Embezzer Harter Confesses Bank Loss in Wheat Speculation
Howard B. Harter, 28, of Akron, former cashier of Citizens Bank of Akron, admits embezzling 24500 from bank stockholders and losing another 16000 in wheat speculation. He was arrested in Chicago and extradited after indictment dated June 28. He claims he led the bank to profit but bore no criminal heart.
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Rochester
Howard B. Harter
Akron
Citizens Bank of Akron
Chicago
Harter
Fulton County Grand Jury
Sheets
Burman Sets Fast Time at Fort Wayne Race Day
Bob Burman roared to a new mile record of 53% seconds at driving park before 13000 spectators. He also won the Remy Brassard three mile heat in 2.52% while John Raimey suffered a fractured rib and arm injuries after an on track collision caused by dust from other cars.
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Fort Wayne
Bob Burman
Driving Park
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Burman
John Raimey
Raimey
Reinstated to Practice in Indiana for Subornation Case
Goshen July 5 Special Judge Francis E Merritt rein states Lemuel Dar of Laporte and John W Talbot of South Bend as attorneys in Elkhart circuit court six years after disbarment for subornation of perjury in a Chicago shoplifting trial.
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Goshen
Lemuel Darrow
Laporte
John W. Talbot
South Bend
Indiana
Chicago
Francis E. Merritt
Lagrange
Elkhart
Employers Find Laborers Scarce in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne on July 3 reports strong demand for common laborers. Employers struggle to secure sufficient men to complete contracts amid a tight local labor market.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana News In Brief Highlights Local Incidents
Gas explosion injures Greenfield-Waldo man while he hunted with a match. Bluffton notes electric block signals to cut accidents. Winona Lake reports large attendance at the seventeenth annual session. Beeson Richey home features a Maidenbrush tree heavy with large apples. Alexandria hosts Kappa Alpha Phi convention Aug 28 29 30. twenty three Indiana chapters exist. Fort Wayne reports a bailiery in a Neumann saloon leaving Lloyd Houser with a ruptured eye. Valparaiso housewives upset over cat thiefs who took thirty cats. Richmond pest plant louse threatens many shade trees. Brookville 23 year old Clif Ford drowned in White River, soon to be married. Winchester couple charged with beating two year old Christina. Greenaburg body of 15 year old Warren Crawford found after 11 hours. bread trick aided recovery. Logansport W B Brown first saloon owner jailed for liquor law violation. Connersville vehicle tag ordinance now in force with city supplied tags scaled to vehicle value.
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Greenfield
Waldo Ging
Bluffton
Union Traction Company
Winona Lake
Winona Assembly
Fof Beeson Richey
Alexandria
Kappa Alpha Phi
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Lloyd Houser
Valparaiso
Richmond
Brookville
Cliford Newkim
Henry Newkim
White River
Wincheater
Homer Martin
Winchester
Strahan
Christina
Greenaburg
Warren Crawford
Big Four
Loren Cole
Crawford
Logansport
W. B. Brown
Brown
Oconnereville
Section Men on Strike and Local Tragedies
Section men on the Louisville division of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad struck between Jeffersonville and North Vernon for higher pay and shorter hours. About fifty workers seek 1.75 dollars daily, ten hour days, and 17 percent overtime. In Michigan City a 28 year old woman Miss Lorena Mickell attempted suicide by leaping from a breakwater into Lake Michigan but was rescued. In New Albany a 19 year old Morris Reno swallowed carbolic acid on stage and collapsed on his way to a door. In Terre Haute 20 year old Albert Lowery was killed when an interurban car derailed and struck a trolley pole. In Evansville two elderly women were seriously injured in separate runaway incidents, one 67 year old with a fractured skull and the other 81 year old with a skull concussion.
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Jeffersonville
Louisville
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad
North Vernon
Michigan City
Lorena Mickell
Lake Michigan
New Albany
Morris Reno
Terre Haute
Albert Lowery
Paris
Auto crash near Shelby claims two lives
Armstrong and Warren Cummings of Kewanee are killed when their auto plunges over a high dike road near Shelby. The fatal accident occurred July 5 and involved both men as passengers.
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Elwood
C. Armstrong
San Rafael
Cal
Wammond
Armstrong
Warren Cummings
Kewanee
Shelby
New Features Planned for Woman's Home Missionary Meeting
The Northwest Indiana Conference branch of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church plans its twentieth annual meeting at Battle Ground on August 1 and 3. Delegates will hear treasurer reports, discuss itinerate versus permanent seating, and hold round-table sessions with district officers. President D. M. Wood is expected to preside. The agenda includes devotions, committee reports, and discussions on foreign work and new pledge periods.
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Indianapolis
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Northwest Indiana
Battle Ground
Biederwolf
Mon- Hoelle
Battle Ground Camp
C. G. Miller
Lafayette
Heber Ketcham
South
Clara Henderson
Lebanon
D. M. Wood
W. Brent Wilson
Myron Campbell
South Bend
Monticello
J. W. Secor
Laporte
Fiema
General Center
California
H. L. Rank
West Lafayette
Statewide apportionment sets $2.17 per pupil for schools
The semi-annual distribution for school support totals 1,363,441.98 with a deficiency fund of 76,484.99 and a state tuition fund balance of 7,185.93. Tax receipts at first settlements reach 1,470,665.35 with common fund interest 257,080.26 and other revenues 68.02, leaving 69,234.87 in the treasury after January apportionment.
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John S. Hoffman
Evangelical Lutheran Trinity and Death Benefit Association filed
Articles of incorporation recorded with the secretary of state. No capital stock. Trustees named are W. J. Severana, O. L. Mast, and W. Lobrman. Located in Northern Indiana. Details pertain to Evangelical Lutheran Trinity and Death Benefit Association of Bik bart Ind.
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Artifica of Incorporation
Evangelical Lutheran Trinity and Death Benefit
Association of Bikbart
Ind
W. J. Severana
L. Mast
W. Lobrman
Indiana
State Treasuries Finalize Semiannual Settlement Totals
Counties turned into the state treasury 3 692 688 48 in the June 30 semi annual settlement including advance call funds. Allocations show 991 516 87 to general fund 504 922 46 benevolent institutions 151 427 67 sinking fund 1 470 866 25 state school fund 377 187 69 educational fund for state colleges 257 060 26 interest on common school fund 18 358 15 interest on permanent endowment 9 195 99 docket fees to general fund 2 053 24 unclaimed fees to state school fund. The state Superintendent's quarterly inspector report was filed. fees totaling 27 773 70, with half 13 886 85 going to the treasury.
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State Treasury
Auditor of State’s Office
Indiana Leads in 1911 Life Insurance Claims Totals
National figures show Indiana received $8.5 million of the $592.64 million paid in life insurance claims in 1911. Indianapolis led with $1,165,500 in policies, while Michigan City had the largest single Indiana payout at $227,600 for John H. Baker.
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Indiana
United States
Canada
John H. Baker
Michigan City
Indianapolis
Alfred M. Ogle
Chester Bradford
Henry C. Adams
Peter Benz
Alfred Burdeau
Evansville
Terre Haute
Fort Wayne
Dr Simonds to Leave State for Texas Faculty
Dr J P Simonds superintendent of Indiana State Board of Health bacteriological and pathological laboratory resigns effective August 31 and will join University of Texas Galveston faculty in September. He came to Indianapolis from St Louis where he held a similar post. In nine months the department examined over 15000 specimens, more than in any prior year.
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Wiliam Shimer
John W. Harry
Jary
State Board of Health
James P. Simonds
State Board
Doctor Shimer
Doctor Harry
Hurty
Shimer
Simonds
J. P. Simonds
Indiana State Board of Health
Indianapolis
Galveston
Tex
University of Texas
Stands
St. Louis
Baby Skin Eruption Cured by Cuticura in Kingsley
Mrs W. J. Cleland of Kingsley Michigan recalls a thirteen month old baby’s severe facial eruption spreading from pimples to a large cheek sore. After applying Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the girl’s skin soothed and healed within days with no recurrence. The ad also promotes Cuticura products and a free skin book from Boston.
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Kingsley, Mich
W. J. Cleland
Ocuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Colie
Kopp
L. P. Plummer
Rockland
Baby's Friend Co
York
Do you believe in miracles asked in jest
In a humorous exchange from Harper's Weekly, Dobkins questions belief in miracles and Snobkins proudly claims a recent gift of cigars from his wife allowed him to smoke them, a lighthearted quip.
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Dobkins
Snobkins
George
Dobby
Harper's Weekly
Sleesed Sympathy and the Humanizing Power of Animals
A reflective note from the Christian Register on sympathy with animals shaping humane connections. It argues real ties with living beings, including plants, foster liberal education and interest in life beyond oneself, stressing mutual love when life directs a personality that seeks our regard.
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Christian Register
Springs on their brains amuse gallery visitors
Two French visitors marvel at an American painting. The artist explains with a distant smile that the work is an offspring of his brain. The second Frenchman repeats the idea, sparking a chuckle about Americans and their springs on the brain.
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Monsieur
Where He Drew the Line in English Court Tale
An English earl without a family employed an army pensioner McMiches as lodge keeper. Months later McMiches’s wife bore a son. The lord, enraged, declared he would not propagate and threatened to shut the gate, vowing to keep the line from continuing.
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McMiches
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