Woes Mount For Former Auditors In Indiana
Indianapolis March 20 The state accuses former auditors J O Henderson and A C Daily of owing large sums. Penalties of ten percent could push Henderson’s debt past 100000 and Daily’s to about 26000. Attorney General Miller warns suit to recover amounts if settlements fail. Daily declines further comment.
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Indianapolis
Auditor’s Office
J. O. Henderson
A. C. Daily
Indiana
Henderson
Dally
Miller
Daily
Lebanon
Man Falls Through Skylight at Union Station In Indy
Charles E H Gurley a west end baggage room worker at Union Station was clearing snow on the roof and fell through a skylight, injuring his skull and arm and dying soon after. Exact cause unclear. he stepped onto the skylight before realizing the danger.
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Indianapolis
Charles EH. Gurley
West End
Union Station
Gurley
Intercollegiate peace conference set for Earlham College
Richmond Indiana reports preparations complete for an intercollegiate conference on international peace and arbitration to be held at Earlham College on April 13 and 14. The event has Lake Mohawk conference and American Peace Society backing, with about thirty institutions invited. Speakers include Delwin C Mead of Boston, Professor Richard of Columbia, and Benjamin F Trueblood of the American Peace Society.
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Richmond
Ind
Earlham College
American Peace Society
Delwin C. Mead
Boston
Mass
Richard
Columbia University
Benjamin F. Trueblood
The
Railroad switch accident claims Ninth Indiana veteran
Elkhart Indiana March 20 John Stanley a veteran of the Ninth Indiana regiment was killed today when struck by a switch engine on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad.
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Elkhart
Ind
John Stanley
Ninth
Indiana Regiment
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Railroad
Four prisoners escape Knox county jail in Vincennes
Four inmates escaped from the new Knox county jail in Vincennes Indiana today after reportedly sawing their way out. All four were jailed on minor charges and were confined at the time of the breakout.
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Vincennes
Ind
Knox County
Forkner Nominated Joint Senator by Republicans
New Castle Indiana March 20 George D Forkner of this city was today nominated for joint senator by the Republicans of the joint district composed of Henry and Madison counties.
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New Castle
Ind
George D. Forkner
Henry
Madison
Record Snow Crushes City Snowfall Record In Indianapolis
Indianapolis reports a new snow record from 24 hours ending Monday with 12.1 inches, surpassing the 9.6 inch previous high set January 10, 1895. Since March 11, total snowfall reaches 26.4 inches, with 14.6 inches on the ground. Weather bureau forecasts fair, warmer weather on Tuesday.
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Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
Bank Looters Strike Near Moscow Bank Looted of 425000 in Wide-Ranging Robbery
In Moscow on March 20 twenty armed men surrounded the Mutual Credit Society bank near the Bourse as officials closed it for the day. They pistol-whipped the employer and looted 425000 dollars before escaping despite bank guards’ efforts to halt them. General Kuropatkin is cited in the report explaining Russia’s humbling by Japan.
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Moscow
Mutual Credit Society
Kuropatkin Pins War Losses On Poor Preparation and Bureaucracy
In a Russky Invalid excerpt from St Petersburg on March 20 General Kuropatkin attributes Russia’s early Manchuria defeats to lack of explosive shells and weak preparation. He blames bureaucratic oppression for destroying initiative among officers, praises the army’s new liberty, and cites total losses of about 395 officers killed and 58,350 wounded amid about 100,000 troops. He urges strengthening the force in peace to secure victory in war.
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St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Russky Invalid
Leader of Naval Revolt Schmidt Shot in South Russia
L ieutenant Schmidt, leader of the Sebastopol revolt, tried by court martial and shot near Otchakoff with three sailors for mutiny. He died after addressing the firing squad, refusing the sacrament and keeping his head high as the volleyed began. The incident sparks prayer vigils in St. Petersburg schools.
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St. Petersburg
Schmidt
Sebastopol
Otchakoff
Borizan
Teretz
Premier Witte to Retire Rumor In Russian Circles
Telegraphed rumor says Count Witte plans retirement from the premiership with Privy Counselor Kokovsoff, former finance minister, expected as successor. The Associated Press cannot confirm, but an authentic source cites an enigmatic empire council statement seen as signaling the end of Witte’s tenure.
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St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Associated Press
Council of the Empire
Kokovsoff
Finance
Revolt Fails as Mob Fires on Meeting in Lodz Hall
In Lodz Russian Poland on a March day a group of revolutionists surrounded a hall and fired through windows at attendees discussing voting methods. The attack sparked panic among those present, details incomplete.
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Lodz
Russian
Poland
Wright Brothers Reach Aerial Navigation Milestone
New York reports the Wright brothers of DaytonOhio covered twenty four and one fifth miles in thirty eight minutes and three seconds in a machine of their own making. They halted only due to fuel exhaustion. The record, announced to the Aero Club of America, catalyzed French interest with a 300000 dollar potential payment for rights.
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New York
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Aero Club of America
Wrights
Santos-Dumont
Knabenshue
Now Filling New Holder With Gas
Fort Wayne Gas company on East Superior street completed a large gas holder. By Tuesday morning the mechanism had risen about thirty feet, aiming to fill to 750,060 cubic feet by week’s end. The reserve will guard against shortages from machinery breakage and would last three days at current use. When full it will stand a little over 120 feet high. Officials noted no new franchise efforts in the city.
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Fort Wayne Gas Company
East Superior Street
Fire consumes Bley's restaurant in Monroeville Indiana
In Monroeville Indiana March 20 interior of Bley's restaurant was destroyed by a Sunday night fire at about 11 15. Night Watchman Charles Bremen checked the door at 11 o'clock finding no signs of fire. Ten days earlier a blaze at the bake shop of the building suggested incendiary origin. The restaurant’s contents were insured but the building owned by Reidelsheimer suffered the loss.
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Monroeville
Ind
Bley
Charles Bremen
Reidelsheimer
Three Killed in Trolley Accident in Ohio
In Dayton Ohio on March 20 three men William P Umphreys Bert Hoover and Gus Nicol were killed when a Dayton and Troy traction line snow plow struck a horse on a bridge upturned and twelve tons of ballast crushed the men who lived in Tippecanoe City all were heads of families.
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Dayton
Dayton and
Troy
Chambersburg
Here
William P. Umphreys
Bert Hoover
Gus. Nicol
Tippecanoe City
Foreman of Italian Gang Kills Seven in North Carolina
Information from Marion North Carolina reports a clash on the South and Western railroad where a foreman in defending himself clubbed seven Italian laborers to death with a steel crowbar in a south Marion fight.
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Foreman
North Carolina
Seven
Bristol, Tenn
Marion
N.C
South and Western Railroad
Mines Closed as 3,000 Men Idle in Silverton Threats
Snow slides menace Silverton area mines forcing closure of all mines and 3,000 miners to seek safety in the town. Sixteen deaths reported from avalanches over three days. Property loss estimated at $500,000. Railroad to Durango blocked, famine feared. Crested Butte line reaches terminus after four days. Main Denver and Rio Grande line remains open.
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Denver
Col
Silverton
Durango
Crested Butte
Denver and Rio Grande
Gunnison
Snow slide kills miner at East Willow plant Creede Col
A snow slide from Mammoth Mountain at the East Willow Mining company plant crushed the blacksmith shop and buried Samuel East. He died instantly, found under six feet of snow within an hour. About one hundred men with shovels rushed to save him, but the effort failed. The slide hurled mining timbers over two hundred feet into the canyon wall.
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Creede
Col
Mammoth
East Willow Mining Company
Samuel East
Canon
House Judiciary Committee Hears Liquor Traffic Regulation Measures
Washington March 206 The house committee on judiciary held a hearing today on Hepburn Dolliver and other measures regulating interstate liquor traffic. Representative Webber of Ohio drew attention by introducing a bill for absolute prohibition in the Senate.
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Washington
House Committee On Judiciary
Hepburn-Dolliver
Itl
Webber
Olio
Geo
Children of St Joseph’s School Show Promising Talent
A fragmentary report notes a school event at St Joseph’s School featuring a Catholic program. Audiences enjoyed the display of student talent and community participation.
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Children of St. Joseph’s. Schoo
An . Istainment
Pueblo Train Wreck Kills dozen as Fire Engulfs Cars
In Colorado near Beaver and Adobe two Denver and Rio Grande passenger trains collided at 2 10 am. No 3 Utah and California express bound from Denver with engines 529 and 20 was heavily loaded. No 16 east bound struck head on, leading to flames, burning bodies, and many injuries. Relief trains reached the scene as survivors and bereaved waited in frigid conditions.
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Pueblo
Colo
Denver and Rio Grande
Beaver
Adobe
St. Mary’s Hospital
Utah and
California
Denver
No. 3
Bardly
Bellflower
S. Z. Sweeney
Trenton
Express
McParland
Governor Steunenberg
Florence
William Hollis
M. McParland
Globe Express
Walter Causlett
A. H. Smith
Causlett
Grant Kelker
R. I. Jones
Messenger McParland
W. A. Watkins
L. Lawton
H. Sweeney
L. H. Rose
Ed F. Wood
Mile Post
Rio Grande
Colorado Rail Wreck Ranks Among Deadliest Runs
Pueblo reports the worst Colorado rail disaster since Eden. At 2:30 a.m. eastbound No. 16 crashed into westbound No. 3 near Adobe, scuttling forward cars and igniting flames. Estimated deaths exceed fifty with about twenty-five injured. Cause traced to failure to deliver orders allowing No. 3 to pass. Doctor Sauda aboard No. 16 escaped.
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Pueblo
Colo
Colorado
Eden
Denver and Rio Grande
Adobe
Amiong
Sauda
No. 16
Collisio
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