Milburn Trial Next Wednesday Set in State Cases
Judge John 8 Lairy set state cases for trial next week with Milburn Chesser Slagel Pierce Michaels and Jones listed. Milburn is scheduled Wednesday though defense may seek delay. Other cases follow in order through Friday with additional civil matters slated for late May week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 8. Lairy
Joseph E. Milburn
Minnie Chesser
James Slagel
Charles Pierce
Elmer Michaels
Bessie Jones
Milburn
V. C. Hanawalt
Otto Means
W. E. Harrison
Boyd Park Opening Set With Refurbished Theatre
Joe Small, park manager, readies Boyd Park for its opening next Sunday. The theatre is renovated under capable managers with vaudeville experience, while W. J. Clayton and Nick Kindler lead performances. The dance hall, hotel, and park grounds receive upgrades to attract summer visitors and ensure high hospitality standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Small
Boyd Park
Small
W. J. Clayton
Nick Kindler
Indiana
Grafter Peddles Fake Slocum’s Worm Cure on South Side
South Side residents report a house to house canvasser selling fake medicine named Slocum's Worm Cure. He offers a bottle for twenty five cents with a promise to return for seventy five cents if it cures. The herbal remedy is said to be harmless, but he typically keeps the quarter and flees without collecting the full amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
Slocum
Runaway Horse on Third Street Bridge Injures Rig
Mrs. Mark Morris drove a horse drawn wagon on the Third street bridge when the wheel struck a heavily loaded dray. The horse bolted breaking the shafts but no occupants were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Morris
Third Street
Sisters travel to Kansas City for ill sister in law
Mrs A E Estbrook of North street and Mrs S J Beck of Young America travel to Kansas City Missouri due to the serious illness of their sister in law Mrs Dan Ruff formerly of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Estbrook
North Street
S. J. Beck
Young America
Kansas City, Mo
Dan Ruff
This City
Riverside Park incident where man on crutches harassed two young women
Miss Louise Rauch and Miss Charlotte Hale were approached by a man on crutches in Riverside park who asked for money and invited them for a stroll. When refused he stood upright, boasted of a friend, and persisted until the girls fled screaming. the assailant's identity remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Rauch
Carnegie Library
Charlotte Hale
Charles E. Hale
Riverside Park
River Front
Phi Sigma Chi Baseball Team Prepares in Indianapolis
The local Phi Sigma Chi fraternity baseball squad will face the Indianapolis chapter team in Indianapolis. Earlier this afternoon the locals played the Business College team. The lineup includes Boyd McConnell Roth Keller Roger Walcott Lester Dally Harry Heppe Walter Heppe Carter McDonald Edmundson Wilson and Leo Reder.
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Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity
Indianapolis
Business College
Boyd McConnell
Roth Keller
Roger Walcott
Lester Dally
Harry Heppe
Walter Heppe
Carter McDonald
Edmundson Wilson
Leo Reder
Harmony Court Plans Membership Boom Banquet
Special Deputy Haugh of Crawfordsville attended Harmony court T B H last evening and organized a drive to recruit new members. A banquet for prospective members is planned for next Wednesday evening to promote court involvement.
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Haugh
Crawfordsville
Harmony Court
City Boilers in Good Shape
Charles R. Bennett, state boiler inspector, told the board four boilers at the electric light plant are in perfect condition. Boiler No. 5 has loose brackets needing repairs, which the board ordered. The bond for Chester B. Desjardins, electrician, was approved and a license issued. Claims for electric light and water works were allowed. weekly collections were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Bennett
Electric Light
Board of Public Works
Chester B. Desjardins
Electric Light and Water Works
Herbert A. Brown
Electric Light Department
J. C. Sullivan
Water Works Department
Springfield man visits old Princeton roommate
Owsley Brown of Springfield Illinois, C H Stuart’s roommate at Princeton, was in the city yesterday for a short visit with his old chum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owsley Brown
Springfield
C. H. Stuart
Princeton University
Gifts Donated to Hospital Chapel and Wards
Donations rush in for St Joseph's hospital fund with ward furniture chapel windows and a statue of St Joseph. Notable contributors include Rev A Kroege Rev J Crosson Rev F A King Dr Joseph Rubsam and multiple local societies and individuals delivering windows statues and furnishings. Solicitors report strong support and enthusiasm from the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Rubsam
St. Joseph
St. Joseph's Hospital
A. Kroege
J. Crosson
F. A. King
P. J. Quinn
Joseph Hartz
Val Strebel
Pred Harder
William Whitehead
John Holland
Frank Bligh
Anton Grusenmeyer
H. Wiler& Co
Sol Wise
P. Walsh
L. A
Slayings in Morgan City Avenge Sister Motive
Dr Allen S King a prominent physician and Louisiana Naval Brigade commander was shot in his First National Bank building office by Leroy Oliver sixteen who sought to avenge an alleged slur on his sister. Oliver surrendered at the courthouse after the killings. King's family is away in North Carolina.
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Morgan City
Allen S. King
Berwick Division
Louisiana Naval Brigade
First National Bank
Leroy Oliver
Oliver
King
Court House
Dr. King
Spirits Intervene in Grover Divorce Trial Seances Cited
In a Grover divorce case, wife testifies spirits dictated whether Grover went to lodge or met other women. Cross examination revealed seances at the Saratoga restaurant above the Grover apartment. Witnesses described raps signaling yes or no and Grover's flirtatious behavior, with court interruptions and laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Harrison
Grover
Larry
Harrison
Saratoga Restaurant
High School Commencement Events Outline Schedule
The article details upcoming ceremonies at Stettiner hall and Nelson theatre including glee club performances this evening, the Tattler publication next Tuesday, a May 28 play The Stubbornness of Geraldine, baccalaureate at St Luke's on May 30 by Rev J O Simon, a seniors reception on June 1, and graduation exercises June 4 likely at Nelson theatre with President MacIntosh of Wabash College delivering the address.
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Stettiner Hall
Tattler
Nelson Theatre
Geraldine
Carl Bucher
Florence Heppe
Minnie Starr
St. Luke's English Lutheran Church
J. O. Simon
MacIntosh
Wabash College
Solid for Shinn Leads Vandalia Vote for Board
Vandalia relief members cast a solid vote for Conductor Cc. C. Shinn as a candidate for the advisory board. Ballots will be counted May 22 in Columbus and the result should be known a week later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia Relief
Cc. C. Shinn
Columbus
Dry Officials May Serve Without Pay in County Election
A Cass County audit shows the local option election costs total 2521.14 with 1915.63 warrants drawn for inspectors clerks and sheriffs. If unpaid officers forgo pay the county would save 605.51, while April expenditures reached 37440 with 26900 paid to the city and 4000 to the state as advance tax payments.
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Cass County
Old Keeport Lime Quarries Boost Output to Thirty Cars a Day
Logansport Stone & Construction announces increased quarry capacity from old Keeport lime quarries. The first two carloads arrived in Logansport over the Wabash railroad for Erie avenue ballasting. Production is expected to rise to thirty carloads daily within weeks, with potential revival of lime production and future expansion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport Stone & Construction Company
Giant mushrooms spark regional harvest mania
In Centerville and near Amboy, farmers report enormous mushrooms weighing up to two pounds and ten inch long specimens. Local papers note a Camden quip about a citywide mushroom feast, with Perth, Peru, and Otto Shoe and Clothing involved as crowds prepare a mushroom stew for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Kitterman
Centerville
Charles Woolpert
Amboy
Peru
Daily Chronicle
Kitterman
Woolpert
Camden
Carroll County
Sidney Kaufman
Otto Shoe and Clothing Company
Panhandle
Princeton Receives 500000 Gift Offer for Graduate College
Princeton New Jersey May 20 Princeton University has been offered a gift of half a million dollars for a proposed graduate college. Donor William Cooper Procter of Cincinnati requires matching 500000 by May 1 1910 and a site acceptable to him rather than the Prospect site near President Woodrow Wilsons home. Alumni favor a new plan amid location objections and there is belief the additional 600000 will be raised.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
William Cooper Procter
Cincinnati
Biseles
Woodrow Wilson
Graduate College
Divorce case dismissed and indictments overruled in circuit court
The divorce case filed by Myrtie Fletcher against Robert Fletcher was dismissed this morning in circuit court. The Harston v Hallam and Kendall case was dismissed today. Judge John S. Larry overruled Frank V. Guthrie’s motion to quash indictments against James Slagel for forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtie Fletcher
Robert Fletcher
Charles Harston
Frank Hallam
John W. Kendall
John S. Larry
Frank V. Guthrie
James Slagel
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Louisiana
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Ray Malay
Buster
Charles Singer
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Clee Club Entertainment
Taapayers
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