Letty and Ernest Face Ruin and Resolve
Letty learns of her father's ruin from Ernest Devereux and confronts the prospect of poverty. He admits his own ruin yet hopes to keep their bond, but Letty insists on breaking the engagement to spare him a burden. She reveals she may not love him as she should, while acknowledging an earlier love. They walk home together to their faded fortunes.
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Letty
Mr. Leigh
Ernest Devereux
Fenmore
Ernest
Leigh
Perforce
Fens
Paul Lennard
Dr. Lennard
Pauline
Letty Faces Loss After Leighs Sell Out
Ernest Devereux leaves for London and Boulogne while Letty confronts a life of poverty after Mr Leigh dies. The household shrinks to genteel poverty as Letty sorely misses wealth and finds no work, finally attending her father’s grave in quiet endurance.
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Ernest Devereux
Letty
Mr. Leigh
London
Finergl
Letty Leigh and the Doctor Meet in a Quiet Shore Moment
In a seaside village Letty Leigh endures poverty after her fiancé Ernest Devereux’s death and a year of mourning. Dr Lennard finds her by the shore, offering quiet support as she recalls past joys and losses, while she hides from a future she cannot yet face.
Letty’s Heart Breaks At Dr Lennard’s Farewell
In Fenmore Letty confronts a painful separation as Dr Lennard departs with uncertain return. She battles a storm of old devotion and fresh fear, tears flowing in her private room as she confronts a love she cannot forget. To be continued.
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Fenmore
Letty
Dr. Lennard
Lofty New York Skyscrapers Push Height Limits
The Singer Building reaches 612 feet and the Metropolitan Life tower tops 700 feet, with plans for a 909 foot Equitable Life building. Building code allows 15 tons per square foot footing pressure, enabling a theoretical 2000 foot tall structure on a 200 by 200 foot plot, though practical limit sits around 150 stories or 2000 feet per chief engineer O F Semsch per the Chicago Tribune.
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New York
Singer
Metropolitan Life Tower
Equitable Life Company
O. F. Semsch
Chicago Tribune
Carrying a Watch in Left Pocket Affects Time
A city salesman recalls a claim from an old watchmaker that watches run faster in the left pocket. He says a cheap watch shows a noticeable gain or loss based on pocket placement and that the left-pocket regulation might slow it. The tale notes no proven science behind the effect.
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New York Sun
Hypocrite in the Hereafter discussed by Dr Peters
Dr Madison C Peters discussed the question Will the coming man marry He cited a bachelor who uses religion as a cloak The reporter asked what such a man would do in the next world Peters replied he won t need any cloak there New York Tribune
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Madison C. Peters
Dr. Peters
New York Tribune
The Fast Ship Seizes on Launch Theories of Speed
The launching battleship failed to move from the ways, a setback noted by the yard foreman who joked about its speed. A second piece on textiles advises checking backing to judge tapestry and velours durability, warning loose cotton weave signals early wear.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Gallant Award Echoes in Beloved My Feet Line
A Cleveland Leader snippet shows a dialogue between Gallant and The Beloved about concerns over minor ailments. The Lover reassures not to worry, highlighting a playful, intimate exchange in a local column.
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Cleveland
Hoosierisms and Local Disasters in Indiana News
The Etna Green fire caused about 40000 in losses with some coverage. Storm damage reached 50000. A Hendricks County tornado last week damaged farms for about 50000. Ray Lamphere, a Gunness case figure, reportedly dying in Michigan City prison. Indianapolis to get a new weekly titled Clean Politics as a Prohibition organ. A lightning bolt narrowly misses infant daughter of Frank Barbour of Burnsville. Harry Rundy of Lafayette drowns himself after witnessing his father’s death by jumping into the Wabash River, and his son drives home to tell his mother.
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Harry Rundy
Lafayette
Main Street
Wabash River
Papa
Sand Pit Tragedy Claims 12-Year-Old Herbert Selsom Near Elkhart
A landslide at a sand pit near Elkhart buries Herbert Selsom, age 12, who dies in the incident.
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Herbert Selsom
Elkhart
Man dies by suicide in barn near Harlan
George Zimmerman aged 67 hanged himself in a barn near Harlan due to nervousness. His son discovered the body.
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George Zimmerman
Harlan
Creamery Manager Sues Over Libel Charge
James L. Kegley of North Madison Creamery sues Rev. Lewis C. Hopper for $10,000 alleging a letter accusing him of short weighing cream. The suit targets the clergyman for defamation over claims affecting business standing.
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James L. Kegley
North Madison
Lewis C. Hopper
Kegley
Boy 10 Killed by Mule in Evansville Commons
While playing ball on the Evansville commons, Harry Hathaway, aged 10, was kicked in the head by a stray mule. He sustained a crushed skull and there is no hope for his recovery.
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Evansville Commons
Harry Hathaway
Farmer Sues Minister for Alienation of Affections
Elmer E. Small of Duff sues Rev. Louis Fleener of Tennyson for alienation of his wife’s affections seeking 10000 dollars in damages.
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Elmer E. Small
Duff
Louis Fleener
Tennyson
Small
Indiana University Law School graduates admitted to bar
At the commencement exercise in the men's gymnasium Blooming ton thirty four graduates of the Indiana University School of Law received their degrees and were admitted to the bar of Indiana.
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Bloomington
Indiana University School of Law
Bar of
Indiana
Former Indiana Republican Politician Granted Parole
Thomas J. McCoy, once a prominent Indiana Republican, is released from Indiana State Prison after completing the maximum term. He was convicted of embezzlement tied to the failure of a bank in Rensselaer.
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Thomas J. McCoy
Indiana State
Renssalaer
Elberfeld High School Holds Commencement at Heldt's Hall
Refusing church venues for commencement exercises the Elberfeld high school staged its graduation at Heldt's Hall. Pastors argued it would be sacrilegious to permit paid entertainments in churches.
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Elberfeld
Heldt’s Hall
No County Option Election Planned in Marion County
E. S. Shumaker of the Anti Saloon League announces no county option election will be held this summer in Marion County. He says it does not seem advisable to attempt a vote in Indianapolis dry status at this time.
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E. S. Shumaker
Anti- Saloon League of
Marion County
Shumaker
Indianapolis
Father and Son Arm In Arm In Bloody Fight
William J Adams a laborer and his son William fought at the Anderson home. The son slashed his father through one eye and was thrown out. The elder Adams broke windows with his fists and severed two arteries. The son may die from loss of blood.
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William J. Adams
William
Anderson
Adams
Young Adams
Jersey Isle Stock Farm Bull Sells For 11000 At Rushville
Derry's Golden Jolly a high class Jersey bull sold for 11000 at Rushville in the Jersey Isle Stock Farm annual sale. The buyer is owner of the Sheffield Farm at Glendale Ohio. It sets a regional high for bulls this side of the Alleghenies.
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Derry
Rushville
Jersey Isle
Sheffield
Glendale
Ohio
Alleghenies
East
Obituary for Virgil A Geiger editor of Chur ubusco Truth
Virgil A Geiger editor of the Chur ubusco Truth died last week from a nervous breakdown. He was known in the Western States for his quaint humor and faced threats including a barn fire, gunfire, and multiple automobile incidents where his cars were blown up and destroyed.
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Virgil A. Geiger
Churubusco Truth
Short weight canned apricots seized in Richmond case
United States Marshal Alonzo Boyd and Pure Food Inspector Jenkins seized about 600 dollars worth of canned apricots at a Richmond wholesale house for being half a pound short per can. Comer faces embezzlement charges after arrest of Robert Comer, a file clerk in County Clerk Quill's Indianapolis office.
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Indiana
United States
Alonzo Boyd
Jenkins
Richmond
Charge Comer
Robert Comer
Quill’s
Indianapolis
Roann Doctor Exonerated in Wife Murder Case
Dr. George E. Snearly aged 29 of Roann is exonerated after an indictment for first degree murder. Medical findings show Mrs. Snearly died from natural causes due to diseased organs, not strychnine or other poisons.
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George E. Snearly
Roann
Terre Haute Woman Sentenced in Blackmail Plot
May Cook of Terre Haute is imprisoned for five years for blackmailing a picture agent by luring him into a house, while her brother, who staged the injured husband, is handed to Paris authorities for robbery charges. Deiter the agent describes the ruse during the encounter.
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May Cook
Terre Haute
Paris
Ill
Deitler
Deiter
Bishop appoints Indianapolis censorship committee
Right Rev Francis Silas Chatard bishop of Indianapolis acting on a pope issued order has named a committee of clergymen to watch for heresy. The panel will censor both pulpit and books under the imprimatur rule. The Council of Vigilance will help guard against error in religious writings.
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Francis Silas Chatard
Indianapolis
Pius X
Council of Vigilance
Whistle Ends Fatal Crane Wheel Incident at Erie Plant
A 16 year old, Frieda Sielaff, narrowly escapes severe injury when she trips on a hidden pulling cable near the Erie cold storage plant in Ham mond. The moving wheel would have torn her to pieces, but the 6 o'clock whistle halted the machinery and saved her from worse harm.
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Erie
Hammond
Frieda Sielaff
Kidnapped Boy Seeks Parents After Texas Arrival
William McGregor, arriving from Texas, appealed to Columbus police for help locating his parents. He claimed to be 18, had learned he was kidnapped at age five, and had recently received a letter from a Pennsylvania woman confirming the lie. He said his parents once lived in Columbus, Indiana.
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Willie Whitla
Columbus
William McGregor
Texas
Pennsylvania
Ind
Man Captured After Attacking Child Escapes During Standoff
A 20 strong posse held Ancil Zimmerman for attacking Ruth Wright, nine, near Warsaw. He fled after a confrontation with farmers and interurban workers who intervened as the group attempted to beat him following the assault.
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Ancil Zimmerman
Ruth
Harry Wright
Warsaw
Zimmerman
Wright
Indiana oil declines steepest in 1908 says USGS report
The United States Geological Survey reports that Indiana oil fields fell by about 36 percent in 1908 from 1907, the largest decline of any US field. Indiana produced 3,283,629 barrels worth 3,203,883 dollars at an average price near 914 cents per barrel, with 1,250 new wells drilled in the Lima field, of which 1,088 were producers.
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Indiana
United States
United States Geological Survey
Lima
Ind
Newcastle Farmer Receives Black Hand Threat Letter
Nathan Payne, a wealthy Newcastle farmer, turned over a Black Hand letter to federal authorities. The note demands $500 to be placed on the northeast pier of the bridge over Platrock Creek or worse actions will follow including arson of his barn and home and possible harm to him or his family. Farmers guard the home at night. The letter was mailed in Newcastle.
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Nathan Payne
Newcastle
Platrock Creek
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Churubusco
Dr. Snearly
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