Judge Smith Docket Highlights Liquor Case Conflicts
Prosecutor Custer says he will file no more liquor cases before Judge Smith, who defends rulings as evidence based. Docket shows 21 liquor cases since January 1 with 13 guilty, 3 acquittals, 2 by judge, 1 by special judge, and 4 dismissed or continued, including Allen Dewese the defendant.
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Custer
Smith
Wutch
John Eckert
Leopold Burgman
John Burne
John Burns
George Kindler
Jeff Bailey
George Mullendore
Patrici Fitzgibbons
John Miller
Owen Swigart
William Moore
Angelo Vitello
Toney Vitello
Rino Kuhn
Salvator D. Genoa
Peter Titus
D. Arthur
Allen Dewese
Arthur
Walters
Eckert
Convention Report From Memphis Meeting of Conductors
Word from the thirty first general session of the Order of Railway Conductors in Memphis Tennessee. Mr and Mrs F M Pence and J M Gall and wife attend with two thousand conductors and their spouses. A reception was held with remarks by Governors Patterson and Vardaman and Grand Chief Conductor A B Garreston. The convention closes this evening.
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Order of Railway Conductors
Memphis
Tenn
F. M. Pence
J. M. Gall
Patterson
Tennessee
Vardaman
Mississippi
A. B. Garreston
Foot Injury Delays Work On West Side
Colonel Cromer sustained a severe foot injury while lifting a large sewer mine on the West Side. The device fell and crushed his foot, leaving him laid up for several weeks.
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West Side
Petition Drives Canoe Permit On Eel River Route
A petition is presented to the board of works seeking a permit to run canoes on the Eel river between Riverside and Spencer parks. It is signed by the city’s prominent men.
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Board of Works
Eel River
Riverside
Spencer Parks
City
Golf League Opens As Clubs Battle At Country Club
Shivering players from the Marion Golf Club and the Country Club Golf Club compete in the first game of the league series on a cold afternoon at the Country Club course.
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Marion Golf Club
Country Club Golf Club
Thayer Couple Returns From Visit
Mr and Mrs Walter Thayer of Penn return home after a visit here.
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Walter Thayer
Penn
Appraisers slash tax assessments across the board
William Whitehead and two other appraisers released reports cutting the Board of Public Works valuations. Total original assessments of 14 514.46 reduced to 9 650.87 a drop of 4 263.54. Individual owners see lower figures from Taylor Girton to David A Smith.
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William Whitehead
William D. Craig
Henry C. Cushman
Board of Public Works
Board of Works
Taylor Girton
Wilhelm Kreuger
Charles FE. Etnire
Margaret R. Carle
Mattie M. Booth
William Goltz
Mina _ Goltz
John P. Updegraff
Henry A. Kraut
Susie C. Sehmitt
Nicholas Millikan
George H. Baker
David A. Smith
Whitehead
Douglas
Barnhart
Wagner
Netron
Petty Thieving in the Washington School Reported
Teachers and pupils at the Washington school report ongoing petty thefts of knives pencils money and one fountain pen belonging to a teacher. A colored boy Edgar Winslow allegedly sold the pen for twenty five cents to a Newer's Grocery clerk, prompting a warning to return it. The issue dates from post New Year and has subsided after newspaper coverage.
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Washington School
Newer
Cicott Street
Edgar Winslow
Centenarian Copper Tea Kettle Brings Visitor to Tin Shop
Yesterday in John Mehaffie’s tin shop a man named Kistler presented a pure copper tea kettle claimed to be over 200 years old from the old country. He declined a $50 offer and noted the kettle’s small size.
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Kistler
John Mehaffie
Marion suspects traced in Terre Haute forgery case
Kryder of the Acetylene Lighting Co with offices at Fifth and High streets was arrested on a Terre Haute warrant for securing money under false pretenses by passing a worthless check. He confessed innocence and promised repayment but did not return funds. Detectives Fort and Scott returned to Marion amid calls for disclosure of their pay.
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Kryder
Acetylene Lighting
Fifth and
High Streets
Terre Haute
James L. Fort
David Scott
Logansport Sun Cay
Marion
Board of Police Commissioners
Cashier Wallace Shot Self in Columbus After Shortage
William C. Wallace cashier of the Columbus post office and a prominent Republican figure shot himself at his home on Summit Street in Columbus after facing a reported $12,000 shortage. Government officials detained him for questioning. Postmaster Harry Krumm did not release details until inspectors conclude their examination.
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Summit Street
Columbus
William C. Wallace
Columbus Post Office
Harry Krumm
Mrs Noland Honored as Second Vice President
Local women attended the state convention of the Woman's Suffragists' club in Kokomo yesterday. Mrs Anna Noland of this city was honored by being chosen second vice president of the club. The club adopted the name Equal Suffrage Club.
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Woman's Suffragists’ Club
Kokomo
Anna Noland
Equal Suffrage Club
Temperance Clash Sparks Threa t Letter in Midland
In Midland Indiana leaders of the Anti-Saloon League report threats as temperance conflict grows after remonstrances against licenses. An anonymous letter warns Midland officials to stop prosecutions of Tom Freeman and Oscar Briley amid dynamite threats. Federal authorities take up the case as unease spreads through southern township.
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Midland
Jasonville
Whisky Men
Temperance League
League
Filbert
Isaiah Taylor
Goodrich
Ind
Taylor
Tom
Oscar
Tom and
Tom Freeman
Oscar Briley
Coalmont
Pierce Denied Habeas Writ for Extradition in Oil Case
Judge Adams denied H. Clay Pierce's habeas corpus request and ordered delivery to a Texas sheriff for extradition. Pierce must face a perjury charge.
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St. Louis
Adams
H. Clay Pierce
Texas
Card of Thanks for Mother
A family expresses heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for help and sympathy during the illness and death of their mother. Mina Dock and family.
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Mina Dock
Kokomo Red Men Hold Initiation Event
Sixty five Kokomo Red Men gathered at the Red Men's hall for an initiation last night. Three hundred Kokomo Red Men expected to attend events here on June 2.
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Kokomo Red Men
Kokomo
Red Men’s Hall
Foley Sells Broncho for 125 Dollars
James P. Foley sold his hardy broncho to Gross, the former Mt. Hope sexton, for 125 dollars. The sale ends his nightly gallop around the city.
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James P. Foley
Mt. Hope
Gross
Albright and Blackburn Petition to Vacate Shared Driveway
Charles W. Albright and Willian Blackburn petition the circuit court seeking to vacate a driveway between their properties. The filing requests court action to eliminate the easement and settle property boundaries.
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Charles W. Albright
Willian Blackburn
Circuit
Cleveland Merchants Visit City From Wabash Station
A sixty-strong Cleveland chamber of commerce delegation arrived by special Wabash train at 12 15 PM amid rain. Reception committee members met the visitors, escorted two dozen merchants to downtown firms, then dispersed after an hour of city calls. The group planned visits to Crawfordshire Frankfort Lafayette and to Peru Rochester and Plymouth before returning Saturday morning.
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Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Wabash
Wm. Grains
George Hoffman
Victor Wise
J. D. Taylor
E. S. Rice
W. T. Wilson
Otto <Raus
E. Schmitt
Warren Ferguson
W. H. Snider
Oscar Seybold
Elias Winter
Z. Taylor
James Foley
George Bliss
Cleveland
Officers Named for Elliott Grocery Company
The stockholders of the Elliott Grocery company were named yesterday. J. T. Elliott of this city serves as president, C. W. Wells of Indianapolis as vice president, and James P. Thomas of Muncie as secretary and treasurer. Other stockholders include George Bauer and Simon Cohn of Indianapolis.
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Elliott Grocery Company
J. T. Ellott
City
C. W. Wells
Indianapolis
James P. Thomas
Muncie
George Bauer
Simon Cohn
Stanly Opposes Bill Green Pardon After Twenty Years
J Buck Stanly of this county voices opposition to the pardon of Bill Green from the state prison. Stanly captured Green in Texas twenty years ago and says he is no better now than at entry. Green killed a brother of T E Brumbaugh of this city.
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Bill Green
J. Buck Stanly
Texas
Stanly
Bill
Green
T. E. Brumbaugh
Assessors File Reports After Boosts in Four Townships
County assessors in Eel Mi ami Boone and Jefferson townships submitted reports to County Auditor Cann. Each township increased assessments over last year’s figures, marking a new set of values as the annual cycle closes.
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Cann
Eel
Boone
Miami
Jefferson Townships
Helen Graffis v Wabash Valley Injuries Case
The case of Helen Graffis against the Wabash Valley for injuries on the local car lines was moved to Howard county on the defendant's petition.
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Helen Graffis
Wabash Valley
Howard County
Green Hearing Tomorrow In Indianapolis Murder Case
Preliminary hearing for Paul Green, charged with assault with intent to kill his son Newell Green, who was found with four bullet wounds in Indianapolis and buried in Muncie. Newell's death is now thought to be a suicide after a confrontation with his father, a traveling shoe salesman.
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Indianapolis
Muncie
Green
Charles Kirk
Munele
Business College
Paul Green
Logansport
Caroline Green
Newell
Bessie Drake
Newell Green
Woman with Peculiar Idea Draws Sanity Scrutiny
Miss Emma Albaughs, from a prominent Wabasa county family, has been taken to Longcliff Insane Asylum after prior discharge as cured. Police and physicians note her belief that only cheap goods will be made, and she recently bought 75 dollars worth of dress goods in North Manchester to stock finery.
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Thei
Longcliff
Sandford Martin
Warpash County
Emma Albaughs
Albaughs
Manchester
Wabasa
Insanity Commission
John P. Nichols
Hanawalt
Nichols
Marion
Altoona Man Visits Uncle James Buchanan
Joseph Kale of Altoona Pennsylvania visits his uncle James Buchanan at the corner of High and Eighteenth streets.
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Joseph Kale
Altoona, Pa
James Buchanan
Corner High
Eighteenth Streets
July Fourth Echoes in Snowbound City
A reporter previews a funnily bleak July Fourth with heavy snowfall in Logansport. Ice on the Eel river reaches twelve inches as streetcars stuck in drifts block the city. A stranded interurban car carries 23 passengers, saved by a conductor who finds food at a nearby farm.
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Logansport
Lafayette & Uogansport
Clymers
Walter Planck
Cief
Alvingston
Eddie Brice
Brice
Board of Public Works
Pamhandle
Wabash
Joe” Patterson
Cushman
San Francisco Streetcar Strike Sees Bricks Amid Tense Stand
A boy eight years old is knocked senseless by a brick during a United Railways disruption in San Francisco as strikers hurl missiles from building sites and insult riders. Police disperse crowds. cars may run 7 am to 7 pm to protect a license threatened by municipal authorities. Governor Gillett's arrival shifts mood, with boycott as main tactic. The telephone company reports striking workers returning and a nearing end, while other trades show no changes.
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United Railways
San Francisco
Geary Street
Gillett
Telephone Ecomony
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Deweese
George A. Custer
Old Country
Chasser
Tin Star
Self
Mrs. Noland
Pierce
Foley
Wabash Station
Industrial Association
Paul
Daily Reporter
Chris Jeannerette
W. S. Shear
Brick Strikes Girl
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