Leeds Will Contest Retrial Opens in Porter Court
The Leeds will contest case returns to Porter superior court before Judge Harry B. Tuthill to untangle ownership of property valued over 1 million dollars. Offley W. Leeds claims his mother Amelia Leeds was insane when drafting the will leaving 700 to 800 thousand dollars. Carlson versus Hockenberg also proceeds in a separate Lake county case over title to 500 thousand dollars worth of former Tolleston Hunting Club land now developed with plants and homes.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Porter Superior Court
Harry B. Tuthill
Leeds
A. D. Bartholomew
Carlson
Hockenberg
Superior Court
Michigan City
Lake County
Tolleston
Nurse known as The Angel of the Sixty Fifth dies
Evansville Indiana reports the death of Mrs Josephine Files a Civil War nurse who served with the Union army at the front accompanying her husband a member of the 65th Indiana regiment. She volunteered to go to the front and remained in service throughout the war earning the nickname The Angel of the Sixty Fifth.
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Evansville
Ind
Josephine Files
65Th Indiana Regiment
Sixty-Fifth
Prison escapee identified in diamond theft case
Greenburg Indiana November 23 Cecil Ham the suspect arrested for stealing $15 000 worth of diamonds from the Clyde Meek home is identified. He used the alias Harry Brown when taken into custody. Police say he was paroled from Joliet penitentiary and had prior sentences in Sing Sing and Leavenworth. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment, waived preliminary hearing and was held to await grand jury action in a $5 000 bond case.
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Greenburg
Ind
Clyde Meek
Cecil Ham
Harry Brown
Ham
Joliet
Sing Sing
Leavenworth
Srene
Reed Denied New Trial in Hope School Dynamiting Case
Columbus Indiana November 23 Judge Wicker overruled a motion for a new trial in the state case against Unser Reed convict ed in September for dynamiting the Hope school heating plant. Reed was sentenced to two to fourteen years in state prison. Attorneys plan an appeal and bail has not yet been set.
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Columbus
Ind
Wicker
Bartholomew County Circuit Court
Unser Reed
Hope
Reed
Bodies Recovered After Fall Creek Drowning
Indianapolis report says Howard Mann 17 and his brother LaFollette 13 drowned while playing on an old scow in Fall Creek. LaFollette died first, Howard believed to have perished in a rescue attempt. Howard’s body recovered today.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Howard Mann
LaFollette
Fall Creek
Howard
Michael J. O'Brien Dies Suddenly in Richmond Ind
Michael J. O'Brien aged 63 and president of a Richmond chair company died suddenly after a period of illness. He had been active in business despite a chronic condition. The notice highlights his status as a prominent local figure and his unexpected death.
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Richmond
Ind
Michael J. O’brien
Anest Man Steals Handles From Coffin
A garbled historical clipping reports a thief nicknamed Anest Man stealing handles from a coffin. The fragment mentions an old proverb about a man who stole pennies from the eyes of the dead and references indeterminate dates or places.
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Aris
Ind
Ean
Comin
Spectacular auto crash near Lafayette injures two men
Lafayette Ind Nov 22 two men John Metzger and C R Griffin escaped death after a high speed fall down a thirty five foot embankment near Elliston hill on a railroad crossing. Metzger pinned under the car and Griffin unconscious after striking a tree both men hospitalized with injuries.
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Lafayette
Ind
John Metzger
C. R. Griffin
Frankfort
Larry Berry
John Simpson
Elliston Hill
Metzger
Griffin
Newlyweds Arrested While Begging in Huntington
Mr and Mrs Frank Christy of Warren returned from their wedding trip and, to prank friends, dressed in torn clothes and walked the streets as charity seekers in Huntington. The town marshal detained them for about an hour before they proved who they were. Christy is a young Warren merchant.
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Huntington
Ind
Frank Christy
Warren
Mr. Christy
Man Records Mixup For Marriage License In Terre Haute
Eugene Henry went to the county clerk to obtain a marriage license for Mrs Mae Robinson. A rush led to him being examined for a hunter's license first. He later explained his mistake but the clerk could not issue the license due to unpaid costs from Mrs Robinsons recent divorce case.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Eugene Henry
Mae Robinson
Henry
Hotel burns in Economy. guests escape unharmed
Fire destroyed the Central hotel in Economy Wayne county with about seven thousand dollars in losses. The adjacent dry goods store of M A Wilson also burned. Economy lacks fire protection and other property was saved by a bucket brigade. All guests escaped safely.
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Richmond
Ind
Central
Economy
Wayne County
M. A. Wilson
Wilkinson Chosen County Truant Officer in Fort Wayne Area
Thomas A Wilkinson was elected county truant officer for public schools at a county trustees meeting. After ten ballots he defeated S P Otto 11 to 9 to succeed Wesley Work, with Wilkinson previously serving as deputy sheriff and a private detective. The position pays about 450 dollars yearly.
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County Board of Education
Thos. A. Wilkinson
Wesley I. Work
Fort Wayne
Felger
Thomas A. Wilkinson
S. P. Otto
J. A. Noonan
Chas. Sanders
Edward DeVaux
John Eckles
Jos. Kirk
Edward Smith
Mr. Wilkinson
Otto
Mr. Eckles
Wilkinson
Eckles
Auburn selects Mills Bellman firm for new city hall
Auburn Indiana on November 20 1910 the city council accepted the architects Mills Bellman and Company of Toledo for the new city hall to be built on the site of the old building.
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Auburn
Ind
Mills, Bellman & Co
Toledo
Hatpins Alone Keeps Mrs Harper's Hat From Ring
Philadelphia November 23 discussion of a constitutional amendment requiring officers to maintain a non political attitude entertained at the convention of American Woman Suffrage. The proposed amendment was defeated by an overwhelming majority with Ida H Harper speaking in favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Convention of American
Ida
Harper
Composer Dr Charles Converse Brother of Mrs. Robert Lowry
Noted American composer Dr Charles Crozat Converse, brother of Fort Wayne Mrs. Robert Lowry, is profiled in the October Etude with a reminiscence of famous musicians. The piece chronicles his life from Warren Massachusetts birth in 1832 to his music career and hymn shaping work.
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Jesus
Fort Wayne
Robert Lowry
Converse
Charles Crozat Converse
West Berry Street
October Etude
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
William Mason
William Vincent Wallace
America
Etude
Warren
Mass
United States
Mr. Converse
France
England
Wiliam the Conqueror
Miles Standish
Dr. Converse
Sankey
Indiana Better Roads Convention Set for December in Indianapolis
Indianapolis announces plans for the Indiana Better Roads convention December 11 to 13 at the German House. Four to five thousand attendees from every county are expected as public officials select delegates to push for improved road laws. The event features experts from across the country and exhibits from the U S government and Purdue University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
General Committee
General Assembly
D. M. Parry
D. Ward King
Missouri
J. M. Lowe
Kansas City
American Automobile Association
New York City
W. K. Hart
G. I. Christie
Purdue University
Lafayette
United States
Man suffers severe arm injury near Avilla
Kendallville resident Fred Diehm was severely injured Friday at the J Breckbill farm near Avilla Indiana when his right arm was nearly torn from his body by a rapidly revolving corn shredder. He was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Garrett after Dr Veazey of Avilla responded to the accident.
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Avilla
Ind
Fred Diehm
Kendallville
J. Breckbill
Veazey
Sacred’ Hospital
Garrett
Alienists declare Schrank insane after Roosevelt shooting
The Milwaukee commission of alienists assessing John Schrank reported unanimously that he is insane. They found grandiose delusions, current insanity, and an inability to confer intelligently with counsel. Schrank was shown the report at city hall, pale and quiet, as the lengthy findings and exhibits were read.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Schrank
Col
Roosevelt
Richard Dewey
Janssen
Schrank
Hicksville Marshal Dead Amid Wallace Arrest
Hicksville Ohio November 22 H H Miller aged 65 longtime village marshal died after arresting Wm Wallace on a wife’s charge of endangering her life The struggle and Wallace threat with a revolver preceded Miller collapse while heating the jail He had long battled heart trouble.
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Hicksville
H. H. Miller
Wallace
Miller
McKinley’s Favorite Riding Horse Killed
Charger, McKinley’s riding horse, died on Alpert Lewis’s Strasburg farm after entangling in a wire fence and being strangled.
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Mkinley
Philadelphia
Ohio
Charger
McKinley
Alpert Lewis
Strasburg
Pidgeon Brothers To Lead Wayne Mills Coastward
Messrs Ralph E. and Charles E. Pidgeon long tied to Fort Wayne wholesale millinery plan to relocate as Pacific coast representatives for Wayne Knitting mills with offices in Los Angeles or San Francisco. They will retire January 1 from Fort Wayne territory and their old area will be reassigned to other staff.
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Ralph FE
Charles H. Pidgeon
Fort Wayne
Pacific Coast
Wayne Knitting Mills
Los Angeles
San Francisco
C. T. Pidgeon Millinery Company
C. T. Pidgeon
Messrs. Pidgeon
Ralph E. Pidgeon
Jamestown
Ohio
Charles E
Keplinger to resign as First National second vice president
Harry A. Keplinger will resign his post and move to Cleveland to become president of a large manufacturing firm backed by Cleveland and Fort Wayne capitalists. He plans to visit Cleveland tomorrow to handle his interests, with William H. Kelly accompanying him. He has long resided in Fort Wayne and rose through local banks since the White National and Hamilton National eras.
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Harry A. Keplinger
First National Bank
Cleveland
Fort Wayne
Keplinger
William H. Kelly
Fairfield Avenue
Not over old to wed says 73 year old groom
Muncie Ind Nov 21 Daniel Reterson 73 years old and Mrs Sarah Ullamug 73 ask the county clerk for a marriage license Both have prior marriages and plan to wed despite age.
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Muncie
Ind
Oler Oo
Daniel- Ret
Carnegie Plan Meets Disfavor Among Washington Elites
Washington observers react to the Carnegie Corporation proposed $25,000 a year pension for retired presidents and widows. President Taft is expected to decline the grant, while conservative officials question supporting private charity for former leaders. The plan sparks sharp debate on dignity and government role.
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Washington
Navy
Sumner Curtis
Chicago Record- Herald
Associated Charities
Carnegie Corporation
United States
Taft
Carnegie
New York
White House
Thrift Wife Seeks Divorce Over Spouse's Thrift Failures
Huntington Ind Nov 21 Alice Thrift accuses her husband James Thrift of indolence and failing to support the family. She petitions for divorce citing his lack of thrift and neglect.
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Huntington
Ind
James Thrift
Alice
James
Five Medal of Honor Winners Honored at White House
Five soldiers received the Medal of Honor at the White House including Sixth Cavalry officers Archie Miller Arthur H. Wilson and John T. Kennedy and Captain Gaujot of the First Cavalry. The ceremony also honored Joseph Henderson and the group’s actions in the Philippines and at Agua Prieta Mexico near Douglas Arizona in 1911.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
White House
Presidio
San Francisco
Jikiri
Douglas Ariz
Archie Miller
Arthur H. Wilson
John T. Kennedy
Sixth Cavalry
Joseph Henderson
Julian Guajot
First Cavalry
Taft
Distinguished Order
William H. Carter
Ernest A. Carlington
Albert L. Mills
Nelson A. Miles
George L. Gillespie
Philippines
Leonard Wood
Jule
George L. Bryam
Gaujot
Agua Prieta
Mexico
Douglas
Ariz
Public utilities bills slated in Indiana legislature
Indianapolis Nov 22 Bills for a public utilities commission will be introduced by several lawmakers with a broad variety. Senator James J Netterville and Dale J Crittenberger from Anderson collaborate on a bill. Senator B B Shively Marion and Senator Will Carleton Evanaville also consider measures. Rep John J Keegan of Indianapolis to carry a bill. Corporate leaders met to align provisions with utility interests.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Public Utilities Commission
James J. Netterville
Anderson
Dale J. Crittenberger
Crittenberger
Traction Intrerests
Senate
B. B. Shively
Marion
Will Carleton
Evanaville
John J. Keegan
Wilson Threatens to Thrash Photographer in Bermuda
President-elect Woodrow Wilson clashed with an American photographer in Hamilton Bermuda after a photo was snapped despite his prohibition. Wilson declared the photographer no gentleman and warned he could handle matters himself while he rode bicycle excursions near his residence.
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Wilson
Photographer
Hamilton
Bermuda
Woodrow Wilson
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New City Hall
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Germany
Richter
Hauptmann
Plaidy
Haupt
Berlin
Spohr
Liszt
Theodore Thomas
Anton Seidl
Ira D. Sankey
Lever
Charles Crazar
Yates
Gall Schrank
Messrs
Geon
Harry Keplinger
Ironmaster
President Taft
Medals of Honor
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