White Plague Threatens Prisoners in County Jail
A tuberculosis outbreak endangers inmates including Bert Whitesell a 24 year old prisoner held on forgery charges. Despite repeated attempts to move his trial officials fear transfer risks and doctors warn the illness could spread in jail. Whitesell forged a check for 19% and cashed it through M L Mutz.
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Bert Whitesell
Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Hollingsworth
Whitesell
H. M. Bronson
M. L. Mutz
Murderer of Wife Expected to Recover
Pendleton Ind Sept 5 John Glasco who shot and killed his wife yesterday and then slashed his throat with a butcher knife will recover physicians say They had been married about a year Each had been previously married and divorced
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Pendleton
Ind
John Glasco
Washington Emerges As Nation's Education Center
Washington showcases eight colleges and universities and seven professional schools, with seventy private schools attracting students nationwide. The Library of Congress holds over 1.1 million books plus 500,000 other items, while museums and laboratories include the Smithsonian, National Museum, Army Medical Museum, Corcoran Gallery, and government science bureaus.
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Washington
George Washington
Library of Congress
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
Army Medical Museum
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Department of Agriculture
The
Geological Survey
Coast Geodetic
Bureau of Standards
Washington Academy of Sciences
Carnegie Institute
Population of Isthmian canal zone reaches 5.0 million
Census figures show 5,? million residents in the Isthmian canal zone with 24,963 employed by the canal commission or Panama Railroad. White residents number 14,6835 while 34,785 are Negroes and 5% are Chinese. US-born whites total 6,863, including 5,213 males and 1,650 females with 2,030 married men and 1,048 married women.
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Washington
Isthmian Canal Zone
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Railroad Company
United States
New Ritual Planned for Odd Fellows Next Year
Denver leaders report the order will not form a separate national legislative body for the Order of Rebekah. A new ritual is planned to take effect next year.
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ODD Fellows
Denver
Col
Order of Rebekah
Americans Quit London and Coming Home
Americans abandon London by steamer as royal guests plan visits. Queen Amelia of Portugal will stay with the Duke and Duchess of Orleans for weeks seeking rest after recent turmoil. King George of Greece arrives late October for a two week stay to discuss a Greek loan to fund naval expansion.
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London
Amelia
Portugal
England
Orleans
George
Greece
Alexandra
Raymer Acquitted in Springfield Murder Trial
Springfield Indiana September 25 Abra ham Raymer regarded as head of the recent mob was found not guilty of murder after a three hour deliberation and a single ballot cast.
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Raymer
Springfield
Abraham Raymer
Paris dog fashion shifts with mantles and bracelets
Paris leading dog tailor unveils winter novelties. Mantle replaces seal skin jacket to protect dogs beside mistresses in car or carriage. Dogs now wear perfume and nurse leash attachment, with diamond bracelets on forelegs and no footgear to avoid oversized feet.
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Paris
Fido
Boy Safe Blower Saved by His Sister
Edward Swisster, 15 or 17, charged with breaking into his brother’s safe and stealing $50, faced trial in criminal court. His sister testified to his being 15, prompting Judge Pritchard to send the case to the juvenile court for lack of jurisdiction. Police had suspected a gang of experienced safe-blowers at the time.
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Criminal Court
Pritchard
Board Sues Township Trustee For 38967 Dollars
The advisory board of Middle township sues Trustee William Hollingsworth for 5987 dollars alleging unauthorized spending. The suit arises from a school fight in the township. Denison Barber Shop advertises haircuts and manicures at 1165 and up with Wulschner's name appearing.
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Pittsboro
Ind
Advisory Board of
Middle Township
William Hollingsworth
Indiana Farm News: High Acre Price and Local Yields
Owensville reports a 50 acre melon farm sold for 105 dollars per acre, the highest land price in the region. Brown County notes good corn across Salt Creek bottom with drought minimally affecting yields. Bruceville area white dent corn wins Knox county fair prize. Beckes touts strong crops on his farm as seed stock.
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Owensville
Daniel Waters
Brown County
Columbus
George Summa
Pike's Peak
Salt Creek Bottom
Summa
Vincennes
N. E. Beckes
Bruceville
Johnson County
Knox County
Chief Warns Women Off Saloons In City Note
Chief of Police Metzger issues a roll call warning urging women to avoid saloons. The message, repeated periodically, cites patrols and sergeants. An adjoining ad promotes Georgian Bay fishing and a Grand Trunk Railway booklet offer.
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Metzger
Georgian Bay
Grand Trunk Railway System
G. W. Vaux
Merchants Loan and Trust Building
Chicago
Til
Launis Wins Bedford Ward One Saloon License Appeal
Harve Launis, applicant for a saloon in Bedford First ward, was denied by remonstrance but appealed to the circuit court. The temperance group lawyers failed to introduce the remonstrance, and Judge Giles ruled there was no remonstrance on record for judicial notice, granting the license yesterday.
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Bedford
Ind
Harve Launis
County Board
Circuit Court
Launis
Giles
Three Suspects Under Scrutiny in Alpha Whiteman Murder
In Frankfort Indiana on September 25 three persons are under suspicion in the Alpha Whiteman murder case and police expect one or more arrests. They believe the victim first resisted a criminal assault on Mrs Whiteman.
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Frankfort
Ind
Alpha Whiteman
Whiteman
Oil leases filed in Warrick County
Boonville Ind Sept 25 Over 500 oil and gas leases have been filed in Warrick county within the last month in the county recorder s office The leases are being filed by Standard Oil Pure Oil and a local company Each firm operates in separate sections of the county
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Boonville
Ind
County Recorder’s
Standard Oil Company
Pure Oil Company
Warrick County
Small Prisoner Escapes Through Bars in Huntington
Buell Fosnaught, a small prisoner awaiting theft charges in Huntington, ind, squeezed through cell bars to flee the police station. He had previously escaped by jumping through a window and remains at large as officers search for him.
Marshall says people should decide option in liquor issue
In Scottsburg Indiana Democratic governor candidate Thomas R Marshall urged locals to choose the unit for local option and opposed county level authority He criticized Gov Hanly for a special legislative session and denounced Republican excess in state government.
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Marshall
Scottsburg
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
Mr. Marshall
Gov. Hanly
Picture Show Man Accused Of Stealing Tickets
John C. Robinson a ticket seller and doorkeeper at a five cent cinema was arrested Thursday on a charge of reselling tickets and pocketing the proceeds.
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John C. Robinson
CascaRoyal Pills Renamed For Better Trade Rights
An advertisement proclaims CascaRoyal-Pills as the new name for Castor-Oil-Pills, claiming it complies with label laws, fights unfair competition, gains doctor and public approval, and is easier to remember. The copy touts the royal branding and notes the seller’s portrait and signature on each package with four red corners.
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Edward Swisster
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Wulschner
Ndiana Farm News
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Blackburn
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