Hawley Interests Buy UPE C L for 5 200 000
Hawley syndicate railroads purchase the C C L and all holdings at public sale for the minimum $5 200 000 fixed by the federal court. The deal unites Hawley interests with Chesapeake and Ohio, linking Newport News to Chicago and to St Louis via the Clover Seat route, with a formal transfer planned around July 1.
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Hawley Syndicate
North End
Federal
New York
Gilbert Gannon
Carl Remington
Carl Taylor
Hawley
Corporation
Noble C. Butler
Indianapolis
United States Court
Chesapeake & Ohio
James P. Goodrich
Hi M
Verrill
Seth Carter
Portland
Maine
Chas. Curtis
Norman Erb
New York City
Goodrich
W. A. Bradford
Henry ©. Starr
C. C. Shirley
Frank Littleton
Cincinnati
Richmond
Munele
Chicago
Indiana Western
James R. Goodrich
Newport News
St. Louis
Marion
A Banker Arrested in Evansville Case
Evansville reports a banker was arrested in a case tied to former President S. P. Gillett of the Citizens' No-… authorities declined further comment as the investigation proceeds.
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American News Service
Evansville
S. P. Gillett
The
Citizens’ No
Porter Charlton admits killing wife in trunk murder case
New York June 23 Porter Charlton husband of Mary Scott Charlton was arrested in Hoboken after arriving from Bremen. After third degree interrogation he confessed to the murder saying his wife degraded him with abusive language. He described striking her with a mallet and concealing the body in a trunk. Authorities at Como later said the woman was not dead when placed in the trunk.
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American News Service
New York
Porter Charlton
Mary Scott Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Hoboken
Bremen
Henry Harrison Scott
Charlton
Scott
Chief Hayes
Capt. Scott
Stotz Freed After Forty Five Days In Jail
William Stotz who was arrested on the day the Robinson circus came to town for bicycle theft was released today after forty five days in jail. He was sent to Muncie by township trustee James Howarth and given a letter urging other trustees to aid his return home to Chicago.
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William Stotz
Robinson Circus
Muncie
James Howarth
Chicago
Train Kills Child In South Bend Bicycle Accident
In South Bend on June 23 Janet Miller eight daughter of a prominent banker was killed when a baggage car of the Southern Michigan railway ran over her while she rode a bicycle.
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American News Service
South Bend
Janet Miller
Southern Michigan Railway
Marshall Avoids French Lick Editors Meeting
Indianapolis June 23 Governor Marshall skips the Democratic editors meeting at French Lick a move seen as avoiding Taggart and a tense press bureau clash. Analysts weigh his ties to Bryan and rivals in Indiana, with Ohio politics cited as context while the state party plots strategy for the campaign.
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Indianapolis
Marshall
French Lick
Tom Taggart
Taggart
Washington
State Committee
Indiana
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
John E. Lamb
United States
Ohio
Dayton
Harmon
Lamb
Mayor Gaynor's Daughter Elopes in Romance Venture
New York June 23 A report from Wilmington Del notes the elopement of Edith Gaynor daughter of Mayor Gaynor to Harry Kermit Wingut a 40 year old broker. The couple honeymooned at the Plaza hotel New York while the mayor opposed the marriage due to the age gap.
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American News Service
New York
Gaynor
Brooklyn Bridge
Plaza Hotel
Harry Kermit Vingut
Vingut
Papa
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Wingut
Canfields
Richard Canfields
East Forty-fourth Street
Edith Gaynor
Rufus W. Gaynor
Maria Giugffi
New London
Conn
Chicago
Representative Barnhart Collapses From Heat in Rochester
In Washington on June 23 Representative Barnhart of Rochester Indiana collapsed from heat and was found unconscious in his hotel room. His condition is serious but hopeful for recovery. He was alone when the attack struck and managed to ring for aid before losing consciousness.
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American News Service
Washington
Representative Barnhart
Rochester
Ind
Barnhart
Mr. Barnhart
Weather Forecast Indicates Warm, Fair Conditions Ahead
The state and local area expect generally fair weather with continued warmth through Friday. No significant storms are anticipated as high pressure dominance keeps temperatures elevated across the region.
Powell obituary and curfew note in early 1900s paper
The item reports Joseph C. Powell postmaster of Boston, aged 71, dies of heart disease after an 18 month illness. It notes his Civil War service from Indiana, membership in G A R and Odd Fellows, and funeral plans. Separately a Queensland curfew discussion outlines enforcement reliance on parents and potential local legislation while praising current conditions.
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Boston Ind
Joseph C. Powell
Dirs
Esther Powell
Waldo
Boston
Cox's Mills
8Th
Indiana Infantry
Sol Meredith Post
Richmond
Odd Fellows Lodge
Darrow Elected Leader As Crawfordsville Meeting Chosen
The Municipal League completed a successful session selecting Crawfordsville as the next meeting place. Mayor Lemuel Darrow of Laporte was elected president for the coming year withJames E Burke Jeffersenville first vice president John Thom Noblesville second vice president Loren Mellette Elwood treasurer and B Robinson Crawfordsville clerk as local secretary. Delegates toured Richmond by car and debated track elevation rail policy and water supply while shunning an afternoon break to finish the program.
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Crawfordsville
Municipal League
Lemuel Darrow
Laporte
James E. Burke
Jefferecnvills
John Thom
Noblesville
Loren Mellette
Elwood
B. Robinson
Crawfordaville
Mayor Becker
Hammond
Becker
Richmond
Bealview
Darrow
William A. DeHarity
Indianapolis
Frank Katteman
Brasil
League
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Consuela Vanderbilt
House of Lords
Australia
C. Powell
Gorman
E. B. Harris
Queensland
I. A. Gormon
Gormon
New York Evening Mail
Whisper
Indiana Municipal League
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