Coroner 9 Report Hidden by County Officials
Secrecy by county commissioners John Mendenhall and William Roberts kept a coroner office report from public view after experts examined county transactions in 1907. Roberts brought the report to the prosecutor and grand jury without comment. Coroner Gustav Petersdorf testified. Dr Samuel McGaughey, deputy, also appeared.
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John Mendenhall
William Roberts
Com Missioners
Gustav A. Petersdorf
Samuel McGaughey
Irvington
Petersdorf
Circus war may be interesting in Hodgierotate Indiana
Kokomo Indiana March 31 Indications point to a circus war this coming season with Indiana as the storm center. An agent for Wallace Hagenbeck spent two days trying to option all show lots at a nominal price if unused. Buffalo Bill Wild West contracted for 18 acres for June 6 and BarnumBailey seeks July 1. Ringlings may also enter the Indiana arena soon.
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Kokomo. Ind
Indiana
Wallace-Hagenbeck Combina
Tion
Buffalo Bill Wild West
Wallace-dlagenbeck
Wallace-Hagenbeck
Ringlings
Indiana Arena
Marshall
Democratic Party
Lineman Young Falls From Pole in Lafayette, Dies
Allen M. Young line foreman for Central Union Telephone died after falling 30 feet from a pole on Second Street in West Lafayette. He was found dead by coworkers, with unclear cause whether contact with live wire or accidental fall. Formerly a lineman in Indianapolis.
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Lafayette
Ind
Allen M. Young
Central Union Telephone Company
Second St
West Lafayette
Young
Indianapols
Graft Probe Wrangles With Grand Jury Indictments
Prosecutor Elliott R. Hooton states no indictments will result from county graft inquiries. Despite this the grand jury is rumored to near two more indictments tied to the power house boiler deal as the March session ends with a final report forthcoming.
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Grand Jury
Elliott R. Hooton
Grand Jur
Power House
Burglars Target Meat Shop and Bakery on Meridian Street
Burglars pried open a side window of a meat shop at 1249 S. Meridian Street Monday night and took cash from the register. They then went next door to Honey Bauman’s Bakery at 1248 S. Meridian Street and stole $3.
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S. Meridian-st
Honey Bauman
Home Broker Kills Himself After Tragedy
John Milton Stansland a New York broker and Real Estate Exchange member died at 612 West 128th Street after shooting himself in the head and heart. His wife and 18 year old daughter found him in the bathroom with a revolver. last evening he appeared downcast following the suicide of his friend Ernest G. Stedman three months earlier.
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John Milton Stansland
New York Real Estate Ex
New York
W. 128Th St
Ernest G. Stedman
Bessie
Fair Auto Speeder Fined One Dollar Each
Speeding motorists caught by Officer Gibney pleaded guilty and paid one dollar plus costs in Tuesday court. Those fined were Miss Minnie Lehman H B Sales and Howard Wilcox.
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Gibney
Miss Minnie Lehman
H. B. Sales
Howard Wilcox
SEEK MOTIVE OR MURDER OF JOE COLE
Detectives have not learned why George Bell a Black man struck the White man Joe Cole with a club in a confrontation notes police reports. The case prompts renewed calls for restraint and a full investigation by authorities.
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Joe Cole
George Bell
Women complicate murder case in early testimony
Detectives cannot determine motive in the killing of Joseph Cole by George Bell at a saloon. The club used in the assault was found near the saloon. Cole had five dollars. robbery is suspected. Bett first claimed insult to his sister, a story contradicted by the sister. Mary Kirby testified Eva Morton left the saloon as Cole allegedly grabbed her arm, with Morton calling to her brother. Bell then appeared with a club and struck Cole.
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Bett
Cole
Mary Kirby
Eva Morton
Morton
Bell
Hill Named Ambassador to Germany in 1912 Shuffle
Washington reports David Jayne Hill was nominated today as ambassador to Germany to succeed Charlemagne Tower, who resigned. Republicans at the state convention rejected a straddle on liquor, pledging local option with the county as the voting unit, signaling a decisive temperance stance.
Republican operatives chart convention strategy inland
Key Indiana Republicans plot for secretary of state and governorship as A C Alexander opens rooms in Claypool for district meetings. Hugh Miller gains ground with strong headquarters while Hanly Goodwine division and committee moves shape the delegate lineup and candidacies for governor at the Dayrpool hotel convention facilities.
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A. C. Alexander
Claypool
Mr. Alexander
Hugh T. Miller
Columbus
Claxypoo
State Committee
Hugh Miller
Ianly
Watson
Miller
Colunbus
Statehouse
Local notes on Indiana governor race and ticket talk
Quincy A. Myers of Logansport warned that Clay street appeared like a cut rate ticket office as contenders crowded the slate for supreme judge. Union Banner Hunt for James B. Watson led a statewide telephonic roundup Monday night, contacting nearly every county delegation and praising the outlook. R R Moorman of Lafayette, a Watson delegate, held a conference with Gov. Early after a hard local fight. Moorman serves on Watson's reception committee.
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Quincy A. Myers
Logansport
Union
R.R. Moorman
Lafayette
Watson
Gov. Eanly
Mr. Moorman
Mr. Watson
Police Rescue Man Prevent A Lynching
Atlanta March 31 police stopped a mob of negroes from lynching B R Chapin a young white mill operator from Vermont seized from a sleeping room in a Brownsville negro dwelling site of earlier riot horror. Chapin was rescued and jailed.
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Brownsville
Chapin
Vermont
Local pursuit continues for Charles W. Miller
S Dodae of Eiknart has been active near the serene area for two days as authorities press the search for Charles W. Miller.
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S Dodae
Eiknart
Charles W. Miller
Bitter Toward Goodwine at Indiana G.O.P. Rally
Gov J Frank Hanly storms Indiana Republican convention urging Hugh T Miller for governor and Emmett F Branch for lieutenant governor He vows to veto metro police repeal and brands Vincennes university claim as fraud His tirade splits support, jeopardizing Branch bids and foreshadowing a tense speaking session at the convention.
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J. Frank Hanly
Hugh T. Miller
Emmett F. Branch
Vincennes University
Hanis
Hanly
Fremont Goodwine
Senate
Marion County
Goodwine
Capt
Branch
Capt. Branch
Hany
George E. Clarke
South Bend
Mr. Clarke
Haniy
Body Returned Home From Indianapolis Sanatorium Tragedy
The body of Mrs. Milton Lamb of New Castle Indiana was returned from Indianapolis where she had gone for an operation at a sanatorium. Complications after the procedure led to her death. she was well known in the community and had suffered declining health for several years.
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New Castle
Ind
Milton Lamb
Indianapolis
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