County officials organize team for local ball game
County Judge Larry leads a newly formed court house baseball squad after a boastful challenge from Bridge City post office employees. Uncle Billy Jacks manages, with March serving as water boy. A wide list of county officials vies for positions as practice begins next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Court House
Larry
Billy
Haas
Cass County
Johns
Billy” Jacks
March
Lairy
Judge Lairy
Owen A. McGreevy
Frank Amos
0. C. Gard
Charlies A. Shafi
William Fiedler
Neil McGreevy
Sam Gifford
George W. Walters
Ben Long
Tom Flynn
Ben Barnett
Gus Gleitz
Will Shaffer
William H. Haas
Harry Elliott
Frank Livingston
Harbert A. Brown
Joe Vernon
Harry Bell
Will Harrrison
O. Brown
Paul McGreevy
Charles Lasselle
Suit Against Hartford City Clergy Over School Build Damages
Joseph E. Harrigan of Hartford City sues Rev. Charles Che and Bishop Herman J. Alerding for 1500 alleging unpaid balance on a school and parochial residence contract. He claims 234.88 remained due and a 250 note to pastor Werchman, whose estate later proved worthless. Attorney agents W. H. Honey and W. M. Amsden represent the administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Harrigan
Hartford City
Patrick Harrigan
Charles Che
Herman J. Alerding
Ft. Wayne
Harrigan
F. C. Werchman
Gas City
Father Werchman
W. H. Honey
W. M. Amsden
Borges Trial Showcases Trust Company Role in Ubero Case
James A. Parker of Old Colony Trust and Calvin P. Campion testified in Boston as key government witnesses against Ferdinand E. Borges of Logansport on charges of conspiracy and grand larceny linked to the Ubero company. Parker described misunderstandings over the trust company name in Ubero advertising and ending relations with Ubero. Sampson detailed ties to Borges and W. D. Owen, former Indiana secretary of state, including a letter from Chief Justice A Z Wiley. He said Owen helped form the Boston Ubero company in Kitters Me and declined directorship, while Sampson noted his own resignation after incorporation and later remonstrations over use of Borges’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Parker
Old Colony Trust Company
Calvin P. Campion
Boston
Ferdinand E. Borges
Logansport
Ubero Company
Mexico
Parker
Rubber Company
Ubero
Sampson
Borges
W. D. Owen
State of
Indiana
Obero
Owen
A. Z. Wiley
Indiana Supreme Court
Boston Obero Company
Kitters Me
Mr. Simpson
Wedded Couple Hazed In Surprise Rural Wedding
Friends of Logan Reeder and Ora Groff staged a public hazing after their marriage at 8 PM in Rev. Hellopeter’s home. The couple was bundled into a horse drawn wagon and paraded through downtown with Elks band music, visiting newspaper offices to spread the news of the secret wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Reeder
Ora B. Groff
B.S. Hellopeter
Broadway
M. EF
Gibson's Statement on Peru Court House Controversy
J E Gibson formerly of Logansport now in Anderson explains he bid on the Peru courthouse project after reviewing place and plans with Auditor Macy. He says he knew little beyond sensational charges and claims a rift between Macy and county commissioners. Macy accuses Gibson of offering a bribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Gibson
Logansport
Anderson
Peru
Macy
Gibson
Naval commander urges looser baseball ban in Providence
Rear Admiral Evans reports to the Navy Yard on Providence Massachusetts authorities restraining Sunday baseball. He says if the restriction lasts a few hours it would force a naval itinerary to a more tolerant location where sailors can enjoy harmless recreation on shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
North Atlantic Station
Navy Yard Department
Providence
Mass
Wife Sues for Divorce Over Alleged Infidelity and Abuse
Cora D Mooney of near New Waverly files in circuit court for divorce from John P Mooney claiming six years of brutal treatment and infidelity by her husband who allegedly lives with another woman. She seeks custody of two children aged four and two and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora D. Mooney
New Waverly
Walters & Long
John P. Mooney
Mary
Mildred
Elevators Change Hands Across Wabash System
The Wabash system sells its long standing elevators with Wabash buyer W A Elware purchasing the Wabash and Lagro facilities. Matt Lchnieble Co of Lafayette buys the Lafayette and Shadeland elevators. The Peru elevator remains owned by the firm though it may be disposed of soon. In recent years it was operated by A D Neal & Co and Weeks Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
W. A. Elware
Lagra
Matt Lchnieble
Mayors of Indiana Fourth Class Cities Plan Law Changes
A meeting in Logansport led by Mayor McKee gathered mayors from Logansport Marion Kokomo Elwood Lafayette Richmond Sammond Morgan City Elkhart Vincennes to discuss unclear provisions of the new city and town laws. They aim to form a permanent organization to seek fixes and clearer interpretation from the next legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee
Brouse
Kokomo
Collections in schools spark broad sentiment rebuke
Public opinion across Indiana and other states rejects school fund collections. Patrons oppose gifts or testimonials for school officers, and a New York board of education bylaw bans pupil collections without prior board consent, signaling widespread reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Indiana
New York Board of Education
Board of Education
Youngster Leaves Home to Seek Cowboy Life on Wabash Train
James Andrews, 15, from five miles northwest of Logansport, ran away after plowing a field. His father reports the boy boarded a westbound Wabash freight train with two companions near Toledo Street, hoping to find work on a ranch in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Andrews
Logansport
Wabash
Toledo Street
Fader
Missing Peru Woman Vanishes After Convention Visit
Police have found only a single trace of Mrs. Claude Steinmetz who left her Peru home a week ago. Officers swept the city for her. she was last seen working as a waitress at a local restaurant during the T. P. A. convention. Her husband keeps a hopeful stance with arms outstretched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Steinmetz
Peru
Auditors Lose Out in Ohio Tax Fee Case
The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed Eugene L. Lewis ex auditor of Hamilton County’s petition against Auditor of State Guibert and others. Lewis sought an extra two tenths of 1 percent of school tax for three and a half years. The court ruled compensation must be deducted during settlement and no fee can be collected after tax distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Supreme Court
O Eugene L. Lewis
Hamilton County
Guibert
Lewis
Teachers Life License Perpetual Permit Winners
State board of education released a list of successful candidates for perpetual life state teachers licenses after recent examinations. The roster includes Claude F. Brown Webster South Dakota Horace P. Cook Anderson John A Carnagly Noblesville Jer ace C Deist Columbus Charles H Drybread Hartford City Indiana Lo gan Esarey Tell City James O Engleman Berden Willis A Fox Albion E Gibbs North Manchester Katherine Griffin Greenfield Herbert L Ihrig Columbia City Charles W Black Oxford O Jackson Pendleton Thomas H McCormick Jr St Wayne Curtis Merriman Bluffton Ellis Bloomer Myers French Lick William C Reavis Oaklands City George H Reibold Barbourville Kentucky Chales H Brady Muncie George A Briscoe New Albany Robert K Derricks Somerset Michigan Earl Dinsmore Valparaiso Elmer E Frantz North Manchester H L Greider North Webster Linnaeus N Hines Union City M C Marshall James A Moody Fremont F K Mowrer Marion Emery Muncie Brazil Belle M Neal Marion R R Quillen Merrillville Eldridge Benton Rizer Bourbon Giles W Robertson Liberty Eleanor Snively Clinton Thaddeus H Stonecipher Mt. Vernon Henry Weaver Maneie Howard Williams Lagro Eli P Wilson College Corner
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State Board of Education
Life State
Claude F. Brown
Webster
Horace P. Cook
Anderson
John A. Carnagly
Nobiesville
Jerace C. Deist
Columbus
Charles H. Drybread
Hartford City
Ind
Logan Esarey
Tell City
James O. Engleman
Berden
Willis A. Fox
Albion
New Albany
Robert K. Derricks
Somerset
Mie Earl Dinsmore
Valparaiso
Elmer E. Frantz
North Manchester
H. L. Greider
North Webster
Linnaeus N. Hines
Union City
M. C. Marshall
James A. Moody
Fremont
F. K. Mowrer
Marion
Emery M
Emery M. Muncie, Brazil; Belle M. Neal, Marion; R. R. Quillen
Merrillville
Eldridge Benton Rizer
Bourbon
Giles W. Robertson
Liberty
Eleanor Snively
Clinton
Thaddeus H. Stonecipher
Mt. Vernon
Henry Weaver
Maneie
Howard Williams
Lagro
Eli P. Wilson
College Corner
Can Do Attire for Post Office Workers Sputum Can Rule
Postmaster General Cortelyou issues order requiring all clerks carriers and office staff in Washington and nationwide to carry sputum receivers. Workers must dispose of their own sputum and those labeled one lungers must use a belt attached self-sealer can to sputumize and seal after each use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
Washington
United States
WIFE GETS LAND
An appellate court rules that a wife who buys land in her name with current earnings may keep the property in a divorce if there was a verbal understanding it belonged to the husband and would later transfer to him. John P. Shipley failed to compel inclusion of the farm in his defense as the court upheld the trial ruling removing the land from dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appellate Court
John P. Shipley
Music store reopened by Urbana dealer after sale planned
The music store started at 515 Broadway by Foster and Dunnington of Indianapolis reopened by Joseph Ogden, a large Urbana dry goods dealer. He plans a large sale to close out the stock which he says was bought at a bargain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Messrs
Foster & Dunnington
Indianapolis
Joseph Ogden
Urbana
Ill
Notable City Doctor Gouger Sought for Ill Willie
A fragment shows a caller urging a visit to Dr Gouger for Willie who is described as poorly. The exchange notes Gouger’s high rates yet hints at his reputed healing touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gouger
Eall
Willie
Paradox Explained Through a Relative
A dialogue references a grandmother or grandfather’s cousin named William to illustrate a paradox about distant relation yet close familiarity. The exchange uses a casual, almost playful tone.
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Willie
William
Seccession Talk Grows Over West Side Sewer Costs
West Side property owners threaten secession from city if they must bear full cost of the West Side sewer. They point to the East End sewer, where the city paid one third, and fear assessments will hit the long distance property owners hardest. The Board of Public Works faces protests as they prepare to start assessments tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
East End City
Big East End
Board of Public Works
Mrs Stinar Defends Self Against Husband's Allegations
Mrs John Stinar denies many claims made by her husband about covertly taking money from his pockets. She says she works hard to support the home despite being seventy, and recounts that he spent funds on whisky and beat her after returning drunk. She explains she moved fifty cents to the family fund, not stealing, and neighbors largely support her stance.
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John Stinar
Stinar
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Tounding
Judge Larry
Post Office
Bridge City
Postoffice
Roy Bumpus
Simpson
Mrs. Logan Reeder
J. E
Sabbath
Bob
Hubby
Cora’ D. Mooney
John Hoefner
Panhandle
Chicago & Erie Railroad
Chicago & Erie
Wabash Railroad Company
Claude Steinfitz
Teachers’ Life
Iil
West
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