Murderer Henry Jones Executed at Michigan City Prison
Henry Jones, who slayed Omer Thomas in a prison chapel stabbing, was executed at the northern prison in Michigan City after a planned crime spree tied to testimony against him. Jones faced the gallows with calm resolve, the lever pulled as a prayer ended, the fall breaking his neck within minutes. A separate item notes a smooth-talking fraudster attempting to swindle city officials with forged identities.
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Indianapolis
Jones
Fim
Ifs Ha
Briday
Omer Thomas
Linney
Conti
Thom
Thomas
Marion County
Lint
Jones Alse
Jacksonville
Fla
Savannah
Beveridge argues Walter Raleigh wrote Shakespeare works
Albert J. Beveridge gave a masterly address at a Jewish temple under Montefiore society titled The undiscovered Shakespeare. He argues Shakespeare and Bacon did not write the plays, contending Walter Raleigh did. He notes Shakespeare was then a 21 year old drunken ambitious youth, Bacon lacked breadth, while Raleigh was a courtier and well connected to state affairs.
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Albert J. Beveridge
Montefiore Society
Shakespere
Bacon
Walter Raleigh
Hestler
Raleigh
Ferriter Indicted in First Degree Murder Case
John Ferriter was indicted by the grand jury on murder in the first degree for the killing of Patrolman Charles A. Ware. Prosecutor Willisie plans to call the case within 15 days. Griffiths and Potts may or may not undertake Ferriter's defense, with Judge McCray still undecided on appointment.
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John Ferriter
Chales A. Ware
Willisie
Griffiths & Potts
Ferriter
McCray
Old man burns in garret fire while trying to extinguish flames
N H Lowe sr eighty years old suffered severe burns in a Friday morning garret fire, likely inhaling smoke. The blaze at 308 J6 North-si destroyed part of the house owned by N E Towwear, with furniture losses and the incident spurring a fire alarm. Mrs Lowe was prostrated, but not seriously injured. doctors fear long term harm from inhalation.
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N. H. Lowe
Gar
North-si
N. E. Toowear
Story
Mr. Lowe
Garret
Mresechusetts-aven
Nobie St
Runaway Wagons on Delaware Street Frighten Shoppers
Witnesses describe a wild runaway of Lieber’s battling wagons from Virginia Avenue toward the viaduct. The team dashed past the court house, struck a bogey, demolished a wheel, and finally tired in a mud-filled alley near East Street. A bicyclist boarded to stop them. no major injuries reported.
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Delaware-st
Lieber
Virginia Ave
Delawarest
Commission Row
Washingston St
Court House
Tomlinson Hall
Massachusetts Ave
Vermont St
East St
Vermont
Retreat From Pharsalia Spurs Intervention and Peace Talks
The looming foreign intervention drives heavy talk over peace terms with Turkey. Greek forces retreat from Velestino and Lamia as dynamics shift. Turkish cavalry harasses Greek rear. Pharsalia and Crete stay contested amid looming settlement and frontier questions.
Falls Out Sparks Possible Receiver Actions On Railroads
Rumors claim Bissell Sage and George Gould have fallen out leading to potential receivers for the Iron Mountain system lines. Sage sought an accounting from Gould over construction details while Gould refused, stirring wild stock market speculation and talk of dividends and secrecy. Authorities note both deny friction even as market chatter grows.
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Iron Mountain
Gould
Rativodd du Hasadsiania
Sages
Sage
Ble
Suite Gould
Wall St
Thes Anfett de Ogetting
Therm
Feu
Hs Bee Jong
ATUL
Gourd
Mr. Sage
Reid
Crazed Chris Nichols Attacks Wife Then Commits Suicide
A man named Chris Nichols, enraged over domestic affairs, attempted to murder his wife on Friday and later swallowed poison, killing himself before help arrived. His body was discovered in the yard of the Oklahoma Road House after an extended search.
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Oklahoma Road Flouse
Nichole
Maywood
Cupied
Nichols
Road House
Brayton
Quack law clamp ends idea of licensed practice
Indiana tightens medical licensing as graduates from reputable colleges face strict standards. A West Indianapolis case highlights the new law’s reach as Chris Nichols attempted to kill his wife and then died after taking poison. The State Board plans a practical licensing test next Friday and to mail circulars detailing interpretation of the act.
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Dinnen
Beard
Port Wayne
Newro
Quainis
Divine
Ajlen County
Ehasen G
Tvrhatuis
Nea
Levk
Pater
Toll gate run ends in arrest in Glenville
Fred Sherwood and Young chauffeured Miss Chamberlain and Miss Meade from Hampton to an Epworth league meeting. They attempted to "run" the Euclid toll gate, knocked down 70 year old gate keeper Henry Van Gorder, who was seriously injured. The four were fined five dollars and costs and later charged with assault as Van Gorder’s condition worsened.
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Glenville
Fred Sherwood
Jessie Chamberlain
Sarah E. Meade
Hampton
Euclid
Henry van Gorder
van Gorder
Mary Lemke Dies by Self-Imposed Starvation After Unhappy Marriage
Mary Lemke of Montclaire New Jersey, second wife of Theodore Lemke a New York businessman, died Thursday night from deliberate starvation. She had resolved to die two weeks earlier and stopped eating, with plans for forced hospital care abandoned as death occurred.
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New York
Mary Lemke
Montclaire
N. J
Theodore Lemke
Insurance Litigation Restricts Book Investigation
Sullivan Hilligess, cross-complainant in the Mutual Life case, is denied permission to inspect the books by Judge Harvey. The court orders the company receiver to file a full financial report promptly for the benefit of all interested parties.
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Sullivan Hilligess
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Harvey
Murdered his wife after life insurance gain
Fort Worth Texas May 7. Gordon Bradshaw of Fayetteville Peru is under arrest in Worth county for the murder of his wife. The bride was accidentally shot days after marriage. It develops that he had set 7500 dollars on her life.
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Averest
Fort Worth
Tex
Gordon Bradshaw
Fayetteville
Peru
Worth County
Indianapolis Forecast for 436 Hours Ending May Pm
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity calls for fair conditions Friday night and Saturday. Noon Friday temperature was 50 degrees, 2 pm reached 82, the highest reported so far this year.
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Indianapolis
Kyma Swann Dies in Indianapolis After Long Life of Charity
Kyma Swann aged 66 died at her home 76 VV. P street Thursday night after a long illness. A native of Stairfield Indiana she lived in Indianapolis 29 years. She married Morris Swann who died years ago. Known for philanthropy and scientific writing she authored papers for eastern periodicals and left several manuscripts. Survived by four children Mrs Alfaretta Bagnelle William R Swann Mrs W E Gleason and Mrs F L W Gverman. Funeral Sunday afternoon from her residence with Rev T S Guthries officiating. Undertaker Whitsett in charge.
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Swann
Horn
Buish
Universalist Church
Alfaretta Bagnelle
Alabama St
William R. Swann
N. Davidson-st
W. FE. Gleason
N. Ilinois-st
FL W. Gverman
Laymen Call Mass Meeting On Church Representation
Prominent Methodist Episcopal Church of Indiana members urge laymen to gather Sept. 15 in Masonic hall to discuss representation in church conferences. Circular notes minority clergy seeking power, cites 343 Indiana preachers to seven delegates versus 90,000 laymen with two. Thirty delegates to a forthcoming national convention. Also brief notes on Prof. Gentry’s dog and pony show and orphan asylum children attending matinee.
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Methodist Episcopal Church of
Indiana
Masonic Hall
Prof. Gentry
Saturday Bargain Parade From Local Stores
A cluttered notice lists numerous retailers with sales and bargains for Saturday. Items include hats from Danbury, shoes at Earle's, hammocks at Chas Mayer & Co, carpets at Albert Gali, and $8.88 Eagle suits from the Original Eagle. It highlights bread from Parrott & Taggart and Iver Johnson wheels through Br. Hiram Castor’s listing, urging readers to check pages for full listings.
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W. H. Block
Earle's
Chas. Mayer & Co
Arcads
Nreitlein
Albert Gali
Eagle
Parrott & Taggart
W. Buschmann & Co
Iver-Johnson
Chicago
Chas. Maguire
Granger
Geo. J. Marott
Wasson
New York
Saks & Co.’s
Desperate chase for Hudson Patterson ends in lynch fears
May 7 report from Paducah says hunt for Hudson Patterson, a negro desperado, extends along the Kentucky state line. Patterson allegedly killed his sick wife in Henry Station Tennessee by kicking her and choking her. he claimed death was from spasms and fled before discovery.
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Paducah
Ikky
Kentucky
Hudson Patterson
Henry
Station
Tenn
Patterson
Bowser Probes Get Rich-Quick Scheme Ties in Indianapolis
A. A. Bowser, returning from New York, reports a failing scheme run by Bam Kellar & Co. in Indianapolis, with fake references and large client losses. He describes heavy deposits, lost funds, and slow-cracking state action, while noting Kellar’s once stellar New York reputation and current alleged deceit.
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Indianapolis
City Life Victims and Civic Works Updates in Cumberland
Alexander Ferguson an elder Cumberland resident dies. A Board of Works resolution paves Tenth street from Pennsylvania to Delaware with creosote pine blocks. Cameron Merriweather sues for divorce from Lucy after eight years apart in Illinois. W W T Koons, 50, a real estate dealer, deemed insane with hellish delusions. Public works contracts awarded for brick paving on alley west of Missouri from Washington to Court and cement walks on Georgia Street. An ambulance removed a delirious tramp from a box car at Big Four yards. he suffers typhoid and malaria. Petitions filed for paving, cement walks, gravel roads, and extensions on several avenues including Ash, Villa, Droves, St Clair, College avenues.
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Alexander Ferguson
Cumberland
Tenth St
Pennsylvania St
Delaware-st
Board of Works
Cameron Merriweather
Lucy
Ilinois
T. Koons
Board of Public Works
Trrnday
Missouri-st
Washington
Court-st
Capital Paving and Construction Company
Georgia St
Capitol-ave
Kentucky-ave
Henry Maag
Indianapolis
Carroll
Ash-st
Fifteenth
Sixteenth-st
Villa-ave
Prospect-st
Woodlawn-ave
Lexington-ave
Droves-st
Washington-st
St. Clair-st
Park-ave
College-ave
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State Board of Medical
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Oklahoma Road House
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Kyna Swann
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