A Joke on Justice Ended in 1721 Edinburgh Hanging
The article recounts William Shaw who was hanged at Leith Walk in 1721 for murdering his daughter Catherine after a dispute. Despite his protests of innocence, authorities and crowd believed the verdict, and Shaw’s body was left in chains as Morrison, who had watched, saw himself as a public benefactor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shaw
Edinburgh
Bonnie
Edinboro
Morrison
Shaw
Shaw Abode
Catherine
Leith Walk
The Shaw Family Tragedy and a Legal Scandal
William Shaw, a quiet Edinburgh resident, dies by judgment in a case linked to his daughter Catherine and her suitor Aleck Graham. A note by Catherine reveals she planned to kill herself, blaming her father. The case spurred debate in legal annals over circumstantial evidence and led to Shaw’s posthumous burial.
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Catherine Shaw
Ideal home site near station with golf course view
Real estate agent calls the location ideal, high and dry, five minutes from the station, close to church and school, with an 18 hole golf course across the street, while buyer expresses objections to the plan.
Mothers Fight Movie Poster Danger to Children
An editorial urges a coordinated public effort to regulate movie posters as they influence children. It cites a family incident where posters sparked dangerous behavior, arguing posters bypass home limits and must be controlled by community action and enlightened mothers.
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Howard
Louise
Sister
Mother
Posters outrun films as moral guardians debate censorship
The passage discusses concern that posters, not the films themselves, corrupt children by stimulating imagination with lurid images. It notes private agencies and manufacturers backing censorship and claims posters often depict more graphic scenes than the reels inside parlors.
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Howard
Louise
Easing
Wrong Cask Watered Milk Trick Ends in Silence
A milkman who habitually watered milk finds a large iron-banded cask full of water after skipping the practice. He begins diluting the milk at a house when the master arrives and warns him that sea water baths are prescribed, exposing the deception with a sharp quip.
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John
Gasoline Sparks and Static Charge Myth Debunked
Indiana University professor Foley argues that charging of air and clothing on dry days can create complex induced charges when pouring gasoline through a funnel even with or without a chamois. He warns such charges might ignite gasoline.
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Foley
Indiana University
Misquoted Proverbs Line Echoed By Early English Writers
The text traces how Proverbs 13 24's "He that spareth his rod hateth his son" inspired later reformers. Ralph Venning and Samuel Butler offered popular variants such as spare the rod and spoil the child. Butler likely coined the now familiar phrase.
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Ralph Venning
Samuel Butler
Butler
Indianapolis Name Chosen for Capital Amid Debate
The article recounts rival claims over naming Indianapolis as Indiana's capital, crediting Judge Jeremiah Sullivan and Samuel Merrill for the choice amid a discussion that included General Marston C. Clark proposing Tecumseh and later Sewarron. It notes Governor Jennings’ stance and explains the final adoption of Indianapolis as the town name after lengthy debate.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Samuel Merrill
Jeremiah Sullivan
William C. Langdon
Riverside Park
Harlow Lindley
Lindley
Madison
Sullivan
Merrill
Reginald H. Sullivan
Pioneer Statesman
Col. W. R. Holloway
Holloway
Polk
Marston C. Clark
Washington County
Tecumseh
Sewarron
Ceaing
Corydon
Switzerland County
Jennings
House
August set record for Indiana industrial accidents
The Indiana industrial board reported the highest monthly total since its inception in August with 4 351 accidents. Steam roads saw the most injuries at 404, followed by automobile manufacturing with 297, and other industries showing substantial totals.
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Industrial Board of Indiana
Fare Unit Decision Affects Indiana Interurban Rides
The Indiana Public Service Commission ruled towns with interurban lines are passenger units and capped fares at five cents within city limits. Elkhart was cited as a unique case where a conductor sought extra fare beyond the central station to the rectory, prompting the priest Rev. Jansen to file a complaint.
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Indiana
Public Service Commission
Illhart
Charles A. Edwards
EF. J. Jansen
Edwards
Elkhart
Jansen
Elkhart Central Station
Finery of the state fair yields to wreckage and payments
After the fair, tents fell and livestock moved out as the state board of agriculture loaded its records for transport to the state house. About 90 percent of premium money went to Indiana exhibitors amid strong competition. Winners included J Crouch & Son of Lafayette with 1427 dollars and C M Bottema of Indianapolis with 250 dollars, among others.
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State Board of Agriculture
State House
Indiana
J. Crouch & Son
Lafayette
C. M. Bottema
Indianapolis
M. K. Gleason
Hope Poultry Breeders’ Association of Hope
Simpson
Downers ‘Grove
Til
Minnie Smith
Converse
Ben Hardin
Soldier's Diary Report of Wild Cat Hunting in Mesquite
A fragmented diary note describes soldiers and telegraphers leaving Rio Grande Valley for the North. It mentions Lt Buschmann and Dr Whitsell and a hunt with a flashlight and pistols in mesquite. several cuts reported, no shots taken.
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Buschmann
Whitsell
Das
Indiana Brevities: Various Local Scattered News
Indiana brief items from Elwood to Bicknell report on Harmony Baptist opening, school board and cemetery appointments, mining accident injuries, a child’s fatal truck accident, barn and hay losses, a fatal train strike, life sentence in a murder case, fair directors injured, pickpocketing during a political meeting, a tent Camp death, a sinking cavern near Crown Point, church conference resolutions, railroad court fights, electric bond approvals, and a deadly accident from lye ingestion.
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Elwood
Harmony Baptist Association
Greenfield
Robert L. Mason
August Hafner
Park Cemetery
Evansville
George Jones
Terre Haute
Frederick Shepherd
Valparaiso
James Shinkle
Greencastle
Merritt Rogers
Newcastle
F. G. Tuxworth
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Spring
Versailles
Milton E. Merrill
Rochester
Harold Hendrickson
Kwanna
Ceattle
Hendrickson
Hartford City
Masonic Lodge
Joshua Kelley
F. M. Bailey
Montspelier
Lodge
Indianapolis
Wayne
Purdue
Lafayette
Hughes
Edward Munger
John Perry
Cramer
I. W. Brinkley
Stockwell
Robert Pinkerton
Kankakee
Herman Roselaw
Pinkerton
Hammond
Crown Point
Chicago & Hire Railway Company
Franklin
Indiana Methodist: Episcopal Conference
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Public Service Commission
Calumet Electric Company
Gary
Bicknell
Delbert
George
Wimimeatawaur
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Aleck Graham
Aleck
Sam Hill
Grahan
Shaws
Ravens
Sidonie M. Gruenberg
W. C. Langdon
State Board
Rio
Grandevalle
North
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