Grand Jury Subpoenas Reach Rhodius Case Figures
Lebanon Court issues summons for Judge Artman and numerous figures tied to the Rhodius marriage guardianship. Prosecutor Hooton says grand inquiry on Rhodius matter starts Tuesday morning, focusing on the marriage of George Rhodius to Elma Dare and alleged involvement of an Indianapolis attorney and officer.
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Rhodius
Elma Dare
Indianapolis
Artman
Cass Connoway
Thomas C. Whallon
Police Court
Werner Amiet
William Pickens
Dr. Kimberlin
William Boston
Henry Spaan
Samuel Miller
C. C. Shirley
Margaret Ziegler
Judges, guardianship hearings loom in Lebanon case
Wednesday saw Elme Dare Rhodius and Joseph Emminger summoned while Rhodius’ former adviser Rho dius and Dick Williams were subpoenaed for Thursday. Judge Whallon and Cass Connaway volunteered to testify, denying involvement in the marriage and promising proof. Prosecution timing for Elma Dare Rhodius’ kidnapping charge remains undecided. Guardianship attorneys appeared before Judge Artman to decide jurisdiction and costs, with Artman to rule on settlement handover Tuesday morning at 12:30.
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Joseph Emminger
John Claypool
Rhodius
Dick Willams
Whallon
Cass Connaway
Elliott R. Hooton
Elma Dare Rhodius
Artman
Lebanon
Marton County
Marion Probate Court
Theft of horse and buggy at furnace dealer barn
A thief pried open the Hermon and Hall barn on West Washington Street. A pay horse was hitched to a buggy and driven away from the rear of 315 North Blackford Street Sunday night. Bicyclomew Kitzmiller and Trimpe found no tracks, suspecting the theft occurred before the Sunday rain.
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Hermon & Hall
Washington St
Blackford St
Kitzmiller
Trimpe
Roosevelt criticized for twisted story critique says Lon g
San Francisco June 10 Scrippe McRose Press Association Jack Lon g, a well known writer, says Roosevelt is badly twisted in criticizing his stories. In a letter from Honolulu, London asserts he would rather pit a bulldog against a wolf and bets on the fight. He notes the president may know Colorado wolves but not Alaska huskies, and accuses him of rushing to judgment without proper reading of the magazine piece.
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Roosevelt
Honolulu
London
Colorado
Alaska
Children Missing From Church Street Homes
Two young children, Herry Rails aged 3 and Mildred Burkdoll aged 2, wandered from their homes on Church Street Monday morning. Police and neighbors conducted a search but had not located them by noon.
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Herry Rails
Church-st
Mildred Burkdoll
Shand N.hand
Local Jottings and Town News From the Week
Deputy Prosecutor Oran Hack earns nickname as a punctual timepiece at the station while locals report on petrol and carpentry, park crowds, a vaudeville plan for the Claypool, garden parties, and charity events. Streets buzz with visitors, road work, and weather jokes as residents discuss marriages, fairview park, and local tradesmen and travelers.
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Oran Hack
Western Union
Indiana Heads Charity Work in National Conference
Indiana will play a prominent role at the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in Minneapolis, with leaders A. W. Butler and Alexander Johnson among the two Indiana officers. Senator Beveridge will speak on Child Labor, joined by Taft and Minnesota’s Gov. Johnson. other speakers include Maud Prior of Anderson and C. M. Hubbard of Cincinnati.
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Indiana
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Minneapolis
A. W. Butler
Indianapolis
Indiana State Board of Charities
Alexander Johnson
United States
Taft
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Faribault
E. R. Johnstone
New Jersey
Johnstone
Fort Wayne
Dr. Rogers
Earlham College
Latta Sues for 32000 Commission in Stevenson Building Sale
Attorney Will H. Latta sues William and Edward Mick for 32000 commissions from the sale of the Stevenson building on East Washington Street to State Life Insurance. Latta says an option dated Oct 30, 1902 entitling him to 20000 and payment terms were agreed, with sale completed Jan 11, 1904 and Mick brothers later collecting large fees. The case, including 5000 interest and attorney fees, was brought in superior court after auditor testimony.
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William E
Edward L. Mick
Mr. Latta
Micks
Stevenson
Latta
State Life Insurance Mainy
Billheimer
Rose Fete to be Held by Indiana Society in Chicago
Indianapolis plans a large delegation to the rose fete of the Indiana society of Chicago on June 22 on John Farson grounds in Oak Park. It will be the society’s first outdoor function with an operetta. Nesbit wrote the book and lyrics, Moody wrote the music. Alma Youlin sings the prima donna role, Emily de Sellems is the contralto, Wallace Elliott the tenor, and Johann Berthelsen the basso. Two thousand guests expected, transported by special trains.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Society of Chicago
John Farson
Oak Park
Wilbur D. Nesbit
Wallace Moody
Alma Youlin
Emily de Sellems
Wallace Elliott
Johann Berthelsen
Chicago
Street corner patent men fined after police order
Chief of Police Robert Metzger bans street selling for over ten minutes. Judson Bosworth, once nightly on Kentucky Avenue and Washington Street, was arrested and fined in police court on Monday as authorities warned other medicine men to move along.
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Robert Metzger
Judson
Bosworth
Kentucky-ave
Washington St
Teteer
Divorces Denied In Jewish Gentile Marriage Dispute
Judge J M Leathers refused to grant a divorce to May Ryan Markeowitz, a Methodist, and Leo Markeowitz, a Hebrew jeweler, after both described disagreements. She said cruelty and that he played poker. he claimed she argued and resisted social mixing. Court found racial differences not valid grounds.
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May Ryan Markeowitz
Leo Markeowitz
Leathers
Dallas
Tex
Markeowitz
Alleged Embezzlers Arrested in Naples Crash
Two former Cuban Electricity Co employees and a Spanish woman were arrested on the steamer Lazio from New York on embezzlement charges. They carried over 200000 dollars in American bank notes and securities. Jake Sancho and his wife Maria held most of the funds.
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Scrippe-Mettse Press Association
Naples
Cuban Electricity Company
Lazio
New York
Jake Sancho
Maria
Haskell Leading In Oklahoma Governor Primary
Guthrie June 10 With returns from the Democratic state primary incomplete indications point to C N Haskell of Muskogee securing the nomination for governor by about 5000 though a close race with Lee Cruce Ardmore continues Roy Hoffman Chandler and Robert L Owen Muskogee victory in the race for United States senators from Oklahoma
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Scripps-MecRaone Press Assaocation
Guthrie
Okla
C. N. Haskell
Muskogee
Lee Cruce
Ardmore
United States
Roy Hoffman
Chandler
Robert L. Owen
Victora
DePauw Reunion Draws Clippingers and Family
The Rev. H. C. Clippinger and his wife and daughter traveled to Greencastle on Monday afternoon to attend a DePauw university class reunion. The clippings indicate two of their sons are currently enrolled at the school.
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H. C. Clippinger
Greencastle
DePauw University
City Police Charge Alleged Overcharging Cab Driver
Chief Robert Metsger exposes cabinet overcharging of foreigners in the city. Charles Albright, arrested Saturday, faced a Hungarian party after carrying them from Union Station to Haughville in rain. He allegedly demanded $6 to avoid being dumped in the street after taking about half the trip, prompting an investigation.
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Robert Metsger
Charles Albright
Union Station
Haughville
Albright
Chauffeur Arrested After Liquor-Fueled Outburst
Harry McGlenn, a chauffeur, visited Miss Nellie Rose at 419 Madison Ave Saturday night. He began to rave, requiring three men to restrain him until police arrived. His conduct led to a police court fine of $11 for the intoxication incident.
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Harry McGlenn
Nellie Rose
Madison Ave
McGienn
Vance Hunt Killed By Train Near Vandalian Bridge
Vance Hunt, 29, time keeper at a construction camp near the Vandalian bridge over Eagle creek, was instantly killed Monday morning when struck by an inbound passenger train racing to make up lost time. Hunt, whose home is in Fort Smith Arkansas, was knocked 50 feet from the impact. The train on the St. Louis division, engine led by Pat Daily, was late by about an hour and a half before the collision. The body was taken to the city morgue.
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Vance Hunt
Eagle Creek
Fort Smith
Ark
Hunt
St. Louis
Pat Daily
Widow Hannah Sellers Attempted Morphine Suicide at Home
Mrs Hanna Sellers of 323 Lord street reportedly took morphine in a Sunday suicide attempt over a quarrel about her announced marriage. She denied deliberate poisoning, but physicians observed morphine poisoning symptoms and administered remedies. she revived.
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Lord St
Swander
Adams Declares Orchard a Liar in Idaho Trial
Cross examination of the defense’s star witness in a celebrated case resumed Monday in Boise Idaho. Steve Adams denies Orchard’s charges calling him a liar and claims Orchard’s statements implicating him are false. Adams, in custody, is represented by John Wourne as he faces earlier murder claims and awaits further court action. Orchard continues to testify on the Independence depot explosion and related events.
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Boise
Idaho
Steve" Adams
Harry Orchard
Adams
Orchard
John Wourne
Fred Tyler
Wallace
Wourne
Rathdrum
W. D. Haywood
Steunenberg
Richardson
Independence
McParland
Bill
Easterly
Bill Ackerman
Ackerman
Canada
Jim” Warford
Penitentiary
Mine Owners’ Association
Cripple Creek
Rural Detectives Mistakenly Identify Florys in Chicken Theft Case
Two men named William Florys, cousins with similar appearances, were involved in a chicken theft investigation led by detectives Lancaster and Kruger. Farmers misidentified three of the Florys before correcting the record. Joseph Flory and the other William Flory were held for grand jury review after shots were fired during a pursuit in Indianapolis.
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Horse Thief Detective Association
William Flory
John Lurber
Lancaster
Kruger
Britton
Flory
Surber
Joseph Flory
Lurber
Joseph
Florys
New Augusta
Indianapolis
Massachusetts Ave
Florence St
Must Build a New Station at Rushville
The Indiana Railroad Commission ordered C. H. and D. Railroad to erect a new passenger station after finding Rushville’s facility insufficient. The decision marks the first under the new law granting power to compel railway improvements. Passenger earnings at Rushville reached $75,000 annually.
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Citizens and Town Board of
Rushville
Indiana Railroad Commission
Tornado Threatens Farm Area Near Ottumwa Iowa
A tornado, the first in this Iowa region, swept a 100 foot wide path two miles long through a rural area six miles north of Ottumwa. No injuries reported. Property damage limited to crops and orchards with logs estimated at 50,000 dollars.
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Scrippe-McRace Prees Association
Ottumwa
Iowa
Gas incident ends in revival and death of dog
Frank Goens, a colored man, was found overcome by gas in a bathroom at 61544 Indianeave Sunday morning. Dr. S. A. Furniss treated him for several hours and revived him. A dog accompanying Goens died from the gas released by a small heater.
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Frank Goens
Indianeave
S. A. Furniss
Goens
Destruction Over Honduras Office in Wilmington
A force of men today destroyed the effects of the Honduras national bottery stored at the Scripps-McRae Pree Association office in Wilmington Delaware. The plates were broken and the papers and tickets were burned in the action.
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Wilmington
Del
Honduras National Bottery
Mrs Eddy Test In Court Signals Competency Debate
Judge Chamberlain said he would appoint a master to inquire into Mrs. Eddy's competency. The appointment awaits several days. For the first time since the Christian Science litigation began Mrs Eddy acted as the actual plaintiff though she did not appear in person. Motions from her prompted the inquiry into her property protection and the integrity of the next friends, with suspension of their relation to the suit under consideration. Christian Science adherents and others deny concerns about competency.
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Next Friends
Christian Science People
Brisbane Defends Mrs Eddy In Telegram Broadcast
Arthur Brisbane publishes a telegram defending Mary Baker Eddy leader of Christian Science. He says she is capable, mentally clear, and entitled to control her fortune and personal liberty, condemning the idea of depriving her of property or autonomy as preposterous and shameful. He cites support from devoted friends and asserts her suitability to live in an ideal home with trusted women.
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New York
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Movement
Arthur Brisbane
Brisbane
Drowned 28 aboard La Jalouse off Barbados
Barbados June 10 Twenty eight passengers including women and children drowned when the French schooner La Jalouse sank after leaving Cayenne for St Louis The captain and 21 crew reached Barbados yesterday loss noted amid other ads for uniforms laundry and furniture deals
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Cayenne
St. Louis
Barbados
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