Cartago Earthquake Death Toll Rises and Rescue Urgently Needed
Reports from Cartago and surrounding areas say the earth trembles constantly as rescue teams recover bodies, with deaths rising past 1209. Medical supplies run short, food scarce, and refugees crowd the region while Red Cross nurses and rescue workers are allowed. Port Limon residents fear a seismic wave from the Isthmus coast.
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San Jose
Cartago
Red Cross
Isthmags
Panama
Costa Rica
Port Limon
Red Cross Appeal Seeks Indiana Relief Funds
The Indiana Red Cross state board urges citizens to donate for Costa Rica earthquake victims. Gov. Marshall presides as board president with secretary Mark Thistletowaite, directing donations to John H. Holliday, Indianapolis, treasurer. Indiana members include Noble Butler, Rev. Francis Gavish, John H. Holliday, Henry A. Barnhart, E. K. Hackett, and Issac P. Leydom.
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Indiana
Costa Rica
State Board of the Red Cross Society
Gov. Marshall
Mark Thistletowaite
John H. Holliday
Indianapolis
Noble
Butler
Francis Gavish
John H. Holiday
Henry A. Barnhart
Rochester
E. K. Hackett
Fort Warne
Issac P. Leydom
New Albany
British steamer Normandy sinks near Newfoundland
Dispatches report the Normandy capt Hawthorne ran onto rocks off Bay of Bulls N F Saturday and sank in 25 fathoms. Of 40 aboard 31 were women. All were saved after landing at St Marys in the boats. The ship, on her first voyage from London to Toronto with pig iron, was bound for Great Lakes service.
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Boston
St. Johns
N. F
Hawthorne
London
Toronto
Bay of Bulls
St. Mary’s
Great Lakes
Wood Patten Dies After 20 Years as Agent
Wood Patten, longtime district passenger agent for the C C H D railroad, died of apoplexy Tuesday morning at his Dayton home after twenty years of service. He was well known in railroad circles and had many friends in Indianapolis, having often visited the city.
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C., H. & D. Railroad Company
Wood Patten
Indianapolis
Dayton
Country lawyer heir to vast estate in Maine news
A telegram from Minneapolis reports that Levi Stewart of Minneapolis died Tuesday and left his brother D. D. Stewart of St. Albans heir to nearly the entire estate valued around 15 million dollars. D. D. Stewart is a country lawyer who has accumulated about 100 thousand dollars.
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Bangor
Minneapolis
Levi. Stewart
D. D. Stewart
St. Albans
Hughes lawsuit against Central Union Telephone dismissed
Henry Hughes filed a $20,000 damage suit against Central Union Telephone for injuries from a January 1908 fall. Federal court dismissed the case late Monday by Hughes's motion after hours of trial and ongoing witness examination.
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Henry Hughes
Central Union Telephone Company
Hughes
Engineers Flocking to Detroit Meeting
Detroit May 10 One hundred delegates to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers convention arrive as nine hundred delegates are set to attend. Grand Chief Warren Stone of Cleveland will preside. The Ladies Auxiliary led by Mrs W M Murdock of Chicago will bring six hundred delegates to the gathering.
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Detroit
Mich
Evers
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Warren §. Stone
Cleveland
Ladies' Auxilary
W. M. Murdock
Chicago
Meeting Delayed for Mothers Club of School Four
The Mothers' club of school four at Tenth and DéeDaDrpborn streets will meet Wednesday May 18 instead of May 11 due to federation meeting. The discussion topic will be Literature Wallet for Children.
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Mothers’ Club
DéeDaDrpborn
Thinks He Has Craps Shooter Finds Dead Man
Washington police in the Harley's comet era chased a fleeing crowd of black craps players to a cemetery. Officer James Horton grabbed a figure behind a tombstone expecting a suspect. Instead he held a dead man and a bottle of carbolic acid lay nearby.
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Washington
James Horton
Henley posts bond in embezzlement case
Former Indianapolis judge William J. Henley, indicted for embezzling 28000 from the Chicago and Western Indiana railroad during his presidency, posts 20000 bond in Chicago. His attorney hints at a novel defense claiming the railroad holds no charges and the funds cited were Fetzer's money, with Henley not appearing before the special grand jury to explain the $29000.
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Chicago
William J. Henley
Indianapolis
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
George Kersten
James Magner
Federa Union Surety Company
Clarence 8. Darrow
Henley
Jen Cl Fetzer
Fetzer
Third Charge Is Filed Against Man
L. D. McMullen, operator of an employment agency, faces a third charge after State Statistician Peets filed papers in police court. McMullen has already been arrested twice and once had a $50 fine set aside by Judge Pritchard. Peets enforces the employment agency law, with several complaints on hand, and aims to ensure compliance as six firms have already shut under the law.
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L. D. McMullen
J. Leetz
Deets
McMahen
Pritchard
Erate
Horse Kills Man in Fracture by Horse Kick
Aeron May 10 Henry A Pouchot longtime senior member of Pouchot and Hunsicker and prominent business figure died after a skull fracture sustained when kicked by a horse on Saturday. He passed away Monday, authorities said.
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Aeron
Henry A. Pouchot
Pouchot and Hunsicker
Hyde Continues Murder Denial In Witness Box
Dr Ben nett Clark Hyde testified again in the murder case of Col Thomas H Swope denying involvement in the philanthropist's death. He claimed Moss Hunton died of apoplexy and that he gave Swope Holadin capsules, not poison. He described cultures, cyanide handling, and interactions with his wife and Mrs Florence Hyde as part of defense while a large, unruly crowd pressured the courtroom.
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Kansas City
Bennett Clark Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Col. Swope
Mrs. Swope
Cal. Swope
Florence B. Hyde
Latshaw
J Sewart
Landowner Wins Rent Claim Against Oil Company
Judge Roby affirmed the Blackford circuit court ruling ordering Pittsburgh Columbia Oil and Gas Company to pay landowner William H. Broyles $1,000 in gas rentals. The 1901 lease produced nine gas wells, after which the company shut the wells and stopped paying Broyles. The decision notes gas and oil leases are unique and rental payments stand separate from royalties.
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Judge Roby
Wiliam H. Broyles
Pittsburgh
Columbia Oil and Gas Company
Blackford
Oil and Gas Company
Broyles
Roby
Brortes
Heinze Faces Thirty Indictments in Banking Case
Judge Hough refused to dismiss further indictments against Fritz Augustus Heinze the Montana copper king, and ordered the trial to proceed in the United States circuit court. The 1908 indictment now stands as the sole remaining charge after previous indictments from 1910 and 1909 were dismissed.
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New York
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Teasday
Fritz Augustus Heinze
Montana
Marshall Grover of Greensburg Dies
Greensburg Ind May 10 Marshall Grover Sr died at 4 o clock Tuesday morning. He had been identified with the business of this city since 1829. He was a mason and an Elk and a reader in all industrial and philanthropic movements. He served as paymaster throughout the Civil War.
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Greensburg
Ind
Marshall Grover, Sr
Club Women To March On Cincinnati For Biennial Meet
United States club women gather in Cincinnati for the General Federation of Women's Clubs biennial meeting from May 11 to 18. Governors and mayors welcome delegates, with speakers from national groups and universities. Social events include receptions at Linton hotel and the Art Museum, plus excursions to Mammoth Cave and other venues.
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Cincinnati
United States
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Country Club
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky Federation
Mayor Crump Fined for Spitting in New Courthouse
Memphis report states Mayor Edward R. Crump was arrested and fined after spitting on the tiled floor of the new 2,000,000 courthouse. He had launched an anti spitting crusade and had police arrest any person seen expectorating in streets or public buildings. He paid the fine.
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Memphis
Edward R. Crump
Crump
Sorrel Mare Leaps Into Court Record
Enos R. Miller sues Niels ey Nissen for 75 damages after buying a sorrel mare for 125 that he says is unsound not a good worker moon eyed thick winded balky and not a family horse, while Nissen claimed the horse was sound and a strong puller.
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Nissen
Miller
Man Under Bed Goes Fast in Divorce Suit
Chester Carpenter files for divorce from wife, claiming he found a cigar on the stand at home which, its smoke filling the room, led to Hartley Brown under the bed. Mrs. Carpenter denies the charges as the couple’s case proceeds from a T. P. A. convention visit in Fort Wayne.
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Cording
Chester Carpenter
Ft. Wayne
Patrolman Bolen Reported Near Death at City Hospital
Frank Bolen, longtime corner policeman at Ohio and Pennsylvania streets, lies near death at City hospital after a week under care for pneumonia. He has served on the police force for many years and was regarded as an efficient, veteran officer.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
City Hospital
Bolen
Four downstate lawmakers questioned in Lorimer election probe
Chicago May 10 four downstate legislators were brought to the city to appear before a grand jury probing the Lorimer Senate win. Witnesses were smuggled in and out to preserve anonymity as state attorneys push a broad corruption inquiry.
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Grand Jury
Lorimer
Chicago
Downstate
William Lorimer
Man Hit by Streetcar Dies in City Hospital
Thomas Quackenbush of 1133 Harlan Street was struck by a West Washington Street car Monday afternoon just west of the river and died Tuesday at City Hospital.
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Thomas Quackenbush
Harlan Street
W. Washington
Woman slain in Capital Hill a mystery mark on head
Denver date May 10 a strange symbol carved in the head of Mrs Catherine Wilson whose body was found jammed in a packing case in the basement of her Capital Hill home. She was strangled with a cloth still twisted at her throat. The symbol resembles a Delta with two marks at each side and skin cut away in two strips toward the temples. A house cleaner reportedly employed last Saturday is being sought by police as a possible lead. The murder is believed to have occurred Saturday after the cleaner last saw Mrs Wilson.
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Denver
Colo
Catherine Wilson
Capitol Hill
Post Office at Richmond Bone of Contention
Richmond Ind May 10 Postmaster General Hitchcock intervenes in the Richmond postmastership fight. Indications favor the retention of Postmaster Spekenhier as a department agent surveys sentiment and approves his continuance. Edgar M. Bans, appointed by Congressman Barnard, is stalled, seen as a Barnard rebuke. Hitchcock backs Spekenhier as a top third efficiency first class postmaster.
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the Sun
Richmond
Ind
Hitchcock
Spekenhier
Edgar M. Bans
Barnard
Haas
Doctor Walsh In Street Altercation At Gary Board Meeting
In Gary Indiana on May 10, Dr. Harry F. Walsh secretary of the Gary board of health struck Dr. I L Milestone treasurer during a street confrontation amid allegations of misconduct in his official position.
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Harry F. Walsh
Gary
Joy Riders Sought After Brutal Street Beheading
Chicago authorities seek the occupants of a big yellow touring car involved in a Monday night hit run that killed Mrs Albert Hehr, widow of a wealthy contractor, as she crossed a city street. The car, filled with revelers, sped at 45 miles per hour and fled after the strike, with onlookers recalling cries of don't stop. The incident marks a severe case of joy riding.
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Albert Hehr
Three Girls Pass Rigid Examination in Indiana
Three Indiana young women earned certificates from state superintendent R J Aley proving four years of high school work and eligibility for teachers colleges. Gladye Murray Anna Weida and Della Carmine are the successful trio among 27 applicants from five counties who passed the second division tests. the three also mastered first division material.
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Indiana
R. J. Aley
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ted Normal Colleges
Gladye Murray
Anna Weida
Clinton County
Della Carmine
Ripley County
Reserve agents for state banks picked in Indiana
Washington May 10. The following reserve agents were appointed for Indiana banks Chase National Bank of New York Continental National Bank of Chicago American National Bank of Indianapolis for the First National Bank of Argos Continental National Bank of Chicago for the Cannelton National Bank of Cannelton Nevitt Moody appointed rural carrier and Charley Moody substitute for Route 5 at Clay City
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Washington
Chase National Bank of New York
American National Bank of Indianapols
First National Bank of
Argos
Continental National Bank of Chicago
Cannelton National Bank of
Cannelton
Nevitt Moody
Charley Moody
Clay Citr
Bishop John B. Ginley Consecrated in Kensington Cathedral
In Philadelphia on Tuesday May 10 John B. Ginley was consecrated bishop of Nueva Caceres in the Philippine islands before a large assembly of bishops, priests, and laity. The ceremony was led by Mgr. Falconio.
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Philadelphia
John B. Ginley
Neuva Caceres
Philippine Islands
Kensington
Mgr. Falconio
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