Gillespie Held Until May as Supreme Court Activates
James Gillespie, convicted of killing his twin sister, remains in Rising Sun jail until the first Monday in May. A habeas corpus or special Supreme Court order may free him earlier. Special Judge Cornet of Versailles oversaw his second trial and must be on the bench at release. Ohio county court convenes then. The Rising Sun sentiment supports lawfulness and urges no trouble.
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Rising Sun
James Gillespie
Michigan City
Supreme Court of Indiana
Cornet
Versailles
Gillespie
Ohio County Court
Supreme Court
Downey
Ohio County
Jim Gillespie
Gillespie Wins Release Tour Ends in Indianapolis
James Gillespie, freed from Michigan City Prison after a life term for murdering his twin, Elizabeth Gillespie, arrives in Indianapolis with deputy J B Hurst and spends the night at the Stubvins hotel. He avoids attention, notes the Rising Sun climate, and discusses parole for other inmates while indicating plans to return home with his lawyers advising silence.
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James Gillespie
Michigan City
Elizabeth Gillespie
Rising Sun
Indianapolis
J. B. Hurst
Stubvins Hotel
Gillespie
Aurora
Local Jottings from English's Show and City Pulse
A night at English's ends with a melodramatic buzz as Strongheart the Indian hero fails to meet his white sweetheart. Mayme McGraw visits from Muncie with a beau, while plans for the Lawton monument shift in the courthouse yard. Herron Art Institute hosts German paintings and Italian scenes as the library begs for space. A mounted Capitol Avenue patrol struggles to curb horse racing, Sunday shaves loom, and open shops may end soon. New boy for Porter family. Otis Kirkpatrick to build a $2000 home at W Michigan and Helensis. Laborers sought at 315 Indiana Ave with 1.75 to 2 dollars daily. Wasson’s looks for four union napermen. Frost hikes garden plans, courthousish crowds draw crowds, anglers scout Edinburg, and a downtown bass display stirs gear upgrades.
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Strongheart
Toa
Mayme McGraw
Muncie
President Roosevelt says there was a plot to control the Republican party
The president asserts corroborative evidence of a conspiracy involving rich men and a dinner at the Shoreham hotel. Senators Bourne Hansbrough and others refuse to discuss the matter, while Roosevelt defends his policy against what he calls an “absurd” rumor spread by financial interests.
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White House
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Pennsylvania
Senator Bourne
Oregon
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Bourne
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the Inquirer
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Andrews
Wew
Mexico
Hemenway
Indiana
Senator Hemenway
Theodore Roosevelt
Harrimans
Rockefellers Tillmans
Baileys
Storers
Viaduct Crashes Prompt City Alerts And Local Happenings
A city viaduct collision rattles the streets as spring break draws students back to campuses. Humane officer Edward Dickman narrowly averts trouble while arresting a dog owner amid a hostile crowd. Architects Brubaker and Co plan a five story medical office block at New York and Meridian streets as Indiana Auto’s William Rugenstein trains police in auto operations. News notes report a newborn, a police chief’s secretary finding a drunken visitor on his porch, and a push on hat trimmings at five and ten cent stores.
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Edward Dickman
Pennsylvania
Marketsts
Dickman
Captured by Enemy Ties Indiana Dental Student to Nicara gua War
Antonio Bogram a native of Nicaragua and senior at Indiana Dental College has learned his brother in law the Nicaragua secretary of war has been captured by insurrectos Hog tams father was Nicaragua's president for years The student hopes to finish exams and graduate to rush to Central America to aid in the defense plus SPRING GOODS now ready Gus Rosberg 7 9 Pathbroke Arcana New phone 663
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Nicaragua
Indiana Dental College
Hogtam
Central America
Gus Rosberg
Pathbroke
Arcana
New
Saylor Brooks Lashes For Wife Beating In Maryland
In Baltimore, Saylor Brooks, colored, received nine lashes at the whipping post on Friday for wife beating and was ordered to serve two months in jail. The report covers diverse incidents from London, Chicago, Dobbs Ferry, New York, Santiago, Kansas City, and Dubuque, detailing a mix of crimes, disasters, and political notes.
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Baltimore
Saylor Brooks
London
Chicago
Adam (. Rhein
William Rommell
Dobbs Ferry
City of Troy
New York
Anthony Comstock
Santiago
Cuba
Dairymen contest city milk licensing order in Marion County
Marion County dairymen oppose a city licensing rule forcing milk shippers to obtain a $1 license within ten days or face confiscation and prosecution. The State Dairymen's Protective Association plans to test legality with Senator L. Est Slack as attorney, seeking court decision before complying. They also discussed a two cent per gallon price increase for summer milk.
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Marion County Dairymen
Marion County
State Dairymen’s Protective Association
Statehouse
L. Est Slack
Slack
Supreme Courts
Theater Men In Court Over Building Ordinance Charge
Edward Ford and H A Hughes proprietors of a moving picture theater at 1468 S Illinois street faced police court on a building ordinance violation for lacking a public thoroughfare opening. Judge Whallon reserved decision after testimony. A building inspector testified the theater required passage through a saloon and a small room, with the rear exit through a narrow alley to a larger alley.
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H. A. Hughes
S. 1Inois St
Whallon
Winterrowd
Hughes
Ford
Fire department praised after Bijou Dream theater fire
A $25 check was sent to Chief Coots of the city fire department to be added to the pension fund in appreciation of the department’s prompt response at the Bijou Dream theater at 30 W Washington St. The theater fire in the basement caused by electric wires ended with no panic and only small losses. A letter with the check praised the fire department’s work.
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Ment
Bijou Dream
Washingston St
Constable Edwin McIntire Fined For Concealed Weapons
On facts presented to Special Judge Erwin, Edwin McIntire a special constable guarding Pope-Waverley Motor property during a strike was fined one dollar and costs in police court The arrest followed trouble sparked by striking union men The note also lists MEAL BROS plasterers with phone numbers.
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Edwin McIntire
Pope-Waverley Motor Company
Erwin
Criminal Court
McIntire
Thaw Plans Honeymoon If Freed After Trial
In a Tombs corridor Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw discussed life after the murder trial as they anticipate Thaw’s acquittal and possible freedom. Lawyers fight the lunacy board report while Jerome braces for a death-penalty plea. summations begin Monday with a verdict expected Wednesday or Thursday.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Lunacy Board
Jerome
Justice Fitzgerald
White
Twnnecy Board
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Elmer Stoner Dies of Brights Disease in Greenfield
Elmer E. Stoner died at his Greenfield home after months with Brights disease. A former Hancock county commissioner and last year Republican candidate for state auditor, he was defeated by John C. Billheimer. He worked in insurance for years and leaves a widow and two children Carl and Nellie. Nellie Stoner is at Woman’s College in Baltimore.
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Elmer Stoner
Bright
John C. Billheimer
Stoner
Carl Stoner
Nellie Storer
Miss Stoner
Woman's College At
Baltimore
President Roosevelt Walks briskly to church at four mph
In Washington on April 6, President Roosevelt routinely walks from the White House to Grace Memorial church, averaging 12 to 13 minutes for the three quarter mile route. He travels without an overcoat, usually in a silk hat, escorted by three Secret Service agents maintaining a tight pace.
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White House
Grace Memorial
Lafayette Square
Madison-Place
Vermont-ave
Arlington Hotel
Fifteenth-st
Pst
Secret Service
Kealing Denies Rumor Of Resignation As U S Attorney
Washington reports a whisper that Joseph B. Kealing, the United States district attorney for Indiana, would resign soon. Kealing flatly denied any knowledge of such plans calling the pipe-dream and stating there is nothing in it. He offered no source for the rumor.
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Indianapolis
Joseph B. Kealing
United States
Atorney
Indiana
Kealing
United States District Attorney
Danville
Navy
Lieut. Steele
Manila Bay
Brooklyn
Union B. Hunt Reports Absence From Office Next Week
Union B. Hunt informs he will be away from the office next week but expects to manage affairs the following week. He notes he is improving.
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Union B. Hunt
Railroad Commission
United States Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy Weekend
Partly cloudy conditions with likely showers Saturday night into Sunday and rising temperatures Sunday. Sunrise at 5 22, sunset at 5 51. Tide level readings included with noon figures in the report.
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United States
Gregor Sentenced for Hatchet Threat to Daughter
James Gregor of 5 Indiana avenue was fined three dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse after an incident in which he allegedly tried to strike his daughter with a hatchet when she refused to move kittens from the kitchen to the cellar. The event occurred Saturday.
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Gregor
Alumnae Luncheon Honors Chicago Pitcher Orville Overall
The Indianapolis Alumniae chapter of Delta Nu hosted a noon luncheon at the Grand Hotel on Saturday to honor Orville Overall, a Chicago baseball pitcher and former member of the fraternity in California.
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Digma Nu
Grand Hotel
Orville Overall
Chicago
California
Navy recruitment push uses moving pictures to draw youths
Lieutenant George W. Steele promotes a film program in Indianapolis to boost naval enlistment among country boys delaying wages for oats. Moving pictures, lectures, and entertainments at a local venue aim to showcase life at sea and discipline, with boat-race anecdotes illustrating naval spirit and competition.
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George W. Steele
Federal Building
Indianapolis
United States Navy
Steele
United States
America
Charges Filed Against Chief of Police Metzger
Lew Shank former county recorder filed charges with the Board of Safety accusing Chief Metzger of threats and intimidation over a driver tied up in front of Shank’s storage at 338 East Washington Street. Shank says the arrest was unlawful and vows injunctive action if alley access is blocked. Metzger denies threats beyond ordering the blockade enforced.
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Robert Metzger
Board of Safety
Shank
Chief Metzger
Metzger
Charles Hall
Washington St
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Tect
Snsry
Shanw
Erics
Washington-st
Peart-st
Ernest
Masonic Lodge Campaign Reaches Toward $200000 Target
In a brisk fundraising push, Masonic lodges aim to raise 200000 for the new Illinois and North Street building. Daily receipts total 8960 with leading gifts from Mystic Tie Ancient Landmarks and Pentalpha Lodges. Cumulative grand totals show 50002 prior and 105106 overall as of report.
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North-sts
Blue Lodges
Mystic Tie
Ancient Landmarks
Pentalpha
Reon
Raper Commandery
Indianapolis
Keystone
Center Lodge
Marion Lodge
Capital City Lodge
Ancient Land Works Lodge
Mystic Tie Lodge
Pentalpha Lodge
Logan Lodge
Monumental Lodge
Deposit book stolen by Chicago suspect dealer
Edgar McFee, a negro, was arrested by Detective Kurtz on a Saturday morning charge of stealing a deposit book from Indiana Trust Company belonging to William Farris, head waiter at White's restaurant. The book listed a $50 gain. McFee allegedly quit a restaurant Tuesday, raising suspicion. He lives on West Twelfth Street Chicago. Mrs. Mary Mette is dead and five relatives ill from suspected arsenic poisoning, believed tied to a Bohemian fruit cake.
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Edgar McFee
Kurtz
Indiana Trust Company
William Farris
McFee
W. Twelfth-st
Chicago
Mary Mette
Gem Laundry Advertises Family Washings and Rates
The Gem Laundry offers family washings rough dry at six cents per pound with all flat pieces ironed. Contact by calling 1671 to request service.
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GEM Laundry
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