Secret Service Misuse Charged by House Panel
Washington reports that secret service men have been used as spies on government employees and in pursuing domestic entanglements. The appropriations committee plans a drastic bill provision restricting secret service use to authorized purposes, notably counterfeiter detection and presidential protection.
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Washington
United States Secret Service
Committee On Appropriations
House
Secret Service
Wallage Fight Over Dense User Funds at County Meeting
County commissioners in West Indianapolis heard arguments from attorney Casy WIlliam Wal es and others requesting license denial over funds tied to Zoom being a nuisance. The hearing stretched as the auditor whispered for decorum and a brief pause before resuming.
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Wwilliaim Vwales
Indianapolis
Distriet
Wee
Salon
Serfried
Boy Thieves Confess in Peru Burglaries
Five boys were arrested in Peru Indiana as police broke up a gang of thieves. They confessed to numerous burglaries after being taken into custody.
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Peru
Ind
Made Fortune in America Count Von Hochberg’s Romance
The Count Von Hochberg, ally of the German crown prince, renounces his title to wed Louise Caran who becomes F B Barnes. She earns wealth as a Colorado miner, sails with husband and child back to Germany, where he will reclaim his rank. The panel depicts the count in Prussian Life Guard uniform.
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Count von Hochberg
Prussian Life Guard
Expectant mood as Marion county grand jury nears report
A hushed Marion county grand jury room awaits a report after a week of investigations. Rumors point to new crews and outside firms drawn into the inquiry, with city and county deals under scrutiny. Witnesses have appeared, experts met with jurors, and spies linger near the courthouse as suspense builds.
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Marion County Grand Jury
City
Strike breaker isles on car at Pengagola Pensacola
An imported strike breaker employed by Pensacola Electric Company to replace strikers was shot and killed at noon in Pensacola Florida. An unknown assailant fired on a Kupfrian park car returning to the city.
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Isles
Pengagola
Pensacola
Fla
Pensacola Electric Company
Warner defends Brownsville case in Senate hearing
Senator Warner of Missouri urged the Brownsville affair be examined by the senate military affairs committee. He stated there was no doubt of the guilt of the Twenty-fifth Infantry soldiers and that the president acted correctly. He rejected claims the punishment stemmed from race prejudice.
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Washington
Senator Warner
Missouri
Brownsville
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Warner
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Lawyer selections surround graft prosecutions
The court debate centers on choosing counsel for graft case prosecutions. Judge Pritchard remains silent about which lawyers are being approached while names like John S. Duncan and Michael Ryan are discussed with uncertainty and political ties noted.
Jealous husband shoots wife in crowded Chicago saloon
Jerome Marcotti, an engineer, shot his wife after finding her with a stranger at a saloon and concert hall in Chicago. He killed William Myers, 25, a man at the bar, and then attempted suicide as bystanders watched in a crowded venue.
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Ous Rags
West Side boy gang nabbed in string of robberies
Detectives rounded up a gang of seven last week, then two more of a four member group were arrested. Charles Day George Riley Richard Arnett Lloyd Houchell were named. At Houchell home police found coins revolver rings and dockets. Ten watches and six revolvers traced. Home invasions targeted unoccupied houses with plunder about 1000 dollars.
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George Riley
Richard Arnett
Lloyd H. Houchell
Arnett
Fouchell
Day
Riley
Houchell
Belmont Avenue
West Side
Doctor Charged With Bigamy In Colorado Springs Case
Dr. Joseph R. Adams of Pittsburg Kansas is detained in Colorado Springs on bigamy charges from his wife, Miss Tinie Moore of Fort Scott Kansas, alleging a 1907 Fort Scott marriage and a second Colorado Springs marriage to Miss Tutu Rickmeyer of New Albany Indiana, with both wives claiming desertion.
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Colorado Eprings
Colo
Joseph R. Adams
Fittsburg
Kas
Tinie, Moore
Fort Scott
Colorado Springs
Tutu Rickmeyer
New Albany
Dnd
Fractured skull causes death at City hospital
An unidentified man, about 59, 160 pounds and 5 feet 8 inches, died Monday at City hospital from a skull fracture above the left ear. Coroner G A Petersdorf opened an autopsy. the blow likely caused unconsciousness and left-sided paralysis. Police begin an investigation to identify the deceased found intoxicated on a sidewalk at Senate avenue and Washington street.
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G. A. Petersdorf
Poole
Turnkey
Mathey
Merz and
Reed
Senate Avenue
Washington Street
Taft Resolution Defeated at New Hampshire Convention
Concord N H April 21 The Republican state convention this afternoon defeated a Taft resolution by a rising vote of 700 to 5 and voted unanimously to send the four delegates at large to the Chicago convention unpledged and uninstructed.
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Concord
N. H
Chicago
Young Man Granted Suspended Sentence For Larceny
Ralph Livingston, a 16 year old African American, was arraigned in criminal court last week on grand larceny and pleaded not guilty. He appeared before Judge Pritcharda Tuesday morning and was released on suspended sentence to lead a better life. The court noted his prior questionable mixups but gave him another chance to reform.
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Ralph Livingston
Pritcharda
Livingston
Elevator operator bravely returns after lumbago
Robert Bailey, statehouse elevator man, was off duty with lumbago for a day but appeared on watch Tuesday despite continued pain. He suffers intensely yet refused to leave his post longer than one day.
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Robert Bailey
Statehouse
Mr. Bailey
Robber Keeps Returning To Sitting Hens Theme
Mrs A J Bailey awoke to a thief on the rear porch examining shoes by moonlight. The man fled when Bailey shouted, stealing a sitting hen and ten young chickens. Other burglaries followed across several Illinois Street homes with various items taken, though two Great Danes at Dr Caldwell’s may have deterred theft. Police report multiple burglaries in different parts of town over two days.
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A. J. Bailey
N. Ilinois Street
Bailey
Baifley
Mr. Bailey
E. W. Spencer
N. Wulinois Street
Trains Crash on Australian Railroad as Brakes Fail
A dramatic railway collision in Australia resulted from brake failure, leaving engineers scrambling to avert disaster. Investigators work to determine cause while rescue teams tend to injured passengers and assess damage to locomotives and tracks.
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Australia
Fire Destroys Coaches in Melbourne Train Crash
Forty two bodies were taken from the wreckage of two trains at Braybrook Junction, with several more believed buried. An initial Ballarat train starting as a Bendigo train rounded a curve. brakes failed, engine reversed, but speed could not be checked. All lights out, three coaches caught fire, creating a scene of horrific destruction.
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Braybrook Junction
S&s
Ballarat
Bendigo
Indicted Kackley Expected in Marion County
Thomas R. Kackler, indicted in Marion county fraud inquiries, failed to appear at Sheriff Clay’s office Tuesday. No word has been received since a prior telegram promised his arrival this week. Fred C. Gardner said no new information had come since the initial message, and Kackley was expected later Wednesday.
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Thomas R. Kackler
Marion County
Clay
Mr. Kackley
Fred C. Gardner
Hugh McGowan Improves After Serious Illness
Hugh McGowan, seriously ill with a weak heart and bronchitis, was reported considerably improved on Tuesday. The update notes his condition has stabilized as he receives medical care.
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Hugh McGowen
Auto race practice ends in tragedy near briar cliffs
Two car drivers and two mechanics were badly hurt and one fatally after a car plunged from a Saw Mill river bridge during a practice spin for a Friday cup race near East View. George Robertson survived the crash but was in serious condition. J B Weil, Charles Murray, James Weed, and Weil's mechanic companions were taken to East View hospital with serious injuries.
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New York
Briar Cliffs
George Roberson
East View Bridge
J. B. Well
Sawrmi River
Robertson
East View Hospital
J. B. Weil
Charles Murray
James Weed
Weir
Sawmill River
Veil
Weil
Murray
Weed
Woman Ren Burned In Home Explosion
Mrs. Daisy Jones, 58, suffered fatal burns when an alcool can exploded while she lit a fire at her College avenue home. She poured the liquid on the fire, fumes ignited, clothing burned away, and neighbors helped quell the blaze as she ran outside. Her husband, attorney Arthur Jones, was away at a trial in Anderson, Ind.
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Daisy Jones
College Avenue
L College Avenue
Arthur Jones
Indianapolis
Anderson
Ind
Government Printing Office Faces Six-Hundred Thousand Deficit
Washington April 2 The government printing office faces a deficit of about 600 000 for the present Ascan year Acting Public Printer Brian told the House Appropriations Committee the shortfall results from liberal purchases of machinery and material and in employment costs.
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Washington
Government Printing Office
Brifin
Committee On Appropriations
House
Brian
Isber
Fires Break Out In Town After Trash Sparks
Mrs TM H Roberts at 1704 N Capitol notes a shed fire from burning trash and promotes a quick alarm. Sergt Corrigan warned fire HQ after another blaze at the Roberts home. A servant near the shed started the fire with trash. Loss about $1. Bertram Harvey at 717 W Twenty seventh st faced a gasoline stove fire with no loss. J M Winters at 18065 N Pennsylvania st suffered a $300 fire loss. Fire units also responded to a brush fire near Twenty second street by Lake Erie tracks but were unable to reach it in time.
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H. Roberts
Capitol Avenue
Sergt. Corrigan
Atsic
Sergio Carrigan
Aremen
Roberts
Bertram Harvey
Twenty-seventh Street
J. M. Winters
Pennsylvania Street
Lake Erie
American Paving and Manufacturing Co Formed in Indianapolis
The American Paving and Manufacturing company of Indianapolis is incorporated with capital stock to produce paving machinery and paving compositions. Incorporators include W. J. Mooney, YU. G. Mueller, M. J. Ready, Joseph C. Schaf, Joseph La Gasper, Robert F. Peelle, G. A. Schnell and Hermanny Runt. Rufil holds a patent on a new paving material the firm will use. The business will operate in Indianapolis.
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American Paving and Manufacturing Company
Indianapolis
W. J. Mooney
YU. G.mueller
M. J. Ready
Joseph C. Schaf
Joseph la Gasper
Robert F. Peelle
G. A. Schnell
Hermanny “Runt
Rufil
Ite
Indianapol
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Berlin
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Colorado
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Crownsville
William Porter Miller
Migeael Tyan
Pritchard
Tn Ming
John S. Duncan
Michael Ryan
Ryan and Ruckelshaws
Ryan
Rvan
Duncan
Jerome Marcotti
Revere House
William Myers
Cus
Charles Day
Idiana Woriar Ore
Polich
Taft
New Hampontre
Robber
Melbourne
Hugh McGowan
Briar
Gohol
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