Preachers Confess to Sale of Votes for Five Dollars
Local township faces voter corruption concerns as preachers admit selling votes at five dollars each. Community leaders fear broader government problems and call for reforms.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
1
Disclosures of Big Poll Probe Summary of Alleged Vote Selling
A historic probe reveals payments for votes, with prices listed from $5 to $10. Auctioning votes occurred on election day before the West Union courthouse. A Civil War veteran, aged 70, sold his vote yearly for two decades to the Republican party at $5. A widow was indicted for selling her son's first vote for 55. Two ministers and several others were implicated in selling votes at various prices. Hundreds have confessed, been tried, and disenfranchised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Adams county vote buying scandal shocks West Union
In Adams county, two ministers confess to selling votes for 5 and two women admit swapping a husband's votes for cash. Every voter in Jefferson township is indicted and fined with disfranchisement. Judge Blair contemplates interim governance as the county cleans up crime before a New Year revival led by Billy Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Township
Adams County
Blair
United States
Lst
Sallie Inlow
Sen
West Union
Nettie Plummer
Billy
Esau
Jacob
Note Found Beside West Michigan Street Bridge Hints Death
A note on a coat linked to Dudley Chadwell promises self harm near the West Michigan street bridge over the White river. Chadwell, despondent after custody issues with his daughter Fay, disappeared after his mother-in-law departed the home. Police searched the river with emergency boats but found no traces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Chadwell
Richland Avenue
Peoria
Chadwell
Eliza Patterson
White Declares Victory Over Lewis for UMWA Presidency
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania John P. White claims to have defeated Tom L Lewis for the presidency of the United Mine Workers. He reports in a Friday letter that unofficial returns show a large majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Tom L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
White cannot know outcome amid slow official count
Edwin M. Perry reports only one twentieth of the count finished and says White has no inside information. Perry notes a White representative is present but completion is not until Jan 17. President Tom L. Lewis cited Iowa and Pennsylvania signals but could not be reached Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin M. Perry
White
Tom L. Lewis
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Bates Woman Charged With Theft To Pay Husband Fine
Mrs. Dora Bates brought to Indianapolis from Terre Haute by Detective John Shine is charged with stealing $50 from Mrs. A B Layton to pay her husband's police court fine. Bates had been convicted of candy theft and appealed but lacked funds for the appeal bond. she is also charged with stealing cafe silverware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apolls
Terre Haute
John Shine
Artist Leaving Peculiar Will
New York December 30. John La Farge famous American artist and author has had his peculiar will recently filed for probate. The document is described as one of the most curious ever drawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John la Farge
Augusta Stetson Backed as New Scientist Leader Controversy Grows
In New York on December 30 a power struggle erupts within Christian Science between Augusta Stetson, excommunicated leader, and Boston church directors. Stetson asserts Mrs Eddy’s return in flesh and a new church form, while opponents deny her interpretation and threaten excommunication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Stetson
New York
Christian Science Church
Augusta FE. Stetson
Boston
Mrs. Stetson
Mrs. Eddy
New York City
Jesus Christ
Lfe
First Church
Aready
Eddy
Alfred Farlow
The
Illness of Cornelius Bliss IV in McKinley Cabinet
Cornelius N Bliss secretary of the interior in President McKinley’s cabinet is very ill at his New York home. He will mark his seventy eighth birthday next month after taking a severe cold ten days ago which worsened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornelus N. Bliss
President McKinley
City Hospital Overcrowded With Cramped Wards and Strained Care
A crisis at the City hospital reports 242 registered patients jammed into wards far short of capacity. Deserving patients are turned away, with only the most urgent cases receiving attention. Reports describe beds packed with eighteen inches of space, convalescents in beds, typhoid children forced to double up, and segregation broken between black and white patients. Authorities cite lack of space as the cause and outline proposed divisions and recovery spaces, including a pavilion for children and psychopathic wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arly Hospital
A. EB. Stultz
English artist wins $100 wager by not kissing anyone all year
Jack Brooks, an English artist visiting Indianapolis, says he won a £20 bet placed with a London friend from Christmas 1909 to Christmas 1910. The terms required no marriage and no kissing or hugging an American girl. Brooks awaits payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Brooks
Rper
Brooks
Indianapolia
London
Robbery at New Palestine Bank Stolen 6400 Dollars
Six thousand four hundred dollars in currency and negotiable papers vanished from the vault of the New Palestine bank between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Cashier Henry Fraligh suspects the thief entered via the front door and damaged the internal lock key while trying to lock up. Local and private detectives opened inquiries. bank owners deny depositors will incur losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
New Palestine
Ind
New Palestine Bank
Henry Fraligh
Mr. Fraligh
Margaret Fraligh
Miss Fraligh
Indianapolis
Fraligh
Horse Thief Detective Association
Edward Fink
John A. Binford
Charles J. Richmond
Fink
More Trustees to Be Sued by State
Thirteen more township and county officials face suits after state board of accounts examinations. Names include H. M. Young Ray township Parke county W M Pickard Milton Hadley W Liberty Parke M L Hussey Sparta Noble Clarke E McDaniel Parke A H Bradfield S R Andrews Wabash Parke Sheriff Mayford BR St John Morgan Ek L Gosa Morgan John W Kurtz Starke N W Shorts Jefferson Wells Fred J Burkhert Franklin L Walter Breaks Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Accounts
Bingham
Marshall
H. M. Young
Ray Township
Parke County
W. M. Pickard
Milton Hadley
Liberty Township
M. L. Hussey
Sparta Township
Noble County
Clarke E. McDaniel
A. H. Bradfield
S. R. Andrews
Wabash Township
Mayford
Mayor Shank's plan to save city funds by payment method
Mayor Shank proposes paying city employees via checks drawn on the People's State Bank to save about 240 dollars annually. The bank would stay open Saturdays 4 to 6 pm, funded by deposits, with county treasurer approval sought to start next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shank
People’s State Bank
Board of Works
Men Absent After Auto Accident In City
Samuel Ramsay of Danville and Ralph Board of Coatesville were struck by the city’s hunting party auto carrying Councilman McCarthy. They did not appear in police court for the chauffeur Robert Newby’s case. a subpoena was ordered but enforcement rests with the witnesses. Both men were not seriously injured and discharged from City Hospital after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Ramsay
Danville
Ralph Board
Coatesville
Board of Works
McCarthy
Robert Newby
Collins
Pom Weather Forecast Noon Outlook
The noon forecast notes unsettled skies with scattered clouds and a chance of brief showers. Winds from the west at moderate speeds, with temperatures hovering around the mid 60s Fahrenheit.
Mayor Demands Fire Dept Shakeup Behind Closed Doors
Indianapolis mayor Shank attends a private board of safety meeting to press a reorganization of Fire Department Company 1 and reduce captains and lieutenants. He vows action if the board refuses, claiming it affects the service’s good. The session stays secret despite calls for openness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shank
Board of Safety
Indianapolis
Elmer Gay
Willian E. Davis
Arson Charge Denial Heard In Juvenile Court
White Jim Huskins and Robert Lawless faced a juvenile court hearing regarding a fire at the State school for the deaf and dumb on State Avenue and Washington Street. Lawless claimed he knew of the plan a month ahead but would not plead guilty to setting the blaze. The building suffered about 1531 dollars in damage and the matter has impacted school morale and discipline. arrests were by Pennsylvania railroad detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State School For the Deaf and Dumb
State Avenue
Washington Street
Huskins
Plainfeld
Larsh and
Lowe
Frank Hussey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Houchin
Ida B. Westfa
Fist
Lawless
Chandler
Ind
New Harmony
Central Figure in Bank Crash Central Figure in Bank Crash
Frank L. Grant, president of the Northern Bank of New York, heads a nine-branch institution that recently closed its doors with about 7 million dollars in deposits. State banking and insurance probes found irregularities in banking and in financing several companies linked to Joseph G. Robin, who held a controlling stake in the Northern Bank. Prosecution is anticipated. Robin has been declared sane by alienists. The episode is likened to crimes that sent Morse and Heinze to prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank L. Grant
Northern Bank of
Joseph G. Robin
Robin
Charles W. Morse
Federal
F. Augustus ,Heinze
Graft Cases Cleared as 1907 New Year Approaches
Hooton and Judge Pritchard prepare to exit as cleard decks pave way for new administration. Prosecutions under Hooton include Boyd Boyer real estate and bull horse fraud, real estate schemes, market bribes, and coal grafts with multiple indictments dismissed or resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boyer
Boyer
Toledo
Joseph Foppiano
Perry Carr
Shining Light
Carr
Thomas R. Rackley
James M. Broucher
Arthur Walcutts
Atlas Engine Works
Kackley
Holler
Jess
Edwin Bingham
Benjamin Crose
Virginia Avenue
Earl G. Hall
Richmond
Ang &W
Louis Tully
Tully
Leopold Krauss
Hooton
Harry Branaugh
South Meridian Street
Joe J. Furnas
James Jackson
Coroner Blames Driver in McCoy Death Case
Coroner Blackwell findings on Morris McCoy six died when struck on Central avenue Christmas Eve. Ambrose Poyle charged with involuntary manslaughter. grand jury urged. Vehicle with Doyle and two others ran at excess speed beyond twelve miles per hour near mile square before stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
Morris McCoy
Ambrose Poyle
McCor
Central Avenue
Strauss
Tate
Doyle
Inland postcard company files voluntary bankruptcy petition
George S. Sterne of Indianapolis filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court on Friday. He claims assets of 114.55 and liabilities as stated in the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Sterne
Indianapolis
Inland Postcard
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West Union, O
Ers
Noble
West Michigan Street Bridge
Kiss Fay
Dudley
Dora Bates
Cornelius Bliss III
City Institution
Man
NEW Palestine Bank OF Money and Notes
Bank
Fair End
Inpasna
ePe W. Cas
Gay and
Davis
E. Gelschlager
T. D. Stringer
Coots
Dumgly
State School For Deaf and Dumb
White Jim
Robert Lawless
Stubbs
Branaugh
Jackson
Elliot Hooton
Marlon Mc0unty
James Pritchard
Criminal Court
Mr. Hooton
Hoot
William B. Fish County
Fish
Sentinel Printing Company
Coroner
McCoy
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