Burglar killed by a policeman in Lafayette incident
Policeman Pruitt shot and killed ex convict Fitzgerald after a struggle during a burglary attempt at Rubush's grocery on Eastern avenue. Fitzgerald fought, struck Pruitt, and was wounded with two heart shots after Pruitt fired three times. Fitzgerald, identified later by his wife, had a prior record and was said to be linked to past grocery robberies.
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Fitzgerald
Priatt
Pruitt
Joseph O'Conner
Toole
O Conner
O’conner
Washington Street
Eastern Avenue
Lafayette
St. Nicholas Hotel
English Avenue
St. John’s Church
Parker Avenue
Rubush’s
L. P. Grady
Big Four Railroad
Grady
Actress Mrs Cowper Shoots Self at St Regis Hotel
Exposition opposed Autres Hut adl at Hotel New York reports Mrs E M Cowper an actress of some note residing at the St Regis hotel fired a bullet into her head in her room today and lay unconscious for hours before a friend arrived. She was found by hotel staff after breaking in the door with a 38 caliber wound to the temple and a revolver nearby. She had been despondent but left no clear motive. She came from Middletown to the St Regis a week ago.
Lamphere guilty of arson in Gunness case at LaPorte
Ray Lamphere was found guilty of arson in the Mrs. Bella Gunness murder case after 26 hour jury deliberation in LaPorte Indiana. Judge John C Richter sentenced him to a prison term of two to 21 years with a fine. Lamphere to begin serving at Michigan City. Jurors indicated the adult body found among Gunness children likely was Gunness.
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Phere
Bella Gunness
Lamphere
Michigan City
Gas Meter Stolen by Hungry Man Arrest in Saloon Theft
Roy Dickson, without a home, was arrested Friday by Bicycle Patrolmen Hall and Clery after investigators traced a gas meter stolen from Conrad Cline’s saloon at 345 West Tenth Street. Dickson, who begged for food, went to the saloon and entered the basement where the meter disappeared. A handkerchief tied to the pipe end was found, and Dickson was located in the nearby neighborhood.
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Roy Dickson
Patliamen Hall and
Clery
Conrad Cline
Tenth Street
Dickson
Cline
Meistborhood
Garrard of Knox Is Candidate for Speaker
James Garrard of Knox is a candidate for speaker of the next house of representatives. I am a candidate for the speakership, he said, and I’ll have enough support to elect me. Garrard was at the statehouse Friday morning chatting with friends and anticipating work, mainly the election of speaker.
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James Garrard
Knox
House of Representatives
Garrard
Statehouse
Bertha Dove Sued for Divorce by Husband George Dove
George A Dove accuses Bertha Dove his wife of neglecting household duties and refusing to cook. He says she abandoned him in March this year while they had been married about four years. The case is filed in Cincinnati.
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George A. Dove
Bertha Dove
Cincinnati
Star Receivership Case Argued In NW 5 Court
Judge Anderson heard Friday the motion of Daniel E Reid and Western Trust and Savings bank and American Trust and Savings bank both of Chicago to dismiss the complaint and cross complaint asking for appointment of a receiver and sale of the Indianapolis Star company property. George F McCullough opposed the motion. Reid and petitioning trust companies were represented by Ferdinand Winter and C C Shirley. McCullough interests by Dc W Miller C B Jamison and George Montgomery of Chicago.
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Anderson
Federal Court
Daniel E. Reid
Western Trust and Savings Bank
American Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
Indianapolis Star Company
George F. McCullough
Reid
Ferdinand Winter
C. C. Shirley
McCullough
Dc. W. Miller
C. B. Jamison
George Montgomery
Trial ends as crowd demands Temple, Granger moved to Tombs
In a New York courtroom a jury convicts Robert Granger of theft while Burton Temple, president of Gotham Trust, is publicly cleared. The crowd rages, police clash with supporters, and Temple is escorted amid threats as Granger is led to the Bridge of Sighs to the Tombs.
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Sing Sing
Burton Temple
Temple
Granger
Gotham Trust Company
Robert Granger
Judge Dodge ordered to appear for contempt hearing
Judge James S. Dodge of the Elkhart circuit court was cited for contempt after disobeying an appellate court mandate in a dispute over a bank claim. The appellate court ordered him to show cause at 2 o clock on January 5, stating the seriousness of the disobedience.
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James S. Dodge
Ejikhart
Dodge
State of
Indiana
Horace Shopert
Indiana National Bank of
Elkhart County
William Roose
SCC
Engineer Ewen Discusses City Hall Plans
Chicago based engineer John Ewen, famous for saving millions in construction, arrived Friday to meet Mayor Bookwalter and the Board of Public Works about the proposed city hall and court house project. The mayor offered 10000 dollars while Ewen expected 15000.
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John Ewen
Chicago
Board of Public Works
Ewen
Bookwalter
Bankers oppose 1911 Indianapolis exposition plan
The Clearing House association condemns a proposed national exposition in 1911 as financially unwise for Indianapolis. The Merchants Association declines support or funding, and the Commercial Club advances postponement of a mass meeting. The overall sentiment suggests the idea will likely fade.
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Clearing House Association
Indianapolis Clearing House Association
Girl Friend of Prisoner 19 Sentenced
In police court Kitty Steth was fined five dollars and costs and given 30 days in the Woman's prison for intimidating a witness. She aided Maulley Hayes, who faces trial Friday afternoon in criminal court on highway robbery charges. Hayes is married. Steth fed him at the police station and admitted kissing him when leaving. She once met Hayes' wife at the police station and a stormy scene was averted. Steth posed as Hayes' sister to Charles Jones to deter him from testifying.
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Kitty Steth
Miss Steth
Maulley Hayes
Hayes
Charles Jones
Jones
Peru Man Ailso Gel With Gun
Peru Ind Nov 27 Harry Geeting 26 despondent shot himself this morning in a suicide tragedy at his home local authorities reported a peaceful end to a troubled man reported by the Peru Daily News or local paper authorities noted no other persons were involved in the incident and the death is being investigated by police for routine closure
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Peru
Ind
Harry Geeting
Recount Ordered in Marion County Vote by Special Judge
Special Judge Frank T. Edenharter ordered a recount of Marion county votes on Friday afternoon. The move comes at the request of Democratic state office candidates and several Republican county candidates. Election contest commissioners named are Robert A. Brown, William F. Moore and Edward B. Raub.
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Stokes
Frank Brown
Indiana Avenue
Brown
Purge Graber Found Guilty Stokes Sent Up
Willis Stokes identified as purse snatcher and assailant was convicted in criminal court Friday and sentenced to two to 14 years in Jeffersonville reformatory along with a fine. Mrs. Minerva Irwin and her daughter testified as state witnesses. The victim’s purse held over $1 and two ten dollar bills plus a five. Stokes claimed only $10.15 in pocket money, but the state showed gambling losses at a local Monte Carlo and other taverns. The recovered money may partly reimburse Mrs. Irwin for $81 stolen.
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Jeffersonville Reformatory
Stokes
Brown
Fire Destroys James Pierson Home in Scottsburg
Scottsburg Indiana November 27 James Piersons new three thousand dollar residence was destroyed by fire this morning causing total loss and prompting investigation by local authorities no injuries reported and cause under study
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Scottsburg
Ind
James Pierson
Hitchcock Set to be Postmaster General in Taft Cabinet
The report states Frank H. Hitchcock has accepted the postmaster general position in Taft's administration. Other items note Vice President Castro of Venezuela traveling to France for an operation, Charles E. Jenkins found dead in a Chicago hotel from heart disease, Tommy Murphy and Leach Cross negotiating with a club, and John J. Coolidge resigning as U.S. minister in Managua with John H. Gregory taking interim charge.
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New York
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft
Fort DE France
Castro
Venezuela
France
Mangunia
Nicaragua
John J. Coolidge
United States
John H. Gregory
The
Legation
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Fred Bazie
Panhandle
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Vnit Eileon Orme
London
Mat Ice Hood
England
E. M. Cowper
St. Regis
Middletown
N. Y
Laporte
John ‘.C. Richter
Hungry Man
Garrard OF
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Mr. Temple
Sighe
Criminal Courts
New York City
Wrecker
Indianapolis
the Merchants’ Association
R. G. McClure
Commercial Club
Merchants’ Association
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the Merchants Association OF Indianapolis
Ferd L. Mayer
Paul H. Krauss
Frank T. Edenharter
Marion County
Elec
Tion
Robert A
Raub
Grabber
Willis Stokes
Minerva Irwin
Ee Nees
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Leach Cross
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