Ruef trial history and related indictments in 1906 cases
The article recounts the long Ruef bribery trials in 1906 with indictments against Supervisors and Mayor, including figures like Ruef and John J. Furey. It notes multiple trials, committal dates, and related incidents such as attempted bribes to John M. Kelly, and the shooting of Frank I. Heney amid courtroom turmoil.
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Ageres
Ichmite
Ruef
Parkside Realty
John J. Furey
Loshich
Frank J. Murphy
Adolph Newburg
John M. Kelly
Blake
Rphy
Mor Court
Fran‘kle I
Heney
Morria Heas
Heney Manson
Peruna tablets praised by Toledo user as cure
A Toledo woman exalts Peruna as a cure for nine months of illness. She details dramatic improvement after four bottles and a fifth, praising Dr. Hartman’s tablet form as the best medicine. Her husband now uses it, and she urges others to try Peruna tablets.
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Florence
Aiteens
3Rd St
Toledo
Ohio
Peruna cures chronic catarrh and asthma claim in letter
RS MARIA GOERTZ of Orienta Oklahoma reports in a home medicine letter that Peruna restored her health from chronic catarrh and her husband’s asthma while her son recovered from throat catarrh. She says she weighed 100 pounds when ill and 140 after recovery and urges readers to ask for a Free Peruna Almanac for 1909.
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Maria Goertz
Orienta
Oklahoma
Cohildren
Pep Deugh Tex
Perona
Murphy Faces Ruef Case Bribery Charge Trial Update
Attorney Frank J. Murphy, accused of attempting to bribe a centre man in the Ruef case, appeared revived on the witness stand. The assistant district attorney, shot years ago, showed strong, clear testimony despite past injuries. In Terre Haute burglars remain active as police log rising theft reports ahead of year end.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Victim Gored to Death by Infuriated Bull in Indiana
Luce township farmer Michael Schafer was killed at his Rockport home when a bull gore him. The item also notes Andrew Carnegie subpoenaed to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on tariff revisions, and other brief telegraphic items including the pope’s health, Yale Alumni president, Cuba views, wheat prices, Milton’s birth anniversary, Library of Congress growth, and a Pennsylvanian railroad steel raft purchase hint.
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Rockport
Ind
Michael Schafer
Luce Township
Carnegie
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
House
Ways and Means Committee
Newberry
Yale Alumni Association
Cuba
Roosevelt
Chicago Exchange
Milton
London
Congress
Pennsylvania Railroad
No Evidence of Murder in Hirschberg Case
Inquiry into Francis D. Hirschberg death at his St. Louis home yields evidence that strengthens belief he killed himself. Coroner's inquest sees friends abandon murder theory as testimony supports self-inflicted death.
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St. Louis
Francis D. Hirschberg
Hirschberg
Fanatic Leader Still at Large After Kansas City Riot
News from Kansas City reports police efforts to locate James Sharp known as Adam God after a riot and fatal shooting. Ahern issued a description and reward, Sharp vanished after a standoff, while victims including officer Mullane and bystander Selso recover. Authorities plan to end street meetings and press murder charges against involved relatives. Congress may regulate migratory birds under interstate commerce laws, with Weeks introducing a bill empowering the Agriculture Department to regulate protections.
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Adam
Kansas City
James Sharp
Ahern
Sharp
Michael Mullane
Patrick Clark
A. J. Selso
General Hospital
Louis Pratt
Mr. Pratt
Sharpia
Lola Pratt
Mary
Lena
North End
Washington
Congress
Weeks of Massachussetts
Department of Agriculture
Whitecap Jury Acquits Tribbey Whipping Suspects
Rushville Ind Dec 10 Acquittal was the verdict in the whitecapping case against Mrs Leona Tribbey Charles and Harry McFatridge Perry Collins Burl Kennedy and Lafayette Goldman The jury was out two hours and five minutes The crime charged was the whipping of John B Tribbey early Aug 5 when he was seized from his bed by masked men bound to a tree beaten with a spiked board and tarred and feathered
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Rushville
Ind
John B. Tribbey
Leona Tribbey
Charles
Harry McFatridge
Perry Collins
Burl Kennedy
Lafayette Goldman
Tribbey
Hale Succeeds Allison as Senate Republican Leader
Washington December 10 A caucus of Alican senators unanimously elected Senator Hale of Maine to succeed the late Senator Allison of Iowa as chairman of the Republican caucus and thus head the steering committee. The role carries power to shape major legislation and to select members of the committee on committees.
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Hale
Allison
Washington
Maine
Iowa
Ateering Committee
Senate
Committee On Committees
National council of commerce organized in Washington
The national council of commerce, formed at Secretary Straus's office, aims to boost both foreign and domestic trade of the United States, representing a new embodiment of trade ideas with expected far-reaching benefits.
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Washington
National Council of Commerce
Permanent bureau to connect commerce with government
Secretary Straus signals aim to bring commercial world closer to government departments and use their machinery for trade betterment. A permanent bureau in the city would keep close touch with relevant departments and advise commercial interests on timely matters. The president will receive the delegates and a reception will follow. In Atlanta, Georgia a government sale of 6560 gallons of moonshine whisky drew nearly two thousand people in a dry town. Bidders paid between 2.25 and 8.35 per gallon, with one bid of 98.70 rejected for misrepresented demand. Washington reports liquor-industrywide opposition easing as state groups push for saloon limits by population.
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Straus
Mia Straus
Atlanta
Georgia
Washington
National Liquor League
Market Quotations from Indianapolis and Other Cities
Grain and livestock prices listed for wheat corn oats hay and cattle hogs sheep and lambs across Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago New York East Buffalo and Toledo with bids futures and cash prices. Notable figures include Wheat No 2 red at 1.03 to 1.09 and hogs around 5 to 8 dollars with varying grades and locations.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
East Buffalo
Toledo
Indiana University Professors Return From South American Expedition
Professors Eigenmann and Shideler of Indiana University returned aboard the Guiane from British Guiana where they collected aquatic life specimens and studied ichthyology above and below Kaieteur Falls. They reported extensive finds along the Demerara and Essequibo rivers, noting their expedition visited regions rarely explored by Americans.
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Eigenmann and
Shideler
Indiana University
New York
Guiane
H. Higenmann
BE. Scideler
Kaieteur Falls
Potaro River
British Guiana
DeMarara and
Essequibo Rivera
Eigenmann
Falls
Local option law ruling upheld in Indiana case
In Wabash, Judge Plummer ruled the county local option law constitutional under federal terms and as to due process. The suit by John P. Martin challenged the law on constitutional grounds, but the decision found no conflict with the U S Constitution and discussed how suspending the law via remonstrance or election functions similarly.
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Indianapolis
Wabash
John P. Martin
Becauss
Sentme Seniem
United States
Plummer
Woman Under Serious Charge in Toledo Case
Mrs Jonaphini Kendall aged sixty five of Fostoria Ohio was brought to Toledo in custody on a charge she swore falsely to obtain a pension The arrest followed a requisition from United States attorney Joseph P Kealing and Kendall was taken to Indianapolis where the grand jury indicted her on four counts Delph Trial In Progress in Laporte Indiana concerns William Delph accused of murdering his mother in law Mrs Sarah Meacham of Kokomo The trial details include Delph pursuing his brother in law with a shotgun after a quarrel The mother in law was killed as she followed to protect her son In Mattoon Illinois Frank Hi received an indeterminate penitentiary term for killing Arthur Steete at Mode about a year ago News notes mention 75 theaters between Chicago and San Francisco to be merged into one company
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Toledo
Jonaphini Kendall
Fostoria O
United States
Owens
Joseph P. Kealing
District of Indiana
Kendall
Indianapolis
Delph
Ofshole
Mattoon
Ill
Frank Hi
Shelby
Arthur Steete
Mode
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