Panhandle Baggageman Pleads Not Guilty in Raised Bill Case
John Allen, Panhandle baggageman, was arrested in Indianapolis by Capt. S. H. Halls and U S Marshal Thomas Martin on charges of passing a raised bill to Joseph LaGrange. He pleaded not guilty before Commissioner C. H. Stuart and was bound over to the federal grand jury on $200 bond. Officers said no arrests yet in the related case involving a bad twenty-dollar bill received before Christmas.
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S. H. Halls
Indianapolis
United States
Marshall Thomas Martin
Joseph LaGrange
South Side
Allen
C. H. Stuart
LaGrange
Panhandle
Federal Grand Jury
Captain Halls
T. S. Brockman
City council approves funds for electric light and water works
Last evening a special council session approved ordinances to fund improvements at the electric light and water works plants. Water works allocations total 30 850 dollars for engines buildings water mains extensions race and dam repairs and incidentals. Light plant funds allocate 8 500 for a new stack 2 800 for a roof 5 000 for piping 9 950 for boilers 5 000 for stokers 900 for ash conveyors 3 090 for boiler resets 700 for a water heater and 1 800 for new arc lights in the business district.
Michaels Case Delayed to April Term
The murder trial of S. A. Michaels is postponed to the April term because his attorney Frank M. Kistler is away at the legislature.
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S. A. Michaels
Frank M. Kistler
Veteran street car man collapses from heart failure
Thomas Rollins, an aging parcel delivery man and one of the city’s first street car workers, fainted from heart failure this morning at Ninth and North streets. He was carried home to 1811 North Street and remains in serious condition under physician care.
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Thomas Rollins
Ninth
North Streets
Rollins
North Street
William Kelley
Frank Hall
Chase
Indiana Senate Committees and Debates on State Costs
Senator Frank M. Kistler of Logansport is appointed to Judiciary B, corporations, banks, trusts, companies and saving associations, telephones and telegraphs, legislative apportionment, cities and towns, and reformatories. he chairs Judiciary B. Examiners costs are criticized as too high with proposal to cap field examiners. Senator Tilden of Greencastle urges salary-based examiners and reform to reduce county office audit expenses. Senator McCarty pushes a state medical inspection bill amid past local option clashes.
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
Tilden
Greencastle
Marion
Morgan
Putnam
Senator Tilden
Putnam County
Milton T. McCarty
Frankfort
McCarty
Proctor Tomlinson
House
Department of Inspection
Morgan Buckles Set to Clash in Logansport Showdown
Indianapolis boxer Jack Morgan meets Guy Buckles of Peoria in a ten round bout at the Broadway theatre Logansport on Wednesday night January 11. Buckles, welterweight champion of Wyoming with fifty nine fights and twenty two knockouts, is tipped by Peoria fans as likely winner. Morgan, 145 pounds, is regarded as tough and will have to be at his best to handle Buckles.
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Jack Morgan
Indianapolis
Guy Buckles
Peoria
Ill
Logansport
Indianapolis News
Logansport Athletic Club
Broadway Theatre
Buckles
Wyoming
Jimmy Clabby
Steen
Frank Cantwell
Morgan
Pittsburg
Cotterman Freed After Self Defense Jury Instruction
The Indiana murder trial of Robert M. Cotterman ended with an acquittal after jurors originally split eight to four for acquittal. A special instruction on self defense when facing a board threat clarified the case and led to a swift verdict.
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Indiana
Robert M. Cotterman
Cottermans
Brown
Cotterman
Conn Sues Frye for 375 in Cass Court
George Conn files in Cass circuit court for judgment of 375 on a promissory note against Alexander Frye. The suit seeks repayment of the loan plus court costs.
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George Conn
Cass
Alexander Frye
Old Canal Era Landmarks Burned In Fifth Street Fire
Fire destroyed the Campbell roofers shop and damaged two adjoining buildings on Fifth Street, longtime canal era landmarks owned by John C. Sdgeworth. The blaze started from spontaneous combustion of tar and paint, reignited at 1 30 this morning, then extinguished by chemical.
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J. H. Campbell
Charles Wecht
Campbell
W. E. Powell
Fifth Street
John C. Sdgeworth
South Bend
Tabloid Views of Governor Marshall
The piece warns readers about Governor Marshall noting distrust of politicians who promise pleasure and public virtue for gain. It claims money does not follow honest service and cautions against "high flyers" whose power is tethered by hidden interests.
Turbine base fracture delays city electric light project
A turbine base cracked during unloading at the G Caruso siding. The General Electric engine must be returned to Chicago for repair if not accepted by the city light department and board of works. A three week delay looms, with blame to be determined.
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G. Caruso
Spencer Transfer Company
General Electric Company
Board of Public Works
Chicago
Joseph Stewart
City Light Department
Board of Works
Kane Improves After Bridge Injury Near Crawfordsville
John Kane of the Vandalia bridge-building gang, badly hurt from a fall at a Crawfordsville bridge, has been moved from Culver Union to St. Joseph hospital. His condition is much improved and doctors expect recovery.
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Pital
Crawfordsville
Ashes of Lee Smith Buried at Mt Hope Cemetery
The late Lee Smith requested his cremated remains be scattered from the Market Street bridge, a wish not granted. His ashes, carried in a grip for 17 years, were interred in Mt Hope Cemetery after cremation at Oakwood Cemetery in Chicago. His widow and two sons accompanied the casket to Oswego, Michigan and then to Mt Hope. Rev. O Simon performed the burial rite.
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Lee Smith
Mt. Hope
Chicago
Market Street
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery
Sixty-seventh
Greenwood Avenue
Zen Smith
Hal B. Smith
O. Simon
English Lutheran Church
Oswego, Mich
Market Street Bridge
Faithless Logansport Wife Leaves Husband in 9 shillings debt
Oliver Hand reports a Logansport husband discovers his wife abandons home selling furniture and delaying rent after he gave $9.85 to cover monthly bills. Landlord involvement and a missing wife lead to speculation she may have fled to Marion.
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Logansport
Royal Centre Record
Oliver Hand
Olivers
Panhandle
Court House
Kern says prison terms would curb Indiana tax dodging
John W. Kern, a senate candidate, told an Indianapolis audience that imprisoning a few tax dodgers in Indiana would cure the tax evasion problem across the state. He argued strict penalties would deter others and improve state finances.
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John W. Kern
Senate
Indianapolis
Indiana
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