Rehearing Sought in Gravel Road Law Case
Filed petition for rehearing on Indiana gravel road law after supreme court ruling that it is unconstitutional. Fifteen errors alleged, including misapplication of Sec 63 and 76 on township taxation and claim that classification by population is legislative, not judicial. Attorneys Ferdinand Winter and firms listed seek further consideration of the court’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Supreme Court of Indiana
Edward V. Fitzpatrick
Indiana
Ferdinand Winter
Smith, Duncan, Harnbeck & Smith, Miller, Shirley & Miller and
A. ©. Harris
Hoosier Brevities: Self defense and accidents noted
Bloomfield Taylor Suttles of Linton was released after a special grand jury declined to indict him for the slaying of former state labor commissioner George W. Purcell. The evidence supported self defense. In Terre Haute Purcell died in a hospital. St Wayne Beatrice Henry of Bloomington, 18, attempted suicide in a Chicago taxicab by taking Jeudanum. Her mother, in Bloomington, says the girl had been in Chicago for some time and appeared happy. The driver saved her by stopping at the destination. Alva Dobson, 40, senior member of Campbell and Dobson, was injured by a premature explosion while supervising quarry work near Bloomington. both eyes lost, wrists cut, but not fatally.
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Bloomfield
Beatrice
Chicago
Bloomington
Campbell
State pays over fifty thousand for truancy enforcement
Indiana reports $54,158.89 spent to enforce the compulsory education law in the year ending September 20. Salaries for 110 truant officers totaled $31,648.50, with $22,510.39 used for books and clothing to aid attendance. A total of 24,235 children were placed in schools, 22,931 in public schools. Financial aid reached 7,467 children, 7,465 of whom attended public schools. Prosecutors charged 276 parents. 254 succeeded, 21 failed, one pending. Per capita costs were $2.27 for schooling and $2.94 for financial aid.
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Indianapolis
Board of State Charities
Keeps Liquor in Steel Safe in Gas City
Sheriff Tony George and deputies arrested Frank Jones in Gas City on a blind tiger charge after locating liquor in a large steel safe hidden under the bar. Jones admitted ownership of the establishment since the local option election. He opened the safe under protest, exposing three pint bottles of whisky and posted bond.
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Marion
Tony George
Gas City
Frank Jones
Jones
Bond
Priest Acts as Prosecutor in Henryville Trial
In Jeffersonville Charles Ferguson faced game law charges with Rev. Father Joseph Shea acting as prosecutor after the prosecuting attorney missed his train. The jury trial at Underwood resulted in Ferguson's acquittal despite a strong defense.
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Jeffersonville
Charles Ferguson
Father Joseph Shea
Henryville
Underwood
Father Shea
Ferguson
Seek Youthful Couples Elopement Reported in South Bend
Hazel McDougal and Mabel Potter both 14 of Benton Harbor Michigan eloped to South Bend with 17 year old Harvey Vosel and Richard Query also of Benton Harbor. The four vanished from Benton Harbor and their parents traveled to South Bend by interurban car seeking police assistance.
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South Bend
Hazel McDougal
Mabel Potter
Mbenton Harbor
Mich
Harvey Vosel
Richard Query
Benton Harbor
Drunks Arrested in Logansport Police Court
Hight men accused of drunkenness were fined in police court the largest daily total in a year. Most came from dry cities including Peru and Kokomo. Ninety five from Kokomo alone Saturday night were rounded up and sent home on the last car.
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Logansport
Peru
Kokomo
Cat bite threat to Mrs. Lamping in Evansville
Blood poisoning from a cat bite endangers Mrs. Fred Lamping in Evansville after a brief play session. The wound swelled and doctors fear infection may require amputation.
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Evansville
Fred Lamping
Couple Found Unconscious in Hotel Gas Room Pact to Die
Lafayette rose Hoyt of Attica and lL A Hooker of Hoopeston were found near death in a hotel room with gas. Physicians revived them after hours. Hooker said they wished to die together and he turned on the gas. They had come from Danville Illinois.
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Lafayette
Rose Hoyt
Attica
Ll. A. Hooker
Hoopeston, Jrl
Hooker
Danville
Ill
Strikers Charged With Contempt After Dewey House Picket
Bedford reports twenty four strikers were brought before Judge Wilson charged with contempt of court after strikebreakers began work and pickets gathered at the Dewey house where the men are quartered.
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Bedford
Dewey House
Wilson
Hog abuse suit filed against Auburn farmer
John Bondrager, a well to do county farmer, is defendant in a case before Justice Green for alleged inhuman treatment of a hog. Neighbors say Bondrager ran the animal, pelted it with stones, and then chased his dog after it until the hog collapsed near a fence corner.
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Auburn
John Bondrager
Justice Green
Bondrager
Fined for Car Fight Near County Line Saloon
Tony Maurer of Evansville was fined for intoxication and for assault after being knocked down and arrested by Conductor Lemuel Brown on a traction car near the county line saloon. The license, held in Maurer's name, may be revoked since he is not a resident of the township.
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Princeton
Tony Maurer
Evansville
Lemuel Brown
Jacob Schultheis
Maurer
Men to live 120 years claim by Rev Hillis in Chicago
Rev Dr Newell Dwight Hillis told the Cook County Teachers' association that life may lengthen to 100 or 120 years. He argued women will own property in a thousand years and urged women's suffrage, criticizing pejorative views of women in church and politics.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
Chicago
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hillis
Middle West
America
Cook County
Paul
Oleo Margarine Manufacturer Wins Sixth Chicago Seat
William J. Moxley, an oleo margarine maker, defeats opponents to represent Chicago's Sixth district in Congress. He follows William Lorimer who became a senator last spring. Moxley, wealthy and optimistic, faces scrutiny over past clashes with the government but his supporters expect satisfactory service.
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Chicago
Congress
William J. Moxley
Moxley
Sam
William Lorimer
Touch Wood Superstition Among Village Children
A correspondent reports children avoid bad luck by touching wood when a motor passes. They hold the wooden item until the vehicle is out of sight and claim it brings luck. The note invites other readers to confirm if this superstition exists elsewhere.
Great Love Stories 1 of History
Mary Queen of Scots dominates a turbulent tale with James Hepburn Earl of Bothwell shaping her fate. The drama spans marriage to Darnley murder plots, kidnapping at Dunbar, royal power, exile, and a brutal fall, ending with beheading after Elizabeth I’s imprisonment. Mary’s legacy echoes through the Stuart line.
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Mary Queen of Scots
James Hepburn
Earl of Bothwell
Mary
Scotland
Francis II of
France
Lord Darnley
Bothwell
Darnley
Rizzio
Dartney
Edin
Queen Elizabeth and Essex failed love that ended in death
Elizabeth at sixty flirts with the young Earl of Essex who rises and falls in her favor. His secret marriage to Elizabeth’s ally leads to a ruined career and his execution in 1601 at age thirty four. The queen grieves, then dies two years later.
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Elizabeth
England
Robert Devereux
Earl of Essex
Essex
Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Mary
Earl
Esr
Charles Blount
Blount
Sir Philip Sydney
Ireland
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Tipton Woman Heal
Mrs. Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri suffered severe bladder inflammation and kidney trouble with back pain scanty painful secretions and fatigue. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she was cured and remains well. The ad notes the product sells for 50 cents a box through Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Elizabeth Wolf
W. Morgan St
Tipton
Doan
Fostere Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Merchant Receives Receipt After Robbery
A messenger recounts being robbed of everything but says the assailants gave him a receipt, easing concerns about the incident and suggesting a possible restitution or record of loss.
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Messenger
Cuticura Cures Severe Eczema After Months of Despair
Henry Searle of Little Rock Arkansas recounts a year of intense itching from eczema. He sought hospital care where doctors deemed it severe, tried many remedies, then found relief after two to three applications of Cuticura Ointment with Cuticura Soap and Pills leading to a complete cure.
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Henry Searle
Little Rock
Ark
Then and Now in an Ohis Town
A short anecdote traces a man's rise from poverty to prosperity in an Ohis town. He jokes about modern fashion, showing an open back shirt and quipping that he once had no shirt and now has no back to his shirt.
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Ohis
Coughing Burst Blood Vessel Warns of Danger and Cure
A medical writer warns coughing can burst blood vessels and cautions against remedies like patent medicines and whiskey. He promotes a laxative cough syrup with a 5 hour claim and gives a home recipe and dosing guidance for adults and children.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Endorsed by Claimants
Promoters claim a $100 reward and assert Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages. The remedy is described as constitutional, taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces, and backed by testimonials and a money-back promise. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Neve
F. J. Cheney .& CO
Toledo
None Better. What would you recommend as a good mental exercise
A professor replies that the best mental exercise is fixing your mind on your own business. The exchange presents a blunt piece of advice emphasizing focus and self-discipline over external concerns.
Noisy Advice on Silence Sparks Debate
A quip about keeping quiet prompts discussion on discretion and speech. Observers note humor and caution in social settings as people weigh when silence serves better than words.
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Supreme Judicial Body
Qleo
Illinois
Lorimer
William J. Moxijey
By Albert Payson
Terhune
Mary, Queen of Scots
Darnney
Orkney
Norway
Queen Elizabeth
Drake
Portugal
Yonkers
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