Miller faces grand jury over alleged stock fraud
J H Miller was sent to the grand jury from police court on a charge of defrauding Mrs Ola Floyd of 185 dollars in stock for a traction company that never materialized. He sold shares to Mrs Ella Shanton for 10 dollars each and claimed treasury versus common stock. Miller was arrested after testimony left Judge Whallon and Prosecutor Hack puzzled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Miller
Grand Jury
Ola Floyd
Massachusetts Avenue
Floyd
Ella Shanton
Ludlow Avenue
Miller
Treasury
Ohio Valley ‘Traction Company
Whallon
Hack
Quigley
Capt
Asche
J. A. Laramer
Grace R Evans Sues For Divorce In Muncie
Grace R Evans of Muncie Ind files for divorce from Walter F Evans alleging two years of non support and cruelty during their marriage. The suit details financial neglect and abusive conduct as grounds for dissolution of the marriage.
Quieting Biliousness Brings Easy Change
A brief line notes that biliousness ceased of its own accord and the resulting change was effortless. The remark implies a health or condition improvement without intervention, highlighting ease and self-resolution.
Reform in J P Courts Aimed at Abolishing Constables
A Indianapolis reform movement seeks to replace justices of the peace with municipal courts. Attendees at a Saturday Commercial Club meeting will include prominent attorneys and business leaders urging abolishment of fee grabbing and the constable system. The push argues for bonded law agents, paid judges, and a marshal system to curb abuses and deliver fairer city justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Commercial Club
Justices of the Peace
Indiana
Henry C. Price
Marion County
Do Not Stop Eating Aids Dyspepsia Cure
A noted authority argues indigestion stems from starvation diets that strip meals to mush. It recommends reintroducing food to restore stomach function and suggests a home neutralizing mix of sodium phosphate essence of peppermint baking soda and water to ease acidity. The formula, obtainable from a druggist, costs about 60 to 75 cents.
City Court Divides Labor Among Three Municipal Courts
Justices of the peace agree to share city court labor but prisoners rarely consent to transfer their cases to a justice of the peace. The arrangement splits municipal responsibilities among three courts as the city seeks efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justices of the Peace
Man cites wife's temper in divorce suit in Indiana
Chauncey Swango sues Mary Stwango for divorce claiming she is possessed of an ungovernable temper. He says she scolded him constantly used vile language beat him and spent time gossiping and scandalizing the neighbors in Bloomington Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Mary Stwango
Chauncey Swango
Gas and Oil Readily Gained at Abandoned Well
Hartford Ind Jan 6 Eli S Hack has revived the EB Grant street well of the People's Gas company which he recently bought and is obtaining both gas and oil in paying quantities from the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Hack
EB. Grant Street
People’s Gas Company
Wed in restaurant and then go home
Mayor Ayres officiated the wedding of Robert W. Eddington and Miss Hazel Butcher at a local restaurant. The couple returned to Decatur to reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland. Ind
Ayres
Robert W. Eddington
Hazel Butcher
Decatur
Beeler Buried in Tipton After Chicago Death
Ed ward Beeler was buried in Tipton on Tuesday after dying by his own hand in Chicago Friday night. Authorities found his finances in good condition and his parents believe he was mentally deranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ind
Edward Beeler
Chicago
Don’t Blame Your Stomach For Digestive Troubles
An advertisement touts Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural aid to digestion. It claims over-eating and late meals cause stomach problems and asserts the tablets digest a full meal without stomach help, restore gastric fluids, reduce sour taste and bad breath, and improve overall digestion.
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Stuart
Hoosier to wed girl met in Russia
Elgin Indiana January 6 Jim Smilack of Dunkirk plans to marry Marcella Goldman in January He met her as a child in Russia while in the Russian army at St Petersburg The couple reconnected in Toledo and became engaged
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Hoosier
Russia
Elgin
John Ehlen- Smilack
Dunkirk
Toledo
Marcella Goldman
Smilack
St. Petersburg
Spite land case retried in Randolph court
In Winchester Indiana Ebenezer Jones and William North, wealthy Jay county farmers, face a third trial over thirty dollars worth of land. The long running spite case has consumed thousands of dollars in legal costs and centers on a neighborly feud between rivals.
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Jay County
Randolph
Ebenezer Jones
William North
Brooks Seeks Divorce Over Boarder in Mishawaka Home
Fred H. Brooks a telegraph operator of Griffith Indiana sues for divorce alleging his wife kept a man named McGowan as a boarder and intimate partner. He learned of the affair July 8 last year ordered the man out and seeks custody of their 9 year old daughter now living in Mishawaka with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Artesian Water Gives Hope To Linden Folks
Linden Indiana January 6 The drillers for a local businessmen group struck a fine artesian flow like Lafayette water. The find brings joy and is expected to influence American Milling to rebuild its sucrene plant.
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Linden
Ind
Lafayette
American Milling Company
Marion girl’s completing a new book
Anderson Indiana residents will feature in a forthcoming novel by Marion author Miss Bessie E. Briggs. The work titled Through Deep Waters is nearly finished with only one or two chapters pending and should be ready for the publisher in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie E. Briggs
Marion
Anderson
Judge Hay maker visits Columbus home recall of Jonesville ties
JUDGE HAY MAKER, probate court judge from Wichita Kansas, returns to Columbus Indiana where he once lived in Jonesville about thirty five years ago. He visited friends this week and had not been back to the county for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Haymaker
Probate Court of
Wichita
Kas
Jonesville
Pierse Furniture Company organized in Anderson
Anderson Ind Jan 6 The Pierse Furniture company of this city has been organized with capital stock of 1000 to manufacture and sell a general line of furniture Wilburn R Pierse James F Fulton and Alice Pierse are the directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson, Ind
Pierse
Wilburn R. Pierse
James F. Fulton
Alice Pierse
Simlers Organize in Mishawaka Indiana
Mishawaka Ind Jan 6 The Simlers is a newly formed social organization of prominent young men in the city. Officers elected include Don MacKenzie president Tory Wood vice president Charles Hesch treasurer and Art Zimmermar secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Ind
the Simlers
Don MacKenzie
Tory Wood
Charles Hesch
Art Zimmermar
Woman Crushed as Theater Machine Explodes at Gary
At Gary Indiana a moving picture machine exploded as 300 people crowded the Broadway theater causing panic. Henry Rasmussen suffered severe burns and Mrs George Dillon was crushed in the stampede that followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Henry Rasmussen
George Dillon
Supreme Nest of Owls Elect Officers
South Bend Ind Jan 6 The Supreme Nest Order of Owls elected officers as follows President John T Talbot Vice president Dr C B Crumpacker Secretary George D Bieroth Treasurer J L Losey all of South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preme Nest
Order of Owls
Felows
John T. Talbot
C. B. Crumpacker
George D. Bieroth
J. L. Losey
South Beni
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J.P
Hartford
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Eli
Winchester
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Sucrene
Marion Girls
Judge
NEW Furniture Company
China
War Ees Choice
Polk
Besi
Mishawaka Simlers
OWLS
South Bend
The
Gallant
London
Gillette
Vonnegut Hardware CO
East
Washington St
J. Francis Wilson
Newton Cl
Coughlin & Wilson Dental Co
Jon H. Young
Mer
Res
Brodway
Ward
Vokes
Dickson
Talbott
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