Petty Girl Murder Tied to Insurance Swindle in Chicago
Three men connected to an elaborate life insurance scam face conspiracy charges after Marie Defenbach died amid plots to substitute a corpse. Dr. August Unger and Frank Smiley are in custody. F. W. Brown is abroad. Policies worth 12000 were contested. cremation followed a disputed death.
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Marie Defenbach
Miss Defenbach
August M. Unger
F. W. Brown
Mooney & Boland Detective Agency
Frank H. Smiley
Dr. Unger
New York Life Insurance Company
Canadian Order of Foresters
New York Life Company
Charles Huntsman
Cockran cancels speaking dates amid illness
Bourke Cockran, advised by physicians, canceled his remaining campaign speeches and traveled to Kansas City for a throat consultation as his voice worsened to a whisper. Adlai Stevenson fell ill with catarrh after speaking in Wooster and could not proceed to Orrsville.
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Cockran
Stevenson
Topeka
Kas
Plot to kill the Shah and Prince Albert uncovered in Constantinople
Turkish police arrested thirty members of a Bahist sect in Constantinople amid a plot to murder the shah of Persia during a royal visit. One member recently tried to kill the shah, and another arrest was linked to the Sipido gang that targeted the Prince of Wales.
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Brussels
Siz
Sipido
Prince of Wales
Persia
Plot Against Prince Albert Foiled in Brussels
Police in Brussels arrest six anarchists including Peuchot linked to Sinvido the Prince of Wales would be assassin. Court actions and further questioning pending on the alleged plot to kill Prince Albert.
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Brussels
Oct
Prince Albert
Peuchot
Sinvido
Prince of Wales
Gas Shut Off Halts City Fire Stations
Gas in fire stations Nos. 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 13 15 and 16 was suddenly cut off around 10 a m Sunday. Assistant Chief Coots arranged with McGuire and McGettigan to deliver coal to stations with low supply. The city and Consumers Gas Trust pressed for a compromise, but back-deducted coal payments and future deductions were demanded, prompting a warning of further shutoffs on October 1.
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Coots
McGuire & McGettigan
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Safety Board
Ohio coal price rise hits Jackson dealers
Ohio operators increased the Jackson coal price by two cents per unit and notified dealers on Monday about the change.
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Ohio
Jackson
Old Jed Prouty at English's Tuesday and Wednesday
The New England play Old Jed Prouty stars Richard Golden in the title role at English's with Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon for the final two days of the week presenting My Mother-in-Law. Vogel and Deming's minstrels open for the Park Monday. Harry Bryant's burlesquers perform at the Empire all week.
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Jed Prouty
Richard Golden
Herbert Kelcey
Effie Shannon
Harry Bryant
the Empire
Miners Claim Great Victory as Work to Resume
President Mitchell called a miner delegates convention to meet in Scranton on Friday October 12. Railroads and independent operators have unanimously approved a 10 percent wage advance, with expectations that work will resume in all anthracite mines.
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Scranton
Wonderful Helen Keller Admitted to Radcliffe College
Helen Keller the blind deaf mute has entered Radcliffe College to study languages. She learned English by finger placement on her instructor’s lips and will study other languages. Grammar and composition will come from raised letter books. Her teachers note her sharpness on quick questions and overall strong work when time allows.
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Radcliffe College
Boston
Mass
Helen Keller
Guages
Belt Fire at National Arch Works Damages Mill
A belt fire on the third floor above the mill room caused about $20 of damage at the National Arch works on Sunday at 7:30 p m The blaze was controlled quickly and investigators suspect the stack burned out and embers dropped onto a belt lifting fire above the mill room
Union Declares Indianapolis Telegraph Unfair in Call Box Dispute
The messenger service of the Indianapolis district telegraph company is labeled unfair by the Electric Workers Union. Bills urge removal of call boxes from businesses. The American District Telegraph Company is a union firm favored by strikers, and Johnson declines to outline actions if boxes are not removed.
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Indianapolis District Telegraph Company
Electric Workers’ Union
American District Telegraph Company
Indianapolis
Johnson
Recruits at Incal station show low acceptance rate
Col Simon Snyder inspected the Incal recruiting station and arsenal Monday and found only 346 of 1385 applicants were accepted in the year. Recruits included 97 laborers 91 mechanics and craftsmen 9 farmers and 11 professional men.
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Simon Snyder
Cantuary
Department of the Lakes
Cat head in Cedar Lake sparks mystery and a fire loss
A Cedar Lake discovery prompts a Chicago contractor to claim the head is a cat from a 1899 killing at Mrs. Millers hotel. Purdue chemists will test if bones are human while a boy who found a dental plate remains unsure. Carrie Adanreath of Chicago recalls a 1897 missing husband with a silver plate. In Howell Evansville a fire on Monday morning caused $50,000 damage.
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Crown Point
Ind
Chicago
Cedar Lake
Cedar’ Lake
Evansville
Howell
Man Slashes Bowels in Desperate Act
Madison Indiana report says Frank Klos 70 ill with dropsy slashed his bowels with a pocket knife and is dying. Parallel item from PPRU Indiana notes J H Millers red cow attacked a house, broke in a kitchen door, took over a blacksmith shop, and knocked down a 6 year old boy before being driven off by switchmen.
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Madison, Ind
Frank Klos
PPRU
Ind
J. H. Miller
Jack
Drumm
Christopher Pless
Switchmen
Tennessee? Indiana news reel of crimes and local events
A string of short items reports deaths of Jesse Rhoads and Edward Doran, a Valley Ridge robbery, a Fort Wayne wolf killing sheep, a $4000 fire at Logansport, rail and glass industry moves, court cases in Shelby and Columbus, temperate notes on oil prospects in Kokomo, and a long restored theft repayment involving Jonas Silverman.
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Fort Wayne Zoological Garden
Golden Rule
Logansport
Jerome Davenport Dies After Stroke at Home
Jerome B. Davenport of 11 N. Alabama street collapsed and died near the Fort Wayne and Alabama streets crossing Saturday evening. He suffered a paralysis stroke five weeks prior and was not fully recovered. A widow and one son survive.
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Jerome B. Davenport
Alabamast
Fort Wayne-ave
Alabarma St
Hudson-st
Rev J H Ford Stricken In Pulpit At Greenwood
Rev J H Ford 57, once pastor of Central Ave M E church, suffered a severe stroke during a sermon at Greenwood and was taken to Guthrie’s home before being moved to Indianapolis. He had a prior stroke a year earlier and is reportedly in poor health. He appeared able to preach briefly before the attack and expressed doubt about finishing the sermon.
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J. H. Ford
New York St
Guthrie
Greenwood
Ford
Central-ave. M. E
Fast Trains Collide injuring three near Monticello
A Sunday afternoon collision south of Monticello between Monon trains Nos. 33 and 38 injured three Indianapolis men. Engineer James Covington and fireman Ralph Johnson escaped with non fatal injuries while passengers were jolted and shaken. The wreck required hours to clear and all injured were returned to Indianapolis.
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Monon
Monticello
Indianapolis
James M. Covington
Laz Noble
Brandon Block
Covington
Delphi
Guernsey
Tts
Maxwell
No«ble
John Murphy
George Meyer
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets touted as universal remedy
A persuasive promotion emphasizes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal, science based treatment for dyspepsia and digestive disorders. It claims to stimulate digestive fluids while avoiding harsh cathartics and cites testimonials from multiple named individuals. The ad invites readers to mail for a free stomach diseases booklet.
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Stuart
E. M. Faith
Byrd’s Creek
Wis
H. E. Willard
Onslow
White
Canton
Phil Brooks
Detroit
Mich
F. A Stuart . Co
Marshall, Mish
City Markets Post Prices For Meats And Produce
Indianapolis shoppers see a list of smoked meats including sugar cure hams 12c 10%c bone less Reliable 10% 12c, dried beef hams 134c, breakfast bacon 12% 15c, sausages and lard priced per tierce or pound. Fresh pork joins, hams, tenderloins, and varieties of lard, with vegetables such as New potatoes 1.35 per bushel or barrel, green beans, onions, home grown tomatoes, cabbage, Bermuda onions and other produce priced for fall markets.
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California
Indiana
Bermuda
Fresh Groceries Prices Across Categories Listed
A long list of wholesale and retail prices for fruits vegetables nuts canned goods and more. Items include peaches cranberries apples bananas lemons pineapple watermelons and grapes with varying per bushel per crate per case prices. Also includes nuts confections coffees teas canned vegetables fish and game seeds flour and feed oils and butchered poultry prices.
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