Indiana bank calls stockholders for 100 percent assessment
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Elkhart Indiana December 15 Receiver Boo worth of the Indiana National Bank issues a call on stockholders for a full 100 percent assessment. A list of holders reported in April names J L Brodrick A W Collins Edward Finn John H Brodrick S B Short I W Short John R Daley Prudence Collins W H Anderson Walter Brown D W Weaver D C Thomas Athena Lambert and others. Some holders may be unable to pay the full amount. Robert Lyons an expert accountant who arrived after the failure is down with a cold. Bank Examiner J M McIntosh of Nashville is working under the Department of Justice.
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Elkhart
Ind
Booworth
Indiana National Bank
J. L. Brodrick
Peltire Hill
A. W. Collins
Edward Finn
John H. Brodrick
W. L. Collins
S. B. Short
I. W. Short
John R. Daley
Kai Hattie A. Weed
Cleveland
O. N. Lambert
New York
Prudence Collins
W.H. Anderson
Walter Brown
D. WN. Weaver
D. C. Thomas
Athena Lambert
Detroit
Treasury
Anonymous letter targets Indiana defense counsel in Judy case
In Lafayette Indiana on December 15 Hon J Frank Hanly chief counsel for the defense in the State v John F Judy grand larceny case received an anonymous letter warning that continuing to defend Judy could jeopardize Hanlys political support for Governor. The letter claims Judy is unworthy and Hanlys ties to Judy are unsavory. Hanly says he will press on and deliver the final argument tomorrow. Prosecutor Ranacon expected to speak Thursday. Judy predicts acquittal but a disagreement is anticipated.
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Lafayette
Ind
J. Frank Hanly
John F. Judy
Judy
Indiana
Hanly
Haywoode
Ranacon
Unruly Pupils Force Closure of Foster School
Miss Mildred Diver, teacher at Foster School near Princeton Indiana, quit after pupils locked her out and later locked her in. They damaged the stove pipe during cleaning and caused ongoing disruptions. The school is closed and a man may be installed as replacement.
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Indianapolis Journal
Princeton
Ind
Mildred Diver
Foster School
Wabash College Proposes One-Year Path to Professions
Wabash College trustees discuss a curriculum change allowing a three-year standard course with a fourth year at an approved school for students entering professional or technical fields. Credit would be granted under prior arrangements. catalog updates to reflect the plan. In Terre Haute Indiana exams conclude for Christmas break with 500 fall term students returning home. Lectures begin January with Edward Griggs delivering a Chautauqua course and Rettger speaking at De Pauw on biology problems.
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Ind
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Kane
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Terre Haute
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Debaters Named for OWU De Pauw Contest at Greencastle
The Ohio Wesleyan University team to face De Pauw is E. H. Ferris of Marion and H. J. Jewett of Delaware with alternate F. J. Prout. The debate, set for March 18 in Greencastle, centers on whether the United States should ally with Britain to preserve China’s empire. Ohio Wesleyan will argue the affirmative.
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Republic Iron and Steel mill to resume at full capacity
Alexandria Ind December 15 The Republic Iron and Steel Company's mill in Alexandria will resume operations at full capacity with 4 percent employed as soon as furnaces can be equipped for coal. General orders from headquarters announced today. The plant includes a muck and bar mill and the sheet mill wing had been moved to Muncie years ago.
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Champagne glace? Flavor and sparkle drive his demand
A garbled line hints at a boast about taste and splendor, suggesting an exchange or challenge over champagne flavor and style. The fragment implies a provocative offer or threat centered on luxury drink and flair.
Terrell Murder Trial Defense Rest as State Moves to Dispute Insanity
In Bluffton Indiana on December 15 the Terrell murder case defense rested its evidence at 1 PM. Dr J T Boles testified that Terrell was insane on July 12 the day of the shooting. The State opened its case arguing sanity and premeditation, with witnesses describing Terrell’s demeanor and statements after the incident.
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Terrell
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Franklin Boys Frozen in Indiana Farm to Westward Journey
Two Franklin, Indiana youths James C. Stokes and Alvin T. Stokes aged eighteen and twenty were found frozen after sleeping in a barn during subzero weather. Both legs on each boy were frozen, one boy faces amputation, they were transported to St Elizabeth Hospital Elwood for treatment.
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Lafayette
Ind
James C
Alvin T. Stokes
Franklin, Ind
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Marshfield
Williamsport
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Regular Train to Start on Cincinnati Bluffton & Chicago
Portland Indiana reports Christmas opening of the first regular service between Bluffton and Pennville on the Cincinnati Bluffton and Chicago Railroad. The inaugural train includes one full passenger coach and one combination coach and baggage car. Construction camp moved to a new mile line closer to the work site.
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Portland
Ind
Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago
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Pennville
Peeperatong
Grooeee Wie
Wi Owarrtland
Cold snap strains Rushville gas supply
In Rushville Indiana Sunday and Monday temperatures near zero tested local gas supply. Rushville and Central Fuel kept steady service during the emergency while People's Company delivered very deficient pressure forcing customers to burn coal and wood as some homes could not keep fires alight.
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Indianapolis Journal
Rushville
Ind
Central
People’s Company
Fire Injures Mrs. Corbin and Infant Near Bedford
Mrs James Corbin and her baby were seriously burned at their home four miles south of Bedford Indiana yesterday afternoon. The child lay in a baby buggy near a hot stove when the cab caught fire. The mother seized the child and ran to extinguish the flames but both were badly burned. The husband was in the city at the time.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bedford
Ind
James Corbin
Here
Subscriptions for Indiana University building due January
A Bloomington report says subscriptions for Indiana University's proposed new student building must be paid by January 1 to match Mr Rockefeller's gift, dollar for dollar up to 50000, with funds in hand by January 1, 194. Site west of Kirkwood Hall. trustees to meet soon to confirm plans and start work when weather allows aiming for a completed building by November.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Rockefeller
Kirkwood Hall
Tender Rejected By Company's Creditors
Loganport Ind Dec 15 The offer by Nelson S Hunter of Wabash to buy the plant of the defunct Wabash Bridge and Iron Company was rejected at a creditors meeting before Referee Frank Swigart. Hunter proposed 00000 with 10000 down and rest in ten years at 6 percent but many creditors opposed. The creditors expect the plant to fetch 30000 or 40000 in cash based on trustee receipts of 34000 and a Galveston government contract worth about 9500. The bankruptcy examination continued with accountants Swigart and Brookmeyer reporting 147 up to 1993 and liabilities of 268316.36. some funds were paid but whose money is unclear. The company used stock from Wabash Stock Farm to square bank accounts, losing the securing notes in the process.
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Logansport
Ind
Nelson S. Hunter
Wabash
Wabash Bridge and Iron Company
Frank Swigart
Hunter
Galveston
Tex
W. M. Swigart
J. E. Brookmeyer
Lafayette Strawboard Mill Nears Public Opening
In Lafayette Indiana the strawboard factory nears opening with machinery boilers in place and an immense stock of straw. The plant will operate year round once started, employing about 150 workers initially. contracts are already secured for months. Plans for a new brick factory to hire fifty men will follow, managed by the inventor of the brick-making machine.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Bauer
Combine
Delegates Named to Annual Conference by Indiana Operators
The Indiana Operators Association held a quarterly meeting in Terre Haute and selected delegates for the interstate joint conference with the United Mine Workers in Indianapolis next month. They will discuss the wage scale for Illinois Indiana Ohio and the Pittsburg district for the year starting April 1. Operators oppose a mining price reduction but may vote for one if miners seek an increase and conditions of trade change radically.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana Operators’ Association
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
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Ohio
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Operation to Save Young Woman's Life in Marion
Marion reports Norah Miller, shot months ago by jealous lover Sanford Love, underwent a life saving operation today as doctors battle to save her. The patient remains between life and death with slim chances of recovery. Love stood trial for the shooting. jurors disagreed and he remains free on bond. An abdominal bullet necessitated the operation. delaying two days could have meant death.
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Marion
Ind
Norah Miller
Sanford Love
Love
Southern shopmen Likely to Strike at Princeton
Dec 15 Princeton Indiana nine Chicago imported boiler maker replacements calm today as Grand Lodge decision pending. possible southern system strike over wage demand and reinstatement. machinists and blacksmiths undecided. In Bedford Indiana Game Warden Earle arrives with warrants for hunting and fishing violations. Sheeks arrested and to Mitchell for trial. more arrests expected.
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Princeton
Ind
Chicago
Grand Lodge
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Bedford
Earle
Sheeks
Mitchell
Mutual Oil sells county possessions near Selma
MUNCIE Ind Dec 15 The Mutual Oil Company a major national oil firm has sold its county holdings to investors chiefly from Union City Pa for 60 000 The acreage exceeds 2000 acres and the area includes seven wells producing about 300 barrels daily
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Muncie
Ind
Mutual Oil Company
United States
Union City
Selma
Tragic tree accident claims life of 17 year old George Cornwell
In Paoli Indiana on December 15 a falling tree crushed George Cornwell seventeen year old son of Simon Cornwell at his home near Valone. He was cutting a tree when it started to fall and he ran the opposite direction. the tree fell the way he was running and struck him along its entire length, killing him instantly.
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Paoli
Ind
George Cornwell
Simon Cornwell
Valone
Pennsylvania foreman sentenced for shop assault at Fort Wayne
Michael Co Tierney, a Pennsylvania road shop foreman in Fort Wayne, was sentenced to two months in jail and a $1000 fine for assaulting Arthur Hollenbacher, a machinist under him. Hollenbacher's skull was crushed with a wrench and he was near death after the summer incident. Tierney faces a $5 damage suit in the same case, stemming from a shop quarrel.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Michael Co. Tierney
Arthur Hollenbacher
Hollenbacher
Tilney
Smallpox Cases Decline in Lafayette After Carnival Outbreak
Health Officer Whalen reports at city council that Lafayette now has six smallpox cases, down from fifty a month ago, all mild in nature. Epidemic traced to an October carnival company exhibition.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Whalen
Gaskell-Mundy Carniva Company
Mexican War Veteran Addison Smith Dies in Bloomington
Addison Smith, a Mexican war veteran and lifelong friend of Major Mulky, died today in Bloomington after a battle with cancer at age seventy six. He was a leading member of the local Church of Christ.
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Bloomington
Ind
Addison Smith
Mulky
Church of Christ
Waldron to Have Water Works
Wealthy Waldron residents form a company to build a small water works system in Waldron Indiana next spring after two major fires in the past two months prompt the project. Local investors organize amid disaster to improve town infrastructure and public safety.
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Indianapolis Journal
Shelbyville
Ind
Waldron
Three Hurt in Scaffold Fall at Cook Brewing Site
In Evansville Indiana this afternoon three workers were injured when a scaffold collapsed at a new Cook Brewing Company building. Names Busthesen Buschtanets and Scenely are listed among the injured as the men fell about fifty feet.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Cook Brewing Company
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