The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-13
1905 DECEMBER 1905

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G. s q o. s N D Emo! E S0s ss.a
PAST AND PRESENT
AS IT COMES TO US FROM ALL
CORNERS OF THE EARTH.
by the Few for the Enlightenment
of the Many.
Terrible Tragedy at Jackson, Ohio.
The most tragic event in the history
OF Jackson, Ohio, occurred Sunday
when Elmer McNeal. a demented coal
miner, armed with two big pistols be-
gan shooting in crowded trolley car
leaving that city for Wellston, Ohio,
instantly killing Harry White, a young
man employed at the D., T. & I. car
shops; MORALLY wounding J. D. Van
alta, piano agent, of Newark, Ohio, and
severely wounding ]. E. Kinison, SUI
perintendent of the public schools of
Jackson, Ohio. After some half a
dozen shots had been fired by the
frenzied man ne was thrown through
the car window. Reloading his pistols
he made his way up town, pursued by
officers and citizens, who shot him
<AH<<r rok, fh<a <a11
him, after running fight McNeal
was twice a patient at the Athens in
sane asylum, but was not considered
dangerous. All of his victims were to-
tai strangers to him.
United States senator Shot.
Former United States Senator Ar
thur Brown, of Utah, lies in a critical
condition in Emergency Hospital at
Washington from pistol shot by Mrs.
Anna M. Bradley. of Salt Lake City. The
shooting occurred in Senator Browns
apartment in the Raleigh hotel, where
Mrs. Bradley also had registered un-
der the name of A. B. Brown. She was
arrested In a statement Mrs Brad
ley said she came to Washington to
demand that Senator Brown marry
her. She said their relations were well
known in Salt Lake.
Trolley Car Goes Down Embankment.
A car of the East Liverpool Traction
and Light Company was derailed at
the approach to the Jethro trestle in
the west end of East Liverpool. Ohio.
and plunged over a twenty -hve-foot
en.bankment. One man was killed
and all of the passengers were in
jured. Several, it is thought, vii, die.
The car was bound from Wellsville to
East Liverpool, and was carrying
many passengers. The man killed was
James Vale. a stationary engineer. 65
years old, of Wellsville.
Robbers Cremate Invalid.
Robbers are believed to have MUIR
dered Miss Sarah Wiley. lifelong in
valid, and then set her home on fire to
hide their crime The house was
burned and the woman's body incin-
Grated. Miss Wiley was % years old,
and lived with her mother near New
Bedford, Ohio. She met death while
her mother was in Cambridge. Neigh
bors say they saw Two men drive
away from the house shortly before
the flames broke out
Furniture Factory Destroyed.
The buildings and contents of the
Kendallville Furniture Company, near
Peru. Ind. were destroyed by fire, caus-
ing loss of 5000. Benjamin Jones.
the night Waterman who discovered
the flames, was seriously ini.sred by
falling debris. One hundred men are
thrown out of employment. The plant
was formerly located at Kendallville.
and was located at a suburb called
Oakdale, just outside the fire limits.
Lone Robber Comes to Grief.
After a daring attempt to rob the
J. ". Brinkman Company bank. of
Great Bend, Kas.. single-handed, a man
who gave his name as George A. Lewis
of Kansas City. was surrounded and
captured. Bud Westfall, a driver for
the Wells Fargo Express Company.
was killed by a shot fired by one of
the pursuers. He later admitted his
name was Joseph s. Kerns, of Chicago.
Sixty Japanese Seamen Drowned.
A number of sampans. small harf or
boats belonging to the Japanese
cruiser Ichitose, were caught in
squall at Toxic while returning from a
trip. A number of the boats were
overturned and sixty men were
drowned.
Terre Haute Bargain Store Burned.
Fire Quilted the East End Ban cain
Haute, Ind, causing loss of $4,000.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
&4OO,O0O Fire mt Montreal.
Fire burned out three buildings in
the Wholesale dry goods section Of
Montreal, Que. The total loss Is $780,
900 The losses were distributed
among nine firms. totally burned out.
and half dozen with parrlsi loss.
Business Section Wiped Out.
The entire business section of San
Seba. Texas, was wiped out by fire.
The losses aggregate 100000, partial
ly insured.
Grand Jury Accuses Companies.
The Union Pacific railroad, Union Pa
cifc Coal Company, Oregon Short Line
and officials of the latter two companies
are accused of fraud and subornation Of
perjury in connection with alleged land
thefts in indictments voted by the federal
grand jury in Salt Lake Ci.y.
Three Illinois Banks Close.
Banks at Macomb, Colchester and Bar
dolph, ILL.,, owned by G. V. Chandler, the
business and political leader of McDon-
ough county, have been closed owing near
H. 100000, principally to farmers and
miners
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