Five Arrested in Sullivan Mail Pouch Theft Case
In Sullivan Indiana on June 25 five men were arrested after a first class mail pouch theft from the Chicago & Eastern Illinois train. About 5500 in bonds and ten ten year coupons were recovered from Frank Anderson of Cincinnati Ohio among other seized items. Two men were released. Three remain held for investigation.
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Sullivan
Ind
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Frank Anderson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fred Hudson
Washington
Forest Livingston
Leavenworth
Kan
Murray
Anderson
Gill Township
Sullivan County
People’s State Bank
National Bank of Sullivan
General Delivery
Chicago
Ill
Dynamite salesman rescues flooded ravine community
Evan Bruce, a traveling salesman, arrives at Verona Biddle's cottage and aids her family during a flood. He uses dynamite to blow out a ravine wall, diverting flood waters. Impressed, Mr. Biddle offers Bruce a plant superintendency, and Bruce and Verona marry, moving into the cottage.
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Evan Bruce
Brucé
Mr. Biddle
Bruce
Verona
Stepmother Held On Charge Of Murder In Illinois
In Greenridge Illinois Catherine Harmon 36 is jailed after the mutilated body of stepson Thomas Harmon 19 is found weighted in a shallow well near their home. Blood on kitchen walls prompts police to say he was slain in the home and dragged to the well. A fire damaged ax found at the scene is cited as evidence.
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Carlinville
Catherine Harmon
Thomas Harmon
Greenridge
Young Harmon
Identification by X-ray fingerprints fused with prints
A European scientist merges X-ray finger photographs with fingerprints to create a composite id method. The approach links skeletal patterns with surface ridges, aiming to strengthen person identification across blurred or damaged records.
Habits of the Eel in Ditches and Pipes
The eel is common in ditches ponds and canals and even travels into water pipes reaching taps causing stoppages. Eels feed on various prey including eggs of other fish and even attack large fish and waterfowl when ferocious.
Anxious to Serve Country or Pass the Pie
Senator Sorghum quips about a friend who insists on serving his country while joking that he is equally eager to help pass the pie. The remark blends wartime duty with light domestic humor.
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Sorghum
Cynosure of All Eyes on Streetcar Advertising
A Boston Transcript blurb notes the city’s streetcar advertising draws admiring attention. The quip compares a striking woman to an eye-catching sign, calling her a “cotal joss” in playful reporting.
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Cynosure
Acotal Joss
Boston Transcript
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D. R. Scott & CO
J. F. Johnson
Opeko Tea
Eymond Inn
Symond Inn
Ford
North Main Street
E. V. Bull
D.D.S
Frank M. Welch
Will C. Welch
Hamilton
Daily Citizen
Western Newspaper Union
Stepmother
Aban
Rhodenbeck Bros
Linton
Allen A. Wilkinson Lumber Co
D. M. Puckett
West Vincennes
Tastoria
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