Man Identified as House Intruder in Multiple Break-Ins
Robert ONeill, arrested for insulting women, was identified by L F Toton at 339 N Juliana St as the man who entered a rooming house Thursday night. The intruder also entered the Bertha Ballard Home and Dr Runnels Sanitarium, grabbing nurse Olive Goins by the throat and fleeing through a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Toton
N. Julinaisst
Robert O'Neill
Delaware and
Seventeenth-sts
Toton
Sergt. Corrman
Illnois-st
Dr. Runnels Sanitarium
Oliver Goins
Bertha Ballard
N. Illinois Sr
Runnels Sanitarium
Goins
Beatrice Joiner
Carrie Byland
O'Neill
O. S. Runnels
Illinoisat
Olive Goins
Arthur Sullivan
N. Delaware St
Local Jottings Brief Items of Interest
City notes and anecdotes from Indianapolis politicos and residents. Deputy city controller Bennett tracks license intent at doorways while Kaiser the juvenile court clerk hones typing, and Ray the patrolman plots creative arrests. A Progress laundry fire draws crowds as tax, court, and public works items span rent talks, divorce cases, gas oratory, showings, bids, and a new Talbott flat project.
Young Indianapolis man shot at after harassing women
Robert ONeill a member of the city’s youthful sporting set fled through streets near Delaware and Seventeenth after being shot at twice and chased by Bicycle Officers Herman Radamacher and Schlangen. He avoided capture until a drawn revolver appeared, then fled on foot while the Millner family reported his advances to schoolgirls.
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Indianapolis
Delaware
Seventeenth-sts
O'Neill
Herman Radamacher
O’neill
John E. Millner
N. Delaware Sr
Schlangen
Radner
Pre-St
Ing
Asiadamachéer
Ten Saloonkeepers Fined Over Pool Table Licenses
Ten saloon keepers and poolroom proprietors arrested for operating without city licenses were fined in police court Friday. Judgments were suspended on payment of costs. Those with valid licenses at arrest and no recent pool table use were discharged.
Tragedy Near Noblesville Ends In Double Homicide
James Hensley aged 30 a foreman at National Motor Vehicle Works Indianapolis shot and killed Walker McClintock and his son Enoch on the McClintock farm northeast of Noblesville Ind in a dispute over Miss Mary McClintock. Hensley detained en route to Noblesville. he sustained injuries and claimed self defense after a struggle with Walker McClintock and Enoch.
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Noblesville
Ind
James Hensley
National Motor Vehicle Works
Indianapolis
Walker McClintock
Enoch
McClintock
Hensley
Local man James Hensley tied to Hamilton killings and work feat
James Hensley, who shot and killed Walker and Enoch McClintock in Hamilton county, lived with his mother on a small farm near Riverside park. He was named foreman of the pipe benders' gang at the National Motor Vehicle works, and associates say he was deeply in love with Miss Mary McClintock.
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Hensley
Mary McClintock
Missa Cora McClintock
Mary
James Hensley
Walker
Enoch McClintock
Hamilton County
Riverside Park
National Motor Vehicle Works
Canal
Defendants Requests Defense Allowance in Perjury Case
William T. Hall filed in criminal court a petition asking for an allowance to defend against perjury charges. He claims he is a stranger in the county, penniless, and needs funds to bring witnesses from nearby states as deposition testimony for his forthcoming trial. He alleges railroad interests oppose him and that funds are needed to cover defense expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Hall
Hall
Adors
Memphis
Tennn
Railrad Company
Trustee sues Mrs Farrell over alleged improper transfer
Russell T. McFall trustee for J. Farrell & Co. sues Maria M. Farrell to recover 3676.20 claiming that 676.20 in rentals paid to her by Farrell were concealed from creditors to defraud them.
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Russell T. McFall
Farrell & Co
Maria M. Farrell
Farrell
Martinsville Man Suffered Broken Back in Accident
William Chamberlain of Martinsville was brought to St Vincent's hospital in Indianapolis after being struck by a cut of cars and dragged over 100 feet Friday. He remains unconscious with a broken back and is not expected to recover.
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William Chamberlain
Martinsville
Indianapolis
St. Vincent's Hospital
Chamberlain
Winterrowd affidavit charges Henry over livery stalls near homes
Building inspector Thomas A. Winterrowd plans to swear out an affidavit against William Henry for violating the ordinance that bans livery stables within 100 feet of residences. May 10, Henry received a permit to build a brick warehouse at 49 W Pearl St for buggy storage and has since erected stalls and kept horses there, though a barn near 426 W Maryland St drew objections.
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Thomas A. Winterrowd
William Henry
Henry
Pearl-st
Maryland-st
Inspector halts coal driver for short weight charge
Inspector Isadore Wulfson of the weights and measures division stopped Ben Mays, a Peckco Coal Company driver, near Washington street and New Jersey street after noting the wagon load appeared even in weight. A scale check showed the coal 10 pounds short of 2000, with the gross and net weights and wagon weight all even. Wulfson prepared the arrest and W. B. Shad may be seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isadore Wulfson
Standard Oil Company
Ben Mays
Peacock Coal Company
Wulfson
Washington Est
New Jersey St
W. B. Shad
Would Give Child Away Habeas Corpus Ruling
Mrs. Jessie Rasener sued her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Barnett in superior court to gain possession of her three year old daughter Anna. The case was suspended to Juvenile Court to resolve custody issues. Judge George W. Stubbs left the child with the mother until next Monday for witness testimony and further hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Rasener
Elizabeth Barnett
Anna
MUST REPAIR THE BUILDING
Judge J M Leathers denies Cli max Coffee and Baking Powder Co’s petition for a receiver to fix a building on E Washington St owned by Conrad H Shellhouse. The firm claimed a lease and unsafe condition, but the court found no lease clause assigning repair duties to the landlord, deeming repairs the tenant’s responsibility in absence of such provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Leathers
Superior Court
Climax Coffee and Baking Powder Company
E. Washington St
Conrad H. Shellhouse
Climax Company
Stout Resigns as Center Township Justice and Is Appointed Beach Grove JP
Harvey B. Stout submitted his resignation as justice of the peace of Center township to County Clerk Leonard Quill on Friday. County commissioners appointed him justice of the peace at Beach Grove effective January 1, 1908. His current term ends next April, but the Beach Grove post offers a longer term. Robert Lincolnfelter will be Stout’s constable at Beach Grove. Ads note roller skates and cabinets for sale in local outlets.
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Harvey B. Stout
Center Township
Leonard Quill
Stout
Beach Grove
Ca Moat
Robert Lincolnfelter
Argo Sentenced for Contempt in Chicago Case
Horace Argo known as the brains of the Chicago gambling ring was sentenced by Judge Chetlain to six months in jail and fined $500 for contempt of court after refusing to answer the grand jury questions.
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Chicago
Chetlain
Horace_Argo
Latta Seeks $20,000 Judgment Against Mick
Attorney Will H. Latta asked Judge Vinson Carter on Friday to grant him the full $20,000 judgment. Latta sued William E. Mick for $20,000 over services tied to the Stevens on building sale, now the State Life building, after a jury awarded $10,000. Latta seeks the remainder.
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Will H. Latta
Vinson Carter
William E. Mick
Mr. Latta
Mick
Stevenson
State Life
Latta
Powerful double fire heater advertisement headline
An ad from People's Outfitting Co. at 133 13 W Washington St promotes a six to three room heater with a 48 hour burn warranty. It lists $35 Parker Queen Bace Burn and $23.50, with terms 2.00 cash and 7c weekly. Also references 32 34 36 Kentucky Ave and a partial note about another ad on the last page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Outfitting Co
Washington St
Kentucky
Watsons Coup A Big Surprise In Indiana Politics
The piece portrays James E. Watson as a surprise power broker shaping a new Republican state machine in Indiana. It outlines Gowdy and Goodrich taking key roles, Watson pressuring Fairbanks allies, and Hanly and Watson becoming major contenders while Fairbanks and Kealing face defections. The split threatens Fairbanks’ presidential bid and signals a shift in party control ahead of the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Watson
Republican State Machine
Jack Gowdy
Rushville
Watson
Gowdy
Hoosier
Paris
Mr. Gowdy
Mr. Watson
Indiana
James P. Goodrich
Goodrich
Fairbanks
J. Frank Hanly
Hanly
United States Senate
Mr. Goodrich
C. Warren Fairbanks
Jim Goodrich
Joe Kealing
Charles W. Miller
Beveridge
Joe Cannon
Jack” Gowdy
Joe
Jim
Call at Saloon Nuisance Suits McClure Pabst Case
John Bly sues Leonidas McClure Helen Behnke and the Pabst Brewing Co. for 800 dollars damages and seeks an injunction preventing McClure from operating a roadhouse opposite Bly's property on Eighteenth Street. Bly alleges Behnke leased the saloon to Pabst, which subleased to McClure, and that the saloon operates during ungodly hours, permits minors, and conducts illicit acts.
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John Bly
Leonidas McClure
Helen Behnke
Pabst Brewing Company
McClure
Boy 7 suffers right arm injury after fall near home
Chester Apple, seven, returned from school to 3427 Senate Ave. Thursday afternoon with a right arm fractured in three places. A teacher noted he tried to write with his left hand as his right arm hurt and would not write. His father took him to a physician where he endured the procedure with no complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Apple
Senate
Cattle firm headed to receiver in Kentucky
George and Carroll Hamilton, leading shorthorn cattle breeders, placed their 3000 acre Owingsville farm valued at 500000 in receivership as the United Press reports from Kentucky on October 4.
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United Press
Owingsville
George and
Carroll Hamilton
Tragedy at Dayton Claims Couple in Yard
Mrs Edward Wilkinson aged 19 was found nearly beaten to death in her yard. The dead body of her husband lay nearby, reportedly after he swallowed carbolic acid. Neighbors say the couple often quarreled.
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United Press
Dayton, O
Edward Wilkinson
Indiana Freight Rates Inquiry Resumes Without Rail Traffic Chiefs
The Indiana Railroad Commission reopened the class freight rates inquiry on Friday with none of the railroads’ traffic men present. A representative of one railroad argued for a definite plan and stated crews were unaware of the expected procedures, while Joseph Keavy of the Indianapolis Freight Bureau supplied data on rate discrepancies.
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Indiana Railroad Commission
Indianapolis Freight Bureau
Joseph Keavy
Commission
Boost the Prices in United Press Market Report
In St Louis on October 4 wholesale grocers announced price hikes for all canned goods by 10 to 20 percent citing crop shortages and higher labor costs in items like salmon and sardines. Retailers are to add 2 to 5 percent to each can sale. The move is described as nationwide, linked to the so called canned goods trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Indiana University Freshmen Sophomores End Haircut Pact
In Bloomington Indiana on October 4 1907 freshmen and sophomores at Indiana University ended their yearlong hair cutting pact. The two classes held meetings and organized for the annual football battle scheduled for the following Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Mikado’s Mother Nakayama Reported Dead
Tokio reports Nakayama, the mikado’s real mother and highest court official, has died. Official history notes the mikado was said to be the son of the late empress Asako, while Nakayama’s son was adopted by Ko Mei Tenno, who died in 1807, as heir.
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United Press
Nakayama
Mikado
Asako
Ko- Mei-Tenno
Warrants for Meat Men Arrested Over Glass Refrigerators
Warrants were sworn for 37 meat dealers in the market by Dr. Charles F. Stout meat inspector for violating the ordinance requiring glass case refrigerators at stands. Dealers who promised to install cases soon were not arrested and provided proof of intent.
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Charles F. Stout
Stout
State avenue improvements upheld by board
Property owners on cross streets for 150 feet on each side of State ave between English ave and Prospect are assessed for improvements just made on State ave. The corner property owners appeared before the Board of Public Works Friday morning and the board upheld their position.
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State-ave
English-ave
Prospect At
Board of Public Works
Board of Works
Local Buyers Stoke Sunspat Worries Over Heat
Residents fret over sunspot activity while a shop ad touts Red Man tobacco at 3 ounces for 5 cents claiming the world’s highest standard. The blurring text suggests a mix of worry and a sale notice in a single column.
Roosevelt arrives in Memphis for Deep Waterways Convention
President Roosevelt reached Memphis aboard the steamer Mississippi one hour late after a minor accident. He addressed delegates at the Deep Waterways Convention, the most important speech on his current trip, and then left for a hunting trip to Louisiana. Memphis welcomed him with a large crowd and festive preparations. The voyage passed New Madrid, a historic site linked to the Roosevelt family.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
President Roosevelt
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Louisiana
New Madrid
Mao
Nicholas Roosevelt
Ohio
Exhibition Boys Classes At Y M C A Draw Crowd
Nelson Logan of the local Y M C A reports two exhibition classes this week by employed boys with over 1 visitors and members present. Four instructors led their branches, and over 350 boys are expected to enroll as regular sessions begin next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Logan
Logan
Honor Old Couple in Indianapolis Golden Anniversary
The Danish residents of Indianapolis plan a Sunday celebration for Mr and Mrs Rasmus Paulsen marking their golden wedding. A Danish Lutheran church sermon by Rev H Berthelsen will precede a minister’s dinner. At 2 PM a Red Men’s hall program features Danish and English addresses and refreshments. The couple, aged and mostly helpless, have two sons in Seattle and New York. locals intend a Sunday collection to help cover winter costs. Mr Paulsen fought in the 1848 50 war and earned a bravery medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapoli
Rasmus Paulsen
H. Berthelsen
Indianapolis
Paulsen
Seattle
New York
Denmark
Four More Firms Accept Bookbinders Union Terms
At a strike meeting held in Walthalla hall on Friday morning, Nenkervis Bookbinding and Didlein volunteered to adopt the union wage and hour scale. Pratt Poster and Hellenbeck Press agreed Thursday evening. Eleven firms are on the strikers list, about 30 binders have returned, while roughly 100 remain out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walthalla Hall
Nenkervis Bookbinding Company
Didlein Company
Pratt Poster Company
Hellenbeck Press
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Bobbie O'Neill
Police
Remem
Bers
F. B. Bennett
William Kaiser
The
United States
Ray
Pennsylvaniests
Progress Laundry
Alfred E. Cook
Bookwalter
Harry Ray Howell
Camille Walton
Tomlinson Hall
Retail Grocers’ Association
State Printing Board
W. B. Burford Comepany
Andersonville Monument
Eclipse Lodge
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Temple
Pennsylvania-st
Lynn B. Millikan
Talbott Ave
Nineteenth St
Ida C. Moore
State Board of Agriculture
Robert McAlexander
Sixteenth and
New Jersey Srs
del Allison
Allison Coupon Company
E. Marketsr
Coffin and Cronin
McAlexander
Red Cross
Moe H. Baldwin
Marion B. Edmiston
J Horth
Walker Mc
Clintock
Son Enoch
Marion County
S Ng Co. Spaw
Deane Gi
Reser Base Bevnedsiet
Ss -Sadevne
Shellhouse
Harvey Stout
Beech Grove
Henly
Gus Habich
W. Washington
Harrod’s
Virginia Ave
Bliss
W. Wash, Mi
ARGO
United Cress
Walken
Hanly-Watson
Bellion
New Deal
Fairbanks High
Fairbanks Machine
Mr. Fairbanks
Jim Watson
Columbus
Dayton
South
Mrs. Paulsen
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