Attorney Booker accuses Sheriff Gobin in lynching case
In federal court, attorneys for Sheriff James Gobin defend a $5,000 damage suit brought by Marion Tyler's father over the Scottsburg lynching of Marion Tyler. The opening presented claims of mob violence, sheriff’s alleged aid, and Tyler’s wife’s injuries, with jurors sworn and witnesses to come.
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James Gobin
Scott County
Marion Tyler
Tyler
Indianapolis
Scottsburg
Indiana
Wm. V. Rooker
John W. Elam
Eckley
Hamilton County
Illinois
John B. Cockrum
Beer
Judge Baker
Laura F. Tyler
S. G. Anderson
Marble Corner
John Bihr
New Alsace
J. D. Brosnan
James Buck
Oak
Geo. W. Burns
Martinsville
Frank Casey
Carmel
Henry Coburn
David D. Coffee
Decatur
Wm. Fender
Spencer
Oliver B. Hadley
Monrovia
Pearly Haworth
Prairieton
John Luther
Crown Point
Booker
Gobin
Yyneh
Rooker
Tim
Beoker
Petra
Carlyle
Walt
Court House
Court House Yard
Smith
FEE GRABBING CASES Set for Argument Next Saturday
County attorney Brown said arguments in the case of the county commissioners against ex Recorder Donnelly for retaining county funds may be heard in circuit court next Saturday. Shilling’s attorneys have not filed briefs while Donnelly’s lawyers have filed a general demurrer to the complaint.
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Brown
Donnelly
Shilling
Mineworkers Meeting Postponed in Pittsburg District
The Betonal consultes committee of the oe i districts in Occidental postponed the meeting until Thursday. The gathering holds no especial significance, serving only to take a general view.
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Betonal Concultes Committee
Gaa Occidental
Pittsburg
Thursdye
Hurry Pharmacy Seeks Millions in Damages Over Removal
The Hurry Pharmacy Company asks federal court to award more than 15 000 in damages claiming removal damages to be far higher than appraisers' findings. They itemize rent losses 4140, lease value 35000, prime Indianapolis location 5000, stock loss 600, setup 300, fixtures 1500, business-time loss 750. Attorneys Noel and Lahr represent J N Hurry. Dr Henry Jameson and Sanborn electric co to file exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel & Lahr
J. N. Hurry Pharmacy Company
Indianapolis
Henry Jameson
Sanborn Electric Company
Wishard Returns Weigh Settlement of Federal Building Site
District attorney Albert W Wishard returns from Washington where he discussed the federal building site. He says the treasury may not abandon using square 36 if the extra amount from exceptions suits is modest. A $250 000 site purchase appropriation stands, Congress must act to raise funds to meet the $609 000 appraisal. Wishard cannot say when a settlement will come but expects no undue delay. If the current site sold, proceeds could fund the new site's purchase price.
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Albert W. Wishard
Washington
Federal
Flo
Treasury Department
Square 36
Congress
Wishard
Ladysmith Falls, Paris Reports Boer War Turmoil
The Matin claims Ladysmith has fallen and British forces in Natal are demoralized. The Gaulois reports Prince Louis Bonaparte, an officer in the Russian army, seeks to join the Boers but the czar denies the request.
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Paris
Matin
Ladysmith
Natal
Gaulois
Louis Bonaparte
Boers Close In As Mafeking Garrison Struggles
An official Mafeking dispatch dated November 6 reports after a Friday bayonet attack the Boers granted an armistice for burial of the dead. The besiegers enclose the town with heavy losses admitted by the Boer general while the garrison suffers fatigue from shell bombardment and scarce supplies.
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London
Mafeking
Demands for Surrender Sent to Aguinaldo in Luzon
Washington reports indicate a demand on Aguinaldo to surrender and avoid bloodshed as U S forces close on the insurgent capital Bayombong. General Otis forwards the message to General MacArthur for delivery, signaling belief Aguinaldo remains within central Luzon.
Aguinaldo Sought as Americans Press Advance on Philippines
Oily Aguinaldo still not located as American forces chase insurgents. The 33rd infantry repelled fighters at San Jacinto while Gen. Young moved from Tayug to San Nicholas and Bambong, eight miles south of Bayombong, pursuing dispersing Filipino forces toward their new capital.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Thirty-third Infantry
San Jacinto
Young
Tayug
San Nicholas
Bambong
Bayombong
Invention Visit Promises Telegraphic Revolution in Chicago
Anton Follak and Josef Virag, Hungarian inventors of rapid sending and receiving automatic telegraph devices, arrived in Chicago from Budapest to demonstrate their system. The initial test aims to send 60 words per minute over about 500 miles, with Chicago electrical experts and local colleges invited to witness.
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Chicago
Anton Follak
Josef Virag
Budapesth
Hungary
United States
LockjawKills Mrs Mary Jaques in Suffering Tale
Coroner Nash recalls a harrowing case of Mrs Mary Jaques 1037 Maplestreet who died from tetanus after chronic rheumatism bedsores and a minor scratch. The well known pain and fear of imminent death were described as extraordinary and pitiful.
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Nash
Mary Jaques
Mapiest
Lockjaw
Citizens Must Bear Arms Panama Revolution Update
Indirect news from Panama reports that on November 16 Gen Amazo engaged rebels in Piata and routed them after hours of combat. The clash left many dead and wounded and several prisoners, with Amazo losing three killed and six wounded. The canal area sees armed forces in main streets and rising exemption payments for foreign workers.
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Panama
Amazo
Piata
Mrs Steele Dies of Tuberculosis in Philadelphia
Mrs. T. C. Steele of Sixteenth and Pennsylvania streets died Tuesday evening from tuberculosis. She was the wife of the artist and took great interest in his work. Three children and the husband survive.
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T. C. Steele
Sixteenth
Pennsylvania-sts
Weather outlook for Indianapolis area forecast cycle
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 26 hours ending at 8 p m on Wednesday night and Thursday. Likely threatening weather. Temperatures reported 7 am 46 degrees noon 50 degrees 2 pm 51 degrees.
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Indianapolis
Reporter Russell Killed in Accidental Rifle Discharge
JOPLIN Mo November 13 M E Russell a Herald reporter was killed instantly Tuesday night about midnight by the accidental discharge of a revolver. His home is in Gambrier Ohio.
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Joplin
M. E. Russell
The
Herald
Falis
Gambrier
Boers Fire Within 1500 Yards of Ladysmith Trenches
A Pretoria dispatch reports that during Thursday's bombardment of Ladysmith Boers opened musketry fire at about 1,500 yards from the British trenches.
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London
Pretoria
Ladysmith
Kaiser's hard labor bill opens Reichstag amid threats
Berlin November 15 The Reichstag met uneventfully as the first notable measure to reach the chamber is the Kaiser's hard labor bill aimed at protecting scab labor. The agrarian party reportedly plans a campaign of blackmail against the government, threatening to oppose both the middle German canal bill and the naval increase bill unless their demands are met.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Agrarian Party
World News Briefs From Cuba to New York
Cuba seeks eighteen small vessels to patrol its coast. A strong Lima quake was felt in Peru with no damage. Carnegie offers Tucson 25000 for a library if a site is donated. Corcoran family tragedy in Chicago with laudanum. A New York woman attempted suicide near Kalamazoo. Miami records eight yellow fever cases over two days. total 125 cases, seven deaths. Domestic Exchange Bank of New York formed with 300000 dollars to collect out-of-town checks.
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Lima
Peru
Andrew Carnegie
Tucson
Ariz
Cornelius Corcoran
Chicago
Alice M. Lapham
New York
Kalamazoo
Mick
Miami
Fla
Domestic Exchange Bank
Milk Price Increase Sparks Dairymen Retailers Debate
The wholesale price rise hits dairies and retailers as J J W Billingsley cites higher general costs and labor scarcity. He notes workers now earn nearly double two years ago while feed prices climb. some dairies charge five cents per quart or six and a quarter cents, depending on milk quality and feed. Brewers grain touted as better feed than starch.
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J. J. W. Billingsley
State Dairy Association
Tragedy At Gallipolis Rivalry Ends In Death
At a Gallipolis home Miss Alice Weaver was shot dead after a quarrel between rivals Charley Mahan and Wm McNeise. McNeise seized a shotgun and fired, killing Weaver. Both men arrested and jailed.
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Gallipolis
Charley Mahan
McNeise
Kentucky
Alice Weaver
One Vote Cost the County Four Hundred Dollars
In Belmont North York November 15 the Allegheny board of canvassers will count a single soldier's vote from Manila. The process will cost the county four hundred dollars.
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Belmont, N. CY
Allegheny
Manila
Judgment Record Against Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr in Jury Duty
A judgment of 110 dollars was entered against Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr in New York on November 15 for failure to appear for jury duty. He had been summoned last April and Justice Fitzsimmons fined him 100 dollars plus other delinquents.
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New York
Cornelius. Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Rockefeller Opens His Purse Gift to Rochester Seminary
John Rockefeller, president of Standard Oil, makes a conditional gift of 150000 dollars to Rochester Theological Seminary. He will add one dollar for every dollar raised by the seminary until the total reaches 200000 dollars.
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Rockefeller
Rochester
N. Y
John Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Rochester Theological Semiaptist Institution
Funeral for Mrs Amelia Elder Held at Family Home
Funeral service for Mrs Amelia A Elder wife of John R Bilder was held Wednesday at 2 pm from the family residence 60 E New York St. Burial was private. Mrs Elder had lived in Indianapolis since 1654.
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Elder
Paneral
Amelia A. . Elder
John. R. Bilder
New” York-st
Indianapolis
Will Cost: love to Die. ColuM 0., ov. vaio -The manufac-
The readable fragments describe a fragmentary column title about cost and mortality and mention a manufacturing context. The text is incomplete and lacks clear facts or individuals to identify.
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Colum
Vaio
City Life notes and local incidents in Indianapolis
The column reports on S S Overstreet funeral in Franklin, a Guthrie elk, and a potential 1900 W C T U convention site in Washington or Indianapolis. It notes E H Goodman leading a hunting party to Marco with four, and L E Forsythe offering a cocoanut fiber coat for the state museum. It covers a federal injunction bid by Isaac Silvernale over $50 000 taxed personal property, and arrests of Harry Smith and James Gordon for assault with ties to a gang.
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Indianapolis Elks
S. S. Overstreet
Franklin
Overstreet
Guthrie
O. T
Commercial Club
Washington
Indianapolis
E. H. Goodman
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Marco
Col
Goodman
L. E. Forsythe
Milroy
Rush County
Philippines
Flrst
Colorado Regiment
Blatchley
State Museum
Isaac Silvernale
Jay County
Portland
Pennsylvania
Harry’ ‘Smith
Court-st
Grand jury split on indictments in streetcar deal
Debate whether to pursue indictments or a civil suit to challenge the franchise. Lucius B. Swift and W. P. Fishback advocate using civil action to reveal hidden testimony and bank records. Prosecutor Pugh plans to continue the grand jury probe and may sue if fraud is proven but criminal charges are not justified.
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Pugh
Grand Jury
Lucius B. Swift
W. P. Fishback
Fishback
Firemen at odds after eleventh street blaze clash
Capt. Thomas Quinn of hook and ladder No. 3 files charges against Ezra Hamilton a truck man after a fire at 368 West Eleventh Street. Hamilton counters alleging curses and incompetence. Board of Safety to hear both sides Saturday morning. Hamilton’s burn from the narrow passage cited.
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Thomas Quinn
Hook and Ladder Company No. 3
Ezra Hamilton
Eleventh St
Hamilton
Capt. Quinn
Board of Safety
Eleventh-st
Quinn
The
Force
Rain of Fire Observed In Few Cities During Leonid Shower
Reports from Harvard Cambridge Yale Princeton and Washington note meteors visible during Tuesday night event. Prof Keeler at Lick Observatory counted about ten leonids per hour and 147 meteors at Harvard with 58 leonids. one-minute shower at times. Sky obscured by clouds over Princeton and New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, delaying visibility.
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Keeler
Lick Observatory
California
Harvard College
Cambridge
Mass
Naval Observatory
Washington
Yale College
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Young
Princeton College
Chas. P. Tuley Dies at 70 After Stroke
Charles P. Tuley 70 of 1025 W Thirtieth St died Tuesday from paralysis. A longtime fraternal leader he was past grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias and past grand patriarch of the IOOF and a past master of the Masons. Born in Rockville Indiana he traveled to California at 21 taking 108 days by ox team returning to Indiana in 1833. He had lived in Marion County eight years. The body will be taken to Bloomington for burial.
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Charles P. Tutey
W. Thirtieth St
K. of P.*s
Masonic Fraternity
Rockville
Parke County
California
Indiana
Tuley
Marion County
Bloomington
Correction on Divorce Case Involving Warren White and Mamie White
The Sun corrects an earlier divorce notice misidentifying Warren White and his wife Mamie as residents of 1522 Garfield Place. The Whites deny living there and state the previously published details misattributed their identities and occupations.
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THE
SUN
Warren White
Mamie
Garfield Place
White
Warren ‘White
Garfield: Place
Thair
Street Car Inquiry Resumed With Williams On Hand
The grand jury renewed its street car case inquiry on Wednesday morning. Editor Williams attended most of the session, followed by Henry Palmer. Subpoenaed witnesses included D M Parry R R Sniei J F Matson F J Reinhard John G Williams and G W Powell.
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Williams
Grand Jury
Chas. R. Williams
Harry Milligan
Henry Palmer
D M. Parry
R. R. Sniei
J. F. Matson
F. J. Reinhard
John G. Williams
G. W. Powell
Runaway Girl Annie Wagner Found in Harrodsburg Ky
Annie Wagner of Harrodsburg Kentucky is found by police after a weeklong search prompted by her mother. Alicia Collins at a U S Senate resort called in, leading to identification from a photo. She recounts meeting three young men on Illinois Street and being taken to a vacant building before waking at the resort.
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Annie Wagner
Harrodsburg
Libbie Collins
U. S. Senate Ove
Miss Wagner
Pak
Lexington
St. Louis
Bedford
Indianapolis
S. Hlinois St
Resort
Julius Ford Awaiting Grand Jury Action On Larceny Charge
Julius Ford once DePauw's top football coach awaits grand jury action on larceny charges. His aunt has sent $1,190 that will be received soon to fund his defense as he warns others not to meddle with risky temptations.
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Julius
Julius Ford
DePauw
McKinley Dictates Message Amid Stenographer Ties
President McKinley prepares his coming message spending long periods with Mrs. McKinley who is an invalid. He dictates official report summaries to a stenographer and then writes by hand when offering his own views. He retreats to her sitting room to work without disturbing her.
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Washington
McKinley
Hoosier Embezzler Confesses to Metropolitan Loss
Nashville police report Lawrence Bishop a 50 year old Mount Vernon Indiana agent confessed to embezzling money from Metropolitan Insurance Company of New York. Bishop claimed the funds were taken to aid his destitute family and was ordered held.
Board of safety buys three plat books for city use
The Board purchases three plat books of Indianapolis at 0 each, with Core trofier Johnson buying one for his use but declining others for the assessment bureau. The engineer department notes ongoing reading and belief regarding the new editions. Hood's Sarsaparilla is mentioned as a claimed remedy.
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Board of Safety
Andianepolis
Core
Trofier- Johnson
Partment
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Hurry Pharmacy Company
Uncle Sam
Ladysmith Falls
M’kinley
MacArthur
Aggie
Gen. Young
Gen
Otis
Gen. MacArthur
Luzon
Oily Aguinaldo
Mrs
Willie
Agrarians
Cuba
City Life
Safety Board
Chas. P. Tuley
M’kinley Slings Ink
Hood
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