Ubero defrauding case drags in Suffolk court
Ferdinand E Borges, once of Logansport, and ex Indiana official W D Owen face indictments in Boston on 126 counts of larceny tied to the Ubero plantation venture. Prosecutors say $1.5 million losses were caused. Borges jailed on $75,000 bail, with preparations and testimonies detailing fake promotions and conspiracy to steal through false pretenses. Emma E McGowan testifies about Ubero and linked offices as scrutiny extends to related companies.
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Suffolk County
Boston
Ubero
Borges
Monhs
W. D. Owen
Indiana
Ubero Company
Owen
Chase
Moston
Mexico
Mr. Chase
Borges and
Abbott
Citizens Club session features talks on camera obscura and graft
The Citizens club met at Carnegie hall with a large audience for an active evening. Mr. Gamble explained camera obscura through description and illustration, Marion Swadener spoke on graft, and speakers including Judge Baldwin Dr. J. Powell and Fr. Shinn offered views on home life, democracy, and wealth. Officers were elected: President J Z Powell, Vice President Marion Swadener, Secretary W D Milroy, Treasurer C W Graves. The next meeting is May 28 with talks on Dreams and National Ambitions.
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Gandle
Marion Swadener
Gamble
Northern Indiana Hospital
Rogers
Neff
Longcliff
Chicago
Fr. B. Shinn
Baldwin
Democratic Party
J. Z. Powell
W. D. Milroy
C. W. Graves
D. C. Arthur
C. H. McCully
Attorneys Put Over Term In Cass County Circuit Court
In Cass County circuit court most jury cases and a Beedle versus Wabash case were postponed to the next sitting. The Wabash Railroad company withdrew its motion for a change of venue and the Beedle action was put over to the September term.
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Wabash Railroad Company
Circuit Court
Enyart
South Bend Electric Light Company
Margaret Dowling
William Dowling
Mary A. Beedle
Bailey Beedle
Cass County
McGreevy Sends State $325.15 for Cass County Wards
The Cass county treasurer forwarded a $325.15 payment to the state treasurer covering inmate care costs over the past six months. Items include $151.11 for clothing at Longcliff, $63.53 for two boys at the Indiana Reformatory, $80.55 for two girls at the girls reformatory, and 15 cents for shoe half-sale costs for a Cass County inmate at the school for the deaf.
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Cass County
McGreevy
Longcliff
Harry Saunders
Walter Dempsey
Indiana Reformatory
Institution For the Education of the
Boy Hurt As Street Car Runs Over Feet
Willie Weaver, sometimes employed with Shearer ice cream, had his feet badly crushed when a street car ran over him on Miami Street this morning. He lives with his parents on College Street.
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Willie Weaver
Shearer
Miami Street
College Street
Coal King News Says Enough Coal Mined for Years
Pennsylvania mine owners assure Judge Custer that coal supply remains ample despite strikes. They cite May price at 2.80 per ton for anthracite and forecast monthly 10 cent increases through September with a possible 25 percent rise then. Logansport residents urged to stockpile coal this summer to avoid shortages and high costs.
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Pennsylvania
Decoration Preparations for Memorial Day Cemetery Cleanups
Country cemeteries are being cleaned for Memorial Day with a call for interested persons to meet May 24 at 9 a.m. at Thomas Mays Costen border arms Pipe Creek Christian to assist in decorating. The I O C F of Onward will hold services and decorate graves in Thomas cemetery on May 30 at 2 p.m.
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Thomas, Mays
Costen
Border Arms
Pipe Creek Christian
Onward
Thomas Cemetery
Logansport School Census Shows Growth Inside City Limits
The Cass county school census reports Logansport with 4,822 pupils, up 178 from last year, while townships outside the city decline by 37. County total students reach 19,381, estimating population at 51,905 for the county and 24,110 for Logansport. Separate census in Jackson township.
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Cass County
Legansporot
Tediy Roosevelt
Haas
Logansport
Breck Matthews Returns From San Francisco Earthquake Effort
Breck Matthews returned from San Francisco where he aided earthquake victims after arriving a day after the quake. He helped comfort stricken residents, cooked meals in brick-built fireside setups, observed government price controls, and described no widespread hunger though property losses were severe.
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Lizzie McCarthy
Morris
Oakland
Matthews
San Francisco
Frisco
Wreck on Erie Avenue injures Miss Follen and others
A city car collision on Erie Avenue near Seventh Street involved a city car and an interurban from Indianapolis. Miss Anna Follen suffered cuts and nervous shock and was taken home after medical attention. several other ladies were shaken but not seriously injured.
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Anna Follen
Twelfth Street
Erie Avenue
William Heppe & Sons
Union Traction
Indianapolis
Seventh Street
Miss Follen
Gerrerding
Hetherington
Two Strange Women Oppose South Side Beer Garden License
A petition is circulating on the South Side urging the council to refuse a license for William White to run a summer beer garden and vaudeville show. The petition is said to be signed by two strange women from another city section, though residents nearby reportedly never complained about White's long-running show.
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William White
White
Couple Wed After Wrong Pew Mix Up in Chicago
Miss Daisy Cohee and Carmen Carter, a Chicago switchman, wed in Squire Reid’s office after misdirected steps to Jim West’s room. The license had been issued earlier, the ceremony completed at home with a reception hosted by the bride’s sister Mrs J Mooney, as newspapers had already noted the license.
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Daisy Cohee
Carmen Carter
Chicago
Squire Reid
Jim West
Squire
J. Mooney
Strychnine Candy Tragedy Claims Child Life
A three year old boy died after eating two dozen strychnine tablets left for his mother, Mrs. Fry, who suffers heart trouble. The medicine, prescribed by a physician, was stored on a cupboard top where the child found and ingested it, causing convulsions before medical help arrived. The Fry family resides near Deer Creek.
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Ross Fry
Deer Creek
Fry
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