County Officials Probe Forgeries Of Warrants In 1907 Receipts
County Auditor Sahm Prosecutor Hooton and two county commissioners met secretly about alleged forgeries in Marion County warrants and theft of five receipt books. Witness Emmett Huggins acknowledged limited knowledge while Woolen and Callan were implicated in forged endorsements, prompting a full investigation and possible arrests.
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Marion County
Albert Sahm
Eliott R. Hooton
Sahm
John McGregor
John M. Mendenhall
William H. Roberts
Mr. Sahm
Tife Buildin
Emmett Huggins
Huggins
Mr. Huggins
Woolen & Callan
William Flannery
Edward Schmoe
Flannery
Callan
Hooton
Tre County
Waden
Min. Hose
Bigamist Admits He Married 32 Women
Special to The Indianapolis Sun. Arthur Hynes, alias Schotz, the Bristol‑sentenced bigamist, claims in an autobiography he married 38 women, not 100, and names several U.S. wives with amounts he obtained. He describes travels across major cities and multiple aliases, with the note that widows were easy targets.
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London
Evening News
Arthur Hynes
Bristol
Hynes
Schotz
Weston
Witzhoff
Hyne
Philadelphia
Europe
Bigamist
New York
Lexington Ave
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Russell
Montreal
Dora Dorf
Sophie Youcker
Ella Goldbaum
Anna Davis
Rosa Schwartz
Nina David
Mary Thorpe
Anna Times
Herman Adler
Marie Obermeier
Duluth
Minn
Johann Peiser
Mich
Pauline Zelochovitz
Weston and Witghoff
United States
Ielynes
Big Bell at Fire Station to Come Down
Chief Coots reports a 600 pound bell weight in the tower descended and halted by a single chain link. Dismantling would cost about 300 dollars, and the aging bell no longer suits the modern alarm system. A replacement bell will be placed at Ohio and Pennsylvania streets after neighbors complained of night chimes. Corner officers protest apparatus occupying the street before warning signals to stop are given.
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Coots
Fire Department
Strik
Board of Public Safety
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Man's Language Too Much For Local Judge
Raher, a non English speaker described as speaking a mix of German and southern European languages, was at Union Station and held $1,020. Probate Judge Merle N. A. Walker refused to appoint a guardian, sending him to the Austro Hungarian consul in Chicago instead. Louis Reinhold, attorney, sought a declaration of unsound mind to manage Raber’s money.
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Yojon Raber
Merle N. A. Walker
Chicago
Raher
Union Station
Louis Reinhold
Raber
Ames G Lightford Dies at Home in Indianapolis
James G. Lightford a leading Indianapolis mechanical engineer died last night at 16 30 in his home 910 East Street He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne England and survived by three children Aliee C Lightford W L Lightford Indiana Ronin Lightford of Noblesville
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James G. Lightford
Indianapolis
East St
Newcastle-on-the-Tyne
England
Aliee C
Indianapolig
Lightford
Noblesvill
Auto Drier Indicted By Grand Jury In Death Case
Frank B Hill, driver of an auto that struck and killed John Cochran at the corner of Pennsylvania and Washington streets on Sunday afternoon Jan 19, was indicted for manslaughter by the Marion county grand jury. He posted a $1000 bond. Cochran’s father learned only hours later that his son was the victim. Eyewitnesses said the car moved at high speed through a crowded area before the collision. Hill was a chauffeur, not the owner.
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Frank B. Hill
John Cochran
Pennsylvania
Washington Sts
Maarfon County Grand Jury
Hill
Sheriffs Office
Cochran
Receiver Named for Railroad by the Court
The Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville Railway once the Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie was placed in receivership in US circuit court on Thursday. Geo A Fernald and Co bankers of Boston sue for 21 990 claimed debt, with the bank holding 250 dollars in bonds. James P Goodrich of Winchester named receiver and state Republican central committee head.
Fishermen Trapped On Saginaw Bay Ice In Desperate Plight
Bay City reports 165 fishermen stranded on Saginaw bay five miles from shore as thaw floods ice with two to three feet of water. Teams could not reach them for nearly a week. supply routes blocked. Hope centers on a planned effort to reach the men today amid rapid thaw.
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Bay City
Mich
Saginaw Bay
M Whirter to Speak at Louisville Meeting
Felix McWhirter renowned temperance advocate from Indianapolis will speak Sunday at Louisville Frances Willard Memorial services held there.
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M'Whirter
Louisville
Felix ‘. McWhirter
Indianapolis
Frances BE. Willard
Public safety alert for Mark Hoppe in assault case
Police seek Mark Hoppe, a Black man, after an alleged assault on Cora Pierson who was bedridden and unable to defend herself. The report notes Hoppe used a beer bottle as a weapon and struck Pierson, prompting charges and a safety warning.
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Ory Negro
Mark Hoppe
Cora Pierson
Olice
Hoppe
Frances Willard Memorial Services Held Sunday Evening
Frances E Willard memorial services were held at Broadway M E church with temperance songs by the choir A talk on Frances E Willard and the W C T U was to be given by Mrs Marriet Wright Brand national W C T U treasurer The death anniversary falls in February though services may occur any time during the month Mapleton W C T U union plans memorials for Sunday evening February 23 Tuxedo and Meridian unions will not hold services
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Frances I. Willard
Broadway M. FE
Central W. Oc Ot. U
We .T. U
Frances E. Willard
Wc. T. v
Tuxedo
Meridian
Woman sues justice over arrest in famous court
Mary Rica, named as one of the alleged victims in Squire Hollingsworth’s famous court, sues Grant Hollingsworth and his constable Daniel Cow for 5900 damages. She says on December 31 she was fined for trespass and threatened with the workhouse unless she paid immediately, forced to change clothes in a cold room beside the court. Read comments about Cain Optical Co.
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Mary Rica
Squire Hollingsworth
Grant Hollingsworth
Daniel Cow
Rica
Upsets Lamp and Her Bed SS Destroyed
Miss Jessie Clark at 1511 Olive Street awoke from a coughing spell to find a lamp overturned on her bed causing a fire. She had earlier accused Roy Householder of insult. he was arrested. Neighbors alerted firemen who dumped the burning bed from a second story window before flames were fully out. Householder denied the insult claim.
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Jessie Clark
Olive St
Charles Clark
Fire Department
Chugh Supports Unemployed Through Church Aid Drive
Members of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis donated about $100 in cash and offerings of provisions clothing and other items to the Charity Organization Society appeal for the world of the unemployed.
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Tabernacle Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis
Society For World of the Unemployed
Miliken Accused of Damaging Home and Petit Larceny
James Miliken went to Ida Hoover’s home at 36 N. Sennate Ave on Friday morning and, after she refused money to pay a court fine, shattered items in the dining room and grabbed $5 from her purse before fleeing. He was later arrested on petit larceny as officers investigated. Miliken had been staying at the Hoover boarding house and was previously jailed after a drunken arrest.
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James Miliken
Ida Hoover
N. Sennate Ave
Mullin and
Stewart
Miliken
Bryan's Eventful Indianapolis Schedule With Bryan
William Jennings Bryan arrives in Indianapolis Sunday morning and spends the day visiting churches, halls, and homes for meals and speeches. He attends Tomlinson hall meetings for men and a joint church gathering, hosts a grand banquet at Claypool hotel, and speaks at Masonic hall. The Indiana Democratic club and state leaders line up receptions, with 10,000 invited to the religious rally and 1,208 seats reserved for church members for Sunday evening.
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Brean
Indianapolis
Indiana Democratic Club
Indianepats
Eh Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Kern
Indiana
Chen
Grand Hotel
Pennsylvania-st
Minesi
Tomlinson Hall
Tomlinsen Hall
N. Carey
USCN_ Seridianst
Boys Club
Meridian St
Central-ave. M. E
Central Christian Church
George W. Benton
Shortridge High School
Caleb Mills Wall
Bryan
J. Oc. McKillip
Claypool Hotel
Masonic Hall
Hugh Dougherty
Federal Union Surety Company
Marion Trust Company
John E. Hollett
John W. Kern
Othe
William Jennings Bryan
U. S. Jackson
U. m
C. A
Tomlinson
Prince of Peace
Godard
Market-st
Masonic
Meridian-st
Central-ave. M. EB
Harry G. Hill
Third Christian Church
Wit Preside
Bayan
A Srauid
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Indianapolis Sun
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Chief
Ames G. Lightford
Frank Hill
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railway Company
The
Cincinnati, Richmond & Mun
Tke
Michigan
Marriet Wright Brand
National
Cain Optical Co
Roy House
St. Souath St
Chugh
William Jennings
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