Indianapolis women charged in will fraud case
Worth 12000 to 15000 dollars was the estate motive in a fraud case involving Marion residents Mrs Hoffbauer and Mrs Rickard who allegedly forged a will of Miriam Miller. Hoffbauer confessed signing the aunt’s name and witnesses marks while William and May Hacker’s names were forged. The Hoffbauers and Rickards are jailed or under arrest in Indianapolis areas.
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Marion
Viola
J. Hoffbauer
Joseph Hofbauer
Roosevelt Avenue
Indianapolis
Roy. Rickard
Bates
Street
Miriam Miller
Point Isabel
Grant County
Hoffbauer
Rickard
William Hacker
May Hacker
Hackers
Roosevelt Street
Agar released from prison. long fraud confirmed in Indiana
Henry B Agar once a millionaire grain dealer with twenty Ohio river towns fled after disappearing from a Wabash river boat in 1907. His wife collected life insurance while he forged checks embezzled grain and forged names. He resurfaced in San Benito Texas two years later, using a new name, was arrested, brought back to Gibson county, and convicted.
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Agar
Indianapolis
Henry
Gibson County
Ohio River
Texas
Wabash River
San Benito
Tex
Two Large Shelby County Estates Sued for Services
Hattie Dake and Margaret Larrison filed suits against the estate of Benjamin Dake seeking sixteen thousand six hundred forty dollars and fifteen thousand eight hundred sixty dollars respectively for services rendered during his life. The complaints allege Dake, a wealthy farmer, received care including hair cuts bathing dressing cooking washing laundry gardening milking and accounting and business tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Hattie Dake
Margaret Larrison
Benjamin Dake
Railroad widens tunnel at East Ninth street after long delays
The Pennsylvania Railroad begins widening and rebuilding the tunnel beneath East Ninth street after more than a dozen years of legal battles in two counties. An agreement with the city council assigns 60 percent of the cost to the railroad and 40 percent to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
East Ninth Street
Tramp Hen Steals Ride Stirs Gary Suburban Train
A tramp hen rode a suburban train from Pine to Miller, boarding at the first coach steps and later the rear coach. The conductor shooed and kicked the bird, and Judge William Westergren received the hen at Miller after it furnished a meal for his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
William Westergren
Miller
Pine
Westergren
Printers Reach Four Year Wage Pact in Crawfordsville
The Crawfordsville Courier and Journal Printing Company and striking printers settled their dispute and resumed work. The Crawfordsville Review will operate as a nonunion shop. The four year scale adds one dollar weekly in year one, fifty cents in year two, no change in year three, and fifty cents in year four. Only two of the fifteen union printers remain on strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Courier and Journal Printing Company
Crawfordsville Review
Mrs. Treanor Marries Chauffeur in South Bend
Mrs. Mabel M. Treanor widow of Samuel Good who fought a long legal battle to set aside her mother's will has married a chauffeur in South Bend. The case was a landmark in St Joseph County probate history and continues to draw public interest.
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Treanor
South
Bend
Mabel’ M. Treanor
St Joseph County
Samuel
Sleeplessness remedy offer from Robinson in Detroit
An advertisement from K-2056 Luck Building Detroit promises a free trial of a rimless remedy for cramps, breath troubles, and sleeplessness. The offer urges writing for a plain envelope return and claims quick results without charges.
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Robinson
Detroit
Mich
Jon
A Woman’s Convention and Enthusiasm Debate
A fragment recalls a national convention where men cheered candidates for an hour while a wife notes wives shouted kisses for sixty seven minutes by the clock. The passage contrasts gendered reactions to political excitement.
Murine Eye Remedy in Aseptic Tubes for Eye Care
Advertisement copy describes Murine Eye Remedy used for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids. Highlights that it is not a patent medicine, but has long physician use and is now sold to the public in 2 1/2 oz and 50 cent bottles in aseptic tubes from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murine
Pracce
Marine Eye Vo
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Puffingham Recounts Save from the Gutter
A dialogue snippet recalls Puffingham telling how he found the speaker in distress, lifted them from hardship, and set them on their feet. The exchange notes a friend’s aid and transformation.
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Puffingham
Castoria Reminder Marks 30 Years Of Safe Use For Children
Public health notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature of its long time use. It promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children seeking trusted relief, highlighted by a call to children who cry for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Womanlike Crawford How Suspenders Bought by Wife
Crabshaw jokes that his wife bought him suspenders for the pretty boxes, as the judge notes the humor in the exchange about domestic purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Crabshaw
Cole's Carboli salve advertised for burns and cuts
An advertisement claims Cole's Carboli salve stops hurt from burns or cuts, heals quickly, and prevents scars. It lists 25c and 50c sizes by proggists and offers free samples by writing to J. Cole & Co. of Black River Falls Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
J. . Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
New Couple Registers at Yonkers Getty House
A man and woman arrive at Getty House and sign their names in quick, practiced flourishes. The clerk, Maling, is surprised as the man jokes about registering his wife too. The bride retorts with a reproachful glance and a jab about the ribs.
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Getty House
Yonkers
Maling
Station House Exchange Sparks Courtroom Humor
A judge questions why a defendant was severely clubbed. The officer replies out of sympathy, saying the man is a poor lonely bachelor with no one else to club him.
Guffey sits as Palmer accuses in party clash
In a heated executive session in the Shoreham assembly room, Guffey was seated amid controversy over his fitness to vote. Palmer charged Guffey defeated Democratic gubernatorial choice. Guffey denied the claim, apologizing as Tillman urged broader forgiveness.
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Guffey
M Bryan
Shoreham
Mitchell Palmer
Palmer
Tillman
Raleigh
Hearst
Clark
Bryan
Wilson
O’gorman
W. J. Bryan
W. R. Hearst
Senator Johnson
Maine
Senator Taylor
Tennessee
Senator Kern
Indiana
Alton B. Parker
Champ Clark
Newlands
Nevada
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Joseph W. Folks
Missouri
Pomerene
Ohio
James T. Lloyd
Congressional Campaign Committee
Kern
Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Steel Trust
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company
Crane dies after attack on university and its legacy
Chicago mourns Richard T. Crane the Crane Company head and philanthropist whose lifelong defense of higher education was linked to his death. Doctors announced he died at home after a seemingly minor cold weakened his aging constitution as his final broadside against the University of Illinois was being set in type.
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Chicago
Richard T. Crane
Higher Education
Crane Company
Passages Too Frequent Refuse From Soggy Settlings
Fragmentary OCR describes kidney health issues with mentions of scalding pain cloudy urine and jelly like thickening. It cites Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy to regulate secretions relieve ache and nervous symptoms and restore kidney function.
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Dean
Pudding and Sauce Prompt Call for Doctor
Mrs Justwed offers to serve pudding with sauce while Mr Justwed asks to telephone for a doctor. The brief dialogue shows domestic routine turning to medical urgency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Justwed
Mr. Justwed
Pitiful eczema case ends in full recovery with Cuticura
Mrs. T. B. Rosser of Mill Hall Pa recounts a baby born with widespread eczema covering scalp eyes ears and body. After eight weeks of bandages a course of Cuticura Soap and Ointment led to rapid improvement and complete cure within four weeks, with hair regrowing and skin clear. Email address offers free samples and 32 page booklet from Cuticura Dept. 29 K Boston.
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T. B. Rosser
Mill Hall
Boston
Just the Thing Howell It s Travel Fond of
Powell invites Howell to visit at night and walk the floor with baby as a playful expression of fondness for travel and companionship.
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Howell
Powell
Baby
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Chair Ad
An old advertisement notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething softens gums reduces inflammation allays pain and eases wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. The fragment also includes a quip about truth and fiction.
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Alex Abs
Tobinsport
Ind
Yousg
P. D
Temple Street
Springfeld
Macs
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Illinois
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Ozark
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Walter Taylor
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Tennesane
Western Canada Farm Lands
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Albert Baska Piendla Marget Foire Vyree
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University of Iinois
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