Government Raid Sweeps East in Mail Fraud Crackdown
Federal agents rounded up nineteen defendants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey on charges of using the mails to defraud. Arrested officials from Chain Shoe Stores and Pine Heights, plus doctors and investors, faced bail demands ranging from 500 to 4,500 dollars as hearings proceeded.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Chain Shoe Stores Syndicate
Pine Heights Company
Louis L. Rice
Andrew C. Patterson
Excelsior Trust Company of
Edgar Pohlig
Lebanon
Abram S. Stauffer
Palmyra
Ira C. Webster
Newark
N. J
Oscar Gustavson
Jersey City
Joseph Silverman
Pittsburg
Lewis Conrad
Conrad Lotz
William Bingham
Correspondence Institute of America
Scranton
International Correspondence Schools
Hornstein
Post Office
Cortelyou
Lindley Will Case Heads For Jury Deliberation
Arguments in the Oliver Lindley will case must be completed by Saturday per court order. Oliver Mann and Frank M. Foulke testified they did not mention the matter to the decedent until he sought help. If valid, the $25,000 estate would go to Wesleyan Methodist institutions: Houghton Seminary in New York, South Carolina Central College, and Miltonville University in Kansas.
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Noblesville
Ind
Oliver Lindley
Oliver Mann
Frank M. Foulke
Rev. Lindley
Houghton Seminary
Houghton, N. Y
South Carolina Central College
Miltonville University
Miltonville
Kas
Wesleyan Methodist
Talker постpones bill by paying up in Rushville
A. L. Sayers arrested for beating a board bill in Rushville Indiana talked officers into fining him then paying him money to leave town. He had talked the hotel keeper into extending credit and later Indianapolis police sought him on a separate charge before he left for Anderson.
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the Sun
Rushville
Ind
A. L. Sayers
Indianapolis
Anderson
Frocks and Hats Lost in Greencastle Fire
A Greencastle blaze Friday destroyed or damaged four DePauw coeds outfits and four picture hats, depriving Miss Florence Noel Star City Ass Ethel Rory Wabash Miss Lilia Easton Kewanee and Miss Lacey Wils Terre Haute of party attire. The fire nearly destroyed the Travis home of Mr and Mrs George Travis.
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Greencastle
Ind
Florence Noel
Star City
Ethel Rory
Wabash
Lilia Easton
Kewanee
Lacey Wils
Terre Haute
DePauw
Husband Sues, But Wife Is Divorced
Mrs. Anna Snotzmier was granted a divorce and $200 alimony on her cross-complaint. Judge Wickens said the husband was unduly suspicious. Columbus Indiana. December 17.
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Sun
Columbus
Ind
Anna, Snotzmier
Wickens
Lawyer Sues Over Alienation of Affections in Rushville
Thomas Morrow of Indianapolis sues Luther Caldwell of Rush County charging alienation of his wife's affections and seeks 10000 dollars in damages. The filing was reported from Rushville Indiana on December 17.
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Rushville
Ind
Thomas Morrow
Indianapolis
Luther Caldwell
Daughter Entertained
A brief social item from Kokomo Indiana notes a daughter being entertained on a December 17 social scene with a courtesy to a local family.
Barrel Court Holds Session At Midnight In Linton
In Linton Indiana two vagrant men faced a humorous midnight court presided by Special Judge Pinkston aboard a barrel. The improvised trial found the prisoners guilty of loitering and hunting work and mock sentences involved a cheese gag before the duo departed town.
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Linton
Ind
Pinkston
Nix
Honor
Hunter Fined Forty Four Dollars After Bre'r Rabbit Escape
In Lawrenceburg Indiana on December 17 a farm shooting led to John Goodpaster being fined forty four dollars for trespass after Bre'r Rabbit caused a loud scare. Daryl A Burros owner of the farm said the shot was on his land and he sought action.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
John Goodpaster
Rabbit
Bre
Daryl A. Burros
Burros
Goodpaster
Tre’r Rabbit
John B. Baker
Octogenarian 86 Climber Tested in Inquest Findings
Testimony showed Riley Hiatt aged 86 climbed trees and structures to pick cherries and apples. Inquest in Richmond reveals perilous behavior with guardian Charles Jordan named, and no asylum plan unless further danger appears after an incident leading to jail removal.
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Richmond
Ibd
Riley Hiatt
Charles Jordan
Escape death in engine blow up in New Jersey
A Erie railroad camelback locomotive pulling the Englewood express with 1700 commuters exploded at Cresthill New Jersey on Saturday. Fireman John Howley suffered severe scalds and may not recover as flames spread along the engine and tender. Cresthill volunteers under Mayor Sehhaff extinguished the blaze. ten coaches were full and the blast likely came from a frozen steam pipe.
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Jersey City
XN. J
Erie Railroad
Englewood
Cresthill
N. J
John Howley
Sehhaff
Gas shortage hits Cambridge City amid Indiana decline
Gas service dwindles in Cambridge City and Richmond as natural gas fades from Indiana towns. Officials note abandonment of fields, with Montpelier and others facing loss, and farmers left with wells for private use as shortages deepen.
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Richmond
Ind
Cambridge City
Indiana
Montpelier
Indiana Lighting Comtpany
Old Manuscript Finds Hidden Acceptance in Indiana
Miss Mary H. Krout wrote Platters and Pipkins seven years ago and faced multiple rejections from publishers. Her travels and newspaper work continued until A. C. McClurg accepted the manuscript, now meeting with flattering success. The publisher had earlier rejected the work.
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the Sun
Crawfordsville
Ind
Mary H. Krout
A. C. McClurg
Coroners verdict clears man in Indiana killing
In Valparaiso Indiana on December 17 the coroner ruled Jacob Walters acted justifiably in shooting Albert Johnson of Warren Ohio. Walters fired after spotting his wife with Johnson at Glissman hotel and later in a private room. The couple had met secretly following a dancing party earlier in August. Both men were described as wealthy.
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Albert Johnson
Warren
Jacob Walters
Walters
Glissman
Nouts
Ind
Suimer
Kankakee
Johnson
Clu
Man found guilty in detective slaying case
Mantell Wateba was found guilty of manslaughter in the killing of Carl Etherington, a private detective, in Newark Ohio. Etherington, hired by the doctors element and gathering evidence against salobus, was lynched after mob seizure of the jail months ago.
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Newark
Mantell Wateba
Carl Etherington
Etherington
Element
Salobus
White House shake up signals staff overhaul
Washington announces a forthcoming rearrangement of White House executive offices. Secretary to the President C D Norton plans to strengthen and readjust the staff by attaching a higher caliber of workers who will take pride in serving key offices. Nine employees are to be dropped.
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Washington
Whitehouse
C. D. Norton
Flinn Crowned Boy Corn King in Franklin County
Leigh Flinn was crowned the boy corn king of Johnson County on Friday in Franklin Indiana. Supt Paul Van Riper and Principal Simon Roache judged the contest saying the show would do credit to a national exhibition.
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Franklin
Ind
Leigh Flinn
Johson
Paul van Riper
Simon Roache
Buys Entire Town to Raise Crops in Indiana
Zebi East of Worthington bought the town of Dixon near Linton on the I. W. road. Once boomed to 200 lots, it languished and died. East plans to plow the town for fertiliser and crops, reviving the site for farming.
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Linton
Ind
Zebi
Worthington
Dixon
Prefers death by own action to life with husband
In Columbus Indiana Mollie Sprague testifies in a divorce case against Robert Sprague that she would use chloroform to kill herself if denied a divorce. She describes a controlling, violent husband who hid tools and altered her coffee routine, claims she is 42 while he is 60, and the couple has eleven children.
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Columbus
Ind
Robert Sprague
Mollie Sprague
Cincinnati
Anar
Broker closes up and sues Capital Investment Co
Clarence E. Brough of Anderson filed in circuit court a suit for 1400 dollars against Capital Investment Company on an account. He garnished the Anderson banking company for 900 dollars thought deposited by Capital Investment. Brough closed his office and a Western Union wire to his office was also closed. He denies operating a bucketshop and says the wire was for his own stock advice.
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Anderson
Ind
Clarence E. Brough
Circuit
Capital Investment Company
Brough
Anderson Banking Company
Anderson Bank
Western Union
Gunness Tragedy Revived in Court
In Laporte Indiana on December 17 Judge Gallaher presided as administrator Fred M Pitner filed the final report for Andrew Uelgelien estate showing 2223 dollars in possession. He ordered the amount turned over to Asle Helgelein of Aberdeen North Dakota a brother. Andrew Helgelein a North Dakota farmer was among Mrs Guiness victims.
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Sun
Laporte
Ind
Guiness
Fred M. Pitner
Andrew Uelge Iein
Gallaher
Asle K. Helgelein
Aberdeen
N. D
Andrew Helgelein
North Dakota
Resuscitation Found After Drowning Incident
Lawrenceburg Ind December 17 Richard Minor 13 ventured off the shore of Tanners Creek in a raft against his father order and nearly drowned. A fishing line saved him as the father revived him with knee press and vigorous treatment. Richard revived under the wringing warm care.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Richard Minor
Tanners Creek
Minor
Richard
Grandson Returns to Show Painting in Columbus
R H Bartholomew aged 75 came from Lodi Wisconsin to Columbus Indiana to view a century old oil painting of Gen Joseph Bartholomew. The portrait hangs in the county commissioners office in the courthouse and ties to the county name.
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Columbus
Ind
R. H. Bartholomew
Joseph Bartholomew
Lodi
Wis
Bartholomew
Gen
Sheriff Kills Dogs Bitten by Rabid Car
Jeffersonville reports a brain exam in Indianapolis found a dog mad after biting a child. Mrs. August Wresge took her baby to the Pasteur Institute in Chicago. Sheriff Long, under orders, has killed a number of dogs said to have been bitten.
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Jeffersonville
Indianapolis
August Wresge
Pasteur Institute
Chicago
Sheriff Long
DePauw President to Preach at Yale
DePauw University President J. J. McConnell traveled to New Haven to preach at Yale University on Sunday. He stopped in Richmond to dedicate a new high school building Friday night.
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Depauw
YALE
Greencastle
Ind
J. J. McConnell
DeRauw University
New Haven
Comn
Yale University
Richmond
Divorce Granted in Christmas Present for Mrs Bender
In Rushville Indiana on December 17 the court granted Mrs Fanny Maupin Bender a divorce from Frank Bender describing it as the best Christmas present she could hope for.
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Rushville
Ind
Fanny Maupin Bender
Frank Bender
Man Injured by Framing Saw in Columbus
Willam F. Strietmeyer was badly injured when his arm was nearly severed by a storm saw in Columbus Indiana on Friday. He bled heavily before doctors arrived and he was rushed for emergency care.
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Columbus
Ind
Willam F. Strietmeyer
Strietmeyer
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