Bank Officials Admit Simpson Not Their Man
Indiana banking officials concede Simpson Carey alias Dusty Rhodes is not Edward Benton, with investigations ongoing to link any suspect to a Continental Bank fraud. Detective Webster travels to Indiana towns to pursue leads, while Andrew Smith notes uncertainty and urges continued inquiry to identify the forger or extract truth from the jailed man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Carey
Dusty
Secottsburg
Ind
Wealter Neal
Simpson
Carey
Continental Bank
Andrew Smith
Celtic
Renton
J. A. Carey
Ling
Wish to Change Ambulance Location At Police HQ
Supt Hyland urges moving the city ambulance and dispensary back to police headquarters to restore quick police coordination. Currently based at Bobbs free dispensary near Market and Senate, delays occur as calls reach police first and communication with the dispensary is slow, risking death in time‑sensitive injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Hyland
Bobbs Free
Market
Senate Avenue
Appeal Declares Prisoner Is Dying
An appeal for pardon was filed Wednesday for Fred Bennett 26 Rush county imprisoned in the Indiana state reformatory not less than five years. The petition cites Bennett dying of chronic catarrbal gastritis. The board cannot act until the minimum term is served. Other appeals include Nathan Halem from St Joseph county, James Mastidon life prisoner, Ora May parole violation, John Leulliott life murder parolee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bennett
Rush County
Indiana State Reformatory
Board of Pardons
Bennett
Reformatory Board
Nathan Halem
St. Joseph County
Indiana Reformatory
James Mastidon
Clarke County
Ora May
John Leulliott
Thrashers organize to collect debts and rights in Indiana
Thrashers desiring to collect accounts seek legislation enabling filing of a mechanic s lien and plan to organize a state association in the board of trade building. They aim for better routes and bridges and to secure highway rights for thrashing outfits. About two hundred attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Board of Trade
Portland Steamer Goes Aground With 83 Aboard In Alaska
In Cordova Alaska on November 16 the steamer Portland ran aground on Katalla shore and is feared to have perished with 83 people aboard as a gale sinks the vessel. Rescue may be delayed. the ship is rapidly breaking up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordova
Alaska
Portland
Arrow
Katalla
Minnesota Seeks Indiana Indeterminate Sentence Details
Amos Butler secretary of the Indiana state board of charities received a letter from Henry Wolfer warden of the Minnesota state prison asking for information on how the Indiana indeterminate sentence law operates. The inquiry signals Minnesota plans to copy the Indiana approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Indiana
Amos Butler
Pluralities Shown In Official County Results
The state board of election canvassers released official totals for state offices. Key figures include Elinghany and Gulley for secretary of state, OBrien leading auditor, Vollmer ahead for state treasurer, and F. Homan and Mont for attorney general with solid party plumes. Omitted are minor candidates and fragmented OCR lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Election Canvassers
Ellingham
Obrien
Denny
Thompson Peas
Dease Jdavekson
SUCL
Olsentsoc. Lab
Vollmers Plurality
Ttorney General
Taggart Proposes Graduated License in Local Option
Thomas Taggart and Democratic officers at a Denison meeting advocate a graduated high license fee for smoons tied to city and township units. They pledge repeal of county local option and seek a remedy to liquor evils while appeasing the dry faction. The proposal aims to settle the liquor question and remove it from Indiana politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Taggart
Denison
Ma. Taggart
Indiana
Sweeping Reforms in San Francisco
San Francisco voters approved a $5,000,000 head issue for the Kan ahan Opposition and, in a broad citywide shift, adopted direct nomination initiative and referendum recall and a policy enabling candidates to have 100 words printed on official ballots outlining their issues in the latest large city reform effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Kanahan
Rute
New Sighting Device Issued To Militiamen
Quartermaster General Charles A. Gerrard of the Indiana National Guard has equipped each militia company with a new sighting device first used by Belgian soldiers. It helps instructors align the foresight with the mark by a diagonal smoked lens, allowing learners to view the gun sight from the side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Gerrard
Democrat Will Roll in State in Wheelbarrow Behind Band
In South Bend on Saturday night Charles Chandonia leads August Trimming through main streets in a wheelbarrow. Trimming, a Democrat, will smoke high priced cigars while Chandonia, a Republican, puffs a pipe. They wagered on Indiana's political result, a bet made twenty years ago with reversed outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chandonia
August Trimming
South Bend
Trimming
Chandonia
Indiana
Board approves mayor's city hall appointments
The board of works approved several city hall appointments including two engineers, an assistant custodian, two elevator operators, two telephone operators and six janitors though only part to be used immediately. Charlies Brown to take charge, with Joseph Harkness and Fred Bepley among new hires. A vote on alley eviction for Brightwood school drew no action until a formal petition is filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Works
Stau
Charlies Brown
Joseph Harkness
Fred Bepley
Haisey C. Owsley
Johnson
Smoke fills waste paper pit at Weather Bank
A fire in a rear waste paper pit of the Weather national bank building produced enough smoke to cloud the surrounding area. Officers and clerks moved checks and cash to the vault while fire crews quickly contained the blaze with no damage. Chief Coots suspected an electrical short as the start of the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weteher National Bank
Coots
School Officials Paid Total From State Tuition Transfer
School records to the state department show funds used under the 1909 law to pay tuition for transferred pupils from townships. Expenditures include trustees and boards managing educational matters totaling $197,881.62 for the 1909-10 fiscal year for students who cannot attend local township schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Public Instruction
Modern embalmers claim superiority over ancient Egypt
In the Indiana state house C. E. Titus says modern embalmers surpass Egyptians in art as forty young men work on exams. The annual test runs Wednesday and Thursday, with online components and a required prior experience. The board includes Stults, Emmons, Titus, Ragedale, and Chambers.
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C. E. Titus
Indiana Embalmers
Lotus Land
MLBB
Stults
Huntington
J. D. Emmons
Columbus
Indianapolis
A. M. Ragedale
J. G. Chambers
Lexington
Ind
Leniency Freees Man Wife Loyal In Denison Case
William Holt, Denison hotel manager, aided by his staff and his wife, secured a suspended one to eight year sentence for William E Woodhouse 89 on a hotel check embezzlement claim. Woodhouse was acquitted on a prior embezzlement charge and jailed pending the second case. The couple will relocate to Flora Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Holt
Denison
Arresine
William E. Woodhouse
Pritehard
Woodhouse
Holt
Woodlhouse
SEE SUCCESS AHEAD IN MONEY CAMPAIGN
Success is in sight for the workers of the Children's aid association as they campaign for 12000 dollars to cover all expenses. More than 10000 dollars has been raised with pledges signed by charity sympathizers to be cashed once 11000 dollars is reached. Donations rose over the previous month and a $100 check arrived, with 12010 dollars needed to fund the milk commission and other departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Aid Association
Milk Commission
Ambulance Driver In Touch For Lost Pocketbook
Taylor Jackson a city ambulance driver reports robbery of a purse containing 30 dollars near Yandes and Twentieth streets. An officer staged a mock pickpocket demonstration to show how easily money can disappear, while Jackson insists he was robbed. Police investigate, thinking the purse was misplaced rather than stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Jackson
Vandes Street
Jackson
Reidy
Hett
Yandes
Twentieth Street
Taylor
Odd Fellows And Wives On Yearly Greensburg Trip
The Indiana IOOF and wives complete a Greensburg trip with talks by John B. Cockrum grand sire of the sovereign grand lodge. Statistics show global initiations and relief figures as the grand encampment closes. J M Merryman of Bluffton elected grand junior warden amid a large Indiana gathering. Two thousand dollars voted to cover sovereign grand lodge expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
John B. Cockrum
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the World
Indiana I. OG. O. F
A. L. Miller
Terre Haute
Indiana
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Indianapolis
Tomlinson Hall
Bkeld
J. M. Merryman
Bluffton
Fiance is killed in cliff plunge during snowstorm
Pittsfield Mass. George Nelson Root a Lenox Savings Bank clerk died when an automobile plunged over a cliff in a blinding snowstorm early Wednesday. His fiancée Miss Florence Mahana and his brother and sister-in-law were injured. Root was to marry next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
George Nelson Root
Lenox Savings Bank
Florence Miuhana
Willis’f. Root
Hunters Are Fined After License Evasion
Albert and Harry McCreary of Plainfield vowed not to let Jance Hadley stop their hunt without a license. Deputy Game Warden Hadley and George Lail nabbed them, with Albert Hampton also arrested. Each paid a $28.40 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jance Hadley
Albert
Harry McCreary
Plainfield
Hadley
George Lail
Albert Hampton
Lodge to Confer Degree in Minnewa Tribe
Minnewa Tribe No. 38 1 QO RM will confer the chiefs degree Thursday evening. Judge-elect Charles J. Orbison and Joseph Collier will be in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LODGE
QO. R. M
Charles J. Orbison
Joseph Collier
Dog License Lapses Prompt Arrest Warrants
License Inspector William Kost received orders from Mayor Shank to arrest dog owners without licenses, with no warning. Kost announced multiple warrants and highlighted a woman on Mill Street who allegedly drove off the dog catcher at a pistol point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kost
Shank
Kost
Mill Street
Don’t Wear a Truss Offer Promises Trial Remedy
An advertisement promises a trial remedy for hernias with a bold claim that the seller succeeds where others fail. It urges readers to send a coupon to receive a free inclusion and hints at a long tried method. The copy emphasizes quick results and invites immediate action.
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Hyland
Thrashers
Castoria Fernanden
Bears
State Board of Canvassers
Gulley
Fhoman
Dcmed
Ceee
Monnt
Lialer
Jones
C.seeeenee Sas Beker
Barrett
France
Lenis
Witzpatrick
Richardson
Usc Bicke
Drever
Greathouse
Dem
Ferrell
Smith
C.e. Ees
Cresthinise
Supreme Court
Morris Filemy Yo
Montgomery
Essex
Arene Ceax
Moses GB
Larry
Demir
Joseph i. Hoellem
Joseph M. Raah
Daniel W. Comstock
Warry B. Tuthill
Jesse G. Pollard
Samipsok Ty North
Csee
Robert S. Peeung
Jamies
Lush
Sue
O. Wolf Teruve Walwert
Taggart
South Bend, Ind
Egypt
ODD Fellows and Wives
Greensburg
Cockrum
Sweetheart
Priesta
Madison Avenue
Glowlx
Archblade
Cogeecsation
Ceremozia
Peary
Nicaragua
Jou Sheridan
Enedy
Rob Tolles
Ing Pond
Mos
Knode
Oal
California
Belle of
Virginia Dare
Delivatore
H.C
SiMe
C. E. Brooks
Marshall, Mich
New York
West 57Th St
Central Park
Superior
J. J. Lannin
J. J
M.E. Burke
L. E. Reed
Dagsy Institute
Fletcher Avenue
Moiamapolis
Gieck
Tiet
Oileio Fousains
Auttomobile
Wen
Oilar Bros
Washingue
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