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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1907

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Thaws Lawyers Push Sanity Defense in Murder Trial

Harry Thaws lawyers claim Jerome failed to present shocking facts and will use affidavits from alienists lawyers and relatives to prove Thaws sanity. A psychiatric commission may be convened to determine if a trial should proceed or Thaw committed to an asylum. The court delayed jury action until Wednesday morning as affidavits are prepared.

Jerome Thaw Justice Fitzgerald al Thaw Hartridge Thane Delmas Gleason

LOCAL JOTTINGS BRIEFS FROM OT S CITY AND AREA

A compilation of small town notes from Ots City including the summer car debut on the Illinois line and winter cars remaining for safety. sprinklers water dust, porch and park evenings possible in March, Kelley of Knox takes state auditor post and buys Indianapolis property. Stage club cases postponed, Judge Leathers gets quiet rubber carpet, budding book project by Edmiston and Baldwin gains traction. Local ads show Williams Soap and Indianapolis Knitting Mills seeking workers. groundworks shift at Winona Technical Institute grounds. Huber of Carpenters union makes a quick southern trip before another month east.

Ots City

Incendiary Fire Suspected At Irvington Barber Shop

Fire destroyed David McCullough’s barber shop at 14 S Ritter Ave Irvington at 1 10 Friday morning. A gasoline filled bottle found near the burned building suggests arson. Loss set at 500 dollars after flames were fought back with adjacent rooms vacant. The origin remains undetermined and authorities fear a fire bug is at work. Nearby a barn belonging to Flavius J Van Vohris at 1115 Central Ave also burned Thursday night, linked to incendiary activity amid rumors about a bothersome laundry building once operated by a Butler College student who left town after debts and a court receiver. Two prior fires at the laundry building occurred without proven motives.

David McCullough S. Ritter Ave Irvington Flavius J. van Vohris Central Ave Butler College

Roller Skates Priced At 35 And 40 Cents

Advertises Henly ball bearing skates by Gus Habich at 121 West Washington Street with prices of 35 and 40 cents.

Henly Gus Habich Washington-st

Notice to Sun Subscribers on Delivery and Reporting

The Sun asks subscribers who miss their paper to call 880 to notify the circulation department. It requests prompt reporting of any carrier misconduct or neglect to the office to ensure timely delivery.

Sun

Train wreck at Avon injures several on Big Four line

A Big Four train wreck occurred at Avon Indiana on Friday. Initial reports indicate several injuries though exact details remain unavailable. Local authorities and railroad officials will release information as it becomes known.

Avon Ind

Reeves Helps Butler Fund as Big Gift Sparks Campaign

Friday at the Butler college endowment drive in Indianapolis, Marshall T. Reeves of Columbus Indiana announced a 23000 donation. The pledge fuels a push to raise about 22750 more by Monday night to reach 250000 and complete the seven day drive. Reeves requires the full goal be met, mirroring conditions tied to Irwin and Carnegie gifts.

Butler College Enndowment Fund Marshall T. Reeves Columbus, Ind Indianapolis

Taft to Be Busy While on Trip to Panama

Secretary Taft will act as investigator pacifier mediator judge and friend during a five to six week trip to Panama Cuba and Porto Rico. He will assess Gatun dam rocks and borings with engineers Stearns Noble and Freeman while accompanied by Senators Kittredge and Representatives Burton and DeArmond. The voyage begins from Charleston aboard the Mayflower toward Colon with a Havana stop to review Cuban affairs and a Porto Rico administration inquiry to follow. The aim is to gauge readiness for new officers and possible US protectorate.

Panama Cuba Porto Rico Gatun Frederick P. Stearns Boston Alfred Noble Pennsylvania Railroad New York City John Ripley Freeman Providence R. I Taft Senator Kittredge Senate Interoceanic Canals Committee Representative Burton Cleveland House Committee On Representative DeArmond Missouri House Canal Committee Charleston S. C United States Colon Isthmus Roosevelt Havana Magoon

United States Weather Forecast Update

Continued fair weather with high temperatures Friday night and Saturday. Sunrise at 5:45, sunset at 5:59.

United States

Negro Admits Thefts From Doctor In City Office

Dr H J Kidd of 114 Market St found his Smith & Wesson revolver replaced by a cheap bulldog pistol. Detectives Houser and Dugan questioned Charles Richardson, a janitor who confessed to swapping the weapon and stealing $11. Richardson waived examination in police court and proceeded to the grand jury.

H. J. Kidd W. Market St Smith & Wesson Houser and Dugan Charles Richardson Richardson

Americans win for Oxford in annual Cambridge meet

In the Cambridge Oxford annual meet Oxford won 84 to 14. Rhodes scholars from the United States in Doxford took three firsts and a second. P M Young of South Dakota won both the long and high jumps with 22 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 8+ inches. Stevens formerly of Yale threw the hammer 136 feet 9 inches a games record. W F Schutt formerly of Cornell was second in the half mile.

London Cambridge Oxford United States Doxford P.M. Young South Dakota Stevens Yale W. F. Schutt Cornell

Leopold confession links five others in actress murder

Chicago March 22 five other persons were implicated in the death of actress Margaret Leslie by a confession of Leo pold in the Palace hotel case. Leopold and Howard Nicholas charged with chloroforming and strangling her to steal diamonds. Officer Dennis Hogan testified Leopold said four big diamonds and three small ones were taken and claimed five or six implicated, not naming others during direct questioning.

Indianapolis Palace Nicholas Leopold Hogan Margaret Leslie Leonold Howard Nichols

Wanted since July 1905 Charles Thurling arrest update

Charles Thurling, arrested Thursday night on concealed weapons charges, was identified Friday by Detectives Simon and Manning as the man who jumped a bond in July 1905. He had previously been arrested for stealing transfer ticket pads from a street car conductor and left the city afterward. detectives continued their search.

Charles Thurling Simon and Manning Thurling

Incorporations File New Marion Area Firms at Secretary of State

Friday filings list Buena Vista Cemetery association in Floyd county with 50000 capital stock and directors L H Wymond A C Monteneg ro L D Carter W S Adair and Co W Parsons McNash Wardone Storage Co Marion with 16000 stock and directors T H Bedell R J Spencer Jr and Andrew McNash. Spencer Hotel Co Marion shows 335000 stock with incorporators A A Stubbins Myrtle A Stubbins and F R Stubbins.

Buena Vista Cemetery Association Floyd County Capital Stock L. H. Wymond A. C. Montenegro L. D. Carter W. 8. Adair McNash Wardone & Storage Co Marion T. H. Bedell R. J. Spencer, Jr Andrew McNash

Robbers Board Northern Passenger Train Near Palestine

An express messenger Winsley Womack was assaulted and thrown from a northbound International and Great Northern train at Alkhart near Palestine. The safe was opened, about 500 dollars taken, robbers escaped, telegram from Womack said he was assaulted.

Secripps-McRae Press Association Fort Worth Tex International & Great Northern Alkhart Palestine Winsley Womack Pacific Express Company

Heal Bros Practical Plasterers Ad Sparks Local Trade

Heal Bros practical plasterers advertise with contact numbers Main 605 and New 5567, serving the area with plastering services. The brief listing highlights their trade and reachable phone lines.

Heal Bros

Gifts to Oberlin include Carnegie library gift

President King announced two gifts to Oberlin college on March 22. Andrew Carnegie donated 25000 for completing the new library on condition that a matching amount be raised. Carnegie has already given 125000 but that was deemed insufficient. Willis James of New York contributed 40000 for a second chair of practical theology.

Oberlin King Oberlin College Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Willis James New York

Lawshe Takes Oath as Third Assistant Postmaster

A. L. Lawshe of Indiana swore in as third assistant postmaster this morning, succeeding Edward M. Madden, in a ceremony reported by the Scripps-McRae Press Association from Washington.

Scripps-McRae Press Association Lawshe Indiana Edward M. Madden

Mississippi AG William Williams Dies In Office

William Williams the attorney general of Mississippi died Friday in Jackson. Other brief items report a Navy yard fire at Pensacola destroying Building No. 1 with 175000 dollars in losses and equipment damage to gunboats Gloucester and Isla De Luzon. Also Washington orders canal zone governance reorganization replacing five municipalities with four districts under canal commissioners. In North Baltimore a man beat his wife with an ax then shot himself. In Randolph Massachusetts a factory and six small structures burned. In London Horace Raynor was found guilty of Whitley murder. an appeal is planned.

Jackson Miss William Williams Mississippi Chicago Galvin Harriman Pensacola Canal Zone Canal Commissioners North Baltimore Doc” Bean Randolph Mass Warren House Royal Shoe Company Horace Raynor Whitley

The Sun Help Column Charge Explained

The Sun clarifies pricing for a three day service offering help requests at ten words for a fixed fee. Readers are advised to submit concise inquiries and await a response within the stated period.

Burton vows return to politics after jail release

Ironton Mo March 22 former senator Burton leaves jail with a faded rose pinned by his wife. He says he will go back to Abiline to prove the charges against him unfounded and that Theodore Roosevelt was chiefly responsible for his downfall. He promises a speech Saturday to “open the eyes” of the public.

Scrippa-McRae Press Association Ironton, Mo Bur Burton Willie McConaly Dorothy Mitchell Abilene Theodore Roosevelt United States

Shortridge Indoor Track Suspended Amid Club Plans

Shortridge high school indoor track practice is suspended for about two weeks while outdoor work may begin. Few boys are entered in the Y M C A meet so practices end. Men hope to form a cross country club to develop distance runners with jerseys and monograms for winners if approved by the school board.

Shortridge High School Shortridge Trad North Siders

Admitted His Guilt in Street Car Ticket Ring

Charles Hart a street car conductor arrested by Detectives Farber and Larsh admitted taking street car tickets and selling them at 32 for $1 He waived examination in police court Friday and was sent to the grand jury under bond He confessed saying he gave tickets to his wife who sold them Samuel Davis a barber of 725 S Delaware St where the Herts also lived was arrested charged with receiving stolen goods for purchasing the tickets

Charles Hart Farber andLarsh Hart Samuel Davis S. Dela- Ware St Herts

House Damaged by Fire at N Winds Street

A house at 131 N. Winds street owned by Mrs. Kate Hyland and occupied by J. A. Neighbors was damaged by fire at 12 39 o clock Friday. The roof caught from sparks and the loss was 259 dollars.

Winds St Kate Hyland J. A

Supreme Court upholds alley entrances at theatres

The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed the Marion county ruling that alley entrances for theatres are not nuisances. The decision, written by Juds Gillett, brushes aside the city ordinance requiring street entrances, noting alleys are public ways like streets. The case centered on Jesses of English's opera house and a $10 fine for maintaining a alley doorway.

Supreme Court Juds Gillett Marion County Superior Court Common Council of City of Indianapolis English Opera House Valentine Company Jesses

Detroit Street Car Collision Injures Dozens

A trolley pole broke at the Michigan Central crossing on Fourteenth Street in Detroit, splitting a street car in two. Two men were fatally hurt and 12 children, mostly girls, were badly injured. James Smith and Charlotte Martin were reported to die. others were expected to recover.

James Smith Charlotte Martin

Two Cent Fare Spark Fort Wayne Encampment Debate

The Indiana G A R faces rail fare hurdles for the Fort Wayne state encampment set for May 22 to 24. Central Passenger Association says no reduced rates this year, citing a two cent per mile rail fare law. Col J P Fesler fears attendance will drop as efforts shift to securing interurban company rates.

Fort Wayne Central Passenger Association J. P. Fesler

Williar Snyder Indicted for Bigamy in Sapulpa

Sny der, son of a Pittsburgh millionaire, was indicted by the grand jury at Sapulpa for bigamy. He allegedly married Rose Killian in Sapulpa in January while a wife and family allegedly lived in St Louis. He is jailed in Muskogee awaiting bond default of 9800.

Der Pittsberg Pa Sapulpa Snynyder Rose Kil Lian St. Louis Muskogee Fall

Penny Limited Wreck After Suspected Tampering Near Pittsburg

The Pennsylvania railroad reports possible track tampering near Stewart station east of Pittsburg after Train No. 23 New York & Chicago Limited derailed at 3 52 AM. Several passengers and officials were injured including Mayor Tom Johnson and Chief Engineer Fowle, with detec tives probing the sabotage claim as the wreck blocked the eastbound line.

Scripps-McRae Press Association Pittsburg Pennsylvania Railroad New York & Chicago Limited Stewart Station Pillsbury

Nicola Conglomerate? No. (Cannot fabricate)

The U S Consul reports an armed clash near Vasquai Honduras where Salvadoran and Honduran forces were defeated by Nicaragua. The Salvadorans suffered about 1,000 killed after three days of fighting. Nicaragua plans further action toward Cholutrea and Tegucigalpa with about 20,000 troops at the front.

Salvador Honduras Presa Vasquai Nicaragua Cholutrea Tegucigalpa

U S Marines Land at Honduran Ports to Protect Trade

Commander Fullam of the gunboat Marietta landed marines and bluejackets at Ceiba Truxillo and Puerto Cortez after appeals by U S consuls. Ceiba and Truxillo were reportedly captured following bombardment by Nicaragua forces. With hostile control feared, American interests and trade were at risk, prompting the landing.

Scripps-Merine Press Association Washington Honduran Ceiba Truxillo Puerto Cortez Fullam United States Marietta Truxilla Nicaragua

Good Scores At St Louis in Two-Man Bowing Contests

In St Louis on March 22 Indianap lis bowlers in two man events posted scores including Levey Cooper 1986, Brinkmeyer Leap 944, Carter Bryson 1503, Pritchett Peacock 1043, Goodwin Kabe 10233, Fox Baker 966, Holtman Buddenbaum, Hopkins Knox 92.

Scripps-McRae Press Association ST. Louis Fale Indianapolis Levey-Cooper Brinkmeyer-Leap Carter-Bryson Pritchett-Peacock Goodwin-Kabe Fox- Baker Holtman-Buddenbaum Ij Hopkins-Knox

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fitzgerald Frank W. Spencer Harry Thaw Charles C. Kelley Knox State Auditor’s Office J. M. Leathers M. B. Edmiston Moe Baldwin The Williams Soap Company Indianapolis Knitting Mills Winona Technical Institute Tenth St William D. Huber United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Denison Barber Shop the Best Wulschner Reeves Butler Great Fund Enthusias Mr. Reeves Joseph I. Irwin Columbus Spikers D. W. Layman Wwe Blackstones Crate D. Bowen Bertram C. Dayscocieses San Bonesa J. B. Longshreeee Joseph R. Morgan Perry H. Clifford Aewaee Alex. Jameson Frank T. Brown J. M. Cunningham Earl Edson Eeeeeactteee Edward H Clifford Cc E. Underwood E. Tomeson Hee R. Yoke Aeanee Eae Wee Coliess Jameson Eccasen Dorcas Society Coleman Eeone Citizens Committee Co. T. Whitsett Scripps-McRae Presse Association Rhodes Leslie Sion Impli Cated Leon Ard Evi Dence Leopolds Howard Nicholas Priday Ton Ironton Cross-Country Woodhams State Board of Agriculture Fair Grounds Teddy Bear Theater Secretary Root Scrippa-McRae Detroit, Mich Tric Michigan Indiana Department G. A. R. Has Scrippe-McRae Press Association Penny, Limited Tom Johnson Lieve Siswart Sta Tretting Talken Altoona Kroven Jimitad Ffollany Cy Webster Toledo J. Snyder T. S. M. Williams Calvary Presbyterian Churen William Sma D. C Roy J. A. Watts United Railroads San Fran Mr. Fowle Pennsylvania Chester WeHs Mil Tom L. Jonson Wistaria Sal Vador and Mar State Department U. S Olivarez Managua
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