Indiana Governor Probes Reformatory Furniture Spending
The Indiana governor orders inquiry into Major David C. Peyton's purchase of a $400 mahogany dining set for the Jeffersonville reformatory. Questions about necessity and propriety spark broader scrutiny of state institutions and official entertaining practices.
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Maj
David C. Peyton
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Gov. Marshall
Indiana
Peyton
State Board of Charities
Panderine
Alee
Fevien
Supr Perton
Marshall
Seo
Pruves
Nefte
Erate Board of Finance
Reformatory
Furmed Ince
Jeffersonville
Major Peyton
Braynesque
Beveridge Urges Sincerity in Campaign Ideals at Banquet
Indiana editors applaud Senator Beveridge as he calls for truth and high ideals in the state campaign. He praises editors for sustaining sincerity and recalls Lincoln as a beacon of noble ideals, urging Republicans to seek judgment of the people and uphold honesty.
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Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Republican Party
Beveridge
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Liner Reported Lost Off Majorca With All Aboard
Initial reports say a liner belonging to French Lines was lost off Majorca with all aboard except one passenger. New details indicate more information has been received about the incident and casualties.
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Marsbhilles
Majorca
Man pleads guilty in misbranding maple syrup case
William Huffman admitted misbranding bottles claiming maple syrup as the Special Judge fined him $10 and costs after ruling the syrup contained more than 85 percent sugar. Oscar Adams George Cosmus and Oscar Beeler were convicted of selling rabbits at the city market without glass cases and received light fines with suspensions under the pure food law.
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William Huffman
W. T. Brown
Oscar Adams
George Cosmus
Oscar Beeler
Brown
Indianapoli Judge Delivers Long Sentence to Notorious Youth
Isaiah Jennings, a Black individual claiming to be 19, was sentenced by Judge Pritchard to five to 14 years for slingshot attacks on women and purse thefts. Six women identified Jennings in court as the perpetrator. Judge Stubbs called him one of the most dangerous juvenile criminals in his court. Jennings said he recently arrived in Indianapolis from near Leeeburg Virginia.
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Isaiah Jennings
Pritchard
Jennings
Stubbs
Indianapoli
Leeeburg
Cain Sues for Divorce Over Missing House Goods
Jasper Cain files suit against Maggie Cain alleging she carried off all household goods and canned fruit leaving house 15 empty when he returned home. The case centers on alleged missing property and imminent separation.
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Jasper Cain
Maggie Cain
Night watchman and son narrowly escape as dynamite destroys Hanover poolroom
Lawrenceburg Indiana February 11. A dynamite blast under the Hanover poolroom near the Indiana Ohio line wrecked the building. Night watchman John Cook and his young son, sleeping inside, escaped after Cook sent his son for coal. Beams and debris blocked rail lines and damaged the Big Four tracks as trains rerouted past Hanover. No houses nearby and no safe inside.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Hanover
Indiana-Ohio Stateline
John Quook
Cook
Sind
Conk
Ft Im
Cincinnati
Hanover Station
Chicago
Indianapolis
Chinaman 15 The Victim Of A Tong Plot
J Ling a Chinaman was slain today in his laundry at 1812 Broadway East New York Detectives say the killing was part of a Tong plot A roundup of Brooklyn Chinese is underway to solve the case Ling was shot in the left temple bullet lodged in brain and throat was slit with a knife found in the wound
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New York
J. Ling
Broadway
Brooklyn
Ling
National Anti-Food Trust League Targets Clothing Prices
Washington readers report that after tackling high food prices the league will focus on lowering clothing costs. President Dr. E. L. Scharf announced the plan amid renewed public concern over inflation and household budgets.
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Washington
National Anti-Food Trust League
E. L. Scharf
Sullivan and Kath erinoe Hartnett Wed at Sea
Former world boxing champion John L Sullivan and his New England bride Kath erinoe Hartnett of Roxbury Mass. sail on the Vernia after a swift marriage. Reports say he grew tired of a rumored Albany widow and chose to wed promptly, citing dislike of the Albany name.
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Ihn L. Sullivan
Pugilist
Miss Kath
Erinoe Hartnett
Roxbury
Mass
Vernia
Albany
N. Y
Women burned in farmhouse fire near Burton
In Chardon Ohio two women died in a farmhouse blaze at Hubert Hayes home near Burton. Mrs. Nancy Hayes 47 and Mrs. James Covert 50 were found burned in bed. Hubert Hayes 70 was found unconscious in the snow outside and may die from exposure.
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Chardon
Hubert Hayes
Burton
Mera
Nancy Hayes
James Covert
Miss Belle Squire Refuses Personal Property Tax Payment
Chicago Feb 11 Miss Belle Squire a music teacher declares taxation without representation a tyranny. She will be sued for nonpayment and says only a weakling cowards or traitors submit. She addresses county attorney Harry A Lewis in a letter.
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Chicago
Belle Squire
Hamilton National Life Ins Co Declared Insolvent in Indiana
Auditor John C. Billheimer declared Hamilton National Life Insurance of Crown Point insolvent and ordered a stop to its business in Indiana on Friday.
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Hamilton National Life Insurance Company
Crown Point, Ind
John C. Billheimer
Billheimer
Indiana
Lincoln Juror Milton Logan Dies at Age Near One Hundred
Milton Logan, foreman of the Illinois murder case jury that led to Lincoln’s defendant’s acquittal by almanac evidence, died last night at about 100 years old. The case remains a notable historical controversy.
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Lincoln
Milton Logan
Tllinois
Abraham Lincolln
Impeachment Rumor Circulates Around City Council
Mayor Meyer Shank said Friday he had heard a rumor that the city council would attempt impeachment using notes and checks to discredit him. He stated no impeachable acts exist and that the rumor traced to a Democratic council member, whose identity he could not name.
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Meyer Shank
Purse Snatch Attempt Reported by Local Woman
Mrs. Mary Fitzhugh observed two African American girls about 18 years old attempt to snatch her handbag while crossing Indiana avenue and Athens street. She held on and the suspects fled. Police previously arrested Nsatah Jennings, with officers unsure if a prior purse snatcher has been caught.
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Nsatah Jennings
Mary Fitzhugh
Walnut Street
Indiana Avenue
Athens Street
Syndicate Forms to Buy Out Gleason Interests in Fight
Salt Lake City Feb 11 a Salt Lake City business syndicate forms to buy out Jack Gleason's stake in the Jeffries Johnson bout in a bid to move the big fight to Salt Lake City Richard himself says he still hopes for Salt Lake City and sees growing local momentum ahead of Ely trip
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Mena
Jack Gleeson
Jeffries-Johnson
Richard
Ely
Man Seeks Freedom From Alleged 14 Months Jail Term
William W. Bownd filed habeas corpus claiming unlawful confinement in Marion county jail as insane for 14 months. He asks court to review insanity finding from December 21, 189, and asserts he is sane now. Sheriff ordered to show prisoner in court Saturday morning.
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William W. Bownd
Marion
Marion County
Leroy Keach
Ross
Woessner
Bownd
Harry Holmes
Central Indiana Hospital
Portteus
Julietta
Central Insars
Ensley Trial Set for March 1 in Misappropriation Case
Deputy Prosecutor Frank Baker and Judge Pritchard set March 1 as the start date for Oliver P. Ensley former county treasurer to stand trial on charges of misappropriating county funds. The case was delayed due to illness of defense attorney John Duncan and is expected to proceed March 1 with Duncan ready.
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Frank Baker
Pritchard
Oliver P. Ensley
County Treacher
John §. Duncan
GLEAN REGARD OF SALOON MAN PREVENTS FINE
John O'Brien saloonkeeper at 438 W Washington street avoided heavy fines for Nich olson law violation after police found two men and a boarder in a back room. judge praised his eight year clean record in court.
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John O'Brien
O'Brien
Washington Street
Schlangan
Todd
Martin Haley
O’brien
Collins
Chicken stealing brand of whisky prompts Shaw act
Thomas Shaw of 235 8 S Holmes avenue drank liquor and stole two chickens from Mrs Elsie Carnegie's hen-house. Arrested by Mounted Policeman McGee he was fined 10 and costs and jailed 10 days, sentence suspended for good record after he offered to pay for the poultry.
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Thomas Shaw
S. Holmes Avenue
Elsie Carnegie
Shaw
McGee
Sultan Hafid Breaks Ties With France
Tangier February 11 Sultan Mulai Hafid announced a complete break in diplomatic relations with France and refused to ratify a treaty or further compromise, signaling a major shift in North African diplomacy.
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Tangier
Sultan Mulai Hafid
France
Slayer of 7 Nilled by Law Chair at Richmond
A Richmond courtroom scene centers on a chair labeled as the law’s weapon against a defendant nicknamed Slayer of 7 Nilled. Details of the case remain sparse as attorneys clash over the charges and legal strategy.
Virginia U S Marshal Little Executed for Buchanan County Ax Murders
Howard Little, once a U S marshal for Kentucky, was executed by electric chair in Richmond after a single night of killings that left six people dead in the Meadows and Justis families in Buchanan county. Robbery was the motive. Little had seven murders on his record and was pardoned before a Virginia conviction.
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Richmond
Ebeerts
Howard Little
Little
Betsy Justis
George Meadows
Hurley
Buchanan County
Betty Justis
Meadows
United States Marshal
Kentucky
George McKinney
Virginia
George
Dreadows
Meadown
Justis
Court of Appeals
Keeper of Baby Farm Must Close Her Place
Mrs Mamie Kruse a white woman faced juvenile court for neglecting her baby placed in a baby farm run by Mrs Anna Woodfork an elderly woman on W Eighteenth street Judge Stubbe postponed ruling and ordered Mrs Woodfork to stop keeping babies at her home He suspended judgment but required Mrs Woodfork to quit the home Two colored women were told they must pay two dollars weekly to maintain their babies at the colored orphans home.
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Mamie Kruse
Anna Woodfork
W. Eighteenth Street
Stubbe
Mayor Revokes License Over Sunday Liquor Law Violation
Mayor Shank revoked the license of Martin Haley of 74 W. Washington street for violating Sunday liquor law. He suspended John Mescall's license at 1006 EK St. Clair street for a period, after initially stating Haley would face a days suspension. The action followed notice that Haley’s license would expire in March.
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Shank
Martin Haley
W. Washington Street
John Mescall
St. Clair Street
Haley
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