Local Library Robbery Slated Across Cities Ends Here
The Carnegie library was ransacked two weeks ago with doors forced from the basement. A single suspect is blamed for similar thefts in Hammond Crown Point Fort Wayne Huntington Wabash Peru Kokomo Anderson and now in this city. Cash seven dollars fifty stolen plus one hundred pennies scattered around the room while library cards were torn and scattered. Books pulled from shelves, no furniture damage. Police urged constant watch as the suspect heads toward further libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Hammond
Crown Point
Fort Wayne
Huntington
Wabash
Peru Kokomo
Anderson
Kokomo
Elizabeth MecCullough
Anderson the Oher
Chicago
Peru
Logansport
Baby camel born at Wallace circus winter quarters
The Penn Journal reports the second camel ever born at Wallace winter quarters, Sunday at 6:30 AM. The pink white calf is named Peru and is described as the largest newborn camel seen in the United States. Mother Gen eva was bought from Walter L Mann shows. an older sibling three years old resides nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Circus
Penn Journal
United States
Peru
Geneva
Walter L. Mann
Walter L. Main
Felow
Fine Country Roads
Orange county reports strong highway progress with 108 free Macadam miles built at 224 664 dollars and 24 miles under contract costing 45 100 dollars. Total outlay 272 734 dollars with local materials cutting upkeep costs and officials enforcing the highway preservation law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County
Man Found Helpless in Cold Barn After Expulsion
Michael Butler, a Panhandle section gang worker, was found exhausted with a broken instep in a Smead street barn after being expelled from a boarding house for drunkenness. He was taken to the county jail, examined by Dr. Ballard, and likely to be sent to St Joseph's hospital as a county charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Butler
Butler
Smead Street
Panhandle
Livingston
St.Joseph's Hospital
Torpedo fragment explodes under Huntington traction car
A piece of railroad torpedo casing exploded beneath an eastbound First Street traction car near the power station, narrowly missing Mrs. C. H. Rankin on her porch. The incident caused a jolt to the car and seared passengers, with no suspect identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Street
Huntington
Herald
C. H. Rankin
Dad” Rankin
Rankin
Couple in Glasgow Kentucky Adopt Eleven Orphans
Mr and Mrs W H Eonis of Glasgow Kentucky are said to be the world’s only married pair with sixteen children aged 3 to 11. Married twelve years they adopted two after hoping for a sixth, then picked up orphans here and there until eleven more were adopted. The court gave the children the surname Eoni with each child keeping its own given name. All sixteen are girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Eonis
Glascow
Eonis
Eoni
Owen Denies Guthrie Claim in Logansport Suit
In a Cass and White county case Guthrie sues William D. Owen for legal fees of 1200 dollars, alleging underduress contract from Hiram E. Rose. Owen appears only by attorneys McConnell Jenkines Jenkines Stuart, claims payment, and remains absent amid rumors of hiding in the west or Mexico. The article notes Owen’s purported secret agent and references a leadership change in the South Bend district with Dr Curnick succeeding the late John A. Maxwell, and mentions Dr Edwin A Schell advising on Crawfordsville church leadership.
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Iis
Circuit Court
McConnell, Jenkines, Jenkines & Stuart
Owen
Boston Police
Logansport
Mexico
Guthrie
Hiram E. Rose
Rose
Ubero
White County
Justice & Guthrie
Billy Owen
Cass County
South Bend
John A. Maxwell
Curnick
Crawfordsville
Lew Wallace
Springsend G
Cincinnati
Deion
Mich
Edwin A. Schell
Fowler
Curuick
Chosen Presiding Elder Telegram News
Last evening the Rev. Paul Cor nick pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of Crawfordsville received a telegram from Bishop Fowler notifying him of his designation as presiding elder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Cornick
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Crawfordsville
Fowler
Block Signal System Implemented by Ft Wayne Traction
A new two series block signal system with inbound and outbound signals has been installed between key sections at the high grade near the Indiana Union Traction junction and Seventeenth Street. Each car crew must signal in and out, with white for own direction and red or black indicating opposing traffic, under strict orders from Transportation Superintendent Charles Ehelton to reduce wrecks and accidents.
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Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Indiana Union Traction
Seventeenth Street
Wabash
Charles ¥. Ehelton
Barnhart Legal Business Visit Reported in Chicago
Charlie A. Barnhart is in Chicago today on legal business according to the observed report. The purpose and parties involved were not disclosed in the brief notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies A. Barnhart
Chicago
West Montana holdup nets $12000 from payroll party
Leonard Borsch of Somers reports he and the paymaster from a Kalispell payroll run were forced to surrender $12,000 by two masked men on a rough Kalispell to Somers route. A gunman on a ledge halted them, took the satchel, and the robbers fled amid shots as a posse formed to pursue.
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Montana
Tana
Charles Martin
Market Street
Kalispell
Somers
Borsch
Flathead Lake
First Day of Spring Weather Brings Warmer Afternoon
Winter clung to the last as temperatures rose to forty three degrees by mid afternoon on the first day of spring. The weather bureau predicts fair skies tonight and tomorrow with colder conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Wabash Train Snowed Under Left Logansport Monday
A Wabash train en route to St Louis became stuck in a ten foot snow drift north of St Louis for seven hours. Crews used four engines to pull the cars free while the passengers remained warm and connections west were missed. Local observer E N Taylor reports the incident and continued toward Atoka Indian Territory.
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Logansport
St. Louis
E. N. Taylor
Fifteenth Street
Mr. Taylor
Indian Territory
Atoka
Watts Suit Settled in Fire Insurance Recovery Case
The Loganport Loan & Trust as trustee in bankruptcy of David M Watts against Harry E Watts and First National Bank was dismissed in circuit court. A compromise settlement resolved the claim to recover fire insurance money David M Watts received and handed to Harry Watts before bankruptcy. Harry Watts allegedly held nearly 7000 in his name at First National, later refused to surrender amid trustee demand.
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Logansport Loan & Trust Company
David M. Watts
Harry E. Watts
First National Bank
Harry Watts
Indiana Schools Seek Bids on New History and Grammar Volumes
The Indiana state board of education, acting as the state school book commission, opened bids today for histories grammars spellers and physiologies for all public schools. Contracts run ten years for grammar and speller and five years for history and physiology. final choices due within sixty days. Book firms pressed their bids, with 15 plus bidders gathering around the Claypool lobby, some bidding on all four works others focusing on a single book. American Book Company bid on all titles while Scott Foresman & Co pursued spelling contracts.
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Indiana
State Board of Education
State
School Book Commission
Claypool
Commission
American Book Company
Cincinnati
Scott-Forsmans & Co
Chicago
speHing
Rock Island Threatens Pole Cuts Over Telephone Franchise
The Rock Island City Council demanded Central Union Telephone accept a council drafted ordinance within forty eight hours or poles and wires in the city would be chopped. The dispute centers on the companys franchise which the city says is void and is seen as a test case of telecom rights amid a prior pole removal dispute and merchants association protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Central Union Telephone c Company
Oty
Retail Merchants’ Association
Anti-Saloon League Wins In Hamilton County
In Noblesville Judge Daniel Waugh ruled in the Elmer Applegate liquor case that Applegate and O. J. McNulty are the same in the saloon business, denying a license and closing McNulty's saloon after a remonstrance and a four day jury trial. The decision follows multiple wins by the Anti-Saloon League in the county within a month.
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Daniel Waugh
Elmer Applegate
Noblesville
Anti-Saloon League
Hamilton County
Applegate
O. McNulty
Circuit Court
Waugh
McNulty
McNult
Visitation of Bishop White at Trinity Church
The annual visitation of Bishop John Hazen White of the diocese of Michigan City will occur next Sunday. He will preside over all services at Trinity church that day and at 11 a m the confirmation ceremonies will be held, with a large class admitted to membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hazen White
Diocese of
Michigan City
Trinity Episcopal Parish
Trinity Church
Wife Granted Divorce Over Cruel and Inhuman Treatment
In circuit court at Florence, Florence Duffy was granted a divorce from Thomas E. Duffy on cruelty and inhuman treatment charges. The plaintiff said he repeatedly accused her of infidelity without cause and that she could no longer endure it, adding that he often beat her.
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Florence Duffy
Thomas E. Duffy
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Michael Butler
Ploye
Ternoon
Fied
Dr. Ballard
Gang of the Panhandle
Tace
Frank
William D
Kiev
Cornick
High Erade
Aly
West
Leonard Borsch
Mon
EN. Taylor
Watts
Eva Tanguay
Joseph E. Neff
Mary K. Garnand
Mary M. Wilson
Henry E. Wilson
Rufus Fultz
Grace Gray
Royal Center
Gifford
Central Union
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