Dudley Case Probed by Federal Grand Jury in Résumé
A federal grand jury resumed work on the Dudley case as Republican officials from across the state testified in the United States building. Witnesses included Secretary Dilla and Marion county chairman Newt Harding, with about 40 called Tuesday. The panel remains tight lipped about progress or timing of a report, while Leon Bailey continues election-related duties and political maneuvering ahead of Harrison’s inauguration.
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Federal Grand Jury
Con‘uening
Dudley
United States
Dilla
Republican State Central Committee
Newt. Harding
Marion County Republican Committee
Leon Bailey
Senate
United States District Attorney
Harrison
Matt Quay
Harricon
Candidacy Clash and Public Figures in Marion County
Marion county faces a crowded field of appointive office candidates sparking fears legislators from northern and southern Indiana will cut the Marion slate. Indianapolis area contenders abound, with two workers named Wilson in the house doorkeeper race. Andrew and James B. Wilson align with local labor groups and use assembly seals in letters. Depew discusses Adams address and interstate law, noting it may endure but should be refined. Sydney, Nassau reports on American ball teams' banquet and All-Americans victory. Harrow Sherman case wraps up as Mrs Burns drops suit, allowing the groom to wed. A gas ditch suit by Cora Robinson echoes potential compromise. Syracuse breweries consolidate under an English syndicate.
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Marion County
Indianapolis
Marion
Wilson
Andrew
James B. Andrew
Gruelle
J. 3B
Kleinsmith
SydnEy
Criterion Theater
Lord Carrington
Colony
Baldwin
Anson
Battery
Chicago
Healy
Earle
Mayor Denny Urges Tax Hikes and Plaza Plan
Mayor Denny delivers a lengthy message to the council advocating higher city taxes to fund government, expand territory, and acquire land for a plaza east of the state house. He praises streetcar service while urging reforms, and outlines budget items including asphalt costs and debt ordinances.
Washington gossip and Indiana marriage news in brief
Gossip from Washington shows Holman of Indiana proposing to raise the soldiers’ doorkeepers to twenty, triggering a lengthy House debate while Republicans plan a night tariff session and refuse holiday adjournment until the bill passes. In Des Moines, a wedding unites Hon John W Buskirk and Florence Williams in a small church ceremony. New York reports a murder tied to a kitchen incident as John Myers Doremus faces execution.
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Washington
Washixeton
House
Holman
Indiana
Broomneton
Des
John W. Buskirk
Florence Williams
M. E. Church
W. R. Halstead
Indianapolis
State Statistician’s
Sullivan
Buskirk
New York
John Myers Doremus
Hackensack
N. d
Doremus
Jacob
Real estate transfers listed in local conveyances
Multiple transfers recorded including C J Holmes to G W Johnson for lot 2 and part of square 14 Drake s add 6500 Massachusetts Life Ins Co to J B Shinn for lots 2 3 4 and 5 Shoemaker Lippin cott s Brookside add 1600 E Glazier to J A Luddington part lot 217 Mletch ear et al s sub with 9 97 98 and 1o 91 150 W H Wilhelm to G Vowies for lot 39 in A C Harris s extra add to Mt Jackson 125 R A Sprague to A D Brown lot 16 parts 15 and 17 square 6 Central perk add 1500 M E Hogshire to S H Myers lots 20 f and 2 Johnson Hogshire s E Washington st add 130 G W Johnson to C J Holmes lot 15 Witlet s sub sdr 5 2500 First National bank No 2 566 to Van Camp packing company pt 0 1184 22500 Mary Nagal to I E Likely lots 3 4 5 and 6 A Elnatz sub lots 7 and 8 w of White s ave Conveyances 9 consideration
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C. J. Holmes
G.W. Johnson
Drake
Massachusetts Life Ins. Co
J. B. Shinn
Shoemaker & Lippincott
Brookside
E Glazier
J. A. Luddington
Mletchear,et al
Washington St
G. W. Johnson
Witlet’s
First National Bank
van Camp Packing Company, Pt
Mary.Nagal
I. E
A. Elnatz
Blake
Ray’s
White
STAD
War to the death fears rise in Mississippi clash
In Jackson Mississippi on December 18 a wave of violence spreads as both sides arm for battle. Reports say the black population has moved toward swamps while whites prepare for combat, with casualties rising to about 38.
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Jackson, Miss
Wallak
Hayti Weakens Rushing Seized Vessel to New York
New York dispatch reports the Haytian Republic at Port au Prince Tuesday morning, under Atlas steamship company control, with American sailors aboard. The vessel is to be delivered to the United States in New York.
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New York
O. W. Brooke
Atlas Steamship Company
Port Au Privece
U. S
Four killed in Far West railway accident
A Santa Fe train in Santa Anna, California killed J. G. Bartley, his wife, and two daughters Tuesday morning. Other items include Quay's delayed arrival at the Panhandle line, floods along the Lackawanna and Delaware rivers, a $5,000 verdict against Mrs. Wise in a bob-tail car suit, a $50,000 suit against United Order of Honor officers, and a fire at Iron Mountain destroying 15 buildings with $60,000 in losses.
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Far West
Los Angeles
Cal
J. G. Bartley
Santa Anna
Ros. Wise
Mary E. Wise
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Howe
Walker
Bradley
United Order of Honor
Supreme Lodge
Mutual Aid Fund
Taylor
Asker
Drrrok
Iron Mountain
George Randolph
Thomas
George
Thomas Carney
Mendsen Quintet to Perform in Des Moines Saturday
The Mendelssohn Quintet Club of Boston performs at Tomlinson Hall under U R EP No 66. Judge Howe heard Bridges Tomlinson suits with juries failing to reach verdicts. Bridges awarded $900 in one case. Edward Murphy, temperance orator and son of, spoke at Tomlinson Hall. Preparations for Gen Hovey inauguration reception near completion with 6000 tickets issued for Tomlinson Hall and surrounding events.
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Mendelssohn Quintet Club
Boston
Tomlinson Hall
U. R
Edward Murphy
Edward
Gen. Hovey
Denison House
State House
There is no epidemic natural gas and its effects
Doctors dispute the belief that open gas ditches caused diphtheria typhoid fever or scarlet fever in the city. They report only 17 diphtheria cases, 10 scarlet fever cases, and no typhoid fever, noting confusion with throat illnesses and that damp, dirty areas fuel disease rather than gas itself.
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Health Board
Dr. Harp
Sun
S. West-st
Merria St
Kentucky-ave
Missouri-st
Charles E. Wright
Franklin W. Hays
Theaters Offer Fresh Bright Farce at Grand and Park
The Grand opens with Lord Chumley and Sothern delivering a genuine, bright comedy that delights the meager audience. Kernell's specialty company boosts a lively, star driven program at the Park, with Mel Fadden's Elephant as encore. Natural Gas slated for Thursday, Robert Downing brings The Gladiator Ingomar Virginius to the Grand Friday through Sunday.
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Lord Chumley
Grand
Sothern
Lord Coumley
Kernell
MelFadden
Robert Downing
Indianapolis
the Gladiator
Ingomar
Virginius
Muncie News Note Aboard Texans Horn Chair Incident
Additional State reports a Muncie employer J W Doniphan presented bagging mill hands with a chair and foot stool crafted from Texas steers horns and covered in mountain lion skin. Allegations involve Mrs Al Thornburg leaving home while her husband slept, taking furniture and bed clothes. Humane society to investigate. Catholic fair ongoing all week. Geo divorced from Cora Sheppard Monday.
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Muncie
J. W. Doniphan
Texas
Wire Whispers and Political Strife Across the Atlantic
A jumble of brief items notes John Bright’s decline, Russia’s foreign minister dead, a Pittsburg coal ship sunk, and firms in trouble. London talk cites De Lesseps and canal work while American cases target railways and socialist education proposals clash with Sunday papers. Whittier’s birthday is celebrated by Boston students. Baswell’s Gibraltar visit and Morrocco protection complaints surface amid trader tales and a cigar stand mention.
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John Bright
Pinters
Milwaukee
Jornin
Russia
Foreign Office
Coal Valley
Pittsburg
J.H. Wernake & Co
Cine
Mat Grocers
Chicago
Inter-State Commission
Henry George
England
Iowa
Rock Island & Pacific Road
de Lesseps
Panaa Canal
DeCosta
Akail
Express
Whittier
Boston
Danvers
Senor
Baswla
New York
Gibraltar
Lewis
Morrocco
Basull
Fiz
U. S
UNITED BUT DIVIDED Over a Plymouth Route Dispute
At Union depot Gateman Hagedorn recounts a marriage quarrel between Nelson Haines of Plymouth and his bride over travel plans. He sought Lake Erie and Western to Plymouth while she preferred Colfax, a costlier route. They departed separately after a dispute, with Mrs. Haines absent and the groom returning home, illustrating a comic domestic snarl over a train choice.
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Plymouth
Hagedorn
Union Depot
Nelson Haines
Providence
Lake Erie & Western
Colfax
Elmst
Haines
Union Station
Reeves
Genteman
Bull dog bite injures Johnson in Englishay
In a dispatch from the city, Johnson of English-ay reports his large bull dog injured him during play Saturday night. Lip and chin were lacerated and swelling and inflammation raise concern for his condition. He believes the dog was overzealous in play, not mad. Johnson works for the Big Four railroad.
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Johnson
The
Big Four Railroad
Jack the Ripper Returns Threatens Montreal
Montreal dispatch reports a letter from "Jack the ripper" claiming to have arrived from London and to begin work. Police, alerted by the letter, arrest a man who accosted Fiora New Comer in an alley after she screamed. The suspect, calling himself Dr Joan Langhorn, is described as a dapper, fashionably dressed man with a cockney accent. Police have wired Scotland Yard for information.
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Montreal
Hughes
Jack, the Ripper
London
Fiora
Joan. Langhorn
Jack
Scotland Yard
Bailey Named to Succeed Attorney Sellers in Indianapolis
The Sun reports President nominates Leon Bailey to be U S Attorney for Indianapolis, replacing Sellers. The decision is linked to influence from Senators Voorhees and Turpie and Congressman Bynum, with Voorhees favoring Bailey for his alleged qualifications and knowledge of the office.
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The
Sun
Washington
Leon Bailey
Senate
U.S
Sellers
Indianapolis
Sullivan
Bailey
Voorhees
Terpie
Bynum
Leon
W. W. Dudley
State Senate
Senator Voorhees
Turpie
Fight at Eau Claire Ends In Draw Between Michigan And Duluth
Detroit dispatch reports a boisterous bout between Jim Fell Michigan middleweight champion and Jake Dudley of Duluth, lasting to round seven when referees called a draw. Spectators joined a melee, with multiple facial injuries but no serious harm.
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Detroit
Eau Claire
Jim Fell
Michigan
Jake Dudley
Duluth
Feil
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Weaden
Hayti
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Matthew Stanley Quay
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Bruce Carr
Tipton County
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Harlan
Cesar
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W. C. Gregory
Southern Pacific Railroad
Normandy
L.B. & W. General Freight Office
Tom Irvix
76S
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Lew Wallace
Porter
Col. Taylor
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Wm. L. Riders
Jack, the
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Attorney Sellers
John Bridges
Perry F. Tomlinson
Thomas Croan
Kaney
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Grand Army
George A. Price
Henry W. Knight
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