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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1906
Page
8
Ramon seven vice president of Santo Domingo and cabinet plot leader fights free after capture. A six foot man escapes, but Letts is arrested after a struggle as the telegrapher postmaster and station agent connected to the incident are noted.
A postal inspector found 40 registered letters in Wenckelback’s locker after arresting carrier William Wenckolack for diverting mail. The letters, containing checks and valuables, had vanished from uptown routes over several days. Wenckolack denies theft as investigators prepare charges.
Special to the Sum from Oakland California reports Sheila Douglay formerly Loretta Mooney, a former soubrette, arrived with her two sons after a London stay. She wed Lord Douglas, heir to the Marquis of Queensberry, in San Jose, amid sensational newspaper coverage.
Special to The Sun from Kansas City reports M. Letts, a burglar and arsonist with a string of escapes, was recaptured on the Isthmus after five prior pursuits. His crime history includes ticket theft valued at $75,000 and arsonburglar penalties in Ottawa and Guthrie. A $3,000 reward was offered before his rearrest in Michigan and subsequent Panama transfer.
A grand jury indicted William M Roight, 16, on a concealed weapons charge for the Christmas night death of George Lawson. McKnight was arrested and posted bond for 34 dollars. The indictment does not accuse murder, and the defense argues the killing was accidental.
Three year old daughter of William Jordan found a revolver in a drawer and shot herself in the left side below the ribs. Doctors say she cannot recover.
A century old note recalls homing pigeons returning to Blackburn after many years and a portion of a century. The story mentions a sergeant and a coroner as part of the incident.
Special to the Sun reports widespread indictments against persons charged with plundering public lands in the far west. It notes California’s dense treaties and ongoing timber exploitation by syndicates using new machinery, rapid cutting, and raid-and-burn methods before moving to new forests. Also mentions Julia Ward Howe’s advancing age and continued public interest in preservation.
Special agents identified John Bohn and Jamey Mur-Luin in Louisville for the Shoals Indiana Safe robbery. James Cameron and five others were recognized by a marshal and held on $2,060 bonds until January 2.
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