Plea by Matson in Metzger Case stirs Indianapolis court
City Attorney Frederick E. Matson urged Special Judge Wilburn Wilson to discard charges against Chief Metzger, arguing court actions against Metzger emboldened criminals. Prosecutor Benedict countered that the demurrer sought abatement and defense attorney Ryan attacked court instructions and grand jury secrecy, framing judge Alford’s conduct as overreach.
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Robert Motager
Techiff
Indianapolis
Frederick E. Matson
Wilburn Wilson
Metzger
Matuon
Messier
Robart
Kooga
Charles P. Benedict
Ude Fremont Alfard
Dan
Mhief Metzger
Alford
Grand Jury
Ifh
Prosentor
Prosetora Co-Council
J. E. McCullough
Ryan
Grand Jurios
Attorney Ryan
Durora
Anld Ryan
National Board of Fire Underwriters begins city fire hazard inquiry
A five engineer team led by A C Noble arrives in Indianapolis to inspect city fire risk six weeks. They will study waterworks, buildings, and municipal departments under S H Lockett, with army engineers assisting. Reports go to New York for recommendations to reduce conflagration dangers.
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A.C. Noble
Chay- Duol
Louisville
Endsill
Law Building
B. H. Davin
R. W. Bryant
R. C. Demmett
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Insurjanes
United States
Baltimore
M Ataft
Indianapolis
The
United
Brats
Nry
New York
H. Lockett
Lockett
Nas Ween
J. &. Greely
United States Army
Iin
Grape Nuts touted as brain fuel in early ads
An ad extols Grape Nuts as a smart dietary aid, claiming brain benefits from phosphates of potash and albumen. It argues the body needs direct nutrient intake, praises long usage by workers, and notes heavy grocer distribution for the product from Postum Cereal Moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salniiter
Jere
Pastum Grek
Violent German storms disrupt life and exams
Germany endures record heat followed by violent storms in May. Damage includes unroofed Cologne house and damaged churches. The State Board of Medical Registration will hold a statewide licensing examination in the statehouse on May 2, with many physicians and graduates seeking licenses to practice.
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Germany
Levipps-McRen Prean Association
Berlin
Ife
AL Cologne, & c
Guandelfingen
State Board of Medical Registration
Statehouse
State commerce commission to resume coal field inquiry
The state commerce commission plans to resume its Chicago testimony on the oil business and will reopen the coal industry probe covering West Virginia and western Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on May 25. The notice hints at expanded hearings and copies of next Monday’s anniversary adition. A shopper notes rising demand and a sale at Rink's with covert goat sacrifices mentioned.
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Bepperi
Wabhingtod Ih
State Commerce Commission
Chicago
United States
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Fiona
Battle Looms as Zululand Recruits Armed Force
A despatched report from Durban Natal describes a rising in Zululand with thousands of Zulus joining the rebels under Chief Bimbaata. Colonial troops are being hurried to intercept and prevent further violence as February events feared to escalate.
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Serippe
Durban
Natal
Addvines
Bimbaata
Marious
Bryan May Enter 1908 Race Says He Will Decide
W J Bryan hints he may run in 1908 depending on circumstances. In a Cairo Egypt letter via M C Watmire, Bryan notes he does not seek another nomination and will not act to secure one if circumstances prove unfavorable.
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M. C. Wetmore
ST. Louis
M. C. Watmire
W. d. Bryan
Alr
Diryan
Blind musician Cherlee Beck dies by suicide in Elwood
Special to The Sam reports Cherlee Beck a 45 year old blind musician known across the gas bell community killed himself last night by ingesting cribolic acid. He leaves a wife and children. He owned a room and had money in bank. Despondency cited as cause.
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Sam
Elwood
Intl
Cherlee Beck
Billiard Cue Fight Leaves Saloon Patron Wounded
In a We Washington saloon altercation Elmer Boyd struck John Mahey with a billiard cue causing a head wound and a cut under the eye needing stitches. Mahey was arrested by Officers Shine and Mull. Boyd escaped. The brawl stemmed from a trivial argument.
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Elmer Boyd
John Mahey
G. B. York
Washington
At & Oelock
Mahey
Boyd
Qina
Shine
Hoye
Strike Leaders Killed in Milan Labor Strike
Two principal chieftains of the Milan labor strike movement were murdered last night as chaos erupts. The murderers escaped, leaving the city tense and authorities searching for suspects. Local reports say the victims were key figures in the Scripps-McHae Irens Association and the movement’s leadership. May 1.
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Scripps-McHae Irens Association
WOME
Iabor
Milan
Mutcherers
Local events and meetings scheduled for June and May
Public notices list a smoker at Grand hotel in June by the Southeastern Indiana Lumbermen’s association and several church and school gatherings. Activities include a May 16 17 diocese council at Grace Pro Cathedral, Woman’s Missionary Society at First Baptist, Young Women’s Missionary Society at Second Presbyterian, and a Girls’ Clanatenl school reception postponed to May 18. The Indianapolis Conservatory of Music presents The Gondoliers. The State Physio Medical Association elected officers with next meeting in May 197? at Ante.
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Southeastern Indiana Lumbermen's Association
Grand Hotel
Shortridgeigh School Senate
Roosevelt
Woman's Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Lady of Lyons
Clanatenl School
Propylaeum
Slty
Diocese of
Indianapolis
Grace Pro Cathedral
Young Women’s Missionary Society of the
Secon Presbyterian Church
Mra
Herman Munk
N. Pennaylyan
Ant
Astoctarian
Tell Storea Acg P. m
Engtlad'a
Indianapolis Conservatory of Munic
Knww
Btate Physio-Medical
Asroclanin
Han
aMcere
Fresi
Roosevelt Era Trust Busting Targets Major Firms
Government action intensifies against large trusts. Standard Oil, the tobacco and sugar interests face indictments, injunctions, and book production orders as federal probes expand across states and territories including Alaska and Hawaii. President Roosevelt widens crusade with prosecutions and intergovernmental cooperation.
Couple elope after funeral as parents protest
In Princeton Indiana Georges Bybee and Billy May Brows, a local pair, eloped while parents attended a neighbor's funeral. They fled to the river and railroad bridge before marrying by a justice of the peace. James Brown, the girl's father, vows to prosecute Bybee for swearing and claims she is underage at eleven. Both families are well known in town.
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Jgedal
Theam Princeton
Ind
May
Wedash
Georges Bybee
Binny May
Thiy City
Mt. Carmel
Justlee
James Brown
Brown
Bydea
Bla Gatghtar
Abe
Citizens' Gas Trust seeks to force city option transfer
Directors of Citizens' Gas Company plan to sue the Board of Public Works to compel relinquishment of the city's option to purchase the Consumers' plant. The move follows transfers during John V. Hollemen's administration, with Mayor Boohkwaiter and City Attorney Matson arguing the option should not transfer until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the city's rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Gan Company
Consumera’ Gas Trust
Ave
Board of Public Works
Citizens’ Company
Citizens' Company
Charles A. Boohkwaiter
Frederick . Matson
United States Supreme Court
Man Identified After Belmond Avenue Train Suicide
The dead man identified as William McDonald, a bottler from Coffess, reportedly threw himself before a special train in the Belmont avenue yard near W. Michisanest, witnessed by yardmaster H. Moore and J. P. Essek. Relatives said personal crisis may have driven the act. the body was badly mutilated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shine
Saigt
John Boylen
William McDonald
McDonald
Maidway
Peoria
Belmont
Death and shortage hang over Staten Island case
Charles L. Spier, a confidential man for Henry H. Rogers, was found dead at his Staten Island home. A deficit of at least 180000 is reported as investigators search for accounts. Spier’s family denies suicide, while police favor homicide theories. Coroner and physicians dispute suicide claims.
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Kerippa-MoRse Presa Association
New York
Charles L. Spier
Henry H. Rogers
Staten Island
Spier
City News Jt te maid and local notices mix
A garbled page reports no change in the carpenters strike and notes legal actions involving C M Cane and H Rentsch Co. Merchants National Bank buys property at 125 Meridian St for 85 000 to expand a building. Three Tutor college men face expulsion. twenty others must deny involvement in an assault on a professor. Jeremiah Hawking paroled convict now in Kansas, requisitioned by Governor Hanry Joarrh Hane. Stolen bicycle charges target James Longmeyer and Tow ant Avifernon. A funeral edition for next Monday’s Baumannette issue is advertised with requests for orders.
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Merchants’ National Bank
Meridian St
Yew
Rockefeller Institute Opens in New York City
The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research opened in Manhattan at 60th Street and Avenue A with ceremonies. John D. Rockefeller donated 3 million dollars for construction and equipment. Speeches were given by Nicholas Murray Butler, Charles W. Eliot, Dr. William H. Welch, and Dr. Luther E. Holt. The institute, the first of its kind in the United States, was founded after Rockefeller’s granddaughter's death.
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Scrippa-Mortat Free Association
New York
Rockefeller
Avenue A
John D. Rockefeller
Nicholaa Murray Butler
Columbia University
Charles W. Eliot Dresident
Harvard University
William H. Welch
Luther E. Holt
United States
Rockerfeller
Chicago
Price of coal drops as Indianapolis buyers find bargains
Anthracite coal can be bought today in Indianapolis at 7.50 a ton, down from 8.00 during late March and after a February strike peak. Prices slid to 7.78 and then 7.60, with operators expected to announce any further mine price reductions soon. George Meyer of A B Meyer & Co notes a further decline is unlikely unless operators lower mine prices, with official word expected in coming days.
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Indianapolis
George Meyer
A. B. Meyer
Saya
Indiana Boys Reform School Report Highlights
The annual report to Governor Hanly by Superintendent York details progress at the Indiana Boys’ Home with improved facilities, a 40-boy two story brick cot, and remodeled heating. It notes four deaths this year, demographics of committed boys, offenses from petty to manslaughter, tobacco and intoxicant use, and the school’s emphasis on moral and mental reform through education, trades, and religious training.
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Indiana
Gav. Hanly
Lloyd Walker
Eddie Brown
Russell DeWert
Wiliie Isabel
Kentucky
Tennessee
Germany
Canada
Poland
Christa Church
BR. E. Tork
Bechtel Charged With Theft Ties Company Losses
Special to The Tum Minneapolis May 1. Sterling adminalone by Wil Jam Bechtel former Northwestern National Life President charged with stealing 5000 from the company reveals total loss may reach 7100. Bechtel paid Dr Jacob Forde to retire. sold a contract to a rival for personal profit of 10000. paid Campbell to surrender his contract. used 16509 of company funds for personal obligations. paid 5000 to George Getty to resign. he says all actions were for the company and he allowed 22000 yearly in addition to salary. Other members were paid to resign.
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Tum
Minneapolis
Minn
Wil Jam
Bechtel
Northwestern National Life Insireeas Company
Mechtel
Jacob Forde
Campbell
George F. Getty
City Record for a Day Features Births and Marriages
A daily city record lists births, marriages, and building permits with names such as Mae Grace Lacy, Jacob Geile, and William T. Fianceaa. Entries include infant births, parent pairs, and a long list of property repairs and new dwellings across addresses like Centre Ave, Arcowave, and Twenty-eighth Street. The page also notes military and civic items, and a push for advance orders for an anniversary edition.
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Matson
Job A Msietr
Sud Atnay
Michael Ryan
Mr. McCullough
Courpe
von Patent
Benedict
Ulty
W. J. Bryan
Charles Beck
Havel
Hill
Crusade
Standard Oil Company
Drug Trust
Scripps-McNae Press Association
Washington, D.C
U—Of Trust
Pergong
Cnriies
Suprama Court
Bonnevelt
Beef Trust
Paper Trust
Remé Court
St- Louis
St Louis
New York Central Railroad
Ohio
Kansan
Alaska
Hawaii
Dil
Nome Retyil Grocers’ Association
Tabind Btates
Honoluu
Yenerday
Moody
Frag Trust
San Francisco
South
M'Donald
Belf
Trace
President Schaff
City News
C. M. Cane
Tor &, H. Rentsch & Co
Tutler College
Sam ‘Taggart
Pluto
Jeremiah Hawking
Kansas
Hanry
Joarrh Hane
Hogey
James Longmeyer
Towant
Dounds
Ump Bearch
Cholee
Ibs
Choles California Prunes
Zvound
Sautorom Pei
Eferer
Ben Soap
Grocery CO
N. Delawareat
Ava
W. Washington
Shelby
Maasnachvnetis
Aya
B. Meridian
Nt. i . Senateave
N. Wast-st
Washington-st
Alabama St
E. Bt
Ciew
L. &. Jackson
Plainfield
York
Saat
Marion County
Vigo
I. Alles
Delaware
Tippecanoe
Madison
Bechtel Saya
Dany Kern
Kappes
Batuel
Attha
Feldeave
Stewart
Martha Nevitt
Merbert
Ida
Hirt
Willie At
Charles
Emma Sedam
Nelbal
John
Jucy Haramn
Twenty Eighth-St
Grover
Ida Doty
Birk Hebert
Cora Logan
Rueyavey
Guls
Hanna Letis
N. Runtivatns
Laury
Bertha Button
Vepetat
Arthur J
Bridget Phelan
Ws & Summitt
William T. Fianceaa
Cetle Tex Carty
James T. Baker
Centre Ave
Cc. i
Battery A. Light Artillery
Wnolding
Senate and Sixteenth
Indianapolis Armory Association
Thirteenth
Ashland-ave
Sarah M. Bassett
RL College
Cisse Brave
Garfield Ave
Clinton Eivhrodt
E. Pratt
Townsend
Peter Schieb
Adama St
Wes NS
Riptey
Tenairs
Tél W. Michligin
F. M
E. &. Campben
Brightwoodave
F. Campbell
JR. Gray
Audydom
C. N. Boott
Jonew
Morria
Geaire
Montarte
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