Salvation Army founder William Booth warms 80
New York reports the eightieth birthday celebration of Gen. William Booth. The Salvation Army marks the day by launching a University of Humanity to train workers in social service with a planned start in New York and Chicago and an initial fund of 1 million dollars.
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Salvation Army
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William Booth
Booth
London
University of Humanity
America
United States
Chicago
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Nd Ctine
Lon-don
Father sues note holders over forged signature case
Joseph Miller forged his father Matthew G. Miller’s name to notes totaling 25000 dollars before his death. The 82 year old farmer seeks relief in a Lebanon court against Farmers' State Bank of Lebanon and 16 others who held the notes, fearing legal pressure if forgery is not proven. Defendants are to appear with the notes on April 22.
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Lebanon
Joseph
Miller
Matthew G. Miller
Farmers’ State Bank of Lebanon
Washington woman sues minister over 1908 marriage claim
Laura Britt Clark of Washington Indiana sues Rev E E Davidson pastor of the First Christian church in Daviess circuit court seeking a declaration that a December 5 1908 marriage contract in a Metropolitan hotel room St Louis is valid and asking to enjoin repudiation of the marriage claiming it never occurred.
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Washington
Ind
Daviess Circuit
Laura Britt Clark
Hale Clark
E. E. Davidson
First Christian Church
Miss Clark
Mr. Davidson
Metropolitan
St. Louis
Full Crew Law Upheld by Supreme Court in Pennsylvania Case
The Supreme Court sustains the 1905 full crew law in an appeal over a Richmond to Indianapolis fast mail run. It ruled the act is a police measure for safety, not a commerce regulation. Indiana tax authorities hear telephone company reps seeking tax relief as earnings rise.
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Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Road
Richmond
Indianapolis
Supreme Court Affirms Railroad Commission Freight Rate Cut
The Supreme Court sustains the railroad commission in lowering a gravel rate on the Monon at Lafayette. The ruling affirms the commission has the right to fix freight rates and finds no interference with interstate business.
Storm Fury Ravages Indiana Leaving Deaths and Damage
A violent storm across Northern Indiana wrecked houses barns and outbuildings and felled telegraph and telephone poles. One man, Peter Shelhouse, was killed when his Albion home collapsed trapping him under a stove and burning him. About 200 homes suffered damage and several people were seriously bruised.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Albion
Peter Shelhouse
Supreme Court ruling burdens Newcastle property owners
Newcastle Ind residents face thousands in costs after the Indiana Supreme Court reverses a Henry circuit court verdict in favor of the Indianapolis and Evansville Railway. The decision stems from a former board of trustees releasing the traction company from street paving obligations despite the franchise requiring payment.
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Newcastle
Ind
Supreme Court
Indianapolis& Evanaville Railway
Henry Circuit Court
Traction Company
Ex Trustee Sued Over Bond Fraud in Boone Circuit Court
Ex trustee William H. Miller faced a Boone circuit court suit alleging unlawful expenditures of 95,323.44 against his official bond of 20,600 with claims of at least 1,000 paid on false vouchers. In Greenfield, J. W. Richey, a preacher from Charlottesville, was arrested in Noblesville on a warrant for wife desertion and brought to Noblesville.
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Lebanon
Ind
Sult
Boone
William H. Miller
Jackson Township
Miler
Indiana Justice of Peace Richard M. Carr Dies at 77
Washington Indiana longtime justice of the peace Richard M Carr died suddenly at his home at age 77 after serving the county for 30 years. He was a respected local official remembered for his public service and community involvement.
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Justice of Peace Gead
Washington
Ind
Richard M. Carr
Justice of the Peace
Receiver Appointed in Patriot Mercantile Co
Madison Indiana Judge Francisco appointed Francis M. Griffith receiver of the Patriot Mercantile Co of Patriot Indiana. Assets total 41000 dollars liabilities 16500 dollars. Will Not Remove Judge From Mississippi River Commission
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Madison
Ind
Francisco
Francis M. Griffith
Patriot Mercantile Co
Patriot, Ind
Taylor
Ft. Wayne
Taft
Robert S. Taylor
Mississippi River Commission
James B. Watson
Motorman Dies in Wabash After Vestibule Fall
In Wabash Indiana James Stull aged 55 a veteran motorman from Ft Wayne and the Wabash Valley was pitched from a interurban car vestibule to the pavement and died within an hour. His wife is reported to be near collapse from the shock of the incident.
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Wabash, Ind
James Stull
Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley
Death of Evansville Architect Henry Mursima at 69
Henry Mursima, 69, longtime Evansville architect and former state house commissioner, died. He helped design the Indiana state house plans and contributed to state government building projects.
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Evansville
Ind
Henry Mursima
Indianapolis
Railroad Wreck Injures Evansville Officials
Rail line on the Illinois Central near Evansville Indiana derailed a large gasoline tank after sand and gravel covered the track. G A King road supervisor was badly crushed and J H Boyd a machinist suffered a broken leg.
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Evansville
Ind
Illinois Central Railroad
G. A. King
J. H. Boyd
Six Policemen Indicted for Withholding Fees in Terre Haute
Terre Haute authorities indict six city policemen including Chief Reed and Patrolmen Hayes Harrison Van Hoosier Foncannon and Ruttler on a charge that they failed to remit fees owed to the city treasury. The prosecuting attorney says the funds should have been turned in.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Reed
Hayes
Harrison
van Hoosier
Foncannon
Ruttler
New Courthouse Planned for Boone County Indiana
Boone County commissioners signed an order for a new courthouse and called the county council to meet for preliminary expense appropriation. They will later seek a 259000 dollar appropriation for the building itself.
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Boone County
Lebanon
Ind
State Will Investigate County Records in Six-Year Audit
Warsaw Ind. The Board of County Commissioners received Gov. Marshall’s letter about contracting an audit of the county’s old accounts. He replies that the state will investigate the records for six years back.
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Warsaw
Ind
Board of County Commissioners
Marshall
Gays
Hold Up Men Arrested In Terre Haute Case
Terre Haute police arrested four young men who confessed to robbing railroad stations in several towns near Terre Haute. The latest raid targeted the Big Four office at Marshall Minnesota where the night operator was tied with ropes on the office floor.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Big Four
Marshall
Windstorm Lifts Scenery and Damages Home in Indiana
A heavy wind gust lifted eight or nine pieces of theatre scenery from a moving wagon, sending them about 20 feet into the air and causing extensive damage. John C. Brown’s house, housing four occupants, was overturned and his wife injured. In Auburn Indiana a prominent churchman, P. Klotz, 70, longtime leader in the Liberal United Brethren church, died at his Waterloo home after nearly 50 years of service including as presiding elder and Otterbein University trustee.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
John C. Brown
Auburn
P. Klotz
United Brethren Church
Waterloo
Lie
North Ohio Conference
Otterbein University
Night Riders Threaten Landowners in Southern Daviess Areas
Reports from Washington Indiana describe a feared group of night riders or white caps pressuring landowners to slash rent to one third across thousands of acres. Tenants claim threats of violence accompany the coercion as authorities monitor the unrest. Ft Wayne Indiana notes the Scottish Rite consistory met and elected officers governing 18th to 32nd degrees across Northern Indiana. Oakland City details state gas inspector Kinney ordering closure of all gas wells in a field with warnings that future waste will prompt state action. wells may have previously stayed open post completion.
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Washington, Ind
Daviess
Pike Counties
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Indiana
Oakland City
B. A. Kinney
Rome
Houseowner’s Painting Outfit No 49 Offered Free
A National Lead Company notice urges property owners to obtain a free Houseowner’s Painting Outfit No 49 from the 1902 Trinity Building New York. The kit includes color schemes specifications and a purity testing instrument, promoting Dutch Boy Painter as a mark of purity and quality.
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National Lead Company
Trinity Building
New York
Remarkable Niagra Falls Question Sparks Travel Banter
Wise to Niagara, a teacher and Johnny debate the famed falls noting the iconic overlook and the heavy souvenir prices. The exchange highlights travel curiosity and the enduring lure of a world famous natural site despite costs.
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Johnny
Niagara Falls
Yeasum
A Cure for Fits and Epilepticide Wonders
A national craze for Epilanimo cures described as remarkable with many testimonials. Free mail offers from May Laboratory, 548 Pearl Street, New York City, invite readers to test the cure and testimonials. An Atchison girl weighs a marriage proposal after visiting several married sisters and pens a reply. A Baltimore justice fines George Phoebus for a so called love bite. A father’s quip about the early worm ends with a joke about rewards as a rebounding lecture concludes.
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May Laboratory
Pearl Street
New York City
Justice O'Neill
Baltimore
George Phoebus
Baltimore Street
Doctor’s Food Recovery With Grape-Nuts Case
A physician recounts a grip illness that left his stomach unable to retain food. He consumed four tablespoons of Grape-Nuts with cream three times daily for two weeks as his sole nourishment and rapidly regained health and strength as his stomach tolerated it well.
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