Mystery murder near Laporte in improvised grave
Police investigated a brutal death found beside the interurban right of way near Laporte. A well dressed man, about forty, six feet tall, was buried in a half-dug grave with his clothes punctured by gunshots. Evidence suggested dragging before burial and possible recent travel through Laporte.
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Laporte
Ind
Vadl
South Bend
Mack
Dr. Bowell
Milwaukee
Grand Deal Ape
Grand Rapids
Degier
St. Paul
First Prize Expected for Thomas Car in Paris Race
Paris August 5 The prize committee for the New York to Paris auto race will likely meet late this week to formally award prizes. It is expected Thomas will win first prize and Protos second. The committee does not deem the Protos disqualified and the shipment dispute from Vladivostok to Paris appears resolved after Thomas received a thirty day advantage over Protos.
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Paris
Protos
G Aiesett
Alaska
Hhe Thomas
Vlad- Savostok
Berlin protest over car prize and German automobile group
The Berliner Zeitung Am Mittag prints a final protest text addressed to the committee handling the News race prize. It states the Protos car is dismissed from consideration for any prize. the Imperial German Automobile Club backs the protest and will likely submit formal representations in its own name.
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Berlin
Berliner Ziung Am Mittag
Zeitung Am Mittag
Imperial German Automobile Club
Wiles In New Company Traction Line
The Loganusport Marion Traction Company filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state in Indianapolis. The new line will serve Marion, Grant county towns Amber North Grove Mc Gransville Bunker Hill Logansport Anoka and Cass county areas plus others. Key organizers include George D Spurgeon Hayes Marion Minnick R R Wilson Marion Lewis Iks Alva Williamson Wise and Wise with involvement from local residents.
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Indianapolis
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ineGrant County
Se Amber
North Grove
Gransville
Bunker Hill
Miami County
Logansport
Anoka
Cass County
George D
John
Q. Spurgeonnay
Hayes
Ian Minnick
Grant County
R. R
Lewis Iks
Alva Williamson
Swouneer
Carl Wise
Victor Wise
Sure Shot Sam in Dramatic Melodrama at Nelson Theater
The new Lem B. Parker play Sure Shot Sam promises fast action and strong comedy with a dramatic plot. A dazzling quarry dynamite scene and lavish period costumes highlight the bill, along with The Eight English Hoboes, Helen Bertram, and Fred Clarke’s comedy sketches.
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Sam
Lem B. Parker
Nelson
Jesse Lasky
Helen Bertram
Wilfred Clarke
Porter
White
Faust
Laytons
Bill Gaston
Ethe Green
Henry Clive
Jean
Will Howard
the Nelson
Tempest and Sunshine at the Nelson Saturday Afternoon and Evening
One of the Souths top touring companies brings Tempest and Sunshine to the Nelson for matinee and night showings on Saturday. The production features two Southern sisters with contrasting temperaments and a charming love story, promising a highly engaging performance.
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Tempest
Sunshine
Nelson
Duchess of Wellington's ball dazzled by Mrs Ogden Mills' diamond breastplate
London August 4 Duchess of Wellington's ball at Apsley House drew royal guests including the king and queen Mrs Ogden Mills wore a nine diamond spike breastplate plus matching necklace earrings and band of diamonds Her display outshone others and Queen Alexandra showed interest Mrs Mills presented to the queen and her daughter danced with Lord Anglesey as Americans in force attended supper time notices mention Missed guests and garden hours amid a gem drenched scene outside Hyde Park Patrols watched as revelers lit with light and sparkled gems.
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Ogden Mills
George Cavendish Bentinck
Alexandra
Lord Anglesey
Whitelaw Reid
Crown Prince of
Sweden
Ambassador Reid
Duchess of Connaught
Hyde Park
Broadway crowds fill Broadway theatre last night
Despite counter attractions the Broadway theatre drew large crowds for both performances. The bill featured Lorane McNeal in a character number with The Two in White, Karl Hyman in illustrated song, Billy Windom and the Imperial Trio delivering strong acts and a closing set by Will.
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Broadway
Karl Hyman
Lorane McNeal
Billy Windom
Imperial Trio
Ma jestic Theatre Vau De Ville Bill Promises Delight
For the week of August 10 the Ma jestic theatre in Chicago presents a vau de ville bill aimed to please audiences with lively acts and stage spectacle.
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Majestic Theatre
Chicago
Attorney’s briefs are usually-not. A man can be in a wreck without being one.
A compact reflection notes that legal briefs rarely reflect all aspects of a case and that a person can be involved in a wreck without being labeled as at fault or responsible.
Merry Widow Divorce Shakes New York Stage
In New York on August 5 Justice Green signs an interlocutory decree of divorce between Ethel Jackson and John F. Zimmerman. The plaintiff, recently seen as the widow in The Merry Widow at the Amsterdam, accuses him of theatrical misdeeds amid a swirl of gossip and public interest.
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Ethel J. Zimmerman
John F. Zimmerman
Ethel Jackson
New Amsterdam Theatre
New York Theatre
Bendix President Attends Industrial Association Meeting
A meeting of the Industrial Association was held last evening with the Bendix Automobile Company president from Chicago in attendance He has made a favorable offer and another session will be held tonight at J Ferguson’s office to decide on it.
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Industrial Association
Bendix Automobile Company
Chicago
J. Perguson
Distance From San Francisco To Yokohama
A travel note states the distance between San Francisco and Yokohama is 4 700 miles. The figure provides a rough maritime or air route estimate used for planning long transpacific journeys.
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San Francisco
Yokohama
White Maline Hat Describes Elaborate Millinery
A wide spreading white maline hat features baby blue faille satin lining and a crown massed with forget-me-nots. A large grenadier feather in white stands erect at the left side.
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Faille Saux
Grenadier
Pension Row for Lafayette Soldiers' Home Dilemma Resolved
Indiana Soldiers' Home in Lafayette faced a funding scare after a federal law barred keeping pension parts for members. A mass meeting decided to have members contribute monthly to cover the home’s $12,000 annual income, preserving operation and avoiding eligibility dropout for non-payers.
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Lafayette
Railroaders Plan Logansport Anniversary Celebration
A meeting of the B. of R. T. members in this city decided to hold the twenty-fifth edge anniversary in Logansport on September 23. A luncheon followed a city luncheon in the Ikes cafe and Mayor FoKee spoke at city hall with plans for speakers and state-wide attendance. Delegates included Judge A. H. Smith and Harry Markle among others from Tipton Jeffersonville Richmond Indianapolis Michigan City and other cities.
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Edge
Logansport
the &Iks
foKee
A. H. Smith
Harry Markle
Tipton
W. J. Smith
Dikhart
R. W. Lewis
Jeffersonville
John Falck
R. R. MecNail
M. J. Tymacher
Richmond
T. J. Schachester
Y . William Knowles
A. L. Kepner
J. 8. Carr
J. Hale
Indianapolis
H. Hintz
Michigan City
Old English Hair Tonic Teases Society Figures
An advert touts a famed Old English Hair Tonic sold in Logansport for the last time. It claims royal endorsements from Duchess of Marlborough and other leading court and society women, with autograph proof available at Wiler & Wise.
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New York
London
Paris
Logansport
Continents
Duchess of Marlborough
Wiler & Wise
Panhandle officials report labor shortage in repaired vehicle shops
Panhandle officials say they have plenty of work in car repair shops yet idle city men do not apply. A call for 100 workers went out and only sixty responded.
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Panhandle
Four Hundred Patients See Ringling Bros Circus Show
Four hundred and twenty patients from Longcliff attended the Ringling Bros circus performance yesterday afternoon. They arrived on a special train from Clifton that stopped at the show grounds.
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Longcliff
Ringling Bros. Circus
Clif
State News Flashes Report Local Tragedies and Developments
John C. Naget of New Albany dies by his own hand using carbolic acid in a despondent moment. The Bixler family of Evansville poisoned by impure ice cream. Vandyke Grigesby of Anderson sentenced to life for murder of James Brown. Miss Ethel Saylor named music instructor in Dubuque public schools. Miss Hazel Hower of Warsaw injured in a runaway accident. Robert E. Bly of Kendallville killed after being struck by a train. Amos Goad of Boonville injured by a cow. Andrew Mullen of Anderson dies by swallowing carbolic acid. Gasoline line promoters seek franchises in Swayzee and Elwood. Oil and gas wells drill near Princeton. Elijah Stevens and Jacob Milcher injured in a runaway. Knights Town’s Citizens State Bank reorganized with 50000 capital.
Shirt Waist Man Recalled From Past Six Years
A six year retrospective recalls the Shirt Waist Man figure once widely discussed in local reports, outlining how public attention shifted as details emerged and then faded from headlines.
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