Willett Fate Rumors Sweep English County Banks
Excitement rises as three county banks fail in English Indiana area with cashier Richard H Willett missing. Reports claim he may have taken about 1200 from vaults and speculation points to outside ventures and heavy investments. Wives are prostrated and officials warn liabilities may exceed assets amid chaotic events.
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County Treas
Brown
R. H. Willett
John BR. Weathers
Willett
Crawford County Telephone Company
Leavenworth
N. M. Barrett
H. W. Davis
Barrett
Leavenworth Bank
Marengo
English
Young Roffian Assault Leaves Victim Unconscious in Harrowing Attack
Herman Passehl of Brightwood is in police court charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after attacking Marion Leatherman near Leatherman’s farm with a hatchet. Leatherman remains in serious, critical condition as prosecutors await outcome of the case.
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Herman Passehl
Brightwood
Marion Leatherman
Millersville
Passehl
Edward
William Heidergott
Leatherman
Lintner Arrested in New Fordford on Counterfeiting Charge
A Lintner linked by federal indictment in Indiana for counterfeiting was arrested in New Fordford Massachusetts and will face trial in Boston on a similar charge. His gang members Ed Tyler Mable Tyler and Ida Swinson were convicted. Swinson was released from reformatory last week. Lintner specialized in passing fake $2 and $10 bills.
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Lintner
Federal Grand Jury
Indiana
New Godford
Mass
Boston
Indianaplus
Ed Tyler
Mable
Tyler
Ida Swinson
Swinson
Reverend Pounds Quits December 31 Broadcast Board
The text reports resignations and personnel notes involving Reverend Pounds announcing retirement by December 31. It references JL Howard and Horace O Hanby, plus mentions organ work and a prank incident on the Carvin board.
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Pounds
Lounde
JL Howard
Cale
O Hanby Horace
Jo Ri Prank
Carvin
Ficial Board
Careless Physicians and State Death Figures
The State board of health reports 32,488 total deaths in the year ending Oct 31 with only 16,244 officially recorded. Vital stats show consumpt ion at 1,974. pneumonia 1,181. diphtheria 943. typhoid 635. measles 92. scarlet fever 55. Births reported 32,274. actual births likely higher by about ten percent. Dr Hurty blames physicians for failing to file proper returns.
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State Board of Health
Hurty
Sermon Criticizes Public News at Central Avenue Church
Reverend C C Lasby spoke against the daily press during Sunday services praising newspapers, calling the secular press immoral and a sewer of filth. He likened reporters to carrion crows and urged public libraries to curb vicious news tastes.
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C. C. Lasby
Central Ave. M. E
Carrion
Indian Spolls Forecast: 36 Hours of Cold With Rain
Forecast for Indian Spolls and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p m Monday. Colder with occasional rains. Monday night colder and cloudy, Tuesday also cold. Noon Monday temperature 63.2 p m same 63.
Elders Convene in Indiana Church Business Session
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints held a state convention in a criminal court room over Saturday and Sunday with about 50 attendees including 19 elders. Elders Joseph Cardon of Logan Utah led the meeting to discuss faith efforts in Indiana while Elder M R Shipp of Salt Lake City was the oldest minister present.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Criminal Court Room
Joseph Cardon
Logan City
Utah
Indiana
M. R. Shipp
Salt Lake
Hel
Brigamoung
Wife Missing Prompting Habeas Corpus Threat
Thomas Wade Smock reports his wife missing from their home north of the city after a planned reconciliation visit with her parents. He seeks to accompany police to help locate her, fearing she is detained. Authorities say no legal breach occurred, and Smock plans habeas corpus if denied access.
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Thomas Wade
Tom
Smock
Fair Grounds
Kruger
Repentant Mrs Nack Lured by County Ride in Murder Case
New York reporters recount Mrs Nack’s Sunday county funded carriage ride amid claims of renewed religious fervor and shifting confessions in the GuldenSuppe murder probe. District Attorney Young and Capt Methven seek corroboration after she implicates Thorn and a buried saw remains unresolved.
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New York
Martin Thornwitsky
Philadelphia
Capt. Methven
Young
Thorn
Spanish Autonomy Proposals Prompt Cuban Reprisals
Gen Blanco sends pacificos to Cuban insurgents to seek autonomy while warning emissaries to avoid attack. Spanish plot to seize Cuban leaders Raoul Arango and Nestor Arangueren ends with three emissaries hanged. Rev Dixon urges U S intervention at a New York Academy of Music address amid Cuban crisis.
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Blanco
Key West
Fla
Cuba
Raoul Arango
Nestor Arangueren
Havana City
New York
Thomas Dixon
Academy of Music
United States
Isle
America
Altercation leads to beating at Union station works
Mel McPherson, after demanding 15 cents from Michael Duffecy near Union station, attacked and was beaten with a rock. Duffecy subdued him, police took McPherson to headquarters where he was treated by the surgeon. Judge Cox ordered him sent to the works. Herron estate apportionment slated by Probate commissioner OBryan.
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Mel McPherson
Michael Duffecy
Union Station
Duffecy
McPherson
Duffeey
Christian
Mayor Taggart Urges Indiana Cities to Send Delegates to National Youth Home Convention
In Indianapolis Frist Christian church on Sunday night Mayor Taggart spoke on the aims of the Boys and Girls National Home and Employment Association which will hold its eighth national convention in Indianapolis on December 14 and 15 1897 He urged mayors and councils across Indiana to delegate representatives noting the association's work to curb youth crime and calling for stricter home discipline The mayor’s appeal emphasizes state and municipal cooperation and reflects endorsements from the city school board clergy and press.
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Alexander Hogeland
Newshoers
First Christian Church
Boys’ and Girls’ National Home and Employment Association
Indianapolis
Taggart
Indiana
Mount
T. Taggart
Charles Brennan Accused in $105 Theft Case
In police court Monday Charles Brennan faced theft charges over $105. The case continued to Thursday. J N Garrard of Lebanon lost a pocketbook containing $105 and papers including a bank certificate. Sergt Schwab found Brennan at the Friendly Inn with the money and papers.
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Charles Brennan
J. N. Garrard
Lebanon
Washington St
Lebanon National Bank
Sergt. Schwab
Brennan
Friendly Inn
Woman Breaks Into Jail Demands Lockup
Mary Githens, a longtime police court patron with a whisky habit, entered the jail Sunday and asked to be confined. Turnkey Taffee refused. she walked to her cell, was charged with vagrancy, and an insanity commission will examine her.
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Mary Githens
Police Court
TurnkeyTaffe
Death of J M Tilford in Irvington Church Service
Joseph M. Tilford 86 former Indianapolis Journal proprietor died of heart failure during Sunday service at Irvington Christian Church. He walked from his grandson in law’s home to attend, wished to die in church, and passed away in an ante-room after his head fell back. Funeral 10:30 Tuesday from Prof Wilson’s residence on N Ritter Ave Irvington. He had long led the firm and helped found the Journal in 1854 with Butler and Mathes. He leaves six children and was a lifelong Republican and abolitionist.
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Joseph M. Tilford
Indianapolis Journal
Irvington Christian Church
Omar Wilson
E. P. Wise
Mr. Tilford
Charles T. Whitsett
Prof. Wilson
N. Ritter Ave
Irvington
Scott County
Kentucky
Jefferson County
Indiana
Hanover College
Indianapolis
Ovid Butler
J. M. Mathes
Journal
Col. Wm. R. Holloway
John H
Windom
Minn
Samuel E
Eliza E. Green
Kansas City
Julia V. Avery
Alice Garvey
Tilford
Berry Sulgrove
Horace Greeley
Indianapolis News Highlights City Life And Business
City Life notes Indiana tax reforms and a Wednesday meeting at English's hotel. Pension payments totaled over 2.5 million dollars. county bonds worth 900 thousand dollars await refunding on Jan 1. Market space will be unavailable on Tomlinson hall’s south and west sides after Jan 1. A Sunday fire at 393 W Eleventh burned a stable and horse Kate Myrtle owner. Clarence Mueller’s home was scorched. Diocesan clergy retreat begins Monday at Grace Episcopal Cathedral with Bishop Coleman of Delaware presiding. Gordon Kurtz & Co. merges with Indianapolis Harness Co.. Chantler & Taylor’s interests sold to William M. Taylor. A Holy Innocents service featured Bishops White of Indiana and Coleman of Delaware.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Court House
Tomlinson Hall
Eleventh St
Kate Myrtle
Clarence Mueller
Grace Episcopal Cathedral
Bishop Coleman
Delaware
Gordon, Kurtz & Co
Indianaphglis Harness Company
William M. Taylor
Thomas E. Chandler
George M. Chandler
Chantler & Taylor
Miss Williams
Atlante
Robert Brown
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church
Bishop White
Leighton Coleman
Masonic Hall
Matthew
D. McCabe
Holy
Tragedy at 64 Jefferson Ave Aims at Sister End in Accidental Shot
Cecil Robinson fourteen shoots his sister Mattie seventeen at their home while playing with a revolver believed to be unloaded. The gun misfired a bullet through her brain as their mother, brother Peter, and a Butler College student witness the accident. Authorities deem it accidental. Cecil seeks medical help but Mattie dies before a doctor arrives. Funeral set for Austin Indiana on Wednesday.
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Mattie
Jefferson~ave
Peter Robinson
Belt Railroad
English
Cecil
Peter
Butler College
Austin
Ind
Proclamation Fixes Nov 25 as Thanksgiving Day
Gov. Mount issues a Thanksgiving proclamation praising crops industry and education while urging charitable deeds and worship. The document designates Thursday November 25, 1897, as a day of thanksgiving in Indiana with services reflecting gratitude to God.
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Mount
J. James A. Mount
Indiana
Tillie's Troubles Inmate Tension At Prison
An OCR fragment shows inmate social tension and accusations among prisoners. The text references a woman named Tillie and interactions involving a sergeant crane who influences perceptions. Details are unclear and incomplete.
Hackman Thomas Griffin Thrown From Seat in Kentucky Transit Incident
Fragmentary OCR reports a Bird transfer company hackman Thomas Griffin was thrown from his seat during an early Monday incident in Kentucky near St Vincent's hospital. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Thomas Griffin
Bird Transfer Company
Kentucky
Aves
St.Vincent’s
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MecPherson’s
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J. M. Tilford
Marion County
James Tilford
Grand Lodge
Pennsylvania
Washington Sts
A. W. Rush & Son
Grand Rapids
Mich
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Department Council of Patriarchs
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J. E. Bodine
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