Alleged Conspiracy Tied to Electric Air Line Receivership
Laporte Indiana March 28 Stockholder William H Clinton sues to disbar Richard W Ruffin alleging he conspired with George F Mull and others to secure a receiver for the Chicago and New York Electric Air Line Corp to divert funds to themselves Mull denies involvement stating his only link was as court appointed receiver In 1907 Mull served as temporary receiver under a Federal judge and the receivership ended when suit was dismissed Illinois and Indiana stockholders again filed for a permanent receiver with Mull serving temporarily before a bond was posted Ruffin a Chicago attorney is in Indianapolis on unrelated work
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Ind
Richard W. Ruffin
George F. Mull
Indianapolis
Chicago
New York Electric Air Line Company
New York
William H. Clinton
South Bend
Fred R.liddell
Ruffin
Mull
Maxwell acquitted in first degree murder case
Howard Maxwell son of ex Deputy Auditor Frank O Maxwell of Crawfordsville Ind was acquitted by a Marshall Illinois circuit court jury after a little over three hours of deliberation. His parents and sister Shirley Maxwell a DePauw University student were present.
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Associated Press
Crawfordsville
Ind
Howard Maxwell
Frank O. Maxwell
Marshall
Ill
Shirley Maxwell
DePauw University
Acquittal in Mosher Murder Trial After Third Try
Huntington Ind March 28 After three hours' retirement the jury acquitted Dorman A Mosher charged with complicity in the murder of his granddaughter born to Nora Mosher in April 1907. Nora testified in all trials that the infant died in childbirth. Mosher, age 63, had been in jail eleven months. John Dial former Nora husband testified for the state.
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Huntington
Ind
Dorman A. Mosher
Nora
Mosher
Nora Mosher
John Dial
Carnegie offer refused in Bicknell public library plan
After meetings with merchants and citizens the town board rejects Andrew Carnegie’s 6500 gift for a public library. The town would have to provide a site books and 6500 yearly maintenance, plus street lighting and waterworks which are unavailable. Promoters will seek funds by subscription and aim to place a library in the school building.
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Bicknell
Ind
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
NCR to Resume Operations in Dayton
By Associated Press Dayton Ohio March 28 The National Cash Register company reports it will resume operations after a temporary shutdown. Officials say production will restart at its Dayton plant with full staff anticipated and security measures in place to ensure smooth reopening.
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Associated Press
Dayton
Ohio
National Cash Register Company
Shutdown ends after a month with resume notice
A facility shut down for over a month plans to resume operations next Monday. Three thousand workers remain employed as the site restarts.
Riot nearly sparked at Bryan speech in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia March 28 a Bryan meeting nearly derailed as two rail cars pushed through a dense crowd. Police and officials faced jeers while Bryan urged nonviolence and the crowd calmed after car routes were changed.
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City Railway Company
Mr. Bryan
Chapline Street
Bryan
Mozart Park
Clemens
Texas Miners Confer In Fort Worth On Wage Dispute
Coal operators and miners in Fort Worth Texas reached a preliminary agreement this afternoon in a conference seen as settling outstanding disputes. A final meeting Monday will decide the ten percent wage increase, but concessions today lead miners to likely waive the demand.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Going Back to Old Farm
Hartford City Indiana March 28 Mrs Ollie Sanderson and her three children, survivors of a tragedy at the farm, prepare to return there after the murder of Preston Sanderson. Six were charged, including Mrs Sanderson, with life sentences to Bill Cook and Sanderson, and Otto Cook two to fourteen years. Ernest Sanderson was convicted while Samuel Emory was acquitted. The farm remains unrented and the family seeks livelihood nearby.
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Ind
Ollie Sanderson
Preston Sanderson
William
Otto Cook
Ernest Sanderson
Samuel Emory
Bill Cook
Sanderson
Otto
Banker C E Niles Drops Dead on Train in Florida
C E Niles a prominent Findlay Ohio banker died suddenly aboard a Seaboard Air Line train near Jacksonville Florida just before arriving in the city. He was traveling with his wife and family returning home after visits to Florida resorts.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
C. E. Niles
Findlay
Ohio
Americans Lead In New York to Paris Race
The latest weekend status places the Italian car at Goldfield Nevada the French car near Cobre Nevada and the German car en route to Ogden Utah for repairs from Rock Springs Wyoming. The American machine travels by steam from San Francisco to Seattle.
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Utah
New York
Paris
Goldfield
Nev
Cobre
Rock Springs
Wyo
San Francisco
Seattle
Penrose in Hospitals Home with Dangerous Illness
There was no material change today in the condition of United States Senator Boise Penrose who is dangerously ill at his Philadelphia home.
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Philadelphia
United States
Boise Penrose
David Wins Rhodes Scholarship in Oxford
Chicago reports that David has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University. The March 28 notice notes the prestigious award and the scholars involved in this selection.
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Chicago
Rhodes
Oxford University
Indiana Picnic in Arizona Draws Hoosier Pride
A Phoenix gathering on March 19 at Eastlay park brought about a grand Indiana picnic with speeches, poems, and a letter from Governor Kinbbey transmitted by Dr. Grant Monical. About a hundred Indiana natives attended from Cass and neighboring counties, with officers elected to form a permanent Indiana society.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Fred Rech
Washington Township
Indiana
Eastlay Park
Kibbey
E. T. Collings
Alice Greenwood
A. M. Gibbons
Chrissie Gilchrist
Hancock
James Whitcomb Riley
Craig
H. B. St. Claire
St. Claire
F. J. Murphy
Joseph H. Kibbey
Grant Monical
George F. Merryman
Cass
Levi Young
Kokomo
Caroline Curry
Carroll County
Logansport
Frank Dale
Northwestern honors 1908 degree to young scholar David
Charles Wendell David aged 23 and a fourth year student at Northwestern University Evanston Illinois was awarded the 1908 degree today.
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Charles Wendell David
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Storm Strikes Deer Creek District Illinois
A violent Illinois storm swept a narrow path from near Burlington through Warren county damaging homes barns and outbuildings. The wreckage totaled about half a million dollars with several structures torn from foundations and residents injured. A man sleeping upstairs was carried 150 yards but survived. his wife and child were carried to the yard and escaped injury.
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Deer Creek
Ill
Illinois
Burlington
Warren County
Morton
Deer Park
Carl Schick
Has Gold Fever at 90
Marcus Colf, a 90 year old bachelor and former soldier from Owosso Michigan, is selling his belongings and plans to move to Alaska to hunt for gold. He receives a good pension and lives alone near the sugar factory with a dog, cats, and a few chickens.
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Owosso
Mich
Theuz
Marcus Colf
Alaska
Neereamer Named Chairman of Central Electric Traffic Assoc
A. L. Neereamer, former Columbus Delaware and Marion electric official, named chairman of the Central Electric Traffic association, effective April 15 with headquarters in Indianapolis. The new group mirrors the Central Traffic and Freight association of steam lines, covering Ohio Indiana lower Michigan western New York and portions of Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
A. L. Neereamer
Columbus, Delaware and Marion Electric Railway
Central Electric Traffic Association
Indianapolis
Central Traffic and
Grank Captured at Vicksburg Mississippi
In Vicksburg on March 28 a man rushed the Roosevelt party at the railroad shouting his name as George Shadid. He was seized by police as Mrs. Roosevelt and her party arrived with General Stephen Lee and acting Mayor Harding nearby. He was dragged back from the crowd and held until the party departed for New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Vicksburg
Miss
Stephen Lee
Harding
Intercity Freight Rates Eased For California Trip
Chicago March 28 Through an unusual action the Interstate Commerce Commission reverses its ruling allowing transcontinental railroads to grant low rates from Chicago to California on April 4 and 5 during maneuvers by Admiral Evans fleet.
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Chicago
California
Evans
Wickliffe Gang Member Killed by Brother in Cherokee Nation
Wickliffe, a member of the Cherokee Indian outlaw gang, was shot and killed at the Wickliffe home in the Spavinaw Hills by his brother Thomas yesterday amid a family quarrel.
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Wickliffe
Spavinaw Hills
Cherokee Nation
Thomas
Spectacles for Cows From Russian Firm
A Russian manufacturer has completed an order for 40,000 cow spectacles. The snow bound steppes cause snow blindness when cows graze on tips of fresh grass. Leather and smoked glass eyewear has reduced deaths from the glare and is now widely used.
Geography Good For What Mrs Schmitt Said
Mrs. Louisa Schmitt argues her daughter should finish school to get a husband, berating a geography teacher for alleging gaps in the daughter's knowledge. The exchange centers on the value of geography in education.
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Louisa Schmitt
Schmitt
Geography and Girls Education in a Family Dispute
A parent scolds about two daughters linking geography knowledge to marriage prospects. The speaker argues one daughter succeeded in school while the other failed to gain a husband, questioning the value of geography in education and urging his daughter to finish school.
Urgent Collection Demand Sparks Odd Comedy Exchange
A tattered tramp pleads at a gate for a dime claiming a $29,240,000 fine for riding an off car. A busy housewife questions the so called urgent collection, highlighting the absurdity of the demand amid a two day deadline.
Power of the Rothschilds Accumulated Wealth and Influence
A Grand Magazine article estimates that by mid century the Rothschilds will own about 2 billion pounds sterling. It argues such wealth could finance or stop wars, delay industrial progress, or tilt global rivals, giving the family power across commerce and policy.
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Rothschilds
Grand Magazine
London
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