Murder Theory Advanced in Wicks Death Case
Cambridge City Indiana September 10 police say Ira Wicks of Cambridge City is believed responsible for the death of his wife Mrs Ira Wicks 28 dragged from the canal after a note said she would end her life The husband was arrested with her half sister following violent quarrels Friday He says he attempted suicide Thursday night and that his actions frightened his wife into a similar act The note was found on the dining room table
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Cambridge City
Ind
Ira Wicks
Dublin Blocks Fennas New Track In Mobile Clash
Dublin residents oppose a plan by the Pennsylvania railroad to build overhead crossings as part of a large project from Columbus to Indianapolis. The company has sued, with a circuit court hearing on September 19, facing opposition from corporations and farmers along the right of way and resulting in substantial settlement costs.
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Pullin
Ind
Penneylvenia Railroad Company
Owl
Jail Bars Out but Sheriff Nips Plot in Newcastle
An attempted wholesale jail delivery was detected by Sheriff Kirk in Newcastle Ind on Saturday. Iron bars at a window were cut nearly through using a chisel from a plumber's kit and a hammer found nearby. Nine prisoners remain unconfessed.
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Newcastle
Ind
Kirk
Indiana English professor resigns for Wake Forest post
Special to The Sun from Bloomington reports Professor E. P. Morton resigns as English teacher at Indiana University and accepts the head of the English department at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Morton earned his doctorate this summer and came to Indiana University in 15065.
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E. P. Morton
Wake Forest University
North Carolina
the Sun
Bloomington
Tad
Indiana University
Dief. Morton
Chivas
Hoosier to Teach Buckeyes Chemistry
Elmer Hocket left Wabash Indiana to assume charge of the chemistry laboratory at Ohio State University in Columbus. A Wabash High School graduate and Wabash College chemistry alumnus, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hocket of Middle Street.
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Wabash, Ind
Elmer Hocket
Columbus
Ohio State University
Joseph A. Hockete
Middle Street
Wabash High School
Wabash College
Willie Roach Killed. Detroit Slaying Leads to Murder Charge
Loganport Indiana report states Willie Roach a former resident was killed in Detroit recently. The bartender accused in the case faces first degree murder charges, marking a violent outcome tied to the former resident.
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Logansport
Ind
Willie Roach
Detroit
Carrier Appointed for Route in Kewanne Ind
Special to the San reports Edwin C Cannon appointed as rural carrier of Route No 1 in Kewanne Indiana. The appointment dated September 10 places Cannon in the postal service role serving local residents along the designated route.
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San
Abbibeeon
D. C
Edwin C
Cannon
Kewanne
Ind
Two Octogenarians Wed in Separate Ceremonies
Sheridan Hod Octogenarian David Neil Sr and 77 year old wife Julia Durham wed in a second marriage for him and a first for her. Centerport Ind veteran John Little 85 and 69 year old Matilda Sanderson also married, both with prior marriages, Little previously sharing life with his first wife for years.
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the Sun
Sheridan
David Neil
Julia Durham
Neil
Centerport
Ind
John Little
Matilda Sanderson
Little
Blame Cigarettes For Wild Deeds In Indiana
In Scottsburg Indiana Paris green nearly killed Frank Whibeon 40 a stocker who tried to poison himself after an earlier attempted killing. A physician stopped the act upon the family's summons as a child arrived to avert another call. Whibeon blamed temporary insanity from cigarette and drink habit and was placed under $1,000 bond.
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Whibeon
Four men fight current in river near Logansport
Four non swimmers with one who knew Row fought a strong current in the Wa lish river opposite ol. Be Heart's Look out judge Friday night. Daniel P. Flanagan Patrick L. Fitz gerald William Sheehan Grover Reed and A. 8. McLaughlin were swept and held afloat for fifteen minutes with heads above water. Sheehan swam ashore and found his companions still treading water.
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Walish River
Hfart
Daniel P. Flanagan
Patrick L. Fitzgerald
William Sheehan
Grover Reed
Amt
McLaughlin
Logansport
Ind
Land of the
Sheehan
Corner Stone Laying For Gary Y M C A Building
Gary Indiana Sept 10 President Eugene J Burlington of the Indiana steel company will lay the corner stone of the new Young Men's Christian association building donated by Judge Elbert H Gary. The ceremony occurs Sunday afternoon at o clock with State Secretary FE Stacey of Indianapolis assisting. The $200000 structure sits on a site valued at 2060 and ranks as the third largest in the state after Indianapolis and South Bend.
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Gary
Ind
Eugene J. Butliogton
Indiana Steel Company
Young Men's Christina Association
Elbert EL Gary
The
Steel Corporation
Burlington
Dane
Europe
FE. EL Stacey
Tedinnapeolis
Gary Association
Indianapolis
South Bend
Woman Plucked Up on Tiger Charge in Bloomington
Bloomington dispatch reports Mrs Thattie Meller, second Monroe county woman charged with running a blind tiger, arrested by the city police chief. She was jailed after a bizarre trunk incident and had just been released last week from a prior 30 day jail sentence for similar activity involving liquor.
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Bloomington
Ind
Couden Ousted by Treasury Secretary MacVeagh
Secretary MacVeagh discharges Frank M. Couden, chief clerk in Cincinnati, for insubordination after he left office without leave. Couden had been linked to the Warriner embezzlement scandal involving the Big Four railroad. He reportedly went to the Ohio Republican convention at Columbus after permission was denied.
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Washington
MacVeagh
The
Treasury
Frank M. Couden
Crushier
Surveyor of Customs
Cincinnati
Couden
Warriner
Conden
Columbus
Amor Smith
Dick of Obiah
Couple True To Death Pact Ends In Tragic Crime
In Muncie Indiana Estelle Carpenter found Jesse and Florence Carpenter aged 51 and 52 dead from Laudanum after chaining doors and shuttering windows. A note stated Meet me on the other shore and referenced an insurance scheme and payments to die. The tragedy occurred Friday night with the mother dying at eight and the father at ten fifty.
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Muncie
Ind
Estelle Carpenter
Jesse
Florence Carpenter
Browne Cleared, Tears As Jurors Find Browne Not Guilty
Lee Neill Browne walked free in Chicago after the jury found him not guilty on bribery charges tied to Senator Lorimer's election. Though cleared locally, Browne remains indicted and faces trial in Sangamon county Springfield. Browne cried at the verdict and was carried from the courtroom amid cheers.
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Chicago
Lee Neill Browne
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Browne
Springfield
Sangamon
Charles Erbstein
Lorimer
Lorimer Vindicated in Browne Trial Verdict
Wisconsin story reports U S Senator William Lorimer claiming vindication after the Browne bribery trial verdict. He cites Theodore Roosevelt’s Hamilton Club dinner rebuke as evidence of support and says Roosevelt’s action remains influential. Lorimer refuses to say if he planned further actions in Chicago.
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Tiskratee Bay
Wis
Theodore Roosevelt
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Lee Oneill Browne
Roosevelt
Hamilton
United States
William Lorimer
Lorimer
Browne Plans Bold Fight Over Roosevelt Remarks
Browne of Chicago declares he will fight back after United Press inquiry about suing Col Roosevelt over a disputed statement in Freeport. He says he will not reveal his strategy yet and hints at a strenuous future campaign while preparing to return home to mount a major challenge.
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Chicago
Lee
Nei) Browne
United Press
Col. Hoosevelt
Roosevelt
Freeport
Whc
Lorimer
Hamilton
Toam
Brigham Young Released on Bond in River Death Case
Evansville Ind Sept 10 Brigham Young a marine engineer charged with killing Capt T K Bowles of the steamer Samuel on Green river by clubbing him has been released on bond at Hartford Ky
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Evansville
Sod
Brigharo Young
T. K. Bowles
Samuel
Green River
Bond
Hartford
A Toothsome Flavour Grape-Nuts Delight Ad Preface
An ad extols Grape-Nuts served with cream or milk highlighting the nutty crisp taste. It emphasizes chewing for strong teeth and digestion aided by saliva, notes partial pre digestion of starch, and invites readers to read The Road to Wellville for the reason behind healthful eating.
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Wellville
Pligs
Wedding of Miss Marion Polk and Lieut Marshburn
The wedding took place at North Reformed church Watervliet N Y on Wednesday Sept 7 with Rev I F Huntin officiating. The ceremony featured Army Blue and The Corps and was followed by a reception at the Polk home 317 Sixteenth Street Watervliet. Attendants included Miss Josephine Susony as maid of honor and bridesmaids from Troy Cohoes and Fishkill. Best man was Joseph H Marshburn of Jacksonville Fla.
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Marion Estelle Polk
Herbert Edgar Marshburn
United States Infantry
North Reformed Church
Waterviser
Huntin
Charles F. Polk
Sixteenth Street
Watervliet
N.Y
Josephine Susony
Greenville
N. Y
Joseph H. Marshburn O
Jacksonville
Pia
Jon E. Beller
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Leawden
Mo EP Ray
C. M. Haverkamp
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Walter Moor
Fiftenth Infantry
EE. B Gray
Marshburn
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Enrly
Charles L. Hoages
W. J. McKee
Indiana National Guard
He. A. Greene
Tenth Infantry
H. B. Smith
United States Army
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Indianapolis
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Prank C. Baker
Medical Corps
Willian L. Buck
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Plattsinivg Barracks
New York
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Buck
James V. Tieidt
Serand
A. Fe Lancey
Scott
Naval Academy
Kathleen, Barssello
Helen Devil
Mfiss
Frances Surlinson
Ecards
Horace G. McPherson
Richmond
Ind
Milurry RL Beery
Svedient Corps
Atta McPherson
Morgan
Releher
Maj
Breleher
Yxy Department
Bester D. Baker
Infantey
Misses Russelle
Geller Cerll
George . Jones
Medical Reserve Corps
George Tt. Cecil
W. A. Simpson
Canine Thief Steals Bedding From Neighboring Home
Mrs Axa Sinnett of Sullivan reported bedding stolen from her bed after a short absence in Terre Haute Indiana on September 10. The sheriff and policeman investigated and caught a bulldog suspected of the theft. The dog had carried the bedding to its owner's yard in the neighborhood.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Axa Sinnett
Sullivan
Babe Sleeps Long Grossing to Death
Wabash Ind Sept 10 Sleeping nineteen hours Marie Louisa Schmaltzried five months daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard A Schmaltaried died Friday All efforts to awaken her were in vain The child was normally healthy and the sleep of death is inexplicable.
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Wabash, Ind
Marie Louisa Schmaltzried
Howard A. Schmaltaried
Injured Boydies Death After Circus Wagon Incident
Emmet Samsel died from injuries after being run over by a circus wagon in Kokomo Indiana on September 10 as reported by a special dispatch to The Sun.
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Boydies
Kokomo
Ind
Emmet Samsel
Free to Asthma Sufferers Offers Cure at Our Expense
An advertisement claims a new method cures asthma and hay fever regardless of age or climate. It promises to treat long standing or recent cases at no cost, ending breathing troubles and wheezing. Claim asks readers to mail for a trial with no payment.
Prominent Indianapolis Hotel Man Cured by Gilmer Institute
A prominent Indianapolis hotel man was cured by the Gilmer Medical Institute after failing in Chicago St Louis Cincinnati and Detroit He and a Franklin woman were cured The physicians claim to wake the blind see the deaf hear and cure many ailments They offer free consultation and examination Offices at 46 N Pennsylvania Street Suites D and E Indianapolis They treat all forms of disease and deformity and guarantee cure in every accepted case Appointment hours 9 am to 8 pm Sundays 10 to 12 Write for symptom blanks if unable to call
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Indianapolis
Gilmer Medical Institute
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Dr. Gilmer Medical Institute
Pennsylvania Street
Indiana
Free clinic hours announced for the needy
A free clinic will operate daily except Sundays from 1 to 2 p.m. to provide services and treatment at no cost, medicines excluded. No free patients will be treated outside these hours.
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Sixth Cavalry
Mortgomery M. Macomb
General Staff
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Thomas Cruse
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Leroy Buck
Ethel Spaulding
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John B. Ryan
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Monument Place
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Victo Talking Machine
Walschner-Stewart Music CO
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York
Say
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Greencastle
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Ehlers
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Denison Cafe
Barin Connection
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Murat Theatre
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