Doings of Some People
Mrs. Clara Curtis of Cimarron Kansas, aged 74, served three terms as mayor and saved the city from bankruptcy through solid management before her death last September she might have had a fourth term but declined due to deafness. Five men arrested at Reno Nevada for mail order fraud purporting to offer degrees from Cromwell Simon State University. A. J. Seaman Omaha bond buyer living on nine cents a day receives hundreds of marriage solicitations by mail at one cent per reply. Indians on Coeur d Alene res reservation maintain belief that killing a rabbit or hare brings bad luck as their Belgian hare descendants devastate nearby crops. A. C. Thompson Seattle carves a grizzly bear monument for R Shadesty who died December 17 1903 leaving $600 for the grave marker to be shipped to Alaska.
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Clara Curtis
Cimarron
Kan
Curtis
Reno
Nev
A. J. Seaman
Omaha
Seaman
Coeur d'Alene
A. C. Thompson
Seattle
Alaska
R. Shadesty
North
Postum Cures Coffee Induced Ailments Claims
Denver reader reports chronic chills fever and headaches blamed on coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee, headaches digestion and liver congestion improved. no medicines used and symptoms receded for months. Daughter also stopped coffee and saw headaches vanish and memory improve. Company cites The Road to Wellville and promotes Postum by Battle Creek ads.
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Denver
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Storms Fight Looms Over Indiana Secretary of State
Indiana Secretary of State Storms seeks to contest Gov. Hanly’s demand for resignation arguing no law was broken. Reports say Storms placed his affairs with a trustee and a records committee found he delayed a $25,000 Vandalia Railroad fee when due. It is also said the foreign corporations clerk’s full salary was drawn, an $1,000 error was corrected, and an anticipated extra stenographer appropriation occurred.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Storms
Hanly
Secretary of State
Storms Did Not Turn Into the State Treasury
Vandalia Railroad Company
Treasury
Tragedy at Notre Dame as Student Shot in Mock Hold Up
Notre Dame scene of a fatal mock holdup when Claude Bagby of Durango and others staged a joke. Louis Roquela of Colombia fired in self defense, killing Bagby who was 20, as Roquela 21, an engineering student, is distraught over the incident.
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Notre Dame
Louis Roquela
Colombia
South America
Notre Dame University
Claude A. Bagby
Durango
Col
Bagby
Roquela
Reforms Discussed for Central Passenger Mileage Books
At Gov Hanly s office a meeting reviewed proposed changes to the mileage book system of the Central Passenger association. Attendees included railroad representatives from the central territory Gov Warner of Michigan and personal reps for Govs Deneen Illinois and Herrick Ohio along with the executive committee of the commercial travelers associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Hanly
Central Passenger Association
Central Territory
Gov
Warner
Michigan
Deneen
Illinois
Herrick
Ohio
Commercial Travelers’ Associations
Want Mayor Impeached in Terre Haute over alleged misconduct
Citizens filed charges against Mayor Bidaman in Terre Haute requesting impeachment. They accuse him of corrupt and willful conduct and misfeasance for blocking liquor law enforcement and illegally removing safety boards to achieve his aims. The mayor has been ill for two weeks.
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Terre Haute
Bidaman
Boards of Safety
Whiting Tightens Rules After Hammond Closure
Whiting Mayor J Warwick imposes strict measures after the Hammond closure sparks local uproar. Church and temperance groups praise the crackdown while the sporting element fumes as the town endures its most restricted period in 25 years.
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Whiting
J. Warwick
Hammond
Mills halt at gas belt strawboard plants in Indiana
Operations have ceased at several strawboard mills controlled by the United Boxboard and Paper company. Plants affected include Yorktown Eaton Anderson Kokomo and Tiffin Ohio with no announced restart date.
Pumping Station Burns Near Converse in Gas Comp Loss
Fire destroyed the Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas pumping station near Converse due to irregular gas pressure. The plant, built several years ago, cost about $50,000 to construct and supplied gas to Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas Company
Converse
Divorce Suit Fueled by 25 Year Wait for Wife Return
Lewis Kiser of Westpoint filed for divorce after waiting 25 years for his wife to return home amid a family quarrel. He alleges abandonment and seeks dissolution of the marriage.
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Lafayette
Lewis Kiser
Westpoint
Businessman McNeal Fled Over Forged Notes Scandal
Columbus reports Frank McNeal a Republican politician and businessman fled after facing $25,000 in forged notes and $6,000 assets. Creditors list losses from Irwins Bank to Kate McNeal and others totaling about $12,000. Forgeries centered on Lon McNeal’s name. he was spotted in Martinsville Indiana.
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Columbus
Frank McNeal
Lon McNeal
Irwin’s Bank
People’s Bank
First National
John Hughes
Amanda Taylor
Webb Smith
George Ely
Adam Keller
Kate McNeal
Richard Askins
McNeal
Martinsville
Ind
School for Negroes in Muncie Set by Local Leaders
Arrangements have been completed by Muncie businessmen and Rev. J. H. Pursley of Tullahoma Tenn for a colored industrial and manual training school here. The state institution will use former Anchor Silverplate buildings east of Muncie vacated after gas failures, with Pursley in charge.
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Muncie
J. H. Pursley
Tullahoma
Tenn
Mr. Pursley
Anchor Silverplate Company
Legless Man Runs Down Alleged Scammer Across States
Frank Rowley, a former motorman without legs, pursues a man calling himself D F Hayes whom he says swindled him Christmas day in Fort Wayne. Using a three wheeled platform he travels by train, claims Hayes faked a broken neck with a neck plate, and disappeared after taking Rowley's money. Rowley heads toward Genoa Ohio, hoping to find Hayes.
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Logansport
Frank Rowley
D. F. Hayes
Fort Wayne
Hayes
Rowley
Genoa
Corn Crop Is Too Big in Posey County
Farmers report labor scarcity prevents gathering this year's giant corn crop across Posey county. Many thousands of bushels may stay in fields through winter for hogs and cattle. About 200000 bushels sold at Up ton station and 100000 at Welborn's Switch.
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Mt. Vernon
Posey County
Upton
Welborn
Wedding Bells Fail to Ring in Mishawaka
Clarence Brown fled as a fugitive just before a planned wedding at the Cook residence. Ida Cook, in her bridal gown, awaits vows while relatives and a minister prepared for the ceremony and the organist ready to play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Clarence Brown
Miss Ida Cook
Cook
Miss Cook
Brown
Seeks Pardon for His Son in Murder Case
Joseph Clements of Starke county will appeal to Gov. Hanly for a pardon for his son Henry Clements who is serving life for the murder of Muriel Holcome. Holcome had jilted Clements and married another man named Davis. Clements killed her then wounded himself.
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Laporte
Joseph Clements
Starke County
Hanly
Henry Clements
Muriel Holcome
Miss Holcome
Clements
Davis
Printers Vote Per Capita Tax in Support of Strike
Indianapolis Typographical union adopts ten percent per capita tax to fund the ongoing strike. Union members express strong approval and expect broad support for the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Typographical Union
Murder in Terre Haute claims life after midnight shooting
Terre Haute police report William Morton a hod carrier shot Tony Howell a plasterer after Howell opened his door Morton demanded a dollar Morton said Howell owed him and began firing as the door opened Howell died from his wounds at once and Morton is in custody.
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Terre Haute
William Morton
Tony Howell
Howell
Morton
Sixth man convicted in Ma murder case at Blackford jail
After five trials and a year of proceedings in Blackford county, the last of six defendants in the Preston Sanderson murder case has been convicted and will be sent to the state prison. The victim's wife was acquitted, Ernest Sanderson and William Cook were sentenced for life, Otto Cook received a youth reformatory term, while Clara Smith and Samuel Emery had charges dismissed. Sanderson was killed for opposing family control of his business. body hidden in a pond.
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Otto Cook
Reformatory
Clara Smith
Samuel Emery
Sanderson
Disbarment Case Set for January 15 in Elkhart Circuit Court
Prosecution and defense lawyers in the high profile disbarment actions involving Mayor Darrow City Attorney Worden and John W Talbot of South Bend agree to try the case January 15 in the Elkhart circuit court at Goshen. Defense counsel cite many prominent local attorneys in town to appear for conditional examination as the case is moved among three courts and an anticipated fierce trial unfolds.
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Laporte
Darrow
Worden
John W. Talbot
South Bend
Elkhart
Goshen
Work Suspended on Indianapolis Division Railroad
In compliance with headquarters orders from Chicago, construction on the Indianapolis division of the Southern Indiana railroad controlled by John R. Walish is suspended leaving over 300 men unemployed. At the same time extra workers are sent to the Chicago division to speed completion of the Terre Haute to Chicago Heights segment.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Southern Indiana Railroad
John R. Walish
Terre Haute
Chicago Heights
Pensions for Indianians Issued in Indianapolis
Indianapolis pensions issued to residents include George H. Hank $10 Harvey Duckamstaler $10 Albert Gray $12 James Ogden $24 C M Reed $30 Daniel Pierce $10 Cyrus Bowers $12 J D Cameron $12 Andrew Miller $10 Griffin Laflin $14 George W Barnhart $14 Radford Coleman $14 D B Davis $8 John Musser $10 George M Meek $50 minor of J G Brown $10 minor of E R Wright $15.
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Indianapolis
George H. Hank
Harvey Duckamstaler
Albert Gray
James Ogden
C. M. Reed
Daniel Pierce
Cyrus Bowers
J. D. Cameron
Andrew Miller
Griffin Laflin
George W. Barnhart
Radford Coleman
D. B. Davis
John Musser
George M. Meek
J. G. Brown
E. R. Wright
Child Fatally Shot In Chicago Home
Eight year old Jessie Bast of Warsaw was fatally shot when her twin brother Dillon, age not stated, accidentally pulled the trigger of a 22 caliber rifle found in the aunt Mary Ackerman's Chicago home. The bullet entered the lower lip and pierced the tongue.
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Warsaw
Jessie Bast
Dillon
Mary Ackerman
Chicago
Defeated Candidate Sues Over Election Outcome
Linton mayoral race drama. Robertson, defeated candidate, sues Camden C. Riley claiming one ward cast 100 votes after six o clock on election day, which allegedly changed the result and would have defeated Riley.
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Sues
Boy Shoots Himself During Play in Terre Haute
Will McAllister aged 15 pointed a shotgun at a playmate and said he would shoot him. The gun discharged accidentally striking McAllister in the intestines. he died later from his injuries.
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Terre Haute
Will McAllister
McAllister
Damages Awarded in Thompson vs Southern Railway
In a damage suit, George A. Thompson sought 10000 for loss of her husband killed as a brakeman. On change of venue from Dubois county, the jury awarded 6000 to Thompson.
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Petersburg
George A. Thompson
Southern Railway Company
Dubois County
Happenings in Brief Across Indiana Arc
Terre Haute Benjamin Perkins aged 30 was run down and killed by a carriage on a street corner. Sullivan John Gordon son of U S Gordon died from injuries from a football game ten days earlier. Indianapolis The Indiana state fair will be held September 10 to 15 next year. Kokomo A two carat diamond found in a theater vat at a paper mill Leslie Hosteler who found it bought by a bartender for 25 cents later sold to a jeweler for 125 dollars.
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Terre Haute
Benjamin Perkins
Sullivan
John Gordon
U. S. Gordon
Indianapolis
Association of Fairs
Chicago
Kokomo
Leslie Hosteler
Knew Her Grammar Causes a Telephone Incident
A judge's daughter, who had spoken to her father by phone, avoids the formal call by taking the receiver off the hook. She correctly says Hello I want to talk to papa and is asked for a number. She responds Singular showing her grasp of grammar in a humorous early 20th century anecdote from Youth's Companion.
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Papa
Central
Worldly Man Quote Sparks Round World Debate
A Kansas City Times caption echoes a dialogue on worldly perspective. The exchange ponders whether the world is truly round and not square, highlighting a wit about the nature of global shape.
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Kansas City Times
Mrs C W Pearson’s Kidney Health Restored by Pills
Vestry Mississippi January Special. The husband narrates how his wife suffered spasms since July due to kidney illness. After using Dodd’s Kidney Pills she gained thirty pounds and recovered significantly, with the husband crediting the medicine for the improvement. An ounce of intention is worth a ton of bluff. Life.
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C. W. Pearson
Dodd
Miracle Cure for Eczema Promised by Cuticura
A six month old boy afflicted with severe eczema improves after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. The testimonial from F Hohrath of South Bethlehem Pa claims rapid relief and complete skin reversal within ten weeks. The note closes with a caution about those who burden others.
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Europe
F. Hohrath
C. L. Hohrath Company
Bink Alley
Bethlehem
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Washington
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Becher & Thompson, Seswene
Spokane
Wash
Deutsch
Royal Manufacturing CO
Box
Detroit
We Becornick & Sons
Waimea Bt
Cincinnati
News OF Indiana
School For Negroes
St. Jacobs
Lumbago
California
Union
San Francisco
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Lines
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
W. Diemer
MH. D
Springfield
Dr. Colwell Co
Cortlsnd St
Jackson, Mich
A. N. Kaa
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