Indictments for Forgery and Perjury in Insurance Case
A New York special grand jury returned indictments charging Dr. W G Gillette with six counts of forgery and one for perjury and Robert A Grannis with forgery and a misdemeanor for false statements to the Insurance Department. Both men, former vice presidents of Mutual Life Insurance, surrendered and posted bail. Gillette $10,000 and Grannis $7,000. The cases await the first Monday in September.
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New York
W. G. Gillette
Robert A. Grannis
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Justice Scott
Supreme Court
Dr. Gillette
Grannis
Insurance Department
Gillette
Mr. Grannis
Gilletts
Dle Bees
Weed
Cesar
Thes Iurance Department
Moi
Etatement Cass
The Smoot Case Senate Committee Report Debated
Washington June 12 The senate committee on privileges and elections declares Reed Smoot not entitled to a senate seat from Utah by a majority vote. The report argues Smoot meets constitutional qualifications and Utah legislature election validity is not questioned. Minority views contend Smoot is qualified and Utah election was proper. Burrows gave notice to call up the case at the earliest moment.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Reed Smoot
Senate
Utah
Burrows
Dolliver
Dubois
Pettus
Bailey
Overman
Frazier
Foraker
Beveridge
Dillingham
Hopkins
Knox
ANOTHER VIEW OF IT
Chicago June 15 The committee of the National Association of Manufacturers completed its inspection of packing establishments in Chicago. It found reports of gross exaggeration and damage to the industry. Conditions in sanitation cleanliness and wholesomeness were better than many hotel kitchens private residences and smaller markets.
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Chicago
National Association of Manufacturers
Stay of execution granted in Patrick case
Canton Ohio June 13 Justice Day of the United States supreme court yesterday afternoon heard arguments by Attorney Lindsay for Albert T Patrick of New York seeking a stay of execution and a stay of appeal The justice found the case appealable and granted the writ to that effect The matter will be heard by the supreme court in October.
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Canton
Justice Day
United States Supreme Court
Lindsay
Albert T. Patrick
New York
Patrick
Supreme Court
Touchy Missourian tragedy shocks Pacific House porter case
Jefferson City reports guard C. C. Guant of St. Joseph fired and killed Richard Smith a Negro porter at the Pacific House in 1908 after Smith asked for ...
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Jefferson City
C. C. Guant
St. Josep
Richard Smith
Pacific House
Smith
Guant
Congress Passes Diplomatic Bill and Statehood Advances
The Senate approved the diplomatic appropriation bill and witnessed the oath of William Pinckney Whyte as successor to the late Senator Gorman. Oklahoma and Indian Territory move toward joint statehood while Arizona and New Mexico fate awaits ballot then. The Panama canal appears on track with a lock-type decision by the House.
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Senate
William Pinckney Whyte
Gorman
District of Columbia
House
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizona
New Mexico
Panama
Morgan
A. W. Benson
Burton
Kansas
Dupont
Delaware
Dryden
Isthmus
Cobbler Mesfewi Executed by Walled Enclosure
Tangier reports Mesfewi, convicted of murdering thirty six women whose bodies were found beneath his shop and garden, was ordered walled up alive after daily floggings. A mob jeered as masons entombed him. he screamed for two days and fell silent on the third.
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Tangier
Marakesh
Mesfewi
Messewi
Million Immigrants Expected Through Ellis Island This Year
New York June 15 One million immigrants will enter the United States through Ellis Island in the year ending June 30 next. Up to June 1 there had been 870000 landed. If the current rate continues the million mark will be reached, breaking all records. May saw 1753 deportations, the largest for a similar period.
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New York
United States
Watchorn
Ellis Island
Carter compromise for Oklahoma statehood clears Congress
The Carter compromise on the statehood bill is agreed by Republican leaders in the senate and house. No obstacle remains to the admission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as a state and a decision by Arizona and New Mexico on joining as a new state if they choose.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
House
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizona
New Mexico
To Test High License Law In Cincinnati
Superior Judge Hoffheimer grants a temporary injunction restraining county officials from collecting more than 350 dollars for saloon keeper Bernard Wretz license and forbids interference with his business as a test of the Aiken law raising liquor licenses to 1000 dollars.
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Cincinnati
Hoffheimer
Bernard Wretz
Wretz
Freddie Muth Still Missing Kidnapping Case Update
Philadelphia police continue search for seven year old Freddie Muth kidnapped last Tuesday. No new leads disclosed but authorities say they know who abducted the boy and remain on the trail of the captors.
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Freddie Muth
Philadelphia
Four Brewer High Grads Drown in Maine Pond Incident
Four boys from the Brewer high school graduating class were drowned when a sailboat capsized on Hymes pond, ten miles from Bangor Maine, on June 14.
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Bangor
Brewer High School
Hymes Pond
Storm is Brewing as Czar Slips in Peterhof Play
Reports from St. Petersburg describe a tense national mood with talks of a general political strike and agrarian unrest. Proletariat leaders plan action as authorities tighten patrols and the government hesitates to concede to parliament. The emperor reportedly spends much time at Peterhof playing tennis.
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St. Petersburg
Bialystok
Moscow
Peterhot
Warsaw Terrorist Attack and Police Fatalities Report
A band of terrorists robbed a mail wagon in Warsaw on Friday morning, killing the driver and two soldiers, plundering the mails and escaping. By nine o clock last evening five terrorists shot and killed a police officer and his wife in the street before fleeing. The article notes unease among Jews but no outbreak is indicated.
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Warsaw
Prompt Action Readied Over Bialystok Outbreak
The lower house of parliament in St. Petersburg acted quickly by naming a three member committee that left for Bialystok last evening. The aim is to have parliamentary representatives present to deter and check the disorders stemming from the outbreak.
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Douma
St. Petersburg
Bialystok
Floods in Hu NanA cause vast loss of life
Hankow dispatches report spring floods in Hu Nana surpassing prior years. Rivers overflowed dikes and submerged homes, flooding vast Siang valley and drowning tens of thousands.
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Victoria
B. C
Hankow
China
Hunana
Siang
Rounding Up the Rebels in Durban Skirmish
Two of Chief Sigananda s sons surrender to Natalian forces. Most followers of Chief Bambaata are dead as fighting ends with rebels leaderless and scattered. Colonel Mackenzie orders surrender by June 19 or be shot if captured.
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Durban
Natal
Sigananda
Natalian
Bambaata
Mackenzie
Greeks Surrounded by Turks at Streling Near Neveska
At Streling near Neveska, 100 Greeks faced a superior Turkish force. After a desperate fight they escaped with twenty killed and eighteen wounded. Turkish losses were three killed and eight wounded.
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Balkans
Saloniki
Streling
Neveska
Market Report Indianapolis and grain prices across cities
Wheat No 2 red 86c in Indianapolis with 85c bid for No 2. Corn No 2 54c. Oats No 2 mixed 35 to 44c. Hay prices Clover 8 to 10, Timothy 12 to 14, Millet 7 to 8. Cattle 2.50 to 5.75, Hogs 4.75 to 6.65, Sheep 2.50 to 4.50, Lambs 4.10 to 7.25. Receipts 10 000 hogs 1 500 cattle 250 sheep. At Cincinnati Wheat 91c, Corn 58 1/4c, Hogs 5.00 to 6.60. Grain and Livestock at Chicago Wheat 88c, Corn 4c, Oats 40c. Cattle 4.40 to 6.10, Hogs 6.00 to 6.62, Sheep 4.00 to 6.25, Lambs 4.75 to 7.50. At New York Cattle 4.25 to 5.80, Hogs 5.50 to 7.00, Sheep 4.00 to 7.55, Lambs 6.60 to 9.00. At East Buffalo Cattle 4.75 to 5.80, Hogs 4.50 to 6.70, Sheep 4.00 to 6.00, Lambs 5.50 to 7.00. Toledo Wheat Sept 64c, July 84c, cash 87c.
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Indianapolis
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
East Buffalo
Miners in Indiana Resume Work After Ten Week Idle Period
Brief dispatches note Indiana mines restart after ten weeks idle. Other items report Henry A. Dupont elected US senator by Delaware legislature, Albert Patrick denied new trial, Dr J A Copus accidental wife shooting, and various calamities including fires and killings across the country.
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Indiana
Henry A. Dupont
United States
Delaware
Albert Patrick
New York
J. A. Copus
Muskogee
I. T
St. Petersburg
Empire
Coronation for Norway's Haakon VII and Maud set
The coronation of King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway is scheduled for June 22. Reports note other items: the Burlington Railway company convicted of rebates by a Kansas City jury. Minnesota Republicans nominate A L Cole for governor. Robert B Roosevelt ill at Sayville. Moroccan sultan conflict with Pretender factions causes heavy losses. Ed Callahan and Elbert Hargis arrested in Jackson Kentucky for killing Dr B D Cox years ago.
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Haakon VII
Queen Maud
Norway
Burlington Railway Company
Kansas City
Minnesota
Republican State Convention
A. L. Cole
Walker
Robert B. Roosevelt
Sayville
L. L
Morocco
Ed Callahan
Elbert Hargis
Jackson, Ky
B. D. Cox
Senate Hears Vote On Canal Type Next Thursday
The senate agreed to vote on the canal type next Thursday. Robert B. Roosevelt aged seventy seven, uncle of President Roosevelt, has died at his Sayville home. An airship was seen overhead in Washington by thousands. The house passed the conference report on the statehood bill awaiting presidential signature. A statue of Daniel Boone was unveiled at Louisville with ex-Vice President Adlai Stevenson delivering the day’s oration. Central Passenger Association members granted a concession for round trips to the G A R encampment in Minneapolis.
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Senate
Robert B. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Sayville
L. 1
Washington
National Capital
House
Daniel Boone
Louisville
Adlai S. Stevenson
Central Passenger Association
Minneapolis
House backs lock canal across Isthmus of Panama
The House voted in favor of a lock canal across the Isthmus of Panama. Alfred A. Winslow of Indiana named American consul at Valparaiso Chile. Robert E Mansfield of Indiana assigned to Lucerne Switzerland. Weekly U S business failures rise to 170 from 162 and 175 year ago. Renewed bloodshed between Tartars and Armenians reported with extreme ferocity on both sides. Cleveland grand jury indicts ten leading coal dealers for conspiracy in restraint of trade.
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Alfred A. Winslow
Indiana
Valparaiso
Chile
Robert E. Mansfield
Lucerne
Switzerland
United States
Cleveland
Castro to resume Venezuela presidency July 5
The report states President Castro will resume the presidency of Venezuela on July 5. The item notes other political and public affairs such as budget and statehood developments, with several deaths and incidents mentioned in brief summaries.
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Castro
Venezuela
Temporary receiver named for American Mutual Life in Indiana
Goshen Indiana June 18 Charles W Miller attorney general announces a temporary receiver for the American Mutual Life Insurance Company of Elkhart after charges of fraud statute violations false statements to the state auditor and gross mismanagement. Officials of the firm must show cause next Wednesday why a permanent receiver should not be appointed and the company dissolved. The petition alleges mismanagement misappropriation of funds and false statements. The company is among Indiana oldest insurers with operations nationwide.
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Goshen
Ind
Indiana
Charles W. Miller
American Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Elkhart
Miller
Tom McCoy Convicted in Monticello Embezzlement Trial
The Monticello jury found Thomas J. McCoy guilty on embezzlement charges while acquitting Alfred McCoy his father. The 50 year old defendant faces a penitentiary sentence of up to three years unless a new trial is granted. The courtroom was crowded as verdicts were read and defense lawyers filed over 700 exceptions and a motion for a new trial.
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Monticello
Ind
McCoy
Thomas J. McCoy
Alfred McCoy
Four masked burglars rob Pennville post office
On June 14 four masked burglars blew open the Pennville post office with nitroglycerin and took about 100 dollars in cash and stamps along with post office records. James Wasson, living nearby, fired a long range shot at the robbers but no one was hurt. The incident marks the tenth northern Indiana post office robbery in recent weeks. Fort Wayne police report another post office theft in Hamilton, Steuben County, on June 13 with over 100 dollars stolen.
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Pennville
Ind
James Wasson
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Hamilton
Steuben County
Foul Play Suspected in Vincennes Camp Mystery
In Vincennes Indiana on June 14 sign painter John Harris vanished from a river camp with money and jewelry. Blood found at the camp traces lead to the Wabash river where Harris and an infant said to be with the campers are believed drowned.
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Vincennes
Ind
John Harris
Wabash River
Harris
Municipal League of Indiana Reelects Officers
In Marion Indiana on June 16 the Municipal League of Indiana adjourned after electing officers and naming a committee to draft amendments to the cities and towns law for the legislature. Members include Finley P. Mount Crawfordsville M A Brouse Kokomo George A Carr Greenfield J T McNary Logansport W A McInerry South Bend.
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Marion
Ind
Municipal League of Indiana
Logansport
Finley P. Mount
Crawfordsville
M. A. Brouse
Kokomo
George A. Carr
Greenfield
J. T. McNary
W. A. McInerry
Board of Works of
South Bend
Three Embezzlement Charges In Indiana Indict Otto Hipplehauser
Terre Haute June 18 ex Treasurer William Clark and ex Trustee Andrew Miller face embezzlement indictments. Otto Hipplehauser former secretary of the People's Brewing company is also charged after a $7,000 shortage was found and he resigned.
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Terre Haute
Ind
William Clark
Andrew Miller
Sugar Creek Township
Otto Hipplehauser
The
People’s Brewing Company
Hipplehauser
Brewing Company
Murder Trial Underway in Bloomington Court
Curtis Hays faces trial in the Bloomington circuit court for the murder of John Mitchener. The defendant claims self defense after Mitchener jumped from his wagon and threatened him before the fatal confrontation.
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Bloomington
Ind
Curtis Hays
John Mitchener
Mitchener
Editorial association departs for Terre Haute tour
The National Editorial association begins its June trip from Indianapolis to Terre Haute with a streetcar tour and a Bedford reception. The 500 editors will visit Linton Bedford Lafayette Peru Marion Winona Lake and Chicago before Quebec June 28. James Whitcomb Riley and Meredith Nicholson greet Vice President Fairbanks host a reception. Jamestown Virginia is named for next year’s gathering with officers elected in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
National Editorial Association
Terre Haute
Commercial Club
Linton
Bedford
Bedford Commercial Club
French Lick Springs
Thomas Tagegart
Lafayette
Peru
Marion
Winona Lake
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Chicago
Quebec
Chas. W. Fairbanks
James Whitcomb Riley
George Ade
Meredith Nicholson
Indiana
Jamestown
John E. Junkin
Sterling
Kan
H. B. Warner
Lexington
N. C
W. H. Males
Brownwood
Tex
Avery C. Moore
Weiser
Idaho
W. A. Ashbrook
Johnstown
J. W. Cockhum
Oakland City
W. A. Steel
Seattle
Wash
Publisher Freed From Custody by Court Order
The Sun publisher Fred L. Purdy was released from custody by order of Judge Fremont Alford after a court ruled that further detention under the sentence and commitment would be illegal.
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Indianapolis
Fred L. Purdy
the Sun
Fremont Alford
Fatal Family Feud Ends in Double Shooting
In Aurora Indiana on June 18 a family feud culminated in a double shooting. Mrs Hisey died and Herbert Corrall, her son-in-law, was seriously wounded. William Hisey, brother of the husband, fired the shots. Charles Hisey, the husband, is also connected to the case and William is in custody.
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Aurora
Ind
Hisey
Charles Hisey
William Hisey
Herbert Corrall
Self-Defense Plea Sustained in Monroe County Murder Trial
Curtis Hays, a well known young farmer from southeast Monroe County Bloomington, is acquitted of murder in the case of neighbor John Mitchener. The defense proved threats against Hays on three occasions and that Mitchener pursued him when Hays struck with a spoke. Mitchener was killed last May after a year-long dispute.
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Bloomington
Ind
Curtis Hays
Monroe County
John Mitchener
Hays
Mitchener
Cracksmen Blow Safe in Uniondale Robbery
The general store of James Wade in Uniondale was blown by nitroglycerine. The robbers took $20 in cash and all valuable papers including life and fire insurance papers.
Indiana Municipal League Meets in Marion Three-Day Session
The Municipal League of Indiana conducts a three day session in Marion with about 800 mayors clerks councillors and other city officials from across the state in attendance.
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Indiana Muncipal League
Marion
Ind
Municipal League of
Indiana
Child Killed by Train in Modoc
Six year old Lee Farquhar was struck by a Big Four train in Modoc Indiana and crushed to death. His body was scattered from the track as authorities investigated the accident.
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Modoc
Ind
Lee Farquhar
Wesley Williams Convicted in Boonville Murder
Evansville news report states Wesley Williams was found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of James Leigh at Boonville last January. The jury set the punishment at life imprisonment.
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Wesley Williams
Evansville
Ind
James Leigh
Boonville
Child Fet Off Bridge Drowns In Indiana Ditch
Seven year old George Franks son of W J Franks of Gifford fell from a bridge over a dredge ditch in Rensselaer Indiana and drowned. The accident occurred while playing on the bridge.
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Rensselaer
Ind
George Franks
W. J. Franks
Gifford
Chinese Railway Disaster Kills and Injures Many at Vladivostok
A passenger train derailed at Progranitschnaia station on the Chinese Eastern railway near Vladivostok on Sunday. About 100 people were killed or injured in the crash, with rescue efforts underway and officials investigating the cause.
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Hinese
Vladivostok
Progranitschnaia
Blaze Devastates Homes in Madison Indiana
Fire in Madison Indiana on June 13 destroyed twelve residences and other buildings in the western part of the city. The blaze caused an estimated loss of twenty thousand dollars and prompted local efforts to contain it.
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Madison
Ind
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