Murder Trial At Igo Court Involving Leopold Case
Special to The Suz ko March 28 reports the murder trial in Igo. District Attorney Benedict seeks the death sentence. Howard E. Nicholas and fucopola defend Leopold. Key witnesses include police confessions and testimony about voluntariness. The defense and prosecution call witnesses, with confessions reread and no evidence of force cited by officials.
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Howard E. Nicholas
Fucopola
Jet Leslie
Gallion
Nicholas
Leopold
Sweig
Frank Comerford
O'Brien
Collins
Henry
Mrewarden
Mayor Schmitz Accused of Graft in City Scandals
Statements published today claim Mayor Schmitz received over 590000 for a patio as part of alleged graft under investigation. Alleged receipts cite funds from United Railways Hume Telephone Co and other interests totaling 752114, plus payments for a flat and furnishings. The mayor denies participation in the graft and notes spent 30000 on furnishing since taking office.
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Patio
Destruction at College Bridge Stone Carvings Attract Attention
County commissioners take up vandalism case after stone carvings at a local college bridge are damaged. Officials report letters and names carved into the palustrade and vow to prosecute the offenders. The incident follows a prior carved inscription by a student, provoking a public debate.
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Hign Ent
Feytzger
Local Jottings From Ots City Prompt Busy News
Prices for lumber cement brick hardware and glass rise April 1. Fort Benjamin Harrison to add two civilian quarters and a terminal this spring with bids opening April 1. Eisadore Wulfson urges wagons weigh with scales and drafts an ordinance to penalize noncompliant ice vendors. Various social events, divorces, concerts, and construction projects fill the town notes amid housing and street improvements plans.
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Fort Benjamin, Harrison
Isadore Wulfson
Diamond Star Takes Own Life in West Baden
Charles Chick Stahl captain of the Boston American team died after taking carbolic acid in West Baden Indiana. He was a Fort Wayne product and a leading figure in baseball. Authorities and teammates believed the death possibly accidental as Stahl had been in good spirits until Morning.
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West Baden
Ind
Charles “Chick Stahl
Boston
Stanis
Jesse Tannehill
Chick
Collins
Stahl
Resigned Management in Fort Wayne Baseball
Charles Sylvester Chick Stahl began as a Pilsners player in Fort Wayne City league and rose to prominence across the Southern league. He shifted from pitching to batting in all games, later joining Buffalo in the Eastern league and then Lin ton in the American league. This season he led as manager briefly before resigning to focus on playing, remaining captain.
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Buffalo
Linston
Boston
Stahl
Jimmie Colins
Tiil
Boston Americans to meet Hoosiers in exhibition game
Chick Stahl, captain of the Boston Americans, was slated to manage the club this season before his death. The series opens with an exhibition against Indiana’s Hoosiers on Saturday, drawing a Fort Wayne delegation due to Stahl’s long career and leadership. Indianapolis players and managers expressed shock at the tragedy.
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Chick” Stahl
Hoosiers
Stahl
Boston American Club
Jimmie Collins
Indianapolis
Carr
Win Kellum
Otto WiHiama
Fairbanks' Home Burns in Mansfield Illinois
The home of W. D. Fairbanks brother of Vice President Fairbanks burned yesterday in Mansfield Illinois causing a loss of 380000 dollars. The origin of the fire is unknown.
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W. D. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Acts Going Out to 13 Counties This Week
The legislature's acts were shipped to 13 counties on Wednesday and will be sent to others as they arrive from the printer. Frank I. Grubbs says at least 26 counties should have the acts by April 1.
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Frank I. Grubbs
Railway shops burned at Carrizo, New Mexico disaster
The El Paso and Southern railroad shops at Carraro, N M, including the roundhouse and car shops and five new engines, were destroyed by fire last night. Loss estimated at 190000 dollars. The blaze started in the toolroom, likely from a Mexican laborer’s cigarette. About 150 men lost jobs.
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el Paso & Southern Railroad
Carraro
N. M
Indianapolis Police to Build Gymnasium for Fitness
Chief Robert Metzger of Indianapolis plans a police gym at headquarters with a punching bag, rowing machine, dumbbells and more to keep officers in peak condition. He envisions overtime workouts for overweight officers and weekly revolver practice to improve marksmanship and firearm safety.
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Robert Metzger
Metzger
Not Much Surprise Couples Plan Quiet Denison Wedding
Charles G L Leilert of the Denison hotel and Mrs Maud B Eddy of 139 E Michigan plan a Thursday night wedding to surprise friends who are already plotting a counter surprise. Charles Maguire favors a quiet ceremony and the license was issued by Marriage Licence Clerk William E Berner Thursday morning.
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Charles G. L. Leilert
Denison Hotel
Maud B. Eddy
E. Michigan Jr
Charles Maguire
William E. Berner
Brainstorm Cocktail Reaches Upper Broadway Vision
New drink called brain storm cocktail rises to prominence in New York. Invented by about thirty wanderers viewing the city from a water wagon. The recipe says to use a tall Pittsburgh glass, fill with ice, then let it thaw.
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Upper Beordway
New York
Pittsburg Glass
Unsettled Weather Forecast With Showers Expected
Unsettled weather likely to bring showers with little temperature change. Sunrise at 5 35, sunset at 6 05. TOM. Missasciages becomes 6 12 noon and 2 pm.
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Tom
Secret inquiry for Harry Thaw on mental saneness
The Harry K R Thaw lunacy commission met in executive session for a private examination at the Tombs. Only commissioners, Thaw, his attorneys Jerome and staff, and attendants were present. If Thaw proves sane, the commission will report to the court and end the inquiry.
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Britton D. Evans
Tombs Prison
Jerome
Evans
Hartridge
Alr. Hartridge
Harry Thaw
Mr. Hartridge
Proctor Dies Suddenly Founding Soap Firm Creator
Cincinnati Ohio March 28 William A Proctor co founder of the Proctor and Gamble Soap Co dropped dead this afternoon in a sudden collapse. Proctor helped establish the well known household soap enterprise and was a prominent local business figure. The news notes his sudden demise and his role in the company history.
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Cincinnati. O
William A. Proctor
Proctor & Game
Soap Co
Viaduct Walk Collapses Under Passing Engine
A section of the east sidewalk at the south end of the Virginia avenue viaduct collapsed at 2 p.m. Thursday. A Big Four switch engine passed beneath as thirty five feet of the walk dropped. Heavy girders under the bridge bore much of the weight in the fall.
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Virginia Ave
Dean schedule to raise fire insurance rates in Indianapolis
The Dean schedule of fire insurance rates will mail in Indianapolis in a few days. It will raise rates for stocks downtown by about 9 percent and reduce those in outlying districts by around 21 percent.
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Indianapolis
Woman Driver Charged After Delaware Washington Collision
Mrs Maude Kurtz of 2130 Talbott Ave is charged with driving on the wrong side of the street and with assault and battery after colliding with Martin Schwartz who was bicycling at Delaware and Washington streets. She reportedly turned to avoid a street car and waited for Schwartz to recover, denying she fled the scene.
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Maude Kurtz
Talbott Ave
Delaware
Washingtonsts
Schwartz
Lerame
Earnest protest by the majority on Twenty-fifth street
Property owners between College and Cornell avenues prepare to protest to the Board of Public Works against paving the Twenty-fifth street section. They argue the improvement is unnecessary and favored by a local business firm using heavy wagons. Only three residents support the project, while the board has ordered specifications and will hear further protest once the engineer reports in about two weeks. The board aims to avoid spring street improvements lacking broad support.
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Twenty-fifth-st
College-ave
Cornell-ave
Boone M. Gosney
William S. Gosney
Oria Garrison
Liquor Men Freed Under New Gannard Law
Bloomington judge throws out indictments against men running clubrooms and restaurants after legislators pass the Gannard bill regulating intoxicating liquors. Defense argues crimes alleged before the law lacked a statute, since old law was repealed. judge sustains point and frees the defendants.
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Bloomington
Ind
Juudge Wilson
Miss Roosevelt in Opera at Elberfeld
The Berlin Daily Mail correspondent reports Maude Roosevelt cousin of President Roosevelt has signed a contract to perform at the Municipal Opera house in Elberfeld Germany.
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London
Berlin
The
Daily Mail
Maude Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Municipal Opera House
Elberfeld
Incorporations Filed With Secretary of State
Articles of incorporation were filed on Thursday for The Henry Wehrle Co in Brazil with $10,000 capital, incorporated by Henry Wehrle Frederick Ek Wolfe and Leroy A Wolfe. The Fair Dry Goods Co in Washington with $5,000 capital, incorporators L J Hyatt W C Betts and R C Hyatt. An unrelated advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla for appetite and vitality restoration.
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Secretary of State
Henry Wehrle
the Fair Dry Goods Co
Washington
Capital Stock
L. J. Hyatt
W. C.betts
R. C. Hyatt
Cancer and related disease treatment by Dr. Leach
Treatments for cancer skin uterine and rectal diseases offered by Dr. L. T. Leach based in New York and California state services.
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L. T. Leach
New York and
California-sts
Rockefeller Automobilic Picnic Delights Lakewood Choir
J D Rockefeller and party toured the white countryside to the seashore for a Baptist church choir outing. A stop at Point Pleasant drug store featured ice cream sodas all around with a single check. The group returned to the Rockefeller home for supper and hymns by the choir.
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John DD. Rockefeller
Point Pleasant
John D
Rockefeller
Supreme Court Allows Hill Stock Increase in Minnesota
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that James J. Hill may issue up to sixty million dollars in additional Great Northern stock, upholding the planned capital raise while striking down a law to grant the railroad and warehouse commission power to supervise such issues. The court noted legislature cannot delegate stock-issue conditions but can regulate issuances.
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ST. Paul, Minn
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
State Supreme Court
Ramsay County District Cour
Minnesota
Commission
Sluka Stabbed to Death by Suspect in Cleveland
Albert Sluka special policeman was killed at a dance in Cleveland early this morning. Harry Fertel is under arrest on murder charges. Sluka had ejected disorderly patrons, then was attacked as he waited for a ride, his neck artery severed. The Sun ad for items and sales is noted in the same column.
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Cleveland, O
Albert Sluka
Harry Fertel
Sluka
Mercy's Decree From Sick Bed Delays Executions
Ailing Indiana governor, despite orders to rest, personally overrules two death sentences in Gibson near Hammond case files, commuting one Greek Stratocoulous and delaying the other, after hours of grueling testimony and inspection. The appeals involved a Greek laborer and a Romanian murderer, with Greek consuls urging mercy.
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Hanly
Greece
United States
Indiana
John Lapidat
Stratocooulous
Gibson
Hammond
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