Confesses He Stole a Horse in Carroll County Indiana
Harvey Champion, a 20 something Ohio native, admitted stealing a horse from Pittsburg Carroll County and trading it to John Conn near Marion. The horse was recovered and returned to Guy Maxwell's heir, with Champion aiding investigators before awaiting court action in Delphi.
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Pittsburg
Marion
Indiana Reformatory
Harvey Champion
Montpelier
Ohio
William E. Pullen
Carroll County
Guy W. Maxwell
John Conn
Washington Township
Conn
Champion
Indiana
Delphi
M. E
Conn Farm
Antwerp
Dunn
Nelson
Pullen
W. T. Maxwell
Caboose Burned on Panhandle Yard Incident
A Greenland caboose on the Panhandle Indiana division burned at 2 a.m. yesterday in the Panhandle yards. A match head ignited oily waste behind the seat, swiftly damaging the car before fire crews arrived. No adjacent cars were hit. the crew moved a tailend onto the run.
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Panhandle
Tailender
Motorman Injured By Loose Wire On Run
Motorman Griffith of the I. U. T. Yine was slightly hurt Saturday evening when a loosened guy wire hung low and struck the front of the car just east of the overhead bridge. Windows in the vestibule were broken but the run continued after wreck crew repaired the wire.
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Griffith
I. U. T. Yine
Neighborhood charity seeks children's clothing for the poor
Mrs A T Kern and husband urge residents to donate children's garments to 814 Broadway. They recount a West Side family with four children and a ill in bed, highlighting many needy youngsters shivering in cold homes. Donations of caps, stockings, dresses, trousers, shirts, underclothes, and night robes are welcome.
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Broadway
Bidwell in Court in Embezzlement Case
Benson Bidwell, former confectionery dealer, stands as defendant in an embezzlement case in Chicago courts. He is advanced in years and reportedly under heavy mental strain.
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Benson Bidwell
Chicago
Lightning Ignites Fuse at John Fitzgerald Residence
A Saturday evening lightning strike burned a fuse in John Fitzgerald s home at Plum and Vandyke streets and knocked out electric lights throughout. The city trouble man Asa Carter said outdoor wires were struck and the surge entered the house.
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John Fitzgerald
Plum and
Vandyke Streets
Asa Carter
March Weather Shows Lion’s Return and Lambish Hopes
The piece notes March begins with a mix of rain sleet snow and storms and may end milder if it follows the lion and lamb proverb. It mentions a nine pm curfew through September and hints at early spring signs like bluebirds robins and budding warmth.
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Mary
Will Play For Championship Walton And LCAC Teams
Walton High and LC A C teams advance toward county title with semifinal wins. Basketball squads collide for the championship, aiming to cap seasons with county honor.
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Walton
LC. A. C
Girls and boys basketball clash in Cass county games
L A C club brings Walton high school teams to town for two Friday night games at the rink. Walton boys post fifty dollars to beat the local team in a high profile Cass county championship. Walton girls assert they can defeat the local girls after recent wins over Peru and a close match with Kokomo. Local team did not travel to Culver and may play next Saturday.
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Eams
Cass County
Walton
Peru
Kokomo
Culver
Six Girls Propose to Bank President in Edwardsville
In Edwardsville Illinois six women each wrote letters to C W Terry president of the State and Trust Bank and attorney for the McKinley syndicate asking for marriage. Terry asked for a continuance and promised to reply at the club's next meeting. He sent a poem hinting he will choose one in two weeks. The women await his decision and whether he will become a benedict.
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Edwardsville
C. W. Terry
State and Trust Bank
Terry
McKinley Syndicate
Girls’ Club
Administrator reports sale of estate corn and hogs
Joseph Cox the administrator of the estate of George W Frushour reports sales of corn for 304 09 dollars and hogs for 121 23 dollars.
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Joseph Cox
George W. Frushour
Finnegan Arrested in Petit Larceny Case at Police Court
Arthur Finnegan was arraigned on a petit larceny charge filed by his father who claimed missing household goods valued at about 75 dollars. Judge Smith held him for grand jury action and possible prison. two Marion women in Dunkirk were arrested after drinking with local men and sent back to Marion.
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Marion
Dunkirk
Arthur Finnegan
Finnegan
Dollie Smith
Fanny Adams
Estate Divided in Final Geiger Distribution
Final distribution list shows George A. and J. A. Geiger received 5747.66 dollars, Lizette Geiger 37.38, Charles Geiger and Henrietta with Lizette Scherer 522.90, and Andrew William Arthur Hallie and William Burgman 104.58.
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Geiger
George A
J. A Geiger
Lizette Geiger
Charles Geiger
Henrietta Solo
Lizettte Scherer
Andrew
William
Arthur
Hallie
William Burgman
County Commissioners In Session Bids Pending Tomorrow
County commissioners met and approved nothing but bills. Tomorrow bids for painting Cicott Street Bridge and redecorating the courthouse will be opened.
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Cicott Street
Court House
Jerome Helff Visits City From Peru
Jerome Helff of Peru arrived in the city today for a brief visit. He plans sightseeing and meetings with local residents during his stay.
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Jerome Helff
Peru
Railroads Seek Telegraph Operators To Meet Nine-Hour Law
Panhandle officials release a list of forty four stations needing telegraph operators as the nine hour work rule takes effect Wednesday morning. Examinations continue with twenty more men ready to start, spanning Bradford and Chicago divisions.
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Road
Panhandle
Bradford
Chicago
State Line
Horatio
Pikeville
W. B. Tower
Union City
S. W. Tower
Ridgeville
Powers
Red Key
Dunkirk
Milgrove
Hartford City
F. S. Tower
B. J. Tower
Gas City
Becker
Sweetser
Converse
North Grove
Onward
Anoka Junction
S. D. Tower
R. S. Tower
Boy Suffers Leg Break In Bobsled Crash
James Doyle, a school boy, was thrown from a bobsled Saturday and sustained a fractured leg. He is confined to his home on Nineteenth street and Hamilton Heights.
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James Doyle
Nineteenth Street
Hamilton Heights
Miss Higgins Named to Indiana Sophomore Basketball Team
Miss Mary Higgins residing south of the city and attending Indiana University has been chosen as a member of the sophomore basketball team.
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Mary Higgins
Indiana University
Fifteen Telegraph Stations Closed to Meet Nine Hour Law
Michael Burke, agent for the Wabash railroad, reports fifteen telegraph stations on the division were discontinued due to a new nine hour law for telegraphers effective March 4. Stations closed include Broadway Toledo Elmira Prairie Switch Burrows Riverside Artic Mardenio Collin Marshfield Ceita Thurman Hartman Wea Jewell Manchlova and Danes by day. Night closures affect Blakesley St Joe Grabill Lagro Rich Valley Rockfield and Cecil with plans to reassign operators to larger cities and add a third shift at the local station starting tomorrow night.
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Toledo
Elmira
Prairie Switch
Burrows
Riverside
Artic
Mardenio
Collun
Marshfield
Ceita
Thurman
A. Mtoopm
D. C. Burke
Impeachment Trial Focuses on Mayor McKee Drinking Claim
Witnesses testified that Mayor George P. McKee appeared intoxicated on January 15 and 16 at the Barnett hotel barroom and in his office. They described a odor of liquor, slurred actions, and promises not to drink again as he faced impeachment proceedings.
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Comer
McNee
Daniel Hoffman
Vista Theatre
McKee
Barnett Ho‘el
George Ww. Funk
North Court
Ante
Patrick J. Farrell
William Henke
Council
Funk
Barnett Hotel
Oscar B. Conant
Finance Board
Conant
Alonzo Cover
Messinger & Sullivan
Burton
Charles Hanna
Cover
Frank Sullivan
Tim Sullivan
Sullivan
John W. Markley
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Illinois Bank
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Fifth
North Streets
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Indianapolis
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City Today
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Michael Burke
Wabash Railroad
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