Ruckelshaus Named County Attorney in Marion County
John Ruckelshaus, Marion county Republican chairman, will be appointed county attorney at the county commissioners meeting on the first Monday in December. Caleb Denny retires after two years, making way for Ruckelshaus who will also seek re election as county chairman. Doctor shifts include talk of a new county physician, possibly Dr Sluss, while Dr Carl W McGaughey may retire. Denny leaves a record of flawless county defense and frugal litigation spending.
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John Ruckelshaus
Marion County
Caleb
Denny
Ruckelshaus
John McGaughey
John McGregor
John Mendenhall
William Roberts
McGaughey
Menden
Carl W. McGaughey
County Board of Health
Gaughey
Sluss
Julietta
Local Jottings From Indianapolis City News Briefs
City notes include an oyster supper by Woman's Auxiliary No 10 of the Lons of Veterans at Mrs W N Leedy's home 315 E Merrill st. Veterans visit Soldiers' and Sailors Orphans' Home in Knightstown. Foresters dance at St Anthony's hall. City officials discuss voting travel from Fowler to attend meetings. Patrols and court scenes glimpse daily life with arrests, bonds, and social events.
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Woman's Auxiliary
The
Lons of Veterans
W. N. Leedy
E. Merrillst
G. A. R. and
St. Anthony's Court
Order of Foresters
St. Anthony’s Hall
Warman-ave
Vermont St
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Indianapolis
Ketcham Objection Fails Over Latta Plat Approval
The Board of Public Works approved a ground plat to be divided into lots for sale by Wil H Latta located between Capitol and Senate Avenues on Forty second Street. W A Ketcham who lives nearby opposed the plat saying it would affect his property. H M Johnson the Latta representative spoke for the proposal.
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Board of Public Works
Wil H. Latta
Capitol and
Senate-aves
Forty-second St
Gas lights to replace arc lamps on shaded streets
One hundred gas lights contracted by the Board of Public Works will replace electric arc lights on shaded streets. Likely three lights per block, with arc lights moved to districts citing unsatisfactory lighting. Gas lights tested on N Meridian Street and found satisfactory under D. B. Bell overseeing city lighting plans.
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Board of Public Works
N. Meridian St
Bell
Boxing Gloves and Striking Bag Sale Sparks Bargain Rush
Local ad notes boxing gloves and striking bags priced from one to seven dollars. Item lists include Gus Habich at 121 West Washington Street offering the gear in a concise sale notice.
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Gus Habich
Washington-st
OGD Fellowship Highlights Stability and Growth in Indiana
Reports from the grand officers of the LO F read at the grand lodge opening session show Indiana’s order prospering. Membership increases are steady, no subordinate lodges surrendered charters, and no delinquencies in the jurisdiction. A Southeastern lodge dispensation will add 18 working lodges in Indianapolis. Charters granted for Rebekah lodges at Dunfee Coalmont Towlington Vicksburg and Romney.
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LO. Oo. F
Grand Lodge
Indiana
Indianapolis
Rebekah
Dunfee
Coalmont
Towlerton
Treasury
I O O F Grand Lodge Elects Officers in Indiana
The annual grand lodge session of the I O O F in the Indiana Pythian building continued with elections set for Thursday. A cornerstone ceremony at the new grand lodge building on Washington and Pennsylvania streets is planned for Thursday at 1 PM with John B. Cockrum presiding and Robert T. Daniel delivering the address. An I O O F home excursion departs Greensburg Wednesday for Indianapolis, with the grand encampment nominating and electing officers for next year.
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Grand Lodge
Washington and
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John B. Cockrum
Robert T. Daniel
Georgia
Greensburg
Union Station
Indianapolis
H. J. McSheehy
Logansport
W. Fl. Tabor
Terre Haute
W. H. Leedy
J. M. Wang
Sullivan
H. W. Hodson
Martinsville
S. P. Stroup
Shelbyville
DL. G. Akin
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Denver
Col
Indiana
Sovereign Lodge
W. S. Hughes
Alexandria
Sam Owens
New Albany
J. 5. James
Linton
W. B. Brening
Rockfield
J. R. Andrews
Lawrenceport
United States Weather Forecast Brief Update
Rain and warmer tonight with Thursday clearing. Sunrise at 6 36 and sunset at 4 25. TALIM data appears but is unclear and not part of forecast.
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United States
TALIM
Qelock
Petition Aims to Improve Butler Avenue in Irvington
A petition to the Board of Public Works on Wednesday sought to pave Butler avenue from Washington street to the Chicago Hamilton Dayton tracks using flint rock macadam. The board ordered the city civil engineer to prepare plans. The improvement has stalled for years.
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Board of Public Works
Butler Ave
Washington St
Chicago, Hamilton & Dayton
Irvington
Need Money for Crops and Frozen Grain Crisis
United Press reports from Winnipeg Manitoba that Ottawa may distribute 10 million in currency to aid western Canadian grain but the Dominion government has no cash to loan and can't secure bank supplies for farmers. Frozen grain must be moved as tensions rise at the head of the Great Lakes.
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United Press
Winnepeg
Manitoba
Ottawa
Dominion
Canadia
Great Lakes
FINE FOR HEWITT HORACE HEWITT PLEADS GUILTY
Horace Hewitt a former Indianapolis collection agent pleaded guilty in Criminal court to passing a worthless $10 check on Charles A. Garske. Hewitt was fined $100 and costs and has been jailed since last June after Dora Warfel, a former employee, accused him of taking $250 as bond and not returning it. Warfel said Hewitt claimed a stand in with prosecutor Elliott R. Hooton and assistant Frank Baker, who denied the claim.
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Horace Hewitt
Indianapolis
Charles A. Garske
Hewitt
Dora Warfel
Elliott R. Hooton
Frank Baker
Mr. Hooton
Mr. Baker
Bank Reopens After National Bank Clearing Refusal
New York November 2 The Twelfth Ward bank reopened its doors for business this morning after being closed December 34 when the New Amsterdam National bank refused to clear for it any longer.
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New York
Twelfth Ward Bank
New Amsterdam National Bank
Woman Kills Husband in Sleep then Wounds Self
New York, Nov. 20. Mrs. Lottie Hitchcock shot her husband Robert dead as he slept, then wounded herself and is dying. Neighbors say she was provoked by reports that he had been seen with other men.
Engine theft arrest tied to Riverside park launch case
Nine year old Raymond McHugh was locked up by Detectives Holtz and Smith after stealing a gasoline engine from A. Vincent's launch at Riverside park. McHugh, who lived at 1805 Bismarck Ave, reportedly tried to sell the engine before being caught by police on Wednesday.
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A. Vincent
Raymond McHugh
Holtz and Smith
Vincent
Riverside Park
McHugh
Bismarck Ave
Bottling manager charged with adulterating soda sold through saloon
Martin Styer of Klee and Cole Bottling Works faced state Pure Food Commission inspectors for allegedly adulterating soda with saccharin. The police court dismissal cited that inspector Bert Cohen had bought the soda from a saloon keeper, not directly from Styer or his firm.
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Martin Styer
Klee & Coleman’s
State Pure Food Commission
Bert Cohen
Styer
Boy William Teegarden Dies After Heart Attack
Six year old William Teegarden died at his home at 2140 Orleans Street after a heart trouble attack. He had recently returned to the city from Oklahoma. County Coroner G A Petersdorf investigated the death.
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William Teegarden
Orleans Sr
Teegarden
Oklahoma
G. A. Petersdorf
Showing of the Medics Examination Results
Sixty-three attended the full medical licensure exam with twelve undergraduates taking the first two years. Among the failures were one from General Medical College Chicago, two from Indiana Medical College, one from Bennett Medical College Chicago, one from Kentucky School of Medicine Louisville, one from Louisville Medical College, one from University of Louisville College, and one from College of Physicians and Surgeons Indianapolis. Eleven of the twelve undergraduates were from Indiana Medical College and one from Hospital College Louisville, all passing. Feder-Whiser at Schuller's Winehouse, 210 North Meridian.
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General Medical College
Chicago
Indiana Medical College
Bennett Medical College
Kentucky School of Medicine
Louisville
Louisville Medical College
University of Louisville
College, of Physicians and Surgeons
Indianapolis
Hospital College, of
Dusky maid reads fortune Allaway
William Starling of Bloomington street reported to police that while viewing a gypsy fortune teller’s place on East Washington street a swarthy man dragged him inside a dark woman read his fortune and then took 59 cents. He said the second sight claimed he once stole a large sum of money, which was false.
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William Starling
Bloomington St
E. Washington St
Starling
Walsh Shown Up in Bank Fraud Case by Bank Examiner
United Press reports in Chicago that bank examiner Moxey detailed Walsh banking methods used to plunder depositors. Walsh allegedly deposited worthless memorandum notes, withdrew 3.396 billion in deposits, and leveraged bonds with no market value from the Chicago National bank to finance a fortune. Walsh appeared pale and often conferred quietly with counsel as revelations unfolded.
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United Press
Chicago
Walsh
Moxey
Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad
Chicago National Bank
Mount Olive and Staunton Coal Company
His Idea of Love Sends Man to Workhouse
Earl Dunn aged 70 received six months in the workhouse and a $200 fine after confessing to placing his 15-year-old wife in an illegal home by lying about her age. He died during the trial insisting he loved his child-wife, while Alice, now his wife of months, showed tears as sentence was pronounced. her case remains pending.
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Earl Dunn
Stubbs
Dunn
Alice
American heiress to wed Duc De Chaulness in New York
Theodora Shonts, daughter of Theodore P. Shonts, will marry the Duc De Chaulness in New York. The match is part of a longstanding pursuit of a wealthy American wife for foreign nobility. The Duc was previously engaged to Miss Gebhard, daughter of William Gebhard, of New York, who broke off that engagement.
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United Press
New York
New Life
Theodora Shonte
Theodore P. Shonts
Duc de Chaulness
Miss Gebhard
William Gebhard
Gebhard
Pure Food Show Attendance by Inspector Barnard
Dr. H. E. Barnard chief food and drug inspector attends the pure food show in Chicago, drawing attention to standards and regulatory efforts at the event.
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Pure Food Show
H. E. Barnard
Chicago
Prowler Seen Near Brush Residence on Brookville Pike
Mrs John T Brush reported a night prowler outside the large grounds of the Brush home at East Washington Street and the Brookville pike The negro servant frightened the man away after watching him lurk about the yard He fled when the hired man approached offering a clear description of the intruder.
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John T. Brush
E. Washington St
Brookville Pike
Brush
Grand jury delays in Irvington Land probe report
The grand jury will delay its full report on the Irvington Land Company investigation and street repair contracts due to foreman C D Lancaster's illness. If Lancaster cannot return soon, a new juror may be appointed by Judge James A. Pritchard at the December term, delaying key reports this month. No evidence was heard Wednesday morning, but other witnesses are expected to be called.
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Lancaster
James A. Pritchard
Passengers Stranded Amid Rail Strike Violence
Calcutta reports show authorities using force to quell riotous demonstrations as strikes disrupt rail service. About 6000 passengers stranded at Asa nd 6,000 more elsewhere indicate widespread disruption across railroad centers.
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United Press
Calcutta
Asand
Rollin Hawkins Cos Cuts Coal Use for Furnaces
Rollin Hawkins Company reports furnaces require under a ton of coal to heat a room for the entire heating season, highlighting efficiency gains and potential cost savings for customers.
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Rollin Hawkins Cos
Parlor Queen Heater Advertises Bargains
A damaged ad fragment promotes a powerful double flame heater with a stated price of £23.50 or $2.00 cash options. The text mentions a purchase from a firm in Washington with unclear wording and several garbled phrases.
Did Not Intend to Kill Brown in Utah Ex-Senator Trial
Direct examination of Annie Bradley in the murder case of ex-Senator Arthur Brown of Utah concluded this afternoon as she described the tragedy the day before. She claimed no intention to harm Brown and denied a motive, while letters from Brown to Bradley were read aloud, showing professed love and a possible marriage, with the observer noting public distress in the courtroom.
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United Press
Washington
Annie Bradley
Senator Brown
Arthur Brown
Arthur
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