TWO MURDERERS EXECUTED IN LATE MAY HANGINGS AT PRISONS
Cheyenne Wyoming reports two men executed for murders in early May and related crimes. Mortensen, a Mormon Sunday school teacher, killed James R Hay over a debt of 4800. Horn, a scout and outlaw, murdered Willie Nickell amid regional livestock feuds. Trial costs exceeded 40000.
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Bast
Lake City
Man
Feier
Mortensen
James R Hay
Mormon Sunday Echnos
Hay
Cheyenne
Wyo
Tor Horn
Willie Nickell
Western Livestock Association
Hoff
Horn
Fim
Othera
Sealskin coat damage dispute heads to jury
In Judge Allen's court Mrs Anna J. Comatock sues Beston and Trangen alleging a sealskin coat was ruined by tail end cutting during repairs. She seeks damages claiming the coat was worth much more than the 75 dollars stated by defendants who argue repairs followed specifications and only 12 by 108 inch tail end pieces were removed.
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Allen
Anna J. Comatock
Beston & Trangen
Lesten & Langen
Board of Works revisits Kennington sprinkler bill dispute
At Kennington’s street sprinkling bill debate, City Engineer Jeup urges a $1,000 cut while Controller Dunn argues contractors and inspectors share costs. Witnesses claim miscalculated water use and unspinkled streets. board defers ruling pending further light.
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Board OF Works
Kennington
Ed J. Rebinedn
Works Board
Jeup
Jake Dunn
Baif
Kenington
Robinson
Robington
Picure
West Indianapolis petition to curb VanCamp refuse in river
Residents through Councilman Fay Wright petition Works Board to stop VanCamp packing from dumping refuse into the river. Officials warn river diversion and levee failure feared during freshets from factory waste.
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West Indianapolis
Fay Wright
Works Board
VanCamp Packing Company
Classified Ad Fragments From The Paper Page
Advertisements list girl wanted cigars and rooms for rent women wanted dogs for sale range for sale typewriters for sale read on page seven day opera listings on the seventh page shown on today’s classified section
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Abe
Postmaster Zimmerman Sentenced For Theft In Court
David L. Zimmerman former Lynville postmaster and self confessed defaulter of funds received a one year prison term and a fine equal to the amount stolen over 2600. He confessed in court that he took the funds to support his wife and baby and attempted suicide when the crime was discovered. The judge noted Zimmerman’s later attempt to frame two innocent men as a depraved act and withheld leniency because of that conduct.
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Sting
David L. Zimmerman
Lynville
Anderson
Zimmerman
Wnt
Willan Bence Pleads Guilty After Coal Theft
In Indianapolis a seven year old boy named Willan Bence confessed to stealing coal to keep his sick wife and two children warm. He was arrested near his home, pleaded guilty, and fined without defense. The city health report says smallpox scarlet fever and diphtheria are scarce, with no current contagion noted.
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Willan Bence
Indianapolis
Benee
M. J. Spencer
Board of Health
Dec
Wreck Kills 18 Workers in Big Four Train Collision
A high speed head on crash between a freight train and a work train on the Big Four near Mackinaw and Tremont left 18 dead and many injured. Widows and numerous orphaned children rise from the wreck as rescuers rush doctors and救 to the scene.
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Pes
Big Four
Matkinaw
Mont
Thj
John W. Judee
Indiapolis
Mackinaw
George Brewer
Induenapolis
Angie
Tork Iam
Tesck
Char Gehls
Indianapolia
Runnell Noonan
Tremontia
Wiven
Fire wagon crash injures horse at Washington and Delaware streets
Chief Coots, driving a horse drawn wagon, narrowly escaped being thrown as the horse slipped at the Washington and Delaware street corner while responding to a fire at John Spellman’s home on 112 N. Btate et. The animal suffered severe leg injuries but the chief reached the scene with the same horse after the fall. The fire caused damage to the Spellman residence from a defective fire source.
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Chief Coots
Washington and
Rheumatism remedy case before appellate court
A Merom druggist sold a half pint of whisky mixed with gum gutacum for rheumatism to a physician's certificate holder. The appellate court reversed the trial court noting the mixture would separate, dissolve, and render the drug unsafe after three days, making the sale unlawful.
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Ian
Nichole
Joan J. Parker
Merom
Sullivan County
David Daniels
David
Bible authorship contested in street confrontation
In police court, Newby and Thomas, both colored, argued over who wrote the Bible after a saloon dispute. Newby said Moses authored it. Bud Thomas attacked him, and both were fined one dollar plus costs but Newby’s sentence was suspended due to good reputation.
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Moses
Ivete Newby
Alvord St
Bud Thomas
Yandes-st
Coroner May Not Permanently Hold Sheriff Office
Sullivan County tension over sheriff duties continues as the supreme court rules the coroner may perform office duties only temporarily. Gov. Durbin asserts the sheriff cannot be restored, while Dudley remains as acting sheriff amid unresolved quo warranto actions and ongoing legal challenge.
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Builivan
Supreme Court
James Dillard
Indianapolis
John
Dudley
Sullivan County
William P. Marxwell
Durbin
Supreme Court Maya
Roman Hangman in Geneva Executes Man in Aurora Mastermind Claim
Antonio Rov mani alias M A Filippisse was hanged in Geneva for the murder of Nicholas Tomasso in Aurora. Filippisse confessed involvement in the New Orleans police chief Hennessey slaying and said Tomasso was chosen for the Hennessey hit but killed while in a car booth. Authorities doubt a Mafia plot and suspect robbery gone wrong.
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Geneva
Antonio Rovmani
M. A. Filippisse
Nicholas Tomasso
Aurora
Filippiase
Hennessey
New Orleans
Filippiese
Tomasso
Fippisse
Mata
Ara
Tomasz
Nagel Denies Abuse in Divorce Suit Over Alimony
In Judge Carter's court Frances Nagel sues August Nagel for divorce and 90000 alimony claiming years of abuse and assault. Neighbors testify Nagel scorned accusations while Nagel insists he was always gentle as the summer breezes. About six witnesses were subpoenaed and the hearing was not expected to finish before Saturday.
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August Nagel
Carter
Nagel
Anna
Abe
Nage
Cincinnati Man Dies After Streetcar Collision
A man injured in a streetcar accident in Cincinnati died at City Hospital on Friday. Official details remain limited as investigators continue to review the scene and medical reports.
Newspaper Plant Burned in Lima Fire
Lima reports the Lima Evening News plant burned Thursday night destroying equipment and logging, with adjoining Moses Conn fund and Jacob Heege property gutted. Total loss amount not fully stated due to damaged text.
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Lima
Lima Evening News
Lufield
Moses Conn Funlding
Jacob Heege
Embezzlement Charge Filed Against Local Man Callahan
Thomas Callahan, 9, of St. Louis, was arrested Friday by Detective Lancaster on embezzlement charges involving $00 from the Clock advertising company in the city. The report cites the suspect’s alleged intent to embezzle funds.
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Kansas City
Knights of Pythias
Thomas Callahan
St. Louis
Elty
Lancaster
Operator murdered at the key in Elmira New York
Telegraph clerk W H Clendenen of Brown Pa was killed by an unknown assailant Thursday night. His body lay beneath the desk with his watch and money missing. He had telephoned the Oak Grove operator and said I am murdered by but could not finish. Police search underway for the robber and murderer.
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Elmira
W.H. Clendenen
Brown
Oak Grove
murs + deren
Clark Freed After Roosevelt Pardon Life Term Halted
Union leaders reported President Roosevelt pardoned E. W. Clark alias Willem Smith who had been sentenced to death in 1873 for murder. The sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, Clark now to reside with his sister in Cambridge Massachusetts. Forecasts note fair warm weather across Indiana and adjacent states with southerly winds.
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Clark
Yea
Boston
Duncan
Amerian Federation
Roosevelt
Iled American Federation
E. W. Clark
Willem Smith
Grant
Maine
Thomaston
Massachusetts
Slater
Cambridge
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Benny
Uncle Sam
Reme
Bree
Polis
Chidren Orphan
Ena
Robert King
William Ezads
Tremont
Solomon Meyers
Bloomington
George Smith
Joseph T Herman
John Shaw
Thomas Leroy
Thomas. Radway
Maric Amloni
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Danvers
Wits
Harvey Bennett
Lilly
John Brohan
Thomas City
William Bennhoff
Ben Bailey
Mackinaw the
John Gehle
W. Hastines
Jacob Helse
Roanoke
W. TL. Harlan
Iniaaspolis
Charles Gennin
Charles Ford
Farmer City
Herbert White
Marry White
Woodford
Christian Barry
Gustav Theban
John Duvanal
Mayble
Peoria
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Hte
Coots
Sheriff Dudley Cage
Cincinnati
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Wenseday
Aled
City Hospital
Walsit
Reed's Drug Store
Wate Wilson
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Reed
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