Was It a Murder How Came This Burglar With the Dentist's Diploma
Terre Haute police announce they uncovered a murder mystery linked to burglar Charles Shaw shot during a break in at Portland Clay county. A dentist diploma and license found in a valise point to alias Harry Jackson from Gallatin Missouri and a Chicago murder. detectives press on to trace Shaw’s past and the sale of a dental office.
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Terre Haure
Meagher
Dwyer
Charles Shaw
Portland
Clay County
Shaw
Archie Ager
Ed Barker
Terre Haute
Harry Jackson
Cincinnati
T. E. Jackson
Kansas City
Kansas City Dental College
Jackson
Gallatin
Davies County
Myers
T. B. Jackson
Altamont
T. H. Jackson
Toatans City
Chicago
Peoria
Ill
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Palestine
Crawford County
McRae
Tornado Leaves Damage Across New York Area
A Saturday tornado struck the upper city causing property damage and injuries. It then hit Cherry Hill New Jersey nearly destroying the hamlet. three people were killed and two more likely to die. Homes were left homeless and relief subscriptions opened. Further damage occurred at Andercliffe with about 20 houses blown down and Long Island suffered severe damage including Jennie Pequ in of Union Course killed by debris and a boy wounded.
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New York
Kansas
Uts
Cherry Hill
N. J
Andercliffe
Long Island
Jennie Pequin
Union Course
Hope
Sassoun
Armenia
Van
England
Europe
Four Babies Born to One Woman at Once
Hugh Rankin of Liberty Avenue, working at Solar iron works in Lawrenceville, returns home to find his wife has given birth to quadruplets beside three sons and a daughter. One newborn boy dies Sunday night, while the remaining three boys and the girl recover. The mother is described as a small woman.
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Pictssure
Hugh Rankin
Liberty Ave
Solar Iron Works
Lawrenceville
Rankin
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area 36 hours
Forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p m July 16 call for cooler temperatures. Monday night will be fair and Tuesday also fair.
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Indianapolis
Loan Assoc. Leader Says Field Is Saturated in Indianapolis
Chas Loftin asserts loan associations have peaked in Indianapolis with most potential members already joined. He notes legislative criticism damaged trust and the financial crisis drew people to such credit groups, but believes the sector cannot thrive further despite general praise for loan associations.
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Indianapolis
Chas. Loftin
Bradwell Denies Conduct in Camp Gray Officer Vote
Isaac W N Bradwell commented on Capt Newland’s interview in TH Lux about Camp Gray officers election. He said Gen Koontz dictated the slate at a caucus the night before, but the rank and file shaped the slate days earlier and Koontz did well to align the lineup. He noted most members did not attend the caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Gray
Isaac WN. Bradwell
Newland
TH Lux
Gen. Koontz
Capt. Newland
Col. Shaw
Cyclone wrecks Nelson farm house near Grafton
A cyclone struck the O. D. Nelson farm house six miles west of Grafton on Sunday, completely wrecking the building. Five people were injured, one fatally, with additional damage reported in the surrounding area.
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Grafton
N. D
O. D. Nelson
Here
Steamship Cibola Burned At Lewiston Dock
A large Niagara navigation company passenger steamer named Cibola caught fire at 1 am and drifted from the dock as it burned. The vessel valued at 250000 dollars was a total loss, and the fire also damaged the steamboat dock and New York Central freight sheds. The engineer perished at his post from burn injuries.
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Lewiston
N. Y
Cibola
Niagara Navigation Company
New York Central
Covington Reports Four Smallpox Cases Linked to Visitor
Health officer Dr T M Henderson of Covington informs the state health board that four smallpox cases are hospitalized in Covington. The outbreak is traced to a patient who arrived from Champaign Til, spreading the infection locally.
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T. M. Henderson
Covington
State Health Board
Champaign, Til
Ailsa Fails to Start Race Left Crews Mutinous
Ailsa did not start in Mondays race and mutinous crew reports say Britannia sailed alone over the course. In the first round of the small raters race Niagara won despite strong wind and heavy sea conditions.
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Ailsa
Britannia
Niagara
Insurgents Cut Railroad Between Nuentas and Puerto Principe
A Havana dispatch reports insurgents cut railroad tracks between Nuentas and Puerto Principe and burned the station and three bridges, signaling disruption of transport in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maprio
Havana
Nuentas
Puerto Principe
Japanese troops move toward Formosa clash with Black Flags
July 15 report notes about 7000 Japanese troops marching from Tua Tuita to attack the Black Flags near Tiawanfa Formosa with a battle expected the following Sunday Also mentions Laxative tonic advertised with price 60 cents and appealing to ladies
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Kone
Tua Tuita
Tiawanfa
Formosa
Pauper votes loom in Groff Clark election case
Judge Brown heard a contested Wayne township election matter Monday over 43 pauper ballots cast at the poor farm 42 for Clark and questions of residence and eligibility. The suit seeks to settle suffrage rights of paupers including those from other precincts and possible unsoundness of mind before appeals.
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Groff-Clark
Brown
Circuit Court
Groff
Clark
Wayne Township
Weather-Makers to Convene in Indianapolis for Weather Plans
Washington telegraphed Chief Wappenhans that the fourth annual convention of the American association of state weather services will be in Indianapolis on October 16 and 17. Springfield, Massachusetts, was originally chosen but swapped for a central western site. About 100 delegates are expected, with discussion likely on providing weather conducive to baseball.
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Indianapolis
Washington, D. C
Wappenhans
Weather Bureau
American Asso. of State Weather Services
Springfield
Mass
Dent
Reckoning Ends in Exchange of Blows in City Music Store
Albert H. Dutton and Dr J W Neal, former in the quarrel over a letter, met and fought in a city street near a music store. Neal struck Dutton, a bystander son intervened, police separated them, and Dutton hurled a rock at Neal. Both men were arrested for assault and battery, with trial set for July 16. Neal released on own recognizance.
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Albert H. Dutton
N. Alabamas
Villian
Neal
Dutton
Where Is Minnie Griffith Missing Richmond Wife Seeks Husband
Mrs Minnie Griffith 25 of Richmond left for this city last Wednesday and has not been heard from since. Her husband is in the city looking for her.
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Minnie
Minnie Griffith
Richmond
Amusing confrontation at sheriff office over damage suit
Capt Ritter, active against Mt. Jackson saloon keepers, entered the sheriff's office Monday afternoon to ask if executions were issued in three damage suits. Gates, later brought in for a grand jury bond, greeted Ritter with a cigar, softening Ritter's view of the man he had prosecuted.
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Sheriff’s Office
Capt. Ritter
Mt. Jackson
Joe Cates
Sheriffs Office
Gates
Wishmeir
Express wagon tragedy ends in city hospital death
Austin De Hart aged 61 of 215 S West street died at City hospital at 6 am Monday after being thrown from a one horse express wagon near the hospital Sunday night. He struck his head and shoulders dislocating his neck and lived 12 hours conscious but immobile. Flanner and Buchanan had charge of the remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin de Hart
S. West St
City Hospital
de Hart
Flanner & Buchanan
Diltz Complaint Dismissed by Board of Safety
The Board of Safety dismissed charges of undue force in making an arrest against Patrolman Diltz filed by Max Greenfield. Patrolmen Coleman and Guntz, involved in a Morristown picnic in uniform, were instructed not to repeat the action and the complaint was expunged. Supt. Powell announced no officers may attend picnics outside their jurisdiction in uniform. Charges against Patrolmen Streit and Guntz, brought by Fred D. Miner over alleged insults to his wife and himself on W. Georgia Street, were also dismissed.
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Diltz
Max Greenfield
Board of Safety
Coleman
Guntz
Morristown
Uniform
Powell
Streit
Fred D. Miner
W. Georgia Sr
Loan associations rush to meet settlement deadline
The loan associations continued to come to time on Monday, with several accepting the Board of review settlement. By 2 p.m. $143,000 in prepaid and paid-up stock had been returned without objection, and indications suggest all associations will join promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review
Patrolman Al Duty Improves After Illness at City Hospital
Patrolman Al Duty, reported gravely ill by Dr. Wright, showed marked improvement Monday afternoon amid earlier delirium from lung hemorrhages. The report notes his condition improved as worry subsided, with his mind clearer on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Duty
Wright
Duty
Squire Johnson Eyed as Democratic Police Judge Candidate
The article notes Squire Johnson is discussed as a Democratic police judge candidate. Supporters began promoting his candidacy after weekend activity, while Johnson cites political moves within The Sun’s Republican mayoral nomination, asserting someone is lying and predicting Charlie Bookwalter will be nominated.
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Squire Johnson
Sun
Dr. Wagner
Pres. Trusler
Charlie
Bookwalter
Remarkable Attendance at Young People's Society Meet
Boston July 15 The fourteenth international convention of the Young People's Society for Christian Endeavor closed with strong attendance and a schedule of sightseeing for the rest of the week. Key addresses by George A Gates and Michelbert Warfield drew large crowds. Total attendance reached 29 000 as reports on college religious life were presented. The Cleveland delegation won a banner for promoting systematic giving. The final tent Endeavor gathering at Boston Common drew the largest crowd with Dr Cobb opening and John R Mott speaking on missionary uplift among the young.
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Boston
Young People’s Society For Christian Endeavor
George A. Gates
D. D
Iowa College
Michelbert Warfield
LL. D. Easton
Smiley
Denver
Cleveland
Boston Common
Cobb
Springfield
Jil
John R. Mott
New York
Goodbye to Jim Duffy Ailing Wife Seeks Missing Husband
James Duffy of 4028 West Street argued for a drink after heavy drinking. His wife refused him and he left in slippers saying goodbye to her in jest. She notified police as a search continues, leaving her in distress and fear.
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Jim
James Duffy
West St
James
State War Department Busy With Annual Military Camp
A gathering of warriors fills the state war department this Monday and activity will continue all week as adjutant general’s office prepares for the encampment. Tents and equipment in the state house basement are moved to Fairview park by flat street cars, with removal starting Monday. Local companies will not go into camp Friday but will arrive by Saturday night for Sunday opening. A portion of the Indianapolis light infantry has pitched tents south of Fairview grove.
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State War Department
Adjutant General’s
State House
Fairview Park
Indianapolis Light Infantry
Fairview
Pardoned Kruger Returns Home To Family Help
Gov Matthews pardoned Fred Kruger from the state prison north on Monday. He was sent from Marion county in 1892 for five years on arson. Kruger's family runs a 12 acre farm in Perry township with his parents, wife, and four children. The wife supported the family, plowing fields and tending crops after their horse died, leaving them destitute and appealing for release.
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Fred Kruger
Kruger
A Indians boy earns both praise and mobbing after a costly error
Geo Buskirk recounts Charley Eden once with Pittsburgs in the big leagues. Eden played 28 games without an error before muffing a fly in his twenty-ninth appearance. The crowd, packed with molders and mill hands, nearly mobbed him and urged him to quit baseball, though the error did not affect the game.
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Geo. Buskirk
Charley Eden
Indianapolis
Pittsburgs
George
Eden
New York Suffered Dry Sunday Under Strict Excise
New York on July 15 sees a dry Sunday as strict enforcement of the excise law empties saloons. Some saloonkeepers secretly serve regulars, while a police board threat to halt soda water sales in drug stores is not enacted.
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New York
Teddy Roosevelt
Police Board
Not On Your Birthday Julius Reinecke Faces Fast Driving Charge
County commissioner Julius Reinecke and Commissioner Harding rode from the courthouse on a black horse. Reinecke was run in for fast driving after a messenger announced the incident at the auditor's office. A test case was planned, possibly reaching the U S Supreme Court, to argue against unlawful gait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Reineche
Reinecke
Harding
Court House
Dove Johnson
Julius
Reinacke
U. S. Supreme Court
Canal Causes Saucy Talk Along City Waters
The canal topic stirs chatter as the water runs low between St. Clair Street and Broad Street. City sanitarian Wynn notes poor sanitary banks while Frederick A W Davis of the water company reports moss removal and a restored three feet of depth with a three to four mile per hour flow. Stevenson relapses and is described as precarious.
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Sanitarian Wynn
St. Clair-st
Broadcut
Frederick A. W. Davis
The
Water Company
Davis
City Life News Briefs Pull From Court to Hospitals
Isaac Goodman, released on pardon after four years for receiving stolen goods, headlines a string of city notes. Reports include a streetcar accident that cost a man his hand, a dying merchant father, a bicyclist aiming for Mexico, police matron duties from Memphis, and a large Epworth League meeting. Minor misadventures, charity movements, and local curiosities fill the rest alongside weathered lists of births, deaths, and licenses.
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Wm. McCracken
Washington and Blackford Sts
J.P. Patterson
N. Pennsylvania St
James Carnahan
Jessie Robinson
John Sr
Chicago
Mexico
John Miller
N. West St
Washington-st
John’s
Memphis
Chattanooga
Jibbie Ward
Union Station
Anderson
Buchanan
Friendly Inn
Louisville
Broadcut
Horace Wood
Horace
Ife
Judge Howard
Supreme Court
French Lick Springs
Hackney
God
Bretus
Chas
Mrs. Lipp
John
Mrs. Shorts
DratTuHs
Kate Knipp
John W. Brown
Catherine Otto
Cassius Smitha
Friederickie Hicker
Victor H. Rothley
Cynthia Dunlap
William Davis
Ella Summer
Deaths and Death Drives Across Cities in July News
New York reports Charles A. Kimball found dead in Empire hotel with gas on and doors closed. Jasper Smith’s son dies after consuming patent medicine doses for a dime. C B Henderson charged with murder after a Chinatown guide dies from a stabbing in San Francisco. Cornelius Yager, California pioneer, dies after learning he stands to inherit a multi-million German estate. Peter Hazel fatally beheads his wife in Chicago after threats of self harm. he and daughter also harmed.
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New York
Chas. A. Kimball
Stock Exchange
Winenra
Jasper Smith
Daniel
San Francisco
C. B. Henderson
Rochester
N. Y
Clarence Barr
Chinatown Guide
Fresno
Cal
Cornelius Yager
California
Germany
Hamburg
Peter Hazel
Evansville Belt Railways Hear Tax Complaints
H C Barlow, president of the Evansville and Terre Haute, Evansville and Richmond and Evansville belt railways, told the State tax commission that high assessments are due to nonappearance before the board. He cited $73,000 of $100,000 capital in E T H, no investment return, and taxes at 1 percent of gross earnings. He urged inspections and questioned KE and R, HE and R, and EK and T H earnings, debt, and traffic.
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H. C. Barlow
Evansville & Terre Haute
Evansville & Richmond
Iivansville
State Tax Commission
Evansville
State Board
Barlow
Southern miners win wage raises in two states
In Birmingham on July 15 the Tennessee Iron Coal Railroad Co announced a 10 percent raise for 1,500 tipplemen, drivers, and outside mine laborers after they asked for higher pay. In Ishpeming, Cleveland Cliffs’ iron mining firm also boosted wages by 10 to 25 percent for its workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Tennessee Iron Coal Railroad Company
Ishpemiing
Mich
Cleveland Cliffs’ Iron Mining Company
Park Board seeks $10,000 for park improvements
The park board has entered into snouch contracts for permanent improvements to exhaust current appropriations and will ask the council on Monday night to make a $10,000 appropriation to continue with the proposed improvements.
Judge refuses to quash state printing contract conspirators
Trenton July 15 Judge Con over refused to quash indictments against Kuser Heinz Robinson and Krautler charged with conspiracy against the state in connection with state printing contracts in German.
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Trenton
N. J
Conover
Kuser
Heinz, Robinson and
Krauetler
Death of William Alleyne Cecil Marquis of Exeter at age seven
London July 15 William Alleyne Cecil third marquis of Exeter has died aged seven He was a conservative and held a noble title in the peerage obituary notes his politics and lineage with limited details due to fragmented source text.
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London
William Alleyne Cecil
Marquis of
Exeter
Pinafore at Wildwood Park and Anderson theater opening
The Temple opera company presents Pinafore all week at Wildwood park with specially costumed revival on a grand scale. On October 22 Dickson and Wallcott will open their new 1600 seat theater in Anderson, where Cavary grand opera company will be the attraction. Local managers Dickson and Talbott seek strong goodwill from Anderson residents for the new playhouse.
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Temple Opera Company
Wildwood Park
Anderson
Cavary Grand Opera Company
Dickson & Talbott
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Hood
Dr. Price
Bradwell
Tom Taggart
Jon Gates
Campeon
Ark
Hampton
U. S. Circuit Court
Baker
New Jersey
Wm. L, Tder
City Life
Isaac Goodman
Wm. Grieb
S. Walnutsr
Sunny
Death's
Tax Board
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