The Caruthers Affair
Detectives Minard Hendricks and Dr. Lampkin investigate an unsigned letter directing them to Palace hotel apartments to find Weldon Caruthers who has been missing for two weeks. The case appears linked to an earlier attempt on Hendricks life.
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Minard Hendricks
Boston
Palace Hotel
Weldon Caruthers
Dr. Lampkin
Lampkin
Hendricks
Caruthers
Philadelphia
Lfe
Venus de Milo
Cremation in Caruthers Apartment Stuns Detectives
Detectives Hendricks and Lampkin uncover a grisly scene in Weldon Caruthers’ hotel suite. A Japanese vase holds the cremated remains and a severed hand, indicating a carefully planned murder. They infer the killer dismembered the body, used the bathroom and trunks for concealment, and suspect a linked dispute at the club with Miss Dorothy Huntington.
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Lampkin
Hendricks
Caruthers
Wendricis
Mr. Hendricks
Mr. Caruthers
Arthur Gielow
Dorothy Huntington
Paurent at Large Dialogue on Women’s Clubs
The speaker questions objections to women’s clubs and their right to form organizations for fellowship and mutual benefit. A professor responds, noting support for women’s clubs while casting a critical eye on limitations or mistaken aims.
It Isn’t Always Easy Says Gold en Days Poem
Emma A Opper writes in Golden Days about the effort of schoolwork and chores. The piece urges diligence and pluck, noting that while hard, work and study bring rewards.
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Emma
Opper
Neat dog kennel and curious Brazilian surgical ant
Instructions describe building a medium size dog kennel with a front entrance and ventilation holes. The article also explains a Brazilian use of the surgical ant that sews wounds by biting and pinching flesh together, then releasing to close the laceration. It portrays the ant as a rudimentary surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
New York
Indiana Senate and House in Brief Session Notes
The Indiana General Assembly convened in Indianapolis with brief Senate and House sessions. Bills discussed included free lunches, appointment powers for the state board of education, metropolitan police boards, saloon restrictions, and tax changes. Several measures were introduced, committees named, and the chamber adjourned amid ongoing legislative moves.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Senate
House
Hogate
Horate
Supreme Court
Winfield
Shea
Reading
Bidpoog
Orlando
Rifenberg
Noel
Whitcomb
Osborne
Williams
Scott
Littleton
Ways and Means
Shideler
Canada
Roberts
Chirk
Ross
Temperance
Newl
Artman
Hays
Greene
Hayes
St Joseph
State Board of Education
Nusbaum
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hovese
Kverwood
Morton
Airman
Barlow
Kirkpatrick
Nements
Posey County
United States
Austria
Hungary
Bic
Tnbie
Binkley
State Education Board
State Normal
Johnson
Madison
C Nada
Altman
Downey
Hedgecock
Would-Be Train Robbers Foiled on Clover Leaf Train
Four road detectives arrested three masked men attempting an east bound Clover Leaf passenger train raid near Kirkpatrick and Clark Hill at 3 37 a m. Passengers were unaware of the hold up as officials refuse to release names or residences. Gray to Be Tried in Martinsville in February.
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Frankfort
Ind
Kirkpatrick
Clark Hill
Three Men Arraigned in Dunkirk Post Office Robbery
In Richmann Indiana on January 14 George Davis Charles Hughes and Charles Howard were brought before U S Commissioner Reeves charged with robbing the Dunkirk post office. They pleaded not guilty and were bound over to the federal grand jury with Marshals Bord Branron and Deputy D A Lafollette in charge.
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Richmann
Ind
George Davis
Charles Hughes
Charles Howard
United States
Reeves
Dunkirk
Bord
Branron
Lafollette
Embezzlement Charge Trails Howard Son of Ex Warden
Oren C. Howard son of ex warden A J Howard will be tried in Houston Texas for embezzling 1500 from the Santa Fe railroad while cashier. He surrendered in Stettin Germany after traveling from Hoboken with an officer. Ripley County mourns death of the smallest woman in the region, Sarah E Foster aged 32.
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Jeffrsonville
Ind
Oren C. Howard
A. J. Howard
South
Houston
Tex
Santa Fe
Ife
Stettin
Germany
Hoboken
N. J
Ripley County
Duuisnono
Sarah E. Foster
Robert
Jane Foster
Napoleon
Indians Tilemakers' association elects leaders in Koromo
Koromo Indiana January 14 The Indians Tilemakers association completes organization with J N Zehner Windfall elected president and Jee Goodwince Circleville named secretary They plan to seek favorable legislation from the current assembly.
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Koromo
Ind
the Indians Tilemakers’ Association
J. N. Zehner
Windfall
Jee Goodwince
Circleville
Fox son of judge to head 30 men in Cuba post office mission
Richmont Ind Jan 14 Fred Fox son of Judge Henry C Fox who earlier secured a Cuba mail appointment writes that he has been placed in charge of 30 men and sent out to establish new post offices across the island.
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Richmont
Ind
Fred Fox
Henry C. Fox
Cuba
Island
Governor Mount Hosts First Legislative Reception in Indianapolis
Gov. Mount held his first reception for legislators at the capitol in Indianapolis on Thursday night. The executive parlors were used, the capitol was brilliantly lit, and abundant costly flowers decorated the event. Nearly all governor’s staff members attended in full uniform, with Senator-elect and Mrs. Beveridge among the guests.
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Ind
Mount
Capitol
Lawrence Huskey Found Guilty of Misconduct at Orphans Home
In Coumpes Ind on January 14 Lawrence Huskey manager of the orphans home farm was found guilty of misconduct and immorality but not criminality with the inmates by a court of inquiry. His resignation has been requested.
Failure at Evransville
Evansville Ind Jan 13 L Lowenthal Sons Co wholesale clothiers failed Thursday Assets about 100 000 The company refused to give its liabilities It employed over 100 hands The cause of the assignment was inability to collect outstanding debts.
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Evansville
Ind
L. Lowenthal Sons & Co
Barnes Victims in Serious Condition After Assault
In Vevay Indiana on January 12 Mr and Mrs John Barnes remain in serious condition after an assault alleged to have been committed by two men named Harper and Hatton. Authorities fear a risk of lockjaw as the suspects bonds are set at $2000 each.
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Vevay
Ind
John Barnes
Harper and Hatton
Barnes
Girl Burned to Death in Tiprox District
Myrtie Corn aged 15 living near Windfall in Tiprox county Indiana was near a stove when her clothing ignited. Rescue efforts arrived too late and she died from severe burns incurred in the accident.
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Tiprox
Ind
Myrtie Corn
Windfall
Wapasu Man Sues for Five Thousand Damages
David Pratt sues James Hayes and Patrick Hayes in Wapasu Indiana for 5000 damages claiming injuries from being thrown from a wagon. He alleges negligence for not providing a suitable harness.
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Wapasu
Ind
David Pratt
James Hayes
Patrick Hayes
Davis Bain Guilty of Highway Robbery in Indiana
Evansville Ind Jan 13 Davis Bain convicted in circuit court of highway robbery for robbing Emil Miller a soldier from Murrysboro HL of 1100 dollars about three weeks ago. Bain was sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary.
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Evansville
Ind
Davis Bain
Emil Miller
Murrysboro
Public Schools Weigh Spanish Instruction in Wabash
Public school authorities of Wabash Indiana consider adding Spanish to the curriculum and hiring a dedicated Spanish instructor to teach the language.
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Peru
Wabash
Regulation of Saloons in Brazil Indiana Limits Late Hours
Brazil Ind January 12 The city council passes an ordinance barring saloonkeepers from opening between 11 p m and 5 a m every day and only four hours on Sundays with heavy penalties for breach.
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Braz, Ind
Ten Year Old Falls 35 Feet In Gutstown Incident
Paul Rogue aged 10 years fell from a bridge in Gutstown Indiana on Thursday. He suffered a broken wrist and arm and facial cuts. Local authorities reported the accident and medical treatment was sought.
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Gutstowx
Ind
Paul Rogue
Paralysis of the Heart Claims Local Photographer
Geo A Goodrich aged 44 a leading photographer and prominent race horseman died suddenly in Shelbyville Indiana from paralysis of the heart on Wednesday the death notice reported.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Geo. A. Goodrich
Hartford City Ex-street Official Killed by Live Wire
Hartford City Indiana January 15 William J Ford former street commissioner was trimming an arc light in the Hartford City Light and Power Co shop when he touched a live wire and died instantly.
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Hartford City
Ind
Wm. J. Ford
Hartford City Light and Power Co
Indiana Post Offices Discontinued in Indiana
Indiana post offices were discontinued as of Thursday. Entries include Honduras Adams and others, listed in this brief notice from Washington dated January 18.
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Indiana
Wasningtos
Honduras
Adams
Progressive Thought Debuts by Eugene V Debs in Terre Haute
Eugene V Debs has begun a new monthly titled The Progressive Thought. He will tour lecturing and wrap up with a March 23 address to the Nineteenth Century Club at the Delmonico club in New York.
Feakded in a Tub of Water
A fragmentary item notes something titled Feakded in a Tub of Water. The readable text provides no clear event date or full context. Further details are unavailable in the surviving OCR snippet.
Ice Cream Fire Hits Stage in Small Town Play
A manager recounts a mishap during a town stage production where ice cream could not be used. Dishes were topped with candles on a central table and the leading lady's ice cream neared the flame, bursting into flames and burning until the curtain fell.
Remark on a Relieved Employer and a Refractory Servant
A housekeeper complains she cannot rid herself of a servant girl she has discharged. The speaker describes the girl as a towering, stubborn figure, a Sietenske giantess, expressing urgent distress about the ongoing issue.
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Shei
Sietenske
Parachuting Dog Jack Lives in Los Angeles
One dog with a wooden leg named Jack, living in Los Angeles, flies with William Hawkins in a balloon and parachutes to earth safely. George Milli gan of Los Angeles built the artificial limb after Jack lost a front leg to a streetcar, and the dog soon adapted to the new limb with joy and public interest.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Isle
William Hawkins
Mr. Hawkins
Jack
George R. E. Milligan
Iis
N. Y. Herald
What a Day Means and the True Solar Day
An explanation that a day is the interval between solar noons, not Earth's rotation, notes the mean solar day of 24 hours is longer than one sidereal rotation by about four minutes due to Earth’s orbit. It states Earth makes 366144 turns per year and the sun’s apparent motion east to west.
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Noor
Three Characters Describe Chester County Almshouse Shelter
A fragment notes three interesting characters at the Chester County Almshouse shelter. One man is described as aging and a local figure known to visitors, while brief remarks hint at other residents and daily life within the institution.
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Chester
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