Desperado Lon Henderson Captured After Shootout
Lon Henderson, a notorious Indianapolis criminal, was captured near Marion Indiana after a pursuit that left him wounded. He is accused of shooting Capt. Martin Hyland and is to be brought to Indianapolis once he can be removed. Police suspect feigned illness to gain hospital care.
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Lon Henderson
Indianapolis
Marion
Ind
Henderson
Martin Hyland
Hyland
Taffe
Tuesaday
Capt. Hyland
Michigan City
John Tarpey
Haugthville
Tarpey
McGuff
Thornton
Hair pulling at Victoria's leads to assault case
Police court heard Mrs Victoria Callahan describe how her husband Thomas Callahan yanked her hair during an argument over face powder. He was fined ten dollars plus costs for assault and battery after the incident, which occurred in Victoria's billiard room. The couple, from Greencastle Indiana, were well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Callahan
Thomas
Callahan
Bates House
Billard Room
English Billard-Room
Victoria
Twenty Century Limited runs ahead of schedule between Chicago and New York
H J Rhein and George H Daniels report that the twentieth century limited train 26 arrived at Grand Central four minutes early. Passengers noted unusually smooth tracks and no sense of speed, praising the run from Chicago to New York in 20 hours over the New York Central and Lake Shore roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Rhein
Lake Erie & Western Railroad
George H. Daniels
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad
Twentieth Century Limited
Chicago
New York
Grand Central Station
Lake Shore Roads
Kilaneue Volcano Eruption Intensifies With Lava Flows
Honolulu reports Kilaneue volcano still erupting with increasing activity. Molten lava, unseen in ten years, has begun flowing while Maksuweowea at Mauna Loa’s summit remains active, ejecting ash and cinders as a harsh volcanic scene unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
San Francisco
Kilaneue
Mauna Loa
Colored Carver Jailed Over Razor Threat
Eliza Dickson, colored, jailed 60 days by Criminal judge Al ford on assault and battery charges after allegedly pulling a razor on Mrs. Hattie Ballard, who is colored. The intent to kill charge was dismissed. Ballard had gone to a saloon to find her husband. Dickson reportedly pursued Ballard, later arming herself with a case knife but caused no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Dickson
Hattie Ballard
Alford
War veteran David Reynolds 61 dies in Indianapolis
David Reynolds age 61 of 2206 Broadway died Monday at p m after a three week illness from heart trouble. Funeral at his home Thursday at 10 a m burial private at Crown Hill. Civil War veteran served four years in Forty third Indiana rising from private to second lieutenant. Came to Indianapolis from Parke county in 18 3 and later ran a grocery business retired ten years ago. Lived in the death neighborhood 25 years. Survived by wife and five daughters. Member of M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Reynolds
Broadway
Crown Hill
Reynolds
Indiana
Indianapolis
Parke County
M. E. Church
Plant of Journal Printing Co. to be sold at auction
The Journal Printing Company plant at 222 to 228 West Maryland Street will be offered for sale Monday June 30 at 10 a.m. under an order of the superior court. Also advertised are new pianos and Wulschnera Feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal Printing Company
Maryland St
Superior Court
Orphans Gilmore Heirs Sought Linked to Indianapolis Past
An effort to locate four Gilmore children Eddy Charlie Johnny and Flora formerly in Indianapolis orphanage is underway. Charles F Searle of San Louis Potosi Mexico asks the mayor to aid locating them asserting it matters greatly to the children and a miner once left money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy
Charlie
Johnny
Flora Gilmore
Indianapolis
Charles F. Searle
San Louis
Potosi
Mexico
John Gilmore
Indianapolis Orphans’ Asylum
White's Institute
Treaty, Ind
C. Hall
New London
John
Charles
William P. Dickerson
Sugar Branch
Switzerland County
Indiana
Close call between Harrison and Hopkins in Springfield
In Springfield on Tuesday morning Mayor Carter Harrison and John P. Hopkins of Chicago nearly clashed as Hopkins blamed Harrison for his defeat for democratic state committee man. By noon Hopkins controlled the committee to choose members at large, and the convention weighed adopting its report which could defeat Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Carter Harrison
John P. Hopkins
Chicago
Hopkins
Harrison
Brother comes for sister buried after suicide in hotel
John Schaffer of Bedford Indiana arrived in Indianapolis Tuesday to fetch the body of his sister Belle Schaffer who died by her own hand Sunday at a West Chesapeake street resort. He was away when word of the tragedy reached the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schaffer
Bedford
Ind
Belle Schaffer
W. Chesapeake St
Indianapolis
Hominy Kid Cheater Schemes Across Terre Haute
A smooth gambler known as the Homing Kid spent a day in Terre Haute cheating at craps and tampering with roulette wheels. He allegedly cost local gambling dens about 80 and a Louisville house thousands, making repairs on wheels to levy on players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Louisville
Mill Strike Status Denied by Leaders and Workers
Striking mill leaders deny any breakdown in the strike and affirm unity. A striker said Tuesday that nine union men returned to work while most nonunion workers remained idle. Among the returning unions, two were from Eaglesfield, one from Foster, and six from Eldridge mills. Six Eldridge nonunion workers reportedly went back as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaglesfield Mill
Foster Mill
Eldridge Mill
Eldridge
Mary Logan Wins Pro Deo Pro Patria Medal at St Patrick’s
The Pro Deo Pro Patria gold medal awarded by Capital council No 276 Y M F to St Patrick’s academy honors the top average in Christian doctrine and U S history. Mary Logan led with 9945 percent, followed by Clementine Carroll 9913 and Anna Murphy 99536. It notes a record close contest and twenty two pupils to receive gold medals for regular attendance with exercises Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital Council
St. Patrick’s Academy
United States
Mary Logan
Clementine Carroll
Anna Murphy
Cartersburg Mineral Springs Resort Offers Low Fare Excursions
The Cartersburg Mineral Springs Summer and Health Resort, situated 17 miles west of Indianapolis on the Vandalia line, advertises daily low rate excursion tickets. Interested travelers should contact Vandalia line ticket agents or write W. W. Richardson, D. P. A., Indianapolis, Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Vandalia Line
W. W. Richardson
Ind
Jewelry for sale at affordable prices by J. P. Mullally
Advertises first class stock of jewelry with diamond rings and watches starting at ten dollars. Sale location noted as 28 Monument place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Mullally
Monument-place
Warships to Venezuela Protect American Interests
Washington dispatches report at a cabinet meeting on June 17 proposing one or two warships to Venezuela to safeguard American interests amid a Venezuelan revolution. The president fears no reply to messages to Minister Bowen in Caracas, suggesting cut cables or censorship. Likely ships are the Topeka and the Cincinnati at San Juan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Caracas
Topeka
Cincinnati
San Juan
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the six hours ending 8 p m June 18. Fair with rising temperatures, Tuesday night partly cloudy and possible showers Wednesday. Temperatures 7 am 62, noon 74, 2 pm 77. Warmer with probable showers and thunderstorms in Indiana and adjacent states. Southerly winds. Also Peru report: Harry Benner II killed by a train in the Wabash yards on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Peru
Ind
Harry Benner, II
Wabash
Martindale For Mayor Likely Backed by Frenzels
Rumors say Charles Martindale will seek the Republican nomination for mayor next year. He is backed by the Frenzels who supported him in the joint senatorship race last week and oppose the Bookwalter-Lieber machine. Other names mentioned include councilman James Billingsley and Conrad Keller, chairman of the safety board, as potential contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martindale
Frenzels
James Billingsley
Billingsley
Conrad Keller
Diploma Day at Manual Training School in Indianapolis
About 120 graduates received diplomas Monday evening at English's Opera House. Women wore white with American beauty roses. men wore black with white carnations. Rev T J Villers gave the invocation. Miss Alice A Ballard read the salutatory. Thomas D Sheerin gave the valedictory. Dr C F Thwing was unable to attend due to a railroad washout. G W Sloan presented the diplomas as the school orchestra played to a crowded theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Opera House
T. J. Villers
First Baptist Church
Alice A. Ballard
Thomas D. Sheerin
C. F. Thwing
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
G. W. Sloan
Two couples seek Elks carnival bride and groom job
Martin Wade in Madison offers a year of free flour to any white couple for marriage at the Elks carnival in Madigan. Two applicants, Thomas F. Grinley of 525 Kentucky Ave and a younger Jacobs, propose wedding plus balloon ascension and other incentives. Wade expects to choose the couple likely to be acceptable to Madison Elks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Madigan
Madison
Hiks
Thomas F. Grinley
Kingan & Co
Kentucky Ave
Grinley
Jacobs
Wade
Madison Elks
Campaign Will Be Short Says State Committee Meet
Democratic state committee and several candidates met at the Grand hotel on Tuesday to decide on a short campaign. Chairman O'Brien said campaign assessments would not be touched. Active work should not begin before mid September. Appellate bench candidates present included John R. East Bloomington J L Saunderson Fowler and H G Zimmerman Albion. J R Riggs Sullivan and Albert Schoonover Attica joined as auditor and secretary of state nominees. Hugh Dougherty Bluffton said he will not run for Congress in district 8 on the Democratic ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic State Committee
Grand Hotel
O’brien
John R. East
Bloomington
J. L. Saunderson
Fowler
H. G. Zimmerman
Albion
J. R. Riggs
Sullivan
Albert Schoonover
Attica
Hugh Dougherty
Bluffton
Congress
Father in Prison Becomes Photo for Child
A Milwaukee mother with a two year old pleads at a Bertillon clerk for a picture of her convict husband Jas Dacey from Jeffersonville prison so the child can recognize its father. The clerk agrees to erase the crime tag 2465 and make a plate, a practice long used by the department. Dacey was 19 when first accused of burglary four years ago and later convicted for burglary and grand larceny with a one to three year sentence starting April 26. The child hears of its father daily as the mother repeats the hopeful line Papa is away on a long visit and will some day come home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuff
Jas. Dacey
Jeffersonville
Dacey
Rogues’ Gallery
Bankers Feast as Dawes to Speak at Indianapolis Banquet
Indianapolis bankers plan their annual banquet at the University club with Charles G. Dawes of Chicago as speaker. Max Pam of Pam Calhoun & Glennon also attends. Dawes may discuss currency bills or cattle raising as the evening aims to foster social ties, not business. Toastmaster J. H. Holliday will preside, with 11 banks represented by several directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
University Club
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Max Pam
Law Trm
Pam, Calhoun & Glennon
Dawes
Occa
Sion
J. H. Holliday
Union Trust Company
Trust Companies
Intianapolis
Preston
J. Kelley
Mortimer Levering
Panama Hat Thief Begins Work Here
W C Armstrong of Woodruff Place loses a Panama hat bought for 15 dollars under a guarantee it was authentic. He has since spent more money chasing a replacement, reflecting a broader trend of Panama hat theft in cities as police note rising demand for the coveted headgear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
W. C. Armstrong
William H. Armstrong
Cross Drive
Woodruff Place
Armstrong
New Jersey
Indiana
Gpolis
Mother Geis verdict in death case in Greenfield
Mrs. Mary Newland mother of Jesse Newland received a $500 verdict in Greenfield after a drunken death tied to liquor bought from Jacob Van Blaricum of West Indianapolis. The jury deliberated overnight and held Van Blaricum and bondsmen, Terre Haute brewing company, Mayor Bookwalter, and Francis Bailey liable. Bailey owned the building. several defendants exited on demurrer. Van Blaricum and bondsmen were not held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Newland
Jesse Newland
Jacob van Blaricum
West Indianapolis
Greenfield
Painter Jean Barnett Fells 25 Feet at Club Building
Jean Barnett, a painter at the Comercial club building, fell about 25 feet Tuesday afternoon. He landed on his side on an iron step and may be seriously injured though City hospital reports no broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Barnett
Comercial Club
Indiana Wheat Rust Amid Mixed Crop Outlook
The weekly weather crop bulletin reports rust affecting Indiana wheat in some areas but notes yields will surpass early expectations. Harvesting has begun in the southern part of the state, while the berry crop is expected to be short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Fort Hell Reservation Opens for Settlement Rush
In Pocatello Idaho on June 17 a Fort Hell reservation was opened for settlement. About one thousand homeseekers and miners rushed to claim mineral deposits believed to exist on the reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello, Ida
Fort Hell Reservation
Mrs. Anne Bird Dead After 40 Years in One Home
Mrs. Anne Bird, 78, mother of Frank Bird, died of old age at 10 a.m. Tuesday at her niece Mrs. Harry Weaver's home. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Baird and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wallace of Seymour returned home after visiting the families of Louis C. Hedricks and George M. Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Bird
Frank Bird
Harry Weaver
D. A. Baird
W. W. Wallace
Seymour
Louis C. Hedricks
George M. Stewart
Delegates Gather for Indiana State Sunday School Meet
Coachloads of delegates and visitors travel from Indianapolis and nearby areas to Fort Wayne for the Indiana state Sunday school convention June 17 to 19. Miss Helen Springsteen Miss Clara Mills and Arthur W Walters pupils of John L Geiger will give a song recital Tuesday night at the Schellschmidt studio in Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferre Haute
Indianapolis
Helen Springsteen
Clara Mills
Arthur W. Walters
John L. Geiger
Schellschmidt Studio
Joseph and Goode Removed To Newton Claypool Building
Joseph and Goode have been moved to the Newton Claypool Building at 837 318. The transfer relocates their offices within the same complex. No further details were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph &. Goode
Newton Claypool
Railroads Must Repair Virginia Ave Viaduct
Ed Logsdon of the Board of Works says city can compel railroad companies to repair the Virginia Avenue viaduct. City attorney opinions awaited. repairs halted after starting, will resume only if railroad firms are forced to pay the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Ave
SUN
Ed Logsdon
Board of Works
Joss
Board of Review Starts the Grind Amid Tax Assessments
The County board of review opened its annual session Tuesday, listing corporate assessments for firms such as Advance Chemical, Aetna Cabinet, American Box Ball, Crescent Mining and other companies with values ranging from a few hundred to tens of thousands. The record shows multiple entries with varying figures, reflecting the day’s comprehensive valuation process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Review
Advance Chemical Company
Aetna Cabinet Company
Aldag Paint and Varnish Co
Alaska Gold Mining Co
Allison Coupon Company
American Box Ball Company
American Boiler Sheet ironCo
American Brewing Co
American Buncher Company
American Central Reinsurance Company
Graduating Exercises Set For School No 29 On June 19
The graduating exercises of School No 29 are planned for June 19 at 2 PM. The class roll names include Madge Brokaw Carrie M Replay Gilbert G Bolser Eda M Cook Minnie Kate Coleman Irvin E Deer George H DeHaven William M Dickey Frank W Brath Fred Graham Herbert Graham Emma G Hicky Ford Hallick Ada M Jacobs Gertrude Kaiser Catherine Littell Eleanor E McKiernan Tyner W Meyers Marie Osborn Harry H Peckman Milton M Race Jenny Richards Flora M Shatto Charles A Sullivan Estelle Thompson Belle V Thompson Florence Wingfield Delbert D Wilmuth Spain to recognize Cuban Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge Brokaw
Carrie M. Replay
Gilbert G. Bolser
Eda M. Cook
Minnie Kate Coleman
Irvin E. Deer
George H. DeHaven
William M. Dickey
Frank W. Brath
Fred Graham
Herbert
Graham
Emma G. Hicky
Ford Hallick
Ada M. Jacobs
Gertrude Kaiser
Catherine Littell
Eleanor E. McKiernan
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Desperado
Firil
Winchester
Bertillon
Indianapolie Police
Stubbs
Twentieth Century Limited Train A
Success
Hawaii
Ana Up
Wulschnera
Janes
Mayor Harrison
Mary ‘Logan
Y. M
Cartersburg
Graduate Presents
Wardogs
Venezuela
Washington
Inet
Frenzers
Charles Martindale
Thomas D.‘Sheerin
Miss Alice Ballard
Salutatorian
Madison Elks’ Carnival
Martin Wade
Meridian Jr
Democratic Committee
Papa
Woodruff
Geis Verdic
Board OF Review
Spain
Madrid
Alfonso
Republic of Cuba
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