Lane and others travel by train for visits and duties
Madison reports multiple residents on the move by morning train. Mr W A Lane and Mrs Lane head to Louisville to visit. Mrs Luke Wilkins travels to Indianapolis. others depart for Indianapolis and Philadelphia. A note lists a marriage license for L Ferdinand Beony and Elizabeth Ballard. Parish charity event at Trinity Church nets funds. local figures suffer illness. several residents visit relatives in Cincinnati and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. W. A. Lane
Louisville
Sallie
Bessie Boyd
Joseph R. Colgate
Philadelphia
George Monroe
Ladies Society
Trinity
Joseph Wood
Edinburg
Court News Summary of Indianapolis cases and divorces
The Indianapolis circuit court settled the case of Indianapolis Brewing Co versus August Holzauer. The inventory of the late Stephan F.E. McIntire was filed and approved. Laura Arbuckle filed for divorce from Edward Arbuckle. Theodore McCoy sought to enforce a custody restraint on his former wife. McCoy’s former wife plans to move to Brooklyn with Roscoe Fisher. Damages cases against Pennsylvania Lines saw demurrers overruled. Reekus Barrett was arrested for assault and released on own recognizance. Judge Griffith returned and adjourned for next week after dispatching much business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Brewing Co
August Holzauer
Thomas B. McGregor
Sulzer & Bear
Stephan FE. McIntire
Laura Arbuckle
Edward Arbuckle
Judge Bear
Arbuckle
Theodore McCoy
McCoy
Roscoe Fisher
Brooklyn N.Y
J.O. Taff
Ida Archer
Pennsylvania
Mr. Taff
Archer
Indianapolis
Reekus Barrett
Charles Anger
Alexander
Caste
Griffith
Jeffersonville
Vevay
Four Arrests In Madison Machine Co Brass Theft Case
Acting on a tip, Chief Jenkins and deputies arrested William Bart McCoy Omar Ballard George Losteller and Carl Duncan all residents of the city on grand larceny charges for the Madison Machine Co brass theft of about 360 pounds two weeks ago. About 47 pounds of brass was recovered and identified by Michael Donlan and daughter Miss Mary Donlan. Losteller Ballard and Duncan pleaded not guilty and were bound over for examination. McCoy remanded after waiving preliminary hearing. Further arrests and searches were to follow as investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
Alexander and
Kremer
Monroe
Custer
William
Bart) McCoy
Omar Ballard
George Losteller
Carl Duncan
Madison Machine Co
Michael Donlan
Mary Donlan
McCoy
Duncan
Ballard
Losteller
Creater
Notorious Madison murder escaped then died in Michigan City prison
Tom Tracey, condemned to Michigan City State prison for the Isaac Leilerman murder, died in custody three weeks earlier and was buried in the institution’s cemetery. He had fled justice for years after the 1860s era killing, later captured in Paducah, Kentucky and returned to Madison for trial. A morning fire at 7:30 from Box 38 damaged William Inskeep’s home on Poplar Street, light damage with water losses. George Dittgen owned the house. A second Box 38 alarm within 24 hours followed a recent string of fires in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tracey
Michigan City
Madison
Isaac Leilerman
Monroe
Tracey
Leiferman
Paducah
William Inskeep
North Poplar Street
George Dittgen
Sloan's Liniment Promise Alleviates Rheumatism Pain
An ad extols Sloan's Liniment claiming quick relief from rheumatism neuraglia and other pains as congestion in the blood is eased and warmth returns. It urges keeping a bottle at home and notes price points 25c 50c and the larger 1.00 size. London reports the transport Simla sunk with eleven crew lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Printing costs surge as paper and dyes rise nationwide
The article notes sharp price increases across printing and retail sectors driven by higher costs for type metals war munitions, inks from German dye stuffs, and especially paper. Ohio firms halt traveling sales, Urbana’s Howard Paper may close for lack of materials, and newsprint may shift to pale yellow if shortages persist. Walter Eckert of John Eckert's Sons fractures his right arm in a motor kickback incident near Vevay and is en route to Madison for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatfield & Woods Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Urbana
Howard Paper Company
Herald
United States
Vevay
Walter Eckert
John Eckert
Mr. Eckert
Madison
Mayapple Calomel Laxatives Advertise Sentanel Remedy
An old advertisement promotes vegetable calomel from mayapple root podophyllin as a gentle liver stimulant and bowel tonic. It touts non salivation, no harsh after effects, and claims effectiveness for headaches, constipation, biliousness, and bad breath. The box features a soldier image and offers a free physician trial package by mail from Sentanel Remedies Co. Covington Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentanel Remedies Co
Madison Ave
Covington
Berkeley Professor Moves Campanile by Hand
Associate UC Berkeley physicist Elmer E. Hall demonstrated moving the 300 foot campanile at the campus foot by applying timed manual pressure. He placed a seismograph on top to show vibrations recorded as the granite shaft swayed, illustrating earthquake resistant design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
Elmer E. Hall
University of California
Hall
Tie
Paterson Doctor Travels to Chicago for Hydrophobia Prevention
Dr Francois Was of 76 East Eighteenth Street Paterson believed he showed hydrophobia symptoms and traveled to Chicago for preventive treatment. His father Dr Juan Was, a prominent physician, accompanied him after a dog bite on a train at Fairlawn possibly caused the infection. The dog also bit his sister Huberdyn Was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Francois
East Eighteenth
Chicago
Juan
Fairlawn
Miss Huberdyn
Corpse Speaks to Omaha Officials in Dead Basket Incident
In Omaha Nebraska a corpse lay prepared for transport to a funeral parlor when it suddenly stirred and spoke demanding to know what the workers wanted. The man Sam, aged about seventy five, had been declared dead and sent to charity aid instead of the undertaker. An investigation followed as he remained unconscious for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Liam Larson
Sam
Riley Walks In At His Own Funeral
Detroit man Edward Riley travels to Cincinnati to disrupt a funeral for a man misidentified as him. Riley claims the deceased is Fred Ellis, a derelict whom he had aided. Insurance payout of 1500 dollars was offered but rejected by the real Riley. Coroner in Detroit to decide the body’s disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Farmers' Lot Made Harder By Rural Mail Cars
Washington reports Representative Gray of Indiana attacked rural mail routes by motorcars. He ridiculed the system noting the dog barking at night signals the postman’s arrival and the farmer must go out with a lantern to inspect the mailbox, highlighting farmer hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gray
Indiana
Bride Finds Wealth In Attic In Va Hoard
Mrs. John Beard of Point Pleasant after her wedding in Evans discovered a stash of 1800 in gold and thousands in currency hidden under attic floorboards. The bills were folded together to prevent separation and were sent to the treasury for counting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Evans
John Beard
United States Treasury Department
Painfully Burned Girl in Vapor Bath Fire
Miss Mildred Morton a 14 year old from Indianapolis visiting Terre Haute suffered severe burns yesterday when alcohol used for a vapor bath ignited. She was freed and later rested comfortably with a rapid recovery expected. Her parents arrived from Indianapolis to be with her. Voorhees Griffith a former city controller committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Morton
Harry Morton
Indianapolis
Miss Morton
Terre Haute
Voorhees Griffith
Muncie Board Settles Wet Option Election
In Muncie on April 7 the Board of Commissioners settled the option election on a test holding the city voted wet by seventy nine votes and it has appealed to the Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Board of Commissioners
Circuit Court
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Luke Wilkins
L. Ferdinand Beony
Switzerland County
Elizabeth Ballard
Hermand Kasper
Charles Reeder
Salome Shannon
Edward Reed
Lincoln Dixon
Wilson Joseph H. Shea
Chili
Peter Smith
Mesdames
James Schwab
Fred Honchiell
M. FE. Cogley
Hattie Grace
Will Emerson
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Court News
Michigan Cty
London
Simla
Rocks High
California University
Pip Geneyian
Panphia
Allo
Oster
Peter Hoffrmans
Walnut
Madison Telephone Co
Drys
Zanzibar
Indian Ocean
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