Indiana Incident Reveals Child Kidnaping Case
Record of Events of the Past Week notes Melvin Strycker, a Chicago bookseller, forcibly taking his 11 year old son from Emma Stuckman Strycker in Goshen. The abduction followed a custody dispute after a divorce. Spectators blocked an attempt at the Elkhart county fair. later Strycker allegedly took the child to Chicago as Mrs Stuckman, a long serving teacher, pursued the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Strycker
A. C. McClurg
Chicago
Emma Stuckman
Goshen
Strycker
Ethel Stuckman Strycker
Saratoga Hotel
L. M. Shroyer
Blackford County
Madison County Fair Association of
Anderson
Fair Association
Arthur Ruffing
J. Ki. Ruffing
Delphi
Harry Eldridge
Young Ruffing
Clay Rogers
Tuscola
Ill
Shelby County
Rogers
Boggstown
Shelbyville
Polk Smith
Sugar Creek Township
Ross
Smith
Fatally Harming of Penitentiary Guard in Michigan City
Edward Quick, a state penitentiary guard, was fatally shot in his Michigan City home by a burglar who demanded he lie still. Quick raised himself and was shot in the head. the slayer fled. Nearby reports note a public library contract in Greenfield and local notices of divorce and remarriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Penitentiary
Dent
Edward Quick
Michigan City
Public Library
Greenfeld
Wolf & Ewing of
Indianapolis
Slc.boo
Carnegie Libraries
Greenfield
Melissa Cooper
Henry M. Nevins
New Jersey
R. A. Alger
Seventh Michigan Cavalry
Fort Stevenus
the Statemnate
New pastor named for Clinton Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Harvey M. White of Chalmers has been chosen pastor of Clinton Presbyterian Church and will move about October 1. He succeeds the Rev. Clarence Fowler who took a pastorate at Frankfort. Vincennes widow Flora Small, 40, shot herself, leaving a note about supporting her three children after their father died six years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey M. White
Chalmers
Clinton Presbyterian Church
Clarence Fowler
Frankfort
Vincennes
Flora Small
Fisherman Falls Asleep Drowns in River
George W. Chalmers of Webron aged 37 fell asleep while fishing after companions left him. He tumbled into the river and drowned. His body was recovered twelve hours after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Chalmers
Webron
Indiana Official Ends Life
Dr. George H. Grant secretary of the Wayne County Board of Wealth killed himself in Richmond with a revolver. He had been in poor health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
George H. Grant
Wayne County Board of Wealth
Richmond
Rural farmer commits arson then suicide near Richmond
William T. Beal, a farmer living sixteen miles east of Richmond, set his barn on fire and then killed himself with a shotgun. The incident ends a troubled day on his farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Beal
Richmond
Whit Bennett Shot in Fort Ritner Ambush Case
Fort Ritner resident Whit Bennett, a prominent local figure, was mysteriously shot in the back while entering his home, raising questions about motive and suspects in a quiet community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whit Bennett
Fort Ritner
Turmoil in U S Political Arena With Charges and Countercharges
National dispute centered on Bryan, Haskell, Foraker and the Standard Oil letters. Hearst accuses influence peddling. Foraker denies loans and fees. the President counters with broader GOP versus Democratic critiques. Taskell resigns as Democratic Committee treasurer amid dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. RR. Hearst
Independence Party
Senator Foraker
Standard Oil Company
Ohio
Standard Oil
Senate
Standard OF Company
White
Tie
Traskell
Frank S. Monnett
C. O. Traskell
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Haskell
Monnett
Oklahoma State University
Taskell
Secretary of the Interior
Gov. Taskell
W Waskell
Roosevelt
Yearst
Hiw
Yamline team opens Wa conia training camp
Twenty men are in training at Wa conia as the Yamline university football team begins a camp this week. Frank Greer says he has raced his last and will not defend his title next year. James R. Keene’s Melisande sets a five and a half furlong Empire City track mark in 1 06 2 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yamline University
Waconia
Harry Bennett
Frank Greer
Melisande
James R. Keene
Empire City
Amsterdam
Holland
George Gardiner
Melbourne
Tommy” Burns
Bill” Lang
Australia
Lang
Burns
John Levell
Escanaba
Upper Michigan
Northwestern Military Academy
Highland Park
Chicago
Indiana passes county local option bill into law
The Indiana Senate approved the county local option 32 to 17 with 1 absent. The bill, advancing in the House 61 to 40, will let counties vote wet or dry when 20 percent petition. After dramatic scenes, the measure passed third reading and Gov Stanly signed it, making county local option a law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Koehne
Indianapolis
Durre
Evansville
Gonnermann
Mount Vernon
Hugg
America
Committee On Morals
Friends of the County
Indiana
House of Representatives
Johnson
Viga County
Ife
Stanly
At Last Mrs Silas Bennett A Veteran Philosopher
Neighboring women consoled Mrs Silas Bennett as she reflected on family jokes and past fears. A New York Times writer notes her cheerful reply about twins red headed like Grandpa Bennett and her stubborn worry over smallpox. She recalls melancholy in late summer fearing appendicitis but confirms she did not. She recounts breaking her leg in two places after falling through rotten meeting house steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Bennett
New York Times
Bennett
Paris
Will H. Low
Scribner's Magazine
al. Low
New York
John Leech
Elevator Taffy in Office Romance
An elevator boy flirts with a pretty stenographer claiming he is on a hunting trip to bring down a dear. She blushes and calls him the nicest boy in town as they share a playful exchange aboard the tenth floor elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Political scandal and society notes in a late 19th century column
The piece discusses Lord Tweedmouth's dispute over a Kaiser's letter and newspaper backlash, a London burglar John Frederick Spencer’s confession, Victor Rosewater’s background, Bert M Fernald’s Maine governorship bid, Lady Dorothy Howard and Churchill’s engagement rumors, Henry M Nevins’ Civil War service, Will H. Low and a Paris hat anecdote, Magnesia dental remedy tips, and a closing quip about a rabbit and bad luck.
Brain's Horn Blasts Warning to Repent and Live Faith
A religious reflection emphasizes pure love as faith in action. Obedience defines relation to Christ and daily work. Warns against unequally yoked partnerships and prioritizing time over preaching. Encourages moving mountains by faith and cautious, timely devotion.
Labor unrest and union activity worldwide in 1909 era
The report cites union treasuries and strikes from San Francisco to Wolverhampton with 100000 plus in emergency funds for shoe workers in the United States and Britain, proposed Fargo building trade unity, growing International Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators, Canary Island and Denmark disputes, Frick Coke labor shifts, and coal strikes in Birmingham and Dunmore plus Newfoundland union growth reflecting widespread labor tensions and organizing drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Grass Molders’ Union
Sacramento
Cal
Denmark
Frick Coke Company
Pittsburg
Evangary
Frick
Hungary
Jan Pouren
Philadelphia
Rrussia
Pouren
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Birmingham
Ala
Gov. Comer
Dunmore
Scranton
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Newfoundland
Wyoming
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Cunninghan’s Hill
Martinsville
Mabel Knight
Wash
Andrew C. Gardner
Clinton
Foraker
Coun
Saskell
Washington
QODS
Indiana Lawmakers
Lord Tweedmouth
The
Times
England
London
John Frederick Spencer
Spencer
F. Spencer
Victor Rosewater
Onuba Bee
Republican Naional Committee
Onnvlent
Sti
Bee
Theate
Edward Roseyviller
Rosewaer
Bert M. Fernald
Maine
South Poland
Mr. Fernald
Dorothy Howard
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Earl of
Carlisle
Earl
Great Britain
Lady Howard
Aly
Henry ‘M
Nevius
Brain
Christ
Heaven
Barbers’ Protective Union
San Francisco
Tilbourg
Boot and Shoe Workers’ International
American Federation of Labor
Fargo
N. C
Wolverhampton
Eng
International Brotherhood — of Painters and Decorators of America
Associated Blacksmiths’ Society of Great Britain
Belfast
Ireland
Italy
Montreal
Canada
Knights of Labor
Fort Scott
Kan
Swansea
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