Hartford City Wins 1912 Indiana Municipal League Convention
Hartford City wins the 1912 Indiana Municipal League convention with 51 votes, beating Washington and Kokomo. Lemuel Darrow reelected president, E Loher, James Burke named vice presidents, Fred Robinson treasurer, James Trent secretary. Next year’s meeting moves to July.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Hartford City
Indiana Municipal League
Lemuel Darrow
Laporte
Washington
Kokomo
Darrow
E. Loher
Noblesville
James Burke
Jeffersonville
Fred Robinson
James Trent
Tomorrow Last Day of Court for April Term
Tomorrow closes the April term of the circuit court after a day of probate actions and civil matters. Final reports were filed and administratrices discharged in several estates, stock sales authorized, a small judgment awarded, and adoptions finalized for Ruth Rhea, a ten year old child.
Mother Facing Execution In Canada Petition Grows
A Daily Reporter petition to save Angelino Napolitano in Sault Ste Marie grows with about two hundred new signatures as supporters urge Governor General Earl Grey to intervene. The letter from Michael Napolitano, seven, laments the mother's fate and requests action before her August 9 execution.
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Michael Napolitano
Mother
Daily Reporter
Sault
Logansport
Cavs County
Earl Grey
Dominion of Canada
Fansler Granted Divorce for Desertion in East Liverpool
Mattie Green wins divorce from Carl Green for cruel and inhuman treatment and regains maiden name Mattie Galloway. Jessie M Fansler is granted divorce from Austin D Fansler for desertion. custody awarded of Benjamin C Ruth and Alice. $5 weekly support until youngest child is 14. Austin now employed at a newspaper in East Liverpool. Elisha A Tucker vs Marion Tucker ends with restraining order dissolving regarding real estate. personal property cannot be sold.
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Fansler
Liverpool
Mattie Green
Carl Green
St Liverpool
Ohio
Morning Democrat
Aus
Benjamin C
Ruth
Alice
Elisha A. Tucker
Marion Tucker
Cass County farmers foresee record corn and early wheat harvest
The Daily Reporter notes wheat in Cass County will likely be shocked by July 1 if weather remains favorable. Most fields are ripening fast with threshing possible by July 2. Corn looks exceptionally strong with potential historic yields, while oats show early ripening but with shorter straw and lighter heads.
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Cass County
Big List of Honor Students Shines in City Schools
Supt A H Douglass lists pupils with an average of 90 percent or better from last year. The honor groups include numerous students across grades with many names across Nos 2 through 13 and continue on page.
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Supt
A. H. Douglass
Wabash Water Power Faces Extension for Georgetown Dam
The Georgetown dam project by the Wabash Water Power company may need another time extension if construction does not start by the first of next month. Delays stem from changes in the water power right as the traction line and the power company reorganize.
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Georgetown
Wabash Water Power Company
Mrs Dora Smith Returns From International Convention
Dora Smith of this city, a leading worker in the Women's Union Label League, returned home after attending the annual international convention in Indianapolis. A resolution adopted at the meeting called for no more men to be sent from central labor unions or trade councils as delegates, though it would not affect the Indianapolis Central Labor Union where E. W. McGinnis serves as president and recently won against unseating efforts.
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Dora Smith
Woman's Union Label League
Indianapolis
Grass Fire Threatens Barn Along Vandalia Tracks
Morning blaze on Cummings street ignited grass along the Vandalia railroad right of way and spread briefly toward Charles Kaseh’s barn. Fire departments quickly fought the flames and contained the fire with no property loss.
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Cummings Street
Vandalia
Charles Kaseh
Home Comers Here With Chicago Detective Chief
W J Sutherland and a party of autoists were guests at the Murdock hotel last night. Sutherland is a former local man and is now superintendent of a detective bureau in Chicago. He is en route to Indianapolis with other Chicagoans making a home coming trip.
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W. J. Sutherland
Murdock Hotel
Sutherland
Chicago
Indianapolis
Miss Ruby Fanset Returns Home After Visit
Miss Ruby Fanset returns to her city home following a visit with relatives north of town, noting a warm reception and continued health.
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Ruby Fanset
North Street Paving Contract Standoff Warns of Court Appeal
City officials discuss Judge Nelson ruling ordering the board of works to sign the Andrews Asphalt paving contract. The North street payment deal remains unsigned as council members consider an appeal. A potential injunction could be filed if the contract is signed and no property owner objects.
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Board of Public Works
Crawfordsville
North Street
Fickle
John C. Nelson
John 8. Lary
Andrews Asphalt Paving Company
Nelson
Shairy
Board of Works
Zauss Divorce Case Continues In Local Circuit Court
Agatha Zauss and Merle Zauss faced a lengthy circuit court session over divorce and child custody. Neighbors testified to improper conduct by both parents. the mother was granted temporary custody until the final hearing in September term, with a cross complaint anticipated by the husband.
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Agatha Zauss
Merle Zauss
Woman to sew baby clothes before execution in Soo jail
Angelino Napolitano, condemned to hang August 9 for Easter Sunday crime, focuses on motherly care as she sews tunic, lace, and embroidery for her unborn child. Supporters urge clemency, arguing justice should protect motherhood and spare the unborn a harsh fate.
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Angelino Napolitano
Saint Ste. Marie
Local Trap Shoot at Spencer Park Highlights Ed Howard
Ed Howard led the Spencer Park traps shoot by the Logansport Gun Club with 40 hits in 50 targets. Close results followed from Rogers 39, Kesling 37, Trinosky 37, while Alber and Flinn posted lower scores.
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Spencer Park
Logansport
Ed Howard
Howard
Rogers
Miller
Jackson
Kesling
Alber
Flinn
Trinosky
Divorce Granted After Terre Haute Depositions
Deposition testimonies in Cass County circuit court reveal Charles L Watts posing as Charles Roy Watts a single man and pursuing a relationship with a 19 year old girl. The case Watts versus Watts ends with a divorce for the plaintiff Glenn M Watts as Watts now resides in the west and the girl is married in Terre Haute.
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Terre Haute
William Lange
Cass
Glenn M. Watts
Charles L. Watts
Charles Roy Watts
Watts
Logansport
Lange
Horse Falls Into Open Trench On Race Street
A horse owned by John Busch narrowly escaped death when it fell into a trench being dug for a water main near the public playgrounds on Race street. Busch, with poor eyesight, could not see the pit before it was partially filled and the horse was rescued with a rope. Busch resides at 121 Sixth street.
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John Busch
Race Street
Busch
Sixth Street
Marion man arrested for cash drawer heist then tears money
Marion Lottridge was arrested in Kokomo while awaiting transport to Marion on a cash drawer robbery charge. In the police detention room he tore up two ten dollar bills and threw them in a sewer. He was released after his parents refunded the money.
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Marion Lottridge
Marion
Kokomo
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Hartford City Bets
Municipal League
Foster
Anderson
Elza Rogers
Lebanon
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Prof
R. L. Sacket
Purdue
M. J. McCaffrey
Lena G. Hooley
Patrick J. Hooley
Hooley- Tucker Consolidated Company
Walter W. Foskett
Andrew Welch
Clara Wiler
Albert Wiler
Sokel Company
Edward C. Schneider
Frank Schaefer
George W. McGriff
William T. McGriff
Ruth Rhea
Willam
Plannagan
Ste Marie
Michael
Mamma
Amelia
Jessie M. Fansler
Vorce
Ing
Austin D. Fanler
Camille Flamamron
Rve Geen
Duan
Tory
Lincoln School
Walter Gable
Frank Hoov
Stanley Matthews
George Patter
Emerson Roush
Marion Schierser
Florence Biscomb
Reva Fry
Verne Hawkins
Bessie Lyon
Frances
Ruth Vance
Trevor Brown
James Gilbert
John Reed
Margaret Horne
Lilian Howells
Emma Jenkinnes
Marion Robbins
Harold Sanderson
Glen Vance
Helen Bauer
Florence Bender
Dorothy Downs
Pauline Sellers
Frederick Harrell
Harlan Hill
Gladys Tucker
Ruth Boatman
Alice Martin
Mabel Walters
Douglass Arrick
Catherine DeHaven
Leta Jared
William Studebaker
Adele Gwinn
Lucile Evers
Martha Fry
Viola Grubbs
Doris Heikman
Howard Frazer
Clarence McCormick
Morris Oppenheimer
James Patterson
Russell Porter
Bernice Brough
Lucile Cullers
Ruby Davis
Geraldine Deacon
Madge DeLon
Virginia Kortos
Velma Lyon
Carl Enyart
Paul Reed
Eugene Taylor
Healen Work
Gerald Connor
Hazel Frazer
Margaret Grant
Evelyn Lyons
Doris Williams
Lena Martin
Donald Six
Frank Henderson
Florence Reed
Olive Wash
Helen Conrad
Ruth Reder
Louise Garritson
Ruth Ice
Elizabeth Mitchell
Helen Bishop
Amelia Ludwig
Lucile Rowe
Catherine Edwards
Ocle Helvie
Clara Jasorka
Florence Johnson
Edna Swaney
Russell Weecnt
Kendall Wipperman
Paul Wilson
Alice McCay
Harry Baird
Esther Johnson
Wayne Miller
Mrs. Smith
Wrathy
Larry
Zauss
Honor Fanning
Sault Ste. Marie
Soo
Grey Nuns
General Hospital
Hearst
Tunme
Lia
Angelino Napolitani
United States
Canada
England
Italy
C. L. Watts
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