May free brothers trial hangs on alienist testimony
The Strother murder trial resumes with defense calling Dr. Charles Clark of the government hospital for the insane to counter the unwritten law defense. Witnesses and cross examination focus on whether the killings were impulsive or emotionally driven insanity as the trial progresses toward a verdict anticipated tomorrow night.
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Jory
Jim
Strotherrs
Cliax
Commonwealth
Charles Clark
Government Hospital For
Washington
Moore
Strother
Viola Strother
Bywaters
Philip Strother
William F. Bywaters
Bill
Husband and cash vanish after wedding surprise
Mrs. Otto Webber formerly Mrs. J F Kile of Toledo asked Detroit police to locate her husband and $1,500 missing since the morning after their wedding. She reported the husband disappeared with the money Wednesday night, prompting a police search.
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Detroit
Mich
Otto Webber
J. F. Kile
Toledo
Webber
Grape-Nuts Credit a Missouri Merchant’s Health Turnaround
A New York merchant credits Grape-Nuts with curing a stomach weakness that made meals difficult and disturbed sleep. He reports three years of breakfast and lunch use restoring health, energy, and mood, praising the product’s effect on his staff and a boy from Creek, Michigan. There's a reason.
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N. Y
Pustum Co
Creek
Mich
Simple Kidney Tonic Promoted For Public Health
A well known authority warns of rising kidney trouble linked to urinary symptoms. An old remedy recommends testing urine yearly and a home compound of Karyon, dandelion extract, and sarsaparilla syrup shaken in a bottle and taken after meals and at night.
Cuticura Remedies Cured Baby Suffering From Cuban Itch
Mrs Zane Miller recounts a severe infant illness in 1901 described as Cuban Itch. After doctor’s failed treatment, she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, reporting rapid sleep improvement and drying sores within days. She claims full recovery in two weeks and praises cost and effectiveness.
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Zane Miller
Union Cy
Branch Co
Mich
Against Sideshow Park Board Reform Bill Moves On
The Indianapolis Park Board reorganization bill by Representative Billingsley passed to third reading in the house without discussion. It bars Park Board or park system insiders from any amusement enterprise and removes the park tax provision.
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Indianapolis Park Board
Billingsley
Committee On the Affairs of the City of
Indianapolis
Park Board
Park
Quick Acquittal for A C Metzler
A C Metzler was acquitted of murder in an 11 day trial for the shooting of Albert Harvey at David F Cox's drug store. The 12 minute verdict drew cheers from a large crowd as the jurors filed in. The mother embraced Metzler, while Judge J A Pritchard maintained order after glass broke from the gavel.
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Arthur C. Metzler
J. A. Pritchard
Local civic and church notices mix with brief crimes and deaths
Golden Rule lodge hosts euchre party in Saks building while Myrtle Temple Sewing Circle meets Mrs. Sadie Hanneman at 619 N Alabama St. Daughters of Foresters hold euchre and cinch at Seventeenth and Roosevelt. Meetings at M E Church circle and other groups Friday. John Blair dies of pneumonia at 61. Navy recruits enlisted in Indianapolis. Central Electric Railway board delays meeting. Horton Porter fined ten dollars for setting fire to a newspaper.
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Golden Rule Lodge
Saks
Myrtle Temple Sewing Circle
Sadie Hanneman
Alabama St
Court Indiana 165
Daughters of Foresters
Seventeenth
Roosevelt-ave
Central-ave
M. E. Church
W. S Hen Jey
Savoy Flat
Builders’ Exchange
K. of P
E. Christ
Young Ladies’ Mission Circle
The
Third Christian Church
Broadway
St. Joseph's Training School
Knights of Columbus
Central Electric Railway Association
Horton Porter
Sunday Baseball Sparks Debate in Indianapolis Senate Hearing
A Sunday professional baseball bill provoked a heated Indianapolis hearing with ministers labor leaders and business figures arguing for and against. Senator Roemler led the session as witnesses from Atkins Law Works and various unions pressed their views and the panel split on the measure.
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Roemler
Indianapolis
Atkins Law Works
Joshua Stansfield
Meridian-St. Methodist Church
Ing. Sleanest
O. H. Carson
Law
Tie
M. P. Butler
Atkins’ Law Works
John Hughes
Tron Molders’ Union
O. G. Yeman
Atkins’ Works
Masonic and
Elks
Thomas F. Leary
Former detective dies from gunshot wound in feud
R Lee Killian a former St Louis detective dies at City hospital from a revolver wound inflicted by George Williams another former detective. The shooting occurred in Thomas McGrath s saloon amid an old feud. Williams is under arrest.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
ST. Louis
R. Lee Killian
George Williams
Thomas McGrath
Williams
New Panama Chief Is a 6 a.m. Man
The Sun reports Maj. George W. Goethals chosen to lead the Panama canal project, praised as a tireless 6 a.m. worker. He is Taft’s special agent and McKenzie’s protégé, respected for knowledge of canal administration and engineering, with a disciplined, diplomatic approach.
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New Panama
Maj
George W. Goethals
Secretary of War
Taft
Geo. Goethals
Panama Canal Administration
Washington
Panama
Goethals
Army
Isthmus
McKenzie
Stevens
More Salary Lifts for County Treasurers Passed
The house passed Gus Grieger’s bill to raise county treasurers’ salaries statewide, totaling an extra 91,150 dollars next year. The measure differs from the administration proposal, which would not raise salaries as much. Rep Web Woodfill’s depository bill also passed and moves to the senate.
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Grieger
Web Woodfill
House
Senate
Senate panel halts Brown bill on police judge practice
Senate Judiciary A reported for indefinite postponement the Brown house bill that would bar the Indianapolis police judge from practicing law. The committee report was adopted and the bill died.
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Indianapolis
Senate
Clerk Weds Rich Girl In Missouri Railway Town
Miss Ler nice Wyeth reputed wealthiest girl in Clark city marries Alexander Ham sey Furness railroad clerk in a ceremony on March 1 in Sedalia. Wyeth wealth estimated from 2,000 to 5,000,000 dollars amid society circles. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as spring cure.
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Joseph, Mo
Lernice Wyeth
Alexander Hamsey Furness
Strict Sunday Law Enforced in Toronto This Sunday
The Lord's Day Act took effect prohibiting selling, purchasing, or carrying on any business on Sundays with exceptions for necessities and mercy. Newspapers cannot be sold and streetcar operation is banned. No admission charged games or entertainments are allowed.
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Stret
Postmaster Busse Returns Home After Injury
Chicago reports Postmaster Busse arrived bruised and bandaged, carried from his coach to a chair and driven to his residence. It states he will be nominated tomorrow as the Republican candidate for mayor of Chicago.
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Chicago
Printer killed in Journal and Tribune pressroom
Knoxville report states Walter H. Wroten, a printer, was shot to death in the journal and Tribune pressroom this morning. The killer was P. E. Beeler, 18, from the mailing room, after an ink-smeared struggle.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Walter H. Wroten
Journal and Tribune
P. E. Beeler
Wroten
Beeler
Governor signs bill for Michigan City twine plant plan
A bill signed by Gov. Hanly authorizes a binder twine plant at Michigan City costing 200000 dollars. The project will employ state prison convicts as part of the state's program.
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State
Michigan City
Hanly
Fire destroys plant in St Bernard suburb blaze
Cincinnati march 1 fire this morning destroyed the Joslin Schmidt companys give arid fertilizing plant at St Bernard suburb Loss 94 008
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Cincinnati
Joslin & Schmidt Company
St. Bernard
Suburb
First Tehuantepec Route Cargo Reaches San Diego
The American Hawaiian steamer Arizonian arrived in San Diego from Salinas, delivering 7,000 tons. This marks the start of Tehuantepec route service, promising New York freight can reach San Diego in 25 to 30 days, about 20 days faster than via Magellan.
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Salinas
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Straits of Magellan
Horse Attack Injures 19-Year-Old in Kansas City
Miss Irene Saulsbury aged 19 of 424 Kansas St was bitten by a horse tied at the curb Thursday. The horse owned by Sagalowsky and Cohn junk dealers on East Washington caused the incident but the girl was not seriously injured.
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Irene Saulsbury
Kansas St
Sagalowsky & Cohn
E. Washington
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