Indianapolis Murder Mysteries of Old Unsolved Cases Recalled
The Indianapolis police recall a string of long unsolved killings including Harry Rosengarten, John Heenan, the Foreman sisters, Thomas Ryan, and John Waterson. Heenan’s body was found under a woodpile with no clear motive, while the Foremans were slain in their home near Traders Point as investigators chased a rumored hidden fortune. Pinkerton and local officers chased leads, but internal mishaps and alibis hindered arrests and the reward collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rosengarten
Indianapolis
Corother Brayton
Rosengarten
Doc Lung
John Heenan
Traders’ Point
Foreman Sisters
Thomas Ryan
Senate Ave
Washington St
John Waterson
Capitol Ave
Nineteenth St
Foreman
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Chicago
Timothy Splann
Colfax
Splann
Grand Jury
William Foreman
Pinkerton
Peculiar Murders Stun Town as Secrets Remain
A flood of sensational cases from Indianapolis archives details the murder of Thomas Ryan on 8S Senate Ave near Washington St, and the fatal Waterson shooting near Capitol Ave. The records recount blood trails, a wounded fugitive, and police efforts across Franklin, Edinburgh, Columbus, Seymour, and Louisville. Other cases include Henry Klein’s brutal shed murder and the long-unsolved Meridian Street deaths of the Kresters family, plus the John Moore and Annie Wagner trials and a nameless tramp killed in a wood near Garfield Park. The piece notes many solved crimes yet flags several enduring mysteries with no closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ryan
Ryan
Senate Ave
Washington St
John Waterson
Capitol Ave
Nineteenth-sts
Waterson
Malottave
Monon
Belt
Belt Railroad
Columbus
Southport
Choeen
Franklin
Edinburg
Seymour
Loulavillle
Indianapolis
Charles Kresters
Meridian St
Annie Wagner
Shaughnessy Eyes British Steamship Line to Challenge Morgan
Sir Thomas G. Shaughnessy head of Canadian Pacific Railway asserts executive skill and patriotism in backing plans for a large British steamship line. He suggests Canadian Pacific may run a fast service between Canada and a British port to counter Morgan's merger ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Morgan
Thomas
Canada
Coffee Stall Keeper Affects a London Night Tale
In a quiet dawn tale, Josiah Pim runs a temperance coffee stall near Sloanest. A glamorous party crowds in for coffee, testing Pim's view of society, while a struggling artist discovers his own talent and finds backing after Pim’s quiet mentorship. Years pass and the artist earns recognition, aided by Pim and a concealed pile of letters urging perseverance.
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Sloanest
Pim
Mr. Pim
Temperance
Temperance Hotel
Old City
London
England
Miss Trent
Wellston Merchant Recovers Health With Pink Pills
George W. Outcalt of Wellston Oklahoma recounts a serious health decline from overwork and fatigue then credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring vitality. He praises the pills as a blood and nerve tonic and recommends them to friends. Pills sold by dealers or by mail from Schenectady NY at fifty cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Outcalt
Wellston
Oklahoma
Ty Gr. Williams
Dr. Williams
Hoosierisms and Small Town News Roundup
Hoosierisms notes Hymera incorporation and a seven man Young Swellta group smoking cigarettes. Shelby county threshers pay eight cents a bushel to help farmers with wheat. Patrick Riley fined one dollar and costs for wine sighting. Burrell Kelsey and John Morford jailed after a hen cackle led to the arrest. Hen alarm at Nall poultry house yielded twenty one chickens. Editor Black of the Orleans Herald nursing a sprained ankle. The Poor Editor laments conscience over physical aches. Munche paper cites telegraph stories received by mail triggering a big bull in that paper.
Printing Error Lapses Into Commencement Ceremony Tale
A Purdue commencement notice incorrectly names John H. Barrows of Oberlin as delivering the baccalaureate address. The linotype operator inserts a sensational aside suggesting the deceased Barrows speaks from beyond, and the mistake is printed in all editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue
John H. Barrows
Oberlin College
Barrows
John Henry
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Heenan
Brightwood Mystery
Henry Klein
Brightwood
Klein
Luke Klein
Aimee Haskinson
John Moore
N. Meridian St
Moore
Cox
Garfield Park
Potters Field
Morgan's Steamship Trust
Sir Thomas G. Shaughnessy
Josiah Pim
London Town
Maris Farina
Cologne
Ayres & CO
Jos
R. Adams
Eac
Ind
Hudson
Mr. Outcalt
Hymera
Swellta
Shelby County
Northwest
Patrick Riley
Hammond
Burrell Kelsey
John Morford
Frankfort
Clint Nall
Nall Poultry House
Editor Black
The
Orleans Herald
Paoli News
Telegraph
DRS
E. &. Wells
Jersey City, N. NJ
U.S
General Electric Co
New World
C. W. Meiker Co
K. Peau
Pennsylvania St
Goodrich
Escanaba
Fii
Mackinac Island
Muskegon
Grand Havenee
Lakes
Sorat
R. C. Davis
C. Ps Ass Coodrich Line
Footoft
Michigan Ave
Alle
Colorado
FLYER
Santa Fe
NEW Solid Train
Kansas City
Pullman Palace
Pueblo
Colorado Ofs
Denver Sn
Arvey
Brearsignats General
Walnut St
Cincinnati
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