Bank Surrenders and Prisoner Case Stirs Boston
George W. Coleman, banker who stole thousands from Cambridge National Bank, surrendered in Boston after a chaotic pursuit. Deputy U S Marshals faced off with Coleman’s lawyers Cronin and an assistant, as they tried to spirit him away in a carriage. Coleman is charged with embazzling at least 160,000 and held on 60,000 bail amid claims of a Boston gang swindling victims across several cities.
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Boston
George W. Coleman
Cambridge National Tank
Coleman
Huntington Avenue
Boston & Albany
Albany
U. S
Charles A. Bancroft
Nealon
Cambridge Police
John J. Croniz
Cronin
United States
Hayes
Tle
United States Grand Jury
Col Man
Kansas City
Chicago
Philadelphia
Laster
New York
Walker
New Britain, Conn
Muir
Oleman
Opening Murat theater set as standout event
Shriners plan a grand opening at Murat theater Monday night with members in full dress and fez. Bretzman to photograph the audience, with framed photos to be distributed to all theaters on the Shubert circuit. Advance sale of premium seats reported strong to noon Friday.
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Shriners
Murat
Bretzman
Shubert
One Killed and Four Hurt in Ant Accident
Austin Texas February 25 John Sels trom was killed and Albert Houser seriously injured when an automobile they rode in crashed into a telegraph pole. Mackay Jester Webb Lucas and Amond Smith suffered injuries including a cracked skull and a broken leg in the same mishap.
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Austin
Tex
John Selstrom
Albert Houser
Mackay
Webb Lucas
Amond Smith
Selletrom
Menor
Saloon Clubrooms Target School Boys In Noon Hours
Investigations by the Children's Aid Society reveal a saloon near Aust H Brown school with a hidden clubroom where boys meet at noon for drinks. A Garfiell school area store operator admits selling cigarettes to youths, justifying it by their money being equal to adults. An 18 year old boy organized a barn club that meets at noon and Saturdays, with noon smokers funded by members.
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Loomis
Children's Aid Society
Garfiell
Indiana Water Service Advances at State Association Meet
The Indiana Sanitary and Water supply association opened its third annual meeting at the Claypool hotel with goals to unite health boards and water providers, reduce political control of city plants, and improve supply purity. Edward Bartow, Severance Burrage, and Leonard Metcalf presented papers on municipal water, hypochlorite purification, and water valuations as Indiana towns send mayors and plant operators to the gathering.
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Indiana Sanitary and Water Supply Association
Claypool
Barnard
Edward Bartow
Urbana
Oy Severance Burrage
Purdue University
Leonard Metcalf
Boston
Boards of Health
Indiana
Man entices woman in marriage bid leads to jail
Liovd Pleaylor, 21, of Beaucel Ky, and Ada Burres, 16, were found at Union station seeking a minister without a marriage license. Pleaylor, already married, faces 30 days in Marion county workhouse and possible charges in Louisville. The couple were fined. Pleaylor jailed for 30 days in default of a 10 dollar fine. Police say Pleaylor’s first wife is alive.
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Liovd Pleaylor
Pleaylor
Beauchel
Marion County
Louisville
Ada Burres
Harrodsburg
Pleavlar
Union Station
Mackesrey
Plearlor J
Collins
Kentucky
School Boy Bars Fixed by Saloons Near Schools
Discovery that school girls adopting cigarette habit prompts claim that saloons on corners near school buildings have, in
Wife Kept From Home as Bank Clerk Lover Testifies
Mrs Margaret M Thompkins defended divorce from Grover A Thompkins a Columbia National Bank clerk. She testified he flirted with women in a card club and lodges claiming better times away from home. They have two children aged 5 and 2 and dispute custody with Thompkins seeking sole custody of the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret M. Thompkins
Grover A. Thompkins
Columbia National Bank
Thompkins
Trageijy
Dentist Found Dead in Chair at Home in Scottsburg
Dr J M Harrod, age 60, a dentist, was found dead sitting in a chair at his Scottsburg home on February 3. He had been stricken while preparing to build a grate fire, and his wife Mrs Harrod discovered him.
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Scottsburg
Ind
J. M. Harrod
Denist
Bartin Divorce Alleges Wife Says Husband Traded Farm Tools
Anna M. Bartin filed for divorce from Rosel W. Bartin alleging he traded all farming implements and many household goods for whisky money. She claims he was a constant drunkard and drove a child from her first marriage away to seize money left by the first husband.
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Anna M. Bartin
Rosel W. Bartin
Husband tired of being tied down divorce suit
Mrs. Helen Barnum sues Harry Barnum for divorce claiming constant refusals to support and care. She alleges he said he was tired of being tied down to a family and that he threw their six week old baby, narrowly missing injury. She accuses him of denying medicine during illness and failing to provide for their one child.
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Helen Barnum
Harry Barnum
ISH DEMAND POWER OF LORDS BE LIMITED
The United Irish league demands a law limiting the Lords power as a condition to supporting Liberal byes in upcoming elections. Government plans prioritize the Lords veto over the budget, risking a crisis if the Lords block the measure and prompting a potential kingly peerage move to secure a majority.
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London
United Irish League Today
Asquith
Isherais
Fire damages Dooley home from defective flue
A fire damaged the home of H. Dooley on Friday morning, caused by a defective flue. Firefighters quickly contained the blaze, with minor damage reported to the interior.
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Dooley
H. Dooley
Phureday Mooming
Reward Raised in Emerson Slaying Case
The Sun and Mrs. Mary Lucy Johnson add 500 to the reward for Emerson’s killer, bringing total to 1000 as Supt Hyland praises public interest. Johnson urges tips from anyone with vital facts to aid police and ensure arrest and conviction. Louis Smith lies in critical condition after a double shooting, with one bullet severing optic nerve, raising the case’s urgency and mystery.
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Supt
Hyland
Sun
Louis Smith
Deaconess Hospital
Smith
John B. Emerson
S. Meridian Street
Informa
Police Shootings Stir Oklahoma City Mob Tensions
In Oklahoma City this morning, officer Will Martin shot and killed patrolman R. M. Ragan. The shooter, identified by City Physician Riley, was captured and held at the police station as a mob of seven men discussed lynching. Police secretly moved the suspect to the county jail under iron barricades and heightened guard.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Will Martin
R. M. Ragan
Riley
Staton
Martin
Farmer Kills Himself at Indiana Home
Winfield Indiana report states Zeek McCart(y) a farmer who was recovering from bronchial trouble and influenza shot himself through the heart with a shotgun at his breakfast table this morning.
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Farmer
Indiana
Ind
Zeek MceCarty
Hunt Denies Causing Death On Laporte Train incident
Peru Ind Feb 5 William H Hunt arrested on return from Cincinnati after being charged with forcing two boys from a Laporte train ten days earlier. One boy died and the other was maimed for life. Hunt claimed he had no knowledge of the crime.
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Peru
Ind
William H. Hunt
Laporte
Cincinnati
Objection to Saloon Near Fairbank Heard by County Board
Testimony in remonstrance against Moses Rosenthal to block a saloon license for the southwest corner of Capitol avenue and Twenty-sixth street was heard Friday morning by county commissioners. Two remonstrances were filed by St. Vincent's hospital astera and the Park board. The proposed saloon would face the old Fair Bank park now owned by St. Vincent's hospital and within 600 feet of Fall Creek boulevard. Q. A. McClurg testified the applicant was not a law abiding saloon man and cited prior violations including Sunday law breaches and not closing at midnight. The board took the matter under advisement and will rule in a few days.
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Sixth Street
Columbia Avenue
Petrohnan Fastre
Pastre
West
Philadelphia
Michael McKinney
John J. Murphy
Central Labor Union
Astera of
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Park Board
Old Fair Bank
St. Vincent's Hospital
Fall Creek
Q. A. McClurg
Will de Elder
Townsend Divorce Case Delayed By Sickness Claim
James J Townsend seeks divorce from Martha A Townsend in Denver. He accuses her of faking illness to stall proceedings as their daughter joins the Golden Girl company after a deposition on Feb 2. The court granted more time and set the case for further action.
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James J. Townsend
Martha A. Townsend
Waa
Cabe
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