One Day of Rest as Annie Wagner Trial Proceeds
Court notes show Dr Storch refuting earlier statements on arsenic poisoning in the Wagner case. He testifies that Mamie died from poisoning and admits contradictions about symptoms. A curious scene includes an old woman waiting in the courtroom and rivalry among attorneys during recess.
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Criminal Court
Annie Wagner
Dr.Storch
Mira
Clara Koesters
Heth
Mamie
Wagner
Cox
Duncan
Spaan
Two Queen Cases In Police Court Disturbance Sparks Odd Debate
Nellie Casey faced charges for disturbing the peace after a family quarrel over casket color. The dispute involved her husband and mother-in-law with white versus black caskets, Judge Stubbs fining Casey $1 and releasing her on commitment. Fred Staley was fined $25 for carrying a revolver and threatening neighbor John Owens after enticing Owens’s 12 year old son to leave home.
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Nellie Casey
Casey
Stubbs
Fred Staley
John Owens
Staley
Owens
Father Bessonies Condition Deteriorates Rapidly
The Rev Father Bessonies, dying from pneumonia, remained very low Tuesday night but showed improvement Wednesday morning. Dr. Brennan, his attending physician, said he could not live more than two days. at 3 30 p m Wednesday he was still alive. In Anpinson Indiana on December 13 detectives arrested three alleged railroad thieves, with two wagonloads of stolen goods recovered and more arrests promised. Anpinson police report a tramp, Jim Maloney of Perth, killed after being crushed entering a Big Four roundhouse. he died Wednesday morning. A separate incident saw four men in a St Clair avenue saloon threaten the bartender, demanding money. after firing revolvers they escaped with about BLO.
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Father Bessonies
Brennan
Father Bessonias
Anpinson
Ind
Grady
Big Four Road
Herbert Jones
Charles Harris
al. Lowe
Clipper Gang
Muncie
Anpunson
Jim Maloney
Perth
St. Clair, Hall
Indiana Ave
Lewis Sheridan
Fheridan
Maryland Receiver Demands 10 Percent for Iron Hall Funds Offer Rejected
C J Wiener, a Maryland receiver, arrived seeking 110000 in Iron Hall funds in exchange for 11 000 for services, through Hawking and Smith. Receiver Farley rejected the proposal, noting Wiener had not contacted him and the Maryland branch must resolve litigation first. Judge Winters had not been approached by Wiener.
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Maryland
Iron Hall
C. J. Wiener
Attottorneys Hawking & Smith
Farley
Order
Wiener
Winters
Holman Objects To Naval Vessels Premiums In Congress
In Washington on December 13 the House debated a Holman resolution alleging 1,000,000 in premiums paid for building naval vessels and calling for an investigation of collusion between builders and officials. The Ways and Means Committee discussed tariff features and other measures including a hatmakers union protest and rice dealer objections. The House committee on coinage moved to take up Bland free coinage in January.
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Washieton
House
Holman
Indiana
Committee On Naval Affairs
Hatch
Ways and Means
Hatmakers’ Union
New York
House Committee On
City Sues for 25000 Over Sidewalk Accident
Jas Stephen of 211 Massachusetts Ave. sues the city for 25000 damages alleging negligence after a heavy counter toppled from the sidewalk last October, pinning his son and breaking both legs. Separate brief notes report doubled guards around public buildings and heightened police vigilance after dynamite threats.
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Jas
Stephen
Massachusetts Ave
Darpiin
Indiana steel Company board case and city news roundup
Judge Browning ruled Pre roler steelworks cannot hold a majority on the Indiana steel Company board despite owning more than half the stock. Burglars entered Mrs. Maria Neighbors home. a daughter blew a whistle, they fled. Printer Ed Sourbier threatened to sue the city after losing his wife in a theater crowd and being rushed to police. J G Spahr reported robbery, found semi conscious on N Pennsylvania St after two masked men took $45. Supreme Court upheld acquittal of J M & I lessees in rail act case. Obituaries and marriages listed along with several marriage licenses and admissions.
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Browning
Preroler Steelworks
Indiana Steel Company
Maria Neighbors
Union St
Wilson
Leppert
Sourbier
J. G. Spihr
N. Pennsylvania St
Spahr
Panhandle
Supreme Court
Birtus
Thomas and
Mra. Hartle
Chas
Mary Edwards
William and
Kate Greek
Andy
Allie Cullings
James
Ada Dickerson
Logan W. Pamblyn
Dora Kurrasch
Salra Hardegoun
Thos, Casey
George
Li Carleton
Minnie Neilson
William H.wells
Annie Loyall
Provisional Hawaiian government under arms amid tensions
Dispatches from Honolulu report 1,000 provisional government troops ready for defense while the palace is fortified. Washington debates Blount report and annexation policy as fears of renewed royal restoration persist and US officials weigh next steps.
Adventuress Zella Nicolaus Sails for Naples
Zella Nicolaus known as the Hoosier adventuress sailed for Naples and dropped her $40,000 suit against Geo Gould claiming the check was snatched from her. She said matters were settled satisfactorily. Reports say Howard Gould gave the check and George Gould avoided further family scandal. Zella was accompanied by her guardian Al Rahman, registering as Mr. and Mrs Harris.
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New York
Zella Nicolaus
Naples
Geo. Gould
Howard Gould
George
Zella
al Rahman
Newman
Harris
Battle Sparks as DeGama Captures Corbas Island
From Rio de Janeiro to Washington reports say rebel admiral DeGama holds Corbas Island and Euchadas, pouring fire on the custom house and naval arsenal. Capt. Picking notes the danger of landing as the Peninsular arrives with Santos sentiment backing Admiral Mello and deterring bombardment to spare prisoners.
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Washington
Picking
Navy Department
Rio Janeiro
DeGama
Corbas Island
Euchadas
New York
Peninsular
Santos
Admiral Mello
Rio
Admiral Metlo
Peixoto
Indianapolis City Plans Bond Refund to 4 Percent
City controller Mr Trusler receives a formal bid from bond holders to exchange 78 10 percent southern park bonds dated 1874 for 4 percent refunding bonds due in 30 years. The council will be asked to approve at a Friday meeting, aiming to relieve the city’s debt load by July.
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Trosler
Southern Park
Indianapolis
New York Life Insurance Company
Trusler
Chicago
Preston C. Frasier
Winslow, Lanier & Co
New York
N. Ve. Haggis & Co
H. W. Whipple
Trusier
King of Matabeles Captured by Fort Tuli Forces
Maj. Forbes commanding the Fort Tuli column reports the capture of La Bengula, king of the Matabeles, at Care Town on December 18. The event is tied to the ongoing war against the Matabeles. A separate item notes a deadly gunpowder factory explosion at Watham Abbey on December 13 killing one and injuring eight, with fires destroying the wrecked buildings.
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Care Town
Maj. Forbes
Fort Tuli
la Bengula
Matabeles
Watham Abbey
Two Dead Bodies Found on Railroad Near Wyack
The bodies of Henry Baisely and a man named Rose were discovered on a railroad track near two Borges and a wrecked wagon. Police presume the wagon fell from a railroad bridge after starting from Haber straw, killing the men with it. The Assassin's Trial opens in Cariaeo as Patrick Eugene Prendergast faces insanity defense.
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Wyack
N. Y
Henry Baisely
Rose
Borges
Haverstraw
Cariaeo
Patrick Eugene Prendergast
Todd
Harrigan
Marlowe Performs Hunchback and Rosalind at Grand
Julia Marlowe with her company presents Granp Julia Marlowe in The Hunchback and signal Lights as well as As You Like It. Miss Marlowe shines in Rosalind. Murphy plays Jacques with deliberate elocution. Advance sales for Marlowe exceed prior season, balcony seats sold out, Saturday orchestra moved to stage for extra reserved seating. No Wednesday matinee.
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the Grand
Julia Marlowe
Miss Marlowe
Rosalind
Murphy
Jacques
Purported Cure for Malaria Promoted by Liver Regulator
An 19th century advertisement claims Simmons' Liver Regulator prevents or cures malaria chills fever and congestive symptoms. It markets the vegetable medicine as superior to quinine and galdmish blends, urging a political vote in its favor.
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Simmons
Honest Bill Gallup Dies Prominent Indiana Banker
W P Gallup president of Meridian national bank died at his Indianapolis home after a period of illness pneumonia was the immediate cause. Known as Honest Bill Gallup he built a wide network in Indiana Illinois and New England as a grain shipper with Gallup Bros He supported floods relief and was famed for his charitable acts He enjoyed horse racing with a fine stable and lived with his brother at their IX Monascee street home.
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W. P. Gallup
Meridian National Bank
Tennessee and
Walnut‘sts
Banker Gallup
West
New Hampshire
Vermont
Arly
Edward
Indianapolis
Fairbank
Indiana
Ilinois
Bill Gallup
Commercial Club
New England
Gallup Bros
Gallup
Ohio
Commercial Club Relief Committee
Bates House
T Monascee-st
W. T. Malott
Plymouth
Hedges
A Store for the Destitute Opens Aid Channel
The Commercial club bureau receives aid applications mainly from skilled artisans revealing broader city destitution. A planned store room will supply provisions on credit after thorough examination. Half of the unemployed relief committee members who resigned have reconsidered and will remain. A mass meeting is set for Friday night in the criminal court room to discuss relief plans.
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Commercial Club Bureau
Fortune
Criminal Court Room
Did He Live Too High Aboard Embezzler Suhr
Traveling salesman H F Suhr for King an Co was arrested by Chief Splann on a $1900 embezzlement warrant sworn by J M Shaw. The shortage allegedly spans several years. Suhr waives examination and is bound over to the grand jury with a $4000 bond.
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H. F. Suhr
Kingan & Co
Splann
J. M. Shaw
Suhr
Lafayette
Shaw
London Unemployed Rally at Tower Hill Exposes Discontent
The unemployed of London gathered at Tower Hill on Wednesday. J K Hardie, socialist MP, pledged to press Parliament to address the plight of the jobless. The protest showed black and red flags but remained peaceful with no disturbances.
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London
Konpon
Dee
Tower Hill
J. K. Hardie
Doomed Parker McAfee murder case argued for new trial
Appellants Parker and McAfee seek a new trial after arguments in the supreme court room. They challenge admission of prior threats and a widow Eyater testimony, along with jury instruction errors in the killing of Druggist Kyster. Prosecutors Holtzman and Smith defended the state. some observers believed reversal possible.
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Supreme Court Room
Bird's Transfer Agent Wins in Police Court Case
Judge Stubbs ruled Wednesday that the city ordinance on runners at the Union station depots was overruled as to a corporate property and that Frank Bird held exclusive soliciting rights inside the depot. Blake, Bird's agent, had been arrested repeatedly for violating the runner rule but was acquitted along with a legal opinion limiting municipal ordinances on corporate property. The dispute ties to liverymen complaints over funeral hacks and pricing battles at the depot. The Sun notes unemployment verses and mentions Paul Scheig, a Minneapolis bank teller, pleading guilty in a separate case.
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Bird
Stubbs
Union Station
Frank Bird
Union Railway People
Blake
Vallaint the Bomb Thrower Wins Confession Reward
Detective Ogron who obtained the Vallaint confession will be rewarded. Vallaint belonged to a cosmopolitan anarchist society and received resources from foreign members. Weather Indiana forecasts show fair weather Wednesday and Thursday.
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Vallaint
Panis
Ogron
Prominent City Businessman Mislaid Door Keyhole
A leading city businessman, returning late with guests, finds his front door immovable as if the keyhole vanished. A servant allows entry. the next day he notes his head is back to normal size and learns his son nailed the keyhole and door as a prank while the boy notes the cost of breaking a nickel. Nearby, a Neweboy asks for change in a drug store, and a grandmother and grandson exchange quips at church. Canaries advertised at 54 W. North St Gall aviaries.
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A Neweboy
J. N. Hurry
Harrison
Supt Powell Opposes 11 P.M. Saloon Closing Rule
In a Sun interview Supt Powell argues the 11 o'clock saloon closing law is too early and infringes personal liberty. He cites downtown activity after theater and entertainment events and favors midnight closing, noting strict enforcement in New York and Washington.
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Powell
New York
Washington
Indianapolis
Electric Cars Fail Citywide as Lines Run Dead
Electric car service falters across the city with the College avenue line repeatedly dying, forcing passengers to walk. Travelers report delays of up to an hour and twenty minutes and many miss trains due to power inadequacy amid cold conditions.
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College-ave
Virginia
Clifford-ave
Washington St
Massachusetts Ave
He Thought Her Faithless After a Tragic Dual Shooting
In East Liverpool Ohio on Wednesday 17 year old Misa Mattie Eoff was shot three times by George Hoffman who then wounded himself with a small revolver. Both survived though badly damaged. He leapt into the canal but was rescued and urged authorities to let him end his life. Jealousy is believed to have driven the act.
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East Liverpool
George Hoffman
Misa Mattie Eoff
Hofman
Hoffman
Roof Collapse Kills Three As Ice House Falls
A crew employed tearing down Swift & Co. ice house in Bellaire Ohio when roof sections collapsed from 80 feet. Six men were injured, three feared fatally, including foreman H. D. Hudwell, Jos. Keckering, and R. C. Roberts. others listed suffered serious injuries.
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Bellaire
Swift & Co
Packers
Chicago
HE. D. Hudwell
Jos. Keckering
Sree R. C. Roberts
Slander suit filed by Piersons against neighbor Conto
Charles E. Pierson and wife of 1071 West Michigan Street Haughville sue Bridget Conto for 3 dollars each claiming slander. They allege public immorality at Conto’s home has prompted insults toward their wives and daughters from a drunken crowd surrounding the residence.
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Chas. E. Pierson
Michigan St
Haughville
Bridget Conto
Bridget
Pierson
Cholera reported in Namier Belgium
Cholera appeared in Namier Belgium with two deaths Tuesday. Namier lies 86 miles from Brussels and residents are greatly excited. Cattle perish in New York region as deep cold grips Watertown and Lowville with temperatures at 20 below and 14 below zero respectively.
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Brussels
Namier
Belgium
Namior
New York
Union
N.Y
Watertown
Lowville
British Navy to Be Strengthened on Broad Scale
The St James Gazette reports on December 13 that the cabinet has decided to strengthen the navy on a broad scale, signaling major naval expansion and increased shipbuilding and arms investment.
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London
The
St James Gazette
Market Wrap Hurried by Mixed Trade and Shipping News
New York market showed strength on Wednesday while Chicago grain fell dull. Steamship Oceanic docking at San Francisco reports the Japanese vessel Matsuyimerce ran aground on November 15 in mid-ocean, costing many lives. Also note Hornby’s oats at Van Pelts.
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Chicago
Oceanic
San Francisco
Matsuycimerce
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