Blood hounds fail to locate Danner drug store robbers
In Elnora Knox county thousands gathered as Glenn s bloodhounds searched the town for hours after the Wednesday night burglary of the Danner drug store. Despite extensive tracks the dogs found no trail and officials warned the public while merchants contributed to the blood hound fund.
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Glenn
Danner
Happiy
Odon Street
Colbert
Job Smoot
Elnora
Indiana
Mr. Danner
Lodge
Nabile
German Woman Dead In Washington City
Mary Koller a longtime Washington resident since 1870 died at fifteen past the hour in the city. She came to Washington with her mother and family and death occurs at an unspecified location.
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Washington
Mary Koller
Mrs Keller Dies Near City After Yearlong Illness
Mrs. Keller aged sixty one, sister of the late John M. Smith, a prominent druggist of Washington, died after a year of illness at a residence about a mile north of the city limits. Born in Kelkaeim Germany, she came to America at twenty, settled in Emaus, then moved to this city. She was a member of St Marys Catholic church. She married John Koller Jr in 1876. he died in 1895. Surviving are two children John Koller and Mary Koller, plus a brother Peter Smith and sister Elizabeth Lum of Washington. Funeral services Monday at 8 am from St Marys church, burial in St Johns cemetery.
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John M. Smith
Washington
Liang
Mrs. Koller
Kelkaeim
Nasseau
Germany
America
Emaus
Lehigne
Pennsylvania
Keller
St. Marys Catholic Church
Hor
John Koller, Jr
John Koller
Mary Koller
Peter Smith
Elizabeth Lum
St. Marys Church
St. Johns Cemetery
M Cormick in toils over poker raid in Bedford
Hiram McCormick a Loogotoe attorney faced a Bedford raid over a poker game in a room over Karl Kramer's lunch room. He pleaded guilty to gambling and was fined $15 plus costs. Accompanying defendants Pender Chastain and Kramer faced separate trials while officers secured the scene and the players offered no-plea or ongoing cases. The February circuit term will begin February 14 with jurors drawn by Kennedy and Bright.
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Bedford Democrat
Hiram McCormick
Loogotoee
Karl Kramer
South Street
Nathan Hall
McCormick
Mort Pender
Noah Chastian
Karl
Chief Pierce
Pierce
Underwood
Martin
Bedford
Ill From Lockjaw Affects Ogden Street Widow
Thresa Walters of Ogden Street suffers from tetanus contracted Thursday. Her children fear for her recovery. Two physicians attended her bedside Friday morning and anti-toxin has been administered. Mrs Walters, 55, is the widow of John Walters and recently recovered from pneumonia left her weakened.
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Thresa Wallers
Ogden Street
Walters
John Walters
Near loss of eye at courthouse contract work
James Fitzgerald narrowly avoided losing sight in his right eye while overseeing a contract recently awarded to Van Hoy & Son at the courthouse. He was inspecting work when an accident occurred, prompting first aid and possible further investigation into safety procedures.
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James Fitzgerald
Court House
van Hoy & Son
Court House Redecoration Accident Leaves Worker Temporarily Disabled
A worker directing plaster mixing during courthouse renovations was struck in face and eye by a bucket of hydraulic lime. Initial fears of permanent injury proved unfounded. doctors expect a full recovery, though he cannot work for a short period.
Returns After Ten Years Found at Home
Loogootee Sentinel reports George Cunningham, who vanished from near town a decade ago, returned to his father Patrick Cunningham's southwest of town last Tuesday. He traveled through the west and was in San Francisco during the great earthquake. No mail was received. his twin brother also disappeared two years earlier. Cunningham is twenty eight years old.
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Loogootee Sentinel
George Cunningham
Patrick Cunningham
Young Cunningham
San Francisco
Cunningham
Veteran Captain Green McDonald Visits Town
Barr township's Captain Green McDonald, over eighty, spent a brief Friday in the city marking a rare appearance after several weeks. He notes four years as a volunteer soldier in the Civil War and remains in tolerable health for his age.
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Green McDonald
Barr Township
Woman Sues Over Train Accident At Medora
Mrs. Nellie Blythe of Bedford sues B O Southwestern railway for 15000 alleging the company’s train was started with a sudden jerk after she boarded at Medora January 13, causing injuries to her abdomen back and arms and a nervous shock she claims will cause a permanent nervous disorder.
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Medora
Nellie Blythe
Bedford
B. & O. Southwestern Railway
Helton Brothers In Custody Threaten Valin Case
Two Helton brothers Robert and Claude, key witnesses for the state in the Charles Valin case, have disappeared but are now in custody or soon to be held. Mayor McCarty learned they fled to Bedford and secured arrest warrants. Bedford police captured Robert. Claude is expected to be held within hours.
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Heltons
Helton Boys
Robert
Claude
Charles Valin
Valin
McCarty
Bedford
Fields
Bee
Doings At Clerk's Office In Daviess County
William A. Wallace county clerk reports for Daviess County the year's activity. Civil cases filed 243 with 236 disposed. 7 venued to other counties. 13 venued from others. Juvenile court had 1% children’s cases. Administrations issued 43. guardianships 21. foreclosure decrees 7. sheriff's sales 7. Adjudged of unsound mind 12. marriage licenses 242. divorces granted to wives 10 and to husbands 4.
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William A. Wallace
Daviess County
Naturalization and Crime Statistics Summary
Criminal cases filed 71 with 22 dismissed and 56 disposed of. Convictions total 10 felonies and 16 misdemeanors. In felonies three fined, five sentenced to state prison, two to Indiana reformatory. Grand larceny three cases, petit larceny three, forgery one, murder one, rape one. Misdemeanors included fourteen fines and two jail terms.
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Indiana Reformatory
Republicans Hold Daviess County Precinct Meetings
Republicans of Daviess County plan Saturday township meetings to name precinct committeemen and elect seventeen delegates and seventeen alternates to the district convention. Delegates will be chosen by township, followed by precincts organizing to elect committeemen. County officers will be chosen at a Monday meeting after district delegates are named. A good turnout is expected.
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Daviess County
Seventen
Coury House
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New York
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Publishers of the World
Horrall Brothers Book Store
Thomas Nugent
Northeast Third Street
Dally Brothers
Montgomery
F. L. Grow
Liverpool’ Lodge 110
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A. T. Morgan
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John Reinsel & Son
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