Indictment Fight Over New Grand Jury Action
The district attorney seeks a new indictment after a clash over improper evidence in the Molineux case. Geo Gordon Battle argues no new indictment will be returned. Lawyer A. Colgar of Nashville may face conspiracy charges for plotting Heckmann extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Develineux
Grand Express
Geo. Gordon Battle
Discy
Barnet
A. &. Colgar
Nashville
Tenn
Nicholas Heckmann
Missing Link Found in Molineux Evidence
An important ink in the evidence against R. B. Molineux was found on April 13. A letter on blue paper with three silver seals signed by Harry Cornish and H Carpet, sent to Mrs. Adams, contains an order for medicine. The letter to James Burns of New York City asks for 25 cents sent by Fowder. Captain McClusky called it the most startling evidence yet and clinched the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moodus
Conn
Irem James Burns
James Burns
Columbusage
New York City
Roland Molix
Jersey St
Newark
Fowler
James Sr
Detroit
Mich
York City
Hospital Ship From Havana Brings 210 Patients to Hampton Roads
The hospital ship from Havana arrives at Hampton Roads with 210 patients including 60 with typhoid fever and 59 with malaria. Also aboard are 14 with tropical ailments and 43 convalescents from surgery. Surgeons report most men expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Hampton Roads
Folk, Va
Seven spikes placed on railway track near Urbana
A Urbana man attempted to derail a passenger train by fastening seven spikes on the 2 track on a curve south of Urbana. The act was discovered by locals, and the culprit, William Hicks, was arrested days later by a detective on a Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Wm. Hicks
Novel Scheme Aimed at Escaping Prison Uncovered
A prisoner devised a plan to conceal himself in bed clothing and use a plaster cast of his face to fashion a dummy and slip over the wall. The attempt was detected as it neared completion, halting the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing
Connict Miller
I ‘Sk
Ada Gratton Heads Armor Plate Against Bullet
A remarkable report describes Ada Gratton taking a bullet to the forehead with only flesh damage, likened to helmeted protection as she remained unharmed after the impact in Mo. on April 13.
Death’s Embrace Ends A Life In Des Moines Tragedy
A fragmented Des Moines report notes a 64 year old man from Mason City who died after a dire sequence hinting at despair and possible morphine involvement. The brief column mentions places like Des Moines and Rushville and references a noted duelist motif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Des Moines
Macon
Oland Trial Witness Bodenmiller Testimony Shifts Defense
George Bodenmiller age 10, brother of the murdered boy, testified that he barely knew Freddie Oland and described a dream Freddie told him of killing a boy for being on a newspaper route. He recalled Freddie sought his company and hinted at a revolver in his pocket during events before the murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
George Bodenamillier
Oland
Freddie Oland
Freddie
Bodenmiller
Andy
Boomer
Clinton Clark
John F. Hutchings
Hutchings
Court of Inquiry Nears End After Porto Rico Testimony
The court of inquiry is close to completion with only a few witnesses left and a report expected soon. Rudolph Kk Spicer, Harrisburg undertaker, testified on the Fourth Pennsylvania regiment's Porto Rico service noting green slime on refrigerated beef and crystaline forms requiring trimming. He compared crystals to boracic acid used on mangled bodies by embalmers. Prof Bigelow of the agricultural department reviewed canned roast beef method and found no faults during his Chicago observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Col. Davis
Rudolph Kk. Spicer
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Porto Rico
Bigelow
Agricultural Department
Chicago
The Frankem Quarrel On the Witness Stand
John G. Pendergast testified in the Frankem will case. he knew the Frankems and described strained relations between the father and his sons. He recalled pictures of Mr and Mrs Frankem kept in an album and denied throwing them into the yard, saying he sent them back with a note. Witnesses said Isaac and the father believed the other cheated him in business and the brothers and sisters did not attend some funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Pendergast
Frankem
Mr. Pendergast
Frankems
Mrs. Prankem
Attorney Howe
Prankems
Isaac
Bryan avoids Chicago local politics talk on visit
In Chicago Col W J Bryan arrived for the Jefferson day Banquet in Milwaukee and declined to discuss Mayor Harrison Altgeld differences. Asked about the mayoral election he said the national program has nothing to do with local politics. He dismissed Richard Croker as not constituting the Tammany society.
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Bryan
Croker
Chicago
W. J. Bryan
Milwaukee
Col. Bryan
Harrison
Altgeld
Tammany
Silver Democrats
Richard Croker
Mr. Croker
Tammany Society
Wheat Climbs as Crop Damage Reports Pour In
Wheat rose about 2.5 percent closing near daily highs. May futures traded between 72.54 and 74.14 cents, July around 72.5 to 74.3 cents, as crop damage reports flood commission houses across the winter wheat belt. In a separate case, John Faker and Frank Hedges face 18 days detention and a $100 fine for cow theft from John Schwager, with blame-shifting in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Faker
Frank Hedges
John Schwager
Ile Other
Floods and fires dominate distant notes and losses
Wires report St Louis homecoming from Hot Springs and a Chicago conference of Swedish churches. Steamships Teutonic and Lahn arrive. writer George Marion Hyde is missing and several deaths are noted in St Louis and London. Reports mention floods on the Missouri, a cave-in at Newberg Ohio injuring three, and a fire fatally burning James Hogan in St Louis.
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St. Louis
Hot Springs
Chicago
Teutonic
Liverpool
Lahn
Bremen
George Marion Hyde
New York
Missouri
North Dakota
Millers of
Comter
Wm. Cresson
Baltimore
John Sargent
London
Electrical Trust
Hobart
Stone Foundation
Newberg
Capt
Green
Kansas
Hughes
San Francisco
Samoa
Col. Smith
Tennessee
Manila
Nashville
James Hogan
Cook County
Assembly
War Department
Cuba
Kang Yu Wei
Canada
America
National Association
Los Angeles
Ooth
Nippon Maru
Orient
Sixth Artillery
Honolulu
McCook
Alaska
Dawson City
Rio Concessions Attending Strike Talks at Plant
Smiley Chambers attorney for the American plate glass company returned from Alexandria after studying the strike among the 600 workers. He says no immediate settlement is possible but expects the plant to resume full operation soon as many men want to return. The company will not concede and is building sleeping booths inside the plant to protect current workers during equipment upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smiley Chambers
American Plate Glass Company
Alexandria
Mr. Chambers
President Receives Dispatch on Filipino Deser tion and Citizenship Desire
President receives a private dispatch from President Seharman of the Philippine commission reporting strong Filipino interest in American citizenship. The message notes many Filipinos leaving insurgent ranks for Manila and says Aguinaldo is viewed as overbearing, with daily desertions.
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Washington
Sehurman
Philippine Commission
Manila
Aguinaldo
Davis to Wed Miss Clark in Chicago Engagement
Richard Slarding Davis, newspaper writer and novelist, is engaged to Miss Deeil Clark of Chicago, daughter of John M. Clark, president of a Chicago telephone company. The notice recalls a letter from Davis to Miss Clark delivered by a London messenger boy.
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New York
Richard Slarding Davis
Deeil Clark
Chicago
John M. Clark
London Messenger Boy
Raleigh to Arrive Saturday in Welcome Parade
Word arrived that the cruiser Raleigh will reach the harbor Saturday with a reception committee meeting the vessel on entry. If the hour is late the parade and official welcome will be postponed to Sunday with every available harbor vessel joining in, aiming for a celebration as grand as last summer’s Sampson squadron event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Raleigh
Sampson
Quiet Case Details Stir Jeffersonville Health Board
Captain Applegate of the police force threatens the Board of health to keep smallpox cases from publicity. Twenty one cases are at the pesthouse, though people thought only eight. A child in a 14 member family, ten of whom were ill, recovered before the case was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
Applegate
Board of Health
A Neat Horse Swindle Unfolds In Crawfordsville
William Davis a local liveryman is bankrupt after a supposed friend used him to back forged notes totaling 4500 dollars. The dealer in stallions vanished with the cash after selling the straw notes, exposing a fraudulent horse transaction in Crawfordsville Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
William Davis
Liveryman
Davis
Recruiting 3000 Marines and 90 Officers Under Way
The United States is recruiting 3000 marines and 90 officers as a rush of applicants floods in. Half fail physicals due to tobacco heart while 76 percent fail the basic exam. Only the best are chosen and sent to San Francisco to depart for the Philippines. Officers' spots are open to civilians, not limited to Annapolis graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
San Francisco
Philippines
Annapolis
Tod Sloane Dominates New Market Races With Four Wins
Tod Sloane the American jockey captivated New Market fans by winning four straight races on Swirl Saint Ia Vic Victis and Sea Hog. He swept a 100 sovereign selling race a 50 sovereign biennial stakes a 200 sovereign double trial plate and a 100 sovereign wetter handicap aboard Sea Hog and Lord Dunraven's entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tod Sloane
Swirl
Saint Ia
Vic Victis
Sloane
Lord Dunraven
Ice trust to consolidate major midwest and Chicago firms
In Indianapolis report from April 13 notes representatives of the largest ice concerns plan a monster ice trust. The combine would absorb Cleveland Columbus Toledo Sandusky Cincinnati Indianapolis Detroit and Chicago with promoters C. L. Wagner of Wagner lake ice Sandusky and President Field of Knickerbocker ice Chicago. The company is organized under New Jersey law with millions in capital.
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Toledo
Chicago
Monster Ice Trust
Cleveland
Columbus
Sandusky
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Detroit
C. L. Wagner
Wagner Lake Ice Company
President Field
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Smallpox Case Reported In City Dispensary Ward
Dr Paul Martin reports another mild small pox case on Thursday. The victim is Henry Warren colored of 1342 Hiatt street West Indianapolis. He is 2 dollars and lives with an aged aunt. He will be removed to the pesthouse and his home quarantined.
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Paul Martin
City
Henry Warren
Hiatt St
Indianapolis
Isasa Flees Madrid Amid Carlist Revolt Fears
April 13 dispatch notes orders for the arrest of Gen. Isasa who is expected to lead Carlist forces in a uprising. He has disappeared and it is believed he will signal the revolt.
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Madrid
Isasa
Bishop White Meets Trustees Over Diocese Property Transfer
Bishop White of Michigan and a Indiana diocese trustee met in Indianapolis on Thursday to discuss transferring church property from the old diocese to the northern Indiana diocese. The move aims to centralize holdings under new regional control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Michigan
City
Indiania Episcopal
Indianapolis
Indiana
Cherga
Five enlist at recruiting drive in Indianapolis
William H. Blume of Indianapolis was among five who enlisted during a recruiting drive. Lieutenant Waterman returned from Goshen where he had been recruiting but only secured one man. He will be sent to Fort Wayne next week.
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William H. Blume
Indianapolis
Lieut
Waterman
Goshen
Fort Wayne
Fire in Oshkosh damages business district
A Wednesday blaze in Oshkosh Wisconsin caused about 160000 dollars of damage to the city business section before being extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lass
Osheosh
Wis
Patrolman James Winn Improves After Spotted Fever
The condition of Patrolman James Winn who is colored and ill with spotted fever showed some improvement on Thursday.
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James Winn
Births Deaths Marriages Notice Totals from Local Records
Births list multiple couples with city addresses and newborn sex. Deaths note ages and causes from local residents. Marriage licenses list several couples seeking marriages with their partners.
Remedy Credential Claims for Chamberlain's Medicine
An advertisement notes many in every neighborhood credit Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving lives or curing chronic diarrhoea. It emphasizes personal testimonials as proof of effectiveness and encourages readers to try the remedy.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Adverts Claim Refund
Advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back refund if ineffective. Noted marks L B Q on each tablet to indicate genuineness. Price listed as 25 cents.
Women Out of Work Seek Jobs in Two Cities
Report notes women facing unemployment seek new opportunities as two urban centers report growing job openings. Employers list increased openings and training programs to assist applicants.
Mrs George discussed killing Saxton before trial in Canton
In Canton Ohio on April 13 the trial heard attorney W C Werntz recount a four day early meeting with Mrs George. He said they talked about the Althouse case and she planned to go to Mrs Althouse's home to raise hell with Saxton. She claimed a wedding or funeral would follow and contemplated disguising the act as self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Althouse
Saxton
Mme
Sample C. George
Canadian cable plan from Vancouver to Manning Island
A private dispatch from Ottawa says the government will lay a cable from Vancouver to Manning Island then to Australia and New Zealand. Construction begins this summer. The route covers 8,200 miles at a cost of 38,000,000.
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Vancouver
B. C
Ottawe
Manning Island
Australia
New Zealand
Funeral for Milton Moulton at 2 p.m. Friday
Funeral services for Milton Moulton will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the residence 1614 Delos Street with the Brother hood of railway conductors in charge. Friends invited. 13 WANTED - Situation, lady, middle age, wants to keep house for widower, an honest working man preferred. Call at 264 N Senate Ave. Toom &. 14 WANTED - Situation as bartender by young man good references. Address Bartender 427 E Ohio St liv WANTED - Carriage painter. Maret.
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Milton Moulton
Delos St
Brotherhood of
Senate Ave
Toom
Ohio-st. liv
Maret
Indianapolis Stock Market Cattle and Sheep Prices Reported
Market quietly listed thin cattle demand with mixed quotes for good to prime steers and heifers. Sheep and lamb receipts rose with steady market, while grain values show firmer tones for wheat and corn in Indianapolis on Thursday April 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Aca Cceenpresency Mediun
Stears
City
S&c. Oats
C. Hay
Timothy
R. R. Shiel & Co Anti-Trust Live Stock Report
Fair receipts with cattle steady and hog market down five cents on heavies. Mixed and lights down 74 cents. Averages quoted: 250 to 350 pounds at 3.85 to 3.92. 200 to 230 at 3.80. 160 to 190 at 3.75 to 3.80. Pigs and light workers at 3.59 to 3.72. Great care urged in warm weather to ensure cattle are well watered.
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R. R. Shiel & Co
Anti-Trust
Indianapolis
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Wiliam
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En- Enmshave
Fred
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Sanders St
Margaret Wetter
Wisconsin St
Eadward
Louise McGuire
Lewis
Katie Fisher
Weghorst St
Viola Pell
Singsleton St
August
Carrie Rieman
Mason St
Ino
Carrie Wampner
Union St
Boy. Inc
Katie Lyons
Chadwick St
Albert
Kate
Marguerette Toole
Peter Hansen
Ina
Robert Churchman
Elge Wocher
Frank Richardson
Minnie Goetz
Adrian Peterson
Bessie Flaherty
Albert Schleicher
Laura Frauer
Richard Gahr
Anna Almeroth
John Hines
Florence Achenbach
John Compton
Anna Ferguson
Robert Mahaffey
Lucinda Jamsa
Ira Cook
Laura Gerard
Benjamin Coleman
Carrie Chasteen
Tish-I-Minge
New Haven
Tse
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Leelee
MAMET
Ll Jaen
Werntz
E. Washington
Bath
South-st. Wi
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Central- Ave
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Capitol-ave
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