Health boards stealth men hunt spitters in city
Health inspectors in civilian dress hunted spitters, arresting eight people as City Court Prosecutor Bonnifield collected fees. Three faced police court on Thursday. Harrison, Woods from out of town, and others denied spitting claims. Fines included $1 and costs for several, with some cases postponed or appealed. January brought few loitering or disorderly conduct arrests.
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Fred R. Bonnifield
Paul R. Harrison
Sel Woods
Indianapolis
Bonnifield
Warrison
Pennsylvania St
Woods
Oscar Haynes
George F. Boswell
Haynes
Boswell
William Smith
Frank Wilson
Harman Vollath
William Taylor
Heiress Sues for Divorce and May Marry Clarkson
A court case in Haughville involves a heiress suing for divorce and potential marriage to Clarkson. A separate matter reports heavy fines for boys and women picked coal along railroad tracks, labeled trespassing, with arrests by detective Stimpson and Justice Hollingsworth. Juveniles Mountain and Mimerturian, ages 15 and 14, were fined and sent to the workhouse after guilty verdicts.
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Court of Justice Hollingsworth
Haughville
Thomas Simpson
Big Four Railway
Justice of the Peace Grant Hollingsworth
John Munjain
John’ Mimerturian
Hangh St
Stimpson
Taker
Hollingsworth
Muntain
Mimertutrian
Grand Jury
Indianapolis
Hollingsworth's Court
Minnerturian
Simpson
Wilcott R. Treton
L. B. Calvelage
Calvelage
Hooton
Thaw insanity case reveals beef gifts to Evelyn Nesbit
Reported disclosures of Harry Thaw's insanity from birth unfold during defense testimony. The jury hears how Thaw sent Evelyn Nesbit pounds of raw beef to soothe an invalid appetite, a detail tied to the wider family reckoning and the trial's dramatic revelations.
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Thaw
Nesbit
Indianapolis Sun
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn
Mr. Littleton
Madison Square Roof Garden
Evelyn Nesbit
Mme. de Mifle
Pompton
N. J
William Thaw
Harry Ix. Thaw
Daniel O'Reilly
Harry Thaw
Fire devastates Hastings NY National Conduit plant
A major blaze in Hastings New York, described as the worst in 20 years, swept the National Conduit and Cable enameling plant on January 16. The encasing complex spans over a mile with 20 buildings and a $5,000,000 cost. The fire spread to a neighboring storehouse but all 100 workers in the enameling shop escaped unharmed.
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Indianapolis Sun
Hastings
N.Y
National Conduit and Cable Company
Nusbaum Keeps Perfect Billiard Tournament Average
Nusbaum extends his perfect average in the Board of Trade billiard tourney by winning his sixth straight game, defeating Buchanan 2 to 123. High runs were 16 for Nusbaum and seven for Buchanan. Landis and Sands slated to meet Thursday night. Catcher Charlie Imbruster signed with the White Sox, the first to commit as Comiskey plans four catchers.
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Nusvaum
Board of Rade
Buchanan
Nusaum
Landis and
Sands
Shicago
Charlie Imbruster
Sox
Shaw
Hart
Sullin
Cousky
Comiskey W
Pool Tournament Opens at H W Green Parlors
A straight pool tournament starts Monday January 27 at H W Green parlors on Wari street. Signups close Saturday night. Open to all players with a $3 entry fee and $50 added prizes.
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H. W. Green
W. Yari St
Prises
Canadians and APS Settle Labor Problem
In Toronto on January 16 a settlement of the Canadian emigration issue is reported. Ottawa accepts Japan’s verbal promise to restrict laborer emigration and will rely on enforcement of regulations in the memorandum. Only the exchange of memoranda remains for final settlement.
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Torio
Rodolffe Lemieux
Japan
Ottawa
Reles
Cullen Seeks 20 Round Fight With Griffith
In Cincinnati on January 16 representatives for Jack Cullen aim to meet Billy Griffiths manager at 8 pm to arrange a 133 pound title bout. A side bet is proposed with the winner taking all and the match to run two rounds.
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Cullen
Griffith
Cincinnati
Jack Cullen
Billy Griffith
Bulls Lose Three To Abe Martins In German House League
The Bulls fell three games to the Abe Martins on Tuesday night with Leary starring, scoring 22 in his second game, the night’s best. Chestnuts also dropped three games to the Bears in the same card.
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BULLS
Abe Martins
Leary
Chestnuts
Bears
Indiana Officials Back Pardon Petition for Caleb Powers
Indiana residents sign a petition to Kentucky Governor Willson seeking Caleb Powers pardon. Postmasters statewide distribute petition blanks and prominent Indianapolis figures push the effort, including Indiana officials Secretary Fred A. Simms, Treasurer Oliver Hadley, Attorney General James Bingham, Public Instruction Superintendent Fasser A. Cotton, and Tax Commissioner John McCardle.
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Indiana
Notre Dame tops Commercial Athletic club 66 to 2 in basketball
College Man Notre Dame defeated the Commercial Athletic club of South Bend by 66 to 2 showing the opponent’s weak offense. State Normal guards will play at Bloomington on Saturday. Wabash opens state title bid at Terre Haute against Rose Poly. Earlham forms two soccer squads Whites and Yellows. Noblesville high beat Westfield 16 to 8. Burch seen as Yale captaincy hopeful next season.
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Notre Dame
Commercial Athletic Club of
South Bend
E Athletic Club
State Normal
Bloomington
Wabash
Terre Hauté
Rose Poly Five
Earlham
Noblesville
Westfield
Burch
Yale
Local bowlers outpace Ohio in Cleveland scores
Indianapolis bowlers show higher winning scores in the Cleveland local tournament and Ohio state event. Builders of Cleveland led with 2738 in the five man event, while Marion No 2 posted 286. Mel and Ray Knox topped two man event scoring 1223 for a $30 prize, Ohio’s Root and Zimmerman captured 1198 for $95, Frey of Cleveland won the individual with 61, far from Pritchett’s 57.
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Indianapolis
Ohio
Ohio State
Cleveland
Marions
Mel
Ray Knox
Root
Zimmerman
Frey
Pritchett
Marion Teams Meet Hartford City In Sporting Night
The Marion club basketball team faces the Hartford City combination Thursday at Hartford City. Saturday night the Marion indoor baseball team and the YMCA nine duel in the YMCA gym.
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Hartford City
Marion
Rockefeller Re-Elected Euclidate Baptist Superintendent
John D. Rockefeller was unanimously re-elected last night as superintendent of the Euclidate Baptist Sunday School in Cleveland Ohio. The position is honorary and has been held by Rockefeller for many years.
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Evelyn Newbit
Stanford White
Martin W. Littleton
Engineering lectures highlight twenty eighth annual Indiana Maginesving
At the twenty eighth annual convention of the Indiana Maginesving society the Commercial club hosts a board meeting with Purdue experts discussing smoke abatement and railway crossing safety. Reports from committees on surveying roads and improvements, electric roads, central station lighting, power and bridges were presented as the session runs through Saturday. In a separate note, Charles Felumsen’s missing estate case touches Sham after a man identified as Charles Totuson and described by Indianapolis police was seen in Hammond and Chicago.
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Indiana Maginesving Society
Commercial Club
Board of Trustees
H. Benjamin
Purdue University
H. C. Garnan
Indiana
W. K. Flatt
J. S. Spiker
C. A. Kenyon
Robert P. Woods
Central Station Light
J. B. Nelson
P. King
A. J. Hammond
Charles Totuson
Indianapolis
Johnson
Pirst St
Trammond
Muncico
Meteser
Rimbach
Lng
Ville de Paris Balloon Flies 148 Miles Paris Verdun
Paris reports the dirigible Ville de Paris completed a voyage from Paris to Verdun covering about 148 miles after several attempts. The pursuit marked a notable achievement in French aerial navigation with the airship progressing steadily toward Verdun.
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Paris
Ville de Paris
Verdun
Taft Sees Panama Canal Completion in Six Years
President Taft told Senate inter oceanic canal committees that the Panama project would be finished within six years from July 1. He estimated Congress must appropriate about 170 million dollars over the next six years to cover already allocated sums and expenditures.
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Washington
Jan. i
Taft
Senate
Alrea
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Arthur H. Osborne
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Abrem R., Beck
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