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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
2
Public notice from Westville Indiana describing publication details for The Indicator. It lists rates for obituaries over ten lines and poetry, professional cards, and advertisements. The notice invites readers to review the issue’s advertisements.
East Chicago council will consider a franchise ordinance for an interurban railway linking Northern Lake County cities with East Chicago Indiana Harbor Gary and Whiting. The system would run from Chesterton to Chicago with C Ti Giest backing it and May or Schlieker originating the plan.
Indiana Supreme Court overruled a rehearing petition by Lemuel Darrow of Laporte and John W. Talbot of South Bend. The disbarment, ruled in Elkhart circuit court and upheld on appeal, means both attorneys remain barred from practicing in Indiana. The case, moved on change of venue, reached the appellate court and then the state supreme court for review.
A string of violent events unfolds from a fatal shooting in Valparaiso where Albert Johnson dies after a confrontation with suspected lover and husband Walter Walters, who surrendered to authorities as an inquest begins. Separate reports describe Mrs. Hartman’s long illness ending after arsenic ingestion and her husband’s attempt to save her.
A Westville Indiana child writes to Santa on December 16 1910 asking for a carpet sweeper and candy for herself and gifts for her brothers Dewey and Karl. The note ends with thanks and a friendly sign off.
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