Detectives Testify as Rhodius Guardian Case Proceeds
Depositions in the Rhodius guardianship case end after attorneys say they have all information sought. Detective Adame testifies about his role, payment, and trips with the Rhodiuses from Indianapolis to New York, Rochester, and Pittsburgh, while other lawyers refuse to answer.
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Poenaed
Lebanon
Ind
Ferdinand L. Adame
Henry Spaan
Michael Ryan
Samuel Miller
Rhodius
Adama
Thomas Whallon
Adams
Whallon
Rhodiuses
Indianapolis
Rhodilus
Mr. Spaan
Cass Connaway
Thomas C.whallon
George Rhodius
John W. Claypool
Margaret Ziegler
Connaway
Louisville
Atate
New York
Local Jottings from Our City’s Busy Note Books
Brief items from Indianapolis and surround towns discuss court hearings, farm values, and city projects. mentions include a county poor farm valued at 300 per acre, a proposed asylum site, a temporary restraining order hearing on a coliseum bid, and water supply concerns at the state fair ground.
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Indiana
Jurge Vinson Carter
Constable White Arraigned On Extortion Charge
Police investigate alleged misconduct by magistrates as Chief Constable William White is arrested and released on a 2000 bond. The probe expands to deputies, other constables, and Irvington justice of the peace court, with Prosecutor Hooton coordinating grand jury action and ongoing questioning of Hyde, Sheets, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William White
Harvey B. Stout
Constable White
John Ruckelshaus
Jesse
William Hyde
Eliott R. Hooton
Taylor Groninger
Asche
Hyde
Ben Savage
Grant Hollingsworth
Haughville
Savage
John Clancy
N. Illinois St
Deal
Albert Deal
Justice of the Peace
Porter
Justice Sheets
Irvington
Sheets
John Kissel
Constable Deal
Kissel
Hooton
Samuel Beadle
Elliott R. Hooton
Justice of the Peace Court
Harry Sheets
Robert Metzger
John S. Duncap
Samuels
E. E. Hodgin
Justice
John 8. Duncan
Samuel McGaughey
Duncan
Otters
Constal
United States Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy conditions with possible showers and cooler air overnight into Friday night. Saturday forecast shows improving conditions though scattered showers may persist into early afternoon. Temperatures expected to trend downward through the period with light to moderate winds.
Health officers' school linked to state meeting in May
The State Board of Health bulletin invites health officers to a May 21 school just before the State Medical Society sessions on May 22 23 and 24. A full program covers topics such as Pure Food and Drug Laws enforcement, diphtheria antitoxin production and standardization, and stream pollution and sewage disposal. The Claypool hotel is the likely meeting venue.
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State Board of Health
State Medical Society
Claypool
Taft Seen As Likely Presidential Nominee In 1908
Washington reports that the Ohio surrender by Foraker signals the end of anti Roosevelt opposition and makes Taft the favored nominee. Indiana and Pennsylvania are pivotal as the center of the split, while Fairbanks is weakened and unlikely to ride in as a stalking horse.
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Taft
Foraker
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Back
Aldrich
Scott
Crane
Penrose
Elkins
Depew
Harriman
Morgan
Hill
Rockefeller
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Rooseveltt
Washington
Brightwood Residents Urge Line Extension on Brightwood Ave
A large crowd from Brightwood gathered Friday to urge the Board of Public Works to petition the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Co. to extend its line on Brightwood Avenue from Twenty-fifth Street to Thirtieth Street. The board promised an investigation.
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Brightwood
Board of Public Works
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Brightwood Ave
Twenty-fifth-st
Thirtieth-st
Burglar Breaks into Ed Wagner Store
A burglar entered Ed Wagner's shop at 1302 West Washington Street Friday night and stole eight cents in two cent stamps from the cash drawer. No other items were taken.
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Ed Wagner
Washington St
Body Identity Confusion After City Morgue Discovery
A young man killed near the Big Four tracks at New Jersey street is identified briefly by Mrs. John Rolan as her husband, then later disproved when the husband is found alive at home. The deceased, about 35, wore clothing and had a scar matching the missing man. The scene caused distress among residents.
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New Jersey St
John
Streetcar Strike Faces Military Control in San Francisco
San Francisco officials report no progress toward a peaceful settlement of the street car strike. Police have protected company cars but can run only two on the outskirts, signaling a slide toward military oversight of transit.
Wheat price surge on Board of Trade bears panic
In Chicago on May 19 July wheat jumped from 85% to 8553 as big investors bought heavily. Government crop reports blamed the invasion of the green bug for reduced yields, with experts predicting at least a ten percent drop from last year. Prices were seen climbing toward a dollar per bushel.
G A R Nominates W A Ketcham for National Commander
Prominent G A R members recommend W A Ketcham for national commander at the Saratoga encampment this summer. Ketcham, a former lieutenant in the Thirteenth Indiana Infantry, opposed a Southern women’s monument proposal at Andersonville prison and helped defeat the project.
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W. A. Ketcham
Saratoga
Ketcham
Thirteenth
Indiana Infantry
Andersonville Prison
Grocers Face Pure Food Violations In Court
Charles W. Verburg admitted selling cinnamon padded with ground corcanut shells and paid a $10 fine plus costs in police court. Dan Busar, a grocer, was cleared after being found to have sold adulterated maple sugar from a mixed wrecked car batch. Warrants were issued for John Hann and C. Sobbel on charges they sold lard containing beef fat.
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Charles W. Verburg
Massachusetts Ave
Burt Cohn
Dan Busar
Nineteenth St
Busar
Oran Hack
John Hann
Madison Ave
C. Sobbel
S. Meridian Sr
Man Charged with Murder Sent to Grand Jury
Bud Morton, a Black man, is sent from the police court to the grand jury on a murder charge in the death of Mrs. Anna Walker. County coroner Dr. G A Petersdorf and Dr. Knox with Detective Dugan conducted an autopsy in Newcastle. the coroner doubts the blow caused the death.
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Bud” Morton
Anna Walker
G. A. Petersdorf
Knox
Dugan
Newcastle
Morton
Bride Leaves Husband After New York Move
Elizabeth Johnson Mariani, daughter of Mayor Johnson, has left her husband Signor Frederico Mariani. He remains in bachelor apartments in New York while she stays at another address there. Her mother is in New York suffering nervous prostration, and Mayor Tom Johnson declines to comment. The March wedding at the mayor’s home preceded their quiet departure for New York and plans to go abroad. The romance began in Monte Calo.
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Cleveland, CO
Elizabeth Johnson Mariani
Johnson
Signor
Frederico Mariani
Mariani
New York
Tom
Johnson Mariani
Plan to wreck Brook side street car thwarted
Police say a plot to damage the 1 o clock Brook side street car under the elevated tracks at Massachusetts avenue depot was stopped Friday night by Patrolman Vernon Asserts and Merchant Policeman Wittinghill. They found five large rail spikes across the tracks and searched the area for two suspects seen earlier with three men. No description or trace was found.
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Brookside
Massachusetts Ave
Vernon Asserts
Wittinghill
Charge Railroads Violate New Laws in First U.S. Case
The Marion county court hears the state affidavit accusing Pennsylvania Railroad of not having a full train crew as required by a new law. The train No 11 between Columbus Ohio and Indianapolis is said to lack a flagman. The case tests the law's constitutionality with potential appeal to the supreme court.
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Marion County Criminal Court
Martin Hugg
State Railway Commission
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Leon E. Morton
the Commission
Pennsylvania Mail
Columbus
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Hiagg
Wabash Railway Company
Lafayette
Shortridge High Plans Senior Valedictorian Speech Contest
On June 3 a valedictorian selection contest will be held at Shortridge high school open to any senior. Each contestant must deliver a memorized speech before three judges chosen by Prof. George W. Benton, who will grade by delivery and scholarship record.
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Shortridge High School
George W. Benton
Hughes in Second Place on Taft Ticket
Administration circles strongly expect Governor Charles E. Hughes of New York to be acceptable to President Roosevelt as Taft's running mate. Many believe Hughes will consent to run for vice president, with an Ohio candidate for president making an eastern pair the logical choice for the ticket.
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Scrippa-McRae Prean Association
Washington
Charles E. Hughes
New York
Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
New York State
Meridian Street Improvement Approved by Board
The Board of Public Works passed a resolution Friday to improve Meridian Street from Vermont to St. Clair streets with an asphalt roadway.
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Meridian
Board of Public Works
Meridian-st
Vermont
St. Clairsts
Four Rooms Furnished Complete at Sale Price
The People's Outfitting Co offers a four room furnishing package valued at 225 dollars for 155 dollars in a sale running tomorrow.
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People’s Outfiting Co
Three Room Furnishings Sold Cheap at People's Outfitting
Complete three room furnishings valued at 175 dollars offered for 125 dollars by The People's Outfitting Co. The ad lists practical plasterers Heal Bros and a sidewalk roller share with steel rollers, with addresses on Washington Street and contact numbers Main 605 and New 5567.
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Heal “Bros
Gus -Habloh
Washington Street
Peruvian farmer Howard found dead in field
After a 12 hour search Mrs. John Howard located her husband, a well known farmer, dead in a wheat field. He had gone out after dark to protect his sheep from dogs. Doctors cite heart disease as the probable cause of death.
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Peru
Ind
John Howard
Howard
Royal birth of Alfonso signals Spain’s joy in Madrid
Madrid erupts as the royal flag flies from the palace signaling the birth of Prince Alfonso, heir to the Spanish throne. Cannons roar, businesses close, bunting adorns streets, and officials announce the newborn’s title Prince of Asturias with the queen and prince reported well.
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Madrid
San Domingo de Guzan
Spain
Punta del Dia
Mante
Prince of Asturias
Alfonso
Guite Enez
Senor
Prince of
Asturias
Royal Palace
Queen Victoria
Prince Alphonso
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Mr. Adams
Sudge Whailton
Detective Adams
Rhodiuees
Ge Richeaten
HM. T
Cass Cennaway
Cass
Wll
Majestic
Board of Public Health
Thomas O'Neil
Chesterfield Camp Meeting Association
Anderson
D. E. Mayees
Denver
Our Town
The
City Water Company
Joseph R. Gordon W. R. C
Henry Sipasa
John Duncan
Henry Seyfried
Hugh McGowan
Mrs. King of
Alf
Thomas E. Pedigoe
Amanda E. Campbell
Justice Crutchfield
Martinsville
C. M. Gravis
Southport
England
Bryce
Orient Building Company
Kansas City
John H. Stem
Pinafore Opera Club
Michigan
Helen Faulkner
S. S. Clark
Sigma
Manual Training High School
Central Are. M. E. Church
Indianapolis Mannerchor
Engitah's
Fletcher
Windsor Inn
Illinois St
J. D. Carlin
United States
Lair
People IN
Fairbanks News
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Ington
Tion
Roosevelt-Taft
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Big Four
Rolan
John Rolan
Kauffman
San Francisco
Scripps-McRae Press Association
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People’s Outfitting Co
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