Jeffries and Morris Found Guilty in Rape Case
The Indiana case of State v Ted Jeffries and William Morris, Bloomfield, ended with a guilty verdict after a jury deliberated briefly following the judge’s instructions. They were charged with abducting and raping Jennie Chandler on November 5 and face a sentence of five to twenty one years under the new law. Both defendants had been on bond and were remanded to jail after the verdict.
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State of
Indiana
Ted Jeffries
William Morris
Bloomfield
Jennie Chandler
Reformed Church Elects Officers After Morning Service
The local Reformed congregation held its annual election with W. R. Hilgediek elected elder for three years to fill the late Elder John Berns term. Henry Strietelmeier and George Haseman were reelected as deacon and trustee for three years. Carl Hilgediek named secretary. Auditing committee members named Henry Klink and Otto Harting. The treasurer’s report and benevolence pledges discussed for 1923. Sunday school staff re elected for another year with J. H. Haseman as superintendent and Dorothy Freund as cradle roll superintendent among others.
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Reformed Congregzation
W. R. Hilgediek
John Berns
Henry Strietelmeier
George Haseman
Carl Hilgediek
Henry Klink
Otto Harting
Joseph Haseman
J. H. Haseman
Jacob Fritz
Carlton Campbell
William Fritz
Geo Haseman
Dorothy Freund
Geo. Haseman
Home Department
Ai Hilgediek
H. Heitman
Will Harting
W. R. Huber
Wildcats Reported In Indiana Counties
Bloomington Indiana December 31 That northern Monroe county southern Morgan and northwestern Brown are infested with wildcats and bobcats reports from hunters. H L Amsden Indianapolis hunter caught four bobcats and one large wildcat near Bloomington. The wildcat killed a hunting dog near Griffey creek valley after dogs flushed it from Little Indian creek Martinsville area. Amsden believes several wildcat families live in the region and notes bobcats may be stealing pigs in Washington township. He explains bobcats have shorter tails than wild cats.
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Bloomington
Ind
Monroe County
Morgan
Brown
H. L. Amsden
Indianapolis
Griffey Creek
Here
Armsden
Little Indian Creek
Martinsville
Amsden
Washington Township
Walb Advances Date Meeting on McCray Case
The Republican state committee in Indianapolis will meet Wednesday to decide whether to endorse Clyde Walb’s demand for Governor McCray’s resignation. An executive session will occur Tuesday night, and the date was advanced by Walb yesterday. If business completes by Tuesday, Wednesday session may be canceled.
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Indianapolis
Nec
State Republican Committee
Clyde A. Walb
McCray
New Jail Dedicated in Brown County
Nashville Dec 31. Brown County’s new jail has been dedicated. Three men were imprisoned for attacking farmer George Zimmerman with a butcher knife. The defendants were John Barnett, William Barnett, and John Whetlock, all of Indianapolis, and they described themselves as butchers by occupation.
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Nashville
Toth
Brown County
George Zimmerman
John and
William Barnett
John Whetlock
Indianapolis
Judgment of Paris and the bribe to Venus in myth
The Judgment of Paris grants the golden apple not for merit but bribed favor to Venus, promising “the most beautiful woman” Helen of Troy. Paris, acting as judge, is swayed by a promise of Helen’s beauty, leading to personal ruin and a poet’s disapproval.
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Paris
Venus
Helen of Troy
Ing
Hig
Homer
True Story Opens With Quiet Hint of Secrets
A woman hints at a hidden truth to another, choosing restraint over immediate disclosure, then invites hearing a genuine tale at a later time. The exchange centers on secrecy and curiosity between two women.
Man Repeats His Tight Pinch Adventure Tale
A man recounts his tight pinch experience more than once, believing audiences have forgotten it, a common pattern as memory fades and retellings reemerge in local recollections.
Not Always Known by the Company He Keeps
A man learns that affiliation does not guarantee identity or safety as his chosen associates draw him into trouble and consequences unfold beyond expected bounds. The situation highlights how character surfaces through choices and the costs of bad company.
Not at All. An artificial complexion requires dope watching.
Not at All reads like a reflective aside on artificiality and observation, suggesting the act of monitoring appearances as a critique. The fragment hints at a discussion of reality versus performance, using metaphorical language about watching and the mirror.
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Ike
Smart Children and Bashful People
A short niche reflection notes that even highly capable children can be hindered by shyness as society tends to overlook shy youngsters. It laments how boldness often overshadows quiet intelligence in communal judgments.
Robbers Take $1600 From Terre Haute Store
Police report robbers entered Goldberg store at 640 Wabash Avenue late Saturday night through a coal chute. They opened the safe by removing the combination lock, stealing about $1600 from the ware and money box while Milton Levy, the manager, was away Sunday afternoon.
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Terre Haute
Burelars
Goldberg
Wabash Avenue
Milton Levy
Prosperity Heard in Adveralty Phrase Amid Quiet Talk
A fragmentary line suggests a debate over prosperity with the phrase prosperity to whom and a suggestion that such prosperity never occurred or was never shared. The text lacks clear persons, places, or events to identify a definite news item.
Inquiry Opened Into Loss of Dixmude Airship
Paris reports an official ministry announcement that the super dirigible Dixmude may be lost. A commission to investigate is appointed by Vice Admiral Fatou, commander of the southern maritime frontier, with Capt. DéLaborde as chairman and Capt. Darre Legross Didier and Lieuts Beauvais Vaugeola on the panel.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Fatou
DéLaborde
Darre
Legross Didier
Beauvais
Vaugeola
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