Sheldon Indicted for Grand Larceny in Phenix Funds Case
New York December 9. Grand jury charges George P. Sheldon former Phenix Insurance president with grand larceny to the extent of 45000 dollars. Indictment rests on testimony showing he used company money for speculative purposes via Carter Wildes & Co and deposits at Chatham National Bank. Further evidence and extradition steps pending. Sheldon remains at his Greenwich, Connecticut home guarded as investigators assess extent of alleged misappropriation.
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New York
George P. Sheldon
Phenix Insurance Company
Greenwich
Conn
Phenix Company
Jerome
Grand
Hotchkiss
Fice
Pritechairs
Sheldon
Courge
Carter, Wildes & Co
Dsposit
Chatham Matoonal Bank
Thos
Booth Tarkington Pushes Candidate for Governor Role
A letter from Booth Tarkington to Us.Lew Shank hints at a governor bid for Shank. Tarkington endorses a friend for secretary of the board of public works and signs off with a cryptic post script. The exchange suggests plausible gubernatorial ambitions for Shank in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Lew Shank Maryore
Booth Tarkington
Tarkington
Board of Public Works
Greenwich Briefs On Health Of George Fo Stelder
Unclear lines reference Greenwich news notingGeorge Fo Stelder in fragile condition with members of his family reporting he may recover in a week or two. No further context or named events provided.
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Greenwich
Conn
George Fo Stelder
Unscrambled Local Notice From West York County
Fragmentary report states a resident from West York County is improving at Pine Tree sanitarium. The piece mentions a superintendent and local dignitaries visiting, with remarks about work and health.
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West
York County
Lis
Unsolved Mystery in Mishawaka Rocks Local Inquiry
Reports on a perplexing case at Boeh High School stir controversy as the jury discharges without an indictment. The inquiry remains unresolved while Freeport and Rockford news note state events and a pioneer Prohibitionist’s death.
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Mishawaka
Woman Acquitted in Warren County Husband Murder Case
Mrs. Anna Anderson, aged, was tried for the murder of her husband William C. Anderson on a farm near Warren, Oct. 21. She testified enduring years of abuse, claiming he forced her to pray and threatened to kill her, then shot him after struggle. Three sons testified in court.
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Warren, Pa
Anna Anderson
William Cban Anderson
Here
Get
Sahid
Terre
Laura Tooele
Guard fatally shot at Poidgeport plant incident
Reports say Arthur Martin a guard was accidentally shot and killed by another guard Job Demypo during a dispatch at the Poidgeport Sheet and Tinplate mills. No confirmation of a decisive Nicaragua battle has reached the state department and King Leopolds health remains uncertain with mixed accounts. Marconi is to receive a Nobel Prize for pictures. his lecture is set for tomorrow with Mrs Marconi present.
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Poidgeport
Olacean Sheet and Tinplate Mills
Qhie
Gienerval Coo
Ves
Ofeer
Beeen Dade
Arthur Martin
Jobo Demypo
Washington, Bee
Nicaraua
Rama
State Department
Zelaya
Stockieduc
Willian Marconi
Marconi
Mrs. Marconi
Cure Catarrh Free Trial Coupon Offers Relief
An old advertisement promises instant relief from catarrh with a free trial package. It urges readers to fill out a coupon and mail it today, claiming the remedy will restore normal condition and give a sweet pure breath. The quirky copy emphasizes minimal risk and dramatic personal improvement.
Ohio Politicians Press Conversation at Washington Luncheon
A Washington luncheon featured Charles P Taft Myron Herrick and Arthur J Weiss meeting with President Taft. Discussion touched on Ohio politics including potential gubernatorial and senatorial candidates. Speculation linked Harmon and Garfied as contenders, with party factions and timing shaping decisions.
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Washington
Dec
Taft
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Myron T. Merrick
Ineten
Repubican
Gling
Oame Fia
Leis
Ohio
Judson Chartion
Akels
Reanne
Harmon
Fara Ker
Charles Ten
Senate
Herrick
de Clare
James R. Garfield
Interior
Admiral Potter seeks navy rank reform in annual bureau report
In his annual bureau of navigation report Admiral Potter argues for restoring a peak status for the fleet commander. He notes increased duties with a larger fleet and calls on Congress to revive a recognized view of seniority for the commanding officer in international forums and wartime assemblies.
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Potter
Congress
du Foreien Tavies
Candie Tuvarcuabis
United States
Bureau of Navigaton
Hazing Probe Opens in West Virginia School Incident
The state board of reinstates begins an inquiry into hazing of Misa Mattie Tasler at Pall Mont Normal School in Fairmont, WV. Tasler was subjected to an ice bath and red paint amid reports she supported the wrong football team. She is daughter of a prominent Elkins attorney. Old newspapers for sale appear at the office.
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Charlieston
W Va
Bec i
Atate Board of Resentstes
Misa Mattie Tasler
Pall- Mont Nd Normal School
Fairmont
W. Va
Tastor
Elkins
Tobacco crop sold by Stemming District in Henderson County
The balance of the crop of dark tobacco, about 160 percent, was sold by the Stemming District association to WG Head & Son. The sale covers Webster, Henderson, Union, and surrounding counties. a separate note mentions government chemist testimony in Peoria regarding purity tests in federal cases.
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Henderson, Ka
Stemming District Association
WG Head & Son
Ponebo Guo
Webster
Henderson
Union
Peoria
United States
Pyramid Pile Care Free Trial Offer Ad
Excerpted medical ad promises Pyramid Pile Care cures piles by reducing inflammation irritation and itching with a free trial by mail. Readers are urged to mail name and address to obtain treatment before buying a 50 cent box at drugstores.
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Rotary
Tarn
Free Package Coupon Comes With Trial Pack Offer
A damaged OCR notice invites filling blank lines with name and address to mail a coupon to Pyramid Drug Company at 154 Pyramid Building Marshall, Michigan. It promises a free trial pack mailed in plain wrapper and asks for street, city, and state.
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Mean Street
Marehall
Mich
Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid
Sugar Scandal Hearings Reveal Weighing Conflicts
New York proceedings expose waste and weighing disputes at the Havemeyer and Bilder labor docks in Willamsburg. Government workers Hornby Mulhall and White testify a sugar lot was misweighed, with Benderraces and Hendernagel implicated and a transfer ensuing for alleged integrity concerns. The government aims to close its case today.
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New York
United States
Taartes Af
Hendernagel
Govnier Cahier
Havemeyver & Bilder Oregnns
Willamesburg
Toda
Frank J. Hornby
Bendernagel
Williamsburg
Mulhall
White
Thombs
Benderraces
Galver Spitzer
Hornby
Tes Hornby
Florghy
James Conlin
Kehoe
Flo
Nistle
George Baldwin
Dictriet
Atten le Wap
Strupson
Dublin Mob Violence Shocks Georgia Town
Sheri Flanders saved Ransom Newsonne from a lynching by driving a fast car into a mob. The mob had attacked the Black man after an alleged assault on a planter’s wife. Sheriff Flanders intervened as the crowd grew and the case drew state attention.
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Dublin
Sheri Flanders
Ransom Newsonne
Flanders
Indiana Adjutant General Warns Bedford on Troop Intervention
Adjutant General George W. McCoy visits Bedford to assess strike conditions and warns local officials that state troops would intervene only after local authorities fail to maintain order. Sheriff Box and Mayor Stipp clash over authority as police bow to strikers, and a writ of attachment targets a policeman accused of urging strikers. Governor Marshall’s message pressures the sheriff to act or resign.
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Bedford
Ind
George W. McCoy
Marshal
McCoy
Slough and Woerner
Box
Stipp
Wilson
Po Ncemen
Marshall
Qlench
Slaugh
Majer
Judas Wilson
Columbus Man Hangs Himself in Jail After Murder Verdict
Frank Grimes, a Black man under death sentence for killing Blanche Mc Knight, hanged himself in his county jail cell in Columbus Ohio. He had shot Mc Knight five times after she ended their yearslong relationship. He left a note blaming the court for denying justice to a colored man.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank Grimes
Blanche McKnight
Grimes
Hfe
Bieger
Strikes and Explosions Hit Indianapolis and Local Firms
A dynamite struck strike at a local mall endangers families of Harry Wirnes and Louis Smith. Willam Putney, father of Harry, was trapped under debris as six from two families were lightly injured. In Indianapolis a fire at the Central Robber and Supply Co. caused stock losses and water damage to Leathero Peddie and other wholesalers. The New York City Board of Education proposes reforms to public seating and January 1 abolitions.
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Harry Wirnes
Louis Smith
Willam Putney
Harry
Indianapolis
Central Robber and Supply Company
Leathero Peddie
Rass & Co
Wate
Indianapolis Grain and Livestock Prices Report
Daily market notes for Indianapolis, Chicago, St. Louis and Buffalo showing prices for wheat corn oats hay and livestock. Cattle hogs sheep and lambs listed with bid and asking ranges and receipts noted. futures quotes for wheat at Toledo May and July with cash figures.
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Indianapolis
Chang
Cincinnati
Nay Rey
St. Louis
East Buffalo
Foledo
Notice to Subscribers for Timely Tribune Delivery
Notice to subscribers urging prompt receipt of the New Alban Tribune. The text references Cumberland and delivery concerns implying contact or renewal actions to ensure delivery continuity.
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Sabas
ALBAN
Tribune
Cumberland
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