Stepson shoots to defend mother during abuse
In Lafayette Indiana on May 18 Thomas F Manley a cigar dealer was shot by his stepson Francis Seeger 14 after Manley drunkenly abused his wife Seeger fired three times with a 22 caliber revolver two bullets hit Manley who was in critical condition and hospitalized Francis Seeger acted to defend his mother noting the couple had remarried after divorce
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Lafayette
Ind
Thomas F. Manley
Francis Seeger
Seeger
Manley
Raccoons Escape Eat Eggs In Marion Park Raid
MARION Ind May 18 Estimates of damage from seven raccoons that escaped Goldthwait park were $80 after a brief sojourn. Five animals remained inside the park while one wandered to Belgian hare quarters and another remained at large. They consumed 11 ducklings 13 Mallard eggs and damaged six hens setting 105 chicken eggs. One captured raccoon killed eight hens and five Belgian hares.
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Marion
Ind
Goldthwait Park
Freak Bettor Hauls Wife Around World
Michigan City Indiana May 18 W J Shaw hauls his wife in a toy wagon as part of a freak bet to cover 43000 miles in three years. The Rochester New Yorker plans to visit Japan China India and Egypt and expects to return September 28, 1913. Frank Grener from France competes with Shaw. Shaw funds the stunt by selling postcards and giving lectures. He is 27 years old and weighs 110 pounds while his wife weighs 98 pounds.
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Michigan City
Ind
W. J. Shaw
Shaw
Rochester
N. Y
Frank Grener
Japan
China
India
Egypt
Christian Church Elects Officers In Indiana Convention
In Anderson Indiana on May 18 the annual convention of the Missionary society of the Christian Church of Indiana elected officers: President L E Brown Lebanon vice president W H Winters Indianapolis secretary treasurer E E Mormon Indianapolis. The Ministerial association also elected officers: President H A Denton Bedford vice president Walter Manselle Crawfordsville secretary treasurer E B Mormon Indianapolis.
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Anderson
Ind
The
Missionary Society of the Christian Church of Indiana
L. E. Brown
Lebanon
W. H. Winters
Indianapolis
E. E. Mormon
Ministerial Association of the Church
Missionary Society
H. A. Denton
Bedford
Walter Manselle
Crawfordsville
E. BE. Mormon
Persistent peddler flees as gun speaks in Michigan City
Special to The San. In Michigan City on May 18 a persistent peddler entered a home and ignored threats to leave. Mrs. John Ebright, enraged by the intruder’s chatter, retrieved a rifle and fired, stopping the man as he attempted to depart. A second shot was fired to spur his exit, with no immediate report of injuries.
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San
Michigan City
Ind
John Ebright
Tragedy in Kansas City Ends in Double Death
Honory Belton shot and killed his wife Lily after she accepted arrest, then took his own life. The couple had been separated for a year in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Honory Belton
Lily
Long-billed bird puzzle at Marion Indiana May Day
In Marion Indiana a long-billed snipe like bird has experts guessing its classification. It features webbed feet a dark coloring and a red stripe on the head. Rollo Davis captured it a sprinter who almost outpaced a dynamite disturbance causing debris to lift from a stump.
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Marion
Ind
Rollo Davis
Davis
Men deserted by same woman meet in Elwood
Ed Fisher and Clyde Horton, both dumped by the same woman now known as Mrs. Ed Fisher, met to discuss custody of Horton's 17 year old son. Fisher refuses to reclaim the boy, Horton eagerly offers to take him, and no reconciliation with the mother is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Ind
Ed Fisher
Clyde Horton
Horton
Fisher
Hor
Ben Hur session drawing to close in Indiana
Crawfordsville Indiana May 18 The seventh biennial session of the Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur closes Wednesday with a public reception at the Masonic temple by the supreme officers Reports from Dr Royal H Gerard supreme chief Dr J F Davidson supreme medical examiner 8 B Voris supreme keeper of tribute and John Co Snyder supreme scribe show the society thriving Gerard urged delegates to discuss building a new home for the Supreme tribe Visitors were photographed at the former home of Gen Lew Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Supreme Tribe of
Supreme Tribe
Viitors
Lew Wallace
Taft and Lawler Coincide On Alaska Coal Claims Letters
Public records reveal lawmaker Lawler and President Taft produced parallel memos on Glavis and the Cunningham coal land claims in Alaska. Lawler’s draft focuses on Alaska disputes, while Taft’s letter covers Glavis, Ballinger, and broader interior department concerns.
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Snays
Glavis
Taft
Ballinger
Lawler
Roosevelt Again Calls On King George at Marlborough House
London May 18 Col Roosevelt for the second time in three days called on King George at Marlborough House with Mrs Roosevelt making her first presentation to the king. The audience lasted about thirty minutes and Roosevelt, after outdoor access was approved by his physician, visited King Frederick of Denmark at Buckingham. Dr St Clair Thomson cautioned outdoor activity while Roosevelt prepared his African hunting trip book. Seth Bullock deputy U S marshal from South Dakota visited Roosevelt and they talked at length.
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London
Col. Roosevelt
King George
Marborough House
Frederick
Denmark
Buckingham
St. Clair Thomson
Mr. Roosevelt
Seth Bullock
South Dakota
Lafayette Man Dies Suddenly at Desk
Julius Pottlitzer a longtime Lafayette business figure was found dead in his office by his son Milton after staying late Tuesday. Coroner Shbill ruled heart failure as the cause. he had been dead for several hours.
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Julius Pottlitzer
Lafayette
Ind
Milton Pottlitzer
Shbill
Dixon Mayor Edwards Announces Candidacy for Congress
Sterling Illinois May 18 Mayor L B Edwards of Dixon declares his bid to succeed Frank O Lowden. He supports Republican pledges regulating railroads and trusts conserving resources and completing the Panama Canal with a strong navy, while opposing governmental extravagance and aligning with progressives in Congress.
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Sterling, Ill
L .B. Edwards
Dixon
Congress
Frank O. Lowden
Republican Party
Panama Canal
Youth Catches 42 With His Fish Hook
In Jersey City eight year old Peter Anderson and a six year old companion faced larceny charges. They explained they found a roll of $42 on a fish hook in the Hackensack river, held together by a rubber band. The money was split, and a boatman who lost it later alerted authorities. The court dismissed the complaint after accepting the boys’ explanation.
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New York
Peter Anderson
Jersey City
Hackensack
Woman wins $10,000 prize for camping on doorstep
Saskatoon May 15 Miss Jennie Williams a local school teacher won a land section valued at $10,000 as a reward for her gift in camping on the cold doorstep of a public building for 12 days and nights Tuesday she filed as the first claimant for the prize.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Jennie Williams
Williams
Public sale of Jersey cattle at Willowdale farm
In Vandalia Illinois on May 18 a public sale at Willowdale farm sold 108 head of thoroughbred Jersey cattle for a total of 37000 dollars. Two bulls went for 5575 dollars and one bull brought 4000 dollars.
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Vandalia
Willowdale Farm
Woman Sues for Divorce Over Husband's Excessive Stuttering
A Paterson New Jersey woman filed for divorce on May 18 claiming her husband’s excessive stuttering makes life with him unbearable. The complaint asserts the speech impediment as the ground for the dissolution of their marriage.
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Paterson, N. J
Paterson
White Receives $1,000 for Vote in Illinois
Chicago rep Charles E White says he received one thousand dollars from house minority leader Browne to vote for Senator Lorimer. He is expected to play a leading role in forthcoming graft trials in Illinois legislative circles.
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White
Illinois
Representative Browne
House
Senator Lorimer
Ilinois
Loan Shark Convicted in Usury Case
Philadelphia report states Arthur W. Hill, manager of the Reliance Loan Company, was convicted on charges of running a disorderly house by conducting a money lending business at usurious rates. The verdict cites illegal lending practices and high interest charges.
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Philadelphia
Arthur W. Hill
Reliance Loan Company
Shippers to Fight Increase in Court
May 18 Chicago. A committee of 17 representatives from national shippers meets to pursue strategies against a nationwide freight rate hike. They seek federal arbitration by the Interstate Commerce Commission and threaten a court injunction if peaceable methods fail. Members from each organization will pay 60 cents to seed a fund, with an initial $50,000 raised for the battle.
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Chicago
Carlton Place Destroyed by Fire Near Ottawa
Carlton Place a town of 4500 near Ottawa on the Canadian Pacific railway was destroyed by fire on Wednesday with losses exceeding 300000 dollars. Appeals for aid were sent out as local forces were overwhelmed and help arrived from nearby points. Also a separate blaze at Fawcet near Saranac Lake caused about 100000 dollars in damage.
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Ottawa
Ont
Carlton Place
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saranac Lake
Fawcet
Here
Get What You Ask For Cascarets Highlighted in Ad
A vintage advertisement extols Cascarets as a trusted daily staple. It cites immense daily usage and long-running consumer endorsement, noting millions of users and substantial money spent on promotion, while warning of imitators seeking to steal Cascarets’ goodwill.
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Cascarets
Cascarets Promise Safe Health For Children And Digestive Aid
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a time tested trusted business against disease germs. It claims the product cleanses the digestive canal, strengthens digestion, and protects children with a purely vegetable formula. The ad warns buyers to avoid dishonest sellers and to seek genuine Sterling Remedy Company tablets marked CCC. It mentions a ten cent West Pocket box and requests stamps for a charity style promotion.
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Sterling Remedy Company
Taft Friends Dominate Ohio Primary Results
Cleveland Ohio May 18 reports from Tuesday's primaries show forty two candidates vying for 21 House seats with both parties participating. Incumbent Ralph D Cole was defeated in the tenth district while Frank B Wis place and Representatives Tay Heifer and Thomas won sizable country votes. The tariff issue influenced outcomes and Gen Ki led Dr Hughey by about 400 votes.
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Cleveland
Dem
Ralph D. Cole
Republian
Frank B. Wis
Tay
Heifer
Thomas
Gen
Hughey
Greensburg Ment Manufacture Plans in New Plant
Greensburg based company announces construction of a new plant to assemble two first automobiles to be produced locally. The firm, recently organized with a car stock of 50000 dollars, lists directors Harry W. Harmiin, D. Meyers, Harry T. Woodfill, C. P. Co and W. W. Bonner.
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Hamiltonian
Hamilton Mortor Company
Toi Be & Notcher
Harry W. Harmiinn
D. Meyers
Harry T. Woodfill
C. P. Co
W. W. Bonner
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