Suit threatened if notes unpaid this week
Indianapolis October 9 Attorney General Miller said he will file suit this week unless notes by W. S. Wickard for 5101 000 and Hoosier Oil company for 14 000 are paid. He is weary of delay and promises. It is understood receivers Jim and John Reed for Sherrick's securities expected payment last week but no action taken.
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Indianapolis
Atttorney
Miller
Sherrick
W. S. Wickard
Hoosier Oil Company
Jim
John Reed
Bank Clerk Haas Confesses Bank Robbery
Crawfordsville Indiana October 9 Harry Haas a bookkeeper at the People's Banking company confessed to robbing the bank with $5485 missing. He vanished in August and was arrested in Ferndale Alabama with under $100. He admitted eight months of systematic theft and led investigators to the stolen money which was recovered.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Harry Haas
People’s Banking Company
Concern
West
Ferndale
Ala
Haas
Local Youth Tries to Cause Train Wreck at Fairmount Intersection
Irvin Hobson, 16, placed large boulders on tracks at the Chicago Indianapolis and Eastern Big Four junction seeking excitement. Watchman Jones moved the rocks moments before a fast Big Four passenger train arrived, averting disaster. The youth admitted he wanted to see excitement.
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Fairmount
Ind
Irvin Hobson
Indianapolis & Eastern
Watchman Jones
Hobson Boy
Pioneer John Sherry Dies by Suicide in Smoke-house
Newcastle Ind Oct 9 John Sherry aged seventy five committed suicide by hanging in a smoke-house behind his daughter Mrs George Armstrongs residence He had suffered from cancer for some time and used a cotton string to end his life He was a pioneer resident of the county.
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Newcastle
Ind
John Sherry
George Armstrong
Bees Guard Home as Two Thwarted in Theft
In Danville Indiana on October 9 two men attempting to steal Milton Patterson s beehive were chased off by bees and fired upon by Patterson. The attackers fled through the woods while the swarm defended their hive.
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Danville
Ind
Milton Patterson
Patterson
Judges Uphold Divorce Decree Orders in Indiana
Crawfordsville Ind Oct 9 Rolla Wray and Oliver Hunt jailed for ninety and thirty days for failing to obey divorce decrees that provide for children Judge West insists court orders in divorce decrees must be obeyed.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Rolla Wray
Oliver Hunt
West
Safe Cracksmen Fail at Tom McGuire’s Saloon
Cracksmen in Newcastle Indiana tried to blow the saloon safe at Tom McGuire’s. They wrecked the inner workings but could not force the door. More than $200 was inside the strong-box at the time.
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Newcastle
Ind
Tom McGuire
Explosion Critically Burned Mrs Foust in Kokomo Kitchen
In Kokomo Indiana on October 9 Mrs H A Foust suffered serious burns and her husband minor injuries when a gasoline stove exploded during breakfast. The fire damaged the residence with estimated losses around 1500 dollars.
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Kokomo
Ind
H. A. Foust
Purdue Instructor Resigns to Join Louisiana University
Lafayette Ind Oct 9 After two years as instructor in machine designs at Purdue University Prof E W Kerr has resigned to join Louisiana State University Baton Rouge He will depart in November.
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Louisiana
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Bankert Jury Fails to Agree in Indiana Murder Case
Rushville Ind Oct 9 The jury in the Anna Bankert murder case against Norman Cook did not reach a verdict after twenty four and one half hours deliberation and was discharged by Judge Sparks.
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Bankert
Rushville
Ind
Anna Bankert
Norman Cook
Sparks
Mysterious death probe in Evansville man found with fractured skull
Evansville police investigate after Henry Drier Jr a 63 year old Republican politician and father of county assessor is found unconscious at town edge with a fractured skull.
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Evansville
Ind
Henry Drier, Jr
Henry Drier
Brothers Killings Over Mother's Death In Nebraska Home
Hastings Nebraska October 9 John Budenek shot his sister Frances Budenek his brother Jacob Budenek and brother in law Peter Smeall over the dead body of his mother Mrs M Budenek in the death chamber at 1350 West Second street after forcing entry and confronting the family as the undertaker prepared the remains. Frances survived with a shot to the right hand while Jacob and Peter lay mortally wounded. John Budenek was jailed.
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Hastings
Neb
John Budenek
Frances Budenek
Jacob Budenek
Peter Smeall
West Second Street
M. Budenek
Smeall
John
Frances
Scores Snapshot from National and American Leagues
In Cincinnati and Chicago games the scores show key results. National League games include Cincinnati beating Pittsburg 3 to 1 and 4 to 1, plus Chicago defeating St. Louis 5 to 4 and 6 to 3. American League results feature Chicago over St. Louis 5 to 3 and 1 to 3.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Mysterious Murder in Cleveland Hotel Servant Found Dead
The body of Johan and Kinkopf, twenty one, a hotel servant, was found in a vacant lot on Superior Street opposite Handy Street. Finger marks on the throat suggest murder. police believe foul play. Detectives scour the case with the full force.
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Cleveland
Johan and Kinkopf
Superior Street
Handy Street
Bandits Battle Farmers After Robbery Near Wildrose
Four safe blowers robbed the Wildrose post office of 700 dollars and failed to loot the state bank. Surrounded eight miles away in a forest by a farmer posse, a battle lasted 90 minutes. One bandit was shot dead, two wounded, and the fourth captured and jailed.
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Wildrose
Wis
Wildrose State Bank
Automobile Fatality Near Athens Michigan
Walter Palmer of Athens was killed instantly in a two vehicle crash two miles west of Athens. Mrs Palmer and her daughter Frances were badly bruised while chauffeur Blake of Kalamazoo was fatally injured when the automobile swerved into a marsh and capsized.
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Athens
Mich
Walter Palmer
Blake
Kalamazoo
Frances
Three-year sentence for chicken and horse thief in Neosho
Information reached Sheriff Hardesty that Bert Haaks, who escaped from jail two months ago, was convicted and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary by Neosho authorities in a single day.
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Missouri
Covington
Ind
Hardesty
Bert Haaks
Neosho
Widow Held on Suspicion in Poison Death Case
Lorenzo Hammer died in Cincinnati and his wife Bertha Hammer was arrested after the coroner found traces of poison in the husband’s stomach awaiting full analysis.
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Cincinnati
Lorenzo Hammer
Bertha Hammer
Russia to station 300000 troops on Chinese frontier
Tokio dispatch reports Russia plans to deploy 300000 troops on the Chinese frontier after peace to deter internal dissent and pressure China. The move signals heightened strategic posture amid regional tensions.
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Big
Tokio
Russia
No Deaths on Sunday in New Orleans Fever Report
New Orleans October 9 report shows 19 new yellow fever cases bringing the total to 3,195 with no deaths today and 410 deaths overall. Four new foci reported, 200 under treatment and 2,825 discharged.
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New Orleans
Argentina Faces General Strike and Martial Law
Buenos Ayres reports the workmen's federation votes for a general strike while congress moves to declare martial law for ninety days across the country. The measure follows escalating labor unrest and civilian disruption.
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Argentina
Buenos Ayres
The
Workmen’s Federation
Congress
Suez Canal Traffic Resumes After Wreck Blasts
Port Said reports the Suez Canal traffic is back to normal after delays caused by the Sept 29 wrecks of the British steamer Chatham. The canal reopened on Sunday as vessels resumed passage.
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Suez Canal
Port Said
Chatham
Man Killed by Fast Passenger Train at Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville Ind Oct 9 Daniel Stepp aged fifty eight was instantly killed when struck by a fast passenger train. The accident occurred as Stepp was near the tracks in the city. He was pronounced dead at the scene and police opened an investigation. The identity and details were provided by local authorities.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Daniel Stepp
Soul of the Siege: Kondratenko Buried in St Petersburg
The body of Major General Kondratenko, killed at Port Arthur, was interred at Alexander Nevsky Monastery as thousands turned out in rain. A national display followed, with troops, clergy, and nobility paying tribute while Grand Duke Vladimir stood in for the emperor who did not attend. Metropolitan Antonius led the requiem praising Kondratenko as the soul of the siege.
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St. Petersburg
Kondratenko
Siberian Rifles
Port Arthur
Alexander Nevsky
Mukden
Sea of Japan
Nevsky
Moscow
Manchuria
Order of St. George
Vladimir
Antonius
United States Independent Telephone completes organization
Rochester report says Thomas W. Finucane becomes president of United States Independent Telephone company which plans a 25 million collateral mortgage. It will control Stromberg Carlson Telephone Manufacturing and New York independent company with wide franchise reach from Kansas City to New York. A plant with 225 000 initial capacity and 750 000 eventual capacity is proposed for New York City and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
United States Independent Telephone Company
Thomas W. Finucane
Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Manufacturing Company
New York Independent Company
Greens and Gaynor Enroute to Savannah Trial
John F. Gaynor and Benjamin D. Greene, charged with conspiracy to defraud the government in river and harbor improvement schemes, were moved through Washington by secret service agents to Savannah, where Deputy Marshal George F. White and an assistant will escort them via the Southern Railway.
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Greens
Gaynor
Washington
John F. Gaynor
Benjamin D. Greene
Savannah
Secret Service
United States
George F. White
Southern Railway
Eleven Bandits Captured and Shot Near Hostotipaquillo
Guadalajara reports eleven of the bandits in the Manuel Parades mining foreman hold up near Hostotipaquillo in Jalisco have been captured and shot by rurales. Parades and his two assistants were attacked six miles west of Hostotipaquillo.
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Guadalajara
Mex
Manuel Parades
Buena Vista Mines
Hostotipaquillo
Jalisco
Japs Seize Two Vessels Off Island of Tsushima
Tokio dispatch reports the navy department seized the Norwegian steamer Amphrite bound for Vladivostok and the German steamer Carl bound for Nicolaiefsk near Tsushima Island on Saturday.
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Tokio
Navy Department
Island
Tsu
Amphrite
Vladivostok
Carl
Niccolaiefsk
Charged With Bigamy in Liveoak Florida
Liveoak Florida October 9 John W Chasteen a longtime resident was arrested and jailed on bigamy charges It is alleged he has three living wives and faces a court appearance.
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Liveoak
Fla
John
W. Chasteen
Chasteen
The Missing Chickens Mischief Told By a Bankers Chorus
A banker in a western city buys chickens from a ranchman and has them delivered to his house. He finds the flock scattered on the lawn and later discovers only eleven birds remain. The ranchman coldly reveals he left only six, implying deception or miscount.
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Grace M. Crawford
Harper’s
Lincoln and Garfield tale about work ethic from college days
Yale president Arthur Hadley recalls Lincoln’s remark about Garfield. Garfield in eastern Kentucky showed rapid action against Confederates because he understood work and labor from his college days, not simply from West Point training.
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Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
Lincoln
Garfield
Kentucky
Washington
West Point
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rachel’s Sister Lea Felix Injured in Paris Carriage Crash
The long deceased Comedie Francaise star Rachel had a sister in Paris, Mile Lea Felix, who was hurt in a carriage accident recently but is recovering. Felix retired from the stage fifteen years ago after playing Joan of Arc at the Porte St. Martin. Most of Rachel’s four sisters were actresses, but Lea Felix appears to be the only living sibling.
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Comedie Francaise
Rachel
Paris
Mile
Lea Felix
Felix
Joan of Arc
Barbier
Porte St. Martin
Mlle
Cost of Keeping Beautiful in a Paris Letter
A bill sent to Baroness de X by her masseuse totals £69 10s with items for facial sittings weekly, throat massage, limb baths, complexion lotion, antiwrinkle and figure treatments over several months. £32 has been paid. the lady refuses to settle the balance. Paris letter to London Telegraph.
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de X
Paris
London
Reform of French orthography stalls between commissions
The article notes slow progress as the minister forms a commission that proposes radical changes while the academy urges little change. M. Faguet faces criticism as poets defend the double consonants. A third commission is appointed to settle the issue.
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Minister of Public Instruction
Academy
M. Faguet
London Chronicle
Electric Railroads In Ireland
The introduction of light railways in Ireland has benefited farming cottiers by enabling better prices for poultry eggs and pigs while reducing transport costs. Motor wagons may later supersede light lines as feeders to trunk lines with no permanent way outlay and lower working expenses, per London Graphic.
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Ireland
London Graphic
Aged musician Leo Wheat honors Poe memory
The Baltimore Sun reports Leo Wheat, once famed, passes Westminster Presbyterian churchyard and reverently raises his hat in homage to Edgar Allan Poe, the poet, whose body lies there. The gesture reflects Southern and Yankee respect for Poe.
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Leo Wheat
Edgar Allan
Poe
Westminster Presbyterian Churchyard
Wheat
Baltimore Sun
Yachts In Plenty at 60 The New York Yacht Club
The New York Yacht Club turns sixty as yacht enthusiasm grows from curiosity to a common sight. The World notes there are 3,118 registered pleasure craft and many unregistered boats, a sign of changing leisure pursuits and sporting spirit.
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New York
Insurance probes reveal vast profits of McCurdy era
New York reporting on the legislative inquiry into life insurance practices shows testimonies from Robert McCurdy and others about executive salaries and agency rewards. The hearings unveil large profits from commissions and raise questions about related payments and affiliations.
Remedy Found in Dr Williams Pink Pills Neuralgia Cure
A New Hampshire hotel keeper credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing years of neuralgia after trying many remedies. He reports pain relief began after the first box and fully improved after six, noting the pills build blood to address nervous diseases, including neuralgia, sciatica, partial paralysis, and locomotor ataxia. Sold by druggists or directly by Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Raymond
New Hampshire
Hotel
Dr. Williams
Dr Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Fantana charms Chicago at Garrick Theater revival
On Monday night October 2 the popular Fantana returned to the Garrick Theater in Chicago for a limited engagement. The oriental musical comedy boasts an acclaimed cast led by Jefferson DeAngelis as Hawkins and features tuneful songs that have become nationwide hits. Seats can be reserved by telephone Central 3608 or by mail.
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Chicago
Garrick Theater
The
Garrick
New York
Jefferson DeAngelis
Hawkins
DeAngelis
Central 3608
Decline of Quail Across England Ireland Scotland and Europe
The quail has almost entirely disappeared from England, Ireland, and Scotland and is scarce on the continent, indicating a broad decline in its European range.
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England
Ireland
Scotland
Favorite Prescription revival of women’s health claims
Advertisement style article promoting Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for womanly diseases. It asserts health restoration, regularity, and improved appearance after ovarian trouble and other ailments. Includes a testimonial from Mrs. Anna Quinn of Milwaukee and advertises Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels.
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Milwaukee
Wis
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New York Life Insurance Company
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Richard A. McCurdy
Thate Company
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Robert McCurdy
C. H. Raymond & Co
Thebau
Grannis
E. J. Moss
P. Stuyvesant Pillot
Louis Thebaud
G. W. White
MR. Porter
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