Suit accuses Erb of trust betrayal in multi railroad deals
In Cincinnati suits filed by Rudolph and Leopold Kleybolte they name Newman Erb a retired New York attorney and railroad financier and involve Chesapeake & Ohio Wisconsin Central and Ann Arbor deals. They seek injunctive relief accounting and damages over 1 million dollars and allege misused stock sales and collusion. Court action targets Elb as trustee and his control transactions with four railroads.
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Richmond
Ind
Cincinnati
Rudolph
Leopold Kleybolte
Newman Erb
New York
Erb
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
William A. Bradford
James P. Goodrich
Harry Starr
Kleyboltes
Dayton, Toledo and Ironton
Wisconsin Central
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville
Ann, Arbor
Prof Brown Totals Prize Possum In Quiet Chase
In Rushville Indiana on Tuesday an opossum was chased under the steps of the T W Lytle drug store and dragged forth by Prof Brown a spectacled colored man who claimed the prize and walked off with it.
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Rushville
Ind
T. W. Lytle
Brown
Possum
Aeronaut Falls at Brookville Street Fair Parachute Fails
Charles Wells, a well known aeronaut, fell seventy feet when his parachute broke at the start of a flight during Brookville Indiana street fair Tuesday. Arthur Williams leapt to shield the fall and break it but injured his back. Wells sustained internal injuries with sprains reported.
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Brookville
Ind
Charles Wells
Arthur Williams
Williams
Wells
Gas fumes blamed for tree deaths in Columbus
Major Charles S. Barnaby of Columbus writes to State Entomologist Douglass seeking an expert to inspect shade trees. He cites numerous tree owners who say gas escaping from the Columbus gas company's mains is killing the trees.
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Columbus
Ind
Charles S. Barnaby
Douglass
Columbus Gas Company
Kappa Gamma Sorority Trunk Robbery Reported
Bloomington Indiana August 17 A Kappa Kappa Gamma member Miss Kathleen Stilwell arrived for the convention to find her trunk broken open with a hatchet and forty dollars stolen.
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Bloomington
Ind
Kathleen Stilwell
Indiana
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sororisy
Lineman survives 600 volt shock by kicking wire
Columbus Indiana August 17 Joseph Noe a lineman grabbed 600 volts from a trolley wire and cannot release himself. He kicked the feeder from under him and the weight of his body pulled him free. He is bruised from the fall and burned on the hands.
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Columbus
Ind
Joseph Noe
Democrats Name Aug 27 Convention Speaker in Rushville
Rushville Indiana August 17 The Democratic county convention postponed earlier due to farmers will convene in Rushville on August 27 Congressman John Adair of the Eighth district will deliver the keynote address at the gathering.
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Rushville
Ind
John Adair
Eighth District
Auction Planned After Rushville Horse Show
Rushville Indiana plans a major horse auction the day after the local show. Organizers aim to surpass Cambridge City’s annual Lackey sale and make it a bigger event.
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Rushville
Ind
Cambridge City
Grocer Loses Hoodoo in Ranelin Robbery
In Ranelin Indiana on August 17 a grocery store owned by J D Russell was robbed of about $15. The thieves entered the store during the day and fled with the cash. The incident is reported by a special to The Saw.
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Ranelin
Ind
Hhieves
Ted
J.D
Automatic calling replaces hello girls in Martinsville
Martinsville Indiana will switch to automatic telephone calling next Monday. The hello girls and their flirting paraphernalia will be removed as the new central system begins full operation.
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Martinsville
Ind
Central
Kokomo Warned Of Need To Save Water
Kokomo faces a water famine as Supt. O. O. Jones urges conservation. Reservoir water would last about three hours with five streams fighting a fire. In an emergency Wild Cat creek may be diverted into mains, risking plant shutdowns at the plate glass works.
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Kokomo
Ind
O. O. Jones
Wild Cat Creek
Plate Glass
Senator Beveridge fights for vitrified brick for federal building
Brazil Indiana August 17 Senator Beveridge informed residents that vitrified brick will not be acceptable to the treasury department as exterior facing for the new federal building. Citizens had petitioned for vitrified brick and Beveridge pressed the issue with the department.
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Brazil
Ind
Beveridge
Treasury Department
Federal
Department
Cambridge City May Annex Dublin Cambridge City May Annex Dublin
Richmond Ind August 17 Cambridge City may annex Dublin or Mt Auburn or both in a bid to gain town advantages. Voters Thursday considered issuing $8 000 in bonds to buy extra equipment for the light plant.
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Richmond
Ind
Cambridge City
Dublin
Mt. Auburn
Argument Settled by Knife Cuts in Indiana Feud
In Columbus Indiana James Shuker of Edinburg is critically stabbed in the hip side and left breast by Samuel Weaver of Edinburg after a dispute over ownership of the Indianapolis to Seymour interurban railway. The fight began as an argument between the two men.
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Columbus. Ind
James Shumaker
Edinburg
Samuel Weaver
Indianapolis
Sesymour
Woman Buried Under Straw After Runaway Wagon
Mrs. Ea Crane of East Columbus was buried beneath baled straw when a runaway wagon struck a carriage she rode in. The accident occurred Tuesday in Columbus Indiana and left her fatally injured.
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Columbus
Ind
Ea Crane
East Columbus
Kokomo is Home to All Smiths in Howard County
A Kokomo study of the city and Howard county directory finds no person named Smith in Russia like the name. The Smiths prefer Kokomo for residence to any other place, the report notes.
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Kokomo
Ind
Howard County
Russia
Smiths
Log gutters break hip in short fall
WRANKLIN Ind Aug. 17 Alexander Suttor a log cutter while trimming a tree sipped and fell a distance of three feet breaking his hip.
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Wranklin
Ind
Alexander Suttor
Crawfordsville Woman Dies After Bright's Disease
Mrs. Mary Isabella Crawford, 70, died of Brights disease Tuesday in Crawfordsville Indiana. The obituary notes her beauty in younger years and mentions the illness distorted her features.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Mary Isabella Crawford
Bright
Tramps Set Fire To Barn In Kokomo Destruction
Tramps sleeping in Ed Hill’s barn in eastern Kokomo caused a fire that left the structure nearly a total loss. Fire officials investigate as damage mounts.
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Kokomo
Ind
Ed Hill
Republican County Convention Called in Scottsburg
Scottsburg Indiana August 17 County Chairman James Mount issued the call for the Republican county convention to be held on Saturday August bets.
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Scottsburg
Ind
County
James
Mount
Starves Herself to Save Sisters in Newark Case
Miss Virginia Wardlaw one of three sisters charged in the Ocey Snead murder dies in Newark house of detention after weeks of starvation. She had lived with the murdered woman for a week and knew Snead was dead before notifying authorities. Her sisters were not allowed to see her before death.
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Newark
Virginia Wardlaw
Ocey Snead
Sons of St. George Elect Officers at Anderson Meet
The biennial convention of the Sons of St. George of West Virginia Ohio and Indiana opened in Anderson Indiana. Officers elected include Thomas S. Williamson grand president George B Hooker grand vice president J BR Angier grand messenger John Morley grand secretary and William Carmichael grand treasurer.
Hogs Battle Copperheads in Vernon Farm Clash
Special to The Sun. Vernon Ind Aug 17 13 M Jones released hogs to confront a nest of copperheads. Four snakes attacked the hogs but were ignored as the hogs charged and killed them. The hogs then dragged the snakes underfoot and ate them.
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Vernon
Ind
M. Jones
Suit Filed for Receiver of Covington & Southwestern Traction
In Crawfordsville Indiana on August 17 a suit for a receiver of the Covington and Southwestern Traction company was filed. About four miles of the line were built and a power house erected at Kingman.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Covington & Southwestern Traction Company
Kingman
Promoter Vanishes Over Model Town Project
Evansville Indiana August 17 J A Brown promoter of the Eutopian town opposite Evansville has disappeared prompting county and city officials to investigate. Creditors seek him as work on the administration building and other projects halts. Brown claimed to build a model town for Mrs Kate Hawley and Samuel Crawford but buyers learned he had no title to the land. The last sighting was Saturday night as he left to buy fixtures.
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Evansville
Ind
J. A. Brown
Brown
Kate Hawley
New York City
Samuel Crawford
Terre Haute
Model City
Illinois Primary Filing Surges With 589 House Candidates
Illinois peaked political tension as filings closed for the September 15 direct primaries. A record 589 candidates seek 163 House seats and 182 seek the state Senate, spurred by bribery allegations and jackpot revelations. The surge shocks politicians and upends gangland plans to regain seats.
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Springfield
Ill
John the Baptist Claim Causes Jail Stop in Martinsville
Charles Davis, a former insane asylum inmate, visited the Martinsville jail on August 17 claiming he felt a violent fit of insanity and asked to be confined. He then told the jail watchman he was another John the Baptist, prompting officials to detain him for safety.
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the Sun
Martinsville
Ind
Charles Davis
Davis
John the Baptist
American Boats Lead in Distance Race Half Round
In Marblehead Massachusetts on August 147 the American yachts led the Spaniards at the half round mark of the race. The Cima led, followed by Beaver three seconds behind Harpoon. Chonta was the first Spanish boat to finish, nearly four minutes behind Harpoon, then Papoose four minutes later and Mosquito last, two minutes behind Papoose.
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Marbdlewhead
Mass
Cima
Mrs Oelrichs Plans Navy Entertainment In Newport
Newport August 15 Mrs Oelrichs of Newport announces plans to entertain the Blue Jackets when the Atlantic battleship fleet arrives She will buy out Freebody park open air vaudeville theater for several performances and later borrow society autos for a Navy parade The hostess has shown interest in enlisted men over officers in previous displays of regard.
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Newport
R. L
Herman Oelrichs
Oelrichs
Freebody Park
Navy
Too Proud to Beg Yet Starving in New York
Mrs. Katie Roberts, too weak to work and too proud to beg, wandered New York streets three days with no food. She collapsed at Washington Heights Hospital where doctors fear for her. The refined widow, who left an abusive husband, scrubbed floors for survival and refused to ask strangers for help despite hunger. A police officer had given her twenty cents found in her pocket.
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New York
Katie Roberts
Washington Heights Hospital
Polo Grounds
Double Reunion Held at Rushville Fairgrounds
The New house and Blackridge families held their annual reunion at the Rushville fair grounds with many out of town sisters attending.
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Rushville
Ind
Newhouse
Blackridge
Conservation of Soil Topics At Farmer Gathering
The article reports 6 000 visitors to the University of Illinois from Aug 16 to 18 for soil conservation instruction. It notes 10 000 000 acres of abandoned land in the United States, urges wealthier leaders to fund soil fertility, and outlines the ten essential plant food elements with phosphorus as a major constraint on crop yields.
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United
Champaign
Til
University of Iinois
America
India
Russia
Acre
Rome
Ilands
Jin
Canada
United States
Earth
Boy Kills Brother in Oklahoma Farm Yard
Oklahoma City report says a 6-year-old son of S. K. Kelly, a prominent farmer near Paoli, shot and killed his 9-year-old brother after a quarrel. The youths were playing outside when the fight led to the boy returning with a double barrel shotgun and firing.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
S. K. Kelly
Paoli
Worker falls from high bridge near Vincennes
Martinsville Indiana August 17 Isaac Northern fell from a high bridge where he worked with a repair gang Tuesday morning near Vincennes suffering very serious injuries and is in critical condition.
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Martinsville
Ind
Isaac Northern
Vincennes
Washington Purchases Release Of Doc Ralston Star Fielder
Washington buys the release of Doc Ralston Akron Ohio and Pennsylvania league star out fielder for about 3500 dollars. He is described as a heavy hitter.
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Washington
Doc” Ralston
Akron
Pennsylvania
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