Night trip clouds Hazel Drew case with two suspects
In Troy dated July 15 Frank Smith and Rudolf Gunderman face questioning after reports of a late night drug store visit before Hazel Drew was found dead at Teal pond. Prominent Sand Lake residents confirm Smith raced past in a wild, breathless rush near the time of the tragedy.
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Troy
N. Y
Frank Smith
Rudolf Gunderman
Hazel Drew
Smith
Avernl
Paris
Sand Lake
Young Smith
Festmaster
George Schriner
Carmen
O'Brien
Mejook
Sectriner
Sand’ Lake
Taborten
Ones
Maddy
Crape Hotel
Teals Pond
Mr. Carmon
Lecriner
Rensselaer
Platt Tells People How to Be Happy
U S Senator Thomas C Platt celebrated his seventy fifth birthday in New York today and shared advice for happiness Get contentment and happiness will follow Surround yourself with congenial people live simply and look on life cheerfully The aged senator summers at Woodmere L I at a cottage presided over by Mr and Mrs Gustav Abel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
Thomas C. Platt
Woodmere
L. I
Gustav Abel
Dead Man Rides At Drive In Ocean Parkway Chase
New York July 15 A man died after his car sped along Ocean Parkway at Coney Island narrowly missing the sea wall. Stephen W Anderson 24, owner and driver invited John B Lord and Miss Lillian Cohen. Lord and a mounted officer halted the car just in time. Anderson had died earlier from a pulmonary hemorrhage.
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New York
Dean
Ocean Parkway
Coney Island
Parkway
Stephen W.anderson
John B. Lord
Lillian Cohen
Anderson
Lord
Joseph Carty
Ocean Wall
Strangers Take Six From Boy In City Park
James Morgan a Flat Rock youth arrived in Indianapolis to sightsee and was befriended by three strangers. They walked with him to University Park where Morgan displayed $6 in his purse. The men swiftly took the money and fled, remarking they could have taken more if they checked the other side. He reported the incident to Capt. Bray.
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James Morgan
Flat Rock
Til
Indianapolis
Princeton
Illinois Street
Morgan
University Park
Josh
Capt
Bray
Fulkerson on Trial for Stealing Brass and Copper
George Fulkerson faced a criminal court trial before Judge Pritchard and a jury for alleged thefts of brass journals and copper wire from the Big Four Railway and statehouse. Accomplice Harvey Lawson testified from the workhouse while questions remain about Lawson’s credibility and Fulkerson’s alleged impersonation as a railway detective.
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George Fulkerson
Big Four
Statehouse
Pritchard
Harvey Lawson
Fulkerson
Lawson
Six Men Die In Williamson Mine Explosion
LATE NEWS BULLETINS report six men killed and six more entombed after a gas explosion at shaft No 1 Williamson colliery in Pottsville Pennsylvania. Separate item notes runners heading to Chicago with a relay message from Mayor McClellan to Mayor Busse and a Zeppelin airship test setback at Friedrichshafen with damaged steering gear and torn silk covering.
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Pottsville
Williamson
Chicago
New York
McClellan
Busse
Zeppelin
Freidrickshafen
John Kern Reception in Indianapolis Echoes Personal Triumph
John Kern of Indiana, Democratic vice presidential nominee, arrives at 6 10 pm and is greeted by a 7 30 pm courthouse lawn band concert. Vice President Fairbanks will speak at 8 36 pm. Mayor Bookwalter and Fairbanks ride with Kern to his home, with crowds expected at Union Station and a statewide turnout from outstate delegations.
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John Worth Ixern
Indianapolis
Democrats
United States
W. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
C. A. Bookwalter
Kern
Mr. Fairbanks
Union Station
Commercial Club
Mr. Kern
N. Pennsyl
Bookwalter
John Kern
Indiana
Saloon Owner Seeks Divorce Over Militant Wife
Albert N. St. John sues Agnes for divorce claiming she drove him from his saloon since July 14, 1908, seized possession, barred him from business, used vile language and struck him, raided the parlor, damaged glassware, and damaged customer relations while seeking custody of their children Carl nine and May.
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Albert N. St. John
Agnes
Carl
May
Carrie Nation
Kiger Pays on Boiler Shell Overcharge Claim
Experts reported to county commissioners that S D Kiger and company owe $3811.13 for excess charged on boiler shells. Kiger paid $311.13 under protest, while Rowland Evans argues for adjustments. The grand jury had previously declined to indict Kiger and company.
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R. Parmelec
C. W Lockhart
S. D. Kiger
Wiger
Kiger
Rowland Evans
S. D. Kiger and Company
Funeral of T D Jordan in New York
The funeral for Thomas D Jordan, former controller of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, who collapsed and died from heart disease at the Wall Street subway station, will be held Friday in New York.
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T. D. Jordan
New York
Thomas D. Jordan
The
Equitable Life Assurance
Society
P Who
Yon Tite
Wall Street
Divorce Sought On Rauser Anniversary In Superior Court
Pear S. Rauser filed for divorce from George Rauser in Superior Court No 5. On the twelfth anniversary of their marriage the couple showed little sentiment. Witnesses testified Rauser drank heavily and caused quarrels. She admitted saying hateful things when trouble began, though friends said she did not swear at him.
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Pear S. Rauser
Superior Court
Rausers
Surety Company Tests Auditor Powers in Indiana Case
The American Surety company sues Auditor of State John C. Billheimer in Superior Court No 3 to restrain him from dictating bond terms. The suit argues the auditor lacks authority to set conditions for bonds and seeks a legal ruling on his powers.
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American Surety Company
Superior Court No
State of
Indiana
John C. Billheimer
American Surety Company of
New York
Byrkit Sues over Public Nuisance Liquor Case
Mary L. Byrkit sues Thomas Fitzgibbons and others in superior court to enjoin the liquor business at Fitzgibbons Balcon and to recover damages for alleged property harm. Evidence completed Wednesday. hearing set for next Tuesday in room 5.
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Mary L. Byrkit
Thomas Fitzgibbons
Wolfson Held in Philadelphia Conspiracy Case
Charles Wolfson is under arrest in Philadelphia as a Confederate of T Eugene McDonald who attempted to defraud Adams Express of $10000 by sending a fire destroying package. Police trace show Wolfson aided McDonald after a notary witnessing a contract signature. Wolfson left Indianapolis the day McDonald deposited the package. authorities notified Philadelphia police who made the arrest.
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Charles Wolfson
T Eugene McDonald
Adams Sxpress
Express Company
McDonald
Miss Luther
Market Street
Wolfson
Luther
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Capt
Bray
Bryan Ind plans two presidential campaigns in key states
Lincoln Neb July 15 William Jennings Bryan Democratic nominee for president will not tour regularly but will visit Indianapolis for Kern's nomination on August 19 and later New York to sway electoral votes. Labor Day Chicago address aims to boost labor support, counter Hearst opposition, with a national committee subcommittee meeting July 25 at the Annex hotel in Chicago.
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Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Indianapolis
Kern
New York
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
Mack
Bryan
New York City
Ohio Valley
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
American Federation
Gompers
John Mitchell
William R. Hearst
Hearst
Independence League
New National Committee
Annex Hotel
Taggart
Leeds Heir Gets Million From Father in Paris Will
William B. Leeds died in Paris and his will, now with attorney Lewis C. Ledyard, reportedly omits his first wife. Rudolph Leeds of Richmond Indiana is said to receive 1,000,000 dollars. Real property goes to the second wife and the residuary estate about 7,000,000 to their infant daughter.
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New York
Paris
Wiliam B. Leeds
Lewis C. Ledyard
Europe
Rudolph Leeds
Richmond
Ind
Kern Praised By Mr. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan praised Kern during a Democratic national committee address at his Fairview home. He expressed deep appreciation for the party, satisfaction with the platform, and strong confidence in Kern as vice president nominee, saying he would not fear death if elected alongside Kern.
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Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Fairview
Kern
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Denver
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
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Philadelphi
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Kinney
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Leeds
Mr. Bryan
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