Seer Wintermute Threatens Wife Over Fortunes
Algernon Ben Wintermute a Beverly Springs fortune teller is described as dangerously agitated and prone to violence toward his wife. His attorney asks probate court to order Mrs Wintermute from the house citing expert testimony that removal may prevent a mental breakdown. A receiver manages the couple’s affairs and monthly support of $30 is allotted. Judge Walker to hear more Monday and set trial date for next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algernon Ben Wintermute
S. Beckerst
Charles B. Clarke
Merle N. A. Walker
Samuel McGaughey
Attorney Clarke
Seer Wintermute
Wintermute
Insurance Meeting Ends at Claypool Hotel
The annual meeting of the American Life Convention for smaller and newer western and southern life insurers closed at the Claypool hotel. Sidney W. Foster of Des Moines read a paper on asset adjustment to guard against panics. discussed by Lucius McAdam of Chicago, Herman Brockman of Cincinnati, and Arthur Jordan of Indianapolis. Receipts were 1507 with disbursements 808.71, leaving a balance of 626.29. membership was rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Life Convention
West
South
Claypool Hotel
Sidney W. Foster
Des Moines
Lucius McAdam
Chicago
Herman Brockman
Cincinnati
Arthur Jordan
Indianapolis
Plaintiff seeks repayment of usurious interest in loan suit
Howard H. Harmening sues Standard Loan Company and trustees J Rynearson and J Will Callahan to recover alleged illegal interest. He borrowed 150 dollars, signed for 198 dollars, and says he paid 198 in a year, claiming overcharge beyond six percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard H. Harmening
Standard Loan Company
J. Rynearson
J. Will Callahan
Sutton Leads Mixed Doubles To Final In Cincinnati
Miss May Sutton world champion and Irving Wright defeated R H Palmer and Ruth Cowing 6 2 6 2 in mixed doubles at the Tri State Tennis tournament in Cincinnati. Sutton and Wright advance to meet Marjorie Doad and Robert Leroy in the finals.
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Cincinnati
May Sutton
Irving Wright
R. H. Palmer
Ruth Cowing
Miss Button
Wright
Miss Cowing
Palmer
Miss Sutton
Marjorie Doad
Robert Leroy
Alleged Secret Rebating Suit Against Union Gas and Electric
Dan Cohen a shoe dealer files suit in Cincinnati alleging a large secret rebating system by Union Gas and Electric. The complaint claims Cohen was charged 6 cents per 1000 kilowatts while rival firms paid 2 cents for the same usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Cincinnati
Union Gas and Electric Company
Dan Cohen
Cohen
Woman shoots herself in cistern tragedy at home
In Monroe Michigan on September 7 Mrs Chas Sith reportedly shot herself in the chest while temporarily insane and later failed to drown herself. Her husband returned from work to find their two year old child playing with a smoking revolver and began a search that located his wife. the bullet wound is expected to be fatal.
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United Press
Monroe, Mich
Chas. Sith
The Gem Laundry and Parlor Queen Base Burner Ad
An old classified-style notice for The Gem Laundry offering family washings by the pound and ironing service at Phones 1671. It also advertises a Parlor Queen Base Burner priced at 23.50 with a double flue heater and cash payment terms of 2.00 per week from People's Stin Co. at 123-18 W. Washington Ave. Kentucky Ave.
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GEM Laundry
People’s Sting Co
Washington
Uae
Kettucky Ave
Peoples Outfitting Co
Kentucky Ave
Local Jottings Covers City Happenings and Notices
Street news notes from Indianapolis include updates on license clerks, bicycle police shifts, and new patrol cars. Fetes at M E church, a baby show, and a hospital fund effort highlighted by 2,000 attendees amid cold weather. Public works, saloon license concerns, a new factory plan, park purchases, and a mass band concert are also reported with a mix of civic and social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris-st. M. E
Rose Kregelo Chin
Wife of Broker Slain at Home in Evanston Mystery
Chicago dispatch reports a double slaying in Evanston on a fashionable street. Mrs. Frederick M. Fish lay dead with a crushed skull and her husband, a wealthy retired broker, was nearby with a severed throat. Servants found the scene. doctors failed to save Mrs. Fish, while Fish was taken to a hospital. Neighbors suspect burglars. a blood-stained meat cleaver lay near the bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick M. Fis
Evanston
Fish
Man Seeks Damages After Auto Crash in City
Alonzo Graham of Noble and Washington streets sues for damages over injuries from an automobile collision weeks ago. He seeks 720,000 dollars from the defendant, identified as Mr. Jewood, alleging fault in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Graham
Noble
Washington Sts
Mr. Jewood
Phillips murder mystery spurred by detective work in Cleveland
Detective Roger O Mara from Pittsburg and East Cleveland Police Chief Stamberger inspect the Phillips home scene as Dr Tierney refutes blood stains on the carpet. The case, tied to insurance interests, involves Rockefeller visits and questions why no blood marks appear on the landing despite a fatal wound.
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Cleveland
Roger O'Mara
Pittsburg
Phillips
O'Mara
Stamberger
East Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Tierney
Ethel Philips
Boy 14 Missing After Friday Morning Work Departure
John Jackson of Linden reports his 14 year old son William Jackson missing. He left home Friday to go to a canning factory for work and has not been seen since by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jackson
Linden Sr
William Jackson
Noted French Writer M Armand Sully Prudhomme Dies
Paris reports the death of M Armand Sully Prudhomme a noted French writer and 1901 Nobel Prize winner dying today in Paris.
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United Press
Paris
M. Armand Sully Prudhomme
M. Prudhomme
Jamestown Exposition Booming Attractions and Tickets
Jamestown Exposition thrives with new attractions and full operation. Excursion tickets and through sleeping cars are available daily on Pennsylvania Lines from Chicago St Louis and Indianapolis via Columbus to Norfolk. Red Man Tobacco advertises a pure, whole leaf product made from aged barley.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Columbus
Norfolk
Pennsylvania Lines
United States Weather Forecast and Court Disposition
Showers tonight and Sunday with cooler conditions foreseen for the United States region. In police court Judge Whallon discharged George George, 19, after his speeding charge was found with a vehicle reportedly unable to reach two miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George George
Whallon
Woman answers ad for husband sues for missing money
Samantha C. Perigo of 1238 West South Street said she answered a marriage ad from Dayton, Ohio man John C. Anderson claiming to be from Dayton. She reports he took no money from her and asked police to locate him.
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Samantha C. Perigo
W. South St
John C. Anderson
Dayton, O
Three Negroes Clash With Police Over Diamond Theft
William Taylor aged 24 and George Bell 3 were arrested after a June theft of a diamond ring worth 180 from Mrs Leila McNutt at 44 North Alabama Street. Kate Nettles aided in the fight and all were taken to the station with Bell striking Officer Stewart and Taylor claiming the ring was obtained in Hopkinsville Kentucky.
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William Taylor
Leila McNutt
Alabamast
Taylor
George Bell
Kate Nettles
Massachusetts-ave
Noble St
Stewart
Mullin
Roosevelt-ave
Alvord St
Bell
Katie Nettles
Massachusetts Ave
Tembst
Hopkinsville
Roosevelt Ave
Fire menace in skyscrapers alarms New York readers
George W. Babb, head of the New York board of fire underwriters, warned that unlimited skyscraper height in the financial district could trigger a catastrophic fire sweeping from building to building. He told a city commission that sprinklers would not prevent such a blaze and estimated insurers could pay only 20 to 40 percent on claims.
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New York
George W. Babb
Babb
Financial Center
San Francisco
Burton Chosen Opponent in Cleveland Mayor Race
Theodore E. Burton named by Republican city convention to oppose Mayor Tom L. Johnson amid a fierce bid over the 3-cent street car fare. Burton, a Cleveland congressman of 16 years, joins Johnson in a clash framed by the fate of a 3-cent fare and the traction monopoly.
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Cleveland
Theodore E. Burton
Twenty-First
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Frank W. Treadway
Thomas E. Monks
George E. Meyer
W. B. Neff
Johnson
Tom L
Congress
Burton
Cabinet
Senate
Tax Ferrets May Get Needed Funds for County Work
County council weighs approving a $20,000 appropriation to pay tax ferrets for next year. Officials warn that disbanding the unit would cost the county about 360,000 in revenue annually. Assessor A A Womack notes he can uncover sequestered taxes but cannot access records from other counties and states relied on by the ferrets. Charters, contract holder, says his 9 percent fee is tied to taxes uncovered and contested by some council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Womack
Womack
William F. Charters
Root Completes Training for Washington Diplomacy Bout
El Root finished training in White Plains for the international diplomacy bout in Washington this winter. His trainer Billy Muldoon declared he is in better condition than ever. Root, once weakened last spring and summer, completed a stiff course and emerged in fine trim after a rigorous schedule in recent days.
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White Plains
N. Y
el" Root
Washington
Billy
Muldoon
Reclaimed his reason after shooting in Franklin Ohio
William Miller, who killed Joe Littler on Labor Day after Littler eloped with Miller's wife, has regained his sanity in Franklin Ohio. He says he has no memory of the crime and that he is often subject to mental lapses.
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Franklin
Wm. Miller
Joe Littler
Miller
Protest from England urging accounting on mobbing in Bellingham
London dispatch reports the Pall Mall Gazette urges England to demand prompt accounting from America for mobbing of Hindus in Bellingham Washington. The Gazette argues British prestige in India could be harmed if England does not protect subjects abroad.
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United Prexn
London
America
Bellingham
Wash
England
Pall Mall Gazettee
India
Gasette
Suit Filed for Receiver of Inland Novelty Iron Works
Daniel V. Reedy seeks a receiver for Inland Novelty Iron Works at 508 S. Pennsylvania Street claiming the firm owes 5760 dollars and is insolvent. The Sun offers free want ads and a three day ten word rental for vacant arms.
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Daniel V. Reedy
Inland Novelty Ironworks
Pennsylvania-st
the Sun
Three Men and Piano Fall Into Creek In Shed Collapse
Three men Henry Stevens Arch Bonner and Jess McCarty were injured when a shed over Pogues run at 530 S Illinois St collapsed while moving a piano. They fell about ten feet into the stream. the piano was partly buried. McCarty owned the piano and had moved from 659 Lincoln St. The piano cost 200 dollars and the shed loss is about 200. Firemen aided in rescue and removing the piano.
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Pogues Run
S. Illinois Sr
Henry Stevens
N. New Jersey Sr
Arch Bonner
Jess McCarty
McCarty
Lincoln, St
S. Illinols St
Tailor Maurice Goldbert Arrested After Striking Foreman
Maurice Goldbert a 30 year old tailor of 907 S Meridian St refused a work task for English Wooten Co at 107 N Illinois St Saturday morning. He became angry and struck foreman Moser Segel in the neck and was arrested.
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Maurice Goldbert
S. Meridian St
Wooten Company
N. Llinais St
Moser Segel
Arctic expedition group reported safe in London message
A private London message states Captain Mikelson Professor Leffingwell and other Anglo American expedition members are safe after their Arctic continent search. The report originates from Gibbon Alaska.
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London
Mikelson
Leffingwell
Arctic
Gibbon
Alaska
Uprising in Fing Shing district shocks Hong Kong
Sept 7 report from Hong Kong notes a serious uprising in the Fing Shing district with hundreds in revolt. In Yung Chow the magistrate and his family were killed and the official’s house destroyed as four regiments are dispatched to the scene.
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Hong Kong
Fing Shing
Yung Chow
Judge Artman Sees Bryan or Roosevelt Idea Winning Nomination
Lebanon Indiana September 7 Judge Samuel Artman known for his anti saloon decision travels 15000 miles 35 states 79 cities predicting Theodore Roosevelt may be forced to run again or a Roosevelt idea candidate could win. He adds William Jennings Bryan could beat any old line Republican and calls Fairbanks an impossibility while signaling he will retire from politics if renominated.
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Lebanon
Ind
Pacific
Atlantic
Samuel Art
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Nated
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Artman
Sun
Boone Circuit Court
Boone County
C. E. Newlin
Prohibition Party
Too Many Millionaires Declared by Taft in Portland
Secretary Taft argued the country is tired of millionaires and their influence. He urged a square deal for all, with no special privileges for the rich or poor, and said the current and future Republican administrations would uphold this principle as abuses are addressed by the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Taft
Man Slaps 9 Year Old At Amusement Park Scuffle
Frank Donigan faced Justice of the Peace A R Hutchinson on Saturday charged with slapping Harry Barrett, nine, at an amusement park scenic railway. Donigan, an attendant, says the boy harassed him by climbing over cars and railings, a venue change moved the case to Justice Stout's court.
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Frank Donigan
Justice of the Peace
A. R. Hutchinson
Harry Barrett
Donigan
Barrett
Justice Stout
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Sam
Woman
Wulschner
Note Books
William Berner
Charles T. Gollnisch
Trimpe
John Kitzmiller
Browns
M. E
N. Capitol Ave
Methodist Hospital
Isador Wulfson
Herbert Knox Smith
Standard Oil Company
Indiana State League of Postmasters
Federal Building
Keely
Plainfield
George Shirts
Astoral Ald and Social Club
Central-ave. M. E
John F. Carson
E. Marketst
Jacob Hartman
Petersdorf
K. A. DeRossette
Police Department
Herbert Mays
Harry Rouse
Council
S. West St
W. Washington St
Frank Madinger
S. Westst
Delaware St
David Tullis
J. Clyde Power
Anderson Forge Company
Dearbornet
Board of Public Works
Oak Hill M. EB
QO. F. Light
Oxford-st
Merchants’ Association
Kachbaum
Winterrowd
United States
Mike Pa
Man and
Cash
Liam Taylor
Commission
Congressman Burton
County Council
Root
China
James P. Carroll
Tenth and
Broadway
Grant H. Cla
M. D
New York Dental Company
N. Delawarea
Tomlinson Hall
Nation
States
Man
Wil
Liam J. Bryan
Judge Artman
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