Bank Presidents Die in Apparent Double Suicide
Vancouver Washington April 22 President Charles Brown and Cashier E L Canby of the First National Bank of Vancouver died by self inflicted gunshots Saturday night Their bodies lay together in bushes Brown 45 and Canby 52 had admitted guilt to embezzlement and misappropriation of bank funds and false reports to the examiner following an $81000 deficit Bank examiner Maxwell closed the bank Friday deposits stood at 230000 and the men were said to have speculated in stocks leaving a wife and children.
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Vancouver
Wash
Charles Brown
E. L. Canby
First National Bank of
Canby
Brown
Maxwell
Many Forged Checks Found on E. C. Watkins
Edward C. Watkins of Richmond Indiana was caught with forged checks used to buy goods at local stores. Officers Streit and Losh arrested him after a suspicious payment attempt at W N Pennsylvania Street. Witnesses say he claimed work at Atlas engine works and used checks signed Hugh H Hanna, President.
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Edward C. Watkins
Richmond
Ind
Streit
Losh
W. W. Carter
Pennsylvania St
Carter
Hugh H. Hanna
Watkins
Indiana National Bank
Merchants’ National
EH. C. Watkins
Atlas Engine Works
H. H. HH
Globe
M. S
At-las
Chicago
Richard Morgan
Scottsburg
Waters
Geo. Waters
Indiana Inkings Revival and Rail Plans Across State
Readers note revival at Salem church with eight new members. Morristown business men offer free sites for factories as real estate boom rises. Fires and accidents reported including Evansville house fire and a leg break from a falling wall. Logansport and Peru eye an electric road along the old towpath line with work possible in 30 days. Multiple local incidents feature deaths, trials, and political notes across Indiana towns including Kokomo, Anderson, Terre Haute, and Muncie with legal actions and labor settlements.
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Logansport
Peru
Hotel Guests Enthralled by Lorain Sunday Evening
The Lorraine hotel hosted a vivid talk by Harry Barringer Cox cousin of Sunset Cox. He recounted a stormy 22 day mid winter voyage and illustrated England Scotland curiosities with graphic language. Cox, who once met the German emperor during powder experiments, claimed to have been held by the czar for a week.
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London
Lorraine
Harry Barringer Cox
Sunset Cox
England
Scotland
Europe
Cox
Sun Trophy Cup Returns For Indiana High School Meet
The Sun renews its offer of a trophy cup for the school amassing the most event wins at the state high school field day on June 1. Competing schools include Shortridge M T High Huntington Muncie Anderson and Hartford City with MT H S defending the cup after two straight wins. Preliminaries held in Indianapolis spurred strong results as John Hotz of MT H S broke the interscholastic shot put record while Mark Dennis and Charles Bragg led sprints and distance events. Will Kaylor Li Bean and Conde won key events as carpenters aim to reclaim THE SUN cup.
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Shortridge
M. T. Hi
Huntington
Muncie
Anderson
Hartford City
Indianapolis
John Hotz
West Point
Mark Dennis
Charles Bragg
Will Kaylor
Li Bean
Conde
Indiana From Crown to Toe
Valparaiso banker William Lederman recovered enough from a Chicago Turkish bath incident to return home. Police pursue two women believed involved in a robbery plot. two men aided Lederman on the street, and a missing salary suit is noted. Other items include gas wells in Loogootee, a Memphis bride and Anderson groom, a Tennessee dog trainer, a Kentucky-born brawl, and business and road news across Indiana.
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Valparaiso
Ind
William Lederman
Chicago
Lederman
Linnie Wheeler
Memphis
Tenn
W. H. Lindsey
Anderson
Mr. Lindsey
Gentry
Tennessee
Gas blast wrecks hotel killing six in St Marys
A gas explosion at the Commercial hotel in St Marys West Virginia on Sunday night left six dead including Sam Cunningham John George Harry Robinson Bert Smiley and John Slater the proprietor’s son. Fire gutted the building and wreckage was searched for more bodies as townspeople sought to determine the blast’s cause.
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Harry Robinson
Corning
Bert Smiley
Smiley
John Slater
A. Learn
Allegheny
Harry Priest
Bowerston
Slater
Cunningham
Campbell
900 Boys and Girls Forming Farm Stock Co in Marion County
A plan in Marion County seeks to create a stock farm cooperative with 360,000 in shares to manage 10,240 acres for 500 youths aged 14 to 18. Boys perform farming while girls handle housing and dairy work, with profits credited to each shareholder and 100 annual cash, board and lodging included. German sponsors include Adolf Boll, Anton Bayer, and others.
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Andrew Boll
Anton Bayer
W. E. Stief
Max Drach, Jr
Joseph Pfluegers
Charles Burk
Led Wenzel
Henry Ruth
Child In Jolt Suffers Severe Injury From Earth Box
Florence Brown, 10, in Muncie Indiana, lifted a heavy earth box weighing over two pounds containing flower seeds on her head. The impact left her face badly mashed and her tongue nearly severed by her teeth.
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Munci.in
Ind
Florence Brown
Oldest Indiana Man Confined Surrounded by Pleas for Death
Conrad Sheehan, 105, possibly Indiana’s oldest man, lies at the Delaware County infirmary in a state described as helpless and pitiable. His speech is gone and he prays hourly for death, his condition compared to that of an infant.
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Munci
Conrad Sheehan
Indiana
Delaware County
Newton Paper Mills Destroyed in Wisconsin Fire
Sparta Wis April 22 The Newton company's paper mills were destroyed by fire on Monday with a loss of 75000 dollars.
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Newton
Sparta
Wis
Newton Company
Fire tears Dompier Hotel in Fargo ruin
The Dompier Hotel in Fargo North Dakota burned on Sunday night causing about 40000 dollars in damage. Fire crews battled the blaze through the night with limited information on the cause.
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Fargo
N. D
Rajah the tiger finally moved into his traveling cage
The famous tiger Rajah resisted for hours before entering a second box via a ruse involving a female tiger. Director Bostock reported delays in moving the zoo to Buffalo and noted additional issues with a bear and escaped birds during the upheaval.
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Buffalo
Exposition City
Bostock
Parrot
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania Railroad to join Atchison Santa Fe board
After repeated denials it is semi-official that the Pennsylvania Railroad will have at least two members on the board of directors of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. This creates a through line from Philadelphia to the Pacific coast.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Pennsylvania
Pacific Coast
Capture of 242 Boer Prisoners at Pretoria
General Kitchener reports from Pretoria the capture of 242 Boer prisoners with rifles, ammunition, and wagons.
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Cape Town
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Dr Charles K Lannery Dies in London Parliament Member
Dr Charles K Lannery, MP and noted Irish nationalist, died Monday in London after a long illness. The longtime public figure was remembered for his role in Irish affairs and service in Parliament.
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London
Charles K. Wv
Lannery
Castro calls for Loomis recall amid Venezuela row
President Castro says no proof Loomis accepted favors from Bermudez company but believes he was prejudiced. He expelled Loomis after alleging bribery of local correspondents and rejects U S authority’s role if gunboats are sent while seeking U S friendship. Dr Wood's syrup ad follows.
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Castro
Loomis
Bermudez Company
United States
Bargain Upright Pianos From Baldwin Music Store
Bargain prices on almost new upright pianos offered this week by Baldwin Music Store. Limited stock available with discount highlights and in-store demonstrations for shoppers seeking affordable quality instruments.
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Baldwin
Local Births and Deaths Summary From City Records
Birth notices list Frank and Tresa Faust a boy. George and Dora Ray a boy. Charlie and Belle Summers a boy. Sam and Minnie Schludecker a girl. August and Christine Mall a girl. Tiarvey and Goldie Hiatt a girl. John T. and Elizabeth Linegar a boy. Thomas W. and Oprah Cheatam a girl. W. T. Scott a girl. George and Jerusha Huffmian a girl. deaths include infant Dumas from bronchitis. Wernsing from inanition. Ollie Stacey asthma. Nellie Bridgewater tuberculosis. Bertha Hawkins asphyxia. Clara A. Waite tuberculosis. Elias C. Atkins malignant carcinoma. Louis Dorn cirrhosis. Francis Boyd congestion of lungs. Henry Kodelman gastric cancer. Frank W. McCray catarrhal pneumonia. Rebecca J. Fox valvular insufficiency. Mahlon B. Pentecost asthma. Thomas T. Tuttle heart failure. several couples listed as married.
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Minnie Schludecker
Chestnut St
August and Christine
Hamilton Ave
Tiarvey and
Goldie Hiatt
Temple-ave
John T
Elizabeth Linegar
N. State-ave
Thomas W
Oprah Cheatam
Harlan-st
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Inois-St
George and
Jerusha Huffmian
Nellie Bridgewater
Fort Wayne Ave
Bertha Hawkins
Clara A. Waite
Schiller-st
Elias C. Atkins
Meridian-st
Louis Dorn
Lee-st
Francis Boyd
N. West-st
Henry Kodelman
Minnesota-st
Frank W. McCray
Senate Ave
Rebecca J. Fox
College Ave
N Mahlon B. Pentecost
Cornell Ave
Thomas T. Tuttle
English Hotel
Local Building Projects and Valuations Listed
A list of property improvements with owners and costs including frame houses repairs barns stores and additions. Notable entries: L Meyer 121 N East st frame house 10 dollars E W Brandt Pratt and Oak frame house 2400 dollars Miller Capitol Ave Twentieth add 400 dollars Pfisterer Meridian Re gent stores and dwelling 3500 dollars Killilea Beville Ave repairs 134 dollars Reinhart Morris East near East cottage 50 dollars Norris Warren Ave veranda 100 dollars Indiana Trust Co 401 S Illinois business house 600 dollars Coleman Lincoln Barn 150 dollars Haggerty River Ave brick flue 20 dollars Luedeman Tacoma Ave addition 570 dollars Roberson Germania between Michigan Walnut four frame houses 900 dollars each Harrison Station addition 90 dollars McKenzie Brightwood near Station frame house 1000 dollars Arnold Linden repairs 100 dollars.
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East-st
E. W. Brandt
Pratt and Oak-sts
Mr. Miller
Capitol-ave
Twentieth-st
Henry Pfisterer
Meridian
Regent-sts
John Killilea
Beville-ave
Louis Reinhart
Ki. Morris-st
Bogus produce exchanges operator tied to relocations
Lima reports Geo. G. Pagett, linked to a fake produce exchange network operating between Louisville Chicago and Indianapolis, arrested by Postoffice inspector Kile. Pagett’s firm allegedly reshipped received produce from Chicago and Louisville to Indianapolis. Partner C. L. Bunn was captured in Indianapolis months earlier.
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Lima
Geo. G. Fagett
Louisville
Chicago
Postoffice
Kile
Pagett
Indianapolis
C. L. Bunn
Johnson Denies Tron's Poolroom Closure Report
The Sun reports conflicting claims over Tron poolroom closure. Acting Mayor Johnson denies any official order, warns of prosecution if reopened, and blames circumstances and press for the action while Mayor Taggart leaves for medical treatment.
Jerry Gates Pinched Twice In One Day
Police raids Saturday night and Sunday targeted gambling dens in Indianapolis with Cant. Dawson Sergt. Corrigan and Detectives Dugan Gerber Holtz Moraga leading. Jerry Gates 116 N Delaware St and ten others were arrested or cited. several venues listed.
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Cant
Dawson
Sergi. Corrigan
Dugan
Gerber
Holtz and Moraga
Jerry Gates’ Resort
N. Delawirest
Bond
Cyrus B. Brady
Senate Ave
William Henry
Washington St
Sam Murburger
Manhattan
Delaware St
Richard Singleton
New York-st. A
N. Capitol Ave
Brady
Henry
Singleton
Johnson and Bell clash over proposed possession ordinance
Controller Johnson pushes to make possession of policy paraphernalia and tickets prima facie evidence of guilt a prosecutable issue. Bell denies current work on the ordinance but says he would draft it if asked. The council faces a potential plan despite state law remaining silent on the matter.
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Johnson
Bell
Nominations Including Moore for Assistant Patent Commissioner
The president on Monday announced several nominations: Edward B. Moore of Michigan to be assistant commissioner of patents and Charles O Neill, chief of the bureau of ordnance, with the rank of rear admiral.
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Washington
Edward B. Moore
Michigan
Patents
Charles O'Neill
Bureau of Ordnance
Remarkable Death by Own Action in St Louis
Lizzie do, a domestic, died after she forced two fingers into her throat and bit knuckles, an act described as life ending by her own action. Three people assisted as she died, and few details about her family were known. The incident occurred in St Louis on April 22.
Rescue tale: woman helps lover escape smallpox quarantine
In Huntington West Virginia on April 22 Bartlett aided Jack Swar exposed to smallpox by using a skeleton key to open a church quarantine site and flee with him. The pair were pursued by guards and the heroine was jailed on the night of the escape.
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Huntington
W. Va
Bartlett
Jack Swar
Swanson
No Bail Denied for Carter in Government Fraud Case
Washington April 22 United States supreme court denied bail for Oberlin Carter convicted of defrauding the government. The ruling comes as Carter awaits further appeal and potential sentence in the federal case.
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Carter
Duke and Duchess Reconcile After Paris Visit
London reports easing of discord between the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough after a reconciliation following a Paris visit. The couple were observed meeting again, signaling restored harmony for the aristocratic circle.
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London
Marlborough
Paris
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Quick Relief
An advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims relief from heaviness after meals, sour stomach, fatigue, disturbed sleep, and nervousness, and asserts improved digestion, sleep, blood, skin, and overall health. The tablets are described as more than a medicine and usable by well people without dieting.
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Stuart
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