Kidnaping of Marian Blakely Grips Topeka amid Fire
Marian Blakely the five year old in a Kansas City case of custody and custody battles was abducted from her Topeka home by a woman and two men after a staged soap sale. A pursuit followed with a gunfight and the kidnapers fled in a buggy. Simultaneously a major blaze destroyed the Morehouse and Wells building and nearby structures, causing a temporary water famine as Decatur’s river supply dwindled.
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Topeka
Kan
Marian Blakely
Ilinois
Charlotte Blakely
Garfield Avenue
Blakely
Posse
St. Louis
James G. Barclay
Moline
Illinois
Kansas
Montgomery County
Supreme Court
Million Dollar Blaze Destroys Decatur Hardware District
A fire likely from defective wiring swept the Morehouse and Wells Hardware building on East Main Street Decatur Aug 23, destroying three blocks of business property with estimates up to 1.6 million dollars in losses. The blaze raged despite water shortages and a swift outside aid response from Springfield and Bloomington. No fatalities were reported though many were overcome by heat and smoke.
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Decatur
Wil
Morehouse & Wells Hardware Company
East Main Street
Mazin Street
Springfield
Bloomington
Kendallville Raid Highlights Blind Tiger Case in Dry City
Kendallville Indiana August 21 there were no new developments in the blind tiger case from yesterday raid on a liquor shop. City Marshal O F Rimmel was found drinking at the place raising possible charges. The hearing is set for Tuesday August 381.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendallville
Ind
O. F. Rimmel
Marshal Rimmel
Rimmel
James E. Graves
Graves
Good Citizens’ League
G. B. Bunyan
Dan Roush
Rev
A. B Houze
F. E. Reeve
Archy Campbell
C. L. Adams
Tom Rogers
Rogers
Marshal O. F. Rimmel
O. A. Paige
M. Wilks
Fireman Injured Deluge of Fire From Summer Kitchen Roof Fall
Charles Walda a fireman at No 4 engine house on Maumee avenue fell from the summer kitchen roof at John Hoover 803 Walton avenue Saturday about 11 am fracturing his right leg above the ankle. Fire dept had been called to extinguish a blaze from stove pipe that lit the residence roof. Property owned by August Lassus. Damage about 75 dollars. Walda injured due to slippery roof while pouring water on main roof. He was alone and fell nine to ten feet, removed to Lutheran hospital.
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Charles Walda
Maumee Avenue
John Hoover
Walton Avenue
August Lassus
Walda
Lutheran Hospital
Thaw Privileges Denied as Inmate Pleads Harsh Treatment
Mary Copley Thaw criticized Matteawan state hospital practices for her son Harry K Thaw after his return by Justice Mills. She alleges denial of white of eggs and orange juice, piano access, and meals from 6:15 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. on a visit day, with hospital staff citing revenge and unappreciated court testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matteawan
Mary Copley Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Justice Mills
Attempted assassination of Moyok postmaster shocks Norfolk
Unsuccessful夜 attempt to kill S D Poynter postmaster Moyok New York last night. The shooter fired through a bedroom window hitting only the mirror reflections and a child in a cradle was slightly hurt as buckshot shattered the mirror. Bloodhounds are追 on the trail with no stated motive.
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Norfolk
S. D. Poynter
Moyok
N. Y
Poynter
Receiver appointed for Beeler Manufacturing in Tipton bank case
In Tipton Indiana on an application by the First National Bank which reopened after a 150000 shortage the Beeler Manufacturing company with plants in Tipton and Alexandria was placed under a receiver. The bank is the principal creditor with liabilities of 58000 and assets of 30000. The move is to clear up bank complications tied to William H Marker who resigned as cashier and director and Noah R Marker former assistant cashier who face November grand jury action for alleged embezzlement of 50000.
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Tipton
Ind
First National Bank
Beeler Manufacturing Company
Alexandria
William H. Marker
Noah R . Marker
Federal Grand Jury
Curtiss Sets New Air Record at Reims Week
American aviator Glenn H. Curtiss flew one lap of 61.5 miles in 8 minutes 25 3-5 seconds to set a new record during the second day of aviation week at Betheny near Reims. Spectators traveled from Paris as the dirigible Colonel Renard performed aerobatics above the plain while the Grand Prix de Tour Piste and Prix des Aeronauts offered $20,000 in prizes for endurance flights.
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Rheims
Glenn H. Curtiss
Betheny
Paris
Renard
Meaux
Paulham
Lefebevre
Berloit
Louisville Brothers Face Hearing In Counterfeit Plot
Martin Roberts to have a hearing next Thursday over efforts to ship $1,000,000 in counterfeit Mexican money via local brokers. Brother John C. Roberts pleaded guilty, posted $15,000 bond, and blames Marion for the downfall. The press on the old-fashioned money press draws curious reporters.
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Louisville
Martin Roberts
John C. Roberts
John Roberts
Marion
New York
Poisoned Fox Terriers Spark Maumee Avenue Investigation
Five fox terriers were poisoned along Maumee avenue in a short span. A meat piece laced with poison, likely arsenic, was wrapped and left in a yard, narrowly saving a one year old infant from harm. Two dogs belonged to William Gebhard at 1427 Maumee avenue. An additional bait prevented further fatalities.
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Maumee Avenue
Willam Gebhard
Tragic Speedway Toll Claimed Multiple Racing Victims
Indianapolis August tragedy at the speedway leaves several dead. Homer Jolliff buried in Trafalgar. C. S. Kellum laid to rest in Kokomo. James West to be buried in Indianapolis. Three racing men died earlier in the week, including William Bourque and Harry Holcomb on the 58th lap, after a crash near a drain. Clifford Litteran, a Stoddard-Dayton mechanic, died Tuesday night in a practice spin accident nearby.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Homer Jolliff
Merz
Trafalgar
C. S. Kellum
Kokomo
National Motor Vehicle Company
Kellum
James West
West
Merrill Street
Coffin-Fletcher Packing Company
William Bourque
Knox
Harry Holcomb
Bourque
Louis Chevrolet
Holcomb
Clifford Litteran
Stoddard-Dayton
Speedway
Indianapolis Racing Tragedy Claims Five At Speedway
At Indianapolis Speedway two spectators were killed and others injured when a National car in the 300 mile event veered off the track into the crowd. Driver Charles Merz escaped injury. mechanic Claude Kellum was fatally injured. A second crash involving Stillman ended the race. Names of the dead and injured are listed with addresses and details of injuries and delays.
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Indianpolis
Ind
National
Charles Merz
Claude Kellum
Stillman
Marion
Indiana
Benjamin T. Logan
Groger Street
Indianapolis
W. H. Jeliff
Franklin
Mechanician
Henry H. Tapking
New Jersey Street
Merz
Bach
Logan
Jeliff
Kellum
Tapking
Man slashes arm at daughter's grave in Lindenwood cemetery
John Raber, a troubled man with prior police trouble, was found at his daughter's grave in Lindenwood cemetery with two razor cuts on his left arm. He claimed injury and was taken to jail after being drunk. doctors treated the wounds which were not serious.
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John Raber
Lindenwoodw
Ankenbruck
Terry
George B. Stemen
Raber
Southern Business League Notes on Mammy Tribute
Louisville dispatch reports the tenth annual National Business League session closing with J. Bush of Little Rock praising the Mammy figure as shaping race relations. He argues northern white workers fail as servants due to ignorance, while southern whites rely on the negro’s best service during funerals or circuses.
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Louisville
National Business League
J. &. Bush
Little Rock
Ark
South
Bush
L A Stroebel Chosen to Teach German and Mathematics
L A Stroebel formerly Crandon High principal has been selected by the city school board to teach mathematics and German at the local high school. He is married and may move his family soon. Stroebel is brother in law of Rev B A Kielsmeier.
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L. A. Stroebel
Crandon
Wis
Thi City
Stroebel
B. A. Kielsmeier
Hamilton School
Pontiac
German Day Draws 10000 at Fort Wayne Celebration
The eighth annual German day at Driving Park Fort Wayne drew about 10 000 German Americans and friends. Gustav Donald editor Der Demokrat Davenport Ia gave the principal address urging liberty to eat and drink as one pleases within temperance law. The day featured band Concerts German songs and athletic events with prizes in pole vault dash high jump and shot put.
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Driving Park
Fort Wayne
Gustav Donald
der Demokrat
Davenport
Adolph Roggen
Donald
Herman Mackwitz
America
Land of Liberty
Citizens’ Band
Gart Shhober
United German Singing Societies
Daisy B. Adams
Henry Meyer
Moench
Fueller
Wefel
Bill
Schindler
Fuebler
Saettler
Leuenberger
LohSer
Cra«co
Brown
Sharp
Toussaint
Doyle
Scherer
L. Pope
TD Gullerman
Dan
A. Pope
Klingenhberger
Ohio River
Livingston
Kentucky
James C. Wilson
United States
Colonel Wilson
P. R. Hutson
Melvin Hutson
Alabama
Gransons
Memphis
Big Case Adjusted Without Trial in Court
A $15,000 suit against Samuel K. Buick of Lagran arising from the Ellison bank failure in Fort Wayne was adjusted without a trial. A motion to dismiss was filed in federal court Monday after terms of settlement were reached last week, though details are not public. Buick, former administrator of an Ohio estate, held much of the estate funds in Ellison bank. successor administrator R. B. Fisher had sued to recover, alleging Buick’s personal liability.
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Samuel K. Buick
Lagrange
Ellison
United States
Fort Wayne
Buick
Ohio
Ellison Bank
R. B. Fisher
Ruick
O. L. Baliou
Lagran
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Morehouse and Wells
Bachrach Clothing
Spott's
Sam’s
Sangamon
Decatur, Ili
Tiger Gage
The
Sentinel
Reman
Harry Boy
the Asylum
P. MS
Singu
Ipton Bank
S Bank
Curtiss
Roberts
Red” Lyne
Lyne
Aber
Hild
Derstand
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