Dynamite Plot Detainee Testimony Unfolds in Trial
Ortie E. McManigal testified in the dynamite plot trial about how he carried bombs on trains and at stations. He linked Hockin and labor leaders to coercion and described bombings in Detroit Clinton Muncie Chicago and Salt Lake City with ties to the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. He said he planned nitroglycerin missions and described the Los Angeles iron works blast of December 25 1919 as part of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Chicago
Ortie E. McManigal
Bing
Herbert S. Hockin
McManigal
Frank C. Webb
New York
Michael J. Young
Boston
Richard H. Houlihan
James Cooney
Frank M. Ryan
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
McNamara Brothers
Hockin
Detroit
McManigale
J. B. Bryce
Clinton
Muncie
Ind
J. B McNamara
J. B. McNamara
Albany
Los Anreles
Election Brings Mrs Craigie Gunn Mitchell to Vice Presidency
The Indianapolis Star reports Mrs Craigie Gunn Mitchell of Bedford has been elected first vice president of the Indiana Federation of Clubs to fill the vacancy from Mrs Lewis J Cox of Terre Haute. She has served as treasurer and on the board, noted for faithful service since the organization began. she will arrive within days after a European trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craigie Gunn Mitchell
Indiana Federation of Clubs
Indianapolis Star
Bedford
Lewis J. Cox
Terre Haute
Arm Break For Arm Broken on Springville Farm Runaway
ARM BROKER William Duncan, a driver on Caleb Cobb’s farm near Springville, was thrown from a wagon Monday when a team ran away. He suffered a broken arm near the left wrist and was badly bruised after attempting to stop the frightened mules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Duncan
Caleb Cobb
Springville
Duncan
Jason Hall Hammers Custom, Injures Hand While Whittling
Jason Hall, a resident of 2d and N streets, cut his left hand badly while whittling. He drew the knife toward himself, disregarding an old established custom. The incident highlights the risks of deviating from standard knife handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason Hall
2D and
N Streets
Mr. Hiall
Whittling
Edwin Schafer Dies of Typhoid at Seventeen
Edwin Schafer, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Schafer of West 15th Street, died Monday at 3 15 PM after a weeklong typhoid illness. A high school student, he was popular among classmates and friends. The death will shock many who did not know of his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Schafer
Henry Schafer
West 15Th Street
Pearson Returns From Arkansas Cotton Plantation
Dr. John R. Pearson returned to the city Monday after several days in Arkansas where he operates a cotton plantation. He reports all well and expresses enthusiasm about his prospects there.
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John R. Pearson
Arkansas
Coal Car Wreck Near Monon Station Burns After Collision
Passengers at Monon station witnessed a wreck when an old wooden coal car climbed a flat car and split in two. The damaged car, due to rotten condition, was moved to a fill near the Southeastern Line crossing and dumped over the edge where it burned.
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Monon
Sella Sells Blood to Save Kids in Desperate Fight
A deserted wife donates vital blood to sustain her children, facing hardship and public peril as she seeks to provide food and care. Her act highlights sacrifice amid hardship and social pressure.
Missing nurse Alta Fox found in Bloomington home
The Bloomington Telephone reports Alta Fox, who disappeared in Indianapolis last week, was brought to Bloomington by Illinois Central train and is now staying with her brother-in-law E. W. Chambers. Her condition improves and she may be about in a few days. Chambers criticizes Indianapolis papers for strong coverage and says Fox will not return there. A male friend who once worked for Manon allegedly helped her, but Chambers will not name him. The hospital would not grant a vacation for Fox before graduation.
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Alta Fox
Indianapolis
Bloomington
E. W. Chambers
South Rogers Street
Chambers
Howard Fox
Deslys Dancer’s Wardrobe Held by Custom Officers
Twenty trunks containing gowns, stage costumes, furs, and lingerie worth $50,000 for Miss Gaby Deslys are repossessed by customs and sent to the appraiser for identification as stage or street wear while she awaits a clothing crisis at her hotel. Deslys also reports jewelry valued around $300,000.
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New York
Gaby Deslys
Gabriel
The
Lilies
Caronia
Gaby
Collly
Miss Desios
War With Russia Feared Shakes Vienna Amid Balkan Turmoil
A frantic Week in Europe stirs fear of Austro Russian war as diplomats meet in Vienna. Archduke Francis Ferdinand travels to Budapest while Bulgarian leaders pursue Constantinople. Rodoste sees a combined sea and land battle with Turkish forces fighting bravely against Bulgarian attackers.
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Russia
Vienna
Austria
Count von Berchthold
Francis Joseph
Budapest
Francis Ferdinand
Dr. S. Danetff
Bulgarian Chamber of Deputies
Europe
Constantinople
Rodoste
Turkey
Mussadiyeh
Local Police Court Pleas and Set Trials
James Fidler pleaded not guilty to intoxication and provoke charges in Justice Iseminger's court with trial set for November 13 at 9 a.m. Lizzie Rapp charged Jefferson Gill with attempt to provoke and intoxication in the same court. trial for 9 a.m. Tuesday. Robert McMahan and Jack Lynch denied intoxication pleas in Mayor Fields' court with trials Tuesday. Harry Ferguson pled guilty to intoxication, fined one dollar and costs, and sentenced to 30 days in jail.
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James Fidler
Bert Graham
Iseminger
Lizzie Rapp
Robert McMahan
Jack Lynch
Harry Ferguson
Taft Grants Clemency to Six Prisoners
Washington November 11 President Taft extended clemency to six inmates including Frank S. Goll of Chicago who had five years for unlawfully coloring oleomargarine. Goll aided the government in prosecuting violators and earned his release. Others named include Richard McIntyre Charles D. Roper John E. Cook William D. Black and William Reynolds. News notes report local births illnesses and visits in Bloomington.
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Washington
Taft
United States
Frank S. Goll
Chicago
Goll
Richard McIntyre
Charles D. Roper
John E. Cook
William D. Black
William Reynolds
Native Son Making Good in Far West
R. E. Callahan of San Francisco visits Bedford to see his sister Mrs. C. W. Quackenbush on West 16th Street. A Bedford native, he left as a child and returns after 28 years, served in the Spanish American War, managed a major San Francisco hotel destroyed in the earthquake, and now holds a senior post with the Southern Pacific railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Callahan
San Francisco
C. W. Quackenbush
West 16Th Street
Bedford
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Death of Della White in Suspected Suicide Pact
Indianapolis, November 10. Della White died Sunday after she and her mother Emma White ingested poison in a YWCA dormitory. Coroner Durham doubts a joint pact, believing the mother planned the death and poisoned the daughter without her knowledge. Emma White formerly Emma Goss of Gosport, Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Della White
Emma White
Durham
White
Emma Goss
Gosport
College President Invites Alumni to Taft Carrel Reception
Dr John H Finley president of the City College invited associate alumni to a reception with President Taft and Dr Alexis Carrel who recently received the Nobel Prize for science to be held in New York on November 16.
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New York
John H. Finley
The
City College
Taft
Alexis Carrel
Saloon Incident Triggers Mexican-American Clash in Fort Stockton
Fort Stockton Texas November 11 a rare 100 mile radius with only one saloon sparks a Mexican-American race riot. Two Mexicans are dead six wounded and all Americans are armed as a patrol guards the streets. A constable was disarmed and shot at before the sheriff opened fire.
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Fort Stockton
Tex
Owner of Mine Captain Bennett Found Dead in Pike River
Kenosha Wis Nov 11 The body of Capt Samuel C Bennett a wealthy mine owner and superintendent of Crystal Falls Mich was found floating in Pike river near Kenosha The water was shallow Eightteen inches Bennet a 70 year old helped develop the Calumet mining district The coroner s jury ruled death from heart disease and tumbling into the water
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Kenosha
Wis
Samuel C. Bennett
Crystal Falls
Mich
Pike River
Bennett
Pennover Sanittarium
Calumet
Coroener
Bed Ford Couple Guests of Blue Springs Hosts
Mr and Mrs Tom Harbison of Bedford visited Mr and Mrs Ben Goff near Blue Springs on Sunday for a social visit.
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Tom Harbison
Bedford
Ben Goff
Blue Springs
Suspected Swindler Nabbed by Pinkerton Detective
Danville Illinois November 11 Henry Mc Cart alias S W Jones alias Walter A Jones arrested near town by a Pinkerton detective after trailing through Illinois Indiana and Iowa He reportedly confessed to swindling the Fayette County bank at St Elmo Illinois and forging farmers' signatures on several notes
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Danville, Jr
Tlnois
Indiana
Iowa
Henry McCart
S. W. Jones
Walter A. Jones
Here
Pinkerton
Fayette County
St. Elmo
Miss Mariyn Johnson Spends Sunday in Louisville
Mrs Spencer Day and gon are confined to their home on North N street with tonsillitis.
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Mariyn Johnson
Louisville
Spencer Day
Gon
North N' Street
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Owears
National Erectors’ Association
Presidency of Federation
ARM
Tom Huffines
Greencastle
DePauw University
William Pauley
Mr. and
Monon Station
Sella
For Children
Ent
Wilson
New Jersey
Pers
Baltimore
Charles Leroy Brown
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Brown
Vineland
N. J
Ruggia
Semlin
Hungary
Adrianople
Salonika
Athens
Greece
Balkan
Great Britain
Unalga
Port Said
Rockhill
Sofia
Bus
Renzi Bey
Rodosto
William Mitchell
Frank Owens
Fred Splitgerber
Herman Frederick
John A. Rowe, Jr
Emily Houston
E. W. Shirk
Peru
Far West
Ugport Ginin
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