Grand Jury Deliberations Extend in Laporte Case
A lengthy Grand Jury session continues as prosecutors pursue indictments in the Laporte case. Investigators press witnesses and review evidence to determine charges in the ongoing inquiry.
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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
1
County Offers 4000 Reward For Alive Gunness Suspect
LaPorte Indiana May 19 grand jury begins probe in the Gunness case as Prosecutor Smith summons witnesses about the Hegelein murder and the house fire. Officials announce a 4000 reward for producing Mrs Gunness alive while investigators screen debris hoping to recover teeth and bones from the farm burial site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPorte
Ind
Gunness
Smith
Andrew Hegelein
Lamphere
Gunness House
Hegelein
Michigan City
Mrs. Gunness
Darrow
Worden
Lemphere
Schultz
Sheriff Smutzer
The Solitary Trader and theSizing Up of Business
A man who acts alone without assessing details is likened to a small shop keeper who pays expenses from a cash drawer and keeps the leftover as profit. By contrast, a daily evaluator, the competitor who sizes up things each day, rises to wholesale success over time.
A Call for Patience and Charity by Fra Elbertus
A quotation urging patience, charity, devotion, and faith in others to foster forward progress and a future of light and life. It emphasizes leaving behind reverence for past authority and looking toward a courageous, inclusive future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbertus
Infant of Jesse Narmore Interred in Richmond
Chas Myers accompanied the body of the two months old child of Jesse Narmore to Richmond for burial. The infant died at its grandparents James Dawson and wife home here. The mother had died two months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Myers
Richmond
Jesse Narmore
James Dawson
The Lion and the Mouse at the Auditorium
The Auditorium Management presents Charles Klein's The Lion and the Mouse on Saturday May 30 starring Donnelly and Paul Everton. Henry B. Harris promotes a tale of wealth, power, and danger as a noir financier battles justice, with Shirley Rossmore and Jefferson Ryder in a tangled romance and a decisive act against the money king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Klein
Henry B. Harris
Donnelly
Paul Everton
John Burkett Ryder
Ryder
Senate
Rossmore
Shirley
Jefferson
Sarah Green
Koron
Striees
Blood Gurdler Edger Godwin Near Train Rescue
Edgar Godwin, a city resident, attempted to hop a moving Big Four train at the station. He slipped from the step, was hurled between platform and rail, then crawled back to the platform with minor scratches and torn clothing. The incident ends as a narrow escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Godwin
Memorial services planned for Hon. F T Roots tribute
The Commercial Club prepares a June 26 memorial for the late Francis T Roots, first club president. A life size oil portrait by Alden Mote of Richmond is nearly finished and will be unveiled that evening in the club rooms. Congressman James E Watson will deliver the memorial address, with Jas McCullough presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Francis T. Roots
Alden Mote
Richmond
Roots
RE. D. Johnston
James E. Watson
Watson
Jas. McCullough
Indianapolis
Inflation Confidence and Market Stringency Ebb and Flow
A historical opinion noting that lack of confidence harms the economy more than currency. It observes money centers loosening stringency, railroads and shops resuming work, retailers offering goods at advance bargain prices, and cautious savers holding funds in buried pots, old socks, or mattresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Rainfall Summary for April Across 54 Stations
The state April rainfall averaged 4.37 inches from 54 reporting stations, 1.57 inches above April 1907 and 1.22 inches above the normal. The maximum was 8.40 inches at Rome and the minimum 2.387 inches at Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Auburn
Odds and opinions on racing rules curb betting abuses
Sterling R. Holt argues against pool selling and beer on the grounds at race events. He contends anti gambling laws, if enforced, may ruin the sport and urges practical steps to remove abuses, prompting gamblers to seek other venues and honest men to reassess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling R. Holt
Bunker Hill Sunday School Reorganizes Officers
The Bunker Hill M. E. Sunday School reorganized Sunday afternoon naming Superintendent Mrs. Painter Assistant Supt Harvey Painter Treasurer Oscar Michener Secretary Mary Quyle Organist Maude Wines Assistant Organist Mrs. Earl Painter. Meeting convenes at 2 p.m. All invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
M. E
Mrs. Painter
Harvey Painter
Treas
Oscar Michener
Sec
Mary Quyle
Maude Wines
Earl Painter
Baccalaureate Sermon Set For City Schools
The City Board of Education announced Baccalaureate services for the graduating classes next Sunday at 4 PM in the high school auditorium. Dr W F Smith will deliver the class sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Education
W. F. Smith
Executor sues for unpaid cattle sale debt in will case
Attorney J I Little as executor of Justice Rees estate sues J C Myers for 57 75 alleging Myers bought a cow and calf at the deceased’s personal property sale on September 19 and failed to pay by March 1 this year. Myers, a son in law of the late justice, lives west of town and refuses settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Little
Rees
J. C. Myers
Myers
Justice Rees
Man with revolver deemed fool or criminal in state debate
The article argues that bears a revolver on one’s person marks a fool or criminal and deserves confinement. It notes opponents in the state resist public improvements and block the gravel road law, persisting in opposition.
Murphy Connell Nuptials Planned Near Beeson Station
Miss Katherine Murphy daughter of Mr and Mrs John Murphy near Beeson Station will marry Robert Connell son of Thomas Connell and wife near Milton. The wedding is scheduled for Wednesday May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Murphy
John Murphy
Beeson Station
Robert Connell
Thomas Connell
Near
Milton
Speakers at 44th Indiana Sunday School Convention
The program in Vincennes features Mr Marion Lawrence of Chicago the noted Sunday School leader as general secretary of the International Sunday School Association and Rev H M Hamill D D of Nashville plus music by Prof E O Excell. The convention runs June 2 3 4 with details from the Indiana Sunday School Association 419 Law Building Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Marion Lawrence
Chicago
International Sunday School Association
H. M. Hamill
D. D
Nashville
Tenn
E. O. Excell
Indiana Sunday School Association
Law Building
Indianapolis
New County Council Elects New Officers and Member
The county council elected Frank B. Hanson of Jennings township to succeed the late W. A. Holland. R. G. Wait was named council president and Dr. Sipe vice president during Saturday's session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Hanson
Jennings Township
W. A. Holland
R. G. Wait
Dr. Sipe
Fire destroys Meek & Son curing house building
A fire in the curing house of Meek and Son, successors to Chas Kohlheier, Saturday afternoon consumed the building and the meat being smoked. The loss to the property is about 100 dollars, with meat value around 40 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meek & Son
Chas. Kohlheier
Microbes in food and drink and ancient wisdom
A reflective quip on microbes in sustenance and the paradox of Long-lived ancestors. It questions how Methuselah’s indulgence relates to modern fears about microbes and mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methuselah
Memorial services of Pythias Red Men and Pocahontas at Alquina
The Knights of Pythias Imp Order of Red Men and Daugh ters of Pocahontas plan annual memorial at Alquina on Sunday May 31 Judge Hord of Shelbyville will speak All members meet at Red Men's Hall at noon, program at 1 p.m. committee bulletin The Glenwood State Bank directors met in Glenwood to review the bank’s affairs praised under Mr Richardson’s direct management including Jesse Murphy H H Elliott T G Richardson E W Ansted B F Bov and J F Carlos
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orders of Knights of Pythias
Imp
Order of Red Men and Daughters of Pocahontas
Alquina
Judge Hord
Shelbyville
Red Men’s Hall
Glenwood State Bank
Jesse Murphy
H. H. Elliott
T. G. Richardson
Glenwood
E. W. Ansted
B. F. Bov
J. F. Carlos
Mr. Richardson
Bundrant Granted New Trial in Murder Case
Leslie Bundrant formerly sentenced to death in Rush county after a jury verdict now receives a new trial and the case is moved to Shelby county for intents next month. Mrs Charles Coleman accused as an accomplice will also face trial in Rush county with venue reconsidered to Shelby county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bundrant
Leslie Bundrant
Rush County
Shelby County
Charles Coleman
Sparks
Sunday School Supervisors Visit First M E School
A Rushville committee of Sunday school superintendents from the Methodist Christian and Presbyterian groups visited the First M E school on Sunday afternoon. Speakers included Carl Z. Nipp Fletcher Martin Prof Joseph Scholl E Griffin and Prof E A Stockinger. Attendance reached 490 with a collection of 6.90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
M. BE
Methodist
Carl 2Z. Nipp
The
Christian
Fletcher Martin
Presbyterian School
Joseph Scholl
E. Griffin
E. A. Stockinger
M. E
G A R Encampment Attendees Reported at Kokomo
Dr. S. N. Hamilton T. M. Little Elbert DeHaven Charles Smith Andrew Neff L. Cooley and Theodore Grubb attended the G. A. R. encampment at Kokomo this week. Mrs. Little and Mrs. William Simpson attended the session of the Women's Relief Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. N. Hamilton
T. M. Little
Elbert DeHaven
Charles Smith
Andrew Neff
L. Cooley
Theodore Grubb
Kokomo
Mrs. Little
William Simpson
Women’s Relief Corps
Elks Minstrels Deliver Royal Entertaining Show
The Elk Minstrels at the Auditorium presented a lavish program with young ladies, costumed Elks, and electrical effects. The Grand Finale “Won't You Blow Bubbles With Me” by Henry Miller and Grace Manlove drew cheers as bubbles and balloons floated through the hall. The reviewer called it the best show of the season, unrivaled by future performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonardo da Vinci
Rembrandt van Rijn
Pericles
Hugo
Everett
Well High
Henry Miller
Grace Manlove
Jurors Drawn for May Term as Court Opens
Jury commissioners met Monday and drew the panel for the May Term. Petit Simpson Orval Beever Stanley Allison William Merrell Ward Hanson Joseph Ainsley John T. Lair John Doyle Oris S. Ludlow John Sparks Frank Bean Grand Grant Williams 8 8. Mc Kee Mike Brown Wm H Barker Hiram Shipley Ernest Maurer will serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petit Simpson
Orval Beever
Stanley Allison
William Merrell
Ward Hanson
Joseph Ainsley
John T. Lair
John Doyle
Oris S. Ludlow
John Sparks
Frank Bean
Grant Williams
McKee
Mike Brown
Wm. H. Barker
Hiram Shipley
Ernest Maurer
Connersville District W F M S Convention at First M E
The Connersville District W F M S of the Methodist church will hold its convention in the First M E church in this city from Wednesday afternoon May 20 to Thursday afternoon. Rev J E Fisher of Brookville will address the convention on Wednesday. The Auditorium Management is booking unusual attractions for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connersville
The
Methodist Church
M. E
J. E. Fisher
Brookville
Peace Day Observed at Christian Sunday School
The Christian Sunday school held a Peace Day program with purple and white decorations and flags at the pulpit. The event featured a Golden text about peace on earth and good will, with an attendance of 418 and a collection of 6.66 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Sunday School
Special chartered trip for Masons to Indianapolis cornerstone event
Warren Lodge F A M plans a special car for the corner stone laying at the Masonic Temple in Indianapolis next Monday. All interested may register at Old Reliable drug store and reduced rates apply if enough riders report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Lodge
Masonic Temple
Indianapolis
Reliable
Jackson Township Graduation Ends Nineteenth Year
The nineteenth annual Jackson township schools commencement was held at the M. E. church in Everton with Rev. W. F. Smith delivering the graduation address. Supt. Claude Trusler awarded diplomas as Trustee Cockefair and local officials praised the term and urged personal life choice and continued effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Township
M. HE
Everton
W. F. Smith
Dr. Smith
Claude Trusler
Cockefair
Mary Rose
Bertha Kidd
Major Sherry
Elisha Cockefair
Bessie White
Carl Banning
Paul Berninger
Howard Lewis
Edna May Worster
Grace Myers
Temperance sermon inspires First M E Church men
Dr. W F Smith addressed about three hundred men in the First M E Church Men’s Social Club Sunday night urging temperance. He warned of a crisis as righteousness fights vice and cited saloon ruin of manhood and low church attendance among 8,000,000 American youths. The club plans monthly meetings and summer sessions with outside speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Smith
M. E
Dr. Smith
Cause of
Temperance
America
Everton church Ladies Aid concert benefits church
The Ladies Aid of the M. E. church at Everton will present a concert on Saturday night May 23 for church benefit. Admission for adults is 15 cents and for children aged 12 to 16 is 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of
M. E. Church
Everton
Television Union Plans Silver Medal Contest at Harrisburg
The Television Union will stage a Silver Medal contest at the Harrisburg school house on Saturday May 28 at 8 o'clock. The program will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tevision Union
Harrisburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. T. Roots
Nature
Jolly Elks
M. F. M. S. District Convention
Blo
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