Graft Allegations Over Sanity Inquest Fees
A justice of the peace criticizes inquest fees paid to constables as graft. He notes subpoenas are overused to boost fees, with concerns about physicians being served. Records support high constable earnings, typically five to forty-one dollars, sparking doubt about a permanent insanity commission improving the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Indianapolis
Justice Smock
AB Permanent Commission
Cooper Sentenced to Jail for Counterfeit Charge
Milton Comper, charged with passing counterfeit money in Terre Haute last September, forfeited his bond and pleaded not guilty before Judge Anderson on Thursday morning. He will remain in jail until the May term of the federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
Milton Comper
Terre Haute
Mia
Anderson
Galty
Federal
Master and dog found frozen to death in snowstorm
A 79 year old man and his dog were found frozen to death after being lost in a snowstorm Tuesday. The body was recovered Wednesday near Huntington.
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Bcripps-Acral Press
Asbclation
Huntington Woova
Dann Manota
Tueaday
Judge Lindsey to Speak on Juvenile Reform in Denver
Hon Ben I Lindsey of the Denver Juvenile court will address a Propylacum audience on Saturday evening as part of a nationwide push for youth reform. He has long led juvenile court efforts and other Probation Officers groups invited him to reinforce the correction of wayward youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben. I. Lindsey
Juvenile Court of
Denver
Cal
Lindsey
Otter
Stubbs
Hivende Court
Ottierrs
Matthias Garver Dies Prominent Indiana Businessman
Matthias Garver died at his residence in Wisconsin N. Cupltotyve from pneumonia at an advanced age. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 PM at Crown JHU cemetery. He leaves a widow, no children, and a large estate from a long career as a leading Indiana entrepreneur. He built a notable ice business, chaired the Artificial Tee and Cold Storage Company and Consumers Ice, owned a Fairview farm, and was active in horticulture. a Merton lodge Pythian member will attend the funeral.
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Matthias Garver
Wis N
George Butsch
Senten Veers Agn
Artificial
Consumers’ Ice Company
Fairview
Garver
Merton Lodge Na 4
Katgats
Ft Pythian
Amung
Garver Alwiya
Jian
Nix
Hearing Set for Harding Extradition Embezzlement Case
Walter B. Harding arrested Tuesday night at the Merton hotel on English extradition papers faces a February hearing before Judge Anderson. The issue centers on whether extradition goes before the U S commissioner at Lyncheham or at the arrest location, Harding seeks New York as friends and an attorney await.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter B. Harding
A. B. Marshal
Sterrill Wilson
Merton
England
Anderson
Harding
New York
U. S
Railroads Yield In Indiana Bill Battle For Commission
Rail interests bend to avoid harsh provisions and push to amend the Newhouse bill to resemble the Belt plan. Open meetings in both houses continue as committees seek a compromise with shippers for a railway commission to regulate rates and prevent discrimination. Representatives Pickens Sims and Feighd lead railroad efforts, while Kelleh Walcert and Riley speak for shippers.
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Indiana
Raund Jobby
Newhouse Shippers
S. C. Pickens
Pennsylvania, Lines
Whithh
Senator Bell
Hammond
Hall of the Railway Commission
Railway Commission
Newhouse
Pickens
Canteel
Pennsylvania
Han Sims
Wabash
Fiehd
Monon
Rbiteia
James J. Kelleh
F. If
Woman Freed After Postponed Prosecution in Hotel Arrest
Mrs Lulu Owens or Mrs Lulu Sharp was released in police court after charges against her and William T Sharp for passing bad checks were indefinitely postponed. No hotel violation report or bank confirmation yet. Sharp faces trial next week as officials await further word from other parties.
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Lulu Owens
Lulu Sharp
Wiliam T. Sharp
Sharp
Tawa
Lg Caxo
Indictments in Breathitt County Death Conspiracy
A Breathitt County grand jury indicted James Margis county judge Alexander Hargis Elbert Hargis Callahan on conspiring to slay Jackson city marshal James Cockrill. Cockrill was shot at the Jackson courthouse and died later in a hospital. A Breathitt grand jury had earlier failed to indict. Bench warrants issued and a special ballot to serve in Jackson.
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Scripps-M'Rae Press Association
Lexington
James Margis
Breathite County
Alexander Hargis
Elbert Hargis
Jackson
Rd Callahan
Breathitt County
Calahan
James Cockrill
Cockrill
Abis
Breathitt
Court of Appeals
Britton
Balliot
Escape Frustrated at Industrial School for Girls
Margaret Forbes escaped the Industrial School for Girls for a second time, slipping past guards and walking to her parents’ home on West Thirtieth Street. She was returned to the institution, with the board urged to tighten staff vigilance. Mrs Jenner refused to discuss the case, denying cruelty claims as investigators prepare review.
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Parente
Michigan
Jenner
Industrial School For Girls and Woman's Prison
Margaret Forbes
Minnie L. Jenner
W. Thirtieth St
Forbes
Ontvere
Instituton
T Ix
Siign Forbes
Ir. Manly
Board of Managers
Mulligan Fusses Over Fine Payment and Embezzlement Charge
Did not pay the $6 fine after arrest sparking a dispute with bartender Charles Fike who received the money but pocketed $1. Fike faces embezzlement charges and trial next Tuesday while Mulligan plans to press the case. Catarrh note follows with a promotional bit for Hood's Sarsaparilla and an ad insertion for pulleys and shafting.
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Willlacy Mulligan
Mulligan
Charles Fike
Iim
Fike
Tim
Mullgan
GOL MULHALL G SENTENCED FOR MURDER ASSAILANT TRIAL
Scripps Rural Press Association report from St. Louis on January 3 states Zack Mutat, a Friven railway stock agent, was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to three years in prison for the killing of Kenest Morgan. Mulhall claimed self defense, saying the shooting of Morgan was accidental during a Pike works scene. He referenced two daughters and a dispute involving Frank Reed as witness statements.
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Scripps.rural Press Association
ST. Louis
Zack Mutat
Friven
Sanado Kell Kenest Morgan
Mulhall
Frank Reed
Indiana
Reed
Morgan
Evils of Lodge Rooms Stir Local Women Circles
A medical magazine excerpt and a column by Mrs. Twitchet provoke a stir in lodge and club circles. The piece discusses why married women may go astray, noting secrecy, social sacrifices, and the solitude of nights away from husbands. It claims many involved are wives and mothers drawn to reform or charitable efforts.
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Colpmpus
Dion
iescMira
Cortinultes Ag
Twitchet
Hate
Ontario voters rebuff Liberals in provincial race
Ottawa dispatch reports Ontario voters rejected a sweeping Liberal challenge as Conservatives and Liberals split the electorate. The Liberals, in power eight years, faced strong calls for change amid a period of political tension and shifting provincial support patterns.
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Scripps Rae Press Assomlation
Ottawa
Ont
Ontario
Pines
Princeday
Quiet Philadelphia trolley robbery panic spectacle
Two bandits robbed three pedestrians and two trolley cars near police headquarters in a bold city center attack. The motorman was shot and left in serious condition while a conductor was beaten. Two suspects were arrested with nitroglycerin and fuses found on them as police linked the pair to professional safe blowing.
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Bcripps-M'Rae Press Association
Philadelphia
Filteanth
Carpenter Wts
Thomas Welsh
Tit S. Fifteenth-st
John McNamara
Ant Fitzwater-gin
John Dougherty
Slarry Coleman
Wilmington
Pharlea Ryan
Williams 18 Recovering From Strange Incident
Frances La Musthe, 1, admitted to City Hospital with paralysis, rapidly recovering and expected to leave soon. She arrived in plain clothes, gave name Frank Williams, said she worked as a barber at the Grand hotel, and was placed in a female ward over objections. Several conflicting stories have been told.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willians
M'Rae Press Association
Cincinnati
C. Dan
Frances Lamusthe
City Hospital
Frank Williams
Grand Hotel
Gorky Emerges as Noted Russian Agitator Before World
The article profiles MAXIM GORKY as a leading agitator against Russian government. It notes his fame from vivid depictions of Hus life, his ban in Russia, and smuggled copies fueling European and American awareness. It cautions rulers would ban him if possible, while highlighting his prominence among critics of tyranny.
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Biaxim Gorky
Rusnia
Tolatol
Gorky
Russia
Siberts
Ike
Atol
Runs Nia
Ten Ladrones Bite The Dust In Cavite Fight
Ten ladrones were killed and several captured after a clash near San Francisco de Malabarm Cavite province. Government troops and insurgents fought through Thursday with no casualties for the contanutilis, while prisoners included the governor’s wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spripps-Acrae Press Association
Manila
San Francisco de
Old Nurse for Children Advised for Teething Pain
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething children. It claims the remedy eases pain soothes the gums and cures wind colic and teething diarrhea. Bottles priced at twenty five cents.
Notice of Private Sale of Decedent’s Real Estate
Executor of Margaret H. Youart announces a private sale of the decedent’s real estate in Marion County Indiana. The sale will occur February 6 at 9 30 A M at Lemekie Building Indianapolis. Terms require at least one third cash and balance in installments with mortgage security, subject to court approval and attorney fees.
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Margaret H. Youart
Marion
Lemekie Buildin
Indianapolis
Indiana
Vandergrift
Ta Wai
Lie ‘Anapolis
Marion County
Leest
Samuel & Rhodes
Framier
Morigage Records
Lee Meer
Davies
Charles M. Reagan
Bulte
Butlins
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Gerrit A. Archibald
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Cairo
Sinots
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Henry J. Huder
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the Consumers’ Ice Company
Talen
New York City
Hargis
Girls Reformatory
Eyeven
Denner
Beryone
Joshua Mtunsfield
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M. E. Church
L. A
Fred
Mr. Jenner
Robert
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Gol. Mulhall “G
Ernest Morgan
Secret Society
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Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gurky
Dr. Lyon
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King Bis Coal
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