Marion Girl Dies in Jail After Arsenic Act
Special to the Sun from Muncie Indiana reports 16 year old Marion resident Mrs. Baugher died in the county jail after swallowing arsenic Tuesday night. She and Lulu and Cloe Thompson had been with men in Marion and Muncie. Police later jailed all three girls. Mrs. Baugher relapsed and died despite a physician's arrival. Coroner Cecil opens an investigation, not accepting death by own action theory.
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Muncie
Ind
Curtis Baugher
Marion
Zeigler will battle over vast estate claim
Mrs. Matilda Zeigler widow of Arctic explorer William Zeigler sues to break his will alleging his insanity. The will supposedly leaves a $40,007,000 estate to his adopted son William Zeigler age four, with an annuity to Mrs. Zeigler and residencies in New York and Noroton. The suit questions the validity of the document after bequests to relatives.
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Scripps-M'Rae Press Association
New York
Matilda Zeigler
William Zeigler
Zigler
Noroton
McGonagle Nominated Deputy Auditor for Treasury Dept
In Muncie Indiana on July 19 it is reported Senator Hemenway recommends Charles A. McGonagle for deputy auditor of the treasury in Washington at a salary of 2500 a year. McGonagle is said to be the third choice after Sihler of Transville and Tillman of Boonville.
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SUN
Muncie
Ind
Hemenway
Charles A. McGonagle
Treasury Department
Washington
Metonagie
Charles Sihler
Transville
T. P. Tillman
Boonville
Cromer
McKonagle
Outlook for Showers Brightens Heat Dome Persists
The weather bureau in Washington reports the heated term continues with little relief across the lower lakes, Iowa, northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Some morning thunderstorms occur but temperatures stay high, with record 72 to 78 degrees in Philadelphia. Showers are seen in the next 36 hours in the upper Ohio valley and eastward, bringing a drop in temperature Thursday into Friday.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
Lower Lakes
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Philadelphia
Regret That Donahue Is To Escape The Rope
Gov. J Frank Hanly faced sharp criticism for commuting the murder sentence of Edward Donahue. Critics claim leniency undermines justice, noting prior cases and alleged insanity claims. Lake County residents fear a flood of Chicago criminals receiving life terms. Prosecutor testimony and defense arguments contest the governor’s assertions about trial preparation.
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J. Frank Hanly
Edward Donahue
Gov Hanly
Supreme Court
Donahue
Hang
Berkley Smith
Lake County
Northrop
Donshus
Donanus
Laxe County
Chicago
Hanly
Temiter
Twin Sisters in Syropathetic Insanity At Dayton Hospital
Two 20 year old twins Firace and Ada Gamps were admitted to Dayton State Hospital from Georgetown Brown county for treatment of syropathetic insanity. The sisters exhibit shared afflictions with mutual grief or joy triggering identical delusions while remaining non violent and well educated in their home city.
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Ecripps-Maae Press Association
Dayton, O
Dayton State Hospital
Firace
Ada Gamps
Georgetown
Brown County
Lone Man Robs Bank at Waterloo Illinois
Waterloo Illinois at ten o'clock Wednesday morning a lone bandit robbed the State bank of four hundred dollars. Assistant Cashier Kaemper, alone in the bank, was threatened with a revolver and forced to hand over the money. A posse pursued the fleeing suspect while the town, capital Waterton, a Monroe county seat, began to organize a search.
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Ter Kaemper
State Bank OF Waterloo
Ill
Scripps-M'Rre Press Association
Waterloo
Kaemper
Farmer in West Virginia shoots boy over trespass
SCRIPPS. RAB SRESS ASSOCIATION, WHEELING. W. Va., July 18. George Brown, farmer near New Martinsville, blew out the brains of William Willimby, 15, Wednesday morning after finding the boy in his blackberry patch. The boy did not leave quickly enough and Brown fired with a shotgun, scattering his brains over the premises. The farmer was pre?cated and the community is so worked up officers fear an outbreak.
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Scripps. Rab Sress Association
Wheeling
W. Va
George Brown
New Martinavilley
Willam Willimby
Brown
Auto Crash Crashes Through Bridge Rail at Wolf Lake
Noaks of Indianapolis and J B Adlund of Chicago suffer injuries in a high speed crash on the Hammond Whiting road while returning from Indianapolis to Chicago. Noaks taken to Chicago for treatment. Adlund unharmed. Civil service exam draws 100 applicants for 7 laborer jobs in new federal building. tests include physicals, weight, height, and physician checks. Estella Springer sues for divorce from Davis Springer claiming desertion after marriage on April 5, 194?
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NG. Noaks
Indianapolis
J. B. Adlund
Chicago
Hammond (Nd
Hammond- Whiting
Wolf Lake
Tenneau
Noaks
Adlund
Hunarea
Federal
C. W. Mors
Cincinnati
Sighh
Civil Service
Record heat grips New York and region
New York and vicinities suffered another scorcher with no relief in sight. Over 20 deaths and numerous prostrations were reported in two hours as residents sought shade outdoors. At 9 a.m. the city registered high temperatures while open air sleeping and crowded parks showed the heat’s toll across New England and Chicago.
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Scripps-M-Rae Pree&s Association
New York
Baston
New England
Chicago
Right off the Wires Nation Briefs from City and Court
Wire service brief items note Moscow Zemstvos congress opening here Wednesday. Reports include stabbing death in Lancaster and a wife killed by a husband shot in Rochester body found with bullet in head. A jail assault acquittal in Newport, and an anarchist released from prison in Pittsburg after Homestead strike term.
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Zemstvos Congress
Mount Steal
Walterning
New York
Anna Gabe
Lancaster
Alongo Jackson
Stgrmer
Philadelphia
Harry Moper
Cleveland
Louis—Sudge McPherson
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U. S. People’s Bank
American Shipbuilding Company
Washington
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Rochester
Aillam Gardner
G. Anderson
Newport
Roebuck
Plorger
Butt
Helmholl
Walter Amenis
Funston Fined for Disturbing the Peace and Concealed Weapons
Former congressman H. Funston, father of Gen. Frederick Funston, was found guilty in Iola police court of disturbing the peace and carrying concealed weapons. Costs were assessed against him totaling 156 dollars. In Shelbyville, welterweight Sam Murbarger defeated G. W. Lewis in a crowd-pleasing theater bout, winning three falls in two and one half minutes.
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Scripps-1irae Press Association
Iola
Kas
H. Funston
Frederick Funston
Murbarger
Lewis
Shelbyville
Sam Murbarger
Indianapolis
G. W. Lewis
Shelbyvilla
Aaron Lewis
Shelbyville Sports
Root sworn in as secretary of state in Washington
Elihu Root was sworn in Wednesday morning as secretary of state. The oath was administered by William McNair, assistant secretary Loomis noting little ceremony as Root offered no speech. Sparks from a chimney caused a blaze at W. W. Bighles residence, 701 North Austin Street, Wednesday morning, with minor damage reported.
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Ecripps MN Rae Press Association
Washington
Elihu Root
Willam McNair
Department of State
Loomis
W. W. Bighles
Aust
Morales
Brown Bird Man Plans Europe Trip After Gould Visit
Isaac W Brown famed Hoosier bird and bee man will entertain Misa Helen Gould in August then depart for England to study birds and insects. He will also travel to Europe for further continental research on wildlife. A separate report from California notes Daniel Maloney died when his aeroplane collapsed at 3000 feet near Santa Clara after losing control. In Warren, Indiana, thirteen county jail prisoners fled during transport. guards recaptured ten, but six remained at large.
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Rochester
Ind
Isaac WW. Brown
Misa Helen Gould
England
Europe
Scripps-Rre Press Association
Warren
Birteen County
Howland
Detectives Quit Case in Nellis May Fil Murder Mystery
Detectives Hawkins and city council investigators quit the Nellis May Fil murder case in Shelbyville Indiana Tuesday night. The reward remains in force as the investigators withdraw from further action.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Hawkins
Nellis
Fugitive broker hidden in secret chamber in cottage
Stella Bowman known as Bowman, a detective claimant, was fined five dollars and costs and sentenced to 90 days in jail for stealing a pocketbook containing seven dollars at a boarding house on North Delaware Street in Indianapolis. She was caught in the act by detectives Bray and Simon after taking a clock and umbrella from Miss Mary McNeains. Bowman had formerly drawn attention for her appearance before her alleged downfall.
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Stella Bowman
Indianapolis
Bowman
Mattie Smith
N. Delaworett
Mary McNeains
Bray
Simon
Pretty Wife Defies Hushed Secrets Over Fleeing Broker
Rochester Indiana July 19 Pretty Mia Holzman wife of Ross Holzman the Cincinnati broker who fled with debts of 270000 stands in her mother in law’s home declaring she will never reveal her husband’s whereabouts. She protests to reporters that no power will force her to betray him while recalling their shared past and the public scrutiny surrounding their family.
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Ross Holzman
PROM
Cincinnati
Indiana Town
Rochester
Ind
Ross
Mia
Ross Holsman
Eariteat
Bessie Holzman
Rosa Holzman
Indiana
Siti Wheeler
Ross Holman
Powell Held On Vicious Dog Charge In Quiet Neighborhood
John J. Powell, listed as teamater, was brought to the police station Wednesday morning by Bicyclemen Hult and Shine on a charge of keeping a vicious dog. A warrant sworn out by ten neighbors claimed the dog howled at night, disturbing the peace of the neighborhood.
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John J. Powell
Teamater
Hult and Shine
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