Forty Nine Dollars Paid for Wife in Alienation Suit
Silas E. Simmons defends in an alienation and damages suit by claiming a 1908 settlement of 150 dollars and a later 49 dollar payment for Nora Stewart. He says Stewart drove Nora from the home and that the wife now lives with Simmons' mother. Stewart seeks 410,009 damages, while Simmons denies any further liability beyond the 150 dollar settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Simmons
Silas E. Simmons
Nora Stewart
Charles K. Stewart
Stewart
Circuit Court
Simmons
Extravagance Shown Up by Mr Marshall in Indiana Speech
Brazil Indiana Oct 3 Thomas R Marshall Democratic nominee for governor addressed a large crowd at the courthouse. He attacked Gov Hanly and Republicans for extravagance, noting Hanly’s salary of 8600 plus 1800 house rent. Marshall said he would not take more than the lawful 8000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Marshall
Brazil
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
Gov. Hanly
Hanly
Marshall
Shortweight Peas Seized by Federal Officers
A consignment of 272 cases of peas bound for Bement Rea in Terre Haute is held by federal authorities under the pure food law for short weight. The cans were labeled two pounds but average weight was one pound 10 ounces. Deputy Marshal Boyd confiscated the entire shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
United States
Boyd
Negroes Sentenced for Robbing Sumner League Headquarters
John Kelly and Stanley Jennings pled guilty to entering the Sumner league headquarters and stealing cigars and cash. Judge Pritchard sentenced both to six months in the workhouse after evidence weighed their punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kelly
Stanley Jennings
Sumner League
Pritchard
Pat Ward Pleads Guilty to Keeping a Blind Tiger
Pat Ward a groceryman at 1140 Brook Street pleaded guilty Saturday to keeping a blind tiger. He was fined 50 dollars and costs. Police Judge Whalton ordered the confiscation of six cases of beer and a gallon of whisky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Ward
Brook Street
Whalton
Industrial School Managers Meet at Mrs Blanchard Home
The board of managers of the Girls Industrial School will meet at 2 o clock Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs Blanchard located at 24 East Fifteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Industrial School
Doctors Praised By the President
President Roosevelt, at the closing session of an international tuberculosis congress in Washington, lauded physicians and scientists, placing their heroism above that of soldiers. The audience included thousands of foreign and American delegates in the new national museum building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Museum
Roosevelt
Woman Says Drive On When Auto Kills Man at Brooklyn Theater
New York news recounts a Brooklyn accident near Smith Street where James Edward Ryan, a Brooklyn printer, died after an automobile struck him and Josephine Wagner as they crossed toward the theater. Four occupants were arrested. witnesses say the car sped off with laughter and panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Livingston
Smith Street
Brooklyn
James Edward Ryan
Second Street
Misa Josephine Wagner
Ryan
Miss Wagner
Quarantine in Manila as Battleships Sit Offshore
American battleships remain off Manila under quarantine due to a cholera threat. Officers may leave with strict limits as cholera cases rise slowly while President's speech rallies crowds and highlights advances in disease research and Panama isthmus health work.
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Manila
Charles Richey Deteriorates After Belt Freight Train Crash
Charles Richey, a stockyards worker, remains gravely ill at City Hospital after being crushed by a Belt freight train several days ago. His condition grows weaker each day with little chance of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Richey
City Hospital
Richey
Drones in Politics Here and There
Mr Taft delivered speeches in Chicago Cheyenne Denver and other Colorado towns denouncing Samuel Gompers. Mr Bryan probes Taft campaign managers for corporate ties while Debs leads a 5000 strong meeting in Rochester. The Omaha Bee is accused of misquoting tariff plank segments from Brynch's speech.
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Mr. Taft
Chicago
Cheyenne
Wyo
Colorado
Denver
Gov. Haskell
Samuel Gompers
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
The
Omaha Bee
Republican National Committeman
Rosewater
Guollier
Brynch
Catehell
Women tell of man who threatened them
A burglar armed with a knife entered the residence of Mrs. Ollie St. Clair at 1908 Senate avenue early Saturday morning and threatened two women with death if they cried out. He ransacked the house and escaped with a gold sapphire ring and $20.
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Ollie St. Clair
Senate Avenue
Cupid Thwarted By Prison Bars
William Clubb 36, a Festus, Missouri migrant, was dragged back to prison in St. Louis after violating parole. He blamed a rival for the ruin of his romance and recounted his life from Indiana to Missouri, saying reform seemed a sham and he faces a six year return to custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
William Clubb
Festus
Bertilion
John Shea
Clubb
Central Station
Sergt. Drissell
Ray Campbell
Southern Indiana Reformatory
Howard County
Indiana
Hillsboro
Jefferson County
Chauffeur's Bride Sails for Europe from New York
Mrs W A Speer and her daughter Silvey who wed Russell Thomas, her father’s chauffeur, in Atlanta last Tuesday, boarded the Campania at the pier for Liverpool during the night. Mrs Speer declined to comment as the ship sailed.
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Miquel R. Morales
Ward's
New York
W. A. Speer
Silvey
Russell
Thomas
Atlanta
Campania
Liverpool
Blazing Dash Sparks Old 24 Hour Race At Brighton Beach
In a deadly early fright at the 24 hour race in New York eight thousand spectators watched chaos as M I Fichett was struck by a Quick Simplex car driven by George Robertson. Two drivers were badly burned and others injured as flames and wrecks spread along the track. Early records fell with George Robertson setting a new hourly driving mark of 62 miles while Lewis Strang led the Simplex and Renault fights. The race continues tonight toward 10 o clock with Renault and Simplex amid a string of injuries and spectacular crashes.
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Brighton Beach Track
New York
M. I
Fichett
Pinkerton
George Robertson
Chevrolet
Cleveland
Zust
Robertson
Barney Oldfield
Stearns
Oldfield
Renault
Simplex
Thomas
Lozier
Allen-Kingston
Acme No
Rodgers
Prisoner Lyons Convicted in Pistol Assault Case
William Lyons was found guilty of assault and battery with intent to kill for shooting Edward Waddell in the arm after threatening Gregory Waddell. He was sentenced to the Jeffersonville Reformatory for two to two years. The verdict followed a short jury deliberation. Lyons then returned three hours later with a revolver and fired at Gregory Waddell from an interurban car.
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William Lyons
Edward Waddell
Waddell
Gregory Waddell
Southport
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Lyo' S
Lyons
Doctor Reclaims Missing Horse After Stranger Pasture Incident
Dr. Frank A. Jacobs, veterinary surgeon, recovered his horse in Brightwood after believing it was stolen on Sept. 28. A stray horse had wandered into a stranger’s pasture last week, kicked Jacobs’s horse, and was identified as the one he had missed.
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Frank A. Jacobs
E. Tenth Street
Jacobs
Brightwood
Dr. Jacobs
Fire damages two story house on North Alabama
Sparks from a chimney Saturday set fire to the two story frame double dwelling at 809 and 811 N Alabama Street occupied by Mrs G W Bergmen and W F Feck. Before firemen could extinguish the flames the greater part of the roof was damaged. Loss estimated at 250 dollars.
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Alabama Street
G. W. Bergmen
W. F. Feck
Boy 17 Charged With Grand Larceny Waives Arraignment
Harry Little aged 17 faced grand larceny charges after waiving arraignment in criminal court Saturday. He pleaded guilty and received a withheld sentence with a chance to redeem himself.
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Harry Little
Little
Taxicab Strike Ties Up New York Fleets
Six hundred chauffeurs employed by the New York Taxicab company strike, halting all company cabs as union issues and President Allen’s refusal to recognize the union are cited. In Washington the national conservation commission expects about a thousand southern business leaders for its December meeting. Theodore P. Shonts remains ill and confined to his Plaza hotel apartments.
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New York
Allen
Washington
National Conservation Commission
South
Commission
Theodore P. Shonts
Plaza Hotel
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Silas Simmons
Charles E. Stewart
Industrial School Managers
Panama
Charles Righey
Eugene V. Debs
Rochester
Rich Cuban
Cupid
Missouri
Europe
Brighton Beach
Harry Bloch
Charles Natjen
Zust No. 15
Harry Cobe
Lozier No
Bloch
Natien
Zast
Coney Island
North
Alabama
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