Moore Partner Takes Stand in Gibson Murder Trial
W W Willis, Moore’s business partner, testified he believed Moore was distraught and of unsound mind when recounting Moore’s domestic troubles. Mrs Moore provided a lengthy, emotional account of Gibson’s alleged pressure and assaults, including kidnapping attempts, a chained night in a barn, and threats against her family as the case unfolds in Vincennes Indiana.
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Sun
Vincennes
Ind
W. W. Wills
Menlo BE
Moore
Charles Edward Gibson
Willis
Mrs. Moore
Menlon. Moore
James Hughes
Gibson
Mento
Engine Hits Stone and Three Die Near Bristol
In Bristol Tennessee a coal train pulled by two engines struck a large boulder near Clineport on Saturday morning and wrecked. The dead include engineer TW Smith and firemen BR Showalter and Carl Vaughn. Injured: engineer gs Walker and fireman Mack Wance. The obscured track and moonlight contributed to the fatal crash.
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Bristol
Tenn
Clinehport
Smith
BR. W. Showalter
Walker
Mack ‘Wance
First Woman Wireless Operator Aboard Ocean Liner
New York Dec 3 Miss Graynella Packer, 21, becomes the first woman wireless operator on the Atlantic. Dressed in her uniform, she runs the wireless room on the Clyde Iuez Mohawk amid captain complaints that the new female operators are lazy or inefficient at their posts.
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New York
Graynella Packer
Atlantic Ocean
Miss Packer
Kokomo Woman Ends Life After Custody Dispute
In Danville Indiana a Kokomo woman, Mrs May Ellsworth, shot herself in the head with a revolver after a violent quarrel with her husband over custody of her 7-year-old son. She had packed to separate, returned for the child, and then killed herself saying goodbye. She was a daughter of Manuel Lash of Leavenworth Kansas. her mother resides in Kokomo.
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Danville
May Ellsworth
Austin Ellsworth
Kealing to Write Report on Street Car Troubles
Kealing was chosen to draft the street car situation report for the city council. C A Schrader says the board wanted a factual summary of actions taken, not future plans. Mayor Shank initially declined then signed after consulting with Kenling. The board said the report would state completed actions only.
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Kealing
C. A. Schrader
Board of Works
Denny
Shank
Kenling
Schrader
Engineer killed in Denver & Rio Grande boiler explosion
Salt Lake City December 3 engineer William A. Goodale was killed and two train crew members were injured when a boiler exploded on an engine at Soldiers Summit on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad Saturday.
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Salt Lake, Utah
William A. Goodale
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Soldiers Summit
Indiana Weekend Weather Outlook
The fragment hints at a local forecast with rain or snow possible Saturday night or Sunday and warmer temperatures Saturday night. It mentions Indiana, sun rise and set times, and hourly temperatures but contains unreadable garbled text, offering limited concrete details. The readable items suggest a brief weather update for Indiana with typical forecast elements, yet specifics are missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indiana Governor Marshall Sees Roosevelt as Defeated Factor
New York dispatch reports Gov. Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana saying Roosevelt’s influence faded after the 1912 election. He cites Beveridge’s insurgency and Democratic gains in Indiana, predicts Kern to succeed Beveridge, and notes praise for Kentucky hospitality after a conference remark.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
United Press
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
New
Roosevelt
Gov
Marshall
Beveridge
John W. Kern
Kern
Shively
Kentucky
Congress
Champ Clark
Police Patrol Wagon Destroyed By Fire at Headquarters
A patrol wagon at police headquarters burned Saturday morning leaving only a charred frame. Driver Clifford Leaf was under the vehicle when a small blaze ignited from oil and grease. Firefighters arrived with a chemical extinguisher and hoses but the wagon, the oldest patrol in service, burnt out. replacement was planned in a few weeks.
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Clifford Leaf
Chemcal
Maryland Street
Harry Wallace to be city comptroller after January 1
Mayor Shank says Harry Wallace will become city comptroller after Jan. 1 following a two hour discussion with Wallace and Robert Metager. The plan hinges on Wallace accepting the post or Hutchinson becoming comptroller. Wallace remains undecided amid pressure from Metzer to sell a concern and extended time to decide. Comptroller Kimball says he has no knowledge of resignation plans.
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Harry Wallace
Shank
Wallace
Robert Metager
Board of Works
Hutchinson
Metzzer
Pocketed cash and mistaken identity in barber shop death
Elder Coldren, found dead in Charles Bundy’s barber shop on West Washington, carried 604 in pocket money, including 400 in hundreds. Initial identification as Albert Price proved false after Ed Price identified the real owner. Coldren, once a city hospital orderly, had recently returned from the West and planned hospital treatment.
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Elder Coldren
D.iving
Capitol House
West Washington Street
Charles Bundy
Coldren
Albert’ Price
Capitol Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Price
Edward Price
North
Senate Avenue
Ed Price
City Hospital
Colorado
Acts of Ballinger to Be Repudiated
Washington December 3 A majority in the house is expected to condemn Secretary Ballinger for improper conduct in the Cumberland coal land cases and to endorse Ballinger Pinchot testimony. Reps James Madison and Graham plan to present reports condemning Ballinger and supporting Pinchot and Glavis in the coming week.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Richard A. Bal Inger
Cunningham Coal Land
Louis Glagis
Ballinger
Pinchot
Gravis
House
Ollie James
Kentucky
Madison
Kansas
Graham
Ofllinois
James
Warships ordered to Macao amid Portuguese revolt
The Chinese government on Saturday ordered a squadron of war vessels to proceed to Macao where the Portuguese garrison and sailors recently revolted. Italian cruiser Calabria has already gone there to protect Italian interests.
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Pekin
Dee
Macao
Calabria
Compromise Eases $1 Million Rhodius Estate Battle
In a tentative settlement Elma Dare would receive $115,000 as her share of George Rhodius estate, with 40 percent split among the first will’s heirs and the rest divided between Indianapolis city and Rhodius heirs. Objections from Joseph Emminger and Werner Amiet loom, but a court fight could shrink proceeds. Rhodius died with three wills after a dramatic life with Dare, including a 1907 case of disappearance, travel, and marriage to Dare. The estate's realty totals about $602,150 with other properties and cash gifts noted.
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Elma Dare
George Rhodius
Indianapolis
Rhodius
Joseph Emminger
Werner Amiet Emminger
Amiet
George Rhodinus
Frank B. Ross
North Capitol Avenue
West Market Street
Circle Park Hotel
North Meridian Street
North Senate Avenue
Haughville
Werner Amiet
J. F. Edwards
Notre Dame
Elma Dodsworth
Elma Pare
Margaret Roesch
Charles Roesch, Jr
Kate Kaufman
William Reading
William Davis
William Feist
Margaret Ziegler
Babette Krug
John W. Claypool
Maria Rhodius
Flower Mission
Eleanor Hospital
Notre Dame du Lac
Elia Dare
George Rhodi
Wet "House Warming" Back On At Murphy Home
In Princeton Indiana December 3 1920 200 guests attended a housewarming at James V Murphy oil operator in Oakland City when officers seized four barrels and two kegs of beer. Judge Clements dismissed charges of running a blind tiger leaving Murphy free to host the event again.
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Princeton
Ind
James V. Murphy
Oakland City
Murphy
Sahara
Gallagher
Clements
Brandeis Offered Million Dollar Railroads Service
Louis D Brandeis Boston lawyer argues before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington that railroads can save a million dollars daily through scientific methods. He has been offered up to a million dollars a year by western railroads but will work without pay.
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Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Brandeis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railroads
Want Among Pupils Found By Fieser
Indianapolis public school children go to studies daily with insufficient food and ragged attire. J L Fieser, truancy director, reports many cases. shoes lacking. charity groups alerted. Two cases at School No 23 near Thirteenth and Missouri streets showed pupils attending a week without dinner, prompting help from Supervising Principal G L Hayes and the charity.
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Senares
Indianapolis
J. L. Fieser
G. L. Hayes
Thirteenth
Missouri
Rigid Tenement Inspection Made
Mayor Shank and officials joined a Saturday inspection of West Indianapolis tenements to improve housing enforcement. They noted owners pass property to agents and boarding bosses to maximize income, leaving tenants crowded in filthy unsanitary rooms. Dr Wood urged civic groups to push for better homes for the poor. Mayor Shank supported action. building inspector Winterrowd holds condemnation authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shank
T. A. Winterrond
C. & Wood
Indianapolis
Dr. Wood
Tor, Woolf
Wood
Winterrowd
Canal Needs Labor for Panama Canal Boilermakers
Notice at Indianapolis post office states the government seeks Hoosier boilermakers for Panama Canal work. Wages are 63 5 cents an hour for an eight hour day. Experienced railroad boilermakers in good physical condition will be shipped free to the canal zone.
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Apolis
Panama Canal
Canal
General Strike at Shortridge Over Suspension Fight
A student walkout threat looms after Principal George Buck refuses to reinstate twelve boys suspended for a Thanksgiving game with Manual Training High School. Alumni and parents rally, urging Buck to reconsider, while a school board review and Tuesday decision loom.
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George Buck
Manual Training High School
Shortridge High School
Buck
Shortridge
George W. Benton
Frank Morrison
Frank Buck
Morrison
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