Grand jury ends December session with no street railway indictments
The Marion county grand jury discharged after a December session without indictments in the street railway franchise case. Judge Al ford wished a happy new year. Prosecutor Pugh indicated possible civil action and more witness testimony may occur when the February term opens. John H. Mahoney testified prior to the report. Jail actions show three discharges and ten indictments, with six not released. In all, 271 witnesses were examined and 42 indictments returned during December.
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Marion County Grand Jury
Alford
Pugh
John H. Mahoney
Two cases in which there are wounded hearts
Birmingham story reports W F Beck suing Western Union for 10000 damages claiming a delayed telegram cost him a wife in a love triangle with Dora Ward of Centerville and rival Ragland who married her. The other item from Chicago notes James W Peletier who died by poison while en route to Norfolk to wed after seven years of betrothal. his funds and belongings were stolen on arrival.
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Beck
Bibb County
Western Union Telegraph Company
Ragland
Dora Ward
Centerville
Miss Ward
Chicago
James W. Peletier
Norfolk
Peletier
Maysville
New Public Works Board Hints At Appointments
The new Board of Public Works, Sahm and Fanning, met behind closed doors with engineers not yet appointed. Afterward Sahm said announcements will likely come soon after the board takes office Monday, though selections not yet made. The board will organize Monday. Fanning may become chairman, and C H Spencer is expected to be reappointed as clerk.
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Sahm
Fanning
New Board, of Works
iFanning
C. H. Spencer
Wood orders 2500 Cuban school buildings erected
The Cincinnati Post publishes from its Marana correspondent a dispatch quoting GovGen. Wood praising the Cuban public school program. He says about 2300 buildings will be erected soon with teachers hired and instruction begun, contracts for supplies for 100,000 children let, and an order inviting bids for school desks.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Post
Smith B. Hall
Att Marana
Cuba
Wood
New Telephone Company Wins Lower City Rates
A meeting of the Board of Safety reports a contract with the New telephone company for 1 instrument at 320 dollars a year, while the Central Union also holds city contracts. The city plans to keep two phones in the police and fire headquarters, with homes of three commissioners covered. The Central Union previously charged 1191 dollars for similar phones, and now holds most city contracts as the New company faces price concessions. The Board of Works Health and Park Commissioners have contracted with Central Union for 1900 phones and ordered the New phones removed, potentially leaving the new lines free of charge.
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Board of Safety
New Telephone Company
Central Union Telephone Company
Poice and Fire
Central Union
Central Unen
Board of Works
Board of Health and Park Commissioners
Rescue Mission Announces New Year Watch Service
The Rescue Mission plans a watch service Sunday evening at 7 30 followed by a testimonial and consecration rites at Mash will. A day of prayer and renewal will conclude the observances with further activities and remarks from participants.
Lawton Fund Concert Promises Big Benefit
A Lawton fund benefit concert will be held at Tomlinson hall next Saturday at 2 PM to cover a 335 debt. Indiana soldiers' aid society women organize with musicians donating their services. proceeds beyond the debt go to the fund. Children’s chorus from the state fair will perform. rehearsal at 10:30 AM with Alice Fleming Evans. Patronesses include Harrison, Mount, Baker, Miller, Wood, Griffiths, Hawkins, Burford, Hitt, Bel linger, Day, Wasson, Hanna, Lilly, Tarkington, Parry, Morss and others.
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Tomlinson Hall
Lawton Fund
Indiana Soldiers’ Aid Society
Alice Fleming Evans
Mesdames Benj. Harrison
James A. Mount
John H. Baker
W. H. H. Miller
W. A. Wood
John L. Griffiths
Roscoe Hawkins
Wm. Burford
Geo. Hitt
F. L. Purdy
W. J. Richards
John P. Frenzel
Franz Bellinger
Hugh McGibeny
T. C. Day
H. P. Wasson
H. H. Hanna
W. S. Hitt
Chas. Lilly
W. S. R. Tarkington
S. O. Pickens
Edgar Foster
Thomas Taggart
D. M. Parry
J. K.,lilly, Samuel Reid and
S. M. Morss
Delinquent County Taxes Settled By State Auditor
Johnson and Morgan counties paid their taxes to the state auditor on Saturday morning. Allen and Whitley counties were still outstanding at 2:30 p.m. Johnson paid 20732.04 dollars and got 9150.67 dollars back for school purposes while Morgan paid 16212.33 dollars and received 6955.91 dollars.
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Johnson and
Morgan Counties
Allen
Whitley
Johnson County
Morgan County
Defective Furnace Damages Mary Stapleton Home
A defective furnace damaged Mary Stapleton's home at 832 W Twenty sixth Street causing about 50 dollars in damage around 11 a.m. Saturday.
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Mary Stapleton
Twentysixth St
Missing minister and mine tragedy headline
Wire items note Rev. Christian Haddanes, 76, of Columbus Q, missing under mysterious circumstances. Bud Farks, a colored man, to be hanged in Rome Georgia Thursday for killing Dave Riddle, also colored, a year ago. In a cave-in at Robins mine near Galena Kentucky, Friday night, John Rhodes and Harvey Sparks were involved. The Kissed Globe window at Findlay Glass Company in Findlay Ohio was damaged by free Friday night, with losses estimated at $15,000.
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Christian Haddanes
Columbus
Bud Farks
Rome
Dave Riddle
Robins Mine
Galena
Kay
John Rhodes
Harvey
Globe
Window, Glass Company
Findlay, C
Guerillas Raid Near Tarlac Engage Signal Corps
Manila report describes a clash at Talevera east of Tarlac where about 200 insurgents surprised six signal corps men. Four were killed or captured, two escaped to American lines. Filipino bands harass Lingayen coast from Vigan to San Jacinto. a column pursues insurgents while Lieut Gilmore and three men remain prisoner.
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Manila
Signal Corps
Talevera
Tarlac
Lingayen
Vigana
San Jacinto
Lieut. Gilmore
Writing on the wall as Americans seize Tarlac in Philippines
Dispatch from Manila describes a banquet at Aguinaldo's palace the day before American entry, banners taunting Otis and McKinley. Gen. MacArthur advances into Tarlac with minimal resistance, rail damage and wrecks reported at Bamban including twenty burnt cars and one engine saved. Aid from U S troops repairs tracks as crowds react. ED L KEEN.
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Manila
Tarlac
Aguinaldo
Otis
McKinley
Lasvton
Biac-na-bato
Nueva Viscaya
Washington
MacArthur
Fourth Cavalry
Aguinalde
Bambam
Col. Bell
Bambar
Thirty-sixth
Bamban
ED L. Keen
New York City Council Defeats Filipino Sympathy Resolution
In New York on a Friday councilman Jos Cassidy of Queens introduced a resolution praising Filipinos and denouncing continuing war. Stewart Brice, celebrating his twenty ninth birthday, opposed the measure citing his brother in the Philippines and Lawton support, leading to the motion to reconsider passing unanimously and the measure laid over.
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New York
Wriday
Jos. Cassidy
Queens
City of
Stewart M. Brice
Philippines
Cuba
Lawton
Brice
Otis Warns on Mixed Marriages in Manila News
Manila dispatch reports General Otis addressing social policy with a skeptical tone about interracial marriages, noting a tense debate among local authorities and citizens. The item hints at cultural tensions affecting military governance and civilian life.
Marriage Law Gaffe Perils Native Communities
The decree allows no divorces and permits marriages at ages as low as twelve for girls and fourteen for boys, retroactively affecting Protestant marriages by army chaplains. Native women who wed soldiers without Catholic rites face ostracism, highlighting tensions between policy and customary practice.
Americans praised by Aguinaldo supporters in Tarlac palace
In a report from Auntsies New York a meeting in the presidential palace at Tarlac was held to thank Americans who had shown sympathy for the Filipino insurgents and Aguinaldo. La Independencia published the notice in heavy type, calling for dignitaries and a grand gathering to honor American backers.
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New York
Aguinaldo
Tarlac
la Independencia
Lawton
United States
Funeral for Gen Henry W Lawton in Manila
The public funeral for Gen Henry W Lawton was held on Saturday. The procession moved from San Mateo cemetery to the wharf with escort by Fourteenth Infantry Fourth Cavalry and Taylor's battery. Chaplain Pierce led rites. Gen MacArthur and others served as honorary pallbearers. the coffin borne by Lawton staff. body sent on the Thomas.
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Manila
Henry W. Lawton
Thomas
Pierce
San Mateo Cemetery
Fourteenth Infantry
Fourth Cavalry
Taylor
Lawton
MacArthur
Schwan
Kebb
Watson
Mrs Klein Case Advances in December Trial Motion
Mrs Klein seeks December trial for criminal charges stemming from a May acid attack on Dr Aimee Haskinson. Prosecutor Pugh asks extension. judge says disposition likely before January end. Mrs Klein has served two years in jail. Mrs Goodin awaiting trial with prior hung juries.
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Fauper
Chas. Benedict
Lulu Klein
Pugh
Klein
Goodin
Aimee Haskinson
Pope opposes teaching of the classics by American brothers
The pope confirmed the Propaganda against the American Christian Brothers in the United States teaching the classics. Archbishop Riordan, here for the order, says the decision is justified and the Americans must follow the brotherhood constitution. Riordan is disappointed, while Europe and French prelates view the ruling as a blow to liberal Americanism.
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Rome
Congregation of the Propaganda
Christian Brothers
United States
Riordan
San Francisco
Mer. Satelli
Vatican
Congregation
Europe
Zionites Chicago Prepare Week of Prayer and Zion City Location
Zion headquarters host elders from Australia Asia Europe England and the United States for a week of prayer ending the year. They await the announcement of the new Zion city location to be made Sunday by general overseer John Alexander Dowie at the continuous meeting. Meals offered at Mata Grand hotel cafe for 25 cents with Brazilian Balm samples advertised.
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Chicago
Christian Catholic Church
Zion
John Alexander Dowie
Australia
Asia
Europe
England
United States
German East Africa war prize seized by British crew
A Hamburg bound German East Africa cruiser Bundesrath with three officers and twenty men in khaki is captured by a British warship and held as a prize. The event occurs as Boers close on Ladysmith amid plans to reinforce Buller, raising questions on Germany's potential response. Lorenzo Marquez reports from Dec 30.
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Lorenzo Marquez
Hamburg
Transvaal
Looks Dark for White in Natal Report
Dispatch from Chieveley camp Natal dated December 24 notes Boers unseen south of the Tugela for 48 hours, suggesting they fear floods. Ladysmith’s siege grows grimmer as bombardment strains morale and enteric fever rises. Boers move laager toward Ladysmith while Buller reportedly gains 18 guns and 6,500 troops.
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London
Chieveley Camp
Natal
Tugela
Ladysmith
White
Chieveley
Buller
German steamer Bundesrath seized by Britain
Hamburg dispatch reports East Africa steamship line directors say the Bundesrath carried nothing that could be called a central band of war. German foreign office promises to intervene in the seizure matter regarding the Dundesrath.
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Hamburg
East Africa Steamship Line
Delagea Bay
Foreign Office
A Kick on the Booths in Flushing NY Ex-convict home plan
Residents clash with Maude Ballington Booth over a proposed home for 100 ex convicts in Murray Hill Long Island. Booths bought a Broadway property for 3120 percent and plan workshops for women and shops for men, prompting efforts to buy them out.
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Flushing
L. I
Maude Ballington Booth
Ballington Booth
Robert Tibbetts
Broadway
Murray Hill
Long Island
Central Steel to reopen Premier mills next week
The Central steel company will open the old Premier mills about the middle of the coming week and start turning out steel. The delay last Tuesday was due to furnace bottom changes. The 7a men now at work will expand to several hundred within months as mills run at full capacity with ample scrap and pig iron on hand.
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The
Central Steel Company
Attorney moves to quash dentistry charge in Indianapolis
Attorney Henry N. Spaan filed a motion in criminal court to quash the charge against Grant H. Clay for practicing dentistry without a license in Indianapolis. Clay was arrested on a complaint by the Indiana dental association, found guilty in police court, and appealed to criminal court. Spaan will argue the legislature's authority to delegate the examining board's appointment.
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Henry N. Spaan
Grant H. Clay
Indianapolis
Clay
Indiana Dental Association
Spaan
Carmine Speino Fined For Petit Larceny
Carmine Speino fruit vendor was arrested recently in Marrett's Shoe Store and charged with petit larceny. Judge Daly fined him a sum and costs and sentenced him to 40 days in the work house. He possessed several pairs of new shoes he could not account for.
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Carmine Speino
Marrett
Daly
Blizzard Mining Company Incorporation in Marion
City note reports Blizzard Mining Company incorporated at Marion with capital stock of thirty thousand dollars and the post office closing at ten A M Monday along with usual holiday delivery in the morning. The Elwood Home storage and manufacturing company was incorporated Friday with capital stock of fifty thousand dollars. Dolly Johnson found guilty of stealing clothing from a Meridian bartender by Judge Alford Saturday morning. Miss Susan Purcell and Miss Florence Webster to receive informally Monday afternoon at Miss Purcell's home, 2225 College Ave. Lap robes and blankets offered at lowest city prices by Strawmyer and Nilius, 37 Monument Place.
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Blizzard Mining Company
Marion
Elwood Home Storage and Manufacturing Company
Dolly Johnson
Meridianst
Alford
Susan Purcell
Florence Webster
Purcell
Collese-ave
Fire destroys sevenstory Chicago building at Franklin and Monroe
A fierce early morning blaze reduced a seven story block at Franklin and Monroe in Chicago. Losses totaled 950000 with extensive damage to nearby structures including the Board of Trade and C B Q buildings. Several firemen injured as walls collapsed and crews battled wind driven flames amid extreme cold.
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Chicago
Franklin and
Monroests
Board of Trade
Indianas Purse Grows as Lawsuit Over Railroad Consolidation Ends
William H. Lyford of Chicago offered Attorney General Taylor a 336,000 check for filing fees on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois consolidation. The state won a long legal battle, with totals near 36,000 including interest and stamps, after conflicts over filing fees and new consolidation laws.
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William H. Lyford
Chicago
Chicago & Eastern Ilinois Railroad Company
Taylor
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
United States Federal Court
Cincinnati
Cloverleaf Railroad Company
Lyford
Eight year old Morgan Wright battles eagle to save friend
In Philadelphia on a Friday Morgan Wright eight seized a club and beat off a large eagle that had landed on Willie Campbell six, saving the child as the bird struck the railing and was knocked senseless. Other boys then captured the stunned eagle.
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Philadelphia
Morgan Wright
Justice Wright
Camden
M. J
Willie Campbell
Campbell
Indianapolis Weather Forecast for December 31 Weekend
Forecast for Indianapolis and nearby for the 36 hours ending 8 p.m. December 31 calls for cold, fair weather Saturday night and Sunday. Temperature at 7 a.m. is expected to be above freezing.
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Indianapolis
Big Passenger Steamer Pelotas Beset by Severe English Channel Gale
The Hamburg American Line liner Pelotas is ashore between Dungeness and Dover after a two day gale. Lifesavers finally reached her and began landing 620 passengers at Dover. The ship, sailing from Santos to Hamburg, faces possible wreck as heavy seas hammer the vessel and jettisoned cargo attempts refloating at the next tide.
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Dungeness
Eng
Dover
Pelotas
Santos
Brazil
Berteriam
tWamburg
Morheing
Bover
English Channel
Southlands
Steamer Linda Burns on Esa River Near Vancesville
The steamer Linda burned Friday in the upper Esa river near Vancesville in Bossier parish. It carried 150 bales of cotton and 339 sacks of cotton seed. Four colored crew members are reported drowned.
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Shreveport
Linda
Vancesville
Bossier Parish
Weo
Collision sinks schooner during foggy night in harbor
The schooner Margaret B. Roper arrived from New York with the master and eight crew members of the Fannie E. Brown after a collision at night. A signal misread during fog led to the sinking.
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Charleston
D. C
Margaret B. Roper
New York
Fannie E. Brown
Hatteras
A Winning Hand in Chicago Home
Three kings and two queens appeared at the Chicago home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Winterfeldt completing a full house of kings upon queens. The couple had twins two years earlier, matching Mr Winterfeldt and his wife as twins themselves.
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Chicago
E. A. Winterfeldt
Winterfeldt
International field secretary C K Of in Indiana for successor search
The international field secretary of the M C A will visit Indiana from New York late next week. No successor to Lee Hildreth will be chosen until his arrival. The directors have several men under consideration but refuse to disclose their names.
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International
C. K. of
Indiana
New York
Lee Hildreth
Dir
Wesby Appointed To Public Safety Board Post
Charles O. Wesby was appointed as a publican substitute on the fire to the Board of safety on Saturday. The vacancy arose due to the death of Webb Robertson.
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Wesby
Charles O. Wesby
Board of Safety
Webb Robertson
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