Hermit seeks early genes at old home marvels at inventions
Special to The Indianapolis Sun. Benjamin Kellogg, 84, after 72 years hidden in Michigan woods, travels to Chicopee to visit childhood friend B F Hayward and glimpse modern tech. He never saw trains or telephones, marvels at automobiles and railroads, plans to return to Wells, Vermont.
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Porcupine Mountains
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Indiana boy lands naval electrician post in Brooklyn yard
Arthur Lagess of Michigan City won a naval electrician berth after a competitive Chicago exam with 112 competitors. He earned a four year enlistment and a salary over $100 monthly as he heads to the Brooklyn navy yard for assignment to a warship.
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Indianapolis Sun
Michigan City
Ind
Arthur Lagess
Levi Lagess
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Chicago
Man of a Hundred Masks unfolds amid Black Hand schemes
John Joseph Armour, a Wall Street broker, vanishes with a million in client funds leaving daughter Margaret to face ruin. Stella Gordon stars in a new opera but falls ill, allowing Margaret to perform and rise in New York society as the mystery deepens with disguises, murders, and a looming confrontation with the Black Hand.
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Stella Gordon
Oscar Hawkman
New York
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Julian Falconer
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Sir George Bassendyne
England
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Black Hand
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Jacob Carpmael
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Miss van Alster
George Bassendyne
Benson Court
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Aymelia
Mel
Spa Theater
Big John
Toddy
Athlone
Melton
Hawkman
Teddy
Mr. Hawkman
Zucchi Demands Silence in Murder Plot Dialogue
In a tense chapter excerpt, Zucchi presses Jacob Carpmael to pay $50,000 to suppress a murder case connected to Stella Gordon. Arm twisting and threats escalate as Zucchi mocks the old man and dangles exposure or arrest, while Carpmael wrestles with guilt and coercion.
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Gaetano Zucchi
Armour
Zucchi
Jacob Carpmael
Coal price crisis halts ships and cripples industry
London report notes a shipping crisis as high coal prices force Liverpool Glasgow London Cardiff Grimsby and other ports to lay up steamships and reduce cargoes. Thousands may lose work as exports rise 7 million tons after tax removal while Germany imports 2 million tons more. Billy Moore Lorrette hotel bar.
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Grimsby
Sheffield
Scotland
Germany
Blood Purifier Recipe Claims Health Benefits
A leading health journal promotes a home remedy labeled to clean and purify blood. It lists Fluid Extract of Dandelion, Compound Kargon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with usage after meals and at night, claiming skin improvement and renewed vigor. The text argues combination enhances kidney filtration and treats rheumatism and bladder issues, touting low-cost ingredients and at-home preparation.
Amusements at Grand Majestic Empire and Gayety
The Grand features Picchianis Italian acrobats and a large vaudeville bill with two single acts Ferry Corney and Elizabeth Murray. Park presents Cole and Johnson in The Shoo Fly Regiment at matinee Monday. Majestic hosts Alice of Old Vincennes by Forepaugh Stock. Empire shows Gay Toreadors and Colonial Belles burlesque. Gayety presents The Jersey Lilies and a large chorus plus dancing acts.
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Jersey Lilies” Company
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Old Vincennes
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Jersey Lilies
Frisco
Four Zaras
Mann
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Ward
Raynor
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Williams
Stella Chatelane
Merl McKinley
Spain
the Empire
Bobby Harris
Olga Orloff
Nettie Hyde
Mildred Valmore
Jack Kingston
al Bruce
Billy Cook
Garden and Somers
Australians to Build an Army and Navy Plans
Australia plans a 16 day annual compulsory camp for all men aged 18 to 21 to create a ready national guard of about 250000. They will buy torpedo boats from English shipbuilders after considering building in Commonwealth yards. The admiralty opposes domestic torpedo boat construction. The prime minister aims to have armed forces ready in emergencies.
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NO MORE LODGING IN SUBWAY CARS
Special to The Indianapolis Sun reports New York officials will end the practice of passengers sleeping in subway cars after paying a nickel. Riders previously rode trains endlessly, aided by local express changes, with sleepers traded favors for cigars or dimes. From now on, riders cannot ride beyond a single fare without another payment.
Bromo Quinine Signature Tied to Grove Note
A cryptic 19th century note references the sole remedy brom Quin ine to curb a grip and mentions a signature 5 W Grove dated the 23rd. The fragment suggests an identity trail linking the remedy to W Grove with a single signature line.
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