Wilharm Murder Suspect Arrested After Burglary Link Found
Charlies Alexander, a known thief, is jailed as detectives assert he is the guilty person in the Wilharm murder. Stolen goods from multiple homes, including two flat irons and a tin coffee pot, were found at his 1712 Linden street residence. Authorities report revolvers, overcoats, and a rubber overshoe match the murder night description, while his wife cites years of distrust and recent separations. The case focuses on robbery charges with murder under consideration pending grand jury action.
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Linden St
Wilharm
Sprucest
Alexander
Thornton and Welbie
E. M. Campbell
Middledrive
Woodruff Place
Mr. Campbell
William C. Zaiser
Olive St
Thornton and
Tinney
Asch and Dugan
Dreyfus Case Ordered for New Trial
Paris ministers after a long cabinet discussion on Monday afternoon decided in favor of a revision of the Dreyfus case. All cabinet members except Justice Minister Zar rien favored the move.
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Paris
Dreyfus
M. Zarrien
Commissioner Opinions Tax Exhibitions and Transfers
A batch of internal revenue opinions covers taxation of park exhibitions by railroad and streetcar companies and other transfers. It states Paris Fairview and Broad Hippie parks are taxable as shows even when entertainment is free. It also notes lease transfers, guardian to ward stock transfers, insurance policy assignments, and a banker tax of 50 dollars.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Fairview
Jegssee
Frison Property Becomes Basis for Federal Suit
Mc Dowell, Stocker & Co. of Chicago sue N D McCormick Laporte County sheriff in federal court over a seized bicycle machinery claim of 12000 dollars. The Allen Manufacturing Company previously held the equipment under a writ of replevin issued by A. S Nichols, receiver. The case alleges the Chicago firm holds title to the property and names the sheriff as defendant.
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Michigan City
McDowell, Stocker & Co
Chicago
N. D. McCormick
Laporte County
Allen Manufacturing Company
Nichols
Laporte
Chicago Company
Railroad Supplies Care for Sick Soldiers Aboard
Chicago and Northwestern railroad orders staff to provide medicine and food to sick soldiers on its trains. Expenses will be charged to the company.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Mrs Marlin Dies at Home in Chicago
Mrs Marlin died at her home 2305 Ralston Street Monday morning from consumption. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the family church.
A Game of Cards in Italian Quarter Ends in Threats
In New York the romance of Geronimo Tacano Pasqual Mougio and Theresa Rienz led to a deadly card game with Theresa as the stakes. Mougio claimed her yet Tacano won the match and fired four shots at Mougio missing all. Tacano was arrested by a policeman. Mougio asserted Theresa’s love and future marriage.
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New York
Geronimo Tacano
Pasquale Mougio
Theresa Rienz
Yacano
Mougio
Theresa
Tacano
Tacane
Mougie
Young Man Attempts Suicide Over Ill Health and Unemployment
Warry Jerreld, 21, in Bonanza block West and Washington streets, tried to take morphine to end his troubles due to illness and lack of work. Dr. Eisenbeiss stopped the attempt. He lives with his parents in one room. had recent lung trouble but was reportedly improving by Monday morning.
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Warry Jerreld
Bonanza Block
West
Washington-sts
Dr. Eisenbeiss
Will
Mrs Loftin Released After Insanity Claim
Mrs Belle Loftin once mistaken for the Chicago socialite caused a stir at a West Side saloon last week and was taken to police headquarters as insane. A commission found her sane, noting she is a cocaine victim when under the drug, and she plans to return to Paris Kentucky.
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Loftin
Belle Loftin
Luetgert
Chicago
Paris
Reisner
Assessment roll for sewer in alley east of Talbott
The assessment calls for 25833.47 dollars or 0.51 dollars per 100 square feet. About 5300 parcels are listed as abutting the sewer line.
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First Alley
Talbott
Railroad Rush Reaches Indianapolis Freight Car Shortage
Railroad traffic reels as Indianapolis handles 27 927 cars last week with only 22 226 loaded. Officials warn car shortages threaten postwar freight movement and local commerce.
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Indianapolis
Collision at sea sinks British steamer off Spain
London dispatch reports the Spanish steamer Cartagena collided with the British steamer Rhetibina off Villano on Galicia’s northwest coast. The Rhetibina sank with all hands aboard except the captain and one seaman, who were rescued at Gibraltar.
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London
Cartagena
Rhetibina
Villano
Galicia
Spain
Rhetbina
Gibraltar
Conditions Among the Cu bans
Telegrams from Gen Gomez show Santa Clara province in dire straits with Cuban troops starving for meat and vegetables nearly exhausted. Mules and horses have been killed to feed the sick as children and elderly die daily. Gomez appeals for aid, reporting desperate need.
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Washington
Gomez
Santa Clara
Displaced Heart Mystery Stumps Oakland Police
Five bullets struck Cleophias Gregoire's heart in an apparent self harm case as doctors report the heart was on the right side and most projectiles missed the organ. Autopsy notes general displacement of internal organs and leaves investigators puzzled.
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Buleau
Hired a Hall recounts Dawson exploits after Klondike return
Wm. Stewart reports from Ottawa that he built the Bank of Commerce in Dawson City, a log structure costing 13,000 dollars. An enterprising buyer earned 750 dollars in Dawson by selling two American newspapers with the Santiago battle tale for one dollar at a hired hall. Stewart notes Dawson’s first watermelon of the season sold for 25 dollars.
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Ottawa
Ont
Wm. Stewart
Klondike
Dawson City
Bank of Commerce
Dawson
Santiago
St. Michaels
Stewart
Joel Hadley Dead At 49 In Indianapolis Home
Joel W. Hadley 49, receiver for Arrow Bicycle, died Sunday at 1106 Park Ave from heart disease. Born in Morgan County, he was a long-time bookkeeper for Browning & Sloan, druggists. Survived by widow and daughter Theo Hadley a Vassar student, plus mother Mrs Hannah T. Hadley brother Horace M. Hadley and sister Mrs Charles Hollingsworth of Indianapolis.
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Joel W. Hadley
The
Arrow Bicycle Company
Park Ave
Morgan County
Browning & Sloan
Theo. Hadley
Vassar
Hannah T. Hadley
Horace M. Hadley
Charles Hollingsworth
Indianapolis
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Forecast for the 36 hours ending p m on September 27 calls for fair weather. Monday night and Tuesday should be clear. Temperature readings earlier showed 7 a m at 6 degrees, noon at 78, and 2 p m at 79.
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Indianapolis
W W Webb Celebrates Seventy Five Years In Mount Jackson
W W Webb, resident of Mount Jackson for over 30 years, marked his seventy fifth birthday Sunday at his daughter Mrs Chas Mc Garvy home. A large family dinner followed at Mrs John Thompson’s home. He leaves children Mrs D J Baker Mrs Willis Carter J C Webb Alonzo Webb and has 18 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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W. W. Webb
Mount Jackson
Chas. McGarvy
John Thompson
D. J. Baker
Willis Carter
J. C. Webb
Alonzo Webb
Webb
Raney Johns Dies in Central Hospital Cell
Raney Johns, a 20 year inmate of the Central hospital for the insane, was found dead Sunday morning from inanition in his room. He served three years in the 101st Indiana regiment during the rebellion. His wife and children live in Noblesville. He was known to starve himself for days.
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Raney Johns
Central Hospital For the Insane
101St Indiana Regiment
Noblesville
Winter Ties Stir Up Town Talk and Diphtheria Closures
Winter fashion notes report louder ties as 120 Indiana schools close due to diphtheria. Gen Harrison to give about one speech in Indiana this fall. Irvington exchange with 30 instruments starts operations Monday. Street car conductor Jos Haley sues the company for 10000 after being struck by a timber while aiding line repairers. Rev Ragowsky to lecture Monday evening at First Baptist Church.
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Indiana
Gen. Harrison
Irvington Telephone Exchange
Jos. Haley
N. Illinois-st
First Baptist
Sudden Fright Likely Kills Carmony In Thunderstorm
Autopsy on Montgomery Z. Carmony indicates death from brain hemorrhage due to a sudden fright during a storm. The 55 year old liveryman with Carmony Bros. collapsed in his buggy after seeking shelter under a tree on New Jersey street and died soon after at a hospital. Funeral planned in Dublin, Indiana.
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Montgomery Z. Carmony
N. New Jersey St
Carmony
Carmony Bros
W. Market St
Woodruff Place
St. Clairst
New Jersey
Dublin
Ind
Lightning Strikes Eagle Creek Area Lifts Water Left Bare Bottom
Eyewitnesses report a stroke of lightning at Eagle Creek near the National road that dried a stretch of water and left the stream bed exposed just north of the bridge. A silver poplar at the corner of Senate avenue and Michigan street was splintered and ruined by the same bolt on Saturday evening.
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Eagle Creek
Senate-ave
Michigan-st
Still a Chance Britain and France Clash in Africa
London reports confirm British forces reach Fasheda while Maj. Marchand’s French detachment remains. Kitchener parleyed with Marchand but was met with refusals before dispersing to Omdurman. Kassala notes dervish defeat at Gedaref with 760 casualties and Parsons’ column expected to join at Khartoum. Northumberland Fusiliers ordered to Crete October 3 increasing British strength there.
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London
Central News
Cairo
Fasheda
Marchand
Kitchener
Fashoda
Fle
Mitchener
Omduman
Kassala
Gedaref
Col. Parsons
Wassala
Khartoum
Cat Parsons
Crete
Khedive
Alexandria
Sale
Gordon
Farewell Sermon of Fletcher Place M E Church Leader
Reverend Robert Roberts delivers his farewell after a five year pastorate at Fletcher Place M E Church. He condemns gossip about finances while praising the church’s growth and orderly finances, noting all accounts are settled except his own.
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Robert Roberts
Fletcher Place
M. E. Church
Edwin Ray Church
Indiana girl in boy's clothes puzzles city police
A 17 year old girl in Indianapolis arrived Friday wearing boys clothing and provides shifting stories. From Door of Hope she was sent to police headquarters where she remains held while authorities seek clearer facts. She names Freedom and Pleasant as home towns and gives the name Kelly Burdsell.
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Police
Reisner
Indianapolis
Kelly
Burdsell
Mrs Goodin Goes On Trial In Vitriol Attack Case
In criminal court on Monday Maud Goodin faces a trial for alleged complicity in the attempt to destroy Dr Haskinson with acid. The prosecution alleges Mrs Klein acted under Goodin's influence after a confession, while Goodin and James Van Natta deny marriage. Wiltsie and co counsel present for the state.
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John S. Duncan
Maud Goodin
Empire Block
van Natta
Missionary Preacher Discusses Egypt and British Rule
Rev. D. J. O'Sullivan, of the Society of African Missions and former St. Louis College teacher, spoke at St. John's cathedral about English governance in Egypt, Kitchener, and the Sudanese conflict. He warned of a potential inland Moslem empire centered on Khartoum and outlined past deeds leading to protectorates and battles, including Gordon's death.
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D. J. O'Sullivan
Society of African Missions
St. Louis College
Tanta
Egypt
St. John’s
Father O'Sullivan
Kildard Kitchener
Khartoum
Ishmael Pasha
Public Works Reply on Court House Sidewalk Repairs
The Board of public works asked county commissioners to repair sidewalks around the courthouse. The reply, written on attorney William T. Brown’s letterhead, says commissioners gain no revenue from the sidewalks and that the board will fund the repairs out of courtesy, as they grant access three days weekly.
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Board of Public Works
Court House
Wiliam T. Brown
Board of Works
Handsome Kahn Tailoring Opens New Four Story Store
The Kahn tailoring company moved to the northwest corner of Meridian and Washington streets on Monday. The four story and basement building houses manufacturing on the third and fourth floors, cutting on the second, and sales rooms on the first with a basement store room. A plate glass front spans the entire Meridian street facade.
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Kahn Tailoring Company
Meridian and
Washington Sts
Meridian St
Battery A members hear sermon at Central church
Battery A soldiers joined a special invitation service at Central Christian Church on Sunday morning. Rev. H. L. Henderson, a battery member, preached and shared lessons learned from their military experience as relatives and friends filled the church.
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Battery A
Central Christian Church
H. L. Henderson
All Getting Better. City hospital report on multiple incidents
The City hospital stated Monday that William Blume, alleged murderer of Grace Harvey, Aaron Miller injured by a falling elevator at Kingan's, and a watchman Perry who fell down an elevator shaft at Shover's daily market are all improving.
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City Hospital
William Blume
Grace Harvey
Aaron Miller
Kingan’s
Perry
Shover's
Indiana to build new Portland cement plant using Bedford stone
Utah based Portland cement company plans a large unit near Bedford with access to Jackson county shale. W S Blatchley reports marl deposits along Kankakee and Lake Maxinkuckee, testing Bedford rock and shale which may yield cement equal or superior to standard Portland cement. A $125000 plant is planned and northern Indiana may gain a sizable cement industry.
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Indiana
Portland Cement Company
Utah
Bedford
Jackson County
W. S. Blatenhley
Chicago
Kankakee
Bedford Rock
Blatchley
Sale Lake
South Bend
Sunday Pulpits Refute Fear Appeals In Sermons
Clergymen challenge the use of horror to enforce morality noting nurseries and churches employ fright to prompt prayer and giving. Rev J C Smith and Rev F G Parish discuss soldiers hardships and the impossibility of long trials revealing true endurance amid war. Also an ad for Pro Bono Cigar at Feed Your Horse Jane’s Dusties offers a cheap product.
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F. G. Parish
Southest
Baptist
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Charlies Alexander
Christian Wilharm
Tennessee Penitentiary
South
Stahp Decisions
San Francisco
Oakland
Cleophias Gregoire
Gregoire
Joel Hadley
Montgomery Carmony
R. Roberts
Aimee Haskinson
Bedford Stone
J. C. Smith
Tabernacle
Presbyterian
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