Indictments Dropped as Grand Jury Finds Insufficient Evidence
The grand jury discharged Chin Hee Miss Hortense Abromet and Julius Herman amid findings there was not enough evidence to return indictments for murder arson or blackmail. Abromet said she would move from 1127 Illinois street and pursue no immediate legal action against the city.
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Chin Hee
Doc Lung
Miss Hortenge Abromet
Harry B. Marsh
N. Illinoisat
Julius
Herman
Dr. Stembie
Miss Abromet
Alford
Julius Terman
Comer
Ching Hee
Ee Lung
Delaware St
SUN
Grand Jury
Davenport
Thore
Hermans
Dr. Stemble
Taylor Grenninger
Grenninger
Ruckelshaus
Eli Hiatt
Sadie Jordan
Spain
Charles Gass
George Allison
Louis ‘Lyons
Indiana Ave
Allison
Lyons
Miss Hortense Abromet
New York
N. Hllnoisat
Tremendous forest fires blaze near Morrison Colorado
Denver reports massive Rocky Mountain fires burning about twenty square miles of timber near Morrison and Rudi sixty miles west of Leadville. A column of flame and smoke rises a mile high, with a three mile long fire path behind Morrison. Timber cutters started the blaze to dodge stumpage charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Rudi
Leadville
Denver
Strike May Continue Till Fall In Anthracite Fields
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on June 12 President John Mitchell urged public support and orderly conduct as the anthracite miners strike drags on. Leaders say workers can endure idle time to fall and banks report no drastic savings drain. The operators plan a broad campaign and a national convention of coal men may be called to discuss sympathetic action.
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Wilkesbarre
John Mitchell
Strik
Ers
Treasuries
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Fire Traps 10 Be Inspected
Chicago building department orders immediate inspection of every hospital and sanitarium after ten deaths at St Lake Society sanitarium. report notes many facilities lack fire escapes and contain wood interiors with grease laden elevator shafts and narrow stairways. inspections aim to identify death trap conditions across brick structures housing patients.
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Chicago
City Building Department
Ernoon
Conspiracy to Nominate Delayed By Adjournment at Ohio Convention
In Sidney Ohio on June 12 1 383 ballots were cast with no nomination after fruitless effort. The district 4 convention adjourned to meet in Wapakoneta on July 15 and was about to ballot again when a motion to adjourn halted further voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Wapakoneta
Bandmaster Seeks Absolute Divorce Amid Four Corespondents
New York reports Justice Bighoff presiding over Fred E. Innes suit for absolute divorce. The bandmaster names four corespondents including former champion boxer James J. Corbett and two newspaper men. Mrs Innes files a cross bill charging cruelty and names Katherine B. Wenzel among others.
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New York
Andmaster
Fred E. Innes
Katherine
Wenzel
Ellen Stone Lectures On Missionary Trial And Fundraising
Miss Ellen Stone, the American missionary captured by Bulgarian brigands and released for a $65 000 ransom, lectures at Roberts Park church next Tuesday night to raise funds to repay donors. She has already raised $22 000 and denies involvement with the captors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Stone
Robert's Park Church
Miss Stone
Stewart Trial Ends in Venue Shift for Murder Case
Frank Stewart’s criminal trial with a Hendricks county venue change neared verdict as proceedings continued Thursday. Two Hendricks witnesses arrived late due to travel costs, while Charles Hampton testified for Stewart regarding Haynes murder and alleged assistance in relocating the victim to a lumber yard.
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Frank Stewart
Hendricks County
Indianapolis
Charles Hampton
Wilson Haynes
Stewart
Haynes
West Virginia coal strike dispute statement
Secretary Wilson denies press dispatches claiming miners are returning to work in West Virginia. He says the operators are spending heavily to mislead, while the field remains largely tied up and gains continue.
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West Virginia
Wilson
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending at 7 p.m. June 13 shows partly cloudy conditions with thunderstorms likely Thursday night and Friday. Temperatures at 7 a.m. 76, noon 90, 2 p.m. 92, with occasional showers and thunderstorms and warmer southerly winds in Indiana and adjacent states.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
States
Heavy damage to county bridges hits Marion countys farmers
Heavy rains wash out many bridges in Marion County causing road closures and transport hardship. Commissioner McGregor estimates losses near 20000 with two large Perry township bridges costing about 3000 to replace each. Plan delays due to legal requirements hinder urgent action.
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McGregor
Perry Township
Shelbyville Road
Indianapolis
Little Lick
Three Notch Road
Schafer Liquor License Case Heads to Circuit Court
A Civic Alliance remonstrance against a ward 4 saloon license leads to Schafer’s renewal fight. Duplication of names prompted a county vote reversal, prompting a circuit court appeal and possible supreme court review.
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Supreme Court
Civic Alliance
Alliance Authority
Charles Schafer
Blake Sr
Schafer
Alliance
Warms Day Probed in Art Fund Dispute
The Art association faces questions from subscribers over building funds and a promised two year start. Secretary Woollen and committee members Keith, Smith, and Greene Smith decline to comment. A contract allegedly links funds to a building completion by next March.
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E. R. Keith
Greene Smith
Mr. Keith
Mr. Smith
Association
SUN Man
Mr. Woollen
A.P. Stanton
Woolollen
Committee of Citizens
Art Association
A. Greene Smith
Citizens’ Committee
Corpse Tossed From Wagon by Runaway Horses
A team pulling an Undertaker C. M. C. Willis wagon ran away on W Michigan Street Thursday morning, dislodging the body of John Brown from the City hospital to Willis' rooms. The driver was badly bruised. the wagon wrecked. the corpse lay on the commons near Patterson and W Michigan as the horses cavorted until caught. Brown, who lived at 936 Maple Street, died Wednesday morning of heart trouble, leaving a widow.
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C. M. C. Willis
John Brown
City Hospital
Willis
W. Michigan-st
Patterson
W. Michigan-sts
Brown
Maplest
Mercury at 92 Degree Heat Hits Early Heat Wave
The mercury rose to 92 at 2 p.m. Thursday as Indianapolis records a scorching spell. Officials warned the temperature would stay high with only slight fluctuations. Vincennes reached 95 Wednesday. locals faced sultry nights and reported few heat-related incidents by 2 p.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Indianapolis
Vincennes
Mob Attempted Lynching Of Nonunion Miner In Scranton
A mob attacked a nonunion miner near Scranton on Thursday morning. While returning from work, he was seized, dragged toward a tree, and tied with a rope as a lynching plan was underway before police halted the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Pany
Gallagher
Governor Durbin Meets Labor Leaders on Convict Labor
Gov. Durbin held an informal talk with Indiana labor leaders and officials from the State charities board about convict labor. They discussed five systems and urged finding a path toward abolition, though no policy was decided. The 1904 law's expiry prompted the discussion for the next legislature.
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Gov
Durbin
Perkins
Indiana State Federation of Labor
McAbee
Noble
State Charities Board
Organized Labor
Gov. Durbin
New York
Theft of 1,000,009 Francs at the Bank of France
Paris reports a theft of 1,000,009 francs discovered at the Bank of France. A children's circus, under the Flower mission, will entertain at Mrs. John T. Brusn's home this Friday afternoon with grounds at Brush place opening to small guests. Admission details and streetcar stops noted. New York Empire Express collision with work train at Irvington causes one hour delay.
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Paris
Bank of France
Flower Mission
John T. Brusn
Brush Place
Brush Gate
New York
Empire Express
New York Central
Irvington
Liners meet Celtic Stars at Meek and Shelby grounds
The Liners baseball team will play the Celtic Stars at the Orehara grounds on Meek and Shelby streets Sunday forenoon.
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THE
SUN. Liners
Celtic Stars
Orehara Grounds
Meek and
Shelby Sts
Jewelry Ad Describes Birthstone Ring Offer
An advertisement highlights a birthstone mounted in a solid gold Tiffany ring. The copy notes the ring can only be fully appreciated by examining the piece, mentioning J. P. Mul Diamonds and Jewelry at a local shop.
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Tiffany
J. P- Mul
Wood funds for Cuban reciprocity tied to sugar trust
Washington dispatch reports Gen. Wood used Cuban funds to back reciprocity with Cuba and paid F B Thurber as agent. It notes sugar trust head Havemeyer denying involvement and questions over Gen. Wood’s Cuban expenditures while military governor. The piece ties the issue to Roosevelt and Root and hints at potential investigations.
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Roosevelt
West Point
Oyster Bay
Roct
Gen. Wood
Cuba
Root
Congress
Sugar Trust
Jis
F. B. Thurber
Havemeyer
Thurber
Teller
Lavina Hardacre Dead at 72 in Indianapolis Home
Mrs. Lavina Hardacre age 72 of 1905 Cornell avenue died Wednesday afternoon at home of heart trouble. Widow of contractor John Hardacre who died last November. Born in Ohio, she moved to Indianapolis in 1868 and was a Broadway M E church member. Funeral Friday at 2 36 p m at home with interment Crown Hill. She leaves three sons Napoleon, Wills and Edgar.
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Lavina Hardacre
Cornellave
John Hardacre
Indianapolis
Crown Hill
Coeducation at University of Chicago Facing Doomed Fate
A June report states a majority of University of Chicago faculty and trustees oppose co education. A $1.5 million donor linked to funds for two new quad rangles for men and women pressures Sunday decisive action.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
DIRT DICKERS Wilmer Roberts sells land plots for 14000
Wilmer R. Roberts sold to the Northeastern Land Company a tract bounded by Pogue's Run Orchard and Nowland Avenue for 14000. A second parcel on Orchard Avenue was sold for 14000 and will be platted. Norbert Landgrat sold three lots on Sixteenth Street near Alabama Street to Willard H. Coburn for 8000.
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Wilmer R. Roberts
Northeastern Land Company
Pogue
Niagara Falls Excursion Priced at 7.00
An excursion to Niagara Falls is offered at seven dollars with a departure noted around August 1, 1902. The listing outlines pricing and a specified time for the trip.
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Niagara
Falls
sEuave India
Mayor 100 Busy With Politics
The mayor once opened his office from 10:30 to 12:30 for public calls but recently conducted a private meeting with several politicians just before noon. About eight to ten callers waited outside while the conference ended around 12:30, and the office was not opened to the public.
Nelson Family of Acrobats to Perform at Wallace's Circus
The Nelson family renowned for years with Wallace's circus remains with the show and will present its usual exhibition at the big tent on Monday. The Nelsons are among the best known acrobats in the profession and Wallace's claims to have an even better performance this year.
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Nelson
Wallace
Big Tent
Nelsons
Navy enlists coal region miners for service
The navy department uses the Pennsylvania coal strike to recruit. Secretary Moody orders a recruiting officer to visit stopped mines and enlist able bodied men. Lieutenant R D Hasbrouck will recruit in Indianapolis Fort Wayne Louisville and other cities.
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Washington
Navy Department
Pennesylvania
Navy
Moody
R. D. Hasbrouck
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Louisville
Smyrna Wool Rugs On Sale At Adolf Schleicher Co
A sale offers wool rugs in varied colorings at 4.50 dollars. Adolf Schleicher & Co., located on North Meridian, advertises limited time discounts with patterns mentioned among the items.
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Wold
Adolf. Schleicher &Co
Ind
N. Meridiar
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