Cooke Found Not Guilty In Embezzlement Case
Cincinnati June 18 Edgar Cooke declared not guilty of embezzling 24000 dollars from the Big Four railroad. Jury rendered verdict after about three minutes out of nearly two hours, following Judge Charles J. Hunt’s charged instructions and six special points from Cooke’s counsel.
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Cincinnati
Edgar
Cooke
Big Four
Charles J. Hunt
Hunt
Charles W. Baker
Ford
Big Four Railroad
Carnegie in Ireland at Gates interview claims truth about steel ties
Andrew Carnegie, at Skibo Castle, says he will testify before the congressional committee on the steel trust and his role in forming United States Steel. He denounces Gates as a broken gambler and denies owning steel trust stock. He argues the coronation is a costly farce and unlikely to recur.
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Edinburg
Andrew Carnegie
Skibo Castle
Congressional Committee
Steel Trust
United States Steel Corporation
Gates
Mr. Morgan
England
Cass Lake Mayor Charged in Incendiary Gang Case
Bemidji Minnesota June 19 Dr E D Dumas mayor of Cass Lake is charged as leader of a gang of incendiaries and safe blowers after a jailbreak and gun battle at Pupesky 18 miles north of Bemidji Robbers Mike Davis and Billie Bean were surprised by a posse when preparing to blow a safe They fired on officers with automatic pistols and fled into the woods Bean was wounded captured Davis was wounded and fled A warrant was sworn for Dumas on incendiary and robbery charges
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Bemilji
Minn
E. D. Dumas
Cass Lake
Pupesky
Bemidji
Mike” Davis
Billie’ Bean
Davis
Bean
Dumas
Pineapple Vests and Silk From Pineapple Fiber
London reports pineapple fiber yields a luxurious fabric once worn by a retired Indian colonel who paid about $20 per undervest. Experts note pineapple silk exists but rare in London. production is laborious and subject to irregular raw material supply, delaying scale for English machines.
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London
India
Mark Jane
Charles R. Dodge
United States
Parental indulgence seen as danger to modern home
Rev. John Timothy Stone warned at the Sunday Evening club that parents spoil children by smoothing obstacles from their path. He argued most failures rise from initial setbacks, urging youths to seek honest work and make the best of difficult situations rather than rely on fault finding.
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Chicago
John Timothy Stone
Sunday Evening Club
Hfe
False Alarm Costs New York City $100
Two men dared each other to trigger a fire alarm from Fifth Avenue and 137th Street early. Policeman Schmander caught them at the call box as eight units responded, and the two celebrants were arrested amid the city’s assigned tenacity.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
137Th Street
Schmander
Man narrowly saved as car crashes into strawberry stall
Robert Klotz of Allentown Pa was hurled onto a display of strawberries when an automobile driven by ex judge Edwin Ward’s chauffeur lost control to avoid a girl. The car and the stand were badly damaged and Klotz escaped with mashed fruit coating.
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Allentown
Robert Klotz
Edward
Klotz
Notre Dame Grants 92 Degrees in Largest Class
Notre Dame conferred degrees on 92 graduates, the largest class in school history. Honorary doctorates were awarded to Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio, Sir Charles Fitzpatrick of Canada, Rev. Walter Hillett, and William Rockhill Nelson, with others earning advanced degrees and a mining engineering program debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Charles Fitzpatrick
Walter Hillett
William Rockhill Nelson
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
James J. Walsh
New York City
Edgar Armstead Milner
Portland
Ore
Guillermo Patterson, Jr
Albert Lorenzo Metcalf
Shillsburg
Wis
Dominion of Canada
James Lee Hope
Dekalb
Charles ©. Millner
Lake City
Minn
Francis J. Wenninger
South Bend
Arthur J. Hughes
Budd, Ill
State News Briefs: Fires, fatalities, and civic actions
A roundup from Indiana towns reports A bert Cloud’s farm dwelling burned after a roof spark. Michael Otolski’s death prompts a motorcycle riding ban. Mt Vernon fire incinerates five stables injuring two firefighters. Wiley high seeks Carnegie medal for George Heck who saved Marvin Coon from drowning. Richmond GA R encampment balances $700. Noble Miller’s body found after river drowning near Mt Carmel. Ethel White fatally burned by bonfire near Wabash. Cora Bieler dies of heat sunstroke in West Terre Haute. Evansville tax seizure. Bloomington zoology head reacts to Dr Walter Hahn’s Alaska death. Shelbyville suspects theft of a diamond ring. Columbus engineer suspended 60 days for wreck. Logansport divorce suit over religious dispute.
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Mt. Vernon
Chris Wildermann
Edward Worke
Terre Haute
Wiley High School
Carnegie
George Heck
Marvin Coon Yeni
Forest Park
Richmond
Princeton
Noble Miller
John Miller
Mt. Carmel
Ill
Wabash River
Here
Wabash
Ethel White
Cora L. Bieler
West Terre Haute
Columbus
A. C. Combs
Pennsylvania
Engineer Combs
Logansport
Attempted assassination shocks Chesterfield village
Quincey Makepeace, a local option leader, survived a six pound boulder thrown through his sleeping chamber window. The attack follows a prior assault by William Clendenning, who had sought a saloon license and later withdrew his application after a small fine. Local authorities investigate possible wet faction involvement.
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William Clendenning
Clendenning
Chesterfield
Justice of the Peace Court
Makepesce
Dandelions Overwhelm Chicago Lawns and East Orange Areas
The dandelion invasion spreads through Chicago lawns amid a warm spring and heavy growth. Gardeners in East Orange New Jersey estimate about 100000 dollars in damage in two weeks. Experts advise lawn maintenance and digging by roots as safer approaches than chemical treatments.
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New Jersey
Chicago
East Orange
N. J
Jens Jensen
Q O. C. Simonds
Lincoln Park Commission
Princetons Suits Seek 22500 in Railroad Case
Suits totaling 22500 filed in circuit court against the Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad company. Ray S. Sisson administrator seeks 10000 for death of his mother Martha Sisson who was struck and killed crossing near Hazleton last December. Mrs Mary Curran seeks 10000 for severe scalp injuries and her husband William Curran seeks 2500.
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Princeton
Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Company
Ray S. Sisson
Martha Sisson
Hazleton
Mary Curran
Sues
Willam Curran
Secret Marriage Revealed in Windsor Ceremony
Miss Edith Irene Halle and Edwin W. Selbert of Fort Wayne were secretly married in Windsor Canada on August 13 1910 while visiting. They have since bought a home at 631 St Martins Street in Fort Wayne.
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Fort Wayne
Edith Irene Halle
Edwin W. Selbert
Windsor
Canada
St. Martins Street
Eagles Dedicate Fine Home in Indiana
The Princeton aerie No. 361 held an open house to dedicate what is described as the most elegantly finished Eagles home in Indiana. The brick house, over sixty years old, recently completed decorating and furnishing in old English style with matching furnishings.
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Princeton
Indiana
Princeton Aerie No
Aviator Safely Glides From Curtiss Biplane at Purdue
Lafayette C. C. Witmer flew one of Glen Curtiss' biplanes at Purdue University. His engine stalled near the end of the meet, but he maneuvered to land in a corn field a mile from Stuart field. Fifteen thousand spectators watched the exhibition.
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Lafayette
C. C. Witmer
Glen Curtiss
Purdue University
Stuart Field
Fall 40 Feet From Bridge Trestle Injures Wabash Worker
Wabash W H Dills, a bridge carpenter, fell 40 feet from a trestle over Helms creek while drawing material for repairs. He landed on rocks, was found unconscious, suffered broken bones and other injuries, and was rushed to a hospital. Doctors say he may live.
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Falla
Wabash
W. H. Dills
Helms Creek
Quiz Woman Hose Thief In Lenawee County Case
Sheriff Knowles and Under Sheriff Henry questioned Rosa Berry in Grant county jail as a self confessed horse thief. They failed to connect her with the Michigan horse thefts.
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Marion
Lenawee County
Michigan
L. L. Knowles
Charles E. Henry
Adrian
Rosa Berry
Grant County
Oil Well Arouses Interest in Logansport
Local financial circles watch a new oil well on Mrs. Eva Hammerly’s property. Crude oil is pumped in large quantity and taint is reported in the water, growing more pronounced as the pump yields a pure stream of oil.
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Logansport
Eva Hammerly
Hammerly
Chinese pheasant lands in train cab near Spokane
In Spokane Washington J M Gallaman locomotive engine driver while driving a passenger train at 50 mph over the Northern Pacific line from Ellensburg to Spokane captured a Chinese pheasant that flew into the open cab struck him on the head and rolled to the floor. The pheasant was unharmed and Gallaman kept it as a pet.
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Spokane
Wash
Northern Pacific
Ellensburg
J. M. Gallaman
Gallaman
Stoke
Washington
Unidentified Man Found Dead in Wabash River
A man about sixty was found dead in a Wabash River hole after reportedly being struck and hurled from a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train. His skull was crushed with a broken left arm and shoulder. no identification was recovered.
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Vincennes
Wabash River
Baltimore & Ohio
Centenarian Woman Dies in Michigan City
Mrs. Josephine Kolabuchkowski, 101, died at a daughter's home near Michigan City. Born in Germany, she arrived with her family in 1878 after her husband’s death 50 years ago. She left five children, 35 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and six great great grandchildren.
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Michigan City
Josephine Kolabuchkowski
Germany
Not Vagrants Molers Found In New Jersey Barn
Abraham Shelly age forty and Hiestead Shelly age forty eight were found sleeping in a vacant barn near Montclair New Jersey as vagrants. They said they were mole trappers from Mt Joy Pennsylvania en route to Cedar Grove and Essex Falls to seek work protecting lawns from moles and were discharged.
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New York
Abraham and
Hiestead Shelly
Montclair
N. J
Mt. Joy
Cedar Grove
Essex Falls
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Gooke
Warriner
Hubt
North Minnesota
Hotre Dane
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick
Abert Cloud
Michael Otolski
Riles Town
Makepeace
Bird
E. M. Swan
W. C. Mason
Swan & Mason
F. J. Reinhard
Arch Stevenson
Reinhard & Stevenson
Rockport
Postoffice
Main Street
Court House
W.M. Smith
Smith & M
W. A. McCullough
McCullough
L. N. Savage
Main St
B. F. Huffman
Sargent’s Drug
Main and
Third Streets
H. L. Stratton
Over Post Office
Ind
Wm.e. Hartley
Rob’t Luckado
E. Shoptaugh
Rockport, Indiana
Fourth Street
Farmers’ Bank
Chas. E. Poole
Home Insurance and Loan Company
East 4Th Street
Farmer’s Bank
Louisville
French Lick
Moron
Lincoln City
H. Helmbeck
Tee Coryarights &c
Munn & Co
Scientific Americar
F St
Washington, D. C
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