Petition to Supreme Court Seeks Mandamus in Tobacco Case
Felix M. Levy announces he will seek leave from the U S Supreme Court to file a petition for a writ of mandamus to vacate the circuit court decree approving the American Tobacco Company reorganization and allow Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade to intervene and appeal. The petition demands production of documents and cites private conferences prior to the plan submission attended by judges and tobacco attorneys.
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New York
Felix M. Levy
Independent Tobacco Interests
United States Supreme Court
Circuit Court of
American Tobacco Company
Supreme Court
Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade
City of New York
Circuit Court
Wickersham
James C. McReynolds
Tobacco Company
James B. Duke
Percival
Wolgast Resting After Appendicitis Operation
Ad Wolgast champion lightweight boxer, who had an appendicitis operation yesterday, rested easily and was rated in satisfactory condition. He showed interest in the Welsh Ritchie bout and smiled on hearing Welsh won after twenty hard rounds. Manager Tom Jones denied reports he would be unfit to fight after recovery.
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Los Angeles
Ad Wolgasi
Wolgast
Welsh
Tom Jones
Girl Hastens Marriage Prompts Changes in Lawsuit
In Columbus Indiana Mrs Nora Rinehart sues Miss Opal Spaugh for 10000 damages accusing interference with marriage plans. Spaugh has married Dr Ernest Miller of Newman Illinois and moved there. Rinehart allegedly threatened violence and sought Miss Spaugh as a witness. Local peace proceedings were filed against Claude E Rinehart.
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Columbus
Ind
Nora Rinehart
Hope
Bartholomew County
Opal Spaugh
Joseph A. Spaugh
Hope National Bank
Spaugh
Ernest Miller
Newman, Ill
Newman
Miss Spaugh
Rinehart
Claude E. Rinehart
Bust in Death Case Sparks Arrest in Evansville
Ossie Goodrich, 36, is in custody in Evansville Indiana amid a coroner inquiry into the death of Miss Sallie Bush at a boardinghouse. Initial reports suggested a bed fall, but her father from Princeton arrived to urge an arrest. Coroner Edward C. Macer will continue the investigation tomorrow.
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Associated “Presa
Evansville
Ind
Ossie Goodrich
Sallie Bush
Princeton
Edward C. Macer
Goodrich
McNamara case talks shift to federal handling
United States officials discuss disposition of McNamara evidence held by the federal court. Attorney A L McCormick and Indiana U S attorney Charles W Miller confer after McCormick’s Los Angeles departure. Miller and Attorney General Wickersham had recent talks as a federal grand jury is adjourned until December 14 to review the I A B S I W books and records.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States
A. L. McCormick
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles W. Miller
Indiana
McNamara
Miller
McCormick
Department of Justice
Washington
Wickersham
Federal Grand Jury
International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers
Bricklayer Arrested at Kokomo Station on Theft Charge
Norman Porter a bricklayer traveling from Bunker Hill to Newcastle was arrested at the Pennsylvania railroad station in Kokomo Wednesday night charged with stealing a level. Authorities at Bunker Hill say they arrested him and transported him to that place. he was intoxicated when picked up and reportedly carrying the level.
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Norman Porter
Bunker Hill
Newcastle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kokomo
Man at Logansport Suspected Of Borrowing From Veterans Home
Marion Chronicle reports Ira M. Mason, sergeant of barrack II at the Marion Soldiers’ Home, borrowed about 150 from home members and 50 from Barrack II, with three men each losing 20. He left for Logansport on a five day pass and has not returned, though he asked Major Sanderson to forward his pension. Home officials may not withhold the pension as they have no authority to do so.
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Logansport
Marion Chronicle
Marion Soldiers' Home
Ira M. Mason
Barrack i1
Mason
Barrack 11
J. W. Sanderson
Ind
Pettigrew
Railroads Lose 30 Million in Fuel Waste Says Report
Chicago November 30 The Associated Press reports Chief Engineer L C Fitch of the Chicago Great Western details American railroads waste 110 million gallons of fuel yearly and burn 200 million dollars worth of coal for 80 million dollars of efficiency The remedy calls for a national fuel bureau improved locomotive firing devices a firemen school smarter locomotive scheduling and tighter coal yard management The study notes a one per cent fuel loss equals two million dollars and attributes the waste to blown off steam unburned gases early firing delayed firing and other inefficiencies
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Chicago
L. C. Fitch
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Louis Brandeis
Mr. Fitch
Indianapolis man and Bloomington woman obtain license here
Frank M. Hamilton of Indianapolis aged forty one and Miss Clara Coonfield daughter of Thomas Coonfield formerly of Indianapolis obtained a marriage license this afternoon from County Clerk Fowler. The bride to be is twenty eight and lists Bloomington as her residence though she is not known here.
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The
Tribune
Bloomington
Ind
Frank M. Hamilton
Indianapolis
J. J. Hamilton
Clara Coonfield
Thomas Coonfield
Fowler
Governor renews bid for Williams professor as railroad commissioner
Governor Foss submitted Professor Garret Crop Pers of Williams College for railroad commissioner again after executive council rejection. He then departed for Thanksgiving in Charleston, S C. The council will consider Professor Droppers next week.
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The
Tribune
Boston
Garret Croppers
Williams College
Foss
South
Charleston
S. C
Professor Droppers
Judge Grants Divorce for Lack of Support in Muncie Case
In Muncie Indiana Judge Frank Ellis granted a divorce to Laura Strong from Silas Strong on grounds of insufficient support. The husband did not contest the suit and Mrs Strong testified she had to support herself since marriage with only a single twenty five cent expenditure from him over twenty five years.
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The
Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Frank Ellis
Circuit Court
Laura Strong
Silas Strong
Case and Reserve football clash ends with Case win
In Cleveland on November 30 Case defeated Reserve 9 to 5. Visiting captain Roby scored all three field goals as Case and Reserve renewed their long rivalry.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Case
Reserve
Roby
Thanksgiving Visit Noted with Tyner Guests
Mrs. Charles Sellers of 108 Pawnee Street hosted Thanksgiving guests Mr. and Mrs. William Tyner and their child.
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Charles Sellers
Pawnee Street
William Tyner
Steel Bar Prices Higher Show Market Uptick
Republic Iron and Steel and United States Steel Corp announce a $1 to $1.50 per ton advance in steel bar prices for deliveries after January 1. John A. Topping states spot delivery at $1.10 and future at $1.15. First quarter 1912 delivery set at $1.15 with $1.10 spot. Daily orders total about forty thousand tons as operations run at about 75 percent capacity. If demand grows, plant expansion may be required.
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The
Tribune
New York
Republic Iron and Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
John A. Topping
Pittsburg
the Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
American Women In London Honor Mrs Griffiths
Mrs John L Griffiths of Indianapolis hosted a reception for the society of American women in London. Guests included Mrs Eustace Burrows Montgomery of San Francisco and Mrs May Wright Sewell of Indianapolis.
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London
John L. Griffiths
Indianapolis
Society of American Women
Eustace Burrows Montgomery
San Francisco
May Wright Sewell
Child Severely Scalded by Boiling Water in Bedford
Two year old Charlie Yankle, son of Louis Yankle, ran toward his grandmother and toppled into a kettle of boiling water in Bedford Indiana. Doctors fear his injuries may prove fatal.
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Bedford
Ind
Charlie
Louis Yankle
Family Visit to Marion for Dinner and Thanksgiving
Rev Dunn and his wife visited Marion for dinner with Rev Dunn's father. The children had traveled earlier to spend Thanksgiving with their grandparents.
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Rev. Dunn
Marion
Mr. Dunn
Why dogs and horses seem more faithful friends
A clipped exchange ponders why dogs and horses show more faithful friendship than humans. Miss Cayenne offers a softened remark about kindness and consideration, referencing a Washington Star context.
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Verhaps
Miss Cayenne
Washington, Star
Japan’s women divers learn to swim and dive from childhood
The Oriental Review describes pearl divers along Ago and Kowasho bays. Girls aged 13 to 14 learn to swim and dive from early ages, work year round except depths of winter, dive to five to thirty fathoms without apparatus, and haul oysters in tubs while guided by a boat crew.
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Japan
Bay of Ago
Bay of Kowasho
Oriental Review
Saxons and Vikings Known as Men of the Sword
The piece traces Saxon origin from seax and the Men of the Sword. It recalls berserker Vikings spreading death along coasts and Christians praying to be delivered from Northmen. It claims Saxons remain dread when roused as descendants of the same men of the sword.
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New York American
Children Treated Kindly by the Kaffirs Say Travelers
Testimonies from travelers and magistrates praise the unbounded kindness to children shown in Kaffir kraals. No deserted Kaffir child exists, elders tolerate minor mischiefs, and act with exemplary patience.
Buying a Mule in Algiers Turns Comedy of Haggling
An American traveler in Algiers buys a mule after a loud bargaining scene with an Arab seller. The interpreter starts at 10 dollars, the Arab objects, and the price moves up to 21 before settling at 11. The two men quarrel loudly then embrace as the deal closes. The anecdote is recounted by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Algiers
Africa
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Rossini Joke Ends With Macaroni Trombone Prank
A Musical Courier tale of Rossini promising an opera orchestra job to a trombonist then hosting a dinner prank. The trombonist fails to play, producing a sticky mass of macaroni instead. Rossini declares the musician strong and offers the position the next day.
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Rossini
Boston Transcript
Patent foods advertised for table use questioned
Fragmentary notes discuss the value of patent foods and their health claims. A London hospital comment questions how much higher recovery rates might be if sick people used these products, hinting at skepticism toward advertised remedies.
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London Hospital
Quaint Epitaphs From Suffolk Graveyards Printed
The Suffolk Institute of Archaeology gathers epitaphs from ancient Suffolk graveyards. Notable lines include Catherine Gray changed to a lifeless lump of clay and a verse by Robert Wallag the King of Good Fellows. Other couplets mock pious funerary asides and a line about being poor yet warm.
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Suffolk
England
Catherine Gray
Les Robert Wallag
Good Fellows
All Hallows
Chest
Nes
A Wooden Head and a Very Careless Scratcher
A St Paul Dispatch account describes members of a party recalling accidents from their careers. De Sappleby boasts of a painful fingertip splinter episode and performs a dramatic, self inflicted scratch to illustrate the tale. The maiden of the party chides the careless moment with a curt remark.
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de Sappleby
de Sapplebys
Paul
Gasoline Grammar At Toa School Sees Automob Theme
An unclear OCR fragment mentions gasoline grammar and a school, noting automob themes. The readable bits reference Toa and preparatory school context, with two pages of text indicating a possible student or classroom discussion on fuel and car use.
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Grand
Ortie
Vy Else
Man
Marion Soldiers’ Home
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William Evans
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Pais Logansport
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