VIGO COUNTY INDIANA
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Sept.28, 1899
TERRE HAUTE, IN. The first expected advances in the price of Indiana Coal was made today, when the price was marked up 25 cents a ton at the mines on what are called carload lots. The block-coal operators say the advance is due to the increased demand, shortage in cars and increased cost of the mine. In the bituminous field no explanation was given. It is a well-understood fact that 20 percent, of the
TERRE HAUTE, IN.
There were 2 sudden deaths here yesterday of widows of former
prominent
citizens. Mrs. Mahan, widow of
Dr. W.L. Mahan, who for many years, was
a
leading physician in Terre’ Haute, died while convening with friend in
the
evening at her home. Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Elizabeth Ludowici was
visiting
at a neighbor’s, when she was suddenly seized with illness and before
she could
be taken home she died. Mrs. Mahan was 79 years of age and Mrs.
Ludowici was
the widow of Jacob Ludowici, who came to Terre’ Haute in 1850, and who
was long
engaged in business here.
Sept.30, 1899
TERRE HAUTE, IN. Dr. Lyman Pike
died last night from blood
poisoning caused by the bite of woodticks. He was 73 yrs of age and had
been a
physician for more than 50 years. He was born in
1899
John Martin, of Terre’ Haute,
19 years old, fell 60 feet from the new high school building at Linton
Saturday and was probably fatally hurt.
J. Smith tally, a Terre’ Haute
coal operator, is one of party now in Mexico investigating that
country’s coal fields. He will look into the prospects for a powder
mill also.
Terre Haute, IN.
Dec. 7,1898. The Democratic majority of the City council last
night voted solidly to increase the tax rate from $1.18 to $1.22 on the
$100. At the same meeting it wad decided to exempt from taxation for 5
yrs any manufacturing plant which may be induced to move here from the
gas belt, the resolution saying that “it is currently reported
that the gas is about exhausted in the gas belt, and that factories in
said territory are looking for new locations”. The committee reporting
in favor of the increased tax rate said that contracts for $90,000
worth of sewer work had been made and that the revenue on the old tax
rate would not be sufficient. The city is now within $20,000 of the
constitutional debt limit.
Terre Haute, IN.
Dec.9,1898. The Indiana admission anniversary day was celebrated
in the city schools today and tonight. Principle Briggs, of the 18th
district, who has been one of the promoters of the movement for a
special program of exercises in the public schools of the State, made
elaborate preparations for the occasion at his school, where the
celebration was held tonight. Col.
W.E. McLean was the principal speaker.
Terre Haute, IN.
Dec.9,1898. The spirited contest for county attorney which has caused
many Republicans to take an active part for or against J.P. Stunkard, who now holds the
position, and who was backed by District Chairman Filbeck. Postmaster
Benjamin and others of what is known as the Congressman Faris
organization, was settled today by the election of Daniel Miller, who
was chairman of the county committee, but was not in close touch with
the Filbeck and Faris people. A new commissioner, named Johnson, cast
the deciding vote.
Terre Haute, IN.
Dec. 31,1898. Jailer Smith, this afternoon, found Randolph Burry, an insane miner, who
had been placed in jail temporarily for safe keeping, trying to burn
himself to death in his cell. When discovered he had the mattress in
flames. Although nearly suffocated, he struggled against being taken
out. He was removed to another cell, and while the jailer was putting
out the fir the maniac set fire to the mattress in the cell to which he
had been removed, but it was quickly discovered.
Terre Haute, IN.
Dec. 29,1898. A largely attended meeting of Indiana coal operators was
held late tonight to arrange for representation at the interstate
conference of miners and operators, at Pittsburg, next month. A
committee of 11 was appointed, with J.
Smith Talley as chairman, to go to Pittsburgh. It was the sense
of the meeting that a reduction in the wage scale should be asked and
that in any event an advance should be resisted to the last extremity.
The block-coal operators, as well as the bituminous operators, were in
the meeting, which was called by the latter, and on the committee there
are operators from both fields, which is something new in the procedure
in this State. The question of raising the selling price of coal was
brought up. Several operators wanted it done, but the majority was
opposed. Some of the minority left the meeting.
Terre Haute, IN.
Dec. 32, 1898. Throughout the Indiana coal filed today meetings of
miners were held to instruct their delegates to the national convention
of the United Mine Workers, which meets in Pittsburg, Jan. 10th, to
adopt a policy for the conference with the operators of the several
states which are parties to wage-scale contract that expires April 1,
next. In nearly all localities in this state the men are in favor of
asking for an advance of 10 cents a ton, from 66 cents, for bituminous
coal and 76 cents for block coal. It is the strong feeling of the men
that they will not be able to secure the advance, except after a bitter
struggle, for which they have little or no heart. The Indiana operators
at their meeting here Thursday night instructed their representatives
to the joint conference, which follows the convention of the miners,
not to consent to an increase in the price for mining. On the other
hand, there was sentiment in favor of asking for a small reduction, but
it was the understanding that no demand would be formally made for it.
9/6/1899
A letter received at Terre Haute yesterday from Charles Filleck, postmaster at
Aguadillia, Porto Rico, written since the hurricane, the first
information his family has received. He writes as if his town escaped
damage.
9/6/1899
Mr. L.P. Alden, of Terre Haute,
has received a letter from Hamilton
King, United States minister at Bangkok, Siam, in which he
refers to the celebration of the Fourth of July as follows: “We had a
grand time at our reception. Two hundred guests, representing 20
nationalities, were present. The 3 daily papers of Bangkok observed the
day as a holiday, the first time in history, and the French legation
closed its doors in honor of the sister republic.
9/6/1899
There are about 100 teachers, nearly all from the county schools, at
the Vigo institute. The city school board of Terre Haute has released
the city teachers from compulsory attendance. Dr. E.E. White, of Columbus, O. and
Miss Lydia Blaich are the
lecturers.
Terre Haute, IN.
Aug. 29,1899. Fire tonight almost destroyed the plant of the Terre
Haute Canning Company and the gunstock factory of the H.G. Langdon
& Co. The latter factory is the largest of its kind in the country
and was at work on gunstocks for several foreign governments. Loss,
$50,000, fully covered by insurance.
Terre Haute, IN.
Sept. 1,1899. The car works will close down tomorrow in all departments
except the blacksmith shop. The local representatives of the trust say
the suspension is the be for 3 weeks only, but most of the 1,000
employees believe the trust has decided not to manufacture cars here,
and many of the men will go elsewhere in search of work.
9/6/1899
Prof. E.O. McMeans, instructor
in freehand and mechanical drawing at
the Rose Polytechnic institute, has received an offer from University
of Kansas, at Lawrence. Prob. Lucien Blake, of the faculty at Lawrence,
was formerly a member of the Rose Faculty.
Terre Haute, IN.
Sept, 3,1899. The Terre Haute police believe that the young man in jail
at Sullivan under the name of Maston
Burch, is Guy Gable,
the phenomenal horse thief , of this town, who is wanted in nearly
every county in western Indiana, and eastern Illinois. The charge
against him at Sullivan is the theft of a horse at Merom, in that
County. Cable began taking bicycles on the streets of this city some
months ago, and after riding them for several hours left them in
another part of the city. The he began taking horses and buggies, which
he used in the same manner. He was arrested, by his mother convinced
the judge that he was mentally responsible. Since then he has been
chased though half-dozen counties in Illinois. He makes no attempt to
sell the rigs, but drives them from town to town, leaving his tired
horse and taking a fresh one from the public hitching rack.
Terre Haute, IN.
Feb. 3, 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram B.
McCammach, of this county, have jointly brought suit in the
Circuit Court against Harrison Tincher,
a wealthy neighbor, for damage of character to the extent of 440,000.
Eight separate counts are cited. The suits grew out of the language
said to have been used to and about the plaintiffs in a former suit to
foreclose a mortgage. All are prominent people.
Terre Haute, IN.
Feb. 3, 1898. Mrs. David J .Mackey,
of Evansville, died today at the home of her sister, Mrs. Patterson, of this city. She
was the wife of the former president of the Evansville & Terre
Haute Railroad Company, who at one time was the head of the Mackey
system. Her father was Judge John Law, of Vincennes, a distinguished
jurist of this State. Commodore Law, of the navy, who died some time
ago, was her brother. A few years ago her husband was the railroad king
of Indiana, but is now a poor man.
Feb. 5,1898. Rev. John W. Bundy, of this city, today brought suit against William Davis & Joshua Moore, deacons of the Church of Christ, at Cloverland for $25,000 damages. He complains that they caused to be published in the Golden Echo a statement that they knew of their own knowledge that he had been guilty of forgery, dishonesty and falsehoods. Suits, it is said, will be brought in Clay and Parke Counties against other members of the official board of the church and against Revs’ Rice and Elmore, at Covington, who are publishers of a religious newspaper.
Terre Haute,
Feb. 23,1898. Judge Piety caused a sensation today by instructing the grand jury to investigate the charge that Coroner Payne has been padding his accounts, and that the County Commissioners were in collusion with him. The judge also told the grand jury to investigate the case of former City Treasurer Hauck, whose accounts were found to be $13,000 wrong and whose bondsman have offered to pay the city $10,000.
Terre Haute, IN.
Feb. 24, 1898. The Republican committee of the 5th district today decided to hold the congressional convention in Martinsville April 6.
Terre Haute, IN.
Feb.23,1896. The marriage of James Pearce, of Marshall, Kansas and Mrs. Martha Sam, of Sullivan County, this State, yesterday in this city is the culmination of a romance that began 30 years ago. He is 56 yrs old and the bride is 50. They were lovers 30 yrs ago. Since then he has been married and has been a widower for 18 yrs. She has been married 3 times. Recently they entered into correspondence and he came on to meet her and be married.
Terre Haute, IN.
Oct. 7, 1896. The annual meeting of the Northwest Synod of the Reformed Church began this evening with 100 ministers and elders present from the following states: constituting one of the 8 districts in the United states” Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri. Rev. C.F. Kerlite of Louisville, the president, delivered the annual sermon, and Rev. J.J. Janett, of Sheboygan, Wis. Made a brief address. The Alumni Association, composed of graduates of the mission house in Sheboygan, held a meeting this afternoon, and elected the following officers: President Rev. Heuser, of Archibald, Ohio. Secretary J.O. Litz, of Louisville. The business sessions of the synod will begin tomorrow.
Terre Haute, IN.
Oct.11, 1896. Trinity M.E. Church was dedicated this morning, Dr. Coultas, of Roberts Park Church, Indianapolis, preaching the dedicatory sermon. It is a remarkable fact that the congregation has been in existence as a church only about 4 months. The congregation had been organized as a class of Centenary Church. At the recent northwest Indiana conference Bishop Andrews sent the Rev. Wm. Pack to the charge. Mr. Pack came to this country from England 5 yrs ago and immediately entered Depauw university, where he graduated last June. In April 1892, while Dr. Coultas was pastor of the Centenary Church, several prayer bands were organized in various parts of the city, and the Trinity congregation is an outgrowth of one of these bands. The new church has a seating capacity of 500 and is the most modern of any of the church edifices in the city.
Terre Haute, IN.
June 25,1898. The Republican county convention was held this afternoon with a large attendance from city and county. After County Chairman Miller called the convention to order, and James L. Price, of this city, was selected chairman, and the Rev. Mr. Jones, of the A.M. E. Church offered prayer, a committee on credentials delayed the convention a few minutes deciding a contest in the 9th ward, where 2 sets of delegates had been selected. Judge S.C. Stimson, of Superior Court, appointed a year ago by Governor Mount to fill out the term of Judge Henry, who resigned to become collector of internal revenue, was re-nominated by acclamation. Mr. S.M. Reynolds withdrawing before the balloting had been concluded. The close and interesting contest in the convention was over the nomination of a candidate for prosecuting attorney. Mr. Tichenor, the incumbent, was a candidate, but was opposed by a strong element of the party workers, led by the Stunkard brothers, W.J. Whitaker, the opponent candidate was nominated by a vote of 55 ½ to 54 ½ .
Indiana Notes.9-14-1898
The internal revenue collections for the Terre Haute district for Aug. amounted to $665,918,28. Of this amount $572,372,79 was on spirits from the Indiana distillery which, contrary to the general rule, has been in operation though-out the summer, $69,439,29 on beer, $2,631.,17 for proprietary stamps, $2,298 for documentary stamps and $1,442.89 for special license war tax, etc.
Indiana Notes.9-14-1898
The farmers of Honey Creek Township, Vigo County, have organized and will employ a special officer to protect their property from trespassing hunters. The farmers say it is not that their land is tramped over, but the city hunters are a destructive lot, and kill stock, destroy fences, kill poultry, and insult women. The farmers of other townships will follow the example of the honey Creek farmers.
Terre Haute, IN. Sept.20,1898.
Mr. Thomas Anderson, a well known citizen who had been grieving for several years over the supposed death of his son in an attempt to hold up a train on a Western road, has just learned that the William Anderson who was killed was not his son and the young man is now in the regular army in Cuba. Young Anderson ran away from home several years ago and soon afterward the father saw among the names of several train robbers killed that of William Anderson, who was aid to have come West from Indiana.
Indiana Notes.9-14-1898
The colored citizens of Terre Haute are preparing for a celebration of Emancipation day. Richard Bassett, of Kokomo, will deliver the day address, and Dr. J.B. Oliver, of Brazil the one in the evening.
Indiana Notes.9-14-1898
The Standard wheel Company, which is the largest company in the Wheel Trust, is a bout to enlarge the plant in Terre Haute in anticipation of increased business through the opening up of the islands conquered from Spain to greater use of modern wagons.
October 4 1899
The Terre’ Haute district Women’s Relief Corps of the G.A.R. held its 6th annual convention at Terre Haute Thursday, with about 60 delegates present. Mrs. Minerva Nolan, of Clinton, was elected President. The districts work is very flourishing.
Terre Haute, IN. Nov.
30, 1898.
Collector Henry has received
the following letter from the commissioner
of internal revenue in drawing money from banks, “This office is in
receipt of a letter bearing date of Nov. 19, from the First National
Bank, of Greencastle, asking if a depositor can present a check payable
to his own order for the withdrawal of funds to his credit without a
stamp being affixed to the check. Will you please advise the above
named bank that any check presented by a depositor for the withdrawal
of funds to his credit requires a 2 cent stamp. The depositor, however,
may personally tender a receipt for the funds without liability to the
stamp tax. Collector Henry has sent a copy of the letter to all the
banks in this
revenue district.
Terre Haute, IN. Oct.
11,1899.
Miss Belle Merlin of this city,
was to have been married last Wednesday
to Harry Moore, the treasurer
of Buffalo Bill’s show, which was here
that day, but she refused to be married by a priest, and Moore would
not be married by a Protestant, The result was the he carried away with
him the marriage license but no bride. Mr. Moore and Miss Merlin met
about a yr
ago and had been engaged several months.
March 18 1896
Terre Haute, Ind. March 10 - Two confidence men secured a $150.00
diamond ring in Leed's jewelry store this noon by substituting an
imitation. One of the men was caught in the depot and the other was
followed to Brazil and arrested there. One man gave the name of Joseph Phillips. The ring was not
found.
[April 19, 1883, The Charleston Courier- Submitted by K. Torp]
The fifth annual meeting of the Osburn
family was held at VorHees Park,
Terre Haute, Ind. August 9, 1931. Following are the officers:
President- Fred Osburn
Secretary and Treasurer- Mrs Russell Duzan
[The Oakland Messenger 13
Aug 1931, contributed by Connie Tyree]
(Contributed
by Connie Tyree)
Mr and Mrs Purl Osburn, Mary and Herschel Osburn and G.R.
Swinford attended the funeral of Ed Lamb at Terre Haute,
Thursday.
[Oakland Messenger 26 Sept 1929
(Contributed by Connie Tyree)
(The Charleston Plaindealer, June 23, 1887-Submitted by K. Torp)
[The Plain Dealer... April 23, 1868-Submitted by K. Torp]
Terra Haute, Ind. Dec- 1.
The Brazil Block Coal Company, which has bituminous mines at Coxville,
served notice on the men that they would have until tonight to decide
whether they would go to work at 55 cents and that If they did not
consent they must vacate the company's houses. It is not known here
what the men will do, but it takes some time to make eviction
effective. The Parke County Company also has notified Its men to the
same effect. The Coal Bluff, the only other company employing a large
number of men and which is yet idle, has not served the notice.
Source: Indiana State Journal December 9, 1896
Terra Haute Ind. Dec. 6.
The board of trustees of the State Normal School has selected three new
members of the faculty, two of whom will be additions and one to
succeed the late Professor Hoich,
assistant in .the geography department. Professor Hoich's successor is Professor W. A. McBeth, of
Crawfordsville, a graduate of the State Normal and also of Wabash
College. Professor Thomas H. Grosyenor
has been selected as assistant in the department of English. He Is a
graduate of the Minnesota State Normal and of the Wisconsin University.
Professor F. R. Higgins is to be assistant in the department of
mathematics. He was educated in a Nova Scotia college, afterward
graduated from Cornell and mere recently attended the University of
Chicago. The faculty now numbers thirty-one.
Source: Indiana State Journal December 9, 1896
Indiana, Notes
Mrs. Ella Sykes of Terre Haute,
has sued Frederick Hlbberly
for breach of promise and asks $10,000. The defendant, who is a wealthy
retired farmer, is her divorced husband.
Source: Indiana State Journal December 9, 1896
Terre Haute.,
Ind., July 7.—The Sheriff has arrested two young men for
an act of vandalism at a schoolhouse In Honey Creek township. They
broke all the furniture, tore the plastering from the walls, slit the
maps, broke every pane of glass in the building, and then, piling the
debris on the floor, set fire to it. The fire went out before the
building was damaged. The animus for the vandalism was malice against a
township official, growing out of a recent election.
News Of the Week Current Events (News Article) Date: 1897-07-14; Paper:
Indiana State Journal
Indiana Journal January 15, 1896 Terre Haute Ind. Jan. 10
For several months young women employed in stores and factories have
complained of a man who grabbed them and hugged them as they were on
their way to work early in the morning. Policemen have been laying for
the offender, and this morning he was caught and confronted In the
Police Court by a dozen of his victims, who identified him. He
persisted that he was Innocent, but was sent to Jail for thirty days.
His name is Charles Lutz,,and he is a married man. He is receiving
clerk In a large mercantile house, and his employers say he has
been an exceptionally good clerk.
Vigo
Terre Haute.
Ind. April 21.- Terre Haute cannot realize the fact that
the new police board has really "closed the town" as regards the
enforcement of the saloon closing laws. In the past there were several
occasions when a mock closing order went into effect, but this time it
seems to be genuine. Judge Sidney Davis, the Democratic member of the
board, and who is a relative of Governor Mount by marriage and a
strict Presbyterian, delivered the instructions to the police force and
told them that there must be no partiality shown to saloon keepers, and
that policemen must quit visiting saloons and places of bad repute.
Commissioner Raidy told the policemen that they must quit drinking
while on duty, and that there were men on the force who were drinking
entirely too much. Commissioner Bombazette told them they must stop
"backcapping" and so, altogether, the members of the new board gave the
impression that they had about as poor opinion of the old police
department as had ever been expressed by its most severe critics.
Date: 1897-04-28; Paper: Indiana State Journal
Terre Haute,
Ind., Oct. 1-collector Henry received a telegram from the
commissioner of Internal revenue to suspend proceedings in the
prosecution of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois conductor arrested
for failure to attach a revenue stamp to a rebate check for cash fare,
saying that the question of stamping these checks and receipts for
payment for excess baggage had been submitted to the attorney general.
Source: Indiana Journal Oct 5, 1898
Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 1.—A man who gave the name of Joseph Staler
died at the Union Hospital this morning, leaving no Information as to
his Identity. Last Wednesday he went to the office of Dr. Padgett and
asked for treatment. The
physician diagnosed the case as peritonitis and sent him to the Union
Hospital. When received he said he had been employed at the electric
light works and that he boarded with a Mrs. Martin at a given number
and received his mail In Box 340 at the post office; that he had a
sister in the Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago. He gave his age as
twenty-eight. Soon afterward he became delirious and was not again
rational before his death. Investigation showed that none of the
statements was true. He was a fairly well-dressed young man, with
florid complexion and light hair.
Source: Indiana Journal Oct 5, 1898
Terre
Haute, Ind.. Oct, 2.—Two dead men are at the morgue awaiting
identification. One was a suicide who died without leaving any clew to
his Identity, and the other died from peritonitis after giving a false
address. The first came here during the races and took morphine at a
boarding house. The other was sent to the hospital by a physician on
whom he called. He said his name was Adolph Maier, and that he was
employed at the electric light works, and had a sister in the
Presbyterian hospital. Chicago. All the statements were found
untrue.
Tom Nelson, who is well known In Indianapolis and who had club-rooms in
the Denison. is positive the first man is from that city. His picture
has been sent to the Indianapolis police for identification. He had no
money.
Source: Indiana Journal Oct 5, 1898
Terre Haute , Ind., Sept. 28.—The second day's session of the
convention of the Indiana Federation of Labor was more largely attended
than that of yesterday and much business was transacted. President
Perkins, of Indianapolis, was re-elected on the second ballot by a vote
of 40 to 31 over Councilman Reinbold. of this city, who tied him on the
first ballot. Mr. Perkins said he accepted the vote as a warning that
he must be good. There were four ballots for secretary-treasurer, the
final one giving John N. Peters, of South Rend, 50 votes and Robert E.
Graff, of Terre Haute, 2S. Groff is the present official. Blackburn, of
Indianapolis, and Throckmorton, of Fort Wayne, received some votes on
the first two ballots. Philip Reinbold, of Terre Haute, and Miss Ida
Keyes. of Indianapolis, were elected first and second vice presidents
respectively.
Source: Indiana Journal Oct 5, 1898
Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 1.—Collector of Internal Revenue Henry has
received a letter from Commissioner Scott instructing him to make an
examination of the stocks of the druggists in the district. The
commissioner says it is reported that a number of medicines are being
put up by large manufacturing chemists in style and manner similar to
proprietary medicines. There are also a number of compounds put on the
market as uncompounded and unstamped, although patented or with trade
marks. Among these are antipyrine. sulphoral, phenacitine, etc. "This
action of the chemists." says the commissioner, "threatens the whole
tax system under Schedule B, as far as It relates to medicinal
articles. I desire the examination of stocks to be made in no
perfunctory manner, but thoroughly and zealously. All articles
unstamped must be seized."
Source: Indiana Journal Oct 5, 1898
Terre Haute, Ind., April 25.—The exercises of the formal dedication of
the Second Christian Church were held this afternoon. The Rev. J. M.
Canfteld, of Indianapolis, delivered the serrnon. There will be a
revival of several weeks under
the direction of Mr. Cantield.
Indiana Journal April 28 1897
Terre Haute. Ind., April 22.—The paper
mill owned by the Strawboard Trust, and located a few miles north of
the city.was destroyed by fire early this morning. The mill had not
been operated for several years, and no stock was on hand. The loss is
on the building and machinery, and is estimated at $20,000
Indiana Journal April 28 1897
Terre Haute. Ind., April 22, - Odo B.
Perrill, a coal dealer, treasurer or a lodge of the Knights Of Honor,
was arrested to-day for embezzlement, tho charge being preferred by a
brother member who had given Perril $399 to forward to the grand,
treasurer. He sent $200 and his personal check, which was
worthless, for the other $100.
Indiana Journal April 28 1897
Terre Haute, Ind., April 22. - The Rev. Dr.
J. S. Holmes, of the First Baptist Church, has tendered his
resignation, and it has been accepted. Dr. Holmes is the applicant for
the Danish mission, who is supported by the Massachusetts delegation
and by Secretary of the Navy Long, but who has failed to get the hearty
indorsement of the Indiana Republican delegation in Congress, and who
therefore has about given up all hope of securing the position.
Indiana Journal April 28 1897
Terre Haute,
Ind., April 25.—A Mrs. Cheek and a Miss Blue were robbed last night by
a footpad, The police believe the same man did both jobs. He knocked
Mrs. Check down and then took her pocketbook, but Miss Blue was caught
around the neck and her mouth covered while he snatched her pocketbook.
At midnight G. H. O'Neil was held up In the wagon bridge over the
Wabash river by three men, .who said they wanted whiskey. When he told
them he had none they took his money and told, him to come to St.
Mary's of the Woods, where they claimed to be at work on the new
building, and that they would make it all right with him."
Indiana Journal April 28 1897
Terre Haute, Ind.,
April 22.—Miss Katie Woerner, a pretty blond, who is yet in her teens,
to-day says she is glad Milton Thompson, of Crawfordsville, failed to
be on, hand last evening and take her for his wife, as had been
expected. Shortly before the time for the wedding guests were notified
not to come, and word was sent to the minister that his services would
not be needed at the home of Miss Woerner's parents, on Fourth avenue.
Thompson sent word to Miss Woerner that he had come to the conclusion
that he is too young to have a wife. A charavart party had not learned
of Thompson's change of mind, and was on hand ready to make noise,
Instead all were invited Into the house and given some of the wedding
cake.
Indiana Journal April 28 1897
Terre Haute,
Ind, April 23 Terre Haute cannot realize the fact that the new police
board has really "closed the town" as regards the enforcement of the
saloon closing laws. In the past there were several occasions when a
mock closing order went into effect, but this time it seems to be
genuine. Judge Sidney Davis, the Democratic member of the board, and
who is a relative of Governor Mount by marriage and a strict
Presbyterian, delivered the instructions to the police force and told
them that there must be no partiality shown to saloon keepers, and that
policemen must quit visiting saloons and places of bad repute.
Commissioner Raidy told the policemen that they must quit drinking
while on duty, and that there were men on the force who were drinking
entirely too much. Commissioner Bombazette told them they must stop
"backcapping" and so altogether, the members of the new board
gave the impression that they had about as poor opinion of the old
police department as had ever been expressed by its most severe critics.
Indiana Journal April 28 1897
Terre Haute, Ind. Aug. 22.—Rev. R. V. Hunter has sent, from Wimona his
resignation as pastor or the Central Presbyterian Church, and It will
be accepted past spring when Mr. Hunter consented to take the
management of Winona
for the season he tendered his resignation, but the congregatlon
prevailed on him to take a leave of absence Instead. The directors of
the Winona Assembly insist that he give all his time to the new
Chautaucha, especially as the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church is to be held there next year.
There is very general regret In the church that Mr. Hunter is to
retire. He came here from Indianapolis four years ago when there was
little Interest in the church and a, debt of $5,500. There have been
several hundred accessions to the church and the debt has been paid. In
addition to his work for Winona this winter he will give some of his
time to home missions.
Indiana Journal June 26, 1896
January 29 1896 Indiana State
The Kellars' Trial
Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 27.—At the adjournment of court this evening a
jury had been secured to try Dan Kellar, together with his wife,
Nannie, and his sister Maggie, for the murder of Clara Shanks. Nearly
100 witnesses were; in the city from
Parke and Fountain counties when the work of securing a jury began this
afternoon, and more are yet to come some willingly and others by means
of attachments, for which Prosecutor Howard Informed the court he would
make a request. The court room was crowded, and when the three
defendants entered this afternoon there was great curiosity to see
them. Mrs. Kellar has been ill but she Insists on proceeding with the
trial. The father and mother of the Shanks girl were present and sat a
few feet from the accused murderers. About thirty house-holders ,of
this county were called before both sides accepted the jury. In
examining the jurors the State especially, asked if they felt they had
conscientious scruples against Inflicting capital punishment on a woman
on circumstantial evidence. All the jurymen are farmers, except two,
who are residents of this city. There will be much, medical expert
testimony.
The witnesses and others from Parke and Fountain counties say the
interest in the case in the neighborhood of the tragedy is as Intense
as it was at the time the body of Clara Shanks was found in the pool at
Wolf creek on the morning of July 7. At first it was thought she had
committed; suicide, but her parents told the circumstances of her
departure from home, and this led to the suspicion that she had been
murdered. The girl had complained to her mother that Mrs.Nannie Kellar,
who lived across the road from the modest farm house of the Shanks, had
been very rude toward her. Mrs. Shanks asked Mrs. Kellar the
cause and was told that her husband, Dan Kellar, and Clara, were too
intimate. The girl indignantly denied the charge, but confessed that
Kellar had made improper proposals to her. During the night the girl
walked the floor, hysterically declaring her innocence. The next
morning she .and her mother went to the home of the Kellars and
demanded a retraction, whereupon Mrs. Kellar called on her husband to
confess that he had been intimate with the girl, and he did make the
statement in their presence. That noon Clara abruptly left the dinner
table crying. It was thought she had gone to some some place in the
woods to be alone with her sorrow. When night came and she did not
return, the whole neighborhoods began a search for her. The mother
wanted the Wolf creek pool searched that night, but was prevailed upon,
to wait until morning. Clara's brother Dannie! .found the body and then
went to Kellar with a shotgun, and, telling Kellar that Clara had
committed suicide, fired at him. but he was quick enough to jump behind
a door in which the charge of shot lodged.
There was much dissatisfaction over the coroner's verdict of suicide,
and a week later, at a citizens' meeting, it was decided to hold an
autopsy. The body was exhumed, when it was found that the neck had been
broken and the back part of the skull crushed in. The surgeons reported
that death had been caused by violence and not by drowning. A. court of
inquiry was held and the Kellars told their story and they were
acquitted. A subscription, fund was raised to employ detectives, and
the two Indianapolis detectives who were instrumental In securing the
conviction of the Rev. Hinshaw, were employed. As a result, John,
Daniel, Nannie and Maggie Kellar were arrested , John and Maggie are
brother and sister of Daniel. At the preliminary trial at Annapolis,
on.. Aug. 10, John Kellar established an alibi, and the other three
were committed to jail. In September an indictment was returned. During
the preliminary examination a mob was organized to lynch them,
but the cooler heads prevented the act. The case was brought here from
Parke county on a change of venue asked for by the defendants.
Date: 1896-02-13; Paper: American Nonconformist
Terre Haute, Ind. Feb 10, It is expected that the Kellar murder case
which has been on trial since Jan. 27, will be given to the jury
Wednesday evening. the arguments were begun Saturday and the day's
session was consumed by Attorney
Puett of Rockville, who appeared for the state. There will be six
speeches, three on each side.
Eugene V. Dehs, who is at Terre Haute, expresses the opinion that he
will never again be brought to trial.
Warren Republican Feb. 21 1895
John Supp, engine wiper at Terre Haute, had his eyes scalded by
escaping steam and will be permanently blinded.
The Warren Republican February 28 1895
Man Killed—A man whoso name we learn was Smith, was killed two or three
miles this side of Terre Haute by the Evansville & Crawfordsville
express train striking his wagon. As the cars neared the crossing of
the road, the man, who was a farmer, driving a two horse t«am,
was about crossing the railroad track, when the horses became
frightened and unmanageable and stopped on the track. The horses were
uninjured, but the man was instantly killed The train was stopped, and
the dead body gathered up and delivered over to some friends, and a sum
of money, amounting to about $40, was collected on the train for the
use of his friends.
The accident is attributed solely to the conduct of the horses.
(Feb 1, 1856 New Albany Daily Ledger) Transcribed and Contributed by
Marie Miller
WAITED FOR HONEYMOON
Terre Haute Ind, Aug 2—
Mr, and Mrs, Charles Heinig, of this city, waited fifty five years
before taking their honeymoon trip When the couple left Terre Haute
recently to visit their son, William Heinig and his wife, at
Cincinnati, Ohio it was the first journey they had taken together since
they were married. .A honeymoon tour had been planned when they were
married fifty five years ago but a sudden change in Mr Heinig’s
business prevented the trip.
(August 2, 1920 Fort Wayne News Sentinel) Transcribed and Contributed by Marie
Miller
MINE RIOTS
Four Men Arc Injured When
Striking Goal Miners Attack
Workers in Kerns Coal
Mines At Terre Haute
TERRE HAUTE June 10--Four persons were injured in a riot today at
the mine of the Kerns coal company When 100 or more
strikers appeared at the mine and Demanded that operations cease.
Robert Weatherman, a spectator was struck on the head by a rock thrown
by the strikers and was seriously injured. H. H. Corroll and
Theodore Richardson were struck and injured in a rush on the
mine. Herschel Acton a driver at the mine was struck on the arm
by flying missiles and severely injured.
The crowd of about 160 men appeared at the mine at the time of starting
work. They ordered Harry Kerns manager of the mine to close the
plant. This was refused and the men then began throwing coal from
trucks and cars at the tipple.
Sheriff Wolfe and four deputies were on the scene soon after the men
arrived but they did not clash with th mob as there were no signs of
any violence. Further trouble is expected Monday morning when the
mines open for work. Deputy Sheriffs on the scene were said to
have been unable to control the crowd. The deputies made an
attempt to arrest the leaders but were warned to desist. It was said
the officers abandoned their attempts at the arrest when told there
would be no further rioting.
Another crowd of mine workers gathered at the Morris and Falkner mine
on the Riley road before the mine started work this morning and
demanded that the men working in the mine cease work until the present
strike was settled. When the men declined to leave their work it
is aid that the mob threatened to turn over trucks and cars at the
place (Fort Wayne News Centennial June 11, 1922) Transcribed
and Contributed by Marie
Miller
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 26. - The judicial conference of the
Methodist Church, Bishop Fitzgerald presiding, was in continuous
session from 7 o'clock last evening until after 1 o'clock this morning
reviewing the case of the Rev. A. W. Stout, who was pastor of the
church at Hartford, Ohio county. He had been found guilty of
adultery by his church board and the verdict was affirmed by the
Indiana Conference. The judicial conference remanded the case to
the Indiana Conference for a new trial. Mr. Stout is now a barber at
Rising. Sun. The Indiana State Journal, (Indianapolis, IN) Wed.,
Feb. 1, 1899 - Submitted by Candi
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 24. -Mrs. Herman Gest was brought into court
to-day on a warrant procured by her husband, William Abrams, of
Mattoon, accusing her of bigamy. She told the court that Abrams had
repeatedly informed her that he had secured a divorce, and Gest
corroborated her testimony. The court indefinitely postponed the
case and Abrams promised to return to Illinois and get & divorce.
There was handshaking and a friendly parting in the courtroom when
Abrams agreed to relieve the young woman by doing what he had led her
to believe had been done months ago. The Indiana State Journal,
(Indianapolis, IN) Wed., Feb. 1, 1899 - Submitted by Candi
Arthur Griffith's Remarkable Feats of Memory and Calculation.
Dr. Lindley, head of the department of psychology in the Indiana
university, has brought to the institution Arthur Griffith of Terre
Haute, Ind.. aged 11), for an investigation of his marvelous feats of
memory and calculation, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Dr. Lindley
has told his classes that the youth is to be ranked above the
"lightning calculators" and that investigation proves that his powers
are far beyond those of any one on record, especially who has not been
under scientific training. He has attended school only up to the eighth
grade. He knows the multiplication table up to 130, has a knowledge of
the squares up to 130 and the cubes to 100. He knows the fourth powers
up to 20 and can multiply two five place numbers in six seconds. His
particular skill is in finding short methods, and he has devised 47
methods of multiplication and six of division. He was born in Milford,
Kosciusko county. The Atchison Daily Globe,
(Atchison, KS) Wednesday, December 06, 1899; pg. 3; Issue 6875; col D -
Contributed by Janice Rice
Several saloon-keepers at Terre Haute defied the authorities yesterday
keeping open their places and selling "soft drinks," besides permitting
billiard playing. One gaming house was raided by the police, and there
was one arrest for permitting minors to play billiards. ...
Indiana General News Items from the Indianapolis News 8 December, 1890
William GROGAN, tinner, of Terre Haute, yesterday fell from a high
roof, and was fatally injured. Grogan was on the top of the tool-work
recently when it fell, and was badly injured in that accident. He was
also on top of the woolen mill when the building caught fire, and was
badly hurt before he reached the ground.
Indiana General News Items from the Indianapolis News 11 December, 1890
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