Trustees Short in Many Places in Indiana Examiners Find Overpayments
State board of accounts field examiners charge Indiana township trustees with unauthorized sums from 1900 to 1908. H. M. Young of Ray township is accused of 488.20, S. J. Krueger of Portage 117.38, others listed for overcharges, overdrafts, and overpayments. Clean bills issued for some trustees. Mundesch board praised for bookkeeping. Shuler recorder of Wabash county indicted for 83.40 due to ignorance of the law.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Accounts
H. M. Young
Ray Township
Morgan County
S. J. Krueger
Portage Township
St. Joseph County
Krueger
Board of County Commissioners
William A. Deharity
C. J. Neff
Harrison Township
Blackford County
B. M. Wright
Needham Township
Johnson County
W. M. Fisher
Charles Boone
Clark Township
John T. Overstreet
W. F. Stevens
Salt Creek Township
Monroe County
William L. Eastin
Brownstown Township
Jackson County
John P. Sciscoe
Park Township
Same County
Clayborn Scott
John Wild
Wayne County
S. S. Clevenger
Abington Township
C. S. Statelayor
Jefferson
Mandus E. Mason
Jackson
W. E. Brown
Green
C. A. Harris
Perry
J. F. Harris
Center
Nathan Grave
Franklin
Lewis Hosier
Gilbert Wright
Harrison
Gibson County
Fred Butler
Columbus Township
DeKalb County
T. E. Imhoff
Grant Township
Allen County
A. J. Shaffer
Madison Township
Frank E. Lamont
Jefferson Township
Starke County
Lewis Raschka
California Township
Randolph County
C. A. Clements
Oliver P. Mote
John P. Bunch
Grassfork
Marion Township
Lawrence County
B. A. McAfee
H. P. Kimberlin
A. W. Shuler
Wabash County
Shuler
Lebanon High School graduates forty one in commencement
Lebanon reports 41 pupils graduated at the Lebanon high school commencement exercises. In Gary a first conviction in 25 pig cases was secured by a local range, with Gus Veloni fined $100.
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Lebanon
Lebanon High School
Gary
Gus Veloni
Riches for a Servant in Poor Will of Miser McMurren
In Evansville a claim seeks sixty thousand dollars from the estate of Marshall McMurren, who died this year. Mat tie Hannan of Vincennes swears a crude wrapping paper will was written by McMurren over twenty years ago while he roamed as a tramp. The will leaves all property to Mattie Drain, a servant who fed him, but witnesses are dead and relatives will contest.
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Evansville
Marshall McMurren
Mattie Hannan
Vincennes
McMurren
Emma Grant
Farmer Tilghman Lentz Dies By Poison At Dolan Home
Bloomington reports Tilghman Lentz a Washington township farmer killed himself at his Dolan area home after a failed peace bond attempt for $200. He had threatened his wife and eight children, forced them to flee to a neighbor's home. he had pleaded guilty in court and paid a $17.50 fine. His wife then filed a peace bond.
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Bloomington
Tilghman Lentz
Washington Township
Dolan
Lentz
Bigamy case tied to Greensburg trio
Mrs Salina Guess Smith of Madison and Benjamin Smith are held awaiting trial on a charge of bigamy. The couple separated about a year ago after William Guess accused his wife of infidelity with Salina Smith. The two then moved to Madison, later to Carrollton, Kentucky, where Smith and the woman allegedly married.
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Greensburg
Salina Guess Smith
Madison
Benjamin Smith
William Guess
Smith
Carrollton
Wolf Lake club house fire in Roby causes heavy damage
The Wolf Lake club house at Roby, once a gathering place for Chicago sportsmen along Lake Michigan, was burned to the ground after an accidental fire. Damage is estimated at 25000 dollars with about half covered by insurance.
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Hammond
Wolf Lake
Roby
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Juniors Seized Lemons and Pigeon Before Play
In Columbus the male members of the junior class were searched as they entered Crump's theater for the senior class play Esmeralda. A large stash of lemons and a live pigeon were confiscated after police, acting on a tip, anticipated trouble.
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Columbus
Crump
Governors Meet in New Albany Dinner Honor
Kentucky Governor Augustus E. Willson and Indiana Governor Thomas R. Marshall attended a dinner in their honor hosted by Maj. D. C. Peyton of the Indiana reform atory. The pair then spoke at a D. A. R. gathering in New Albany.
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Jeffersonville
Kentucky
Augustus E. Willson
Indiana
Thomas R. Marshall
Maj
D. C. Peyton
Death Calls Judge Millen in Bloomington
Judge E. K. Millen aged seventy three died at Bloomington hospital from pneumonia after a 24 hour illness. He formerly served as prosecuting attorney for the district and was an 1858 graduate of Indiana University Law. A life long Democrat.
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Millen
Bloomington
E. K. Millen
Indiana University
Pythian Sisters Host District Convention at Elwood
Elwood Pythian Sisters welcomed district lodges from Madison Delaware Tipton and Hamilton counties for a public program and initiatory work conferred on several candidates by the local team.
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Elwood
Elwood Pythian Sisters
Madison
Delaware
Tipton
Hamilton
Fight over debt leaves two men badly wounded in Massey
After a dispute at the mine company store in Massey, Alexander Amos and John Simpson areslashed with pocket knives and badly cut. They are both in critical condition and may die.
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Whittle
Oakland City
Alexander Amos
John Simpson
Massey
Strikers Craft Return Plans in Evansville Meeting
About five hundred workers from carpenters, electricians, plumbers, painters and other building trades met in Evansville to outline plans for resuming work after a strike. The gathering aimed to coordinate steps and objectives for a return to the job.
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Evansville
King Edward's Funeral Observances At Windsor Palace
Royal pageant for King Edward's funeral draws thousands in London. Ex-President Roosevelt attends as U S envoy with monarchs from Europe while Windsor serves as final resting place in Frogmore mausoleum dating to Victoria era. Carriages, naval contingents and violet draperies mark the world’s mourning.
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Royal Palace of Windsor
London
Eng
Edward
Great Britain
Europe
Roosevelt
United States
America
Westminster Hall
Gladstone
Windsor
Archbishop of Canterbury
Canon Wilberforce
Kaiser
M. Loubet
M. Delcasse
M. Clemenceau
Briand
William
M. Pichon
Dalstein
Paris
Marquis
Fallieres Roosevelt
George
King George
Navy
Victoria
King’s Company
England
Ballinger Inquiry Near End In Ballinger-Pinchot Saga
Washington witnesses close the Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry as May 27 marks the start of oral arguments. Christensen denies visiting the Seattle grand jury room where 26 missing letters were found. Spaulding testifies he accompanied Christensen to the room and that Gravis’ letters might have been among papers. A ballinger letter to Brandeis confirms no new letters were found beyond those public.
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Washington
Ballinger-Pinchot
A. Christensen
L. R. Glavis
Grand Jury Room
Seattle
Glavis
Vertrees
Brandes
Frank L. Spaulding
Spaulding
Chrstensen
Grand Jury
Abyssa
Dennett
The
Land Office
Christensen
Gravis
Gram Jury
Cunningham
Representative Madison
Nelson
Ballinger
Brandeis
Big Roosevelt Parade Off New York
The parade planned to welcome Theodore Roosevelt home is canceled. Officials say crowd space limits and planning constraints made a large parade impractical, leaving only the reception committee, mounted police, rough riders, and Roosevelt as leading features.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Mr. Roosevelt
Hunter
Doctor Hyde Seeks New Trial In Kansas City Case
Attorney John H. Lucas for Dr. Ben nett Clark Hyde filed a motion in criminal court to set aside the jury verdict and the life sentence. The motion lists 17 reasons.
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Kansas City
John H. Lucas
Bennett Clark Hyde
Doctor Hyde
Kill Income Tax Measure in Massachusetts Senate Vote
The federal income tax resolution was killed in the senate by a 23 to 1 vote and is now dead for the Massachusetts legislature.
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Boston
Senate
Massachusetts
Autoist Is Killed by Train at Orangeburg Crossing
Nyack New York a collision between an automobile and a West Shore express train Saturday killed Samuel E Weber civil engineer supervising state road construction between Orangeburg and Sparkhill in Rockland County at the Orangeburg crossing.
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Nyack
N. Y
West Shore
Samuel E. Weber
Orangeburg
Sparkhill
Rockland
County
Orangeburg Crossing
Narrow Escape As Steamer Uncle Sam Sinks In Missouri River
The excursion steamer Uncle Sam collided with a sand barge near Grand avenue and sank with 150 aboard, 25 of them women. Engineer Roy Taylor and pilot W. L. Thompson steered toward shore as passengers fled, a river bridge formed by planks saved many lives, and a moment later the boat sank tipping 45 degrees with the lower deck underwater.
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Kansas City
Uncle Sam
Missouri River
Grand Avenue
Roy Taylor
W. L. Thompson
Zeapa
Standard Oil Raises Wages for 70000 Workers Nationwide
A voluntary wage increase by Standard Oil boosts pay for about 70,000 men across the United States. The retroactive raise, from 6 to 10 percent, takes effect May 1 and applies to factory and shop workers, not office staff, raising annual payroll by an estimated 6 to 10 million dollars.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
United States
Bethlehem Doctor Denies Steel Mills Slaughter Claim
Dr. R A Dinan former Bethlehem Steel hospital superintendent challenged the accusation that Pennsylvania steel plants were slaughterhouses. He told a Senate committee that the charge by A E Holder AFL legislative agent was untrue and inflammatory. He said the hospital did not kill injured workers to avoid cripples.
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Bethlehem
Holder
R. A. Dinan
Bethlehem Steel Company
A. E. Holder
American Federation of Labor
Senate
Washington
Pennsylvania
Doctor Dinan
Miners Call Big Strike After Failed Contract Talks
The joint convention between United Miners and Operators adjourned sine die on Friday. A strike was declared by the miners as the negotiating committee failed to reach an agreement on disputed contract clauses.
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Peoria
United Miners
Kindness Nets Editor Bequest Reveals Inheritance
The will of the late Abbie Lay ers bequeaths to Frank Greenleaf of Savanna Illinois. The sum was not a relative of the testator and reflects kindness rendered. The editor at that place was noted in connection with the bequest valued at ten thousand dollars.
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Kindness Nets
Abbie
Frank
Greenleaf
Savanna
Ill
Editora Ma
Dutch wife stands on slate as hole is dug
A Dutchman orders workers to dig a light post hole in front of his dwelling. His wife is placed on a flat slate to cover the hole. The hole is filled, and the husband, returning, learns the slate was moved. the wife asserts she stood on the stone all along.
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Gretchen
Christian Register
Doan's Kidney Pills Aid Army Veteran
H N Camp of 1356 Delaware St Denver Colorado describes severe kidney trouble after the Spanish American War. He endured months of medical care and back pain until Doan's Kidney Pills began improving him at once and he soon felt well and strong. For sale by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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H. N. Camp
Delaware St
Denver
Colo
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Dramatic Dock Rescue Exchange Sparks Tense Moment
A man in water pleads for help as a stevedore on the dock lights a single match. The worker teases that the rescuer will have two chances left before the final trip, creating a grim, darkly comic exchange.
Ransdale relates tales of a Louisiana valet
Congressman Ransdale of Louisiana recounts Alec Trimble a valet and factotum who procured a shirt like his master's. He presented it to his mistress who feared mixing in washing. Alec argued it would not matter since both shirts are alike in size and price.
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Congressman Ransdale
Louisiana
Alec Trimble
New Orleans
Aléc
Pity and love in a wry double header remark
A compact, ironic exchange depicts affection and pity as a young man contemplates a candle burned at both ends. The dialogue frames pity as a gateway to affection, with a wry nod to financial or emotional balance in relationships.
Grape-Nuts Endorsement Puzzle Stirs Reading Clues
A fragmented line cites Grape-Nuts brand and a puzzle about correct phrases. The readable text hints at a marketing tag or slogan investigation with ambiguous wording and missing context.
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