Smooth thief steals rings from sleeping woman
Roy Barnes of Marion Indiana, considered the smoothest thief by police, was slated for grand larceny after entering a hotel room at Illinois and South streets and stealing two rings from Mrs Annie Abbott who slept with her head on her arm. One ring came off easily. the other required wetting the finger. He was caught at Burkhardt's saloon trying to sell the rings at 7 am by bicycle policemen Morgan and Simon after Mrs Abbott's husband located him and restrained him with a revolver until police arrived. Barnes, said to be from a good Marion family, is a musician and intelligent and well dressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Barnes
Marion
Ind
Barnes
Annie Abbot
Illinois and
South Sts
Burkhardt
Morgan
Simon
Abbott
Diamonds From Queen Alexandra Crown Put On Sale
Wives and daughters of American millionaires can buy the 3388 diamonds that adorned Queen Alexandra's crown in Westminster Abbey. Except for the Kohinoor owned by the state, the stones will be sold after being removed from the crown and placed among regalia in the Tower of London. Jewelers hold the sale and provide a guarantee these stones were used in the queen's crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alexandria
Archbishop of York
Alexander
Westminster Abbey
Tower of London
Regent
Release of Gaynor and Green not end of extradition effort
Washington reports Judge Caron freed John F. Gaynor and Benjamin D. Green at Quebec on a technicality. Officials say the case remains actionable and the pursuit of Captain Carter’s alleged associates continues. Acting Attorney-general Beck notified Knox and Richards and directed Quebec agents to sustain the fight. The department views the ruling as technical and ready to amend information to fit it, without ruling on treaty eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John F. Gaynor
Benjamin D. Green
Caron
Quebec
Department of Justice
Department
Carter
Beck
Knox
Beverley
Mass
Richards
Roxbury
Judge Caron
Green
Gaynor
Great Britain
United States
Works Stop on Boats for McMillan Funeral
The remains of Senator McMillan arrived in Detroit at 8 a.m. Thursday as a large group of senators and officials escorted them to his late residence. A memorial meeting was held Wednesday night. On Thursday afternoon all eight large side wheel steamers owned by the Detroit & Cleveland line, the Detroit & Buffalo line, and the Cleveland & Toledo line halted for ten minutes. Crepe badges appeared on officers and boats in mourning, and ships passing Detroit flew half mast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Senator McMillan
Detroit & Cleveland Line
Detroit & Buffalo Line
Cleveland & Toledo Line
Crook Vance Identified By National Bureau Records
David Vance, recently given a limit in police court for picking pockets, is a criminal with a record. Bertillon Clerk McGuff reported to the national bureau of identification that Vance has been in the penitentiary three times for burglary and once for forgery. He was also known as David Cullen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Vance
Bertillon
McGuff
National Bureau of Identification
Vance
David . Cullen
Caboose Flies Off Freight Car In Illinois Crash
A broken brake beam on a Wabash freight train sent the caboose ten feet into the air near Dunreith Indiana on Tuesday night. Conductor Childers and two brakemen were aboard and escaped with serious injuries but not fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines, In
Wabash
Reith
Childers
Death by own action in Noblesville resort inmate
Jennie Walton, 20, an inmate at a Noblesville resort, died after shooting herself Wednesday night. She had lived in Noblesville about a year after coming from Fort Wayne, and the death is noted as self-inflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Jennie Walton
Fort Wayne
Burglary at Mrs. Campbell's Georgia Street Home
Mrs. Luther T. Campbell reports a Wednesday night burglary at 826 East Georgia Street. A gold watch, two diamond rings, earrings, and four plain gold rings were stolen after a shutter was cut and a window raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther T. Campbell
E. Georgia St
STARTED TOO SOON- Suit for $3,000 over streetcar start
George W. Spicklemire demands $3,000 from the street car company alleging the car started too soon. Other briefs note a lawn fete by Odd Fellows Lodge 45, divorce suits, a blaze causing $100 damage, and various local notices including a candidate withdrawal for the legislature and a police bracelet mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Spicklemire
ODD Fellows
Fletcher Ave. School House
Arrested at the Grave in Dundee Murder Charge
John Gillison of Dundee Mississippi was arrested at his wife’s grave in Memphis on charges of murdering Mrs Gillison. Neighbors say he beat her unconscious last Saturday. Her sister pleaded to spare her life but was unable to stop him. Gillison fled after death, was later captured near the grave amid town excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
John Gillison
Dundee
Miss
Gillison
General Jake Smith Collapses Under Strain in Portsmouth
Gen Jake Smith lies ill at his brother in law James W Bannon's home in Portsmouth Ohio after a nervous collapse stemming from his Samar campaign court martial and retirement news. Doctors were summoned as fever germ concerns arise and relatives fear malignant fever may take hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Jacob Smith
James W
Samar
San Francisco
Philippines
Pretty Faces Harm Prince in Paris Affair Note
Le Matin ends its coverage of Miss Gladys Deacon and Crown Prince Frederick at her request. Berlin telegrams cite the prince as easily swayed by handsome women and often sentimental, while the affair’s details fade from print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
le Matin
Gladys Deacon
Prince Frederick
Southside Roots for Boulevards in City Plan
Councilman Meyer and Captain Twiname call a mass meeting at the Morton club rooms to decide on amending a 100000 bond ordinance for boulevard work so funds split with the North side or accept the park board plan. A permanent rooting committee from the South side will press for park spending and equal Southside voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Southside
Northside
Prisoner Harry Thompson's dramatic Fort Thomas escape attempt
Harry Thompson of Company I Twelfth Cavalry fled along the Ohio River cliff toward Cincinnati on Wednesday afternoon. A sentry shot him mortally wounded through the body. He crawled five miles upriver, eluding guards until sheriff captured him at a Glen Park fishing camp late Wednesday night after forcing residents to tend his wounds. Thompson had been desertion charges and was awaiting court trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Glen Park
Co. I
Twelfth Cavalry
Fort Clarke
Tex
NEGRESS TEACHER SHARPLY CRITICIZES CHAUTAUQUA PRACTICE
Amelia W. Sullivan superintendent of negro schools in Augusta Georgia writes to papers protesting color line at Chautauqua. She was invited to speak but faced meagre accommodations and repeated turns away due to her race. Authorities claim they did not know she was black and defend the invite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Yale Educator Herbert Lucker Dies of Asiatic Cholera
Aug 13 dispatch from the acting civil governor of the Philippines reports Herbert Lucker, a teacher appointed in May 1901 by President Hadley of Yale, died of Asiatic cholera on Aug 6 at San Miguel in Ilocos Norte. No information on his relations is available at the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioner
War Department
Phlippines
Herbert Lucker
San Miguel
Illicos Norte
Lucker
Hadley
Yale
Verger Pfleging Finally Free of Civil War Bullet
Adam Pfleging long verger of Garden City Cathedral of the Incarnation has his 1862 Civil War bullet removed from his leg. He was wounded at Gaines Mill and later Libby Prison. X rays found the bullet near the hip and he pulled it out Saturday evening. Clergy of Long Island Diocese note relief and potential permanent cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
L. I
Adam Pfleging
Pfleging
Tenth
New York Volunteer Infantry
Libby Prison
Bishop Burgess
Long Island
Paris businessman Victor Klotz made Legion of Honor officer
Victor Klotz head of Parfumerie Ed Pi naud in Paris has been raised to officer of the Legion of Honor by the French government. The honor is very seldom awarded to businessmen in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Victor Klotz
Parfumerie Ed
Pinaud
Legion of Honor
France
Births and marriages show local family announcements
Birth notices record John and Emma Mroz. Otto and Louise Waggoner. Robert and Clara Yount. Joe and Mary Newman. Charles and Blanche Mills. Laura Harper. John L. Hanchette. Margaret Ahern. Mary Hampf. John Dietz. Helena M Lehritter. Mary J. Fencannon. William Wilkins. Marriages list Julius W Eikenberg with Hattie L Bremer. Moses Stewart with Elizabeth Brown. David D Henson with Alice Hartman. Chase Hill with Flora Merritt. Samuel Fielder with Martha Maines. John D Brown with Alta A Jacobs. Frank Boehm with Effie Lowery. Clarence Miles with Alice L White. William H Meyer with Arna Terhune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John and
Emma Mroz
Missouriat
Otto and
Louise Waggoner
E. Rayat
Robert and
Clara Yount
W. Ray~st
Joe and
Mary Newman
Davidson St
Charles and
Blanche Mills
Huron St
William and
Lillie Brown
W. Twenty-sixth-st
Laura Harper
Parkave
John Ll. Hanchette
Hastman
Margaret Ahern
S. Ilinois
Mary Hampf
E. McCarty
John Dietz
Irvington
Helena M. Lehritter
N. Bevilleave
Mary J. Fencannon
Vandesat
William Wilkins
N. East St
Julius W. Eikenberg
Hattie L. Bremer
Moses Stewart
Elizabeth Brown
David D. Henson
Alice Hartman
Chase Hill
Flora Merritt
Samuel Fielder
Martha Maines
John D. Brown
Alta A. Jacobs
Frank Boehm
Effie Lowery
Clarence Miles
Alice L. White
William H. Meyer
Arna Terhune
Edna Goodrich Sues for Divorce from Edward Stacy
New York Aug 14 Edna Goodrich the Florodora star sues for divorce from Edward Stacy heir to a Cincinnati family. They wed March 30 at the Metropolitan Methodist Temple. Stacy countersuit against the actress mother for 50000 alleging alienation of affection. Mrs Stacy says Stacy hid prior marriage to Miss Edna Grear a Cincinnati society woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edna Goodrich
Edward Stacy
Cincinnati
Metropolitan Methodist Temple
Stacy
Edna Grear
Admiralty invites non Morgan ships for armed cruiser list
London August 14 The admiralty has asked steamshipmen outside the Morgan ship combine to name vessels suitable for conversion into armed cruisers. Many believe the government will not do business with the Morgan trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Morgan Ship Combine
Morgan Trust
Couple Rescued After Night Cling To Upset Boat
Mr and Mrs Leon Simon of Patchogue Long Island clung to their overturned 16 foot sail boat in Great South Bay after a Tuesday evening mishap. A puff of wind capsized the craft near Patchogue. They were rescued Wednesday morning by Blue Point life saving station crew, near exhaustion but unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Leon Simon
Patchogue
L. I
Great South Bay
Blue Point
Simons
Patchogue Dock
Water Island
Aged Negro Sells Himself for 1000 Dollars in Court Notice
Knoxville Tenn August 14 Jerry Logan an aged negro janitor of the state supreme court has sold himself to Gerald Stuart clerk of the court for 1000 dollars. He signs a written contract to serve and obey Stuart as his legal master from now until his death. Logan an ex slave, has been burdened by debts and will use the money for his relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Jerry Logan
State Supreme Court
Gerald Stuart
Stuart
Logan
Baltimore Chosen For Elks Grand Lodge Meeting
Baltimore was selected as the next meeting place for the Grand Lodge of Elks. Montana Elks won best display with Quien Labe Lodge of El Paso earning second and Omaha third. Park City Utah Lodge won for most unique display. Cotton Pickers Lodge No 148 Greenville Miss placed second with Joliet Ill third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Like
City
Utah
Mbaltimore
Grand Lodge of Elks
Montana Elks
Quien Labe Lodge
el Paso
Tex
Omaha
Park City
Greenville
Miss
Joliet
Ill
Brandon Faces New Charge In Marion Case
John Brandon, a Marion building contractor said to have five wives, is now wanted on another charge. Hired by James McConnell to build a house, Brandon collected 350 dollars to buy materials the day before he vanished from Marion and has since not been heard from.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion, Ind
John Brandon
James McConnell
Brandon
Marion
McConnell
Canadian government subsidizes Allan Line service
Glasgow August 14 officials announce the Canadian government has subsidized the Allan Line. The company will soon inaugurate a regular service from Canadian ports to the cape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Cape
Moseley Elected Governor of Chickasaw Nation
Moseley wins an six vote majority over Byrd to become governor of the Chickasaw nation in Indian Territory. Election held near Fort Worth Texas on August 14 marked a pivotal leadership change for the tribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wort
Tex
Palmer S. Moseley
Indian. Territory
L. Byrd
Local Homes And Repairs Listed In City Notice
A city notice lists multiple property improvements including frames at Arsenal Ave and Washington St, porches on State Street and Buchanan Street, sheds on Olive Street and Traub Street, and remodels on Twenty sixth Street. Totals range from 15 to 950 dollars with various owners and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Dammeyer
Arsenal-ave
Washington-st
L. L
R. W. Jones
S. State St
E. Steinhagen
S. Olive-st
Detective loses suspect in Chicago hold up escape
Pittsburg detective William McElroy failed to secure John H. Sisco after the suspect fled from a train en route to Pittsburg. Sisco was recaptured near Canton, Ohio, where tracks showed he had left the train. Canton police reported a head-cuffed fugitive seeking aid, later taken into custody by Detective McStay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
William McElroy
Chicago
John H. Sisco
Robert Pitcairn
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Sisco
Chicago Police
Canton
Cantona
McStay
McElroy
Gobbler Sat on Eggs in Sparta Farm Tale
SPARTA Mich Aug 14 The turkey owned by Charles B Purdy on a Sparta farm sat on a nest of eggs nearly long enough to hatch. Children frightened him away and the gobbler did not resume incubation. Eggs proved fully formed and would have hatched if left undisturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta, Mich
Charles B. Purdy
Sparta
Strongman Podesta Hauls 210-Pound Bale Mile and Half
G G Podesta a 60 year old hay and coal man carried a 210 pound bale from Powell street to the wharf over a mile and a half without rest and kept going along the sea wall. A crowd of about 600 witnessed the feat and applauded his stamina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Podesta
Powell St
Powell-st. Wharf
No Wonder Outlaw Tracy Evades Officers Says Lawyer
William Bosson the lawyer who toured the northwest argues that escape is easy, noting roads and forests where a man can vanish in minutes. The piece comments on ease of evasion and mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla as a digestion aid for better sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bosson
Northwest
Tracy
Hood
Local Ads and Notices Blend In Busy Page
A fragmented page segment lists services and products from dry cleaners to nurse remedies and burial vaults. Entries mention Karstadt's dye house, Y. Be Bodine & Co, Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup, Okey Burial Vault Co, and painting services by Indianapolis Paint and Color Company. Also faint references to rail trips, tours, and travel prospectuses.
Indiana Dental College Service and Rail Schedule Notice
Indiana Dental College lists patient hours from 5 a m to 3 p m for all dental work with a large opening. The advertisement promotes travel routes Indianapolis to Detroit via Lake Erie Western and Wabash Roads with a 12 20 p m departure and 3 10 p m arrival, plus a Decatur round trip for 1 25 dollars. A special train leaves Indianapolis at 7 a m on Sunday Aug 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Lake Erie
Decatur
Indianapolis
Double Wedding Planned for Rummage and Bonnett
Two Louisville friends Irvin E. Rummage and Joseph Bonnert will marry twin sisters Amy Spillman and Belle Spillman in a joint ceremony on August 29. The men, close since childhood, plan to live in the same home after their wedding and share a new eastern honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin E. Rummage
Joseph Bonnett
Rummage
Bonnett
Louisville
St. Louis
Amy Spilman
Spillman
Belle
Bonnert
Laxative Bromo-Quinline Tablets Ad Claim
An advertisement states the product name Laxative Bromo-Quinline Tablets for the ceebrated Cold and Grip Cure and mentions a price of 2% cents per box.
Special Rates to Commercial People For Excursions
Annual excursions offered by Pennsylvania Lines to Petoskey Traverse City and Mackinac Island with round trip fares of 10 dollars to Petoskey and Traverse City and 110 dollars to Mackinac Island. Departures on September 2 6 and 10. Tickets via W W Richardson Indianapolis D P A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Station
Pennsylvania Lines
Petoskey
Traverse City
Mackinac Island
W. W. Richardson
Indianapolis
Lake Erie & Western Rail Return Trips Text
Train fares and timetables for Sandusky Fort Wayne and Michigan City from Indianapolis with dates in August. Contact A H Sellars for berths chairs and full particulars. Also an advertisement for Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a summer remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Indianapolis
A. H. Sellars
C. P
S. Illinoisst
Lake Erie & Western R. R
Fort Wayne
Ind
Michigan City
Travel by Motion Route to Western Resorts
On sale daily this travel route covers Colorado Utah Wisconsin Michigan and South Dakota resorts. For full details consult agents or address R P Algeo D PB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Utah
Wisconsin
Michigan
South Dakota
R. P. Algeo
D. PB
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bliss, Swain &Co
TME Progress Clothing Store
Queen Alexandria
Circus
Dun
City Life
Flora J. Springer
Robert E. Springer
Weaver
Henry Weaver
Capitolave
Meridian Stables
Atlas Paper Company
Averring Paper Company
William Wilins
Worthington Exchange Bank
Cohen
Alexander Cohen
New Castle Bridge Company
Harris Cohen
Harris
Sherman Steele
Notre Dame
Portland
Ore
South Bend
D. M. Parry
National Association of Manufacturers
Sullivan Cromwell
Panama Canal Company
America
Jake Smith
Bannon
Luesday
Miss Deacon
Berlin
The
Telegraph
Southside Club
Ata Tracy
Cincinnati, CO
Harry Thompson
Fort Thomas
Buffalo
N. Y
Amelia W. Sullivan
the Commis
Edna and
Eddie
Baltimore
Elks
Moseley
D. S. McConnell
E. Washington-st
Frank Seehofer
Warsaw-st
Alice B. Barnhart
Traub-st
Charles Kenander
Alvord-st
William Haueisen
Bates-st
East-st
H. van Hummel
Meridian-st
William H. Traut
Blackford-st
First Baptist Church
Corner
Pennsylvania
New York-sts
J. W. Unverraw
Buchanan-st
Mary A. Butterfield
Twentysixth-st
M. E. Greenstreet
N. Capitolave
T. E. Judd
Chicago St
Bomar Chitten
Ranm Bauma
Gobbler
Oxfords
Oxford
Price
L.S. Ayres
Indiana
G. G. Podesta
Bosson
Pursell
College Ave
Karstadt
Brill & Co
Springfield
Y. BE. Bodine & Co
E. Ohio
Okey Burial Vault Co
Law
WM. B. Burford
Indianappelis
Indianapolis Paint and Color Company
Massachusetts
V. Algeo
Indiana Dental College
Ss. W
Delaware and Chiosis
Looose Leaf Price
Panions
E. W. Grove
Denison
WM B. Bupford
Ina
E. E. Reese
Newton Claypool Building
Auto Storage and Repair Company
Ohio St
Lake Erie & Western
R. R
Celina, O
Lima
St. Mary’s
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