New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 18, 1895, p. 4. John Fisher of this city, the colored murdered of Dan Fox, colored, arrested in Indianapolis, was brought to Louisville last night for trial.
New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 18, 1895, p. 4. Mrs. Fredericka Harmeling, matron of the Cornelia Memorial Orphan's Home on Ekin Avenue for the past two years, has resigned owning to a contemplated reduction in salary.
New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 18, 1895, p. 4. The funeral of Edward McCusker took place this morning from Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Rev. Father Kelly conducted the services.
Crawford County (IN) Democrat, February 26, 1903, p. 3. Joseph Ries, age 17, and Charlie (consider Charles a spelling variant) Wyne, age 18, are in jail at Cannelton in danger of a mob for criminally assaulting 16-year-old Lillie Winteralt of Tell City. They dragged the girl from the pavement into a lumber yard.
Crawford County (IN) Democrat, February 26, 1903, p. 2. John S. Wise, who is just about hog crazy in his effort to put the negro on an equality with the white people, now says there will be an awful race war in a few years. There are several old fashioned squirrel shooters in Crawford that would not refuse to go. This is a white man's country and will always be. Such fellows as Wise is fixing things to cause a good many coon funerals.
Crawford County (IN) Democrat, January 29, 1903, p. 3. Robert Knight, living near Jericho in Patoka Township, has been adjudged insane and will be taken to the asylum at Evansville. He became unbalanced over religion.
Crawford County (IN) Democrat, January 29, 1903, p. 3. Mrs. John Inlow (consider Enlow a spelling variant) of near Grantsburg died on Monday.
Crawford County (IN) Democrat, January 29, 1903, p. 3. Should any of your family die from typhoid, remember the law prohibits a public funeral with religious services and general viewing of the corpse by the public. Typhoid is among the contagious diseases, whether you think so or not.
Maysville (KY) Bulletin, January 31, 1898, p. 1. Stricken with Paralysis Jeffersonville, Ind., Jan. 31-Squire Hause, who has married 7,000 eloping couples and is probably the most noted man in southern Indiana, has been stricken with paralysis and will never walk again.
Kentucky Irish American, October 26, 1907, p. 3. LEFT FOR FAR WEST Patrick Bannon, over three score and ten and for many years a resident of Jeffersonville, left last week for Seattle, Wash., to spend the rest of his days with his son, John Bannon. His two daughters, Mrs. William Willis and Mrs. James McGinty, will reside in Jeffersonville.
Kentucky Irish American, December 22, 1906, p. 2. NOTE: The item below was abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis. The item, additionally, was accompanied by a nice photography of Campbell. PLASTERING HIS FORT "Barney" Campbell, as his friends delight to call him instead of giving him his proper title of Bernard J., is one of the most successful businessmen in Louisville. He and his sons, under the firm name of B. J. Campbell & Sons, do all the important plastering work in Louisville. The firm of B. J. Campbell & Sons make a famous plaster that is now used on many public buildings. They have factories on the river near First Street in this city and, also, in Jeffersonville, Ind. The demand for their goods is great. It looks now like Barney Campbell would be plastering hosues until he is 100 years old, and he is now only ----- years of age.
Hopkinsville (KY) Kentuckian, May 3, 1904, p. 4. D. M. Robins (consider Robbins a spelling variant), independent candidate for mayor of Jeffersonville, Ind., was shot at the other night, and his life was saved by a bible he carried in a pocket of his coat that the assassin's bullet struck and was stopped in its course. The Elkton Progress also mentioned the case of a man in Tennessee whose life was saved in the same way except that the Tennessean's arm was a flask of whisky.
Kentucky Irish American, July 13, 1907, p. 4. CONDITION IS CRITICAL Mrs. Martha Liston, one of the best known women in Jeffersonville, last Monday suffered a stroke of paralysis at her home, 120 East Chestnut Street, where she now lies in a serious condition. She is an aged woman, and her entire left side is affected.
Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, July 7, 1914, p. 1. SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKER INSANE The Rev. M. C. Currens, for several years a Sunday school organizer in Brown County, is declared insane by a court of lunacy composed of Drs. R. M. Tilton, Prather and Esquire Calvin. Overstudy and heat is believed to have caused his mind to become unbalanced.
Indianapolis (IN) News, July 5, 1901, p. 9. MURDERER SEEKING A parole Nashville, Ind., July 5-Steps are being taken for the release on parole of Robert Hawkins, confined in the Indiana Reformatory for the murder of Aaron David in this city four years ago.
Bloomington (IN) Telephone, July 3, 1914, p. 4. Samuel T. Hoy, 75 years old, is dead at his home at Nashville. He leaves a widow and five children. He had lived in Brown County 57 years.
Bloomington (IN) Weekly Courier, December 15, 1911, p. 1, late edition. BEAN BLOSSOM CREEK OVERFLOWS AND COVERS BROWN COUNTY FARMS Brown County has suffered heavy loss from high water in the last few days. All Nashville stages were held up at Helmsburg this morning and compelled to leave passengers at the station at Bean Blossom Creek. The creek has risen rapidly within the last two days and is causing damage along bottom lands, sweeping away fences and drowning cattle and washing away bridges. The agent at Helmsburg was compelled to leap into the stream and swim across in order to meet the trains. High water is also causing damage in the southern part of the county.
Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, January 1, 1931, p. 2. NOTE: The item below was included in a recap of events in 1930. Although the couple was not identified by name, it is assumed but not proven that they were one and the same as the parents allegedly murdered by Paul Brown a few days earlier. DECEMBER 20-Fortune of $200 in gold and $20,000 in liberty bonds has been discovered under the charred ruins of the Brown house where the bodies of an aged couple were burned.
Columbus (IN) Daily Herald, October 8, 1897, p. 4. Gerhardt Graffe died at Waymansville Wednesday.
Columbus (IN) Daily Herald, October 8, 1897, p. 4. Fred Obear is moving his family from Franklin Street near Thirteenth to Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Obear recently moved his family here from Millville, Ark.