Hoboes Pose Threats to Indianapolis Women and City Stigma
Indianapolis hosts a hobo surge with 25 entrants daily from various backgrounds. Tarbert and Grout urge plainclothes officers to curb crime, noting hoboes beg, threaten women, and exploit residents while police in uniform deter little. The report links criminal networks to cripples and graft, with cases involving Hoover and others showing organized street activity.
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Indianapolis
Grout
Associated Charities
E. L. Tarbert
Tarbert
Taffe
University of Chicago
SUN
Louisville
Cincinnati
Hoosierisms and Local Happenings in Indiana News
Oxford Tribune foreman Charlie Craw seeks Ben ton county clerk as a Republican candidate. Noblesville bride learns crafts while cooking oysters. Matthews raises 10000 for a steel factory. Blue River township's J W Smith competes for Hancock recorder and a cane rush is approved at Indiana University. A Morton literary club defies stereotypes. misc reports note a broken jaw, a Gibson county wedding, and a cyclone names omen. Fire losses in Michigan City total 91955 with 44 calls. Rural free delivery provokes merchant concern. Democratic ticket lists Hancock County officials. Clinton county’s first medical student in 25 years. Sam Ham and Sam Walton house burglary arrest.
Christmas Eve at Ormond Reveals Roses and Hearts
On a moonlit Halifax coast at Ormond Hotel a Christmas Eve waltz leads to a hidden rose moment. Gibson and the belle share a gaze while a white-clad Lucile, a child at prayer, discovers the crimson token. The scene ends with a sudden confession and quiet heartbreak as love shifts.
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Ormond
Jessamine
Halifax
Jacqueminot
Beile
Gibson
Lucile
Rose
Little One
Board dispute over police switchboard sale
The Board of Safety and the old telephone company dispute control of the police headquarters switchboard. The board says the city bought it with patrol boxes from Gamewell, while Harry Gates of the new company testified his bid did not include a sale, and he offered one for 260 dollars.
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Board of Safety
Old Telephone Company
Gamewell
Harry, Gates
Bishop Recovers. Tests Imminent in Bennett Shooting Case
In West Indianapolis, Edward Bishop shows signs of recovery after a bullet wound that pierced his small intestine. He is expected to testify at the February 1 police court trial of his stepson Elzen Bennett, who is charged with shooting him two weeks ago. An ante mortem coroner's statement was taken and will be destroyed.
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Tarbert
Grout
Board of Children’s Guardians
Alphonse Hoover
Kansas
Hoover
Indianapolis
Pekin
Ill
N. West St
Charles Hall
Court House
Washington St
W. Washingtonst
Hall
John Devine
Devine
Cincinnati
Associated Charities
Lancaster
Cincinnati Board
House of Refuge
Taffe
Stubbs
American National Bank
Post Office
Friendly Inn
City Hospital
Edward Bishop
Elzen Bennett
Bennett
Bishop
Indiana
McKinley
Marconi
London
Home for Friendless Women Officers Named
Officers for the Home for Friendless Women were elected on Wednesday. Chair roles include President Mrs. S. F. Gray, first vice-president Mrs. W. H. Barkley, second vice-president Mrs. Jane M. Ketcham, third vice-president Mrs. J. B. Warne, fourth vice-president Mrs. Julia M. Moores, recording secretary Mrs. J. R. Pearson, corresponding secretary Mrs. Horace Wright, and treasurer Mrs. W. H. Hubbard.
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S. F. Gray
W. H. Barkley
Jane M. Ketcham
J. B. Warne
Julia M. Moores
J. R. Pearson
Horace Wright
W. H. Hubbard
Orphans' Home Bid Sought by Knights and Rathbone Sisters
Towns including Alexandria Columbus Frankfort Martinsville Danville Scottsburg Warsaw Nellesville seek the Knights of Pythias and Rathbone sisters proposed orphanage. No offer will be considered after April 1.
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Alexandria
Columbus
Frankfort
Martinsville
Danville
Scottsburg
Warsaw
Nellesville
Knights of Pythias
Rathbone Sisters
Nesterov’s pursuit ends in a pistol threat in Perm
Frances uses a revolver to fend off Prince Nesterov after he forces a confession of love and attempts to seize her. The driver ferries them toward the railway at Perm as the prince staggers, wounded by a grazing shot, and Frances demands quick transport to safety before he can pursue them.
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Nesterov
Frances
Drosky
Prince Nesterouv
Perm
Pittser Bound Over In Murder Case
Charles Pittser, charged with killing his young wife in Muncie Indiana, was bound over to the circuit court on Wednesday. He declared he expects to die on the gallows for his deed.
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Muncie
Ind
Charles Pittser
Trust Buys Muncie Iron Mill
The American rolling mill in Muncie Indiana was sold to a trust for 250000 dollars on Wednesday. Officials would not say if the plant would be dismantled.
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Trust
Muncie Iron Mill
Muncie
Ind
Milked the cow by telephone prank story
A humorous scene in Judge Carter's court shows farmers using telephones to relay farm care instructions overnight in Marion county. A newlywed learns to milk a cow via telephone guidance, prompting playful misunderstandings about remote farming advice.
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Carter
Superior Court
Marion County
Wes
Modern baby's layette and Paris gowns noted by Sun readers
The New York Sun describes a typical modern layette costing about $100 for a proper infant wardrobe. It highlights reduced bulk and easier dress changes, new unshrinking flannel blends, and silk underskirts with coral bead ornaments, plus palmetto traveling baskets for nursery and travel needs.
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Paris
New York Sun
Marconi to Wed Miss Bowen Holman in New York
The wireless pioneer Guglielmo Marconi and Miss Josephine Bowen Holman of Indianapolis plan a New York wedding then travel to England for King Edward VII coronation festivities. A friend portrays Marconi as energetic, modest, and magnetically persuasive, balancing public genius with private devotion to work.
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Wizzard
New York
London
Marconi
Josephine Bowen Holman
Indianapolis
England
Eowrad
Italy
Victor Emanuel
St. James
Marcon
Guglielmo Marconi
Lafayette’s stage trick shrouded as audience enjoys week
Amusements column notes puzzling secrecy around Lafayette’s lion’s bride illusion with locked stage and guarded access. Lafayette’s act uses a boxed stage and canvas setup to prevent viewing from wings as staff work overtime to solve the mystery. Also mentions Hardee Kirkland’s return to Park amid strong ticket sales and DeOnza shows, while Eugenie Blair’s Camille and Peg Woffington performances draw limited crowds and tepid ovations.
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The
Grand
Lafayette
A Cure for Lumbago Promoted by Amherst Man
W. C. Williamson of Amherst Virginia describes suffering from lumbago for over a year and credits Chamberlain's Pain Balm with giving him complete relief after other remedies failed. Sold by all druggists.
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W. C. Williamson
Amherst, Va
Chamberlain
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Oxford Tribune
Benton County
Noblesville
Battenburg
Matthews
J. W. Smith
Blue River Township
Hancock County
Greenfield
Indiana University
Committee On Athletics
Morton
Fred Ruark
Greencastle
George Wind
Anna Storm
Gibson County
Michigan City
Hagerstown
W. A. Service
John M. Hall
Joseph Garrett
Lewis N. Larrabee
W. S. Garriott
J. F. Eagan
John F. Wiggins
al Flippo
David H. Ellis
W. R. White
Jesse Sanford
Samuel McClarnon
Jacob B. Smith
Edward W. Jacobs
Edward Martin
R. G. Wilson
Charles Ashley
Clinton County
Clinton Argus
Sam Ham
Crawfordsville
Sam Walton
RUS Wysi
Botanic
Botania
Blost Balm Co
Atlanta
H. J. Huder
Washington
Pennayiyv
Russia
Siberia
Paulhoffs
Jansky
Vladimir
Paulpoffs
Prince Nesterov
Moscow
Pittser
Fredo
PSY
BIG
Thoreu
Muale
Pennsylvania St
Unday
Indiana Ave
Hardee Kirkland
Winchester
Empire
DeOnza
DeOnza Brothers
Eugenie Blair
Camille
Miss Blair
Peg Woffington
Blair
DR. Carter
Cq No
Meridian St
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