Indiana Moves To Block Kankakee Dam At Momence
Attorney General James C. Bingham advised Gov. Marshall that Indiana can seek an injunction in state court to stop a private dam project at Momence Illinois. The move rests on potential injury to state lands in the Kankakee valley and loss of revenues, plus the risk of disease and pestilence from backwater. The state owns swamp lands draining into the Kankakee across several counties and could sue in its own name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee River
James C. Bingham
Thomas R. Marshall
Momence
Ill
Bingham
Supreme Court
Kankakee Valley
Indiana
Kankakee
Land Department of the Auditor of State
Starke
Porter
Newton
Jasper
Lake, Laporte
Marshall
He Wears Two Pairs of Felt Socks to Escape
Achar fled from a California house through an open second story window, dropping twenty feet. He was tracked by officers, then fined ten dollars and costs after being found in the neighborhood. The crowd accused him of stealing hosiery and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gollnisch
Bastian
Ismal Achar
Writes Girl to Tell Her About His Death
Lafe Johnson, 24, writes to Miss Lessie Chambers about being pen down and out. He mentions taking headache powder and strychnine after suffering a headache. Coroner Blackwell concluded the death was accidental based on a friend’s statement and the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl
Lafe Johnson
Senate Avenue
Lessie Chambers
Meridian Street
Blackwell
Johnson
Police hold two for contempt of court in unnamed incident
Two men were detained on contempt charges following an incident described in fragmented notes. Police identified a bartender and a printer among those held, with references to court and sergeant actions. The incomplete text does not provide clear names or locations.
Burlesque, Vaudeville and Stage Stars At Local Theaters
Mme Bertha Kalich headlines at Murrt theater with her daughter Lillian in A Woman of Today while Frank Heath departs burlesque after this season. Empire presents new Big Review with 60 performers led by Dixon. Majestic, Colonial and English venues stage vaudeville and light comedy throughout the week with additional acts and a boxing extra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murat
Mme Bertha Kalich
Keith
Elbert Hubbard
Park
Arvine-Benton
English
Wilbur D
Néabit
Empire
Mme
Bérthe Kulich
Murrt
Madame Kulich
Lillian
Madame Kalich
Doris Roxby
Walter Hale
Joann Emerson
Charles A. Abbe
Emily Wakeman
Frances Nordstrom
Shubert
Frankie Heat
Henry P. Dixon
Big Review
the Empire
Miss Heath
Dixon
Blanche Bates
Russell Simpson
Harry le van
Charles Saxon
Harry Loraine
George Howard
May Wiley
Florence Brooks
Sam Langford
Robbis
Ade to Fly High in Airborne Play Proposal
George Ade, famed author of Just Out of College, visits the Park Monday afternoon, facing a flood of requests for new plays. A comedian asked Ade to craft a musical about a Wright brothers voyage, but Ade joked he would only travel if the aeroplane carried a hammock to match his swinging writing posture with the rhythm of dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
The
Park
Ade
Wright Brothers
The Great Divide at Majestic Theater This Week
The Majestic presents William Vaughn Moody's The Great Divide under manager George R. Benton with elaborate staging and a scenic Arizona backdrop. Critics praise the drama as a landmark in American theater and anticipate a standing room crowd before following it with George M. Cohan's The Talk of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theater
George R. Benton
William Vaughn Moody
Majestic
Arizona
Peters
George M. Cohan
New York
Broadway
Majestic Players
Moissant Tries Ocean Spin in Plane Flight
Moissant attempts a sea crossing flight in a Bleriot after securing a 50 hp racing machine from Alfred Le Blanc for ten thousand dollars. Grahame White beats time by 6 minutes 14 seconds on a circuitous 40 mile route at nearly 70 mph. Moissant is cheered as a hero despite a failing earlier machine. Drexel announces plan to break altitude record, a title once held by Wynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grahame-White
Moissini
Alfred le Blanc
Moissant
Yankee Doodle
America
J. Armstrong Drexel
Drexel
Wynnmalen
Disease Does Not Affect Hogs Never Look Higher Than Head
New York reports a baffling ailment labeled Aeroplanitis afflicting attendees of an aviation meet at Belmont Park. Doctors link neck and shoulder pains to strain from watching birdmen in flight, noting no prior rheumatic history among the sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Belmont Park
Mexican Kidnap Case Haunts Nebraska Ranchland
Lincoln Oct 31 A 12 year old Grace Rolphe daughter of Dr and Mrs Rolphe of Pender Neb was kidnapped by an illiterate Mexican rancher known as Segunda. A 10000 reward was offered by G S Harris son for Segunda. Harris reports Segunda formerly killed a man but remains trusted by workers at the Checoiy Mex ranch. The search broadens as authorities and residents scour the countryside to catch the kidnapper and recover the girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Segunda
Grace Rolphe
Harris
Henry Testifies In Interurban Wreck Case
Henry L. Co. L. Henry receiver and general manager of the Indianapolis and Cincinnati traction company testified before Indiana railroad commissioner Will Payne on the Connersville wreck of October 13. Motorman Carlunt was killed and Conductor Ratcliffe is the only major witness yet to appear.
Many Seek Contract The State Tecre Of Education 16 Meet
A fragment indicates a state education department call or event with a meeting on the sixteenth day. The readable text reflects procurement or contract interest involving multiple parties seeking an agreement. No names, places, or concrete details are discernible.
Republican Speakers in Indiana Tuesday
Republican speakers visit Indiana towns and counties on Tuesday led by Senator Cummins in Huntington and Pinchot in Crawfordsville and Sullivan. The schedule lists venues and times across multiple cities with figures including Landis, Crumpacker, Chaney, Mount, Gulley, Posey, Ogelsby, Sollitt, Neal, Weems, Hammon, Switzer, Slick, Denny and others. In Marion County, Foulke, Cox, Weaver, Hedrick, Clawson, English, Henry and Little appear at several downtown intersections and street corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Cummins
Huntington
Gusto Pinchot
Crawfordsville
Wabash College
Sullivan
Beveridge
Laporte
Elkhart
Charles B. Landis
Carroll County
Fred Landis
Edgar D. Crumpacker
Lake County
William L. Taylor
Bluffton
John C. Chaney
Danville
Finley P. Mount
Salem
Mitchell
Otis E. Gulley
Frank B. Posey
Ft. Branch
George H. Ogelsby
Monitor
Ralph Victor Sollitt
Cicero
L. K. Babcock
Lagrange
Edward E. Neal
New Ross
P. L. Wee
Strawns
Co. P. Thompson
Sugar Grove
A. L. Kumler
Columbian Hall
Lafayette
W. F. Adams
McElroy Schoolhouse
Spencer County
Harvey B. Stout, Jr
Marion County
William Dudley Foulke
Linton Cox
John Weaver
Thirtieth
Nlinois
W. D. Hedrick
M. L. Clawson
Twenty-fifth
Oxford Streets
Capt
W. EB
English
W. S. Henry
J. Burdette Little
North
Senate Avenue
Battle Accuses 500 Fatalities in Uruguayan Clash
A Montevideo report via private dispatch claims a sanguinary battle between the revolutionary army and government troops with fully 500 deaths. The figure is unconfirmed by official Uruguay capital messages which deny and conceal losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beynos Ayres
Montevideo
Uruguay
Revolutionary Army
Law Support for Workers Promoted by Bridge Commission
A historical note recalls that newspapers urged worker support, with the Commercial Club’s bridge commission backing the stance. It cites 1900 to 1909 bridge spending from county revenue, claiming Republican officials prior to Democratic power kept taxes steady. The speaker defends longtime public service and argues Democratic control left the county in poor condition economically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge Commission
Commercial Club
Board of County Commissioners
Did Not Serve as Chauffeur in Vain Wedding in Pittsfield
Miss Clara Stanley wed Thomas Francis Behan, her former chauffeur, at noon Monday in Pittsfield Massachusetts. Behan has lived there all his life and previously worked for Stanley. He left her employ last spring at her brother’s request, and she loaned him her touring car for transporting Berkshires tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
Clara Stanley
Thomas Francis Behan
Behan
Pittefield
Miss Stanley
Berkshires
Halloween Night of Fleshless Forms and Skeleton Revels
A dramatic evocation of Halloween spirits in a silent, posed procession. Skeletons in filmy robes glide across roofs and chimneys under a midnight bell. The eerie parade fills the night with fire-eyed, jawed figures circling, dancing, and vanishing in a final quiet.
Beer price protest leads to arrests on Maryland Avenue
Hungarians, outraged by 10 cent beer bottles for two days, leave work at Maryland and Virginia avenue and report the shortage to a patrolman. Mike Minilla of 239 West Washington faces arrest for operating a blind tiger. Clerk John Gently and companion Mina are charged with selling beer without a license as 160 bottles are confiscated. Hungarians argue 5 cents per bottle would suffice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Virginia Avenue
Mike Minilla
Sergis
Ray
Burris
Mina
John Gently
Minilla
Gently
Fountain County Trustees Charged With Overpayments
The board of accounts through examiners filed charges Monday against Fountain County trustees totaling 999.21. Millcreek township trustee W. R. Masser 1905 allegedly owes 389.73 for teacher and travel overpayments. Davis township trustee F. C. Baird 1904 faced 104.71 for overpayments and unpaid costs. Van Buren township trustee S. J. Ludlow 1905 charged with 398.22 in overpayments to teachers and advisory board. Davis township trustee George Shultz 1905 accused of 106.35 in unlawful expenditures for overpayments to teachers and advisory board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Accounts
Fountain County
W. R. Masser
Millcreek Township
F. C. Baird
Davis Township
S. J. Ludlow
van Buren Township
George Shultz
Man Bound Over For Horse Stealing In Cumberland
Andrew Kleiman of Cumberland was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of stealing a horse from William Ploenges. He allegedly sold the horse to Blair and Baker and did not account for it. Detectives arrested him after he visited his girl on East St. Clair Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Kleiman
Cumberland
East St. Clair Street
Grand Jury
Wiliam Ploenges
Kleiman
Blair & Baker
Ploenges
New Factory Opens With Chicken Fry
A modern factory built by C. B. Cones & Son opened on Senate avenue north of Washington street in Indianapolis. The 50,000 square foot building features bright lighting from hundreds of windows and improved sanitary conditions for 300 workers. President E. L. Patrick hosted a house warming and chicken dinner for employees and friends with speeches from former Mayor C. A. Beckwalter and others praising the new facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Cones & Son Manufacturing Company
E. L. Patrick
C. A. Beckwalter
Miss Crow
Jacob Fox
J. L. Gasper
C. L. Buschman
Senate Avenue
Washington Street
Indianapolis
Singletree Fight Lands Men in Court Dispute
Jacob Parker and Thomas White lock involved in a court dispute after Parker was struck with a singletree at 1415 West Ohio. Parker, a peddler for Whitelock, failed to sell all on his wagon and faced whipping language. Whitelock allegedly bit Parker as he turned aside. Parker could not appear in court Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Parker
West
Ohio Street
Thomas Whitelock
Legrand Avenue
Parker
Whitelock
Postmasters Appointed in Indiana and Surrounding Areas
Washington October 31 Rural carriers were named for Lafayette Sherman Yorktown and Ripley and Parke counties Postmasters appointed include Christlad Schrader replacing F M Kemper at Pierceville and Mary E Dowdell succeeding S C T Ames at West Union The announcement lists several carriers and appointment changes reflecting post office staffing shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lafayette
Frank E. Frazier
Sheridan
John Pritsch
Yorktown
William J. Greer
Pierceville
Ripley County
Christlad J. Schrader
F. M. Kemper
West Union Parke County
Mary E. Dowdell
S. C. T. Ames
Campaign rally to feature Kern Korbly and Francis on Tuesday
John W Kern David R Francis former Missouri governor and congressman Charlies A Korbly will share a platform at Tomlinson Hall Tuesday night Preparations are nearly complete with a military band fireworks and a courthouse salute The event aims to draw a large campaign crowd and honorary vice presidents are listed, including August M Kuhn J J Appel B D Brooks and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Kern
David R. Francis
Missouri
Charlies A. Korbly
Tomlinson Hall
August M. Kuhn
R. B. Hillary
J. J. Appel
B. D. Brooks
J. W. Claypool
Theodore Dammyer
W. J. Ker Fin
J. M. Hall
J. O. Henderson
N. J. Hyde
P. M. Kiley
Thomas Markey
Elute Miler
C. J. Murphy
Maurice Quill
John Rauch
John J. Reily
D. W. Sanders
W. K. Sprouse
John F. Waite
John A. Dugan
Carl Habich
John Carroll
Wiliam Rothert
John F. Carmody
John R. Welch
James Newman
John Madden
M. J. Shea
Henry Lawrence
J. B. Webber
William Schoppenhorst
John F. Reynolds
George Elting
F. T. McGinnis
John Lauck
P. J. McNamara
E. J. O'Reilly
Shanion Clark
George C. Brinkmeyer
John W. Murphy Ir
Michael Gil
James van Natta
H&gh
James Renihan
John Clune
Joseph A. McGowan
Henry Harmon
William Holt
Thomas Keating
M. J. Dugan
Michael H. Farrell
William B. Burford
John Messick
M. D. Younts
D. M. Maroney
Edgar Perkins
Lewis Krieg
Jerome Heroff
W. L. O'Conner
George Griffin
Tom O'Neill
Charles Cooper
Joseph Rink
William M. Fogarty
Joseph Keller
Frank M. Dell
Louis Schwitser
Charles Remster
Frank Bo Ttoss
Pliny Bartholomew
Clarence E. Weir
William Beck
William Hart
Youth Takes Money From Sleeping Man in Court
William Lyster, 21, of 1446 Harding street, faced highway robbery and petty larceny charges after police court officer Ed Barnett said he saw him take $15 from Roy Breckert while Breckert slept. Lyster claimed he saved the money for Breckert. judge Collins probationed him and will investigate his account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lyster
Harding Street
Lyster
Ed Barnett
West Pearl Street
Roy Breckert
Breckert
Collins
Plainfield
City Car Men Get Increase in Wabash Lines
Special to The Sun. Et. Wayne city lines workers will receive a cent an hour raise starting Jan 1. The wage scale becomes a 19 to 22 cent hourly band with a new minimum and maximum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Wayne
Ind
Et. Wayne
Wabash Valley Traction Company
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Stinday
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Ocean
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Lass
Henry
Driver
Ailees
West Washington Street
Fountain County Trustees
Greatest Store
Pettis Dry Goods
Axminster
Body Brussels
Tapestry Brussels
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