Missing German heiress tied to New York case found in woods
Coroner reports a missing Altona girl Anna Lotter, who married Otto Mueller and vanished after a trip to Newark. A watch with matching initials was found with a skeleton in the woods near Jamaica Illinois. Authorities seek Otto Mueller, last seen April 1908, to clarify the mysterious case.
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New York City
Hamburg
Anna Lotter
Altona
Germany
Friends
Newark
Mueller
Jamaica
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Great Barrington
Mass
Far Rockaway
Steither
Gallo Taggart Party Duty War Loyalty Editorial
Gallo and Gayo T Taggart defend loyalty to the Democratic ticket amid Indianapolis News editorial scrutiny. The writer emphasizes party harmony, longtime allegiance, and efforts to advance Democratic interests against Republican rivals while noting brewing interests possibly backing Democrats. He predicts a Democratic victory on November 2.
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Indianapolis
Automobile Stolen and Abandoned in Ditch
George Dodge reported his large touring car stolen from in front of the English opera house Thursday night. The wrecked vehicle was found today in a ditch beyond Michigan hill by Marion Motor car company employees, who towed it to the city and notified police.
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George Dodge
Tolen
Ichigan Hill
Marion Motorar Company
County Eyes Action Over Old Gas Mains Along Alisonville Pike
County commissioners and County Attorney Ruckelshaus said they will sue contractors who left fresh earth on the Alisonville pike and failed to properly trench and fit the road. Farmers report the road is nearly unusable and trenches remain unfitted.
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Countyttorney
Ruckelshaus
Alisonville Pike
Frank Clouds Able to Visit Statehouse
Frank Clouds deputy in the state statistician's office, after a nervous breakdown, was able to visit the statehouse Friday and said he expects to return to work in about three weeks.
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Frank Clouds
The
State Statistician
Statehouse
Burglar Traded Trousers in Earlier Steal
Arthur Johnson confessed after trousers found at Lawrence Durott’s and Altman’s coat reveal thefts. Johnson first took trousers, then traded with Durott. Mrs. Langer and Thomas Vansant aided in capturing him in Altman’s room. Patrolman Naughton arrested Johnson on burglary charges. Johnson’s address is 932 E Vermont Street.
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Lawrence Durott
Arthur Johnson
Johnson
Durott
Altman
Durett
S. Langer
Thomas Vansant
Vansant
Vermont Street
Rich Woman on Trial for Arson in West Virginia
In Williamson West Virginia on October 22 Mrs Mary Ferrell a wealthy society woman faces arson charges from State Fire Marshal Montgomery over a Mat ewan coal operator husband Anse Ferrell home fire alleged to eliminate him so she could gain his money The case details show she lived separately in Huntington with her son and maintained a lavish lifestyle and social circle.
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Williamson
W. Va
Morongah County
Mary Ferrell
Montgomery
Ferrell
Matewan
Huntington
Talking of old home saves life of weary man
George Haup a 52 year old from West Carrollton Ohio attempted to end his life by taking laudanum after arriving with no home or work. Two strangers had given him a bed at 223 West Maryland Street. Dispensary physicians prevented serious harm, aided by local police who kept him awake until aid arrived.
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George Haup
Maryland Street
Haup
West Carrollton
Schlangan and
Hartsell
Schlangan
Batonyi Wife Seeks Divorce Review Calendar
New York October 22 Mrs Frances Work Burke Roche Batonyi through counsel filed a motion in supreme court to place her divorce case against husband Aurel Batonyi the society whip on the preferred calendar for review next Monday. Batonyi’s counsel indicate plans to cite every phase of the case to block final jury verdict confirmation.
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New York
Frances Work-Burke-Roche Batonyi
Auerel Batonyi
Batonyi
Gen Orendorff Dead At Springfield Adjutant General
Gen Alfred Orendorff longtime Democratic Roilueisnana adjutant general under Gov Altgeld died at his Springfield home at 8:30 this morning after a long illness aged years.
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Orendorff
Pringfield
Alfred Orendorff
Democratic Roilueisnana
Altgeld
Senator Patrick McCarren Sinks Toward Death
New York report details Senator Patrick McCarren slipping into unconsciousness late morning and expected death within hours. Despite heart stimulants and a hypodermic dose of strychnine, his pulse varied and he remained unable to retain food as doctors and nurses assessed a critical condition.
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New York
Patrick McCarren
Peter Hughes
McCarren
Senator McCarren
Tornado Injures Four In Cambridge Springs Pa
A sudden tornado moved through Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania at about six miles per hour, causing $100000 in damage, injuring four people including Homer Richardson waterworks superintendent and Miss Lihan Biystone, and tearing roofs from several buildings before dissipating within minutes.
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Cambridge Springs
Riverside
Homer Richardson
Lil- Han Biystone
Pocahontas Prophetess Jessie Cornell Elected
The Great Council of the Degree of Pocahontas elected officers for the year. Jessie Cornell of Hartford City is named great prophetess, with Nanna Diggs Winchester as great pocahontas and Emma Graham Anderson as great keeper of records. Mary Teague Indianapolis named great keeper of wampum. Trustees named Emma Hackleman Sheridan Net tle Linburner Eaton and Della Neal Washington.
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Degree of Pocahontas
Jessie Cornell
Hartford City
Iia Beach
Elwood
Pocahontas
Nanna Diggs
Winchester
Emma Graham
Anderson
Mary Teague
Indianapolis
Emma Hackleman
Sheridan
Nettle Linburner
Eaton
Della Neal
Washington
Nega Pole Finder Goes Into Vaudeville
Pittsburg report says Mate Henson, Peary’s African American companion, has joined vaudeville after a lecture tour cooled by frost. Alan Brady cancelled a Carnegie Music Hall date and booked a week of continuous vaudeville at a local theater starting next Monday.
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North Pole
Mate Henson
Commander Peary
Alanager Brady
Carnegie Music Hall
Democratic Traveling Mens Club Smokers Evening Event
The Indianapolis Democratic Traveling Mens club invites members and friends to a free smoker and speeches on Saturday evening October 2 at 8 pm. The gathering will be at the Democratic city headquarters in the old YMCA building on North Illinois Street. Herman F. Adam, Secretary.
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Indianapolis
Democratic Traveling Mens' Club
Democratic City
N. Illinois Street
Herman F. Adam
Militia Maintains Control After Lynching in Greenville
Greenville Texas reports a mob lynching of two Black men accused of assaulting Mrs. William Lloyd. Following the incident the sheriff fled, and Governor Campbell ordered Company 4 to the jail, with more troops summoned to curb disorder as the town remained under military protection.
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Greenville
Tex
Frank Williams
William
Lloyd
Campbell
Equity Society Libel Suits On Trial
A 1907 dispute among Equity Society managers led to a criminal court trial. Liones A. Everett sues Garret M. Watrod for libel over a December circular with alleged defamatory statements mailed to agricultural papers. O D Palley and C M Barnett seek separate trials.
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American Society of Equity
Liones A. Everitt
Garrett M. Watrod
O. D. Palley
C. M. Barnett
Mr. Everett
Agriculture
Unbeaten Race Horse Taken Off Track in England
Sanisbury note reports Colin the unbeaten horse from James R. Keene’s stable removed from training and sent to Egerton stud at Newmarket after failed efforts to restore form. H Payne Whitney’s Newcastle II placed second in the Sterling Plate of 1,900 sovereigns, with Sun Angel winning.
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Sansdown
Eng
Colin
James R. Keene
Egerton Stud
Newmarket
H. Payne Whitney
Deserted Wife Sues Husband for Divorce After Short Marriage
Mabel Kerschiner files suit against Charles G. Kerschner, alleging desertion three months after their wedding. The ceremony occurred in aug. No further details on place or verifying dates are provided in the fragment.
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Mabel Kerschiner
Charles G. Kerschner
Shoplifting Charge Against Pastor's Wife In Philadelphia
Mollie Hughes, wife of a local Baptist evangelist, was arrested on a shoplifting charge after a Market Street department store incident. The principal evidence was an umbrella with ostrich feather plumes and other items removed from counters. Mrs Hughes swooned during examination as her husband condemned the accusation.
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Philadelphia
Market Street
Mollie Hughes
Hiughes
Lost and Found
OConor Reaches New York Aims to Raise Irish Home Rule Funds
T. P. O'Conor member of parliament famed as Tuy Pay arrives in New York aboard the Lusitania after a rough voyage. He travels to America to seek funds to support the campaign for Irish home rule and related efforts.
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New York
T. P. O’connor
America
Bass to Speak at Twelfth Ward Club Meeting
The Twelfth Ward Democratic club schedules a Monday night gathering at Celtic Hall in Baltimore. Mayoral candidate Charles Gauss and council slate candidates Frank Baker Henry Warrum will address attendees alongside all city ticket candidates.
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Twelfth Ward Club
Twelfth Ward
Democratic Club
Celtic Hall
Maryland
Weat Streets
Charles Gauss
Frank Baker
Henry Warrum
AAT Saved Wife in Hammer Attack Conviction
Andrew Cooper was convicted in an Indianapolis criminal court of attempting to murder his wife with a hammer at 3183 E Washington Street. He faced 2 to 14 years, with his attorney hinting at a possible new trial. The defense claimed the blow was accidental during a nail-hanging incident, but the judge noted Cooper’s actions after the injury and his flight to Ohio suggested intent. Mrs. Cooper, a Board of Trade clerk, survived with four stitches, while the couple had a child to support.
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Andrew Cooper
Washington Street
Froreuncea
Cooper
City Hospital
Columbus
Indianapolis
Lancaster
Ohio
Board of Trade
Mother seeks help in locating missing 17 year old Gilbert Page
A Pittsburg mother, Mrs. M Page, writes to Mayor Bookwalter asking police to find her son Gilbert Page 17 who vanished after a train yard incident in Indianapolis. Gilbert reportedly left home for Kansas City with two companions and was left behind at Brightwood railroad yards.
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Bookwalter
Indianapolis
M. Page
Pittsburg
Gilbert
Kansas City
Brightwood
Cotton Goods Trust Moves to Curtail Production
Boston Oct 2 A curtailment of cotton goods output was decided at a secret Ark Wright club meeting. The plan covers 224 hours of operation from Nov 1, 1999, to Aug 1, 1910, affecting 14 million of 17 million spindles in New England. The agreement will cause substantial wage loss for mill operatives.
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Boston
Arkwright Club
New England
Father of Dr Cox Dies in Indiana Cornfield
Perry Cox, 63, a farmer from Tipton Indiana, collapsed and died of heart failure while in a cornfield. He was the father of Dr. Cox of Indianapolis and Mrs. Coleman, wife of a prominent Tipton attorney.
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Ind
Perry Cox
Cox
Indianapolis
Coleman
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