Noted Professor Levette Dead by Own Hand in Local City
The article reports Professor Gilbert M. Levette, a noted scientist, died by suicide. Administrator W. B. Harris, a shoe merchant, handles the estate, noting Levette had $127.30 in Meridian National Bank and planned burial costs. The rooms remain closed pending Levette's son J. Douglas Levette from Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Harris
Blake Block
Gilbert M. Levette
Court House
Collett
Levetta
Harria
Harris
Meridian National Bank
Levette
Barris
J. Douglas Levette
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Syracuse
Shail
Manager Beales
Witcoil
Sr. Harris
Out
Surgical Institute
Levatte
Barty
Yankee Robison
Gapen Case Reveals Prayer Belief Test for Witnesses
In Judge Irwin's courtroom the Gapen case proceedings opened with Holtzman for the state and Ketcham for the defense. The notable point raised was the first time in local practice that a witness’s belief in God or the Christian religion was admitted as evidence to test credibility, replacing older disqualifications for infidelity or felony conviction. Cashier Kopp testified he only believes in a supreme being, marking a historic legal distinction in witness competency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gapen
Holtzman
Ketsham
Henry Spaan
Ketcham
Cashier Kopp
Cigar Sets Canton House Fire Fatalities
Special report from Canton Ohio describes Peter Uhl arriving home at 3 30 am placing a lighted cigar on the sofa and going to bed. The blaze claimed the life of his ten year old son Willie while Uhl and two other children were fatally or seriously injured.
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Canton
Peter Uhl
Willie
Uhl
Lynched Incendiary Vermillion in Maryland Overnight
UIPER MARLBORO Md Dec 3 Spl Joe Vermillion the incendiary was lynched at 230 Tuesday morning Local art Richard Sullivan trained in the weather office here and skilled as a weather map draughtsman has gone to Kansas City Ladies of the art association hold annual exhibit and sale of pottery Wednesday exhibit will be at 262 N Tennessee St at Mire Dr Hussey T C Steale known for landscape work has painted a large picture now on view at H Lieber's It shows Schofield mill on Fall Creek a summer scene with weather stained mill a large tree and two calves Dr Jordan Lung Renovator promoted for lung trouble or disease.
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Richard Sullivan
Kansas City
Ladies of the Art Association
Tennessee St
Mire
Hussey
T. C. Steale
H. Lieber’s. It Represents A Scene At Schofield’s
Fall Creek
Josephine Cays Hasely P. Boyes
Ksiasick
Grover M. Webb
Missouri
John Kistner
Joe W
Washington St
Tndianapolis
Willis J. Morgan
Madison
U. S
James Fry
Beem
Adking
Basi
Dodge Manufacturing Company
Mishawaka
Goes EC
Atkins & Co
Alice Dorsey
Marshall
Kaylor
Thornton
Alice
Board of Trade Governors
Union Railway Company
D. P. Erwin
W. F. Piel
Taurer
Zig Zag farce tops Grand program with bright cast
The Grand presented Zig Zag a funny musical farce with Anna Boyd and Pauline Markham in standout turns. Fisher, Reed, Wheelan, and others drew laughs in a lively, costume rich show despite occasional puns and audience groans.
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Anna Boyd
Pauline Markham
Felix
Paris
Miss Boyd
Venus
Fisher and Clark
Frank McNish
Samuel Reed
Jages
the Greenhorn
Alfred Wheelan
Hopper
Bill
Five Men Sentenced After Greenfield Burglaries
Five men charged in a Greenfield burglary spree faced Hancock county circuit court a week after the crimes. Bert Adame Whitey and Ed Daily Rusty drew seven years each, Charles Long and James Davis five years each, with Harry Burgess held for testimony. The pleas of guilty were promptly adjudicated in a swift, punitive outcome.
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Greenfield
Circuit Court
Hancock County
Bert Adame
Whitey
Ed Daily
Rusty
Charles Long
James Davis
Harry Burgess
Ewing Wattergon Elopes in Tennessee
Ewing Wattergon son of Henry returned to Louisville with a bride. He eloped Saturday night in McMinnville Tennessee and married Miss Jennie Black daughter of Dr Thos Black at Southville the bride's uncle's residence at midnight.
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Louisvillk
Ewing Wattergon
Henry
McMinnville
Tenn
Jennie Black
Thos. Black
Southville
Saloon opens amid mourning break in at cathedral door
The Wochstelter brothers opened a saloon at 23 Delaware St on Monday, mourning Tuesday morning when the cathedral stained glass door was found broken and cash five dollars plus cigars and liquor stolen. A man on High St was last seen with nine fine chickens, and Councilman Markey asks for a policeman as the search continues.
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Wochstelter Bro’s
Delaware St
Markey
Frank Bird
Public Debt Decline and Political Notes in Washington
Public debt fell by 4,869,672 during November as discussions shift to bargains and portraits. John St Carlisle will boost Cleveland for 182 as plans unfold. Pendleton’s remainder heads to America aboard the Enterprise. The Civil Service Commission reports satisfaction amid mixed public opinion. Congressman Cheadle states he backed Rev Milburn for chaplain of the house, citing the candidate’s poverty blindness and age.
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John St Carlisle
Cleveland
Pendleton
America
U.S
Enterprise
Civil Service Commission
Cheadle
Rev
Milburn
House
Nebby and stylish suits at Arcade 10 W Wash St
Advertisement notes Nebby and stylish suits and overcoats for men women and children in greatest variety of patterns at Arcade 10 West Washington Street.
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Wash
President Harriman outlines tariff, currency, and foreign policy aims
The piece reports a full reading of President Harriman’s message to Congress. He calls for tariff reform, currency restraint, debt reduction, and public-works funding, urges stronger coast defenses and river improvements, and emphasizes naturalization standards, trusts regulation, and civil rights progress for African Americans. He notes foreign issues including Cuba, Porto Rico, Samoa, and the Nicaragua canal, and supports expanding commerce with other nations.
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Washington
Harricon
Maritime Congress
Congress
Tveai
Britain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Peru
Nicaragua
France
Germany
United States
Brazil
Seya
U.S
Treasury
Terry
Supreme Court
Wanamaker
Tracy
Dolphin
Vnslana
Oklahoma
Cherokee Strip
Alaska
Great West
Judge Hands Down Morning Rulings in Local Cases
Howland court actions include overruling a new trial motion in Hooker Broca, granting 280 to Mrs Hooker, reconveyance of Little's Hotel furnishings to Sam Bruce and Henry D Stringer, and dismissing Mrs Farmer's support claim. Susannah Melling gains possession of 153 Brigg St while Wells family win boundary conveyance challenge. Anna Bady sues Stephen Matter for 50. collision claim proceeds to trial.
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Mmma Farmer
Richard Farmer
Seara Aga
Susannah Melling
Howlands
Brigtt St
Sous Tite
Charles Melling
W. A. Clements
Judia
Welling
Anna Bady
Stephen Matter
Steve
Mystery of Tile 8B and Nine Dead Bodies Found
A fragmentary report from Delaware break describes nine bodies washed ashore near Mouda after a flood. One body is a man in a lifebuoy and another a woman near a raft. A large goods house named Lally of Ozak has failed.
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New Yank
Christian Sebrirar
Baienors Ayres
Mouda
Delaware Break
Mischief and Sleepy Coppers in Early Indianapolis
Ex policemen recall a balmy July night of mishaps when two officers, yawning and sleepy, guard duties by Madison Avenue. A sergeant hunts for stragglers and finds a badge emerging from under a porch. The tale recalls past city blunders as footpads and lazy patrols stumble into unintended comedy.
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St Police
Indianapolis
Noah
Le'snan
Madison Ave
Behind the Screen at a University Dinner Scene
A lively society event at St Louis features Misses Garriceon and Miss Garriceon barred from invitations due to a family death. A screening plan hides guests from mourning while they observe ten courses and witty conversation, ending in a dramatic crash as the screen reveals the scene.
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St. Louis
Damarra
Fire damages fountain in Fountain Square riot
In Cincinnati on Tuesday morning a large fountain on Fountain Square was damaged by fire causing about 875,000 in losses. During the incident the leader of the salvage corps and a fireman clashed, requiring police intervention to prevent a shooting.
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Cincinnati
Smekanverp
Heass
Fountain Square
Selvaga Corps
Jxlice
Earthquake shakes Alton Bay with shattered ware
A heavy earthquake rattled Alton Bay on Tuesday morning. Debris covered streets as crockery and windows broke. The item notes various local legal cases and business matters, including factory disputes, indictments, and a board of trade meeting addressing freight damages, mineral samples, and capital proposals.
Fruit display at state horticultural meeting in California
The annual meeting of the State horticultural society is set for Tuesday in the rooms of the board of agriculture at Sta Douas. A fruit and vegetable display showcases curiosities including California sweet potatoes, large tomatoes misidentified as tomatous, Japan persimmons, green and ripened olives, a huge pine cone, a purple pepper, and a Washington orange with peculiar bursting rind. The report also notes local notices and weather outlook for Indiana with a cloudy forecast for Indianapolis.
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California
State Horticultural Society
Board of Agriculture
Stadouas
Furnas
Indiana State Horticultural Society
Indiana
Japan
Fionnh
Baseball Contract Signs and Brotherhood Controversy
Van Haltren Chicago signed a players league contract while Chas Miller Canton Yale formerly with Baltimore joined Indianapolis to cover center field. O Brien and Al Johnson feature in enigmatic moves as Stovey discussed for left field. The Sun and Sporting Times clash over Branel and Indianapolis retirement plans amid Brush’s cautious business stance.
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van Haltren
Chicago
Brotherhood
New York
Toledo
Chas. Miller
Canton
Yale
Baltimore
Indianapolis
O’ Brien
Cleveland
Johnson
Stovey
Sporting Times
McKean
al. Johnson
Frank Branell
Downu
the Sun
Frank Branel
Chicago Tribune
Indiana
Illinois
Brush
Branc
Arcade presents finest line of men and boys clothes
Nudisputea. The largest and finest line of man and boys' clothes can be seen at Arcade, 1y W, Wasu.st.
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Nudisputea
Arcade
Wasu.st
Jolly Old Dads Joking Session at City Meeting
A rambunctious council gathering opened with a parade of jokes about Hicklin Harnei and the street Bais Way ordinance. The lengthy proceedings covered bids, a special election for Alderman Clark, firemen salary scales, and a dispute with the Indianapolis fence company, ending with a row as the meeting adjourned.
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Hicklin—Harnei
Haia- Hots Sf
AL Aaien Bracks
Ms. Hicklin
Pappy
Cal Daniel
Committee On
Stackmyer
Cal
Isaac Thalman
Joan P. Frenzel
Honda
Cummings
Pearcon
Judiciary Committee
Clark
Duon
Darnall
McClellands
Dunn
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Citizens’ Street Railway Company
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