Roosevelt Tours Mafia Stronghold in Pennsylvanian Visit
Ex President Theodore Roosevelt toured northeastern Pennsylvania investigating the Mafia and Black Hand networks with Father Curran and local figures. The party visited Italian settlements in Pittston and Bear Creek, dined with 40 priests, and met Albert Lewis before Roosevelt’s early departure the next morning. A road worker, Tice Shea, collapsed after informing Belvidere of Roosevelt’s proximity, but recovered.
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Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Mr. Abbott
The
Outlook
Father Curran
East End
Astir
John Mitchell
Shea
Col. Roosevelt
Belvidere
Attorney General Cites Large Dividends in Tax Case
Attorney General Bingham urged in federal court that Adams Express cannot claim tax overburden after pointing to two large special dividends of 12 million in 1898 and 24 million in 1907. He notes the company won an injunction blocking the auditor from certifying the assessment.
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Bingham
Adams Express Company
Express Company
Secretary of State
Carver Chokes Keeper in Fit at Washington
William J. Carver a 26 year old newspaper man who came to Washington from South Bend recently is confined at Howard hospital for the insane with twenty five other criminally insane prisoners. He choked a keeper into unconsciousness during a recent attack and though rational most of the time he asks for his child and is believed to suffer paresis. His wife visits daily and past outbursts include a Havana threat to a newspaper.
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Washington
William J. Carver
South Bend
Howard Ball
Government Hospital For Insane
Carver
Havana
Cuba
Homer committee eyes Jenne acetylene plant site
A five member Homer Illinois business committee met Tuesday with the Homer town board to study bringing the Jenne acetylene gas machine company to town. The offer includes one acre for a plant site, $2400 stock at par, and five years property tax exemption. The firm makes acetylene gas plants for homes factories and street lighting.
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Homer
Ill
Jenne Acetylene Gas Machine Company
Blue laws drive folks away on Sundays in Greenfield
Special to The Sun reports Blue laws in Greenfield Indiana push people from town on Sundays. The ministerial association backs crackdown on Sunday smokers near churches and on street urchins selling Sunday papers, arguing the boy has no right to ruin the Sabbath.
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Greenfield
Ind
Ministerial Association
Information Wanted Of Board Of Trade
Chicago August 3 John C Merrill vice president of the board of trade was summoned before the federal grand jury to reveal knowledge of the Waterman Peavey corner in July wheat. As an officer he may hold key information about the scheme that earned millions for involved parties.
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Chicago
John C. Merrill
Board of Trade
Federal Grand Jury
Merrill
Rosalind at Red Gate Opens Park Stage Season
The Indianapolis Park theater will open Monday August 8 with Rosalind at Red Gate a dramatization of Meredith Nicholson s novel. Anderson and Ziegler manage the Park after buying from Dickson and Talbott with popular priced shows planned. The Indiana story by an Endicmina author is expected to draw a welcome reception as the season opener.
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Rosalind
Red Gate
Meredith Nicholson
Indianapolis
Park Theater
Anderson & Ziegler
Park
Dickson & Talbott
Nicholson
Chicago
Indiana
Endimina
Strikers Riot In Greensburg Left A Fatal Shot
Rioting strikers and sympathizers attacked barracks housing nonunion strikebreakers at Irwin, while University of Pennsylvania football team guards fled to shelter and were rescued by deputy sheriffs after hundreds of shots were fired. One striker was fatally shot.
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Greensburg
Irwin
University of Pennsylvania
Robbery Confession Names Four Suspects in Myers Case
Orville Metzgar, one of four youths involved, confesses to the Robertson robbery. He implicates Wilson Butterbaugh Joseph Dorf and Jacob Albright in the theft from Stephen Myers at North Manchester Indiana. The plan involved Albright guiding Myers into his rig and the others stopping the horse to demand cash. Myers fled but was caught and stripped of $42 in cash and a $200 draft.
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Manchester
Ind
Stephen Myers
Orville Metzgar
Wilson Butterbaugh
Joseph Dorf
Jacob Albright
Metzgar
Albright
Myers
Myer
Oriental goods lost on Kenwood avenue wagon
A case containing between 500 and 6 oriental goods was lost or stolen from a wagon of L. E. Marokkady at 2266 Kenwood avenue. Marokkady recalls placing the case on the wagon and discovering it missing upon returning home.
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L. E. Marokkady
Kenwood Avenue
Marokkady
Cashier Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Bank Funds
Erwin J. Wider, cashier of the Russo-Chinese bank in New York, confessed to stealing 680000 dollars of bank funds and pleaded guilty to an indictment charging theft of 100 shares of Baltimore and Ohio railroad stock valued at 11400 dollars. Judge O Sullivan remanded Wider until next Wednesday for sentence.
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New York
Erwin J. Wider
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
O'Sullivan
Wider
600 Expected at Means-House-Hoop Reunion
Fairland Indiana August 3 1910 Willis Hoop secretary announces the Means House Hoop family reunion at Brookfield next Sunday with between six and seven hundred relatives expected. The triple name indicates deep intermarriage within the clan. Local business notices and small ads accompany the page.
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Fairland
Ind
Brookfield
Willis Hoop
Funeral Directors and Burial Vaults Ad Fragments
Funeral directors advertise ACME burial vaults and monuments with cleaning via latest process. Listings include WANTED female help and loans on watches and jewelry. A training school note praises learning, with SPIRELLA corset fitting services advertised. Several TO LET notices for rooms and flats appear among miscellaneous classified lines.
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Delaware St
Fred W. Case
Central Business College
Srre Ee Ce
Moler Barber College
Washington St
Holliday Building
New City Hall
Alabama and
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Indiana Dental College
Delaware
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Hampden
Minots
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Ohio St
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Massachusetts
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Pratt
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Byton's
the Circle
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Daniel Sellers
Hiawatha_ street
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Elsie May
Thomas King
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Minnie
Minnie Sebold
Eastern Avenue
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Edward C
Edward
Ethel Blanchard
West
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Owen
Charles A
Prospect St
Madison
Klee
Carl
A. F. Klee
Piqua
Gogen
James
New Jersey
Tutewiler & Son
Johnson & Hassler
Massachusetts Ave
A. E. Shirley
Michigan Street
Adams & Krieger
Obto St
Undertakers
George Herrmann
Undertaker
S. Delaware St
Renihan & Blackwell
W. Obto St
Whitsett, Titus & Hiley
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New
Main
George Stigmas CO
N. East St
H. Tf
Flanner & Buchanan
Meridian St
F. E. Thomas
Clayton
Meridian
Ashington Sts
Southeastern Ave
Ton's
Ats Armstrong
Qn Clananells
Spirella
Spireulla
Alabama
Illustrated Monthly
Traction Terminal
Capitol Loam Co
E. Market St
Baldwin Elk
Wagene
Mes Mt Geet Ball
East Market ST
Central Loan Association
State Life Building
Ar Eee Street
Buena Or
Call inprAann
Motgage Loan CO
Lombard
Son Oe
State Loan CO
Penpom Phe
Wash
Stith
D. H. Tolman
MFG. CO
Lyman Brothers
Louis Fuller
Flying Merkel Exchange
Carailla
Inter-State Car Company
Brightwood
Woodruff
Thompson Supply Co
H. Ross
Dean Nurseries
E. Obiest
JAS. R. Neff
E. Maryland
Security Electric Co
S. Meridian
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Burton's
Hayes Bros
Indiana Avenue
Miller Oil and’ Supply
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West ST
Teart
New Phone
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W. Hi
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W. Pruett St
Business Chancea
Teloan CO
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Business Guide
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ILI Pippi Lial Aloala
J. G. Brown Art Glass Works
Steined Gene
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Setts Avenue
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Sporting Room
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Ohio
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Wayne Ave
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Mata
Mariun Culunty Really CO
American Central Life
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Rust
Ne Dea
Atore
N. Mlinois
H.C
Crystala
Inois St
Ameriavan Sah
Madison Ave
Royale
W. Sheat
Uasoline
Formes Light Co
In & Washington, Main
Anna B. Fair
Hoyt Ave
Prospect
Masseuse
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Ese Mo
Tub Butus
Bat
Alabama St
Della Carson System
Vermont
Medical
Lulu Puilistiou
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Mae
W. Market St
Miluer
Illinois St
Photos
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Stephens Photo Supply
Hamilton
Florag Fal
I. W. Huechter
Washington To
Rothschild
Maryland
College
Home Building and Realty CO
Law
Williams & Bon
Capitol
Wagon CO
Morris St
D. P. Stirek CO
Indianapolis Welding CO
Palace Hotel
New Jersay
Sid S. Hiipota
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Monk
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