Magnificent Scheme of Crime Nets Major Counterfeit Ring
Louisville August 20 reports detail a large counterfeit operation using 100 peso Mexican notes. Key figures John Roberts Marion Roberts John Brough Nannie Harp and Will Koenig were arrested with careful police work aided by J I Fetter & Co. The ring planned to flood Mexico with imitation money and even fake railroad stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Harrod's Creek
John Roberts
Marion Roberts
John Brough
Nannie Harp
Marion
Will Koenig
J. I. Fetter & Co
Pennsylvania
United States
Blaydes
Shelby County
W. G. Osborn
J. M. Fetter & Co
Wall Street
New York
Mexico
Koenig
Roberts Brothers
Wall Street calm after Louisville dispatch mixup
New York reports the Wall Street scene remains dominated by established firms. The building in question sits in the heart of the business and financial district and is not connected with anything other than reputable business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Louisville Dispatch
Great Evils Must Be Overcome by Nation
The Christian Citizenship Institute in Winona Lake Indiana closed after its strongest session yet with the largest crowd since opening. Speakers Rev J B McGaw Rev J S Marin Rev E A Steiner and Rev S F Scovel urged reform grounded in scripture focusing on protecting boys and girls from gambling and social evils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
Ind
Christian Citizenship Institute
Winona
Congress and Joe Cannon Targeted by Special Interests
In Denver on August 20 Joseph G. Cannon and the national congress were assailed by former Judge J. B. Belford of Colorado who accused the commercial congress of being dominated by special interests He warned that delegates are herded to annual conventions fed prepared essays and then compelled to vote on public measures guided by a few leaders He urged rules to curb influence and likened the body to our national house under a political czar
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Joseph G. Cannon
National Congress
J. B. Belford
Colorado
Commercial Congress
Mississippi
Congress
National House
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Hay Fever and Summer Cold
A. S. Nusbaum of Battesville Indiana reports three months of distressing summer cold symptoms interfering with work. After ineffective medicines and a doctor’s prescription, Foley's Honey and Tar quickly cured him and his wife also experienced the same success. Dreier Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Nusbaum
Battesville
Ind
Foley
Dreier Bros
Four Japanese strike leaders found guilty in conspiracy
Honolulu reports the jury convicted four Japanese leaders of criminal conspiracy after a six hour deliberation. defendants include Makino president of the Higher Wage association editor Soga and assistant editors Negoro and Tashaka of Jiji newspaper. authorities sought to curb a planned seizure of territorial government during a sugar plantation strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Makino
Higher Wage Association
Soga
Jiji
Negoro
Tashaka
Jiji and Higher Wage Association
Kidney Remedy Ad Promises Quick Health Restore
All persons are recommended to take Foley's Kidney Remedy for backache rheumatism and kidney and bladder trouble. It will quickly correct urinary irregularities which if neglected may develop into a serious illness. It will restore health and strength. Do not neglect signs of kidney or bladder trouble and risk Brights disease or diabetes. Dreier Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Bright
Dreier Bros
Piano Sale at Lyon & Healy in Chicago
Chicago’s largest music house Lyon and Healy announces a gigantic alteration sale of nearly 1000 pianos with no reserve. Upright pianos start as low as 145 dollars and most major makes are included. Purchases may be returned at the store’s expense if not satisfactory and visits to the Wabash and Adams warerooms are urged this week.
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Chicago
Lyon & Healy
Wabash Avenue
Adams Street
Farmlands Benefited by Railways, Yoakum Says
Shawnee Oklahoma August 18 B F Yoakum chairman of the Rock Island system argues railroads are farmers best friends and a unified system aids both. He opposes laws blocking one railroad owning stock in another urging better product handling and farmer profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Okla
B. F. Yoakum
Rock Island
Yoakum
Farmers’ Union of Oklahoma
Yoakum Urges Farm Unity to Curb Government Waste
Former railroad executive addresses farmers urging organization to influence policy. He notes high costs in waterways and military spending, claims Illinois and Mississippi Canal waste at $9 million and $80 million waterways program losses, and argues rail systems aid farmers best when not unnecessarily restricted. He compares per ton costs, warns of vested political extravagance, and advocates balanced defense spending with farm expansion.
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United States
Yoakum
Herbert Knox Smith
Department of Commerce and Labor
Ilinois and Mississippi Canal
Mississippi River
Mississippi
St. Louis
Mississippi and Ohio River
New Orleans
Europe
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Postmaster General Calls for Strict Postal Economy
At the National Association of First Class Postmasters conference in Toledo on August 20 Frank H Hitchcock urged rigid economy in the Post Office Department. He urged curtailing expenses to match revenues and to trim waste without impairing service efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
National Association of First Class Postmasters
Frank H. Hitchcock
Tam
Post Office Department
Bridal waited on groom who did not come
In Wabash Indiana on August 20 Miss Ida Kirtlan 21 waited for fiancé Rolland Clary 26 for three hours as wedding guests and Rev Barketts presence marked the planned ceremony. Clary left for the wedding hours earlier and by 11 pm had not appeared, leaving the bride shocked and guests dismissed amid unanswered questions about his disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Ind
Ida Kirtlan
Rolland Clary
Clary
Wabash County
Homer Kirtlan
Bar~kett
United Brethren Church
Rich Valley
William Clary
Garden seeds and seedlings offered for fall planting
Seeds and seedlings of Genhseng and Golden Seal available from Rollins Garden Co for fall planting. Local notice in Van Wert in Ohio area.
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Rollins. Garden CO
Wert
Roulette wheel to be put out of business
In city court Saturday Charles Beebe was fined $40 and costs for conducting a gambling house. A roulette wheel seized in the raid was ordered destroyed. Beebe failed to appear. Lare Gierhart and Harry Swift were fined for renting rooms where gambling occurred. destruction of the roulette wheel was expected as part of penalties. Johnson will be soldier. Jerry Johnson released on recognizance. his wife’s divorce restraining order ties about $50 wages. Jacob Herzog was fined $5 for assault on his sister over breakfast. Albert Newman fined $5 for drunkenness. Sam Dijurdi ordered to leave town. George White fined $5 for stealing two shirts and given 30 days.
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Charles Beebe
Beebe
Lare Gierhart
Harry Swift
Lberty
Johnson
Jerry Johnson
Sparta
Wis
Jacob Herzog
Albert Newman
Sam Dijurdi
George White
Tragic Lake Shore Crash Kills Couple Near Montgomery
Otis Giery and his wife from Clear Lake Indiana were killed when a Lake Shore train struck their buggy at a crossing near Montgomery Michigan. Their three year old daughter Goldie survived with minor bruises after being lifted from the scene by the locomotive pilot.
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Reading
Mich
Otis Giery
Clear Lake
Ind
Lake Shore
Montgomery
Goldie
Giory
New Elopement Bigamy Case Ends in Arrest at Resort
Crownpoint Indiana August 21 Jack Guisek and Victoria Ullman who eloped from Chicago and wed here were arrested at Jack Burke's Cedar Lake resort on an affidavit by a woman claiming to be Guisek's wife. Ullman, seventeen, is held as a maternal witness with an eighteen month old child. Police traced a Chicago link through Guisek's brother who ran a resort there.
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Baldwin
M. J. Baldwin
Crownpoint
Ind
Jack” Guisek
Victoria Ullman
Chicago
Jack” Burke
Guisek
Gulsek
Milwaukee
Cedar Lake
Big Fee Case Evidence Heard by Court
Judge Sol A. Wood heard evidence throughout a day in a bankruptcy matter over an alleged exorbitant fee for Kansas attorneys tied to the Rollin Ellison estate settlement years ago. Attorney Ben Heaton leads the Kansas side with Judge Gavan of Indianapolis and Judge Hanan of Lafayette assisting Sidney K. Gannard, trustee. A decision is not expected for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol A. Wood
Kansas
Rollin Ellison
Ben Heaton
Gavan
Indianapolis
Hanan
Lagrange
Sidney K. Gannard
Peter J Scheid Contests City Council Nomination
Democratic candidate Peter J Scheid filed suit in circuit court to have the voting machine opened and votes counted, claiming he received 2375 votes and should be nominated. Defendants listed include Allen D Hamilton John J Bauer Charles E Welch Charles H Buhr Gunt F Rogge William S Hale and Frederick W Stolte.
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Peter J. Scheid
Allen D. Hamilton
John J. Bauer
Charles E. Welch
Charles H. Buhr
Gunt F. Rogge
William S. Hale
Frederick W. Stolte
Scheid
Stolte
Hale
Hamilton
Welch
Bauer
Rogge
Buhr
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Secret Service Department
John C. Roberts
Mesrion Roberts
William Xoenig
William Blaydes
McGaw
Uncle Sam's
Nineveh
National Reform Association
Institute
Assembly
George R. Stuart
Winona Assembly
E. W. Halpenny
William Shelley
Panhandle
Ridgeville
Joe Cannon
Judge Belford
Mercial Congress
Klaehn & Melching
Dieter Bros
Charles
Myron Slabaugh
Nappanee
Foley's
Postmaster General
Hitchcock
Fiance
S. L. Bowen
Wayne, W. Va
Gus Bell
Portland
Portland Grocers
Crown Point
Judge Wood
Peter J. Sbheid
Didate
George W. Louttit
Water Supply Contractors
Wells Baker Wind Mills
Barr St
I. Pfeiffer & Son
East Columbia
Tri-State ‘Just Company
Firat
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