Man Dies by Self Inflicted Wound After Theft Confession
Emil Haspel a 37 year old collector for Chicago Credit Clothing died by cutting his throat with a razor after learning of shortages and loss of employment Liquor was blamed for his downfall He left a wife and two children at 1247 Springdale Ave The incident, still under investigation, followed reports of unpaid funds and alleged defalcations from two weeks of collecting activity.
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Emil Haspel
Chicago Credit Clothing Company
Haspel
Springdale Avenue
Lang Wins Australian Heavyweight Title In Melbourne
J L Lang won the heavyweight championship of Australia in Melbourne by knocking out Bill Squires in the twentieth round. Squires had long held the title despite losses in the United States including a first round KO by Tom Burns on July 4 1967. Lang had previously been knocked out by Jack Johnson in the ninth round on March 4 1907.
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Melbourne
J. L. Lang
Australia
Bill Squires
Squires
America
Tom Burns
Lang
Jack Johnson
Lee Swan Injured by Automobile Dray Incident
Lee Swan a 17 year old Sandera and Becker employee was struck by a firm dray at Alabama and Maryland streets while riding a bicycle. The truck driven by Omer Ransdall from 641 Jefferson avenue attempted to avoid him but Swan was hit and dragged under the front wheels. He was taken to his home at 934 Camp street with internal injuries suspected.
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Lee Swan
Sandera & Becker
Alabama
Maryland Streets
Swan
Alabama Street
Maryland Street
Omer Ransdall
Jefferson Avenue
Ransdall
Camp Street
Passenger on Lake boat disappears near Holland
On a Lake Michigan voyage from Chicago the steamer Puritan reports a passenger missing. John M F Ehrwin of Wilmette Illinois is believed to have fallen or jumped as his berth was empty and his coat and a card with his name and address were found in the berth.
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Holland, Mich
John M. F. Ehrwin
Willmette, Ill
Puritan
Lake Michigan
Chicago
John M.F. Ebrwin
Wilmette, Inl
LaSalla Street
Wood Faces Grand Larceny Charge Over Irvington Lot
Johan Wood city councilman faces grand larceny charges over a lot sale to Irvington Land company. Affidavits allege thefts of 90 dollars and one dollar share of stock. Bond set at 200 dollars. trial date not yet announced.
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Johan Wood
Jnge Pritchard
Mr. Wood
Clement Dunn
Thervngton Land Company
Wood
Woossier
C. C. Perry
William A. Holt
M. A. Ryan
Joni C. Ruckelshaus
Irvington Land Company
Fred Eppest
Harry M. Wrigth
John F. Wood
Seth M. Richcreek
Albert E. Cottey
de. B. A. Brown
Grand Jury
Denman Faces Jury Over Embezzlement Claims
Attorney Joseph H. C. Denman stood trial in circuit court Monday amid disbarment actions by Charles Martindalea and Charles J. Orbison. Prosecutors allege he fraudulently bilked Mrs Frankie Mc Crady of 1669 by promising release of her husband from Leavenworth Penitentiary for an insurance money scheme tied to embezzlement at First National Bank in Seymour. Denman's lawyer Richard M. Coleman argues all dealings were legitimate. The McCradys will testify. Denman faces related criminal charges.
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Joseph H. C. Denman
Charles Martindalea
Charles J. Orbison
Denman
Frankie McCrady
Leavenworth ,East
First National Bank
Seymour
McCrady
Richard M. Coleman
McNamara Tour Entertained in New York City
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. McNamara of Indianapolis on a U S tour were hosted in New York. A dinner honored them hosted by Mrs William L Virrill and later a gathering at Miss Margaret Condon's featured violin by Martin Noonan and stories. Attending were Knights of Columbus members and local friends including Andrew D Daigle, Paul Rielly, and Edward McGovern among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peter J. McNamara
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Aviator Injured In Blackpool Plane Crash
Avino Leblon fell with his aircraft at Blackpool aviation grounds as crowd scattered. The plane wrecked. Leblon escaped with minor injuries, while spectators narrowly avoided harm in the enclosure.
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Blackpool
Eng
Avinios Leblon
Leblon
Aerinus
New York Man Mueller Confesses to Islip Skeleton Murder
Otto Mueller alias Frederick Gebhardt admits killing Anna Luther to hide another marriage. Authorities link the Islip skeleton to Luther and suspect Mueller murdered nine women. Coroner and detectives press him as New York and Hamburg police corroborate the identity and past disappearances from Newark and Astoria.
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New York
Otto Mueller
Frederick Gebhardt
Anna Luther
Islip
L. T
Mueller
Johann Hoch
Wm. B. Savage
Suffolk County
Colgate
Astoria
Luther Mueller
Hamburg
Germany
Martha
Isaac Seligman
Friends
Newark
Voters See Alphabetic City Council Ballot Order
City ballots will list councilmen alphabetically rather than by district. Although nominated from districts, councilmen are to be voted on generally. City Clerk McNally notes voter confusion about ballot arrangement.
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McNally
Board of Election Commissioners
Fife Wins Contract for Goose Creek Bridge Repair
George W. Fife was awarded the contract for repairing the 2 bridge over Goose Creek in Decatur Township. The work will cost 3880 dollars.
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Fife
George W. Fife
Goose Creek
Decatur Township
Child Mother Tells Of Hardships In Juvenile Court
Bertha Bushee, 16, formerly of Morgan county, told how she was driven from home by her stepfather and had to support herself in Indianapolis. She worked at several hotels, fell in love with Walter Henson who joined the army, and recently bore a child she could not care for. Judge Stubbs ordered her sent to the detention home until a placement is found, and the infant was sent to the Orphans' home.
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Bertha. Bushee
Morgan County
Juventle
Indianapolis
Walter Henson
Juiie Stubbs
D>cation
Girl 3 Dies Trapped by Rat Trap in Evansville
Evansville Ind Oct 25 A 3 year old daughter of Seth Rollins named Ross stepped on a rat trap spring and the jaws crushed her lower leg. Doctors fear blood poisoning endangering the child life.
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Evansville
Ind
Ross
Seth Rollins
County Poor Farm Contract Awards
The county commissioners on Monday let contracts for the poor farm project. Kirkhert Bros. awarded the heating plant for 2747 dollars Freagey Bros. awarded plumbing for 1956 dollars and electric lights for 1308 dollars.
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Kirkhert Bros
Freagey Bros
Dynamite Plot Ties Citywide Explosions and Labor Clash
Indianapolis reels from four simultaneous midnight explosions in three districts. Contractor Albert Von Spreckelson, planing mill owner Irvington and Central Union Telephone building are damaged, total loss about 7000 dollars. Police promise broad arrests as unions dispute demands, with detectives reviewing a wide plot and possible outside help.
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von Spreckelson
Contractors’ Association
Indianapolis
Albert von Spreckelson
Michigan Street
Central Union Telephone Building
Whittier Place
Irvington
Planing
Highland Avenue
North Street
Ohio
Mount Streets
Mount Jackson
Central Union Telephone
Shriners’ Temple
Michigan
New Jersey Street
The
Temple
William Tobin
Union Tracks
Otto Walters
George Ross
Sturm Avenue
William Wood
Joseph Keys
Ss. J. Williams
Willams
Broker Love and Wife in Legal Fight
Chicago reports Sidney C. Love and wife Myri Jerie Burns Love engaging in a custody battle over their one month old daughter. Love would permit a divorce, but refuses to surrender custody, with extended legal maneuvers and a request to Ambassador Whitelawn Reid for protection in London. Funds are tight as the wife’s finances are tied up, and domestic staff note Mrs. Love’s distress amid the public controversy.
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Chicago
Oct.s
Sidney C. Love
Myrijerie Burns Love
Love
Ie Reebably
Whitelwn Reid
London
Eng
Elm Street
Wife Discovers Death of Elmer W. Tuttle in Barn
Elmer W. Tuttle, 43, of 1021 Windsor Street, was found dead in his barn Saturday afternoon. Heart trouble listed as the cause. He leaves a wife and one son. Tuttle was well known around the city.
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Elmer W. Tuttle
Windsor Street
Mr. Tuttle
Three Die in Farmhouse Fire in Ogdensburg Area
In Ogdensburg New York on October 2 a Mrs. Robert McIntyre her son and laborer John Watts were burned to death in Calobogie near Ogdensburg. The fire started in the McIntyre home with the cause still unknown and the bodies found among the ruins.
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Ogdensburg
WN. Y
Robert McIntyre
John Watts
Calobogie
McIntyre
Wire thief sentenced in interurban line case
Russell Bell pleaded guilty to petit larceny and received nine months in the workhouse for stealing wire from the Honey Bee interurban line. S. A. Pruitt admitted receiving stolen goods and drew nine months. Judse Pritchard had his sentence suspended.
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Ruessell Bell
S. A. Pruitt
Judse Pritchard
Minnie Gruelle Granted Divorce in Superior Court
Minnie Gruelle won a divorce from Wallace Gruelle in Superior Court No 1 on Monday. Her name was restored to Minnie C Hartman and she received $100 alimony.
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Minnie Gruelle
Wallace Gruelle
Minnie C. Hartman
Mule dies noted in quarrel between boss and Happy Sam
A brief Fragments from Lippincott's depict a dialogue in which a mule's death is acknowledged. The boss expresses sympathy while Happy Sam accepts the loss with resignation, saying he has no cause for complaint.
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Happy Sam
Campaign heats as New York mayor race narrows
On October 2 in New York the mayoral race intensifies with Otto T. Bannard backed by Republicans claiming a 28 003 vote win while Hearst Civic Alliance supporters predict a majority. Tammany leaders led by Charles F Murphy defend Gaynor and denounce a magazine article accusing their followers of white slavery. Fusion speakers seize on the controversy as the campaign enters a crucial phase.
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New York
Otto T. Bannard
Jude
William J. Gaynor
Tammany
William R. Hearst
Civic Alliance
Herbert Parsons
Republican County Comittee
Barnard
Hearst
Charles E Gehring
Alliance Campaign Committee
Gaynor
Charles F. Murphy
Isvn
Trif Fckers
Campaise
Betrayer of Gue Prisoner Held on Attempted Murder Charge
Claude Andrews, called the betrayer of Jesse Coe, is held on a Polish charge of attempted murder after allegedly striking William Plumblee twice with a hatchet in North Indianapolis during a fight. The case follows Coe’s murder by Kentucky sheriffs and previous mob threats against Andrews, who fled Indianapolis under police protection.
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Jesse Coe
Kentucky
Indianapolis
Andrews
William Plumblee
North Inidlianapolis
Coe
Habit of Surrender Puzzles Milwaukee Police
Henry Gorman claims a habit of surrendering to police to clear his brother held for theft. He told detectives he and another man stole 29 dollars and three overcoats from Duffy Automobile Co in Milwaukee. He says he has spells when he believes the crime occurred and has turned himself in several times. Authorities will be notified.
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Henry Gorman
Gorman
Stewart and Smith
Milwaukee
Duffy Automobile Company
Flying-Machine With Eagle-Wing Design Described
A Popular Mechanics feature explains a flying machine whose two large wings imitate an eagle’s. The frame uses bicycle tubing and spans 27 feet tip to tip with a 15 foot sweep. The engine and entire machine weigh about 160 pounds.
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Haspell
Schlurgan and
Hurtsell
Smines
Siblex
Theuras
Mucker
Anna Tuther
Bayshore
L. L
Fighter Lane
Denman ON
M'Namiaras
Anna Mueller
Anna Luther -Mueller
Goungilmen
J. W. Conners
John Austin
Serting
Gue
Gell
Claude Andrews
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