Higgins Freed After Bid Bribe Trial One Count Guilty
Reporters describe the moment Commodore John M. Higgins was found not guilty on the first count and guilty on the second. Higgins, calm yet strained, was later led to the jail cell as family wept and Sheriff Clark offered a final token of mercy with a cigar. The case centers on a $1000 bribe claim tied to a city ordinance sought by Parry Manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Higgins
Henry Spaan
Mendenhall
Pugh
Higgins
Cy Clark
Clark
County Auditor’s Office
Parry Manufacturing Company
STIN
Spaan
Osgood and Schaf
Supreme Court
Court House
Widow’s suit over lynching prompts letters of administration
The Indiana appellate court ordered Ripley County to grant letters of administration to Lulu Jenkins for her husband William H. Jenkins, hanged by a mob at Versailles on Septem ber 15, 1897. Jenkins’ assets are her claim against Sheriff Henry Busching and bondsmen, against whom she sues in federal court. The ruling allows action in state courts, and judges note the two year limit since death may not bar recovery.
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Ripley
Lulu Jenkins
Wm. H. Jenkins
Jenkins
Versailles
New Salary List For Marion County Officers
The state fee and salary commission outlines fixed salaries for Marion County officers based on population, plus a 10 percent fee on all collected fees. Auditors, clerks, recorders, sheriffs, and treasurers receive specified sums, all slightly lower than present but potentially higher with fees, paid from county funds after audits.
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State
Wilkins
Marion County
Marlon
Power Hall Stockholders Clash Over Proposed Plant
A Friday stockholders meeting at the Commercial club tackled the Power Hall company scheme. Questions rose over total subscriptions, with $18,500 already paid by nearby investors while rumor said only about $30,000 had been raised. Central Trust officials denied advancing or dropping the project, and a tense exchange occurred between Coffin of the trust company and director Steffen before reporters were excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power Hall Company
Commercial Club
D. M. Parry
Washington and
New Jersey Sts
Central Trust Company
Parry
Co. E. Holloway
Power Company
Charles E. Coffin
S. Capitol Ave
C. F. Coffin
Andrew Steffen
Steffen
Trust Company
Coffin
Harsh rule denied at Heville avenue school
Report claimed a rule kept excused pupils after school for nature calls, but teachers deny it. Assistant principal says no such rule ever existed on the first floor and knows nothing about it. A second floor teacher says such enforcement was never formal and was at teachers discretion for short periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heville-ave
Supt. Kendall
Boers Suffer Heavy Losses At Balmoral and Wildgerivier
Cape Town dispatch reports 18 killed and wounded among Boers at Balmoral and Wildgerivier on November 19 during operations. No further details provided.
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London
Cape Town
Balmoral
Wildgeriver
The Rich Field of The Indianapolis Southern Railway
The Indianapolis Southern railway company promotes a new road and coal venture to Indianapolis residents. Officers travel east to hasten plans while citing oolitic limestone from Twin Creek and abundant clays, sandstone from Brown and Dubois counties, and a premium coal labeled semi-block with high carbon content and no sulfur. They claim a coal road will reduce fuel costs for taxpayers in the first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Southern Railway Company
Indianapolis
Twin Creek
Chicago
Brown
Dubois
United States
London
Eng
Deadlock in Pekin May Fracture Concert of the Powers
Paris dispatch reports ministers in Pekin face a deadlock that could split the concert of the powers. Russia and Japan align with the United States while France signals a conciliatory stance. The plan for executing the princes is debated and U.S. policy is criticized as erratic. Delcasse addresses deputies showing a favorable tilt toward magnanimity.
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Russia
Japan
France
United States
Pekin
China
M. Delcasse
Man with a dozen wives pleads guilty to bigamy
Edward Holden pleaded guilty in Judge Schaufelberg's court to bigamy after reports he married 13 women, nine living. Holden claims the 12 wives reference involves a different Edward Holden near Marseilles. Judge reserves sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
Edward Holden
Bloodshed Looms As China Warned Of War
A Washington state department official warned that envoys are pushing China toward conflict with the allied powers. He said Chinese leaders face impossible demands and a broader war could erupt with the vast population at stake. The United States would use all means to avert such a catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
State Department
Ema
United States
Fortune of $30,000 hinges on missing salesman
Willis T. Smith, a travelling salesman, vanished a week ago leaving his fiancée Clara M. Daws to face a wedding with help if he returns. Miss Daws learns her aunt Mrs. Margarette Keene of Cleveland left over $30,000 to her, but Smith’s absence threatens the next week’s wedding as fortune awaits.
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Chicago
Willis T. Smith
Clara M. Daws
Miss Daws
Margarette Keene
Cleveland
Smith
Ambulance mix up leaves Southside without service
A Friday call to the City dispensary for an ambulance near Howland station led to a man being moved to a nearby house where Dr Wiggins said he was not seriously ill. The patient was taken to the dispensary and walked away after medicine. Dispensary doctors complain of unnecessary calls. The delay left the Southside without ambulance for two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howland
Wiggins
Southside
Howland Station
Durbin Seeks Talent as Applicants Swarm In
Durbin has returned to Anderson but job applicants flood in for favored posts. Col. Charles Wilson, secretary to both incoming and outgoing executives, leads the effort answering letters. He reports many requests urging various candidates, with assurances the governor-elect will weigh recommendations when decisions are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erect Durbin
Anderson
Charles Wilson
Col. Wilson
Trolley Line Plan Near Rushville Drawn Up
County commissioners and attorney Brown met Friday to discuss granting the Indianapolis Morristown and Rushville rapid transit company rights to cross highways and a slice of the Julietta In-Zane hospital property. Commissioner Greer favored road crossings. Route map shows tracks entering from Shelby street via Irvington and a branch 11 miles from Morristown to Shelbyville. Main line totals 59 miles.
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Brown
Indianapolis, Morristown
Rushville
Marion County
Julietta
Morristown
Shelbyville
Kruger Visit Spurs Tight Paris Police Preparations
Paris on November 23 prepared for President Kruger arrival with stringent police measures to curb any possible unrest while nationalist groups show limited activity ahead of his Friday or Saturday arrival.
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Paris
Kruger
Stamp Tax Bill Abolishes Several Proprietary Duties
Washington November 23 Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee have decided that the war tax reduction bill will abolish stamp duties on proprietary articles bank checks telegrams express receipts and warehouse receipts. Some additions may be made before framing for full committee consideration on December 1. The beer tax remains untouched but brewers will likely press the issue on the House floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means
W H Lawrence Dead In Cleveland Rich Local Leader
Washing ton H. Lawrence aged 55 president of the National carbon company died suddenly in Cleveland. He was among the city's wealthy figures. A separate item notes a new $225 plane priced at $165 from J Wuischner's and mentions Seaton noting a dustless data feed for horses.
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Cleveland, C
Washington H. Lawrence
The
National Carbon Company
Cleveland
Four Taggart Negroes Indicted for voter suppression
Federal grand jury indicted William Miller Emanuel Collins Hagerman Munce and Joseph Gentry for violating election laws by persuading republican colored men to enter a Sixteenth Street clubroom on election day and detaining them to stop voting. Additional bills include postmaster, counterfeiting and mail obstruction charges. 41 indictments total.
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Emanuel Collins
Hagerman Munce
Joseph Gentry
Teenth St
Miller
Taggart
Collins
Board of Safety
Hagerman’ Munce
Jesse Weik
Greencastle
Weik
John M. Boatman
Catlin
Gilbert Dowden
Fort Wayne
William Hampton
Indianapolis
Lafayette
James and Clay Rogers
Regestown
Arthur Trenary
Charles EB. Clifford
Frankfort
United States Secret Service
Henry L. Bachner
Princeton
Coun
Aguinaldo Shot Wound Report From Hong Kong
Hong Kong dispatch reports U S consul Wildman says Aguinaldo has a gunshot wound in the stomach. Philippine junta plans another arms run to the Filipino forces using a launch likely to fly the German flag as deportation risks rise.
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Hong Kong
U.S
Wildman
Filipi
Junta
Cigarmakers strike sparks deadly incident in Tampa
In Tampa on November 2, during firing at Gonzales Mora's cigar factory, an Italian woman worker reportedly jumped from a second story window in fright and is dying. Italians threaten vengeance on strikers, warning more bloodshed if she dies.
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Tampa
Fla
Gonzales & Mora
Weather Outlook for Indianapolis Area Ends Nov 24
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity through 8 p m on Friday and Saturday. Expect cloudy and unsettled conditions with cool temperatures. At 7 a m the temperature was 35, rising to 41 by noon and 42 later in the day.
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Indianapolis
Judge Baker Rules Congress Cannot Tax Judicial Proceedings
In a Crider Barnard case Friday morning Judge Baker ruled that Congress has no right to tax judicial proceedings and certificates of the states. Ferdinand Winter for the defense offered an Iowa county clerk certificate showing a guardian appointed for W Scott English, a witness to the note Noble Warrum gave Crider. Plaintiffs objected to the certificate for lacking a revenue stamp. The ad ends with an unrelated ad for Wood's Norway Pine Syrup promoting safe cough relief.
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Baker
Congress
Crider-Barnard
Ferdinand Winter
Iowa
W. Scott English
Noble Warrum
Crider
France Plans 7 Million Dollar Credit for Deficit
Paris reports the government will ask the chamber to vote a credit of 34 120 000 francs about seven million dollars to cover the year's deficiency. The move signals a push to stabilize finances amid ongoing fiscal pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber
Not Dead The Czar Said To Be Past The Danger Point
Lond on November 23 report from Russia states doctors believe the czar’s crisis has passed and no credence is given here to rumors of his death.
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Czar
London
Russia
Wabash Outing Club Incorporation Declares Recreational Aim
The Wabash outing club was incorporated Friday with no capital stock. The articles state the object is to secure recreation and health by outdoor life and legitimate sports, not the forest, field, or stream.
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Wabash Outing Club
Czar Lying Ill at Livadia Reported on Friday
Dispatches from Livadia say the czar is lying ill but slowly gaining strength, with reports dated Friday. The brief update notes the condition as the monarch receives care as he rests.
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London
Livadia
Malott Coalana Lime Co Muse Peru-aves Phones 24
Fragmentary line includes company names and a phone number. The readable items reference Malott Coalana Lime Company and Muse Peru-aves with the contact line noting phones 24. No clear event or action documented in the legible text.
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The
Malott Coalana
Lime. Co
Muse Om
Peru
Aves
Effort to keep Bryan on top plans Lincoln banquet
In Lincoln a banquet is organized to retain W J Bryan in power following his defeat. Democratic leaders from western states will attend a conference to map plans against any attempt to replace him. Mayor Taggart of Indianapolis will be invited. Mr Bryan will speak for the first time since the election.
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Lincoln
Neb
Democratic Party
lHmea
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Taggart
Inaianapolis
Mr. Bryan
Primrose & Dockstader
State Auditor Hart Estimates 1903 Legislature Budget
State auditor Hart forecasts a $105000 cost for the 1908 legislative session a figure repeated for 1961. He notes the amount influences the tax levy and that the first act is to appropriate $100000 for session expenses. Last session used more and $10000 was returned to the treasury. the coming session may exceed $100000.
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Hart
State Treasury
Mysterious Wrist Ailment Frustrates City Doctors
Physicians at the City dispensary examined Ded Hood a brick mason of 99 Buchanan Street after he reported wrist swelling. On Noble Street he laid brickwork then suffered pain and a creaking sound when moving fingers. Doctors found no fracture or foreign body and remained puzzled by the intermittent grip pain.
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Ded Hood
Buchanan-st
Noble St
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