Walsh Given Five-Year Sentence in Bank Wrecking Case
John A Walsh, aged 70, convicted of wrecking the Chicago National Bank, was sentenced to five years in federal prison at Fort Leavenworth Kansas by Judge A B Anderson. Motions for new trial and stay were overruled. Walsh’s lawyers secured a supersedeas bond and appeal proceedings were started, with a bail of 50000.
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Chicago
John KR. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
A. B. Anderson
Indianapolis
Amerson
Srand
Walsh
Grosseup
Tte
Jere
Marion district GOP convention yields no nominee yet
Marion Indiana March 1 delegates to the Eleventh district Republican convention continue balloting after a long night. First results show McKee 22 Condo 18 Good 19 Murphy 17 Lockwood 17 Tharp 3 Reeves 9. Adjournment likely if no nominee emerges within hours amid reports of a Good Lockwood deal and proxy voting.
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Marion
Ind
2A Dewal
Good
Lockwood
Fred Landis
Wabash County
McKee
Cass County
Condo
Grant
Huntington
Murphy
Wabash
Miami
Tharp
Reeves
Blackford
Provo County Prosecutor Declines renomination
Prosecutor Elliot RR announces he will not seek another term and will accept the nomination if the Democrats of Marion county wish him to run again. He explains new opportunities have arisen and his friends had urged him to consider candidacy for reappointment.
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Elliot
Heatoy
Efis
Avs Aga
Myx
Tooht
Marion County
Shank confronts grand jury over voting machine offer
Lew Shank former county recorder testified before the grand jury Friday about an offered 2 500 to sway county commissioners to award a 130 machine contract to his firm He could not recall the name of the man who offered the bribe Also examined were former United States Voting Machine Co agents George B Elliott Fred Joss Pearson Mendenhall Oliver P Ensley cashier Matthew and George Moore in related inquiries into the county power house boiler deal and other matters.
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Lew Shank
Shank
Ering
George B. Elliott
Fred Joss
Pearson Mendenhall
United States Voting Machine Company
Oliver P. Ensley
Matthew
George Moore
Atlas Engine Works
Tey
Woman Aims to Aid Grand Jury in Courthouse Graft Probe
Florence Phillips, a county office employee, reportedly holds detailed knowledge of alleged graft at the county auditor and commissioners offices. She may testify to the grand jury about the 97500 voting machine deal and related warrants, with several named officials connected to the United States Standard Voting Machine company expected to testify.
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Florence Phillips
Auditor’s Office
Grand Jury
Albert Sahm
Phillips
Harry B. Gates
United States Standard Voting Machine Company
John McGregor
Cyrus J. Clark
New York
Joseph B. Kealing
United States
Fred Joss
George B. Elliott
Sai
Indiana
United States Standard
Mother Defends Hitchcock in Trial Shaping Defense
New York March 13 Mrs Mary von Hagen mother of one of the three girls who led to Raymond Hitchcock being indicted for a serious felony testified today. She contradicted her daughter clocked there was never any improper relation and impeached much of the girl’s sworn testimony during the trial.
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Raymond Hitchcock
Fleet Goes Round World
The American battleship fleet now in the Pacific will leave San Francisco on July 6 and sail to Samoa then Melbourne Manila via Suez to Gibraltar and finally New York City arriving around January 1, 1909. The voyage includes coaling at Aden Colombo and Gibraltar.
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Washington
Pacific
San Francisco
Samoa
Melbourne
Manila
Suez
Gibraltar
New York City
Aden
Colombo
Vigilante measures rise as thieves raid Indiana farms
In Crawfordsville Waynetown area farmers plan weekly patrols and buy firearms to curb persistent chicken thefts. Greenfield merchants across Hancock county arm for night defense after a post office break in. Shelbyville farmers report grain thefts prompting owners to keep pistols handy against marauders at night.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Waynetown
Greenfield
Hancock County
McCordsville
Shelby County
Prosecutor seeks annulling lease of New Telephone property
Prosecutor Elliott R. Hooton files suit in circuit court to annul the March 7 1904 lease between the New Telephone company and the Indianapolis Telephone company. He argues the lease was unlawful and advances no value to property, with March 28 return date set for the action and aims to oust the Indianapolis company from its franchises.
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Indianapolis Telephone Company
Elliott R. Hooton
Attor
Hooton
A. W. Hatch
Board of Public Works
New Telephone Company
Board of Trade, Commercial Club
Merchants’ Association
J. B. McCullough
Indianapolis
Vacant lots cultivation aids the poor in city effort
The Charity Organization society reports 280.17 on hand to start spring work and recalls 1907 subsidies and disbursements. It notes 124 gardens last year, many on donated land, with beneficiaries including widows and seniors. A vivid Indianapolis garden story highlights effort, yield, and savings from home cultivation.
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Charity Organization Society
the Sun
Dreaming of burglars ends in wife’s murder in Washington
Hugh Hollis Jr private secretary to David A Gates chief of United States revenue agents shot and killed his wife at their home 1415 Newton Street Northwest this morning authorities say he claimed he dreamed of burglars and opened fire.
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Washington, D. C
Hugh Hollis, Jr
David A. Gates
United States Revenue Agents
Newton St
Northwest
Ellison Proved Innocent of False Pretenses Charges
Carl Ellison who runs an employment agency in the Pythian building Pennsylvania street and Massachusetts avenue was discharged in police court on Friday. He faced charges of obtaining money by false pretenses but evidence showed his innocence. Two men sent to the Big Four freight depot carried letters from Ellison asking for possible railroad work and no guarantee of positions was given.
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Carl Ellison
Pythian
Pennosylvania St
Massachusetts Ave
Ellison
Big Four
Burglars Target Noble and Michigan Streets Homes
Mrs Lula Vickers awoke to find a thief had entered her home using a skeleton key and stolen $5 from a dresser purse. Burglars also hit Maas pharmacy J Thomas grocers David Paffmest market and George Webster’s grocery on Noble Michigan streets and 802 North East Street, taking small sums from money drawers and S4 from motel.
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Lula Vickers
Brookside Ave
Macy
J. Thomas’ Grocers
David Paffs
Noble and
Michigan Sts
George Webster
N. East St
City board grants permits for park baseball diamonds
The spring fever drives fans to the City Board of Park Commissioners office to obtain permits for park diamonds. Enthusiasts of all ages seek slots while a gray-headed man acts as manager for the Young White Sox. Clerk Fivthe Q. Hendricks schedules amateur teams to prevent overlaps on diamonds.
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City Board of Park Commissioners
White Sox
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