Wanted Owner for Five Thousand Dollars of Found Cash
A Gary, Indiana notice reports a $5,000 found cash stash in Mayor Tom Sicott’s desk tied to a bribery scandal involving T. R. Dean of Louisville and Knott. Sheriff Grant, nearing retirement, seeks the rightful owner to claim the money from the First National Bank. no claimant has appeared.
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Ind
Uncle Sam
Sheriff Grant
Sheriff’s Office
First National Bank
Grant
Tom Sicott
T. R. Dean
Louisville
Knott
Cayres
Gary
Dean Heating
Dean
Tae
Willag
Local parcels post to boost Fort Wayne mail flow
Fort Wayne firms report parcels post will double or triple current mail by weight as rules and zones are set. Rural routes may gain by sending eleven pounds for fifteen cents, with stamps required and parcels capped at eleven pounds and seventy two inches total.
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Fort Wayne
William J. Hess
Kurt Wayne
Mr. Hess
Hess
Stong Wth
Uncle Sam
Valuable West Africa mahogany logs enter Indianapolis customs
The Indianapolis customs house cleared mahogany logs valued at 50 000 dollars, the highest single entry in 31 years. From the Gold Coast of West Africa, the logs were billed to an Indianapolis manufacturer and admitted free of duty. A total of 1 387 logs were included, with a previous high of 40 000 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Gold Coast
West Africa
Tragedy Near Cambria: Five-Year-Old Dies After Strychnine Tablets
In Frankfort Indiana on December 4, Pauline Baer, five, daughter of Mr and Mrs Moses Baer, climbed to reach a cupboard and found a bottle of headache tablets. She ingested about forty tablets containing strychnine, suffered convulsions, and died within half an hour.
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Frankfort
Ind
Pauline
Moses Baer
Cambria
E. F. Stein Elected Commander of Wayne Tent No 54
Wayne tent No 54 Knights of the Macabees held its annual meeting electing E F Stein as commander C W Habecker P C B V Bailey L C N H Crawford R K S K Throckmorton FK Carl Keller chaplain C M Hausbach M af A William Grage first Master of G J A Baughman second Master of G D D Bird sentinel C F Miller picket Thomas Florence trustee for three years
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Wayne
Knights of the Macabees
E. F. Stein
C. W. Habecker
P. C
B. V. Bailey
L. C
N. H. Crawford
R. K
S. K. Throckmorton
F K
Carl Keller
C. M. Hausbach
William Grage
J. A. Baughman
D. D. Bird
Sentinel
C. F. Miller
Picket
Thomas Florence
Saloon Licenses Extended for Garrett Venders
Auburn Ind Dec county commissioners renew licenses for five saloon men in Garrett to operate another year. Named are Henry Ritter Peter Bebbler William Miller John Trapp and Isaac Millikin. Frank Gamour receives a wholesaler license.
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Auburn
Ind
Garrett
Henry Ritter
Peter Bebbler
William Miller
John Trapp
Isaac Millikin
Frank Gamour
Indiana Horticultural Society to Hold Apple Show Next Year
At its fifty second annual meeting in Indianapolis the Indiana State Horticultural Society voted to stage an apple show again next year and asked the general assembly for an appropriation to support it. Officers elected include President C N Lindley and Vice President A W Shoemaker with district vice presidents named for twelve districts and appointments for the Orleans experimental orchard committee.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Horticultural Society
General Assembly
C. N. Lindley
Salem
A. W. Shoemaker
Daleville
Walter Vonnegut
Lindley
W. J. Ritterskamp
Princeton
R. A. Simpson
Vincennes
F.J. Heacock
H. M. Stout
Trafalgar
Jas. W. Carver
Greencastle
J. H.henley
Greenfield
J. J. Milhouses Valley
First all-woman Idaho jury convicts county resident
In Twin Falls Idaho on December 5 an all-woman jury found Mrs Tee Butts guilty of threatening a man with a revolver. The jury recommended mercy. The case marks Idaho's first use of a women jurors verdict.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Tee Butts
Price of coal will go higher in Indiana says state inspector
Indianapolis December 4 that coal prices will rise steadily, according to Frank L. Pearce, state mine inspector. His annual report to Elliott R. Hootan shows Indiana bituminous production rising while black coal falls, with 1912 output at 14,204,578 short tons and total wages about 13,089,001 dollars. Vigo led in production. 37 fatal accidents occurred. 21,230 employed split between bituminous and black coal.
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Indianapolis
Frank L. Pearce
Elliott R. Hootan
Bureau of Inspection
Pearce
Indiana
Hoosier
Illinois
Vigo
Hope Hospital Committee Plans Campaign for New Building
Hospital committees are organizing a fundraising drive to erect a new hospital building. Executive board and staff will meet soon to finalize dates and launch the campaign. Donors are reportedly ready to submit large gifts, with public subscription or a whirlwind campaign favored. Other projects include a Commercial club home and a convention hall.
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The
Hope Hospital Association
Commercial Club
Young Woman’s Christian Association
Defends Making of Divorce Easy Debate Resumes
Richmond debates among governors on divorce law reforms with Gov. Tasker Oddie of Nevada proposing a uniform approach and arguing for easier divorce while Gov. McGovern of Wisconsin leads a paper on state income tax. The chaotic text notes misprints but highlights a regional push for reform and interstate differences in divorce statutes.
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Richmond
Dix
McGovern
Wisconsin
Willson
Kentucky
Tasker
L. Oddie
Nevada
Oddie
Bend
Atlantic
Gov
Fort Wayne Fair to Be Continued by Stockholders
Fort Wayne Fair association stockholders and directors met at the courthouse assembly room to decide on continuing the organization and staging another fair next autumn. They plan to operate as before despite losses from the past two years and levy a 19 per cent assessment to cover a $2,760 deficit.
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Fort Wayne
John Miller
P.filleder
Herman Tapp
H. B. Sp
Btrieder Wil
Charles McCullocy
Hoosier Bar Effort Split by Patronage Boycott
Washington dispatch reports Indiana congressmen facing a south and east backed patronage boycott tied to the vice presidency and cabinet seating. Crumpacker wins a post office building grant, while other Indiana lawmakers secure or seek allocations. Garr gains parole after misuse of postal funds.
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Washington
Louis Ludlow
Indianapolis Star
Indiana
South
House of Representatives
Congress
Cline
Adair
Ise Nixes
Indianapolis
San Juan
Porto Rico
Seo Wi
Wae Soya
S. Landis
Landis
Walter Landis
Cable
Fred Landis
Martin
Post Office Committee
Robert H. Todd
Nixon
Taft
Crumpacker
E. D. Crumpacker
Valparaiso
Valpariso
Representative Barnhart
Rochester
Rauch
Huntington
Kendallville
Republican National Committee
Awarn
Charles W. Fairbanks
H. C. Atkins
E. W. B. Darlington
Shively
Kern
Garr
Auto transit lines planned to connect six towns
Huntington Ind December 4 plans for auto transit lines linking Warren Andrews Bippus North Manchester South Whitley and Columbia City with Huntington as the hub were discussed at a Huntington Transit Co meeting. County commissioners will be asked to grant road access. Backers remain hopeful and intend a rapid start to establish the lines.
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Huntington
Ind
Warren
Andrews
Bippus
Manchester
Whitley
Columbia City
Huntington Transit Company
Huntington County
Option Election at Wabash Drys Seek Local Vote
Webash Indiana December 5 petitions will be circulated by the dry forces to secure a new local option election to decide if thirst parlors should be kept open in the city. The drys are confident of a dry result and say the city will remain dry for years to come.
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Webash
Ind
Wabash
Pastor Receives $400 Year Salary Increase
Garrett Indiana December 5. In a Baptist church meeting last evening the sonareeetion refused to accept the de notation of rae John Alton and voted him a four hundred dollar rise per year, with consent to stay another year.
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Garrett
Ind
de Notuns
Rae John Alton
The
Baptist Church
Socialist Berger Issues Valedictory On Political Conditions
Washington dispatch reports Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee a socialist representative who will not return to Congress issued a valedictory praising progressive efforts and criticizing the campaign as semi socialist while asserting Colonel Roosevelt polled hundreds of thousands.
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Washington
Victor AL. Berger
Milwaukee
Col. Roosevelt
Political forecast of disaster and party realignment
Representative Serger predicted a near term political shift with a push to honor old parties by joining forces. He argued the Democratic party is reactionary due to a southern coalition and Tammany influence, warning of an industrial panic and hard times for the South alongside potential riots.
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Teat
Cage
Gose
Serger
Congress
Democratic Party
Tammany
Fort Wayne Boys Take Key Roles in Michigan Union Smoker
Fort Wayne leaders dominate the newly formed Indiana club at the University of Michigan. Harry Muller of Fort Wayne is president with Louis Crosby as secretary, and Fort Wayne delegates fill committees. A large Fort Wayne turnout and regional reps from Kendallville, Columbia City, LaGrange, Indianapolis, and South Bend attended the event.
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Sentinel
Ann Arbor
Mich
Indiana Club
University of Michigan
Michigan Union Club
Fort Wayne
Harry Muller
Louis Crosby
F. L. Steffen
Andrews
William H. Egly
Geneva
Maurice Lohman
Ewing Bond
Eben Lane
Indiana
University
Gordon Stoner
F. L. Gingerich
Hugo Thieme
al Muller
David Vesey
Melvin Beaver
Clarence Rich
Fred Compton
Robert Williamson
Louis Dunton
James Barrett
Kendallville
Columbia City
Lagrange
Indianapolis
South Bend
Chosen Treasurer of Lodge for 26th Year
Lod No. 342 F. and A. M. elected officers at its annual meeting Tuesday night with Fred Hill named treasurer for the twenty sixth consecutive year. Other officers include Dr L. Tucker master, B. B. Allen senior warden, Justin Burdick junior warden, trustees Jaiban and C. A. Meigs, and B. Owen as secretary.
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Fred A
Lod
Bioning
Thelma Smith Escapes Twice In A Day From Fire And Traffic
Thelma Smith, a seven year old of Liberty Street, dodged death after she set fire to her home then leaped from a window. Earlier a San Francisco streetcar grazed her as she ran into danger. Her mother, away at work, feared the worst. The child, once a Lakeside pupil, survived with minor burns while neighbors wonder how she escaped. The father works for Moellering Construction.
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Thelma Smith
Liberty Street
San Francisco
Thelma
James
Tao
Lakeside
Moellering Construction Company
Butter and Egg Board Abandons Quotations in Chicago
Chicago reports that the Butter and Egg board will not publish daily quotations. Assistant Secretary Hale declined to discuss the move connected to a government anti trust suit accusing the board of price fixing. The board plans to reopen by March 1913 with open market offers and sales to determine prices.
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Chicago
Hale
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Dey
Master In Chancery Morris
United States
Wilkerson
John Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Roanoke Pioneer Mrs. Sarah A. Bump Dies
Mrs. Sarah A. Bump aged 70 a Roanoke pioneer died Wednesday after a long illness following paralysis. Surviving children are Ralph Bump Mrs Nora Hamilton and Mrs Rosa Crow Funeral services are Friday morning Interment at Kelsey cemetery Lafayette township Roanoke Ind Dec 5
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Sarah A. Bump
Huntington County
Roanoke
Ind
Ralph Bump
Nora Hamilton
Rosa Crow
Kelsey
Lafayette Township
Chaney Ice Company Expands Plant Capacity in Plymouth
Plymouth Ind Dec 5 The Chaney Ice Company is adding to its large storage plant. The new building will hold 900 tons and be filled with lake ice. The present structure stores about 2500 tons, bringing total capacity close to 3400 tons.
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Plymouth
Ind
Chaney Tce Company
Nt Ee
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