Theft of Microscope Leads to Indictment at Indiana Vet College
John W Harbaugh a senior at the Indiana Veterinary College was charged with grand larceny after confessing to taking a microscope and other stolen instruments once housed at the college. He told detectives he used a trunk story to unload a suitcase on a train to his wife in Corydon. Detectives recovered the microscope and plan to retrieve it from Corydon. Dr Ben L Reitman the Chicago physician acting as publicist for Emma Goldman is in Indianapolis giving lectures on anarchism.
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John W. Harbaugh
Indiana Veterinary College
Southern Railroad
Harbough
Corydon
Ind
Jesse T. Peck
St. Louis
The
Askin
Duncan
Ben L. Reitman
Chicago
the King of Tramps
Indianapolis
Emma Goldman
Propylaeum
Miss Goldman
Reitman
Spencer House
Burglaries Reported Across Several Homes in City
Ora Sawyer on Henry street said a break in Sunday afternoon stole a gold watch. William Harman on Henry street reported $1.50 taken. Mrs Matilda Todd reported a ransacked home on N Capitol. William Lamont on S Oriental street said entry occurred, nothing missing. A burglar failed in a Friday night attempt at Al Hammerman’s home on S Capitol.
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Ora Sawyer
Henry Street
William Harman
Matilda Todd
N. Capitol Avenue
William Lamont
S. Oriental Street
al Hammerman
S. Capitol Avenue
Practiced Medicine Without License Guilty in Court
Alausing B. Melville was found guilty of practicing medicine without a license and fined 25 dollars plus costs by Judge J. A. Pritchard. An appeal followed after a motion for a new trial was overruled. Melville posted a 250 dollar appeal bond and will seek review by the supreme court.
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Alausing B. Melville
J. A. Pritchard
Dr. Melville
Supreme Court
Grand Jury Indicts Seven in October Session
The grand jury returned seven indictments Saturday and discharged one accused person. The docket held no notable offenses, with the October term focusing largely on jail cases.
Political Tour Notes From 1908 Campaign Headlines
A Denver hall audience hears Bryan beaming with a "Let there be light" text while banners echo Foraker speeches. Taft gains a Tennessee welcome and Kern predicts GOP defeat reshaping the nation in eight years. Fairbanks rolls through four New York mass meetings on tariff and currency. Democratic Nathan Straus accuses the Republican committee of pressuring Wall Street brokers for 500 each. Hearst heads to New York to speak as Taft and Kern move through Southern and Northeastern stops.
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Mr. Bryan
Denver
Senator Foraker
Brownsville
Bryan
Nathan Straus
Democratic National Advisory Committee
Republican National Committee
Wall Street
Merchants Association Pushes 16 Reform Articles
A Indiana merchants group continues its anti graft campaign with a 16 article statement urging law based business methods in public offices. It calls for independent examinations, bonded county officers, transparent fee books, school fund protection, juror reforms, and state appeals against obstruction of crime prosecutions.
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Merchants’ Association
Indiana
United States
New York
Wife Had to Buy Her Own Coal to Keep Warm
Mary Bradshaw files for divorce from George S Bradshaw after 28 years of marriage amid claims of idleness and repeated coercion. She states she supported him for years, paid household bills and home payments, and faced assaults and threats including a carving knife incident. She seeks legal ejectment from the home, protection from harassment, and custody of daughter Ethel Bradshaw.
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Mary Bradshaw
George S Bradshaw
Ing
Bradshaw
Taterle
Tus
Ethel Bradshaw
Material men sue Campfield on bond in Indiana case
The Westport Stone Company sues Edwin M. Campfield and Aetna Indemnity for 600 dollars. This echoes about 60,000 dollars in related suits across courts against the same defendants. Campfield heads a firm tied to the Southeast Hospital for the Insane project, and the bond allegedly covers both state protection and payment to material men under the contract terms.
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Westport Stone Company
Edwin M. Campfield
Aetna Indemnity Company
L. M. Marvey
Campbell
Southeastern Hospital For
Madison
Campfield
Knights and Ladies Social at Washington Lodge
Washington lodge Knights and Ladies of Honor will host a social at the temple on North Fe Atrieat. Admission is 15 cents.
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Washington Lodge
Knights and Ladies of Honor
N. fe _ atrieat
Husband Freed From Wife Attacks in Cross-Complaint
William Perkins files a cross-complaint in superior court against Daisy Perkins in a divorce case. He denies the wife’s abuse claims, cites 22 years with Indianapolis Traction and Terminal, and accuses her of assaults and neglect. He seeks a divorce to end the alleged attacks and humiliation.
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William Perkins
Daisy Perkins
Superior Court
Newark Judge Shoots Self in Park Dem Democrat Official
In Branch Brook park Newark on Oct 17 Judge David T. Howell of the First criminal court killed himself with two shots to the head in front of witnesses. He appeared calm, spoke to a workman, and then fired again after kneeling. Howell had recent political criticism and issued a late night challenge to his accusers.
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Newark
N. J
David T. Howell
First Criminal Court of
Branch Brook Park
Newark City Hospital
Howell
Luetgert Brother Kills Self in Park Tragedy
Arnold Luetgert, brother of Adolph Luetgert the Chicago sausage maker, who faced sensational murder trial, committed suicide at Elgin’s amusement park by shooting himself yesterday, ending the case with a death act.
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Luetgert
Self
Park
Chicago
Arnold Luetgert
Adolph Luetgert
Elgin
Two Aerialists Feared Dead After Sea Rescue
Yarmouth England Oct 17 The Norwegian steamship Naddod arrived with the German balloon Her Besell found at sea 100 miles northwest of Heligoland. No signs of Lieut Foertsch and his assistant were discovered. both believed to have perished.
James M. Elder Charged in Criminal Libel Case
James M. Elder, a manufacturer, was arrested and released on bond after two women, Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Lilly, accused him of criminal libel. They allege he used the mails to defame them and other women. A post office inspector reportedly uncovered his alleged wrongdoing.
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James M. Elder
William Lilly
Harley A. Russell
Elder
High School Senators Elect Bryan President
The South Side high school senate voted Friday for W J Bryan, electing him president amid an electoral college tie. Republican senate leaders were surprised by the result, conceding they had mistaken their majority.
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W. J. Bryan
United States
Senate
Bryan
Two Die As Shirley Fire Rages Through Town
A blaze in Shirley Indiana destroyed 27 business houses injuring no others. Victor Pryor, 20, and his wife, 30, died in their upstairs room as flames blocked their escape. Loss estimated at 65000 with $25000 insured. several buildings including Pryor restaurant, Martindale building, bank, drug stores, and a moving picture show burned. Fire started near the Pryor kitchen around 3 am and was under control by 7 am. Some say incendiary cause, others accidental.
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Shirley
Ind
Victor C. Pryor
Pryor
Pryors
Martindale
Robert Martindale
Indianapolis
George Fouts
Shaw Bros
Shirley Bank
Hancock’s
Legg’s Feed
Gates’ Barber
Spark from electric light causes blaze at drug store
A spark from an electric light wire near a five gallon gasoline can filled with gasoline caused B. J. Fisher's drug store at 722 W. New York Street to fill with smoke Friday night. Dense basement smoke hindered firefighters from entering but the loss was small.
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B. J. Fisher’s
New York Street
Pettijohn Defends Maud Catt In Infanticide Charge
Attorney Charles Pettijohn was appointed by the criminal court on Saturday to defend Maud Catt who is charged with murdering her infant by throwing it into a vault.
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Charles Pettijohn
Criminal Court
Maud Catt
Democrats to Sweep Indiana in 1908 election forecast
Walter Wellman of the Chicago Record-Herald wires from Indianapolis predicting Indiana will likely give its electoral vote to Bryan, with a small margin. He notes Republicans cling to hope Taft could win, but concede the state ticket and legislature may fall if Taft loses.
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Walter Wellman
Chicago Record-Herald
Indiana
Indianapolis
Bryan
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Brooklyn
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Richmond
Stamford
Conn
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