Funeral for John Gilbert Shanklin Held at Home
Evansville Indiana August 8 funeral services for John Gilbert Shanklin were held Friday at the family residence with Rev Charles S Nickerson of Walnut Street Presbyterian Church officiating. The plain white duck casket matched his belief waste rather than black should symbolize death. Pallbearers were intimate associates and the party later proceeded to Chicago for cremation with ashes returned to Evansville.
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Evansville
Ind
John Gilbert Shanklin
Charles S. Nickerson
Walnut Street Presbyterian Church
Shanklin
Chicago
Cantrell Confesses to Barrel House Murder
Rufus Cantrell known as King of the Ghouls, jailed in Jeffersonville reformatory, admits with a partner killing a barrel-house loafer named Jordan about two years ago. They shot him, hid the body, and his companion cut his throat, then placed the corpse in a barrel sold to a dental college. Police expect no further arrests and the grand jury is unlikely to investigate. Cantrell’s tale is not believed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Rufus Cantrell
Jeffersonville
Jordan
Cantrell
Gerber
Raffle Planned for Historic Church Building in Terre Haute
The African Methodist Episcopal church in Paris Illinois plans a raffle of its venerable church building after failing to sell the property for 1500 dollars. Eight hundred tickets at one dollar each have been printed and are being sold. The church is described as a landmark.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Paris
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Troy Porter
Indiana Photographers Elect Officers and Plan Permanent Salon
Indiana photographers elected officers in Indianapolis with George Parrott as president and Bert Hardy as first vice president. G W Hous er of Warsaw serves as second vice president, J Bergholtzzer of Washington as treasurer, and W E Wilmer of Crown Point as secretary. Five hundred dollars is subscribed for a permanent Indiana home and a national photographic art salon.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
George Parrott
Fort Wayne
Bert Hardy
Frankfort
G. W. Houser
Warsaw
J. Bergholttzer
Washington
W. E. Wilmer
Crown Point
Suit for a Reward in Martin Circuit Court
Henry Huff and William McCormick sue Sheriff George Holsapple and Treasurer Joseph Cannon in Martin county seeking the $200 reward for arresting Arthur Henry Lyons. Lyons killed his stepmother Mrs. Joel Lyons and, when surrounded by the sheriff's posse, died by suicide in a dense thicket.
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Shoals
Ind
Martin Circuit Court
Henry Huff
William McCormick
George Holsapple
Joseph Cannon
Arthur Henry Lyons
Joel Lyons
Expensive Bid Misses Wabash Street Contracts
Anderson Indiana August 7 Hoping to reach Wabash in time to bid on several thousand dollars worth of street building J J Netterville engaged a locomotive to make the run for 100 but he was too late and the next lowest bidder got contracts on which 5000 profit is expected
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Anderson
Ind
Wabash
J. J. Netterville
Man with shotgun blocks access to Union Traction site
In Marion Indiana on Friday S S Taylor armed with a shotgun stood in his yard and barred 100 Union Traction Co workmen and officials from entering. He was joined by his son and wife who also bore firearms. The standoff ended without clear resolution.
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Marion
Ind
S. S. Taylor
Union Traction Co
Taylor
Ida Starr Swallows Bullet Claim Verified
Bluffton Indiana August 7 Ida Starr who was accidentally shot by her brother in law Ira Huff Saturday evening persisted from the start that she swallowed the bullet when it passed through the esophagus and her opinion was verified.
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Bluffton
Ind
Ida Starr
Ira Huff
Lynching scare after firing at train in Indiana
Thomas Brown, 21, of Oakland City narrowly escaped a mob near Huntingburg and Jasper after shooting at train engineer George Ales. About 60 men pursued him, but authorities locked him up in Huntingburg as the crowd dispersed. Brown is identified as a physician’s son.
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Evansville
Ind
Thomas Brown
Oakland City
Huntingburg
Jasper
Brown
George Ales
Gas rate increase slated for Rushville suppliers
Rushville residents face a 66 percent hike as Rushville Natural Gas Co. plans September 1 price rise. The People's Natural Gas Co. and the Central Fuel Co. will follow with higher rates after arguing gas supplies, long at 15 cents per 1,000 cubic feet, are dwindling.
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Rushville
Ind
Rushvile Natural Gas Co
People’s Natural Gas Co
Central Fuel Co
Union Strike Ends in Lafayette As Carpenters Accept Offer
Carpenters in Lafayette Indiana end a strike that began May 1 after builders offered 25 to 35 cents an hour with no union recognition. The union accepted the initial offer and workers to return Thursday.
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Lafayette
Ind
Builders’ Exchange
Campbell plans electric railway from Anderson to four towns
Wallace B. Campbell returned from a trip and announced plans to build an electric railway 48 miles long from Anderson to Lapel Noblesville Westfield and Lebanon. He secured franchises and said he has ample capital to finance the line.
Camp Meeting At Grantsburg Opens With Large Attendance
Grantsburg English Indiana hosts a two week camp meeting conducted by Rev. H. W. Wright and others from Chicago. Ministers from across the state attend and large crowds fill afternoon and evening services.
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Grantsburg
English
Ind
H. W. Wright
Chicago
Big oil well shot near Muncie Indiana
One of the largest wells shot in the Indiana field was fired Thursday morning one and a half miles northeast of Whitey Muncie suburb. The No 5 well on the McGalliland farm leased by Capital Development Co of Indianapolis will fill a tank of 250 barrels per day.
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Muncie
Ind
Indiana Field
Whitely
McGalliland
The
Capital Development Co
Indianapolis
Bids Opened for First Convict Labor Setting
Laporte Indiana August 6 The Indiana prison board meeting in Michigan City opened bids for the first setting of convict labor under the new law Four hundred prisoners will be contracted with no more than 100 per contractor Seven proposals were received at rates from forty five to fifty cents per day per man
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Laporte
Ind
Indiana Prison Board
Michigan City
Free Thinker Laura Anderson Cremation Plans
Mrs Laura Anderson a noted Free Thinker dies near Oakville Indiana cremation set for Saturday in Cincinnati ashes to be returned to Muncie and strewn over a favorite rosebush per her wishes in a quiet note from her family noting her final wish and memorial idea.
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Muncie
Ind
Laura Anderson
Oakville
Cincinnati
Buckshot Found Under Skin After Seven Years
In Kokomo Indiana on August 7 seven years after an accidental foot shot John Degler felt a burning sensation in his armpit. Dr J L Puckett examined and located a buckshot under the skin in the armpit.
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Kokomo
Ind
John Degler
Degier
J. L. Puckett
Fistic Combat Among Ministers at Indiana Camp Meeting
Two ministers from different denominations fought briefly at a Church of Holiness camp meeting in English Indiana. They traded scratches on the face before members of the congregation separated them. no serious injuries reported.
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Ind
Church of Holiness
Peruna claims to cure catarrh and dyspepsia
An advertisement asserts dyspepsia stems from stomach catarrh and promotes Peruna as a universal catarrh remedy. It quotes M C Butler praising Peruna’s relief and emphasizes the medicine cures catarrh anywhere and enables natural digestion without artificial digestion.
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U. S
M. C
Butler
South Carolina
Peruna Medicine Co
Washington, D. C
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Hartman
Dr. Hartman
One Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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M. C. Butler
Emerson
Dr. Slocum
T. A. Slocum
Pine Street
New York
Slo
Tower
N. Mass
Tornabian Co
Skolt Toronto
Michigan
Ioscco County
Edwin A. Wildey
Lansing
Sissoun
Franklin
St. Louis County
Joseph H. EE
Sullivan, Mo
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello
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