Mother of slain man faces gang charges in Terre Haute case
Mrs. Clementine Kiger, mother of Harry Kiger who was killed by Frank Savage, presents evidence linking the murder to gang fears he would turn state's evidence. Kiger, a ward registration inspector living outside his ward, gathered registration cards for twenty five households with five names per address, suggesting organized voter falsification and gang intimidation.
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Clementine Kiger
Harry Kiger
Frank Battle Ax Savage
Terre Haute
Kiger
Beardsley seeks injunction over five mile macadam road
A. H. Beardsley files in Elkhart Indiana superior court to stop road work on the five mile macadam project claiming a fourteen foot width specified in ads and contract while the commission ers ordered a nine foot road A government expert calls the width reduction a mistake Contractors Kelleher Miller Irwin of Fort Wayne named with commissioners surveyors county treasurer and others as defendants
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A. H. Beardsley
Elkhart
Ind
Kelleher, Miller& Irwin
Frankfort
Evansville Man Leaves Loud Time Capsule Letter
Adolph Melzer, a healthy Evansville resident, bequeaths $1 006 to be invested to yield 19 956 400.15 by 2162. He directs his letter to Mayor Hellman be read into a phonograph so Evansville’s future residents hear his voice. He proposes the contract be examined every 25 years and renewed if wear is detected.
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Adolph Melzer
Evansville
Hellman
Despondent man commits suicide in Danville Indiana
A despondent Indianapolis man, Wilstem West, aged forty one, killed himself in Danville by taking carbolic acid after a failed business venture. He had invested in a barber store in Indianapolis, lost his money, and grew despondent.
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Wilstem
W. West
Indianapolia
Danville
Ind
Litton
Indianapolis
Shot During Political Quarrel at Vatpa Ind
Berend of Chicago fired at Bracken Bain in the head during a political argument at Vatpa Ind. Bain, a New York drummer, is expected to recover. Bain supported Roosevelt while Berend backed Branden.
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Vatpa Ind
Berend
Chicagé Cake
Bracken Bain
Bain
New York
Pebrend
Fea
Roose
Peace Plea Fails Turkey Armistice Hope in Balkans
London reports that Turkey’s appeal for direct talks with its Balkan opponents on an armistice faces rejection. Powers say only peace proposals may be made, and an outside pact could violate international law. Austria’s stance unsettles Europe as Bulgaria presses for direct Turkish negotiations amid a brutal Thracian campaign.
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London
Turkey
Porte
Bulgaria
Austria
France
Russia
England
Germany
Italy
Balkan
Europe
Thracian
Chorlu
Bree
Children Cry For Fletchers Castoria Ad Card
Fragmentary historical ad notice references a child medicine product Fletcher s Castoria and a call to parents in a period style. The readable bits imply an advertisement or label urging caregivers to use the product for children, with the standard branding phrase.
Dynamite case details from federal testimony in 1942
Assistant Commissioner J. A. G. Badorf recounts in federal court how Hockin supplied information after the Los Angeles Times building explosion. The testimony links Hockin to Burns and Miller, describes timing of contacts in 1909 1910, and cites discoveries from explosions including a New York via duct case with parts of a suitcase alarm clock and battery found at the scene.
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National Erectors’ Association
Telle
Iron Workers’ Union
Herbert
Hockin
McNamaras
McMantgal
National Erectory’ Pssociation
Los Angeles Times
Badorf
Burns
Fédéral Building
Rew
Foster
Heckin
Towch
Lyle
Jawell
McClintick-Marshall ‘Company
Hoackin
Badert
Boros
Radorf
Ian
New York City
Three Hoffbauer Sisters Sentenced in Forgery Case
In Marion Indiana, Mrs Alice Richard and Mrs Viola Hoffbauer received two to fourteen year terms for forged probate documents involving a will for Maria Miller. Sentences suspended on good behavior. Sister Marian Gerhardt, pivotal in saving them, urged harsher punishment for both, but Judge Paulus issued suspended sentences.
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Alice
Richard
Viola J. Hoffbauwer
Indianapolis
Marion
Ind
Cfrcuit
Maria Miller
Point Tsahel
Grant County
Hottinag
Rickard
Marian Gerhardt
Slater
Hoffbauer
Two Brothers in Trouble in Kentucky and Indiana
Robert Bradley Harp eighteen of Corbin Kentucky was sentenced in Shelbyville Indiana to the Indiana reformatory for two to fourteen years for forgery. His brother Elmer Harp twenty three will be tried on the machines. He is charged with violating parole by forgery and fleeing to Indiana. He served one year of a ten year sentence for larceny and was paroled from the Kentucky prison at Frankfort.
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Robert Bradley Harp
Corbi
Shelbyville
Ind
Indiane Reformatory
Hares
Elmer Harp
Indiana
Kentucky
Frankfort
Flagged Train Wish Shirt and Rescue Tale
Fragmented OCR reports a man in Ohio tore a shirt from his back to flag a train and save a wreck, while H. Alston of Raleigh claims preventing a wreck with Bre the Bisters. The account describes severe illness and claims electric jitters cured him, urging trials of a liver remedy priced five shillings.
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Ohio
H. PéAlston
Raleigh
N.C
Zhatjfour Bottlaa
Warships to pass Dardanelles to guard port communities
In London Premier Asquith said in the Commons that Sir Gerard Lowther reported from Constantinople that a diplomats meeting there agreed it might be necessary to protect proclaimed export communities. Accordingly one British, one French, one German and one Austro-Hungarian warship would go through the Dardanelles while a Russian vessel would pass the Bosphorus.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Gerard Lowther
Constantinople
Porté
Bosphorus
Father wounds son in mistaken burglary claim
November 6 report from Ande Yad states Harry Hopper, sixteen, was badly wounded by his father who believed him a burglar. After returning home at midnight the boy struggled to enter through a window, awakening the father who, armed with an iron poker, struck him on the head as he entered the room.
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Harry Hopper
Trains Crash Near Topeka Kills Fireman Mercier
A west bound passenger train and an eastbound freight derailed on the Wabash railroad near Topeka in Lawrence county. Fireman C Mercier was killed instantly and Engineer Henry Hinkle was fatally injured. Both engines and a baggage car rolled down an eighteen foot embankment. Two passengers sustained minor injuries.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
C. Mercier
Henry Hinkle
Topeka
Lawrence County
Porto Ricos New Wonder Promises Wide Benefit
From Porto Rico comes reports of Dr King s New Discovery aiding many locals. Ramon T Marchan of Barceloneta says it cured him of coughs and colds and helped his brother with chest troubles. Over 20 others reportedly benefited on his advice. Trial bottle free 60 cents or 1.00. Guaranteed by all druggists.
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Porto Rico
Ramon T. Marchan
Barceloneta
What did you hear when you listened to good music
A reflective anecdote on hearing music and interpreting sound. The narrator recalls a conversation with a master about the unfinished symphony and the deeper question of what one truly hears in great music. The piece explores personal perception, meaning, and the elusive nature of musical experience.
Atonement Teachings at Lynn Sermon on Blood
Pastor Rossell in Lynn Mass October 13 argued blood shedding governs forgiveness. He traced Old Testament atonement rituals to Jesus as antitypical bullock and goat, explaining divine approval through the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and the Royal Priesthood to follow.
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Rossell
Lynn
Mass
Russell
Israel
Jesus
Levi
Melchisedec
Calvary
Aaron
Aincé Pender
Raul
Tarsus
Saul
Vermillion Vincinvinol Claim in Evanaville Ad
A Covington druggist advertises Vinol as a cure for pulmonary weakness, claiming a prominent Evanaville resident recovered after five months of illness. The testimonial asserts Vinol soothes inflamed surfaces, eases cough, improves appetite and digestion, and strengthens to fight incipient pulmonary disease. It promises money-back if not helpful.
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Evanaville
Ind
Vinci
Manford Doran
Covingtea
Jericho Leaves Laxative Claim Promises Cure
An ad touts Jericho Leaves from the Holy Land as a perfect laxative that cleanses the body gently without irritation. It claims scientists cannot match its effectiveness, offers home delivery by money order, and asserts satisfaction guaranteed, with order details and pricing.
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Holy Land
Jericho
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