Keith case near verdict in Evansville oblique murder trial
In Princeton Indiana on January 2 the Keith murder trial advances with a largely circumstantial State case. Nora Keifer’s father identifies the remains and her mother recalls the girl’s life and the alleged predatory conduct of Keith. Witnesses describe a demanded payment of a $109 board bill and arguments over a May 12 Evansville visit amid defense claims of another possible killer.
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Vanderburg
Warrick County
Eli Lincoln
Lincoln
Evansville
Keith
Jevansville
Nora
Zack Keifer
Kifer
Keifer
Nora Keiter
Rival treasurers clash in Frankfort office dispute
In Frankfort Indiana A Given Republican candidate for treasurer after election visited the office with attorneys demanding possession. Treasurer Fell refused and the pair withdrew. Given has begun proceedings to oust Fell while the auditor turned current tax duplicates over to Given and holds old records.
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Frankfort
Ind
Given
Jon Roger
Fall
Fell
Juvenile Thief Ring Reported in Shelbyville
Jan 2 report from Shelbyville Indiana claims a gang of juvenile thieves operates under older leaders, with early suspicion that the town is infested by the criminal group led by Shirley Law.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Shirley. Law
Unclear OCR Theft Report With Vague Names
Fragmentary OCR text describes a theft incident near a residence and store of Jacob Stephan. Suspects allegedly appealed to a cure cost of $6 and returned two hours later to repeat the act before being caught. Names and exact details are garbled.
Woman Rescued After Drowning Attempt In cistern
Alice Rumle, 19, employed at Dr. L L Ball’s home in Muncie Indiana squeezed through a trap door into a cistern Thursday morning and tried to drown herself after being deserted by her lover She lay in six feet of water for 20 minutes and was rescued by Ben Johnson a hustler The fire department aided the rescue and the neighborhood was alerted She is unconscious and likely to die from exposure. The former lover’s name could not be learned.
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Muncie
Ind
Alice Rumle
L. L. Ball
Westnesday Morniiny
Ben Johnson
Delicate Eye Operation Performed Near Avon Indiana
In Plainfield Indiana on January 2 1911 doctors Heath of Indianapolis and Dr Hurt of Plainfield performed a delicate operation known as iridectomy on Mrs Elizabeth Cox who lives a mile south of Avon. The procedure removes the iris or part of it to prepare for an artificial pupil.
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Elizabeth. Cox
Avon
Heath
Indianapolis
Hurt
Plainfield
Three eyes gouged out in Muncie strange epidemic
In Muncie Indiana a reported epidemic of eye injuries from everyday actions left three men blind. Lloyd Doolittle lost his right eye when a knife struck his door and the blade fractured the eye. John Cook and Daniel Lummis also lost eyesight through splinters and a nail mishap respectively.
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Muncie
Ind
Lloyd Doolittle
John Cook
Daniel Lummis
McDonald Bell nuptials in Richmond church
Malcolm Scott McDonald of Newport News Virginia, nephew of Century company president Frank H. Scott, married Hannah Chrysty Bell at St Pauls Episcopal Church in Richmond Indiana with Dr G Q Guanniss officiating on Wednesday January 1.
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Richmond
Ind
Malcolm Scott McDonald
Newport News
Frank H. Scott
Century Company
New York
Hannah Chrysty Bell
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
QO. Guanniss
Man bitten finger during street fight in Muncie
Jack Howard lost a finger when it was bitten off by a man he fought. The Indiana bridge company C. J Maycie won the Buffalo elevator contract for the American Linseed Company needing 750 tons of iron. North Baltimore Bottle Glass Co Albany Ind drills new gas wells, insisting natural gas is not waning.
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Muncie
Ind
Jack Howard
Indiana Bridge Company
C. J Maycié
Buffalo
American Linseed Company
North Baltimore Bottle Glass Company
Albany
Richmond Leader Daniel K Zeller Dies Veteran Leader
Daniel K. Zeller former president of Zeller & Co died Tuesday night in Richmond Indiana He was Civil War captain, city councilman and county commissioner and played a key role in several major local interests.
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Richmond
Ind
Daniel K. Zeller
Zeller & Co
Ray conspiracy case set for trial in Shelby County
Special judge Kirkpatrick of Kokomo ordered George M. Ray tried January 23 on charges of conspiracy to steal from Shelby County. The Jan. 2 hearing occurred in Shelbyville Indiana.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Kirkpatrick
Kokomo
George M. Ray
Shelby County
Mary Price of Fountain City spans three centuries
Richmond Ind January 2 Mrs Mary Price of Fountain City has lived in three centuries born in Pennsylvania on March 25 1890 she is in fair health now residing in Fountain City Indiana with a long life history across the 19th 20th and 21st centuries
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Richmond
Ind
Mary
Price
Fountain City
Pennsylvania
Notable Local Losses and Oddities Eyed in Town Inventory
A string of odd and tragic incidents reports include a new bank planned for Lebanon as a fourth institution, a child killed by a hayride accident, burglaries and safes looted in Belford, and a threatened wholesale dis franchising tied to Crawfordsville. A Hartford City theater group quarantined for diphtheria, a turkey shoot accident near Salers injures five youths nonfatally, and a 1810 copper half-cent found by James Owens in New Harmony. Harold Johnson of Bourbon recovers after carbolic acid mistaken for medicine. The murder trial of Christian Schildtmeyer set for Jan 21 23. Capt William B McLeland dies at 87 in Madison. E G Rileys stock shoestore fire causes 5000 damage in New Albany. Two Fort Wayne women born in 1800 claim three centuries of life. Peters burg man Scott Bludsal, 20, held after morphine suicide attempt following burglary arrest. he wed the day before. A burglar targets the home of Rev.
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James E. Owens
New Harmony
Little Harold Johnson
Lengthy Indiana snippets range from crime to oddities
A flood of short items from Indiana reports mingle crime trials, inheritances, peculiar anecdotes, and local curiosities. Included are murder trial testimony, a postal worker’s long service, a gas company dispute, a dramatic injury from a firecracker, suits for damages, and notes on gold and diamonds in Morgan county along with a magic square invention in Bloomingon.
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Morgan County
Brey
Mallady Faces Life Sentence as Trial Concludes
Murderer Bill Mallady is to be taken to prison this week to begin his life sentence. He maintains innocence despite his conviction. Accomplice Frank Hedges remains jailed awaiting bond and a trial date.
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Bill Mallady
Frank Hedges
Snowflake Flour Wholesale Details at Local Grocer
A local grocery lists Snowflake Flour in roller process sold in 50 pound units at 95 cents and 25 pound bags through the wholesale department. The shop locations include 34 East Washington Street and 238 to 340 Virginia Avenue with telephone numbers 1641 1645 and 2754.
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East
Washington-st. Branch
W. Washington-st. Branch
Virginia-ave
Toledo Gas Cut Off Strands 600 Homes In Cold
Toledo faces gas outages after defaulting on Berlin brothers for natural gas piped to the municipal line. About 600 families lose heat as the city’s municipal gas scheme, once tied to a failing field sold to Kerlin brothers, collapses and private suppliers may step in for warmth.
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Berlin Brothers
Toledo
Kerlin Brothers
Notable Exchange Between Stuckmeyer and Zimmerman
In a brief exchange, Stuckmeyer defends the subject as not so bad, while Zimmerman signs off with a courteous closing. Zimmerman urges careful reporting as the writer prepares the story.
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Stuckmeyer
Donnelly Dies at 70 Prominent Minnesota Politician Author
Igna tius Donnelly 70 a noted politician author and Shakespeare scholar died after illness Tuesday night at his father in law home Dr Murphy cites heart disease He was once Minnesota governor congressman and later aligned with the populists His unusual Baconian cipher claim drew worldwide ridicule and he recently published work to support it
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Minneapolis
Minn
Ignatius Donnelly
Murphy
Francis Bacon
Avon
Four Quarters of the Earth
Donnelly
Sir Francis
Minnesota
Congress
Crowe Captured by Detectives Near Pine Ridge Reservation
A Chadron special reports Pat Crowe was nabbed by three detectives on the Pine Ridge Reservation near Oelrichs South Dakota after a chase in a buckboard. The captors halted the team with six shooters. ranch news came from a cattleman John Delfelder. J J Crowe, twin brother of the outlaw, was arrested in Council Bluffs Iowa and brought to Mah ha.
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GMAHA
Neb
Chadron
Pat Crowe
Pine Ridge
Oelrichs
Ss. D
Crowe
John Delfelder
Cudahy to Hear Crowe in Kidnapping Probe
Eddie Cudahy will be taken to the police station in Omaha to hear the voice of J J Crowe brother of Pat Crowe as investigators seek identification of a kidnapper The arrest of Pat Crowe’s alleged companion Alice Mc Adams a Schreiderwind house renter adds to the case with uncertain evidence reported.
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Omaha
Neb
Eddie Cudahy
J. J. Crowe
Pat Crowe
Schreiderwind
Melrose Hill
Alice McAdams
J. & Crewe
Boy Kidnapping Near Bethlehem Ends Return Home
Charles Kerschner, 12, kidnapped by two men on Monday, was found safe at home on Tuesday in Bethlehem. He said the captors took him to Mack's Cut, a tramp resort, questioned whether his father worked at iron mills, then released him. Police suspect the crime aimed at an iron mill officer’s son.
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Bethlehem
Charles Kerschner
Mack's Cut
Water cure described in prisoner interrogation in Philippines
A letter from Harry Poe Johnson, currently in the Philippines, details interrogation methods used on captives. It describes the water cure as a reticent Tagalo is strapped, gun barrel held to mouth, limbs bound, and water poured in while the barrel is removed to test what he reveals. a private ends up surrendering a hose and weapon after repeated applications, an officer jokes a Gatling gun location may be exposed.
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Squire G. W. Rader
Bloomington
Harry Poe Johnson
Phillipines
Removal Notice Moves Doctor's Downtown Office
Dr B F Bye formerly at 207 N Ilinois St has moved his downtown office to 408 N Miinois St at the northeast corner of Vermont Both telephones 1925 remain in use
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B. F. Bye
N. Ilinoisst
N. Miinoisst
Northeast Corner
Vermont
Mrs Winslow's Syrup for teething children advert
An old nurse for children promotes Mrs Winslow's Seething Syrup as a teething remedy. It soothes the child softens the gums relieves pain cures wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhea. Twenty five cents a bottle.
Boxes in Demand Prompt City Box Placement
A reader urges the city to place paper boxes in multiple sites asking specifically for a box at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and E. Zenith Street. The letter requests convenient locations to boost access and distribution of the paper.
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Hamilton-ave
E. Zenth-St
Cone
Indiana Dental College Clinic Opens for Dental Work
Indiana Dental College at the corner of Delaware and Christ offers patient care from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for all kinds of dental work with fees covering only the cost.
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Indiana Dental College
S. W. Cor
Delaware and
Christs
Galveston Storm Losses Revealed in Public Report
Public report lists Galveston property losses from the September storm at 17,055,275 with breakdowns for residence and contents, other properties, church and municipal assets, wharves, factories, county, mercantile stock, state and federal property, and communications lines. Rehabilitation spending since the disaster totals 2,258,606.
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Galveston
United States
City Markets Provisions and Groceries Report
Readable from Indianapolis January 2 market page listing smoked meats, hams, bacon, sausages, lard, pork cuts, beans, cereals, canned goods, fruits, vegetables, nuts, confections, spices, canned vegetables, fish, game, oysters, seeds, hides, salt, flour and feed, butter, poultry, coal, drugs with prices varied by item and weight across groceries and wholesale lines. Several named items include Reliable hams, Jersey potatoes, Bermuda onions, California celery, Florida pineapples, Johnson pineapple, and Lard Indiana in tierces.
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Indianapolis
Hey Ae
California
Indiana
Tierces
Baltimore
Ariosa
Lion
Jersay
Singapore
Allspice
Wecleves
Mcgallon
Johnson
New York Counts
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Gang OF Boy Thieves
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Hendrics County
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Aurora
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Dunkirk
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Hancock County
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