The Louisville Girl Mattie Mahoney Sent Back Home
A long missing Louisville girl Mattie Mahoney is to be returned to her parents after involvement with a gang of safe crackers led by Joe Staebler. Howard Clark and Staebler faced charges in Indianapolis with Clark released on bond while Staebler remains out on bail. Police say the girl was abducted and later found in Indianapolis, with authorities pursuing extradition and further investigations into the gang’s methods and members.
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Howard Clark
Louisville
Mattie Mahoney
Clark
Indianapolis
Joe Staebler
Safepiers
Harry Cleaver
Joe Richardson
Richardson
Staebler
New Albany
Harry Vance
H. T. Wilson
Vance
Quigley
Hanger
M. O. Ruggles
Byard
Joseph H. Huelsman
Maguire
J. W. Winn
Charles Parisoe
Sixteenth St
Winn
Parisoe
Berd Bros
Brightwood
Haughville
Abel & Doyle
Frank E. Jones
Rich man in prison asserts his American citizenship
Joseph Grove de Feralta a Cincinnati millionaire and former citizen lies in a Havana dungeon under death decree awaiting probate court proof of citizenship. He gained relief by claiming American status after leading a mix of Cuban and American insurgents, with Dec 15 deadline to prove his claim as fire destroyed court records.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Grove de Feralta
Havana
de Peralta
Zen. Blanco
de Peralta Brothers
Ferris
Jury Hears 11 Prosecution Witnesses in Burton Murder Trial
GREENFIELD Ind Nov 24 Spl The prosecution rested its case after 11 witnesses identified Burton as one of two men involved in the Eldridge Redmond murder during a robbery attempt. Witnesses described the chase, gunshot, and mud on clothing while defense seeks contradictions and a potential confession at Nashville penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Carpenter
Burton
Wiltsie
Harvey
Phillips
Job Eldridge
William Bird
Eldridge
Turton
Redmond
George Clark
Philip Nile
Redmong
Clearze
Thornburg
Carl Harvey
T. B. Ott
Tildridge
Cone
Marion County
Ruckelhaus’ Procery
James Cassady
Philip Kile
Fred
Harry H. Wilson
Arthur Kline
Massachusetts Ave
Cyrus
Covington
Greenfield
Ind
Greenwood
Mr. Wiltsie
William B. Peak
Nashville
Melville Marshall
328 Oakst
Wd. Phillips
Sanders Trauber
Harry
Robert Wilson
Bushman
Arthur Line
Wiliam Brown
Park Theater
A. H. C. Page
Fort Wayne-ave
Helen Fores
Fort Wayne Ave
St. Joeet
Bushmen's Store
William F. Fruitt
Pruitt
Neerman
Atorney Black
Redmerd
the Sun
Wiltsle
Colbert
Splann
Memory and motive swirl in Marion county bank case testimony
Lawyers described a weary courtroom scene as witnesses recounted missing bank books from the old Me ridian and Washington streets building. Ex-statesman Henry Sweetlind and others testified about moving ledgers to the Bank of Commerce and junking some during demolition, with hints the junkman’s first name was Philip.
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Wright-New Bank
Marion County Court House
Seareb
Htlenry
Sweetlind
Rayman
Wan
Bank
Meridian
Washington Srs
Bank of Commerce
Ntiana National Bank
Philip
Villiam Basson
Eenhiert
Bark of Commerce
Frederick Dene
New
Henry Lew
Neimt
Zis
Wright
Tragedy Sparks Muddy Morning Cover Story
A vague report notes a body or incident as a tragedy occurred in the early hours, with figures described as coated in mud. The fragment hints at a nighttime event affecting local residents and authorities.
Confession May Save Durrant From San Francisco Death
A Meridian Texas confession letter from Joseph Blanther alias Forbes claims he murdered Mrs Langenfeldt Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. The letter ends with Blanther urging that Theodore Durrant be spared, and it is authenticated by handwriting, now in the hands of Word Dillard Word of Meridian for transmission to California officials.
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Blanther
Meridian
Pitts
Iredell
Word
Dilar & Word
Merid
Fan
Selb
Forbes
California
Durrant
Meridian Jail
Langenfeldt
Blanche Lamont
Minnie Williams
Womack
Aplanther Forbes
County-treas
Randle
Foppers
Rudasill
First National Bank of Meridian
Samuel Hanway Dead Pioneer of Indianapolis Dies at 74
Samuel Hanway a longtime Indianapolis pioneer aged 74 died at his Central avenue home Tuesday night from strangulated hernia. Born in a log house on Maryland street he helped build the Hanway home the first in Marion County with a roof. He worked in the fish trade and owned a Vance Block fish store before contracting for street improvements and served as a postal agent in 1862 between Indianapolis and Jeffersonville.
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Samuel Hanway
Indianapolis
Centralave
Old Twenty-sixth-st
W Hanway
Maryland St
Oppoingan
Hanway
Marion County
Vance Block
Jeffersonville
Mayor Willows Troubles Court Adjourns For Thanksgiving
Federal court adjourned until Friday morning. Jurors may go home for Thanksgiving. Fred Cook and Charles Boulden of Frankfort pleaded guilty to passing counterfeit silver dollars and face sentencing Friday. Noblesville leaders seek Mayor Wilson’s bond with a $1,000 guarantee while bondsmen include Dr A R Tucker and others. Wilson claims a widow’s actions prompted the arrest and a December trial is planned.
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Fred Cook
Charles Boulden
Frankfort
Noblesville
U. S
Wilson
Firemen's Ball Draws Big Local Crowd For Charity
The annual Firemen's Ball is held tonight at Tomlinson Hall with proceeds aiding the firemen's pension fund. Performers include Sara Layton Walker and Frank H. Ormsby, a noted Chicago tenor, with Frank V. Steele and Karl H. Hoenig also listed. Mayor Taggart and his wife will lead the grand march.
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Firemen’s Pension Fund
Tomlinson Hall
Sara Layton Walker
Frank H. Ormsby
Chicago
Frank V. Steele
Phillip Goetz
Karl H. Hoenig
Taggart
Judge Murphy Exits as Mock Court Chooses New Leader
John Murphy, judge of a county jail mock court, is released on his own recognizance until May after a conspiracy charge. He praises jail staff Sheriff Shafelton, Jailer Chapman, and Engineer Ryan for humane treatment. The jail court enforces quiet rules with paddling and fines funding newspapers and comforts.
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John Murphy
Murphy
Winchester
Shafelton
Chapman
Engineer Ryan
Wrong bottle poisons Mrs. Groff after mix up
Mrs Ellen Groff of 505 N East Street was critically ill after allegedly taking poison disguised as medicine. She mistook a bottle of corrosive sublimate for quinine water Huriyadi, triggering a nightlong medical effort with slim hopes for recovery.
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Ellen Groff
Robert Groff
N. East St
Groff
Little John Armstrong Faces Reform School After Arrests
An orphan named Little John Armstrong, age uncertain between 13 and 16, appeared in criminal court with a broken arm from leap frog. He has four prior arrests including fighting, rocks thrown at a Chinaman, and stealing two knives. The truant officer vows stern action and the next offense could send him to Plainfield reform school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Armstrong
Reform School
Johnny
Plainfield
Indiana man seeks large royalty from straw stacker firm
William Hinkle files suit against an Indiana manufacturing company claiming he delivered a valuable straw stacker patent on royalty and never received due payment. He seeks eighty thousand dollars in damages alleging breach of agreement and unpaid royalties.
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William Hinkle
Indiana Manufacturing Company
Ates
Weather Outlook for Indiana Polls Ends Warmer Cloudy
Forecast covers a 36 hour period ending Thursday with warmer, cloudy conditions. Noon temperature around 86 and 87 by 2 PM. Report notes sharp changes and urges caution for outdoor plans amid shifting conditions.
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Indiana
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Safety Board
Mr. Wood
J. L. Byard
Board of Safety
A. W. Wood
Rev. Wood
the Atorney
Spain
Reconcentradoes
Commissariat
Iit
Ton
Durran
Texas
Bull
Murphey
Mock Court
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