Suit Seeks $5,000 Damages Over Wife's Absence
James W. Crask of Terhune sues Abraham Klinger in Boone circuit court for 5000 damages claiming theft of his wife. Crask says they moved into Klinger's home in September 1909, Klinger then kicked him out and refused his return, and Crask seeks compensation for deprivation of his wife's society and service.
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Lebanon
Ind
James W. Crask
Terhune
Boone Circuit
Abraham Klinger
Crask
Klinger
Kiinger
Gas magnate to build power house in East Chicago
A heated clash over lighting and power cements at Chesterton as Charles H. Geist, owner of Northern Indiana gas and electric, plans a $600,000 power plant in East Chicago to supply his Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend railroad project from Chesterton to Whiting.
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Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Railroad
Charles H. Geist
Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company
Chesterton
South Bend
Geist
South Shore Company
Chicago
Whiting
Mayor's Office Too Full for Utterance in Columbus
Columbus Ind December 1 Mayor Barnaby cannot hold court in his office due to a large amount of liquor seized in raids stored there. The room is kept locked. Charles Harris fell twenty feet from a tree Wednesday night and was severely injured.
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Aby
Charles Harris
Billboard Bans Old Favorite in Muncie Displays
Muncie Indiana December 1 1930s officials announce that a burlesque queen will no longer appear on local billboards. The Indiana state billposters association says no suggestive or damaging imagery will be shown and all figures must be draped or removed. Curtis Wright reports from the meeting.
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Muncie
Ind
Curtis Wright
Indiana State Billposters’ Association
City Beautiful
Ingenuity Saves Him From Trouble In Columbus
Arnold Caruthers faced adulteration charges in Columbus Indiana over oysters but escaped by claiming they were for his own use. Foods Inspector A W Bruney noted the oysters contained ice and water.
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Columbus
Ind
Arnold Caruthers
A. W. Bruney
Pastor Hosts Welcome for New Greencastle Pastor
The Baptist church of Greencastle Indiana held a reception for Rev E B Shause and his Parsons Kansas family at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Hoagland on Tuesday evening Local clergy and church members attended to greet the new pastor and his family
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Greencastle
Ind
The
Baptist Church of
E. B. Shause
Parsons, Kas
Charles Hoagland
White Owl Caught Near Lawrenceburg Engine
A large white owl was blinded by a locomotive headlight and caught between the boiler and a rod on the engine side. The creature was stunned and easily captured and brought to town in Lawrenceburg Indiana on December 1.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Purdue Opens Short Course in Six Weeks
Purdue University dairy school in Lafayette Indiana starts two eight week short courses on January 15. A creamery course targets butter cheese and dairy product manufacture while the farm dairy course covers dairy farming from barn construction to marketing. Laboratories feature up to date machinery and strong job prospects for trained dairy and creamery men. write C. P. Hunziker, chief, for details.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Indiana
C. PY. Hunziker
Deputy Auditor and Barber Eloped in Hartford City
William A. Allmon, a barber, and Katie Cain, deputy county auditor, eloped on Wednesday as Allmon’s wife waited at the church. He deserted his wife and child while Cain leaves a mother and infant son by a former husband. They fled across the street and later their relationship deepened. Mrs. Allmon will not prosecute, saying he “will be sorry.” The couple has been traced to Chicago.
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Liam A. Allmon
Katie Cain
Allmon
Cain
Dont Hit Barber Warning Spreads In Huntington
In Huntington Indiana a man slapped a barber on the back shouting hello which opened a razor cut bleeding severely. The injured customer fainted from blood loss while attendants strove to stop the arterial bleed.
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Huntington
Ind
Hosler
Relatives survive aged woman in Noblesville obituary
Mrs Annetta Iweffer 85 dies, funeral held. Five children, nineteen grandchildren, twenty-three great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren survive. Lived sixty years in Hamilton county.
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Noblesville
Ind
Annetta Iweffer
Hamilton County
Ex-Commissioner Called to Church in Baltimore
Former state game and fish commissioner Z. Ty Sweeney was invited to become pastor of Harlem Avenue Christian Church in Baltimore Maryland after preaching there last Sunday.
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Columbus
Ind
Z. Ty Sweeney
Harlem Avenue
Music Angers Dog at Marion Conservatory
A dog blocked the doorway of the Marion conservatory artists building and growled at entrants. Offber Noah McPherson attempted to pat the animal, seized it by the throat, and tossed it into the street. The dog trotted away contentedly, thought to be agitated by the noisy piano practice in the building.
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Marion
Ind
Marion Conservatory
Noah McPherson
Noah
Strike Settled After Express Company Wage Pact
In New York on December 1 drivers and helpers of major express companies voted to accept a settlement ending a strike. Most firms, except Adams Express, grant wage hikes of 4 to 8 percent, set an eleven hour workday, and provide overtime pay. Adams workers receive smaller gains.
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New York
Big Express
Adams Express Company
Adams
Cornmeal Favored as Food for Families in Columbus
In Columbus Indiana the claim that one hundred pounds of cornmeal equal two hundred pounds of wheat flour has sent families back to corn pone as a basic diet. Local price for corn meal has dropped to 1.75 dollars per hundred pounds.
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Columbus
Ind
Car Magnate Isill Threatened By Pneumonia Illness
John H. Barker, millionaire car builder and president of Haskell and Barker, director of a Chicago bank, and investor in railroads, lies critically ill at his Barker home in Michigan City with a threatened pneumonia, Dec 1.
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Michigan City
Ind
John H. Barker
Haskell & Barker Car Company
First National Bank
Chicago
Barker
Marrying Squire of Brazil Advertises Constant Availability
George F. B. Law in Brazil Indiana promotes himself as the marrying squire across from the post office. He says he can be found any time day or night and delights when a couple wakes him up to marry them.
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Brazil
Ind
George FB. Law
Squire
Harvest for Invalid near Terre Haut Indiana
Special to The Sun reports thirty farmers with twenty five teams gathered 2600 bushels of corn near Terre Haute Indiana on a Wednesday for Charles a.
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Terre Hauth
Ind
Here
Charles A
Former Sheriff Has Sensational Trial in Vigo County
In Rockville Indiana on December 1 the divorce trial of Etta Weatherwax Horsley and ex sheriff Bil Horsley of Vigo county featured dramatic testimony. Mrs Horsley alleges he insulted her and threatened death after a quarrel over a poker game and a loaded revolver was offered to end the dispute.
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Rockville
Ind
Etta Weatherwax Horsley
Big Bil” Horsley
Vigo County
Terre Haute
Herrmann Receives Warm Evansville Elks Welcome
Garry Herrmann of Cincinnati grand exalted ruler of the Elks visited Evansville lodge on Wednesday night. A large turnout attended the reception at the Elks home with refreshments and brief speeches. Herrmann expressed belief that Thomas Lynch would be re elected NL president and then departed for Louisville.
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Evansville
Ind
Garry Herrmann
Cincinnati
The
Elks
Lodge of Elks
Herrmann
Thomas Lynch
National Baseball League
Louisville
Superintendent of infirmary resigns in Rushville Indiana
Sidney Hunt, superintendent of the Rush county infirmary, resigns to become manager of a 600 acre stock farm owned by JV Watson near Chicago. Lewisville is under diphtheria quarantine with public meetings banned. Courtney Oldham, 19, busked and evibbed 140 bushels of corn Wednesday, believed a world record.
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Rushville
Ind
Sidney Hunt
Rush County Infirmary
JV. Watson
Chicago
Lewisville
Courtney Oldham
Fire destroys Kelly house in Waterloo Indiana
Fifteen occupants narrowly escaped as the William J. Fisher owned Kelly house at Waterloo was burned to the ground in a Wednesday night fire. The Home Telephone Exchange manager reported a $6,000 loss with no injuries.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Kelly
Waterloo
William J. Fisher
Home Telephone Exchange
Sadie Carney Sent to Girls' School in Delinquency Case
In Kokomo Indiana Sadie Carney a fourteen year old girl has been sent to the girls industrial school. Frank Baldwin will stand trial for contributing to her delinquency. The girl was involved in a sensational disappearance from the Evangelical Sunday school a short time ago.
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Kokomo
Ind
Hec
Sadie Carney
Girls’ Industrial School
Frank Baldwin
Evangelical Sunday School
Benjamin Smith pleads guilty in deadly Nov 16 case
In Muncie Indiana on December 1 Benjamin Smith admitted guilt in a serious case involving his father. He struck the man with a monkey wrench during an argument on November 16 and cast the body into an abandoned well. The judge will sentence him soon.
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Muncie
Tnd
Benjamin Smith
Smith
Louisiana crew rescues 25 men at Cherbourg in storm
In Cherbourg France December 1 the crew of the Louisiana a visiting American ship saved 25 men from the steam cutter of the French cruiser Duplel% after a fierce gale. The storm battered the western coast of Europe from the English Channel to the Bay of Gibraltar with many small vessels lost and fears of more wrecks.
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Louisiana
Duplel
Europe
English Channel
Bay of
Gibraltar
Maid and wife accused of murder in Cambridge
In Cambridge Massachusetts Hattie Le Blanc and Mrs. William M. Glover face murder charges over Clarence F. Glover’s death. Hattie’s trial moves forward as attorney Melvin M. Johnson questions motives while Johnson seeks to prove the girl’s innocence by implicating Mrs. Glover.
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Cambridge
Mass
Hattie le Blanc
William M. Glover
Clarence F. Glover
Hattie
Melvin M. Johnson
Cabinet Sees Draft of Taft's Message
President Taft completed the first draft of his message to Congress and called a cabinet session. The rough draft was sent to advisers for suggestions before he finished the document in his study and planned to have it to the public printer by Friday night.
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Taft
Congress
Cabinet
Aac
Veteran With Great Record Is Arrested In Indiana
Samuel Brennan of Jerome is arrested. He reportedly formed an improvised hollow spare during the Civil War and captured thirteen rebels. Affidavits allege he threatened Morris Vorhis, a lawyer, with a shotgun revolver and rifle, detailing the confrontation.
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Kokomo
Tnd
Vec. T
Samuel Brennan
Jerome
Brennen
Morris Vorhis
Vorhis
Fire Destroys Town New Haven in Gallatin County
A stable fire behind a restaurant in New Haven, Ulinnis, Gallatin county, destroyed most of the town. The loss totals 50,000 dollars, with little saved besides a few household effects. Insurance partially covers the damage. The town lacks fire fighting means and families scramble for shelter.
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Mt, Vernon
Ind
New Haven
Gallatin County
Ulinnis
First Topsy Dead Buried in New Haven at 87
New Haven Conn Dec 1 The first Topsy who played the character in the original Uncle Tom's Cabin company will be buried here Friday. Mrs Julia Watt an actress of note died Tuesday at the age of 87 She portrayed Topsy for many seasons.
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New Haven
Conn
Topsy
Julia Watt
Squirrel Undergoes Tooth Extraction in Lawreneceburg
Lawrenceburg Indiana reports Sheriff Richard White treated a white squirrel in distress on Wednesday after an examination revealed three bad teeth. The teeth were removed and the animal reportedly calmed, enjoying its cage afterward.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Sherif Richard White
Fisherman Shot by Neighbor Ends in Fines for Trespass
In Lebanon Indiana a farmer near Mechanicsburg fired at three fishermen on Sugar creek wounding one. The trio, all prominent locals, were fined for trespassing in the incident dated December 1.
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Lebanon
Ind
Mechanicsburg
Sugar Creek
Whisky seized in Marion drug store raid
Sheriff Tony George in a raid confiscated twenty barrels of whisky found in the basement of a drug store operated by William A. Dugan. A drug company of Darton, C. filed a replevy in suit to obtain possession.
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Marion
Ind
Tony George
William A. Dugan
Darton, C
Coulon Heads South for New Orleans Bout
Johnny Coulon the Chicago bantamweight will depart Thursday night to open his winter campaign in New Orleans. He is booked for a ten round bout against Charley Harvey lec. 3, marking his first major appearance of the season.
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Chicago
Johnny Coulon
New Orleans
Coulon
Charley Harvey Lec
Pearl discovery prompts oyster diet in Shelbyville Navy tale
George Wrrick and family in Shelbyville Indiana found three pearls valued at 100 while disposing of a quart. The incident sparks a plan to eat only oysters in the future, reflecting a quirky local note from the Navy era.
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Shelbyville
Ind
George Wrrick
Apparent Death Reversed by Salt Solution Treatment
Lawrenceburg Indiana December reports Nicholas J Bulless aged 71 a Civil War veteran was declared dead but revived after doctors injected saline solution into his veins blood poisoning contributed to the illusion of death and the man regained circulation and responsiveness
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Nicholas J. Bulless
Bulless
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