Bonus paid to stock agents in State Agency suit
On the stand Tuesday in the suit against George W. Hitt as receiver for the State Agency company and L. Van Laningham former president, witnesses testified about a bonus paid to P. L. Sweeney for stock over his commission. The claimants say the bonuses were due them as former agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oo. L. van Laningham
State Agency Company
George W. Hitt
van Laningham
P. L. Sweeney
Sweeney
Lawn Fete at Chapel Club Draws Large Crowd
The lawn fete at the Chapel club, held at SS. Peter and Paul cathedral, opened Tuesday night to a large crowd. Grounds were decorated and illuminated, booths were busy, and the cane rack drew many throws. A Marion Camp Modern Woodmen drill was featured. The fete will repeat Wednesday evening with chicken dinners served between 6 and 8 and band music.
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Chapel Club
SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral
Marion Camp No
Modern Woodmen of America
Indiana Mutual Cyclone Insurance organized by farmers
Farmers across Indiana organize the Indiana Mutual Cyclone Insurance company to insure against hail windstorms and cyclones. Officers include President Joseph Saunders Anderson Vice-President Daniel Fiant Connersville Secretary H L Nowlin Guilford and Treasurer E C Mercer Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Mutual Cyclone Insurance Company
Joseph Saunders
Anderson
Daniel Fiant
Connersville
H. L. Nowlin
Guilford
E. C. Mercer
Rochester
Lost Boy Harold Dolby Reunited After Wandering
Three year old Harold Dolby son of Sam Dolby of 28 N East Street wandered from home Tuesday evening. He walked along Washington Street to the Park Theater where he stared at the bright lights and asked questions. Patrolman Deiner brought him to the police station where his mother was located.
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Harold Dolby
Sam Dolby
N. East St
Washington St
Park Theater
Harold
Deiner
Graduation at Indiana Piano College Commencement
The Indiana Piano college will hold its commencement at the German house on Wednesday night. Graduates include Mrs J T Hedges of Mount Vernon, Miss Ittie Loglis, and Miss Hattie Leonard of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German House
J. T. Hedges
Mount Vernon
Ittie Loglis
Hattie Leonard
Indianapolis
Indian tragedy ends in murder suicide in Buffalo
Frank Vallchief, a Cattaraugus reservation Indian, shot and killed Mary Snow, described as a squaw, and then hanged himself last evening in Buffalo New York. The tragedy is attributed to unknown motives amid a Scripps McNac Frese Association report.
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Scripps-McNac Frese Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Frank Vallchief
Cattaraugus Reservation
Mary Snow
Roosevelt May Consent to 10 Run for President
Special to The Sun from Omaha Neb June 19 shows Judge Spencer of Missouri stating President Roosevelt will accept a Republican nomination for another term if the people bid him to do so. Spencer says Taft has not declared and may not run. Roosevelt’s decision hinges on the final action of the president and the people. Taft indicated he would not decline if duty calls, but he did not commit to a candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Seldon P. Spencer
Republican Party
Taft
Washington
Spencer
Missouri
Omaha Club
Victor Rosewater
Omaha Bee
Civil Service Examinations Announced for July
The civil service announces exams for July to fill a soil bacteriology assistant vacancy in the bureau of plant industry at 1400 dollars yearly. Another July 22 examination will fill as needed stenographer and typewriter positions for the Philippine and canal service. Examinations will be held in Cincinnati and other locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Plant Industry
Philippine and Canal Service
Cincinnati
Boy 6 Is Held In Detention After Bracelet Theft
Thomas Meridith, a six year old negro boy from Bridgeport, was taken to the police station by Enos Fenton and L A Millhouse, members of the horse thief detective association. He is charged with stealing a bracelet from Fenton and a revolver from David Bruce and is kept at the detention home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Meridith
Enos Fenton
L. A. Millhouse
Bridgeport
Horse Thief Detective Association
David Bruce
Woman Fights for Share of Large Fortune Left by New Yorker
Exhibit shows Silent Smith as claimant seeking a portion of a substantial estate left by a prominent New Yorker. The case centers on rightful inheritance and legal challenges to the will.
Wabash Contractor Committed After Daughter's Suicide
Jacob Overly, a Wabash contractor, was committed to an asylum after his daughter Grace Overly killed herself by stepping before a train. The death followed estrangement from her former lover, whom she blamed and sought to punish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash, Ind
Grace Overly
Jacob Overly
Wabash
Annual Regatta by Indianapolis Canoe Club Held July Fourth
The Indianapolis Canoe Club will stage its annual regatta on the river near the clubhouse starting at 2:30 PM on July 4. Eleven events include aquatic and non aquatic contests with prizes. open to the public except events eight and nine reserved for club members. Entries due by July 1 to James Manton or the Canoe clubhouse.
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Indianapolis Canoe Club
Aequatic Committee
James Manton
E. North St
Acquatic Committee
James H. Manton
Homer R. Barker
Egbert M. Hamlet
Irvin C. Rous
Hollie A. Shideler
Clyde E. Titus
Dennis Sullivan
Broad Ripple
Capt. Edgington
Riverside
Daughter tests Smith lineage with age claim and photos
Mrs. Simon Dufreche challenges the estate case over James Henry Smith's first marriage to Ellen Gargan in Galveston in 1866. She cites a license, letters, and photographs to support her assertion that Smith could not have been twelve at marriage. Experts and counsel present conflicting evidence in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Henry
England
Ellen Gargan
Miss Gargan
James Henry Smith
Taft In Race To Stay For Nomination
The Washington report asserts Taft will not quit the Republican presidential race. It notes his health is not a concern, detailing a mild indigestion issue described as ptomaine poisoning. Taft, visited Sioux Falls and Sioux City, shook hands with hundreds, gave five speeches, and faced strong western support.
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The
Sun
Cleveland
Leader
Washington
Minneapolis
Taft
Tom L. Johnson
Bryan
Sioux Falls
St. Paul
Sioux City
Ohio
Middle West
West
Meeting to Employ Colored Boys in Factories
Juvenile courtroom session hears a letter from David M. Parry offering to hire colored youths if joined by other employers. Probation officers say employing colored juveniles is the only way to cut delinquency, urging nearby factory owners to participate.
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David M. Parry
Life Root in Zoa Phora Medical Claim Advertised
Prominent medical authorities edited a two thousand page standard work on medicines and discuss Life Root Zoa Phora as a remedy for menstrual irregularities and weakness in women. The ad cites Dr Pengelly and Dr Fenge lly, notes sealed bottles and a Kalamazoo company, and promises inquiries will be answered.
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Hobart Amory Hare
Jefferson Medical College of
Philadelphia
Henry H. Busby
Columbia University
New York
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Fengelly
Florists for Roosevelt in Richmond
E. G. Hill, back from Detroit where he attended the National Nurserymen's association, reports a strong sentiment among nurserymen nationwide that President Roosevelt should be renominated and re elected to continue his successful policies.
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Richmond
Ind
E. G. Hill
Detroit
Mich
National Nurseryman's Association
Roosevelt
Clergymen absolve Sun Day School firm in graft probe
The Congregational clergymen committee appointed to probe charges of graft against the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing company reports absolution of the firm. It notes $12,500 worth of paper was stolen but finds no culprit among company members or employees and no evidence of financial crookedness.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Boston
Mass
Congregational
Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Company
Felled Father With Gun in Providence Incident
In Providence on June 19 Ralph Crum defended his mother from an attack by his father, injuring him with a shotgun. Mrs. Crum and Ralph claim the elder Crum suddenly went insane, seized a chair, attacked, and was struck in the head, likely to die. Ralph is under arrest.
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Ralph Crum
Crum
State Board Fails 134 Medical Candidates in Exam
The State Board of Medical Examination and Registration announced that a number of the 134 students who recently took the examination failed to pass, at a meeting held Tuesday. The board is examining college equipment and may require some institutions to increase their facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Medical Examination and Registration
Assessors Rest After Board Of Review Adjourns
County Board of Review will not meet Wednesday but will meet Thursday to allow County Assessor Womack to travel to Lawrence Warren and Franklin townships to equalize a number of assessments.
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County Board of Review
Womack
Lawrence
Warren
Franklin Townships
Rockefeller Estate Closes To Public After Reckless Driving
Wreckless driving by motorists over John D. Rockefeller estate in the Pocantico hills near Tarrytown and the disregard for the owner’s rights led to the estate near New York being closed to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Tarrytown
Jailed mob leaders in alleged lynching bid
Fifteen warrants issued for arrests of suspects who attempted to lynch Alfred Bouland Victor Richie Josephine Richie and Jane Sorrows. Bouland accused of bigamy. Leaders of the mob were sentenced to jail and fined heavily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Assumption
Alfred Bouland
Victor Richie
Josephine Richie
Jane Sorrows
Bouland
Opened Tourist Office by Ex-Agent Algeo
R P Algeo, once a noted district passenger agent for an Indiana railroad, has opened a tourist office in the State Life building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Algeo
Indiana
State Life
Lost job spurs divorce suit against Lulu Gordon
Harry C. Gordon filed a suit in the superior court on a Tuesday seeking a divorce from Lulu Gordon. He alleges she threw a butcher knife at him and pursued him to his place of employment, harassing him and causing him to lose his job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Gordon
Superior Court
Lulu Gordon
Colonel Visits Eastern Sights on First Indianapolis Vacation
A colonel plans a leisurely tour of the east before returning home. His itinerary includes Niagara Falls Atlantic City Baltimore Washington the Jamestown exposition and many other stops as his first vacation since arriving in Indianapolis.
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Niagara Falls
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Washington
Jamestown Exposition
Indianapolis
Katherine Graydon Resigns For Butler Chair
Miss Katherine Graydon resigns as chair of English literature at Oahu College Hawaii to accept the Katherine Merrill chair of English literature at Butler College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oahu College
Hawaii
Katherine Merrill
Butler College
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