Dolly Belknap the Child Murderess Remanded to Reform School
A Brownstown girl known as Dolly Belknap now 18 is confined at Indianapolis reform school after plotting to kill Mr and Mrs Sarver for their fortune. She disguised her intent with rat poison in coffee. She admitted guilt when confronted, claimed no intent to kill, and will stay until age 21. She had been adopted by the Sarvers and was raised in Clark County.
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Novella May Belknap
Brownstown
Reform School For Girls
Indianapolis
Dolly Sarver
Fleming Sarver
Sre
Dolly Belknap
Dally
Dolly
Mrs. Sarver
Mr. Sarver
Crothersville
Sellersburg
Clark County
Sarver
Reform School
Haughey Pinch Policy Aimed to Save Bank Money
Attorney Winter argued in federal court that Indianapolis national bank president Haughey chose to sustain the cabinet company rather than seize it, hoping to recover the bank’s loan. He described overdrafts as a judgment call to protect the bank’s interests and claimed false entries were lawful and recorded, not meant to deceive the examiner.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis National Bank
Haughey
Winter
Ollin Death Sudden. coroner to probe post mortem
Five year old Ollie Blackwell died suddenly at her grandparents home in Elizabeth and Barmhills area Sunday night. The child, colored, collapsed in the middle of the night. no doctor could be found and she died before aid. Coroner Castor viewed the case and ordered a post mortem examination after finding no immediate cause. The father is deceased. the girl lived with her mother and grandparents.
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Ollie Blackwell
Elizabeth and
Barmrhillsts
Castor
Spanish cruiser lands marines near Florida keys
Kry West Florida Sept 30 bitter feeling over report a Spanish cruiser landed marines on the keys north of the city searching for arms and supplies hidden by filibusters. Complaint made to state department Spain to be asked for explanation.
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Florida Keys
Kry West
Fla
Keys
State Department
Spain
Prominent Andersonian Dead at 80 in Anderson Ind
Dr J W Westerfield longtime physician and head of the Indiana association of spiritualists died at his Anderson home Sunday at age 80. He opened Andersons first drug store and built a sizable fortune. A strong spiritualist he helped secure the 40 acre spiritualist camp grounds near Chesterfield where annual meetings are held and he served in various county offices.
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Anderson
Ind
J. W. Westerfield
Indiana Association of Spiritualists
State Association of Spiritualists
Chesterfield
Ram's Horn editor preaches on life choices at Central Ave church
KE P Brown of Ram's Horn urged Sunday night at Central Ave M E church that no one begins life aiming for evil. He warned against wandering into Pekin and called it a bad place for the public, saying it would make people easy targets for the devil.
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KE. P. Brown
The
Ram’s Horn
Central-ave. M. E
Pekin
Rosie's Morphine Use After Custody Grief
Rosie Burckdoll took morphine Saturday night on 8 Hast-st after the Board of Guardians removed her child and her mother died. She will live.
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Board of Guardians
Rosie Burckdoll
Hast-st
Amusements Openings and Changes This Week
Q Flaritys vacation opens at Englishs Monday night. Sam T Jacks Adamless Eden company opens at the Empire Monday afternoon for a week. A Black Sheep is the bill at the Grand for the last half of the week opening Thursday night. Park changes bill daily this week. Monday nights attraction is The White Squadron.
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Q'Flarity
English’s
Sam T. Jack
Adamless Eden” Company
the Empire
Hoyt
Reed Ignores Harrison Candidate Talk Amid Debate Over Race
New York dispatch reports Congressman Tom Reed questions Gen Harrison's withdrawal from the race while Harrison reportedly seeks quiet life in Indianapolis. An Indianapolis source says Harrison denies candidacy, but Reed believes he is feigning to gauge rivals. Reed contemplates his own chances and the nomination landscape.
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New York
Tom Reed
Gen. Harrison
Harrison
Indianapolis
Reed
Tie
New York City
McKinley
Allison
Governor Culbertson Opposes Dallas Prize Fight
In Austin, Sept 30 Gov Culbertson remains firm against permitting the Corbett Fitzsimmons prize fight in Dallas. Supporters vow to lobby the special legislative session to the end, seeking a two thirds vote to block the anti prize fight measure. The session opens Tuesday with few legislators in attendance and a quorum unlikely. The sentiment favors a law making prize fighting a felony with an emergency clause and possibly making gambling a felony. Corbett Confident Returns to New York from Asbury Park with Mrs Corbett to join Madison Square Garden event in Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Culbertson
Dallas
Corbett
Asbury Par
This Fixes Peddy New York Sept 80 Frances Willard Visit
Frances Willard arrived in New York on a Saturday and praised Commissioner Roosevelt's excise policy during her visit. The note mentions Sept and a playful headline style reflecting a historical newspaper tone.
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Peddy
New York
Frances Willard
Roosevelt
News item rapidly shifts with global and local shocks
The report notes Cuban insurgents gaining reinforcements alongside reports of frost in Illinois and Michigan. A shell exploded at Sandy Hook on Sunday killing two U.S. soldiers. Nellie Hogel survived a 1000 foot parachute fall in Monrovia Cal. Robert Desty, exiled French legal authority, is dead in Rochester NY. Four Chicago children were struck at a crossing, likely fatally. Five women contest the corpse of Tom Holbrook in Chicago. Miss Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough plan a November 14 Grace Church wedding. The American cup for half-raters remains here. Ethelwynn won a decisive race over Spruce in a British yacht contest. See the China Closets at Wm L Elder's.
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Illinois
Michigan
Sandy Hook
U. S
Nellie Hogel
Monrovia
Cal
Robert Desty
Rochester
N. Y
Chicago
Tom Holbrook
Miss Vanderbilt
Duke of Marlborough
Grace Church
New York
Ethelwynn
Spruce
May Sleater New Trial Motion Details Damages Suit
Citizens' street railway company seeks a new trial in the May Sleater damage case filed in 794 alleging a car injury and a nervous breakdown. The motion claims May Shafer later lived in Edinburg and faced alleged illness pregnancies, crime, and prostitution related to a scheme to defraud the company.
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Citizens’ Street Railway Company
May Sleater
May
Edinburg
Ind
May Shafer
Dr. Myers
Julius
Mamie Scott
Charles Bryan
Erasures in Roll Call Fuel Durant Alibi Fight
San Francisco reports Durant trial focus on erasures in the Cooper Institute roll call. Prosecutors allege friends altered records to support an April 3 lecture alibi for the accused. Durant claims witnesses' testimony is unfounded and questions the state's case.
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San Francisco
Durant
Cooper Institute
Blanch Lamont
Emanuel Church
Ananias
Sapophira
Dedicatory services mark German deaconess home and hospital
Dedicatory services were held at the new German Protestant deaconess home and hospital at the corner of Ohio and Mississippi. Reverends Peters Grieve Stern Sims and Haines spoke praising German church charity. The hospital will soon be ready for patients with many city physicians offering aid.
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Ohio
O. B. Weaver Dead GA R Officer Passes at 50
O. B. Weaver quartermaster general of the state G A R died after a long illness from liver abscess. He was 50 and leaves a family. The funeral will be from 3 Huron Street Tuesday afternoon with GA R posts in charge and Chaplain D R Lucas delivering the sermon. Also three Brannan sisters married Saturday night at 228 West Market Street, grooms 7 W Ballard William McDougall and Jasper Ross. Edward Brannan, their father, comes from a 14 child family with three sets of twins.
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G. A. BR. QO
Cora
Mary
Ada Brannan
W. Market St
W. Ballard
Wm. McDougall
Jasper Ross
Edward Brannan
Town Tale Of City’s Quiet Election Preparations
City officers ease up ahead of changes as street railway adds winter cars and extends tracks to Garfield Park. Fall Creek will be straightened and Twin Run runs from Capitol Ave to White River. Railroads trim excursion fares while Dr. Clark from the City Dispensary rides a bicycle with an ambulance gong, scattering crowds.
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Street Railway
Fall Creek
Capitol Ave
White River
East St
Garfield Park
Clark
Victors Return Home From Tipton Union Station Parade
Indianapolis Western league champions arrive home to a cold but joyful reception in Tipton and Indianapolis. Crowds greet the team, a military band plays, and fans sell badges while the pennant winners parade to the Grand hotel. Manager Watkins calls the trip highly successful with strong pitching and team play. President Ban Johnson notes the exemplary teamwork as Chicago games are arranged for Friday and Saturday.
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Indianapolis
Reuben
Monte Carlo
Tipton
Arcadia
Union Station
Rend
Grand Hotel
Cincinnati
Tallyhos
Watkins
Sun
Kansas City
Ban Johnson
Hoosiers
Chicago
Cleveland
Local council women meet. King named centennial secretary
Multiple city notices on a busy Indianapolis page include Cily Lirk announcing a Tuesday afternoon council of women at the Propylaeum, Myron D. King named secretary of Indiana centennial commission, pastor changes, hotel plans, viaduct funding, fatalities and obituaries, arrests, probate items, marriages, and local business ads. The itemized notes reflect community happenings, public notices, and society news with several named individuals and organizations.
Street light at Asa and Vinests corner goes out nightly
Neighbors report Pearl McNees a young stenographer at 52 Ash St met her sweethearts under the lamp post and extinguished the lamp for privacy. Pearl has been summoned to tell the board her story Tuesday.
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Asa and
Vinests
Pear McNees
Ashst
Pearl
Hinshaw Case Opens With Defiant Smiles In Danving Ind
Sept 30 at Danving Indiana the Hinshaw murder trial resumes with defendant smiling as John Duncan continues defense closing remarks. Duncan emphasizes circumstantial evidence questioning footprints and the defendant’s multiple stories while many in the large audience doubt the state’s burglary claim.
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Danving
Ind
Hinshaw
John Duncan
Rev
Twelve year old girl testifies against Albert Knapp in court
Bessie Draper, age 12, identified Albert Knapp as her attacker in an alley near Wisconsin Street on August 29. She described meeting him, being led to his home, and the assault. Prosecution shown scars on her neck as Knapp avoided eye contact while being named by the witness. A large audience attends the trial, described as highly significant.
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Bessie Draper
Albert Knapp
Wisconsin St
Westst
Bessie
Wisconsin-st
Wiltsie
Knapp
Winnie Smith
Stalcup
Pasteur Dead in Paris Suburb After Stroke
Prof Louis Pasteur eminent bacteriologist died at Ganches near Paris Saturday evening after a stroke of paralysis. He sank rapidly at 5 o clock and was conscious to the end talking to his wife and family. Funeral will be a state affair next Thursday with burial at the Pasteur institute.
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Paris
Louis Pasteur
Ganches
Tio
Pasteur Institute
Pasteur
Ile
Franklin Hays
Age Limit Reached General Schofield Retired
Washington September 30 Gen Schofield lieutenant general of the U S Army reached the age limit and was retired He issued a letter of thanks to those under him and stated that he would prefer no formal charge against Major Armes who is under arrest for writing an insulting letter to the general It is certain that Gen Miles will succeed Gen Schofield by appointment of the president Weather forecasts for Indianapolis for 36 hours ending 8 p m Oct 1 Cool Monday afternoon and its warmer Tuesday Valkyrie Goes Home Newport September 30 Valkyrie sails Saturday morning for England T Dunraven aboard Popp 1 Ni Pennsylvania ad listing cider vinegar and pickling spices
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Schofield
Washieton
Bunday
U.S
Armes
Miles
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Sterling R. Holt
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M. Lilly
Washington-st
Ollin
Our Ben
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Wm. L. Elder
O. BR Weaver
Town Tale
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Dozer
Cily Lirk
Council of Women
Propylaeum
Myron D. King
Indiana Centennial Commission
Della Caldwell
Brooklyn
H. C. Ashcraft
California-st. M. E
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Wm. H. English
Monument Place
Albert Gall
Prospect St
Billy” Browning
Prave
McDonald
Mullen- Blackledge Company
Maggie Dalton
St. Louis
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Board of Works
Indiana National Bank
Frank Jones
Fairview Park
Dr. Wands
Wm. H. Finglish
Temple Bodley
Louisville
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George Rogers Clarke
Indiana
Henry Patton
John Lynch
State Prison
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Lynch
Birrus
Chas
Lizzie Tibbe
Elmer
Margaret Smith
J. H
Hattie Jarrett
John
Iva Shea
James
Mary Stafford
Rumpler
Gao
Clara Hewekotte
Irwin
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Das. A
Lillie Collins
BR. CA
Cora Patton
Geo
Lizzie Humble
Christopher Heinrich
C. Moller
David C. Hickman
Moore
Harriett Long
William E. Griffin
Arthur Jennings
Bessie G Williams
Dwyer
H. O’connell
Louise F. Newton
Anna Dahme
Louisa Manor
Minnie Hoop
Cash
Susie Mitchell
W. W. Browning
Chas. Seigel
Nellie Corrigan
Frank Arbuckle
Anna M. Jackson
Arthur B. Sweeney
Rosa Yant
Gustav A. Dougas
Lena Ricker
Geo. C. Smock
Rosa A. Routier
May Brannan
Joseph Ross
Hugh D. Nealy
May L. Free
Winfield Johnson
Hattie A. Fletcher
Geo. Perry
Ella Lund
Geo. W. Fanslar
Anna Jeffers
Chas, Taylor
Allie Page
M. Dilly
Dalton
Bates Chonge
Duncan
Little Bessie Draper
Valkyrie
Newport
England
T. Dunraven
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