Grand Jury Indicts Five Over Indianapolis Asphalt Contracts
Marion county grand jury issues indictments against Henry Marshall of Lafayette Western Construction president. George Baxter cashier. Harry Brunaugh agent. Thomas Shufelton and John Rosisco city inspectors. Indictments allege conspiracy to commit grand larceny and to present false claims related to asphalt repairs for Indianapolis. Brunaugh returned in custody. bonds set and defendants released or jailed as authorities pursue case details.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marion County Grand Jury
Henry Marshall
Lafayette
Western Construction Company
Indiana House of Representatives
George W. Baxter
Harry Brunaugh
Detroit
Brunaugh
Theompany
Mr. Marshall
Mr. Baxter
Baxter
Construcoa Company
Imes Surety Company
Thomas Shufelton
John Rosisco
Harry P. Brunaugh
Clay
Windsor
Canada
Wabash
Braunaugh
Brunauch
Dawes Attacks Justice Dept at Civic Federation
Chicago Oct 24 Delegates at the National Civic Federation heard Piaries G Dawes ex composer of currency denounce the department of justice for “gallery lays” and alleged favoritism in investigations He defended New York financiers and urged Sherman anti trust action The program included Herbert Knox Smith on administrative regulations and D A Tompkins on railways while Willam Schieffelin and Herman Ridder spoke on commerce and publishing respectively
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Civic Federation
Piaries G. Dawes
Department of Justice
Dawes
Financier
Civic Federation
Herbert Knox. Smith
Federal Bureau of Corporations
Mr. Smith
D. A. ‘Tompkins
Charlotte
N. C
Veterans to Entertain Wabash Comrades at Fort Wayne Visit
Lion 83 bass post and G A E comrades invite the ladies of WW R 7 to aid in entertaining Wabash post and corps visitors to Fort Wayne on November 15. Mrs Dr Koontz of Roanoke to inspect the corps on November, Mrs Gorham of 4211 Hayden Street to oversee the sewing circle on November 6 all day.
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Comrades of Wabash . Post
Comrades of Lion
Bass.post
A. E
Www
Post
Wabash
Fort. ‘Wayne
Koontz
Roanoke
Gorham
Hayden
Fairbanks Denies Presidency Bid Amid Quotes Contention
Vice President Fairbanks told a gathering in Middlesboro Kentucky that he did not discuss politics in St. Louis and rejected any reports that he is a candidate for the presidency as unfounded. The remarks followed his special train departure.
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Middlesboro
Fairbanks
St. Louis
New York
Court Asked to Obtain Emperor’s Statement in Libel Trial
Berlin October 24 Counsel for both sides in the libel case brought by General Count Kuno Von Moltke against Maximilien Harden editor of Die Zukunft asked the court to compel Emperor William to state whether he was influenced by the Camarilla or Round Table to meddle in politics. The judge took the matter under advisement as the court was cleared except for trial participants. The day centered on testimonies not fit for publication.
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Berlin
Kuno von Moltk
Maximilien
Harden
Die Zukunft
William
Boys Find Box of Antiseptic Tablets Thrown in Street
Two young boys, sons of Mr. and Mrs. J H Cox and Mr. and Mrs. Emil Barry of Altona, discovered a box of antiseptic tablets tossed into a Wagner Street alley. The incident reads like a hazardous accidental exposure as the boys were near a candy stand.
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Otter
Emil ‘Barry
Altona
Wagner. Street
Wyoming Governor Fort Wayne Visit Praises City's Growth
Governor Bryant Brooks of Wyoming and his wife visited Fort Wayne for a brief stop with relatives after a cross country trip. He praised Fort Wayne’s growth, noted plans and improvements, and remarked on a bright future for the city during his first visit.
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Bryant Bb. Brooks
Wyoming
Fort. Wayne
Brooks
Fred H. Jones
West Wayne Street
Chicago
the Sentinel
Fort Wayne
Fort Warne
Roosevelt
Keokuk
Mississippi
Memphis
Bangor
Maine
Governor Brooks
Steamship Company
Wellesley College
Union of States
West
East
Massachusetts
Casper
Cheyenne
Maumee River Memorial Drive Moves Toward Congress
Fort Wayne labor leaders met to draft a memorial appealing to Congress for improved Maumee River between Fort Wayne and Toledo. Charles S. Bush led discussions with a plan to gather 4000 signatures from laborers and citizens for submission via Representative Gilliams and Senators Beveridge and Hendricks.
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Congress
Maumee
Fort Wayne
Toledo
Fort Wayne Federation of ‘Labor
Gilliams
Beveridge
Hemdaway
Indiana
Woman found guilty of manslaughter in infant death
Nora Mosher, a divorced woman from Warren township Huntington County, was found guilty of manslaughter for the death of her infant. The jury deliberated fifteen hours, with nine ballots, and set punishment at two to twenty one years in the prison for women. The case revealed a disturbing family history and an early burial of the infant on the Mosher farm.
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the Sentinel
Huntington
Ind
Nora Mosher
Paulus
Marion
Warren Township
Mosher Farm
Health Department
Mosher Place
Mosher
Monroeville man seeks housekeeper in odd theft tale
Reuben Rousseau of Monroeville hired a woman calling herself Harrison as a housekeeper for four days. He gave her $15 and a three dollar watch to buy clothing, but she vanished with the money and watch. Detective Soliday describes the woman and pursues leads.
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Reuben Rousseau
Monroeville
Rousseau
Harrison
Fort Wayne
George Soliday
Montpelier Merchant Files Voluntary Bankruptcy
Harry Alexander a Montpelier merchant filed in Fort Wayne U S court for voluntary bankruptcy. He lists liabilities of 5598 79 and assets of 4360 the largest liability a chattel mortgage on stock. Creditors contest the filing with several Fort Wayne wholesale houses among the creditors though none hold large claims.
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Harry Alexander
Montpelier
United States
Fort Wayne
Farmer pleads guilty to selling lamb slaughtered under sanitary violations
W F Hoffman, a farmer, admitted guilt in county court on a charge of offering for sale a lamb not slaughtered under state sanitary conditions. The case was pursued by a local association of abbat? red Abeens.
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W. F. Hoffman
Local ‘Association
Fort Wayne Man Killed and Injured in Erie Railroad Wreck
Michael Mast of Fort Wayne was killed when the west bound train collided with a freight train at Leiters Crossing on the Chicago and Erie line. R W Whittern, a National Biscuit Co salesman from Fort Wayne, suffered a broken nose among other injuries. Other wreck reports from Langsville Ohio mention engineer Edgar Porter and fireman Henry Ads killed with several seriously injured.
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Huntington
Ind
Michael Mast
Leiters Crossing
Chicago and Erie
R. W. Whittern
Fort Wayne
National Biscuit Company
Pomeroy
Ohio Central
Langsville
Edgar Porter
Henry Ads
M. Brown
M. A. Bickle
J. Washburn
Middleport
Ohio
Traction car plows into freight train in Kokomo
Limited Indiana Union Traction car 278 struck a slowly moving Pennsylvania line freight train at the Kennedy street crossing in Kokomo at 7 10 this morning. Three freight cars derailed two overturned. C W Gore Tipton merchant in the car suffered a bad hip bruise and shock but is not seriously injured.
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Kokomo
Ind
Indiana Union Traction Companies
Penn
Pennsylvania
Kennedy Street
C. W. Gore
Tipton
President Roosevelt returns home from southern tour delighted
President Roosevelt arrived at the White House by 4 PM on his southern trip, greeted in rain, and expressed delight at the journey. He spoke of a bears hunt, twelve days of work, and broad satisfaction with the reception across the South and North. He denied plans for another hunt or a North Carolina trip and avoided discussing fusion in New York. The trip covered eleven states from September 29, ending after 24 days of profit and pleasure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Southern Railway
Scheduile
Lynchburg
Reading
Oyster Bay
Oliver
Fitzhugh Lee
Key
Wilkie
Secret Service
Keokuk
North Carolina
New York
Teaerat Soremaaeat
Friends pressure Judge Heaton to stay on the bench
Pressure mounts from both parties to keep Judge Owen N. Heaton on the Superior Court bench rather than resign to assume the presidency of the Citizen's Trust Company. Supporters argue dual roles are possible with a special judge if needed, while Heaton remains tight lipped about any change in plans.
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Owen N. Heaton
Citizen’s Trust Company
Superior Court
Financial Institution
Heaton
Trust Company
Bar Filipino Denied Citizenship in California
Santa Rosa Calif Oct 26 Acting on U S advice district attorney Wright refused Benigno Bocco a Filipino naturalization papers Assistant District Attorney White says naturalization rights do not apply to Filipinos until Congress grants them but they are entitled to U S protection
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Santa Rosa
Cal
United States
Wright
Benigno Bocco
White
Congress
Jail Break Attempt in Knox County Lifts Prisoners to Bay
In Vincennes Indiana on October 23 prisoners in the Knox county Jail tried a delivery when sheriff and deputy left with a prisoner. John Shelton escaped after being knocked down by Jailer Kellner. Others including John Schloterback Ike Weathers Louis Shehr and William Schwenk were halted at the stairs and returned to cells at gunpoint. Family members in corridor prevented a shooting. Authorities expect Shelton recapture as they hunt him.
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Vincennes
Ind
Michigan City
Knox County
John Shelton
John Kellner
John
Henry Schloterback
Ike Weathers
Louis Shehr
William Schwenk
Shelton
Elkhart County Faces Loss After Grand Larceny Fraud
Elk hart County officials admit the $1,500 theft by ex superintendent Ellis likely cannot be recovered. Ellis pleaded guilty to grand larceny and received a prison term. He surrendered for mercy after fleeing justice and showed signs of mental distress. His son, deputy auditor W Clare Ellis, lost political prospects as the case prompts questions of bond and liability for auditors and commissioners.
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Goshen
Ind
Elkhart County
Ellis
Michigan City
W. Clare Ellis
Napoleon,. C
Bandits Arrested After Train Robbery Escape
In Spokane two suspects, G. N. McDonald and Ed Smith, were arrested with $14,900 in national bank notes on them. The money bore a Chicago bank stamp. The pair, believed to be the Great Northern Oriental Limited robbers who seized $40,000 at Rondo Siding, Montana, last September 12, claimed to be miners and had drawn revolvers when cornered by detectives.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Northern Oriental Limited
Rondo Siding
Montana
Great Northern
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
G. N. McDonald
Ed Smith
Bonner's Ferry
Attorney Shoaff begins probe into Knickerbocker Trust affairs
Fred B. Shoaff has gone east to examine the Knickerbocker Trust company in New York, trustee for the late Thomas B. Shoaff estate. Local heirs fear the financial flurry’s impact on their interests.
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Fred B. Shoaff
Knickerbocker Trust Company
New York
Thomas B. Shoaff
Shoulder injury at work sidelines painter Frank Rastenberg
Frank Rastenberg of 1436 Lillie street, a painter for S. F. Bowser & Co., was struck on the shoulder Friday morning when a falling pump component collapsed at a job site. Dr McHugh treated him at home. no bones were broken and he is expected to resume work within a few days.
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Frank Rastenberg
Lillie Street
S. F. Bowser & Co
McHugh
Hungarian Bride Weds Roumanian Groom After Six Weeks in America
Justice Howard Hawthorn officiated at a Swinney block office ceremony uniting Emil Lopat a of Roumania and Rosa Kaima a Hungarian immigrant. The groom works at the Rolling Mills and arrived about two years ago after a stint in Pennsylvania. The bride, in America six weeks, spoke no English but fluent in German, French, and Hungarian. an interpreter assisted the rites.
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Howard Hawthorn
Swinney
Emil Lopada
Rosa Kaima
Pennsylvania
America
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Attorney General's Office
Uncle Charlie
Fort Anke
City
Labor ‘Federation Committee
Hoffman
Erie
Union Car Lines
President Home
Southland
Judge Heaton
California
Hal
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