Wreck on Ben Hur Route Crashes in Snow Near Girls School
A west bound Ben Hur Limited passenger car from Indianapolis collided with an east bound Crawfordsville local near the Indiana State School for Girls in heavy snow. Both cars were badly damaged and 18 people were injured including Motorman John Sullivan who was taken to Culver hospital in Crawfordsville. Conductor Edward McCarthy escaped injury and the local motorman was unharmed. Injured passengers included four Brownsburg residents Dr. F. Hills Miss Mary McPherson F. M. Fitch and a man named Chitwood.
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Clermont
Ind
Indianapolis
Crawfordsville
Indian S State School For Girls
John Sullivan
Culver Hospital
Edward McCarthy
Limited
Brownsburg
F. EF. Hills
Mary McPherson
F. M. Fitch
Chitwood
Lmited
Five men held after highway robbery arrests
Five men suspected of highway robbery and burglary were arrested early Friday in a room in the Fountain block at Shelby street and Virginia avenue. The suspects named include Albert Van alias Frank Murphy age 24 of 218 N Arsenal Avenue and Joe Richardson alias Joe Wilson age 23 of 1418 Woodlawn Avenue.
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Fountain Block
Shelby Street
Virginia Avenue
Albert van
Frank Murphy
N. Arsenal Avenue
Joe Richardson
Joe Wilson
Woodlawn Avenue
Indianapolis Robbery Suspects Captured. Vast Political Machine Suggested
Police arrest CONGRESS MAY THWART ORDER OF ROOSEVELT WILLIAM NEEDENTHAL and two others after a Friday morning holdup on Shelby street. Hendricks reports a revolver and knife threat as culprits fled toward Fountain Hall. A second scene at Elm street grocery yields more stolen goods. Van Richardson and Hume captured. two escapees unknown. Simultaneously Congress debates restricting fourth class postmasters to curb a claimed executive power to build a permanent, politically militant federal workforce.
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Paul Hume
S. East Street
Norman Hendricks
Minnesota Street
Shelby Street
Wahoodlawn Avenue
Hendricks
Fountain Hall
Hillman
DeLane
Henry Swift
Elm Street
Albert van
Richardson
Hume
Van
New Jersey
South Streets
Sandmann
Amaden
Delano
Needenthal
Wagner
Frank Bridges
Orville Allien
E. Tenth Street
Washington
Congress
Pretenders in Taytt Press Hayti Tumult Near Power
Hayti news reports Gen Legitime closing on Port au Prince while revolutions, protests, and demonstrations push for a new president. Songue from Martinique gains support amid political pressure, with $250000 in vandalism losses and fears of intensified rioting as factions contest leadership.
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Port-Au-Prince
Hayti
Legitome
Fuchard
Furnim
St. Thomas
Pierre Songue
Martinique
Songue
Heney Leaves Hospital to Resume Graft Prosecution Work
Francis J. Heney, wounded by Morris Haas on November 13, has recovered enough to leave Lane Hospital for Kentfield Marin County. He will remain there until fully restored and able to continue prosecuting graft cases.
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San Francisco
Cal
Francis J. Heney
Morris Haas
Lane Hospital
Kentfield
Marine County
Not Legally Divorced From Hoosier Doctor
South Bend Indiana December 4 The marriage of Bessie Moon to Rae E Moon was filed yesterday the woman stating she had not been legally divorced from Dr Milton Rhodes of Indianapolis
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South Bend
Ind
Bessie Moon
Rae E. Moon
Milton Rhodes
Innapolis
Stevens Fined After Swear Words Used In Chicken Dispute
James Stevens was found guilty in criminal court for using a word not acceptable under Indiana statutes when informing Mrs. Catherine Barry he had not taken her chicken. He was fined 1 dollar plus costs, or 42.95 dollars total. He had appealed from Justice H B Stout. The two outlawed words drew the legal action and costs of 21.47 dollars each.
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James Stevens
Indiana
Catherine Barry
Stevens
Court of Justice of the Peace
H. B. Stout
Life insurance presidents hold memorial for Cleveland
In New York memorial services were held for the late President Cleveland with eulogies by Paul Morton and John H. Finley. In Arkansas a coroner's jury investigates the deaths of Edith Elizabeth McBroon aged 8 and Ola Leona McBroon aged 6 who were poisoned. In New Orleans inland waterway convention opens focusing on river harbor improvements and arid land reclamation.
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New York
Life Insurance
Cleveland
Paul Morton
John H. Finley
Ark
Edith Elizabeth McBroon
Ola Leona McBroon
New Orleans
Ends suits against the Illinois Octopus
Hancock county prosecutions abruptly end as Prosecuting Attorney David requests dismissal of all indictments against the company. Judge Duncan records the action, citing removal of alleged illegal practices.
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Fidlay
Hancock County
David
Duncan
Identifies Negro as Her Assailant in Seymour
Mrs. Harold Dannettell identifies Bill Moore, a Negro, as her assailant on a highway south of Seymour. Moore is jailed in Brownstown and likely to Jeffersonville for safety. Authorities fear mob violence and moved him out of the county to prevent a lynching.
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Seymour
Ind
Harold Dannettell
Bill Moore
Brownstown
Jeffersonville
Rosciusco man fined for Barbee lakes netting
John Garrett of Rosciusco county paid a $45 fine after deputies in the state fish and game warden's office prosecuted him for netting fish in the Barbee lakes.
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John Garrett
Rosciusco County
State Fish and Game Warden
Barbee Lakes
Indiana Governor-elect Marshall moves cautious on appointments
At the Denison hotel in Indianapolis Gov elect Marshall keeps plans private. He favors merit first and party service later, with a stenographer chosen from Columbia City. The scene draws in many political figures including Samuel M. Ralston, John W. Kern supporters, Col Durbin and Thomas Taggart, and Congressman Dixon and McEvoy.
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Denison _ hotel
Elect Marshall
Gov. Marshall
Democratic Party
Marshall
Columbia City
W. T. Durbin
Thomas Taggart
Denison Hotel
J. J. McEvoy
Gov
McEvoy
Brilliant Ball for the Poor Social Event of the Flower Mission
A grand charity ball at Tomlinson Hall Friday night launches the Flower Mission fair. Indianapolis society buzzes as modistes craft gowns for the annual benefit attended by fashionable women from the Northside and beyond. Elite guests and longtime social leaders are expected to mingle amid elaborate preparations and exclusive anticipation.
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Tomlinson Hall
Flower Mission
Indianapolis
Husband Turks Tables on Wife in Juvenile Case
In juvenile court William Nixon faced accusations of abandonment and neglect by his wife Mary Nixon. She admitted arranging his arrest to counter charges she anticipated he might file against her. Nixon was discharged while action against Mary will seek reconciliation and residence change. The trial showed Mary neglected their two children, aged about five and four, while she spent nights away with a young man. officers noted the home as destitute though Nixon, who earns fair wages, hopes a reconciliation can fix the situation.
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William Nixon
Mary Nixon
Nixon
Marshall Leases N Pennsylvania House for Governor’s Residence
Gov elect and Mrs Marshall lease 1219 N Pennsylvania for four years. Property owned by N A Gladding of Atkins Law Works, known as the Gladding residence. House to be remodeled to suit Mrs Marshall. Ten rooms, steam heat, old but sturdy. Lease through Varen Pattison. Marshall later met former Senator Turpie.
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Thomas R. Marshall
Pennsylvania Street
Marshall
N. A. Gladding
Atkins Law Works
Gladding
3Farshall
Varen & Pattison
Turpie
Statesman
Governor Salary Dispute Prompts Possible Refund Suit
Indiana politics swirl as Governor-elect Thomas R. Marshall may sue Gov. J. Frank Hanly over the governor’s residence maintenance funds. If his claim prevails, Hanly could be ordered to refund about $7,200 to the state treasury, challenging the constitutionality of the extra allowance and the manner of appropriation.
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Thomas R. Marshall
J. Frank Hanly
Hall
Snd
Hanly
Marshall
Fear of Hydrophobia After Finger Injury
Robert Johnson, a state bacteriologist steward, fears rabies after cutting a splintered finger while handling dogs suspected of rabies. He has not begun Pasteur treatment yet, hoping for clearer symptoms before taking drastic action. If infection proves rabies, Pasteur therapy would be required.
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Robert Johnson
Simon
Pasteur
Robinson
Apple King Zion 15 Fight Not Sustained Before Society
The dispute by "Apple King" Zion over funding and deputies in front of the state horticultural society was defeated. The society upheld Douglass's report and policies, rejecting the requested larger appropriation.
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Apple King Zion
Zion
State Horticultural Society
Douglass
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