Chicago Doctor Held to Answer for Wife's Death
Dr. Haldane Cleminson is formally booked for murder over the death of his wife Nora Jane Cleminson. Detectives report his claim of chloroform by burglars is unworthy, and money and spoons allegedly stolen were found in a closet. The case draws wide attention due to the couple's youth and prominence.
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Chicago
Haldane Clemfineon
Nora Jane Cleminson
Cleminsons
Dee-Dent
Hoffman
O’brien
Cleminson
Clemsinson
Alle
Removal Proceeding in DC for Libel Case Involving Delavan Smith
In Indianapolis on June 2 the hearing before Judge Anderson continued on removing Delavan Smith and Charles R. Williams to the District of Columbia for trial on criminal libel charges. The government is led by Stuart McNamara and Charles W. Miller with Ferdinand Winter representing the defense. The case stems from News articles on the United States Panama canal property purchase drawing reactions from Theodore Roosevelt and others, with indictments issued by the Washington grand jury. The defendants, nonresidents of DC, face trial in Washington if removal is granted.
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Indianapolis
Delavan Smith
Charles R. Williams
District of Columbia
Juddge Anderson
Fderal
Stuart McNamara
Department of Justice
Washington
United States
Charles W. Miller
Ferdinand Winter
Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Robison
William Nelson Cromwell
New York
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Smith
Williams
Mr. Smith
Mr. Williams
Willams
Tornado Damages Farm town FarmP Farmingdale
Rapid City May 31 a tornado struck the town Farm P Farmingdale wrecking many buildings. No injuries reported though damage is extensive and aid crews assess debris and stabilize structures. Local authorities warn residents to avoid unsafe areas as cleanup begins.
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Rapid City
Farmingdale
Fee Law Sparks Indiana Public Accounting Debate
Indianapolis eyes first step under the new public accounting law as officials demand county clerks and sheriffs cease collecting and retaining fees from past laws vetoed by Governor Hanly. Court battles loom over authority and constitutionality touching state office patronage and transcript fees. Representative Charles A. Gauss launches Democratic mayoral bid, appealing to German and labor voters.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
Marshall
Public Accounting Board
State House
Remster
Circuit Court
Samuel Shutt
Michael Cain
Shutt
Billheimer
Sims
Supreme Court
Thomas Colbert
Charles Wheeler
Evansville Business Men Seek Quick Strike Settlement
At the Evansville Indiana Busi ness Men's Association meeting the strike was discussed with a view to settlement within 24 hours if business leaders act. A joint meeting of opposing sides is planned for tonight to hear representatives and decide a meritorious settlement method. Dissolution of the union is involved as tensions remain high and a settlement within 10 days to two weeks is hoped.
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Evansville
Ind
Life crushed by sliding barn door kills boy in Indiana
Lloyd Anderson six years old was found dead in a barn near Marion after a heavy sliding door was left restraining his head. Authorities say death resulted from strangulation with the boy said to have struggled until he ceased to breathe. The foster home had previously cared for him after a past injury from a horse kick.
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Marion
Ind
Lloyd Anderson
Clera Rosen Slayer Sentenced to Death in Centerville
John Jenken, a Black man, found guilty of murdering Clare Rosen Ottumwa choir singer on February 6. Centerville jury convicts and sentences Jenken to death for one of the era's most atrocious crimes.
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Clara Rosen
Des Moines
John Jenken
Centerville
Clare Rosen
Ottumwa
Jenken
Flight Soon Intercepted
Max Emmerich a Capital National bank bookkeeper from Indianapolis was arrested in Jacksonville Florida after fugitively staying under the name Wilson He admitted the $10000 shortage and agreed to return to Indianapolis to face charges He also discussed the circumstances and blamed depositor Paul Gall for his wrongdoing.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Max Eamerich
Indianapolis
Capital National Bank
Wilson
Paul Gall
Bank fraud case grips Indianapolis as Emmerich is arrested
Indianapolis reports Max P. Emmerich, former Capital National bookkeeper, has been arrested in Jacksonville under the alias Wilson. Paul Gall and Harry C. Prinzler face federal charges over alleged false entries to defraud the bank with bond amounts of 5600 and 5000 respectively. Paul Gall denies knowledge of Emmerich actions while Prinzler admits profit from the scheme.
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Indianapolis
Max P. Emmerich
Capital National Band
Jacksonville
Fla
Frank D. Stalnaker
Mr. Stalnaker
Wilson
Stalnaker
Pinkerton
William Foot
Emmerich
Paul Gall
Paul
Gall
United States
Howard Young
Harry C. Prinster
Prinzler
Jury Chosen in Indicted Slaying of Brother-In-Law
In Kendallville Indiana a jury is selected for the trial of O B Gulley charged with second degree murder in the death of Edwin Wright Rome City. Gulley claims self defense.
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Kendallville
Ind
O. B Gulley
Edwin Wright
Rome City
Gulley
Census Chief N. D. North resigns after seven years
Director of the Census N. D. North relinquishes his post after seven years of service. Five motor cars begin a 4000 mile endurance run from New York to Seattle for a $2000 trophy. Florida passes an anti race track bill 44 to 18 in house after senate approval. Luke O'Donnell and wife drown in a Chicago park lagoon collision. American Sheet and Tinplate plans open shops after June 30. U.S. public debt as of May 31 shows 1,036,123,610 with cash in treasury. Chicago wheat market rallies over 2 cents on first May delivery day.
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Florida
House of Representatives
Senate
Luke O'Donnell
Chicago Park
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Leas
Held as Hostage for Missing Books
New York June 2 George Baglin vice president United Copper company is ordered held at Tombs prison by Judge Lacombe until the missing company books are produced. Sanford Robinson a director faces similar contempt risk as prosecutors seek to compel the return of sub poenaed books tied to F Augustus Heinze case.
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New York
George Baglin
United Copper Company
Tombs Prison
Lacombe
United States District Court
Federal District Attorney
F. Augustus Heinze
Sanford Robinson
Bagiin
Robinson
Heinze Brothers
Senate Sits Through Cotton Cloth Schedule Debates
Senate, after a briefing by Chairman Aldrich, begins night sessions to debate the cotton cloth tariff schedule. Amendments are expected and lengthy discussion is anticipated as the measure moves beyond its initial reading.
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Senate
Washington
Aldrich
Sheriff Shipp Contempt Case Delayed For Rehearing Petitions
Washington June 2. The court postpones sentence in the contempt case of former Sheriff Joseph F. Shipp and Chattanooga co defendants to allow petitions for a rehearing. The case goes over to next term with defendants out on bond.
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Washington
Joseph F. Shipp
Chattanooga
Supreme Court of the United States
Bribery Trial of Patrick Calhoun May End This Week
In San Francisco on June 2, the bribery trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railroads, may conclude within the week.
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San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Lebanon County Votes Against Licensed Saloons in Dry Result
Lebanon Indiana June 2 by a majority of 2460 votes Boone county voted against licensed saloons. Vets carried but two precincts in the county. The county remains dry under remonstrance law, so the status quo is unchanged.
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Lebanon
Ind
Boone
The Negro Side of the Question at National Conference
New York June 2. The National Negro Conference adopts a platform urging strict constitutional rights under the fourteenth amendment and equal educational opportunities. It denounces oppression of Black citizens as a social crime and calls Enlightenment of common whites as the only hope amid disenfranchisement and peonage.
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New York
Taft
William Monroe Trotter
Boston
The Blow Suspended At National Gallery In London
Crowds gather before Holbein's Christina Duchess of Milan portrait as option period nears end. Purchase price set at 350000 dollars with subscriptions far short of funds. Colnaghi & Co. previously paid 305000 to the Duke of Norfolk. Sir Charles Holroyd hopes for another delay while no decision is announced.
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London
Holbein
Christina
Duchess of Milan
National Gallery
America
Colnaghi & Co
Duke of Norfolk
Charles Holroyd
Lynch mob prevented by planter in Georgia tragedy
In Elberton Georgia on June 2 a mob prepared to lynch twenty year old Joe Alexander after he assaulted a thirteen year old girl. Martin Crawford a prominent local planter stopped the mob urging that the law take its course. The girl suffered head injuries and clothing was torn.
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Elberton
Joe Alexander
Martin Crawford
Movah
Independent candidate chosen for Terre Haute mayoral race
Terre Haute Ind June 2 The Citizens Independent league with 250 prominent business leaders unanimously nominated Searah W Richardson for mayor in November The candidate serves as secretary of the North Baltimore Bottice Glass company.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Citizens' Independent League
Searah W. Richardson
Richardson
North Baltimore Bottice Glass Sompenay
Post Office to Investigate Strike Elustion
Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart has left Washington for Atlanta to look into the strike agitation.
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Post Office
Washington
Stewart
Atlanta
Treasury May deficit shows lower shortfall than expected
Washington reports May deficit at 5.46 million dollars with eleven month shortfall near 97.85 million. May receipts totaled 55.33 million while disbursements reached 58.79 million. Officials cite easier money climate and expect banks to redeploy funds to the treasury.
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Washington
Treasury
Pistol Duel Ends in Fatal Wounding at Upland Station
In a two year feud at the Pennsylvania station platform in Upland Alonzo Bellville was fatally shot by his brother in law William Gray. The shooting happened as a train neared the station and panicked passengers. Gray escaped unharmed, boarded the train, and later surrendered in Marion to police.
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Marion
Ind
Pennsylvania
Upland
Alonzo Bellville
Inlaw
William Gray
Gray
Wood Retires. MacArthur Leaves Top Rank as Wood Becomes Senior
Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, the ranking officer, is placed on the retired list by law due to age, ending the grade of lieutenant general. Major General Leonard Wood, commanding the Department of the East, becomes the senior officer without an increase in rank.
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Army
Washington
Arthur MacArthur
Leonard Wood
Department of the East
Despondent shoemaker commits suicide by gas
Cincinnati June 2. John Othberg forty eight a shoemaker homesick and despondent killed himself by asphyxiation at his home. A rubber tube connected to a gas jet was found in his mouth and the other end attached to the jet. He pinned the tube between bed sheets before placing it in his mouth.
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Cincinnati
John Othberg
Philadelphia Situation in Street Rail Strike
The Philadelphia Street Railway Company used recruits from Philadelphia and other cities to operate 790 of its 3,300 cars until nightfall yesterday, after which no further service was attempted.
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Philadelphia
Street Railway Company
Market Quotations Indianapolis Grain and Livestock
Market quotes across multiple midwestern and eastern cities show varied prices for wheat corn oats and livestock. Indianapolis lists Wheat No 2 red at 1.48 to 1.59 while cattle hogs sheep and lambs post mixed bids across the region. Receipts include 6000 hogs 1390 cattle and 600 sheep with a quieter first local auction of the week.
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Indianapolis
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
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