Death verdict pins factory owners in negligence case
Coroner Blackwell finds Laycock Manufacturing responsible for electrician Alvin Haley's July death at the Industrial Building on Tenth Street. The verdict blames damaged wiring and 4200 volt lines from Indianapolis Light and Heat, criticizes neglect by factory owners, and urges city inspection of wiring placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Alhley
Tenth Street
Canal
Blackwell
Laycock Manufacturing Company
Haley
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
Light and Heat Company
Laycock Company
van Horn
John J. Blackwell
Imprints of Bloody Hand on the Door in Chinatown Murder
Bow Kum, an 18 year old Chinese slave girl, was stabbed to death at 17 Mott Street. Chin Len, an Americanized Chinese man, is jailed on $5,000 bail as police pursue a third degree inquiry. A bloody handprint on the door may tie Chin Len to the crime amid multiple suspects and weapons found in nearby rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chinatown
Bow Kum
Chines
Mott Street
Chin Len
Chin
San Francisco
Galvin
Es Chin
Quen Jin
Won Sng
Quong Sing Chin
Bow
Newark
Chack
Dong
Low
San Franzsco
Eva
Metzger Retort to 10 Critics Aims at Board
Chief of Police Robert Metzger plans a formal statement for the Board of Public Safety denouncing the County Board of Charities for unfair criticism of the central police station. He asserts the charities report ignored overall building conditions and focuses on a ward where prisoners, many intoxicated, were held for two days awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Metzger
Board of Public Safety
County Board of Charities
Metzger
Saloon Open at 2 A.M. Provokes Arrests in West Street
Sergt Ray found Ernest Roeder's saloon at Fifteenth and West streets still lively at 2 a.m. Sunday. Grace Caldwell was a leading figure in the merriment, while bartender Joseph Caldwell was arrested. They will face police court Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt. Ray
Ernest Roeder
Grace Caldwell
Joseph Caldwell
Lawn Social to Benefit Will Circle No 16 G A R
General A D Streight Circle No 16 will host a lawn fete on Wednesday evening August 19 at the residence of Charles Worley 88 Oriental street. Proceeds support Ladies of the G A R activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Streight
Aviator Wright Silent on England Aeroplane Rights
Across continents the news wires report Orville Wright arriving in New York and heading to London without confirming any negotiations with Britain for aeroplane rights. Multiple dispatches note police espionage fears for Ramsay MacDonald in Germany and other varied global updates.
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Plymouth
Orville Wright
England
America
Wright
New York
London
Berlin
Ramsay McDonald
Germany
Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Car Company
Schoenville
Pennsylvania Hnew
Bellevue Station
Madrid
Melilla
Beverly
Mass
Taft
Youngstown
New Springfield
Obadiah Peters
Mount Royal
Auburn
N. Y
Louis Schadeline
Owasco
Ft. Meyer
Belfast
Ireland
Portsdown
Hibernian Association
Rheims
France
Tokio
Japan
Hida
Gartha
Java
Dearborn County Reunion Set for Brookside Park
Dearborn county reunion association holds its eighteenth annual gathering at Brookside Park on Sunday August 22 from 10 in the morning until 5 in the evening. Invitations go to Dearborn county people and relatives and friends are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn
Fesler A Civil War Vet Reported Missing After Salt Lake City Illness
Col. John R. Fesler a respected civil war veteran and G A R officer, fell seriously ill at Salt Lake City while en route to Indianapolis. He boarded an eastbound train but did not arrive by Sunday and has not communicated with relatives. Relatives fear for his condition as days pass with no updates despite alerts and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Fesler
Indianapolis
Salt Lake City
Fesler
Col
Cal. Fesler
Stacks of Cash at Tipton Bank Reopens After Shortage
Tipton Indiana August 16 stacks of cash totaling 650000 were piled on bank counters when the First National reopened after a shutdown since July 26 caused by the shortage of E H Marker and bad notes. Depositors could access funds while 150000 was not available. The bank states total debt 950000 with 750000 cash on hand and 650000 real debt to depositors after accounting for 200000 owed by the Shirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ind
First National Bank
E. H. Marker
Marker
Boy Wanderer Delays Homeward Crying Scene
Ernest Miller a three year old wandered from 1108 E Georgia street Monday. He was found at Minois and Washington by Bicycle Policemen Trimpe and Rucker and taken to the station. He cried loudly for what seemed a plot to keep him from his mother until his mother arrived and quieted him.
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Ernest Miller
Georgia Street
Minois
Washington Streets
Trimpe
Rucker
Gregorie
Tke
Ernest
Woman Killed by Burglar in New York Home
Madeline Vecco, age unknown, was shot while trying to stop a burglar from stealing 11 000 in cash and her bankbook at 105 W Twenty ninth Street. Police detained five residents. Isadore Abrahams led to the scene and Joseph Cirano was later arrested after resisting questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline Vecco
New York
Twenty Ninth Street
Bridegroom in hospital and bride in jail tale ends badly
William Carle 22 and Elizabeth Elstro 18 from Cleveland came to Indianapolis to wed but faced financial strain. Carle suffered a nervous breakdown and is hospitalized after a $10 bad check incident. Elizabeth remains in county jail awaiting her father’s arrival as detectives detain the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Carle
Elizabeth Elstro
Cleveland
Carle
Five Hyde children killed by train near Frisbee Station
Five Hyde children aged 12 to 27 were killed when Frisco train No. 811 struck their wagon at a crossing ten miles north of Kennett Missouri. Charles Hyde died this morning from injuries. The accident occurred while returning from church at Frisbee Station.
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Kennett
Frisbee Station
A. P. Hyde
Frisco
Here
Lelia Hyde
Julia Hyde
Jesse Hyde
Susie Hyde
Charles Hyde
Poor People Outing Planned at Salvation Army Farm
Thirty Indianapolis residents including sick mothers and children from slums will travel to the Salvation Army fresh air farm for a week long outing on Tuesday. The program aids those refused by other charities and aims to provide relief. contributions to Major Escott in the Baldwin block are welcomed to fund the farm.
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Salvation Army
Indianapolis
Escott
Airship aiders jailed before Terre Haute flight
Charles Seymour and Edward LaPear were sentenced to 30 days in Marion county workhouse and fined 25 dollars after detectives observed them near an airship exhibition route. They arrived from Chicago en route to Terre Haute and will serve their term during a busy October with automobile races and the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Charles Seymour
Edward LaPear
Marion County
Seymour
LaPear
Chicago
Gerber
Haltz
New Road Seeks Interchange With Rival Railroad
The C C L rail line sues to force an interchange of freight with the Pennsylvania system at Richmond Indiana before the Indiana railroad commission. The dispute pits the rival Cincinnati to Chicago routes against Pennsy in a high traffic corridor. The C C L has clashed with Big Four and Clover Leaf in Muncie and Marion and other points.
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C., C. & L. Railway Company
Pensylvania Lines
Richmond
Ind
Indiana Railroad Commission
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Clover Leaf
Muncie
Marion
Storm at Richmond Damages Church and Farm
Storms struck Richmond Indiana damaging St John s Lutheran church and disrupting telephone and light plant service. A barn on the Anderson farm was destroyed by lightning in the same weather event.
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Richmond
Ind
St. John's Lutheran
Bern
Anderson Farm
Three Auburn youths found safe after Adirondack trek
William Beardsley John Rhodes and Miss Lilian Titus of Auburn N Y were missing after losing their way near Old Forge in the Adirondacks. Rescuers found them near Nick's Lake early today, they were frightened but unharmed as hundreds joined the search.
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Utica
N. Y
William Beardsley
John Rhodes
Lillian Titus
Auburn
Adirondacks
Old Forge
Nick's Lake
Private gambling raid ends with arrests at Winkler home
Dr. Henry Berger denies gambling at Winkler residence where police, led by Sergi Larsh and Officers Winkler and Smith, found a game of chance with chips. Suspects Harry Winkler Edward Rosenbloom Morris Berger face visiting or keeping a gambling house charges. court cases postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Berger
Corner Avenue
Harry Winkler
Edward Rosenbloom
Morris Berger
Dr. Berger
Sergi
Larsh
Winkler
Smith
Rosenbloom
Runaway wife held as husband’s desertion case unfolds
Eva Alexander, 33, remains in county jail for a week while Albert Breedlove, 36, is back in Evansville Indiana to face a wife desertion charge. Breedlove left his family weeks earlier, moved to Indianapolis, and invited Eva to join him. A letter led Evansville police to intercept her at the union station last Saturday afternoon. They were separated and taken to different departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Alexander
Evansville
Ind
Albert Breedlove
Indianapolis
Mrs. Alexander
Union Station
Breedlove
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Alvin Haley
Miss Connie
Irene Farber
Boston
Hetriesses
BO Far
Anmiety
Gol
Fesle
City
Tipton Bank
T. J. Hancock
Clyde Porter
Harry Burkett
Lee Lawson
Morschauser
Sixth Avenue
Twentyninth Street
Isadore Abrahams
Abrahams
Joseph Cirano
Pacific Place
Polien
Olis
Mra
J. B. Perris
N. Hast Street
Kinney
Morgen
Stewart
Twenty-eighth
Seed
Ghurgh
Missouri
NEW Road
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