Trial Drift and Confessions in Gulden Supppe Murder Case
In Long Island City a flood of confessions and legal maneuvering surrounds Martin Korn's murder case. Augusta Nack implicates Thorn and herself while Thorn’s forthcoming testimony may reveal further names. Attorneys clash over strategy as Thorn remains guarded amid fears he may attempt self harm. An overnight jail scare prompted a search, but nothing found.
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Plong Island City
L. I
Martin Korn
William Guldensuppe
Augusta Nack
Coht
Leonard
Thorn
Thorn Confesses as Trial Brings New Delays
Court recessed as juror Larsen falls seriously ill with appendicitis. Judge Smith adjourned to Friday while Thorn remains calm, and counsel Howe reveals Thorn will testify to a plot by Mrs Nack who allegedly killed and disposed of Guldensuppe. If Larsen dies, jury may be discharged and a new trial ordered.
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Thorn
Mr. Howe
Larsen
Youngs
Smith
Martin Thorn
Howe
Moss
Justice Smith
Tiane
Tlowe
Gulden- Evope
Sing Sing
Thorn In Circulation: Thura Watch
Unclear fragment references THORN in circulation and a name Thura. No verifiable event or entities beyond these terms. Summary limited by readable text.
Landed On The Lawyer In Market Street Duel
Constable Frank L. Glass struck Attorney Charles L. Holstein on Market Street in front of his office Thursday morning. Holstein showed facial bruises and Glass fled. an assault warrant was sworn by Squire Hay. The dispute stems from prior court business and Glass awaits arraignment Friday morning.
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Charles L. Holstein
Frank L. Glass
Market St
Floistein
Glass
Hubbard
SUN
Holstein
Squire Hay
Fire destroys church and Hurst home in Haughville
A blaze at 118 Premont Ave in Haughville gutted the First Baptist church and the adjacent residence of Arthur Hurst. The church, valued around 1000 dollars, and the house, about 1500 dollars, were total losses. Mrs. Hurst is critically ill, and Mr. Hurst laments the destruction of a lifetime of work. The fire, likely incendiary, was reported around 1 am by a passing neighbor.
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First Baptist Church
Haughville
Arthur Hurst
Remont Ave
Flurst
Mt. Jackson
Holmes Ave
Hurst
Huurst
Weyler praised as Cuba unrest grows upon return
Madrid reports cheers for Weyler on shore as Blanco's reform efforts show no relief. Insurgents continue bombings and mutinies disrupt Spanish troops in Santa Clara HavanaPinar del Rio. hunger and famine cited across Cuba with hundreds dying daily.
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Weyler
Blanco
Havana
Bazan
Spain
Santa Clara
Pinar del Rio
Jaruco
Puerto Principe
New York
the Sun
Cuba
Blhinco
Weovler
Ferret Engaged to Recover State Taxes from Aetna
Elayer of Cincinnati formerly with Aetna fire insurance meets state officers for two days over back taxes owed by the company. The governor and auditor sign a contract authorizing collection with a liberal commission. Taxes date from Henderson’s administration amid rumored compromises and possible disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elayer
Cincinnati
Aetna Fire Insurance Company
Henderson
Klayer
F Jacobs Found Guilty In Highway Robbery Trial
Tillman Jacobs was convicted in criminal court after a three day trial for highway robbery with Thomas Jenkins. They were accused of binding and robbing Brightwood dairyman Jacob Woerner on Sept 25, seizing his wife at gunpoint to take $1.40. Jenkins waived a jury. sentence pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman Jacobs
Jacobs
Thomas Jenkins
Jacob Woerner
Brightwood
Woerner
Jenkins
Old Soldiers Seen In Post Office Promotions
The article notes Preston Curry Trusler as a frequently mentioned candidate for deputy postmaster under Mr. Hess, who has received the postmastership. Veterans claim it is their turn for rewards as civilians have gained positions like postmasters and customs collectors, though soldiers once provided a small share of votes.
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Preston Curry Trusler
Hess
Tmuis
Mr. Hess
Collector of Customs
Internal Revenue Collector
Nowlin
U.S
Kercheval
Spain Grants Amnesty as Sagasta Yields to U S Pressures
Madrid dispatch reports Premier Sagasta authorizes Gen Blanco to grant amnesty to Competitor prisoners, before or after trial. Spain recalls Weyler, revokes concentration orders, pardons political prisoners, concedes U S rights to intervene in colonies, and accepts Monroe Doctrine. Filibuster pirates to be freed, easing war fears unless Spain retreats.
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London
Madrid
Sagasta
Blanco
Spain
United States
Weyler
Washington
Living chess game charms Flower Mission Fair crowd
A bicycle tournament at the Flower Mission fair drew a large crowd in Tomlinson hall. The event opened with a grand march and a spiral maze then a quadrille featuring numerous couples. A living chess game is set for Thursday night with famed local players directing and a repeat bicycle feature planned for Saturday after Prof. McAfee's concert. An orchestra and dancing occur every evening.
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Tomlinson Hall
Emma Atkins
Gavin L. Payne
Martha Bradshaw
Wiliam Knight
Katherine Porter
Gordon Varney
Lillian Marquard
Des Moines
Merrill Moores
Edith Wallick
Edward E. Gates
Kate Winter
George Brown
Florence Coffin
S. R. Greer
Anna Jillson
Stuart Dean
Arthur D. Gates
Harriet Hitel
Bertrand Williams
Maude Smith
Garrard Comley
Kate Smith
Herbert Gates
Lee Richardson
W. H. Ripley
R. W. Furnas
Homer Jones
James Gavin
Alma Hearle
Helen Krag
Anna Louise Beck
Ethel Failey
Elma Woollen
Eleanor Baker
Julia Hollweg
Glenn Pickett
Annie Dye
Emma Frank
Flora Ketcham
Laura Huey
Florence Hanna
Prof. McAfee
Presbyterian leaders discuss home mission plans at Denison
A 15 member committee including Mount and Harrison met in Denison to decide whether a uniform national approach to home mission work should replace state led plans. The group adjourned for lunch with Indianapolis leaders and later a mass Presbyterian meeting was held at the First church with Gen. Harrison presiding and Dr. Withrow of Chicago delivering the address on home mission work in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oy. Mount
Denison
Indiana
Indianapolis
Mount
Gen. Harrison
First Presbyterian Church
Withrow
Chicago
America
Forecast for Indianapolis Acknowledges Light Snow Flakes
The forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity covers 36 hours to 8 p m on Nov 12 with fair conditions, colder air and freezing temperatures expected Thursday night and Friday. Thursday noon temperature was 38. by 2 p m it fell to 29. A light snow flurry occurred late Wednesday night with minute flakes observed between 11 and 12 Thursday. Wind near 60 mph occurred four minutes after midnight in Indianapolis, marking the night’s strongest gust with an average of 47 mph lingering most of the night.
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Indianapolis
Five Sets of Triplets Reported in Indiana Last Year
State health statistics show five sets of triplets born in Indiana during the past year. Marriages in the state fell by about 1,000 from the previous year. Marion County recorded 126 illegitimate births, Vanderburgh 45, Vigo 21, Randolph 17, Wayne 15, and Allen Bartholomew Madison 12 each. Cass and Jasper counties reported no illegitimate births.
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Indiana
State Board of Health
Marion County
Vanderburg
Vigo
Randolph
Wayne
Allen
Bartholomew
Madison
Spencer
Cass County
Jasper
Put Up and Shut Up as Gamblers Plead Guilty
In a police court sweep Supt of police Quigley won the second campaign battle against gamblers. Ollie Lanham, operator of the Lane-Sha on 8 Illinois street, was fined $15 plus costs for keeping a gambling room. Sixteen others, including John Shea, were charged with gambling. they pled guilty through attorney John Rochford and paid $10 plus costs each, totaling $345.
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Quigley
Ollie Lanham
Illinois Sr
John Shea
Lanham
John Rochford
County Attorney Hovey Expected to Be Replaced by Brown
Alfred R. Hovey's county attorney term nears end and W. T. Brown is reported to be appointed. Hovey notes business concerns may force him to decline another term. Brown reportedly aligned with Commissioner Greer and may have had backing from the other two commissioners for succession.
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Alfred R. Hovey
W. T. Brown
Hovey
Wilam N. Harding
Brown
Greer
Youngs Plum likely to delay customs post appointment
Archibald A. Young may not assume the customs collector role until after the first of next month and deputy naming follows. Will Elliott fights for the position, having served as county committee secretary when Young chaired. A $50,000 bond will accompany the notice, then a commission will be sent, occupying about ten days.
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Archibald A. Young
Will Elliott
Mr. Young
Washington
Robbery Trial Involving Price And Haddix
George Price stood trial in criminal court on allegations of robbing Robert Barton in Frankfort. Haddix, a colored woman recently convicted and sent to the reformatory for involvement, claimed Barton handed her 40 as their share. The pair traveled to Cincinnati and were later arrested at the Dayton fair. Barton was reportedly intoxicated at the time.
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George Price
Robert Barton
Frankfort
Alice Haddix
Reformatory
Barton
Wells
Indiana Ave
Price
Haddix
Cincinnati
Dayton
National Curfew Convention Set for Indianapolis Dates
The first national curfew convention will meet in Indianapolis December 14 and 15, organized by the Boys' and Girls' Home and Employment Association. President Hogeland expects about 1030 delegates, with circulars sent to state school superintendents urging the ten largest city school boards to appoint delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Boys’ and Girls’ Home and Employment Association
Hogeland
Supt
Geeting
Indiana
Ruckelhaus Favored for County Attorney Post
The prophets say John Ruckelhaus will be pauper attorney to succeed John Spahr who seeks the prosecuting attorneyship. Other candidates are Charles Benedict and Robert Davidson. County commissioners hold the appointment power. The winner will be named mid December and take office around January 1.
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John Ruckelhaus
John Spahr
Charles Benedict
Robert Davidson
Dustless Oats Furniture at Lowest Prices
Local ad notes Janes' Dustless Oats Furniture selling at low prices from Wm. L. Elder. The ad emphasizes value and discounts for household goods.
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Wm. L. Elder
Two Good Ones Caught in Counterfeiting Case
Deputies Branham and Boyd arrested John and Ed Foster eight miles north of Rochester Fulton county on counterfeiting charges. The duo, indicted last spring, escaped after resisting six officers near Frankfort. They were brought to Indianapolis and jailed. counterfeit silver distributed through the gas belt and around Frankfort.
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Branham and Boyd
U. S
John
Ed. Foster
Rochester
Fulton County
Indianapolis
Frankfort
Gas
Sheet Music Giveaway At Blanke’s Kofeko Exhibit
A limited number of sheet music pieces are being given away at Blanke's Kofeko exhibit located in the new basement of a New York store. The event highlights rare items likely attracting collectors and music enthusiasts.
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Blanke
New Basement
New York
Bicycles Stolen and Disassembled Near Railroad Tracks
Patrolman Hoffbauer found two bicycles abandoned near the railroad early Thursday. One bike rode in a basket used for grapes and the other tied in a blanket. the wheels are under 15 inches. The thief chopped the frames and disposed of the parts. One wheel belonged to Romeo Johnson stolen Oct. 22, the other to Miss Curtin of 1720 N Pennsylvania St.
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Hoffbauer
Romeo Johnson
Miss Curtin
Pennsylvania
Indictments Said to Loom Over E. S. Dean Co.
Edwin St George Rogers claims to represent 50000 invested with E S Dean Co says John S McMasters receiver for NY and NJ says all connected with the firm are indicted by the federal grand jury in New York and will be tried He says over 1200000 of the money paid into the company was not invested but used by the company founders.
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Howe
Manuel Friend
Friend
Young
Thorn
E. S. Dean & Co
Edwin St. George Rogers
John S. McMasters
New York
New Jersey
Federal Grand Jury
Stockholders Meeting Fails to Materialize at Court House
Only three or four stockholders attended the advertised meeting of two Mechanics' mutual savings and loan associations. Assignee Rabb interprets the poor turnout as sign of majority readiness to accept the compromise terms ordered by Judge Allen.
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Mechanics’ Mutual Savings and Loan Associations
Court House
Rabb
Allen
Damage Suit On Trial Over Death Of Adopted Son
Martha J. Cooper sues Citizens Street Railroad Co for 10000 in superior court room 2. Her adopted son Hiram Cooper, 14, was fatally crowded from a car at the platform near the state fair grounds on July 4, 1904. The trial opened Thursday morning.
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Martha J. Cooper
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
Hiram
Cooper
Superior Court Room No
State Fair Grounds
Elopement of Lincoln’s Granddaughter Rocks Chicago Society
Jessia Lincoln 21 daughter of Robert T Lincoln and granddaughter of the martyred president elopes with Warren Beckwith of Mount Pleasant Ta to Milwaukee. They marry there while Mrs Beckwith remains at her parents home awaiting parental reconciliation. The couple's sudden departure causes a major social stir in Chicago.
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Chicago
Jessia Lincoln
Robert T. Lincoln
Milwaukee
Warren Beckwith
Mount Pleasant
Mrs. Beckwith
Miss Lincoln
Jas. Harlan
Beck
Mrs Gerhard Ittenbach Passes After Illness in Indianapolis
Mrs. Gerhard Ittenbach wife of a retired stone contractor died early Thursday at 3380 Beech Street Indianapolis after 40 years in the city. She was born in Koenigswinter Germany and leaves a husband six children Frank Gerhard John Ittenbach and Mrs Mary Dux Mrs Josephine Wolf and Mrs Frances Bowers all of Indianapolis. Grinsteiner Bros will supervise the funeral.
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Gerhard Litenbach
South-st
Koenigswinter
Germany
Indianapolis
Frank. Gerhard
John Ittenbach
Mary Dux
Josephine Wolf
Frances Bowers
Grinsteiner Bros
Old Citizen Dead
Catherine R. Massey aged 60 dies at her home 908 North East Street. Her father William Connor is noted as the first white settler to locate in Indiana.
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Catherine R. Massey
N. East St
William Connor
Indiana
Local incorporations and incidents in Cass county area
The Adamsboro gas and oil company of Cass county with capital stock of 20000 is incorporated. Also noted: Johns Hopkins obstetrics professor Sg. Howard J Welley visits Indianapolis. Louisville Elks plan a reception for Mayor-elect Weaver with Mayor Taggart likely attending. Clay county officials visit Marion county work house to study painter needs. Hammond to Hobart railroad incorporation with capital stock 56000. Glass pane shatters in state house skylight, 60 feet below. George Dolan arrested for alleged embezzlement at Evansville. Wickson & Talbot sue Hobson phonograph for 299 over unpaid rent. Indianapolis Cabinetmakers' union forms with 50000 capital for wholesale and retail furniture. Police seek Charles L Thompson suspected of assault. Witness deposition disputes in a domestic case. Epworth League hosts ministerial reception at Roberts Park Church. Mayors Taggart and Weaver tied as friends. Mitshell arraigned for assault on wife. printing press injury at Levey Bros. factory may require amputation. League bi-metallic committee plans May convention in Indianapolis with Greensburg and Lebanon representatives. Funeral held for Mamie Jenkins daughter of Henry Jenkins.
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Adamsboro Gas and Oil Company
Cass County
Howard J Welley
Johns Hopkins University
Indianapolis
Louisville Elks
Weaver
Taggart
Clay County
Marion County
Hammond, Liverpool & Hobart Railroad Company
Hammond
Hobart
State House
George Dolan
Kinney and
Thornton
Evansville
Wickson & Talbot
Hobson Phonograph Company
Pembroke Arcade
Cabinetmakers’ Union of Indianapolis
Charles L. Thompson
Old 63
College-ave. Ve
John
Emma
Collins
Etta Peges
Indianapolis Union Epworth League
Roberts Park Church
Louisville
The
Elks
Charles
PL Weaver
William Mitshell
Mary
Mitchell
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Goldensuppe
Horn
Thura
DOW
Montserrat
Gibara
TAK Ferret
McCray
Trusler
Figure
Presbyterian Home Mission Conference
Young’s Plum
His
Ruckelhaus
John F. Smith
Westminster
Circuit Court
Carroll County
Maryland
WB. Craig
Dean
Progress Laundry
Jessie Lincoln
She Is the Daughter of
Robert. Tr. Lincoln
Tare
Titenbach
Edward Colter
Aon
West St
Levey Bros
League of the Ohio Valley
Bimetallic Club
Clark
Greensburg
S. M. Ralston
Lebanon
George E. Downey
Aurora
Marti
League
Dianapolis
Mamie
Jeu
Henry Jenkins
St. Bridget’s Church
Cém Renihan, Long & Blackwell
Dertakars
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