Judge Vinson Carter Faces Busy Court Weeks
The Indianapolis Superior Court serenes a tough stretch as Judge Carter weighs major cases. Inspector Bartley’s deposing dispute with Patrick Ryan precedes the Osgood Stanley arguments and a factory injunction by the Indianapolis Youndry company. All proceedings delay verdicts while clerks note skeptics on salary.
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Vinson Carter
James M. Bartley
Bookwalter
Holtzman
Leutenants
Patrick Ryan
Bartley
Carter
Bartley-Ryan
Indianapolis
Osgood-Stanley
Indianapolis Youndry Company
Cale
Scott
Jude
Governor Residence Incident At State House
Officials were awakened by two hard raps at the rear state house storm door. Deputy custodian Frank Roberts detained a visitor who claimed to be in town and hoped to see the governor. The man learned the governor was away, but was told he would be welcomed in the state house parlor upon return.
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State House
Frank Roberts
Celery King
John D. van Keuren
Saugenter
Rip van Winkle
Catakil
Mie van Keuren
William Elliott
Wentava
Rochester
Tate
Sir Lawrence
Victoria-st
Fred Shelt es Denies TT Here Sonny and the Lap Claim
Report of an incident on a crowded Illinois streetcar where a large woman with a market basket claims a man named Sonny gave her his seat and sat on her lap. Fred Shelt es denies the tale though several witnesses insist he was Sonny and involved in the seating exchange.
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Sonny
Bonny Oni
Fred Sheeten
Indianapolis Vapor Light Contract Question Emerges
The city lacks a found contract for the vapor lights now in use and reports indicate many failures to burn at night in several districts. The Works Board has sought talks with the Vapor Light Company directors but reports no contract or approved price per light. Clerk Williams investigated but found no binding agreement in place.
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Indianapolis
New Works Board
Vapor Light Company
Willlame
Residents back to quiet after storm over school chief
Residents of Tuxedo Park regain calm as a grass-roots meeting plans a petition to present to the school board seeking the dismissal of Mason, the principal accused of causing misery. The project discussion from years past has not yet materialized.
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Tuxedo Park
Fate Mason
Singular Penny Steamer Mishap Recounts on Thames
Chapter XVIII continues with a man stuffing a bottle into a kit bag and adding coals, then boarding a steamboat to purchase a towel at the Temple. A later paragraph in the evening papers reports a ludicrous mishap on a Thames steamboat involving four gentlemen and a small item.
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Rhen
A Small Friendly Party Ends On Riverbank Mishap
Horace visits Mr. Wackerbath at Lipfield for a celebratory gathering in a private Savoy room. A guest accidentally drops a large handbag into the river when adjusting a hat, causing amusement but little loss. The scene includes mentions of Sir Lawrence Pountney and plans for a new country house designed by Florence, with Horace reminded of past Guildhall days.
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Mr. Wackerbath
Horace
Savoy Hotel
Horace Vents
The
Savoy
Bantuel Wackerbath
Lipfield
Florace
Alisa Sylvia Futroye
Fragmented OCR Memoir Shifts From Ads to Dialogues
A garbled mix of marketing copy and literary quotes appears, referencing products, exterms, and a London street scene. It blends brand names with narrative fragments about choices, prices, and a character riding through Westminster bridge, then hints at a continuation.
Secret Service Denies Lynchehaun Arrest Attempt
Captain Thomas Halla of the secret service said no Washington agents or Pinkerton detective visited James Lynchehaun’s home on Saturday to arrest him, and he has not seen a warrant or been involved in any such action.
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Secret Service
Pinkerton
Lynchehaon
Washington
Lynchehaun
Thomas Halla
James Lyneheham
High Court Denies Dismissal in Merger Case
Washington December report: Supreme Court refused the formal motion to dismiss the government case against the Northern Securities Company. The ruling keeps the merger case alive, signaling the court's stance on government challenges to the merger.
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High Court
Washington
Dec
Supreme Court
Urthern
Self defense kills tramp in Pladmington Indiana report
In Pladminton Indiana a contractor from the Indianapolis firm Spiegel defended himself when a tramp attacked him while trying to drive away property. Spiegel, described as small in stature, fired in self defense and killed the tramp during the confrontation at a local construction site.
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Pladmington
Ind
Spiegel
Indianopolis & Synthleona
Spiegal
Blind Harvard entrant Richard Brown Is 18 at Cambridge
Richard Goold Brown, an 18 year old blind student from Dover, enters Harvard with his twin brother Philin assisting. He attends lectures with his brother, reads notes aloud, and answers orally under faculty permission. He studies philosophy English literature European history and political economy.
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Cambridge
Harvard
Pia
Richard Goold Brown
Dover
Xii
Frown
Shen
Philin
Treshman
Dover High School
Philly
Harvart
College Yard
Warden Hershey to Push Button in Executions
In Columbus the warden Hershey prepares to push the electric chair button as condemned murderers await the death by electrocution at the state penitentiary. The warden acts in discharge of duty, despite private conscience.
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Hershey
Columbus
Dee
Everal
Hin Penitentiary
Petit
Werntty Patten
Bonfire Of Square Pianos At Atlantic City Meet
A chaotic note from Atlantic City reports a plan by the piano manufacturers association to burn square pianos during their annual convention. Twenty or more members were urged to donate pianos to form a beach bonfire with musicians and signals planned to start the blaze amid a string of antiquated instruments traded by buyers for beginners.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Association
At & Elgnal
Doley
Foe Fizsimmons Remains Set To Return To Ring
Despite illnesses and injuries Fizsimmons declares he will enter the ring again to fight Corbett, insisting he is not finished. The boastful remark highlights a determined veteran still pursuing victory.
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Fizsimmons
Corbett
Champloo Cary TaoDey
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