Room filled with empty boxes masks Hoffman's room
Investigators trace R A Hoffman to a Maryland Street room filled with empty boxes and barrels posing as a thriving business. Creditors allege thousands in claims while detectives pursue leads from eastern cities. A receiver was appointed as the case unfolds with Hoffman missing and two associates vanished.
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R.A. Hoffman
Indianapolis
Aple
E. Marylandst
Hoffman
E. L. Allen
Hornellsville
N. Y
R. A. Hoffman
Fletcher's National Bank
Holtz and Wallace
Southern Waste Company
Philadelphia
Pauli G. Arbill
Allen
J. Lyman Jones
Morris, Newberger & Curtis
Boston
Miller Bros. & Co
Crown
Frank M. Dell
Maryland-st
Dell
Hoffmar
Actor shot dead on stage at Marion theater
In Marion Indiana a rehearsal at Heese's opera house ends with 18 year old William Fogelson of Jonesboro dead after a struggle for a revolver. Oliver Miller of Gas City is fatally shot. both men were rivals for a dancer in the company's ranks. The entire company is detained for investigation.
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Marion
William Fogelson
Crawford’s Claim” Company
Oliver Miller
Ind
William Feigelson
Jonesboro
Crawford
Snn
Gas City
Heese
Opera House
South Marion
Fogelson
Miller
Togelson
Fegelson
Rise in crime and insanity linked to fast living says report
Dr. Arthur McDonald, for the U.S. Bureau of Education, notes in a congress briefing that in the last three to four decades crime and insantity rose relative to population. He cites rapid social change, travel, press proliferation, and lifestyle shifts as key factors shaping nerves, will, and behavior.
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Washington
Arthur McDonald
United States Bureau of
Donald
Vienna
Belgium
Austria
Safe Reliable Nerve Pills Aid Mrs Hambright in Dyspepsia
Mrs. K. Hambright of Indianapolis reports that Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills cured her weak stomach lack of appetite and digestion problems after purchasing at Huder's drug store. She says appetite return and strength improved. Pills are sold at 1.00 per box by Dr A W Chase Co Buffalo NY and dealers.
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Chase
Huder
Dr. Asw
Dc. A
Buffalo
Sudden Death of Ex Congressmen Henry Lee Morey
Ex congressman Henry Lee Morey died suddenly from paralysis in his Hamilton office Tuesday morning. Born April 8 1841 in Butler County Ohio he served in the Seventy-fifth Ohio during the Civil War. Morey was elected to Congress in 1880 and again in 1884 and remained an active Republican.
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Hamilton, CO
Henry Lee Morey
H. L. Morey
Butler’ County
Ohio
Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Wife Attack Over Wood Theft Allegation In Indiana
In Muncie Indiana on December 30 Mrs Marian Vail accused Mrs Belle Hauck’s children of stealing wood. Hauck then attacked Vail with a pair of scissors stabbing her in the breast arm and shoulder, seriously wounding her.
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Muncie, Ind
Marian Vail
Belle Hauck
Princess Louise breaks silence on love and exile from Saxony
Crown Princess Louise of Saxony says she left to be with French tutor M. Giron due to mutual love and misery at court. She asserts she is happy with him, describes marriage as a match of convenience, hopes for divorce and remarriage, and denies writing insulting letters. Her jewels were returned from Brussels.
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New York
Louise
Saxony
M. Giron
Hfe
Brussels
Severe jolt for old time Methodism in Chicago
In Chicago on Monday Methodist ministers voted nearly unanimously for the new methodism. Rev C M Coburn cited hymnal revision and condemned old style revivalist practices as unsuitable for modern conditions. He derided gender separation in pews and organ music as outmoded ritual.
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Chicago
Methodist Episcopal Ministers of
C. M. Co
Wesley
Berier North Pole Expedition Advances With Dogs and Sleds
In Winnipeg a Bernier emissary seeks dog drivers and packers for a Canadian polar dash. Arthur St. Cyr, an explorer and surveyor who earlier mapped the Kiondike gold fields, has gone north to recruit men. The plan uses a ship to the ice edge then a swift dash by dogs and sleighs toward the target, risking many lives.
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Winnipeg
Man
Bernier
North Pole
Northland
Arthur St. Cyr
Kiondike
Catarrh remedy claims to cure via blood action
An advertisement touts Hood s Sarsaparilla as a cure for catarrh by acting on the mucous membrane through the blood. It notes inflammatory reduction and healthy restoration. Also mentions Indiana Jackson pricing and contact details for a real estate and miscellaneous column.
Bascom Attacks Rockefeller and Chicago University
Bascom, once Wisconsin University president, told the Wisconsin state teachers association that money earned at the expense of the people cannot benefit the public. He questioned Chicago University’s acceptance of Rockefeller gifts and contrasted Carnegie’s gifts as lawful. He cited Standard Oil practices as contrary to law and ethics.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Bascom
Wisconsin University
Wisconsin State Teachers’ Association
John D. Rockefeller
Chicago University
Standard Oil
Andrew Carnegie
Standard Oil Company
Senator Elkins Builds Vast West Virginia Empire
Reports from Cumberland Maryland say Senator Stephen R. Elkins of West Virginia has amassed between 7 and 8 million dollars in the past year. He controlled the sale of the West Virginia Central to the Wabash for about 18 million four hundred dollars and has extensive coal, coke, banking, waterworks, and railroad holdings across Wheeling Morgantown Parkersburg and Clarksburg with sons aiding management. His fortune is estimated at around 350 million dollars.
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Cumberland
U.S
Stephen R. Elkins
West Virginia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Senator Elkins
Security Trust ‘Company
Wheeling
Wheeling Traction Company
West Virginia Bridge and Construction Company
Morgantown
Kingwood
Parkersburg
West
Elkins
Manager Heard Fears Mafia Threats Over Mascagni Case
Chicago reports Richard Heard Mascagni's former manager says his life is at risk for prosecuting the composer. He cites telephone threats and street intimidation by Italians believed to be Mafia members, seeking police detail at the hearing. A separate suit seeks $2,000 damages for breached theater engagements.
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Heard
Chicago
Richard Heard
Mascagni
Mascagui
Chamberlain
Herrington
Mascagni Opera Company
Gas Explosion at French Methodist Church Kills Woman in Chicago
A gas explosion during a Christmas event at the French Methodist Church in Chicago killed Mrs. Peter Linder aged 36 and injured two men. The blast occurred while a stereopticon tank was being filled, partially wrecking a side room and causing a near panic among children.
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Peter Linder
Lucky Atkins Survives Train Collision Near Home
Henry Atkins of Broad Ripple narrowly escaped injury when a Monon passenger train struck his horse and wagon Monday afternoon. The horse was killed and the wagon demolished, but Atkins suffered only slight bruises. The accident happened a short distance from his residence.
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Henry Atkins
Broad Ripple
Monon
Atkins
Central union uses memorial monument for a post
In Terre Haute Central union telephone company posts a guy wire on the memorial to the late ex Secretary of the Navy Thompson, provoking strong indignation. In Hammond, Ripley 60, president of the county board of commissioners, dies at home after saying my work is all done.
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Telephone Company
Thompson
Ripley
Hammond
iInd
W. Ripley
Board of County Commissioners
G& AR
Mechanism Mystery Tops Leroy Man's Illness Growth
Louis W. Steuber of Leroy, long confined to bed for three months, reports a surprising height gain of nearly two inches. Doctors cannot explain the change as his clothes and mirror fit differently and his life insurance policies may require updates due to altered measurements.
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Rochester
N. Y
Louis W. Steuber
Leroy
Steuber
Vicious boy Miller battles escape and injuries in store
Edward Miller an 11 year old known as a police terror attempted to flee arrest after being caught stealing cigars at J P Myers store. A broken plate glass and bites to fingers followed as officers intervened and Miller fled through a window. Two negro men dead and two white men fatally wounded at Newbury in a race clash after armed miners confronted a armed party returning home.
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Edward Miller
J. P. Myers
N. Sinolsat
Myers
Trimpe
Lowe
Miller
Jacksonville
Fla
Newbury
Ulmer Flowers
Roy Landrum
N. Landrum
M. Colley
Nast Will Filed for Probate in Morristown
The will of Thomas Nast is filed for probate in Morristown. The entire estate goes to widow Mrs. Sarah Nast, who is named executrix.
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Morristown
N. J
Thomas Nast
Sarah Nast
Cure Rheumatism or Free Trial Offer
An advertisement by Dr Shoop claims a chronic rheumatism cure from a long-tested method. He offers a six bottle trial at $5.50 with a money back promise if unsatisfied and suggests mild cases may be cured by one or two bottles at all druggists.
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Germany
Dr. Sheep
Shoop
Chicago Teamsters Win Major Pay Increase
Chicago officials report the teamsters union has secured an annual raise of eight hundred thousand dollars for its 9,440 members. Employers accepted a shift of about 1.75 dollars more per week per worker, with the new pay plan set to start February 1 after two weeks of talks.
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Chicago
Ruck Teamsters
Ihnis
Missouri Woman Shoots Self After Short Marriage
Slater Missouri December 30 Mrs Luther H Gilliam wife of a prominent young farmer killed herself Monday by shooting She left a note saying she was homesick The couple had been married only two months
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Slater
Luther H. Gilliam
Policy Raid Nets Three Men in Davenport Case
Detectives Holtz and Wallace arrested Louis Burke John Wells and Samuel Trester all over fifty for operating a policy game. They trailed the suspects to a room in the Vandalia house 409 South Illinois Street where policy paraphernalia was found. The trio was sent to the police station Linn.
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Louis Burke
John Wells
Samuel Trester
Holtz and Wallace
S. Nlinoisst
Sta Linn
Cure a Cold in One Day with Bromo Quinine Tablets
Ad claims a fast cold cure with laxative Bromo Quinine tablets printed on every box. Mentions Special Rates to Commercial People and a Union Station Dining Hall. Also notes removals to room 24 Newton Claypool Building and razors and barber supplies by E Bodine & Co at 81 Ohio Street.
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Union Station
E. Bodine & Co
Ohio
Engineer Panza claims sun powered electric machine
In Cassino, Signor Panza says he has invented a device that converts sun heat and light into alternating current. He asserts the machine is simple to operate and will enable every household to generate its own electric power, heat and light.
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Milan
The
Seclo
Cassino
Signor Panza
Wished for 20 Cats Buried With Actress Imogene Tracy
New York reports the death of actress Imogene Tracy on Monday after a Christmas Eve fall while feeding her 20 Manx cats. In her will she bequeathed the cats to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with a request they be chloroformed and buried with her, though burial in a Catholic cemetery prevents this.
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The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Indiana oil men seek state funds for field development
Marion oil operators meeting requests 50,000 from the legislature to aid field development. The Indiana oil men's association adjourned until next week. Prominent operators say Stancard Oil may be moving to gain control of the Indiana field.
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Indiana Oil Men's Association
Stancard Oil Company
Contrel
Indiana
PAZO Ointment Promises Ringworm Cure or Refund
Drugstore ad promotes PAZO Ointment claiming it cures ringworm and various skin ailments like pimples and eczema with a money back guarantee if it fails. Price listed as 50 cents.
Indiana Dental College Patient Service Window
Indiana Dental College shows patient reception from 3 a m to 3 p m offering all kinds of dental work for entrants arriving from Delaware and Chivets street corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Dental College
Soothing for Teething Used by Children
Mrs Winstow offers a teething remedy for children with claims it soothes pain eases gum swelling relieves wind colic and diarrhoea. Price listed as twenty five cents a bottle. Local ad promotes the product and its benefits for infants.
Pennsylvania Short Lines Through Car Route Indianapolis to Dayton
Three first class trains change cars. Tickets and full information at Washington Street or Union Station.
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Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Dayton
Washington St
Union Station
Real Estate Ads Featured on The Sun Pages Six and Seven
The Sun presents the Real Estate column on pages six and seven along with the For Sale Miscellaneous section. Review highlights of listings and opportunities showcased in these pages.
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THE
SUN
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M'Donald
Congress
A. W
Herald
Zurich
Dominion Explorer
Indiana Jackson
Bee
Clark, 116
N. Ml.st
Bascom
Rockefeller
Chance
Westecade
Paris
L. S. Ayres
Lucky Atkins
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Terre Haute, Ind
Central
Union Telephone Company
Florida
Imogene Tracy
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