Graft Alleged in Illinois Central Car Repairs Case
Harold A. Sims testifies before Master in Chancery Roswell B. Mason detailing how five car firms defrauded the Illinois Central rail road in car repairs. The scheme included dismantling cars for parts, padding labor bills by about 40 percent, and charging for repairs of good as well as bad order cars. Over 3,100 freight cars were repaired for about 939 thousand dollars, with about 300 thousand dollars alleged as fraud.
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Chicago, II
Illinois Central Railroad
Harold A. Sims
Sims
Memphis Car Company
Henry C. Osterman
Illinois Central Road
Roswell B. Mason
Illinois Central
Mallteria
Railroad Company
Tinois Central Company
Memphis
Ilinois Central
Ulvois Central
O. K
Officials to celebrate new Newcastle Indianapolis line opening
On August 2 a special car will carry the Indianapolis council and city officials to Newcastle to join the Nipp and Tuck club in celebrating the opening of the Newcastle Indianapolis traction line. Invitations have been extended by club secretary W. H. Elliott. Transportation is free, arrivals are around noon, with a fortification and chicken cloner at the clubhouse followed by a program and entertainment.
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Indianapolis Council
Newcastle
Nipp and Tuck Club
Army Board Will Make Western Trip
The army engineers board, tasked with distributing a $20,000,000 congressionally approved reclamation appropriation, finished preliminary work in Washington and departed for Chicago. Gen. Marshall will join in Chicago and the group will tour projects in Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana and Idaho, then proceed to the coast.
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Washington
Board of Army Engineers
Congress
Chicago
Gen. Marshall
Ballinger
Wyoming
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Man Rescued as House Is Destroyed by Flames
Special to The Sun. In Wabash Indiana on July 24 neighbors rescued John Hamerick from a residence near Markle as flames swept through the home. The house was nearly ruined with little salvageable furniture or contents, and time was spent saving him during the fire.
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Wabash
Ind
John Hamerick
Markle
Here
Mr. Hamerick
Posse Clash Escalates as McMullen Evades Arrest
In Dublin Indiana on July 28 a beatings charge against Lemuel McMullen sparked armed posses and guerrilla skirmishes. Sheriff Linus Meredith Chief Alex Gorman and others deputized Tice Hollingsworth as violence rises as McMullen remains at large with threats of a clan war.
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Dublin
Ind
Lemuel McMullen
Rabey
McMullen
Linus Meredith
Alex Gorman
Richmond
Dan Drischell
Cambridge City
Tice’ Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Elihu Hollingsworth
Democrats may put editor into office
Erie county friends of Norman E. Mack the Buffalo editor propose Mack for national chairmanship and then governor of New York Kennedy and James Smith said Saratoga meetings foster a unified push. The plan envisions Mack as a strong candidate with broad Democratic support across factions.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Democratic National
New York
Erie County
Norman E. Mack
John J. Kennedy
Democratic Executive Committee
James Smith
Democratic League
Saratoga
Mack
Minister Seeks Watchman Work After 30 Years abroad
New York July 28. After three decades as a missionary in foreign lands Rev. A. H. Lambert of the Methodist Episcopal church is awaiting replies to an advertisement he placed in New York papers. He seeks work as a minister in good standing who is married and can serve as watchman or timekeeper.
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New York
A. H. Lambert
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Vanderbilt to Buy Smallest World Monoplane for Women
New York reports Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt Jr plans to purchase a Qther Vendome monoplane, one of the smallest in the world built for women, following an ascent with C E Harmon. Harmon’s wife is said to buy a machine if Vanderbilt does.
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New York
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Canadian police seek Crippen and Le Neve aboard Montrose
Father Point Quebec reports police bearing warrants for the arrest of Dr. Crippen and Miss Le Neve. Chief McCarthy and Inspector Denis arrived with orders to seize them if they are aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Montrose off Father Point.
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Father Point
Quebec
H. H. Crippen
Ethel Clare le Neve
McCarthy
Denis
Dr. Crippen
Miss le Neve
Montrose
Crippen
Death by own action theory in Rawn inquest gains ground
The coroner's inquest into Ira G. Rawn's death looms toward a verdict of death by own action. Witnesses loyal to the theory contend others fled Cook County to avoid testimony while Pinkerton men say no evidence supports accident. Mrs Rawn now says death may have resulted from a struggle with an intruder but lacks proof of entry tampering.
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Cook County
Samuel H. Greeley
Winnetka Board
Winnetka Town Hall
Pinkerton
Siown
Rawn
Illinois Central Railroad
Wituneika
Boy Confesses To Wide Range Of Steals In Wilkes Barre
Peter McCol e of Plymouth admits to police he stole a large assortment over weeks including 29 pies 86 cakes 11 loaves 14 buns 23 lamps 4 suits 12 pants 17 mining lamps 13 shoes 14 boxes of toothpowder and more in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania during the recent period.
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Wilkesbarre
Peter McCole
Plymouth
War on overdrafts gains federal National Bank help
Indiana state banking officials report federal support to curb overdraft payments by banks. T F P Kane of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency promises national examiners will assist, urging banks to stop paying overdrafts while noting penalties exist under Indiana law.
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State Banking Department
Indianan
T. F P. Kane
Indiana Department
Indiana
Kane
Jail Remodel Planned by Huntington County Board
Plans to remodel the Huntington county jail were submitted to the board of state charities Thursday morning. The proposal gained approval from the board except for a few minor lighting and sanitation details.
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Huntington County
Board of State Charities
Raffles Typewriter Swindle Halted by U.S. Marshals
Two deputy U.S. marshals arrested Frank J. Pietrzak in Gary as part of a nationwide sweep. The operators offered a free $100 typewriter and sold chances across states. the prize was a misrepresented machine worth about a dollar. Pietrzak was released on bond and referred to the federal grand jury in Hammond.
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United States
Frank J. Pletrzak
Gary
Pietrzak
Charles L
Hammond
Travel Across U S on Roller Skates Heads West
Paterson New Jersey July 28 Nathan Levin and Max Brodie two Paterson boys began a coast to coast trip from New York to California on roller skates. They have visited 108 cities and received letters from as many mayors. They traveled with no money and report hardships including sleeping on a hatstack bare floors hunger thirst and various aches while promising to stay determined.
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Paterson
N. J
Nathan Levin
Max Brodie
New York
California
Nebraska
Nathan
Boosters of Good Roads Meet in Niagara Falls
National good roads congress in Niagara Falls opens with Congressman William Sulzer presiding. He stresses highways as vital to commerce and farming, noting U.S. agricultural output totals 70 billion dollars over 11 years and arguing bad roads waste vast movement costs.
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National Good Roads Congress
William Sulzer
Congress
United States
Dry beer declared real beer in city court ruling
Patrolman Eisenhut raided John Agnew's restaurant saloon at 102 South Illinois Street last Sunday and seized a bottle of dry beer. City Chemist J C Moore found it contained 3.82 percent alcohol, making it real beer. Joby Conners was fined $10 plus costs for selling liquor on Sundays.
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Eisenhut
John Agnew
South
Ili
Nois Street
J. C. Moore
Moore
Joby Conners
Wireless Saves Passengers on Fiery Oil Ship
LIMA Peru July 28 Saved by wireless 30 passengers and most of the crew of the Huallaga are being brought to port on the Ucayali. The Huallaga burned to the water's edge off the Peruvian coast and three crew members were killed. It is reported 200 bags of mat from New York were destroyed. The Huallaga bound from Panama was an oil burner. the Ucayali towed it toward Callao after fire was under control.
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Lima
Peru
Ucayali
Panama
Callao
Ship Agamemnon runs ashore in fog off Cloughey
The Holt liner Agamemnon with 150 passengers ran ashore in fog near Cloughey. Forehold flooded but passengers were saved as officers and crew calmed panic. The 442 foot steel vessel built ten years ago at Greenock Scotland is likely a total loss.
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Belfast
Cloughey
Greenock
Scotland
RAP KING S OATH
New York July 28 Resolutions denouncing the section of the British oath of accession opposed to Catholics were adopted at the thirty third annual convention of the St Patrick s alliance held here Unqualified political freedom for Ireland is also demanded.
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New York
St. Patrick's Alliance
Ireland
Cascarets Advertising Claiming Wide Popular Use
The piece promotes Cascarets with bold claims of daily and hourly sales figures, asserting millions of users and over five million dollars spent on advertising. It warns of imitators and counterfeiters seeking to steal Cascarets’ good will and profits.
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America
Httle
Cascarets
Cascarets Purify and Strengthen the Digestive Canal
An advertisement extols Cascarets as time tested and safe. It claims they cleanse and strengthen the digestive tract, act like exercise for bones, and protect children from deadly diseases. The product is described as purely vegetable, harmless, reliable, and efficient.
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Themesires
Dishonest Sales Tactics Warned By Advertisement
An ad warns buyers against dishonest sales pitches and unsafe products. It promotes Cascarets from Sterling Remedy Company and highlights authentic GCC marked tablets. The text cautions against bulk sales and urges verification of genuine boxes with a small incentive offer.
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Sterling Remedy Company
Juvenile Classification Report Fragment
A terse fragment notes population metrics and age classification terms. It references juveniles and minors and appears to be from a census or sociodemographic record. Further readable context is limited in the supplied text.
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