Old Man Confesses in Arson and Horse Poisoning Case
William Rose, 70, confessed in Huntington to setting fire to the thing and poisoning horses of Mrs Morford in Warren township. He implicated Mr and Mrs Charles Grau and named Sheriff Pat McCarty and Prosecutor George Eberhart as key figures in securing evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
William Rose
George Eberhart
Pat McCarty
Dill
Verne Rose
Adjoniah Warmer
Morford
Warren Township
Charles Gray
Charles Howett
Rose
Eberhart
Charles Grau
Prohibition Stance At Millersburg Drug Store
William B. Barnard editor of the Wersburg Grit and store owner announces he will operate a prohibition drug store. He says he previously dispensed liquors but has excluded intoxicating drinks to avoid claims of selfish motives and to align with temperance policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg
Ind
William B. Barnard
Wersburg Grit
Indianapolis
Independent Upland phone company formed to replace United
An independent home telephone company is being organized at Upland to replace the United, which is dismantling its exchange here. The move comes as the local system transitions away from the larger carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upland
Ind
The
United
Why Cascarets Sell Fast Across America
The piece proclaims Cascarets sell in vast daily volumes with millions using the product and a six year track record. It cites large expenditures to publicize merits and warns of imitators and counterfeit substitutes stealing Cascarets of goodwill and customer loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Honest Merchants Promote Time Tested Cascarets in Ads
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a reliable digestive cleanser by the Sterling Remedy Company. It highlights them as a pure vegetable product, warns against impostors, and promotes the West Pocket box marked CCC with emphasis on health and safety for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Company
CCC
Corbett Stages Comedy Facing the Music at Park
James J. Corbett appears in Facing the Music a comedy at the Park Thursday afternoon playing a well groomed and likable figure. The cast includes a detective rector fat uncle puzzled young women and a handsome helper as the plot centers on mistaken identity and flat mismatches in three acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Tuster
James J. Corbett
Crue
John Smith
Jenn/Smither
Corbett
Middie
Notable Actor Poised for Original New York Production
The subject shows persistent spirit and is frequently active on stage. Observers expect him to soon appear in an original New York production, signaling a rising career in theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Butler Admits Non Support After Deserting Family
Jasonville Indiana March 13 Hert Butler was jailed after a circuit court bound over to trial admitted deserting his wife and three children He testified his wages totaled about 70 dollars a month giving 3 50 to his wife The case drew a large crowd as he defended his conduct claiming the allocation was fair because dining out cost him more than supporting the family at home The article notes his plan to seek bond but he was unable to obtain it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasonville
Ind
Hert Butler
Justice Linthicums
Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Butler
Milliner Locates Musician and Recovers $17 Hat
Miss Bertha Nicodemus the Gardan theater musician left town without notice. She was found at her mother's Roanoke home by Mrs. Boese the milliner who had bought a $17 hat for the musician and paid only a small sum. The hat was returned and Nicodemus said she had to return home because of her mother's illness. She left behind a guitar case belonging to Mrs. L A Holthouse which she forgot to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Bertha Nicodemus
Gardan Theater
Roanoke
Boese
Nicodemus
Offutt Evangelist Resigns Pastorate and Returns Home
Rev. S. S. Offutt who left Columbus for Lawrenceburg to take a Christian church pastorate has resigned there and gone back to Columbus. He plans to base his work in this city and has entered the field as a general evangelist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
S. S. Offutt
Lawrenceburg
Offutt
Tippecanoe County May Hold Election Plans Discussed
In Lafayette Indiana on March 15 plans for a focal option election in Tippecanoe County were set. A conference at Davidson and Boulds law office included the Civic League the Good Citizens League and several churches. A petition with 2200 signatures is to be prepared for the April county commissioners meeting. The county council must approve funds for election expenses after the petition is acted upon.
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Lafayette
Ind
Tippecanoe County
Davidson & Boulds
Civic League of the
City
Good Citizens’ League of
Wabash Township
Two Holdups Reported In City Streets
Police intensified patrols after two highwaymen snatched money from two men Sunday night. John Hinsley 19 said a white man robbed him near Thirty seventh Street and Capitol Avenue and escaped with 4 dollars. William Swartz reported being robbed at Hillside Avenue Christian Church near Hillside Avenue and Nineteenth Street by two Black men who fled with 2 dollars.
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John Hinsley
Baby at ten days weighs two pounds in New Albany
A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Swarens in Milltown arrives ten days ago. The tiny infant weighs two pounds two ounces and is described as well formed and developing nicely despite her unusually small size drawing wide attention.
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New Albany
Gladden
Lee Swarens
Milltown
Mail Order Houses Take Sides In Option Battle
In Clinton Indiana on March 13 officials report mail order houses showing interest in the local liquor option fight. Circulation letters are said to discuss opening a field for liquor and price quotes are being sent to farmers and Vermillion County residents.
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Clinton
Ind
Vermillion County
Hog carload sale nets $1350 in Indianapolis shipment
Greenfield Indiana March 18 John Collins of Brown township shipped a carload of hogs and cattle to Indianapolis for which he received 1350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Ind
John Collins
Brown Township
Indianapolis
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Regal
Angén
Stodart
Jewett
Breslin
Chickering & Sons
Pennsylvania Street
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Richardson
Ellington
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Mls
Lindemann & Sons
J. I. Corbett
PARK
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Ceylon
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