Deaths touch Daviess county as scarlet fever spreads
Long obituary notes Martin Nugent a pioneer of Elmore township born February 11, 1831 in Parke county Indiana who built a large farm and engaged in Republican politics. Other notices report Leona Alexander child death from scarlet fever near Odon and Wills Lents and Sylvester Harrell among local deaths with health alerts issued for nearby schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. I. Donaldson
DeMotte
Odon
Whlow Valley
Donaldson
Fron
Boy 16 Attacks Mother With Axe After School
In Indianapolis on Oct 13 Fred Fox, sixteen, attacked his mother with an ax when she had no new clothes for him. Grandmother stopped the blow, neighbors aided, bicycle officers Stewart and Mullin placed him in custody at the central police station for drawing deadly weapons. The mother noted prior trouble at home including breaking dishes and throwing bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fred Fox
Stewart
Mullin
Central
Dramatic Club Adds Members and Plans Geisha Girl Play
At a Wednesday night meeting the Dramatic club welcomed several new members and organized plans to stage the Geisha Girl during the holidays. Roles will be assigned at an early gathering and rehearsals start soon.
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Dramatic Club
Goon
Local Farmers Sow Wheat and Neighbors Travel
Local residents report sowing finished on most farms and list numerous trips to Washington, Indiana and other towns for land views, church events, meetings, and family visits. Several residents move or visit relatives, with notes on illnesses and a contested citizens ticket indoors.
Dance at W Street Social in Corning Saturday Night
Nellie Walsh returns to East St. Louis after a month’s visit. Miss Mattie Brewer ill with typhoid. Charles Wilson to Wheatland. Thomas Kellett visited Washington. Deckard O'Brien wedding reception planned next Tuesday. John Kellett family in Washington. John Colvin and Nicholas Wathen in Loogootee. Nellie Jones travels to Indianapolis.
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W. Street
Nellie Walsh
Herome
Nicholas Wathen I
Loogootee
Nellie Jones
Indianapolis
Bigamist Confesses in Carmi Court case
Charles Carr pleaded guilty to bigamy in the circuit court here and received an indeterminate penal sentence. He eloped from Evansville Indiana to Carmi with Miss Vern Wood and married her months ago, promising a stage career. The bride learned of his prior marriage the next day, deserted him for St. Louis, and two months later he was trapped by an appointment with the former fiancée and captured by Sheriff Grissom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmi
Charles Carr
Carr
Evansville
Ind
Vern Wood
St. Louis
Grissom
Bank Failure At Mineral Point Prompts Arrest Likelihood
United States District Attorney Harry Morgan and National Bank Examiner R W Goodhart met to decide steps to hold responsible those linked to the First National bank of Mineral Point which closed after more than 200 dollars vanished from its funds. Arrests are likely.
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Mineral Point
Wis
United States
Harry Morgan
National Bank
R. W. Goodhart
First National Bank
Grief Over Cow Triggers Dr Siddall’s Suicide
Oberlin Ohio October 13 grief over the death of a favorite cow is believed to have driven Dr J F Siddall eighty to end his life by drowning in a cistern Mrs Siddall said he had mourned the cow and the family kept watch over his condition.
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Oberlin, O
J. F. Siddall
Jarvis Finishing Modern Cottage Furnace Install
F E Jarvis completes a modern cottage on east Ninth Street by installing a Quaker steel furnace to prepare for winter.
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F. E. Jarvis
East Ninth Street
Hudsonville Sunday School Notes and Local Updates
Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Whooping cough is currently an epidemic in the neighborhood. Misses Ethel and Stella Smith attend Glendale school. Mrs Bertha Colbert and Minte Goslin visited James Alford and family at Maysville. Matthew Goslin recovering from illness. William Kellams moved to Lawrenceville Illinois for work. Morton Wilson home from Plainville for a few days. Mrs Emily Houston moved to the Stites property on Main Street. F D Grismore telephone man transacted business locally. Bennie Wagoner home from North Dakota. Hudsonville militia boys attended target range in Washington last week. George W Wilson and family visited A T Conley at Glendale. Harry Goslin in Washington. Teachers attended an institute at Glendale. Frank Colbert went to Montgomery. Thomas Davis went to Washington. Alfred McCreary returned from Knox county where he sought work. Superintendent B J Burris and Trustee Ward visited schools in southern Harrison township.
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Ethel
Stella Smith
Glendale
Bertha Colbert
Minte Goslin
James Alford
Maysville
Matthew Goslin
Wiliam Kellams
Lawrenceville
Ill
Morton Wilson
Plainville
Emily Houston
Stites
Main Street
F. D. Grismore
Bennie Wagoner
North Dakota
Hudsonville
Target Range
Washington
George W. Wilson
A. T. Conley
Harry Goslin
Institute
Frank Colbert
Montgomery
Thomas Davis
Alfred McCreary
Knox County
B. J. Burris
Ward
Harrison Township
Booze and the Druggists in Newcastle Crime Ring
Newcastle October 14 The Courier reports liquor craving men attempt forged prescriptions to obtain whisky. A druggist refuses a quart and a man threatens violence. Within minutes a second man comes with the same forgery. Drugstores bear burdens as indictments loom awaiting Supreme Court ruling on liquor laws.
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Newcastle
the Courier
New Castle
Supreme Court m
Peculiar Accident Involves Wheat Beard Swallowing
Silas Anderson of Plainville contracted trouble after swallowing a short wheat beard while helping at a wheat elevator. His neck swelled, pain followed, and doctors from Plainville examined him. A neck incision released the beard, reducing the threat and he is expected to recover shortly.
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Silas Anderson
Plainville
Plainvilley
Dors. Ora
Wil McKittrick
A. B. Knapp
Anderson
Governor rejects Lamphere clemency plea
Indianapolis Oct 11 Governor Marshall denied the writt en request of Lamphere relatives asking clemency for Ray Lamphere a death row inmate linked to the Gunness farm killings in LaPorte County He said Lamphere is not so seriously ill as to merit executive clemency and planned to present the case to the state board of pardons only if his condition worsened.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marshall
Ray Lamphere
Gunness Farm
Laporte
Lamphere
State Board of Pardons
Property sale and shop opening near Odon
Joe Glovers to hold a sale of personal property next week on his farm southeast of the city. He plans to open a machine shop at Odon including automobile repair work and a finished machinist capable of satisfactory work.
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Joe Glovers
Odon
Iley
Licenses Sought for Taverns in Vincennes
Applications to sell intoxicating liquors at two sites in Vincennes pass through city channels for the November session. Harry Westfall, owner of a billiard parlor at 1603 North Second, seeks a license at the Ebart place on North Second Street, with questions about his involvement. Thomas Chawning asks for a license at the Hitler place on Thirteenth and Hickman streets, while police remonstrances against Hulen’s renewal were not extended to new applicants.
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Vincennes
Onn
Chris Ehart
Old State Hank
North Second Street
Hulen Place
Thirteenth
Hickman Strets
Harry Westfall
Ebart Place
D. Frank Culbertson
Thomas Chawning
Hickman
Hulen
Haley
Ehart
Knox Ciicuit
Curtiss Flies at Forest Park Amid Strong Wind
Glenn H. Curtiss flew his biplane at Forest Park in the early morning, despite strong winds. He took off at 6:50, circled the field, and landed where he started after completing about a mile in one minute and seventeen seconds as few witnesses watched.
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St. Loui
Glenn H. Curtiss
Forest Park
Curtiss
Polar bears to draw Amundsen’s polar sledges
Hamburg October 11 Captain Roald Amundsen plans a polar expedition using draft animals in an unusual way. He contracts with Carl Hagenbeck to supply twenty ice bears three years old. The bears are being trained and will be shipped to Christiania this week for embarkation aboard Amundsen’s ship.
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Hamburg
Roald Amundsen
Amundser
Carl Hagenbeck
Hagenebeck
Christiania
Amundsen
Armory rink to open for fall season
The armory skating rink will open Thursday evening for the fall season with additional Saturday sessions. All equipment has been checked and skates are in good condition. Ed F Kendall will be in charge.
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Armory
Ed. F. Kendall
Quails Face Threat as Hunting Season Opens
Quail populations are warned to be at risk as hunting season starts on November 10. Authorities urge vigilance for the presence of hunters and firearms in the area.
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Martin Nugent
Elmore Township
Daviess County
Mr. Nugent
Parke County
Indiana
Charles
Mary Nugent
Eliza C. Johins
Ney
Lee Wadsworth
Thomas Sears
Thomas Nugent
Nugent
Avaitor
Wadsworth
Sandborn
Bert Hedrick
McCormick Avenue
Whiatlhand
Sylvester Harrell
Ohio
Itis City
Richard County
Esther Lents
Wills Lents
A. H. Holder
Epssom
Charles Faith
Faith
Bogard Township
Nancy Myers
Barby
Epsom
Frank Betchel
Madison Township
Elnora
Frank Doyle
St. Marys Church
Bogard
Doyle
Barr Township
Mtire
Emma
Eddie
Thomas
Margaret
Ernestine
St. Michaels Church
John
Peter Daily
James Daily
John Smith
St. Joe
Henry Lundergan
St. Michaels
Thomas and
Margaret Daily
Catholic Church
St. Marys Parish
Leona
John Alexander
Earl
John Hubbs
Lad
Neighborhood News
Cornettsville
Good Alexander
A. G. Williams
Bert
Olliver Carroll
Montana
Troy Keith
Sugarland
Jasob Cornett
Curtis Myers
Claude Aikman
A. EB. Myers
Ed Mfode
Bloomer Myers
Omer Fleenor
Freeday Eaton
Henry Denbo
W. H. Patterson
John Keith
James Bowman
John Gosorn
William Eaton
Monk
C. Harris
Cannerburg
Clara Fisher
Isom Street
Michael Burkhardt
Joseph Compton
John Lundergan
Roy Allen
Michael Wagner
Orville Kerr
Arch Kerr
C. T. Connaughton
William Fitch
Palestine
Jacob Hawkins
Mays‘ville
James Hand
Luna
Thomas Abell
Bedford
Robert Walker
Jaisonville
Ammit Winingen
Alfordsville
Cleo
George B. Drew
Frank Sharum
Thomas McKnight
Father Matthews
Mary Spaulding
Corrine
John Graham
Ned
Stevens McCreary
Graham
George W W. Potts
Joseph Haskins
Joan Shericliff
Family Bunday
Corning
Bigamist
Jarvis
Quailer
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