Woman in Zionsville Planned Husband Slaying and Suicide
Mrs. Mary Nageleisen, overwhelmed by grief for two departed sons, allegedly intended to cut her husband’s throat and then kill herself with carbolic acid. After revealing the plan, she handed him the razor and asked him to strike. He calmed her, they delayed, and she later took the fatal dose. Her condition worsened after the deaths of Walter and Charles, with lingering frenzy and sorrow. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 10 a.m. with interment at Zionsville.
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Nageleisen
Walter
G. W. Stout
Charles
Zisonville
Zionsville
Man Deserts Bride After Quick Marriage Ceremony
Josie Hessong Hendershot of Broad Ripple wed within hours after a suspicious scene at the county clerk’s office. Her fiancé George Fate, who reportedly courted trouble, declared he did not want to marry and joked about using the license to scare another girl before the vows were finally completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Hessong
Hendershot
Broad Ripple
George
Broad
George Fate
Tocquire Smock
New York
Ira Collins On Trial For Box Car Burglary
Ira Collins faced a criminal court on Friday charged with breaking into an I and W box car and stealing shoes. On the stand he wept recalling reform school punishment and police testimony of his troubled character as his mother watched and cried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Collins
Reform School
Seized Game Confiscated by Illinois Warden
Chicago April 6 state game warden Loveday confiscated 22 000 quail grouse and ducks believed shipped in consignment bound for markets. The action underscores enforcement of wildlife transport rules and illegal shipment concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Loveday
Man Survives Fall From Clay Pool Building Steel Work
Patrick Fitzpatrick, 34, slipped from the fifth story at the Clay pool building in Pennsylvania and Chiosts, struck a plank about halfway down, then fell to the basement gravel. He was dazed but not fatally injured, with one broken bone in his right foot and multiple bruises. He was taken to City hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington St
Young Hobbs Sent To Grand Jury In Blackmail Case
The North Indianapolis anti roadhouse group faced public scrutiny Friday in the Robert Hobbs blackmail trial. Hobbs allegedly sent a letter to saloonist Albert Hitzelberger offering to ignore him for $15 plus a meeting at the English hotel at 12 30. Detectives concealed, Hitzelberger paid $12 to his blackmailer who is identified as a spy for the anti roadhouse effort. The preyed man says he and a partner were mistreated by the group and sought coin. The matter has been referred to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Hitzelberger
Anti-Roadhouse Association
Joseph Parrish
Grand Jury
Counterfeiting Suspects Nabbed After Circus Link Probe
Bernard Loebenthal and John Foley await federal grand jury in Marion jail on counterfeiting charges. Arrests in Peru led to Indianapolis capture by U S detective Todd Halls and Deputy Marshal Boyd. A ruse captured the real Holt, while items like a ladle and plaster molds pointed to forged currency. The Loebenthal home yielded no bread after a harsh search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Loebenthal
John Foley
Marion County
Peru
Indianapolis
U.S
Todd Halls
Marshal Boyd
Wallace
Winter Quarters
Halls
Capt. Halls
Holt
Loebenthal
Logansport
Foley
U. S
John FE. Foley
Cailles Proclaims Return To Aguinaldo Amid Killings
Manila reports Gen Cailles, hiding in Tayabas mountains, declaring himself Aguinaldo’s successor. He allegedly ordered eight Americans killed after torture and also ordered staff officer Cal Sancio killed for refusing to fund insurgents. Cailles, born in India, is described as a guerrilla leader. Aguinaldo denounces him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Cailles
Tayabas
Aguinaldo
Cal. Sancio
India
Peace Maker Daly Sends Couple Back To Try It Again
In police court Amos Busey of 1410 Hill Ave faced a wife assault charge. Judge Daly urged reconciliation but the wife refused to return, saying repeated attempts failed and she received only $1.50 weekly. The trio consulted the matron and decided to try again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Busey
Hill Ave
Atlas Works
Daly
Emil Metzner Dies After 69 Years In City
Emil Metzner 69, longtime W. B. Burford lithographing superintendent for 32 years, died Thursday night at 1218 Central Ave after a brief illness. Born in Baden Germany he came to Philadelphia in 1864 and Indianapolis in 1869. Survived by widow and two daughters Emma and Frieda both public school teachers. Funeral Sunday 2 30 p m at home with Dr Lasby officiating. Brother Adolph Metzner a former local druggist now in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Metzner
Central Ave
Baden
Germany
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
W. B. Burford Company
Emma
Frieda
Mannerchor
German Deaconess Hospital Society
German Pioneer Society
Lasby
Adolph Metzner
Unparalleled Sight in Governor Durbin's Office
A reporter finds Gov. Durbin alone in his private office with two clerks nearby as pleasant weather keeps others outdoors. The morning shows no applicants, a rare scene in his administration. Later, Madison students and John Wixern visit, viewing the interior.
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Gov. Durbin
Wilson
Madison
John Wixern
Indianapolis
High School Orators at English's Opera House
Promised to be the most enthusiastic high school oratorical contest yet at English's Opera House. Delegations stream in from Huntington Columbus Madison Portland and Richmond with ribbons adorn ing downtown crowds. Shortridge leads with a large group and strong practice. James Gipe of Indianapolis expects to win.
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English
Opera House
Huntington
Columbus
Madison
Portland
Richmond
Shortridge High School
James Gipe
Indianapolis
Letter Defends Mark Hanna From Taggart Fear
A local Republican writes Senator Hanna defending him against a Washington claim that Mark Hanna fears Tom Taggart. The letter expresses sympathy for Hanna and asserts Taggart is an affable but harmless Indianapolis mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mark Hanna
Tom Taggart
Mr. Taggart
Indianapolis
Mayor Taggart
Supreme Court Declares 1893 Law Constitutional
On Friday the Supreme Court held constitutional a law of 1893 allowing a person with an unreleased mortgage to recover 25 dollars. The case arose from Fountain County on appeal by John F. Judy against Henry C. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Fountain County
John F. Judy
Henry C. Thompson
Three Wives Breach Case Ties Estate Transfer
In circuit court the administrator of Charles Kirkhoff’s estate sues his daughter Louisa Co. EB. Cook to set aside a real estate transfer alleging the father was of unsound mind before death. He died at six, after multiple marriages and a breach of promise suit prior to his death.
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Charles Kirkhoff
Louisa Co. EB. Cook
Howard ‘County
Aelly Vetter
Howard County
BLM
Expensive Winter Wear and Jail Term for Theft
William Morris, a railroad worker who boards at Vandalia house near Union Station, stole two overcoats. He faced 180 days in jail and a $250 cost, with coat details linked to Dr. Le Campbell and Apartment Aeinacy in the damaged filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morris
Morris
Vandalia House
Union
Dr. le
Campbell
Shiel
Quigley Orders News Censorship at Police Headquarters
Supt. Quigley imposes control over police information by directing reporters to obtain news only from him or the press book kept at the front office. The move, described as protecting the police department's dignity and the Taggart protective association, prompts questions about its impact on morning paper reporting.
Lost Husband and Son Inquiries From England Mother
Edna Castor, a coroner's office clerk, received a letter Friday from Arthur Holmes's mother in England. She has three children under 10 and a delicate 16 year old, says Arthur, a railroad man killed by a Big Four train in Brightwood, was her sole support, and she asks about aid. She mentions her husband was in Galveston during last fall's storm and has not heard from him since.
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Brightwood
Galveston
Arthur
England
Corporations Pay Up under Foreign Companies Act
The Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co of Connecticut filed its certificate Friday claiming one two hundred and fiftieth of its capital stock equals one billion dollars in Indiana business. William Soltman of Indianapolis named state agent. The Gutta Percha Rubber Co of New York, with equal capital, appointed Wm. A. Pickens of Indianapolis as Indiana agent. The Miami Coal Co of Brazil was incorporated Friday with capital of $40,000 and will mine coal.
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Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company
Connecticut
Wriday
Indiana
William Soltman
Indianapolis
Gutta Percha Rubber Company
New York
A. Pickens
Miami Coal Company
Brazil
Delegates At Grand Hotel For State Teachers Society
Businesslike women with up-to-date hats gather around the Grand hotel Friday morning. They speak with self-possession as delegates and visitors to the historical section of the State teachers’ society, meeting at 2 this Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Hotel
State Teachers’ Society
Evangelist Sentenced to Ten Years for Horse Theft
Cumberland Maryland April 26 A one armed evangelist Rev John Graham was sentenced to ten years in prison for stealing thirteen horses. He wore clerical attire at arraignment and confessed to the thefts. Graham, famed for revival meetings, lost an arm in the Civil War as a standard bearer under Fitzhugh Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Keyser
W. Va
John Graham
Graham
Fitzhugh Lee
Two Bidders Land Workhouse Hospital Contract
A Friday remark notes only two bidders for the new workhouse hospital. The bidders are Louis Schmoe for 277 and Edard R. Wolf for 4 352, with the contract awarded to the lowest compliant bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schmoe
Edard R. Wolf
Funeral of Dr. James H. Woodburn in Meridian church
The funeral of Dr. James H. Woodburn was held Friday afternoon at Meridian Street M.E. church with a large attendance. Most Indiana physicians attended and the burial followed privately at Crown Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Woodburn
Meridian St. M. EB. Church
Physicians of
A New R25 Aig Tad $i Wulechner a Beed You
Fragmentary OCR text provides limited readable content. The snippet hints at names Wulechner and Beed but lacks coherent events, dates, or places to form a full summary. No clear person, organization, or action is identifiable for a factual card.
Boy Drowns in White River Near Belt Line Bridge
Frank Schulte 11, son of Maurice Schulte, drowned Thursday afternoon near the Belt line bridge in the White River. After running away from school with two companions, he fell while walking a bridge girder. his body surfaced at 7 a.m. by Undertaker Lauck with a grappling hook, 200 yards south of the bridge. The father kept vigil all night as searchers worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Schulte
Board of Works adopts resolutions on local sewers work Friday
The Board of Works approved numerous sewer related resolutions and petitions on Friday morning. Notices include 60 foot asphalt roadway on Q Ohio Street from Pennsylvania to Illinois Street with street car tracks possible, vacation of alleys, gravel roadways, stone curb and cement walks, and water mains in the area. A declaratory resolution endorsed the vacation of Moody's West Indianapolis lots 1 to 11.
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Board of Works
Blue-st
New York St
North-st
Madison-ave
Pennsylvania-st
MccCarty-st
West-st
Morris-st
Ray-st
Summit-st
Ohio-st
New York-st
Wabash-st
Noble-st
Liberty-st
Temple-ave
Eleventh-st
Popeave
Moody
West Indianapolis Addition
Shideler and Shirt Waists Adopted by Mail Service
Postmaster McGinnis issued a notice permitting mail carriers to wear shirt waists during the heated term per Washington instructions. Assistant postmaster Shideler joked the policy suits slender men while noting some may need to keep coats on.
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McGinnis
Washington
Shideler
Burial Contract Let by Central Hospital Trustees
The Central insane hospital trustees let a burial contract for paupers, noting 143 deaths last year and 40 funerals in the hospital cemetery funded publicly. Undertaker Ragsdale prior charged $7 per funeral. Services occur in the chapel and Supt Edenharter calls them decent. Trustees also approved monthly bills around $20,000, with about $15,000 for payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Insane Hospital
Hospital
Ragsdale
Edenharter
Escaped from Quarantine Negroes Flee Quarantined House
The board of health seeks several African American residents who escaped from 516 McIntire alley during a small pox quarantine on the Lizzie Oweng case. Named are Jessie Duncan 28 Mary Anne Adolphus 18 Irene Hawkins 8 Belle Harvey 9. Harvey is believed employed as a domestic on N Illinois street near Twenty first.
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Board of Health
McIntire Alley
Lizzie Oweng
Jessie Duncan
Mary Anne Adolphus
Irene Hawkins
Belle Harvey
Harvey
N. Hlinois St
Squabble Over Alley Sparks City Dispute
Peter Derleth contends over the first alley on Shelby Street with William Ganzberg and others, pressing the Board of Works for action. The opponents refer to the street as May Street and challenge the alley’s status and access.
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Peter Derleth
William Ganzberg
Shelby St
Derleth
Board of Works
Ganzberg
May
Bandits Strike Express Wagon Runaway in Alaska Saloon
Two men entered the Alaska saloon early Friday, loaded the express wagon, forced it open and escaped with the cash. The incident follows a bold robbery with a £250 haul and a larger £6,000 theft from H. F. P. in nearby Butte, Montana. The report names ERN Robbi as a noted actor in the daring escape.
Robbery on Express Train Near Macon
In Macon Georgia on April 26 robbers boarded an express car on a local train bound for Savannah. They blindfolded Messenger J H Whit who reported 350 dollars taken but no injuries occurred. Authorities investigated and the assailants fled.
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Macon
Gln
Robbery in Utica Targets T. P. Crouse for $6000
In Utica on April 26 two men posing as workmen entered the home of T. P. Crouse and robbed him of about $6000. Crouse was initially hesitant but let them in as they claimed to be employees. The suspects fled after the heist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
T. P. Crouse
Brighton Bank Burglary Suspect Steals Four Thousand
Brighton Michigan police report a bank burglary at Al Baetcke Bank. A daytime theft yields four thousand dollars in cash. No arrests announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton, Mich
al Baetcke Bank
Drum Majors Lead Jolly 200-Strong Indiana Convention
A brisk parade of about 200 marchers preceded the annual convention in Vincennes with a gaily decorated train. Indianapolis and Vincennes posts contest for officers as Bert Essex and Jack J. Hinman head tickets, while mileage debates and ticket practices stir the gathering.
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Union
Indianapolis
Vinc Post
Vincenne Said
Bert Essex
Jack J. Hinman
Harry Gompf
M. Pete Trone
C. Forrest Cea
New Spring Spits
Kansas City judge fines two for illegal mail scheme
Judge Phillips in Kansas City Mo on Friday fined A Weltmer and Joseph H Kel $1500 each for sending obscene matter excluded by law. The get rich quick scheme claimed to cure human ills by correspondence and yielded about $500000 in six months.
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Phillips
A. Weltmer
Joseph H. Kelfine
NM Weltmer
Weather forecast for Indianapolis in late April
Weather forecast for Indianapolis for the 36 hours from 1 p m April 27. Foreseeable temperatures include 55 at 7 a m rising to 68 at noon and 71 by late morning. Night and Saturday outlook follows.
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Ciaity
Fore
More Smokers Fight City Prohibition Tests
The text reports a heated police court fight over smoking restrictions sparked by prosecutions involving individuals and firms from Indianapolis streets and local businesses. Names such as Bedell Wasson Parry and Byran are referenced amid public safety actions and city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spector Bedell
H. P. Wasson
Parry Man Company
Indianapolis Street
Rai Pany
Iroquois Hotel
Byran Fpany
Fromhold Bros
Parrot Volney T. Malott
Gem Jaundets Chair Company
Indy, and Power Company
Kingsburd
Trolley Party from Crawfg in Va Inspects India
A party from Crawfg them C. N. Va visited India to inspect local operations and report on arrangements. The delegation focused on transportation and infrastructure, meeting officials and observing conditions during the visit.
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Mary Nageleisen
CENSE
Illi
Nois
Pell
Patrick Fipfzpatrick
New Clay
Pennsylvania
Chiosts
Patrick B
Fitzpatrick
Young Hobbs
Hitzelber
Nskinleys ‘Private Office
Paris
AGGIE
the Burford Company
Governor's Office
Hanna
Tom
Taggart
Moch
Quigley
Supt
Superin
SUN
Edna Castor
Arthur Holmes
Rail
Wheeler & Wilson Company
The
Law
Preacher
Wolf
DR. Woodburn
Wulechner
White River
Frank Schulte
Belt Line Bridge
Ray
Mond St
Undertaker
Lauck
Young Schulte
Maurice Schulte
Shelby-st
Vonne
Gut’s
Hardward Store
Arthur Hammill
Olive-st
Ignatius Moore
Hammill
Young Moore
Board O’ Works
Ern Robbi
Georgia
CEN
H. FP
Crouse
Butte, Mont
Alaska
Messenger White
Messenger J. H. Whit
White
Haute and
Evansville
Uncle Sam
Kansas. City, Mo
Yanke
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