Walsh Indicted In Chicago National Bank Scandal
federal grand jury charges John R Walsh former president of the Chicago National Bank with ninety two misuses of bank funds and 182 related counts all tied to memorandum notes bonds and transfers totaling millions. Walsh remains free on a $40 000 bond as his case moves forward amidChicago financial turmoil prompted by the bank’s collapse.
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Chicago
John R. Walst
Natonal Bank
Federal Grand Jury
Frances
Walsh
Southern Indiana Andinois Southern Railways
John R. Walsh
Roosevelt optimistic about future and peace through commerce
President Roosevelt at a banquet with delegates to the extension of foreign commerce praised the Monroe doctrine as the world’s best path to peace. He forecast continued prosperity for America, Europe, and Asia, urged naval preparedness as cheap insurance, and supported extending trade in Central and South America. He pushed reforms in the consular service and urged Congress to pass Root-inspired trade bills.
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Washington
Roose Velt
America
Europe
Asia
United States
Baka
Root
Cannon
Warfield
Maryland
Swanson
Virginia
Arlington Hotel
Bevt
San Domingo
Santo Domingo
Congress
Globe
South America
Gee
Kansas City
Congres
Carnegie Medals for near a score brave acts
Pittsburg Jan 17 the Carnegie Hero Fund commission awarded eighteen medals to savers across Illinois Iowa Wisconsin and others. Recipients include Cine Horton Astoria Ill who saved Ralph Baxter from freezing in 1905 and John H Young Bryant Fulton Iowa who rescued Albert Brookham in 1904. The list also honors a dog aided rescue and many families receiving silver medals or cash to ease losses from drowning incidents and mine disasters.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Cine Horton
Astoria
Ill
Ralph P. Baxter
Springlake
Baxter
John H. Young
Bryant
Fulton
Albert Brookham
Brookham
Young
James Lukins
Petersburg
Menard
County
Lukins
Vance Ray
Sangamon
Theodore Boettecher
Belleville
St. Clair County
Moren
Southern Coal and Mining Company
Daniel Hopp
Herman Zick
Athens
Wis
Philip J. Drissem
Black Creek
Zick
Drissem
Morris A. Nourse
Des Moines
Frank Leonard
Chesterfield
Nourse
Mary Gertrude Black
Gardiner
Ore
Oswego
N. Y
Thomas Wilson
Lake Erie
Donovan
Samuel M. Stowe
Oregon City
George Hemminger
Portland
Hemminger
Thomas A. Harris
Ogden
Utah
Weber
Ivy G. Blair
George H. Poell
Grand Island
Neb
Powells
A. Paul Assary
Poell
Herman J. Petzel
St. Louis
John J. Beet
Sutter Station
St. Louis County
Huntington postmaster named as Northern Indiana item
The notice lists Glenn appointed post master at Huntington. It also notes the death of W. H. Watchorn age 71, and other regional items including a bank start in Liberty Center Wells county and a new Congregational church ready for dedication in Elkhart. It covers local deaths, marriages, editor changes, and regional business ventures with numerous Indiana names and towns.
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Glenn
Huntington
W. H. Watchorn
Cincinnati
Liberty Center
Wells County
Congregational
Elkhart
Jacob Lininger
Cader Creek Township
Huntington County
Katherine Crone
Garrett
B. Jones
Harry M. Daniel
Decatur Journal
Chicago Inter Ocean
Paul Wooton
M. E
Indiana
Oxaca
Mexico
Emil Hauenstein
Jusiah Alger
Wabash
James Emslie
Fairview
Bluffton
Frank A. Vanderlip
Treasury
Scarborough-on-the-Hudson
Owen Sullivan
Fort Wayne
Knowlton
South Bend
Wolf Lake
Lagrange
Syracuse
Lake Wawasee
Henry Case
Granger
Etta H. DeLay
Lagrange High School
Herbert 3. Gilliams
Miss DeLay
Hammond
Hartsdale
Purdue University
Mr. Hart
Hart
Wabash Valley Traction
Cincinnati Car Company
Boyd Park Barns
Whitley County
L. S. J. Hunt
Korea
Oriental Gold Mining Company
P. Clapham
A. E. Deardef
Woman Carries 5000 Dollars Worth Of Dogs In Her Pocket
Mrs D J Lester of Indianapolis owns two toy spaniels valued at 2500 dollars each. They are champions in their class and she travels with them, insuring their rich value. She enters the second annual People's Poultry and Pet Stock show in Fort Wayne, featuring women fanciers with top dogs and several nationally known kennels.
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D. J. Lester
Indianapolis
United States
Ashton Favorita
Erncliffe Hiawatha
America
Laura Lee
Alta
Evanston
Alte Guide
Prudence
Robert Millard
Ashton Sunshine
Harriet Macbeth
Buster Brown
W. H. Myers
Fort Wayne Fair Association
Damfino
Boston
H. D. Stone
Albion
Daniel S. Hanley
Erie
Daniel Trench
Oak Park
J. EB. Warren
Elkhart
James Smith
Detroit
Wiliam J. Roem
Oshkosh
Wis
Alta Kennels
Toledo
E. H. Wherdemann
Cincinnati
Pat Law
Barrett
D. F. Ault
Fort Wayne
Garrett Men Seek Faster Mail Between Garrett and Fort Wayne
Garrett business leaders urge improved mail delivery citing evening deposits in Garrett taking until noon or 2 p.m. next day to reach Fort Wayne and the same back. Charles W. Camp of Garrett met Fort Wayne post office officials to explore faster options, possibly using the interurban line for service.
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Garrett
Fort Wayne
Charles W. Camp
Garret Bank
Ft. Wayne
Camp
Strunk Heir Court Verdict Divides Property
In Lanotte Indiana a jury disallows a long time wife’s inheritance in the Strunk case. Jennings Myers Strunk of Akron is recognized as the legal son and sole heir, while the former wife loses her claim after forty three years in the marriage. The ruling follows evidence of abandonment and a later remarriage by John C Strunk without divorce. Near Lagro Mrs Gribben and her husband are noted for anti race death ideas and a large family with ten children born since their marriage.
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Lanotte
Ind
John C. Strunk
Mishawaka
Jennings Myers Strunk
Akron
Strunk
Jennings Myers
Hugh Gribben
Lagro
Congress Raises Pay for Members to Seven Thousand Five Hundred
Washington reports the House passed a bill to raise congressional pay from 5000 to 7500 with a 183 to 92 vote. The Senate also acted on the Jamaica reef bill received from the House, while the Celtic supplies move to Kingston to aid the navy.
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Washington
House
Senate
Jamaica Reef
Navy Department
Celtic
Kingston
Taunton Father Fatally Shot by Son Protecting Mother
George Poole a Taunton silver firm leader was shot by his 17 year old son Howard M Poole who said he acted to defend his mother from her husband The elder Poole died two hours after at Morton hospital The incident followed prior mental health concerns and threats to commit the husband for insanity The shooting was witnessed by two younger children and the son alerted police and doctors afterward
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Taunton
Mass
George Poole
Poole Silver Company
Howard M. Poole
Poole
Morton Hospital
Young Poole
Fort Wayne and Springfield Car Tests Start Soon
Manager Fredderjohann announces three Fort Wayne and Springfield cars fitted with motors, tested to Fort Wayne with perfect results. A fourth car should finish by week’s end, and schedules and ticket offices will be announced next week. The line promises to be an assured fact and a strong regional railroad in Allen county.
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Decatur Democrat
Fredderjohann
Fort Wayne & Springfield Company
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Fleddersiohann
Family Cared For But Stoner Family Found In Barn
Authorities had been aiding the children of W. D. Stoner who were found in a barn on Miner Street yesterday after Stoner, recent migrant from Michigan, failed to support them. He had stayed at the Columbia Street mission, had prior prison time, and showed no willingness to work. A physician was dispatched to assess him for possible illness.
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W. D. Stoner
Miner Street
Stoner
Michigan
Columbia Street Mission
Cooper
Jonet
Michigan City
Lima Line Suspension Halts Fort Wayne Interurban Service
Five hours of no traffic on the western division of the Fort Wayne Van Wert and Lima Interurban Inc due to a power station accident at St Marys Ohio. All cars stopped in Fort Wayne from 7 a.m. to noon Friday with service resuming in the afternoon.
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Fort Wayne, van Wert and Lima Interurban Inc
St. Marys
Fort Wayne
Dont be angry with me darling poem from National Advocate
A dated verse by Florence Fish Smith appears in the National Advocate urging a drunkard to abandon alcohol. The poem speaks to loyalty, companionship, and spiritual reunion after hardships. It frames drinking as a damaging fate and calls for repentance and renewed love.
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Darling
Tien
Florence Fish Smith
National Advocate
Rum Tragedy in Africa Described by Rev Dodson
Rev W P Dodson reports in South Africa on rubber trade in Donod Angola at the Quanza river head. Traders lure natives with drink, falsify weights, pay in rum, and cause deaths and graves along ruined trails as a tragic byproduct of the trade.
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W. P. Dodson
South Africa
Donod
Angola
Quanza
Smoking harms young athletes warns Chicago schools
Prof Bodine and medical inspectors report valvular heart trouble found in many male athletes, with nearly all cases linked to cigarette smoking. A coach asserts no athlete can excel if smoking weakens the heart.
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W. L. Bodine
Chicagoa
Would-be Assassin Declared Insane in Chicago Case
Fred Elerbrock who attempted to kill Probate Judge Cutting was declared insane today. He fired a shot at the judge but was overpowered as the judge struggled with the assailant in Chicago on January 18.
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Chicago
Fred Elerbrock
Cutting
Elerbrock
Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills for Neuralgia Relief
Sufferers of neuralgia are urged to try Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for relief with a soothing effect on nerves. The ad claims rapid benefit, no habit formation, and a money back guarantee from local druggists. Customer testimonials praise restful relief and daily productivity.
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W. H. Burkbett
Macon
Miles
Bulx
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Meigs
Hand Forged Checks. Frisco Official Sentenced in St Louis
Horace E. Hand chief clerk of the Frisco law department admitted forging checks after a confession following an arrest in St Louis. He pleaded guilty to two counts and received five years total, with sentences of two and three years for offenses involving a $363.30 railroad indorsement and a $4,000 receipt. He began serving at dawn in Jefferson City after a night transfer.
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St. Louis
Horace E. Hand
Law Department
Frisco Railroad Company
Chicago
Hand
James L. Blaine
Muench
Jefferson City
C. A. Newton
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Roosevelt
Carnegie
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Petzel
Luther H. Wagner
Milton
Wagner
Park College
Parkville
Platte County
Kate Crabb
Miss Crabb
Wilets
Willets
Tode
Jewel H. Reed
Tan
Laura Pulvermacher
Pauline Hermanns
Miss Reed
Reeds
Decatur
Lima
Nome
Africa
Henry Wilmot Johnson
Anna Fortune
A. M. Weaze
Appleton Street
Johnson
Lagrange Street
Boston Herald
Calhoun Street
Washington Blvd
Wall
Phone 2445
Fruit Hose
E. R. Sureet
NASA
Catarre
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Stress
New
You
Klaehn & Melching
Wes
Minin Street
E. F
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Calhoun
Sentinel
Harry
Wisztow
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