Indictments Handed Down in Indianapolis Bank Case
Theodore P. Haughey and Schuyler Haughey, along with Francis and Charles Coffin and A. S. Reed, are indicted in the Indianapolis national bank matter. Arraignment set for Jan 18, grand jury foreman Talbott presented the indictments, and U S Marshal Hawkins was ordered to arrest those not under bond. Dividend payments and receivership details noted amid unsettled totals and reserves.
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U.S
Indianapolis
Talbott
Baker
Ineis
Theodore P. Haughey
Schuyler Haughey
Curled Hair and Glue Works
Francis
Charles Coffin
Indianapolis Cabinet Company
A.S. Reed
Watally Burt The Deadly Work of an Electric Motor
Joe Hinchman was struck by an electric motor on Alabama Street Thursday afternoon and likely fatally hurt. He was taken unconscious to the City dispensary where his wounds were being treated at press time.
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Joe Hinchman
Alabama St
Two Weddings In Central Church And Kansas City
Miss Maud Lucas wed Edward Rumpler at Central Christian Church in a ceremony performed by the bride’s father. The couple plans a southern honeymoon and will reside at 301 Bellefontaine. Anne Wildman married John E. Parker of Kansas City. they will live in Kansas City.
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Maud Lucas
J. A. Milburn
Kansas City
Jail to New Pleasant Apartments for Fifty Three Prisoners
The old county jail in the courthouse yard is empty after a 40 year run. Fifty three inmates were moved by Sheriff Emmett and deputies to a new facility with individual cells, baths, and clean clothing. Prisoners, chained in squads, resisted threats but were placated.
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Court House Yard
Emmett
Will Bating
Hoe
Gating
Prigonera
Factional Fight Over Democratic State Committee Chair
In Jennings county politics a Gray faction backs D E F Allen of Frankfort for state committee chair, while Green Smith leads a rival bid with broad support. The German American club plans a Thursday meeting to draft resolutions urging Indiana officials to press for overhauls to the federal election law. Marion attorney Korbley emerges as a candidate for attorney general, noted as a learned scientist and capable lawyer potentially boosting his bid.
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Democratic State Committee
Gray Contingent
D. EF. Allen
Frankfort
Green Smith
Jennings County
Indiana
Attorney Korbley
Marion
Dividend Prospects for Fron Ball Members Amid Court Action
Judge Winters issued an order requiring all holders of unpaid checks warrants and claims related to matured membership certificates to prove their claims by 6 p m February 21. Excluded are branches that refused to account with the receiver. Eligible claimants must have been in good standing when the receivership suit began. Upon proof a dividend will be declared from the asset portion. The Melkinnon Manufacturing Co of Bay County Michigan filed for relief as Orlando R Sprague, a member, owes 628 80 while he holds a warrant for 900. garnishment sought but no action taken.
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Winters
Iron Hall
Life
Melkinnon Manufacturing Company
Bay County
Mich
Sufferior Court
Orlando R. Sprague
Miller President Takes Own Life After Mill Disaster
Geo. B. Prechaska, president of the American Rice Milling Co., shot himself in the head on Thursday. The disaster at the big first Wednesday mill and financial reverses prompted the suicide.
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Geo. B. Prechaska
American Rice Milling Company
Paving and sidewalk contracts awarded on Stillwell and Jefferson streets
The board of works awarded W. G. Wasson & Co. the brick paving contract for the east side of Stillwell street from Clif ford avenue to Madison street at 33 cents per foot. Chas. Mankedick received the grading and traveling job on Jefferson street from Heasater to St Paul streets at 51 cents per foot per side, with a parallel contract to grade and gravel the same street and build sidewalks between St Paul and Auburn streets at 39 cents per foot.
Fire destroys Sheffield drapery warehouse in London
A major blaze in Sheffield at Hovey and Sona drapery warehouse forced rescue of sixty workers amid five fire escapes. The fire spread to five nearby buildings, with damage totaling about $1,000,000 by morning as flames continued to burn.
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Sheffield
London
Hovey~ & Sona
Shefield
St Nicholas Bank Closed Amid Madison Square Bank Collapse
New York December 21 The St Nicholas bank at 23 Broad Street was closed by State Superintendent Preston amid concerns tied to the failed Madison Square Bank. The statement on the door cited capital impairment of $200,000 and reported liabilities and assets totaling $3,758,359 with $8,500,000 due depositors and $150,000 loans to Madison Square Bank.
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New York
St. Nicholas Bank
Preston
State Bank Examining Department
Preston Esié
A. B. Graves
Clearing House Committee
Clearing House
Madison Square Bank
Albany
St. Nicholas Bank of
New York City
Death of George C Magoun Threatens Santa Fe Control
New York reports the death of George C Magoun of Baring Magoun Co heightening anxiety over Santa Fe railroad affairs. Receivers are expected to be appointed as creditors press their claims while security holders’ interests concentrate in the famed banking house. Magoun’s heavy handling of the railroad debt and burdens contributed to his collapse and health failure.
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New York
George C. Magoun
Baring, Magoun & Co
Santa Fe
Hia
House of Baring, Magoun & Co
Magoun
Bis
Honolulu News Signals Queen Restoration Effort
The steamer Mariposa arrived from Honolulu with news that the U S cutter Corwin reached Minister Willis with instructions to restore the queen if possible without force. The provisional government has prepared an ultimatum saying force will be used if restoration attempts occur.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
U.S
Corwin
Willis
Royalty Comes High In Lonpor Parliament
Mr Gladstone told the House of Commons that the Duke of Edinburgh will renounce an annual £10,000 from England while retaining £10,000 under the royal marriage act. Henry Labouchere’s motion to debate ending the allowance was defeated 177 to 5.
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Lonpor
Gladstone
House of Commons
Duke of Edinburgh
England
Henry Labouchere
Downtown stores close Christmas Day in town
Local notice states downtown shops will not open on Christmas Day. Dr W W Morgan leads a health talk at YW BM OA Friday evening. County appoints Wm Millard constable of Center town. Franks poultry house robbed of eggs butter and poultry valued at £20.
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W. W. Morgan
Wm. Millard
Franks Poultry House
W. Washaeet
Corey
James R. Bledsos
Elizabeth
Dramatic Club
Propydeum
Booth Tarkington
St. Louis
Haughville
Fortune in the Safe Unearthed in Deitch Estate Inventory
The Deitch estate inventory filed on Thursday reveals a hidden fortune. A 1844 safe contained cash of 94 513.50 and two time deposits totaling 2 035, with the rest of wealth concealed in a locked room at N Alabama street. The heirs learned of the contents only after appraisal, with the safe reportedly opened by a common key.
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Whey
Mr. Deitch
Deitch
Ali
N. Alabama St
Tre Gholologist Jag at Indiana Capitol in Sloppy Fracas
The Indiana state house ends in porcelain fragments and bruises as Professor Gorby, a geologist, becomes violent when drinking. After demolishing objects and tearing at clothing, he is confined in Gorpy’s jail room by custodians. A court petition may seek his removal under state statute.
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Gorby
Col
Jag
State House
Jenklin
Ind
New York
Pao
Laporte
Gorpy
CBS Day
Mir. Gorby
Sial
Circuit Court
Reign of Terror Halts Barcelona Theaters
Bancrnona reports anarchists linked to the Lyceum theater outrage. Pallas had prophesied vengeance for his memory. comrades reportedly attempted to honor his words. The ongoing anarchist agitation closes theaters and cripples local business as fear spreads.
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Bancrnona
Pallas
Lyceum Theater
Jeunesse Tale from a Fragmented Postal Note
An OCR fragment mentions a phone number and a name in a partial French text. Readable elements include a dated style phrase and a stray quotation, with no clear event or full context.
Trial of Annie Wagner Ends Abruptly After Fainting Scene
In a packed criminal court, Annie Wagner fainted during Wednesday proceedings as prosecutors and defense argued over poison evidence. Testimony revealed details about a poison box associated with the Bergman family and questions from witnesses about church discussions and neighborhood chatter. The court adjourned to Thursday with the case set to continue as attorneys prepared further arguments.
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Duncen
Superior Court
John Ohleyer
Bergman
Koesters
Annie
Moesters
Borst
Sir. Bergmen
Catharine Rouser
Llinoiser
Ohba
Mr. Bergman
Phorn
Addie Seider
McCarty and
Unionste
Mr. Spaan
Beck
Carey
Splan
Joseph Neihaus
Bergmans
Aiasir
Rethaus
Destitution Rising in City Says Charity Leader
Chairman Hanna of the Charity Organization Society reports increasing destitution with 970 families on public bounty, four per family average. Daily aid applicants ranged from 100 to 145 across midweek, while food market contributions total 63,000 to date. Donations from local firms include 50, 10, 36, 10 weekly gifts and larger sums from several companies.
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Hanna
Charity Organization Society
Phureday
W. H. Miller
Evans Haseed
Works
Tucker & Dorsey
Fabnley & McCrea
Barren Bros
Wm. Hausain
J. E. Scott
Hollwer & Reese
Tragedy at 76 West 152nd Street in Dissolute Marrage
Mrs Annie Geoghan 23 shot herself after midnight at home 76 W 152nd St following a life of hardship and her husband Georges Geoghan a race track frequenter who dissipated a fortune of 60000. The couple had quarreled over his lifestyle then she killed herself in a closet. The juror Low in a separate case suffered a sudden illness and Meyer faces another trial for the poisoning of Ludwig Brandt for life insurance.
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Annie Geoghan
Geoghan
Meyer
New York
Barret
Henry D. Meyer
Ludwig Brandt
Low
Uprising Triggers After San Domingo President’s Crackdown
In Erxaston Jamaica on December 21 a revolt grows against President Heurieaux of San Domingo after he ordered the execution of a top general suspected of plotting against him. Members of the general’s family were executed as the barbaric action stirs strong reaction and fuels a forming revolutionary movement.
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San Domingo
Erxaston
Jamaica
Heurieaux
Battle With Oyster Thieves Near Sayville Oyster House
The Beebo brothers, oyster whippers, have thousands of bushels laid at their Sayville oyster house. Wednesday night, thieves arrived in boats and began taking oysters before armed watchers on shore fired. About one hundred shots were fired before the thieves retreated. No confirmed deaths.
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Barviniy
Fl. T
Beebo Brothers
Sayville Landing
Fortune letters praise amid encampment director controversy
Secretary Fortune keeps receiving letters from prominent men praising his stance after taking $5,000 for services as encampment executive director. Thursday attorney Horace Smith, recent Commercial club resigner, says he did not consider such payments when he stepped down and wrote a long letter to Fortune denying the idea.
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Fortune
Horace Smith
Commercial Club
Election canvass in Cuicano shows Swift gains
On Thursday morning election commissioners began canvassing the vote for mayor and by noon six wards were reported canvassed with Swift making slight gains. Republican committeemen resumed gathering evidence of alleged frauds.
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Cuicano
Swift
Republican
Grave robbers scatter at Lutheran cemetery after failed body theft
Grave robbers at Lutheran cemetery north of Oak Hill tried to remove the body of 13 year old Andrew Young from a casket near Millersville road. A farmer’s lantern frightened them away about an hour after midnight. Tools and long hair from the suspected corpse lay in the grave as the family processed the scene.
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Millersville
Andrew Young
Hazel and
Lawrence Sts
Oak Bill
Are
Samuel Young
Samathera
Medical College
Mr. Young
Boutelle Resolutions Roil Hawaiian Policy in Congress
Washington D C December 21 Congress adjourns for two weeks but tariff action is urged. Boutelle asks secretary Herbert for authority to have Admiral Skerrett confer with Commissioner Blount on Honolulu orders and the authority behind them. The House refers the matter to naval affairs amid sharp debate and threats from Speaker Crisp. The tariff bill is slated for January 3.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Boutelle
House
Herbert
Admiral Skerrett
Blount
Honolulu
Fisg
Committee On Naval Affairs
Crisp
McCreary
Kentucky
Foreign Affairs Committee
Stevene
Wilson
Ways and Means
Fatal Jag in Ohio Moonshine Fight Kills Two
A pitched battle Wednesday night in Latty near Lyra Ohio left two moonshiners dead and several wounded. The armed men, all Kentucky natives, had been manufacturing moonshine whisky and visited town intoxicated before the fatal gunfight in the uncivilized woods. Revenue officers had failed to arrest them earlier due to dense terrain.
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Lyra
Ohio
Latty
Here
Kentucky
Drowned Like Rats in Minersville Flood
A flood at the Oak Bill colliery in Minersville pa on Thursday morning claimed several lives. The mine is operated by Schwenk Leisenring Co. Local officials report multiple drownings as water engulfed the shaft.
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Portsville
Oak Bill
Minersville
Schwenk, Leisenring & Co
The Diamond Breaker at English's Theatre Opens
A sensational drama titled The Diamond Breaker begins a half week engagement at English's on Thursday after a judgment against Fred Warde in favor of St Louis creditors. Procter and Turner seek to enforce a contract with Robert Mantell and win an injunction against Lyceum receipts. John H. Martin, once of the city, now acts as Mantell's manager. Rye meal and rye flour advertised at Van Pelt's.
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Fred Warde
St. Louis
Boston
English’s
Procter & Turner
Robert Mantell
Cleveland
Lyceum Theater
John H. Martin
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