Carrie Nation Crusaders In Massacre At Millwood Saloon
Forty armed farmers aligned with Carrie Nation surrounded Lockner Bros saloon in Millwood Kansas. A gunfight followed as jointists opened fire injuring several and killing Rosa Hudson. Wounded include Mike and William Lockner and Robert Webb. arrests expected as coroner investigates.
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Michael Lockner
Millwood
Carrie Nation
Lockner
Mike Lockner
William Lockner
William Webb
Leavenworth
Beeler
Hudson
Chicago Fire Alarm Bid Talks Ended Without Proposals
City officials held a lengthy session with a Gamewell representative and Banks Cregier about the fire alarm system bid. Chairman Hyde said no proposals were made by Municipal signal and no details could be disclosed. Cregier had traveled to argue for widening bids but was told new advertising would require board approval.
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Cregier
Indianapolis
Hyde
Cleveland
Gamewell
First Bid On City Bonds From Cleveland Bids Tuesday
Controller Johnson received the first bid for $143000 fire department and hospital improvement bonds, to be sold Wednesday. Bid came from Cleveland and Johnson expects lively bidding with several Indianapolis concerns likely to place bids.
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Johnson
Cleveland
Indianapolis
House approves metropolitan police bill for mid size cities
The house passed a bill creating a metropolitan police force in cities between 10 000 and 35 000 population not governed by special charters. Vincennes and Kokomo opposed the measure but the vote was overwhelming. A separate bill raising the mine inspector and assistants salaries passed without opposition.
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Vincennes
Kokomo
Nation Sentenced to Peace Bonds After Plant Break
In Topeka Judge Hazen set Mrs Carrie Nation at $2000 bond to keep the peace after she broke into Moesers cold storage plant Sunday. Nation likened insane and threatened to smash things upon release. Three Nation lieutenants received peace bonds of 1000 and 500 dollars each while Mrs Nation remained jailed.
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Hazen
Cal McDonald
Rose Crist
Madeline Southard
McDonald
Nation in Jail Ends Night Refusing Bond
Mrs Nation and followers spend a sleepless night in Topeka jail as rumors of mob release circulate Sheriff Cook keeps force on duty while the prisoners sing and pray In addition Rose Christ and Madeline Southard are detained for refusing to post peace bonds All prisoners endured a restless night amid the rock pile procedures and unrest
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Topeka
Ixas
Rock Pile
Mrs Minnie Jones and Louis Baker in Court Conspiracy Claim
Mrs Minnie Jones and Louis Baker were arrested after a confrontation at Hattie Ingall's rooms near Scudder's livery stable. Jones accuses his wife of planning infidelity to justify a divorce, while she claims a plot by her husband to gain grounds for separation. Judge Daly held the case for advisement to learn more.
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Minnie Jones
Louis Baker
Hattie Ingall
Scudder
Baker
Daly
Dr Charles Poucher Marriage Sparks Life Insurance Fight
Dr Charles Poucher, former city hospital superintendent, reportedly died by his own hand west of town. His widow Laura sought letters of administration. John Rochford, representing the family, contends Poucher was intoxicated at marriage and not entitled to life insurance. The case prompts a full insurance investigation into the union and death.
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Charles Poucher
City Hospital
Charles Remster
John Rochford
Walker
Poucher
Rochford
Becase Poucher
Greenfield
Nagk
Spire Lockman
House Kills Measures Saving State Treasury
The Indiana House moved to reject two proposals, killing a $4 350 appropriation for 134 acres for the State Board of Agriculture and a $120 000 Vincennes University claim. Reports favored passage but were shelved. the majority backs indefinite postponement amid boss influence and a split committee stance.
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HOUSE
State Board OF Agriculture
Vincennes University
Jeaders
Gilbert Rolls Senate With Quick Engrossment Move
Lieut Gov Gilbert commanded a swift engrossment of Osborn apportionment bill with no debate. Senate Bill No 268 on medical practice also engrossed amid protest against Christian Science and osteopathy regulation.
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House
Senate
Osborn
Gilbert
The Muncie normal school bill revival stalled
The Dadd y of the Muncie measure stands dormant in the House Education Committee. Promoter interest wanes as Chairman Reser delays, with Ball and McCulloch negotiating in Munice. Ball keeps hope alive that Senate action may revive the bill if judiciary and governor steps align.
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Muncie
George S. McCulloch
Ball
Senate
Judiciary Committee
House
Opposition Grows Over Minturn Bill in State Senate Hearing
The senate elections committee heard a joint debate Monday night on Minturn and Joss primary election bills. Prominent citizens voiced views pro and con, noting reform needs, party influence, and Marion county scope. A second committee meeting will draft a report on the bills.
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J. E. McCullough
Indianapolis
Edward E. Daniels
R. ©. Hawkins
Marion County
William Fortune
Merrill Moores
Joss
Republicans Begin the Sweep of the Indiana Platters
The Indiana House Republicans caucused to make Pritchard's oil inspection bill a party measure and remove Inspector Zaring. They also aim to pass the James bill to abolish the women’s prison management and back a Fort Wayne charter amendment authorizing a governor appointed police board and police judge.
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Pritchard
Woman's Prison
Southern Reformatory
Supt. Hert
Fort Wayne
Insane murderer Duncan near death after ax killing
John O. Duncan 70 lies dying from heart and lung disease after being removed from an insane asylum to his son’s home. Two years earlier he killed his mistress Mary Cole with an axe at a Norwood home and was declared insane. Guardian Charles Benedict secured the hospital removal permit from Judge Alford as Duncan’s condition deteriorates.
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John O. Duncan
Insane Asylum
Charles Duncan
Rambert Sr
Mary Cole
Alford
Charles Benedict
Guardian
Duncan
Church Row in Supreme Court Defeat for Pastor
A church quarrel in Huntington reached the state supreme court. The ruling orders Huntington county to grant an injunction preventing St Joseph's district quarterly council from trying Rev. Joshua W. De Long against James M. Hatfield except by proper tribunal. Hatfield had been elected delegate to the 1897 general conference and faced disqualifying charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Hatfield
Church of the United Brethren In Christ
Huntington
Supreme Court
Council of
St. Joseph’s
Hatfield
Joshua W. DeLong
DeLong
Council of Three
Quarterly Conference
Quarterly Council
Track Elevation Fight in Indianapolis Session
Senate committee handling the track elevation bill schedules a Wednesday 4 45 p m meeting. Supporters plan a party to back the measure with City attorney Kern and William Fortune leading the defense. Mayor Taggart urged that the measure’s interests not be neglected before his departure for Mexico.
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Senate
Indianapolis
Kern
William Fortune
Taggart
Mexico
Unclear Assembly Session Sees Replacements at Gavel
Speaker Artman yielded the gavel for a second time this session as Neal briefly took the chair. Neal struggled to recall members' names and identified them by pointing, while Artman wandered and watched the proceedings.
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Artman
Neal
Patron files charge over street car delays and fire damages
A patron of the E. Michigan street car line sent a $9 bill to the company claiming the car ran late by two minutes. He asserts the delay caused his home to burn, alleging the schedule would have kept him from the loss.
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E. Michigan St
Controller Johnson Denounces Plan for Governor's Mansion Site
Controller Johnson calls the scheme to use city space for a governor's mansion an outrage and calamity. He questions leasing vacant state grounds and surrounding monuments as better alternatives and criticizes arguments to proceed with the proposal.
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Johnson
Clair Park
Policy racket crackdown nets Frank Hunter and team
Police arrest Frank Hunter at 316 W. Christ in a probe into policy operations. Detectives Gerber and Dugan found a complete set of policy tools and say Kissell’s agents dominate the field. Officers vow no mercy to Kissell as they push to dismantle the network.
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Frank Hunter
Virginia Hotel
Gerber and Dugan
W. Christ
Kissel
Springfield
Hunter
Bill Kissell
Indianapolis
Jim Ross
Watakes
Marton
Lanham
Ford
Kissell
Quigley
Gerber
Dugan
Root
Branch
Empire Chorus Girl Dixey Starbuck Aims High
Dixey Starbuck, Empire show chorus singer, has crossed the ocean 19 times and is noted for classics training. She christened the fireboat Seth Low and publicly recalls her grandfather as former Brooklyn Trust president and city works commissioner. Starbuck studied at Packer, Wellesley, Harvard annex though an exit marked by a poker incident.
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Brooklyn Trust Company
Seth Low
New York
City Works
Packer Collegiate Institute
Brooklyn
Paris
Wellesley
Miss Starbuck
Harvard Annex
Signature of B. W. Grove on Laxative Bromoaine box
A fragment notes the signature of B. W. Grove appears on a box of genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine. The text is unclear but points to the brand and the endorsement on packaging.
Senator Joss Bill Stirs State Senate Election Committee
T. E. Griffiths president of the State board of commerce accused attorneys, including W. A. Ketcham and R. O. Hawkins, of being retained to fight for Senator Joss primary election measure before the Senate election committee Monday night.
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T. E. Griffiths
State Board of Commerce
Senate
Joss
W. A. Ketcham
R. O. Tawkins
Supreme Court upholds paternity law and road wagon terms
The court ruled the law punishing a man who marries a woman to block paternity action and then deserts or abuses her is valid. It also found the term narrow tired wagons on thawing roads indefinite as the statute fails to define narrow versus wide tired wagons.
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Supreme Court
Roundtree's Brass Buttons Notoriety
One police applicant, John Roundtree, a colored man of 630 W Twelfth Street, was arrested at William Maloney's home 620 Agnes Street with Eliza Slo cum a mulatto woman. Maloney fined twenty five dollars and costs and ten days. Eliza received ten dollars and costs and thirty days.
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John Roundtree
W. Twelfth-st
William Maloney
Agnes St
Eliza Slocum
Canada
Maloney
Eliza
Williams Held After Wagon Theft on Washington Street
George Williams of 980 Rhode Island Street was captured Monday for stealing lap robes and horse blankets from buggies around town. Detectives Asch Morgan Holtz and Wallace found him on a dead animal wagon on East Washington Street. He admitted stealing four blankets which were recovered and noted a prior conviction for theft.
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George Williams
Rhode Island St
Asch, Morgan, Holtz and
Wallace
To Cure 2 Cold in One Day Takes Laxative Bromo Quinine
Ad claims a two in one cold cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The ad urges purchase with refunds if not effective and mentions EB Grove as signature.
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W. Grove
Whitcomb Uses Trick to Tie Up Vet Bill Vote
In the state house a bill to abolish the Moestoct commission and appoint a state veterinarian faced delays before noon adjournment. A 42 to 42 tally split the minority and majority reports, leading to indefinite postponement and a tense maneuver by Whitcomb to keep the measure alive for later reconsideration.
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Moi
Senators Attack Fanaticism in Christian Science Debate
In a Tuesday senate session Senator Wood urges to criminalize Christian Science practices toward children claiming rites at bedsides deny pain and divinity. Senator Wolcott ridicules the fanaticism, but advocates push the bill toward passage on final readings.
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Senate
Ater Wood
Senator Wood
Wolcott
Reason
Ruby Kashner Inherits Fifty Thousand Dollars Claim
Miss Ruby Kashner of Sixteenth Street is involved in a contested estate over a fifty thousand dollar inheritance from her aunt. She declines to discuss details, noting only that she may receive a portion while other heirs dispute the distribution. The unsettled affair centers on the eldest child’s share and possible federal or legal actions.
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Germany
Kashner
Howe
Ruest
Dee
Nasi
Weather outlook for Indianapolis and vicinity
Forecast for the 36 hours ending 1 p.m. February 20 calls for colder fair weather. Tuesday night will be cold and fair, followed by continued cold and fair conditions Wednesday. Temperature readings show lows near 17 and highs around 22. A piano advertisement notes a $225 instrument offered for $165 at Wuischner's Diamonds.
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Indianapolis
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