Man Swindler Fares Across States With Bad Checks
A dispatch details George J. B. Gifford alias C P Warren alias C P Ferdinand, a suspected swindler. He circulated worthless checks from $5.40 to $48,000 across Indiana Ohio Michigan, using the Northern National of Toledo as a cover while moving through Maumee Delphos Lafayette Monticello and Chal mers. Banks report no funds and suspect he preys on farm buyers while promising big accounts.
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Gifford
George Gifford
C P. Warren
C. P. Ferdinand
Indiana
Toledo
Maumee
Hadley Watson Moore
Wood County
Union Deposit
Northern
Michigan
Wolverine
Dephos
C. P. Warren
Delphos
Union Deposit Bank
Northern National
Warren
Chalmers
Ind
Farmers’ and Traders’ Bank
Lafayette
National Bank of
Broadway butcher loses forty dollars in country chase
John Rabung, a Broadway butcher, says a boy named Charles Baker took his wallet containing $40 while traveling to buy stock. Rabung looked for the boy who rode with him but could not locate him. He reported the loss and Baker’s father later returned the pocketbook.
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John Rabung
Broadway
Charles Baker
Rabung
Attorneys Back Home as Bill Faces Delay in Legislature
Indiana lawmakers resume activity amid rumors the bill is unconstitutional. Uhl’s attorneys claim delay stems from fear in the house and fear of a veto by Governor Hanly. Supporters, led by Senator Wood, hope for passage without a veto.
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Indianapolis
Court House
Uhl
Muni
Supreme Court
Hanly
Wood
Lafayette
Gilman Low Lifts 1 Million Pounds In Short Time
Gilman Low of New York claims a 1 000 000 pound lift and 1 000 pound repetitions in under thirty five minutes using extreme fasting. He trains on less than one meal a day and bans meat from his diet. A trained anatomist and physical culture authority, he has won thirty five championships for lifting and endurance and aims for more while still in his prime at thirty four.
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Gilman Low
New York
Samson
Low
Cumberland Anti Cigaret League March Meeting
The March meeting at 2 30 p m Sunday will be at the church. Program includes opening song scripture Emens Shilling invocation song 60 duet Helen Clymer and Mildred Wermer readings Charles Heck John Widgeon Dudley Miller Marjorie Clymer Florence Neher Vera Thompson Portia Skinner Margaret Coun Ben Fansler Oscar Crosier Floyd Garland instrumental solo Gladys Seybold election of officers.
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Cumberland Anti Cigaret League
Emens Shilling
Helen Clymer
Mildred Wermer
Charles Heck
John Widgeon
Dudley Miller
Marjorie Clymer
Florence Neher
Vera Thompson
Portia Skinner
Margaret Coun
Ben Fansler
Oscar Crosier
Floyd Garland
Gladys Seybold
Blisss to California for Mrs Bliss health trip
Mr and Mrs G P Bliss travel to California for health reasons. Mr Bliss will stay three weeks and return to his business. Mrs Bliss plans to remain several months to pursue health improvements.
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H. G. Bliss
California
G. P. Bliss
Mr. Bliss
Mrs. Bliss
Ministers Refuse High Rent for Rink Revival
Local ministers argued the Polo Season price for rink use was excessive. The rink association sought 200 for use until March 25 plus 50 for janitor and required the ministers bring chairs. After a special meeting, the ministers accepted the association terms and set the first revival gathering for Sunday at 3 PM with a chorus of 100 voices.
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Broadway
George Bush
Association
Rink Association
Peru High Girls Game Called Off Due to Revival Meetings
The Peru high school girls basketball game with the local team scheduled for next Friday evening was canceled because revival meetings are in progress. The girls are disappointed and will seek other arrangements to play.
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Peru
Spelling Bee Planned at Shady Nooks School House
Miss Grace Burkett invites the public to attend a spelling bee next Friday at the Shady Nooks school house four miles north of the city where she will spell against her pupils.
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Shady Nooks
Grace Burkett
Rev Scoville Arrives for Rousing Meetings
Reverend Scoville declares plans for strong revival meetings and calls for large crowds to attend. He asserts energizing sermons will draw community members and jubilation is expected at upcoming gatherings.
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Scoville
Golden Harvest Lifts Farmers as Revival Campaign Nears
Evangelist Rev. Scoville arrives from Chicago to lead revival meetings in town promising to stir crowds. Local farmers report strong hog and hay sales, high corn prices, and banks unable to match the farmer’s growing profits. The outlook for next year remains favorable with ongoing prosperity in crops and savings.
Sugar Camp Opened Near City by Ex-Postmaster Moss
Yesterday W. W. Moss, former postmaster living north of the city, opened a new sugar camp. He established a large operation and set out eight hundred buckets to collect sap.
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W. Moss
Italian on trial for funeral dispute stabs victim
Ariolo Bibo, the Italian who stabbed Joe Pasquale over Civetti Gerardi's funeral costs, appeared in Judge Hanawalt's court and pleaded guilty. He was fined one dollar and costs, then released. Pasquale urged leniency and did not press charges. The fine was paid by Frank Perrone, a saloon keeper.
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Ariolo Bibo
Joe Pasquale
Civetti
Gerardi
Hanawalt
Pasquale
Bibo
Frank Perrone
Mrs A J Reid Travels to Chicago to Join Husband
Mrs A J Reid went to Chicago today to join her husband who is temporarily located there while weishing mail.
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A. J. Reid
Chicago
Weishing
Campaign to stamp out the white plague spreads nationwide
The American Anti-Tuberculosis League outlines a broad public health campaign to prevent tuberculosis. It urges clean living, outdoor activity, proper sleep, and avoidance of infectious contact. A convention is planned in Atlantic City with physicians and officials to discuss sanitarium treatment and state legislation.
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American Anti-Tuberculosis League
League
Commonwealth of the Union
New York
Atlantic City
Remembered Work Will Delay Lon Hock Funeral
The funeral for Lon Hock a wealthy business man will be held Sunday to respect his wish not to disrupt friends work. Mr Heck a member of the Eagles and Red Men lodges was popular with laborers who comprise most of those orders and he did not want them to miss attendance or lose time from their jobs.
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Scoville
Billy Sunday
Lon Hock
Kokomo
Mr. Heck
Eagles
Red Men's Lodges
Corn Seed Exhibition Draws Farmers To City
Train carrying corn seed arrived in the city opposite Panhandle station to greet a large crowd of farmers. Prof. Christie of Purdue urged planting seed suited to local soil and climate, citing yields from different seeds and advising tests to avoid failed crops. He noted some fields yielded 70 bushels per acre while neighbors with identical soil produced under 40, attributing the gap to seed quality rather than cultivation.
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Panhandle Staten
Christie
Purdue
Mayor Seeks Save on Police Commissioner Appointments
Jeffersonville mayor says if Governor Hanly signs the bill shifting police commissioner appointments to city executives he will transfer those duties to the board of public works, saving 450 annually. He will issue the order regardless of legal certainty, to be tested in circuit court if challenged. The current police force would stay intact.
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J. N. Flynn
Jeffersonville
Hanly
Board of Public Works
Circuit Court
Cumberland churches to consolidate in Indiana event
The Cumberland churches in northern Indiana plan consolidation with all Presbyterian churches. Plans were set in Indianapolis and the meeting will be held April 2 here. Rev H W Steen of Carroll County stated clerk and Rev Arthur will assist. Cumberland church property will transfer to Logansport presbytery as winding up proceeds. Local presbytery has twelve churches with large congregations.
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Cumberland
Indiana
Indianapolis
H. W. Steen
Carroll County
Arthur
Cumberland Church
Logansport
Democrats Halt Ship Subsidy Bill In Congress
Washington March 2 Democratic members of congress decided not to allow the ship subsidy bill to pass. They reached an agreement to talk measure to death and prevent a vote.
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Washington
Congress
Bradfield and Hamilton Case Settled in Squire Reid Court
Dr. John Bradfield sued Georgie Hamilton for payment of professional services. Goods attached to satisfy the claim were to be sold at public auction but the case was settled at the last moment this afternoon in Squire Reid's court.
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John Bradfield
Georgie Hamilton
Squire Reid
Bradfield
Edith Gamble Visits Star City Parents at Home
Miss Edith Gamble of Star City spends Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs A G Gamble at their home.
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Edith Gamble
Star City
Mrs
A. G. Gamble
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