Bank collapse endangers savers in Evansville
Citizens' National Bank in Evansville closed after exposure of bad loans. Examiner Johnson investigates losses from the savings department as officials face possible criminal action. Rumors link officers to mining schemes. cashier Swormstedt reportedly counted $20,000 of depositors' funds and held stock in Winifred E. Zinc Mining and other ventures.
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National Bank Examiner
William L. Swormstedt
Winifred E
Indiana LaPorte Pickup Murder Suicide After Package Handoff
In LaPorte Indiana a man believed to be John A Johnson shot himself after handing a package to Station Agent Hoss at Magee addressed to A E Johnson Transportation company of Minneapolis The event reads as a suicide tied to the package delivery.
Fire Chief Chooses Premier Auto for New Fire Department Car
At a Board of Safety meeting a Premier four passenger thirty horsepower automobile was approved for Chief Cods. The chief selected the car himself and it will cost two thousand six hundred dollars with the old vehicle to be turned in. E G Grimers, a street car motorman and mayoral ally, planned to become a policeman but must move his residence to reside within city limits.
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Board of Safety
Cods
Fire Department
E. G. Grimers
Shank
Broad Ripple
Grimers
Explosion injures workers at Walker soap factory
Pittsburg reports a morning blast at the Walker soap factory on Herrs Island gravely burning John Fav eran aged 25 and Thomas Hoyson aged 60. The explosion rattled homes in Sharpsburg Millvale East Liberty and downtown Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
John Faveran
Thomas Hoyson
Walker Soap
Herrs Island
Sharpsburg
Millvale
East Liberty
Pyramid Pile Cure Ad Promise Free Trial Sample
An advertisement urges readers suffering from piles to send name and address for a free trial of Pyramid Pile Cure by mail. It claims rapid relief without surgery, noting the product reduces inflammation and itching and that boxes cost 50 cents at drugstores.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid
Gun Chauffeur Gets Mussed Up In Argument
In Dayton Street police court Arthur Davis and three others faced charges after beating pool room proprietor Edward Wirtheim. Davis and Cleary each fined 100, Neeley discharged, Carson fined 50. Davis claimed it started over a dispute and medals shown by Wirtheim.
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ST. Louis
Arthur Davis
Cozens Avenue
Pollard
Dayton Street
Davis
Judge
Cleary
Neeley
Carson
Greater Production 15 Need of the Country
BostonJanuary 20 Henry Clews and James J Hill warn that the nation faces a farming shortfall. They say business hinges on good crops and stress returning to the land to curb rising prices. They call for increased farming output to meet population growth and ease urban congestion.
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Boston
Henry Clews
James J. Hill
Mr. Clews
Teen shoots stepfather after witnessing abuse in Buffalo home
In Buffalo, at 199 Lovejoy street, Roman Sekutererski 2 manically reacted to seeing his mother abused by stepfather Frank Veaznik 41 and shot Veaznik at about 11 pm. Veaznik died at 2 19 am. Sekutererski was arrested at his sweetheart’s residence.
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Buffalo
Frank Veaznik
Roman Sekutererski
Veznik
Lovejoy Street
Sekutereski
Local social notes from Indianapolis area gatherings
Local society notices describe visits by Mrs. George B. Lauderback and Miss Edith Billings from Detroit to Mrs. D. B. Meiwzei, with Miss Welles from Paris traveling to Chicago. Other visits include Mrs. Frederick Johnston from Portland, Miss Grace L. Davis from Cuba, and Miss Ethel Stuart returning from Cincinnati. Woodruff Place club hosts a Friday clubhouse event and Mrs. D. L. Wood entertained Parlor club members. Mrs. Edward A. Taylor hosted a reception at North Pennsylvania street introducing her sister-in-law Mrs. Harold Alexander Taylor, recently married and now residing here.
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D. L. Wood
The
Parlor Club
N. Pennsylvania Street
Edward A. Taylor
Pennsylvania Street
Harold Alexander Taylor
Marjory Clark
Youngstown, O
Missing Walton pastor declared insane in Loganport incident
Rev William Lippert 42 of Walton was found insane after returning from Cincinnati where he had been missing for two weeks. He was brought to Longcliff and handcuffed, then committed. He spoke incoherently at Cumberland Presbyterian Church before leaving with his condition evident to onlookers. The episode involved family members and local clergy observers.
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Logansport
Ind
William Lippert
Walton
Cincinnati
Longcliff
Lippert
Jeff Walton
Cumberland
Highest water in 22 years hits Zanesville area flood
Flood waters from the Muskingum and nearby rivers inundate lowlands in Zanesville Ohio as street traffic halts and factories suspend operation. Similar high water worries in Wheeling West Virginia with 33 feet forecast and in East Liverpool Ohio where a wharfboat broke free and drifted on the Onita river.
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Zanesville
Uickthx
Ohio Electric Company
Wate
Nashport
Wheeling
W. Va
East
Liverpool
Onita
Man shoots teenager after dispute at show crowd
Martin Winkler, 15, was shot in the arm by a stranger amid an argument among a crowd of boys over a 6 c show. The assailant stepped into the crowd, knocked two boys down, fired three shots, then fled north on East Street toward Market Street and down an alley near Noble Street as the crowd pursued.
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Martin Winkler
Winkler
East Sreet
Market Street
Noble Street
Man in Critical Condition After Poisoning Attempt
Delmar Lincoln, 37, former Marion brick works general manager and Columbia club member now in Deaconess hospital in critical state from corrosive sublimate poisoning. He reportedly left home for Norfolk January 16 then moved to Indianapolis, where he entered Dr H L Fulenwider's office on Wednesday afternoon and wrote he had poison. His tongue and vocal cords are paralysed and his wife and two children plan to travel from West Virginia.
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Columbia Club
Charleston
W. Va
Deaconess Hospital
Lincoln
Norfolk
Indianapolis
H. L. Fulenwider
Twenty-seventh Street
College Avenue
Dr. Fulenwider
West Virginia
Denying Charges Against Indianapolis Drugstores At Banquet
Al Rich defended the drug trade amid accusations that local drugstores sell alcohol. He argued liquor sales by druggists are minimal and emphasized druggists face pressure from individuals trying to obtain drinks. Notable speakers included W. W. Robbins J. K. Lilly and J. W. Hawthorne.
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White Elephants
Denison
al Rich
Indianapolis
J. W. Hawthorne
Paul F. Robinson
E. W. Stucky
J. H. Gertler
S. Barret Moxley
Funeral services for W A Peterson and Dover burial
The brief funeral for Mr. Wm A Peterson was held at Home Presbyterian Church led by Rev G Adamson. His remains were taken by interurban to Dover Indiana for further services at the Presbyterian church and burial in the family plot. He is survived by three sons Lawrence Harry and Jesse and was a longtime Presbyterian church and Sunday school member.
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Peterson
Wm. A. Peterson
Home Presbyterian Church
G. ©. Adamson
Dover
Ind
Presbyterian Church
Adamson
Lawrence
Harry
Jesse
Taggart's Senate prospects stir Indiana Democrats
Indiana Democrats debate Thomas Taggart for United States senator amid talk of candidacies by J Taggart allies and other figures like J A M Adair and John Lamb. Supporters praise his past leadership and party service while skeptics question whether he will run.
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Ernor
Beveridge
John FE. Lamb
Terre Haute
Lamb
Jaamb
J. A. M. Adair
Portland
Adair
National Congress
Indiana
Maj
G. W. Mensies
R. W. Miers
John W. Kern
Hugh Dougherty
Daniel W. Simms
Thomas Taggart
Mr. Taggart
Taggart
Mr Taggart
United States
Coffee and caffeine’s impact on the heart noted
Physicians warn caffeine in coffee and tea injures the heart of many individuals. The drug is identified by chemists as the active component in coffee and tea.
Unionists Make Gains In London Election Returns
Unionists gained ground in the London election returns as of noon with totals: Unionist 143 Liberal 121 Nationalist 45 Labour 21. The sharp shift threatened the Liberal majority and left the Irish hopeful of influence in the next parliament.
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London
Taggart’s Rising Influence Reported by Democratic Supporters
The piece extols Thomas Taggart as a leading Democratic organizer and fighter who unites the party, earns respect even from Republicans, and may be a strong senatorial candidate. It notes mixed signals from The Indianapolis News and hints at possible 1910 reward for Taggart’s efforts.
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Taggart
Police Detain Woman After Theatrical Manager Death
In New York on January 20 a woman calling herself Lulu Miller was arrested after the death of J. Fred Lee in the Bellevue hospital psychopathic ward. She had registered at the Madison Square hotel as H. E. Smith and wife, with Lee once manager of the Colonial theater in Lawrence Massachusetts.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
J. Fred Lee
New England
Lulu Miller
Lee
Madison Square Hotel
H. E. Smith
Colonial Theater
Lawrence
Mass
Public Works Delays Street Repairs Until Weather Improves
The Board of Public Works and City Engineer Klausmann decide not to start new street improvements this year while weather remains unfavorable. They note some streets have already been torn up and contractors cannot finish under current conditions. Further tearing up streets is deemed poor policy until conditions improve.
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Klausmann
Madman’s victim dies in New York hospital
Arthur Shikley six years old who was wounded with playmate Robin Loman by a madman in High Bridge Park last week died in Washington Heights hospital. He had endured a painful bullet wound and his mother donated blood in a bid to save him. He passed away from heart failure after a brave fight for life.
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Evansville
Addie Clarke
Hannibal
Ley
Robin Loman
High Bridge Park
Washington Leights Hospital
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Paris
Louise Milligan
Chicago
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Portland, Ore
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Woodruff Place Club
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