Hoosier’s Supreme Bench Rise from Humble Beginnings
James E. Garrigues, elected to Colorado’s supreme court without soliciting votes, was born in Manchester Indiana October 6, 1852. Raised by a politically active father, he left Moores Hill college after three years, moved west, built a law practice, and later won broad support from Weld County women voters for his judicial tenure.
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James E. Garrigues
Supreme Court
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Oliver P. Morton
Abraham Lincoln
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Moores Hill College
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Illinois
Iowa
Colorado Springs
Weld
Ezra Meeker Returns to Indiana to Mark Oregon Trail
Ezra Meeker arrives in Terre Haute in a prairie schooner drawn by an ox team, identical to his 1952 journey. He plans to return to Indianapolis where a $50,000 Congressional appropriation would fund granite markers to mark the Oregon Trail, based on his cost estimates and efforts.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ezra Meeker
Oregon Trail
Indianapolis
Congress
Meeker
Escapee John Edwards Recaptured in New York City
Jeffersonville Ind. report states John Edwards who fled the Jeffersonville reformatory ten years ago was arrested in New York City Wednesday and will be sent back to serve his remaining eight year term. Sylvan Alexander, a forger, also arrested in New York City, will be returned for parole violation in Bluffton.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
John Edwards
Jeffersonville Reformatory
New York City
Sylvan Alexander
Bluffton
Democratic leaders plan new daily in Columbus Indiana
Democratic leaders in Columbus Indiana announce the formation of a new afternoon daily paper with a capital of 20000 dollars. At a meeting of directors M. D. Reeves is elected president H L Rost is vice president and H L Campbell is secretary of the People’s bank. Deposits across First National Irwins and People’s banks total two million dollars.
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Columbus
Ind
First National
Irwin's
People’s Banks
M. D. Reeves
H. L. Rost
H. L. Campbell
People’s Bank
Indy liquor dealer fined for violations in Newcastle
Abbe Saperstein of Indianapolis was fined $66 after pleading guilty to selling liquor without a license in Newcastle. He was arrested on four indictments and charged with violation of liquor laws.
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Newcastle
Ind
aAbbe Saperstein
Indianapolis
Will Not Be a Spigot Turner An Erie Worker Switches
Huntington Ind November 16 Herman Finley once a head soda dispenser at the Erie shops has quit machinist work and turning spigots for fizz water. He plans a simple life and will pursue farming as an agriculturist, leaving the trade behind.
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Huntington
Ind
Herman Finley
Erie Shops
Soda Emporium
Hfe
Catarrh of the Stomach Promises Simple Relief
An article promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe cure for catarrh of the stomach. It describes symptoms such as bloating, sour risings, gas, headaches, and poor digestion. It cites Dr Harlanson and a testimonial from R S Workman praising digestion improvement and appetite after use.
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Stuart
R. 8. Workman
Chicago
Game Rooster and Chicken Hawk War in Henhouse
Nicholas Oberting of Lawrenceburg on November 16 surprised a chicken hawk in his henhouse and wrestled it by the legs. The hawk attacked his face twice. Oberting, aided by a game rooster, fought the bird until it fled. He then shot the hawk with a rifle and the rooster is being cared for.
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Lawrenceburg
Snud
Nicholas Oberting
Oberting
Qoberting
Pork Drops After Election Day in Evansville
Evansville Indiana reports a 3 cent per pound fall in pork retail prices since election day, while beef edges up from a month ago. Local stockyard quotes drop 20 to 25 percent as packers and butchers fear a temporary dip before restocking and raising prices again.
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Evansville
Ind
Indiana graduate Judge Ross Lockridge elected in Shawnee
Bloomington Ind Nov 16 Ross Lockridge a former Indiana University graduate four years ago and later a faculty member was elected county judge on the Democratic ticket at Shawnee Okla formerly he lived at Peru Ind
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Bloomington
Ind
Ross Lockridge
Indiana University
Shawnee
Oklo
Peru, Ind
Democrat Boone to contest Laporte Porter race
Robert Boone democratic candidate for representative from Laporte and Porter counties would contest the election. Gus Greiger republican won by thirty votes.
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Sun
Laporte
Ind
Robert Boone
Porter
Gus Greiger
Greiger
Mule Kills Owner in Indiana Farm Accident
Calvin Baxter, 64, was killed instantly when a mule kicked him in the head while attempting to halt the animal on his Bloomington farm. His body was carried home about a mile.
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Bloomington
Ind
Calvin Baxter
Hundreds Compete for $100 Slogan Prize in Indianapolis
Aspirants for the $100 slogan prize for Indianapolis grow by the hundreds, as a committee of four newspapers and multiple city organizations collects ideas. The pool includes varied proposed city images such as The Ideal City, The Hub of Industry, The City Beautiful, and many other bold epithets.
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Indianapolis
the Commercial Club
Mer
Middle West
America
Columbia
The Fourth Estate reviewed by Sun's office boy
In a noisy holiday era setting the office boy Jimmy reviews a play about a journalist hero who clashes with a jealous judge and a powerful proprietor. The plot centers on a threatened advertiser pullout, a midnight sting, a concealed photo, a dramatic payout offer, and a bittersweet ending with the couple planning marriage as the propertier reshapes the newsroom.
Southern superintendents visit Montgomery county schools
Crawfordsville Ind Nov 16 Representatives of the Southern state superintendents association visited five Montgomery county consolidated schools traveling in nine automobiles to cover seventy five miles. They visited the single room school at Ponds Grove and the consolidated schools at Wingate New Richmond and Linden.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Southern State Superintendents’ Association
Montgomery County
Ponds Grove
Wingate
New Richmond
Linden
Blind tigers must go in Martinsville crackdown
Martinsville Indiana officials led by Mayor Hastings and Sheriff Marley announce a citywide crackdown on illegal liquor dens. A preliminary tour of the town warns suspects that enforcement will tighten, with more than 100 alleged operators believed to be thriving under lax rules.
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Martinsville
Ind
Hastings
Marley
Coffee Quit Letter Prompts Health Revival
An Ohio woman recounts how quitting coffee and using Postum improved her health after years of heart trouble and nervous prostration. She describes energy return, pain relief, and steadier nerves, attributing the change to following directions for Postum and quitting coffee. The letter promotes the product and mentions The Road to Wellville and a recurring series of similar testimonials.
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Ohio
Wellville
Insane Motorman Fights Officers in Kingsland Case
Benjam in Corkwell a motorman in the Kingsland wreck was forcibly removed from his home by Sheriff Reichelderfer and deputies to Richmond hospital for the insane. He struck the sheriff with a blow to the bone, was handcuffed and shackled, and carried to the car. Corkwell demanded to know the officers intentions as the sheriff reached for his coat and hat. He began to fight, was overcome, and taken to Richmond on Wednesday.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Benjamin Corkwell
Kingsland
Reichelderfer
Richmond
Corkwell
Farmer Edward Hiser Ends Suffering After Tree Tragedy
In Anderson Indiana on November 16 Edward Hiser a 24 year old farmer attempted to end his agony after a tree crushed his back and hips. While two fellow workers left for help he cut his throat with a pocket knife dying soon after being cared for at home.
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Anderson
Ind
Edward Hiser
Farmers Lane
Little
Banquet for Oasis of Gary Sons of Itch Eccentric Club
Special to The Suan reports a Gary Indiana banquet by the Sons of Itch of the Oasis of Gary. The dinner ran from 8:15 p.m. Tuesday with ten courses and amateur entertainment. Officers elected include Ing wild Moe and H. G. Hay Jr as vicious sand fleas, William Devonshire as another, plus an itch committee with Harrys W. Guipe and E. G. Elbe and R. E. Rowley assisting. The meal featured a square table arrangement centered by a sand covered plate bearing a labeled sani flea with a humorous plea to be swatted.
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Gary
Ind
Oasis
Ingwild Moe
H. G. Hay Jr
William Devonshire
Harrys W. Guipe
Turnemover
E. G. Elbe
R. E. Rowley
Life prisoner seeks pardon in Indiana case
Edward Astman, once of Cincinnati, a life prisoner in Michigan City, has asked for a pardon. He killed his Indianapolis sweetheart ten years ago and was sentenced to death, later commuted to life. Paroled on his mother's plea, she died, and he was returned for parole violation. He has saved the state about $10,000 through his building plans.
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Laporte
Ind
Edward Astman
Cincinnati
Michigan City
Indianapolis
Durbin
Astman
Railway Gives Increase in Indiana Employees
In Frankfort Indiana November 16 all Clover Leaf agents clerks and operators from Maumee to Madison HL received a flat ten percent wage raise. The request had been for two hundred twenty percent but the company approved the smaller increase. Agents John Devitt Greentown DeLong Kokomo and Sutter Frankfort led the presentation.
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Freankfort
Ind
Maumee
Madison
John Devitt
Frankfort
DeLong
Greentown
Sutter
Kokomo
Hoosier Would Return to Reform School for Forgery
Sylvan Alexander, 22, asked Magistrate O'Connor in Tombs police court New York to send him back after claiming he broke parole by leaving Todiam where he served two years in Jeffersonville reformatory for forgery. He said he could not find work.
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Blufyton
Ind
Todiaim
Jeffersonvide Reformartory
Sylvan Alexander
O'Connor
Tombs
New York
Alma Robinson Sues for Divorce Over Iron Hurling Abuse
Mrs Alma Robinson filed for divorce from James Robinson in South Bend Indiana on November 16 alleging eight years of marriage with repeated abuse including hurling flat irons at her and finally battering her eye with a frying pan.
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South Bend
Ind
Alma Robinson
James Robinson
Home Doctor Remedies Promised To End Colds And Aches
An old time medical column promotes home cures for coughs, colds, rheumatism and digestion. Recipes use glycerine, pine concentrate, whiskey, sarsaparilla, torts, pepsin, ginger and rosewater with steps to mix in small bottles for daily use. Claims quick relief and skin improvements with repeated applications.
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