Indiana minister and wife slain at their home
Rev William Ritter and his wife were found dead in their Elnora area home. The bodies lay in the sitting room and cellar after neighbors alerted others following the couple's Christmas visit to Burns City. No clear motive or robbery indicated. The couple left a son John W Ritter living in Indianapolis. The case remains unsolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ritter
Washington
Ind
Elnora
Mrs. Ritter
Milford Ketchum
Ritters
Burns City
Christian Church
Joke About Hia Cooking Star to Fight
Charles Mitchell is held on a $1000 bond after a shooting at a restaurant linked to Pat Donte's saloon at 481 W Washington. Frank Purdy, a Negro cook, was shot in the stomach and taken to City hospital during a crowded ruckus. Mitchell says he did not fire the shot and claims he gave his revolver to Tom Abie. He is from Seymour Indiana and is years old. Purdy had resented jokes about his cooking, triggering the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mitchell
Pat Donte
Washington Stree
Frank Purdy
Mitchell
Tom Abie
Seymour
Ind
Purdy
Woman pays back money to Wer Lodge case ends
Mrs. Mary McAlister recovered $250 she allegedly hid in her stocking and paid to Camp No 4 Patriotic Order of Americans beneficiary. Her embezzlement charge was noted but the court accepted the payment and closed the case after attorney Henry Seyfried said the money had been raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McAlister
Patriotic Order of
Henry Seyfried
McAllister
Constable Resigns Amid Court Changes
Constable Louis Kitter of Squire Hutchington's court sent a resignation to county commissioners on Tuesday and proposed Harvey Huston to take his place Huston is described as a deputy of the year. Kitter cites dissatisfaction with the business as his reason. Rumors swirl around the Mayoral selection and the changes ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Kitter
Squire Hutchingon
Harvey Huston
Huston
Kiefer
Mexico City welcomes Zelaya amid tense anti US sentiment
Mexico City brims with celebration as exiled Nicaragua president Jose Santos Zelaya nears arrival. Diaz hosts a personal reception while police watch for demonstrations against Americans amid criticism of Mexico's stance. Foreign Minister Ignacio Mariscal says Zelaya is not prisoner and Mexico bears no responsibility for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
Jose Santos Zelaya
Nicaragua
Diaz
Zelaya
United States
Salina Cruz
Tehuantepec
Ignacio Mariscal
Appeals for Aid Bring Quick Help at Salvation Army
Five applicants sought groceries and fuel at Salvation Army headquarters Tuesday morning and received aid immediately. A worried friend alerted Major Escott about an aged, penniless Park Avenue woman who was ill and in danger of starvation. provisions and medicine were sent and she will be cared for until recovery or relatives are reached. Two men applied for work and were directed to a factory where they both secured jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Park Avenue
Escott
Elma Dare May Get 300000 If She Wants It
Probate Judge Ross hears Rhodius case lawyers as guardian Berryhill seeks discharge. Final report expected soon. City of Indianapolis may receive about 500000 for park purposes under the will. Rumors say other claimants may offer Elma Dare 50000 if she withdraws contest. A will to Rhodius’s marriage to Elma Dare is rumored but not filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Probate Court
Guardian Berryhill
Berryhill
Rhodius
Indianapolis
Mr. Ryan
Fortune Teller Didn't Have 1100 In a Bank
Coroner Blackwell acting as special administrator for the Algernon Wintermute estate told Judge Ross that a reported 1100 found at the Security Trust company is false. Wintermute had 1100 on deposit there before his wife sued for divorce which ordered the funds to be paid into court and disposed of. The widow and son may settle the estate out of court with the son receiving 1900 and the widow the real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
Algernon Wintermute
Ross
Security Trust Company
Wintermute
Feud over Indiana Republican love feasts and Hanly risk
Indiana Republicans debate replacing the state love feast with district events for 1910. James P. Goodrich backs district feasts while Senator Beveridge’s position delays a final choice. J Frank Hanly’s possible influence looms as party leaders dodge prohibition clashes and seek broader voter outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Goodrich
Goodrich
Hanly
A. J. Beveridge
Broidge
Beveridge
Agai
J. Frank Hanly
Lee
EB. S. Shumaker
Anmti-saloon League
J. Frank Manly
Mahomet
Baby Eyes Aides Testimony In Brokaw Separation Case
In Mineola Long Island Mrs Mary Blair Brokaw seeks separation from millionaire W Gould Brokaw. He faces cross examination over alleged alcohol and smoking habits and a letter detailing marital tensions. The case hinges on credibility and alleged conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Society Friends
Mary Blair Brokaw
W. Gould Brokaw
Supreme Court of Justice
Putnam
Marine 1 Bonfield Dies on Addison Ave in Indianapolis
Marine T Bonfield father of City Prosecutor Fred Bonifield dies at 74 N Addison Avenue after a yearlong illness followed by a stroke. Survived by widow Julia two sons Fred and Hugh and two daughters Mrs J J Volcker and Marine Bonifield aged 11 funeral Thursday at 1 pm with burial in Danville Indiana. Former 30 year Odd Fellows member and past Noble Grand Master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine T. Bonfield
Fred Bonifield
N. Addison Avenue
Mr. Bonifield
Hendricks County
Kentucky
Decatur
Ill
Decatur Coal Company
Indianapolis
Cecal
Julia Bonifield
Fred
Hugh
J. J. Volcker
Marine Bonifield
Danville
Ind
Bonifield
Odd Fellows
Elevator Accident Kills Three In New York
Thomas Murphy an elevator boy at 826 Broadway was instantly killed and two other men fatally injured when the mechanism broke causing the elevator to plunge from the fifth floor to the basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Murphy
Broadway
Raub Named County Attorney by New Board Hopeful for Delicate Change
County officials plan a policy shift after January 1 with Von Hake a Democrat as future board president nominating Edward B. Raub for county attorney and James Kervan predicting favor. Republicans resist and allege inflated pay approvals, while all current GOP appointees expect contracts to be challenged by the incoming majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Hake
Edward B. Raub
James Kervan
John Mendenhall
Raub
Board of Commissioners
William Roberts
Ruckelshaus
Mendenhall
Reterts
Quill
Rauh
John C. Ruckelshaus
Quapriased Over His Arrest For Hitting Hunkie
Charles Burton of 937 Paca Street was arrested on assault with intent to kill after a fight at King and Co. plant. Burton struck Joe Farge with a two foot long hook, cutting a four inch gash on the forehead. Police note Burton spoke little and Farge, a foreign laborer, cannot speak English. Burtons wound treated at city dispensary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Burton
Paca Streat
Schlangan
Todd
Burton
Kingan & Co
Joe Farge
Farge
City
Scifers Enters Third District Democratic Race in Indiana
Zach Scifers of Salem former Indiana House member enters the Third district Democratic congressional nomination race. George Voigt of Jeffersonville opposes incumbent W. F. Cox, signaling a renewed Cox Zenor contest. Scifers is portrayed as a unifying figure separate from Cox or Zenor factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zach Scifers
Salem
Indiana
George Voigt
Jeffersonville
W. 4. Cox
Seifers
Cox
Zenor
Democratic Party
Zenor-Cox
Unclear Reading of Star Teagecot Hand Riven Schedule
Fragmentary OCR mentions a Star and Hand with a Wednesday deadline on December. No clear names, places, or events readable.
End of War in Nicaragua Declared by Madriz and Estrada
President Madriz announced that General Estrada agreed to halt the conflict and form a peace commission. He said the move should quickly straighten out the matter without more bloodshed and that commissioners from both sides would meet soon. Crowds cheered in Managua though some Estrada partisans doubted the claim and feared a march on the capital.
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Managua
Estrada
Madriz
Gen. Estrada
Bluefielde
Madédriz
Reget
Garfields Defense in Ballinger-Pinchot Row
Former Interior Secretary James A. Garfield defends his actions amid Ballinger-Pinchot clashes. He rejects opposition claims as misquotations and states two distinct 188 spring congress proposals: Alaska coal bills and general coal on public lands. He notes Cunningham case claims of land and coal acreage and potential government land payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James A. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Interior
Congress
Alaska
Strike Leaders Seek Taft Intervention in Northwest Switchmen Dispute
Chicago December 28 Following failure to agree on settlement representatives of the striking northwest switchmen planned to seek the intervention of President Taft to end the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwest
Taft
Suspected Rock Island scheme tied to Reid and Moore
Wall Street buzzed over a stock exchange probe into a Rock Island jump. Rumors name Daniel G. Reid and former Judge William H. Moore as engineering the move to harm Edwin F. Hawley and Benjamin F. Yoakum, with committee hearings likely to examine Reid Moore and eight brokerages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Storm
New York
Stock Exchange
Rock Island
Wall Street
Daniel G. Reid
William H. Moore
the Exchange
Reid
Edwin F. Hawley
Benjamin F. Yoakum
St. Louis
San Francisco
Meesrs
Ames
Atterbury and
Groesbeck
Exchange Investigating Committee
Moore
Yoakum
Reid-Moore
Hugh Miller Visits Indianapolis With Party Guns
Hugh Miller of Columbus, a former lieutenant governor and GOP governor candidate, visits Indianapolis with a prominent Republican group at the Claypool hotel. He downplays significance of the trip while noting plans to preside at the Lincoln League love feast in Columbus on February 12 and hints at favorable press comments about a secretary of state nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh T. Miller
Columbus
Fred A Sims
Claypool
Miller
Indiana Lincoln League
Briller
Lincoln League
White Woman Fires at Negress After Quarrel
Mrs Ella Lodge 4 years old fortune teller at 1631 Shelby street shot Ethel Gray a negress at 1121 8 Sheffield avenue Monday afternoon. Lodge says she acted in self defense after being thrown from crutches by the victim who allegedly leaped and threatened her life. The bullet hit Gray in the hip and she was taken to City hospital. Lodge was arrested by Bicycle Policemen Ameden and Hyland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Lodge
Shelby Street
Ethel Grayson
Sheffield Avenua
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Cola
Hia
WER
Elma Dare
Ofeuier OF
Indianapo
Lis
Mineola, L. I
Brokaw
Tre
Saberitta
Mrs. Blair
Mary
Paris
Miss Jeffries
Blair
Marine 1
Addison Ave
Pigko Raub
UGK’ County
Kervan
Scifers
Tion
Garfield
Cunningham
Wall Street Stock Exchange
Loft
Moors
Hawley
London
WN. Y. Central
Hugh Miller
Negress
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