Tragic tale hinges on love rival and a pardon plea
Mrs. Carl Farina appeals to Gov. Marshall for mercy for her husband Carl Farina, jailed for 11 months for manslaughter in the death of Philip Munden, a former valet who pursued Mrs. Farina. Farina shot Munden on a Bass Lake farm after a long, fraught dispute over Munden’s advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Farina
Gov.Marshall
Philip Munden
Farina
Starke County
Gov. Marshall
State Board of Pardons
W. N. Winderoth
Ravenswood
Ww. Va
Sicily
Starke
Hanly
Indianapolis
Pissa Hotel
J.H. Vaught
Wid. “Foster
OYLVANUS BURNHAM, NOW WEALTHY, FUGITIVE MURDERER IN TEXAS
Sylvanus J. Burnham once a poor hired man and now a wealthy Texas ranch owner is sought on a first degree murder indictment for killing Rosa Tritt in Indiana in 1877. Located in Tul sia Swisher county near El Paso, he faces arrest by sheriff James Walsh and Capt. Fred Armstrong with requisition papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvanus Burnham
Rosa Tritt
Sandford
Ind
Tulsia
Tex
Swisher County
el Paso
Far Texas
Burnham
John Burnham
Sylvanus J. Burnham
James Walsh
Vigo County
Fred Armstrong
Fire devastates Rochester business district
A large blaze in Rochester on March 30 gutted the Western Union building and threatened nearby Powers block and Reynold's Arcade. The inferno, fanned by wind, forced hotel guests to evacuate as firefighters battled the flames. by 2:30 p.m. about $400,000 in damage had occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Western Union
Powers
Weber
Poe
Reynold
Powers Hotel
Girl Gets Ring Then Helps Free Man in Court
Myrtle McGill of 343 N Pine Street swore a warrant for Everett Middaugh after he took her ring. Middaugh was freed in police court after she chose not to prosecute, saying he had returned the ring. She said he took the ring and never gave it back despite repeated requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Middaugh
Middaugh
Myrtle McGill
N. Pine Street
Miss McGill
John F. Wachter Held on 25 Checks in Pasadena Jail
John F. Wachter is jailed in Pasadena charged with possessing twenty five checks totaling about 800 dollars. He writes to friends in Indianapolis asking for assistance. Wachter's preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Cal
John F
Woman seeks aid to break morphine habit in Indianapolis
Mrs. Amanda Staley of Rochester New York a refined performer with a soprano voice and piano skill sought help on Washington street saying she was addicted to morphine, moneyless and friendless and desired transport to her husband in Rochester. Salvation Army took charge offered treatment at its home and plans to write to relatives while a physician begins cure.
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Amanda Staley
Rochester
N. Y
Washington Street
Indianapolis
Salvation Army
Staley
United States
Lot. Mont
Mitchellville
Jury 13 Selected for Trial of a Negro
The jury to decide the fate of Charles Jackson, a Negro charged with the murder of Madeline Howard, was completed Tuesday morning as the state began its testimony. Jackson faces another indictment for the murder of Joseph Clemmons. The jurors are: John W. Peck, Fred C. Seconillings, Jacob H. & Amos, John H. Carter, Roscoe J. Pierson, Frank D. Houfmaan, Barney Weaver, William L. Hereth, Albert Westing, Fred Buesking, Robert C. Browning and Benjamin Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Jackson
Madeline Howard
Joseph Clemmons
John W. Peck
Fred C. Secnillings
Jacob H. & Amos
John H. Carter
Roscoe J. Pierson
Frank D. Houfmaan
Barney Weaver
William L. Hereth
Albert Westing
Fred Buesking
Robert C. Browning
Benjamin Collins
Ex-Board Member Lied Guilty Of Bribery In Ohio Case
Fred Lied former Columbus Board of Service member was found guilty of taking a $1000 bribe from Henry C Lang of Cleveland Trinidad Paving. He must serve a four year sentence previously imposed by Franklin County lower courts after the supreme court denied a petition in error.
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Columbus,c
Fred Lied
Columbus Board of Service
Henry C. Lang
Cleveland Trinidad Paving Company
Franklin County
Supreme Court
Husband Grabs Wife by Hair Sent to Workhouse
Archie Stucky of 180 McKim Avenue faced Police Judge Whalen after being charged with assault and battery against his wife. He was fined $2 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse. Mrs. Stucky testified he grabbed her hair and choked her Monday night.
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Archie Stucky
McKim Avenue
Whalen
Auto Driver Fined After Pedestrian Collision
Police court records state W C Russell was fined $2 and costs on charges of driving and assault after he struck 11 year old Otto Mueller of 418 Terrace Avenue while not keeping a proper lookout. The incident occurred Tuesday in a local street collision.
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W. C. Russell
Otto Mueller
Terrace Avenue
Russell
Costa
Sal
Global bulletins report political turmoil and deaths
A circular of March 30 items reports upheaval in Finland with resignations, clashes in Tabriz leaving many dead or wounded, and royalist losses. It also notes an American Investment Trust gain, Russian foreign minister change rumors, and multiple local incidents including church destruction, an arson or explosion, lynching reports, and notable deaths among writers and public figures.
Indian uprising pursuit near Crasy Snake ends in surrender talks
United States troops move in after Crasy Snake insurgents terrorize Oklahoma towns. Indians flee as militia closes in near Henrietta station. Reports say Crazy Snake may surrender if treated fairly, while a gunbattle sparks civilian flight and a patrol requests reinforcements.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Crasy Snake
George Woodruff
Department of the Interior
Henrietta
Eight Killed in Dynamite Explosion Near Chillicothe
Eight men were killed and seven injured in a dynamite blast on the Norfolk and Western railway at Indian Creek as workers were removing dynamite for a double track project. The dead include Charles Buchanan of Columbus and several other identified workers, with two men not yet identified.
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Chillicothe, O
Here
Norfolk & Western Railway
Indian Creek
Charles Buchanan
Columbus
Jonathan Floyd
Pride
John Hayes
Antonis
John K. Miller
South Carolina
Newton Mayo
Chatham
Charles Williams
Martinsville
Relatives of Shelton Hire Virginia Law Firm for Defense
Relatives of James Shelton, jailed in Marion County on a charge of shooting Patrick Carroll at Washington and Fine streets, have employed the Gordon and Gordon law firm of Louise Virginia to defend him. One Gordon, formerly prosecutor in his county, is in Indianapolis gathering facts and consulting with a defense team.
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Virginia
James Shelton
Marion County
Patrick Carroll
Washington and
Fine Streets
Gordon, & Gordon
Louise
Gerdona
Indianapolis
Bullock Sues to Stop Local Justice of the Peace Salaries
Attorney Henry W. Bullock files two injunction suits in Superior Court to strike down Center Township justice of the peace salary system, naming trustees and State officials. He seeks a permanent injunction against paying 2000 dollars yearly to five justices and a return of all past salaries, asserting the state constitution forbids special laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Bullock
Carter
Bullock
Center Township
Schroeder
Justices of the Peace
Harvey B. Stout
Harry M. Holmes
Cornelius Kelly
William C. McKenny
Alamanger R. Hutchinson
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Vanguard
Oylvanus Burnham
Texas
Terre Haute
William Tritt
Tritt
Rosa
Mildred Hunter
Girl
Ring
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London
American Investment Trust Company
Eustace Cecil
St. Petersburg
Tabriz
Helsingfors
Finland
Paris
Louis Donald Farquarson
Rue Mont Thabor
Berlin
Echo de Paris
M. Iswolsky
Prince Engalitscheff
M. Tcharykoff
Foreign Office
New York
International Smelting and Refining Company
Washington
Ballinger
Secrety Ballinger
Chester
St. Hedwige
Camden
Ark
Pickett Brothers
Charles Abbott
M. Abbott
el Dorado
Boston
Mass
New England
Henry Wood
Brookline
Cambridge
Theodore Roosevelt
Harvard
Joseph Decamp
Harvard University
Boyleston
Mar
Sanborn G. Forbes
Standard Oil Company
Thomas L. Hisgen
Independent Oil Company
Brighton
Board of Aldermen
Lowell
John W. Howarth
Robert Thomson
Washington, Pa
Cumberland
Joseph Douglas
Melbourne
Vienna
the Tageblatt
Edward
Alexandra
Corfu
Cecilia Rosensweig
Samuel Walfsberg
W. 113Th Street
Olean
Edward Payson Weston
Jamestown
Buffalo
Buffalo Boiler Works
Holman Boiler Works
Howard Bros
Rider & Cousins
U. S. Steel ‘Corporation
Alge
Benrietta
Fit, Sill
Datte
Pierce
Col. Hoffman
Chitte Harjo
Crazy
Crazy Snake
Shelton
J.pee
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