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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1900
Page
3
Robert McKee, an old soldier, his son Howard McKee, and Eliza Jane Herron were arrested Thursday afternoon in Lafayette Indiana, charged with counterfeiting. McKee was caught pouring metal into molds as officers seized the entire plant and a considerable quantity of bogus quarters and nickels.
Bertha Mills aged 18 a prominent figure in Crawfordsville society committed suicide Thursday night. She censured herself for eating too much sugar and used a rifle placed on the bed to shoot herself, pulling the trigger with her toes.
Joseph Buffert died Friday at age 96 in Peru Indiana. He claimed to have seen Napoleon retreating from Moscow and could describe the emperor’s appearance from memory.
In Muncie Indiana the Delaware County Medical Society met at the children’s home and performed five operations on as many children for various defects. Deformed youngsters were given ether and cared for after awakening. Miss Lulu Wiley a stenographer may lose ability to work due to a finger injury from skating when her hand went through a wire net to stop a fall. Election returns will be read at two churches on November 6.
South Bend Indiana police officer Samuel Cooper died Thursday night after being shot by burglar Louis Jaquith during an attempted arrest. Jaquith remains alive.
Kokomo is plagued by a theft of a professional snatcher while Linton buys out an electric light company for 19000 dollars. Mary Gulley dies of morphine overdose at Logansport. Nora Belt found with aunt G W Long. Huntington prospering in Alaska. Muncie and Logansport snap political tensions with flags and banners. Several crimes including robbery attempts and a dynamite case appear as local events unfold.
Gov Mount, in Richmond, denounces Democratic nominee John W. Kern for urging Indiana not to harbor murderers. He accuses Kern of partisan rashness and cites Goebel murder, urging Moderation in all things as a warning to Kern and allies.
A Shanghai telegram reported that Prince Tuan escaped to Mongolia with his head shaved, disguising himself as a Buddhist priest. The exiled royal reportedly plans to join the Lamas.
In New York Charles F. Jones, who confessed a forgery and murder plot to gain Rice millions, survived a suicide attempt and lies in Bellevue Hospital. Doctors say the danger is mental, with Jones in a nervous collapse, while Patrick faces heightened guards and possible further legal steps.
A Pekin dispatch reports the International Commission convicted the Chinese grand treasurer the Paoting governor and a Chinese colonel of aiding the murder of English and American missionaries. They were sentenced to death and will be executed soon.
Cooperative dental corps in Delaware opens patient intake from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for all kinds of dental work. cost coverage remains central.
Havana reports possible expansion of the Neely case as a secret investigation uncovers department extravagance in the late CHICES matter. Data gathering continues, likely past January 1, with papers openly charging the engineer’s department. Col. Black and Gen. Ludlow are challenged to prove facts to the war department as E. W. Guyol sails to the U.S. to file charges. Washington notes habeas corpus arguments in the Neely case postponed to November 12.
Urbana Ohio case affirmed a $5,000 verdict against the county in favor of FP. Church, administrator of Click Mitchell who was lynched, with the case to be carried to the Ohio Supreme Court.
Cornelius L Alvord, former note teller of First National Bank, arraigned before Commissioner Shields in New York. He requested an examination set for next Wednesday. Bail fixed at 150000. he was jailed at Ludlow Street.
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