Chicago gamblers try wireless racetrack at Clark's Station
Indiana Governor Marshall shuts down Calumet Commission company and blocks telegraph and telephone lines. About seven hundred Chicago bettors are detained while Sheriff Grant and eight deputies close the operation. Gamblers vow to reopen and use wireless reports from New York to resume racing news.
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Chicago
Calumet Commission Company
Marshall
Indiana
Dearborn Park
Clark’s Station
Ind
Mont” Tennes
Tom” McGinniss
Bud” White
Grant
Lake County
Thomas R. Marshall
New York
Tragic Fire Claims Keller Daughters At Home
In Rockport Indiana on December 31 a pair of young sisters aged two and a half years and sixteen months died in a house fire. The parents were away tending stock when the blaze began and returned to find their children fatally burned. The incident is reported as a devastating domestic tragedy with no known survivors among the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Ind
Fred Keller
Self-Defense Plea Sustained in Wadesville Murder Trial
In Evansville Indiana on January 1 a jury acquitted Christian Vogt of murder in the Louis Fox sa loon killing from two months prior. The trial moved from Posey county and Vogt had relied on a self defense plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Christian Vogt
Louis Fox
Wadesville
Posey
Vogt
Plainfield School Burns Down in Basement Fire
Plainfield Indiana January 1 The Plainfield school building and contents were destroyed by a basement fire likely starting from a heating plant under repair. Estimated loss is 20000 with 14000 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
Ind
La porte Woman Sues Ex-Shoe Dealer for Breach of Promise
Miss Mabel Seymour sues William Stearne for 25000 alleging breach of promise. Stearne, formerly of Toledo, married Mrs Etta Orr a wealthy widow two months ago in Laporte Indiana where the suit is filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
William Stearne
Toledo
Mabel Seymour
Tearne
Etta Orr
Death of Gunness Convict Dies in Prison
Ray Lamphere, convicted of arson in the Gunness case, died in Michigan City prison last night from consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Remington the Artist and Writer Remembered
A tribute to Frederic Remington born October 4, 1861 in Canton New York who died at his Ridgefield Connecticut home. The artist writer and sculptor is celebrated for his cowboy and western scenes, studies of Indians, and writings on the great west.
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Frederic Remington
Ridgefield
Conn
Remington
Great West
Canton
N. Y
Far West
Yale Art School
Art Students’ League
Redskins
West
Smith
New York
Fred
Hellerin’ Smith
Kessler's Polar Dinner At Savoy Hotel In London Event
George A. Swessler hosted a Yuletide Polar Dinner at the Savoy in London transforming the winter garden into a North Pole scene. Eskimo-dressed staff served by polar bear skins as guests received jewelry averaging $750. Proctor Smith contributed satirical verses mocking Dr. Frederick A. Cook's North Pole claim.
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George A. Swessler
Savoy
Lesden
Winter Garden
North Pole
Procter Smit
Frederick A. Cook
Nessler
Cook
Sue
Steeple Searchlights Illuminate Brooklyn Church
The Rev Dr James Farrar of First Reformed Church at Seventh Ave and Carroll St Brooklyn installed four searchlights on the church tower 209 feet high. They will flash before and during evening services with chimes silenced. A wealthy member funded the project and the lights will be visible from the Narrows.
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James Farrar
First Reformed Church
Seventh Avenue
Carroll Street
Brooklyn
Snead Husband Refuses Trial Appearance in Wardlaw Case
Newark reports Fletcher W. Snead, husband of Ocey Snead, located in St. Catharines Ontario, will not attend the murder trial of three Wardlaw sisters tied to Ocey’s bathtub death. Detectives could not persuade him to return. prosecutors aim to prove he is alive. The accused sisters await arraignment on murder charges, with trial expected after March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Fletcher W. Snead
Ocey Snead
East Orange
W. A. Mott
A. H. Hargan
Staf
Snead
St. Catharines
Ont
Hargan
Canada
Wardlaw
Caroline B. Martin
Mary W. Snead
Aliss Virginia Wardlaw
Nathanson Ends Life Over Financial Troubles
Moses Nathanson, partner in Gold & Co. clothing firm at 58 Walker Street, killed himself two weeks after taking a $10,000 policy with New York Life. His wife and police found the body on the building’s second floor Sunday morning. Gold said Nathanson faced severe money troubles. he had moved to New York from Fayetteville Tennessee, where two sons run a clothing store in which he was a partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moses
Nathanson
Gold & Co
Walker Street
New York Life Insurance Company
Gold
Fayetteville
Missing Roberta DeJanon Traced to Vintage Chester County
Philadelphia reports detectives and the missing Miss Roberta DeJanon and Frederick Cohen traced to a village named Vintage about thirteen miles south of Lancaster. The search, led by the girl’s father, has spanned night and day across eastern cities since her disappearance last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Roberta R Buist DeJanon
Robert Buist
Frederick Cohen
Chester County
de Janon
Vintage
Lancaster
Sermons by Mail to the Sick from Oak Park Church
In 1910 the First Congregational Church of Oak Park NL will print monthly sermons for distribution to the sick and elderly and those unable to attend services. Rev. W S Barton aims to keep in touch with absent members through this program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
W. 5. Barton
Indiana Millionaire Builds Stables for Poorest Horses
Adolph Melzer a Evansville Indiana soap manufacturer plans two large stables this winter to feed and care for horses owned by poor residents who cannot afford proper upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Adolph Melzer
Evansville
Ind
Steamers collide in fog off Irish Sea
In foggy seas the Ayrshire and Arcadian collided in the Irish Sea near London on January 3. Arcadian sank with fifty crew aboard, twelve Lascars perished after going below to save their money. Ayrshire rescued the rest.
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London
Australia
Glasgow
Irish Sea
Iron Worker Harry Smith Dies in Cairo Shooting
In Cairo Illinois on January 3 Harry Smith an iron worker who had recently moved from Chicago was shot and killed by John Mitchell. The two men shared a house and the deadly dispute is described as stemming from Mitchells daughter.
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Cairo
Ill
Harry Smith
Chicago
John Mitchell
Mitchell
May End in Death Fra n calforn?
Prosecutor Robison investigates a fatal stabbing in Sugar Creek township where Fernando Boyer allegedly stabbed his brother Vahey after scolding him for beating his wife. Fernando faces assault and battery with intent to kill. if Vahey dies, fratricide charges loom.
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Frankfort
Ind
Robison
Valley Boyer
Sugar Creek Township
Fernando Boyer
Vahey Boyer
Hotel tragedy shocks Peru as man shoots attendant then dies
In Peru Indiana at the Bearss hotel dining room Roy McKinney of Indianapolis killed Dora Chapell eighteen and then killed himself. McKinney shot her while she poured cream into his coffee and then fired a bullet into his heart. Chapell, once active in church life, was admired in Peru with a late schooling background and a late mother.
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Peru
Ind
Bearss Hotel
Roy McKinney
Indianapolis
Miss Dora Chapell
McKinney
Miss Chapell
Peru High School
Motive for the Crime in Peru Hotel Killing
Indianapolis report details Roy McKinney and Dora Chapell living together and facing separation by Chapell's father. The tragedy stemmed from a prior marriage and a planned split with Chapell, with McKinney described as a reprobate gambler known to police. The couple had been in Indianapolis eight months, he an upholsterer, she a hotel waitress.
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Indianapolis
Roy McNkinney
George McKinney
West
Pearl Street
Dora Chapell
Peru Hotel
Peru
Roy McKinney
Alabama Street
Vermont Street
George MecKinney
Misa Chapell
Wisconsin
Roy
Georges McKinney
Miss Chapell
Two Interurban Cars Collide Near Willett's Switch
In Greenfield Indiana a head on interurban collision at Willett's Switch injured five people seriously and possibly fatally. Motormen Claude Roland and Charles Byers remained at their posts to try to stop the cars and suffered injuries that may prove fatal.
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Greenfield
Ind
T. H. I. & E. Interurban
Willett’s Switch
Claude Roland
Charles Byers
Anderson youth admits Knickerbocker wreck motive
Vernon Plessinger eighteen year old of Anderson is under arrest in Union City Indiana and is alleged to have confessed to authorities that he threw the switch causing the Big Four Knickerbocker Special wreck near Dawn Ohio early Saturday. He says he planned the wreck to rob the passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Cuy
Ind
Vernon Plessinger
Anderson
Not Guilty Plea Entered in Murder Case
Bert Owens, charged with first degree murder in Bedford Indiana, pleaded not guilty before Judge Wilson in Lawrence circuit court. Owens is accused of killing George B. Moss a merchant in his store on Thanksgiving morning. trial set for March 7.
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Bedford
Ind
Bert Owens
Wilson
Lawrence
Ownes
George B. Moss
Taft Plans Federal Incorporation Bill To Regulate Interstate Firms
President Taft prepared a special message to Congress favoring a national incorporation act for interstate businesses while excluding railroads. The plan, drafted by Attorney General Wickersham, would let corporations obtain federal charters through the commerce department with light fees and no broad licensing system. Opposition is anticipated in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Taft
Supreme Court
Wickersham
White House
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Corporations
Mr. Taft
Legal Advert for Attorneys At Law Firms in Rockport Indiana
Hearing notice listing J P Burns Burns Hearing & Burns Lawyers F J Reinhard Arch Steven Reinhard Stevenson Rockport Indiana Attorneys At Law rooms in post office building Main Street opposite courthouse Will practice in all courts L N Savage Attorney At Law Office in Stocking building Main St Indiana
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Rockport
Indiana
F.J. Reinhard
Arch Steven
Reinhard & Stevenson
Main Street
Court House
Main St
B. F. Huffman
Sargent’s
Main and
Third Streets
Occidental Hotel
East 4Th Street
Farmer’s Bank
Tilburn on His Way Back
Los Angeles report states Rev. BE O Tilburn charged with embezzlement from a church in Linton Indiana has consented to return east with Sheriff Branstetter. The sheriff and extradition papers accompany Tilburn along with Daniel Smith and his daughter Mary who are alleged to have eloped with the clergyman.
Death on Wet Pavement in Fort Wayne Fire
Louis Hensel a hoseman in the Fort Wayne fire department was killed after stepping on a wet pavement charged by a broken high tension light wire that sparked a blaze in the rear of a department store in the business district.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Louis Hensel
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