. Mary J Rice of Alvaton Kentucky sues for $10 000 damages in the case citing neglect and unsafe housing and medical decisions.
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Lorenz Rice
E. C. Hargrave
Rice
Ing EN Koch
Elberfield
Warrick County
Koch
Robert Foster
Foster
Poster's
Myrtle Barret
G.'C. ‘Kister
Andi
Mary J. Rice
Alvatan
Detective Presents Bedford Murder Theory To Governor
Detective Robert Owens pressed Governor Hanly with evidence in the Sarah Schafer murder case at Bedford calling for prosecution. Owens alleged a Latin reader was slain over secrets implicating Bedford elites, naming two Bedford society women a society man and two laborers as participants in luring and killing Schafer in a cab shed.
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Robert Owens
Sarah Schafer
Bedford
Hanly
Hanly J
Miller
Owens
Misk Schafer
Teen Injured in Swan Pond Scald Incident
A 16 year old boy, Bon Dillon of Florian Dillon, living near Swan Pond, was scalded on Saturday in an incident involving hot liquid. Further details are scant as the report focuses on the injury event and location.
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Bon
Florian Dillon
Swan Pond
Hospital site decision unresolved amid governor awaiting action
Senator Inulan states the site for the Southeastern Hospital for the Insane is not yet settled and awaits the governor's call. Rumor that Bedford was chosen is groundless. A boy suffered burns from boiling cod in a kitchen, treated by a physician. Dillon the father recently arrived from Loogootee and works for farmer Robert L. Crane.
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Inulan
Bedford
Dillon
Wheatland Brawl Ends With Seven Stitches For Wagner
In Wheatland on Saturday night John Wagner, a liveryman Grant Nash’s employee, caused damage after taking a Nash horse while drunk. Nash retrieved the horse prompting Wagner to rampage, breaking windows and furniture. C E Marmaduke struck Wagner with a necktie knot, stunning him. Wagner received seven stitches above the eye from Dr. Robert Wood and was out Monday.
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Wheatland
John Wagner
Wagner
Grant Nash
E Liveryman
Poo
Nash
Waagner
C. “Eb Marmaduke
Robert Wood
Lawsuit Filed Against Gault & Gault Architects
Richard L. Steg of South Bend brings a $10,000 damages suit against Vincennes architects Gault & Gault. He alleges false arrest after Sieç was arrested in Columbus on information from Vincennes claiming he stole architecture books and tools valued at $90.
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Gault & Gault, Architects
Vincennes
Richard L. Steg
South Bend
Seig
Columbus
Sieg
Mrs Mary Bell Improves After Hip Breakage
Mrs Mary Bell of the north side who fell weeks ago and broke her hip is improving. At over ninety years old she now requires a cane to go about and is able to be out with assistance.
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Mary Bell
North Side
Lightning at Coney Ends In Fatal Beach Crowd Strike
Five people were killed and nine others seriously injured when lightning struck a crowd on Coney Island beach. The incident disrupted a busy seaside scene drawing responders to the scene. Authorities investigated the cause and identified the victims and injured.
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Coney Island
Screams Foil Assailant Near St Steven’s Thurte
Helen and Lillian Bohnert aged thirteen and ten were frightened Monday evening near St Steven’s Thuret as a man accosted them grabbing their arms. They screamed and fled as neighbors gathered but the motives remain unknown. The girls are visiting their sister Mrs Will Karr from Montgomery.
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Helen
Lillian Bohnert
Slatera
St. Steven's Thuret
Les Gan
Oman
Henry Bohnart
Montgomery
Will Karr
North Side
Tharp and Gardiner Enjoy Wisconsin Visit
C K Tharp and G Gardiner spent several pleasant days in Wisconsin last week. They express delight with what they saw in the Badger state and are enthusiastic about Oshkosh.
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C.K. Tharp
G. Gardiner
Wisconsini
Badger State
Oshkosh
Beaver Funeral for Charles Beaver Held at Bethel
The funeral for Charles Beaver who died Friday was held Sunday morning at Bethel church with a large crowd in attendance. Burial followed at Bethel cemetery.
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Charles Beaver
Bethel Church
Bethel Cemetery
Band of gypsies robs Washington residents through fortune telling
A roaming group of about twenty five gypsies camped along State and Bedford roads and targeted shops and homes in Washington. Women offered fortune telling for money, often coercive, with theft and petty larceny common. One shopkeeper lost a dollar after a teller demanded repayment promises, while a bartender faced a bottle-for-fortune bribe. Reports say the band hails from India-origin vagabond clans now spread worldwide and engaging in theft, fortune telling, horse jockeying and tinkering.
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Hfe
Washington
Grestward
State
Bedford Roads
Hiram McCafferty
East South
Fourth Streets
Big Fartune
Bio
McCafferty Annes “Enay
Washington’ Topompany
India
Europe
Seymour
John Groff
Explosion at National Rolling Mill Kills Worker
A blast at the National Rolling Mill in Wa ccnnes on Monday night ripped through the bit shears as an iron pipe loaded with nitroglycerine exploded. Edward Guuag Edwards was killed almost instantly, with severe injuries including a missing left hand and a leg wound. Several other workers suffered dangerous wounds. Miss Lela Allen traveled to Bethel for a few days.
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National Rolling Millé
Waccnnes
el Oelock
Edwarda
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