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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1907
Page
10
Gottlieb Levukhardt has duly qualified as administrator of the estate of William Fritz late of Marion County Indiana. The estate is alleged to be solvent.
In the Marion County Indiana probate record Guy L. Sparks handles the will annexed for the estate of Frances Stetzel, deceased. The solid estate is stated as solvent, case number 7820.
Special to The Sun from Topeka Kansas on May 1 reports N H Loomis named by H Harriman to handle legal battles over vast Harriman rail interests before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Loomis, long Union Pacific Kansas general counsel, came west as a teen homesteader and now oversees cases for a 40000 mile rail network amid intense regulatory scrutiny.
Washington May 1 Public Printer Stillings announced the dismissal of 204 employes due to new laws reducing work in printing and binding government reports and congressional documents. About half were journeymen book binders and sewers and gold workers.
Maybelle Gilman the actress slated to marry William E. Corey, head of the steel trust, sailed from Paris for the United States and is due in New York. The marriage, following Corey's reelection, is likely to occur this month.
Henry T. Terry, an attorney, lay in a Philadelphia hospital with a bullet wound in the abdomen. Authorities could not determine if the shooting was accidental or a suicide attempt as of this afternoon.
The Indianapolis Sum prints society items signed by writers. Miss Lucretia Skinner spends days here then returns to Logansport. Mrs. Thomas of Columbus visits Bloomington followed by card parties in Alexandria. The Spahrs return from their wedding trip and settle in Clinton. Marriages of Marie Rich Sayles to George Rockwood and Miss Buelah Brooks to Frank Hollensbe are announced with East Coast travel for the brides. Lajoie of the Cleveland Americans accepted 41 chances this season in a row without an error.
Three men arrested on conspiracy charges as the District Attorney asserts that ballots of New York Life and Mutual were tampered with. George R Scrugham, manager of the international policy holders committee, was arrested in Albany. Charles Carrington and Charles Stirrup were arrested in New York and later released on bail. The case involves forged ballots and improper counting in the December election. Bail set, arraignments to follow.
George R. Scrugham, manager of the international policy-holders committee, noted for a striking career from student of Hiram Maxim to electrical work for czars, kings, and governments. Arrested in Albany in connection with insurance scandals, he later lived in Cincinnati and helped build the Cincinnati & Eastern railway terminal before entering the insurance field.
Secretary of State Fred Sims presented his quarterly report with the auditor of state and turned over 116,964.95, noting record business for three months. Completing his first year since appointment April 1, 1906, he became the first secretary to remit the interest on bank deposits 643.14 to the treasury. The report lists miscellaneous fees 2,068.75 domestic corporation fees 110,204 foreign corporation fees 560.60 court report sales 8,006.50 motor vehicle registrations 722.50 interest on deposits 354.
In a probate case, Arthur F. Hall, son in law of Dr William B Fletcher, challenges a will provision that Charles Kregele would remove Fletcher's body for autopsy and cremation at the Medical College of Indiana. The body was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery Monday morning despite the clause. The court notes an $80,000 probate action.
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