Ireland in Turmoil as Ulster Unionists Stockpile Weapons
London dispatch reports Ulster liberal unionists advertising 20 000 Mauser rifles and 1 000 000 rounds in Germany amid fear of civil war if home rule passes. Prominent voices warn bloodshed while Asquith contemplates shelving the measure and seeks to rally Liberal and Unionist support to down Redmond.
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London
Ireland
Ulster Liberal Unionist Association
John Redmond
Germany
Ulster
Rev
McDermott
The
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Redmond
House of Lords
Asquith
Liberal Party
Redmond
Dead One Sends Wire About Oaxaca Death Report
Shelbyville Ind December 20 E M Lawton wired to W H Porter Greensburg Ind that he is alive It was reported he had been killed by Mexican soldiers at Oaxaca The message came as Porter and his sister were heading for Mexico Lawton said there is absolutely no trouble at all.
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the Sun
Shelbyville
Ind
E. M. Lawton
W. H. Porter
Greensburg
Oaxaca
Porter
Mexico
Lawton
Notorious con artist known as Arthur Ferris jailed in Frankfort
In Frankfort Indiana A L Young alias Arthur A Ferris Arthur L Fayers F B Ackers and G J Jones rests in jail after a varied career. Described as eleven kinds of criminal he forged letter heads and firm lists for merchants and used smooth talk to attain credit and avoid fines. He will be tried in Frankfort January 9.
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Frankfort
Ind
A. L. Young
Arthur A. Ferris
Arthur L. Fayers
F. B. Ackers
G. J. Jones
Rushville
Newcastle
Indianapolis
Christmas Plea Too Much For Judge
In Logansport Indiana Judge Johon S Larry orders jurors confined together during the Cotterman trial for the two year old murder case. Tenor of the scene shows jurors begging release for personal reasons including a man with a crying toddler at home. The judge relents and releases the jurors.
Teacher Maude Harding Dies in Greensburg
Miss Maude Harding, age 38, a grade teacher in Greensburg city schools, collapsed at J. H. Bobbitt’s home on Monday. Heart disease is listed as the cause of death.
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Greensburg
Ind
Maude Harding
Stella B. Matthews
J. H. Bobbitt
County Auditors Aim for Simpler Laws in Indiana
About sixty county auditors gathered in Denison hotel room 370 for annual session to form a legislative committee to simplify laws and remove technicalities. They will align with the state board of accounts on a uniform county auditing system. Topics include school fund loans and farm land appraisals. George Pence was expected to speak but did not attend. Thomas Nugent presided as roll call showed many newly elected auditors.
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County Auditors’ Association of Indiana
Denison Hotel
State Board of Accounts
George Pence
Thomas Nugent
Washington
Daviess County
Association
Christmas Forgery Arrest In Newcastle
Ralph Walker age 23, listed St Louis as home, was arrested in Newcastle on Monday night charged with forgery after offering a bad $16 check to pay for Christmas wearing apparel.
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Newcastle
Ind
Ralph Walker
St. Louis
Overcoat dispute leads to court after shoving and assault
Miss Francis Shields warns William Dankey about attire, a dispute escalates when Dankey forces past John Cash, a stone hits Mrs. Cash, and Shields appears in court. Dankey is fined ten dollars plus costs and given thirty days, later suspended by Judge Collins after a brief exchange.
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Francis Shields
William Dankey
Sanders Street
Dankey
Willem
John Cash
West
Pearl Street
Cash
Florence Cash
Biff
Mrs. Cash
Miss Shields
Fogarty to Take Charge Wednesday as State Prison Warden
Edward J. Fogarty 43 former mayor of South Bend will assume duties as warden of the Michigan City state prison Wednesday. He plans to file his bond with the state auditor as his sister and mother take charge of the warden's residence.
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the Sun
Michigan City
Ind
Edward J. Fogarty
South Bend
State Prison
Anna Fogarty
Newspaper carrier fraud bill urged by Columbus official
Former City Councilman Charles F. Schowe backed a measure placed with Bartholomew county lawmakers to criminalize defrauding newspaper carriers. It proposes a $10 fine or ten days in jail, or both.
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The
Sun
Columbus
Ind
Charles F. Schowe
Bartholomew County
Mystery Snores Behind Belvedere Basement Door
In Columbus Indiana a night clerk at the Belvedere hotel frightens headquarters by shouting of a possible murder. Police awaken a deep sleeper janitor in the furnace room basement, noting a long snore that sounded like a woken soul.
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Columbus
Ind
Belvedere
DePauw Initiates Elect New Members in Three Greek Groups
In Greencastle on December 20, DePauw University admitted new members to Kappa Alpha Theta Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Theta. Names span multiple cities with the Theta initiates including Naomi Randel and Gladys Rudy, while Phi Gamma Delta lists Joseph Greenway and Harold Cox among others and Phi Delta Theta counts Harry Burnsides and George Shelby.
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University
Kappa Alpha Theta
Naomi Randel
Greencastle
Gladys Rudy
Helen Barger
Danville
Bess Ferguson
Washington State
Tone Cassidy
Bedford
Florence Haupt
Terre Haute
Elsie Marshall
Crawfordsville
Edith Corbley
Indianapolis
Emma Hawthorne
Attica
Phi Gamma Delta
Joseph Greenway
Ladoga
Harold Cox
Willis Renick
Houston
Tex
Guy Smith
Eureka
Kas
Roy Hudson
Broad Ripple
Niel Booth
Peru
Phi Delta Theta
Harry Burnsides
George Shelby
Lafayette
William Remy
Olin Mintzer
Spokane
Wash
Railroads Win Exports Rates Ruling By ICC
Washington decision favors railroads on long and short haul section of export and import rates under the Interstate Commerce Act. Railroads may continue to fix export freight rates lower than domestic rates with exceptions. Committee reserves right to review any specific rate complaints.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
City Slogan Committee To Seek Public Input
Following a Wednesday meeting the city slogan committee will send calls to presidents of the Board of Trade Commercial Club Indianapolis Trade Association Merchants Association Manufacturers Association and Clearing House Association to help select the best slogan suggestion.
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Board of Trade, Commercial Club
Indianapolis Trade Association
Merchants’ Association
Manufacturers’ Association
Clearing House Association
Governor Marshall Visits Wabash College Meeting
Governor Marshall attends a Tuesday meeting of the Wabash College board of trustees in Crawfordsville and remains in his office on Wednesday.
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Gov. Marshall
Crawfordsville
Wabash College
Colored Y. M. C. A. to be erected confirms mass meeting
At Bethel A. M. E. church in Indianapolis a mass meeting adopted resolutions to build a colored Y M C A. George L. Knox chaired the session to gauge local sentiment. Rev. Boston J. Prince urged more active participation by the colored community.
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Bethel A. M. E
West
Vermont Street
George L. Knox
Boston J. Prince
Second Baptist Church
Strike Stopped On Missouri Pacific And Iron Mountain Lines
In St Louis Missouri an agreement ends the machinists strike on the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain system. The compromise stops automatic balloting on a general strike affecting the Gould lines. President O Connell says 1280 machinists on strike since May 12 and 1075 allied trades members who joined in a sympathetic strike Oct 21 will return to work at midnight.
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SY. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
O’connoll
Curtailed Forces Hit Geneva Wagon Company Work
Albany Dec 20 The Geneva Wagon Company will place its employees on half time due to unsettled South American conditions and fear of hostilities affecting 300 workers. Much of the firm’s business is export trade to South America.
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Geneva Wagon Company
South America
Bank Suspends Payments In Ontario By Farm ers Bank Of Canada
The Farmers' Bank of Canada suspended payment at 3 o'clock Monday in Toronto. General manager W R Travers notified the clearing house that the bank could not pay its balance of $20,000, and the doors were closed. The bank operates thirty three Ontario branches with capital of $1,000,000 and deposits of $1,400,000.
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Ers’ Bank of Canada
W. R. Travers
Ontario
Motorman Arrested as New York Central Explosion Kills and Injures
In New York City an explosion at the New York Central power house killed and injured numerous people. Motorman Albert Seagroat faces $50,000 bail as investigators probe gas ignition versus dynamite. The blast damages exceeded $1,000,000 with 107 injured and more bodies recovered amid a snowstorm search by an army of workers.
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New York Central Power House
New York
Albert Seagroat
Municipal Explosives’ Commission
Fifteenth Street
Lexington Avenue
East Fifty-first Street
Flower Hospital
Bellevue
St. Vincent's
Presbyterian
New York Hospital
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