SLAIN BY ROBBERS IN WOODBURN INDIANA
Special to The Sun. Woodburn Indiana June 7. Town Marshal Columbus L Croy was shot and killed by robbers who forced entry into the Faulkner store. Mrs. Wearly witnessed the scene from her window and warned Croy as the robbers fired. One bullet pierced his heart and he died instantly. Robbers escaped. Woodburn lies sixteen miles north of Fort Wayne.
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Columbus L. Croy
Faulkner
William Wearly
Croy
Woodturn
Fort Wayne
Thread price advance hits Chicago dealers and households
Scripps McRae reports thread costs rise 214 percent as of Monday. Households will see one cent more per spool of thread and six card 200 yard spool cotton, once five cents since the Civil War, now costing at least six cents. Dry goods firms and drug stores with thread cabinets receive formal notices that six card twenty yardspools have moved from four and a half to six and seven cents per dozen.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Chicago
High Diver Ralph Green Succumbs After Net Collapse
Richmond Ind June 7 Special to The Sun high diver Ralph Green of the Buckskin Ben carnival suffered fatal injuries when the pole supporting the net gave way. He leaped from a 90 foot tower and struck the ground with terrific force yesterday.
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Richmond
Ind
Ralph Green
Map
Green
Dog bite injuries reported by L H Kauffman family
L H Kauffman reported to police that a large dog bit his children Belle and Joe Kauffman aged 15 and 8 on Wednesday night. Neither child was seriously hurt and the owner of the dog is unknown.
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L. H. Kauffman
Belle
Joe Kauffman
Minister's wife cured of dyspepsia by Postum advice
A minister's wife in Los Angeles recovered from indigestion after adopting Postum Food Coffee. The narrator explains boiling Postum fifteen minutes and avoiding coffee, noting personal relief from dyspepsia and urging others to quit coffee for better health.
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Los Angeles
Postum
Civil service exams set for July vacancies nationwide
Civil service notices announce July exams for several posts. A nautical expert in the Navy Hydrographic Office offers $1,000 yearly. Vacancies include firemen at Fort Trumbull Fort Slocum Governor's Island and San Francisco with salaries from 378 to 900 dollars. At least six dairy bacteriology assistants are sought by the Bureau of Animal Industry at 1200 to 1600 dollars. An assistant examiner in the Patent Office may be filled at $1,200.
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Navy Department
Fort Trumbull
Conn
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Fort Slocum
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Governor’s Island
N. Y
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San Francisco
General McDowell
S.M. Harris
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Patent Office
Burglaries Reported as Thieves Strike Homes
Miss Lulu Dunn reports her Ellsworth street home entered Thursday afternoon, a trunk with clothing and $40 missing after a rear window entry. Mrs. Anna Conners finds a stolen small stove taken while she rested Wednesday afternoon with back door open. Bicycle Officers arrest George Bowman for the theft, allegedly selling the stove to a junk dealer on Indiana avenue.
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Lulu Dunn
Ellsworth Sr
Anna Conners
New York St
Kitzmiller and
Trimpe
George Bowman
Log shipping rate complaint before Indiana Railroad Board
Lumbermen from North Vernon and other towns testify Friday to the Indiana Railroad Commission about a complaint against the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio railroads. They claim logs pay about three percent less than lumber, and railroads pressure firms to ship lumber over routes carrying logs.
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North Vernon
Indiana Railroad Commission
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Reed to Visit French Lick for Health
Deputy Auditor of State John E. Reed plans a trip to French Lick for health reasons. He will depart in a few days after months of desk work and exhaustion, signaling a needed rest.
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French Lick
John E. Reed
Lick
Mr. Reed
Woman Quits Life Attempt After Laudanum Rescue
Mrs. Charles Carpenter of 1315 Olive Street drank laudanum Wednesday night in a suicide attempt. She was found in a stupor. Dr E E Rose treated her for two hours and saved her life after arrival.
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Charles Carpenter
Olive St
E. E. Rose
Dr Henry W Long III Serious Condition After Illness
Dr Henry W Long of 232 Massachusetts Ave was taken seriously on Wednesday afternoon. He was moved to Anderson Indiana for treatment as his liver trouble worsened. He is an honorary member of Eclectic State Medical Association and president of the Marion County Eclectic Medical Association.
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Henry W. Long
Massachusetts Ave
Anderson
Ind
Long
Eclectic State Medical Association
Marion County Eclectic Medical Association
Hopkins on Trial for Failing to Account for Supplies
Milton I. Hopkins former quartermaster of the 158th Indiana Infantry faces federal court trial for alleged misaccounting of supplies during the Spanish American War. The 168th Regiment was commanded by Col. Harry B. Smith.
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Milton I. Hopkins
158Th Indiana Infantry
168Th
Harry B. Smith
Counties Rush Tax Settlements Ahead of June Fifteenth
Tax settlement period closes June 15 but only 17 of 92 counties have completed their filings. County auditors are urged to hurry up to meet the deadline.
Detective shoots burglar during millinery theft in Chicago
Lee Stella alias Frank Scott, a 21 year old black man, was shot in the side by Detective Otto Simon after pointing a revolver at the officer while robbing Whitman’s New York Millinery at 47 and 47% 8 Illinois St. Stella fled via a second story window but was captured by Plain Clothes Officer Slate. Hats and cash were recovered. Stella, former employee, lived at 1117 East Seventeenth Street.
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Frank Scott
Otto Simon
Simon
Slate
Stella
Whitman
New York
Samuel B. Whitman
Bray
Seventeenth St
Millinery Company
Woman Refuses Judge in Divorce Suit Over Custody
In Cleveland on June 7 Mrs. Helen A. Smith refuses to let Judge Beacom hear her divorce suit against Frank D. Smith. She seeks custody of four children aged 7, 5, and 8 months, arguing a bachelor cannot grasp a mother's love.
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Cleveland
Helen A. Smith
Beacom
Frank Dc. Smith
How Good Food May Turn to Poison
An article extols Cascarets as a natural stimulant for weak Bowels, claiming undigested food can poison the body. It compares Cascarets to exercise, noting the pills’ effects on intestinal muscles and digestion. The West Pocket box is sold by druggists for ten cents, guaranteed genuine from the Sterling Remedy Company, stamped SCG.
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Druggiats
Sterling Remedy Company
SCG
Judge Declares Rhodius Insane in Noted Case
Judge Artman finds George Rhodius insane and rejects the marriage claim to Elma Dare. He doubts Rhodius’s capacity and orders guardianship tied to a trusted trustee, with bond and ongoing probate supervision. Prosecution may pursue Elma Dare Rhodius for kidnapping and additional suspects face grand jury scrutiny.
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George Rhodius
Elliott R. Hooton
Marion County
Rhodius
Elma Dare Rhodius
Grand
Indianapolis
Elma Dare
Louisville
Local inventor opens limb and deformity shop in city
R. W. Magee, former Armstrong & Co. staffer of 18 years, started R. W. Magee & Co. at 425 Massachusetts Ave about 14 months ago. He manufactures artificial limbs and deformity apparatus and has earned wide state recognition for his expertise and quality.
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R. W. Magee
Armstrong & Co
Massachusetts Ave
R. W. Magee & Co
Seersucker Skirts and Sateen Petticoats Discounted
Local shop cuts prices for Saturday sale on striped seersucker skirts previously 75c now 59c. Black sateen petticoats with accordion plastrae scalloped edge Alleged value $1.50.
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Caveseervreee
Prince Fishimi to Visit Canada as Guest of Government
London dispatch reports Prince Fishimi cousin to the mikado and his special representative will tour Canada as a guest of the government. He has been wined and dined in Britain and is believed to be on delicate diplomatic business. He will not visit the United States as officials there have not been apprised of his tour.
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Mikedo
Japan
British Isles
Canada
United States
One of the Pioneers Indiana Automobile Company Profile
The Indiana Automobile Company at 220 E New York St is a long established state auto dealer. Manager secretary treasurer S W Elston heads a facility offering Peerless Winton Franklin Thomas Autocar Olds Pope-Harvard cars plus sundries and a large garage with machine shop paint shop and repair department.
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E. New York St
S. W. Elston
Peerless
Winton
Franklin
Thomas
Autocar
Olds
Pope-Harvard
Indiana
Sidewalk Roller Skates with Steel Rollers
Gus Habich of 121 West Washington Street advertises sidewalk roller skates with steel rollers priced at $1.00, listing the item and contact address.
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Gus Habich
West Washington Street
Trust conference actions outlined by president advisers
The plan includes directing the attorney general to press prosecutions against the harvester, anthracite coal and powder trusts before summer vacation. The Interstate Commerce Commission would be asked to require E H Harriman to explain prior questions while broader probes into bituminous coal, tobacco, fertilizer, grain and lumber trusts are urged. The overall trust busting program is to be discussed. Silk jumper suits offered at $10.50. Conrad's at Mass Ave and Del St.
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Harvester
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Tobacco Trust
Tennessee
Harriman-Hill Railroad
Grain and Lumber Trusts
Conrad
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