Strange Men Seize Cash Train Chase Near Logansport
Four strangers from Chicago followed a cash carrying express messenger with 400000 dollars to a transfer point in Logansport Indiana. Police pursued but the men fled before officers caught them. The money was to move to a train for Indianapolis and the First National Bank at Tipton planned to reopen next Monday.
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Logansport
Ind
Chicago
First National Bank
Tipton
Indianapolis
Wabash River
First National Bank to Reopen Next Monday in Tipton
Washington dispatch reports Deputy Controller Fowler in Tipton Indiana completed a bank check on the First National bank. The note says the institution has arranged to reopen Monday morning with sufficient funds on hand to meet all liabilities.
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Washington
Murray
Fowler
Tipton
Ind
First National Bank
Peace claims and religious camps dominate Winona Lake report
Dr Soltau denounces world peace conferences as futile without Christ and predicts continued war until Revelations fulfilled. Knights of the Holy Grail camp gathers 200 boys from multiple towns led by Dr Perry Powell with athletic prizes and officer initiations. Organist Charles Hansen draws praise for a Winona recital.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Soltau
Winona
America
Pharaoh
God
Knights of the Holy Grail
Perry Powell
Tipton
Martinsville
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Anderson
Brookston
LaCrosse
Decatur
Garrett
Chicago
Charles F. Hangen
Hansen
Free Australian Leaf for Women Emphasis
Advertisement promises a free package titled Australian Leaf from Mather Gray for women. It asks readers to send name and address to receive the item by mail, presenting a marketing offer with masculine and promotional language.
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Mather
Fort Wayne fair plans big pumpkins and corn display
Secretary W F Myers announces a return to traditional county fair attraction with large pumpkin and squash displays, seven cattle entries, and a top corn display prize. Young participants vie for $10 and a $20 outfit as premiums. Rail fare talk aims to boost attendance.
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W. F. Myers
Fort Wayne
Patterson-Fletcher Company
J. M. Stouder
Retail Merchants’ Association
The
Fair Association
Lightning Kills Two Men Working In Barn In Peru Indiana
Two young men seeking shelter in a barn were killed when a lightning bolt struck during a violent electrical storm near Peru Indiana. The barn burned and several others were shocked or injured, with a dog also killed. the barn contents were destroyed.
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Peru
Ind
Harry Wilson
Ed Wilson
Harry Hauk
Daugh
Wilson
Hank
Harry Hank
Wilson Dairy Farm
Winona Lake
Chicago
Bump Bills Skull Along on Tics He’ll Die
New York August 14. William O'Brien broke from detectives during burglary arrest on the Third Avenue elevated. Dragged for blocks with skull fracturing, he died not expected to recover after attempting to leap from a moving train window. Evidence included skeleton keys and pawn tickets found in Mrs. Benjamin Dygert of Beott township Steuben county.
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New York
Third Avenue
William O’brien
O'Brien
Explosion on Russian submarine kills two in Neva
An explosion in the engine room of a 480 ton crocodile class submarine on the Neva river kills two and injures thirty to forty. Dozens of workers are trapped inside. Americans led by Simeon Lake are said to be unharmed. The accident occurred during benzine motor trials and may be due to careless handling.
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St. Petersburg
Neva River
Joseph Mitch
Bridgeport
Mr. Lake
Admiralty
Lake
Noted Club Woman and Physician Dr A P Stevenson Dies
Chicago mourns as Dr A P Stevenson veteran club woman and settlement worker dies at St Elizabeths after a three year illness. She endured paralysis and lethargy, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1903, and faced the death of her nephew Charles Stevenson in 1906. A pioneer woman physician and nurse trainer, she helped found the Wilneis training school and was the first woman instructor at Northwestern Medical College and first woman member of the American Medical Society. Born 1845 in Ogle County Illinois to Irish-Scotch parents, she championed Irish independence throughout her life.
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Chicago
A. P. Stevenson
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Charles H. Stevenson
Washington Street
A. Stevenson
Wllneis Training School For
Northwestern Medical College
American Medical Society
Ogle County
Illinois
Tobacco Trust as Master of Congress Sparks Suit
Ware-Kramer Tobacco company of Norfolk Virginia sues the American Tobacco company in U S circuit court Raleigh North Carolina seeking 1 000 000 damages alleging illegal practices by a tobacco trust designed to destroy independent manufacturers The suit claims the trust has exerted undue influence on Congress and that tariff measures favor the trusts over independents Frank D Ware of Norfolk presides over a coalition of independent tobacco makers advocating protection against “unrelenting persecution.”
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Norfolk
Aus
Ware-Kramer Tobacco Company
United States
Raleigh, N. Y
American Tobacco Company
Frank D. Ware
Wilson, N. C
Congress
Poisoning incident with needle in left hand
Mrs C A Hood of 345 West Butler Street punctured the middle finger with a needle Friday evening. the wound caused swelling and poison spread to the upper arm. Though condition later improved, authorities consider the poisoning serious and ongoing concerns remain.
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C. A. Hood
Butler Street
Gasoline stove blast burns Roy Hoon in home
Roy Hoon eighteen suffered severe burns to arms legs and feet when a gasoline cook stove exploded as he tried to relight it in his south Calhoun street home. He is partly blind and cared for at home while his mother, Nora Hoon, is in St. Joseph's hospital. Neighbors show sympathy as a fire crew responds to the small blaze with minimal house damage.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
Roy Hoon
Nora Hoon
Calhoun Street
Roy
Private telephone systems expand in Fort Wayne hotels and offices
The Home Telephone Company wires Fort Wayne with private exchanges on thirty two phones at Alt Heidelberg stag hotel and nine at Shoaff building for Lincoln Life. Portland apartment house gains private line as others in Anthony Wayne Randall hotels follow. A new long distance to Indianapolis will give Fort Wayne direct service to St Louis.
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The
Home Telephone Company
Alt Heidelberg
Anthony, Wayne and Randall
Moellering
Home Company
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Little One Loses Life in Flooded Gellar
Chicago report details a four hour electrical storm that dumped 3.3 inches of rain. Wires were blown down and basements flooded as the year old son of Michael Finney Jr. of 1149 Washington Boulevard fell from a bed and drowned before rescue.
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Chicago
Michael Finney, Jr
Washington Boulevard
Montpelier Collision Injures Four Women in City
A south bound Indiana Union Traction car collided with a buggy in Montpelier Indiana injuring four occupants Miss Naomi Wright Miss Lola Addington of Pennville and Merle Smith and Walker Murphy of Albany. The motorman acted quickly to avert a worse crash. Wright is thought to have internal injuries while the others suffered only bruises.
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Montpelier
Ind
Indiana Union Traction
Naomi Wright
Lola Addington
Pennville
Merle Smith
Walker Murphy
Albany
Main Street
Miss Wright
Murphy
Smith
Smith heir of Mormon church founder dies in Montrose
Arthur H. Smith of Montrose Iowa, third son of Joseph Smith founder of the Mormon church, died yesterday at Montrose Iowa.
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Joseph Smith
Des ‘Moines
Arthur H. Smith
Mormon ‘Church
Montrose
Iowa
Wifes Blood Had Ethiopian Taint and a Fatal Shot
Alfred Haberman, a white man, shot his wife after learning she was colored following eight years of marriage. He then shot himself. Mrs Haberman is alive but not expected to survive. They have a 7 year old son.
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Columbus
Alfred Haberman
Washington, D. C
Summit Street
Haberman
Wives beaten in court as judge fines and sentences
In court Monday morning John Baughman and Joseph Farra faced assault and battery charges. Judge Skelton fined each $10 plus costs and sixty days. Farra appealed. Other cases included a larceny continuance, drunkenness fines, and a barber spared jail due to dependents.
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John Baughman
Hanna Street
Joseph Farra
Cochrane Street
Judge Skelton
Farra
Marie Goodall
James Gamble
Joseph Swain
Rudolph Gerberding
Joe Morgan
Clem Knoff
Decatur
Independent oil firm aims to break Standard monopoly in Fort Wayne
Indianapolis Refining Company plans to enter Fort Wayne oil market by purchasing land at Foster and Tyler streets Commercial addition. An oil station and tanks will be installed, with delivery expected within ten days. The firm operates refineries in southern Indiana Illinois Tennessee and Kentucky backing its expansion.
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Fort Wayne
Indianapolis Refining Company
Standard Oil Company
Foster
A Tylor
M. S. Anderson
Indiana
Illinois
Tennessee
Kentucky
Standard
Three Fires Hit City, Wreak $3500 Losses
Three sizable fires kept firefighters busy Thursday night and early Friday. Gasoline stove explosion in Frank Casso lunch room at Calhoun and Brackenridge ignited the blaze, injuring Casso who was rescued by bystanders. A rubbish fire at George Nassar’s dry goods store on Spy Run and Wagner likely caused $1000 to $1500 damage with full insurance. A barn fire at 407 East Wayne street destroyed an Auburn carriage and damaged nearby property, with Dr. Whery incurring a $100 loss and minor roof damage to a neighboring residence.
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Frank Casso
Calhoun and
Brackenridge
Casso
George Nassar
Spy Run Avenue
Wagner Street
Nassar
Spy Run
J. C. Huegenard
East
Wayne Street
C. W. Brown
Huegenard
C. C. Schlatter
Brown
Wives and Sisters Riot as Elwood Strike Tension Rises
Elwood Indiana August 13. American Tin company plans a second injunction suit against the union before Judge Baker in Goshen alleging wives and sisters of striking workers harassed strike-breakers at their homes. Police reportedly failed to stop the夜 disturbance.
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Elwood, Ind
Elwood Mills
American Tin Company
Baker
United States Court
Goshen
Ind
Banks face affiliations in shared buildings across districts
Washington reports Comptroller Murray orders national bank examiners to list banks that affiliate with state institutions occupying the same or nearby buildings. Past bank failures showed insolvencies masked by shifting assets between allied institutions to pass individual examinations.
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Washington
Murray
Accident in Cleveland injures seven men and three women
A Cleveland incident left seven men and three women injured with two in critical condition. Details are incomplete due to broken text. The report notes an early timetable but is too garbled to specify cause or location.
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Cleveland
Equity officers arrive in Indianapolis to oppose Everitt plan
National officers and board of directors of the American Society of Equity meet in Indianapolis to arrange the annual gathering and to move on Bowling Green, Kentucky, Wednesday to thwart J A Everitt and anti administrationists plans to capture the tobacco growers organization.
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Indianapolis
Ind
American Society of Equity
Bowling Green
J. A. Everitt
Woman Bather Drowner in Wisconsin Ripples Through Group
In Lacrosse Wisconsin Aug 16 a party of women bathing were swept away by the current. Mrs Peter Jensen 30 was drowned. Miss Emma Moeser was seized by a man in a boat by the hair and dragged ashore unconscious. She was resuscitated.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Peter Jensen
Emma Moeser
Heat claims two in St. Louis as deaths rise
In St. Louis on August 18 two men died from the heat. Nine additional deaths from the weekend were disclosed today. Government readings showed the thermometer at 90 degrees at noon.
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St. Louis
Mountain climbers believed dead on Mount Tacoma
Tacoma, August 16. T Callas ghan and Joseph W. Stevens of Tivontene, New Jersey, are feared dead after a rescue party found their alpine staffs and packs near the crater during a Mount Tacoma ascent.
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Tacoma
Wash
T. Callasghan
Joseph W. Stevens
Tivontene N. J
Mount
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Biemer & CO
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