Verdict Against Wabash Road Over Town Shifts in Ashley
In Fort Wayne on June 18 a jury awarded George Grate of Ashley 448 dollars against the Wabash road. The suit accused officials of using a real estate scam to move division points and build shops, promising a new town and later abandoning it, leaving investors and workers bankrupt. Similar cases were cited in Tilden, Andrews, and Delray.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Horton
George Grate
Ashley
Wabash Road
Montpelier
Grate
Tilden
Andrews, Ind
Delray
Mich
Hammond
High Life Escapade: Teens Celebrate After Graduation Night
Six youths four teens and two girls rode after graduation in a car from Ft Wayne to New Haven then back to town. They danced slept and breakfasted until sunrise and returned for more festivities before 10 am. Parents express anger over the secret outing and discipline included a slipper for a girl.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
New Haven
Sheep Shears Left for Razor as Joke
Fred Wade sues James Hopper and two farm employees after being rough housed on a Bass farm near Fort Wayne Indiana. They fined Hopper and associates $1 plus $11 costs for rough handling. Wade says they removed his razor and replaced it with sheep shears and threatened to shove him into a horse trough. He plans larceny charges.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Fred Wade
Here
James Hopper
John H. Bass
Hopper
Wade
Lone Bear Sufferer at Kokomo City Park
Humane society complains to police over a lone bear kept in too small a space at Kokomo city park. The June 18 report cites inadequate enclosure and calls for review of bear care.
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Kokomo
Ind
The
Humane Society
Noblesville Merchant Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
Noblesville merchant Harry L. Ingerman filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court on Friday afternoon. Debts total $9,135.07 while assets are listed at $4,500.
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Harry L. Ingerman
Noblesville
Two Boys Drown While Bathing in Wabash River
Peru Indiana reported Edward Burkholder aged 17 drowned after cramps while bathing in the Wabash River. A second tragedy followed when 12 year old Johnnie Reed, son of Postmaster Elvin Reed of Onward, drowned in a gravel pit nearby.
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Peru
Ind
Edward Burkholder
Wabash
Johnnie
Elvin Reed
Onward
Mortgage for 10 million on Northern Indiana Gas and Electric plants
A $10,000,000 mortgage on the plants of the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company across Hammond East Chicago South Bend and other cities was filed in Chicago by Central Illinois Trust Company. It is the county’s largest mortgage aside from a 200,000,000 1907 filing by the Indiana and Michigan Electric and the Wabash Railway.
Man Sells Newspapers Worth 416 for Two Dollars in Indiana
Darlington Indiana June 18 Joel W Mikels a Mexican war veteran sold newspapers worth 416 for 2 to a junk man. Mikels saved the old Indianapolis Journal for 2 years with no missing copies in the entire 1.66 weeks prior to discontinuance. The weekly cost was 25 cents.
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The
Sun
Darlington
Ind
Joel. W. Mikels
Mikels
Indianapolis Journal
GALA WEEK BEGINS AT INDIANA SUNDAY
Bloomington Ind June 18 The baccalaureate address Sunday night by Rev Charles H Moss of Nalden Massachusetts son of a former president of Indiana University opens the annual commencement. On Monday June 20 ivy and tree exercises memorial and the faculty and seniors base ball game. Tuesday the board of trustees meets and Wednesday Dr Frederick Jackson Thompson of Wisconsin delivers the commencement address.
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Bloomington
Ind
Charles H. Moss
Nalden
Mass
Indiana University
I. U
Board of Trustees
Frederick Jackson Thompson
University of Wisconsin
Wanderer From Hospital Improves Frederick Fertig
The condition of Frederick Fertig, a retired Waldron merchant, is much better after he wandered from Henry sanitarium in Indianapolis and was found in a Riverside park cornfield 66 hours later. Christian and Andrew Miller heard his groans and located him. He did not recall his movements or how he ended up there.
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Waldron
Ind
Frederick Fertig
Henry Sanitarium
Indianapolis
Riverside Park
Mr. Fertig
Christian
Andrew Miller
Police crack down on street and park ball playing
Washington Indiana June 18 Acting on a complaint a police order bans ball games on public commons and streets. Patrolmen must break up both casual catch and organized baseball with arrest threats for violators.
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the Sun
Washington, Ind
West-end
Hiatt Sets Quick Chicken Hatching Record
Fairmount resident E. E. Hiatt hatched a full sized chick one week after placing a setting of eggs under a hen. He bought the eggs at a local store and achieved a rapid hatch within seven days, marking a local record in early incubation.
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Fairmount
E. E. Hiatt
Doctor Scalded by Boiling Radiator Cap Incident
New Castle Ind June 17 Dr E S Ferris badly scalded about the neck and arms when he removed the cap of his automobile radiator. The water was boiling hot and steam spouted from the opening like a miniature geyser.
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New Castle
Ind
E. S. Ferris
West Point Cadet Exams Set in Terre Haute
Young men from the Fifth district may compete for West Point appointments in Terre Haute on June 30. Applicants must be 19 to 21 on entry day January 19, 1911.
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Terre Haute
Ind
West Point S
Brave Prairie Boys Keep Father Going in Roosevelt Parade
Bud and Temp Abernathy ride 2,500 miles from Oklahoma to New York on horses Wiley Hains and Sam to join the Roosevelt parade. Louis Abernathy is 10 and Temp Abernathy is 6, aiding their father Catch-em-Alive’s Jack Abernathy in a whirl of attention since arrival.
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New York
Bud
Temp Abernathy
Gotham
Oklahoma
Wiley Hains
Sam
Buds
Louis
Temp
Jack Abernathy
Morphine Taken for Stomach Not Suicide Says Woman
Nora Swinford of Shelbyville Indiana says she took morphine by mistake for stomach neuralgia after a Tuesday overdose. She asserts there was no quarrel with her gentleman friend and that the act was accidental, not an attempt on her life following a stabbing glance.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Nora Swinford
Airdome dog fight sparks chaos in Washington crowd
During a vaudeville show at the outdoor Airdome in Washington, two unmuzzled dogs fought before a crowd over 1,000. Women with babies fled and climbed benches as panic lasted more than five minutes.
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Airdome
Merry-Ground Sets Horse to Tripping in Columboes
Columboes Indiana June 18 councilman Jesse May owns a saddle horse that balks at the merry-go-round on main street. The music makes the horse dance the cake walk and other modern dances drawing attention the councilman dislikes.
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Jesse May
Robbers Strike Bartholomew County Post Office again
The Grammer general store post office of James A. Yancey in Grammer, Indiana was robbed Friday. Robbers entered the building and stole 20 cents from the till, marking the county’s third post office robbery in three months.
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Bartholomew County
James A. Yancey
Grammer
Miles assumes job as Indiana game and fish chief
Columbus Indiana June 18 George W Miles the new state game and fish commissioner arrived in Columbus and in half an hour took possession of his office He ordered fixtures sent to Indianapolis and refused what he did not want If he needed pointers from his 15 year predecessor he did not ask for them.
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Sun
Columbus
Ind
George W. Miles
Banker's Daughter Elopes and Marries in Secret Ceremony
Miss Delight Matter, daughter of Philip Matter a Marion financier and bank president, eloped with Frederick R. Stubbins of Indianapolis. The wedding occurred in Louisville on June 13 and was kept secret. Matter opposed the match. the couple plans to live in Indianapolis.
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Matter
Indianapols
Two Girls Injured by Lightning Bolt in Sheridan
Opal Thurman and Carrie Singleton were struck by lightning while seated under a cedar tree in Sheridan. Singleton suffered severe burns to the head and neck, while Thurman was burned on the side.
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Sheridan
Ind
Opal Thurman
Carrie Singleton
Gina
Singleton
Widow leaves $5000 for Hanover College fund
Mrs Elizabeth Lanier Dunn of Washington DC left five thousand dollars to Hanover college endowment fund. She was the widow of Gen McKee Dunn who once served as a professor at the college in Hanover Indiana.
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Hanover, Ind
Elizabeth Lanier Dunn
Washington, D. C
Hanover College Endowment Fund
Dunn
McKee Dunn
Porter Murder Case Sees Judge Fox to Oversee Trial
Portland Indiana June 18 Judge Henry C Fox of Titchmond will preside at the second trial of Iva W Porter opening Monday The special appointment followed early week proceedings Porter is charged with murdering his wife but argues the death was accidental He had been previously sentenced to Michigan City a ruling later reversed by the state supreme court
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Portland
Ind
Henry C. Fox
Titchmond
Iva W. Porter
Fox
Porter
Michigan City
Supreme Court
Potato Stows Away in Drawer Surprises Indiana Town
In Shelburn, Indiana, attorney W. L. Laurent hid a potato in his desk last winter. He reopened the drawer to find the plant had grown a seven inch white stalk and the potato bore 57 well formed baby potatoes, the largest marble sized.
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Shelburn
Ind
W. L. Laurent
Dredging Foes Triumph in Fall Creek Petition Dismissal
The Fall Creek dredging petition was dismissed after 18 000 signatures opposed the project. Promoters admitted defeat as the court found no jurisdiction over city streams. Officials estimated about 1 500 000 would be spent with little public benefit.
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Fall Creek
Citizens’ Defense League
Creek
M. E. Bush
Enforced idleness drives wife away in Vincennes
Harvey C. Matthews a painter kept his wife from any heavy housekeeping. A report from Evansville notes she was seen with another man. The day she left she wrote that idleness was killing her and she could not stand it any longer.
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Vincennes
Ind
Harvey C. Matthews
Evansville
World’s Greatest Aquatic Mystery at Riverside Beach
Henrici will perform a handcuff escape act underwater using a canvas bag and steel bound barrel. The act begins on Sunday with two daily showings and invites audience participation in attempts to restrain him. Sensational Smithson and Frank Stanton will provide stunts and free swimming lessons at the new ballroom by the boardwalk.
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Riverside Bathing Beach
Henrici
Houdini
Heurici
Smithson
Frank Stanton
Physician James Anderson Dies at Home in Versailles
Special to The Sun. Dr. James Anderson buried in Versailles on Friday after dying suddenly of heart failure. He married Miss Alice Brown of Indianapolis in 1878. she survives him.
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Versailles
Ind
James Anderson
Alice Brown
Indianapolis
Minister Receives Doctor of Divinity Degree
Heidelberg University in Tifin Ohio has awarded Rev. Henry S. Gekeler, pastor of the Central Avenue Reformed Church, the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He has served as pastor there for nearly five years.
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Heidelberg University
Tiftin
Henrys. Gekeler
Central Avenue Reformed Church
Beer
Pioneer Grieving Over Wife Mist Death In Koukomo
In Koukomo Indiana June 38 a pioneer named Kinsey mourns his dead wife while near death himself from grief. An inspection of numbered post office sub stations will begin in a few weeks. This year Richard Ayers assistant financial clerk at Indianapolis post office will supervise the inspections. Previously an auditor appointed by the department handled this duty but a new order shifting duties to the money order division ended that office.
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Koukomo
Ind
Kinsey
Richard Ayers
Indianapolis
Rescuers Save Drowning Man and Boy in Gravel Pit
Loganport Indiana June 18 Charles Thatcher swam out with Roscoe Reed 14 drowned to retrieve the body. Thatcher was seized by cramps and sank but John Kessling jumped in and rescued both the man and the body.
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Logansport
Ind
Charles Thatcher
Here
Roscoe Reed
John Kessling
Barge Sinks with 300 Bushels of Corn Near Petersburg
A Farmers' Elevator barge on the White River near Petersburg struck a snag eight miles east of town and sank with 300 bushels of corn. All aboard escaped in boats.
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Petersburg
Ind
Farmers’ Elevator Company
West Fork
White River
Here
Free Home Remedy Promises Cure for Kidney and Bladder Issues
A dubious offer touts a free recipe to cure kidney and bladder ailments including back pain and frequent urination. It claims to reveal a inexpensive, safe remedy from Dr E Robinson of Detroit and urges readers to request the recipe by mail, promising quick relief and easy recovery.
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E. Robinson
Luck Building
Etroit
Mich
Oldest G. A. R. widow dies in Carthage
Mrs. Sophonie Austin, 100, reportedly the nation's oldest G. A. R. widow, died in Carthage Missouri after a long old age. Born February 15 1810 in Bowling Green Kentucky she had lived in Missouri for 68 years.
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Carthage
Sophonie Austin
United States
Bowling Green
Missouri
Army Orders Detail Multiple Officers Assigned or Released
June 18 army orders list several officers with new duties leaves of absence and assignments. First Lieut William F Hall medical reserve corps moves to Whipple Barracks Arizona for duty. Capt James B Hughes assigned to Leon Springs Texas for training. Capt Douglass McCaskey extended leave. Capt Ernest D Scott to Ft Sheridan Illinois for duty. First Lieut William Patterson Coast Artillery granted three months leave. Capt John W Barker to Ft Leavenworth for special instruction. First Lieut Albert Kimper medical reserve corps to Ft Moultrie. First Lieut Harold C Fiske to Gettysburg for engineer duties then Pine Camp New York. Capt Brooke Payne relieved from Ft Sam Houston to join at Ft Myer.
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Washington
William F. Hall
Medical Reserve Corps
San Francisco
Petes
Whipple Barracks
Arizona
Uty
William 3Ood
Fourth Field Artillery
James B. Hughes
Fourth Cavalry
Leon Springs
Tex
Douglass McCaskey
First Cavalry
Ernest D. Scott
Fifth Field Artillery
Ft. Sheridan
Ill
William Paterson
Coast Artillery Corps
John W. Barker
Signal Corps
Ft. Leavenworth
Kas
Army Signal School
Albert Khmper
Ft. Moultrie
S. C
Harold C. Fiske
Corps of Engineers
Brees
Gettysburg
Pine Camp
N. Y
Brooke Payne
Third Field Artillery
Ft. Sam Houston
Ft. Myer
Storage vaults offer trunks and valuables rental
Safe storage for valuables advertised with annual rates as low as four dollars. Vaults suitable for trunks and valuable packages. Inspection invited. Contact News Phone 36 or Old phone Main 2420 at Cer. Washington St. and Virginia Ave.
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Washington St
Virginia Ave
Auditor Certifies Indiana Company’s 1909 Financials
The auditor of Indiana certifies the company’s condition as of December 31, 1909, with total liabilities listed at 160,496.7 and losses unadjusted at 25,034 07. The statement notes required reinsurance, maximum insured block of 2,500, and is dated March 12, 1910 with official seal.
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Indiana
J. C., Billheimer
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