Robbery Attempt at City Post Office In Broad Daylight
A bold daylight robbery at a city post office ends with $1,500 to $2,000 missing from a money order desk. Superintendent Albert H. Johnson was lured to a carriage by a stranger with a sprained leg, while an accomplice distracted staff. Police describe the robber as sandy haired with red face, and three suspects fled toward Delawarest. Detectives Colbert and Joyce led the investigation as wires and a brass grate protected the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H. Johnson
Maiy Order
Alene
Johnson
Building and Loan Association
Meridian
Treasury
Travis
Cpt
Colbert
Joyce
Owas
Caairan
Fourth Edition Fight The Trust In Indiana Schools
An editorial warns of a coming battle in the Indiana legislature over school books. Antwerp Bragg Co and D Apple Co, forming a western school trust, push new editions to burden the poor with recurring costs. Cities, not governed by the six year adoption rule, face rapid changes via bookstores. State publishing proposals are opposed. State superintendent Lafo Tetie declines to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Bragg & Co
D. Apple&Co
Western School Trust
Indiana
Ohio
Lafo Tetie
Big Suits Filed in Superior Court on Saturday
Five damage suits were filed in the Superior Court on Saturday afternoon. Alex dér.W. Kampmann, a Indianapolis manufacturer and carpenter, seeks 10009 for injuries after being put to work on a machine while 17. Alvina Young, minor, by Janet Young, sues Henry Bushey for 5090 over libelous circulation harming her character. Police report Philadelphia murder where Jacob Shroop confessed after body dismemberment. In Lexington, Phitney accused of killing two husbands. Also a social notice for a tete-a-tete event by Y P S C at Tabernacle Presbyterian church with a 10 cent admission.
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Surdur
Alexdér.w. Kampmann
Adianapolis
Jeudant
Alvina Young
Janet Yo Ing
Henry Bushey
Sun Office
Y. P
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
Second and Meridian Sts
Indianapolis
Marion County
Jacob Crone
John Lenaghan
Alford
Oren Dooley
Officer Carroll
Hii
Oren
Bim
Andrew Gainlich
George Gebhardt
Andrew
George
Alvert Hayes
Apa
George Wilson
Felix Robins
Wilson
Mamie
Yuan
Bayes
Heston
Felix
Mamia
Harry Blackwell
John Trigg
Asbury Morris
Thomas
John Johnson
Circle Hall
Pat Barret
Examinati
W. H. Donohue
Barry Lewis
Henry Wallace Evans
John Miller
William Owens
James Harper
John Keller
Morris St
Miller
Henry Russell
Cobiman
Election Law A New Man Prepared For Legislative Action
Democratic legislators drafted an election law combining Austrashan and registration systems. The bill requires state and county printed tickets, sealed carrier tickets, multiple polling booths, secret ballots, cross marks for votes, and rules for spoiled tickets. Inspectors are responsible for tickets. tallies lead to ticket destruction and strict challenger procedures. Penalties cover bribery. a defendant in a separate assault case pleads self defense. drowning victims in Ripney, North Carolina, see limited recoveries.
Methodism in Chicago speech ties to youth alliance
A ministers meeting discussed a homily by Rev A Jones Brightwood on Ecclesiastes the poor wise man who saved Samaria. Rev Benry Dane of Chicago urged the Young People’s Methodist Alliance to push a high pressure approach in Methodism and commented on tobacco, education, and church unity amid other anecdotes and reports from New York and Alaska.
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A. Jones
Brightwood
Samaria
Benry Dane
Chicago
Young Peoples’ Methodist Alliance
M. E. Church
Society of Christian Endeavor
Hell
Dane
Charles Jones
M. E. Colored Church
Juneau
Alaska
Free Press
Walker Blaine
Barnum
Bic
New York
Pennsylvania
Pierson
N. Y
J. B. Wihardt
Hayman
Dayton
Chicago News
Edgar Ellan Poe
Poe
Finois
Ministers to Draft Resolutions on Inaugural Dance
City and vicinity M E ministers met at Roberts Park M E Church. Rev Keen urged action condemning the inaugural ball and a three man committee was appointed to draft resolutions for discussion at the next meeting.
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M. FE
Keen
Crusade Against Dancing Sparks Church Debate
The Niagara county preacher in Youngstown condemns dancing in a fiery sermon while leaders of the Christian Endeavor society in Indianapolis defend strict moral standards. Dr. Backus, 82, cites ongoing Presbyterian actions against dancing and notes ministers resist suspending members who persist in dancing. John Wanamaker and F. B. Clark lead the movement, with hundreds in the society opposing amusements seen as lowering Christian living, including dance, cards, and theatre.
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Eris Leokesd Coon
Walter Dynes
Youngstown
Niagara County
New York
Backus
Indianapolis
Presbyterian Church
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
F. B. Clark
John Wanamaker
Dr. Haines
Clark
Vincent
Ministers Vary on Inaugural Ball Tradition
Clergymen in major cities, including New York, express wide views on the inaugural ball. Some approve the event but prefer wine and dress to be restrained, while others in Convarius, Ohio, oppose the ball altogether. Dr McChesney, a leading Methodist, argues the president has moral duties that preclude such celebrations.
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New York
Convarius
McChesney
Nine Wrecked Sailors Rescued After Island Ordeal
Nine Norsemen aboard the brig Anne were wrecked near San Domingo. They spent nine days on a sparsely inhabited island with half savage natives before being picked up by the steamer Clyde. Their sufferings were described as intense.
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New York
San Domingo
Clyde
Anne
Cushman exchanges close under court injunction
East of the Cushman LaPorre and nearby exchanges shut Monday in compliance with a judge Blodgett injunction in favor of Bell company. In Fort Wayne shoe dealer Bleek W. C. Shiefer, a prominent local merchant, assigned Monday to Harry C. Hanna for benefit of creditors. Liabilities not known.
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Cushman
LaPorre
Ind
Hikhart
South Bend
Blodgett
Bell Company
Fort -Wayxk
Dennd's Reception Reveals City Police Court Strain
Indianapolis police court Monday stretched long amid mayoral interruptions as lawmakers debated a dedicated police judge. The session heard multiple cases including improprieties, assaults, thefts, and robberies with fines and continuances. several suspects used aliases, and a pending grand jury action loomed over the docket.
Indiana Weather Quiet and Colder Forecast
Indiana forecast calls for fair skies then colder conditions across the state. Multiple local items report court actions, business filings, and social notices including a minor sale of intoxicants, a prison sentence for a post office money order forgery, divorce filing, and a veterans group oyster supper with officer installations.
Inside Indiana Supreme Court Reporter Pay
A report probes the supreme court reporter’s earnings in Indiana revealing lack of public knowledge about perquisites, the office’s copyright profits, and partisan contention. It cites figures from $5,000 to $25,000 yearly, discusses licenses and print runs, and presents John W. Kern’s estimate of about $20,000 to $30,000 annual value including plate income.
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Supreme Court
Indiana
Court of Last Resort
Ufe
Tye
Blackford
Carter
Warren Sayres
Journal
House
de Lack
Senate
Kern
Frien
Griffiths
Bowen & Merrill, Barford
W. FE. Browder
W.F. Browder
Browder
the Sun
John W. Kern
Supreme Cour Judger
John
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