11 Oct 1905
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1905
Page
1
Mrs Frank Mulky identifies Levi Johnston as the man who entered her bedroom and attempted assault in Bloomington Indiana. Police captured Johnston after a struggle. he was presented to a grand jury. Officers fear unrest if Johnston is not removed from town tonight.
Frost suppresses fever measures as far south as Fort Smith Arkansas with reduced fumigation in areas reporting illness. In Chicago a light snow flurry Wednesday with Milwaukee also reporting snow.
A Wednesday baseball game between the Giants and Athletics in Philadelphia was postponed due to rain. The delay whittled away at the schedule with no rescheduled date announced.
Alexander, accused of shooting his father HL Alexander, was captured Tuesday night in western Garland County and brought to Jailed Bcripps M Rre Press Association. The coroner's inquest ruled the deed unjustifiable.
The Insurance Investigation Committee reports deaths and sessions behind the scenes. It highlights perceived overstaffed salaries and the need to reform expense loading. The chair warns that fire insurers in Wisconsin allegedly diverted millions from policyholders, with costs exceeding legitimate expenses by over seven million dollars.
In Nevada Missouri on October 11 the jury awarded Harry Prangle fifty thousand dollars in the damage suit against Kansas City Southern railroad. Prangle, a brakeman, sought eighty thousand for injuries after a fall between railroad cars.
John E. Reed, receiver for the Sherrick case, collected a certified check for £4 in full payment of Wickard votes and interest. Murry & Co represented by Wickard and Startin Huge asserted Wickard had the power of attorney. Settlement discussions proceeded with Attorney General Charles W. Miller and Reed, aiming to finalize remaining claims and reduce Wickord Hotel indebtedness to about $82,000. A separate case saw James Fry fined for junked vehicle incident. the wreck was caused by a relative, not Fry, and not influenced by liquor.
A 34 year old prisoner identified as Grimes was found dead in his cell at 12:00 Wednesday in a local city police station. Officials say alcohol poisoning and heart condition likely caused death. coroner Tutewiler is investigating. Paperwork shows the name Chas Brydan and a letter to Norma Srydon, Lima, O.
The will of George William Catt directs his body be donated to Bellevue Hospital Medical College for medical science after funeral rites. His wife Carrie Ustt, a suffragist, consents to the arrangement. Catt, born in Davenport, Iowa, 1 years ago, left life estate to his wife valued at $60,000 with half to go to the Iowa state charity after her death.
Mrs. Sila Williams, wife of a sick husband, forged signatures on bank checks to cover necessities. Brill, her employer, had trusted her at his dye house. A judge, upon recommendation of Brill and bank officials, sentenced her to a small fine and ten days in jail after she pled guilty to intent.
Frosty weather disrupted towns from Buthrie to Memphis while federal court resumed arguments on the demurrer to an indictment in Chicago. Strikes grew in Moscow as workers joined engineering shops. Flora Blackborn GSP petitioned against Henry Gill, the coachman linked to the New York heiress Cornelia Tearborn in a bigamy case in Brookline. Washington hosted the American Bankers association annual convention with speeches by notable officials and industry leaders.
In a dramatic conflict over the Great Wabash Railway, six new directors were named by the Gould faction after a bondholders meeting. Ramsey interests allege discrepancies between official records and personal ledgers and pressed for a review.
James McKernan seeks guardianship for Mrs. Ella McKernan claiming she is habitually intoxicated and unable to manage property valued at about twenty thousand dollars. Witnesses, including sister Margaret Clark, testify to long drinking years and episodes of intoxication, with court actions ongoing under Attorney Henry Spaan and George Gatlin.
A court filing in Youngstown updates a divorce case between Ila M. King and Wa King. Ila King, president of a local organization, accuses Wa King of infidelity and notes prior name changes and two children. The case highlights property held in Ila King’s name and seeks injunctions against disposing of assets.
John Gordon of 192 Hoytage was arrested Wednesday morning by Patrolman Rader of Hlinuls and Washington Run for drunkenness. Gordon claimed he would get out of the fix, saying Captain Thos Madden of the Board of Public Safety employed him at a lounge factory and would intervene without coat.
In Madison Indiana on October 11 a year of burglaries hit local hardware stores. Recently loaded guns were used as a trap. Late Tuesday night Joseph Turner a young African American man was trapped in Horgan's hardware store and dangerously shot. He is in jail.
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