State halts gaming devices as court blocks transfer
Huntington circuit court holds the state can block the transfer of gambling devices from Eugene Jamison to his attorneys while receivership and replevin actions continue. Judge O N Heaton rules the writ of mandamus is remedial, the state retains possession, and criminal destruction of the devices remains in criminal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Thomas
Harry Hilgemann
W. N. Ballou
Eugene Jamison
Henry Lapp
O. N. Heaton
Jamigan
Cook
Huntington
Allen Circuit Court
Heaton
Civic revival committee to meet Saturday at Commercial Club
A civic revival committee, named a week ago to report a plan for a permanent organization, will hold its meeting Saturday evening at the Commercial Club rooms. Fastmaster R. B. Hanna has issued the call for the gathering.
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Commercial Club
R. B. Hanna
Porn
Frank Purcell Stung by Bad Check in Muncie
Former Fort Wayne resident Frank H. Purcell, proprietor of the Kirby hotel in Muncie, admits cashing a bad check for 80.80 dollars given by a star boarder. He comments that being stung is not new to him in life.
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Fort Wayne
Muncie
Frank H. Purcell
Purcell
Kirby Hotel
Mr. Purcell
Turner Gatherings In Cincinnati Draws Thousands
Cincinnati hosts a Turner gathering with 25 Turner societies from across the United States represented. About 1,500 active Turners are camping at the Carthage fairgrounds for the festivities while many more passive members plan to join in.
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Cincinnati
United States
Carthage Yair Grounds
PON CARLOS III Medsid June 22
Fragmentary notice notes an event involving PON CARLOS III on June 22. Unable to confirm full details due to incomplete text.
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Pon Carlos III
Medsid
Court hears defense rests in Gould alimony case
In New York Justice Dowling resumes the trial of Catherine Gould seeking 250000 a year from Howard Gould. Defense rests after examining depositions by Mrs Alice Bankhead and Lt. Bankhead praising Mrs Gould. Witnesses describe Castle Gould visits and hotel floor clerk surveillance details without noting intoxication or improper conduct.
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New York
Justice Dowling
Catherine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Delaney Nicoll
Gould
Clarence J. Shearn
Nicoll
Mr. Shearn
Shearn
Alice S. Bankhead
Atlanta
Henry McCauley Bankhead
Fort McPherson
Mrs. Gould
Bankhead
Castle Gould
Gould Trial Details and Lynchburg Hotel Testimony
Witnesses describe Mrs. Gould's alleged November 1906 stay at the Carroll hotel in Lynchburg Virginia. Hotel owner William W. Lynn testifies he recorded a 21 dollar bill for 1% days board and notes the lack of surveillance but a chambermaid could notice unusual activity.
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Gould
Mr. Nicoll
Wm. W. Lynn
Carroll Hotel
Lynchburg
Mr. Nicol
Mr. ‘Nicoll
Mr. Lynn
Manslaughter Trial Delayed by Slow Jury Call in Scott Case
In Columbia City Indiana on June 21 jurors delayed the trial of John B. Scott for the Thornton murder as courtroom parties, heat, and busy farmers slowed proceedings. Prosecution expected about fourteen witnesses, with Kenneth Swift the only one present at the shooting. The case, moved from Fort Wayne, faces a likely finish in a week.
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Columbia City
Ind
Circuit Court
John B. Scott
C. Walter Thornton
Fort Wayne
Albert E. Thomas
Harry Hilgemann
Wier D. Carver
Attorney Bailey
E. V
Frank Emrick
W. F. McNagny
Thomas
Kenneth Swift
Scott
Thornton
Chun Sing Witness to Girl's Death Identified as Chu Hop
The case ties Chun Sing to Miss Elsie Sigel's death with doubts over whether he is Leon Ling. Sigel, a New York detective, testifies that the Chinaman is not William H. Leon or Leon Ling and had never seen him before. Authorities later decide the prisoner has made out his identity as Chu Hop and should be released after formalities.
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Leon Ling
Elsie Sigel
Sigel
New York
No Arrest at Revelstoke Report Erroneous
A Vancouver dispatch says the reported arrest of a Chinaman named Leon Ling at Revelstoke is false. It is believed Leon may be among a carload of Chinese bound for China arriving in Vancouver soon from the east.
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Vancouver
B. C
Leon Ling
Revelstoke
Leon
China
Mishawaka Suspect Released in Murder Case Link
George Lee Kin a Chinese man arrested in Mishawaka Indiana on suspicion of knowing something about the murder of Elsie Sigel in New York was released today. He resembles Chung Sin who is held in New York for information on Leon Ling movements at the time of the murder.
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South Bend
Ind
George Lee Kin
Mishawaka
Elsie Sigel
New York
Chung Sin
Leon Ling
Mystery Mural in a Chinese Room: Elsie Sigel Case
The murder of Elsie Sigel, granddaughter of General Franz Sigel, was linked to a Chinese lodger, William L. Leon, whose room on the fourth floor at 782 Eighth Avenue is under police scrutiny. The body was found in a trunk after strangling with a cord, and discrepancies cling to identifications by her father Paul Sigel and mother.
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Bfil
Yakes
Justice Dowling
Florence Todd
Miss Sigel
Leon
Todd
Sun Leung
Chung Sin
Chung
West Forty- Seventh Street
Fitzgerald
Riordan
Harburger
New York
Elsie Sigel
Franz Sigel
Paul Sigel
William L. Leon
Elsie
William ‘Ll. Leon
Forty
Chixiera
Wood used in sliding boards in city park
In the Detroit Tribune, Tommy explains to Jimmy that the wood for park sliding boards is slippery elm, noting the easy answer in a casual exchange about playground equipment.
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Tommy
Jimmy
Detroit Tribune
The Contortionaire Inherited Gift Draws Houston Note
A Houston Post remark notes a contortionist talent passed through family lines, highlighting the performer who can stand on her head and loop her legs, with a father described as a celebrated band reader.
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Houston Post
Incoherent OCR fragment prompts mystery item
Fragmentary OCR text shows unclear dialogue about inspecting a gun and other stray phrases. No coherent event or identities emerge to form a structured news item.
Kicker Turns Liar Says Mayor of Giveham Gulch
A spoof edition of the Kicker declares it will lie to boost circulation and mock editors. It parodies a vast upstart publishing house in Give ham Gulch with extravagant claims of wealth, staff, and readers, including a fake mayor editor boasting about mass production, charity, and a private graveyard.
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America
Fashion Among the Ruralites Barnyard Bonnet Mischief
A rural comic exchange has a pig snatching a spring bonnet from a farmer's wife and the farmer joking that the pig mistook it for a basket of grub. The farmer laughs at the absurd scene as his pig rejoices in the poke.
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John
Baltimore American
Not For Him Suburban Cottages Pitch Clash
Exchange shows an agent touting suburban cottages as affordable to own, while Dauber retorts that he never pays rent, highlighting a humorous clash over housing costs and responsibility.
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Dauber
Miss Mina Moudy and Charles Pepe Wed in Home Ceremony
Miss Mina Moudy daughter of Mr and Mrs H Moudy married Mr Charles Pepe on Thursday June 17 at the bride parents home Rev Dickson of Leo officiated under a canopy of white roses and ferns. The couple will honeymoon in Chicago then live in Leo with a large reception held for guests including out of town attendees.
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Mina Moudy
Charles Pepe
Rev. Dickson
Leo
Ernest Chanel
Batavia
Mich
Geo. R. Moody
Terre Haute
Sam Porter
Rousseau
Carry
Fort Wayne
Gevers Family Plans July Visit to Geemasy
Mr and Mrs Henry Gevers and Charles Roamar of Gar Creek will depart July 1 for an extended visit to Geemasy. The note mentions travel plans and a preliminary misprint likely from OCR, indicating a social or family excursion with multiple individuals named Gevers Roamar and a destination Geemasy.
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Henry Gevers
Charles Roamar
Gar Creek
Geemasy
Savery
He-Ca
Birth of a Princess Graces Spanish Royal Family
Queen Victoria of Spain gives birth to a daughter at 6 25 a m in La Granja. King Alfonso and Queen Victoria joyfully announce the accouchement with fifteen guns firing. The royal pardon is issued in celebration, and dignitaries witness the infant presented in the ante chamber.
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la Granja
Spain
Victoria
Alfonso
Prince Jaime
Jaime
Aragon
Catalonia
Prince Henry
Battenburg
Beatrice
Queen Victoria
Great Britain
King Alfonso
Christina
Pleas for Duty on Small Hides in Tariff Debate
In a Senate hearing Senator McLaurin urged placing small hides on the same duty footing as larger hides, arguing the government lost over 16 million dollars from 1898 to 1907 by not taxing small hides. Senator Gamble contended duties on hides aided the boot and shoe industry, noting footwear exports rose from 1.4 million to 11.5 million dollars in twelve years.
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McCumber
Senator McLaurin
McLaurin
Congress
Treasury Department
Gamble
South Dakota
Indiana University Medical Alumni Plan Reunion Banquet
Indiana University School of Medicine alumni hold their annual meeting and reunion at the Claypool hotel with 700 to 800 expected guests. Governor Marshall and lawmakers are invited. Dr. David Starr Jordan will speak at 7 PM in the Claypool auditorium. The Alumni Association traces to 1907 and now includes graduates from merged medical schools totaling about 3000 members. Unions of classes continue Thursday with the banquet at 8 PM.
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Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Medicine
Claypool Hotel
Marshall
David Starr Jordan
Leland
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Frank Purcell
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Giveham Gulch
T. ¢. McClure
Hicker
Givadam Gulch
Jim Helleo
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