Elkhart man arrested after Rochester station scene
Earl Sigerfoose alias Lalu Walburn was seized in Rochester with Mrs Lulu Scott after a forged money order signature and suspected elopement from Warsaw Indiana. He faces forgery charges while the Scott woman seeks return to Warsaw with her parents.
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Womman
Elkhart
Harl T. Ligerfoose
Lake’ Shore
New York Central
Rochester
N. Y
Lulu Scott
Ligerfoose
Scott
Lalu’ _Walburn
Warsaw
Ind
William ‘Kuhn
Buffalo
Sigerfooase
Sigerfoose
Middlebury Street
Absalom Rickart
Cleveland Avenue
Ms. Scott
Ternoon
Roochester
Ikhart
Sigerfocse
Hikhart
James Scott
Lake Shore
Princeton
Kuhn
Scotts
jAkron
Gsodrich
Siger Foose
United States
Marshall Withman
Albany
Bome
Faose
Gof Walburn
Ivarsay
Cunell
New Graft Case Filed Against George S Cobb in Elkhart
Prosecutor Burris filed two new cases charging former Elkhart township trustee George S Cobb with embezzlement. The filings name Gordon Latta as a key accuser and allege Cobb turned over 643.26 after resigning December 4 1907 and later 1242.75 on demand. Witnesses include Cliver F H Sweitzer county auditor and others from the advisory board and bondholders. Cobb’s supporters say the prosecution is spiteful. Cobb recently denied all possessions to his father Major J B Cobb.
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Burris
George S. Cobb
Elkhart Township
Cigenit Court
Sand
Davis & Schaefer
Will H. Crarnley
Dealt & Deahly
BE. A. Dausman
Cobb
Gordon Latta
Elkhart
Jerman B. Leaming
Leaming
Cliver FH. Sweitzer
Forman B. Leaming
Filkhar’ Township
Benj
Ganger
Alezo Yeoman
Mitchell Charnley
J. B. Cobb
Portable searchlights to sweep battlefields at night
The article notes how British troops mistook civilians in South Africa, then discusses a future war where portable searchlights on wagons rise 20 to 30 feet to illuminate scenes. The 50,000 candle power unit on armored cars improves night enemy and gun detection and aids locating wounded with ambulance dogs.
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South Africa
Vanished Top Buggy After Stranger Swindle
Samuel J. Wartrer of 124 Fremont Street seeks police help after a man named Fisher duped him and stole a top buggy with gear driven by a bay horse. The stranger, five feet eleven, 180 pounds, forty one, sandy complexion, wore a shabby suit and grey over coat. A $25 reward is offered for the arrest and recovery, with Wartrer noting the man sold the buggy soon after the alleged theft.
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Samuel J. Wartrer
Fremont
Weiner
Fisner
Warner
Fe . Learners
Leininger
Fisher
Plea Fails to Free Boy in Prison Case
A cryptic OCR fragment reports a plea failing to keep a boy from prison. The text references a superior court and a Jeffrey location, with unclear witness notes and garbled phrases.
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Cour
Jefrey
William Ville
Sentenes
Witnesed
Hidden Double Life Sparks Shock in Hearthside Tale
A bereaved wife discovers her husband hid a double life and saved over $11,000 plus life insurance. A sympathetic friend admits similar grief but wrestles with the harsh truth about trust, money, and need for better things. The dialogue reveals community judgment and personal heartbreak amid loss.
Nicaragua Declares Government Monopoly on Matches and Wax Tapers
The Nicaraguan president issues a decree creating a government monopoly on importation manufacture and sale of matches and wax tapers. From January 8 1908 all consumers must buy these items from government agents only. Officials may seize stocks from merchants and individuals deemed excessive. Possession of such goods before January 1 1908 requires notice to a government agent or risk indictment as smugglers.
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Nicaragua
Peculiar Talk About Jersey Names From A Jersey Visit
A lighthearted reminiscence recalls a New York police officer who chatted with locals near his corner. He notes a German porter who vanished for a few days and returned, saying he had been “Over in Jersey” where every town has a different name.
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New Jersey
New York
Jersey
Fisherman’s light talk turns on a wife and shingles
In a New Orleans Times-Democrat excerpt a fisherman explains his two hour vigil at a gate. He says his wife asked him to help with shingles on a cabin roof but he chose fishing to avoid the hard labor.
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New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Senator Carter Tricks Porter With Pullman Match Prank
A San Francisco Call report recounts Montana Senator Tom Carter testing a colored porter Sam on a Pullman car prank aboard an overland Northern Pacific train. Carter lit matches on his shoe and bet Sam two dollars over whether the stunt could be done, then redeemed the bet and returned the tip, claiming Sam only earned the minimal allowance.
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Tom Carter
United States
Montana
Carter
Sam
Mars ‘Carter
San
Mars
San Francisco Cail
Nurse Arrested Over Baby Dieting Scandal
Aurelia Light bourne a Rockville Center nurse faces Nassau county jail after confessions that she fed a baby safety pins matches and other small items to make the infant ill so the mother would care for him and she could take a day off. Investigators found the child’s stomach stocked with unsafe objects. The case highlights alleged deliberate neglect and planned relief from caregiving duties.
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Aurelia Lightbourne
Rockville Center
L. I
Nassau County
W. J. Purdy
Aurelia
Nursie
Accidental Lesson from Lord Guillamore Trial
A fragment recalls Lord Guillamore, famed in legal history as Chief Justice, about to deliver judgment when the defense counsel seeks to speak. The exchange hints at a formal court moment with the judge granting a brief moment to address the court and two sides debating procedure.
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Lord Guillamore
O’grady
Gun Explosions Injure Men Testing Firearm and Belt Accident
A C C Adams, longtime employee at Indiana Buggy Company, fractured his right arm in a belt incident at the Pratt Street plant. He was saved from a fatal fall as the belt detached and shafting slackened. He and H Blosser, Lake-Shore firefighter, sustained injuries testing a new double barreled shotgun. Blosser torn flesh above the left wrist but no bone damage.
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Adams
Pratt Street
Chicago
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Erfoose
Chester
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Charles Young
James Street
Elkhart County
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Geo. S. Cobb
Samuel Warner
Stranger
H. L. Blosser
C. C. Adams
Indiana
Pany
Main Street
Bieri
Lardes
Dévoti
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