Frank Fox Not Lynched Despite Rumors in Vincennes
Vincennes Oct 21 Frank P Fox arrived safely from Pittsburg after days of sensational reports that he had been shot near Sandoval Ill or injured in an auto crash. He denied all rumors and said he had been in Pittsburg all along on business, displaying remarkable vitality when told of supposed lynching.
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Vincennes
Frank P. Fox
Pittsburg
Mr. Fox
Sandoval
Lawrenceville
East St. Louis
Fox
Bootleggers blamed for Dugger fire amid temperance tensions
In Sullivan on October 11, residents attribute the Dugger town fire that gutted the business district to bootleggers angered by threats of legal action against illegal liquor sales. The temperance push and town board backed by merchants prompted disbanding of the Dugger Social club, fueling fears of arson as investigators plan arrests. communication lines to Sullivan were restored after a telephone repair squad worked through the outage.
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Sullivan
Dugger
Sullivan Independent Telephone Company
Harvey to Stand Trial for Highway Robbery
Lou Harvey, paroled reformatory convict, arrested after a robbery of Caiier Smith of Washington on the Illinois side of the river. He was indicted in Lawrenceville for highway robbery and sent to jail awaiting trial. He faces sentence by Illinois authorities, with possible transfer to the Indiana prison to finish parole violations.
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Vincennes
Lou Harvey
Reformatory
Caiier Smith
Washington
Illinois
Lawrenceville
Harvey
Speedway Eyes International Events For Indy Grounds
Indianapolis promoters moved to bid for the next international aviation tournament and the Olympian games path at the speedway grounds. Each event needs about $100,000, but the organizers, who built the course and started the balloon races, aim to make Indianapolis a gathering place for nations worldwide.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway Grounds
Aeking
Curtiss Expected in City After Roelms Meet Victory
Glenn H. Curtiss, winner of the Roelms aviation tournament in St Louis, is due in this city shortly from St Louis. He supports the local aviation park and will offer valuable suggestions on his arrival. His success in France helps explain the projected next tour to America in 1910.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
St. Louis
France
America
Oil drilling delayed in Pike County field amid water shortages
In Oakland City on October 11 water scarcity and equipment losses slowed progress on six planned wells. Only Michael Murphy & Co. produced a sizable find on the W. J Rogers farm near Monroe township, yielding an estimated 200 barrels daily after drilling to 1,228 feet. Markham & Simpson and Byron Brothers flagged ongoing activity with drills shifting to the Johnson farm as a heavy producer was anticipated.
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Oakland City
Michael Murphy & Co
W. J Rogers
Monroe Township
Pike County
Markham & Simpson
Byron Brothers
Johnson Farm
Strange noises heard over Oakland City description of meteoric sound
Residents in Oakland City report a low rumbling moving from southeast to northwest across farmland. The sound, likened to distant artillery, lasted several seconds over a thirty mile arc with no visible sky event, fueling fears of Haley's comet but experts suspect a near earth meteor.
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Oakland City
Haley
Riders Tour to the Old Post on Bicycle Trip
Roy Perkins and Joseph Spaulding rode to Vincennes on Saturday and returned Sunday noon. They traveled about twenty three miles along the wagon road in two hours and ten minutes. The roads were dusty but they arrived safely and visited with Mrs. M. H. Hogan at the Old Post.
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Roy Perkins
Joseph Spaulding
Vincennes
M. H. Hogan
Tunnel caves in at Owensville on Monon line
Bedford October 11 The Owensville tunnel on the Switz City branch of the Monon has caved in for the thirteenth time. Trains are detoured via the Wallace junction. No deaths reported but a petition will be sent to the railroad commission to condemn the tunnel and compel building a 2 mile bypass.
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Bedford
Owensville
Switz City
Monon
Wallace
Railroad Commission
Rain Brings Welcome Relief After Dry Spell
Rain arrived Sunday morning ending weeks of dry weather in the state. Farmers welcomed the moisture as wheat sowing lagged and dusty roads hampered travel, easing the fall work that had dragged on.
Aldrich Sells Five E M F Cars at Vincennes Market
D D Aldrich reports strong demand for E M F autos with five sold in Vincennes last week and most buyers from Lawrence county. He anticipates further sales and predicts the garage will exceed prior records for the season.
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Vincennes
D. D. Aldrich
Lawrence County
Remodeled House on East Eleventh Street
Mrs. Kuns has remodeled her house on East Eleventh Street into one of the city’s modern homes, highlighting updated design and amenities.
Hastingss Travel West Shows Vast Terrains and People
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hastings spent a month touring the West from Denver to Salt Lake City, Seattle, Portland, Redlands, and Prescott. Hastings praises the Mormon valley city, recounts an Odd Fellows event, and notes Redlands as an ideal place to live before returning home to Washington and Davis County, Indiana.
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E. E. Hastings
Far West
Mr. Hastings
West
Denver
Colorado Springs
Great Divide
Salt Lake City
Frank I. Serrit
Mississippi River
Jack Mattingly
The
Herald
Tribune
Jack
Mr. Serrit
Salt Lake
Seattle
Portland
Brother Cockrum
Indiana
Odd Fellows Lodge
Grand Lodge
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Redlands
J. E. Williams
F. K. Arthur
Williams
Rand Frank Arthur
Review
Santa Fe
Desert
Needles
United States
Prescott
Arizona
Old Washington
Wheel
Daviess County
Dr Cook’s Milwaukee Stop Includes Lecture and Welcome
Dr Frederick A Cook arrived in Milwaukee on Sunday and spoke to a large audience at the auditorium. A city official and business group committee met him at the station and escorted him to the Pfister hotel where an informal reception followed. He later visited the Milwaukee Press club and inscribed his name on a panel before boarding a boat to Grand Haven. His wife accompanied him.
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Milwaukee
Frederick A. Cook
Citizens Business League and
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Dr. Cook
Pfister
Milwaukee Press Club
Jewish poet Naphtali Imber buried with great ceremony
Naphtali Herz Imber, author of Hatkivah and translator of Omar Khayyam, died Friday and was buried in Mount Sinai cemetery after a large public funeral. Ten Jewish societies led services and about 10,000 people followed the hearse across the Williamsburg Bridge. Marcus, a friend, initially held burial rights but joined the societies in honoring the poet.
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New York
Naphtali Herz Imber
Omar Khayyam
Mount Sini
Imber
Williamsburg Bridge
Marcus
Pittsburg Man Kills Wife After Night Prayer
Police say Martin Schulick struck his wife Catherine with an iron griddle in their home after reading his prayer book. Their seven year old daughter Josephine witnessed the murder as she slept. Schulick fled after warning the child not to tell. He was jealous of his wife.
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Pittsburg
Martin Schulick
Catherine
Josephine
Schulick
Shulick
Typhoid Fever Report in Plainville and Steele Town
Oro, four year old son of Dr. O K McKittrick of Plainville, has a light case of typhoid fever. There are several additional cases reported in Steele town galp.
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Oro
O. K. McKittrick
Plainville
Steele Towngalp
Italian Papers Follow Abruzzi Romance and Elkins Scandal
Rome reports the Duke of Abruzzi’s romance with Miss Katherine Elkins ended with she losing interest. American circles cite pursuit by William Hitt and “young Bacon” as distractions while Elkins travels Europe. The prince, after visiting Racconigi, now stays in Naples with the Duke of Rota amid mounting press chatter.
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Rome
Duke of Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
America
Miss Istking
Washington
Duke of
Abruzzi
Rota
Naples
Preacher Carrick quits North Lawrence post for evangelism
Lawrence Kansas October 11 Rev D H Carrick who left the North Lawrence Christian church to drive a streetcar has again left that post and will soon go east to conduct evangelistic services. He had been minister only briefly before taking the streetcar job and said ministers are not honest and a man cannot earn an honest living as a minister.
Marshal Against Taggart In Indiana Democratic Split
Indiana Democrats from across the state meet to name Governor Marshall as leader of the faction opposing Thomas Taggart the brewer and saloon man aligned wing. The move signals a formal break within the party ahead of statewide contests this fall.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Marshall
Thomas Taggart
Aave
Governor opposes state convention action on local option
The governor rejects any convention expression on local option and will keep legislators uninstructed on moral questions unless their districts demand it. He aims to ignore local option at the state convention and align the party with a tough stance. Senator Fleming and Representative Sweeney plan an anti local option campaign next year.
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lHe
Taggart
Fleming
Sweeney
Night riders torch tobacco barn in Kentucky farm
In Augusta County, Kentucky, twenty five masked men burned Edward Johnson’s tobacco barn containing 5000 pounds of tobacco. The attack used white coverings, a tenant was forced to show the barn, fires spread, and the assailants warned others to Arm themselves. No insurance. Governor Wilson ordered soldiers to Cadda, eight miles away, to patrol. Another farmer, A W Hedgeck, also lost tobacco in a nearby fire.
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Augusta
Edward Johnson
Willow
Tall County
Storzes
Johsen
Goverty
Wilson
Cis
Cadda
Johnson
A.W. Hedgeck
Willson
Vanes
Willie Boy Cornered by Desert Pursuers
Los Angeles reports Willie Boy, the fugitive Indian murderer, held at bay ninety miles from San Bernardino after retreat surrounded by Indian trailers. Sheriff Ralphs says the suspect is weak from lack of food and unsteady in aim. He seeks a reward and federal help to force surrender with water and supply cuts as tactics.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Willie Boy
San Bernardino
Ralphs
Wsa
Board of Supervisors
Synod in Meeting Opens in South Bend
The Indiana synod of the Presbyterian church opened a session at South Bend with ministers in home and foreign missions on the program. The Rev H W Johnson preached the opening sermon. Moderators and several candidates including the Rev M L Haines, Rev O Ds Odell, and Rev Neil McPherson are mentioned. The Rev James Marrison Barkey of Detroit, moderator of the general assembly, will attend and deliver a sermon, the first time a moderator has addressed the Indiana synod.
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Indiana Synod of the Presbyterian Church
South Bend
H. W. Johnson
First Presbyterian Church
M. L. Haines
O. Ds Odell
Neil McPherson
Indianapolis
James Marrison Barkey
Detroit
General Assembly
Indiana Synod
Woman Falls From Window in Fairmount Park Tragedy
Miss Lulu Lee thirty three, woke from bed and rushed to an open window at her home near Hairpine curve in Fairmount park. She fell headfirst onto the sidewalk in her nightdress. A pedestrian found her and she was taken to a hospital with a broken arm and multiple bruises. Doctors fear internal injuries and say she cannot live.
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Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
Lulu Lee
John D Rockefeller on Religion in Sunday School Talk
In Cleveland on October 11, John D Rockefeller urged practical Christianity over scripture quoting. He contrasted two neighbors, one a Bible verse quoting churchgoer who was harsh, and another who never quoted scripture but showed kindness through acts and generosity.
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Cleveland,c
Joan D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Standard Oilkins
Foley's Honey and Tar Clears Air Passages
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as relieving throat irritation and cough, soothing inflamed membranes, healing sore lungs, and expelling the cold. Warns to refuse anything but the genuine yellow package sold by Smith & Winton.
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Foley
Smith & Winton
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement from Indiana Reader
James Hembree of Washington Indiana testifies that after five years of kidney trouble Doan's Kidney Pills improved his condition and strengthened his kidneys after using a box bought at Jackson's pharmacy. The ad notes the product price of 50 cents and that Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY distributes in the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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Dean
James Hembree
Harned Avenue
Washington
Ind
Jackson's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Doaons
Kidney Remedy Restores Strength After Kidney Trouble
Cc R Kloger of Indianapolis writes he was weak from kidney trouble yet four bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy cleared his complexion cured his backache and irregularities. He can now attend to business daily and recommends Foley's Kidney Remedy to all sufferers after doctors and others failed. Sold by Smith and Winton.
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Cc. R. Kloger
Virginia Avenue
Indianapolis
Ind
Foley
Smith & Winton
Dosch and Carroll Wedding Aboard in City Residence
Louis Dosch and Miss Nettie Carroll were wed at Father Doyl's residence Tuesday at eight. Dosch, a carpenter, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dosch of this city. The bride's parents reside in Terre Haute. The couple will live in this city.
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Louis Dosch
Nettie Carroll
Terre Haute
Father Doyl
Charles Dosch
Local Father Praises Foley Orina Laxative
Mr. F. G. Fritz of Oneonta New York writes that his young daughter was greatly helped by Foley's Orina Laxative and calls it the best remedy for constipation and liver trouble. The laxative is described as mild pleasant and effective and is sold to Smith and Winton.
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F. G. Fritz
Oneonta
N. Y
Foley
Smith & Winton
Farmers Return From Missouri Land View Trip
George W. Osman John Keith and George Ellis well known farmers have returned from a trip to southwest Missouri where they were looking at farm lands and assessing opportunities for future purchase or investment.
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George W. Osman
John Keith
George Ellis
Missouri
Miss H. E. Bell Finds Relief with Foley's Kidney Pills
A Wausau Wisconsin resident Miss H E Bell reports severe back pains sleepless nights and headaches before using Foley's Kidney Pills. She says early doses brought relief and she was surprised by the results. Sold by Smith Winton.
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H. E. Bell
Wausau
Was
Foley
Smith &. Winton
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Rodes
Lake
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Marshal
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